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Kilbuck Creek
Located in the heart of the mid-west in Monroe Center, Illinois, just a 20 minute drive south from Rockford, a quiet, majestic dwelling sits among the trees that seclude Kilbuck Creek from sight of even its closest neighbors. This secluded sanctuary in the wilderness could be the location of your upcoming wedding, family reunion, church or business retreat or romantic getaway.
CITY:Monroe Center
Jonamac Orchard and Corn Maze
Bring your family out to our 65 acre site for a day of fall fun! Open from mid-August through November, enjoy the horse drawn hay rides, 10 acre corn maze (beginning Labor Day Weekend), kid's activity area with a barn, bale pile, tractor cab and more. Pick your own apples or stop in the store and visit the bakery for apple donuts, pies, caramel apples, fresh baked bread and fudge. Jonamac Orchard is your family's fall tradition.
Kuipers Family Farm
Kuipers Family Farm is a 230 acre entertainment farm. U-Pick Apple Orchard September thru October. Orchard Store is open thru Mid December offering apples, pasteurized apple cider, our famous cider donuts, home baked pies, cream & butter fudge & country gifts and goodies. Have we grown a challenge for you at The Amazing Maize Maze open weekends only thru October. U-Pick Pumpkin Farm Mid September thru October features Scarecrow Acres where customers can enjoy hay wagon and pony rides, the Haunted Forest, a petting corral and much more down-on-the-farm fun! U-Cut or precut Christmas Trees Nov. thru Mid Dec.
CITY:Maple Park
Sycamore's Steam Show and Threshing Bee
The History of the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club invites you to their annual Sycamore Steam Show & Threshing Bee. This family friendly event is a great way to step back in time and see many antique machines at work. Threshing using steam engines and gas tractors. Also, a sawmill in operation sawing logs into lumber using Steam Power and Baling Straw using Club's 1900 Sandwich stationary wire-tie baler are just a few of the engaging machine exhibitions that will be presented at the Bee. There will also be Barrel Train rides, rope making, mule team wagon rides and much more to entertain everyone.
DeKalb Corn Fest
Corn Fest is one of the last, free, summer, music festivals in Illinois. Well over 100,000 people from around Illinois and the Midwest attend the music festival over a three day weekend. This festival features a carnival complete with rides and games, food booths, free live music, kiddie korner with large inflatables, family entertainment and much more. Festival areas feature food and business vendor booths, and a beer garden.
Egyptian Theatre
The Egyptian Theatre hosts film festivals, special movie screenings, and live entertainment events. This theatre is a 1929, fully restored Egyptian Art Deco movie palace and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The Egyptian is also available for rentals, tours, weddings, graduations, parties and receptions. Capacity: 1,419 Raised stage with dressing room below; balcony and lobby space. - New Google Maps 360 tour of the theatre is now available http://bit.ly/1TJnAdb
Gurler House
Bea Gurler was nine years old when her father George moved his family into the house in 1893. Her cousins, the children of her father's brother Henry, had been living since 1888 in the Ellwood Mansion. Everyone said it was magnificent. Bea's parents George and Zillah, evidently shared a taste in homes that favored the elegance of simplicity. It was the unimposing yet dignified structure on Pine Street–where the back door was always open. George and Henry Gurler were both prominent businessmen, and joint owners of a number of dairies. They quickly became world-famous and respected by many dairy farmers. Bea eventually made it a goal of hers to renovate The Gurler House to be the home that she once new and loved. The Gurler House hosts an annual Folk Music Festival every summer, where people are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music. While you are at The Gurler House, make sure to take a walk through their beautiful garden.
Northern Illinois University
Come tour the Northern Illinois University, catch a show preformed by their Theatre or Dance department, or explore one of their Art Galleries. There is much to do on campus including their new Anthropology Museum, an Observatory, the Huskies Den or take in a game! Their Museums are free to visit, some fees may apply for shows or School of Music Concerts. There is never a dull moment on campus!
Yogi Bear Jellystone Park Camp Resort
412 sites 219 W/E/S, 165 W/E, 12 primative, 10 rustic cabins, 6 rental trailers, open all year, 2 heated pools, spa, hayrides, store, snackbar, laundry, firewood, ice, lp gas, gameroom, minigolf, etc. Free wireless Internet. 20 mi sw of Aurora.
Yaeger's Farm Market
Farm products available for purchase include plants, fresh fruits and vegetables, plus a wide variety of Amish jams and jellies. A pumpkin patch and corn maze are featured in the fall.
Prairie State Winery
Established in 1998, this family winery produces many award-winning wines, all of which are made exclusively from Illinois grape varieties, including those grown in the family's own vineyard
Acquaviva Winery
Acquaviva is a family-owned vineyard and winery that includes a tasting bar, Neapolitan-style pizza bistro with foods paired to accompany the wines, retail market place, private event space and a visible winemaking production center.
CITY:Maple Park
H.I. Lincoln Store
Two-story stone building built in 1860 by Abe Lincoln's cousin. Restored dry goods store houses a consignment shop featuring local artisans. Also national headquarters for the Lincoln Highway Assn.
CITY:Franklin Grove
Victor E. Court at NIU Convocation Center
Victor E. Court is an auxiliary gym with seating for 800 housed within the NIU Convocation Center. VEC is the home for Huskie volleyball, wrestling and gymnastic home matches. The facility also provides additional practice space for the NIU basketball teams.
Sycamore Speedway
A great location if you want to race your car or bring the whole family out to experience a racing event. Please visit their website to gain knowledge on all their rules and disclaimers for racers.
CITY:Maple Park
Amish Ways Country Store
Quilts, crafts, florals, pottery, jams, jellies, popcorn, seasonal items and more. Christmas walk 1st weekend Nov.
CITY:Paw Paw
Rochelle Railroad Park
View trains from the Union Pacific and BNSF railroads as they rush by the park pavilion and browse the railroad-themed gift shop.
Illinois Lincoln Highway Interpretive Gazebo - DeKalb
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition presents 16 Interpretive Gazebos along the Lincoln Highway, a 179-mile National Scenic Byway in Northern Illinois. The DeKalb gazebo offers a unique and interactive way for visitors to learn the significance of the highway in DeKalb while enjoying stories of the early Lincoln Highway and its other Illinois communities.
Shabbona Lake State Park Campground
Shabbona Lake State Park Campground is a semi-wooded area with 150 Class A sites with electricity, showers, vehicular access, boat launch, playground, kid's fishing area, and The Camp Store. Bring your own poles or use The Camp Store's loaner fishing poles! We also have paddle boats that you may rent to enjoy a scenic view of Shabbona Lake. Each campsite has a gravel parking space, picnic table, and a campfire ring. Shabbona Lake State Park has two cabins available for rent. The cabin consists of two rooms that total approx. 200 square feet. Cabins are located near the shore of the lake and are fairly secluded.
Lincoln Highway Seedling Mile and Interpretive Gazebo
Malta is home to the "first seedling mile" on the Lincoln Highway. As one of the 16 Interpretive Gazebos located along the Lincoln Highway, the Malta gazebo offers a unique way for visitors to enjoy stories of the early Lincoln Highway and its Illinois communities.
Northern Illinois University "NIU" Convocation Center
Northern Illinois University's 10,000 seat Convocation Center is a $36 million multipurpose facility that hosts a variety of events such as concerts, family shows, theatrical productions, commencement ceremonies, job fairs, trade shows and NIU Huskie Division I athletic events (basketball, volleyball, track, gymnastics and wrestling). The NIU Convocation Center hosts 200+ events per year.
The Homestead Sculpture Garden and Labyrinth
Art lovers will admire the beautiful brick labyrinth and distinctive contemporary sculpture garden here.
Mendota Hills Wind Farm
The largest commercial wind farm in Illinois features 63 towering windmills that are an awesome sight to see, and generate an alternative source of electric power.
CITY:Paw Paw
Waterman Winery & Vineyards
Waterman Winery produces wine that is made from homegrown grapes right here in DeKalb County. They offer wine tasting events, and tours upon request. Can host outdoor or indoor events.
Stonehouse Park - RV & Campground
The park has approximately 100 water, electric and sewer hookups. Each electric hookup has 20amp, 30amp and 50amp service. These hookups can be used with RV's, vendor vehicles, booths, tent or camp setups, and other purposes. Ample space is available for open or primitive camping. Rates may vary depending on group size and facility requirements.
Rochelle Railroad Diamond Lodge
The Rochelle Diamond Lodge is a charming lodge located just 50 yards from the Rochelle Train Park. Three Guest Suites are currently available and an actual caboose is on site and being renovated and will be available to stay in soon! The Lodge's comfortable and tasteful decor will make you feel right at home. It's all about relaxation, and who would want it any other way? Picnic tables in the back are the perfect spot to barbeque or enjoy a nice tall glass of lemonade in the summer and enjoy your privacy taking pictures in front of the on-site caboose! RAILFANS: Enjoy your day at the Railroad Park and then just walk back across the tracks to your Suite!
Granny's Berries
Stop by and pick your own blueberries and red raspberries.
Shabbona Lake State Park
Shabbona Lake State Park has 1,550 acres of rolling prairie and features a 318 acre man-made fishing lake. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area provides a convenient, natural haven from the hustle and bustle of daily life. With facilities for picnicking, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting and winter sports, Shabbona Lake is a convenient and comfortable retreat where you can refresh and reinvigorate yourself in a rare, unspoiled environment.
O'Connell's Yogi Bear Jellystone Park
287 acres of clean camping. Large pull-thru site with 50 amp electric available. Daily activities June-August. Swimming, mini golf, water slide, 5 comfort stations, laundromats, and Yogi Bear. Rustic cabins and furnished park model trailers, and cindy's deluxe cottage in a clean family campground.
Honey Hill Orchard - Waterman
Honey Hill Orchard is a family-owned and operated orchard that was started as a hobby by Hawken Askelson in 1965. Today, the original orchard location has 2,100 apple trees, with an additional 500 trees at a second farm location. What started out as a simple farm stand has grown to include pick your own apples, raspberries and pumpkins, honey from Honey Hill's own bee hives, a bakery, the Apple Barn Country Store and some old-fashioned family activities. In addition to providing customers with quality products, Honey Hill Orchard gives families a chance to spend a relaxing time on the farm and create some great family memories and traditions.
Lincoln Highway Association National Headquarters
Visitors from around the world enjoy researching highway information in this restored 1860 dry goods store built by Abe Lincoln's cousin. The Lincoln Highway Museum and Store is also housed inside.
CITY:Franklin Grove
Hume Carnegie Museum
Wild Bill Hickok, extensive photographic collection, memorabilia of yesteryear, and special exhibits.
Olde Timers Antique Centre
One of the biggest and most beautiful antique stores in Illinois. More than 100 dealers in 50 large booths and 175 lighted showcases. Thousands of the finest antiques from primitives to china, toys to jewelry, rooms full of beautiful furniture.
Mendota Hills Campground
Rustic, laid back family campground. Hayrack rides, horseshoes, swimming, frog jumping, convenient store, and church.
Chaplin Creek Historic Village
Chaplin Creek is an evolving, full-scale historical restoration project depicting a prairie settlement typical of the mid-19th century. Several historically significant buildings and artifacts have been relocated here from the surrounding area. Photo courtesy of Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition
CITY:Franklin Grove
Midwest Museum of Natural History
The mission of the Midwest Museum of Natural History is to encourage an appreciation of the world's diverse natural environment and human culture through exhibits and interactive learning experiences for children and adults. Offering a kid's play area with hands-on learning fun, a gift shop, national traveling exhibits, and world-renowned celebrities Ruud Kleinpaste, Jack Hanna and Jeff Corwin.
Amboy Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
The Amboy Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is 272 acre of wetlands offering a rare and fragile ecosystem, which includes endangered turtles, many birds and unique plant life. It is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and Mormon Road about 3 miles south of Amboy. Open to the public 7 days a week for walking and bird-watching. No dogs are allowed due to sensitive plant and wildlife.
Atwood Park War Memorial
The memorials here are a tribute to veterans of the Vietnam War, Korean War, Gulf War and World War II. The war memorials are the only ones built in the U.S. by youth, constructed by Boy Scouts of Troop 312 Rochelle as Eagle Projects.
Amboy Depot Museum
Built in 1876, this 19-room museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was the division headquarters for Illinois Central Railroad. The museum showcases local artifacts from Amboy and the surrounding area.
Sycamore RV Resort
Sycamore RV Resort offers water, electric and sewer hookups on shaded and open sites. Picnic tables and fire rings are at each site. Some other amenities are clean restrooms, hot showers, laundromat, Campground Store, two fishing lakes, swimming beach, paddle boats, row boats, pedal karts, sand volleyball and more!
Sycamore Family Sports Center
Enjoy family fun at the Sports Center with a golf driving range, an 18-hole mini golf course, six batting cages from Little League to professional, go-karts and soccer kicking cages.
Lord Stocking's Bed & Breakfast
Thee-story, Victorian home decorated with original antique furnishings. Mendota has parks and three museums. Starved Rock State Park is close by. Please call for reservations.
Union Depot Railroad Museum
Model railroad, locomotive display, railroad memorabilia.
Nehring Gallery
The Nehring Gallery is a space within DeKalb dedicated to promoting arts and culture. It is currently the home of the DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association, an organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the storied history of agriculture in northern Illinois, through exhibits, educational programs and community outreach. Visit their website to see what exhibit is on display today!
Chicagoland Skydiving Center
Jump with the best skydiving school in the United States - Chicagoland Skydiving Center now located at Koritz Field in Rochelle! Come see why more people from the Chicago area choose tandem skydiving at CSC. We service more first-time skydivers than any other skydiving center in Chicago and the Midwest. At CSC, our priority is on safety and customer service. Check out our skydive center and book your tandem parachute jump online. Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Rochelle, Illinois (formerly in Hinckley, IL) is your safest source for skydiving - period! Check out our brand new skydive aircraft and see how we maintain our safety record and reputation as the BEST!
Mendota Museum and Historical Society
Dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the people, commerce, and industry of the Mendota area. Extensive photographic collection depicting over 100 years of Mendota area history. Three Western Cottage organs and a Carpenter organ manufactured in Mendota in late 1800s. Hume-Carnegie Museum Saturday & Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 3/1 - 12/15; Union Depot Railroad Sat & Sun Noon to 4:00 PM, 3/1 – 12/15 Breaking the Prairie Museum by appointment. Office hours Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM.
Larson's Family Farm
Open throughout October, enjoy scenic hayrides on weekends, a pumpkin patch, the Barn Store, and Christmas trees after Thanksgiving.
Northern Illinois University Sports (NIU Sports)
The Northern Illinois University Huskies play in the MAC Conference and have a diverse athletic department. Their many sports teams include: Men's football, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, tennis and wrestling, while their women's teams include: Basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Prairie on State Wine Cellars
Visit Prairie on State Wine Cellars, a Prairie State Winery tasting room, in downtown Sycamore. The tasting room invites you to sample many of the award-winning wines from PSW, shop for unique gifts or enjoy a glass of wine with a Nosh plate that you create yourself. Also features a weekend music schedule. Open Thursday - Sunday
Joseph F. Glidden Homestead
Joseph Farwell Glidden's invention of one of the most widely-used types of barbed wire in 1873 helped change the history of the American West and had far-reaching impact throughout the world. His Homestead, a Victorian Mansion, in DeKalb, IL, is being preserved and restored by a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995. Both the home and the barn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We welcome your visit and encourage your membership!
Natural Resource Center
The Natural Resource Center is located at Russell Preserve, and is open to the public on weekends. The Center offers a great stop for exploration and live animal viewing for all members of the family. The Center can be reserved by school groups and other organizations for outdoor educational field trips. While there, take a walk through Russell Preserve, beneath mature oaks and hickories, surrounded by woodland wildflowers. In the winter, Russell Preserve is a great place for tobogganning.
Bridget's Kid Closet
Bridget has clothes from size newborn to size 12/14 girls and boys. She carries baby equiptment, dvds, toys, outdoor toys, all at a fraction of what it costs new.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural - Cortland
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced many Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The Cortland mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact on Cortland and the other communities along the Illinois route.
Ellwood House Museum
The story of the Ellwood House reflects the central role of Isaac Ellwood in the development of the barbed wire industry in America. The magnificent estate is also a testimony to three generations of the Ellwood family whose tastes shaped the evolution of the house and grounds. As you visit Ellwood House you will be aware of the comfort and quality of workmanship. At the same time, you also sense the warmth and hospitality of a family home that was lived in for almost one hundred years. The Ellwood House provides historical tours of the grand Victorian and are approximately one hour tour times. Tours are available for teachers, students, groups, and families. Capacity: 80-100
Fox River Resort
Timeshare resort and campground.
DeKalb County Barn Tour
The DeKalb County Barn Tour is a one-day driving tour of barn sites within DeKalb County hosted by the DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association and the JF Glidden Homestead & Historical Center. Participants will receive a map Guide Book containing hand-drawn sketches of each barn and the barn's history, style and use. Participants drive to each location in any order for a tour of the barn(s), including many interiors. Purchase your event ticket at any of the seven locations. Admission is $20 per vehicle (buses extra) (Museum members receive a 25% discount). Bus groups are welcome. Call for details on pricing; Marcia Wilson at the JF Glidden Homestead & Historical Center at (815) 756-7904 or email@example.com.
Farnsworth House
Master architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created the ultimate minimalist masterpiece, the Farnsworth House, in pastoral Plano in 1951. The stellar structure of floor-to-ceiling glass seemingly "floats" above the rambling Fox River.
Blue Moon Balloon Company
Balloon bouquets, arches, flags, pillars and just about anything you can think of made out of balloons!
Joiner History Room
The Joiner History Room is a cooperative effort of the DeKalb County Board, the County Judiciary, the County Clerk's Office, the County Facilities Management Office, Sycamore Library and DeKalb County Citizens concerned with safeguarding their historical documents. The Joiner History Room is an archives that has many items of museum quality. Our historical materials date back to the hand written minutes of the first session of the County Commissioners in 1837. As there has never been a fire to destroy any of the county valuable historical files, they have been meticulously preserved to meet the needs of today's researchers. The collection includes Civil War papers, newspaper files, old photographs and numerous boxes of manuscript materials.
Lils Acres
Eight acres of beautiful landscaping and flower gardens include the Life of Christ Memorial Garden, featuring life-sized sculptures tracing the life of Christ from birth to ascension.
CITY:Monroe Center
NIU Art Museum
The Museum serves to educate, preserve, exhibit and enlighten by balancing the challenges of contemporary art with the riches of traditional media for a comprehensive examination of visual culture. The Museum pursues its goal of furthering understanding of the visual arts by presenting a balance of high-quality, professional contemporary art exhibitions supplemented by written educational material, gallery talks, artist lectures, panel discussions, symposia and other related activities.
Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society
In 1977, the Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society was formed to bring together area people who had an interest in local and regional history and its preservation.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural -- Malta
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The Malta mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact in Malta and on the communities in Illinois.
Pineview Campground
On 40 acres of pine trees, the camp welcomes trailers, RVs and more.
Josie's Antiques
Josie's Antiques has a very large selection to browse through. This shop is four buildings on a large piece of land on the outskirts of Maple Park. The atmosphere will take you by surprise as will some of the treasures you will find! Definitly a must when traveling to or through!
CITY:Maple Park
Rochelle Country Club
Our 18-hole golf course provides a serene backdrop to many of the course's lush fairways and manicured greens. There is a practice bunker, chipping-putting greens and well-equipped pro shop. Private and group lessons available from our PGA Professional. Clubhouse restaurant serves lunch and dinner from 11am–9pm.
Poppy Seed Primitives
A simple gathering of all things primitive and country. Poppy Seed Primitives is a cozy place where you can find antiques, primitive home decor items and gift ideas. We strive to find products that are unique and sometimes one-of-a-kind. We are proud to offer many items that are made here in the U.S. Some are even locally hand-made. Our inventory is always changing for the seasons. That's just a sampling of what we offer, it's even better to experience it.
Smallville Museum
Selected by Warner Bros to represent Smallville in the filming "Man of Steel", Plano is now the home of the Smallville Museum. The museum collection contains a variety of props and other items used in the filming of the latest Superman movie.
Comfort Inn and Suites Rochelle
The only deluxe-service hotel in the charming city of Rochelle, Illinois, the refreshed Comfort Inn & Suites delivers a unique blend of friendly Midwest personality and fast-forward hospitality. For business and vacation, our contemporary lifestyle hotel offers a comfortable and convenient setting for all your travels in Northern Illinois. Whether planning a corporate connection, a romantic getaway or a train spotting adventure, you'll find our Rochelle hotel is perfect for working and playing.
Norwegian Settlers Memorial
This memorial commemorates the 1834 settlement at Norway, the first permanent Norwegian settlement in the Midwest. The monument was dedicated as part of a 1934 centennial celebration.
Sandwich Opera House
The Sandwich Opera House functions as a community oriented facility. It brings to its stage: theatre, lectures, recitals, weddings and a wide variety of outstanding performers, ranging from country to classical.
Oak Club of Genoa
This picturesque, 18-hole watered course winds through wooded and lowland areas along the meandering Kishwaukee River. Oak Club is rated among the region's top 20 courses by Chicagoland Golf.
The Carving Shop
The Carving Shop features the work of Joe Dillet, Master Craftsman, and specializes in custom hand carved heirlooms for the family, church and architectural carvings. We work from your designs, or ours, to create an awesome look that only hand carving can achieve. All wood is seasoned. All work is protected with a finish that will last many years. All work is guaranteed.
Unique Embroidery
Embroidery on shirts, caps, bags, etc.
CITY:Franklin Grove
Stage Coach Theatre
Stage Coach Theatre is one of the oldest, continuously operating community theatres in Northern Illinois. They have produced over 250 dramas, comedies, and "whodunit" productions, and produce six new shows every year.
Crumpets Tea Room and Ice Cream Parlor
Enjoy a unique dining experience in our Victorian tea room and turn of the century ice cream parlor.
Rochelle's finest restaurant, specializing in steaks, seafood, chops and pasta. Also featuring a Martini Bar and fine wine selection. Located on the Historic Lincoln Highway.
Franklin Creek Preservation Area
Franklin Creek Grist Mill, 1893 Twist Road off Old Mill Road, Franklin Grove. Covered wagon tours. Interpretive Center.
CITY:Franklin Grove
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural -- DeKalb
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced many Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The DeKalb mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact on DeKalb and the other communities along the Illinois route.
Mendota Hills Campground
More than a campground, hit a golf ball, take a golf lesson, catch a fish or hayrack ride, swim, dance, hike row/paddle a boat, play basketball, horseshoes, video games and pool or kickback with a campfire. We have 130 acres to do it all.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural - Genoa
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced many Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The Genoa mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact on Genoa and the other communities along the Illinois route.
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.)
deVine Wine Bar
Stop by to see Rochelle's newest addition to the Hickory Grove building offering fine wines on tap and micro-brew beers. We offer an elegant atmosphere & sophisticated menu.
Green River Oaks Camping Resort
Camping resort with two pools, mini golf, basketball courts, fishing in lake and river, rental trailers, 225 sites with hookups.
Sycamore Golf Club
This par 71, 18-hole golf club offers watered bent grass fairways, a putting green, swimming pool, tennis courts and horse shoes. Seats up to 120 people for meetings and events.
My Favorite Things
My Favorite Things is a local shop found in downtown DeKalb. It is full of primitives, antiques, vintage decor, collectible and gift items.
Ogee Golf & Country Club
Ogee features a nine-hole course.
CITY:Paw Paw
Hub City Antique Mall
Hub City Mall features antiques, used furniture, and much more. We offer beautiful antiques that you will love and our friendly staff will gladly assist you with all your antique shopping questions and needs.
Prairie Pines Golf Course
Located 2 1/2 miles west of Annie Glidden Road on Route 38 in Dekalb, Illinois. The nine-hole, par 34 facility features a gently rolling course on 53 acres surrounded by farmland. Soothing views of pine trees and beautiful fields make the experience a pleasure and prevent worries about errant shots hitting homes nearby. Water features are promenant on holes number 2 and 3 and a meandering stream through the course provides ample challenge. Thinking of an outing or a family reunion? You can rent the whole facility at a reasonable price for a few hours or the whole day. Besides access to nine holes of golf and carts, "The Pines" offers fishing in their ponds, a large outdoor barbeque and plenty of space for horseshoes, volleyball, or bag games.
Holiday Inn Express
The Holiday Inn Express Rochelle is conveniently located to many of Rochelle area attractions and cities. We are the choice of many visitors who want to be near the cities of Rockford, Sycamore, Dixon and DeKalb, Illinois, which are only a short drive away. The hotel is also only minutes away from many area attractions including Northern Illinois University, Kishwaukee College, Magic Waters Water Park, Rochelle Rail Fan Park, and some of the best golf in Illinois.
Chapel in the Pines
Nestled among fragrant pines and sumptuous flower gardens stands the Chapel in the Pines, a charming Victorian-style country church.
Sunday at Sandwich Antique Market
This market made Country Living Magazine's top 24 Antique markets in the country! Monthly market (May-October) produced by seasoned antiques dealers with a focus on quality antiques, collectibles and crafts. Contact Info: Mary (309) 310-3596 or Maureen (847) 321-1712.
Sandwich Fairgrounds
200 RV parking spaces, 110, 50 and 30 amp hook-ups, water and dump station. RV camping $15 per night April 1-Aug. 14 & Sept. 16-Oct. 30 and $30 per night Aug. 15-Sept. 15. Tent camping is allowed. Grills allowed but no open fires.
Franklin Creek Grist Mill & Interpretive Center
This four-story, reconstructed 1847 grist mill features a four-ton waterwheel and displays of 1800s milling equipment.
CITY:Franklin Grove
Super 8 Rochelle
63 rooms are available. CableTV with HBO, queen and king size beds and air conditioning . Restaurants nearby. Reasonable rates.
Nachusa Grasslands, The Nature Conservancy
Private natural area owned by the Nature Conservancy. Highlights are 1500 acres of prairie, wetlands, and savanna woodlands. Grassland flowers, birds and butterflies to observe.
CITY:Franklin Grove


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@segafanalways: I haven't had any problems with Blu Ray discs scratching yet. I know they're supposed to be much more resilient than DVDs
@zmannon: I know they are suppose to be more resilient but I believe they said that about DVD vs CD also. I just don't trust putting a disc against cardboard. Still this is a great deal on a great set.
I've heard this series looks better on DVD... that HD makes it look really fake. Anyone experience this?
@mnbeta03: I thought the Blu-ray looked and sounded better than the DVD version. IMO
@mnbeta03: I have owned both versions and most definitely went with the Blu-Ray experience over the DVD.
still havent gotten mine from frys.....maybe buy and send back frys,..... also use the alien/resurrection disc as a coaster...... har har har har


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In dark, wintry Lochdubh, Christmas Cheer is about as welcome as a flat tyre on a deserted road. The Calvinist element in town has always resisted what they view as secular frivolity, so for most of the townsfolk there'll be no carols, feasting, gifts - or even whisky on Christmas Day! And for PC Hamish Macbeth there's no holiday from crime - he finds himself hunting for a missing cat belonging to a lonely spinster.
Curt and unfriendly, the woman is convinced her pet has been stolen but once behind her heavily-bolted door, Hamish can spot her true problem - she lives in fear, though of who or what he cannot guess. Then someone steals a Christmas tree and lights from the nearby village of Cnothan. So it is up to Hamish to sort all these problems out and he had better do it quickly, for the church bells will soon peal on the eve of Christmas.
M. C. Beaton worked as a Fleet Street journalist. She is the author of the Agatha Raisin novels, the Hamish Macbeth series and an Edwardian murder-mystery series. She divides her time between Paris and the Cotswolds, where she lives in a village very much like Agatha Raisin's beloved Carsely.
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"Nice, gooey Christmas listen"
It was a gentle story, set in a fictional area of the Highlands. If you're looking for the polar opposite of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" this is it.
It was a bit sentimental at times.
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Naugy shakes off slow start, rolls over Eagles
NAUGATUCK — With 15 minutes gone in Friday night's game at Veterans Field between Naugatuck and Kennedy, the high-flying Greyhounds found themselves holding a slim, 14-7 lead over the grind-it-out Eagles.
The time for taking Kennedy lightly was over for Naugy, so the 'Hounds refocused and scored five unanswered touchdowns the rest of the way to come out with a 45-7 victory.
"We came out and underestimated Kennedy," Naugatuck's Ryne Griesenauer said. "They ran the ball hard and gave us a little scare. It took us a little while to wake up, but when we did we showed them what we're made of."
They did, and it was a high concentration of Jason Bradley.
The junior quarterback accounted for all seven of the Greyhounds' touchdowns, six via the air and a 31-yard run in the fourth quarter, to give him 25 total in Naugy's last four games.
But Bradley got off to a disappointing start when he heaved an interception on the first play of the game.
"I had Kevin Robinson wide open deep down the field, and my front foot slipped out from under me so I couldn't get everything into it," said Bradley, who completed 12 of 20 passes for 199 yards and added 91 rushing yards. "I was pissed that I threw an interception on the first play of the game, but every play can't be the perfect play. We bounced back from it."
Naugatuck (9-1), which lost out on the Naugatuck Valley League Copper Division title thanks to Woodland's comeback win over Derby, allowed Kennedy (2-8) to drive all the way to the red zone on the ensuing series before Maleek Brooks picked off a fourth-down pass in the end zone to keep the game scoreless.
With that defensive stop under their belts, the 'Hounds lived up to their speedy namesakes on almost every possession the rest of the way. Their first scoring drive, a six-play set that covered 80 yards and ended on Griesenauer's 12-yard touchdown catch, took just 1:04.
After Socrates Ilunga blocked a Kennedy punt, Bradley found Rick Plasky on the next play for another 12-yard score and a 14-0 lead.
In the second quarter, Bradley hooked up with Bryan Coney for two touchdowns (25 and 45 yards) and Tom Douty for a 9-yarder to give Naugy a 33-7 lead at the half. Bradley added a 10-yard touchdown pass to Griesenauer in the third, and tacked on his 31-yard touchdown run early in the fourth.
In all, Naugatuck's seven scoring drives averaged fewer than five plays and 70 seconds.
"It doesn't take us long," Bradley said. "We have a very quick offense and the play clock is probably around 20 seconds when we snap it. We try to catch teams out of position and it works."
"(Naugy coach Craig) Bruno teaches speed, speed, speed," Griesenauer added. "Even if it's a drop, a loss or a 50-yard gain, you have to get up to the ball and run the next play. You have to keep teams off-balance."
Ty'zhon Young scored Kennedy's touchdown on a 1-yard run. He had 40 rushing yards, while Elijah Benjamin led the Eagles with 81 yards.
Griesenauer finished with five catches for 90 yards. He and Coney have combined to snag 24 of Bradley's 34 touchdown passes this season. That duo, plus the running of Tom Douty (five carries for 47 yards), has Naugy feeling as though it is playing at its highest level of the season entering Thanksgiving against Ansonia.
"We're playing some good football," said Bradley, whose team can clinch a Class L playoff spot with a win over the Chargers.
"We're throwing up a lot of points and our defense all season has been fairly great. We've been good in all aspects, and heading into Ansonia is the best time to be playing your best football."
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" Mr Brennan as a man who covers young athletes I feel it's your job to clean up quotes at times. Why make a kid look bad. I think you can admit that Jason is a classy kid from all the times covering him. Use the word mad there and help the kid out! C'mon man! "
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I've read several SO posts on this issue and the one I found with a possible explanation was this one. A response in that post says "Browsers do not call the onSubmit event on the form if you call submit() programmatically."
I'm not sure if this is the operative thing affecting my form.
My code onsubmit="return onNewUserRegistrationCheck(this);" is 100% working -- the call to onNewUserRegistrationCheck(this) is 100% occurring.
Here's that code:
function onNewUserRegistrationCheck(theForm)
alert("In onNewUserRegistrationCheck()");
if(theForm.loginname.value == "<?php echo Labels::$DEFAULTLOGINEMAILLABEL ?>"
|| theForm.password.value == "<?php echo Labels::$DEFAULTPASSWORDLABEL ?>" )
alert("returning false now, so -- HOPEFULLY the form doesn't submit");
return false;
Here's the form:
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" onsubmit="return onNewUserRegistrationCheck(this);"
class="registerFormStyles" name="registerForm" id="regform"
action="regTheNewUser.php" method="post">
<input type="text" id="loginname" name="<?php echo Labels::$USERNAMELABEL ?>"
style="width:260px" value="<?php echo Labels::$DEFAULTLOGINEMAILLABEL ?>" />
<input type="password" placeholder="<?php echo Labels::$DEFAULTPASSWORDLABEL ?>"
id="password" name="<?php echo Labels::$PASSWORD ?>"
style="width:220px" class="inactive" />
<input type="hidden" name="newUserRegister" id="newUserRegisterId">
<input type="image" name="registerButton" value="Register" class="login-button-landing"
Notice I use a type="image" and do a programmatic submit(). According to some SO posts, the result of a programmatic submit() like I'm doing is this: 'Browsers do not call the onSubmit event on the form if you call submit() programmatically'
However I'm seeing 2 alert boxes when I click on my name="registerButton" pseudo-submit button:
alert box #1 pops up and says: "In onNewUserRegistrationCheck()"
alert box #2 pops up and says: "returning false now, so -- HOPEFULLY the form doesn't submit"
Those 2 alert boxes appear when I click my name="registerButton" button on the form. So I must (?) misunderstand what is meant in the posts I've read that say 'calling submit() doesn't fire the onsubmit event'.
The bottom line is the form is still submitted to the file "regTheNewUser.php" even though you can see that 'return false' occurred because of the alert message being seen "returning false now, so -- HOPEFULLY the form doesn't submit"
How can I stop the form being submitted without using a type="submit" button? I've proved to myself that my onsubmit="return onNewUserRegistrationCheck(this);" is 100% being called. I return false but the form is submitted anyway.
How can I stop the form being submitted when I find invalid form text entry and why doesn't 'return false' above STOP my form submission?


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29 Feb 2012 2:39 AM #1
Unanswered: Migrate custom css from Ext GWT 2.x to Ext GWT 3.x
I'm trying to migrate our Ext GWT 2.x css-files to Ext GWT 3.x. For EXT GWT 2.x we customized the styles via a new theme css file. If possible we want to reuse this theme css file for customizing the styles in EXT GWT 3 as well.
Now, with the Appearance Pattern I can't detect a possibility for an easy switch. Do I have to support every UI-Element that I want to customize (for example FieldLabel) with a corresponding Appearance Implementation (MyFieldLabelAppearance implements FieldLabel.FieldLabelAppearance)? If not, can you please give me a hint?
Thanks in advance
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If you create a custom appearance for a widget, and want this to always be used by default, put lines like this in your module file, somewhere after the GXT inherits statements:
<replace-with class="my.package.client.theme.MyFieldLabelAppearance"> <when-type-is class="com.sencha.gxt.widget.core.client.form.FieldLabel.FieldLabelAppearance" /> </replace-with>
If you only want some instances to use, or want some to be different than others, then either your css could have some extra class name to switch between the two, or make one the default (with the replace-with rebind rule), and pass the other appearance into the others' constructor.
2 Mar 2012 1:03 AM #3
Colin, your answer seems to partially cover my (unanswered) question at Styling GXT 3 but I am still unsure how to apply it.
Is there a tutorial somewhere how to make a theme? Or have we to just study the existing one(s) and find inspiration there?
And do you know if there is a tutorial / example how to make special Appearance for a given component? Perhaps I missed such thing in the demo explorer or a plain old GWT tutorial if they can be applied to GXT components ("appearance" is a word a bit too generic for searches...).
2 Mar 2012 2:56 AM #4
Hi Colin,
thanks for your response!
As I said before with Ext GWT 2 we currently have several themes. Each theme is implemented by a specific css file which is based on the styles defined in the gxt-all.css. So our application is styled completely different like the blue/grey theme provided as Ext GWT default.
But now a lot of modules/widgets in Ext GWT 3.x have their own css-files (I found somewhat about 100 css files).
Therefore my crucial question is: Can we preserve our custom-css-files that are based on gxt-all.css, or have we to
revise our whole css-files to the new Ext GWT css-structure? As our themes are completely different from the blue theme, this would mean that we have to override about 100 css-file ourselves - by appling a new appearance (as you demonstrated in the code snippet above).


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The Wellness Community is a free, multi-dimensional, nonresidential psychos ocial program for cancer patients and their families in support of and integrated with conventional medical treatment. 25,000 participants have attended program since its ince ption in 1982. Currently, 25OC00 participants attend weekly support groups and other educational and social support meetings at 16 Communitys nationwide. The heart of the program is the Patient Active Concept which states that if cancer patients participate in their fight for recovery, along with their physicians, they will improve the quality of their lives and may enhance the possibility of recovery. Patient Active Concept dispels the myth that cancer patients must be passive recipients of medical care; it is a shift in attitude from being passive to being active.
In the current climate of healthcare reform, TWC provides a much needed and unique model, developed and tested since 1982, of the relationship between psycholog y and medicine.
This presentation will describe the program which is organized around the Patient Active Concept , which will be followed by discussions of the preliminary results of The Wellness Community Participant Satisfaction Questionnaire.
This questionnaire was developed by Harold H. Benjamin, Ph.D. and Mitch Golant, Ph.D., in consultation with professional healthcare researchers to assess the perceived impact of participation in The Wellness Community on the lives and attitudes of its participants. The questionnaire was distributed to 909 participants at twelve Wellness Communities nationwide, and 480 (53%) from ten Communities were compl eted and returned in time to be included in this preliminary review.
The initial results, described here, can be grouped into five categories or descriptive areas:
The Wellness Community
helps cancer patients fight for recovery along with their physicians and other healthcare professionals in the hope that their effort
s will have a positive effect on the course of the illness. It is not a hospice or a place where cancer patients come to learn to die or adapt their lives to cancer. Through a growing network of facilities throughout the United States,
The Wellness Community provides its unique physician approved support , ". . . because we want as many cancer patients as possible to recover," says Harold H. Benjamin, Ph.D., Founder and Pre
sident. Current studies by some of the country's top medical
researchers now confirm what The Wellness Community
and Dr. Benjamin have been saying since 1982,
"Cancer patients who participate in their fight for recovery in
support groups will probably improve their quality of life and may affect the course of the illness."
Dr. Benjamin calls the principles upon which
The Wellness Community is based the Patient Active Concept.
The Patient Active Concept combines the Will of the Patient with the Skills of the Physician in the fight for recovery. The Patient Active Concept is:
DESCRIPTION:Since opening in 1982, The Wellness Community has provided psychological and social support at no charge to more than 25,00 0 cancer patients and their families. It now serves over 2,500 participants each week and is still growing dramatically. With operating facilities in 16 cities throughout the United States, The Wellness Community is by far the largest organization in the world devoted solely to the psychosocial support of cancer patients. The Wellness Community is the program attended by Gilda Radner about which she wrote in her book, "It's Always Something". Norman Cousins was the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors until his death.
The program is in support of conventional medical treatment. It is not an alternative. It has earned the approval of physicians throughout the United States, more than 350 of whom are members of The Wellness Community Professional Advisory Boards, including
Research From Psychology and Medicine validating THE PATIENT ACTIVE CONCEPT:
There are excellent reasons to participate in making this shift from a passive patient to a "Patient Active".
According to most oncologists, the immune system is the first line of defense against cancer. Research in the field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) by Hans Selye, M.D., and others, indicates that long-term unremitting stress depresses th e immune system, and we are just learning that positive emotions enhance the power of the immune system. The Wellness Community program provides a methodology designed to help cancer patients examine and perhaps reduce long term stressors. We provide activities designed to foster positive emotions.
Another body of research by Suzanne Kobasa, Ph.D., Martin Seligman, Ph.D., and others, indicates the three most significant psychosocial stressors cancer patients face are unwanted aloneness, loss of control, and loss of hope. The commu nity aspect of The Wellness Community provides the opportunity for people to come together to exchange information and share feelings, thereby combating unwanted aloneness. The program is designed to help cancer patients become active participants in their fight for recovery, along with their physicians and other cancer patients. Active participation provides an avenue whereby participants may combat loss of control and los s of hope. The Wellness Community's Participant Satisfaction Questionnaire supports recent research by David Spiegel, M.D., and Fawzy Fawzy, M.D., that joining a ca ncer support group positively improves survivorship and quality of life.
When cancer patients actively participate in the fight for recovery, they take steps to consciously change the impact of major stressors in their lives. The Wellness Community program is uniquely designed, based upon the above research findings, to help cancer patients actively participate. We are hopeful that this participation will have a positive effect on the immune system. Therefore, through co nscious application of the Patient Active Concept, there is reason to believe that cancer patients will affect the quality of their lives, and reason to hope that they will also affect the course of their illness.
METHODOLOGY:HOW THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY PROGRAM APPLIES THIS RESEARCH TWC program incorporates the above research and the methods of psychosocial support. The Wellness Community is a non-residential program, providing many methods of psychosocial support recommended by conventional oncologists and psychologists that cancer patients can use in order to become a "Patient Active" in their fight for recovery. All groups are facilitated by licensed psychotherapists specially trained in The Wellness Community's unique methods of oncological psychosocial support.
These services, which are completely free of
charge, include: participant and family groups facilitated by
licensed psychotherapists specially trained by
The Wellness Community -- National Training Center Faculty
in providing oncological psychosocial support; workshops, lectures, and seminars conducted by physicians and other
professionals that provide information and education useful for people with cancer; relaxation and visualization workshops designed to reduce stress by triggering the "relaxation response"; and social events and parties where people with cancer and their
families learn to fight for their recovery while they go about living
their lives.
All groups are facilitated by licensed psychotherapists who have been specially trained in oncological psychosocial support at TWC-National Training Center. Training in program philosophy and methodology is rigorous and requires a shift in thinking for the clinician from the values of traditional psychotherapy.
The training includes: studying the specially developed TWC Program Manual watching video tapes that teach key elements of TWC philosophy and its application to groups, reading relevant research studies and books, attending regional and national conferences and local retreats that provide education and training in the latest cancer support methods, int erning in cancer support groups, and participating in weekly individual and group supervision with the faculty of the TWC National Training Center.
The "Patient Active Concept" is at the heart of TWC philosophy. We address psychological issues and coping styles with the purpose of improving quality of life, thereby strengthening the immune system, and hopefully affecting the course of the illness. The groups are facilitated in a manner that emphasizes the autonomy and experti se of the participant rather than the therapist. Our goal is that the cancer patient may regain and maintain as much control over his or her life as possible. Participants at TWC are encouraged to rely upon one another for support, camaraderie, and hope as they fight for recovery. The sense of community and group esprit are foremost. The clinician facilitates an optimal environment for addressing psychological issues most pressing for cancer patients: unwanted aloneness, loss of control, loss of hope.
Most importantly, trainees learn that The Wellness Community is based upon a TRAINING community model of psychosocial support. All activities--workshops, lectures, and social events - - take place in a home-like setting where cancer patients can participate together in hope, learning, and friendship in order to fight for their recovery.
Public Acknowledgement:
The program has been acknowledged at the Metropolitan Life's Wonder of Life Pavilion at Disney's Epcot Center as a significant development in the evolution of health care. The Wall Street Journal has reported that major corporations support The Wellness Community in the hope that if their employees use The Wellness Community methods they will "return to work earlier and in better mental shape. "The American Medical Association News" has referred to The Wellness Community as, ". . . one of the best known independent support groups serving cancer patients."
Although the generalizability of these findings is limited to the population of participants who completed the Satisfaction Questionnaire and there was not a control group, there are several conclusions indicating The Wellness Community TWC integration of psychology and medicine:
Participants who utilize TWC pursue conventional medical treatment (98%) a nd; their physicians know they are attending TWC (87%). Moreover, 50% of participants join TWC in order to learn how to be more of a partner with their doctors.
Participants join in order to be with others who share the same problems and can understand the difficulties of cancer as well as fight for recovery (95%).
Participants join TWC not because they are dissatisfied with information they are; receiving elsewhere or that there is no place else to turn.
Although there are readily available sources of information and support, participants find something uniquely helpful about sharing a common problem in ;the focused support group format at TWC.
Less than 10% of the respondents indicated that their physical quality of life as measured by activity, pain, sexuality, and genera! physical well-bei ng had declined; since attending TWC.
Eighty-three percent rated their overall quality of life as having improved since attending TWC.
The vast majority of respondents said that family and friends know about; (98%) and support (90%) their participation at TWC.
Nearly one-third of the 480 who responded said that their significant other also participated at TWC, and 72% indicated that their relationship had been helped.
Finally, we look forward to investigating this data further by statistical analysis, re-administering the questionnaire to new participants, modifying and adding quality-of-life questions, identifying and assessing effective methods of outreach to underserved populations, and comparing results from individual facilities as a way of monitoring quality assurance around the country.
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falassarna lardas house
Size80 m²
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An old renovated house, which was built in the beginning of 20th century. It consists of two rooms and has a fireplace, air condition, parking and a garden of two acres planted with olive trees.
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Welcoming and friendly welcome by Michael and his wife Anna. Do not difficult. Accommodation is basic but was fine for us. Very good time had.
Gastvrij en vriendelijk onthaal door Michael en zijn vrouw Anna. Doen niet moeilijk. Accomodatie is eenvoudig maar was prima voor ons. Heel goede tijd gehad.
The place was great and in a really nice area. The owner Michalis is a very nice guy who gave us very good advice where to go, eat and swim. You can do everything there, go swimming at amazing beaches or go to mountains. Michalis provided us with great wine, olive oil and raki, all produced by himself. We loved it!!!!
Lardas house von Michalis ist ein wunderbares Beispiel für das ursprüngliche Kreta.
Herzenswarme Gastgeber, eigenes Olivenöl und Wein, Aprikosenbaum vor dem Küchenfenster, schattige Plätze am Haus und ein charmantes, mediterranes und persönliches Ambiente im Inneren. Der idealer Platz, um den Westen Kretas mit allen seinen Reizen und unterschiedlichsten Stränden zu erobern.
Danke an Michalis und seine liebenswerte Frau.
We stayed one week in 'tsikalaria holiday house'. At our arrival, Michailis, Anna's husband, picked us up in Kissamos and warmly welcomed us in the house. He gave us insight about the different places to visit and made his best to make our staying in his house pleasant and comfortable. He is also a knowledgeable man who likes to discuss with guests. The house is located in a tiny village (Tsikalaria) in a nice surrounding and, sitting on top of a hill, it offers a beautful view. It is decently equipped and clean. As a suggestion, we think that it would be good to improve the functioning of the shower, even if we are aware of the scarcity of water on Crete. Anyway, we had a very nice staying in 'tsikalaria holiday house'.
Beautiful house with very nice localization. Amazing landscapes and quiet surrounding. The owner Michail is very helpful and eager for giving useful information.
nice and very private accomodation. beautiful see view. garden could be a bit more green and children focussed.
A beautiful quiet place in the middel of Creta. With a nice balcony where you can see the sun rising in the morning. You need a car to see the rest of Creta.
It was a pleasure to meet Michalis and stay at his holydayhouse. We enjoyed the time and the style of the house. If we come back to Crete, we will definitely stay at this place again!
We stayed in Kissamos for 14 days, three kids (13, 18, 20) and three adults. Kissamos was the perfect town for our group. With the car, we could visit three of the world top 10 beaches (Elafonisos, Falasserna and Balos) as well as a number of other great nature sites. The small town was charming with small restaurants with good local food. At the local travel agency they were able to arrange a great trip to the Samaria gorge as well as scuba diving.
Our hosts were very helpful and welcoming. They brought us fresh figues, tomatoes and peaches. They were helpful in planning our trips, and were interesting to talk with about old and new greek history and culture. The house was big enough for us but quite simple equipped, especially in the kitchen. The showers might need some upgrading. With two balconies, we were able to sit in the shadow at any time of day. Our best moments were on the balcony at the end of the day, just summing up the day´s events with a game of cards and a glass of local wine or beer. Please try the local microbrewery beer called LYRA, very tasty. Despite being a small town, there was a lot of traffic. The loud motorcycles were somewhat annoying, especially during the night. Altogether, our stay was very nice, and we can recommend this destination.
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What sells BI software? Sex and Sizzle! What makes BI projects successful? All of the data work done before any grids or graphs are ever produced. It's the side of the business most BI vendors don't talk about as they'd rather just woo and wow people with flash charts and glossy dashboards. Not that there is anything wrong with that – who doesn't like great looking output? But, if the backend plumbing is either too complicated or non-existent, then it doesn't matter how sexy this stuff is.
Today Pentaho announced the Pentaho Enterprise Data Services Suite to help make the "plumbing" as easy and efficient as possible. We've enabled people to iteratively get from raw data–from virtually any source–all the way through to metadata and onto visualization in less than an hour. We've enabled a new set of users to accomplish this by taking away many of the complexities.
In about 80% of the use cases we encounter, our customers want to quickly create and perform analytics on the fly, do this in an iterative approach, and when satisfied put their projects into production. You shouldn't need a Ph.D in Data Warehousing to accomplish this, nevertheless many tools require extensive knowledge of DW methodologies and practices. It is fine to demand this knowledge with larger Enterprise DWs (EDW) but why make everyone pay the price – both in terms of software cost and experience/training required.
Now it would be one thing to provide data integration with RDBMSs, another thing to integrate with ROLAP, and yet another to integrate with Big Data like Hadoop, but how nice would it be to have a single Data Integration and Business Intelligence platform to work for all of these? Almost as nice as the Florida Gators winning a national championship but we won't have to worry about that in 2010…had to digress for a moment.
A big part of our product release today centers around Pentaho for Hadoop integration including the GA for Pentaho Data Integration and BI Suite for Hadoop. Big Data and the whole "data explosion" trend is just starting, so if you aren't there today, give it time and know that Pentaho is already positioned to help in these use cases.
Pentaho allows you to start down an easy path with Agile BI and then scale up to EDW when and if necessary with enterprise data services. Our engineering team and community have spent significant time and effort to bring these services to market, and today is the official release. Please take a few minutes to read up on the new Pentaho Enterprise Data Services Suite and attend the launch webcast. Or, go ahead and download the Pentaho Enterprise Data Services Suite and start making easier, faster, better decisions.


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Arab Interior Ministers release statement on counterterrorism efforts
March 13, 2013
Under the Chairmanship of Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, the Council of Arab Interior Ministers started its 30th session in Riyadh today. The session was attended by senior Arab officials, as well as representatives of the United Nations, Arab League, and Gulf Cooperation Council.
On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Prince Mohammed delivered a speech welcoming the delegations. He stated, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is working hard to promote the march of joint Arab security cooperation and coordination in all areas. To achieve this, the Kingdom has adopted several security initiatives, ratified a number of conventions and strategies in this regard, contributed to the exchange of security information and expertise, supported all Arab, regional, and international efforts aiming to combat crime in its multiple forms, particularly the crime of terrorism, which is the scourge of this era, shouldered efficiently its responsibility in this regard, and supported every matter that contributes to maintaining international peace and security."
The Secretary General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, Dr. Mohammed bin Ali Koman, also delivered a statement in which he highlighted King Abdullah's constructive role in supporting Arab causes. He praised the Saudi monarch for his pioneering initiatives to counter crime and terrorism and strengthen dialogue among followers of cultures and religions.
Then, Prince Mohammed chaired the meetings of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers.
At the conclusion of the consultations, a statement was issued detailing the results of the summit. It announced that the 7th Plan of the Arab Strategy to Combat the Illegal Use of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; the 6th Plan of the Arab Strategy of Combatting Terrorism; and the 3rd Plan of the Arab Strategy for Civil Defense were all adopted.
In the statement, the Council renewed its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and sources. It stated its intention to continue efforts to eradicate terrorism by addressing the causes of the phenomenon, cutting off its funding, going after its perpetrators, and strengthening Arab cooperation in this area. Specifically, it condemned the attack on the Amenas gas complex in Algeria on January 16 and praised the quick response of Algerian authorities.
The Council also denounced the logistical support provided by Iran to terrorists in Yemen and Bahrain, categorically rejecting foreign attempts to undermine the security of Arab states. It praised the counterterrorism efforts of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain and Iraq, praising in particular the Mohammed bin Nayef Center of Advice and Care in the Kingdom.
The Council called upon Arab officials to take advantage of the United Nations Center for Counterterrorism in New York, which was established at the initiative of the Saudi King, and welcomed the establishment of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in Vienna. It also lauded the invitation of Iraq to hold a special conference on combatting terrorism in Arab countries.
The statement touched on a number of other issues. It condemned piracy and terrorism in Yemen; confirmed its support for the Palestinian Interior Ministry and its police force; and established an award named after the late Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz.
The Council meeting was attended by Comoros Minister of Interior and Information Ahmed Abdullah; Palestinian Minister of Interior and National Security Dr. Saeed Abu-Ali; Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities Marwan Charbel; Djiboutian Minister of Interior and Decentralization Hassan Darar Hafniyah; Egyptian Minister of Interior Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ibrahim; Moroccan Interior Minister Mohand Laenser; Sudanese Interior Minister Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid; Bahraini Minister of Interior Lt. General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa; Jordanian Minister of Cabinet Affairs Dr. Nufan Al-Ajarma; Qatari Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani; Libyan Minister of Interior Ashour Suleiman Shawayel; Omani Minister of Interior Hamud bin Faisal Al-Busaeidi; Senior Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior Adnan Hadi Al-Assadi; Algerian Minister of Interior Dahu Ould Qabiliyah; Yemeni Minister of Interior Maj. Gen. Dr. Abdulaqader Mohammed Gahtan; Kuwaiti Minister of Interior Sheikh Ahmad Hamoud Al-Sabah; and UAE Minister of Interior Lt. Gen Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.


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If one is wearing Talit and Tefillin and suddenly becomes violently ill, what should one do? One cannot enter a bathroom with them on; however, one also runs the risk of fouling himself, or regurgitating in a place that is not proper.
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I am going off of the Shulhan Arukh HaRav on this one. Not my normal source for halakhic information, but considering we are talking about a case of in extremis there is what to be lenient. The relevant portion is O"H Simian 43. Obviously one should do everything possible to keep from entering into a toilet with tefilin on, however that is not in the case above entirely possible.
Going with the common custom of pulling one's shirt sleeve, down over the tefillin, and then putting on one's jacket atop that, we have the double covering over the tefilin shel yad that the Shulhan Arukh HaRav is concerned about. We still have the wrapping around the hand, the tefilin shel rosh and the talit to worry about, as technically none of those can enter the toilet.
So my solution thus far, is to remove the talit and tefilin shel rosh(something that can be done relatively quickly). As well as to unwind the straps around one's hand and wind them further up the arm so that they will be covered by the sleeve(something that from recent experience I know can be done on the run). Thus attaining the double covering and permitting one to enter the toilet(in a situation of in extremis) without transgressing an issur.
As an additional leniency on which to rely both the Hazan Ish(can't remember the location) and Rav Ovadiah Yosef(Halikhot Olam Parashat Vayetze) rule that our toilets today do not have the strict din of a beit hakise spoken about in earlier law codes on account of them flushing and thus not always having a bad smell. Rav Ovadia compares it to relieving oneself in a field.


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FROM TPD -- Basement, attic and garage all full? Wondering what to do with so much wonderful stuff? You're in luck! You can donate all of your treasures to the annual Sale in the Park which will be held on Saturday, May 21st, at the Crestview Shelter House in Shunga Park at 4801 SW Shunga Drive in Topeka.
Sponsored by the Topeka Police Department's Citizens Academy Ambassadors, proceeds from the Sale in the Park will benefit the Department's various programs for volunteers, Cadets, and chaplains.
Visitors to the Sale in the Park will be able to find everything from collectibles to jewelry, decorative items, crafts, furniture, house wares, and just great all-American junk. The sponsors are asking everyone to be on the lookout during their spring cleaning and garage cleaning for items that could be donated that will catch the eyes of bargain hunters. Retailers are welcome to donate unwanted stock from their inventories.
Donations will be accepted at the Crestview Shelter House this Friday, May 20th from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. If you need to schedule a pick up time for your donation, contact Ben Clay, TPD Volunteer Coordinator, at 368-9237 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The sale will begin at 8:00 am on Saturday, May 21st and end at 1:00 pm.
According to Clay, "There's plenty of parking and it will be a great opportunity to get out with friends and family members, do something fun, and find some real deals. It is also one of the great people-watching events of the year."


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ISV Architect Evangelist Bruce Kyle of Microsoft and MVP Stuart Celarier explore the new languages features in C#. It's a Whirlwind Tour of the important language features of C# 4. Stuart describes each major feature and why it is useful. But doesn't get into best practices nor suggested usages. Just the facts about each feature.
Whirlwinds are bite-sized webcasts, generally shorter than 15 minutes. You can start anywhere in the series to learn about the parts you're most interested in.
This session on C# 4 shows how the compiler handles eventing. The compiler no longer sets locks on events, instead uses a compare and swap technique. Stuart compares C# from .NET 3.5 and .NET 4 to show the differences and explains the implications for your existing code.
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An ubiquitous claim in mathematics is that such-and-such mathematical entity has a rich structure or more structure than another one. Most oftenly the entity is a structure - a set explicitly equipped with a structure, i.e. a graph, a group, etc. - but often enough it's just a set not explicitly equipped with a structure.
Ash/Gross in Fearless Symmetry claim that the solution set [sic!] of a polynomial equation has "more structure" than just its cardinality (p.66).
They state on the other hand that the absolute Galois group $G_{\mathbb Q}$ "has a rich structure - much of it still unknown" (p. 87).
Two questions arise (for the beginner):
Question #1: If one considers the structure-richness of a genuine structure - as a set equipped with a structure (as in Example #2) -, what is a possible quantitative measure for richness?
The only answer that comes to my mind is something like the diversity of non-isomorphic (induced?) sub-structures. Is this formalizable?
Question #2: If only a set is mentioned - not explicitly equipped with a structure (as in Example #1) -, what sense does it make to talk of the richness of its structure?
I guess I have to presume a structure imposed on the set, and go back to Question #1. But often enough the structure to impose isn't obvious from the context (like in Example #1). Is this only because this is a book for the general audience? My impression is, that it's fairly often "left to the reader" to literally guess, which structure has to be imposed (to be a rich one).


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A Quote by Lewis Carroll on kittens, conversation, purring, yes, no, boolean, logic, and agreeableness
It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they Always purr. 'If them would only purr for "yes" and mew for "no," or any rule of that sort,' she had said, 'so that one could keep up a conversation! But how can you talk with a person if they always say the same thing?'
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U(N) and SO(N) are quite important groups in physics. I thought I would find this with an easy google search. Apparently NOT! What is the Lie algebra and Lie bracket of the two groups?
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The Lie algebra for $U(N)$ consists of $N\times N$ skew-Hermitian matrices, and the Lie algebra for $SO(N)$ consists of $N\times N$ skew-symmetric matrices. In both cases, the Lie bracket is given by the ordinary commutator $[A,B] = AB-BA$.
The answer by Owen Biesel gives the standard definition.
But if you want to see a definition in terms of generators and relations you must choose a basis and then express the commutators of that basis in terns of the basis. Usually, a Chevalley basis is used, which consists of the generators of a Cartan (= maximal commutative) subalgebra and an associated root system. See
You may wish to check check that for $U(2)$, this gives the familiar definition in terms of angular momentum.


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Three Nebraska City High School students are being held at a juvenile detention facility in Sarpy County today for suspicion of involvement in a car theft on Feb. 1.
Police took a report Friday of a stolen Acura from the high school parking lot while its owner was in class.
The car was recovered on Tuesday where it had been abandoned south of the former Morton House Kitchens factory complex.
Cpt. Lonnie Neeman said the rear passenger window had been smashed in and it appeared that the car was abandoned after it became stuck in the snow and mud.
On Wednesday, police arrested three juveniles who also attend the high school for suspicion of stealing the car.
Neeman said the students had left the school early on Friday.
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I'm a novice programmer and often when I'm working on my own projects, I always get the feeling that the design of my code is not the best it could be, and I hate this feeling. I end up spending time looking things up, but then I become overwhelmed easily with many details, such as design patterns to choose from and when to use an abstract class or an interface. Am I supposed to try and learn a little bit of everything at once?
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A few suggestions:
You don't have to know all of this at once, but you should study all of it over time.
My advice is: stop worrying.
Experience is the best teacher, and you don't get experience if you don't write code. Also, badly designed code that is written is better than great design that is not.
So, write more code. Finish your projects. That feeling that the code is not ideal is probably right. And you'll probably have problems with this code. And when you have these problems, then you'd learn why exactly it was bad. You'd learn way more from firsthand experience than from "looking things up".
Also, don't hope that this feeling of "code smell" will ever go away. As you are getting better, you'll fix some problems, but start noticing new, more obscure/advanced ones.
This is a common problem with beginning programmers. Dont paralyze yourself by thinking everything has to be perfect. Thats the surest way to never finish a project. One of the most important skills to learn as a developer is the difference between perfect and good enough. Accept that every system you create can be improved upon. Focus on finishing your projects. After you finish, you can go back and improve on them. Thats why we have version 2.0's, after all.
I hope not. On the other hand, you should be learning and improving the whole time.
Read books, take courses, get qualified, work at it, and you should improve.
My best advice is to focus on the fundamentals such as the list Robert Harvey suggested. Software development is a complex monster that takes years to even get remotely good at, especially in the topic of good interface design. It is really hard to appreciate many aspect of software development without first experiencing them. Even something as basic as commenting code can be under appreciated. From day one, you are taught to write well documented code. I'll admit that it wasn't until I was really bit in a$$ attempting understand code that I wrote months ago before I truly appreciated the value of good comments. The same can be said for many programing concepts. For example, data encapsulation, low coupled modules and crisp clean interfaces.
The most valuable resource that I have encounter is my co-workers. You are going to bad write code. Just accept that. It is what you do to make sure that you write better code over time that defines you as a programmer. For example, when I first started working, my company didn't have any sort of formal code or design review procedures. I took it upon myself to subject my work to the criticism of my more senior co-workers and to be honest, I felt like an idiot for better part of my first year working.
Software development is an on going learning experience. Ask tons of questions, have your code reviewed, understand the why's of the suggestions more senior people give, don't be afraid to questions the validity of the suggestions more senior developers give and most of all don't be afraid to be wrong. Eventually the intimation factor or sense of being overwhelmed fads. For the record...learning curves suck.
Take a look at the book Refactoring: Improving The Design Of Existing Code, by Martin Fowler. The first thing you should do is refactor your code, in order to improve code readability and reduce complexity to improve the maintability of it.
When you refactor your code, you're already using Design Patterns, Encapsulating code, etc.
This is one of the best books I've ever read about this topic. It provides lots of useful recipes.
A good resource is The Pragmatic Programmer. The chapter on "Broken Windows" describes where you see yourself. The short and pithy response is to fix the problems.
When you start fixing your design, it helps to understand what you don't like about it. It's easy to come up with the vague answers like "it just goes all over the place" or "why did I do that there?". But take the time to see if there are any common patterns that you used.
Once you figure out where you want to go, take small, easily reversable steps to get there (i.e. this is what Refactoring is about). Every time you improve your code, consider the impact on the rest of the code. Did you make things better or worse? This at least is my approach to bringing order to chaos.
If you already have some experience in programming, why don't you study some open source projects that have clean code? You could look into THIS question from SO which has some relevant links.
Also, design patterns is a must know -- think about it, the whole idea of having patterns is to solve known problems without re-inventing the wheel or writing buggy code.
Finally, looks like you need some dose of functional programming to clear your head. Look into Haskell or Ocaml for a start.
If you're not a dangerous monster, you should find a so-called friend, who can review your code, and vice versa. Also, if you making things, which will be revisited, or just overseen by others, it's a good pression to do it better way.
And don't forget, programming begins before coding, always revisit your ideas, plans. If your plan is bad, it's a joyful act to throw it out: you have just saved the frustration of throwing out a bunch of code (and the time of its creation) based on a bad plan.
My advice is take each of the smells seriously and try to fix it. There are many good books on the topic (Clean code and GOOS are the best IMHO). But more than books go to conferences to hear and discuss with other people and on online comunities (mailing list, groups). Still better try to join your local xxug (dotnetug, jug, xpug, etc.) or found one.
Discuss with other programmers is the only way I know to really improve (unless you're luckily enough to work together with other dedicated programmers).


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Michael C. Glover, 55, Carbondale, Kan., died Nov. 5, 2012 at his home. He was born April 24, 1957 at Nebraska City to Joseph E. and Ruby A. Custard Glover.
He graduated from Nebraska City High School and was a truck driver for most of his life.
His true love was rodeo where he competed and later judged. He was a member of the United Rodeo Association, Interstates Rodeo Association and USTRC. He also attended and was a member of Grace Community Church.
Michael married Clara Lynn Crouse Nov. 1, 1980 in Nebraska City. She survives of the home.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Other survivors include daughters Stephanie Glover-Eutsler, Topeka, Kan., and Lacy Glover, Carbondale, Kan.; son Levi Glover, Carbondale; grandson Anthony Eutsler, Topeka; mother Ruby Glover, brother Joey Glover, sister Kathy Shefferd, and niece Jessica Shefferd, all of Nebraska City.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Grace Community Church, Overbrook, Kan. Burial will be in Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Kan.
Viewing will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Grace Community Church, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 6-8 p.m.
Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, Kan., is in charge of arrangements.
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had a question about focus and exposure?
If the camera is on the pole. How would I know what the optimum focus and exposure to set?
Can't rely on AF.
Even though its a fisheye with a good amount of DOF, I generally always try to work towards setting the Hyperfocal distance.
How would I set exposure and focus without seeing through the camera ?


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In two of my prior posts I talked about the evolution of music over the centuries and how it has constantly evolved over time. I also talked about how important music is to us in our daily lives because of music's profound impact on our psyches. I discussed how music can change our psyches by pumping us up or calming us down. Now I would like to answer the question of why the human brain likes music as much as it does and what evolutionary purpose music serves to human beings.
Music is heavily associated with the reward system in our brains. It is no secret that the reason we listen to music is because we find it pleasurable. So it makes sense that when our brains hear songs that we like it triggers the release of the reward chemical known as dopamine. This essentially lets us know that what we are doing is good. Now generally the dopamine system in our brain gives us the feeling of reward when we do things that are essential to survival such as eating food but music is obviously an exception to this rule as in has no obviously apparent survival value.
Neuroscientists have studied and investigated the link between music and the dopamine systems in our brains and have found some clues as to what the brain likes so much about music. Researchers have discovered that at certain points in a song we like we experience a peak amount of pleasure. In other words this is like our favorite part of the song. At the point of song where we experience maximum pleasure our brain releases dopamine. But it doesn't just stop there. Not only does our brain release dopamine during our favorite part of a song it also releases dopamine in a different part of the brain just prior to hearing our favorite part which is particularly interesting. Neuroscientists have determined that the reason for this is because our brains is making predictions about what we are about to hear and our brains get pleasure from being able to anticipate and predict what is coming.
Now that I have given some insights as to what exactly our brains like so much about music I would like to discuss what the possible evolutionary purpose of music is. Dancing is probably the biggest complement to music. Whenever we hear our favorite songs we often like to dance, tap our feet or nod our heads to the beat of the song. Now listening to music and dancing to music is not something that we just do all by ourselves. In fact, this is something that is often done together in groups with our friends. I can't speak for other people I personally have never gone to a concert all by myself. I always go with friends or family. Studies have shown that people who listen to music and dance together are more likely work together on non-musical tasks. I believe that the reason for this is because music bonds us together through shared experience and in my opinion this is what the ultimate purpose of music is. Music is a way to bond people together and bring us closer to on another. This explains why we like to go concert together with our friends and why we dance together in sync. When I was in I used to love to listen to my favorite tunes with my friends after school and I can see now that the reason I enjoyed it was because it was a shared experience and memory that I have with my friends.
Music is essentially a way to bring people closer together through a common experience. This is the evolutionary purpose of music. Music brings us together.


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In today's child safe episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Truthtellah becomes truthseekah, searching for family-friendly first-person games for a very special little boy.
Are there any kid-friendly first-person shooters on consoles? Or even first-person adventure games?
I own a Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 1 and 2, and an Xbox 360. The little boy of the house (11 years old) took a liking to me playing Doom on the PS1 and wanted to play, and he seems to control it decently. My only problem is, I don't really like him playing something with that much blood and gore. He can move around fine, but without the Invincibility cheat, he'd be dead rather quickly. So, I'm trying to find another first-person game on the consoles that I have which has some kind of cheats to not die or the game itself has no dying, and something with a little less blood would be appreciated, as well.
He is bound to a wheelchair, and due to various health issues, he doesn't get to go out very much. So, I think playing a first person game like that allows him to feel empowered with his movement. Thus, I'd love to find something more appropriate(or simply different) for him to play in the first person. Too many first-person games are simply violent, and while a game with shooting isn't much of an issue(he's a little boy, and shooting is awesome to him), the blood and gore just bothers me a bit. And it is hard to find games today which still have those classic cheat codes for invincibility or infinite weapons, making it difficult for him to get to play for very long without dying. A simply exploring-based adventure game would be amazing. Though, I'd even take a cheat-laden shooter with a little blood over no other games at all, as a little variety could help quite a bit; a kid can only play one game so much until they get a good bit tired of it.
I mainly use the Wii and Xbox 360, but any recommendations for the other consoles I listed would be much appreciated. It just gives him such delight to get to run around in a game like that, particularly in first person, and I'd love to see him have a wider selection than simply an old, somewhat inappropriate PS1 game.
Thanks for any suggestions! :)
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When users invite friends to my application the friend gets a notification in the Facebook.
When they click this link they see a dialogue box asking them to approve my application.
How can I limit the information my app requests to almost nothing so I don't scare away potential visitors. I don't want their email or friends list or to access their data at any time. I just want them to visit the site.
Ok Thanks to Changing the scope I have the dialogue down to this. Is there any way to get even less. I don't have any code that requires permissions. My call back just extracts the request id's.


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I guess this is a common question but haven't found any good answer about it, and questions around here are not exactly my case. Also, this is my first question so please don't be too harsh on me. lol
I have a standard CSS menu, made with UL and LI tags. I need them to get to cover the whole page, horizontally (not my real case, but I'll take this to simplify the situation). However, the items are created dynamically and so I'm not able to hardcode any with to LI items, nor margins.
I've seen solutions using JavaScript to set those values but I would really love to avoid them.
Lastly, I've seen a pretty good solution which is setting
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#menu ul li {
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This will create the desired behavior in most browsers... except for IE.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Thanks for the responses. However, as the code that generates the items isn't mine, I'm not able to set inline styles when creating them without using JavaScript later.


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More than 15 authors will be on site to read, discuss, autograph, and sell their books at the Friends of Rowan Public Library's first ever Rowan Reading Rendezvous, an opportunity to connect the community with some very talented authors.
Debut novelist Ariel Djanikian will discuss her dystopian fantasy, The Office of Mercy.Jason Mott will read from his romance novel, The Returned, which made it to #16 on the New York Times bestseller list. Fred Chappell will share from his prolific works penned over his 40 year tenure as a professor, author, and poet. Ann B. Ross, author of the beloved Miss Julia series, will also make an appearance.
Join us for this special event at Rowan Public Library Headquarters in Salisbury from 10 am until 4 pm on Saturday, April 26th. All are welcome, and there is no cost for admission. Visit www.rowanpubliclibrary.org or call 704-216-8240 for more information.


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To the experienced builders. What are the absolutely neccessary tools to build a reliable trued wheel? The wheel will be a 700c wheel for a standard road bike.
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To properly true and tension a wheel:
You can, of course, jury rig a Truing stand as others have mentioned, and you can build without a way to measure the tension on the spokes. Without a lot of practice and skill, though, your wheels will be less than perfectly strong and straight.
You should use a thread locker on the spoke nipples. Ideally, Spoke Prep from DT Swiss, or Linseed Oil, which acts as a lubricant until it dries, but acts as a thread lock once it's dry.
The book at the end of the list will teach you the theory behind how a wheel is built and why, and the lacing patterns, and what works best, and why.
There are definitely more sophisticated tools for this but in my mind the essential kit includes (1) the right-sized spoke wrench, (2) a flathead screwdriver, (3) grease for spoke threads, (4) the front dropouts on an upside-down bicycle with brake pads for truing, and (5) lots of patience if you haven't done it before.
All of this assumes you have a rim and hub with the same hole count, along with correctly-sized spokes and enough spoke nipples.