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Something interesting happens every time I teach Shakespeare’s Sonnet 129. I’m reasonably sure the term “sex addiction” didn’t exist in his day, and neither did 12-step groups, with Elizabethans showing up in their outrageous garb, but that doesn’t mean the problem, and its attendant degradations, didn’t exist. existed. Just ask Shakespeare about his Dark Lady.***

Spending the spirit in a waste of shame

it is lust in action; and even the action, the lust

is perjured, murderous, bloodthirsty, full of guilt,

Wild, extreme, harsh, cruel, distrustful,

Enjoyed not before but despised right,

Past reason hunted, and there was hardly

Past reason hated, like bait swallowed

On purpose to make the taker angry;

Mad in pursuit and in possession as well;

Had, having and looking to have, extreme;

A happiness in the test, and proven, a misery;

Before, a proposed joy; behind, a dream.

All this the world knows well; yet no one knows

Avoid heaven that leads men to this hell.

Why am I thinking of sonnet 129? Shakespeare’s sonnets beg for interpretation, and it is not just because they are formal masterpieces that we should, as intelligent people, feel compelled to dissect for dissection’s sake. No, there is more to them than that. His sonnets are relevant today and I’ll show you why.

A few years ago, I came across an hour-long documentary about downtown Vancouver’s notorious east side. The area has been devastated by an influx of drugs and their victims, earning it a reputation as something of an elephant graveyard: it’s where addicts go to die. The film was called Through a Blue Lens and was shot mostly by two neighborhood policemen who wanted to portray the lives of the addicts who live there. It’s not a warm, fuzzy movie about drug addiction, but it’s not damning either. Here is an exception:

The plight of those living in that part of Vancouver became a minor cause celebrated in 1999, in part because The Globe and Mail published a photo essay of its inhabitants that left many Canadians speechless. It made us realize, in a not-so-gentle way, that we had problems downtown just as bad as some cities south of the border. The port of Vancouver is a gateway for drug trafficking and it seems that at least some of these drugs don’t travel very far: they form the livelihood of those miserable souls who live downtown.

So why watch Canada’s Skid Row when we’re talking about Shakespeare? It’s because your definition of addiction is one of the best I’ve ever read. It’s relevant today, and that’s because when addicts talk about their suffering, they report (albeit less eloquently) many of the same things. And when I say things, I mean that they report having many of the same feelings and experiences described by Shakespeare. Those haunting sounds of agony, the anguish of the addict, are distilled, painfully and completely, into this poem.

Starts:

Spending the spirit in a waste of shame

Shakespeare believes that we lose our spirit, our soul, when we engage in addictive behavior. With it you pay the expense, or the price of addiction. Waste here is used literally (implying that lives are wasted by addiction) and also symbolically to denote a place. This double meaning is made evident by the use of the preposition en, as “in” a loss of shame. Waste as a place fits perfectly with that other hell, hell, mentioned in the final couplet.

Lust is Shakespeare’s drug of choice and it is believed that it was aimed at the infamous Dark Lady, that promiscuous creature who had Shakespeare and others completely intoxicated.

Spending the spirit in a waste of shame

it is lust in action; and even the action, the lust

is perjured, murderous, bloodthirsty, full of guilt,

Wild, extreme, rough, cruel, do not trust.

What are Shakespeare’s signs of slavery? The form of a sonnet is strictly prescribed: it consists of three quatrains, three groups of four lines, and a closing couplet. The rhyme scheme tends to alternate lines, i.e. the first line rhymes with the third, the second with the fourth, etc. The lines are usually made up of sentences that go towards forming sentences. However, in this quatrain, the last half is simply a list of adjectives or adjective phrases, listing Shakespeare’s agonies. And these agonies are expressed forcefully, with words like murderous, bloody, savage, and extreme.

This is a man in the throes of an obsession, an obsession that doesn’t even allow him to form coherent thoughts; instead, he spits out a list of adjectives to convey his feelings. Shakespeare, the wordsmith, created this list for a reason. He is there to denote a burst of feeling that cannot be contained.

But does this Shakespearean fury capture the state of those sad, haggard souls who roam the east side of downtown? I would say yes and the key word here is shame. Ask any active addict how he feels about his life and you will surely discover, beneath the anger and street bragging, a deep, murky well. That shame is what keeps them using it; it is what prevents them from wanting to feel.

After Shakespeare establishes his narrative voice, he returns to the cyclical nature of his illness. In the second quatrain, he says:

Enjoyed not before but despised right,

Past reason hunted, and there was hardly

Past reason hated, like bait swallowed

On purpose to make the taker angry;

Here we see the structural and thematic interpretation of the cycle of addiction. Let me translate: the addict hardly enjoys (uses) his drug when he begins to despise its consequences immediately (immediately). However, beyond all reason, he continues to search for it, and again, as soon as he consumes it, he hates it beyond all reason because he can’t stop. Shakespeare then expands on the subtle animal imagery and blames the providers and enablers. His drug is like a trap set on purpose and drives her crazy whoever takes it. Crazy here is used in the British sense of the word, meaning crazy.

Usually at this point in my class I stop and ask students to think of an activity, any activity, that they do too much. Do they spend too much time online? Do you eat too much of the wrong kind of food? Texting incessantly? And this is also where I tell you my own little story of addiction, the one that had me running to the local corner store in Toronto frequently when I was a student.

I had an addiction and it was to Swedish berries, those soft red candies that taste heavenly but have no nutritional value. These darlings came in handy at midnight when I had an essay to finish and needed a sugar boost. However, the problem was that she didn’t know when to stop. The store sold them in bulk and I didn’t have the discipline to buy just a few. My reasoning, as I stood in front of that container and poured spoonful after spoonful, was that I would save some for later.

Right.

So I ate them until I felt sick, and this process, during the last two years of my undergraduate degree, repeated itself more times than I care to remember. But it was the sequence of events in this process that was important. I would come to realize that it was late. I knew I had to keep working but I didn’t want coffee. So I would think: Hey! Swedish Berries! Great idea! And I’d drag myself to the store, come back and eat too many. Only then would I say to myself, “Did I really have to gobble down that whole bag?” Gold: “Good idea? What was I thinking?”

So goes the cycle of addiction: there is the persecution, consumption and the aftermath. In other words, the anticipation, the drunkenness and the remorse. This cycle will be expanded in the next quatrain.

Mad in pursuit and in possession as well;

Had, having and looking to have, extreme;

A happiness in the test, and proven, a misery;

Before, a proposed joy; behind, a dream.

The first quatrain establishes, through the use of enumeration, Shakespeare’s loss of control. The second establishes the cyclical nature of his addiction. The latter is significant because it does not provide new information. However, he repeats the three-part cycle, and repetition in Shakespeare is always meaningful: he uses it to let us know to pay attention. Here we are told, again and with more emphasis, that an addict is crazy while pursuing the drug and crazy while consuming it. And, of course, it is this madness, this inability to reason, that starts the cycle again.

But take a look at the second line. Shakespeare reverses the order of the cycle: he begins with the aftermath: had, moves on to consumption: have, and then moves on to the first stage of the cycle, the chase: seeking to have. He does it to create the impression of a back and forth movement: the addict moves back and forth, back and forth, ad infinitum. Why? Because that’s what happens when you get addicted: life stagnates.

At the beginning of this article, I said that something interesting happens every time I teach this sonnet. Here it is: After reading it aloud, I tell my students to look closely at beggars, especially young ones, as they pass through the Atwater subway, the subway that serves Dawson. I almost always get the same reaction: the class goes silent, the airflow in the room stops, and these young people, with their future ahead of them, pay more attention. This suffering, expressed so poetically by Shakespeare, is only a few steps away.

And it happens in other places. When I drive home, I stop at a busy intersection that leads to the freeway. That’s where I often see a young woman, her blonde hair in dreadlocks, holding a sign asking for change. I always give her a little and now she knows how to come to me. If the traffic light allows it, we may even exchange a few words.

I’ve been criticized for doing this, “you’ll just spend the money on drugs” is what I’ve heard, but I don’t know what else to do. I don’t know how we can stop people from “installment suicide” as a good friend of mine puts it.

Shakespeare didn’t know either, but luckily for us, that didn’t stop him from looking deep into that darkness and writing about it anyway.

*** For the sake of brevity and understanding, I will refer to the narrator as Shakespeare.

Restoring old historic homes provides the design and architectural potential to add character with reclaimed architectural doors and reclaimed woods. The quality and workmanship of traditional and authentic Haveli doors, handcrafted from teak with old world designs, ornately carved headboards and finials, these beautiful and stately doors from the past can be fully integrated into urban interiors. Exteriors are refreshed with older architectural features. Real dense woods, authentic antique materials and vintage home décor create a new energy field needed to rejuvenate an older property adding character and transforming the boring into the extraordinary.

Using antique Indian doors salvaged from old mansions and beautiful carved teak columns, the arches in the architectural design bring the true vintage aesthetic to an urban property. Architects and interior designers love working with castle doors and architectural elements that were once a part of old world design. Whether your final style is rustic farmhouse, bohemian, Spanish modern, industrial, contemporary, or vintage bohemian, the stunning appeal of vintage elements brings new life and ambience to your renovation.

Designers and architects understand the appeal of unique and exclusive items to prospective buyers, antique architectural doors and artifacts heighten the perception of distinctive design. Custom carved barn doors and antique door cabinets are features that add character to the home.

Here are some suggestions for you:

Ornate carved blue patina or white washed rustic wood fireplace surround is the focal point of a stunning modern fireplace

Antique cabinet with carved doors in rustic greens and red patina used in the kitchen as a standout piece alongside modern cabinetry.

Use an old manjoosh or indian sideboard as a kitchen island, give it a granite top and open the back for convenient storage.

Add carved wood panels in elaborate reliefs of the Tree of Life, giving meaning to your interior design and bringing good vibes of energy.

Antique door sideboard used as elegant vanity unit with marble top and copper sinks.

Cover a study wall with the triple arch of the terrace and hang colorful paintings in the corners.

Use the ancient Haveli gate in your courtyard to create a bohemian sanctuary along with marble and granite statues.

Accent the entryway with teak columns that have stone bases and carved corbels, the intricate detail that makes them unique and eclectic.

An antique framed jharokha mirror on a contemporary vanity with a pedestal sink.

Old bullock cart benches and an Indian swing add to the old world design vision.

Adding value in historical and architectural design gives the property distinction and makes it stand out from the crowd.

Hunting with a dog is quite a controversial sport these days and there are some dogs that are better than others, some dogs are better “at” a specific type of hunting than others, that’s why hunting with a dog is a popular sport among hunting enthusiasts. There is no specific group registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC) to hunt alone other than bloodhounds which are known to have an ancestral history in their lineage in the domain of hunting.

These traits vary from one dog to another: some have a highly developed sense of smell, while others have very good resistance, etc. Some of the most famous hounds would be: Beagle, Norwegian Elkhound, American Foxhound, Black And Tan Coonhound and others as well. The widely known AKC Sporting Group is a fairly large group of hunting dogs for those hunters who enjoy hunting together with a dog in a wooded or aquatic setting. Some of the dogs that belong to this group would be: American Water Spaniel, Golden Retriever, English Cocker Spaniel, German Shorthair Spaniel and others as well.

Moving on to the interesting part, the exciting aspect of the dogs mentioned above (and the rest of them, of course) is that each breed has its own natural behavior. Hunting together with one of these dogs will surely improve your hunting efficiency, but choosing the most appropriate type of dog is crucial, as some dogs excel at hunting foxes, for example, while others are better at hunting squirrels. . Terriers were originally developed to hunt small animals and kill vermin, and if you plan on hunting squirrels, for example, a working terrier is the best way to go. Hunting dogs are the most recommended for any type of hunting as they will prove their effectiveness if they are properly trained.

The main disadvantage regarding hunting dogs is that the training procedure is quite complex and may not show the expected results when first hunting with the dog. Regarding the aspect of training a hunting dog, it is also a matter of time, since properly training a dog for hunting can take up to a year and in some cases you will only have one opportunity to do it because some mistakes are irreversible. An example of an irreversible error would be the lack of early socialization. We recommend that you do some research before choosing your hunting dog (taking into account the type of game you will be using the dog for), start training from a young age and things should go smoothly.

All things considered, hunting together with a dog has its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage of using a dog is that if the dog was properly trained from a young age, the chances of catching more animals are greater than this dog will do some of the work for you. The main disadvantage would be that the whole training process takes some time and every dog ​​is different in its own way, so there is no standard training procedure applicable for all breeds.

Razvan Marian Jr. is the owner of www.huntingdogsreviews.com where you can find useful but also interesting facts about hunting dogs.

Best practices for using photos and graphics in web design

Let’s update the old cliché. If a photo is worth a thousand words, then a digital photo, on your website, is worth a thousand clicks.

This is because using images in website design is one of the easiest things you can do to make your website more popular, both with users and search engines.

There are many reasons to use images on your website. Images and graphics can:

– Improve your SEO,

– Help brand your company, and

– Create more user engagement.

Ultimately, a more attractive website performs better.

Of course, images will only work if you use them correctly, and we’ll cover best practices below. But first, let’s explore why you want to use photos and graphics in the first place.

Why use images in website design

Start paying attention when you surf the Internet. You will hardly ever see a website that doesn’t use images in some way. And if you happen upon one, it’s probably an old one, and you probably won’t be forced to spend much time there.

No self-respecting web designer will publish written content without including images and graphics to break up the text.

A long, scrolling page of typed words without breaks is unflatteringly called a “wall of text,” and no one likes to read them.

But we don’t just add images to websites because they look pretty (although they are). The effective use of images on a website can dramatically improve its performance.

Here are three main reasons to use images in website design:

1. Website images can improve your SEO

If you want a lot of good, quality traffic to your website, you have two options:

1) You can spend thousands of dollars on ads, or

2) you can do good SEO. And including rich images is a key part of good SEO.

Search engine optimization, or ‘SEO’, is the practice of optimizing your website for search engines.

You want to make it as easy as possible for Google (and other search engines) to understand what your website is about, so they can show it to relevant users. The better your site is optimized for search engines, the more likely it is to appear at the top of search results, and the more likely it is to be found by eager customers.

Remember that Google is just a robot. It scans your site, looking for certain metrics like tags, headlines, and written content to understand what your business is all about. When you scan your site, you also look at images, so good, optimized images can help your overall SEO.

Case in point: Content with images gets 94% more views than content without. So if you want more traffic, you should use more photos on your website.

Of course, this only works if you use relevant images and follow best practices, which we’ll cover later.

2. Images can help brand your business

The right images can bring your brand to life in a way that text simply can’t. Neuroscientists have discovered that we can identify images seen as quickly as 13 milliseconds. That is much faster than the blink of an eye. When you use attractive images on your website, a visitor will immediately start to understand your brand.

If you haven’t spent time building your brand, check out my tips on how to create a unique brand identity.

And if you’ve spent time building your brand, put it to use! You don’t want your logo to be hidden on business cards. Get people to connect with you instantly, wherever they find you.

For example, by using a compelling image of a powerful businesswoman at the top of their website, Douma Leadership immediately establishes its brand in the female leadership niche.

Remember that graphics are also images that you can use, which offer a great way to subtly incorporate your brand elements and colors into your web design. You should be adding all kinds of visual content to your site, helping people connect with your brand right away.

Also remember that any image you use on your website can also be used on social media. The best images for web content will generally perform very well across multiple platforms as well.

None of this means that good written content isn’t as important on your website. It simply means that good images have an immediate and lasting impact, which brings us to the final reason to use them in your web design.

3. Images keep users engaged

People are visual creatures. We love to look at beautiful and interesting things. This is especially true for the 65% of the population who are visual learners.

For example, by adding images, our Magic Home Staging client makes it much more likely that users will continue reading your list of design ideas.

Adding the right photos to your site is one of the easiest things you can do to captivate your audience. In fact, at least 38% of users will simply stop interacting with a site when it has an unappealing design.

On the other hand, a BuzzSumo study found that articles that used an image once every 75-100 words received twice as many social media shares as articles with fewer images.

Combine this with the fact that people are busy and tend to scan websites. Breaking up text into shorter paragraphs and interspersing it with interesting photos and infographics can help make your website more accessible and user-friendly.

Ultimately, images make your site more captivating and visually appealing, which means users are more likely to spend time on your website and remember it.

As a final note, Google takes note of how long people engage with a website and rewards engaging content. So when you use images to keep people on your website longer, you’ll also be improving your SEO.

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READ: How to keep people on your website longer

It’s a simple equation: the more time people spend on your website, the more likely they are to convert into leads or sales.

So…do your website visitors like what they see when they arrive at your site or do they leave after a few seconds?

Do they choose to buy something from you or abandon their cart before making a purchase?

Statistics show that an average web user spends only a few seconds on a website before deciding whether to stay or go. That means you don’t have much time to make a good first impression.

Read more on our website.

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How to use photos on your website

Your website will only reap the benefits of images if you use them correctly. Here are some of the best practices to keep in mind when using photos and graphics in web design:

? Keep your photos relevant. They must match the text they are illustrating. And use captions when adding photos to blog posts.

? Keep the image file size small. Slow load times can negatively affect your SEO and user engagement. Images take longer to download than text, so too many large images can slow down your site (especially on mobile devices). This means that you need to compress your images, which you can do in Adobe Photoshop or with online image compressors.

? Properly tag your images with search engine optimized keywords and phrases. The file name and tags of your images should be done with SEO in mind.

? Don’t go overboard with the graphics. The cheesy and poorly done graphics can look like advertisements, which people tend to skim through.

? Use images with real people as much as possibleas they can help users feel more connected to your site.

? Encourage users to share photos. on their own social platforms.

? Use only your own images or images you have purchased and has the right to use. Give attribution when necessary.

As much as possible, it’s best to use your own photos that you’ve taken professionally.

However, depending on your budget, this may not always be possible. In this case, you will need to resort to stock photos, but use them wisely. Try to choose photos that are not too staged or unrealistic.

For paid stock images, we like to use DepositPhotos.com. You can also find a wide variety of free stock photos on Unsplash that are free to use, with no attribution or permissions, for all commercial and non-commercial purposes.

When used correctly, photos are one of the best ways to enhance your website. But if used incorrectly, they easily clutter your design and slow down your site. This is especially true if you are not familiar with proper web design best practices.

My team helps small businesses get online with website design, along with branding, SEO, and digital marketing. And we’re experts at finding the right images.

Chat with us today to get started on professional branding that showcases your next business to get the leads and sales you want.

For the success of your business,

Suzanne

Headaches: One of the top ten reasons to seek outpatient care

This description of headaches was made famous by Robert Ulrich’s Excedrin commercials nearly twenty years ago, and echoes the ongoing, all-encompassing pain that many suffer from today.

Headache patients account for 9 million visits to primary care physicians annually, and among all outpatient visits, headache ranks as the number seven reason for seeking care. More than 45 million Americans suffer from some type of headache. The peak incidence of this condition affects people in the most active and productive periods of their lives between the ages of 25 and 55. Functionally, headaches have a devastating effect on quality of life. According to the RAND Quality of Life Instrument for short, migraine sufferers experience a lower quality of life than other chronic conditions, such as arthritis, diabetes, back pain, and depression.

We are not talking about a simple Brain Freeze

Baskin Robbins has its 33 flavors of brain freeze and headaches come in 27 different varieties. For simplicity, these types are divided into three main types: (1) vascular (migraine), (2) tension-type, and (3) traction and inflammatory. True vascular and inflammatory headaches are usually controlled with medications and strategies to identify/modify triggers. A common subtype of tension headache, cervicogenic headache, often has a musculoskeletal component. The World Cervicogenic Headache Society defines this type as “referred pain perceived anywhere in the head caused by a primary nociceptive source in the musculoskeletal tissues innervated by cervical nerves.” Symptoms of this type of headache commonly begin in the neck and radiate to the head. The pain can be dull, a deep ache or severe and intense. Headaches may be present upon waking or begin or worsen throughout the day, especially with sustained neck postures. History of neck trauma may or may not be involved.

Sources of pain/dysfunction

The cervical (neck) facet joints have been recognized as a source of cervicogenic headache. Specifically, the upper three cervical segments are capable of referring pain to the neck, base

of the skull and temples. Neck mobility testing with manual therapy has been used to identify joint motion disturbances and reproduce head and neck pain. A study of this exam by Jull found it to be as accurate as radiologically controlled diagnostic blocks in detecting symptomatic joints in the cervical spine. While muscle tension has not been shown to be a strong feature of these headaches, decreased strength and muscular endurance is commonly associated with CGH.

Diagnostic criteria

The following Criteria were established by the International Headache Society for the diagnosis of cervicogenic headache. All categories (AD) must be met to make a diagnosis.

A. The pain is localized to the neck and occipital region and may radiate to the forehead, orbital region, temples, vertex, and ears.

B. The pain is precipitated or aggravated by special neck movements or sustained neck posture.

C. At least one of the following:

on. Resistance or limitation of passive movements of the neck

B. Changes in the contour, texture, tone, or response of the neck muscles to active and passive stretching and contraction.

against Abnormal tenderness of the neck muscles

D. Radiological examination reveals at least one of

The next

on. Alterations of movement in flexion/extension

B. abnormal posture

against Fractures, congenital anomalies, bone tumors, RA, other pathology except spondylosis and osteochondrosis

effective treatment

Manual physical therapy of the cervical spine has been shown to be effective in relieving or reducing the occurrence of CGH. After treatment, improvements in headache frequency, duration, and intensity were seen. A reduced need for analgesics has also been reported in the literature.

Tomatoes, once thought to be poisonous and grown only for decorative purposes, are today one of the world’s leading vegetable crops. Tomatoes have always been a part of my diet as I am a huge fan of marinara sauce and salsa. Fortunately, tomatoes are allowed on the candida diet I currently follow. The candida diet, also known as the yeast-free or anti-candida diet, is the cornerstone of treatment for a medical condition known as candidiasis. Thrush is an overgrowth of yeast in the body that causes a wide variety of seemingly unrelated health problems. Research suggests that a variety of foods and ingredients can exacerbate this condition. The candida diet seeks to eliminate or greatly reduce the intake of such foods.

Tomatoes appear to be fairly well tolerated by most candidiasis sufferers. I believe that using tomatoes allows you to create a variety of tasty meals that are extremely helpful on a diet that restricts so many foods. Tomatoes are delicious both raw and cooked, another reason why they are the main ingredient in so many dishes. Tomatoes are the main ingredient in many of my favorite Italian and Spanish dishes. The taste of a tomato depends on the maturity and the variety. Commercially available types of tomatoes include vine, steak, cherry, and plum. In addition to their great flavor, tomatoes are a great source of vitamins A and C, folic acid, and potassium. They are also a great source of lycopene, an antioxidant that protects against certain types of cancer, most notably prostate cancer. It is believed that cooking tomatoes can actually increase the level of lycopene.

So how do you fit tomatoes into the candida diet? Incorporating tomatoes into your candida diet plan is easy. You can use fresh tomatoes in your recipes freely. I use fresh tomatoes in salads, as a topping for yeast-free sandwiches, and to make yeast-free sauces and stir-fries. Occasionally a recipe will call for canned tomatoes or tomato paste and substituting fresh tomatoes will not work. When choosing canned tomatoes, be sure to choose varieties that don’t contain citric acid or other additives that can pose problems for people with thrush. Look for canned tomato products that contain only tomatoes. Although tomatoes are extremely tasty and have additional health benefits, they may not be right for everyone. Tomatoes are a common cause of allergies. Many thrush sufferers have developed food allergies and sensitivities over the years, and tomatoes may be one of them. All in all, I think tomatoes are a good choice for the candida diet.

Just outside the small town of Polo in Ogle County, Illinois, if one pays close enough attention, is an immaculately restored 19th-century lime kiln. Lime once had many uses including building mortars, lime was used in the mortars of many of the ancient civilizations. Around the world, relics from this era dot the countryside and on the outskirts of Polo there is a fine example of a perpetual lime kiln from the 1870s.

The lime kiln is one of the five properties of the Polo Historical Society. The society carried out a restoration between 1992 and 1993 that cost around $10,000 and mainly replaced loose mortar, deteriorated portions of wood, and removed weeds and debris.

Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln is one of those places you wouldn’t know was there unless someone told you, you were a local, or you were very observant. But if you know about it (and are armed with instructions from the town librarian), it’s not hard to find. Exit Polo by driving west on Dixon Street until you reach the T at Galena Trail Road, where you will see a railroad bridge on your left. The lime kiln is located along a dirt road that intersects Galena Trail Road just in front of the railroad bridge. There is a small sign marking the location of the oven, but it’s easy to miss.

When I went it was late January 2007, there was snow on the ground and our little car couldn’t get up the incline so we parked on the other side of the railway bridge and walked to the dirt road and dodged around it. baked in lime

After walking along the railroad tracks, flanked by Buffalo Creek for a quarter to a half mile, we came to a clearing in the woods that was an old limestone quarry. The excavations left steep cliffs about 50 yards from where the lime kiln was, facing the tracks.

Ten years after the historical society undertook the restoration, the lime kiln was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

online resources

* Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln: National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form

* Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln: Illinois Historic Sites Survey Inventory Form

*Wikipedia: Buffalo Grove lime kiln

*Photographic Archive of the National Registry

If you love playing basketball you will love it too and you will be able to get 2k20. This simulated video game is introduced by visual concepts. The publisher’s name is 2K Sports. This is the 21st video game that the franchise buys. Its predecessor is known as NBA 2K 19. Let’s find out more about the game.

On September 6, 2019, NBA 2K20 was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

development and release

The announcement of this game was made in March 2019. And the game was released on September 6, 2019. The good thing is that the game covers were made public on July 1, 2019.

According to the news, Xbox One X and Xbox One S will be getting special editions of the game. Apart from this, for the smartphone game lovers, there will also be a limited version of this game. It will be compatible with iOS and Android.

The free demo of the game featured the player mode called My Career, which came out on August 21. With the demo, players could create up to 6 MyPlayers.

how to play

As said before, this game is a simulation of the basketball game. Like the previous games, this game offers a representation of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also offers many improvements.

You can play NBA games with custom players or real life players. In addition, you will have to follow the same rules established by the NBA games. You can choose from many game modes and customize many settings.

In addition to the teams and players from the current season, previous games have featured NBA teams like the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls.

The good thing about the NBA 2K series is that it has all 12 teams. In addition, it also features Candace Parker.

MyCareer is the staple of this amazing series and returns with many game modes. Actually, MyCareer allows players to create custom basketball players. Also, the mode has an amazing story that you can reveal as you continue playing. In addition, the authoring tools are also reviewed.

During the development of the game, the developers’ focus was on the MyLeague and MyGM modes that give you the task of managing your team’s basketball operations. Actually, MyGM places more importance on realism. On the other hand, MyLeague allows you to benefit from customization options.

Unlike previous games, MyGM mode features a lot of external-type interactions. The idea was to add a story to the game.

Again, NBA 2K20 has MyTeam mode which aims to have the ultimate team and maintain a virtual collection of trading cards. Players come together and play in tournament-style competition in many different formats.

For a team, assets are acquired through various means, such as the auction house and random card packs. In this mode, virtual currency is also used quite a bit.

So, this was a short review of NBA 2K20. Hopefully this review will help you get a better feel for the game.

There are a number of points to consider when deciding to hire a minibus in advance, but it is of the utmost importance that any company you consider hiring is a reliable and trustworthy company. Recommendations are what I consider to be the gold standard when it comes to whether a company can be trusted to deliver a service at a time agreed upon with the client or the client depending on which term is preferential. Ask friends, colleagues, and family if they can recommend a company they’ve used recently. Ask if the service provided was adequate and, most importantly, if the vehicle that was contracted was on time or took a long time to arrive.

The importance of the service being where it needs to be in the allotted time cannot be underestimated. If you are going to the airport to catch a flight at a designated time, you must depart at a designated time. Flight operators have minimum check-in times for baggage and departure times for passengers. Timing is important when you need to be at a certain place at a certain time, an airport transfer is just one example where not being punctual would not be acceptable. That’s why it’s wise to do your research. You don’t want to be late, especially through no fault of your own.

Hopefully this could be avoided by booking early and booking a rental with a company that has satisfied customers who can vouch for the service provided to them and are confident enough to recommend that service to another. Local service providers can often be the most reliable and price competitive. Private hire car operators are regulated in the UK by both local authorities and government organizations to ensure that the vehicles are safe and that the drivers of the vehicles are properly licensed. If a private rental company is fully licensed, it must also be fully insured to transport passengers.

Hiring a minibus abroad or in advance over the internet will make it more difficult to establish whether a company is reputable, especially since it will be difficult to get recommendations from friends and family. In these circumstances, possibly the best course of action is to ask a tour operator if they can recommend a company.

Booking in advance from a reliable operator can ensure that any trips, airport transfers or group excursions won’t be left waiting, but if they are, make sure you have contact phone numbers for the rental company and, if possible, the car rental company. individual driver of the vehicle you have. hired.

The first article is just the beginning. Article marketing is a numbers game. You need to keep writing to see increasing results. If you’re just starting out, how can you make it a part of your routine without much difficulty?

When I started, it was not easy for me. It took me two or more hours to finish an article. When I sent it, I felt exhausted. I stopped writing for at least a week. The idea of ​​writing articles really put me off.

It wasn’t until two years ago that I started writing regularly. The owner of a community website asked me to contribute to a topic on a weekly basis. At least I was finally able to fit it into my weekly schedule.

Several months later, I decided to play it at a higher level. I challenged myself to write 30 articles in a month. That’s one article per day. I made a routine to write every day. And the result amazed me. I wrote on average 3-4 articles per day, resulting in 95 articles in 30 days!

The challenge itself helped to encourage me to win the game. However, I think there were a few things that are also important:

1. Templates or skeletons of articles
I used some article templates that I created myself and copied from others to keep my articles in the correct structure. I always believe in not reinventing the wheel. If there is a formula that works, I take the shortcut.

2. Assign my best time of day to write
If your best time is in the morning, start your day by writing an article. Even if the day goes wrong for you, at least you have something done.

Make sure you get your most important work done during your prime time of day. It’s a safe way to do it.

3. Flow of ideas
Bringing article writing and marketing into my life on a regular basis means I was immersed in the process every day. As a result, ideas began to enter my life in all directions.

I started having ideas at any time of the day. I developed a method of writing them and have never run out of ideas ever since.