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The origin of modern human behavior: Critique of the models and their test implications
Archaeology's main contribution to the debate over the origins of modern humans has been investigating where and when modern human behavior is first recognized in the archaeological record. Most of this debate has been over the empirical record for the appearance and distribution of a set of traits that have come to be accepted as indicators of behavioral modernity. This debate has resulted in a series of competing models that we explicate here, and the traits are typically used as the test implications for these models. However, adequate tests of hypotheses and models rest on robust test implications, and we argue here that the current set of test implications suffers from three main problems: (1) Many are empirically derived from and context-specific to the richer European record, rendering them problematic for use in the primarily tropical and subtropical African continent. (2) They are ambiguous because other processes can be invoked, often with greater parsimony, to explain their character. (3) Many lack theoretical justification. In addition, there are severe taphonomic problems in the application of these test implications across differing spans of time. To provide adequate tests of these models, archaeologists must first subject these test implications to rigorous discussion, which is initiated here. © 2003 by The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. All rights reserved.
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A Direct Approach to Data Fusion
Zvi Gilula
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Statistics; University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Robert E. McCulloch
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Peter E. Rossi
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management
May 2004
The generic data fusion problem is to make inferences about the joint distribution of two sets of variables without any direct observations of the joint distribution. Instead, information is only available about each set separately along with some other set of common variables. The standard approach to data fusion creates a fused data set with the variables of interest and the common variables. Our approach directly estimates the joint distribution of just the variables of interest. For the case of either discrete or continuous variables, our approach yields a solution that can be implemented with standard statistical models and software. In typical marketing applications, the common variables are psycho-graphic or demographic variables and the variables to be fused involve media viewing and product purchase. For this example, our approach will directly estimate the joint distribution of media viewing and product purchase without including the common variables. This is the object required for marketing decisions. In marketing applications, fusion of discrete variables is required. We develop a method for relaxing the assumption of conditional independence for this case. We illustrate our approach with product purchase and media viewing data from a large survey of British consumers.
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Keywords: Data fusion, predictive distributions, Bayesian analysis, media planning and buying
JEL Classification: C1, C8, M3
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Groton — A safety specialist who works at the Naval Submarine Base said he will not be able to pay his mortgage and the loan for his son's college tuition once the Department of Defense civilian employee furloughs begin Monday.
Glen Robitaille said he plans to ask his creditors for leniency while he is taking one day off each week for the next 11 weeks. Adam Puccino, the mason at the base, said he will get food for his family at the United Way food bank.
"A 5 percent pay cut, I could probably live through it. Ten, I'd struggle. But 20, now I'm not within my means," Puccino said. "What I pride myself on, I can't do. I can't take care of my wife and kids with a 20 percent pay cut."
Peter Petrides and Vlear Skisuski will still work five days a week as federal police officers at the base, but they expect to perform some of the duties of others in the security department who are not exempt. And, they said, they have not received a pay raise in three years.
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney heard these stories and many others when he met Wednesday at the base with government employees to answer their questions about the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, which took effect March 1 and led to the defense department ordering furloughs for most of its civilian personnel.
About 1,300 DOD civilian employees work at the Groton base and 750 of them will be furloughed under the current plan. Some perform maintenance, support and administrative duties while others help run the child care, bachelor housing, Navy Exchange and recreation programs. Senior security and fire department leaders in administrative roles, such as the fire chief, will be furloughed.
Close to 100 people met with Courtney Wednesday morning. The meeting was closed to media but several participants spoke about it afterward.
"It was a pretty intense event because these are people whose paychecks are about to be cut by 20 percent," Courtney, D-2nd District, said. "Not surprisingly, they're legitimately angry and full of questions about how we got here and what's next."
Courtney said he told them it is still possible that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel could reduce the number of furlough days, and he plans to continue attempting to convince Hagel to do so. But the real solution, he said, is for Congress to stop sequestration by agreeing to a compromise to reduce the deficit in a balanced way.
State Rep. Elissa Wright, D-Groton, who also attended, said she feared the impact on the local economy, since there will now be hundreds of people spending less at restaurants and shops. The Historic Ship Nautilus and Submarine Force Library and Museum will be closed on Mondays because of the furloughs, which will hurt tourism, Wright added.
Too many people think sequestration is "no big deal," Courtney said, and he plans to return to Washington with "concrete examples of the damage that sequestration is doing."
People at the meeting discussed whether submarines will be able to get underway on schedule if there aren't enough crane operators at work, according to several of the attendees. A number of people also said they are worried that if they go into debt, their security clearances could be revoked and they could lose their jobs.
"We all have secret clearances and if we screw up and don't pay our bills, we can lose our secret clearances," Petrides said. "That puts us on the street if we can't do our job. There is a whole range of effects. Federal workers have sucked it up to this point but people need to realize this is significant."
When the base was targeted during the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure process, Skisuski said, the community rallied to save the base. He said he wondered why there isn't any uproar in the community now that federal employees are suffering.
"The problem is, it's under the radar because we're not picketing in front of the gate," Petrides said. "We're not going there, we're trying to be good citizens, but you're putting an onerous burden on the back of federal workers here."
Most of the people affected make less than $50,000 a year, Puccino said.
Two unions that represent DOD civilian employees, The Tidewater Virginia Federal Employees Metal Trades Council and the National Association of Government Employees, Local R1-100, invited Courtney to the base.
Robert Faulise, the NAGE union president and a base police officer, said his union is exploring its legal options because members have heard there are plans to hire contractors to fill in for furloughed government employees, in violation of federal law.
Faulise said the meeting with Courtney was very informative, but people are sick and tired of the gridlock in Congress. And he said, they're worried that they will be furloughed again next fiscal year. Sequestration requires $1.2 trillion in automatic, across-the-board spending cuts over 10 years.
"Even if we do survive this round of furloughs, we're going to be reeling until next summer," said Puccino, who is the chief union steward for the MTC. "Then it's going to happen again? We're on our knees, now you're kicking us in the teeth next year? And what happens the year after that? The year after that, we're not even going to be here because we're all going to get other jobs."
"We're all patriotic. We all love our country. We all want to work for our country in federal service," Faulise said, "however, it's just too painful."
If you had to give up 20 percent of your salary for the next 11 weeks, how would you get by?
I'd move my family in with my parents.
I'd give up all my luxuries: dining out, vacations and clothes shopping.
I don't think I'd notice. I don't know what the federal employees are complaining about.
I'm looking forward to an extra day off.
I'm worried about digging a bigger debt hole.
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For me the key to the Steelers having success depends on the O-line and Ben. It's about time we have some luck with that line staying healthy gaining continuity to be successful.
In combination of the above adding a a good back and TE Eifert we could possibly see a difference as some feel our offense is weaker at this point. Probably the most important part of our offense is whether either Gilbert or Adams can man that LT position without any drop-off from starks at the minimum, anything above that would be icing on the cake.
Lotta ifs, but I like some of the optimism. I will say the one I'm most skeptical about is our OL. As long as Gilbert and Adams are our bookends, there will be problems with this OL. But, I can see them being a great run blocking OL. And that could allow Dwyer to have a big big season. With that said, if the Steelers draft Bell, all bets are off. I think this kid could be rookie of the year.
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You may be right Shawn about the tackles, but since Haley runs the dink and dunk they wouldn't have to hold their blocks as long you would think anyway.
Btw, how would you guys like Le'veon Bell and Tavon Auston in this paticular offense? Problem is we probably couldn't get both, but I would settle for Bell no problem.
A little different without his camera's no?
Instead of us trying to be New England (which is why we supposedly hired Haley) how about we worry about what our own team has done while not trying to be someone else?
The Rams' offense featuring weapons such as Marshall Faulk, Torrey Holt, and Isaac Bruce were known as "The Greatest Show on Turf"
The Steelers' offense featuring weapons such as Le'Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant should be known as "The Greatest Show on Grass"
This has nothing at all to do with respective playing surfaces at the Edward Jones Dome vs. Heinz Field.
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For any elite special forces squad trained to hunt and liquidate its enemies the ability to kill with cold precision is only one of a number of skill sets that such a team must learn. Once your target is down, for instance, how do you ensure that you have your man?
During briefings over the past 48 hours the White House's counter terrorism adviser John Brennan has stressed that Osama Bin Laden's identity has been proven by a DNA analysis showing a 99.9% probability that Navy SEAL Team Six had killed the Al Qa'ida founder. Experts say an analysis proving such a high probability, which can be completed in a matter of hours, would likely have used samples from close relatives such as a parent or child.
But he also hinted at a string of secondary identification methods involving "facial recognition and [his] height." What Mr Brennan was alluding to is an increasingly sophisticated arsenal of biometric technology which is now used by the US military to identify their targets either on arrest or post mortem.
Journalists who have encountered elite squads in Afghanistan and Iraq have noticed that many now carry boxy goggles to collect and process biometric data from people's faces.
The devices are known as Secure Electronic Enrolment Kits (SEEK), a handheld biometric recorder weighing just under 2kg which takes iris scans, fingerprints and facial scans and ports them back to an FBI database in West Virginia in seconds.
The US military have been helped by vastly improved biometric technology which has made the use of such tools on the battlefield increasingly common in the past three years. When American forces invaded Iraq in 2003 they brought with them the first generation of biometric recorders. But compared to today's handheld devices they were bulky giants weighing a highly impractical 22kgs and using separate iris scanners and finger print recorders wired up to a heavy duty laptop.
According to Wired, which spoke to a defence source familiar with the devices, the new SEEK recorders use the kind of wireless and 3G technology found in smart phones to relay measurements back to an FBI database which delivers the results "wham bam". It is unlikely the FBI would have had iris scans of Bin Laden but they would almost certainly have built up a complicated measurement portrait of his facial features through photographs.
In Afghanistan the US military and FBI have begun using databases to compile hundreds of thousands biometric profiles in a bid to prove who insurgents are if they are captured a second time.
"A strong Afghan biometric program reduces the enemy's anonymity and his capability to operate anonymously in the battle space," Air Force Lt. Col. Cristiano Marchiori, an advisor to the program, told the FBI's own website in a recent article on biometrics. "If we have one unique identifier—a set of prints, an iris scan—it's hard for the enemy to hide among the population when he's trying to register a vehicle or vote or move around the country freely."
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The final print version of this poster will most likely be an unfinished casualty of the holiday time crunch, so I figured I should show how far I got before it gets buried by Christmas work and other freelance I.D. work to close out the year.
It's always a bummer when I have a great start to a design and then have to stop short because of time constraints. I do wonder how some designers manage to crank out side projects, on top of the paid design work, and not get burnt out. Ha the perils of freelance it seems? Ah well, I guess it's a lesson to remember to start earlier next year! (...and with this I'll have a head start.)
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We are looking for PR3+ 50 one way links. (I possible we would like some high end PR too)
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Galiev and Kashirsky hold the Kelly Cup after the game. (Photo credit: @Galixon_97)
Caps prospect Stan Galiev, the 29th ranked prospect in the world coming into this season, may not have stuck with the AHL's Hershey Bears all year long, but the Russian forward rebounded in a big way with the ECHL's Reading Royals. The Russian winger scored 47 points in 46 games, including this sick goal which got him featured on SportsCenter's Top 10 in early December. Galiev continued performing for the Royals in the playoffs, scoring 11 points in 13 playoff games to help Reading win the 2012-13 championship.
In front of a sparse Monday morning crowd, the Capitals' rookies took to the ice for their second day of Rookie Camp. The prospects were put through a extended practice that consisted mostly of tedious timing drills. The usual suspects, guys like Cody Eakin and Marcus Johansson, impressed the coaches with their skill while RMNB worship idol, Stanislav Galiev, showed-off his blazing speed. Trevor Bruess also showed improvement throughout the session, darting easily through the timers that were set up to record their speed.
Bruce Boudreau noted that all of the players were in great condition for camp. And it's true. The boys were moving faster and looking less winded after each and every drill. However, the session ended with the dreaded set of Herbies, which we can only describe as the worst suicides on earth. The sprints included skating back and forth repeatedly across varying widths of the ice, full throttle. By the end, all of the players were doubled over, struggling for air.
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Here at RMNB, we love to write a lot about Alex Ovechkin, Semyon Varlamov, Alex Semin, Dmitri Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Stanislav Galiev, and Dmitri Kugryshev (did I forget anyone?), but we've overlooked the 8th (and the least-known) Russian in the Caps system, Nikita Kashirsky. Now that he has been officially invited to rookie camp to form another awesome trio of Russians, we'll fix that immediately.
Kashirsky, 24, is a Muscovite (just like me Ovi). As a kid, he started playing hockey at Dynamo and was a left winger. In the past, when Ovechkin was asked about who his favorite line-mates were at the Dynamo school, Kashirsky's was one of the first names he always mentioned.
"We grew up together," Kashirsky said of his relationship with The Great 8 in an interview with Corey Masisak last year. "We played in Dynamo since we were 8 years old. We've been friends since then, I guess. We became really good friends around the age of 14 or 15. Since then we've always been really close. We come to each other's house, spend the weekends and stuff. We've been like brothers since that time."
Friday, June 4th the KHL held its second annual draft and Peter Bondra's son David Bondra, was selected 21st overall by Metallurg Magnitogorsk (don't confuse Magnitogorsk with Metallurg Novokuznetsk, where Dmitri Orlov plays). Bondra was available in last year's draft but was never selected.
Bondra currently plays for the Washington Jr Nationals of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (the 3rd level of US junior hockey). According to AJHL official site, current South Carolina Stingray Nikita Kashirsky (who's also Ovi's childhood friend) have played for the club. A few highlights of David's season thus far include him being named an AJHL All-Star and netting a goal in the game. He finished 14th overall in scoring (22 G, 29 A in 40 GP) during the AJHL season and was named to the Slovakian U-18 National Team.
His father, the Capitals' current franchise leader in points and goals, recently spoke about his son in an interview with the Russian newspaper «Sport Den Za Dnem» (Sports Daily):
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 9:24 AM
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a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 1, 2010 at 9:48 am
According to the Mercury-News, leaders of the Jewish center are looking forward to sharing programs and activities with their new mosque neighbors: Web Link
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 1, 2010 at 11:04 am
Palo Alto is a city that has prided itself on its socially progressive thinking, including its acceptance of alternative lifestyle choices, among them embracing the LGBT community. I find it odd, then, that there is no discussion about the mosque's presence in Palo Alto. Islam, IMHO, is a religion that appears to be clearly & fundamentally opposed to the diversity and ethos of Palo Alto on social matters, as evidenced by this comparative review video:
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Will leaders of PA's Muslim community, therefore, please confirm that they
1. Accept the rights of the LGBT community to exist?
2. Accept, without precondition, the preeminence of America's Constitution over Islamic law here in the United States?
3. Accept the rights of non-Muslims to adhere to their own religion(s) of choice, without any lessening of their equal rights in the eyes of Muslims?
Thank you,
Chris Zaharias
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 1, 2010 at 11:31 am
I don't have a problem with a mosque, but I do have a problem with any part of the building exceeding the 50-foot height limit. How can staff say that exceeding the 50-foot height limit -- a limit that is clearly spelled out in the Comprehensive plan -- is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan?
The exceedingly tall sculpture tower thingy should not have been approved for the huge fortress-like Jewish Community Center. Neither should an overly high minaret. Palo Alto's zoning rules need to be followed, and every religious group should be required to follow the zoning rules to the letter.
Next, there's going to be a Christian group wanting to build an exceedingly tall cross.
Time to fire all of the high-level planning staff and replace them with people who will follow the zoning ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan. If the City Manager can't get the planning staff to stop ignoring the zoning code and the Comprehensive Plan, then he should be replaced.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 1, 2010 at 11:39 am
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a resident of another community
on Sep 1, 2010 at 11:44 am
I'm wondering why all but the first two posts have not been deleted by the editors. Even the second post is questionable. I'm thinking we don't make every other church that opens in Palo Alto agree to those same terms. Do we demand that Catholics accept American law over that of the Vatican? No, we assume they do that. Do we demand christian churches declare their acceptance of LGBT folks? No, no we don't.
Prejudice is prejudice whether you hate gay people or muslims. Discrimination is discrimination even if it's "us" doing the the discriminating. Do not cloud your prejudice with accusations toward others just because they are the popular group to hate now-a-days. Do not cloud discrimination with misinformation.
It's particularly frustrating since the bulk of American's don't know the difference between Arab, Muslim, and Islam. Instead of asking your questions here why don't you go into the real community and ask the people who are building this thing your questions. If you were looking for anything other than a controversy you already would have.
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 1, 2010 at 11:45 am
They said that no call to prayers will be done from the minarets. So no earplugs, no issue, done.
As for Chris Zaharias, why don't you go after the Catholic Church as well then for LGBT rights, or any other religious organization that does not fit your beliefs. You're not embracing other people's right to support their beliefs, and I don't really see them infringing upon yours by being there. I'm very glad there has been little or no objections to the mosque (which was ALREADY there) being redone.
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 1, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Open-minded, tolerant people who love diversity and welcome Muslims must not have read the Koran. Do study it -- it's a very informative book that explains much of what goes on in the world today. Radical Islam comes directly from teachings of Mohammed. It's ironic and appropriate that this mosque should appear across from a synagogue, because it's mainly Jewish groups such as the American Jewish Committee who for a hundred years have relentlessly pressured Congress and the public for open borders. Now the group that is most prejudiced against Jews (read the Koran) is their neighbor. The Middle East recreated right here in Palo Alto.
a resident of Ventura
on Sep 1, 2010 at 1:26 pm
This is great news! I welcome the Muslim community and their mosque as part of Palo Alto.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 1, 2010 at 1:36 pm
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a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 1, 2010 at 2:43 pm
There is the issue of the mosque, and then there is the issue of Islam--that which will be taught in the mosque--
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People who "welcome the mosque and Islam into the community" really should take some time to familiarize yourselves with this religion, and social order.
a resident of Mountain View
on Sep 1, 2010 at 2:45 pm
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 1, 2010 at 2:49 pm
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a resident of Midtown
on Sep 1, 2010 at 3:21 pm
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a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Sep 1, 2010 at 3:39 pm
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a resident of Midtown
on Sep 1, 2010 at 3:53 pm
There are violent extremists in Israel as well--- that does not mean we should limit synagogues in Palo Alto.
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a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 1, 2010 at 4:08 pm
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a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Sep 1, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Follow the Rules says: "I don't have a problem with a mosque, but I do have a problem with any part of the building exceeding the 50-foot height limit."
Why should the Mosque follow the rules and build within Palo Alto's 50 foot height limit when the Campus for Jewish Life was given an additional 12 feet above the 50 foot height limit to put an extra floor on their condo units.
Once Council agrees to break the rules for one group expect other groups to request the same favors.
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on Sep 1, 2010 at 4:33 pm
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on Sep 1, 2010 at 4:48 pm
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a resident of another community
on Sep 1, 2010 at 5:27 pm
This whole forum has gone off the deep end. I thought Palo Alto was supposed to be an educated, tolerant place. But, the voices on this thread, and on so many other topics, are just ignorant, loud, and mean.
PA seems to just hate -- hate Muslims, Jews, trains, Stanford, public school principals and teachers, poor people, new buildings, cars, whatever. Where is the public discussion from thoughtful and smart people?
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 1, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Martin Hellman is a registered user.
As someone who actually knows some members of this Muslim congregation (some for almost 30 years), I am horrified at some of the comments above. The Bohras (that's the Muslim sect to which this congregation belongs) are some of the nicest, most decent people I know -- and that's not an exaggeration. There's not room here to go into all the details, but suffice it to say that I arranged a very successful event with them and members of my own Jewish congregation. We had a lot in common, including a strong commitment to trying to make the world a better, more peaceful place. As just two examples: The mosque's design incorporates a number of features to make it more environmentally friendly, and the intensity of work on peace issues by several of my friends there would put most people to shame.
My thanks go to those posters who had the sense to question the more prejudiced remarks. Yes, Islam has elements that are major problems. So does my own religion and every other. The enemy is not Islam, but narrow, prejudiced thinking. That's what leads to the kind of acts. whether by Muslims or others, that we fear and deplore.
Martin Hellman
Stanford, CA
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Sep 1, 2010 at 6:30 pm
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Regarding Mr Zaharias' comments, I wonder why he does not ask the same thing of other religions . After all it was the Mormon and Catholic Church that led the push for Prop. 8. It is the born-again Christians that claim other eligions are inferior and their adherents will brun in hell. Why single out Islam?
a resident of another community
on Sep 4, 2010 at 11:47 pm
minerva052 is a registered user.
Has anybody seen the site of the proposed mosque? Ugly square buildings mostly warehouses and boring office buildings. The mosque is actually going to improve the looks of the area.
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Cruise the scenic Fox River from Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles on the Fox River Queen or the St. Charles Belle paddlewheel riverboats. Daily afternoon sightseeing trips or private charter cruises May 1-October 15.
CITY:St. Charles
Open May through October, the farm offers home-grown produce and fruits, flowers and bedding plants, and a petting zoo. Visit Norton Hollow October 1-31 for free hayrides, a straw maze and a corn tunnel.
CITY:St. Charles
This 1930s living history farm features a farmhouse, barns, livestock, farm discovery trails, fruit orchard, garden plots and a picnic pavilion.
CITY:St. Charles
This is self guided river trips with canoe or kayak. The St. Charles trip takes about 2 1/2 hours.
CITY:St. Charles
Creek Bend Nature Center features interpretive displays and hands-on exhibits. All the exhibits you loved at Tekakwitha Woods have been relocated here, including Prairie Ecology, with the bison and biodiversity components, and the ever-popular Clams-Eye View of the Fox River. There are separate rooms for classes and a lab. There's something for any nature lover at Creek Bend Nature Center, from bird watching to guided nature hikes, nature programs and self-guided activities.
CITY:St. Charles
Hickory Knolls Discovery Center
A destination unlike any other features Fox Valley's natural treasures. Indoor turtle pond, wetland exhibit, live animal displays. Great for birthday parties or facility rentals.
CITY:St. Charles
Splash park features interactive children's water play area with safety surface.Lazy River, tube and body slides, lap pool, zero-depth entry pool, toddler pool, diving boards, concessions, sand play area.
CITY:St. Charles
Fulton County Camping & Recreation Area
Enjoy camping, hiking, fishing and other outdoor recreational activities.
CITY:St. David
Bail's Timberline Lake Camp Ground
140 sites, electricity, water, dump station, showers, reservations.
CITY:St. Elmo
This well-established, hilly nine-hole, semi-private course has many mature oaks, small greens and one water hole. The club also offers a swimming pool, tennis court and snack bar.
Timber Lakes Golf Course is an 18-hole championship course conveniently located on Interstate 55. We have one of the most beautiful and enjoyable golf courses in the Metro East. We invite you to enjoy our friendly atmosphere and experience the improved course conditions and design.
This quirky must-see Route 66 attraction, information center and souvenir gift shop is home to rabbits of all kinds, bunny and VW, as well as Mother Road memorabilia.
The focal point of this park is a monument dedicated to fallen soldiers from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
This bowling alley features 20 lanes, a pro shop and a lounge.
Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises Happy Trails
Five acres of walking paths, water gardens, a green house, swings, and gardens were all designed and maintained by the developmentally disabled clients of the Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises.
Blue Goose Run is the perfect farm setting for an outdoor wedding, family or class reunion, corporate or business meetings, and baby or bridal showers. Visit the Machine Shed Gift Shop and Corn Crib Restaurant.
Located west of Sterling & Rock Falls on Rt. 30 & 2.
Offers boat access to the Rock River, with a 50-ft. renovated boat launch. During the summer season, offers boat gas, concessions, paddleboat/rowboat/canoe rentals as well as 2 large shelters for family reunions and parties,
Emerald Hill Golf Course is a pleasure for golfers of any skill level. The course will challenge you while providing a relaxing, picturesque backdrop. Test your accuracy with our fairways, water hazards and sand traps; we have everything you need to challenge you and improve your game. Our goal is to provide you with a quality experience that includes exceptional service and a comfortable atmosphere.
Beautiful course, hidden in the hills, awaits golfers of all skill levels. Eighteen challenging holes, elevated greens, wide open fairways.
Enjoy Jo Daviess countryside in a horse-drawn buggy/bobsled. Ride at our place or yours. Call for information/reservations.
Wards Grove is the best "mound forest" remaining in the Driftless Area. 335 protected acres of woodlands with populations of sensitive plant and animal species.
Apple River Canyon State Park - Thompson/Salem Units
This 1,150 acre area allows hunting, fishing; no boating/biking. See postings/fact sheets at registration. Sign in/out at lots #1 or #2. The vegetative cover at the site is a mixture of steep timbered slopes and bluffs with grassland, row crops and hay fields predominate on ridge tops. The topography can be severe especially bordering the Apple River.
Little Lusk Trail Lodge & Campground
Centrally located in the Shawnee National forest, campgrounds have all the hookups; lodge has 6 rooms; beach, fishing, horseback riding at its best; box stalls for horses; hunters welcome; great hiking & mountain biking.
Championship 9-hole course. Water comes into play on all 9 holes -- a challenge for any golfer. Full-service pro shop. The club house has a beautiful central fireplace and exterior patio.
Long associated with the rich and famous, Weber House sits in an English garden of meandering paths, hollyhocks and old oaks. Inside cozy candlelit rooms reflect the 18th century.
Canoe launch site, and parking on Vermillion River. Land and water reserve.
Private club with public events including trap, bow and cowboy shoots. NRA approved. Indoor competitions.
This outfitter in the Illinois Valley offers canoe equipment, instruction, and transportation to help you fully enjoy this scenic stretch of the Vermilion River. Venture out on your own, or choose from excursions that include everything from picnics along the river to overnight camping trips.
Shady Oaks Country Club offers a unique and challenging 18-hole layout where accuracy off the tee and accurate approach shots are rewarded. At 6,212 yards from the tips, Shady Oaks doesn't "appear" to be difficult, but don't let the yardage fool you. The tight tree lined fairways and small sloped greens can take a toll on even the most patient golfers and make scoring very difficult. Shady Oaks is open to the public and has 4 sets of tees for varying skill levels. There is a pro shop and bar serving sandwiches, snacks and beverages.
Go-karts, mini golf, bumper boats, a driving range and a game room are the draw at this entertainment center.
CITY:Sugar Grove
The Bliss House Museum is operated by the Sugar Grove Historical Society and houses historical exhibits about the village of Sugar Grove and surrounding area. Anyone interested in researching their heritage, may contact the museum for access to probate and civil records dating 1839 - 1955. Hours: Open every Tuesday 1-4 pm or by appointment.
CITY:Sugar Grove
Open year-round and offering annual and perennial flowers, mums, fall decor, pumpkins, squash, and fall treats. Known also for the 7 acre corn maze, haunted maze and mind twisted maze. School tours and groups welcome. Christmas trees and wreaths offered in winter months.
This 15-mile-long lake has 250 miles of shoreline, offering camping, fishing, boating, marinas and more.
Lake Shelbyville - Bo Wood Recreation Area
Most of the campsites in this 82 site campground are shaded. Located on Lake Shelbyville, beach nearby.
This campground has 81 campsites, most of which are shaded.
Located on a serene wooded hilltop, gently slopes into a full-service marina and restaurant situated on Lake Shelbyville.
Timberlake Golf Course in Sullivan, IL is a public golf course that opened in 1960. Designed by Robert B. Harris, Timberlake Golf Course measures 3045 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 105 and a 34.7 USGA rating. The course features 3 sets of tees for different skill levels.
Check out the store and bakery, where you can buy apples, peaches, cider, jams, jellies and apple butter. A playground and picnic area is available. An apple festival is held over Columbus Day weekend.
Forrest W. "Bo" Wood Recreation Area
This recreational area has 47 sites available for camping and more are being added. To make reservations, see the information. For general information, you can go to www.lakeshelbyville.com.
Located on Rt. 50 between Lawrenceville and Olney, this State Park features fishing, boating, hunting, hiking, horse trails and camping in a semi-secluded setting. This 950-acre site offers wooded hills, picturesque meadows, nature areas and an abundance of wildlife.
The 24-acre park has a pavilion, walking trails, and many other amenities. It is also the site of the Veterans of All Wars Memorial and the September 11 Memorial.
Boasting some of the largest greens in the Midwest, the 18-hole Clinton Hill has matured into one of the finest public golf courses around, with a great blend of par 3s, 4s and 5s.
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.
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.
Plank Road Apple Orchard is a professional farm serving the Sycamore, Illinois Area with fresh wholesome locally grown Apples, Homemade Syrup and/or Honey. In addition to fresh fruits and veggies they offer for your convenience. They have U-pick and baked goods.
The 18-hole "Red Hawk" course at the Red Hawk Golf & Grille facility in Tamaroa, Illinois features 5,904 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70 . The course rating is 67.0 and it has a slope rating of 111 on Bermuda grass. Red Hawk golf course opened in 1932.
Rated 3½ stars by Golf Digest, this challenging scenic course has rolling hills, blind shots on three holes, many mature trees, watered fairways and bent grass greens.
Lakeshore Golf Course is truly in a class of its own. Nestled along the west bank of Lake Taylorville, this course features beautiful rolling terrain, tree lined fairways, lake views, and immaculate greens. Couple these features with 4 sets of tees and you get a course that is challenging for the established golfer, yet a learning experience for the beginning golfer. In addition to this fantastic course, Lakeshore features a fully stocked pro shop for all your golfing needs, a driving range with 12 sets of tees, and a snack shop that serves hot sandwiches, snacks and a cold can of beer or a beverage of your choice.
Campground for camping, hunting, and fishing. Located on backwaters of Mississippi River with boat rental, canoe rental, motor rentals, bait shop, concessions and canoe access
Our Mississippi River Lodge is located right on the banks on the Mighty Mississippi River between Savanna and Thomson Illinois and offers awe-inspiring views from every angle. We offer 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, living room with fireplace & big screen TV, deck with grill, a fully stocked kitchen and much more! If you are a river lover, this is the place for you. Fishing, water skiing, tubing, or cruising up the river, it's all here for your enjoyment. Since we are located on Big Slough, off of the main channel of the river, you can have fun without having to deal with a lot of river traffic. Access to the main channel is easy if you want to cruise the river. Only five miles up the river is Lower Sabula Lake which offers a great new sand beach. There is a public boat launch only a quarter mile from the house and a dock is provided to moor your boat at the house. If you do not have a boat, you can fish off the dock or the bank.
42 single rooms and eight double rooms with kitchenettes. We also offer a 9 hole golf course and The Sand Trap Bar & Grill.
You'll find 32 bowling lanes, all equipped with bumpers for kids, cosmic bowling on weekends, a snack bar, lounge and a bowling pro shop that's open daily during the season.
CITY:Tinley Park
White Water Canyon Water Park is an affordable, wet and wild oasis just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, perfect for the whole family!
CITY:Tinley Park
Odyssey Fun World - Tinley Park
Visit our website for discounts and packages. Games, Laser Tag, Batting Cages, Soft Playland, Go-Karts, Bumper Boats, Inflatable Park & more!
CITY:Tinley Park
Tinley Junction Miniature Golf and Batting Cages
Are you a mini golf pro? Bring the family to Tinley Junction, an 18-hole miniature golf course with a garden railroad theme. All Aboard!
CITY:Tinley Park
Peaceful country setting on 35 acres with open grassy or wooded sites. Large open and enclosed pavilions available for parties and reunions.
Tours of this family-run bison ranch include baby bison feeding, herd tours, and photos with baby bison, llamas and horses.
Just miles off I-55, I-70, and I-270, the park has easy access and has many features for travelers, like a petting zoo, playground equipment, picnic pavilions and a small lake.
Iron Horse Golf Club features an 18-hole links style championship golf course with bent grass tees, fairways and greens. Iron Horse provides a challenge to the low handicapper and a fun, playable golf course for the high handicapper.
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Visit Illinois' bayou. Yes, the bayou in Illinois. Cypress Creek Wildlife Refuge is home to incredible cypress-filled swamps and wetlands and is unlike anything you expect to find in the Midwest. The refuge protects 15,000 acres of lush wetlands and some of the oldest living trees east of the Mississippi River.
Doctorman's Cache Core Hunting Preserve
Upland game bird hunting from Oct. 1 - April. Dogs & guide service available. Located 3 miles west of Jct. Hwy. 37 & Hwy. 169, or, 4 miles east of I-57 just off Shawnee College Road.
White Crane Canoe and Pirogue Rentals
White Crane Canoe and Pirogue Rentals offers guided services and watercraft rentals for use on the Cache River. Spend an afternoon gazing upon the mysteries of the swamp including 500 to 1,200 year old cypress & tupelo trees and get lost in another time as you paddle through Illinois's hidden bayou. Set out in cypress pirogues or canoes and spend time about learning about the river's history, geology and ecology. Guides will emphasize and share knowledge of local plants and animals and how they were utilized from local Native Americans past and present. Canoe instruction, life jackets and paddles included in the price.
Chicago Northwest KOA Campground
A family campground with planned activities on weekends from Memorial Day thru Labor Day (hay-wagon rides, movies, face painting, flashlight candy hunt and a lot more). Tent, vehicle, and cabin sites. Game room, pavilion, playground, and laundry facilities.
Paddock Hills Equestrian Center
Imagine a golden ball of Midwestern sun breaking on the horizon. As the night dew still clings to the vines and the grass in the pastures, a farm comes to life with the sights and sounds of morning. Hot coffee steeps in the pot. Hard-working farm-hands begin the daily chores. Horses whinny as the cool rush of morning air fills their lungs. The gently rolling hills are aglow with another new day. This is the beauty of horses and the magic of a vineyard. Paddock Hills Equestrian Center is located with Prairie Orchard Farm vineyard in the majestic countryside of Union, IL, and is minutes from the I-90 expressway, but miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city and suburbs. Whether, attending one of our many horse shows, riding lessons, clinics, or programs, we are sure that your time with us will be well spent.
Our small family-run business is celebrating over 20 years of bringing your family the delights of the autumn harvest. Apple picking is a great way to spend a crisp autumn day with friends and family. We planted our first 100 apple trees in 1996. Since then we have planted an additional 1900 trees.
Sited outdoors over some 300 acres, the 21-piece collection contains monumental works by many of the 20th century's most important sculptors, including Puryear, Nauman, Disuvero and Hunt.
CITY:University Park
Welcome to Chicago Southland's Best Conditioned Golf Course. Deer Creek Golf Club is rated 3 1/2 Stars by Golf Digest Magazine and is continually voted as one of Chicago's places to play. Deer Creek is a beautifully manicured Championship golf course with bent grass greens, 7 lakes and 55 sand bunkers. Throughout the course you will find aesthetically pleasing naturalized areas, which include a wide variety of wildflowers.
CITY:University Park
Riegel Farm & Conservation Center
Riegel Farm has a very diverse group of animal residents. We have exotic birds and reptiles such as an alligator and snakes. Birthday parties, group tours, pony rides and hayrides.
CITY:University Park
The Indoor Aquatic Center has a recreational and competition pool, a beach-like entry and a water playground.
Located at the north end of Crystal Lake Park, this environmental education facility is a natural resource to individuals, families and groups interested in learning more about the outdoors. The Nature Center features four multi-purpose rooms, an exhibit field station, an Observation Room, the Audubon Nature Shop and an Educator Resource Room. The adjacent Busey Woods is perfect for hiking and bird watching.
The Wandell Sculpture Garden was established in honor of Willett and Celia Wandell in 1998. This unique, free outdoor sculpture garden sits among 22 acres of recreated Illinois tallgrass prairie in 130-acre Meadowbrook Park. While walking the looped paths, one can encounter bikers, joggers and other sculpture lovers as the park serves both recreational and educational purposes. Works from local artists with ties to the University of Illinois grace the garden, as well as pieces from artists who reside in New York, California and New Mexico. The garden has both permanent sculptures and some that are rotated every second or third year, keeping it fresh for visitors. Open daily from dawn to dusk.
University of Illinois Arboretum
The University of Illinois Arboretum is a living laboratory, including plant collections and facilities that support the teaching, research and public service programs of several units throughout campus. Central to the Arboretum was the development of the "All American Selection Trial Gardens" established by a bequest from Miles C. Hartley in the early 90s. Other highlights of the Arboretum include the Welcome Garden, Hosta Garden, Kari Walkway and native ponds plantings, the Idea Garden, sponsored by Champaign County Master Gardeners, and the Japanese Tea and Dry Gardens at the Japan House.
The University of Illinois Pollinitarium is the first free-standing science center in the nation devoted to flowering plants and their pollinators. Its location in the midst of the Arboretum brings together flowers and pollinators physically and conceptually. Changing exhibits relate to world events and ongoing research on pollinators. Guests can explore beekeeping equipment, see live demonstrations and play interactive games. Because so much depends on pollination, the UI Pollinatarium is dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of pollination as a remarkable ecological partnership and an essential ecosystem service.
Built in 1999, Stone Creek Golf Club features one of the most enjoyable and challenging 18-hole public championship golf courses in down state Illinois. The beautifully manicured bent grass fairways, soft smooth slopes and subtle elevation changes make Stone Creek a true golfer's experience.


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Making It Hot for ThemBy Terry Southern
Part 1: Texas. Born in the small cotton-farming town of Alvarado, 1924. My dad, a pharmacist and descendant of the notorious "Indian lover" and first prez of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston. Around high-school age moved to Fort Worth and Dallas. Attended Sunset High School, learned how to get girls drunk on the original Grayhound — grapefruit juice masking the taste of yod — followed by the adroit and surreptitious use of sharpened rounded-point kindergarten scissors to snip away that last bastion of defense, the panty crotch panel.


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Trump's 30 percent surge since early August came at Hillary Clinton's expense, making the race much closer as the Monday night debate approaches.
Trump Advisor Publishes Story About Clinton Campaign Repeatedly Charging One-time DonorsWritten by Bob Adelmann
One woman's bank account was tapped repeatedly by Hillary for America without her permission; are there others out there being repeatedly charged by the Clinton campaign?
As hackers continue to penetrate the e-mail servers of high-profile members of the ruling elites and leak the contents of those servers to the public, more and more is becoming known about the actions and mindsets of the people who are in prominent positions of influence. The newest case in point is former Secretary of State Colin Powell. In a batch of e-mails hacked from Powell and published by the hacker group known only as DCLeaks, Powell discusses his trip to the infamous Bohemian Grove in July.
"We're With Her!" From outright endorsements to covering up her innumerable scandals to hounding her opponent Donald Trump, the mainstream media (MSM) choir has shown that it is "all in" for Hillary Clinton.
Agent Who Protected Hillary: "There Is Something Seriously Wrong With Mrs. Clinton"Written by Selwyn Duke
Hillary Clinton's 9/11 collapse has raised many eyebrows and worried many allies, but it has done more than that to an ex-Secret Service agent who used to protect the Clintons — it "scares" him.
The Obama administration continues to devote taxpayer dollars to register new immigrant voters (i.e., Democratic voters) in time for the November election. After spending $19 million early this year on the registration efforts, the administration has dedicated another $10 million this month.
Mainstream Media's Increasingly Blatant Liberal Bias May Backfire in ElectionsWritten by Bob Adelmann
As more Americans are beginning to understand where the increasingly liberal media bias is coming from, that bias could work against itself in the November elections.
Where was the question of where Obama was born, born? That is now the question. And GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has his own answer: "Hillary Clinton, and her campaign of 2008, started the Birther controversy," he said at a Friday campaign event. "I finished it."
Assange Charges Upheld; He Releases E-mails Confirming Clinton CorruptionWritten by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
A Swedish appeals court on Friday affirmed a detention order issued over six years ago for Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief. Meanwhile, Assange released the first of many promised e-mails detailing Hillary Clinton's corruption.
Given how Senator Tim Kaine just announced that the Catholic Church may soon follow his lead and change its "position" on marriage, it sounds more like he aspires to be pope than a vice president. But while that church status is unavailable to him, he may already have another: the excommunicated.
Trump Child Care Plan AnnouncedWritten by Steve Byas
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has announced a plan on child care, a plan that constitutionalists should consider carefully.


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Cee-Lo Green Dropped From Rihanna Tour
Stay classy, Cee-Lo.
Live Nation has just announced that rapper, singer, The Voice judge and Twitter foot-in-mouth expert Cee-Lo Green has dropped off the remainder of RIhanna's "Loud" tour, including the scheduled July 9 date at Toyota Center.
According to the quite brief press release, the "Fuck You" singer is no longer with the tour due to "unforseen scheduling conflicts." Vague PR language like that could mean anything, but in Green's case it probably means he's having unforseen conflicts scheduling his mouth to stay shut.
Last week Green touched off a controversy after the Loud date at Minneapolis' Target Center, when he replied to Rocks Off sister blog Gimme Noise's less than flattering-review, written by City Pages Music Editor Andrea Swensson, with the above tweet. Later he one-upped himself by tweeting that instead of calling Swensson "gay," he would have hit on her if he knew she was a girl.
Green has since apologized, deleted the tweet and several others pertaining to the review and his comment, and vowed he was quitting Twitter. Rocks Off just checked his page, and all it says is a message that "Something is technically wrong."
We guess you could say that. Green's spot on the tour will be taken by a "local DJ to be announced."
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