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Online sales for J.Jill are growing and hit $228 million for the 12 months ended Oct. 29.
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Retail chains like the strategy, but it's limiting their potential in e-commerce.
I saw this headline the other day in Shop.org SmartBrief: "Saks makes shift from multichannel to omnichannel." As is the case with this newsletter, a digest of e-commerce stories that originate from other publications, the SmartBrief headline linked to an original article in Marketing Daily, which reported on a presentation by Saks CEO Stephen Sadove at a Wall Street investment conference.
"I can't say enough about the growth at saks.com," Sadove was quoted as saying in discussing his company's investment in an omnichannel strategy. "There's so much integration between store and online sales that we can't report the numbers separately, they just don't make sense because we are moving inventory from one to another all the time."
What amuses me is that neither the story nor Sadove explain what omnichannel merchandising means and how it differs from the now discredited multichannel strategy from which it emerged. Nor did either analyze whether omnichannel strategies are really effective in helping the retail chains compete in the e-commerce space.
I suspect the reason for the oversight is that there is no meaningful difference between multichannel and omnichannel retailing, except that the latter is a trendy rebranding of a chain strategy that failed miserably after it was adopted a decade ago. Some retail experts explain that multichannel retailing means integrating the web and the store to the point that shoppers use both channels at different times, whereas omnichannel retailing means taking that integration to the point that shoppers use both channels at the same time. That distinction was made in a 2009 study by IDC's Global Retail Insights research unit, which we reported in a web story dated Sept. 9, 2009. This study, which is the first time we quoted anyone using the omnichannel term, concluded that multichannel shoppers spent 15% to 30% more with store retailers than the single channel shoppers, and that omnichannel shoppers spent 15% to 30% more than their multichannel brethren.
And so the omnichannel strategy was born, and retail store chains have since talked omni, not multi, when referring to their integration of web and store retailing. The technical distinction between the two has since been lost, however, and omnichannel now means anything that involves integrating web and store shopping experiences, whether those occur separately or concurrently. But here's the problem with both of terms: They reflect a retail strategy directed at the store shopper who sometimes uses the web rather than at the web shopper who prefers shopping online rather than in stores. The latter group is the driving force in e-commerce—indeed, the growth driver in all of retailing.
Nonetheless, multichannel or omnichannel retailing is a very appealing concept to chain store CEOs, because it means that the stores that make up their company's primary investment are still the center of the shopping experience, only now that experience is assisted by the web. The chain's web store is subservient to the physical store, much like a wholly-owned but completely dependent subsidiary. The web does the bidding of the bosses who run the chain, rather than meeting the unique needs of the growing number of shoppers who rely primarily on the web and who demand that web stores meet the performance standards that are unique to the e-retailing and which have been set by the leaders of the e-commerce business—the web-only merchants like Amazon and others who pioneered e-retailing.
Every April, when we publish the Top 500 Guide, which ranks the 500 largest e-retailing operations in the U.S., we report that web-only merchants grew faster—often twice as fast—than e-retail operations of the store chains. As a result, web-only merchants every year take a larger share of the burgeoning online retailing market, which in turn is slowly chipping away at the market share that retail stores enjoy in retailing.
There is little doubt that a good web site helps bolster a chain's total retail sales, but how much faster would those chains be growing if they tried a dual-path strategy, one that treated their web site as a stand-alone business managed separately from the store by a CEO and management team focused totally on maximizing web sales? The chains would still integrate the web site into the store shopping experience as they do now, but the web store would focus on meeting the needs of the web-centric shopper, using the store's brand for greater exposure.
This strategy would allow the chains to optimize the opportunity they have with the web channel and compete more effectively with web-only merchants who as a group run rings around store-controlled web sites. This dual-path strategy would also respond to the undeniable financial reality of retailing in the Internet age. Shoppers in general are becoming more dependent on and attuned to the web and less dependent on and attuned to store retailing. E-retailing in the U.S. last year grew at 16% compared to 5% for stores. That wasn't an anomaly; it reflects a trend that goes back to the mid-1990s.
Saks is a good case in point when it comes to revealing the weaknesses of an omnichannel strategy. True, its total retail sales last year grew by 5% to $3.15 billion, and they might have been a smidge higher were it not for Hurricane Sandy. But there's good reason why CEO Sadove argues that "it no longer makes sense" to report separately numbers for the store and web channels, as it did until last year. In the 2013 edition of its Top 500 Guide, Internet Retailer is estimating that Saks.com sales last year grew 20% to nearly $900 million, which means that the stores were a drag on the company's overall performance.
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Proudly being one of the Vancouverites
Almost a week passed since Olympics started here in Vancouver. What can I say, I enjoyed it and I hated it.
I hated the streets closures, crazy security and overpriced stuff, not to mention the guys who "demonstrated" smashing windows (I still didn't get what was their call).
But I loved the cosmopolite atmosphere, the joy and celebration in the air, the tourists from the entire world, the Canadians being proud and sustaining their team, and the great weather (not so good for snow sports actually). Is sunny, the spring is in the air, the summer is coming and we have all they eyes on our town.
I read some articles in the world media, criticizing the organizers and insinuating these Olympics are the worst. Well, I don't feel the same. I think they should look in their garden first. I was here from the beginning and I can tell you how much all these people worked to do something good. And when I mean people, I mean all of them. Did you see in the pictures or on TV those wearing light blue outfits? They are volunteers, and they are thousands. This tells a lot about Vancouverites.
Below are the pictures I took walking the streets of Vancouver all these days. I'm afraid this is all from my side. In a few days we are leaving for a vacation so you should soon expect some images from Mexico ;)
Ah, and here is a story: an US comedian named Stephen Colbert said that Canadian are "iceholes" and "syrup suckers". So they came to cheer him ;) I mean really cheer him. And a beer brand was born. Here ist the story and here about the beer… I don't want to hear anybody saying that Canadians don't know how to take a joke.
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For over 1000 years people have lived in and visited one of this country's finest towns. With its famous Guildhall, magnificent Church and restored Windmill set against a backdrop of Medieval houses it is considered the jewel in the crown of Essex.
Thaxted is a small country town with a recorded history which dates back to before the Domesday Book. Yet although the town is full of considerable architectural interest, its attraction as a place to visit arises just as much from the special character of the town as a community. Thaxted has no artificial tourist attractions; it remains today what is has been for the last ten centuries - a thriving town which moves with the times, but also treats its heritage from the past with great respect. The past and the present come together in Thaxted as part of the daily life of everyone in the town.
Many visitors and residents know Thaxted for its connection with the Thaxted Morris Men and for the Thaxted Festival. These links take you to their websites.
Thaxted today has a variety of shops, restaurants, pubs and other businesses which serve the needs of resident and visitor alike, making the town a centre for trade and commerce today, as it has been for 1000 years.
This new Website has been setup for both visitors and residents. The tabs at the top of the page will start your discovery of our town - many aspects cross over both areas so please investigate the whole of our site.
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Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo says he agrees with Governor Deval Patrick that the state should spend more on transportation. But he told the Greater Boston chamber of commerce the governor's plan goes too far.
DeLeo told hundreds of businesspeople at the Chamber's Park Plaza Hotel the governor's proposal was courageous, but too ambitious.
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DeLeo says the House should propose a dedicated, user-based revenue source for new transportation funding. But he turned back audience questions about exactly how much new revenue is needed, or what mechanism should be used.
DeLeo did support three of the governor's transportation priorities. He wants to end the borrowing that right now props up transportation department salaries and maintenance; add funding for Boston public transit in time to avert a looming fare increase; and make sure funding for public transit outside of Boston gets its due.
"As I travel around Massachusetts, what I hear continuously is the fact 'Hey, we're here too.' This isn't just about the 'T,' this isn't just about Boston, this isn't just about eastern Massachusetts."
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Discover a small town and its carnival. They may be small in stature but they make up for it with heart and emotion. In Genappe, from 11 to 13/04/14!
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- 11 April: LE GRAND JOJO at the sport complex, 5 rue Couture Mathy, 1470 Genappe,
- 12 April: Egg hunt and carnival evening,
- 13 April: Carnival!
Let's not forget that the floats will be parading the streets and that giants Gus and Rosine will no doubt be present!
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Troop Leader Karla Bishop explains the project:
We put a letter to our neighbors explaining our project and purpose (raising awareness for Shaken Baby Syndrome) on a paper bag along with a flyer so they could educate themselves and others and asked them to fill the bag with brand-new baby items. We set out 200 bags. We went back the next week and collected 40 bags filled with items such as diapers, wipes, pacifiers, clothing and socks, booties, toys, personal care items and more!
We then sorted through all the items and decided what else we needed to buy. With cookie money, I purchased 100 polyester baby bags, along with baby books, blankets, and travel size Johnson and Johnson care kits to fill the rest of the bags. A kind person whose great-niece recently died of shaken baby syndrome delivered a bag of hand-knitted purple beanie hats and another mom in our troop knitted some as well (purple is the chosen color for Shaken Baby Syndrome awareness).
We kept out some money to give each of the girls cash to shop for baby items of their choice at Target (and I stood at the register to collect all change). This awesome mall trip also allowed us to complete our Savvy Shopper badge.
The girls sorted through all final items, stuffed the bags, folded the letters and fliers to put into the bags and tagged them all either boy, girl or neutral. We then took 50 of the bags to Springhill Medical Center (where a wonderful nurse told the girls how many lives they could potentially have saved by doing this project) and took the other 50 to USA Women's and Children's hospital.
I am glad they all learned about Shaken Baby Syndrome but I suspect they also learned how you can make a tremendous impact in the world no matter what age you are. They really enjoyed this project.


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Multicyl cylinders are suitable for custom tube piercing applications. Their compact design, positional versatility, and self-adjusting stroke enable radial punching, punching multiple tube walls, and punching tubes with challenging shapes.
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In 1995, the Netscape Communications Corporation was on top of the world. Its flagship product, a computer program called Netscape Navigator, held well over eighty percent of the Internet browser market and was used by millions of people across the world. Netscape Navigator was the undisputed King of all Browsers.
However, when the Microsoft Corporation released version 4 of their competing browser, Internet Explorer in 1996, Netscape's popularity began to quickly decline. By 1998, shortly after the release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, Netscape had lost the majority of its browser market share to Microsoft.
After several unsuccessful attempts to revive the once venerable browser, Netscape decided to start over and build a completely new browser they dubbed Mozilla (the name was based on Mosaic, a pre-cursor to Netscape Navigator developed by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), and the vehement reptile GodZilla).
A year later, the once strong Netscape Corporation found itself in a severe financial crunch, and was struggling to stay afloat. In 1999, AOL purchased the Netscape Corporation.
Not long after the acquisition was complete, AOL (now AOL Time Warner) decided to use the Mozilla browser as a development model, where the offspring of the project was to be used in the creation of the next Netscape browser. With the decision to skip the fifth version number (for marketing reasons), the first fruits of the Mozilla project (a pre-release) were publicly released in late 2000 as Netscape version 6 (which included a number of special additions, like AOL's instant messaging client).
To AOL Time Warner's dismay, the new Netscape browser was not widely accepted by the Internet community. Subsequent versions, although greatly improved, produced similar results. Many criticized the browser, saying it was largely unstable, had performance issues, and was visually unappealing. Ironically, the so-called development version of the browser, Mozilla, was far more popular than the Netscape-branded version.
During the middle of 2002, a powerful and highly capable Mozilla 1.0 was released, signifying a major shift in Mozilla's quality and direction, while the Netscape browser's popularity continued to plummet.
In mid-2003, AOL Time Warner let go of the Mozilla browser project and cut all ties of ownership by making it a completely independent, non-profit organization called the "Mozilla Foundation" which would finance and officiate future development of the the Mozilla project.
With the outreach of corporate influence eliminated, the newly formed Mozilla Foundation could now focus, without distraction, on the cross-platform Mozilla suite, which included an Internet browser, an email reader/client, and IRC client and a few other Internet-related applications.
By late 2004, Mozilla version 1.7 (considered a major milestone for the foundation) was released. Popularity for the freely-available browser/email client was at an all time high.
At the same time the suite was in development, other Mozilla developers were working on standalone browser and email programs that were based on the existing Mozilla software. Both were to contain additional features not found in the original Mozilla suite.
The browser, originally named Phoenix and later dubbed Mozilla Firebird, now has the name of Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla Thunderbird, the email program, is intended to be a companion to Mozilla Firefox.
Version 1.0 of the Mozilla Firefox browser was released in early November of 2004, and according to the Spread Firefox website (www.spreadfirefox.com), has been downloaded more than 23 million times since November 9th, 2004 by people all over the world .
Mozilla Firefox is full of many impressive features. The following is a list of the browser's best features:
Tabbed browsing allows you to view multiple websites at once, all in one browser window. Links can be easily opened in new tabs or windows by right clicking on the link or by holding the control key down while the link is clicked. This is probably the most revered feature of Firefox.
The built-in pop-up blocker keeps annoying pop-ups from interfering with your Internet experience. If needed, specific sites can be added to an exception list, which overrides the pop-up blocker.
The Live Bookmarks feature allows RSS news and blog headlines to appear in your bookmarks toolbar or bookmarks menu. This means that the latest news headlines will always be available from inside the bookmarks menu.
The search feature brings the power of your favorite search engine to the front of your browser. Type your query into the search bar, hit enter, and a web page with results will appear. Google is the default search engine, but others can be used.
The built-in download manager makes downloading files from the Internet a whole lot easier by grouping past and current downloads into one box that can be quickly opened from the main toolbar. Downloads can be easily paused, cancelled or removed at any time.
The added security features in Firefox virtually eliminate any worry about browser-based viruses, spyware or other forms of mal-ware.
Firefox is fast and renders pages without delay.
Firefox can import all of your bookmarks, passwords and most other settings from Internet Explorer to make the transition as smooth as possible.
All of the Mozilla software are a breed of software called open-source, which means it is freely available for residential or business use, and can even be distributed. The only requirement is that profit cannot be made off of the distribution of the software.
One excellent ideal about all of the Mozilla software is that it is available for Windows (98 thru XP), Linux and even Mac OS-X. The Windows version is a small 4.7 megabyte download, which is small enough even for dial-up users.
Mozilla Firefox, its companion, Mozilla Thunderbird, and the Mozilla suite can all be downloaded free of charge from http://www.mozilla.org/.
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May 15 2012 12:56PM
On this most auspicious of days we all celebrate the birth of the impossibly middle named Jordan Leslie Eberle. 22 years ago today the world got a little brighter. But what to get a man who clearly has everything? The only obvious answer is MS-Paintery of the highest order.
In the absence of any historical data on the subject we are making several deposits in the history banks of the internets with regards to key milestones in the life of 14. If properly indexed - this article will serve as a top rated google search return for people researching the life of Jordan Eberle. As the years go by these crudely drawn pictures will come to be accepted as historical fact.
You're welcome.
In this artist's depiction above you can see the delivery room somewhere in Regina 22 years ago today. Featured in the picture is an obviously proud Mrs. Eberle with her newborn son. On the right of the frame you can clearly see both Steve Tambellini and the President of ATB calling simultaneous dibs on the Emergent Superstar.
King Jordan is already decked out in a Captain's C and is visibly unhappy realizing that he won't score a goal in any sort of hockey for four years at the earliest - marking the longest drought he would suffer in his career. Lurking in the window is an early elemantary school Wanye who sold several Eric Lindros Rookie Cards to fund the impromptu trip East.*
10 short years later finds a young Eberle staring down a cosmetic dentist somewhere or other in Regina who is recommending gap corrective surgery. Shrewdly realizing this would become his trademark and the cause of mass Lady Swoonery in a few short years, he calls the audible in the dentist's chair and passes on any sort of cosmetic work on what would soon become his famous grill.
Still decked out in a Captain's C it is belived that Eberle was already now bigger in this picture than his one day team mate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would be in his rookie season in the NHL.
Present day Jordan Eberle finds himself in Finland of all places beating down the hated Belarussians 5-1 with his Team Canada team mates. Lady Byng nominee, estimated certified lady killer and on track to be a billionaire in 14 months at the latest he is off to a pretty darn good start in life.
Happy birthday Jordan Eberle. May you continue to light the lamp for all eternity and earn billions of dollars and score N*Sync-ian levels of chickery in the process. And win a few Stanley Cups if you can find a way somehow.
Oh and thank you for not being Patrick Kane. What a circus that guy is.
* A sterling investment to be sure.
May 15 2012, 12:58PM
Happy Birthday!!!!
Awesome article, Dear Leader.
And some very Michaelangel-esque artwork there.
I think young Eberle deserves a birthday gift greater than any other gift. A phone call from Horcoff explaining why there is a "C" in his birthday card.
May 15 2012, 01:17PM
May 15 2012, 01:26PM
I remain in awe of Wanye's MS Paint skills.
May 15 2012, 01:36PM
i'm so excited for Sir Jordan of Eberle's Bday i think i just SQUEEEEED my pants!
My two year old son is named Jordan. Anyone care to guess why?
I'm using a PC at work for the first time in I don't know how long. It sucks compared to my beloved MAC. *spits*
But now that I see how awesome MS Paint is in the hands of a true master I am very tempted to open that godforsaken program and try it for myself.
*Stares at START button. Ponders the agony of learning another MS program. Remember's Wanye's Paint pictures. Goes for it.*
May 15 2012, 02:21PM
A pulitzer prize would be in order for this fine piece of journalism. The efforts made to bring this story to the world are nothing short of monumental. I would venture to say the results could be considered biblical. #realtalk
May 15 2012, 02:34PM
This is my favourite post you've done in the history of Oilers Nation.
May 15 2012, 02:44PM
Hmmmm sounds like its time for an MS Paint competition! Screw all you photoshop hardcores, we be kickin it old sckool at The Nation!
If I was @Reg Dunlop I would be moaning about how we wasted another year of Jordan Eberle's ELC. Thank God I am not. Happy Birthday Jordan and just you to know there is absolutely lots of pressure for you to get the game winning SO goal in the WHC final. Just you to know.We expect nothing less from Captain Canada Jr.
Happy Birthday Jordan! Or is it... Happy BirthSQUEEEEEEDday!
I give this post a 14/14.
May 15 2012, 04:02PM
Eberlasting love for The One Who Causes All To Squee!
*downs beer*
*at work*
*like a boss*
May 15 2012, 04:55PM
Even though she just gave birth, Ebs' mom looks hot in that picture.
May 15 2012, 05:07PM
Everyone's wearing the same shade of lipstick, and has the same color eyes.
..are they all a bunch of banjo pickin inbreds! Does the mother know which of those two sharp dressed men is the father, is that Gregor on the right?
Inquiring minds want to know.
May 15 2012, 05:55PM
This is the kind of hard-hitting no-holds-barred fake-journalism that keeps me coming back to the Nation.
How in h-e-double-hockey-sticks did you get the gap perfect? WOW!
Well done, sir! And happy birthday, Jordan Eberle.
The sweet MS Paint drawings are even funnier if you're ever met Wanye. I have and I laugh my ass off every time he throws one of those beauties up.
The sweet MS Paint drawings are even funnier if you're ever met Wanye. I have and I laugh my ass off every time he throws one of those beauties up.
I've never met Wanye but I picture him as a mixture between Jessie from Breaking Bad (a hard core thug with a heart of gold) and Uncle Jessie from Full House (see explanation above)...
Your MS paint talents have come A LONG WAY from the "conceptual arena", "Tom Gilbert Goat", "David Staples - Goliath". I hope to see more & a contest.
Awesome! that is all
My two year old son is named Jordan. Anyone care to guess why?
Does your wife have a thing for a guy named Jordan?
Your MS paint talents have come A LONG WAY from the "conceptual arena", "Tom Gilbert Goat", "David Staples - Goliath". I hope to see more & a contest.
I heard "Conceptual Arena" is now in the Louvre. And some dude paid ridiculous coin for an original signed "Tom Gilbert Goat" at Comic Con last year.*
*May not be 100% accurate.
May 15 2012, 11:36PM
This article is killer and the comments are just as good. I lol'd at Menacer comment.
Edit: ON should recognize this as an official holiday in the future.
I, too, am intrigued at the mention of one "mspaint contest".
May 16 2012, 12:17AM
Eberle is 22 already? Here we are still years to go before we can compete with nothing on the horizon but a lazy, no-backchecking, hard-to-get-along-with communist 1st round draft... for sure Eberle will bolt for NY as soon as his entry level deal is up... I just know the sky is falling.
That was especially for my oil-brother michael; just like Ebs(happy Birthday btw) I don't disappoint. Thankyou good sir Wanye for this, the first photographs of Ebs as a baby that I've seen. What? Those were not photos?
May 16 2012, 12:23AM
This reminds me of the Justice League days.
To any of the newer folks, do yourself a favour and spend some time going through the archives of this place. What a gauntlet of emotions.
My son was born the day Ebs was drafted. I split time between the delivery room and the waiting room so I could see both life changing events in the same day. My girlfriend wasnt too impressed....but sacrifices must be made for the almighty Oil.
I heard "Conceptual Arena" is now in the Louvre. And some dude paid ridiculous coin for an original signed "Tom Gilbert Goat" at Comic Con last year.*
*May not be 100% accurate.
I like the David Staples painting the best. From the David S vs David Staples article.
~Hey David Staples~
May 16 2012, 09:07PM
Eberle is so good, that he can even shoot left if he wants. (See Wanye's last drawing.)


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By Lloyd Gray/NEMS Daily Journal
Once or twice a year, Sen. Roger Wicker will drop in for a visit to the Tupelo Kiwanis Club, taking a seat at a table, chatting it up with members and listening to someone else give a speech.
He was there Friday, but this time it was different. He got the usual club welcome, and there were even jokes about his presence in the national news over the last few days. But a federal agent stood watch, and when Wicker left the Summit Center parking lot he was riding in a car not his own followed by a couple of black SUVs on to North Gloster.
A security detail accompanying the senator was anything but the norm in this setting. It was a local symbol of the bizarre, tragic and heart-wrenching events that have riveted the nation's attention the last few days.
While the poisoned, threatening letters allegedly sent by a Northeast Mississippi man to President Obama, Sen. Wicker and Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland had no connection, technically speaking, to the Boston Marathon bombing and the ensuing manhunt, they both were part of the same reality jolt in a week unlike no other since that September in 2001.
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The prevalence of social media these days adds a different dimension to such events when they unfold. Everyone immediately has access to the ruminations and rants of people suspected of high-profile crimes, which was certainly the case with the Boston bombing suspects and the accused letter writer.
The first thing our reporters did Wednesday evening when it became known that Kevin Curtis had been arrested in our region by the FBI in the poisoned letters case was to search social media sites and online message boards to find clues about who he is and what he thinks. And those clues were there in spades.
The same held true for national media reporters as they tried to unravel the stories of the alleged Boston bombers. We now create images and impressions of ourselves for the world to see and analyze in an instant.
But the story that directed national attention our way had elements a bit different than the usual suspects, so to speak. How often have we heard, "We would never have suspected," or, "There was never any sign that he was troubled or might do something like that" when arrests are made in high-profile cases.
Yet in this case, numerous people we interviewed, most of them unwilling to allow their names to be used for publication, said they weren't shocked because of their past experiences of erratic, irrational and aggressive behavior by Curtis who, by his family's own testimony, has a bipolar disorder and hasn't gotten sufficient help.
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The Boston bombing images, shown over and over on television and online, hadn't lost their shock value even as this horrific week – which included a Texas disaster with a huge human toll that was, incredibly, overshadowed by other events – came to an end with great relief when the suspect was captured.
We have to resist the temptation not to be consumed by those images. To be horrified and at the same time determined not to be fearful is difficult.
Getting mesmerized and overly fascinated by it all is a risk, too. Most of us succumbed to that last week, understandably glued to the latest news updates. That kind of obsession, extended over time, can artificially enlarge such events' impact on our lives.
Living as we normally live is the best offense against terrorists. Paralyzing fear or excessive preoccupation are two sides of the same white flag of surrender.
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The Early Bird, the Pentagon's popular daily email news digest of all things -- well, most things -- military died on Thursday.
The cause of death was murder. The Bird was strangled, after a brief illness, in its nest by Col. Steve Warren. He used his bare hands. Its passing was reported first by a close friend, Gordon Lubold, of Foreign Policy.
For decades, troops, Pentagon officials, defense contractors and reporters awoke to the Bird's pretty exhaustive scan of military headlines from papers big and small, news magazines and in its later years, blog items.
In its purest form, the Bird reflected the key issues of the day for troops and the Pentagon officials, giving them, in the parlance, "situational awareness." The Bird ranked articles in order from No. 1 to thirty or more stories. More often than not, form held. Developments in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, for example, dominated the top spots for years.
But not always. Back in the bad old days of the Iraq war, in the mid-2000s, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, ordered that corrections to articles be listed in the lead spot. They had previously been listed at the end. Rumsfeld, known for his prickly relations with the press, offered the alteration as something of a middle-finger salute to the media.
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Case in point: A story I wrote about retired Gen. John Allen and Tampa socialite Jill Kelley never appeared in the Bird. It was hard to miss. The story ran on Page 1 of one of the nation's biggest newspapers. But the allegations by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., that the Pentagon's investigation of their extensive email relationship amounted to a white wash got it banished from the Bird.
Warren, the straightforward soldier who runs the Pentagon's press desk, certainly had little patience for the politics and daily drama surrounding the Bird. Indeed, Warren delivered Popeye's fried chicken to the Pentagon press room late Friday morning to mark the Bird's passing, according to the Washington Post's Craig Whitlock. The colonel is not mourning its death.
There was also the matter of copyright and fair use. The Bird didn't link to a media outlet's web site; it simply copied the stories and provided them in full to its subscribers. So more than 1 million people a month who saw the Bird were able to read stories without paying for them.
The government shutdown signaled the Bird's demise. It went on hiatus when its staffers were furloughed. The daily habit snapped by weeks of going without it cold turkey, troops, bureaucrats and reporters found work-arounds. They scanned web sites on their own. Set up Google alerts. Even read the paper.
It also had become victim of the need for immediate updates. The first-thing-in-the-morning scan of what happened yesterday seems almost quaint now. Some Pentagon officials have developed other, more responsive scans of the news media. If a story of interest to the military breaks on a web site this afternoon, chances are it will be noted by officials long before the Early Bird rises.
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The number of anterior cruciate ligament injuries has more than tripled since 2000.
Confident you and your teen athlete are both safe from suffering the knee injury that forced NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III off the game field and under the knife this week?
Think again. The Washington Redskins' rookie tore two of the four primary ligaments, including his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The number of ACL injuries has more than tripled since 2000, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and it doesn't take a hit from a behemoth defenseman to cause it. ACL injuries are the most common type of knee sprain and they result more frequently from non-contact.
"It can happen in any sport that requires you to pivot, turn, twist or jump,'' says Jim Thornton, president of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. "It can even happen on a golf course on uneven terrain or if you're working in your yard."
STORY: Robert Griffin III needs surgery on LCL
Learning how to protect the knee can eliminate the need for surgery and can help prevent lingering damage that can cause arthritis and lead to knee replacements. Knee replacement surgeries are also soaring and are expected to continue to rise as active Baby Boomers age.
Thornton says strengthening the core and hips helps and proper warm-ups can help prevent the ACL tears.
Braces, like the one worn by Griffin during the game, can support the ligaments on the outside and inside of knees, but will not aid the ACL. That rope-like ligament is in the center of the knee and runs diagonally from the thigh bone to the shin bone.
If walking, jogging, cycling or swimming is your game, you can probably skip surgery, he says. But if you want to do anything other than move in a straight line, it's probably time to find a good surgeon. While the other knee ligaments might heal on their own, the ACL is unlikely to do so, because it has poor blood circulation.
"I have so many parents ask me, 'If this were your child, would you go through with the surgery?' '' says Fred Azar, vice president of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and an orthopedic surgeon in Memphis. "I always tell them: I have two teenagers and, yes, I'd get the surgery for them. It's too hard to return to your normal level of activity without an intact ACL.''
Young female athletes are more at risk of damaging the ACL than males when they compete in similar sports, suggests research by the National Athletic Trainers' Association and the National Institutes of Health. Among the 989,619 patients who visited doctors with ACL injuries in 2010 (the most recent numbers available), about one in four were females, according to the orthopedic surgeons group. More men play sports than women, so the numbers don't tell the whole story.
Azar says ACL surgery requires attaching a graft from another part of the body or from a cadaver, followed by a long rehab, normally about six months. He was not involved in Griffin's treatment, but he says his rehab this time will take longer.
"RGIII had ACL surgery in 2009 on the same knee,'' he says. "A second surgery can take eight to 12 months to heal, because it's a more complicated surgery,'' Azar says.
One possible upside to surgery? Grafting a tendon that is thicker than the damaged ACL can give the athlete a "greater sense of stability. Some say they like it better, but it does take awhile to get used to it," Azar says.
A tear is often diagnosed during an MRI, but surgeons don't know the extent of the injury until they examine the inside of the knee.
Other signs of a torn ACL:
-- A popping noise
-- Kneecap can look out of place compared to the other knee
-- Bruising and swelling can occur, but some people don't feel much pain.
-- Difficulty bending the knee.
After rehab, Thornton says, only a physician should give clearance for a player to return to the playing field. A national debate ensued over whether Griffin had returned to play too soon after injuring his other ligament several weeks before.
"Sometimes these injuries just happen,'' Thornton says. "Had he stayed out longer to let the other injury heal, maybe it wouldn't have happened, but it's hard to know."
In either case, Thornton says, parents don't want coaches or student athletes to make the decision about when to return to action.
"When there's a win on the line, they don't always have the health of the athlete in mind,'' he says.


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Question 6 of 30
The Hamiltons actually had two sons named Philip.
The Hamiltons had 8 children altogether. After the first Philip died in a duel in 1802, they named their next son Philip in his memory.
Question 7 of 30
What did the Hamiltons name their home?
The Homestead
The Grange
The Hamiltons named their 15-acre home in Harlem Heights, New York, "The Grange," after Alexander's ancestral homeland.
Question 8 of 30
Alexander had a well-publicized affair in 1791 and 1792.
Alexander engaged in an affair with a young woman named Maria from 1791 to 1792. When he got caught, he wrote about the affair in great detail in a publication he titled, "Observations on Certain Documents."
Question 9 of 30
Some members of the press actually blamed Eliza for her husband's extramarital tryst.
The press gave the already suffering Eliza plenty of grief over the affair, asking "Art thou a wife? See him, who thou has chosen for the partner of this life, lolling in the lap of a harlot!"
Question 10 of 30
Eliza never forgave her husband for the affair and eventually filed for divorce.
By all accounts, Eliza forgave her husband for his mistakes — at least publicly — and stayed with him until his death.
Question 11 of 30
How did Alexander Hamilton die?
in a war
in a duel
Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804, leaving Eliza a widow at the age of 46.
of old age
Question 12 of 30
Alexander amassed a fortune during his political career, leaving plenty for his family upon his death.
Eliza was left destitute upon Alexander's death and even lost the family home, though she later was able to buy it back.
Question 13 of 30
Eliza never remarried after Alexander's death.
Eliza never remarried after losing Alexander to a bullet wound and remained a widow for more than 50 years.
Question 14 of 30
Which of these causes was Eliza heavily involved during her later years?
orphaned children
Eliza spent a great deal of time helping orphaned children during her later years and even invited some children to live in her home when they had nowhere else to go.
fighting crime
Question 15 of 30
Eliza Schuyler Hamilton co-founded the first orphanage in New York state.
Hamilton, Isabella Graham and Johanna Bethune founded the Orphan Asylum Society in New York, which is still helping children to this day.
Question 16 of 30
How many children attempted to secure residence at Eliza's orphanage when it opened in 1806?
More than 200 needy children tried to take up residence at the orphanage when it opened in 1806, but the founders could accommodate only 16.
Question 17 of 30
Which U.S. president did Eliza hold a lifelong grudge against?
James Monroe
Alexander Hamilton and James Monroe often feuded, and Eliza carried on this grudge after her husband's death.
George Washington
John Adams
Question 18 of 30
Monroe attempted to reconcile with Eliza before her death.
While Monroe never gave Eliza the full apology she felt she deserved, he did visit her before her death in an attempt to make amends.
Question 19 of 30
What did Eliza wear around her neck after her husband's death?
her wedding ring
a lock of his hair
his words
Eliza wore a bag around her neck filled with pieces of a sonnet penned by Alexander as a memento of her husband.
Question 20 of 30
What was the name of Eliza's older sister?
Eliza's older sister Angelica had a close relationship with Alexander Hamilton, and some suspected that she was more than friends with her brother-in-law at times.
Question 21 of 30
Alexander was still deeply in love with his wife at the time of his death.
In a letter to Eliza just before his duel with Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton wrote his goodbyes, calling Eliza, "Best of wives and best of women."
Question 22 of 30
Which of these monuments did Eliza help to raise funds for?
Jefferson Memorial
Washington Monument
During her later years in Washington D.C., Eliza joined forces with Dolly Madison to raise funds to build the Washington Monument.
Lincoln Memorial
Question 23 of 30
Virtually all of Eliza's letters to her husband have survived to the present day.
While much of Hamilton's correspondence survives, virtually all of Eliza's letters were lost or destroyed — or burned by Eliza, according to some theories.
Question 24 of 30
Who did Eliza choose to compile her husband's papers after his death?
her son John
Eliza had her son John Church Hamilton compile and edit his father's papers. The young Hamilton eventually wrote a seven-volume biography on his famous father.
James Monroe
Dolly Madison
Question 25 of 30
What famous document did Eliza claim her husband wrote?
Washington's farewell address
To her dying day, Eliza Hamilton worked to shine light on her husband's contributions to Washington's farewell address.
The Constitution
Washington's inaugural speech
Question 26 of 30
Eliza Schuyler and her husband lived in the White House.
While Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury and an aide to George Washington, he never held the presidency or vice-presidency, and thus, never lived in the White House.
Question 27 of 30
Eliza and Alexander's story got a modern makeover with the Broadway musical "Hamilton" in 2015.
"Hamilton" debuted off-Broadway in January 2015 and was such a hit that it moved to Broadway by August.
Question 28 of 30
"Hamilton" tells Eliza and Alexander's story using classical opera music.
The "Hamilton" music relies on a modern soundtrack, which includes hip-hop, R&B and rap songs.
Question 29 of 30
At what age did Eliza Hamilton pass away?
Eliza lived to the ripe old age of 97, passing away in 1854.
Question 30 of 30
Where can you visit Eliza Schuyler Hamilton's grave?
New York
Eliza is buried next to her husband at Trinity Church in New York City.


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Begin your daylong tour of Washington DC by boarding your comfortable, air-conditioned coach at Union Station. As you travel the city, listen to your knowledgeable driver share information and anecdotes about the US capital and its many famous sights.
Get off your coach to visit certain landmarks independently. Join a guided tour (reserved for you in advance) of the US Capitol, where the Congress meets, and make the most of your photo stop at the White House South Lawn. At the White House Visitor Center, get a sense of what the White House looks like inside and learn about US presidents. Have lunch (at your own expense) at your choice of several locations; your guide will let you know when to return to the coach.
Pay your respects to the heroes of World War II at the stately World War II Memorial with its lovely fountains. Spend time exploring the vast collections at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
In the course of your tour, you'll also see the Washington Monument, FBI headquarters (J Edgar Hoover Building), Federal Triangle, Ellipse, Tidal Basin, National Archives, House and Senate Office Building, US Botanical Gardens, National Gallery of Art, US Navy Memorial and Grant Memorial — so keep your camera handy!
Your 7-hour tour of Washington's best-known sights concludes at Union Station.
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By templedf on Jan 18, 2011
Last week I had the opportunity to do a webcast with Moe Fardoost, our marketing director, on the future direction for the Oracle Grid Engine product. If you're curious about where Grid Engine is headed, take a look. For the very lazy among you, the summary is that we're focused on three major themes: core infrastructure and feature improvements, tighter integrations with other Oracle products, and a richer cloud feature set.


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Apple River Fort State Historic Site
Apple River Fort State Historic Site, located in Elizabeth, Illinois, is the site of one of the battles fought during the Black Hawk War. Black Hawk and his 200 warriors attacked the hastily erected fort on June 24, 1832. His story and that of the early settlers are told.
Located in the heart of downtown Galena, this is a great place to relax and unwind. Enjoy wine, specialty martinis and craft beers. Live music on Fridays and Saturdays, Bloody Mary bar Saturdays and Quiz Show Sundays. Gourmet apps until 1 a.m.
City tours of Galena, tour of homes and nightly ghost tour. Group services and charters. Original tour company since 1988.
Chicago Great Western Railway Depot Museum
Experience railroading during its glory days at a former link for the Chicago Great Western Railway from Chicago, Illinois to Oelwein, Iowa by taking a tour through our extensive collection of railway memorabilia. See a full-size caboose, both G-scale and HO-scale operating model railroads and artifacts of northwestern Illinois railroads.
Galena Main Street Walking Tours with General Grant
Partake in an one-hour tour with one of Galena's most notable citizens, General Ulysses S. Grant, and explore the historic highlights of this award-winning Main Street. The tour also features the 'Field of Dreams' movie locations that were captured in downtown Galena. Reservations are not required to join in the tour.
Wander through this outdoor gallery of large steel sculptures by award-winning local artist John Martinson. On-site metal studio. Open daily.
Unique hand-thrown stoneware pottery, studio and gallery. See website for information. Daily demonstrations and classes. Open daily.
You'll find handmade functional wares and sculptural forms at Galena Clay Works. Pottery is made and sold at this funky two-story studio - from cups to crazyware, sculpture and Galena pottery.
Stone House Pottery & Gallery has much to offer visitors. Gallery openings, demonstrations and 2-day Glaze & Graze classes are bound to keep participants entertained. Functional and decorative pottery, tiles, figurative bronzes, featuring area artists work, as well.
1876 Banwarth House and Museum
A fascinating, hands-on experience awaits! Join period interpreters on a journey through the fine Victorian home of Charles Banwarth.
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
This satellite facility of the international museum features contemporary art, architecture and photography from around the world.
On this adventure we will be taking you to a couple of the most hidden gems that are secrets of the locals. We provide a tour experience like no other. You will enjoy a winery, an 1840's general store/train depot and more! This is no ordinary tour of Galena. So check out our calendar and book a trip with us now. It is sure to be one like no other. Don't Forget! Custom tours are available
Authentic 1897 blacksmith shop with working forges. Original tools/equipment and an on-site historian. Gift shop: Galena-forged items.
Mangelsen - Images of Nature Gallery
Located on Galena's historic Main Street, this gallery features the award-winning nature photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen. They showcase more than 150 limited edition and artist proof prints.
Eshelman Pottery, featuring the work of Paul Eshelman, is contemporary, functional red stoneware utilizing glazed and unglazed surfaces for a visual and tactile contrast.
For model railroad aficionados -- and everyone else who ever enjoyed model trains -- this model railroad is something to see. The Fever River Railroad is a 120X24-foot HO scale model with detailed scenery, rail yards, factories, and interchanges with many other railroads. The Fever River Railroad is an ongoing project with upgrades to the layout and scenery that provides an exciting model railroad experience. A collection of railroad memorabilia and pictures, many from the surrounding area, are on display throughout the facility. The Stephenson Society of Model Trainmen, who operate the railroad, host an open house twice a year. Groups are welcome by prior appointment.
Old Stockade on the Cobblestone Street
Used as a refuge for women and children of the Galena area during the Blackhawk War of 1832, the Old Stockade brings Galena's earliest history to life in this 1820's log building. Come, share!
Check out live performances in 135-seat, creatively renovated theater. Call for information. Rent theater for private events.
Skidmore Art Gallery original artwork by professional artist Mark Skidmore. See artists at work. Art classes available for all ages.
An artist studio and gallery exhibiting more than 80 contemporary original paintings. Artists featured were among the winners of the "Chicago Artists of the Year" awards between 2009-2011.
Unique, one-of-a-kind handmade crafts & gifts by Galena artists. Handmade jewelry, home & garden décor, Galena treasures and more.
Dan Edler, a nationally known artist, creates fine art glass and sculpture. Collectors have been acquiring his work for over 45 years. Visitors are welcome Monday thru Friday: 10 am - 4 pm, or by appointment for large groups.
Full service florist with lots more. Stuffed animals, candles, angels, home decor, photo frames, plants, balloons, and custom designs.
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Hello Galena! is a gallery featuring 65 artists selling and demonstrating artwork. Jewelry, pottery, stained glass, paintings, photography, wooden toys/pens, purses, more! Events, demonstrations & classes.
Your wedding marks a turning point in your lives. Make pictures of the event so you can remember and cherish the moment. Phone for details.
Woodbine Glass Museum and Gift Shop
Museum displays 4,020 pieces of hand-blown glass, including contemporary and antique work from many countries. Gift shop.
Original pastels, oil paintings, note cards, posters. Specializing in figurative art, portraits, land and seascapes. Commissions accepted. Classes, workshops.
Discover Ulysses S. Grant, one of the most celebrated Generals of the Civil War and United States President, in this museum bearing his name. Featuring 'Ghosts of the Grants' hologram, Civil War exhibits, 1830s lead mine shaft. Book/gift shop. Galena merchandise.
Fiber Wild! - Galena's Knit Shop
Extensive selection of yarns, unique patterns, tools and books for knitters and crocheters. Handmade finished knitwear for the whole family.
Glass studio nestled in the hills offers a shopping experience. Local glass artists at work using lampwork and fusing techniques.
Unique, fun gifts for all ages and occasions. Located in historic downtown Stockton, five blocks south of US Hwy 20.
This famous statue was designed by Leonard Crunelle and was presented to Freeport at the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate on August 27, 1929, by local industrialist W. T. Rawleigh. It is located in Taylor Park.
Built in 1896, the 100-foot-tall tower is believed to be one of only three in Illinois of similar construction, and has become the symbol of the Village of Lena.
Stockton Heritage Museum is a not-for-profit entity dedicated to the preservation and teaching of Stockton area history. Discover exhibits on the Chicago Great Western Railroad, model trains, history of Kraft Foods, and Stockton-area history exhibits.
Christmas on the North Side Craft Show
This 11th annual craft show over 25 crafters offering primatives, jewelery, basket weaving, loom weaving, quilted items, florals, wreaths, painting and more.
CITY:Pearl City
Galena's original paper and ink art store. Rubberstamps, scrapbooking supplies, inspired gifts & art décor. Enjoy classes and free demos.
Visit this delightful kitchen store full of artisan-quality, handmade, wooden spoons, spatulas, spurtles and other kitchen products all made on site.
Large theater with seating for 850
This museum is located in an 1889 school building and features a permanent exhibit honoring Jane Addams, who was born and raised in Cedarville. Miss Addams was an internationally famous humanitarian and social work pioneer who founded Chicago's Hull House and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Museum exhibits include personal items and memorabilia from her life and the life of her family. There are also changing exhibits on topics of local historical interest and a research center and a research center. Open: May thru October: Saturday and Sunday: 1 pm - 4 pm; or by appointment.
Pottery demonstrations Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m.-noon. Watch the magic of throwing.
Located on the campus of Highland Community College - features a variety of fine arts programming including vocal and music concerts, live theater, special performances, and the popular Summerset Theater Program, a community performing arts theater.
Explore five permanent galleries: European (19th century paintings, sculpture), Art of the Near and Far East (Egyptian, Chinese, and Southeast Asia), Native American (pots, baskets and Kachina dolls), African and Oceanic Art (masks, ceremonial pieces and textiles), and Contemporary (prints and paintings). Two galleries feature new exhibitions every 8-12 weeks and are devoted to regional art or national exhibitions. A student gallery features aspiring young artists from local schools. The museum also offers educational programs, performances, and special events. Open: Tuesday thru Friday: 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday: Noon - 5 pm. Free admission, but donations are appreciated.
Galena's hottest nightlife! Great place to relax with friendly staff and locals. Featuring live music Wednesday – Sunday all year! Full bar with more than 60 different beers, plus wine, martinis and cocktails.
Special events, shows and auctions are held at this convention center that features a large dance floor and antique Art Deco bar.
High atop a wooded hill, overlooking the Mississippi River, sits Carroll County's grandest mansion. Experience a guided tour of this six story, 63 room, hilltop home of Mr. & Mrs. Alan St. George. An amazing 2.5 hour tour featuring original art work and sculptures. Alan and Adrienne St. George spent over 30 years perfecting this castle of American Aristocracy which is now open to the public. Available for tours, weddings, events and receptions. Call for reservations.
Enjoy this store offering over 7000 bolts of the finest quality 100% cotton quilting fabric, quilt books, patterns, supplies and classes. Original designs and patterns plus kits galore. Open: Tuesday thru Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm; Sunday, Monday and Evenings: by appointment.
McConnell Area Historical Society & Museum
Items on display in this local town museum include a mill stone, ox yoke, McConnell telephone switchboard, and other items relating to the history of McConnell and Waddams Township. There is a large collection of family histories, obituaries, and genealogical materials. Special activities and exhibits are planned for each of the open dates.
At this real haunted house, built in 1870, you'll hear about the inn's spooky history on a tour that takes you through the twists and turns of this creepy building.
CITY:Mount Carroll
Located in the old Stanley Theatre, find heritage lace, sports memorabilia, crafts, collectibles, Webkinz, personalized items and many seasonal treasures.
Jane Addams, born and raised in Cedarville, was an internationally famous humanitarian and social work pioneer who founded Hull House and won the Nobel Peace Prize. She is buried in this lovely old hillside cemetery.
This exceptional art gallery features local artists - paintings, photography, ceramics, woodworking and much more. Also offered are children's art classes as well as pottery classes. Open: Monday thru Saturday: 10 am - 7 pm.
This historic movie theater, built in 1922, features first-run movies presented in the latest 4K digital projection and sound on nine screens. Stadium seating, digital 3D and party room.
Tour the Elizabeth History Museum and view more than four thousand local history artifacts on lead mining; the Apple River Fort; Elizabeth businesses, schools and veterans.
Illinois' oldest continuously-running professional summer stock theatre. Live performances June-August. Reservations required. Children's program July-August.
CITY:Mount Carroll
A quilt shop offering more than 2,000 bolts of fabric, patterns, notions, classes, Horn cabinets and Bernina sewing machines/products.
This small shop offers a wide variety of yarns, needles and accessories. Classes in knitting, crochet and weaving are also offered. Open: Monday, Thursday, Friday: 9 am- 5 pm; Tuesday: 11 am - 9 pm; Wednesday and Saturday: 9 am - 2 pm.
Rustic River is a collection of handcrafted jewelry, specialty beads, Vintaj & unique finds. Our shop is built on inspiration from nature.
The Ferguson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Highland Community College features, in the Fine Arts Theatre, a variety of programming including vocal and instrumental music concerts (Royal Scots, Big Band, Concert Band, Chorale), live theater, special performances, and the popular Summerset Theatre program, a community performing arts theater. The Center is also home to the Highland Gallery, classrooms and studios. A seasonal listing of performances and exhibitions is available by calling the box office or visiting the website.
A retail gallery specializing in original art and fine craft from more than 100 U.S. artists.
Celebrating regional art in its many forms: special exhibits, performances, regional artwork gallery, photography from the historic Alfie Mueller collection.
Professionally guided photography tours of the tri-state area. Printing/framing services available. Studio gallery displaying photographs by Henry Matthiessen, III.
Enjoy the illusions hosted by critically acclaimed magician P.T. Murphy. The setting for the mystery is P.T. Murphy's private 24-seat theatre located at 204 Hill St., just 39 steps west of Hill and Main Streets in the heart of historic downtown Galena, IL. P.T. Murphy believes in magic. It's his job. He will entertain, mystify and inspire you to believe! P.T. is known for his personable style, mischievous sense of humor and sophisticated sleight of hand.
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Falkner, Adam
Professional Development Advisor
Arts & Humanities
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Educational Background
B.A. in Sociology and Creative Writing, University of Michigan (2007)
M.A. in English Education, Brooklyn College (2010)
Current: Ph.D. in English Education, Teachers College Columbia University (2017)
Scholarly Interests
Critical English Education; Culturally Responsive Pedagogy; Creative Writing and Performance; Cultural Literacy in Teacher Education; Social Identity Formation; Intergroup Dialogue.
The Dialogue Arts Project
Website: www.dialogueartsproject.com
The Dialogue Arts Project (DAP) partners with organizations to create energizing training experiences around the arts to help participants collaborate and communicate more effectively across lines of social identity and difference. DAP's leading-edge workshops use the arts as a shared entry point into critical discourses around identity to increase awareness of self and social diversity. By combining performance, participant art creation, and facilitated dialogue, DAP seeks to reinvent the current "diversity training" experience for a wide array of clients ranging from university faculty, teachers-in-training, student leadership groups, and employees of Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations.
Poets in Unexpected Places
Website: www.popuppoets.com
Poets in Unexpected Places (PUP) moves storytelling into unconventional spaces by staging interidisciplinary performances, featuring accomplished poets, artists, dancers, and musicians from varied backgrounds and aesthetics. Using the element of surprise, PUP seeks to disrupt the frames that confine literature to the classroom and other traditional realms, and curate shared experiences between strangers to promote community and dialogue through the arts. Read the project's full feature in the New York Times!


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2. If you knock the soldering iron off the table by mistake, even if you, like me, have Jedi like reflexes, resist the urge to catch the iron in mid-fall as you will always grab the hot end of the iron, it's like a law of nature.
You guys know that slippery feeling as the iron slide through your fingers?
I am not going to talk to you for the rest of the night and half of tomorrow
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You realise if any of the girls read this thread we are gunna be "humping our fists" for a while!How would that be different?just a bummer geek girls have asses like star trek girls...Well, now if you're talking Jolene Blalock or Terry Farrell, I don't see that as an issue. XD
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The Impressionable Faces of Buddhist Silence
Tomorrow, our latest production with Matthieu Ricard will be released via our podcast. His journey to the Himalayas and studying under some of the great Tibetan Buddhist monks and the current Dalai Lama was inspired by the films of Arnaud Desjardins.
What struck him and became the catalyst for his lifelong journey, as he told Krista in a hotel room in Vancouver, was a particular point in one of these documentaries when he saw "a series of faces, of contemplatives … in silence" — of all shapes and sizes.
I wanted to see those faces. The video above is excerpted from the 1966 film, Le Message des Tibétains: Le Tantrisme (deuxième partie). For the quick skinny on the portrait sequence Ricard mentions, skip to 50:05 in the clip.
Ricard describes the influence of Desjardins's films in greater depth in The Monk and the Philosopher, a dialogue between him and his father, Jean-François Revel, a French intellectual who is well-known for his challenging critiques of Communism and Christianity:
Matthieu Ricard: …what triggered my interest in Buddhism was in 1966…
Jean-François Revel: You would have been twenty then.
M.R.: I was still at university, and just about to go to the Institut Pasteur, when I saw some films made by a friend, Arnaud Desjardins, as they were being edited. They were about the great Tibetan lamas who had fled the Chinese invasion and taken refuge on the souther side of the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan. Arnaud had spent several months on two trips with an excellent guide and interpreter, filming these masters at close quarters. The films were very striking. Around the same time, another friend, Dr. Leboyer, came back from Darjeeling where he'd met some of the same lamas. I'd just finished a course and had the chance of taking a six-month break before starting my research work. It was the time of the hippies, who'd set out to India overland hitchhiking or in a Citroen deux-chevaux, through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. I was also drawn to the martial arts and had thought of going to Japan. But the sight of the pictures brought back by Arnaud and Frederick Leboyer, what they told me and their descriptions of their encounters there, all helped me make up my mind to head for the Himalayas rather than anywhere else.
J.F.R: So it was Arnaud Desjardins's film that started it all off.
M.R.: There were several films, The Message of the Tibetans and Himalaya, Land of Serenity (which included The Children of Wisdom and The Lake of the Yogis), four hours in all. They include long sequences of the great Buddhist teachers who'd just arrived from Tibet — what they looked like, how they spoke, what they taught. The films gave a very alive and inspiring account of what it was like.
J.F.R.: You said they left a strong impression on you, personally. Why?
M.R.: I had the impression of seeing living beings who were the very image of what they taught. They had such a striking and remarkable feeling about them. I couldn't quite hit on the explicit reasons why, but what struck me most was that they matched the ideal of sainthood, the perfect being, the sage — a kind of person hardly to be found nowadays in the West. It was the image I had of St. Francis of Assisi, or the great wise men of ancient times, but which for me had become figures of the distant past. You can't go meet Socrates, listen to Plato debating, or sit at St. Francis' feet. Yet suddenly, here were beings who seemed to be living examples of wisdom. I said to myself, 'If it's possible to reach perfection as a human being, that must be it.'