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Belgium 1862 – 1926
The man at the tiller
[L'homme à la barre] 1892
oil on canvas
canvas 60.2 (h) x 80.3 (w) cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris , Gift of Ginette Signac 1976
© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
Van Rysselberghe, a member of the Belgian avant-garde exhibiting group Les XX (The Twenty), took part in an aesthetic revolution in his homeland. He was instrumental in inviting Seurat to show his monumental painting A Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte 18861 (see studies 13 and 14) in Brussels, the year after it was first exhibited in Paris. With his friend, the Symbolist poet Emile Verhaeren, van Rysselberghe had visited the Société des Artistes Indépendants, where the painting had a stunning effect. Verhaeren wrote that it 'asked me to forget all colour and spoke to me only of light'.2
Influenced by Signac, the theorist and enthusiast of Neo-Impressionism, van Rysselberghe adopted the new technique of Divisionism. He separated hues, and placed them side-by-side on the canvas, where they combine as the viewer perceives them. More startling than his technique is his daring and original composition for The man at the tiller. A dark, triangular figure sits in the extreme lower-right corner, counterbalanced by a light triangle of sail and boom at upper left. The blue silhouette of the helmsman forms a wave, reminiscent of Hokusai's The great wave off Kanagawa c. 1829–32. Curling across the central area are lines of green waves, repeating with variation. A band of white foam links the sailor to the ropes and the sail. The sea's power over the little boat, and the concentration which the man needs to prevail in the elements, contrast with the large distant sailing-ship, secure in a tranquil band of sky and sea forming the top third of the composition.
The chromatic use of opposites is seen best in the blue and orange clothes of the helmsman, opposed by the use of orange and blue for flesh and wood. The sail is not white, but rather picked out in pinks, yellow and blue, intensified in the yellow wood of the boom. Dots and dashes of green and white enliven the moving surface of the waves. As well as tonal divisions, contrasting directions of the paint strokes distinguish each of the picture planes. The canvas is framed in a darker blue, following the theories of Seurat and Signac. Although the sailor has traditionally been identified as van Rysselberghe's friend Signac, the artist's correspondence identifies him as Yves Priol, the Breton crew-man on Signac's yacht Olympia.3 Van Rysselberghe later exchanged this work for one of Signac's paintings, a mark of friendship among artists.
Christine Dixon
Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
From Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin and beyond Post-Impressionism from the Musée d'Orsay exhibition book, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
- The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.
- Quoted in Marina Ferretti Bocquillon, 'Signac and Van Rysselberghe: The story of a friendship, 1887–1907', Apollo, vol. 147, no. 36, June 1998, pp. 11–18.
- Marina Ferretti Bocquillon, 'Théo van Rysselberghe et Paul Signac: histoire d'une amité', in Théo van Rysselberghe, Brussels: Bozar Books 2006, p. 136


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MySQL Tech Day @Paris
We're happy to announce you that MySQL Tech Day will take place in Paris on Oct 10, 2013 in Oracle main office. It'll be a full day event giving you an occasion to listen directly from Oracle developers about most of the improvements made recently within MySQL 5.6 and 5.7 development.
The agenda is the following:
- Overview: MySQL Innovation @Oracle
- MySQL Performance: Latest improvements in 5.6 & 5.7
- MySQL Optimizer: What is new, what is coming
- 50 tips to boost MySQL Performance
- MySQL Performance Schema: Overview / HOWTO
- MySQL Performance Schema: MEM live demo, Hands-on (live lab)
Don't miss such an opportunity to get most of the hot news about MySQL improvement directly from the source! It'll be just two weeks after MySQL Connect, so there will be really a lot of news! So, book this date in your agenda right now and then don't forget to register yourself for the event - attending is totally free, but places are limited, so registration is mandatory to secure enough seats.
Oracle main office address: Portes de La Défense 15, boulevard Charles de Gaulle.
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The students of the Emery High construction class are ready to show off their latest project. The student built home is almost finished and the open house will be on May 17 at 2 p.m. 110 East 920 North, Castle Dale.
Everyone is welcome to come and see the house and there will be refreshments served. Emery County School District funded this years house. JuNette Terry with Trails End Reality will be the sales agent.
Teachers for the construction class are Jim Keele and Travis O'Neil. The students in this year's class include: David Acosta, Josh Bell, Morgan Clark, Austin Gillins, T. Wayne Hatch, Brian Ison, Matt Larsen, Rori Nielsen, KC Shaw, Jessie Shelton, Kassidy Thompson, Tyler Tuttle and Brett White.


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Catch Job Leads With Your Online Brand
Whether you are identifying new business or job opportunities, it is all about "lead generation". In order to secure clients, customers or a job, it is imperative that you are playing in the correct pond. Assuming you know what pond you want to play in.
I'm talking about finding people to follow and engage with across the various social platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google+)
Google+ may not be as widely used as other social networks, however, that works in your favor- it is easier to make a bigger splash. Once you've identified companies you want to work for, search for employees, add them to your circle, and begin engaging with their posts/shared content.
Should you jump on Google+ for job search? It may be another way for you to find inside connections and get noticed!
The great thing about Google+ is, that like Twitter, you don't need to "know" the person you are adding to your circle. You can freely see their posts and comment on them.
Here are two simple ways to generate leads via LinkedIn.
- Follow companies of interest to keep up with the latest news and updates
- Monitor the groups you belong to for relevant discussions, news and opportunities to share and engage
Twitter is pretty powerful for real-time search! Find people and companies you are interested in working for and follow them on Twitter. You don't need their permission, it's an open network. Here are some suggestions for finding and following Tweeps.
- FollowerWonk
- Twellow (The Twellowhood search finds people in your neck of the woods!)
- WeFollow
Watch what they are saying online. Look for news they are sharing and whenever you have the opportunity, share what they are doing. Consider yourself their PR person. It can get you on their radar and from there, you can build a more substantial connection.
Besides the obvious "liking" a company page, ask yourself what brands/products/services might your target companies be interested in. "Like" those groups or pages so you can hear what they are talking about. Don't just lurk- engage by sharing advice or resources. Remember the old adage, give to get!
Go Give It A Try
Sure, this all takes time. Choose one platform (LinkedIn would be my suggestion) and get comfortable with it, then you can expand to the others. They say it is easier to learn new foreign languages once you already have one or two under your belt. Let's see if the same is true for the language of social networks!
If you would like to learn more about social networking, reputation management and how you can own your digital terrain, you can check out my site: Careersherpa.net or follow me on Twitter @Careersherpa


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This adorable printed ballet flat from Mia is cute as can be! With its fun, flirty prints and string tie bow, darling details on the Allison add feminine flair to your casual wardrobe.
- Snake skin print leather upper
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- Imported
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February 09, 2014
A bit long but very cute!
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Love these flats
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Stylish, all-suite hotel designed for the savvy traveler. We're surrounded by shopping and entertainment - Woodfield Mall, IKEA, Arlington Park Racetrack, Akoo Theatre, Grand Victoria Casino Boat and downtown Chicago are all a short ride away. All suite hotel with two layouts; a King Suite, king bed with a sofa sleeper, and our Double Suite, two double beds with a sofa sleeper. All feature luxurious bedding, a large work area, flat screen TV's, and complimentary high-speed Internet access. Special amenities including a pantry area with mini-fridge, microwave and coffee maker. Enjoy our heated indoor pool and fitness center. Complimentary hot breakfast buffet. Our meeting room has approximately 360 square feet and can accommodate 20 set in rounds and 24 set classroom. We also feature a board room that can accommodate 8 for more private events.
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Interior corridor hotel with electronic locks, indoor pool and hot tub, exercise room and a free deluxe continental breakfast.
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202 room deluxe European boutique hotel ideally located in the heart of the Magnificent Mile. Sumptuous health club and spa facilities.
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147-room hotel, conveniently located off I-88, offering spacious rooms with many amenities, indoor pool, whirlpool and public areas designed to provide the comforts of home.
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193 Rooms. Full service hotel located near Midway Airport in the Chicago Southland area.
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21 rooms. Three suites. Majority non-smoking rooms. Indoor pool. On-site health club. Limited room service. Complimentary continental breakfast 6am-10:30am, cleaning service, high speed internet. Located in the heart of Chicago's financial district.
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Brand new hotel located on the west side of Robinson, IL with 65 rooms available. Indoor pool, fitness center, meeting room, business center, full complimentary breakfast, and many more amenities. Located at 100 Abraham Lincoln Rd.
Timber Creek Inn and Suites - Worldhotels
In beautiful wooded surroundings, Timber Creek Inn & Suites' friendly, lodge-like ambiance adds to the adjoining state-of-the-art convention center. AAA diamond rated this full-service hotel provides big city amenities and is an ideal choice for business, wedding or leisure travelers. Choose from 100 relaxing, spacious guestrooms and suites. Enjoy a full range of lavish comforts, including plush beds, luxury bedding and 24-hour room service. Each well-appointed guest room or suite comes complete with a microwave, mini-refrigerator, cable satellite television and high-speed internet access. After a restful night enjoy a full decadent hot breakfast buffet, swim in the indoor heated swimming pool or work out in the 24-hour exercise facility. Relax again in the sumptuous spa or enjoy live entertainment on the outdoor deck. Step into the great outdoors and you'll find sand volleyball courts, fire pits, and a plethora of hiking trails crisscrossing the woodland grounds. On-site restaurant bar & grill available for your dining convenience. Selected suites add the extra indulgence of whirlpool alcoves. Conveniently located off State Route 34 just minutes from top-rated antique shopping, Silver Springs State Park, Raging Waves Water Park and Farnsworth House. 100% non-smoking, energy-efficient and eco-friendly. (Luxurious on-site spa coming soon.)
Residence Inn Chicago Lake Forest Mettawa
The Residence Inn by Marriott Lake Forest/Mettawa hotel is ideal for extended stay business travelers and is within easy reach of both downtown Chicago and North Shore businesses and attractions. Conveniences, too, like grocery shopping and dai
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge/Hinsdale
The perfect choice for a fresh, restful stay. Newly renovated top to bottom, this all-suites hotel offers complimentary local shuttle service, hi-speed wireless, breakfast, indoor pool, fitness center, business center and more. Convenient access to I-55.
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Chicago Marriott Oak Brook Hotel
Experience the results of our $8.5 million renovation, featuring 350 guest rooms with state-of-the-art amenities and technology, nearly 20,000 square feet of meeting space, indoor pool, and fitness center. Conveniently located across from Oakbrook Center.
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Holiday Inn & Suites Bolingbrook
With it's ideal location, you'll find yourself just minutes away from great places to eat, shop and play. We're the perfect choice for your next getaway and the area's only full-service hotel. Find comfort with our traditional decor and hospitality. Experience our warmth and welcome while enjoying our inviting lobby, large indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, fitness center, sun deck, gift shop, event facilities and the Remington Street Bar & Grill. Thoughtful touches include our one bedroom, whirlpool and Presidential suites.
LaQuinta Inn and Suites Chicago Downtown
The 250 room, nine-story La Quinta Inn and Suites will have two meeting rooms, a business center, onsite guest laundry facility, an indoor heared swimming pool with spa, exercise room, complimentary breakfast and free high speed internet access.
Relax in one of Hampton's 77 guest rooms. Stay in a single-room or whirlpool suite. Located near Raging Waves Waterpark, Marge Cline Whitewater Course, Silver Springs State Park, Whitetail Ridge Golf Course. Rooms feature a 37" flat screen TV, microwave and refrigerator and Clean and Fresh Bedding™. Other features include indoor pool and whirlpool, fitness room, business center, On the House™ hot breakfast, meeting space and free wired and wireless Internet.
381 rooms. 14 suites. 305 non-smoking rooms. 9 meeting/conference rooms. 2 restaurants. On-site health club. Room service. Special amenities include CD/DVD player in room, complimentary CD, hair dryer.
Baymont Inn and Suites - Freeport
This hotel, where you can feel like home is conveniently located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Illinois Highway 26 north of Freeport. There are 63 rooms and eleven whirlpool suites. Handicapped and non-smoking rooms, heated indoor pool, whirlpool, exercise facilities, cable TV, free wireless high speed internet access, microwave, mini fridge, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards, coffee makers, safes, desks, pets allowed with a $20 fee, on site coin laundry, dry cleaning available, complimentary enhanced breakfast. Rates: $89 to $160
Magnificent 33-story tower located along the shores of Lake Michigan. Beautiful views from guest rooms. Complimentary shuttle. Near museums, shopping, theaters and nightlife.
Comfort Inn & Suites - Tinley Park
All suite, non-smoking hotel. All rooms equipped with microwave, mini fridge, & sofa bed. Indoor pool, fitness center, complimentary hot breakfast & free wireless internet.
CITY:Tinley Park
This 27-story hotel offers oversized studio, one- and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center and complimentary American breakfast. Comfort Suites is within walking distance of Magnificent Mile shops and restaurants.
Country Inn & Suites has 69 rooms with free parking and pets allowed. Some of the facility amenities include a complimentary deluxe breakfast, evening snacks from 5-7pm, indoor pool, hot tub/jacuzzi, business center, and an on-site fitness center. Guest laundry offers coin facility as well as a call-out service by Fox's Cleaner's & Uniforms.
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Elmhurst/Oak Brook Area
128-room, all-suite hotel. Complimentary hot breakfast buffet, free high speed internet access, laundry facilities, fitness center and indoor pool, dataport telephones, voicemail, free local calls, free local shuttle, meeting space, and more.
At the Baymont Inn & Suites you'll enjoy a relaxing stay with our luxurious pillow-top mattresses, hot breakfast, and complimentary amenities. Our friendly staff is waiting to show you what Baymont's signature brand of Hometown Hospitality is all about.
Newley renovated hotel rooms with excellent location & resonable price. All rooms with microwave & refrigerator, coffee maker & internet.
The Holiday Inn Express® Pekin (Peoria Area) hotel's location between downtown and I-155 makes it the perfect place to stay. Guests are mere minutes from both Avanti's Dome and Mineral Springs park, while Peoria is 20 miles from this hotel's accommodations in vibrant Pekin, Illinois. Business guests are well equipped to work away from the office thanks to free high-speed, wireless Internet access throughout the hotel and a business center that's open 24 hours. They're also one mile from meetings at the Avanti's Dome Banquet Center, or they can host a board meeting or gathering of up to 100 in the hotel's facilities. Pekin Insurance, Excel Foundry, Continental Carbonics and PAL Health Technologies are located within 10 miles. Lick Creek Golf Course is nearby, too. You can enjoy a tasting at Willett's Winery or head to nearby Peoria for Par-A-Dice Casino and Riverfront Park. Use your downtime from meetings and sightseeing to get energized in the fitness center or relax in the pool and spa.
Sophisticated and modern, our business class hotel with a boutique feel has gracious hosts waiting for you to experience our passion for hospitality. Step into the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg and discover the multitude of ways to combine work time and play time. Located in the heart of Schaumburg, near Arlington Heights, Itasca, Hoffman Estates, Addison, Rolling Meadows, Palatine and Elk Grove, minutes from O'Hare International Airport, this Schaumburg, Illinois hotel has it all. From Marriott Mobile Checkin to Marriott Mobile Meetings, explore the innovative technology created with the ease of the traveler in the mind. State of the art Fitness Center, Indoor and Outdoor pool, 32-inch LCD TV's and Revive Marriott bedding package redesign the art of hosting. Located near several award winning restaurants, Blue Fire Grill will dazzle your culinary senses right from the start. Bevande Lounge is the perfect spot to put an exclamation point on your day. A full hot breakfast buffet is available each morning or let the Bean Counter, our Starbucks café, catch you on the fly with the first cup of fresh coffee and a wide variety of grab and go options. This suburban Chicago hotel is accented by the LegoLand Discovery Center , Woodfield Mall and The Streets of Woodfield shopping complex are located less than 2 miles from the hotel. Choose from nearby attractions which include Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament, premier horse racing at Arlington Park Race Track, watching your favorite hockey teams at the Edge Ice Arena, or take a stroll in Busse Woods Natural Preserve. The Chicago Marriott Schaumburg is hospitality redefined.
Luxurious rooms, meeting rooms and many other amenities await travelers. Handicap rooms, fitness center, pet friendly.
When you stay at an AmericInn you can expect the most peaceful night ever experienced in the lodging industry. It's home away from home atmosphere is extended throughout. Enjoy our indoor pool and whirlpool, enhanced continental breakfast, exercise room and much more. Extended stay suites and meeting rooms available.
Hampton Inn & Suites - Chicago River North
Full service, 230-room hotel located in the heart of the entertainment and dining district. Two restaurants on property. Rate includes deluxe continental breakfast.
This charming and quiet facility is nestled in between a beautiful garden and trees. It is conveniently located close to shopping areas and restaurants. 24 well-maintained rooms with discounts available for pool and exercise room use.
Hampton Majestic Chicago Theater District
135 rooms. Business center. Exercise facilities. Room service. Complimentary breakfast. Boutique style hotel located above the LaSalle Bank Theatre that offers a unique experience to all guests.
Crowne Plaza Lombard Downers Grove
Our Crowne Plaza brand promise: "A better meetings experience for meeting planners and a better night sleep for meeting attendees & all guests," coupled with the Crowne Plaza Sleep Advantage program, will ensure your stay is unforgettable.
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Luxury at a moderate price, the Comfort Inn is conveniently located in Bourbonnais off I-57, near Olivet Nazarene University, Legends Sportsplex and Northfield Mall. With 114 new guest rooms, complimentary hot breakfast, free WiFi and onsite meeting room facilities, this property is ideal for business guests and leisure travelers.
Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, the Wingate by Wyndham makes your trip easier! Centrally located off Interstate 74. Complimentary hot continental breakfast!
Located at the intersection of I-57 and I-64, the Drury Inn & Suites Mt. Vernon is just moments away from popular attractions, shopping, outdoor adventures and history lessons.
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84 rooms 16 suites High-Speed internet access, iron, dryer, coffeemaker, one restaurant. Lounge, valet/laundry, business center, exercise facilities, room service, concierge desk. Free chilled purified water.
Residence Inn by Marriott Chicago-Downtown
221 suites. On-site health club. Complimentary breakfast buffet every day. Two blocks from Water Tower Place and John Hancock Observatory and one block from Oak Street beach.
Sensible hotel with standard guest rooms in south suburbs of Chicago. Amenities include fitness center, deluxe continental breakfast & free wireless internet. Multi-purpose meeting space available. Pet friendly hotel.
297 rooms. 106 suites. Seven meeting rooms. 200 nonsmoking rooms. One restaurant - David Burke's Primehouse. The Spa. 24-hour room service and concierge service. The second in a dynamic new line of hotels that Travel & Leisure named "America's sexiest." James fuses modern American comfort, service and style with state of the art technology. A multiregional Italian restaurant, JBar and The Gym, our signature fitness center, are highlights. Located at Rush & Ontario at the center of the Magnificent Mile and gateway to River North.
Hilton Suites Chicago/Magnificent Mile
Just off Magnificent Mile and adjacent to the John Hancock, our hotel offers newly renovated suites with everything you need for a great stay in Chicago. Take in spectacular downtown and Lake Michigan views from our suites and top-floor indoor pool. You'll find delicious Japanese cuisine at Mirai Sushi Gold Coast and tastes of Chicago at the Local. Our flexible spaces are ready for your conference or low-key event.
The Best Western Grant Park Hotel is ideally located on Michigan Ave., directly across from Grant Park. Our property has 172 newly renovated guest rooms, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago
334 total rooms, including 18 suites. Outdoor green space with gardens, pool and spa, running track and much more. Full service spa and indoor pool. Located in the heart of Downtown Chicago within touching distance of the financial district, North Michigan Avenue, the Magnificent Mile shopping area and the Chicago lakefront and all of its attractions.
Comfort Suites Oakbrook Terrace
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - This 103-suite property puts the "Comfort" back in traveling! Friendly atmosphere and attention to your needs make us the ideal choice for your home away from home!
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
Hotel suites have five fantasy theme rooms including the Hearts Delight, Space Odyssey, Rain Forest, the Arabian, and the Roman Retreat. Indoor pool and fitness center are part of the Inn amenities.
AmericInn Lodge and Suites of Kewanee
Located in Kewanee, off U.S. 34 with great dining and shopping nearby. Amtrak transportation is available in the downtown area. Guests are offered a hot cup of coffee and a satisfying complimentary Continental breakfast. Choose from 49 rooms and two specialty suites. Guests enjoy the indoor pool, pool-side exercise room and heated spa. Other guest services at the hotel include a business center and guest laundry room. 900 square feet meeting space available. A perfect place for a weekend getaway, wedding or any special occasion.
Offering 58 rooms with indoor pool and hot tub. Suites with hot tub available. Amenities include deluxe continental breakfast, coach tour services, and nearby attractions. Handicap rooms, pet friendly.
Courtyard by Marriott - Chicago Downtown
"Full service" Courtyard Marriott, 337 rooms, with 37 suites recently renovated, 2 blocks from Michigan Ave. Discover a haven of urban sophistication among downtown hotels in Chicago at the Courtyard Chicago Downtown/River North Hotel. Located in the trendy River North area on famed Restaurant Row, this hotel in downtown Chicago, IL offers easy access to fine dining, exciting nightlife and close proximity to the EL Train.
Introducing the Conrad Chicago. Located at 101 E. Erie St, just west of the famed Magnificent Mile, our 290-room luxury hotel is the latest creation from renowned hotelier Laurence Geller. Thanks to a spectacular downtown address, guests will enjoy unparalleled access to Chicago's finest cultural and architectural attractions.
Located in the Route 66 town of Pontiac. Offering 54 rooms, some rooms with jacuzzi available. Amenities include exercise room, coach tour services, guest laundry and handicap accessible.
Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel
Awarded the prestigious AAA 4 Diamond award, this luxury North Shore Hotel is home to Ruth's Chris Steak House and Pancetta's Regional Kitchen + Bar and located near many Fortune 500 companies, Northwestern University, Chicago Botanic Garden, Ravinia Festival, world-class restaurants and great shopping malls. The hotel boasts 385 renovated guest rooms, an indoor pool, sun deck, and exercise room.
The Peninsula Spa is the most exclusive and intimate fitness club and spa in the Windy City. Located on the top floor of the hotel, the spa is host to streaming natural light, a half Olympic-length pool and a world-class fitness center.
The newly transformed hotel creates the ideal ambience for your events. Easy access to I-88, 3 miles from Downtown Naperville, and just steps from delectable dining makes our hotel the perfect location for any occasion!
Recently Remodeled! The hotel is located in the downtown area of Quincy and is 8 kilometres from the Amtrak Train Station. The 144 guest rooms at the Quality Inn & Suites offers the finest amenities and assures you complete luxury and comfort. This hotel also provides services and facilities for disabled travelers. Drakes Restaurant at the hotel offers lunch and dinner in a casual setting. Also available here is the Atrium Bar, which is an ideal place to enjoy a fine drink and spend your evenings. Ideal for business meetings or social events, the hotel offers a meeting room that can accommodate groups of up to 300 people. A workout at the gymnasium or a bracing dip at the swimming pool can be a retreat to your body.
Relax, renew and recharge at the AmericInn of Princeton Illinois, conveniently located at the intersection of Interstate 80 (exit 56) and Route 26. Our comfortable guest rooms are equipped with wireless high-speed Internet access and 32" flat LCD, HD satellite televisions. All guest rooms are equipped with a refrigerator and microwave. Also available are seven luxurious whirlpool suites, all decorated in different themes, including four with fireplaces
Hotel Cass - A Holiday Inn Express at Magnificent Mile
175 rooms. Three suites. Complimentary breakfast. Newly renovated guest rooms featuring the Simplysmart Bedding Collection and Guest Bathroom Experience.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Mattoon
Conveniently located at I-57 between Champaign and Effingham. Indoor pool and fitness center.
Best Western Plus Green Mill Village Hotel & Suites
Beautiful brand new hotel and conference center that has 68 rooms and suites available and features over 4,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space. Indoor pool, deluxe fitness center and easy on and off access to I-57. Located at 917 Green Mill Rd.
Fifty-room hotel. Minutes from downtown Woodstock.
This 71-room hotel has high speed internet access, an indoor pool, and is within walking distance to several restaurants.
Enjoy affordable rates in a convenient location when choosing the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites® in Peoria, IL. Our hotel is ideally located a mile from Northwoods Mall near many area points of interest. Feel relaxed and at home in our inviting guest rooms, all of which feature expanded cable television channels, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards. Additional amenities include free continental breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, free coffee and a fitness center. Take care of basic business needs with access to copy and fax services, and for added convenience, free parking is available onsite. This Econo Lodge hotel cares about the environment and has taken active steps to support green hotel practices.
Oswego 's newest lodging facility is the AmericInn Lodge & Suites featuring the unexpected charming lodge feel thought-out. Conveniently located in Mason Square on Douglas Road . Whether on business or pleasure the high quality beds and pillows to the INN-hanced Continental Breakfast Buffets big Belgian Waffles to the "Bears" will capture your attention. Other amenities include the large vaulted ceiling pool area, FREE high speed internet throughout with wireless option, fully supplied Business Center and Fitness Center, conference ability all enhanced with natural Hickory woodwork and Amish handcrafted accent furniture in all public areas and sleeping rooms. The (14) different room styles such as Business King, Deluxe Double Queens some with spa's, fireplaces, extended stay, two rooms or oversized rooms will meet any and all needs
Always a friendly, warm comfortable place, the new Elizabeth Inn in Freeport serves guests traveling in the area with 50 well appointed rooms, both smoking and non-smoking, free wireless high speed internet access, cable TV, in room refrigerators, microwaves, irons and ironing boards, and hair dryers. Also exercise facilities, game room, on site laundry, pets allowed, and breakfast included. Indoor pool and whirlpool, restaurant, lounge, and banquet facilities will open in the future. Elizabeth Inn is committed to a comfortable, relaxing experience for all its quests at a budget friendly price.
Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile
Perfectly situated just steps off the Magnificent Mile, and boasting wonderful views of Lake Michigan and Michigan Avenue. Discover lots of shops and popular restaurants nearby, and visit museums and popular attractions that are easily reached from our Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel. Feel at home in a comfortable and spacious guest room, equipped with free WiFi, a 37-inch flat-screen HDTV and a clean and fresh Hampton bed®. If you're traveling with family or planning an extended stay, upgrade to a suite for more space and amenities, including a sofa bed and a mini-refrigerator.
59 Rooms, one meeting room for 35 people, business center, Indoor pool, spa, fitness center.
Whether you're looking to escape the city or staying for business, our Peoria hotel off Interstate 74 offers all the conveniences to make your stay fun, comfortable and relaxing. The Caterpillar world headquarters is just three miles away. Relax by our heated outdoor pool, enjoy a workout in our gym, watch your favorite cable TV show or dine at nearby restaurants. Start your day with free hot breakfast and a copy of USA Today. Browse online with free Wi-Fi in the comfort of your room, or get work done in our business center. Our hotel in Peoria is pet friendly.
83 guest rooms, including single-studio suites, double queen suites and one bedroom suites. Suites include fully equipped kitchens with full-size refrigerator and icemaker, dishwasher, microwave and stovetop plus a variety of dishes, cookware and utensils. Suites also include spacious work area with two-line phone and free high-speed Internet access. Perfect location for business, leisure and extended-stay travelers.
Best Western Plus Antioch Hotel & Suites
The Best Western Plus in Antioch, Illinois offers an unsurpassed combination of suburban comforts, neighborhood charms and magnificent views. Both vacationers and business travelers will appreciate the all the extra touches including a complimentary full hot breakfast buffet each morning, complimentary high-speed internet access, the new state-of-the-art 24-hour fitness room, and access to the new business center. Relax in the full-sized heated indoor swimming pool, oversized whirlpool and spacious sun deck. Stylishly decorated guest rooms features an upgraded luxurious bedding, flat panel HDTVs, microwaves & refrigerators. Enjoy a cocktail at Fox's Lounge overlooking Lake Antioch with indoor and outdoor seating including a 2,000 sq. ft. heated patio. And count on superior service from our 24-hour front desk associates to ensure every detail is perfect.
Just a 5 minute complimentary shuttle ride from O'Hare Airport. Oversized guest rooms, great restaurants, a complete healthclub with swimming pool, business center, and meeting/banquet facilities for 6 to 1,200 people.
Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront
Formerly Hotel 71, the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront hotel is a full-service hotel is just steps from The Loop – Chicago's theatre and cultural district – and several renowned Chicago business headquarters. Access the legendary Magnificent Mile, a mere stroll across the Chicago River nearby.
Thelma Keller Convention Center
Central Illinois' premier meeting destination, the Thelma Keller Convention Center, offers today's meeting/event/wedding planners a relaxed atmosphere, quality service and tempting cuisine designed to make every event impressive and productive. No matter what size event you are planning, they have room for your needs. Deluxe conference facilities. Impeccable service. Dedicated staff. On-site technical and meeting planning resources. The Convention Center offers over 20,000 square feet of space with a grand ballroom measuring 10,500 square feet. Perfect for your next meeting or a beautiful wedding here.
Country Inn & Suites by Carlson - Naperville
143 tasteful guest rooms situated in Naperville's high tech corridor, offering comfort and convenience. Meeting space available. Full service restaurant, lounge, and room service.
The seven-story, 253-room, all-suites Wyndham Glenview Suites features separate bedroom and living rooms. The suites are complete with flat-screen TV's, complementary wireless Internet, mini bar, microwave and refrigerator. Guests can enjoy two restaurants or the workout room with an indoor pool and whirlpool. Ten pet-friendly guest rooms are available.
This historic and charming hotel is located in the heart of Historic Downtown Freeport. It features the Main Street Bistro, the perfect spot to enjoy a great meal, a refreshing drink in a sophisticated atmosphere ideal for mixing, mingling, and enjoying life. The 70 spacious guest rooms and 2 suites feature complimentary hi-speed wireless internet access, High Definition TV with pay-per view movies. Refrigerators and microwaves available upon request. Guest also have access to the hotel's state of the art fitness center, indoor swimming pool, and the complimentary hot continental breakfast which features over 15 items daily. Non-smoking rooms are available. The Hampton Inn is part of the Hilton Honors preferred guest program. Rates: $89 to $149.
Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile
At the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile Hotel you're in the heart of Chicago, steps from Michigan Avenue, the Gold Coast neighborhood, and Lake Michigan. 417 total rooms. 48 suites. Indoor pool. On-site health club. 1 restaurant. Room service. Direct internet access, full exercise facility.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Lincolnshire
1 & 2-bedroom suites. Complimentary hot breakfast buffet served daily, evening reception held Monday-Thursday and high speed internet access. We also have an indoor pool, whirlpool, and 24-hour fitness and business centers. Located at I-94 and Route 22
Luxury, 100% nonsmoking, all suite hotel in south suburbs. Complimentary amenities: Microwave/Refrigerator, Indoor Pool, internet, fitness center & hot breakfast buffet.
Stay just minutes from Chicago Premium Outlets, Paramount Theatre, Two Brothers Roundhouse and Hollywood Casino Aurora. 71 newly renovated rooms with complimentary Wi-Fi, refrigerator, microwave, 39" LED TV. Indoor pool and fitness center. Pet friendly with deposit.
CITY:North Aurora
European style boutique hotel located just off Michigan Ave. along the magnificent Mile. Mostly suites priced like rooms.
Boutique all-suite hotel features the "Phi" Bistro & Bar with a full-service Starbucks coffee bar through the "We Proudly Brew" program and room service for breakfast and dinner, indoor heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, 24-hour business center and wireless Internet access. Guest suites are 25% larger than standard hotel room & include 32" flat-panel TV, MP3-player alarm clocks, spa-inspired showers, sofa sleepers (most suites) and work desks with smart lamps. Within 1 mile of over 200 stores, fine and casual dining and much more.
CITY:Vernon Hills
DoubleTree by Hilton Libertyville-Mundelein
This upscale award-winning hotel prides itself on providing business travelers and family vacationers with the utmost in luxury accommodations perfectly blended with the 5-star styling and service of a downtown hotel. Hotel features 183 custom designed guestrooms with the distinctive design inspired by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Enjoy a wealth of amenities including natural oak armoires, over-sized genuine leather Morris chairs, imported granite bath finishes, and cozy window seats. Take advantage of a superb selection of services, such as a large indoor heated pool, fitness center, meeting rooms and business center. Then discover Karma Asian Food & Fine Wine, an award winning restaurant and bar featuring an eclectic lunch and dinner menu with a Pan-Asian flavor.
Charming European style just steps from the John Hancock Center. Two fireplaces form a focal point in the Victorian style lobby. Completely renovated in 2001. Complimentary high speed internet access in guestrooms.
Hotel offers a variety of rooms from standard double queen rooms to king and whirlpool tub suites. Relax in the hotel indoor heated pool and whirlpool or host your next meeting in our executive conference room.
Residence Inn Chicago Downtown River North
270 rooms. All suites. Valet. Business center. Exercise Facilities. Indoor pool. Complimentary breakfast. Located in the heart of the River North area on Dearborn between Hubbard and Kinzie Sts.
Enjoy a wealth of amenities at an affordable price when choosing the smoke-free Sleep Inn & Suites® hotel in Danville. The pet-friendly hotel is conveniently located just off of Interstate 74 and in close proximity to Kickapoo State Park, Kennekuk County Park, Danville Area Community College, the David S. Palmer Arena, and VA Illiana Health Care System.


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Helen Yglesias 1915–
American novelist and nonfiction writer.
Yglesias began writing fiction at age 54 after giving up her job as literary editor for The Nation. Critics praise her skill in depicting the interaction of individuals and her sensitive rendering of human emotions.
(See also CLC, Vol. 7, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 37-40.)
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
It's easy to say "It's never too late." But Helen Yglesias not only said it, she also proved it by sitting down at the age of 54 and writing the novel "How She Died," which she had been promising herself she would write ever since she was an adolescent. Moreover, in her third book and first work of nonfiction ["Starting: Early, Anew, Over, and Late"] she goes several steps further. She tries to figure out what made it so difficult for her to do what she had always wanted to do. And she tries to wrest from her difficulties universal meaning….
She would first write a fragment of an autobiography….
In the telling of this story, she would discover many of the obstacles that stand in...
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Doris Grumbach
Rather than a collection of stories about late starters, ["Starting: Early, Anew, Over, and Late"] is an assemblage of oral histories based on a self-evident premise, that "there are as many different aspects to starting as there are manifestations of being." This obviously being so, the book nonetheless lacks a clear thesis, because everyone who manages to stay alive for any length of time starts something, late or early, or starts again in midlife or later. There are, of course, some who never start at all, who drift through life without achieving what is now fatuously called "self-realization"—the expression, through a choice made sometime in life, of the inner self. But they are the only exceptions to the...
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Marjorie Pryse
Helen Yglesias waited until the age of 54 to make a start on the career she had always wanted for herself…. In the autobiographical essay which opens Starting … she recalls this moment in her life: "I wanted to be on my way as a storyteller. Even though it was very late, I wanted to make a start on what I had always wanted to do."
She proves herself as that storyteller in Family Feeling, her second novel, and now [in Starting] as the voice which organizes and relates the tales of other real people who, like herself, are articulate on the subject of starting—"early, anew, over, and late," as the book's subtitle describes Yglesias's quest….
The book's...
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Publishers Weekly
["Sweetsir"] is a stirring novel about a woman who, in self-defense, murders her husband…. In arresting and sensitive detail Yglesias tells Sally's story, from her working-class childhood and her first marriage at 16, all the way through the conclusion of her trial. Yglesias explores Sally's and Sweets's marriage, which begins with passion and camaraderie—emotional, philosophical and sexual—and disintegrates in turbulence and violence. Every character, every line rings true. This is an altogether stunning novel….
"Fiction: 'Sweetsir'," in Publishers Weekly (reprinted from the March 6, 1981, issue of Publishers Weekly by permission, published by R. R. Bowker...
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Elizabeth Duvall
Sally Sweetsir, the extremely likable heroine of this instructive novel [Sweetsir], is a survivor. Victimized by most of the everyday ills of society—the deadening poverty of the working class, a meaningless and humiliating education, the brutality of unimaginative men—she nevertheless manages to preserve an impressive self-possession. She also murders her husband.
Though bizarre in summary, Sally's story becomes an utterly plausible one, and in exploring its snarled threads Yglesias exposes the kind of systematic degradation that drives ordinary people to violence….
Clearly a feminist tale, in that its protagonist's downfall lies in her relationship with men,...
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A. V. Kish
Obviously there was intentional irony in the author's choice of a title for [Sweetsir], for Morgan Beauchamp Sweetsir is anything but the gentleman his name implies. Instead, he is a heavy drinking, tattooed, macho-type with a penchant for kinky sex. His fatal stabbing by his wife in the very first chapter becomes more and more justifiable as the novel flashes back to bring the reader up to the killing and beyond to the trial of Sally Sweetsir….
The novel is not just another oh-so-typical condemnation of wife abuse. It questions the peculiar mentality of those women whose stubborn devotion to romantic fantasies makes them vulnerable to such abuse. In spite of her lawyer's attempts to link...
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Vivian Gornick
Helen Yglesias is a talented writer. Her prose is alive and buoyant; her language both yields and demands, forming by its deceptive ease a shape that holds the reader's inner eye. Yet Sweetsir is not compelling; it seems uprooted and lacking in context. It feels as though it is floating in literary space. Panels of prose are simply laid out side by side—The Early Life of Sally Stark, The Life of Sally and Sweets, The Death of Sweets, The Trial of Sally Sweetsir—each panel given equal weight as though, equally and together, the curiously stitched sections will tell the story—and indeed, they do tell a story, but not the story.
The metaphoric subject of this book is the...
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This Comfort Inn® hotel is located near area attractions including Fanshawe College, the Lighthouse Festival Theatre, Turkey Point Provincial Park, Port Dover, Lake Erie and the Cayuga 2000 Speedway. The nearby Long Point World Biosphere Reserve is well worth a visit. Administered by the United Nations, it features unique sand pit formations.
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IHeatComix! head honcho Franki Chan has just sent over a wicked recording of his recent set Live at Blue Mic. The mix features some smashes from Marble Players, Style of Eye and Bobmo, while also showcasing Franki's remix of ill Saint M, and Psychemagik's disco edit of the legendary 'Everywhere' by Fleetwood Mac. Anyone who's playing a pool party this summer needs to cop that tune below:
FRANKI CHAN – LIVE AT BLUE MIC by Franki Chan
Track list:
1. Marble Players – Wipe Out
2. Hey Today! – Minor (Para One Remix)
3. Munnibrotherz – Moon Chon Chayoh (Zombie Disco Squad Remix) (AG NDS Edit)
4. Arnaud Rebotini – All You Need Is Techno (Gesaffelstein Remix)
5. Phil Kieran – Skyhook 1
6. Bobmo – My House
7. Style Of Eye – Wet
8. The Very Best & Moroka – Ndekha (Brave DJ Version)
9. Ill Saint M – Carnation (Franki Chan Remix #1) (Demo)
• Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)
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In the wake of recent tragedies, many in the US government are championing irresponsibly violent video games as the cause of real world violence. But is that a fair assessment? We take a look at that today. See what we've got to say and then join the conversation in the comments.
I always find it baffling when something tragic happens that involves mass violence, video games and other forms of media are the first thing that get blamed. After Columbine, people went to Marilyn Manson. After the recent shootings, a following started attacking Mass Effect 3. Of all the games to attack, they attacked a highly fantastical, highly fictional game. Maybe... just maybe I could understand them saying this about Modern Warfare 2, where you go into an airport and massacre tons of civilians, but Mass Effect?
Read more of Hillary Nicole's Pokket Says: The March Against Violent Videogames.
I find it baffling how stubborn Americans are, they continue to put blames on other things rather than themselves.
Also what goes on in their "violent videogames" also goes on in real life overseas in the countries they are constantly deployed in, whats worse, violence in video games or violence in real life on an even larger scale where real lives are constantly lost due to unnnecessary wars.
There's been many studies regarding violent video games relative to gun violence, and no link has been established. I have killed many npc's and players over the years. If I was going to guess, I'd say the number's are up in the 1 million range. Yet I never murdered anyone. In fact, I've saved quite a few lives over the years. Just gave cpr to someone who coded last week and she lived, so chalk another +1 in the save category.
Hitler, Stalin and Mao never played video games as children, yet they collectively killed over a hundred million people.
There is a greater link between mental illness and mass killing, but no one wants to have that conversation because it doesn't fit with the politics of the day.


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Sporty chic style is yours in these cute wedge sneakers from Steve Madden. The distressed lacing and star detail on the Superstar is sure to liven your look.
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Alton Museum of History and Art
Winged monsters, explorers, riverboats and a gentle giant. The Alton Museum of History & Art shows the crossroads of American history in Alton. The museum is located in the historic Loomis Hall across from the Wadlow statue. Loomis Hall is the oldest building in the state of Illinois continuously utilized for education. One of the most popular rooms, the Wadlow Room, pays tribute to Alton's "Gentle Giant" and the World's Tallest Man. The Pioneer Room explores the history of Alton from the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Civil War with exhibits on Elijah Lovejoy, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the "Alton Route" on the Underground Railroad. Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday 1 - 4 p.m.
Tour the mansion built as a wedding present by railroad baron and riverboat magnate Z.B. Job for his son and bride Mary Drummond, heiress to the Drummond tobacco fortune. Today this three-story mansion serves as a bed and breakfast.
Meriwether Lewis is reported to have stayed here. It is home to some of the earliest settlers in Illinois (1782) and was named by the French for a spring located on the beautiful site.
Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel
Originally called Monticello, the village of Godfrey was named for a Massachusetts sea captain, Benjamin Godfrey who founded the Monticello Seminary in 1838. One of the more rapidly growing Illinois community colleges, Lewis & Clark Community College, now calls the Monticello campus home. Located on the campus, the Benjamin Godfrey Chapel, built in 1854, has become a landmark in the community. This church has been designated as one of only six churches outside of the northeastern United States that are authentic copies of New England church architecture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The log house gives a glimpse into local life in the 1800s. While at the park, visit the refurbished caboose and passenger train.
A log cabin originally built in 1873 is this city's history museum. The cabin is authentically furnished as it might have appeared 150 years ago. The building once housed Bethalto's water, fire and police departments. The tiny one room jail can still be seen. Open Wednesday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. for tours. Call for tour appointment.
The monument is a tribute to Swiss poet Heinrich Bosshard, who wrote Semparcherlied here in the 1850s.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Illinois' only United Nations World Heritage Site. This 2,200-acre site preserves the central section of the largest prehistoric Indian city north of Mexico. An Interpretive Center presents a coherent account of this sophisticated prehistoric culture. Climb Monk's Mound, see the film and life-size village. Don't miss annual events that focus on Native American culture.
Collinsville Historical Society Museum
Local and world histories are combined in these exhibits.
Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House
This two-story brick home is a wonderful example of Federal-style architecture from 1820. Col. Stephenson, who was a contemporary of Lewis & Clark, moved there in 1809.
Confederate Cemetery and Memorial
This monument remembers those who died in the infamous Alton prison. A smallpox virus spread rapidly through the Alton Prison in 1863, killing more than 1,435 incarcerated soldiers. The soldiers are laid to rest here and each of their names is commemorated at the Memorial. The Alton Prison and Confederate Cemetery are some of the rare northernmost monuments to the Confederate Soldier.
Built in 1833, Alton houses Illinois' first state penitentiary. During the Civil War, the facility imprisoned thousands of Confederate soldiers. Partial remains of the structure can still be observed today.
Stroll brick-paved St. Louis Street in the Lebanon Antiques District, where you'll find more than 20 antique and specialty shops in this historic town that was founded in 1804, during the time of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
Edwardsville Children's Museum
The museum focuses on expanding young minds through a variety of educational programs. It is available for birthday parties and field trips.
This monument memorializes Elijah P. Lovejoy, whose work and death in Alton gave him a place in history for the abolition of slavery. During the slavery era, Elijah Lovejoy was a pastor who wrote anti-slavery editorials so controversial he became an object of hatred by slaveholders. Despite threats to his life, he continued his anti-slavery writings in the Alton Observer, even after three of his printing presses were thrown into the Mississippi River. It was this persistence that led an angry pro-slavery mob to attack and kill him in 1837.
Visitors are invited to walk through this home, considered to be the oldest Greek Revival-style home in Illinois.
Car enthusiasts are tempted by every make from Model T's to muscle cars. Shop the Antique Mall for Collectibles or attend their monthly sales and auctions.
CITY:Fairmont City
As the world's tallest fountain, the Gateway Geyser Fountain reaches 627 feet in height, and is centered in a pond that holds five million gallons of water.
CITY:East St. Louis
This memorial in Valley View Cemetery honors Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois (1822-1826). A former slaveowner from Virginia, Coles became an abolitionist and won the 1822 gubernatorial election as the candidate of anti-slavery forces.
Greater Saint Louis Air and Space Museum
Learn about the history of aviation in the St. Louis area. The Museum is located at the St. Louis Downtown Parks Airport and has Gus Grissom's flight suit, a collection of TWA artifacts, and a 1941 Meyers O.T.W. Bi-plane on exhibit.
This Queen Anne-style playhouse was built for Lucy J. Haskell, daughter of Dr. William A. & Florence H. Haskell. The playhouse was an exact replica of the family home. The Haskell's gave the estate to the City of Alton for educational & recreational purposes. The playhouse is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places and can be visited in Haskell Park.
Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library
The Hayner Public Library District provides a variety of genealogy-related services to support research efforts. Information from various states in addition to Illinois and other countries is available. The digitized newspaper collection is a wonderful resource of The Hayner Public Library District for genealogy research. The collection includes the Alton Telegraph Archives dating as far back as 1836 and access NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE to locate newspaper articles in other parts of the country.
Historic Museum of Torture Devices
Historic Museum of Torture Devices is a privately-owned collection of unique historic torture devices. This museum features over 50 displays from nearly all over the world. Devices such as these were once used to kill, maim, terrorize, punish and force confession, all in the name of The Law. Exhibits include, the pillory, the Chinese death cage and so much more. This unique museum is a must see. Open Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 4 p.m.
J.E. Robinson Underground Railroad Tours
In the early 1800s, Alton became a safe haven for slaves escaping from the bonds of slavery. Because of the area's neighboring slave state of Missouri, runaways found refuge in the free land surrounding Alton. The tunnels of the Underground Railroad run deep beneath the streets along the "Alton Route." The area was a major stop along the Underground Railroad, hiding slaves in caves, barns and basements throughout Alton, Otterville and Jerseyville. Hear the slave's tales, feel their fear and learn about Alton's remarkable past on an Underground Railroad Tour. Tours available by appointment only.


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Giveaway: Not By The Hair of My Chinny-Chin-Chin
No, not Anderson Cooper and George Clooney, rawr. Think Frau Hilda Frumapus. Think Coach Beast. More indignity? I've been finding rogue branches on my chin, my friends. Let me repeat that.
On. my. chin. As in a dark, ant-leg looking alien beings in the style of the wicked witch.
This. Will. Not. Stand.
In the end, a product sent to me in the mail saved my skin in my apocalyptic hair removal panic. To be honest, depilatory creams scare me. They've scared me ever since the seminal moment in middle school everyone seems to have when they think Nair is a good thing. Then, since more is better, you leave it on too long and realize having skin, not burning, bumpy-WTF-did-I-do-to-my-legs-skin moments, is something to be valued.
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Shirl C McArthur recently celebrated his 88th birthday with his family. He is a man that has accomplished much during his life in civic, church, and economic service. His children and grandchildren are very proud of him, and we express our love and appreciation to him.
Mary Sherman will celebrate her 100th birthday on Sept. 8. A celebration open house will be held for all family and friends that day at the Huntington Senior Center from 2-4 p.m.
Mary has 11 children, 39 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was born in Cleveland and has lived most of her life in Huntington.
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Friends! We are so happy and proud to announce that our VS. party will be moving to its new location, Icon Ultra Lounge, in Downtown Los Angeles this Thursday night. We have had such a good time with this party on the West Side, but it has reached the point where we would like to bring bigger acts to a bigger venue here in LA. For the rest of the summer, expect big things from the collaborative efforts of GDD x DANCEiSM x Into The AM. Find the lineups and info for this week and next week below, and please come out and support our biggest event venture yet!
Thursday, June 2nd – Run DMT + Flinch + Ben Oprstu + The KiD
FREE before 10:30PM, $10 after w/ RSVP @ DANCEiSM.com
Thursday, June 9th – Canblaster + One Man Party + TJR + ///BONES + Ben Oprstu + Goj!ra
FREE before 10:30PM, $10 after w/ RSVP @ DANCEiSM.com
For guaranteed admission, go to the Icon Ultra Lounge Guestlist Page to purchase presale tickets for $10.
It'd mean so much to us for as many of you as possible to come out to support this new event. We feel that we share the same passion for dance music in Los Angeles with each and every one of you, so let's embrace this new night together! Who knows, we might even be throwing out some of our brand new merchandise for FREE 😉
• Run DMT – Baraka's Theme (192 Kbps)
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Skip to comments.Official Request byCongressmen to See Obama's Birth Certificate-Straw Which Breaks This Camel's Back
Posted on 12/04/2009 4:47:27 PM PST by cycle of discernment
Political analysis by John Charlton
Obama's presidential campaign was hailed for its forceful imagery, but after 11 months the public has come to understand the undisputed facts about him, don't fit the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
(Dec. 4, 2009) Georgias representative in the U.S. House, Nathan Deal announced in early November that he and 10 House colleagues were going to sign a joint letter, asking Obama to publicly reveal his birth certificate,.
The simple enough question was rebuffed and ridiculed by the Main Stream Media, and even the Savannah Morning News, as if a birth certificate was some sort of private journal or diary of past affairs.
The mere fact that the liberals and progressives ridiculed Nathan Deal whose only interest is to quiet the nation shows that they have no substantive reason to oppose the request. It further shows that they know that Obama cannot oblige Deal and his co-signatories, for in Democratic circles nothing is a secret.
What will Obama say to Nathan Deal? The answer must come soon. Deal said that he was to send his letter after Thanksgiving. Any delay on the part of Barack Hussein Obama to oblige Deal, will only further erode his political influence in Washington, D.C..
Obama has been effectively checkmated by the concerted effort of public support, publicized lawsuits on the eligibility question, publicity campaigns such as those of World Net Daily and Charles Kerchner to put the issue in the face of liberals on a constant basis, and blogs and bloggers the world over.
If Obama obliges him, then the online image of a Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) provided by his campaign will be proven a forgery, according to the consensus of opinion of citizens who have studied the images posted on the net and found some images of the allegedly same document, contain a HI State seal and some do not.
If Obama does refuses, however, it will only further confirm that he has something to hide.
Palins remark that it is a valid issue and Ogdens resignation as Deputy U.S. Attorney General in the same week, following the sending of Nathan Deals letter, appear to be diagnostic signs that the political establishment understands the risks and imminent crisis about to break. The publicity garnered by the testimony of the U.S. Marine, who goes by the nik, Race Bannon, only further tilt the Obama regime towards political implosion.
Even the pulse of Obamas political support on the net tells the tale: a lull and quiet among them posting comments at opposition blogs is noticeable. There remain only the violent, the perverse and the somewhat mad to carry on the cheers of Change, which were the mind numbing drum beat of the Obama for American campaign, just 14 months ago.
The political momentum of the nation now follows diverse roads to the same destination, and the resulting fireworks are going to be much brighter and invigorating than those of any Fourth of July in many a year!
But it would be easy to prove Obama as a fraud that he could not spin his rear-end out of if he was not born in a Hawaiian hospital. What's that hospital's name? Queens or was that Kapi'olani? LoL!
But it won't come to that. At most, Obama will simply let the Congressman examine physical copy of the same COLB document that was photographed on Factcheck, and the Congressman will say he is satisfied.
Oh, that fraudulent document that Hawaii has refused to verify as authentic. That may fool the public who have an IQ less than 70.
In the very unlikely event the Congressman says he wants to see the long form, Obama will simply say the COLB is sufficient to prove his place of birth in any court of law (which it is), and that will be the end of it.
That Congressman would have an IQ less than 70 or would think that you do.
Just show the damn long form already!! It "won't go away if you ignore it".
Won't get you a passport after 9/11. And any BC document would be traceable in records. You cannot just print a BC and take it to court. There lies Obama's problem.
If "there's nothing of interest about his BC" then millions are going to distrust him for holding out on it, and realize he is a turd. It's just another piece of evidence of his flawed character.
Dont forget, millions are mostly not familiar with the names of the people who are seeking to obtain it- their identity will fade away.
He will be known as the community organizer who tried to play at being potus but couldnt escape his own poor judgment in not producing the BC when it was originally demanded.
Or those on the gimme welfare entitlements Obama is handing out.
That Hawaiian COLB is so simple to duplicate that someone could learn how to use his graphics software at the same time he was forging one in a very short time.
The ones in Ca would be tough to copy. But they are searchable in records which would mean Hawaii would be complicit and have to add it to their records. It would mean changing VITAL RECORDS.
Well, you're certainly sure of your opinion....
Yah, I do think that there are 20% (the MSNBC crowd) who will want to abuse the "Birthers" if your scenario plays out.
And there are 20% like myself who already despise him and will find fault with him no matter what he does (I'm being honest here- I despise him and his policies)
But I really think that Mr and Mrs Middle America will turn to each other and simply say, "Now why couldnt he just do that in the first place and avoid all this hullaballou?"
--and we all wish we could go back in time and do certain things differently, but those thoughts are a waste of time. Let's live in the present and ask now for proof of natural born citizenship. The people have a right to view this document.
Not necessarily. Some state assistance programs in Hawaii require an original birth certificate (not a COLB) to prove eligibility.
Don't you mean congresspersons? I have the same senators + Henry Waxman. I win.
Well, it looks like those Congressmen will be put on Janet's DHS watch list for questioning Obama's eligibility... SARCASM
Thanks for the ping.
Thanks for the ping, null and void.
How I hope this is the beginning of the end to this nightmare.
Getting more interesting, isn't it.
Oh, and btw, I'll be happy to show him and all his administration my DD Form 214 at the same time.
On a different subject, I'll be happy to sign a SF 180. How about you John F' Kerry?
Mark Levin just went into the Birth Certificate issue for about 5 minutes trying to figure out why Obama won't show it, and he backed up Palin comments from yesterday.
And I will show him my diploma from college and the pictures of me in my college yearbook if he will just show us his diplomas from Columbia and Harvard along with pictures of him in his yearbooks. It is my understanding that no one has ever seen those items either! I wonder why!
I will never trust them again! Their patriotism is a millimeter deep. They are actors and posers who **use** us for their own self interest.
When tyranny comes they will spit shine the jack boots that crush us.
Ive had more productive and extremely polite exchanges with libtards at other sites on this issue than with this group
That's curious .. and telling.
And I want a pony for Christmas.
This is just my perspective of course, but tyranny has already arrived and they're it. Don't need to spit shine anybody else's jack boots but their own.
Who thinks Plugs will step aside and let Mizz Nancy have a turn? Think she'd ask Hillary to be Veep?
After all this time, what's to prevent him from providing a fake of the long form?
Yes completely.
Even for a home birth a birth certificate is supposed to be filed. It obviously won't have a doctor's signature or name, nor a hospital registrar's. You don't have to bring the baby in for "inspection" either. In 1961, you probably did not need any supporting documentation, other than one witness' signature and the signature of the person providing the other information, usually the mother, but not necessarily. Grandma Tut could have filed it, forging Stanley Ann's signature, even if the birth was in Canada, Kenya, or Equatorial Guinea.
But if that were the case, the long form would show Grandma's signature and would indicate a home birth, and show the supposed address of the home.
But as long as it shows "Barack Hussein Obama" as the father, it would show that BHO Jr is not eligible to the office of President.
PLUS, how is claiming a home birth a 'way out' if he has been lying all along about this so called BC ?
It would mean he was lying and showing a fraudulent doc that implied hospital birth...that is no 'way out'.
It would further incriminate him.
"Even for a home birth a birth certificate is supposed to be filed."
That is interesting.
I assumed that with a home birth, he would get a COLB, like the probably bogus one that he presented.
What is your opinion? Where was he born?
WHEN was he born?
"Too late for that. He made a big deal out of sending a public letter to the Kapolani (whatever) hospital right after inauguration."
IIRC, that also went into the fog as being declared a fake.
Whatever it was, I think both the hospital and the WH backed off of it. I do not think either hospital claims him, and the WH has acted very strange over it. Maybe Kapiolani never officially acknowledged the letter...I dunno.
One would expect great hoopla and celebration at SOME hospital.
"Plus hes already shown the chutzpah to claim publicly, from a church pulpit no less, that the 1965 Selma March got him born ... in 1961."
That brings up a good point.
With no birth certificate, we have no idea even when
he was born, let alone where.
Birthers and other loons will never have the respect of the mainstream media. /s
It takes a real woman to teach a man how to be a real man.
Go Palin!
Personally, I will NEVER trust Rush, Beck, Hannity, Medved, Ingram, Malkin, or the other Fox yappers again! I hold Ann Coulter in special contempt.
Fundamentally, there are issues that are deal breakers. That these mouthy WEENIES ignored Obama's natural born status is a deal breaker for me. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THEM!
I conclude that they are posers, users, and actors. Their patriotism is a millimeter deep. They **use** conservatives for their own self-interest.
When tyranny comes these guys and gals will spit shine the jack boots that crush us.
Conservatives will never have the respect of the Marxist media. We should immediately stop trying.
It's not irresponsibily. They are being very responsible to THEIR agenda. Obama was put in office to cede US soverignty to the One Worlders and if we don't stop him soon he will succeed. It has been 14 days since the CRU files were released and ABC, NBC and CBS have not mentioned it. This is not irresponsible, it is collusion and it is criminal.
When you realized the scope of this plot you quickly realize that prayer is our best hope. I see God's hand at work in the rise of Sarah Palin and the release of the CRU files. Don't give up. Keep praying.
If anything, a stand must be made to protect our military, Secret Service, CIA and other National Security agencies.
The economy must also be protected from this communist POS who is the favorite cousin of the murderous Raila Odinga.
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Georgia Transmission Corp. uses LiDAR to satisfy NERC recommendations.
It was designed for 100°C (212°F) operation and built for 100°C operation, but can it safely operate at 100°C? This question of transmission facility functionality was posed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to transmission planners, owners and operators last year. Following the discovery that some transmission facilities could not operate according to their specified rating, NERC issued a recommendation in October 2010 that utilities establish a plan to evaluate any discrepancies between design and field conditions of transmission facilities.
Utilities were asked to verify that the defined facility ratings methodology in place provided adequate tolerance for the variables of field conditions such as location, height, topographical constraints and maintenance of adequate conductor clearance. The NERC recommendation also required any ratings discrepancies be brought back into compliance with the utility facility ratings methodology within a year.
For Georgia Transmission Corp. (GTC), which builds and maintains the high-voltage power infrastructure on behalf of 39 of Georgia's electric membership cooperatives (EMCs), this meant submitting a plan to validate the ratings on more than 3,000 miles (4,828 km) of transmission lines crisscrossing the state.
Ratings figure heavily into long-range plans for facility additions and upgrades. Eliminating thermal and voltage constraints and meeting the need for load distribution are planned based on the specified capabilities of a line to transmit power as designed. In assessing how to meet future demand, planners rely on a given facility's ability to transmit at capacity. Those not performing to their specified rating may fault during peak load conditions, causing outages and threatening overall system stability and reliability.
Due to the age of many facilities in the electric grid, verification of ratings is especially necessary since construction took place prior to computer modeling techniques that could more closely account for varying field conditions, a fact GTC recognized well before the NERC recommendation was issued.
A Head Start
For some utilities, the NERC recommendation required starting from scratch to develop a step-by-step verification plan, which had to be submitted to NERC for consideration by the Dec. 15, 2010, deadline. But GTC was already in the midst of a systemwide assessment that would meet the criteria of the verification process.
Beginning in 2007, the utility determined the need to undertake a full system assessment to create a more comprehensive, complete and accurate engineering model of the grid facilities. This assessment would give GTC a baseline and measurable benchmark for system performance.
The utility prioritized facilities according to age; those built prior to 1997 were assigned to Group 1, the first set of facilities to be assessed. These older facilities, built according to paper-based engineering plans, were anticipated to have greater potential for discrepancies because of the limitations of integrating field conditions into a 2-D plan. Since 1997, the utility has used PLS-CADD, Power Line System's computer-aided 3-D design and modeling software, which allows for more precise design. Use of this technology means newer facilities were less likely to have discrepancies. Group 2, comprised of post-1997 facilities, represented just 25% of GTC's system.
In 2008, the utility partnered with Sanborn Map Co. to begin aerially surveying facilities designated for Group 1 with light detection and ranging technology (LiDAR). LiDAR uses laser technology to reflect objects and map the physical properties of a line and surrounding areas, providing the utility with, quite literally, a clear picture of the transmission system. Used for some time in military and environmental science applications, the utility industry adopted use of LiDAR technology within the last decade.
GTC recognized LiDAR's potential to create accurate engineering models defined by georeferenced data rather than relying strictly on paper-based engineering plans. In addition to modeling the exact placement of lines and poles, LiDAR also added the facility surroundings to the model including the topography and vegetation in or abutting the right-of-way, as well as actual conductor sag and ground-to-conductor clearance.
During the data collection process, lines were flown as efficiently as possible with parallel lines being flown from opposite directions for the most precise readings. GTC also used a third-party ground-based survey crew to validate the accuracy of the LiDAR data. Along with the processed data, other deliverables included oblique photographs taken approximately every 50 ft (15 m) and aerial imagery. Three terabytes of total data were delivered on external hard drives for archiving purposes.
By the end of 2008, 75% of GTC's transmission system — more than 2,000 miles (3,219 km) of line — had been flown and cataloged with LiDAR. In early 2009, GTC began feeding the data collected from the aerial survey into PLS-CADD to initiate the modeling process.
Responding to NERC
When the NERC recommendation was issued last year, GTC's modeling efforts were well under way. Plans requested in the NERC issuance included an evaluation to adequately account for field conditions, a process to review system facilities to verify the rating and remediation steps to be taken if discrepancies were identified. The NERC recommendation stated a one-year limit on addressing identified ratings issues.
NERC required that the assessment be made with technology that had the capability to deliver data with the precision to definitively note field conditions. In fact, the NERC recommendation indicated the impetus for the call to action was the result of a survey using LiDAR by a transmission owner after a ground-to-conductor clearance issue caused an outage. With its LiDAR survey in progress, GTC was able to assemble a plan that reported an assessment was under way and detailed both its time line to complete the process and its action plan for responding to discrepancies.
A Model Response
LiDAR was already giving the utility a clear picture of its system and the field conditions. In some cases, the LiDAR survey revealed changes in terrain that required updates to the facility. In others, additions and changes by other utilities, such as raising or lowering crossing distribution, altered the rating of the line. The survey also provided improved accuracy on sag modeling through the use of finite element analysis and calculating actual ground-to-conductor clearance.
Upon identifying field conditions that might indicate a discrepancy with the potential to impact safety or reliability, GTC immediately dispatched a dedicated field response team to verify conditions visually. This team, comprised of all the necessary functional areas — project management, design, environmental, construction inspection, land, procurement and maintenance — developed the most effective remediation plan to achieve the facility rating. If necessary, GTC downgraded the facility and issued a derate notification letter to the system operator.
No findings to date posed an imminent threat, but GTC acted quickly to complete required upgrades and repairs to bring the line back to its as-engineered rating. With the stability and reliability of the system in mind, GTC made the necessary repairs to bring facilities back up to the intended rating within weeks — in some cases within days — of an identified issue.
Lessons Learned
Through the experienced gained over the first two years of the program, GTC has learned what works best for it. Whether prioritizing lines to verify within a given year or reacting to discrepancies found on the system, processes to address the NERC recommendation were created, modified and refined to protect reliability, minimize the manpower needed and reduce costs.
Lines should not be modeled all at once. Determining the order in which lines are modeled requires consideration of many things, including time of year and existing planned outages on the lines for project or maintenance activities. Since all utilities are verifying their facilities per the recommendation, inter-utility connections also need to be coordinated.
By developing a dedicated field response team that consists of the critical functional areas of the organization, facility derates are kept to a minimum time frame, reducing system reliability exposure. The dedicated field team considered issues such as access, materials, and road and railway permits needed during an initial field meeting, which is treated as a kickoff to developing the least-cost option for resolving any potential discrepancies. When that least-cost option involves a collocated utility, such as a local distribution owner, coordination takes place as soon as the discrepancy is discovered to reduce the total time needed to resolve it.
To prepare for the potential increase in facility modifications needed to resolve discrepancies, GTC implemented a temporary increase to material safety stock based on the most cost-effective engineering solutions. This ensured the material for any necessary upgrades would be available when needed.
Derating a facility involves a high level of urgency to restore its rating that is felt across the entire organization. With the emphasis on returning the system to normal, there is the potential for unnecessary shortcuts. Stressing safe working practices to all involved must be at the forefront of any LiDAR program.
Moving Forward
The modeling completed in 2009 provided a system snapshot of the field conditions in each of GTC's voltage classes. From there, GTC evaluated the priorities for additional rating verification procedures and any necessary upgrades and repairs. GTC accounted for outage constraints and priority project areas in defining the order of importance. High-capacity bulk lines of 230 kV and 500 kV are designated top priority for completion by the end of 2011. All 115-kV lines have been identified as second-tier priority for completion by the end of 2012.
The remaining 25% of the system — those facilities constructed after 1997 — will be flown with the LiDAR technology next year to complete the system model and validate ratings. Any necessary ratings adjustments will be scheduled for completion by the Dec. 31, 2013, NERC deadline.
From an operational standpoint, GTC will have a way to evaluate system performance in the long term based on the completed model. Through the LiDAR survey, all system facilities will be modeled with PLS-CADD, providing a complete picture of the transmission grid and the actual field conditions in which it operates. The model will not only help GTC monitor potential issues in existing facilities, it also will help the utility to refine future facility design and modifications to meet the challenges and variables presented. This increased operational efficiency will allow the utility to better serve its EMC members and bulk customers.
GTC's initiative has led to these early lessons and, over time, some refined processes. As the industry embarks on the path to compliance with the NERC recommendation, many more lessons will be learned and should be shared among the industry, giving all utilities the tools to complete the verification process safely and with the least impact to reliability. By 2013, the NERC recommendation will have led to recommended practices to keep transmission lines performing as designed.
Michael Fourman (email@example.com) holds an electrical engineering degree from Sinclair College and a management degree from DeVry University. He began his career in the electric utility industry at Dayton Power and Light in 1988. He has been with Georgia Transmission Corp. since 1998, where he has worked in line design and line maintenance. He is currently the manager of transmission line design.
Companies mentioned:
Power Line Systems www.powline.com
Sanborn Map www.sanborn.com


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Theme: Boom & Bust
Artist: W.B. MCINNES
Birth/Death: 1889–1939
Title: Miss Collins
Credit Line: Morgan Thomas Bequest Fund 1930. Collection: Art Gallery of South Australia Adelaide
A conservative painter, McInnes attained considerable recognition from the Establishment of the day for his landscape paintings and portraits. He combined realisticdepiction with an emphasis on tonalism. In the year the work was undertaken it won for McInnes the Archibald Prize for portraiture. The subject of his painting, Miss Gladys Neville Collins, is shown to be stylish, elegant and redtrained. Close attention is paid to details of clothing and jewellery, while the shawl is handled with expressive, broad brushstrokes.
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Calendar Of Events
Written by Miami Today on July 17, 2008
Thursday 7/17
Miami International University of Art & Design presents the exhibition "Horseplay," 2-D and 3-D works inspired by the horse sculptures of China's Tang Dynasty. Gallery Reception from 5-9 p.m. Exhibit ends Aug. 15. Miami International University of Art & Design, Main Gallery, 1501 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Free. Details: www.mymiu.com.
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University exhibits "Spanning the Divide of Centuries: Vienna from the Last Habsburgs to the Austrian Republic" of rare books and special collections. Organized this year by rare book cataloguer Nicolae Harsanyi, the exhibition features work by artists such as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele and how their art reflects the changes in Viennese society during the modern movement in 19th and 20th century Vienna. Ends July 22. 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 531-1001 or www.wolfsonian.org.
Bass Museum of Art presents VOOM PORTRAITS Robert Wilson. Mr. Wilson worked with VOOM HD Networks as an artist-in-residence to create VOOM PORTRAITS. Subjects were filmed on high-definition video portraits and range from celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., Princess Caroline of Monaco, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Isabella Rossellini, to striking poses of animals. Ends Aug. 3. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. Free for members and children younger than six; $6 seniors and students with identification; $8 adults. Details: (305) 673-7530.
Museum of Contemporary Art's current exhibition "Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967" features 40 years of artworks by 56 artists from around the world. Ends Sept. 7. Free members and North Miami residents; $10 non-members. Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Details: (305) 893-6211 or www.mocanomi.org.
Miami Science Museum presents "The Dinosaurs of China," an exhibition of dinosaur fossils from China, including fully-sculpted models, interactive and multimedia experiences and a children's paleo-discovery area. Ends Sept. 10. Miami Science Museum, 3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. Details: www.miamisci.org.
Miami Art Museum presents "Disappearances, Shadows and Illusions." The exhibition includes installation art with light, electronics and other elements by artists from around the country. Ends Sept. 21. Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Details: (305) 375-3000 or miamiartmuseum.org.
Bass Museum of Art presents "Splendor in the Bass: The Portraits" exhibition of the Western World. Ends Oct. 19. 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. $8 adults; $6 seniors and students with identification. Free for members and children younger than six; $6 seniors and students with identification; $8 adults. Details: (305) 673-7530 or www.bassmuseum.org.
The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, presents "Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College, London," an exhibition of 221 Egyptian artifacts excavated by British archaeologist Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie. Ends Nov. 2. Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. $10 for adults, $5 for non-UM students with I.D., $5 for adult groups of 10 or more, $3 for student groups of 10 or more and free to members, University of Miami students, faculty and staff and children under 12. Details: (305) 284-3535 or www.lowemuseum.org.
The Jewish Museum of Florida presents "Florida Jews in Sports" exhibition that features nearly 150 athletes in two dozen sports. Ends Nov. 23. 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Free for members and children under; $6 adults; $5 seniors; free on Saturdays. Details: (305) 672-5044 or www.jewishmuseum.com.
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University presents the exhibit "Thoughts on Democracy," comprised of posters created by 55 contemporary artists and designers highlighting modern notions of democracy. Ends Dec. 7. Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 531-1001 or www.wolfsonian.org.
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University presents the exhibit "A Bittersweet Decade: The New Deal in America, 1933-43." The exhibit considers the impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs on American culture. It explores how the government's patronage of art, design, and architecture were integral parts of the larger project of the New Deal, which aimed to spur recovery from the Great Depression and change American society. Ends Jan. 19, 2009. Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 531-1001 or www.wolfsonian.org.


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I know we have a "what would you like this year" thread, but I was wondering, if money was no issue, if prayers or Christmas magic could make your wishes come true, if you could write to Santa for ANYTHING, what would you ask for? What would be on your "list" if it was things you can't have, but daydream about? You can have as many or few things on your list as you like so, world peace aside, what would you like for Christmas if you could have absolutely anything at all?
I'd like (a mixture of lighthearted, serious, material and sentemental wishes here):
- Somebody to find a cure for muscular dystrophy for my husband
- I'd like the chance to spend one more Christmas with my Nan somehow... She passed away 5 years ago and never got to meet any of my children. I'd love the chance just to get ONE Christmas back with her, for her to see my family as it is now - she'd be so proud, and I just know how much my girls would love her
- A magic pill that would make me instantly drop 3 dress sizes! Haha
- The diamond christmas star pendant that I saw last week
What would you like for Christmas?


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