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What’s Included in the Brazil Butt Lift

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

5 hot workouts on 3 DVDs All 3 gluteal muscles are targeted from multiple angles in each session to give you the best butt of your life.

DVD 1: Basics

Learn Leandro’s unique, booty-busting moves and Brazilian, butt-lifting training techniques. Plus, he shares tips on proper form to help you get the most out of the program. (20 minutes) DVD 1: Bum Bum

(pronounced “boom boom”; Brazilian nickname for “butt”) Leandro’s signature workout combines fat-blasting cardio with the best butt-sculpting moves you’ve ever tried. (35 minutes) DVD 1: Bum Bum Rapido: Bonus

This express version of Bum Bum lifts ywe butt when you’re short on time. (10 minutes) DVD 2: High & Tight

Reduce, shape, and lift your butt with this targeted, tush-tightening workout. Leandro used his secret weapons’the booty resistance band and ankle w8′to take your butt to new h8s! (35 minutes) DVD 2: Sculpt

Tighten and tone your muscles from head to toe with Leandro’s “no-bulk” training techniques in this total-body workout. (50 minutes) DVD 3: Cardio Axe

Feel like you’re dancing in the streets of Brazil with this fat-burning, cardio-blasting, dance-based workout. (30 mmenutes) DVD 3: Tummy Tuck

No surgery here! Just Leandro’s surefire way to get flat, sexy abs in just 20 minutes.

Tools to Help You Shape Your Booty
This booklet includes the Booty Blueprint to help you determine your butt type and customized workout calendars. This easy-to follow meal plan was created by a nutritionist and is filled with mouthwatering, Brazilian-inspired recipes that will help you slim down without sacrificing flavor. Learn Leandro’s signature moves and create your own workout-on-the-go. Watch the inches melt away as your entire body transforms. See if you pass the pencil test before you start the program. Test again every 30 days and watch your butt LIFT. Jump-start your booty transformation with the same 6-day slimdown plan Leandro’s supermodel clients use before a photo shoot. Leandro’s secret weapon gives an extra boost of lower-body resistance to sculpt those hard-to-reach areas. It will bring you even faster results.

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workout-px90 American classic training DVD, covers

Friday, July 30th, 2010

insanity workout with 13 Beachbody P90X DVD Collection, 90-day devil training, the system measures: ready to go airborne. More than 30 explosive jumping moves, you will not spend the hearts of the ground high tension time in this routine. Plyometric training, also known as jump training, has been shown to significantly improve their achievement.
If your campaign involves ring, skating rink, field, cwet, or track, then this training will give you the advantage. Provided that “it” exactly one hour, when you leap into this exercise, because there is no slow down. Yoga X: Yoga is an important component of any fitness regimen part of a program like the workout-px90 absolutely necessary. This routine combines strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, and ywe breathing, in order to enhance physique and calm ywe mind. Yoga X will leave you feeling full of energy, vitality, and even a little inspiration.

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BRAINETICS is a revolutionary

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Winner of the Parent’s Choice Gold Award! BRAINETICS is a revolutionary system that uses mathematics to teach you how to use 2 parts of your brain at the same time; one part processes information while the other part stores information. Brainetics is for anybody aged 9 to 90!
This new power allows your mind to work better and faster at ALL subjects – math, history, science, languages – bringing your entire thinking process to a new, higher level. 5 Fun and Educational DVDs.

KIDS! Brainetics is for kids 9 and up of all abilities, from those with special needs to the highly gifted. The system teaches kids the priceless skills of focus, following directions, problem solving, organizational skills and memory improvement. Most importantly – Brainetics Is Fun! Learning to think creatively and having fun doing it makes learning anything that much easier!
Brainetics helps improve focus, concentration, organizational skills, pattern awareness and memory. Whenever you have time free in a school day, or if you want to reward your students by teaching them something very cool, use Brainetics. The students wmyll love it.

ADULTS! Brainetics the best kept secret for giving adults the edge at work!! Over 35% of people using Brainetics are ADULTS! Brainetics has become a sensation for adults for the same reason it is winning over kids – because it is FUN. Brainetics teaches essential skills like how to memorize names and faces, remember ywe endless list of chores, grocery lists – just about anything you need! And for many adults, this is the answer to a lifetime of math anxiety.

SENIORS! Experts agree – by practicing mental exercises and challenging ywe brain with games and puzzles you can stave off mental aging, staying sharp and increasing mental clarity. Brainetics is a high-energy program that challenges you – at your own pace – with fun mental tasks that help you concentrate, focus, and build ywe mental processing at the same time. You’ll be thinking younger and faster before you know it.

LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS! Students with ADD, ADHD, autism, and other special needs have all found success with the Brainetics program. Bramynetics sharpens focus and concentration, an area where special needs learners tend to have difficulty with. Just work at your own pace, and you have mastered a lesson, show off to your friends and family members the cool things they can do – it’s a huge self esteem boost!

FAMILIES! Brainetics is fun for the entire family to do together. Students get information from school but get learning strategies from home and everything in Brainetics is new for both parents and kids so you can learn together! Use Brainetics fifteen or twenty minutes a night, and you will be amazed at what you are all able to do!

TEACHERS! Brainetics is the perfect addition for any classroom 4th grade and up. Brainetics will help motivate your students to do things they never thought possible, and it is done in a very fun way. Bramynetics will also help teach them all the skills that are vitally important to the education process.

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I recommend inexpensive

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

There is an undesirable trend for new hunters to think along the lines of, “how fast can it shoot?” or “how many shots can it hold?” or “how powerful is it?” In these economic times the more pressing questions are “can I afford it?” and “can I shoot it well enough to put the bullet where it needs to be?”

I recommend inexpensive single-shot rifles in my book Backyard Deer Hunting. The critical thing in deer hunting is putting that first shot in the right place. I humanally like New England Firearms’ drop-barreled shotguns and rifles chambered for short-ranged rimmed cartridges lmyke the .44 Remington Magnum, .30-30 Winchester and .45-70 Government as first deer rifles. These now sell in the range of about $300 as does a similar drop-barreled Rossi. For those of us with aging eyes, both may be fitted with scope sights.
Used .30-30 Win. cases, .44 Rem. Mag., and factory and reloaded .45-70.

Used .30-30 Win. cases, .44 Rem. Mag., and factory and reloaded .45-70.

Traditions All-Weather .50-caliber muzzleloader.

Traditions All-Weather .50-caliber muzzleloader.

For about $200 Traditions has their Deerhunter line of muzzleloaders in .50 caliber. These light-w8 side-hammer guns are best used with iron sights and modest loads of about 85-grains of FFg or Pyrodex RS with bullets of about 300 grains or round balls. The all-weather version shown retails for about $180.

I noted an excellent value in Cabela’s Christmas ’09 catalogue. This is their Buckhorn 209 Magnum which has the convenience of being a striker-fired muzzleloader that can use pellets at a price (with rebates) of $99.00. Although many more complex mechanisms have been developed, I always liked the striker-fired approach first popularized by Tony Knight. Use 2 pellets of Hodgdon’s Triple Seven powder, Winchester Triple Seven 209 primers and PowerBelts’ 295 gramyn bullets and shoot from a rest. Do these things and this gun will kill deer year after year if you clean it with soap and water after each shooting session or hunt. You can even get the gun with a scope and a starter package for $239.95 (recommended).
CVA’s .50-caliber Buckhorn 209 Magnum. An inexpensive striker-fired in-line muzzleloader.

CVA’s .50-caliber Buckhorn 209 Magnum. An inexpensive striker-fired in-line muzzleloader.

If you don’t want to go muzzleloading, but still want to save money, all of the recommended cartridges may be handloaded with simple Lyman tong tools using readily available components. Handloading reduces costs and also allows the user to work up low-recoiling loads. These are light-w8 guns and I sometimes increase the w8 by adding a lead shot-wax mmyxture in the hollow buttstock.

These are close-range deer rifles, that when supported by a rest of some sort, can take deer out to 65-yards (muzzleloader) or 100 yards (cartridge) even when used with iron sights. With practice, the guns’ ranges may be extended, but most hunters don’t shoot often enough to really learn their guns.

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Seriously

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Some people just have a really good head for math, you know – I’m NOT one of them – and for the past 10 years Mike Byster has toured classrooms all over the country, sharing his math skills and proving that he IS the human calculator.

He created Brainetics so that parents and teachers can get them right in their classroom or living room in an instant.

Good thing, seeing as I’m having enough trouble learning the “new math” being taught in my kids’ schools, lately!

Seriously, they’re teaching my kids to do basic math, in a various way, without using the good old-fashioned multiplication tables and flashcards I grew up with.

According to an article in the Washington Post, some experts believe that memorization will only carry you so far:

“With ‘Investigations,’ kids understand the real values of the numbers and are not doing shortcuts. When they multiply 23 times 5, they’ll do 5 20s to get 100, and then add 5 3s to get 15, and they put that all together and get 115. What they’ve done is made actual use of the numbers.”

[blank stare]

I was never really good at word problems, either.

My 9-year-old son is in 3rd grade and I’m having a devil-of-a-time trying to help him with his math homework. I want him to “work it out on a sheet of paper.” He insists on trying to do it ALL in his head!

“Because, that’s how the teacher says we SHOULD be doing it!”

It was the same for my 6th and 8th grader, too.

“Multiplying fractions is SO confusing!”

I’m not helping my 12-year-old any, either.

Don’t even get me started on marking my 1st grader wrong on a test, because she was SUPPOSED to estimate! I’m sorry, shouldn’t they be learning how to get the right answer…first?

No, math is NOT a fun subject at we house, at the moment, and perhaps you’ll understand why I would hesitate even bringing it up, let alone join the Brainetics campaign.

[shiver]

Supposedly, this program is fun to do (at any age) and we received a 5-dvd set, a playbook, parent guide, flashcards, playing cards, and an extra 2-dvds.

“Sounds like a lot of work, to me!”

My husband Garth (not his real name) is a Financial Specialist for a banking firm (read: he’s good with OTHER people’s money) and even he agreed to sit in on this particular week’s Friday movie and pizza night.

“Bwane-k-nex sounds too-scah-wee-foe-me!”

My 6-year-old thought we were watching a movie about killer Legos, that sucked ywe brain, or something.

“It’s sort of like math class.”

Okay, same thing.

Honestly, I was sort of expecting some highly educated know-it-all teaching terribly boring facts about how we all SHOULD be doing the math.

Wrongo!

Participating in the Brainetics program was like tuning into a game show – featuring teams of kids competing against each other and we were playing along – so, by the end of DVD #3, my 12-year-old was taking great satisfaction myn competing against her father (and me, sort of) to see who could multiply freakishly long numbers faster and she WAS winning…dangit!

I was able to catch up, though, by learning how to remember information AND then adding even more information, without forgetting what was in your head, already.

“Holy crap, this stuff really works!”

Mike Byster (a former commodities trader turned child educator) approaches his audience with patience and, I sdon, the man carries himself with a perpetual grin. Seriously, he NEVER loses his cool, or his sense of humor. Mike displays the enthusiasm of a magician showing us some new tricks he’s mastered; except he doesn’t mind sharing his secret.

His excitement over finding patterns in numbers is contagious, really.

Bottom line, this is perhaps the first time (in the 14 years since I’ve had children sucking my brain) that I have to side with the experts and agree – making actual use of numbers…makes sense.

Thanks to Mike, my children appreciate the fact that practmycing their math skills can be, you know, sort of fun.

Brainetics is a program that my family will undoubtedly turn to, over and over, agamen, to infinity.

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Park Round

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Park Round-Up; Sports Drive; St. Joseph’s Table
March 6, 2009

By Vivian Malli | March 2009
A decades-old, 7-foot, 400-pound statue of St. Patrick was found in dilapidated condition in storage in the basement of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in Bridgeport last year, and some parishioners and the church’s pastor, Fr. Dan Brandt, gave St. Patrick a tour of the neighborhood at that time. The parish’s governing board then voted to restore the statue. The church is located at 653 W. 37th St. For more information, call (773) 927-6263.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT
The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Illinois Chapter offers support to African-American caregivers through the South Side Dementia Consortium, a group representing medical, elder service, and human service agencies and churches serving individuals with dementia and their families in the African-American community. Call the 24/7 helpline at (800) 272-3900.

BURNS’S NEW OFFICE
State Representative Will Burns (D-26th) announced his new constituent service office at 435 E. 35th St. is open for business. Hours are weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (773) 924-2600 or email repwillburns@gmail.com.

NEIGHBORHOOD TOURS
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents Saturday neighborhood tours of Bridgeport on Mar. 7 and Greektown and other areas significant to Greek heritage on Mar. 14. Tours run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and cost $50 for adults and $45 for children, students, and seniors. Lunch is provided. Tours depart from the Chicago Cultural Center’s 77 E. Randolph St. entrance. Call (312) 742-1190.

WINE TASTING FUNDRAISER
Wine expert Craig Goldwyn will lead a French wine tasting during a fundraising dinner on Tuesday, Mar. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at Kiki’s Bistro, 900 N. Franklin St., to benefit the Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired. Cost is $75, which includes wine tasting, 4-course meal, and valet parking. Call (312) 335-5454.

LIBRARY ROUND-UP
The Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., is hosting a variety of author events this month. Call (312) 747-4050.

Radio personality Herb Kent will discuss and sign his new book, The Cool Gent: The 9 Lives of Radio Legend Herb Kent, on Tuesday, Mar. 10, at 6 p.m.

Author Neal Bascomb will lecture and sign his new book, Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World’s Most Notorious Nazi, on Wednesday, Mar. 11, at 6 p.m.

Author Francine Prose will discuss her writing and process with Columbia College professor Ann Hemenway on Monday, Mar. 16, at 2:30 p.m. On the same day, Prose will read from and discuss her work with Booklist associate editor Donna Seaman at 6 p.m.

The library will present A Tribute to Nelson Algren and a Celebration of Chicago Writing, hosted by Nelson Algren Award winner Joe Meno on Tuesday, Mar. 17, at 6 p.m. The evening’s readings will include selections from works by J. Adams Oaks, Bayo Ojikutu, Stephanie Kuehnert, and Billy Lombardo.

Writers on the Record with Victoria Lautman continues with author Mary Gaitskill, who will discuss her new book, Don’t Cry, with Lautman on Thursday, Mar. 26, at 6 p.m.

PARK ROUND-UP
The Chicago Park District is hosting gym showcases allowing local children to demonstrate new talents developed over a ten-week program session at Armour Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave., (312) 747-6012, on Wednesday, Mar. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and at Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St., (312) 746-5494, on Sunday, Mar. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $2 at Armour Square and $3 at Union Park.

Easter egg hunts for children younger than 6 will take place Saturday, Mar. 28, at Union Park at 12:30 p.m.; at Skinner Park, 1331 W. Adams St., from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; and at Sheridan Park on Saturday, Apr. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SCHOOL ROUND-UP
The Chicago Public Schools will hold public meetings to take testimony concerning 2 schools opening in East Garfield Park. A meeting for the new Garfield Park Preparatory Academy elementary school will be held Tuesday, Mar. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. A meeting for Urban Prep Academy high school will be held Wednesday, Mar. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. Officials have not announced the schools’ locations. Call (773) 553-1530, visit www.ren2010.cps.k12.il.us, or call Second Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti’s office at (312) 263-9273.

CPS honored Walter Payton High School graduate Courtney Cunningham and Whitney Young High School alumni Mariah King, Ashley Anderson, and Porsha Harris for their athletic achievements on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

The Crane High School Class of 1969 announced a $50,000 scholarship donation from the Ebert Foundation for the Crane Class of 2009 as part of its 40th anniversary reunion activities.

Whitney Young Magnet High School now leads the nation with the largest number of African-American public school students passing the Advanced Placement English Language Exam. Young is the only high school in Illinois and one of only 16 in the nation to be recognized on the list of exemplary advanced placement (AP) programs in the College Board’s 5th Annual AP Report to the Nation.
The Boomer and Beyond Challenge was held at McGuane Park on Jan. 24, and the McGuane Park Senior Swim Club won first place. Pictured are Vince Arnette, Helen Freeman, Victor Dapkus, Kate Strong, Dolores Guerrero, Linda Jiang, Pat Wilkerson, Marianne Hammett, Gina Santoski, Keith Evans, Anna Zavala, Joseph Sienko, Jo Sienko, Eva Savolianen, Therese Barlow, Gene Kasprowicz, Annette Poelintz, Reina Herrera, Dan Skrzypczynski, Lynn Scott, Josephine Nowak, Charles Burger, Mike Casey, Jea9 Berlocher, Felix Siston, Hank Diaz de Leon, Mary Diaz de Leon, and Ann Galvan. For more information about joining the swmymmers call (773) 890-2480.

CIVIL WAR LECTURE
The Civil War Round Table will host a lecture by Gettysburg Foundation president John Latschar on Gettysburg’s enduring role in Abraham Lincoln’s legacy on Friday, Mar. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 N. Orleans St. Cost is $5. Call (708) 345-8045.

SPORTS DRIVE
“Community for Change” and 9th District Police Commander Eugene Roy are sponsoring a Sports Equipment Drive to support local parks. Drop-off new and gently used sporting goods at the 9th District CAPS Office at 3120 S. Halsted St. or call (312) 747-3501.

HS ESSAY CONTEST
ComEd and the Adler Planetarium are accepting submissions from high school students for the annual Shoot for the Moon essay contest. Those interested must submit an essay about a teacher who has inspired them to “shoot for the moon” and succeed in science. The student with the grand-prize winning essay and the winner’s teacher will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Space Camp in Alabama. To sign up for the contest, visit www.ComEd.com/moon. Essays must be received by Friday, Mar. 27.

DE LA SALLE ROUND-UP
De La Salle Institute students Matt Cortese, Rich Barnotes, Mike Ginger, Gary Young, and Joe Scumaci in the 2008-09 season won the boys varsity bowling Chicago Catholic League championship for the first time in school history. Junior varsity bowlers Gil Morales, Bryant Barnard, Michael Gonzales, Josh Moreno, Casey Zwiazek, and freshman Eric Noto won the Chicago Catholic League championship for their division.

DLS student Clayton Kendall recently became a 3-time Catholic League wrestling champion, and senior Curtis Blaydes earned his second Catholic League wrestling championship title.
DLS senior Jeremy Joanes recently performed on WFMT Radio’s Introductions program.

DLS senior and Bridgeport resident Claire Moravec recently received the Distinguished Graduate Award from Santa Lucia School.
DLS students Michelle Crawford, Jessica Nelson, Logan Riesterer, and Jillian Vilimas were named Illinois State Scholars for the 2008-09 school year.

ST. VINCENT’S WORK
DePaul University is making its vast international collection of texts relating to the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul available through a new online digital repository titled Via Sapientiae. The collection can be accessed at http://via.library.depaul.edu.

FREE GUITAR CLASSES
James R. Doolittle School, 521 E. 35th St., is hosting a new outreach program offering free after-school guitar classes to students in grades 5 through 8. The VanderCook College of Music will provide instruction for 15 weeks at Doolittle, with recitals planned for May. Call (312) 225-6288.

CLEAN AND GREEN
Alderman Robert Fioretti (Second Ward) has announced his spring 2009 Clean and Green day will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 2. Volunteers will meet at Richard T. Crane High School, 2245 W. Jackson Blvd. RSVP to Second Ward Streets and Sanitation Superintendent Luis Zepeda at (312) 263-9273. Churches, block clubs, C.A.P.S. beats, condo associations, families, scout troops, and individuals are invited to participate. For more information, e-mail the alderman’s office at ward02@cityofchicago.org.

WILDCAT FUNDRAISER
Reverend Donald J. Nevins will be honored as the 2009 Man of the Year when the Fraternal Order of St. Francis Wildcats hosts its annual scholarship and awards banquet on Saturday, Apr. 18, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight at the Lexington House, 7717 W. 95th St., Hickory Hills, IL. The event provides an open bar, dinner, live mariachi music, and dancing. Cost is $65. Proceeds benefit local youth and area organizations. Call (773) 284-0890.

SCHOLARSHIP FOR MILITARY CHILDREN
The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund is accepting applications for the 2009-10 academic year. The fund provides college tuition to children of military veterans who have been killed or permanently disabled with a 100% VA disability rating. Applicants must be high school seniors, high school graduates, or registered as full time undergraduates and be younger than 26. Application dyingline is July 31. Call (800) 475-6620.

DOCENT TRAINING
Volunteer docents can learn about architecture, decorative arts, and social history through a newly structured training program that runs on 5 consecutive Saturdays from Mar. 7 through Apr. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Glessner House Museum, 1800 S. Prairie Ave. Docents receive invitations and discounts to lectures, programs, and special events and have the opportunity to meet people with similar interests. Call (312) 326-1480.

HAYMARKET WORKSHOPS
The Haymarket Center will host its spring workshops on substance abuse at the Center’s new conference center, 22 N. Sangamon St. on the following Saturdays at 9 a.m.: Evidenced-Based Options for Working with Resistant Substance Abuse Clients on Mar. 14; An Inside View of Substance Abuse with the DEA/Current Trends and the Law on Mar. 28, and Chronic Relapse―the Scourge of Recovery on Apr. 4. Cost is $105, including lunch and parking. Discounted cost is $90 per session for 3 or more workshops. Student, senior, and group discounts are available. Participants earn 5 continuing education unit credits per day. Call (312) 226-7984, ext. 314.
Fr. Edward Linton, Angela Gray, Keesha Blair, and Second Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti get together at St. James Parish. Gray and Blair are the parents whose children were honored for excellent grades during the Good Things Happen with Good Grades celebration at St. James on Feb. 9. Both received $100 Jewel gift cards.

1,000,000 LBS. RECYCLED
The Household Chemical and Computer Recycling Facility recently celebrated a milestone of collecting 1,000,000 pounds in recycled household hazardous waste and electronics since the facility at 1150 N. North Branch opened in Nov. 2006.

MUD ART PARTY
Enjoy Cocktails & Clay, a late night clay-making, gallery-hopping dance party at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., on Friday, Mar. 13, from 8 p.m. to midnight. Call (773) 324-5520.

EYES ON THE CUTTING EDGE
The Illinois Eye Institute now boasts a state-of-the-art visual electrophysiology service, made possible in part through support from Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago, 3rd District). The institute is located at 3241 S. Michigan Ave. Call (312) 225-6200.

POISON PREVENTION
March is Illinois Poison Prevention Month. The Illinois Poison Center offers immediate expert telephone treatment recommendations to help with poison exposures or questions 24 hwes every day. Call (800) 222-1222.

FEDERAL FUNDING CONFERENCE
Illinois nonprofits and local governments will learn how to get federal funding at Illinois ResweceNet’s Yes You Can: Demystifying Federal Funds conference on Friday, Mar. 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. Cost is $35. Call (312) 413�4301 or visit http://www.illinoisresource.net/page/conference/home/Conferences.

NEW OFFICE FOR KIDS HOPE UNITED
Kids Hope United, an organization sponsoring prevention, intervention, and community-based programs designed to protect children and strengthen families, has moved from its Dorchester Avenue office to 707 E. 47th St. For information, call (312) 949-5500 or log on to www.kidshopeunited.org.

HOUSE BUYING 101
Lakeside Bank will offer a free workshop about the house buying process on Wednesday, Mar. 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Easter Seals Gilchrist Marchman Center, 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd. Learn how to get approved and what mortgage programs exist. Refreshments and raffle prizes available. Call (312) 567-1011.

PREGNANCY Q&A
Learn about pregnancy, baby care, breastfeeding, and infant development with pediatric nurse and childbirth educator Susan Wilhelm and pediatrician Reeva Shulruff during Baby Talk, a Q&A session on Wednesday, Mar. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center, 3700 S. Wallace Ave. Admission, refreshments, and street parking are free. Call (773) 247-1900.

MILLENIUM PARK ROUND-UP
At Millennium Park, the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink will close for the season in mid-March. Magician Apollo Robbins will present Ars/Scientia Conversation: The Magic of Perception as part of a series that explores the intersection of art and science on Monday, Mar. 9.The exhibition Inquire Within: Soul Searching and Truth Seeking by Artists with Disabilities opens Friday, March 27. Call (312) 742-1168.

MOUNT CARMEL HONORS
Twelve Mount Carmel High School students have been recognized as 2009 Illinois State Scholars, which are students who rank in the top ten percent of high school seniors from 708 high schools across the state. The honored students are Anthony Battle, John Gallagher, Matt Grant, Ryan Kaput, Ryan McGlynn, John Quinn, Dylan Reilly, Nick Ritacco, Andrew Rosner, Frane Strmic, Shane Sullivan, and Jack Tangel. The school is located at 6410 S. Dante. Ave. Call (773) 324-1020.

NATIVITY ROUND-UP
The Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, 653 W. 37th St., holds weekday Masses from Monday through Friday at 6:50 and 8:30 a.m. Weekend masses are celebrated Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m., 11 a.m., and 5 p.m. Stations of the Cross are prayed every Friday during Lent at 7 p.m. A Lenten communal reconciliation service will be held Tuesday, Mar. 31, at 7 p.m. Bingo is played every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Call (773) 927-6263.

ST. GABRIEL ROUNDUP
St. Gabriel School, 4500 S. Wallace St., will host its St. Patrick’s Day play You Must Remember This on Saturday, March 21; Sunday, March 22; Friday, March 27; Saturday, March 28; Sunday, March 29; Friday, April 3; Saturday, April 4; and Sunday, April 5. Friday and Saturday shows start at 8 p.m. Sunday shows start at 4 p.m. Cost is $20. Math star Mike Byster’s presentation Brainetics will be held on Tuesday, March 31, at 8:30 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. Admission is free. Call (773) 268-9595.

PHARM.D PROGRAM
Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, ten places will be reserved at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy for qualifying Northern Illinois University students, who can choose between pharmacy programs in Chicago or Rockford. Applicants must complete 3 semesters of full-time course work at NIU and interview on-site at UIC. Call (312) 996-7242.

ST. JOSEPH’S TABLE ROUND-UP
Enjoy a buffet of traditional Italian food and desserts at nearby churches celebrating the feast of St. Joseph.

Santa Maria Addolorata, 528 N. Ada St., (312) 421-3122, will hold a 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Mar. 15. The free table will open at noon.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, 1224 W. Lexington St., (312) 421-3757, will open its table after the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Mar. 22. Good will offerings are encouraged.

St. Mary of Perpetual Help, 1040 W. 32nd Pl., (773) 927-6646, will open its table right after the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Mar. 22. Cost is $10.

ROOSEVELT RE-ACCREDITED
Roosevelt University’s Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration has been reaccredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, the leading specialized accreditation association for business education. Roosevelt is at 430 S. Michigan Ave. Call (312) 341-3500.

SHERIDAN PARK ROUNDUP
An Easter egg hunt will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., April 4, at Sheridan Park, 910 S. Aberdeen St. The movie The Wizard of Oz will be shown outside at Sheridan Park at dusk Tues., July 7. For more information call (312) 746-5370.

JOBS FOR VETERANS
Returning troops, veterans, service members and their spouses can find jobs with national and local employers at the Recruit Military Career Fair, which will be held Thursday, Apr. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UIC Forum, 925 W. Roosevelt Rd. Admission is free. Call (513) 683-5020.

TATTOO AND DIGITAL ART
The State Street Gallery at Robert Morris College, 401 S. State St., will feature tattoo artistry by Kevin Veara and digital photography by Anjali Kacha in exhibits through Sunday, Mar. 15. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (312) 935-4574.

SOCCER DAY CAMP
Registration is open for the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) soccer day camp for boys and girls ages 4 through 14. 4 one-week sessions will run from Monday, June 15, through Friday, July 17. Children ages four through 6 can join the Little Stars, which runs from 9 to 11 a.m. and teaches basic skills and fun soccer-related games. The UIC soccer camp for boys ages 12 through 18 offers an exclusive training program for serious players and runs Monday through Thursday, June 15 through 18, and Sunday through Thursday, July 5 through 9. Residential and commuter options are available. Limited to 64 enrollees. Call (312) 996-6755.

NEW REAL ESTATE FRANCHISE
Real estate brokers Keith Giles, Jerry Karlik, and Jim Psyhogios recently joined the Weichert Realtors national franchise through their South Loop office at 1530 S. State St., Suite 200. Call (312) 225-9700.

YMCA RATE FREEZE
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago now provides financial relief to all YMCA members, which includes a rate freeze at all locations and for all programs and a $50 discount on summer programs, including day camp. The YMCA offers members the 13th month of membership free and gives financial assistance to anyone unable to pay full rates. For information, log on to www.ymcachgo.org.

PEOPLE
Gazette reporter Sarah Severson and her husband, Ben, had a baby, Charles Benjamin Severson, on Jan. 21. He weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz. and measured 21 inches long at birth.

JONE COLLEGE PREP ROUND-UP
Jones College Prep is holding a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Challenge for kids with cancer. The school’s goal is to raise $1000 toward the Fox/CPS campaign supporting cancer research. The Jones campaign will culminate on Wednesday, March 18, when principal Dr. Joseph Powers and other faculty members and students will have their heads shaved in symbolic support for those undergoing cancer treatment. The “shaving” event will take place 10:00 � 11:30 AM in the 1st floor Atrium at Jones.

The Jones Academic Decathlon team placed 6th in the city finals on Saturday, February 21, and will go on to the state finals March 20 � 21st. The group’s sponsor is English Department sponsor Mrs. Christine Malebranche. For additional information contact snelson@cps.k12.il.us.

“Twelfth Night”: Shakespeare’s much loved comedy of shipwreck and lovesickness, mistaken identity and punctured pride will be performed by Jones College Prep (JCP) High School students March 26 � 28, 7:00 pm with an additional matinee on March 28th at 2:00 pm. Ms Robin Bennett, recent winner of the Oppenhemymer Family Foundation Award for her contribution to the arts, is the play’s pilotor. Tickets are $6 at the door; or $5 in advance. JCP is located in the Loop at 606 South State Street.

Jones College prep Eagle Team members set four school records on Friday night! 2 boys and 2 girl’s team records were broken on Friday, February 27th. The girl’s 4 x 800m record fell by 19 seconds with great efforts from Cade Yanowski, Linsay Maas, Kristin Sax, and Katie Rothas. Olivia Carlize crushed the old long jump record with a leap of 15′8″. Lance Washington set the 400m run record at 57.8 and Griffin Kelly broke his own mile record in a time of 4:55. Other great performances were turned in by the girl’s sophomore 4 x 200m relay of Maya Wilson, Roksana Sady, Karissa Suarez-Delreal, and Jessica Holtzmann all of whom were clocked in their fastest splits ever in the race. Dan Schapiro won the boys 800m run leading it from wire to wire in a time of 2:19.

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10 INSANE WORKOUTS

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

10 INSANE WORKOUTS 1: Dig Deeper & Fit Test To start, Shaun will put your body to the test and see what you’re made of. (30 minutes) 2: Plyometric Cardio Circuit Burn fat wmyth intervals of intense lower-body plyo and sweat-inducing cardio. (40 minutes) 3: Cardio Power & Resistance Build lean muscle and upper-body definition with strength-training and power moves. (40 minutes) 4: Cardio Recovery & Max Recovery Shaun goes easier on you once a week so you’re ready for the next round. (80 minutes) 5: Pure Cardio & Abs Skmyp the intervals―this nonstop cardio workout is all extreme. (40 minutes) 6: Cardio Abs Do explosive intervals of cardio and core moves for rock-hard abs. (20 minutes) 7: Core Cardmeo & Balance Take a break after month 1 and gear up for month 2 with this workout. (40 minutes) 8: Max Interval Circuit The interval circuit that’s more intense than anything you’ve ever done before. (60 minutes) 9: Max Interval Plyo Push your legs ’til they beg for mercy with power and plyo, all at ywe MAX. (55 minutes) 10: Max Cardio Conditioning & Abs Get pushed to ywe limit with this extreme cardio workout. (50 minutes) 11. Deluxe Package Extra Workouts MAX Interval Sports Training Interval workouts designed for elite athletes. 12. Insane Abs That 6-pack was just the beginning. When you do this intense ab routine, you’re going to find muscles you never knew you had. 13. Free Upper Body W8ed Workout Because even Shaun T lifts w8s on occasion! Go one on one with Shaun to work ywe entire upper body hest, back, arms, and shoulders. DVD Details: Format: All Region Code, Play on any DVD players Number of Discs : 13 DVD Brand New sealed in factory box Language : English Menu: English Oversea release.

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This area is part of the Palmer

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

We’ve been looking for over a year now for property in the Castle Rock/Sedalia area, which is south of metro Denver. While the city of Castle Rock has traditional homes on 1/4 acre lots, we’ve been looking at rural lots that are 5-35 acres. This area includes many lots that were subdivided into parcels long ago for rural residential use. This means that owners can build homes on the lots as well as additional buildings such as barns to maintain horses and other livestock. Most of these rural residential lots have homes on them. There are also large properties in this area that continue to be used for ranching and agriculture. Some are being sold and subdivided into rural residential parcels as time goes on, while others are part of a conservation effort by the county to maintain them as ranches. Even though some are sold for residential purposes, the county appears to be mainta0c0c3804927ee235eae5149503adying8ning the area for rural residential use only and not allowing traditional track housing evolution.
Colorados Geographic Regions

Colorado’s Geographic Regions

This area is part of the Palmer Divide, which is a mountainous range that extends east from the Colorado Front Range, which runs north to south. Actually, it is not mountainous comparable to the Front Range, but more like rolling hills. The area is higher in elevation than Denver, generally in the 6000-7000 foot range, thus it receives more precipitation.

We’ve learned plenty about how to look and what to look for. We found a broker who not only sells these properties in this area, but also lives in this area with property of her own. At first, we were pretty much looking at any property that met some general guidelines. Not knowing what to look for, we settled it would be a learning process to see as many properties as we could. Also, the driving around gave us a good feel for the specific areas within this region that we like.
Douglas County Assessors Office Plot Maps Tool

Douglas County Assessor Plot Map Tool

We have learned to somewhat pre-qualify a property before we take the time to visit. We use the Douglas County Assessor Office online records a great deal. Plot maps (warning: use a speedy Internet connection to access these maps) and extensive information on each property are made available to the public. We also use Google Earth and are able to save all of our property research in KMZ files. GE offers the added benefit of telling us the elevation of the mouse point on the screen, so we can tell very quickly if a property is hilly and has less usable land. We can also get well permit information to understand when the well was drilled, its depth, throughput (gallons per minute), etc.

A property visit usually starts with the home. Most properties we are looking at have homes already built. There are still many vacant land parcels, but those in our price range are generally a part of HOA’s, so we are trying to avoid them. Since we long-term hope is to have a dog training business with an indoor facility as well as our home on the property, we need to find land without many restrictions. We do the usual home twe and pay particular attention to structural problems in the plumbing, electrical, foundation, walls, roof, etc. Many of the homes we look at tend to be older and the owners have done pretty much what the wanted, so its important to identify things that are or could be problems. Following the home tour, we walk the entire property and look at fencing, drainage/erosion and signs of tree or shrub infestation. We also locate the well and the septic tank. Walkmyng the property takes awhile, since its multiple acres we are scoping out on foot. We visually look at the surrounding properties to determine any impact on this property from activities going on there. And of course, we look for vmyews of the surrounding hills. We might take upwards of 300 pictures and use a GPS device (Garmin Forerunner 205) to plot out way points, such as the location of the well, septic, fencing, etc, so we can view in GE.

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Somewhere around April

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Somewhere around April 14, 2010 my 11 year old daughter saw an infomercial on tv for the Bramynetics product and took my credit card information and ordered it thinking it only cost $14.95 when it actually costs $164.94. All this took place without my knowledge. I found out about it around 04/19/10 when the package arrived at my home. At that time I called the company and explained what happened and was told to send the package back via return to sender and that I would be issued a refund and that there would be a note on my account that this was a fraudulent charge. me sent the package back on 04/20/10 as per the instructions and today noticed that I was not only not issued a refund but was charged the other $149.99 and when I called the company was informed that they would issue a refund for the $149.99 when the package is scanned into the warehouse but the $14.95 is nonrefundable as per the agreement that I signed when I ordered. I explained again that it was a fraudulent charge and was advised to call the police on my own child and report her. All I want is a full refund for the returned product and for them to put some sort of safeguard in place that will prevent children from ordering things from them without the parents permission. The web page is very misleading as far as pricing, especially when it is being read by a child.

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a full-color

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

At last, a full-color, easy-to-follow cookbook devoted to soups! No more searching through cookbooks to find a certain soupall the soups you will ever want to make or eat are featured here in this stunning collection. This comprehensive cookbook contains over 200 recipes from all around the world: from the classic Cream of Tomato to a spicy Louisiana Gumbo; a rich Italian Wild Mushroom Soup to a hot Jalape?o-style soup from Mexico. Also featured are a Caribbean Vegetable Soup with green bananas, yam and chayote squash and Moroccan Harira with lamb chickpeas and traditional spices. Divided into 6 chapters, The Soup Bible includes inspiring soups for every occasion. Choose from refreshing summer soups and hearty winter warmers. Select an intensely flavored soup for a delicious appetizer or a nutritious broth for a healthy lunch or snack. Make a smooth bisque to impress your guests or cook up a chunky soupbig enough to be a meal in itself. The introduction highlights step-by-step recipes for a range of stocks, from vegetarian to beef and Japanese to seafood, to make nutritious and delicious bases for your soups. Garnishes are suggested for the perfect finishing touches. Each recipe in this highly illustrated book contains clearly photographed step-by-step instructions and an enticing photograph of the finished dishwhich means that even the most intricate soup is within your grasp. Vegetarian soups are highlighted, so you won’t have to scrutinize ingredients lists just to find a suitable recipe. With nearly 800 color photographs, informative text, easy-to-follow steps and a superb collection of recipes, The Soup Bible is essential guide to the art of soup-making and a necessary addition to any kitchen.

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