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OLAB Production Game Kicks Into High Gearby Jim Amidon • July 10, 2005 Share:
My favorite week of the summer at Wabash began Sunday.
With most Wabash students gone for summer break, the place can be pretty dull for many of us not tied up in conferences or business office audits.
But Sunday 50 rising high school seniors arrived on campus for the week-long Opportunities to Learn About Business (OLAB) program. The students hail from all over the state (and some from as far away as Oklahoma and Connecticut) and are split roughly 50-50 boys and girls. They are a joy to teach and be with from beginning to end. Click on the photo album link below to see pictures.
The "labbies," as we call them, are in for a camp like none other.
This is a camp that will push them as hard as they have ever been pushed as they learn tricky business concepts, create advertising campaigns, give speeches, and interact with kids they've never before met.
That's probably why I like the program so much.
OLAB takes the students out of their comfort zones and forces them into uncomfortable situations where they have to respond and react quickly. In many ways, the academic components of the program are akin to the way we teach and learn at Wabash. From day one at Wabash, students realize quickly they are no longer in high school. They are stripped of their comfortable cockiness and forced to open their eyes and brains to new ideas.
The Labbies learned that just an hour into their campus stay. Unlike many camps where students spend the first day or two getting the feel of the place, OLAB students were immediately thrust into a workshop, lecture, and a production game.
Sure, they got some free time last night to get to know one another, their counselors, roommates, and the campus.
But starting at 8:30 on Monday morning, they're hard at it in the classroom. Today they'll learn the principles of marketing, participate in a marketing game simulation, have lunch, and dive right into accounting.
Just imagine 50 students willing to spend a week of their precious summer learning accounting! Not only are these kids bright, they are goal oriented and they know OLAB will give them a leg up as they begin their senior year and then their search for a college.
As the week unfolds, the students will give an array of speeches and presentations. They'll get a high-speed dose of Business 101, Marketing 101, Advertising 101, and Stock Market 101. By Wednesday they'll be physically and mentally exhausted.
And that's when the fun starts.
By mid-week they are broken into teams of four or five students competing against other teams in a complex business simulation game.
Once the game has begun every team has to construct, market, and sell a similar product amidst threats of labor strikes, union negotiations, the opening of foreign markets, environmental concerns,and just about any situation a real business can face.
By the time they graduate next Saturday, the students should have a good handle on how businesses, large and small, operate, how they make money, and how they differentiate themselves from their competition.
I love the program and have been involved with it for more than a decade because I enjoy watching how quickly the students grow and mature; how quickly they pick up the concepts and come up with creative solutions to problems.
And the very, very best part of OLAB is that no student is charged a penny for such an enriching program. The generosity of sponsors enables the students to attend the camp (which should cost about $1200 per student) completely for free.
So this week you'll see lots of new (and tired) faces walking around the Wabash campus. Say hello and congratulate them on being selected for the program and for the wisdom to give up a week of summer vacation to challenge themselves in all-new ways.


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Obama gun photo triggers mocking comments
The combatants in the political debate over gun violence have a new issue: the White House photo of President Obama skeet shooting.
"One picture does not erase a lifetime of supporting every gun ban and every gun-control scheme imaginable," said a statement from Andrew Arulanandam, spokesman for the National Rifle Association.
NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre dismissed the photo on Fox News Sunday, saying Obama's call for universal background checks will lead to a national registry of guns. LaPierre said, "I don't think you can trust these people."
Senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer tweeted out the photo Saturday, responding to those who questioned Obama's statement that he had shot skeet at Camp David. Pfeiffer wrote, "For all the 'skeeters:' POTUS shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David on Aug. 4, 2012."
David Plouffe, a longtime adviser to the president, taunted the president's critics on Twitter. After the photoshop release, Plouffe wrote, "Attn skeet birthers. Make our day - let the photoshop conspiracies begin!"
Later, Plouffe tweeted, "Day made. The skeet birthers are out in full force in response to POTUS pic. Makes for most excellent, delusional reading."
The issue initially surfaced a week ago during an interview with The New Republic:
"The New Republic: Have you ever fired a gun?
"Obama: Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time.
"The New Republic: The whole family?
"Obama: Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go up there. And I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations. And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake.
"Part of being able to move this forward is understanding the reality of guns in urban areas are very different from the realities of guns in rural areas. And if you grew up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were ten, and you went out and spent the day with him and your uncles, and that became part of your family's traditions, you can see why you'd be pretty protective of that.
"So it's trying to bridge those gaps that I think is going to be part of the biggest task over the next several months. And that means that advocates of gun control have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes."


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MACY GRAY unleashed her inner MICHAEL JACKSON on Thursday (15Nov12) by performing a rendition of ROCK WITH YOU on the West End stage.
The I Try hitmaker joined the cast of the Jackson-themed show Thriller - Live in London as part of the BBC's annual Pop Goes the Musical! fundraiser in aid of Children in Need.
Gray was joined by backing singers as she performed the iconic star's 1979 hit, and she later told of her delight at being part of the evening's entertainment.
The singer says, "It's great to be back in the U.K. supporting BBC Children in Need. The songs of Michael Jackson are so iconic, his music was and is such an important part of my life. It's amazing to be performing one of his songs, being on a West End stage makes it even more special."


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WASHINGTON — The White House didn't know that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had twice met with the Russian ambassador during the presidential campaign until the story broke Wednesday night, a White House official said.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Sessions, while a senator campaigning for Donald Trump last year, met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak even as the Russian government was engaged in a propaganda campaign to influence the presidential election.
The aide spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday morning while the White House prepared to respond to the reports. President Trump is traveling to Newport News, Va., on Thursday to talk about defense spending..
Trump and other White House aides have repeatedly denied any contact between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
The ties between Sessions' staff and the current White House are many. Trump senior policy adviser Stephen Miller was Sessions' communications director before joining the Trump campaign in January 2016, and former Sessions chief of staff Rick Dearborn was director of the Trump transition and is now Trump's deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs.
It's not unusual or illegal for a senator to speak with a foreign ambassador, and the Justice Department acknowledges that Sessions did so twice in 2016: first in July at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, and again in September in his Senate office. But the acknowledgement that the White House was in the dark about the contacts could raise new questions about the White House vetting of nominees for Cabinet positions.
Sessions denied any contacts with Russian officials in his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last month. "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians," he said.
Sessions was perhaps Trump's most loyal supporter in Congress last year, and he chaired Trump's national security advisory committee.
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Making Wind Turbines Builds Career Interest
Feb. 22, 2010
The wind turbine that Louis Solis and Jose Santistevan fashioned in about 20 minutes promptly registered a 5.1 on the voltage meter in their Denver West High School classroom, tops in the class.
But Solis and Santistevan, both 17-year-old juniors, were determined they could do better. So, they bent and trimmed the balsa wood, flattened the angles on the blades, and tried again. They flipped on the house fan and, what do you know, the meter read 5.3 volts.
Definitely worth some high-fives.
"This appeals to me," Santistevan said. "To try to find new technology to make renewable energy more accessible and more affordable, that's important. Enjoying your job, having a good time while you're working, that's also important to me."
Rick Shin, science consultant with NREL's Education Programs[BROKEN LINK], presented the hands-on lesson aimed at sparking interest in clean-energy careers for students who don't necessarily see a bachelor's degree in their futures.
The Energy Workforce Program of Goodwill Industries of Denver sponsored the visit.
Inspiring the Work Force of the Future
"We are well aware of the future challenge of filling such jobs in our nation," said Cynthia Howell, NREL's Education Programs manager. "We're partnering with education to home-grow such technicians and engineers."
A major goal at NREL is to spark the development of a work force for the renewable energy economy of the future. NREL's Education Programs staff visit local schools dozens of times each year to instruct and inspire.
About 28 percent of American adults have a bachelor's degree. The remaining 72 percent vie for a number of jobs that may require specialized training or certification. For example, there are 874,000 electricians and 773,000 hair stylists in the United States.
More education — or at least more training — typically means more income.
According to the U.S. Census, the average American with a bachelor's degree earns about $51,000 a year; those who drop out from high school earn $18,700; and those with a high school diploma but not college degrees earn an average of $28,000.
Of course, there are huge variables in income among those with high school diplomas, the higher-paying jobs going to those with the most marketable technical skills.
Soon the renewable energy industry will be looking for electricians, welders, pipefitters and turbine installers.
"There are all kinds of good jobs that don't take a lot of education after high school," Shin told the students. "For those jobs, you need about nine months or a year of training after high school."
Most of the students participating in West's Energy Careers class already are determined to pursue a technical career.
Milynda Montez, 17, sees a huge dichotomy between the dropouts who are on the road to trouble or to dead ends, and her Aviation Careers classmates who are acquiring skills for a technological world. Montez said she plans to enlist in the Air Force — one of nearly a dozen students who are interested in engineering and aviation.
But she sees renewable energy as a promising career choice, too. "It's pretty important and vital to our nation," Montez said. "I know it's a growing problem.
Job Explosion in Renewables Expected
A key part of the new energy future equation is educating students, teachers and consumers. From elementary school mentoring to senior-level research programs, NREL's education opportunities help provide the link to the new energy future. The goal is to engage young minds in renewable energy and support teachers' commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.
An economic model developed last year by researchers at Yale University and the University of California-Berkeley predicted a net increase of 1.9 million green jobs by 2020 in the U.S. if Congress passes the Clean Energy Jobs Act.
Colorado is a promising location for green jobs if the West High students choose to stay near home. The state has established a requirement of 20 percent alternative energy by 2020 for major utilities. A bill introduced the current session of the Colorado Legislature would increase the requirement to 30 percent, with most of that additional clean energy generated by wind power.
"We hope our messages will travel home with the students to their parents," Shin said. The hands-on activities aim to "inspire students to wonder and then seek more knowledge."
Renewable Technologies Are Linked
Training in one renewable energy field often leads to related work.
For example, NREL is working with Xcel Energy to launch a wind-to-hydrogen demonstration project at the laboratory's National Wind Technology Center near Boulder, Colo. The project links wind turbines to electrolyzers that pass wind-generated electricity through water to split it into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen then can be stored and used later to generate electricity from a fuel cell or an internal combustion engine.
Shin talked to the students about the shape of airplane wings and wind turbines, both of which are air foils, and about the increased importance of wind energy in the future.
He showed them a fuel cell that contains precious platinum, a catalyst that makes it easier to use wind energy to break down water into oxygen and hydrogen. They learned that by starting with wind and using water to produce hydrogen, a utility doesn't have to store electricity in batteries. Instead, hydrogen can be stored in tanks, to be used later to make electricity when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining.
The students' silence during the lecture part of the class had Shin wondering if he had connected with them.
But as soon as they were allowed to use their hands and their brains to model the kinds of wind turbines being tested at NREL, the classroom came alive.
Students used glue guns, balsa wood, dowels and plastic gears to design wind turbines.
"When we do hands-on, everyone feels more comfortable, working with each other, building something," said Solis. "This is creative. You have to have a creative mind."
John Foden, 17, foresees his interest in mechanics and welding with a job in clean energy. "It's probably a good career," he said. "You never know what's going to happen a few years down the road with the Earth."
Gerardo Espinoza, a senior, changed the blades on his model to make it more aerodynamic. "I'd like to go into mechanics and engineering," he said. "All this, it's like a difficult puzzle to solve. And I like puzzles."
Students not Afraid to Fail
Amber Smith, who teaches the Energy Careers class as part of Career and Technical Training Education at West High, said the NREL program is effective because it exposes the students to real opportunities within their reach and rewards experimentation.
"The hands-on part that NREL provides is just amazing," Smith said. "The NREL educators explained to the students, 'This is what you'll be doing in technical careers.' When they see it and do it, it means so much more to them. They get a lot out of it. They love it, they become engaged."
"Most of the time, children are afraid to fail, afraid to do something wrong. But with the NREL projects, I love that the children didn't mind that the blades didn't spin as fast as they wanted them to. They just said, 'OK, back to the drawing board.' That kind of attitude is hard to replicate in the classroom."
Learn more about NREL's Education Programs[BROKEN LINK].
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We did however find 8 campgrounds within 25 miles of South Pekin. You can also find a list of cities with campgrounds or RV Parks near South Pekin in the left hand column.
27585 Kentuckiana Rd Mackinaw, Illinois 61755 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 300 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 11 Reviews
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Jul 2018 - $30.00
We have been going to this park for the last 4 years to meet with a group we spend the winter with in McAllen, Tx. So everyone goes various places for the summer but we meet each year the week after the 4th of July at Kentuckiana and spend a full week. Plus on Saturday night the park has a Kentuckiana country show and it is great. This is a great park. Park is always mowed and looks nice. Sewer and water work fine, power works great. Management is very friendly and helpful. Sites are level and easy to get in and out. You are guided to the sites and helped to park. - Seemore
Jul 2017 - $34.00
This is our 3rd time to stay at this park. We were meeting with a group of people that stat at Sun Light RV park in McAllen, tx in the winter. A lot of the people are from this area, so they have a get together each year in July. Great park and we had a great time. - Seemore
May 2014 - $30.00
This is a nice campground. Pros: The grounds are well kept, there are two stocked ponds for fishing, hosts are friendly, bathrooms were very clean. There are many activities scheduled, such as bingo, fish feeding, and a country Opry show. This campground has two playground areas. One is average and the other one is fantastic! The entrance to the playground is a giant slide called 'Big Red.' The playground at the bottom of the slide is very nice. The campground was generally quiet during the day, and just about silent during quiet hours (10 p.m. - 8 a.m.) Cons: The area of the campground we were in had very, very, very small sites. There are really no attractions nearby. It was fine for a weekend, but any longer of a stay and we would have been bored. All in all, we were very pleased and plan on returning. - rollinrollinrollin
21 Blackjack Blvd East Peoria, Illinois 61611 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 6 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Oct 2008 - $1.00
This is a Casino that allows you to park overnight and they have a few spaces for rigs and trucks. We asked to stay there because the other campgrounds has been flooded out and were too muddy to enter. Worked for us in a pinch and we did ask permission. - imperial
3703 N Main St East Peoria, Illinois 61611 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 78 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 12 Reviews
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Aug 2017 - $15.00
The park was awesome, very clean. The only problem was the drunk person two sites down from us who decided to yell and listen to a radio til 4:45 am. Everyone else was asleep, except for us who were up all night. - mike 2017
Aug 2017 - $27.00
This was just an overnight stay, but it was fairly quiet. The roads are a little narrow because there are all back-ins and people park their tow vehicles on both sides of the road, but we managed with our 40' fifth wheel and truck. The sites are paved with gravel patios and there are quite a few trees, so we had some shade. 50 amp service, sewer and great water pressure. The water does have an odor to it though, so we didn't drink any of it. No cable or wifi, but Verizon worked and there were enough OTA tv channels. The laundry only had 2 washers and 2 dryers, all $1.50 each. Someone else mentioned this, but it is mostly people who stay there all summer because it isn't also at a marina. They were friendly enough and fairly quiet. we would stay there again if we were passing through. Somewhere I read that they had pull-through sites, but that is WRONG....all back-ins according to the manager of the park. - Ginny H
Jul 2016 - $27.00
Convenient to Peoria, easy to find and access, this park is largely long term or seasonal residents who have boats in the marina. Check in was quick and we were led to our site. Interior roads and sites are paved, and although a bit tight due to large trees and fairly close sites, our 40' motor home was easy to park. No WiFi but good Verizon cell/data, no cable but a fair number of OTA channels. Satellite TV may or may not be usable due to the many trees. Far enough from the highway and river to be quiet, but close to shopping, dining, and a casino. A good value in an area without many options. - Meanderman
23049 US Highway 136 Topeka, Illinois 61567 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 330 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 8 Reviews
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Jul 2018 - $49.00
Reserved a full hook up, pull through and prepaid. Bottom line was very poor logistics and site management (booked 4 people into 2 sites). A mix of friendly and also some very rude seasonal campers. Bathrooms were so bad I had to rinse clothing and shower to get rid of the smell. Were really hoping for a much better experience - will not stay here again. - The Simpsons
Sep 2011 - $24.00
We were here for a Telephone Pioneer Camping Rally with 18 other campers. Very nice campground. Closes town about 10 miles away. Would stay here again if in the area. - skiphen
May 2011 - $15.00
Nice level, shaded sites. Friendly owners, quiet park. Plenty of room for the traveler not staying the season. Seasonals are located on outside of park. Very family friendly. AT&T/Sprint/Verizon cell service ok. Lots of off the air channels. Would be good if you had a dish to set up. Can get campfire smoky on weekends. Price reflects cash with Passport America. Great weekly rate. Tons of birds, near Illinois fish hatchery, conservation areas for birding. - DocColorado
8327 N Knoxville Ave Peoria, Illinois 61615 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 30 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 5 Reviews
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Jun 2019 - $45.00
We were very happy with our stay here, it is not a real camp ground, no bathhouse, restrooms, laundry or pool. You are nestled in with mobile homes, many no longer occupied. 5 rv sites are together in the middle section, and that is where we stayed, site 91. Shady tree and a very quiet section. Water pressure was great, no problem with electric and sewer was close enough to use one section of hose. Many +++to this park, close to restaurants(walking distance), shopping and banks, also a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. There are a lot of rv sites in the front part of the park but we liked the middle section. All full hook ups, some easier then others to use, some you will have to crawl under the rv to hook up. 225. a week, 550 a month or 45 a day. Keep in mind they are the only game in town, but I still would have stayed here for close proximity to family. We also stored our rv for 70 a month while we traveled to Panama. - hiker13
May 2018 - $45.00
This is actually a mobile home park and using some of the vacant sites for rv's. The owner is on site and very helpful. By using empty sites the hook ups may be quite a distance from your site and in our site the sewer was actually under the rv. - Al and Anne-Marie
Jul 2017 - $35.00
We just returned home to North Carolina, after staying a month for the 5th year at Mt. Hawley Mobile Home and RV Park. As always we were very pleased with our stay. The park is quiet and peaceful, which always makes for a pleasant stay. Mt. Hawley is located in the heart of Peoria, Illinois. When at Mt Hawley you will soon realize the environment is more of a neighborhood than an RV park. As you sit outside in front of your RV under the large shade trees enjoying a wonderful southerly breeze, don't be surprised if a neighbor stops by to give you chat and if you are lucky, a friendly piece of gossip. We always look forward to our return to reunite with fellow RVers we see each year. We call Mt. Hawley our summer home. The staff at Mt. Hawley is so friendly and helpful. Upon arrival, the park manager hand delivers your RV into your site and assures the electric, water, and sewer are all properly connected. He lives in the park too, therefore he is always available for any issues or concerns that may arise. While Mt. Hawley is not fancy, it has everything you need. Water, electric, and sewer hookups are provided on every site and, my personal favorite, a cement pad beside our camper. There is excellent security night lighting. Rabbits and squirrels also make the park home and are a joy to watch running around. The location of this park is excellent. Familiar restaurants, grocery stores, shopping centers, and Walmart are as close as a five minute drive. I would highly recommend Mt. Hawley as a park for an extended summer stay for RVers looking to beat the heat and humidity in the southern states. Morning temperatures in the 60s, afternoon highs in the low to mid 80s, low humidity, a cool breeze, and large shade trees create very pleasant Summer days. Rates are very reasonable. Prices are based on length of stay, one day, week, or month. We look forward to returning to Mt. Hawley in the Spring 2018. - Sharon Starr
310 Ash Ln Peoria, Illinois 61611 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 80 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 23 Reviews
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Mar 2019 - $40.00
Was just "opening" for the season and was muddy from rain and snow thaw and covered in leaves. Owner kept apologizing as they had just started cleanup. Water was not yet on but he gave us a hefty discount because of that. Electric and sewer was. Place was very quiet but we were the only ones there. Sites are not very level but was better once I squeezed completely onto the concrete pad that I couldn't tell was there at first. Would like to come back when trees are leafed out and grass is alive. Being next to the river was pretty cool. Would have no problem staying there again. Like others, I never did find a dumpster. - Texas Guy
Aug 2017 - $37.00
May have rated it higher but was a bit startled by four random gunshot blasts in the span of 30 minutes. Maybe a gun range besides a campground. - Claire Harris
Sep 2016 - $15.00
Arrived and had to call to have someone come down to check me in. Roads to sites are dirt with dirt/gravel sites. Most sites are not level and need serious blocking to get level. I went the whole park and could not find any type of trash receptacle. The WiFi is not usable and I would never drink the water. I would call this park worth the passport america price but would never pay full price. - easlingn
1467 Timberline Rd Goodfield, Illinois 61742 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 330 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 42 Reviews
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Aug 2018 - $38.00
Pulled into site 113. Hooked up power, water and sewer. I was told that it was a 50 amp service so I plugged into the 50 amp plug. Turned on air and it kept cycling on and off. Checked voltage at one of my outlets and it read 38 volts. Shutdown all electrical. Talked to office and they said only 30 amp works. Used the 30 amp service. Found out at my next stop that the fireplace and the power converter were blown out and had to replace both. Avoid this park. - idahosailors
Mar 2018 - $30.00
I was happy to find a park open in March, but I was extremely disappointed in this park. The woman who took our phone call was nice and helpful, but the park itself is in serious need of repair. The restrooms were as dark and dingy as you could possibly imagine. They were so old and broken down I couldn't really tell if they were clean or not. Also, the park is full of full-timers who were up driving around until very late and all seemed to congregate at the trailer next to us. We did get some sleep, but we will certainly find another campground to stay at next time we drive through. - bimi
Jul 2017 - $38.00
We stayed 5 days 6/30-7/5. The bath house right by our camper had no hot water as they were out of gas and didn't get the gas company out there knowing they were booked to full capacity. The showers by the pool were filthy due to overuse as it was the only place with hot water. There was no internet, despite advertising they have wifi, the whole time we were there. Two of the workers even came in my camper and tried to get internet working and could not. I think the regulars must have a different password for access as they talked about watching movies on Netflix all day. All the 4th of July activities were done on the weekend and absolutely NOTHING was done on the 4th, not even a flag raising. The store was closed early every day despite being booked to full capacity. I sat at my camper and watched person after person go to the store only to realize it was closed. Golf carts price quoted at $150 for 2 days and other services are so overpriced that we could not afford to do much there. Regulars run golf carts through the campground all day and night leaving gas fumes in the air plus the noise of them. At one point the pool had at least 50 people or more in it. They do not have a pool big enough to accommodate 330 campsites. The campsites do not have fire rings making them very dangerous to have a fire with young children around. We have stayed on 2 other occasions and had a good time so to have our vacation so ruined was a real disappointment. I doubt that we will go back again. - Clasz
13921 W US Highway 150 Brimfield, Illinois 61517 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 107 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 10 Reviews
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Aug 2018 - $20.00
We stopped by here about 5 years ago. Nothing has changed. The park looks nice enough but nothing has been done as far as maintenance goes. There are electrical issues & site pads have eroded away to almost non existence. A few truck loads of gravel & a skilled bobcat operator would do much to restore this CG. - Veebyes
Jul 2017 - $20.00
The sites may have had a gravel pad at one time but now everything is covered with grass. We were in the A loop. 30 amp electrical service was adequate with the campgrounds almost empty (118v) but doubt that it would be sufficient with a half full campground. There was no water or sewer at the site. There were several pit toilets but only one restroom with flush toilets and a shower at the far end of the camping area. It was not in very good shape and needed a major cleaning. We were here on a Thursday and only about five spaces were occupied. There was no map of the campground available at check in. Needed to find the facilities by wandering around. Over the air TV is available. We had no problem at out site connecting with Direct TV but some sites would be problematic. Verizon was one bar 4g. The interior roads are paved but signing is lacking. - BobWW
Jun 2017 - $20.00
Nice state park with plenty of space between sites. Ours dropped off at the rear a bit so we deployed our leveling jacks on that end only. Side-to-side was level. Power pedestal was 30 Amp and did not like running A/C and electric water heater at same time. Fire ring/BBQ was a bit close to the RV (if you park a lot closed to the road, this won't be a problem) - 4forsmores


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Matthew Henry comments, "Husbands who love their wives will communicate their purposes and intentions to them. Where there is a mutual affection there will be a mutual confidence." Dr. R.C. Sproul also says in his series The Intimate Marriage ...Read More
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Washington leads troops on raid at Trenton, New Jersey
On this night in 1776, future President General George Washington leads his small and bedraggled army in a daring raid on British and Hessian troops at Trenton, New Jersey, during the American Revolution.
Just prior to launching boats from McKonkey's Ferry across the Delaware River, Washington had an excerpt from Thomas Paine's inspirational pamphlet The Crisis–published two days earlier–read aloud to the army. The pamphlet began: "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
Although Americans often think of President George Washington as stately and composed, in actuality the revolutionary hero could be quite down-to-earth, even coarse, a trait that endeared him to his troops. One historian's account, supported by the memoirs of troops in attendance at the famous crossing of the Delaware, suggests that as Washington was stepping into a boat in which the portly General Henry Knox was already seated, he poked Knox with his boot and said "shift that fat [a..], Harry…but slowly, or you'll swamp the damned boat." The freezing, wet and frightened soldiers broke into hysterical laughter as word of Washington's wisecrack drifted down the line of boats poised to cross the icy river.
Early on the morning of December 26, 2,500 American soldiers led by Washington surprised the mainly Hessian soldiers at Trenton (allegedly hung-over over after a night of Christmas cheer) and after a short battle took control of the town. The scrappy Washington ordered his soldiers to take whatever ammunition and supplies they could carry and scurried back across the Delaware. Washington's daring attack, after a string of demoralizing retreats, gave a desperately needed boost to the flagging spirits of the Continental Army.


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Anyone made a giant spider joke yet?
'Superman' iOS Is The First Man Of Steel Game That Isn't Awful
The iOS "Superman," which bears an all-caps description on iTunes dubbing it "THE OFFICIAL SUPERMAN GAME," sort of came out of nowhere. The game was mentioned quietly about a month ago, and frankly, when I see the name Superman next to a videogame, I'm inclined to mash down my teeth much like a captured agent with a secret cyanide pill.
Fortunately, this short mobile game really isn't half bad. The basic premise has Superman facing off against Lex Luthor, since someone in Metropolis thought it would be a great idea to let a bald psychopath launch a weather-controlling satellite into orbit above the city. As you may have guessed, Luthor is actually going to be a jerk, sending mechanical spiders, falling space debris, and a whole assortment of other chaotic items into the helpless city.
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I like the look, even though it could be a Red Lobster/Levis ad...
Really cannot believe it's a year off though. Seems like way too much time. I think they finished filming this months ago. Got to look into it, anyone remember offhand if this is being post-converted to 3d?
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Look for the Fiesta Mart on Alabama at Dunlavy, and you'll be near a hot pocket of stores selling reasonably priced, yet very chic antiques. One of my favorite bargain-hunting destinations for antiques - Antiques and Interiors on Dunlavy (3845 Dunlavy) shares the mall with this Fiesta. And, another store, The Country Gentleman, is just a few doors down. Rumored to be closing its doors, Larry, The Country Gentleman himself, has taken on some partners and given his store a new look - he confirmed his store is remaining open for good. Judging by the inventory I saw - this is welcomed news. Besides these two stores, a third one has now opened, making this Fiesta Mart Mall a force in Houston antiquing areas.
While shopping there last week, I noticed this newly opened store called Boxwood Interiors. It immediately called to me when, through the window, I glimpsed freshly laid seagrass matting stretching from the front door to the back. It's amazing what spending a few extra dollars on seagrass will do to an old and ugly mall space. The store is fresh and inviting with gleaming white walls and neutral colors. But something about Boxwood seemed very familiar - why, I wondered aloud? The ladies working there informed me that it looked familiar because Boxwood was actually owned by Foxglove, a small interiors shop doing business in the space up the street that Hien Lam Upholsterers once occupied. Got that? Foxglove, at 1420 Alabama, is a little off the beaten tract, and thus, it is still striving for big-time recognition. With this new second store on the scene, it finally is breaking out. Helping out is neighbor Antiques and Interiors on Dunlavy which has been attracting new traffic daily - their tenants just keep getting better and better. Hopefully, Boxwood will benefit from all this business going on at the corner of Dunlavy and Alabama. Just look for the Fiesta!
Boxwood and Foxglove specialize in lighting fixtures, many of which come from Alcon - the fabulous lighting store next door to Foxglove on Alabama. Another speciality is iron based tables, as seen above, that can be custom ordered in any size or shape.
They sell custom upholstery at both Boxwood and Foxglove. The sofas have striking shapes - nothing is common here. The pieces are covered in natural linen with nailheads, which give them an contemporary edge. I love this high armed sofa.
This sofa is a modern take on an antique shape.
This sofa has a painted wood frame. There are piles of custom pillows everywhere - these are accented with trim.
Lamps are another speciality. Here, french wine bottles are ready for shades.
The right wall is ceiling to floor cubby holes filled with goodies, such as:
Burlap wrapped lampshades in drum and other chic shapes.
Glass canisters of different shapes.
Coral and candles.
Stone shapes for plants or TV clickers, you decide.
The cubbyholes, light fixtures, and seagrass goes on and on.
Boxwood and Foxglove both used this handsome damask on armchairs and ottomans.
How convenient - a wire basket filled with candle sleeves.
I love this ottoman - tufted, wooden french legs and all!
There are lots of mirrors and garden seats, framed prints and lamps.
Greeting you at the door is this wooden light fixture - this shape is all the rage right now.
Bid Boxwood goodbye and go next door.
Next Stop: The Country Gentleman specializes in antiques from Europe - with an emphasis on Spain.
A set of six: Italian chairs newly upholstered in linen.
A French settee upholstered in a Fortuny style print.
Last Stop: Antiques and Interiors on Dunlavy. An antique mall, with many different vendors - the quality keeps getting better and better. Here a set of six chairs, slipcovered in linen hang out, waiting for a buyer. I love these slips!
A wooden French light fixture - this style is hot right now.
A painted ottoman that would look as great for the feet or as for a coffee table.
A painted Swedish tea table - beautiful!
I love the scale of this antique mirror.
If you are planning on visiting Antiques and Interiors on Dunlavy, be sure to stop in at Boxwood. And while you are there, go next door and visit The Country Gentleman. Three excellent antique stores and a Fiesta Food Mart to boot!


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Hometown Associations: An Untapped Resource for Immigrant Integration?
This report takes a look at hometown associations (HTAs)—immigrant organizations based on a common hometown—and their often overlooked function as integration intermediaries in their country of destination. HTAs provide a safe and familiar setting for migrants to gain basic assistance in adjusting to their new communities, and provide members with opportunities ranging from civic and community involvement to political participation and organizational leadership. Authors suggest that the flexible ad hoc nature of HTAs and their unique position at the intersection of policy in countries of origin and destination make such organizations a valuable asset for host governments seeking to achieve greater coherence among different policy arenas involving migrants and advance intergovernmental and international civil-society dialogue on diasporas.
The report describes the current political context, identifies broad trends based on an analysis of Mexican HTAs in the United States, highlights important HTA characteristics and knowledge gaps policymakers should consider, and addresses what policy options should be employed.
The report encourages policymakers to enhance HTAs' capacity to deliver for communities at home and abroad through limited, well-designed interventions. Suggested policy options include: providing nonprofit leadership and management training for HTA leaders, establishing federations or incentivizing collaboration to give HTAs more leverage in obtaining funding, institutionalizing the role of HTAs as de facto migrant information centers for social service programs, conducting research on the most promising intervention points and opportunities for engagement, and initiating a collaborative data collection process to evaluate HTA program outcomes.


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There are a few methods of manufacturing highly attractive and functional wood signs. The first is to use a router to remove wood and leave the message or words raised, or concave. The second method requires a design stencil and sandblasting equipment to remove the wood around the message or words. This manufacturing method can also produce a raised or concave appearance to the sign. Initially, a novice wood signmaker should have the wooden blanks for the signs produced by an outside firm, unless you have the required woodworking skills and equipment to construct the sign blanks. All types of businesses and professional services can utilize wooden signs. Traditionally, wooden signs are extremely popular with bed and breakfast lodgings, lawyers, accountants, doctors, antique shops, cafés, and gift shops. Currently, high-quality wooden signs are selling at prices starting at $500 each and up depending on size, complexity, and the type of wood used for the sign.


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Blending multiple genres together under one banner, Californian reggae fusion outfit Dirty Heads are back with a brand new album, their fifth offering for five years running.
Traditionally reggae is one of the more laid back of genres, yet genrebenders Dirty Heads infuse it with the intensity of rock, hip hop and ska carving a niche for themselves with raucous, high-energy live shows. Get your most comfortable skanking shoes on and get ready to mosh!
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Adambeauty.com has updated his shop with a few notable Christmas goodies!
The Majolica Majorca Snow Queen Range
There are three polishes – now, I don't really do polish but these colours are gorgeous! There is a deep black with shimmer, a shimmery pink and a shimmer white.
There is the Snow Karat powder in an interestingly shaped tub, which is a highlighting powder.
There is the lash frozen mascara, like a glittery top coat and two eyeshadow palettes – one in a light pink trio and one silvery white quad.
The range it stunning, very cool for Christmas although everything in it is focused on the pale. It would be nice to have something plummy or rich since I think those colors look beautiful when the nights get dark quickly.
I know I know, a lot of beauty buffs already have their hands on this range since it came out in the first week on November, but for mere mortals who a. don't have the luxury of CPs, or b. dont want to pay well over the odds, Adambeauty is a saviour!
He is offering –
Maquillage Crystallising Lip Compacts
There are four on offer. From this photo they all look pretty pinky based (apart from 31 – but alas, it is already sold out on the site.)
Apparently you are supposed to use all four shades at once. The first colour on the left at the cupid bow as a highlight, the second colour on the top of the lip, the deeper shade on the bottom lip, and the forth colour on the corner of the lips. Such precision! But if you visit the MQ websitehere I can't really see the effect on the four girls…maybe its old age and deteriorating eyesight.
The Maquillage Design Loose Powder and new Nail Colours are also online.
Be quick! Miss the Christmas Post Rush! (obessed with post? me?!)


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I think I'm gonna build a Batgirl bike out of an old Yamaha RZ or RD. Now all I need to do is find a gal who looks good in a Batgirl costume.
that pic of the girl riding on the tires wtf I dont think i could pull that off on a good bike let alone that beast shes on. What the hell is a bush rod cover? Go youre a fan of Milla too we have similar tastes. Wheres a pic of you on a bike. I dont think it would matter its not vintage.


text: 2013 Outlook: Soybeans Trend Bearish, But Marketing Opportunities Remain December 2, 2012 11:00 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ed Clark Top Producer Business and Issues Editor Email Editor's Note: AgWeb.com is taking a look at experts' projections for a variety of commodities in 2013. See the full list of outlooks. Soybean prices did an about-face late November, capping a $4 retreat in four months, and they have yet to recover. The marketing year is far from over, though. Profitable sales strategies will again likely present themselves in upcoming weeks and months for savvy marketers who can move quickly. Indeed, on one day alone in recent weeks, prices posted a 24-cent rise on a Chinese export announcement. No longer, though, are $17-something beans on the table like they were in September, with the new resistance level the $15.75 range, some say. Nor are $17 beans likely to return anytime soon, barring an unforeseen weather calamity in South America, the U.S. or both. While analysts may disagree on specifics of prices and strategies, forecasters agree that 2013 could well be a year when it might pay to have a big chunk of marketing done early. Moreover, with the possibility that soybeans at the extreme could either be $8 or $22 next fall, 2013 is a year that the use of put and call options offers particular appeal, brokers and economists say. "Volatility and uncertainty best describe the soybean market," says Dan O'Brien, ag economist at Kansas State University. "Farmers need nerves of steel for marketing in the months ahead, but volatile prices also mean marketing windows, even if brief ones," adds Frayne Olson, ag economist at North Dakota State University. This winter, the big market driver, even more so given such tight global supplies, will be weather in Brazil and Argentina. If weather looks good as it was in late November, prices could moderate. Just a hint of production problems in South America this winter could send bean prices higher, though, Olson says. That would create marketing opportunities for U.S. producers who haven't yet sold. "For sure, the biggest issue to watch will be weather in South America," says O'Brien, though he cautions that's not the only factor. "There also are some real logistical issues in Brazilian port regions," he adds. It's one thing to grow the beans, quite another to get them into global shipping channels. Keep your eyes peeled on that one, he advises. Between now and spring, prices are likely to hover somewhere in the $13 to $16 range, O'Brien predicts, admittedly a wide spread. But conditions in both South America and the U.S. could be wild. If no production problems develop, he thinks a window of $14 to $14.50 this winter is in the range of the probable, with a great South American crop "possibly taking us to $13." Come spring, U.S. weather comes into play, and right now a big chunk of the Western and Central Corn Belt is still having a severe drought that could drive soybean markets higher, as well as other crops that influence soybean prices. In O'Brien's view, selling a good percentage of both old crop and new crop at $14 to $14.50 is a sensible approach, but for an overall strategy given so many unknowns, the strategy he likes is to divide up sales during the winter and spring. "Don't try and be a home-run hitter and wait for $18-19 beans," he advises. "Yes, there is the potential for greater gain by holding onto old crop and avoiding new crop sales, but there is also great risk." Even from present levels that have moved decidedly lower from last fall, "we could see a significant break in prices," says Mark Gold, president and CEO of Top Third Ag Marketing. "My bias is on the short side." Adding to Gold's bearish sentiment for beans is softer demand with reduced U.S. livestock numbers and the potential for a huge 2013 crop not only in South America but also in the U.S.. For farmers who haven't yet priced them, Gold advises selling old crop beans but protecting the upside with a call option. On new crop, he recommends that producers sell 20% sold of 2013 guaranteed bushels with a cash forward contract. Gold suggests protecting the remaining unsold bushels with a put option. One more bearish cloud over beans, he says, is that while most farmers have sold 2012 corn, they have stored beans, and market players know this. Still, back-to-back droughts, while improbable, are not impossible. "I want to keep that possibility open with a call option," Gold adds. That way, if for some reason production is light either in the U.S. or South America, farmers can participate if market moves to the upside. "Next year, farmers in the U.S. will likely plant the largest soybean crop in history," adds Steven Johnson, farm management specialist at Iowa State University. In the U.S. alone, he predicts that growers will plant 80 million acres of beans, up 3 million from the 77 million they planted this year. Why the bump in soybean acres? Two reasons: Less corn following corn coupled with Western Corn Belt producers still hit hard by drought who are likely to boost their bean acreage at the expense of corn. Because of those factors he predicts a softer landing for soybean prices, a 65% probability that 2013/14 prices will average $12.50/bu., based on trendline yields. An important piece to marketing beans today is this, he says: Price seasonality has changed. The highs in soybean prices have shifted the past five years to July and August, after the world has run out of South American crops and is waiting for the U.S. harvest. There is also another seasonal price pattern that could play over the next few months; it is just ahead of the South American harvest, December and January. "I'd be ready to sell (old crop) in the next 60 days. And target some soybean sales early for the new crop about $13/bu. using the November 2013 soybean futures," he adds. One huge question: Can Brazil and Argentina actually achieve the record yields and production USDA and others are projecting? "It will be difficult for both countries to do that within the same year," states Olson, noting it would be a break from the historic norm. On old crop, resistance of the futures market is in the $15.75 range, what he considers the peak, roughly $1 over where prices were in early December. It will take a change in market fundamentals to get to $15.75, though. But Olson is more bullish on old crop prices than bearish, with 60/40 odds of prices moving higher rather than moving lower. Why? Odds favor some sort of weather scare between now and spring either in Brazil or Argentina, where not all soybeans were planted by Dec. 1. That said, if prices do shoot up near what he considers their resistance level, they won't remain there long. So Olson advises producers to jump on them at anything even approaching $15.75. On the bearish side of the coin, macro factors could enter into the picture and cause prices to move lower. Those include a breakdown in U.S. budget negotiations or failure in Europe to reach an agreement on its debt problems. Olson thinks those scenarios are unlikely but within the realm of possibility. On new crop, Olson suggests to begin pricing at $13.50, with a price rally of some sort possible in late February or early March. One reason for a late winter or early spring rally will be the acreage battle that will emerge between corn and soybeans, he says. The price battle could be fierce as those two crops duke it out for acres. 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The mother asks her son what he learned in Sunday School and he tells her a story about how Moses and his people had the Red Sea in front of them and the Egyptian chariots behind them. So Moses calls the Army Corps of Engineers up, they build a floating bridge in short order, the people race across the bridge and then cut it loose just as the chariots arrive and they escape certain death.
The mother looks on in horror, and exclaims, "That is not really what they taught you in Sunday School is it?"
Reading is a skill that is crucial to student success, both in the classroom and beyond. In fact, it is a skill so important that reading is one of our board of education's six goals. We know that identifying and intervening with struggling readers as soon as possible can help get them on track before the gap becomes too broad.
LG&E says thanks
On behalf of everyone at LG&E and our contract partners, we would like to thank the entire community for your incredible patience and understanding while we made repairs and restored customers' natural gas service after a section of our pipeline separated on Sept. 17 along US 42.
In just about a month, voters in Kentucky will take center stage in America.
The entire country is watching the McConnell-Grimes senatorial race and I hope we don't embarrass ourselves.
Sadly, voter turnout is notoriously low in parts of Kentucky, Oldham County being no exception. If one-third of all registered voters actually make it to the polls, it is considered a strong turnout. I think we can do better than that.
Several years ago, on a trip from Berlin to Indianapolis, I learned the hard way, that I should never fly without chewy granola bars. Just like the commercial suggests, whenever one of the kids starts saying too much, I pull one out and feed it to them.
When my daughter was three years old, she took a liking to the Italian woman sitting across from us, and fortunately, the woman took a liking to her. Initially, there was a bit of an accent barrier, but by the end of the nine-hour flight, they understood each other perfectly.
Several years ago, I was given my great-grandmother's scrapbooks. They are filled with newspaper clippings, including many obituaries from the 1920s and 30s and I am thoroughly enjoying them.
"Love your crooked neighbor with your crooked heart" (W. H. Auden). Our hearts are not necessarily crooked in the criminal sense; but they are battered and bruised and wrenched – or likely to become so without much warning. They need compassion, even from themselves, for themselves.
Kiwanis upset with Fair Board
Editor's note: Calls to get comment from Fair Board leadership went unreturned for two weeks.
I think one of the best definitions of sin is anything we do that separates us from God. When we talk about sin we find that humans make very little of sin and God makes so much of it. People joke about it, even brag about their sins. Much of our entertainment glorifies sinful life choices.
God hates sin (Proverbs 6:16ff.). God says that the "wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). God says that sin is a very serious matter.
A fellow named Willie was deep in debt and was thinking of committing suicide.
Elmer Towns tells about a motorcycle gang member who was dramatically converted to faith in Jesus Christ. The next Sunday he did the only thing he knew he should do and went to church. Nobody in the church knew him and he walked down to the second aisle and sat in the pew. The people stared because he looked the part: big and burly, bearded, long hair, black jacket and lots of tattoos.
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and while the dangers of childhood obesity are well-chronicled, many children who are overweight or obese don't realize it. That's why the Oldham County Family YMCA — a leading voice on improving health — wants families to understand the role weight perception plays in childhood obesity and ways to reverse course through increased physical activity and improved eating habits.
Concert a great event
Last Saturday night, La Grange was the winner in oh so many ways! The Rawlings family's vision of providing La Grange a location for community events was unveiled at the Dedication Concert of the new CityPlace.
For the first time in our 22-year parenting career, hubby and I attended a Friday night high school football game. Never having a kid on the team, I have not been compelled to spend my time on cold, metal bleachers.
But this past Friday was an entirely different matter. Our daughter was on the homecoming court, so I donned my heaviest sweater, grabbed a couple of blankets and we headed to the game. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, so I asked, "Where is the best place to sit so that we have a good view?"
Since I began working at hospice in 1989, I have developed a new awareness of cherishing each moment. I have gained this awareness from the elderly and from individuals who are close to death.
One day, when Vice President Calvin Coolidge was presiding over the Senate, one senator angrily told another to go "straight to hell." The offended senator complained to Coolidge as presiding officer and Coolidge looked up from the book he had been leafing through while listening to the debate and wittily replied. "I've looked through the rule book," he said, "You don't have to go."
As any good firefighter knows, where there's smoke, there could be a fire.
The problem for residents of North Oldham is that the smoke is currently coming from their own firehouse.
It started weeks ago, when the contract of current North Oldham Fire Chief David Stoltz wasn't renewed. A 30-year veteran of the department who started as a volunteer, it seems unnatural that Stoltz would depart out of the blue.
I don't have any gay friends. At least I don't think I do. I don't really even know any gay people. I have some acquaintances who I suspect may be gay or that someone may have told me were gay. But no one has ever personally told me they were gay, so I don't "know." How would I know unless I asked them and that would just be rude and none of my business.
So I have no close knowledge of the gay marriage issue and no personal knowledge of gay people yearning for marriage equality.
This is the perfect time of year to cook with fresh vegetables. Most vegetables are in season now, so cook, can and freeze those vegetables. What is in season? Squash, eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, lettuce, cabbage, greenbeans, peppers and cucumbers... almost every vegetable.
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Christians like the Old Testament stories that have mercy and inspiration in them, but some Christians find the stories of wrath and destruction to be offensive.For example, Samuel instructs King Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites.
"Now go and smite Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have; do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass" (I Samuel 15:3). Usually what Christians try to do is forget such texts are in the Old Testament, focus on the New Testament and pretend everything is alright.
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Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 | 9:12 a.m.
Travelers facing canceled flights and closed roads were hoping to finally head to their holiday destinations Friday as a widespread snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest moved across the Great Lakes toward Canada.
The storm, part of a system that began in the Rockies earlier in the week, led airlines to cancel more than 1,000 flights Thursday and caused whiteout conditions that left roads dangerous to drive on. It was blamed for deaths in at least five states, with parts of Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan hit with more than a foot of snow.
While some people went to work on digging themselves out, others were stuck waiting for word of new flight times.
In Chicago, aviation officials said more than 350 flights were called off at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday and more than 150 at Midway International Airport. But on Friday, as the storm continued its crawl eastward, only about 50 flights were canceled and a similar number faced delays of up to two hours at the Chicago airports.
Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride said Friday would be the busiest air travel day of the holiday period, with 200,000 passengers passing through O'Hare and another 66,000 at Midway, based on airline estimates.
High winds were blamed for lingering airport delays further east, with three-hour waits anticipated at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and La Guardia Airport in New York.
Robin Mamlet, of Berwyn, Pa., spent Friday morning at Philadelphia International Airport waiting for her daughter to arrive home for the holidays from college in Chicago. Her daughter's original flight was canceled Thursday due to the blizzard and her rebooked flight at 6 a.m. left an hour late.
Still, the plane landed in Philadelphia in plenty of time for the next step in their holiday plans: a midday flight to Puerto Rico for a five-day vacation.
"So we're in very good shape — very lucky," Mamlet said.
The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for New York City and Long Island, forecasting gusts of up to 60 miles per hour. Winter storm warnings and advisories were issued for Pennsylvania, where snow was forecast starting late morning and through the day.
Southwest Airlines, which canceled all of its flights out of its Midway hub after 4:30 p.m. Thursday, was running its full schedule Friday. United Airlines also planned to operate a full schedule, though spokeswomen for both airlines cautioned travelers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
The storm made travel difficult from Kansas to Wisconsin, forcing road closures, including a 120-mile stretch of Interstate 35 from Ames, Iowa, through Albert Lea, Minn. Iowa and Wisconsin activated National Guard troops to help rescue stranded drivers.
In Iowa, two people were killed and seven injured in a 25-vehicle pileup. Drivers were blinded by blowing snow and didn't see vehicles that had slowed or stopped on Interstate 35 about 60 miles north of Des Moines, state police said. A chain reaction of crashes involving semitrailers and passenger cars closed down a section of the highway.
The storm was blamed for traffic deaths in four other states. There were at least two deaths each in Nebraska and Wisconsin, and one each in Kansas and Indiana.
In southeastern Utah, a woman who tried to walk for help after her car became stuck in snow died Tuesday night.
On the southern edge of the storm system, tornadoes destroyed several homes in Arkansas and peeled the roofs from buildings, toppled trucks and blew down oak trees and limbs in Alabama.
On Friday morning, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan and Illinois remained without power and some schools canceled classes for a second day. The weather service said up to 20 inches of snow fell in the Madison area, and that high winds and drifting snow was making travel treacherous.
The flight cancellations were a concern during the traditionally busy holiday travel period, but Daniel Baker, CEO of flight tracking service FlightAware.com, called it "a relatively minor event in the overall scheme of things."
By comparison, airlines canceled more than 13,000 flights over a two-day period during a February 2011 snowstorm that hit the Midwest. And more than 20,000 flights were canceled during Superstorm Sandy.
Associated Press writers David Pitt in Des Moines, Iowa; Margery Beck in Omaha, Neb.; Jeff Baenen in Minneapolis; Scott Mayerowitz and Meghan Barr in New York City; David Runk in Detroit; Carrie Antlfinger in Milwaukee; Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City, Mo.; Jason Keyser and Carla K. Johnson in Chicago; and Barbara Rodriguez in Des Moines contributed to this report.


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Iran vows to resist sanctions 'warfare'
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian officials unleashed sharper attacks against tightening Western sanctions Tuesday, equating the financial pressure to "warfare" and vowing to counter by retooling the country's oil-dependent economy.
The defensive remarks from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the head of Iran's central bank appear to reflect two sides of the economic squeeze on the country: Growing anxiety about the drain from sanctions and high-level efforts to find ways to ride them out.
Ahmadinejad's remarks came after Congress pressed ahead late Monday with a new package of sanctions on Iran, expanding financial penalties and further targeting Tehran's energy and shipping sectors in the hope that economic pressure will undercut the country's suspected nuclear weapons program. Iran denies it seeks atomic weapons, saying its nuclear activities have aimed at power generation and cancer treatment.
Iran has managed to overcome U.S.-led embargoes and other attempts at economic isolation with self-sufficiency moves such as developing domestic industries and emphasizing high-tech advances including an aerospace program. But the current sanctions are hitting Iran in its most vulnerable spot — its vital oil exports — and are forcing major reassessments within a nation that was recently OPEC's No. 2 exporter.
Ahmadinejad, speaking at an expansion of an oil refinery facility in Tehran, echoed calls for Iran to move away from crude oil export as its mainstay and heavily invest in networks to produce car-ready fuels and other petrochemical products. A similar call was made earlier this week by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Their comments mark an indirect acknowledgment that oil exports — accounting for 80 percent of Iran's foreign revenue — are a weak link now targeted by Western sanctions seeking to rein in Iran's nuclear program. The drop in oil sales from sanctions also means less money to buy the fuel and other products needed for consumers and businesses.
Officials are particularly worried about potential shortages of some food items and protests with elections for Ahmadinejad's successor less than 11 months away. Local media have been warned against reports on the sanctions' fallout that could "harm" national interests. The government also has already begun to stockpile needed foodstuffs such as wheat, meat, sugar and cooking oil.
Ahmadinejad called the sanctions "political warfare" seeking to deny Iranian oil to an energy-hungry world.
"It's very funny. They (the West) use oil as a political weapon against a country that is an oil producer itself," Ahmadinejad said in a speech broadcast on state TV.
The 27-nation European Union — which once accounted for around 18 percent of Iran's oil exports — stopped all contracts with Tehran on July 1. Meanwhile, the U.S. is pressuring Iran's key Asian oil customers such as India and South Korea to look to the Gulf and other suppliers.
"The ones that need oil use what they need as a tool to pressure (others)," Ahmadinejad said. "We should move toward a point in which we would not export crude anymore."
Such a goal, however, would likely take decades and huge investments to transform an economy based on oil exports.
The central bank governor, Mahmoud Bahmani, was quoted as describing sanctions as "no less than a military war" and said Iran must respond with its own "asymmetrical" economic countermeasures.
The report on the official IRNA news agency said a special headquarters has been set up coordinate efforts to fight back against the sanctions.
A further blow to Iran has been stagnant oil prices, which have cut into revenues among its shrinking number of customers in Asia and elsewhere.
In Tehran, however, Iran's oil minister said there is no need for an additional OPEC meeting to discuss oil prices. A report by the semiofficial Mehr news agency quoted Rostam Ghasemi as saying the current price does not merit an extraordinary meeting of the oil-exporting cartel.
Ghasemi said $100 per barrel seems like a "fair" price. Benchmark crude drifted above $90 a barrel Tuesday in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Murphy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


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Distance: 143.5km
Highest point: 1,755m
Category: High mountains
Last chance for the climbers
This is a crucial stage for the specialist climbers as it's the last opportunity for any of them who are in contention for the yellow jersey to establish enough of a cushion to hold the time trial specialists at bay on the penultimate day. The stage mixes old and new. The first climb is the Menté, where Luis Ocaña crashed out of the 1971 race in a thunderstorm with the race all but won. Next is the Port de Balès, where Andy Schleck lost his chain and the race in 2010, which is an ideal place to launch a long-range attack. Then comes the Peyresourde and the final, and first-ever, climb to the resort above it.
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If you're reading this review of the Dell XPS 10, you either have already considered or will in the very near future consider the Microsoft Surface RT first. It's simply an overall better tablet value, thanks to its slightly wider screen, better build quality, more comfortable keyboard accessory, built-in full USB, and Micro-HDMI. Yes, this is a review of the XPS 10, but I think it's important to know what sets these tablets apart. The XPS 10 does feel more like a laptop when paired with its keyboard and gets a battery life advantage thanks to the keyboard's built-in battery; however, to get the complete package it'll also cost you more than the Surface RT.
The XPS 10 is a fine effort, but once compared with what the Surface RT offers, it comes up a bit short. And while the Surface RT holds its own even without its keyboard, the XPS 10 feels stunted without its keyboard accessory.
That old tablet feel
Like many recent tablets, the Dell XPS 10 is mostly black in color and highlighted by silver trim along its edges. Its corners are smoothly rounded and as 10-inch tablets go, it's fairly light, weighing about as much as a current-generation iPad. The tablet feels quite plasticky compared with the Surface RT and doesn't take much pressure to bend; there's a slight bit of screen warping when you apply pressure to the back of the tablet.
Measuring about an inch in width, its bezel is wider than most tablets', giving it a bit more thumb room when held. In the top bezel is an ambient light sensor with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera sitting less than an inch away. Directly below the camera on the bottom of the bezel is a depressible Windows home button.
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Along the left edge from the top are a headphone jack and a volume rocker. The power/sleep button sits on the top edge, while a noticeably oversized door lies next to it, hiding the comparatively small microSD card slot. The bottom edge houses dual speakers, a Micro-USB port, and a charging/connection port. On the back, near the top middle, sits a 5-megapixel glass-covered rear-facing camera.
The 32GB version of the XPS 10 starts at $499, and for another $180, you can get this here fine keyboard accessory. The keyboard features a similar black-and-silver design motif to the tablet and includes two full USB ports, a Mini-HDMI port, and an additional charging port. The keys are a bit small and to my big hands the keyboard feels a bit cramped when typing. However, compared with the Surface RT, the XPS 10 is much more compatible with typing on your lap thanks to its much more laptoplike design.
RT back atcha
It's been a few months since we've seen a Windows RT tablet, and other than some performance improvements, not much has changed. Windows RT is the "lite" version of Windows 8; if you're interested in the details of its operating system, check out the Windows RT section of our Surface RT review.
Three months following the debut of Windows 8/RT, I'm still a fan of its touch interface and still believe that both Apple and Google can learn a thing or two from Microsoft in this respect. For those of us intimately familiar with those other touch interfaces, getting accustomed to Windows touch may take some time -- I hated it at first -- but if you're new to touch interfaces, you'll likely pick it up quickly. Just to be safe, Dell includes a few video tutorials covering the basics of the interface and a written FAQ for those completely new to the Windows RT experience.
My feelings about Windows RT haven't changed much. It's not perfect -- certain features that would be helpful on tablets are still missing, but the overall experience is still impressive. Search is still extremely powerful and the split-screen feature is still one of the coolest on any tablet.


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Design Within Reach (DWR), a multichannel modern furnishings retailer with 45 locations across the U.S., was founded with a mission to make modern design accessible to anyone – anywhere at anytime. Headquartered in Stamford, Conn., DWR was launched in 1999 by founder Rob Forbes. Frustrated by an inability to easily find designs he loved and those produced by some of the most well-known designers, Forbes wanted to find a better way to bring authentic modern furniture to anyone who wanted to buy it.
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- American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law is a program which aims to improve children's lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice and public policy.
- Child Safety: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys is a risk assessment safety tool, which offers a comprehensive approach to child safety decision making.
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts is an interdisciplinary and international association of professionals dedicated to the resolution of family conflict.
- Florida Department of Children and Families is a partner in the child welfare system. The Child Welfare Program conducts, supervises, and administers programs for dependent children and their families.
- Florida Department of Juvenile Justice contains information about children involved in delinquency matters.
- Florida Department of Revenue contains information regarding child support.
- Florida Guardian ad Litem is a partnership of community advocates and professional staff who provide a voice on the behalf of children involved in the dependency court process.
- Guardian ad Litem: Chapter 39 (2009): download the PDF version of Chapter 39.
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges works with judges, jurisdictions, and communities nationwide through training and technical assistance.
- National Center for State Courts provides information on child abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, child protective services, foster care, court-appointed special advocates, open hearings, model courts, and more.
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Administration for Children and Families is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
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Congratulations on deciding to become a massage therapist! As you start out, it's important to learn about the basic requirements to become a licensed masseuse.
Massage Therapist Requirements
- Submit your completed application
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- Undergo a background check
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In addition to the above requirements, Illinois has the following additional qualifications you must meet:
- Your education program should have consisted of at least 500 clock hours of supervised classroom and supervised hands-on instruction
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How Much Does a Massage Therapist Make?
The average massage therapist salary for someone working in the state of Illinois is $36,000. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the massage therapy field is expected to continue growing, by at least 20 percent between 2012 to 2020. A career in massage therapy will afford you the opportunity to work in various settings. This continued growth will lead to new openings for massage therapists, making this a great career.
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Feb. 8: The Augustana Choir at St. Joseph Cathedral
Event Details
Date: February 7, 2014
Times: 7:30 p.m.
Location: St. Joseph Cathedral
Ticket Info: www.augietickets.com Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for seniors and are free for K-12 students and those with an Augustana ID.
Following its Interim tour with stops in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota, The Augustana Choir will perform a home concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, at St. Joseph Cathedral.
Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for seniors and are free for K-12 students and those with an Augustana ID. Tickets are available at www.augietickets.com.
Tour concerts are presented at no charge. A free-will offering may be taken.
The following locations are part of the tour:
- Thursday, Jan. 30 — 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Blue Earth, Minn.
- Friday, Jan. 31 — 7:00 p.m. at St James Lutheran Church, Verona, Wis.
- Saturday, Feb. 1 — 4:30 p.m. at The Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, Minn.
- Sunday, Feb. 2 — 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Minn.
- Monday, Feb. 3 — 7:00 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Moorhead, Minn.
- Tuesday, Feb. 4 — 7:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Aberdeen, S.D.
- Saturday, Feb. 8 — 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral, Sioux Falls, S.D.
The Alumni Office will be hosting three receptions along the tour route in Moorhead, Minn., Aberdeen, S.D., and Verona, Wis.
The Augustana Choir's 53 singers bring sacred choral music of the highest caliber to people around the region, nation and world under the direction of Dr. Paul Nesheim as associate professor of music and director.
About the Conductor
Dr. Nesheim most recently served as associate professor of music and director of choral activities at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he conducted three choirs and taught choral conducting. He also served as artistic director of the Fargo-Moorhead Chamber Chorale and the conductor of the Senior Choir at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Moorhead. Dr. Nesheim has served on the faculties of Concordia College in Moorhead and Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He has held positions conducting high school, church, and community choirs in Minnesota, California, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Arizona.
Dr. Nesheim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from St. Olaf College, a Master of Music degree in choral music from Arizona State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Arizona. He has studied conducting with Maurice Skones, Douglas McEwen, Kenneth Jennings and Miles Johnson. Nesheim is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, and is a frequent clinician and guest conductor for high school festivals and honor choirs. He is a published composer and the author of "Building Beautiful Voices," a book of vocalization methods and materials published by the Roger Dean Publishing Company.
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