Penguins can smell a relative, new study finds

Humboldt penguins in their habitat at the Brookfield Zoo. Penguins like these were part of a University of Chicago study based on their sense of smell.

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$19 for Four Admissions to Amazing Chicago’s Funhouse Maze on Navy Pier ($39.95 value)

Human-size mazes help people empathize with lab rats more easily than human-size mousetraps or human-size hunks of cheese. Feel closer to our furry brethren with today’s Groupon: for $19, you get an amazing value four-pack admission to Amazing Chicago’s Funhouse Maze , located on Chicago’s historic Navy Pier (a $39.95 value). More than one million adults and kids have lost and found themselves in Amazing Chicago’s Funhouse Maze, which has been featured in the Chicago Tribune . The amazing value four-pack pass admits four people who can wander through the maze at their own pace or soar over it with wings cobbled together from pigeon feathers and wax. Guided by informative narration, guests give their sense of direction a workout with 4,000 square feet of mind-bending twists, turns, and tunnels. After dazzling their jaded eyes in the rainbow tunnel, guests experience the thrill of Amazing Chicago Funhouse Maze’s elevator drop. Participants can multiply their sense of self-identity in the mirror maze, and then confuse their senses in the psychedelic mine shaft and spinning light tunnel. Heroic adventurers can sound the alarms during a re-creation of the Great Chicago Fire in the blaze maze, before stomping out the inedible flames with fun, interactive technology. At the end of the maze, they can marvel at a simulated fireworks finale. Guests can park their cars at Navy Pier’s facilities for $20–$24 per day, thwarting the maze-defeating plans of GPS–enabled vehicles. Amazing Chicago’s Funhouse Maze has summer hours Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m.–10 p.m. and from 10 a.m.–midnight Friday and Saturday. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Personal Happiness Which famous gorilla knew too much to be happy? Read more…

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Who benefits from neighborhood tours? Everyone.

Broad Shoulders Update — Tue Feb 01 20:57:54 UTC 2011 [Articles]Showing off a community with a tour for outsiders benefits the neighborhood by highlighting its best qualities. It boosts the visibility of community groups. And it helps give the sense of “a complex and interesting city.” That’s what LISC/Ch… about: Chicago Chicago’s Office of Tourism communications tool Community organizing East Garfield Park Chicago from the news feed Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance media technology web-based mobile technology at: Garfield Park Conservatory

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Decades of determination: Sue Duncan reached across segregated Chicago through tutoring

She shuffles slowly down the hallways toward Room 209. Her memory has faded, but her sense of purpose remains strong, so four afternoons a week, Sue Duncan comes to Jackie Robinson Elementary School.

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Chicago’s $195 Alinea, L20 Win Michelin’s Top Honors for Obama’s Hometown

Alinea, the avant-garde restaurant whose young chef once lost his sense of taste in a battle with tongue cancer, was one of two Chicago restaurants to receive the highest rating in Michelina s debut red guide for the city.

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A Sense of Place: Green Tomatoes

A Sense of Place: Green Tomatoes — Mon Sep 06 11:20:18 UTC 2010 Looks like another green tomato year… I’m just not the tomato gardner that my Mother was.  Now she could grow a tomato plant 11 feet tall that would bear a bushel of fruit, big red beefsteak beauties. Sometimes the plants overproduced and she would tak… about: Gardening Hospitality Recreation Jane Rickard Neighborhood News Plant Tomato tomatoes

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Common Sense Lawsuit Limits Will Help Small Businesses According to Ken Wiggs of Marion Bowl in Marion, Illinois

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Common Sense Lawsuit Limits Will Help Small Businesses According to Ken Wiggs of Marion Bowl in Marion, Illinois

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Why ENERGY STAR makes dollars and sense

ENERGY STAR is the program created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce energy consumption. Typically, ENERGY STAR products offer 20 to 30 percent savings on your energy bills. The DirectBuy clubs of greater Chicago, the leading home improvement and furnishings club with direct insider prices, sell a wide ride range of ENERGY STAR products to help members save.

 

“The irony about ENERGY STAR products is the program itself was set up to combat the negative effect running our appliances was having on our environment,” said Jeremy Vest, owner of DirectBuy of DuPage County. “While most people do want to minimize their carbon footprint, in today’s economy, it’s just as much about how much you can save by having appliances that run more efficiently.”

 

So, how much can you save by purchasing ENERGY STAR appliances? Here’s a small sampling:

 

Clothes washers – replacing a 10-year-old washing machine with a new ENERGY STAR machine can save a household more than $145 per year.

Dishwashers – ENERGY STAR dishwashers use 41 percent less energy and water than non-ENERGY STAR washers. That translates to $30 a year on your utility bill.

Refrigerators – a typical two-door, freezer-on-top refrigerator can cost $100 per year to run. Upgrading to ENERGY STAR can knock $30 per year off that, resulting in savings of $350 in just five years.

Home electronics – the average household spends $100 per year powering electronics devices in “standby” mode. ENERGY STAR products use less energy when in standby.

LED Lighting – requires 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs and lasts 25 times longer. According to energystar.gov, LED lighting can last more than 25,000 hours than its incandescent counterparts or more than 22 years!

 

“As if the tremendous savings ENERGY STAR products offer weren’t enough, the U.S. government also offers tax exemptions, rebates and other incentives for consumers to purchase more energy-efficient items like ENERGY STAR products,” said Vest. “As a company that deals specifically in home improvement, you often hear the expression that this project will pay for itself, meaning resale. Yet when it comes to ENERGY STAR products, they literally do pay for themselves over time.”

 

DirectBuy carries a large selection of ENERGY STAR products and appliances at wholesale prices direct from manufacturers or their authorized suppliers. In addition, each DirectBuy club employs product specialists and designers who can help members select the appliance that works best for their works best for their home.

 

Since 1971, DirectBuy clubs have offered members the opportunity to enjoy enormous savings on home furnishings, home improvement items, entertainment and outdoor products and accessories by buying wholesale, directly from the manufacturer. With four convenient locations in the greater Chicago area (Chicago, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, and Tinley Park), consumers can enjoy a comfortable, country-club setting, where they finally have the financial control of buying direct.

 

For more information on a DirectBuy membership, you can visit directbuychicago.com. For more information on ENERGY STAR, go to EnergyStar.gov.

 

About DirectBuy

Since 1971, DirectBuy has helped hundreds of thousands of families enjoy a better quality of life, enabling them to buy directly from more than 700 manufacturers and their authorized suppliers. Buying direct makes members’ hard-earned money go much further, while having the selection and choice not available at any retail store. Access to confidential prices, local suppliers, and unparalleled selection helps make members’ dream projects a reality.   The DirectBuy clubs serving the greater Chicago area are part of more than 160 locations throughout North America.

 

Consumers interested in becoming members may obtain a Visitor’s Pass to attend an Open House by visiting http://www.directbuychicago.com/. 

 

Locations of the DirectBuy clubs serving the greater Chicago area are: DirectBuy of Hoffman Estates, 2200 N. Stonington Ave Ste. 150 Hoffman Estates, IL; DirectBuy of Chicago North, 6325 Avondale, Chicago, IL; DirectBuy of DuPage County, 1864 Highgrove Ste. 136 Naperville, IL; and DirectBuy of Tinley Park, 18400 S. 76th Avenue Ste. B, Tinley Park, IL.

 

To learn more about the superior value and benefits of a DirectBuy membership, visit www.directbuycares.com.