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A fun and exciting play land offering 10 inflatable play structures, four party rooms and two age-appropriate play areas.
Two full-sized rinks are open for year-round skating. All Seasons also offers a game room, ballet room, pro shop and party room.
All Spoked Up has the best variety of kids, cruisers, road, mountain, fixed gear and BMX bicycles, along with the highest quality and best price service/rep. Ask them about renting a bike for a day and take a self-guided tour or hit the trails.
This fun family spot, open April-October, offers two miniature golf courses. This par 70 course exhibits excellent golfing conditions. The blue championship tees boast a 6191 yard layout; where as the white/silver/red tees cover 5833/5616/4946 yards respectively.
Let Aurora Skate Center share the joy of roller skating in a family-friendly environment. They pride themselves with offering something for everyone, from the little ones to adults who have been skating for years. Home of the Aurora 88s, Aurora Skate Center takes pride in their professional-quality hardwood maple "floating" floor. On Mondays they host a live organ-music dance session with Frank Pellico, organist for the Chicago Blackhawks, playing the only triple-deck Hammond X-66 Pipe Organ (w/ 26-ranks of pipes) in the country. See Friday and Saturday night on the "Daily Calendar" for "Fresh Fridays" and "Old vs. New School Saturdays!" See their web site for more events and details.
Aurora's Zagster Bike-Share Program
The City of Aurora and Zagster, Inc. launched a new bike-share program that will provide Aurora visitors with a convenient, affordable and healthy way to get around town. 18 cruiser bikes are available at three downtown stations for riders to use for on-demand, local trips. Stations are located at RiverEdge Park - 360 Broadway Ave., Aurora City Hall - 44 E. Downer Place and Santori Public Library of Aurora - 101 S. River Street. This initiative creates new opportunities for visitors to experience the Aurora Area from a different vantage point and see it in a whole new light.
Bicentennial Riverfront Park is a five-acre community park on the south bank of the Fox River. Bicentennial Riverfront Park makes optimum use of the river, with abundant fishing, plus canoe and kayak access to the white water chute. There is also a beautiful view of the Glenn Palmer Dam as you follow the trail along the river and the picnic area, playground and river-side pavilion are popular community gathering spots in the summertime.
More than 35 miles of trails, from Aurora to Crystal Lake, pass through scenic landscapes. Routes include the Fox River, Virgil Gilman and Red Oak Trails, and the Illinois Prairie Path.
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park
On historic Bluff Street along the waterway in downtown Joliet, this park features free summer concerts, lush grounds, outdoor bandshell and indoor theatre. Office hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm and Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 noon.
Bird Haven Greenhouse and Conservatory
Lord and Burnham designed this historic greenhouse featuring a tropical house, cacti room, show house and outdoor gardens.
Go on a one of a kind country adventure you'll never forget! Become pioneers for a day on a real 1800s farm and village. Miniature train rides, pony rides, petting zoo, pioneer craft demonstrations, and special events. In the Discovery Barn see chickens, sheep, piglets, baby goats and more.
This 18-hole course is par 72.
Bolingbrook Golf Club combines the elements of a world-class facility and championship golf. Featuring an Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest designed golf course, a learning academy, clubhouse with lounge, two full-service restaurants, and banquet facilities.
Providing over 2,100 opportunities for recreation. Relax, have fun and embrace the power of recreation.
Situated on 45 beautiful acres, this nine-hole, 2205-yard, Par 32, executive length course offers the perfect course for a quick round of great golf.
Located in Lockport, IL, just 40 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop, Broken Arrow features 27 holes of Championship Golf, Driving Range, and Banquet Venue. Broken Arrow utilizes the "Prolink" GPS System by GPS Industries on its entire fleet of Club Car Golf Carts. These large and easy to use systems act as "virtual caddies" designed to give you all the information you need. At a glance, golfers can see the entire hole, hazards, bunkers, and rough areas. This system also allows the golf shop to issue weather warnings and other messages to golfers. The clubhouse features a full service golf shop, snack bar, locker rooms, restaurant, and banquet room. Accommodating up to 250 guest events, the Banquet Room is perfect for making your dream event a reality! With 27 holes of Championship Golf, Restaurant, and Banquet Venue, Broken Arrow has plenty to offer.
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Brunswick Zone in Naperville offers bowling, billiards, an arcade/game room, Laser Tag, Bumper Cars plus meeting space for corporate parties, team-building and special events.
Brunswick Zone XL is a full- feature, family- friendly entertainment destination with something for everyone. Our center in Romeoville sets the standard for family entertainment with more than 60,000 sq. ft. of fun for all ages. Bowling, billiards, video games and more!
Brunswick Zone XL is a full-feature, family-friendly entertainment destination with something for everyone. Our center in Romeoville sets the standard for family entertainment with more than 60,000 sq. ft. of fun for all ages. Brunswick Zone XL is a great place for Corporate Parties, Team Challenges, Monumental Moments and Birthday Parties! Call us today for more details. Become a fan of Brunswick Zone XL on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/bowlbrunswick
Forest Preserve District of Cook County's Camp Sagawau is an environmental education center established to promote the study of nature. Call for program schedule.
Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center
Environment Education Center - offers cross country skiing in the winter.
Camp Shaw was established in 1956 and is the best kept secret in all of beautiful Kankakee County! Camp Shaw is also a wonderful place to hold a variety of outdoor and indoor events. It provides overnight accommodation; horseback riding, guided trail rides or group lessons and weekend packages are available. It is also an outdoor, environmental science education program encouraging interest and participation in the balanced management of natural resources.
Canlan Ice Sports Romeoville is a 3-sheet ice facility featuring industry leading sport development programs, leagues, special events and birthday parties. It's the premier skating facility in Romeoville, IL. Open Mon-Fri 8am-11:00pm Sat & Sun 6am-11:00pm
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Jump in to summer fun at Centennial Beach! Featuring four acres of grass and trees, a sand beach, water play features, an NCAA/U.S.S.-approved diving complex, this historic beach is a place the whole family can enjoy! With water depths ranging from zero to 15 feet, the facility caters to swimmers of all skill levels. Combined with a playground, Frisbee® Area, shallow end slide, concessions stand and Beach store, Centennial Beach is the perfect way to beat the summer heat. Named "best public place to swim" in 2008 by Fox News Chicago viewers in an online poll!
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
The public is invited to play any of Cog Hill's four award-winning, 18-hole championship golf courses, including the world-famous Course #4, Dubsdread. Dubsdread was host to the PGA Tour's BMW Championship from 2009-2011.
A 143-acre extreme sports park featuring paintball, mountain bike trails, skate park and monthly airsoft games. Available for open or private play year round. Visit www.cpxsports.com or call 815/726-2800 for more info.
This site's 5,500 acres make up one of the largest and most used hunting and field trailing areas in the state. It also offers camping, picnicking, boating, fishing, two small natural areas and 12 miles of equestrian trails with cross-country jumps.
October brings pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze, train rides, farm animals, and fun. Also come see our Civil war reenactment the third weekend in October. Warrior Dash Midwest in June. On site gift shop.
Twelve-acre RV resort. Good Sam club.
Forest Preserve District of Will County
Biking and running trails, bird watching, camping, cross-country skiing, sledding, outdoor ice skating, canoeing and rafting and fishing. The district office provides all information on preserves and issues picnic permits.
Fox Bend offers a challenging and scenic tour of streams, ponds, willow trees and elevation changes. This highly regarded course has played host to several tournaments and qualifiers.
Bring a group of friends to play a round of paintball at Fox River Games. Open play or "walk-on" play is recreational play for all ages (age restrictions) and skill levels. Play as an individual or play in groups. Typically we are open every weekend Saturday and Sunday and during the summer we operate on Wednesdays and Fridays too. Please check our website for our operating schedule and specific hours of operation.
Timeshare resort and campground.
Freeman's offers canoe and kayak rental, bait & tackle, metal detectors, fly tying supplies, fishing & hunting licenses. Call to schedule a trip. Freeman's is your one-stop-shop for river recreation.
Hikers, campers, picnickers, and canoeists frequent this 30-acre site, making it one of the state's most popular state parks. Fishing, boating and bird watching are also popular activities. This picturesque park is bordered on the south by the Illinois & Michigan Canal and to the north by Nettle Creek which gently flows along the perimeter and through the park adding to its natural beauty and abundance of wildlife. Stately old trees including walnut, oak, ash, maple, sycamore, hawthorn and cottonwood provide ample shade throughout the park. In the spring, trillium, bluebell, white trout lily, violets, wild ginger, phlox, toothwort and spring beauties are just a sample of the wildflowers that can be enjoyed by park visitors.
Hikers, campers, picnickers, and canoeists frequent this 30-acre site, making it one of the state's most popular state parks. Fishing, boating and bird watching are also popular activities. This picturesque park is bordered on the south by the Illinois & Michigan Canal and to the north by Nettle Creek which gently flows along the perimeter and through the park adding to its natural beauty and abundance of wildlife. Stately old trees including walnut, oak, ash, maple, sycamore, hawthorn and cottonwood provide ample shade throughout the park. In the spring, trillium, bluebell, white trout lily, violets, wild ginger, phlox, toothwort and spring beauties are just a sample of the wildflowers that can be enjoyed by park visitors.
The Gemini Giant is a landmark statue on U.S. Route 66. The 30 foot tall statue is named after the Gemini space program and holds a silver "rocket ship" in his hands, while sporting an astronaut's space helmet that looks more like a welding mask.
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Largest tall grass prairie in Illinois. Big bluestem, Indian grass, and switchgrass thrive here, as do broad-leafed flowering plants known as forbs. Hiking and cross-country skiing.
Haunted Trails Restaurant & Entertainment Park
Perfect setting to raise your spirits! 14 acre park offers 3 go kart tracks, two 18-hole mini golf courses, batting cages, laser tag arena, rides, 100+ games, restaurant w/ private dining room plus private 5 acre picnic grove for company picnics and groups up to 2,000.
Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
State hunting, fishing, and wildlife refuge.
Heritage Bluffs Public Golf Club has been one of Chicagoland's highest rated golf courses since it opened in 1993. It offers a challenge for the serious player and fun for the more casual player across its rolling acres that offer scenic beauty unlike most Chicago-area courses. Everyone can find a length to suit their game from our four tee boxes that stretch the course from 5000 to over 7100 yards.
The I&M Canal Trail offers 61 miles of picturesque hiking and biking trails that follow the historic route of the I&M Canal from Channahon to LaSalle. The Trail also boasts Illinois' longest continuous snowmobile trail, and is a favored route for cross-country skiers.
Enjoy hiking, jogging, cross-country skiing, camping, snowmobiling, fishing, boating, canoeing and biking along the I&M Canal State Trail. This 61-mile recreational trail begins at Brandon Road in Rockdale and parallels the canal to LaSalle Peru.
Inwood offers a lighted range, pro shop and concessions.
Open public skating. Skate rental and concessions.
Inwood Park is located southwest of Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center. The park has tennis courts, fitness trails, a playground and picnic area. Horseshoes and bocce ball are also on the grounds.
Less than 1 hour from Chicago, Kayak Morris provides unique rentals, guided tours and lessons. Trips are approximately 2 hours in length. Kayak and canoe tours maintain a leisurely pace, making stops along the way to enjoy nature and to take a rest. For a faster pace try a specialty kayak or canoe tour. All kayak and canoe tours will be on the Illinois River, Mazon River or I&M canal. All tours include kayak or canoe, life vest, paddle, lesson, and safety briefing. Tours are kept small in size to maintain comfort and pacing, so make sure to reserve your place ahead of time.
KidsWork is an interactive educational experience for ages 0-8. Two floors of exhibits including a theater, art room, tot spot, pet vet, dino dig and more! Visit the KidsWork website for events, programming and new exhibits!
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve
Nature preserve for bird watching. There are herons and egrets which flourish through the parks and around the lake.
This year-round facility offers five basketball courts, eight volleyball courts, two soccer fields, a video game arcade, bumper cars, two mini-golf courses, softball batting cages, a go-kart track, climbing wall and paintball field.
Dedicated on February 12, 2009, Lincoln Landing is Lockport's newest attraction. This park, located on the original Public Landing platted as a dock area by Canal Commissioners in 1836, features a unique bronze statue of a young Abraham Lincoln created by artist David Ostro. Interpretive signage through the park highlights the history of the I&M Canal, its impact on the Lockport community, and Lincoln's connections to both. This open-air museum is self-guiding, but is enhanced by a website with school lesson plans.
Features 15 historic buildings that trace the history of Kendall County plus an 1819 Chicago Burlington & Quincy caboose, a fully-stocked general store, an 1840s schoolhouse, town hall, a working blacksmith shop, the Plano Train Depot, (c. 1850s) and Yorkville Firehouse (c. 1888).
The Marge Cline Whitewater course is located in Yorkville at Bicentennial Riverfront Park on the Fox River, just 60 miles southwest of Chicago. The paddling community is all a dither about this course. Whether you're a novice or an avid canoeist or kayaker, you're sure to have a great experience.
Overnight and long-term RV parking.
Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish & Wildlife Area
1,700 acres of grassland, brushy draws and shrubs on 2,801 acres. Hunting, fishing, picnicking and more.
Largest open space in northeast Illinois.
Recently sweeping the national award season, Mistwood Golf Club was selected as Golf Magazine's " Renovation of the Year", one of Golf Digest's "Best New Courses", and one of Golf Range Magazine's "Top 50 Public Ranges"! Designed and renovated by course designer Ray Hearn, Mistwood Golf Club features 20 St. Andrews- style sod-wall bunkers, truly bringing a feeling of Scotland to the Midwest. Additionally, Mistwood has five tee placements per hole with the ability to now play over 7,000 yards. Part of the recent renovation also included the construction of a brand new 5,000 square foot Performance Center at the foot of our driving range that offers custom club fitting, club repair services, and lessons. Construction of a new Scottish-style, 26,000 square foot clubhouse is currently underway, and will be complete in the summer of 2015. Come experience Chicagoland's premier public course. Come experience Mistwood Golf Club!
Naperbrook Golf Course is an 18-hole links-style course featuring rolling hills, native prairie grass and an ever-present breeze. The course offers a ten-acre driving range, separate teaching tee, 10,000 square-foot practice green and versatile clubhouse.
This environmental education and cross country ski center is dedicated to educating the public while protecting and restoring our natural environment.
Introducing Nettle Creek Country Club in Morris, Illinois. Nettle Creek is links-style golf in a beautiful prairie environment rich with wildlife. Renowned on the Chicagoland golf circuit for its fabulous greens, this upscale, 18-hole championship course is an easy drive from the populous Naperville-Bolingbrook-Plainfield area and just 18 miles west of Joliet on I-80.
Explore the acres of woods and lakes, with scenic trails, shelters and views of Aurora and Chicago's skyline.
Out of this world family fun featuring a four-level exploration playland, tag team laser trek, interactive video/prize redemption/games and outdoor amusement park. Caters to groups.
One of Chicagoland's top five courses, Orchard Valley Golf Course is an 18-hole, 6,800-yard, par-72 championship layout open to the public. Featuring four sets of tees, this beautiful course offers the appropriate challenge to all skill levels. Orchard Valley has been distinguished by Golf Digest Magazine as a 4 1/2 star facility.
Oswegoland Civic Center Aquatic Park
This community water park features colorful slides, tubes, a zero-depth pool and concession booth.
Come experience a special brand of bowling fun! As one of the largest centers in Illinois, Parkside Lanes is able to offer a variety of bowling formats, including open bowling, junior and adult league bowling, Sport sanctioned bowling, IHSA high school bowling, birthday parties, corporate events, fundraisers and more. Please use their Open Bowl information page or call for lane availability.
Pelican Harbor Indoor/Outdoor Aquatic Park
Illinois' only indoor/outdoor aquatic park features seven water slides, a lazy river, two zero-depth entry pools, a spray play area, diving well, sand playground and two concession stands.
Enthusiasts of all kinds find enjoyment in the wide array of activities the park offers including 4-miles of fully accessible paved paths that wind through natural prairie, woods and riverfront of the Perry Farm site.
Located on over 325 acres including a 28-acre fishing lake with a one-mile multiple use trail and a restored prairie grass development. The remains of the extinct elephant-like mastodon were found in this lake in the 1930s. Attractions include a life-size sculpture of a mastodon at the Mastodon Gallery, the gorgeous Sunken Garden, an 18-hole golf course and driving range, a zoo, war memorials, a winter recreation area and a 8,000-square-foot BMX & Skate Park.
Deluxe water park with tube slides, simulated river, zero-depth pools and sand activity areas.
The state-of-the-art golf course boasts modern features like "USGA" Greens, multiple tees, larger greens, strategically placed bunkers and water hazards, cart paths, a driving range and a three hole Junior Course. The new driving range has both "All Weather Teeing Surface" for inclement weather and a massive grass tee for a more realistic feel. Phillips Park Golf Course is a quality championship caliber golf course. With three sets of tees, the golf course ranges from 4,760 yards to 6,200 yards, providing a wide range of challenge for varying abilities.
Established in 1915, this free zoo is open daily, year round. Exhibits include bald eagles, wolves, mountain lions, foxes, otters, elk, goats, llamas, turkeys and peacocks.
Plano Synergy is a wholesale distributor, whose foundation is built on a dream and a passion for the outdoors. As a newly created family of high performance outdoor brands, Plano Synergy embodies over 150 combined years of industry experience, values and product quality all thanks to each one of its founders. As devout fishermen and passionate hunters, each Plano Synergy brand sought out to create the finest products for their fellow outdoorsman; dedicating themselves to producing top quality tools of the trade to outdoorsmen of all experience and ability levels. Thriving on new challenges, new goals and bold endeavors to become the latest and greatest in the field, the makers of Plano Synergy products are determined to remove all limitations on the water, and on the field-because this isn't simply a hobby…it's a way of life. Our brands include Ameristep, Avian-X, Barnett Crossbows, BloodSport, Caboodles, Creative Options, Evolved, Flextone, Frabill, GroundEFX, Halo Optics, Plano Molding, Wildgame Innovations and Zink Calls with hundreds of products made in the United States. With this desire and strive for excellence instilled in the minds of the innovators behind our products, the possibilities for our future are endless. The people who work at Plano Synergy often come and stay awhile, and the same goes for the people that use our products. As a fellow outdoorsman, we feel you will be happy with our products and may go confidently knowing that your outdoor experiences go beyond the what you bring home at the end of the day, but the experience you get out of it.
The Polk-a-Dot Drive In was founded over 50 years ago has become one of the most memorable attractions along Illinois Route 66. Stop in and see the collection of memorabilia and enjoy a great meal.
Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club
Prairie Bluff is located on 237 acres of rolling terrain and is framed with prairie grass, which adds to the golf course's overall challenge and beauty for those who play here. With four sets of tees, 10 lakes and more than 40 bunkers, golfers of all skill levels will find a good challenge. At Prairie Bluff, you will enjoy our beautiful 10,000 square foot clubhouse that features a pro shop, banquet hall & bar. Beyond serving as a fabulous golf facility, Prairie Bluff is an ideal location for breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktails. Prairie bluff's learning center offers a 10- acre driving range, short game area with bunker, putting green, private and group lessons. Let Prairie Bluff host your next golf outing!
CITY:Crest Hill
Small campground located in a country setting near Chicagoland Speedway, Historic Route 66 and a 25 mile hiking/bike trail. Business hours are 8:00am - 1:00pm.
RV, camper and car parking during major races at Chicagoland speedway and at Rte. 66 Raceway.
Aussie-themed Raging Waves is Illinois' largest outdoor waterpark! Sitting on more than 40 acres, this family-friendly waterpark features 19 water slides, a separate kiddie pool area, wave pool, lazy river, 24 private cabanas, a giant sandbox and more. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Illinois' Largest Waterpark, featuring 20 slides, quarter-mile long lazy river, wave pool, two kiddie areas and more.
The 30-acre park was designed in a way that would serve many purposes. From the canoe/kayak launch and natural landscaping to the VIP Rooftop Deck and 10-acre music venue, this is the new recreation and entertainment destination of the suburbs. Bring your kids and fly a kite. Enjoy a local band in the music pavilion with friends. Spread out a blanket and watch fireworks with the family on the 4th of July. RiverEdge Park is your backyard away from home.
Come feel the thrill of the chill at the Rocket Ice Arena, offering programs for all ages and ability levels in figure skating and hockey.
Rocktown Adventures is a specialty outdoor retailer and adventure club. They offer sales, rentals, lessons, guided trips and related apparel for kayaking, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, Nordic skiing and snowshoeing. They also carry camping equipment, lifestyle apparel and transportation equipment. Rocktown's mission is to help you gear up and head out. They carry top equipment sold by knowledgeable staff. Their experienced instructors love to share their passion for the outdoors. The trip guides know the waterways and trails like the back of their hand. The shop is conveniently located near an abundance of recreational assets waiting to be discovered by you!
This 94-acre farm features picnic and recreational areas, antique farm equipment, a petting zoo, pony rides and barrel train rides. In fall find a pumpkin patch, haunted barn and pig races.
Just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, Ruffled Feathers' aesthetic beauty is matched only by the genius layout. We are the only Pete and P.B. Dye designed golf course in Illinois and a must-play for any devoted golfer. Our championship caliber, well-conditioned golf course awaits your arrival with one of the finest sets of par 3's in the Midwest. Ruffled Feathers has 18 wonderful holes with tee sets for all skill levels and is your premier place to golf.
Along with 18 superbly conditioned holes of golf, The Sanctuary has an excellent grass practice range, short game area, putting green, full service golf shop with PGA Professional Bob Schulz. The Bunker Grill has great food and beverage offerings. For those who want a challenging golfing experience at a great price, there are few better choices than The Sanctuary, anywhere! Book your tee-time now at 815- 462-GOLF (4653) or book on-line.
CITY:New Lenox
Saw Wee Kee Park sits along the south shore of the Fox River. Located in Oswego this park has an abundance of fun, advanced mountain bike singletrack trails to conquer. These 5 miles of steep inclines and quick descents will give you plenty of stories to tell your friends. While you are there you can also fish, kayak and canoe along the Fox River.
Aurora's interactive science and technology center offers over 200 hands-on exhibits demonstrating the principles of electricity, weather, astronomy and nuclear energy.
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Includes three ice surfaces, public skate 7 days a week, learn-to-skate and hockey classes, observation area, off-ice training center, party/conference rooms, arcade and a pro shop.
Siegel's Cottonwood farm is a fourth generation working farm established in 1909. In the spring and early summer, the farm is open with a garden center featuring flowers, shrubs, and plants. From June 1st thru October, the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. In the summer when the crop is ready its extra sweet corn. In the fall its Pumpkinfest time on the farm with playlands, cornfield mazes, new fun attractions, climbing wall, gem mining and much more. And then there is the award winning haunted prison, "Statesville."
CITY:Crest Hill
Siegel's Cottoonwood Farm is an over 100 years old 4th Generation working family farm established in 1909. We offer Spring and Fall Educational Farm Tours. In the Spring and Summer the farm is open with a Garden Center featuring Bedding Plants, Veggie Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Hanging Baskets, Fresh Baked Pies, Jams and Jellies & much more. Starting in July the farm has Fresh Picked Xtra Sweet, Sweet Corn and other Farm Fresh Produce. Sweet Corn & Produce are also available at the Joliet and Shorewood roadside stands. Starting June 1st thru October the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. Starting the 3rd Weekend of September the Annual Pumpkin Fest opens with "Affordable Fun on the Farm" with over 20 different attractions; among them a Petting Zoo, 10 Acre Zombie Cornfield Maze, Grain Train, Gem Mining, Train Rides and new attractions added every year, like this years Zombie Farm Paintball Ride. For the adults don't miss out on the #1 Voted Haunted House, Statesville Haunted Prison, Open the first weekend of October.
Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area
A pool of clear bubbling water which sparkles like silver on sunny days provides the basis for the name of Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area. Even on extremely cold days, this pool does not freeze, and visitors marvel at the bordering beds of watercress. Majestic oaks and prairie grasslands provide a panorama of natural beauty to park visitors. The Fox River runs through this picturesque area which is also home to several small manmade lakes. A natural prairie restoration project gives visitors a feeling of the original landscape with native wildflowers, songbirds, waterfowl and upland game. Picnicking, fishing and hiking are popular pastimes in summer, with ice fishing, sledding, ice skating and cross-country ski trails available for the winter sports lover. For relaxing, exercising or just enjoying nature, Silver Springs is the perfect get away location.
Sky Zone is the world's first indoor trampoline park. They're the inventors of "fun fitness" and the makers of trampolines as far as the eye can see. They offer one of the greatest workouts ever combined with awesome, healthy fun. They've been voted the number one "out of the box" workout and the "best party ever." Experience WOW – the weightlessness of bouncing, flipping and landing in a pit filled with 10,000 foam cubes. Sky Zone is dedicated to providing the pure joy that comes with flying. They are sky lovers, thrill seekers and people who believe that jumping is freedom. They believe fitness can be fun and play can be smart. They are healthy and bursting with energy. They fly high and keep it safe. They are Sky Zone. Have Fun, Fly Safe Aurora!!
We are a diverse, modern farming operation located in the heart of Illinois farm country with state of the art facilities and equipment. We can arrange tours and have banquet and meeting space for groups and weddings.
This deluxe water park features tube slides, the second largest lazy river in Illinois, zero-depth pools, sand activity areas and concessions.
Railroad-themed, outdoor water park featuring a 6 person racing slide, body slides, tube slides, lazy river and zero depth pool.
Home for soccer, go-karts, mini-golf, indoor golf and batting cages.
Located in west central Naperville and adjacent to the DuPage County Forest Preserve's Dragon Lake, Springbrook Golf Course commands some the finest views of Naperville's open space and trails. Built in 1974, the facility features a challenging 18-hole championship golf course, a 28-stall natural turf driving range, two practice putting green with bunkers. Its beautiful, mature and lush foliage and trees complement the manicured greens, tees and fairways. Combined with its exceptional course design, golfers of all skill levels return time and again to play.


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Toyo is slated to provide engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning with a turnkey contract for expanding the plant's life by another 20 years. Toyo says it will actively expand business in Malaysia, where investments in large refinery/petrochemicals complexes are expected to be active.
Japan-based Toyo Engineering has been awarded a contract by
Malaysia's Petronas for the rejuvenation and revamp project of the No. 4 gas
processing plant located in Kerteh, Terengganu, the firms
said on Tuesday.
The plant will have a capacity of 250 million
cubic feet/day, according to project officials.
Toyo is slated to provide engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning with
a turnkey contract for expanding the plant's life by another 20
Toyo cited an extensive track record for Petronas projects
at Kerteh, including basic design work for prior
revamp projects of gas processing
plants No. 1 and No. 2.
The company says it is seeking to actively expand business in
Malaysia, where investments in large oil refinery and petrochemicals complexes are
expected to be active from now on.
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2012 Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award Announced
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Theodore Roosevelt Tour of the Museum: TR and the Giant Sequoia
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The restored Theodore Roosevelt Memorial is now open, and a new self-guided tour—available as part of the Museum's Explorer app, or on our web site—highlights exhibits around the Museum with a connection to TR, who was President from 1901 to 1909. In this post, the second in a series, we explore one of the tour's stops: a slice of the trunk of a giant sequoia, on display in the Museum's Hall of North American Forests.
Video Series Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Restoration of the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals
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The dioramas in the Jill and Lewis Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals have always been splendid, but after more than a year of painstaking restoration, they look better than ever—giving visitors close looks at many species of North American flora and fauna. A multi-video series, now on amnh.tv, documents parts of the restoration process.


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What's a good way to list a "Contact Us" email address on a web site, while reducing the likelihood it will get spammed?
Is putting the email address in an image the best technique, or are there others?
What's a good way to list a "Contact Us" email address on a web site, while reducing the likelihood it will get spammed?
Is putting the email address in an image the best technique, or are there others?
I pass all contact forms through a throwaway Gmail account, that forwards mail to the real email address. It's free, it's easy, and Gmail's spam detection is top notch.
It requires no extra effort when making the website, and if anything gets through you just login to the Gmail account and flag it as spam.
You can then set the Gmail inbox to either automatically archive anything that has been forwarded, or even delete it if you don't want that extra copy kept there.
Use an email obfuscator
My non-answer is to not do this. Modern email systems, such as GMail and the Barracuda anti-spam appliance, do an excellent job of filtering spam. Any barrier that you put between you and your visitors means a lower level of engagement and, depending on the type of site, potential loss of sales.
If you are worried about users who don't have native mail client installed, or who don't have the mailto: handler set correctly, then have a Contact Us page with BOTH the linked email address and a form (without a CAPTCHA) and let the user choose.
Spam is annoying, but it's our burden to bear, not our users.
Use natural language to spell out the eMail address...
You'd be surprised how much harder it is to write a bot that can differentiate natural language vs writing a bot that just searches for the @ sign and regexes a normal address.
Update: Here's an example of this technique in action.
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It turns out that someone has actually done research on this and posted it online. See the SuperUser post describing the results or the original article
Personally, I don't display email addresses on sites, but instead have an easy to use, accessible contact us form, along with an indication of who the email is from; allowing users to send the site owners and operators emails, without exposing email addresses or having to jump through various JavaScript hoops, etc.
This is often the best way to go if your spam filtering isn't that sophisticated.
use css to hide some noise from the real text (just all in one line, i formatted it to better illustrate the technique):
and then use this little css-snippet:
if you need valid
What I do is write out the email address as words, wrapped in a span tag:
The best solution: use a spam filter.
I actually use Gmail to handle my POP3 email account for my business, because it's much easier to check email on different computers. Gmail's spam filters are the best in the world.
So you can just display email@example.com as your email address and forget about spam.
using html encoding like
Use a graphic library (such as GD which is supported by PHP, or similar) to dynamically create .png images containing the email addresses.
Compared to my other answer this solution is less annoying for the users (but not transparent; they can't copy & paste it but must re-type it from scratch) but is also less secure: a computer can potentially read the unobfuscated image.
But overall I think it's a good compromise; it will stop the vast majority of spam bots.
A quite good, while not perfect way is to create the e-mail address via javascript. Most spiders looking for e-mails do not execute javascript, and hence do not find a readable e-mail address.
Here is just one example how it could be done.
I use a simple Python script to convert the e-mail address into an mailto link where the e-mail address is HTML entity encoded. This is completely transparent to the user, but seems to obscure the contents enough to defeat most simpleminded harvesting bots.
This gives the output
When the result is pasted into a web page, the browser displays the text "firstname.lastname@example.com" as a hyperline to "mailto:email@example.com", so it is just as convenient to the end user as including the address in the clear. But it does seem to defeat many harvesting bots.
Obviously, I delete the comment with the plain ASCII version of the address once I've pasted the obscured e-mail link into the appropriate spot in web page's HTML source.
Ask the user to resolve a CAPTCHA before showing them the email address (or if you have a contact form, before letting the user submit it).
It's the most annoying for the users but definitely the most effective.
I'm a fan of obfuscation, where the email address is essentially rendered with Javascript.
For example,
As far as the user is concerned, it's normal text and can be copied and pasted. Bots on the other hand will have a harder time with it.
Here's the obfuscator I used.
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You can write "Unscramble my email: user at com dot gmail" in
All the obfuscation techniques in the world can't help in the long run if you get a lot of people contacting you. All it takes is for someone to drop you a message and later get infected by some malware that scans their inbox / sent mail / address book /whatever for valid addresses, andyour address it out there being passed from list to list [I even have contacts who are stupid enough to put there email address and password into online forms for the most idiotic of reasons, you probably have too, the most recent one was a site that offered to compute someone's "email astrology chart and predictions" which immediately spammed all the fool's contacts with an invitation to the same site and <deity> only knows what other lists we are now on as a result].
The address on my public web-sites isn't just a throw-away address - it is on a throw-away sub-domain. If I start getting spam on that sub-domain I create a new one, update the sites where my contact details are listed, and a short time later I completely remove the sub-domain from DNS records. If you do this, or any other throw-away address techniques, make sure you make clear (on any page listing the address and in the footer of any mail you send using that address) that the address will change in future and if people can't get through they should check back to make sure they have the correct address.
This has the advantage of just being a simple address for people to click (if their browser+mailer are linked that way) or copy+paste without needing to use their brains to edit the address afterwards (I'm always surprised by how many otherwise intelligent and observant people can't get that sort of thing right). It also means my mail server doesn't spend its days bouncing messages sent to "random" addresses (aaron@, adam@, amy01@, ...) at the expired sub-domains. It also doesn't confuse screen-readers used by the blind or poorly sited.
Another option that I've not tried yet is to use an AJAX request to read in the email address and other details. This may be slightly more effective than
I used to use "contact me/us" forms instead but I found that they get spammed as much as, sometimes more than, plain-text email addresses - sometimes by scripts that are trying to use the form to create an account somewhere rather than use it as a contact form.
If you have a bot filter (using 1x1px, subnet, known bots, jscript detection, http referrer and browser agent) you can simply not display the information if its a bot.
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The easiest thing I've found is to use a contact form where there is a default address, but also the ability for the user to select who the communication should go to (marketing, sales, tech support, etc.). Then, based on the value of the drop-down the posted form data is sent by the server to the appropriate email address.
Run this contact list out of a database table so you can easily update/add entries to the drop-down. That way you're never exposing any sort of address to the wide world of spam bots, and still give your users a great way to send in feedback.
I've used firstname.lastname@example.com for years. Users typically know enough to delete the 'no-spam.'.
Otherwise, I just use a contact form with a 'captcha' and send the mail directly from the website.
Here is another email obfuscator: Enkoder, from Dan Benjamin. It comes both as an online app and a standalone app for Mac.
One thing I do is use the API from http://www.stopforumspam.com to check for spammers. Feel free to contact me for details and I will be glad to help you with it!
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If you don't mind using javascript, you can use something like ROT13 for obfuscating the email address. For example see this:
Personally, I prefer using a contact us form and not worry about the spambots, but of course it all depends on your requirements.
I use a PHP function to generate some javascript to output the the script at runtime. Note that you don't need PHP to generate the JS at runtime, you can generate the JS once locally and then include the static JS in your page.
You can also use the linked function with this snippet below to automatically obfuscate email addresses in given a given HTML (where $processedContent is the HTML):
If you're using a contact form, you could do the fun technique of using random names for your inputs.
For example, I make a contact form, instead of using email as an input, I would use liame, same with name (eman), and comment (tnemmoc). The bots don't actually know what those inputs do, so they just disregard them.
I've set up a Google Docs Form / Spreadsheet. I can check form entries once a day and my inbox isn't flooded.
Use Zoho Creator to set up a contact form. The feedback you receive will be stored on a database that you can access online & it will also be emailed to you.


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Track and Field Slated to Compete at Terrier RelaysApril 4, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – After opening their respective outdoor seasons at the 49er Classic nearly two weeks ago, the Anderson University men's and women's track and field teams are scheduled to compete at Wofford's Fourth Annual Terrier Relays on Saturday.
The one-day event will be hosted at Spartanburg High School, with the first field event beginning at 8:15 a.m., with the women's hammer throw and the first track event will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the men's steeplechase.
Freshman Sherin Malone posted a new school record in the women's 100 meter hurdles in Charlotte, while newcomer Ben Boerma posted a new school record in the men's 5000 meter run.
Junior Jill Baxter claimed 10th in the heptathlon in Charlotte, with junior Savanna Keese placing 24th and classmate Brooklyn Watt finishing 27th in the hammer throw. Watt and Keese brought home 25th and 34th, respectively, in the discus throw. Sophomore D'Yandra Morris, Watt and Keese placed ninth, 18th and 27th, respectively in the shot put.
Freshman Lauren Averitt finished 63rd in the 100 meter prelims, while Malone claimed 28th in the 100 meter hurdle prelims with her record-setting time of 15.36. The 1500 meter finals saw junior Sydney Hazel earn 58th, with freshman Bari Robinson just behind in 59th. Sophomore Devan Fisher claimed 83rd in the 1500 meters.
A trio of freshmen paced the Trojans in the 5000 meter finals, as Olivia Gardner finished 31st, with Grace Gerlock crossing the line in 56th. Mia Swierzs placed 70th in the event. Freshman Megan Shahoud brought home 39th in the long jump with a distance of 4.69 meters and Baxter collected 28th in the javelin throw. Senior Madison Guest finished 51st in the 800 meter finals, while Robinson placed 60th. Baxter and Shahoud shared 27th in the high jump.
Also on the men's side, freshman Eric Hoover earned 41st in the men's javelin throw. Fellow freshman Caleb Knight took 99th in the 200 meter prelims and 64th in the 400 meter prelims.
The 1500 meter finals saw freshmen Thomas Garrigan and Jesse Patrick place 63rd and 104th, respectively. Freshman Jonathan Shorter finished 38th in the 400 meter hurdle prelims, with Hoover claiming 43rd in the discus throw. Shorter finished 44th in the 110 meter hurdles prelims, with freshman Malik Brown just behind in 45th.
Boerma crossed the finish line in a school-record time of 15:35.98 in the 5000 meters to garner 48th, with senior Parks Edwards bringing home 60th. Freshman Ned Kennedy claimed 63rd, while junior Westley Wilson and newcomer Michael Burch finished 74th and 90th, respectively. Junior Joshua Visi-Clark claimed 38th in the men's 800 meter finals, with Hoover garnering 28th in the triple jump.


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Definition of Creole in English:
(also creole)
1A person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.
Example sentences
- The Creoles, the black people of the Caribbean region, are the descendants of colonial-era slaves, Jamaican merchants, and West Indian laborers.
- Black Creoles and Garifunas, the descendants of Caribbean slaves, mix with Miskito, Rama, and Sumu Indians, who have lived on the land for hundreds of years.
- It is the native tongue of the Creoles, blacks who came from Jamaica and other islands colonized by the British.
2A descendant of Spanish or other European settlers in the Caribbean or Central or South America.
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- The urban elite is primarily Creole, mostly of Spanish descent.
- Some urban-and often lighter skinned-Belizean Creoles were large landowners and merchants in the early to mid-nineteenth century, having inherited property from their wealthy white fathers.
- Despite this racial discourse, rural Belizean Creoles developed alternative systems of natural resource use based in part upon small-scale agricultural production.
2.1A white descendant of French settlers in Louisiana and other parts of the southern US.
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- French Creoles dominated Louisiana, even after Spain officially took over the colony in the mid-eighteenth century and some Spanish settled there.
- In Louisiana the Creoles and Acadians rejected the cotton planters' Southern nationalism.
- She married Oscar Chopin, a Creole, and went to live in New Orleans, Louisiana, spending her summers at Grand Isle, a fashionable resort off the south coast.
3A mother tongue formed from the contact of a European language (especially English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese) with local languages (especially African languages spoken by slaves in the West Indies): a Portuguese-based Creole
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- Most people on the islands speak a local dialect, or Creole, that combines elements of West African languages and French.
- English is the official language, but English Creole is the language most people speak.
- But you know, they had the ballots available in like three different languages: Spanish and Creole in addition to English.
Relating to a Creole or Creoles: a restaurant serving both international and Creole cuisine research on pidgin and Creole languages
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- But the exclusion of Creole cuisine from the top league table wouldn't meet with local approval.
- Low country cooking is very similar to Cajun or Creole cuisine.
- The capital of the island is Roseau, a town of bright painted shutters and Creole cafés, where the dreadlocks swing and fine large ladies laugh like avalanches
From French créole, criole, from Spanish criollo, probably from Portuguese crioulo 'black person born in Brazil', from criar 'to breed', from Latin creare 'produce, create'.
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The Fukushima Daiichi disaster: Ongoing lessons for California
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Naota Kan warned today that restarting the damaged San Onofre nuclear reactor is driven by the same industrial and regulatory forces in the United States that are seeking the restart of Japanese nuclear reactors. He ...Read More »


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Condemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after.
But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination.
For after centuries of torment, a fearsome demon walks in the sunlightfreed at last to slay the innocent and devour their souls. But his ultimate goal is Rachel Morgan, and in the fight for survival that follows, even embracing her own demonic nature may not be enough to save her.
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison was born and raised in Michigan, and has recently returned there to escape the South Carolina heat. Her bestselling Hollows novels include Dead Witch Walking; The Good, the Bad, and the Undead; Every Which Way But Dead; A Fistful of Charms; For a Few Demons More; The Outlaw Demon Wails; White Witch, Black Curse; and Black Magic Sanction. She also writes the bestselling Madison Avery YA series, including Once Dead, Twice Shy and Early to Death, Early to Rise.
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-Booklist (starred review)
"With more than 2.5 million "Hollows" books in print, Harrison has definitely tapped a nerve — or a magical ley line."
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As the city of Steubenville addresses the inevitable budget issues that all municipalities across the state are now facing, it would be both sensible and wise on the part of City Council to weigh the importance of each department's function and the value it provides to the community.
In so doing, it is hoped that City Council, the mayor and the city manager would serve its citizens well by keeping policemen and firemen exempt from cuts since they represent the most crucial, and in some cases, life-saving aspects of city government.
Without safety in the streets and a means of quickly reacting to disasters as they unfortunately occur, it matters little what other programs and facilities are offered, since they may be inaccessible or unsafe for participants to utilize.
With that being said, perhaps the best way for the city to make additions is not through subtraction, but by determining where we are deficient in communicating or enforcing current policy in hopes to maximize the efficiency of municipal operations.
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Microbial oil technology enables straw to be used as a feedstock for producing NExBTL renewable diesel. Neste Oil has tested processing of straw for some years, and pilot-scale microbial oil production trials were started last year when Europe's first microbial oil pilot plant was commissioned at Porvoo.
Neste Oil and Raisioagro have launched a research project to
investigate the potential of straw as a raw material for
producing renewable diesel, the companies confirmed on
Large quantities of waste straw are produced as agricultural
residue in Finland and elsewhere, and only a small proportion
of this is currently used.
The project will study whether a
logistically effective and efficient, large-scale straw
harvesting chain could be created in Finland. The researchers
will also look at the storability of straw for use as an
industrial input year-round. The project will be carried out by
Microbial oil technology developed by Neste Oil
enables straw to be used as a feedstock for producing
NExBTL renewable diesel. Neste Oil has tested
processing of straw for some years, and pilot-scale
microbial oil production trials were started last year when Europe's first microbial oil pilot
plant was commissioned at Porvoo.
"Microbial oil produced from industrial and agricultural
residues, such as straw, is one of our potential future feedstocks for producing
NExBTL renewable diesel," said Lars Peter Lindfors,
Neste Oil's senior vice president of technology. "We have already tested
the use of straw for producing microbial oil at our pilot plant
at Porvoo and the results have been promising.
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information on the true potential straw offers as a feedstock for producing renewable
fuel in Finland and on the logistics chain needed to supply
straw in the quantity required for an industrial process like
ours," he added.
Neste Oil says it is currently the world's only biofuel producer capable of
producing premium-quality renewable fuel on an industrial scale
from more than 10 different feedstocks. The company is committed
to further extending its feedstock base in renewables, and to
increasing its use of waste and residues in particular.
Neste Oil currently invests around 40 million in research
and development (R&D) annually, the bulk of which goes on
research into renewable feedstocks and renewable refining technology.
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Engineers and designers are highly skilled individuals. Forcing them to enter design changes using tables, forms and spreadsheets is unproductive and uneconomical, and it increases the likelihood of human error—this is the way that most instrumentation software systems currently work. For too long, software vendors have denied engineers and designers the simple practicality of a graphical visual engineering interface with "drag and drop" capability and inbuilt intelligence, ensuring changes are automatically replicated into all the associated data and databases.
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LITTLE-RIVER AVADEMY (November 20, 2012)--The driver of a big rig that overturned on FM 436 was in fair condition Tuesday after being trapped for about an hour.
The truck overturned at around noon Monday after the driver told police that he was trying to avoid plowing into a vehicle that had pulled out in front of him.
The man was trapped inside the rig but was eventually rescued from the cab of the truck.
Little-River Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call and at least one unit with Temple Fire & Rescue assisted.


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5 Staples of the Legal System That Statistics Say Don't Work
There is a huge difference between, say, going to the dentist now versus a hundred years ago, when it was just a drunk guy sticking leeches onto your chest and punching you until the defective tooth flew out. Yet, if you commit a crime, you'll find that much of that process hasn't changed in decades, if not centuries. Is it because these techniques that you've seen in a million crime dramas are perfect and impossible to be improved upon?
Hell, no. It's just that some habits are really hard to freaking change. And it's too bad, because ...
#5. Police Lineups Are a Waste of Time
You've seen this in a thousand movies: A half-dozen salty-faced ne'er-do-wells stand in front of a growth chart while a tearful old woman sits on the other side of one-way glass. She finally points to one of them and says, "That's the shitbag who took my purse! Don't bend over for the soap, you fucker!"
This classic scene is called a simultaneous lineup, and really, what better way is there to make sure you got the right guy than to stand his ass right in front of the witness?
"Which one of these two men punched you in your stupid face?"
Well, Actually ...
Just about anything, really.
The simultaneous lineup sucks, mainly because it's common for witnesses to just point out whoever looks the closest to what they remember, whether the actual perp is up there or not. The question the police want answered is "Do you see the guy who mugged you up there?" but the witness always hears it as "Tell us which of those six guys looks the most like the dude who mugged you. And it has to be one of them, or else you've wasted everyone's time."
"No one's out there stopping murders now, thanks to you."
And it's an even bigger problem when the officer standing there with the witness is the one who's working the case -- the officer is going to, consciously or unconsciously, subtly do everything he or she can to make that little old lady pick the guy the cops think did it (scientific experiments always have to control for this, otherwise the results are considered invalid).
There is an easy fix -- it's called a sequential lineup. The witness sees photos of people one at a time instead of all at once. The trick is not to tell the witnesses how many photos there are in total, and to only allow them to go through the pictures once. That's all there is to it -- it prevents witnesses from simply picking someone out because they're the best option in the bunch, it encourages them to keep looking until they see one who actually fits their memory, and it eliminates the chance for an officer to say things like "Now, did you look closely at No. 2? Look at him again, with his squinty, purse-stealing eyes ..."
"No, the guy who robbed me was painted more maroon than red."
But despite its unquestionable superiority over the old-fashioned lineup, a nationwide survey of U.S. police departments revealed that it's glaringly absent from nearly every precinct. If their objection is that you can't ask a photograph to step forward or turn around or say things like "Give me the keys, you fucking cocksucker," there's also the option of just using more people in the lineup -- just a few more choices make the rate of correct identification soar -- but again, you want the witness to see them one at a time.
So why do they stick to the old way? Well, a cynical person would say that some departments like knowing that they can subtly steer a witness to finger the "right" guy. But it could also be that they grew up watching the same cop movies we did and think the other way is cooler.
#4. Courts Do Everything They Can to Keep Juries Disinterested and Confused
People always joke about how stupid juries are ("I'm being judged by 12 people too dumb to get out of jury duty!"), but probably everyone reading this thinks that they would be a good juror. You're a smart person -- hell, you're spending your spare time reading this article about criminal justice procedures rather than watching skateboarding fail videos. Any reasonably intelligent person who pays attention is going to make the right call in the jury box.
"This is a gun. Even though it is in a sandwich bag, it is not for eating. Are we clear so far?"
Well, Actually ...
Imagine you're sitting on the jury of a murder trial where someone's life is in your hands, and the judge reads the following instructions to you out loud:
"In regard to the trier of fact, reasonable doubt is not a mere possible doubt, a speculative, imaginary, or forced doubt. If, after carefully considering, comparing, and weighing all the evidence, there is not an abiding conviction of guilt, or, if, having a conviction, it is one which is not stable but one which wavers and vacillates, then the charge is not proved beyond every reasonable doubt and you must find the defendant not guilty because the doubt is reasonable."
"So ... he's guilty then, or ... wait, what?"
Even for somebody who watches a lot of court dramas, hearing that out loud would sound like a word casserole. But that dense mass of double negatives and disjointed phrasing is the actual instructions intended to be read to a jury. As a result, juries frequently have no idea what the fuck they're supposed to be doing -- in one study, half of jury members didn't understand that the defendant doesn't need to prove him- or herself innocent, and 86 percent of criminal jurors don't know what constitutes proof of guilt. Of jurors asked to participate in a test on the things they should absolutely know after they've heard their instructions, most of them score about 40 percent.
Now, we don't want to alarm you, or imply that if you go to court your fate will be decided by 12 confused people who just want to get the hell out of there before the judge reads more cryptic riddles to them in Latin. We're just saying that instances of baffled jurors making terrible decisions are shockingly well-documented.
"We find the defendant ... fruity."
OK, so if these people are so befuddled by the process, why don't they just ask somebody?
The answer: They're probably not allowed to. It's up to the individual courts to decide if they'll allow jurors to talk and, spoiler alert, most of them don't (and in five U.S. states, it's absolutely prohibited for the jury to ask questions during any point in the trial). They are apparently afraid that the jurors would be constantly blurting embarrassing bullshit like Ralph from The Simpsons ("Excuse me, Mister Judge, I think I sharted again!"), but there are instances of jurors asking really good questions. For instance, in a lawsuit over a crippling hand injury, a juror had to ask whether the plaintiff was right- or left-handed. Everyone else involved in the trial knew, but no one thought of mentioning it to the jury.
"Also, which one is the plaintiff?"
The only legitimate reason not to allow juries to ask questions is because it makes trials take longer. Trials that involve jury questions are an average of half an hour longer, or as everyone else may know it, the "order" half of a Law & Order episode.
Wouldn't avoiding jury confusion be a good use of that time? Hell, until recently, most courts wouldn't even let the jury take notes. All of the things they let you do in school so you'd be ready for the exam aren't allowed when some guy's life is on the line.
#3. The Legal System Rewards Witnesses for False Testimony
Here's another one you've seen in every cop show or movie. If you want to get the big fish criminal, you need to catch some low-level thug and make him a deal: You'll go easy on him if he rolls over on his boss.
It happens in real life all the time -- for a textbook example, look no further than Clarence Zacke, a former hit man who was sentenced to 180 years but had it reduced by two-thirds because he worked as a prison snitch. In exchange for testimony against other convicts, the prosecution for those cases would promise to cut up to six decades off his sentence each time he helped.
It's not pretty, but how else can you get results? Nobody knows the inside of a criminal operation like another criminal, and you know they're telling the truth because its their own ass on the line.
"Now understand that if you're lying, you could go to j- oh, wait ... shit."
Well, Actually ...
They have every motivation to lie, and nothing to lose by doing it.
For instance, at some point Zacke ran out of things to snitch about, but still hadn't shaved off all the years of his sentence. So, he got creative and just started making shit up. He helped lock away a man named Wilton Dedge for burglary and sexual battery by claiming that Dedge confessed everything to him on the bus one day. Dedge spent 22 years in prison based on Zacke's witness testimony. That's how long it took for DNA evidence to exonerate Dedge, which meant he got an apologetic "Sorry we locked you up for 22 years in hell" slap on the back from the court and a ride home. But Zacke still got decades taken off his sentence for all his help.
Zacke, seen here enjoying his "Fuck the Man" release party.
This isn't a one-off occurrence, either. Unreliable snitches are a gold mine for prosecutors. Of all the people on death row who were finally proven innocent, about 46 percent were there in the first place because of these incentivized jailhouse informers who are rewarded with reduced sentences or special treatment and sometimes even money. Well, shit, if we can't trust the most amoral, duplicitous members of society, then who can we trust?
Texas passed a law last year that makes evidence obtained from prisoners in exchange for leniency, specifically in murder cases, inadmissible. Oh, and the only way "He totally told me he did it!" testimony from cellmates can be used is if it's recorded (so that, you know, we have some proof that the conversation actually occurred). But of course we can't expect the rest of the world to be as advanced and progressive as Texas.
The "Our Law Code Starts and Ends With the Barrel of a Gun" State.


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Kent Despite threat of Sandy, Pumpkin Run well attended
The Kent Chamber of Commerce thanks the multitudes of people who came together to make the 36th Kent Pumpkin Run a rousing success. Despite the pending arrival of Hurricane Sandy, more than 100 youngsters participated in the Kids Fun Run, while more than 500 adults ran the five-mile course. There were runners from nine states, and even Great Britain, ranging in age from 6 to 84! These runners also were very generous, donating more than $200 to the Kent Food Bank with their online registrations, along with many boxes of nonperishable food.


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I have a complicated document containing files with a letter as the first document followed by several article type documents. I have done this by setting up a master tex file with all the frontpeice information, defining common style elements and whatnot, then adding the documents with \include statements. Is there a way to use the letter document class for the first file then switch to the article class for the rest of the files?
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