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They come from the same family of root vegetables, but leeks are the refined cousin to onions' pedestrian flavor. Less in-your-face and more seductively sweet, leeks can do anything onions can do but with a milder, more expressive taste that was made to match garlic and celery. Substitute one medium leek for each onion in your go-to recipe and watch the magic happen.
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Paul Bunyon Hotdog Statue
Standing 19 feet tall and clutching a giant hot dog, this Paul Bunyon statue, not "bunyan" purposely spelled with an "o", is one of Route 66's mythic Muffler Man Statues. A few of these giants still proudly grace the roadsides of historic Route 66. This one is located in Atlanta, Illinois, just across the street from the Palms Grill Café, which features fine fare from The Mother Road's golden age.
CITY: Atlanta
Ewing Cultural Center
Located on the wooded Sunset Hill estate of the late Hazle Buck Ewing, the Ewing Cultural Center encompasses the open-air Theatre at Ewing (summer home of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival), the elegant Ewing Manor (which is open for tours) and the beautiful Genevieve Green Gardens.
CITY: Bloomington
Laugh Comedy Club
Some of the nations best comedians grace the stage every week at Bloomington's ONLY Comedy Club! We offer low ticket prices, great food and drinks and under 21 is permitted to enter. Join us every Thursday for College Night! Shows are Thursday, Friday, Saturday!
CITY: Bloomington
Conklin's Barn 2 Dinner Theatre
Your home for hospitality with a bountiful buffet and the funniest live dinner theatre in Central Illinois.
CITY: Goodfield
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
Built in 1922 to house the original American Passion Play, the former Scottish Rite Temple is the centerpiece of downtown Bloomington's Cultural District. The Performing Arts Center has a 1,200-seat theater and 1,000-person ballroom.
CITY: Bloomington
Children's Discovery Museum
Come experience three floors of unique, hands-on, larger-than-life exhibits! This museum is designed to create a sense of wonder that excites the love of learning in children of all ages. Be sure to discover the new Children's Discovery Museum.
CITY: Normal
C.H. Moore Homestead
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this restored mansion and grounds whisk visitors back to the Victorian era. Once home to Clinton attorney Clifton H. Moore, visitors will enjoy tours and stories of the friend and law partner of Abraham Lincoln who one resided there. Home of the DeWitt County Museum.
CITY: Clinton
Prairie Aviation Museum
Highlights the history of Aviation from the Wright Brothers to Illinois astronauts. View or take a ride in the restored DC-3, The National Historic Registry's only flying exhibit!
CITY: Bloomington
Community Players Theatre
The Community Players Theatre is committed to presenting quality theater at an affordable price. Call for current performances and tickets.
CITY: Bloomington
Crossroads Global Handcrafts
Crossroads Global Handcrafts is a respected outlet for fairly traded handcrafts and food products from around the world including handmade art objects, utilitarian items, textiles, baskets, carvings, jewelry, ceramics, premium coffees, tea and chocolate.
CITY: Bloomington
BlueLine Night Club
There's great bands and sophisticated atmosphere at the BlueLine Night Club in Downtown Bloomington!
CITY: Bloomington
Funk Prairie Home Gem & Mineral Museum
Located at the Funk Prairie Home, this museum houses the largest single-owner display of rare gems, minerals, fossils and lapidary art in the state. Also view the agriculture exhibit, along with several antique sleighs and carriages.
CITY: Shirley
Atlanta Heritage Waysides
Located at the Atlanta Museum, these three exhibits and 20 other prints depict a variety of Lincoln and Logan County events. It is located at the site of an early political rally during Abraham Lincoln's campaign for President.
CITY: Atlanta
Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre
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CITY: Goodfield
Heartland Theatre
Heartland Theatre Company is located on the old Soldiers & Sailors campus where Lincoln and Beech Streets intersect in Normal. Besides presenting a season of five plays each year, Heartland hosts an annual 10-Minute Play Festival, a one-act competition and workshop for Midwest playwrights. Heartland also partners with local universities and organizations to offer historical or musical theatre to the community.
CITY: Normal
Veterans Point Memorial
25 tons of granite memorialize 1300 veterans from at least twenty-seven states with the message, "Freedom is not Free." Fifty Flags of Freedom fly the following holidays: Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Patriots Day, Veterans Day, and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
CITY: Clinton
Ronald Reagan Museum and Peace Garden
Housed in the Donald B. Cerf Center at Eureka College, the museum collection numbers over 10,000 items from President Reagan's Eureka College student days, his movie and TV career, his governorship of California and two terms as president of the United States. The Reagan Peace Garden located on the historic campus includes a bust of the 40th president and a section of the Berlin Wall.
CITY: Eureka
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra performs diverse concerts for the communities of Springfield and Bloomington-Normal. Single tickets or affordable subscription packages are available.
CITY: Bloomington
Famous for Long Island Iced Teas! Always a packed crowd in Downtown Bloomington!
CITY: Bloomington
Country Junction
You are invited to shop the ever-changing collection of traditional crafts, folk art, candles, furniture, home accents, decorative accessories, and much more. Displayed in room design design settings. Country Junction treats you to an enjoyable shopping experience.
CITY: Clinton
A.L. Van Den Bergen Statue " Abraham Lincoln"
This bronze statue was originally dedicated in 1931 to commemorate Lincoln's "Fool the People" speech.
CITY: Clinton
Galaxy 14 Cinema
The Galaxy movie theater features 14 screens, stadium seating, digital surround sound, full-service concessions and a mega screen.
CITY: Bloomington
Twin Groves Wind Farm
Located on the wind-swept Bloomington Moraine in eastern McLean County, Twin Groves Wind Farm offers 396 megawatts of affordable, pollution-free wind energy, enough to meet the annual energy needs of about 118,000 homes. Learn more about this exciting new facility with a farm tour.
CITY: Ellsworth
Woodlawn Cemetery and Civil War Soldiers Plot
The first burial at Woodlawn Cemetery was that of a Union Soldier in 1861. The plot is the resting place for over 80 Civil War Soldiers. An interpretive sign provides history of the plot and a listing of the soldiers buried there. Also located here are Civil War era cannons. Several others buried outside of the Civil War Soldiers plot were contemporaries of Abraham Lincoln.
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This Dinner Will Put You In A St Patrick's Frame of Mind – Guinness Beef Stew and a dancing leprechaun
St Patrick's Day plans are afoot in New York – the parade is shutting down half the city, green beer is promised in the bar on the corner, Kim is hosting a brunch with actual Irish Bacon, and a dancing … Continue reading
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The Monday Treat – Welsh Rarebit and a question: how many $1000 watches is too many?
"He'll be late," said the girl to her friend as they teetered down the Bowery in front of us on Saturday night. "He always is. I mean, seriously, how many $1000 dollar watches has this guy lost?"
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Cass: NCR's my country, and I support it. Anyone says otherwise... I'll feed 'em my knee. I know which side of the firing line I'm on in the Mojave, just so you know.
The Courier: There's a "but" in there.
Cass: Yeah, there is. I'm not some blind, flag-saluting, do-as-they-will NCR lover. They're like family, but let me tell ya what family means. You ever had a brother? Some dumbass younger brother, say, who knocked up the pastor's daughter, can't hold down a job and his home-away is a jail cell? That is NCR. Their compass is spinning. All the time.The character is a noble, or at least decent, soldier, who doesn't like the policies of their nation and/or state, but fights for it anyway. This person is loyal to their nation, not its leader. Exactly how noble or decent someone can be while helping their organisation do questionable deeds because it is "their duty" varies depending on the specific character and their actions. Moral Dissonance is something anyone can have and evil leaders are very good at promoting and exploiting nationalism, particularly when it comes to inter-national conflict and war. One does often wonder why someone so honorable fights for an evil cause rather than deserting. At worst, this sort of thing can lead to the "I was Just Following Orders" defense. More positively, it may result in them questioning their Blind Obedience and defecting or rebelling. The title is a common variation from a quote from the USA's naval commander Stephen Decatur...which is all too often taken out of context. For immediately beforehand, Decatur had toasted: "To our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right." Later, the USA's Senator Carl Schurz gave his own interpretation of the statement: "My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right." This latter take, along with similar anecdotes from others, has also come into prominence in how both nationalism and patriotism are portrayed. No Real Life Examples, Please!. Which country is "wrong" or "right" is extremely subjective because widespread, unconscious belief in the principles of nationalism makes people believe that their chosen nation is always 'more right'. Let's not start up a Flame War over this, thanks guys. (Even though the trope doesn't have to be only about who is "right or wrong" among the country leaders, but about unquestioned or blind loyalty of (mostly) soldiers towards them due to patriotism, be it genuine or indoctrinated, including historically) Compare Realpolitik, My Master, Right or Wrong, Lawful Stupid, Just Following Orders and Tautological Templar.
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Samsung Galaxy Camera tutorial: set up google account
All customers need to use Google apps such as gmail and Google Play Store on android cellphones. Today I will give a tutorial about how to set up Google account on Samsung Galaxy Camera. I noticed that almost users had Google account already, so I show the way to sign in Google account on your […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2012 under Samsung Galaxy Camera info, Samsung phones questions.
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Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate i577 tutorial: transfer contacts
If you just bought Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate i577, or you just updated your cellphone to android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, you need to transfer contacts to your new cellphone. If you have trouble in copying contacts to your device, you will find the tutorial here. Copy contacts to Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate via Kies: […]
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus root tutorial
If you type how to root Samsung Galaxy Nexus on the Google search box, there are dozens of index about that. While when you get to the page, you will found almost all of them are temporary root method mentioned, because those information are out of date, now the permanent root method method was found […]
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When It Rains, It Pours: The Climate Link Between Extreme Precipitation and Drought
By Allison Crimmins
From the photos my Colorado friends posted this summer, I wasn't surprised to learn that 2013 has been the wettest on record for Boulder. However, Boulder also experienced drought, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's recorded history, and a week of record heat. How is it that Colorado can experience both extreme wetness and extreme dryness in one year?
These seemingly conflicting events fit a pattern that scientists expect to occur under global climate change—a pattern that has been developing for the past few decades over many parts of the United States. Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) is increasing, and more of it is coming in the form of downpours, blizzards, and other intense bursts, with longer dry spells in between. If you add up the percentage of land in the U.S. where a greater-than-normal amount of total precipitation fell in the form of intense single-day events, eight of the top 10 years for extreme precipitation have occurred since 1990.
How does it work? Imagine our atmosphere as a sponge passing over the land's surface, soaking up moisture through evaporation and occasionally wringing out the collected water through precipitation. Warmer air can hold more water vapor, so the sponge absorbs more in a warmer world, leaving the land drier than it used to be. Eventually, the sponge becomes waterlogged—and when it's finally wrung out, often miles away from where it picked up the water, it releases a huge amount all at once. This pattern occurs now in many parts of the U.S. and around the globe. Warmer air causes more evaporation, which leaves dry areas drier, but also results in heavier rainfalls.
If current trends continue, we can expect more droughts as well as more devastating deluges, like the one that resulted in loss of life, massive property damage, and thousands of evacuations throughout Boulder and Larimer Counties. As my friends join the rest of Boulder in rebuilding, city planners and emergency managers will keep these growing risks in mind so the city is better prepared for future extreme weather.
About the Author: Allison Crimmins is an environmental scientist with EPA's Climate Change Division, where she focuses on the impacts and risks associated with climate change. Prior to joining the EPA she studied oceanography, climate science, and public policy. She lives, works, and cooks a mean strawberry rhubarb pie in Washington, DC.
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I wonder how these changes in the water cycle will affect other biochemical cycles, such as the carbon cycle. With the increased rainfall, there will be increased soil run off into many of our bodies of water? Will this cause eutrophication in bodies of water everywhere? How will aquatic plant (and the levels of bacteria and oxygen available to native aquatic species) life be effected by the increased rainfall? If mass eutrophication does occur, how will that effect not only the aquatic ecosystems, but the world at large?


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Reason No. 239 why Johnny Depp is one of the coolest people on the planet: When the man is given an award for being the greatest actor of his generation -- like he was at Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards -- he doesn't get up on stage and thank his agent or his 15 reps or even the talented people who make all those fun necklaces he's always wearing. No, instead he gets off with a few modest words of thanks and a quick joke, then picks up a guitar and jams with The Black Keys, proving he's also a damn fine musician. Watch the video below!
At Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards, Aerosmith rockers Steven Tyler and Joe Perry bestowed the Generation Award upon Depp for his "exceptional contributions to the film industry and for entertaining generations of the MTV audience throughout his illustrious career."
Depp humbly thanked MTV for the "amazing honor," joking that it's "like the get-out-of-the-business award -- you've done too much." As if to prove that he can do even more than too much, Depp then joined rock duo The Black Keys (whom he referred to as "up-and-coming legends") for performances of "Gold on the Ceiling" and "Lonely Boy."
In a night filled with some cool moments, it was undeniably the coolest. But then, we'd expect nothing less from Johnny Depp.


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Maillard reaction
The Maillard reaction (/maɪˈjɑr/ my-YAR; French pronunciation: [majaʁ]) is a chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that gives browned foods their desirable flavor. Seared steaks, pan-fried dumplings, breads, and many other foods make use of the effect. It is named after French chemist Louis-Camille Maillard, who first described it in 1912 while attempting to reproduce biological protein synthesis.[1][2]
The reaction is a form of nonenzymatic browning which typically proceeds rapidly from around 140 to 165 °C (284 to 329 °F). At higher temperatures, caramelization and subsequently pyrolysis become more pronounced.
The reactive carbonyl group of the sugar reacts with the nucleophilic amino group of the amino acid, and forms a complex mixture of poorly characterized molecules responsible for a range of odors and flavors. This process is accelerated in an alkaline environment (e.g., lye applied to darken pretzels), as the amino groups (RNH3+) are deprotonated and, hence, have an increased nucleophilicity. The type of the amino acid determines the resulting flavor. This reaction is the basis of the flavoring industry. At high temperatures, acrylamide can be formed.[3]
In the process, hundreds of different flavor compounds are created. These compounds, in turn, break down to form yet more new flavor compounds, and so on. Each type of food has a very distinctive set of flavor compounds that are formed during the Maillard reaction. It is these same compounds that flavor scientists have used over the years to make reaction flavors.
In 1912 Maillard published a paper trying to explain what happens when amino acids react with sugars at elevated temperatures.[1] However, it was chemist John E. Hodge, working at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Peoria, Illinois, who published a paper in 1953 that established a mechanism for the Maillard reaction.[4][5]
Foods and products with Maillard reactions[edit]
The Maillard reaction is responsible for many colors and flavors in foods:
- The browning of various meats like steak, when seared and grilled.
- Toast.
- The darkened crust of baked goods like pretzels and bread.
- The golden-brown color of French fries.
- Malted barley, found in malt whiskey or beer.
- Dried or condensed milk.
- Roasted coffee.
- Dulce de leche.
- Maple syrup.
6-Acetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine is responsible for the biscuit or cracker-like flavor present in baked goods like bread, popcorn, and tortilla products. The structurally related compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline has a similar smell, and occurs also naturally without heating and gives varieties of cooked rice and the spice pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) their typical smells. Both compounds have odor thresholds below 0.06 ng/l.[6]
The browning reactions that occur when meat is roasted or seared are complicated, and occur mostly by Maillard browning[7] with contributions from other chemical reactions, including the breakdown of the tetrapyrrole rings of the muscle protein myoglobin.
Caramelization is an entirely different process from Maillard browning, though the results of the two processes are sometimes similar to the naked eye (and tastebuds). Caramelization may sometimes cause browning in the same foods in which the Maillard reaction occurs, but the two processes are distinct. They both are promoted by heating, but the Maillard reaction involves amino acids, as discussed above, whereas caramelization is simply the pyrolysis of certain sugars. The following things are a result of the Maillard browning reaction:
- Caramel made from milk and sugar, especially in candies: Milk is high in protein (amino acids), and browning of food involving this complex ingredient would most likely include Maillard reactions. See references below.
- Chocolate and maple syrup
- Lightly roasted peanuts
In making silage, excess heat causes the Maillard reaction to occur, which reduces the amount of energy and protein available to the animals who feed on it.
A pressure cooker is well-suited for achieving the higher temperatures often required for the Maillard reaction to occur (depending upon what is being prepared).[8]
- The carbonyl group of the sugar reacts with the amino group of the amino acid, producing N-substituted glycosylamine and water
- The unstable glycosylamine undergoes Amadori rearrangement, forming ketosamines
- There are several ways for the ketosamines to react further:
- Produce 2 water and reductones
- Diacetyl, aspirin, pyruvaldehyde and other short-chain hydrolytic fission products can be formed
- Produce brown nitrogenous polymers and melanoidins
The Maillard reaction also occurs in the human body. It is a step in the formation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs).[9] It is tracked by measuring pentosidine.
Although the Maillard reaction has been studied most extensively in foods, it has also shown a correlation in numerous different diseases in the human body, in particular degenerative eye diseases. In general, these diseases are due to the accumulation of AGEs on nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids. Though AGEs have numerous origins, they can form from the oxidation and dehydration of Amadori adducts, which themselves are products of nonenzymatic Maillard reactions. Apart from ocular diseases, whose correlation with Maillard chemistry has been more recently studied, the formation of AGEs has also proven to contribute to a wide range of human diseases that include diabetic complications, pulmonary fibrosis, and neurodegeneration.[citation needed]
Receptor systems in the body have been suggested to have evolved to remove glycation-modified molecules, such as AGEs, to eliminate their effects. The adverse effects of AGE accumulation appear to be mediated by numerous different AGE receptors. Examples include AGE-R1, galectin-3, CD36, and, most noted, RAGE, the receptor for AGEs.
Advanced glycation in numerous different locations within the eye can prove detrimental. In the cornea, whose endothelial cells have been known to express RAGE and galectin-3, the accumulation of AGEs is associated with thickened corneal stroma, corneal edema, and morphological changes within patients with diabetes. Within the lens, Maillard chemistry has been studied extensively in the context of cataract formation. Advanced glycation is known to alter fiber membrane integrity in the lens, and dicarbonyl compounds are known to cause increased aggregate formation within the lens. This effect is exacerbated by both diabetes and aging. Furthermore, it is thought that AGE-inhibiting compounds are effective in preventing cataract formation in diabetics.
Glycation in Maillard reactions may lead to destabilization of the vitreous gel structure within the eye via unnecessary cross-linking between collagen fibrils. Again, this process is more strongly observed within diabetic patients.
Within the retina, the accumulation of AGEs in the drusen and Bruch's membrane has been associated with age, and has also been observed at a higher level among patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This is manifested by the thickening of the Bruch's membrane. Furthermore, it has been observed that AGE levels increase with age within the lamina cribrosa, and the products of the Maillard reaction have been observed there, as well.
A wide range of ocular diseases, particularly diabetic retinopathy, may be prevented by the inhibition of the Maillard reaction. This may be achieved in numerous ways: preventing the formation of AGEs, reducing the effectiveness of the AGE signaling pathway and the receptor-ligand interactions, or breaking the AGE crosslinks. This latter method has already been achieved to some extent by the breaker alagebrium, though its effectiveness against retinopathy is unknown. Another method is by the use of amadorins, which are able to prevent the reaction of Amadori intermediates, which form into AGEs, by scavenging the reactive carbonyls.[10]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Maillard, L. C. (1912). "Action of Amino Acids on Sugars. Formation of Melanoidins in a Methodical Way.". Compt. Rend. 154: 66.
- ^ Chichester, C. O., ed. (1986). Advances in Food Research. Advances in Food and Nutrition Research 30. Boston: Academic Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-12-016430-2.
- ^ Tareke, E.; Rydberg, P.; Karlsson, Patrik; Eriksson, Sune; Törnqvist, Margareta (2002). "Analysis of acrylamide, a carcinogen formed in heated foodstuffs". J. Agric. Food. Chem. 50 (17): 4998–5006. doi:10.1021/jf020302f. PMID 12166997.
- ^ Hodge, J. E. (1953). "Dehydrated Foods, Chemistry of Browning Reactions in Model Systems". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 1 (15): 928–43. doi:10.1021/jf60015a004.
- ^ Everts, Sarah (October 1, 2012). "The Maillard Reaction Turns 100". Chemical & Engineering News 90 (40): 58–60.
- ^ Harrison, T. J.; v, G. R. (2005). "An expeditious, high-yielding construction of the food aroma compounds 6-acetyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine and 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline". J. Org. Chem. 70 (26): 10872–4. doi:10.1021/jo051940a. PMID 16356012.
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- ^ Science of Pressure Cooking
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- Official Website of the International Maillard Reaction Society
- The Thermochemical Joy of Cooking by Rebecca Smith Hurd (Wired Magazine, Issue 12.06 - June 2004)
- The secret of fresh beer by Roland Piquepaille (Emerging Tech - June 3, 2008)
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It wasn't supposed to go down like this. The deal was that if I drove around in a large car and consumed energy the way Lindsay Lohan consumes chemicals then the climate in Massachusetts would soon resemble Florida's. Well, I did my part. But the weather isn't Sarasota. It's Saskatoon. It's snowing here. It's sticking to the ground. It's accumulating. And I am watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." What's wrong with this picture? I said I was dreaming of a white Christmas, not a white Halloween. Something, evidently, got lost in translation.
You weren't going anywhere anyway. You were always going to stay home and watch the return of B&B.
You called it. I watched Beavis & Butthead. The Twilight/MRSA-Hep B episode was an instant classic.
As I walked up from the Harbor this morning to my office on the Common, I was talking to myself alternating between Its frickin cold in here Mr. Bigglesworth! and Fk you Al Gore!
Tell me again why I live in this area?????
Must be the high taxes, the high cost of living in general, the typically more than eight months of winter and barely four months of inconsistent summer, the political and social corruption, the "warmth" and cheeriness of the people....
What did I miss?
It's nice out here in Phoenix; Harley weather just getting cranked up! I'll keep a good thought for you guys as I'm blowing through the Sonora Desert in the 80 degree weather tomorrow.
Al's right: The planet is slated for destruction if we don't change our ways within the next couple of weeks. Al and The Enquirer said it so it must be true. Right? I mean Al wouldn't lie, would he?
Stay heavy, guys.
BTW ASDF: If you decide to take a respite from the cold and blow out this way I still owe you a drink.
It's nice out here in Phoenix! thanks.
Harley weather and a courtesy libation? You are most definately in my wheel house AM.
I have two more years, three tops, to live in this area and, Lord willing, will be looking for a new place to live. I am a hot weather fan and was thinking southeast to stay on this coast for family purposes or West Texas or maybe Arizona.
If all goes well, that's my plan.
Enjoy your riding! And F'k Al Gore!
West Texas is mostly desert. If that appeals to you, you should especially look at Big Bend country.
Yeah, I'm not sure I'd like to be that close the Mexico. Sure looks like pretty country though and would fit the bill of someplace warm and remote.
My final move will be contingent on what my family situation looks like two to three years hence.
But the West appeals to me and if Texas ever decides to split from the Union, I would definately like to be part of that. Yankee that I am, I still suppose I could easily adopt the Boys and the Stars.
There is something really weird about experiencing heavy snowfall with most of the leaves still on the trees. It's snowing in October--again.
That is weird. Usually by the first flake, most of the leaves have fallen and have been raked clean.
No snow in the east by the coast yet but if it does come down, I still have trees o' plenty with leaves to collect it.
Happy to say there was nothing but wind and rain in my part of the world. I'm glad. Can do without the snow.
I'm still w/o power (another on the list of reasons to get out of this area). I did not lose power during the blizzard of '78. Why have I lost power twice in the last month or so (Irene) for days on end. Days w/o power is becoming the new norm. Any theories?
Hard to say. I live in a town with a good grid (or, at least we buy power from one) and our own electric company that seems to have decent linemen and service. When I lose power, it's only for a few hours tops (next town over, a week and a half). Like during Irene.
A guy I commute with is in the industry and has tried to explain to me many times the ebb and the flow of power to the grids. I still don't get it.
I would editorialize that we could use more nuclear power and that it's the quest of this current crop of greenie pols to shut down as many coal plants as possible. That won't help.
Giving this a wee bit more thought, like all other problems in our age, it must be because of Man Made Global Warming!!
I have relatives in Connecticut that are still without power since Saturday. They have no water, no electricity, the gas stations in their area have no power or auxiliary to pump gas, so they can't run their generator.
Was reminded yesterday that even during the big storm here from 78, it didnt take long to restore power (after Irene, town next to mine had no power for two weeks) and I recalled something that our current President said in 08 - We cant drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,
Could it be that our elites are finally getting their revenge against the masses that they so evidently abhor? And are constructing an environment where we will get used to a cave dwelling lifestyle more often?
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Mar 13
A Dog-Cat?!?!?
Meet Leo, our dog-cat as we call him. He follows us around camp just like a dachshund, and when we hold our hand in the universal language of "Stop, sit," he does. He is also easy to retrain. Leo was banned from the kitchen tent while the kingfisher was raising its kookaburras in the earth wall behind the tent. Then a month later he was allowed back, all with no fuss.
Leo had a tough urban upbringing; abandoned and left to the streets by an American expatriate family when they returned to the states. He was then left with deep scars and a cauliflower ear from a terrible fight while looking for a new home and incarcerated in the KSPCA as incompatible with other cats with no hope of a family to adopt him. He endeared himself to us as one of the most loving cats we had ever met. Leo hugs like a joyful 4 year old, with paws around your neck and pressing his face into your cheek. He nuzzles and purrs with great enthusiasm. After a month long slow introduction to life in the wild and our beautiful, albeit a bit prissy, Mara, he has really taken to both. Beauty and the Beast; at last Mara has a friend and Leo a home. If they can just make it past the newest resident … more to come.
Mar 13
Zulugirl Publishes Novel – The Clover Tree
This month, our featured Zulugirl is author Kimberly Foster. A resident of Bellevue, Washington, Kimberly was a sales rep for The Leakey Collection from 2005-2008. In addition to handling sales in the Pacific Northwest, she also was our "go to gal" for anything related to writing. Press releases, blog posts, and marketing materials were all shown to Kim before publishing, and she could make anything sound poetic. It was this gift and her love for writing that eventually prompted her to trade in her sales hat for a computer and a manuscript. And we are certainly glad she did! Just last year, she published her first novel, The Clover Tree. It is a captivating story that delivers a powerful message about manifesting dreams. Although it is classified as a young adult's book, it is a wonderful narrative that appeals to readers of all ages.
Although Kimberly is no longer officially a member of The Leakey Collection, she will always be a part of our family. We recently had the chance to catch up with her.
TLC: Have you always known that you wanted to be a writer?
Kimberly: Yes. When I was a young girl, I published a "newspaper" for our street! Then, I really wanted to be an advertising copywriter. Instead, I ended up teaching high school English and enjoyed some sales positions. All the while, I felt like a book was in my future.
TLC: Bringing a book to life is quite an accomplishment. What kept you going?
Kimberly: The storyline really "found" me, and it was a labor of love to write it. I learned a lot about the process. My first draft had barely any dialogue! What's funny is that the final product is mostly dialogue, and I pride myself that the dialogue is really authentic. I loved the characters so much that they were the ones to keep me going. And, finally, my daughters. I wanted them to see me finish the book and bring it to fruition.
TLC: Team sports are a big part of The Clover Tree. How have they impacted you as an individual?
Kimberly: Some of my happiest times and best friends have emerged from team sports. Teams provide a place where success depends on working with others and loyalty – two skills that have very much defined my personality. That's probably why my main character, Kate is a soccer player. Not only am I intimate with the sport because of my own experience, but I recognize how teammates can buoy you on and off the field.
TLC: How has your life changed since The Clover Tree was published?
Kimberly: Thus far, my life hasn't changed too much. There's a lot of humility in promoting your own work, but I do feel a strong sense of accomplishment and pride in the product. I love to flip through it and read sections to stay connected to Kate and her journey.
TLC: You have always been a compassionate person. From your novel to your involvement at The Leakey Collection, it is apparent that you really connect to people. Tell us more about your My Hero Bear project.
Kimberly: My Hero Bear is such an important project to me as it provides comfort bears to families that have lost a loved one. My mom had similar bears made for my sister and me after my dad died, and mine is still enormously comforting to me. It's made with the fabric from one of his favorite shirts. So, when a neighbor lost her son in Afghanistan, I made the family one out of a military fatigue and it was so well received, I explored branding the idea. So our signature elements are using fabric and collar from a favorite shirt and a tag that reads, "I was once worn by someone dear, through loving memories will always be here." So far, I've produced several for young families that lost their father. It is humbling every time I present them with their bears.
TLC: What did you like best about working at The Leakey Collection?
Kimberly: It's hard to decide! It was always so fun to hear stories of Kenya and the Maasai from Katy and Philip. They brought the jewelry and people to life and helped me enter a culture I was not familiar with at all! However, despite their brilliant storytelling my favorite experience was…. Drum roll… and you are probably going to faint when I say this, but it has to be the trade shows! They were grueling physically, but it was the one place we were together as reps and sharing the story of zulugrass and The Leakey Collection. I loved my co-workers, and I loved talking about the jewelry.
Everyone at TLC is so proud of Kimberly for following her dreams!
Mar 13
Celebrating International Women's Day
From the early 1900′s, March 8th has been a day when the world celebrates the achievements and strength of women across the globe. Fortunately, International Women's Day has been gaining momentum each year, as individuals realize the power of women. This day is especially important to our company. The Leakey Collection is built on the concept of empowering women to make real change. Our founder, Katy Leakey, had the vision 10 years ago to create a sustainable business model that would give women in rural Africa a means to earn an income, where before there was none. Katy is an inspiration to all that meet her. On this special day, not only do we celebrate Katy and the positive change she has provided to women across the globe, but today, and every day, we celebrate you – mom, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, grandmother, friend, female!
Mar 13
News of Today's Kenyan Election
Today is the election in Kenya and citizens are showing their voting power by coming out in droves. The mood of the country is jubilant; all are excited to put the new constitution into effect, and we are all hoping for a peaceful election day.
It is relatively evenly split between 2 candidates, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga. This is the first time that bio-metric voting will take place in the country. This is where people identify themselves by putting their hand on a device like the immigration departments use for travellers, and vote electronically. There is a slight possibility that voting may extend into Tuesday if the timing of such advanced technology takes longer than anticipated in order to give more people the opportunity to vote. No news yet whether the second day will be necessary.
To win the election for president, one person must get 50% + 1 of the votes. If no one accomplishes this, then there will be a run off in one month's time between the 2 candidates who received the highest number of votes in this first election on Monday.
You may keep abreast of the election by reading the Kenyan newspaper sites on line – http://www.nation.co.ke/
Photo Credit: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Feb 13
Farewell, Beloved Gizzy
Our beloved Gizzy died December 9th. At 22 years old, she had been with Philip a third of his life.
Giz survived in the wild the last 12 years of her life, defending us and her terrain against spitting cobras, puff adders, banded mongooses, feral cats, and up until she lost her teeth, every mouse in her sights. She was our greatest champion, a stalwart friend who never complained, and she inspired us to be strong as she battled with kidney failure, never accepting anything but the most optimistic view.
We still feel her presence on the hill – this tent will always be "Gizzy's tent."
Feb 13
Mary Leakey and the Story Behind the Google Doodle
A fun anecdote about Google's doodle of Mary and the Laetoli Footprints from her son, Philip.
Mary Leakey Honored with Google Doodle
There was a group of us out looking at an array of many different footprints early one Sunday morning. In the process we began fooling around, throwing elephant dung at each other with the Dalmatians in tow. Stooping to collect another clump of elephant dung, an unusual footprint was discovered. It turned out to be a hominid 3.5 million years old and upon further investigation, it turned out to be two, one walking behind the other. Those of us there that morning still laugh at the memory and the excitement.
Philip Leakey – Co-Founder of The Leakey Collection
Feb 13
How to Capture a Python
Philip stomped on the brakes after I shouted "Python!" then slammed the truck into reverse. The snake was already slipping away in the brush on a nighttime hunt when Philip yanked him back onto the road. The Maasai in our truck were shouting to stay back with as much vigor as the snake was lunging toward his aggressor. Philip used the snake's long body against him by flipping the middle bit of the snake over his own head, so that its weight kept the head still just long enough for a quick choke hold.
We stuffed him into an empty feed sack, lashed him on the back of the truck and took him to camp so we could release him in the morning in less populated and safer hunting grounds. About 20 minutes after we unloaded the truck, he escaped smack in the middle of camp. Given the duck house, chicken house, two cats, and grain shed filled with mice, I don't think he'll be going far so I've given him a name: Thump after the sound we would have heard if we hadn't seen him. Philip can't stand the name. Any other ideas?
I hope Thump has pushed off to the river, but I sincerely doubt it – I worry every day now about my Leo and Mara.
Jan 13
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Jan 13
Think Pink!
Today we would like to introduce one of our newest colors for spring.
"Mac's Maua" features bright pink grass interspersed with small white, silver, and clear glass beads. Not only are we offering this newest colorway to our wholesale customers, but also as an Eco-Chic 2-strand set on our retail site. Maua means "flower" in Swahili, and this strand was named after an outstanding young lady who is nicknamed "Mac."
Mackenzie is the daughter of Bruce and Phyllis, owners of Finer Lines, our rep group based out of Portland, Oregon. Here is a little more about the namesake: Mackenzie is a freshman at the University of Minnesota studying Political Science and Psychology. Her interest in all things global started years ago when she became aware of the importance to recycle locally and grew in her awareness of the needs of underdeveloped nations and her willingness to pitch in to those causes. She was an officer in the Global Awareness to Action (GATA) for 3 years in high school, helping organize and run fund raising events such as "Work for Water." This raised funds for Charity Water which focuses on building wells in impoverished communities. She also worked on "Pachanga," a fundraiser for Seeds for Hope, dedicated to education in Peru. Her other passion for the past 10 years has been all things theater. She studied, performed in numerous school shows and on the main stage at the local children's theater, as well as interned for a year at the Northwest Children's Theater. Her plans are to finish her undergraduate education and go on to law school to put some local bad guys in jail.


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#6911 Jan 7, 2014
This story below has gone viral on facebook, and it's being shared here, in order to ask for help from those animal lovers living closer to Sprakers, New York. It is somewhat nearby Albany and Schenectady, but doesn't have it's own Topix page. That's why it's being posted here.
This story can be seen on facebook under the facebook page called "Animal Abuse!!. The Punishment Should Fit The Crime" (see their facebook page for the disgusting photos, but prepare yourself first).
There is a Sprakers puppy mill 569 Rappa Road in Sprakers NY. The dog on the left appears to be frozen to the ground. Two dogs died there last night and as quickly as they could someone removed the bodies with a wheel barrow. The police won't help. They actually have a police officer there to protect the scumbag breeder not to help the dogs. If anyone from NBC news or any news network sees this please send a news crew there and expose this atrocity! PLEASE SHARE!!!!!!
MY OBSERVATION: Is anybody really surprised that the police are protecting the offender and continuing the agony for these animals? This is the RULE, not the exception. Just another day at the office for them. Day after day after day, animal abusers and animal killers routinely get no punishment whatsoever, or maybe a slap on the wrist at best. Any laws on the books are meaningless if the police are not WILLING to lift a finger. Why? No revenue from it, unlike traffic tickets, framing people for imagined crimes, etc. THEN the police can be very creative and get off their worthless taxpayer money stealing asses., They're nothing more than revenue generators for the State and have no interest in "serving and protecting" anyone, no matter what the hell it says on the side of their squad cars and no matter what "vows" they took. In your heart you know that. Scary times in Amerikka. Some people on facebook, twitter, etc keep saying "God" or "Jesus" will help. Oh, please. Wake the fuck up. If "Jesus" was going to do something about it, this atrocity would never have happened in the first place. What we have here is another Auschwitz, with blindly obedient officers "just doing their job".
Any wonder why people hate the fucking PIGS?
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#6912 Jan 7, 2014
2,100,000 is "no one"?
Since: Jan 14
#6913 Jan 7, 2014
where are moral values of highly civilized society, they are doing nothing but cheating with every one.
#6915 Jan 9, 2014
Neither one of the village idiots in office now.
#6916 Jan 9, 2014
Democrats are now the Party of Wall Street. Republicans want to put a stop to the easy money for Wall Street. Wake up everybody and get rid of all the democrats.
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#6917 Jan 11, 2014
Sup ? homies! just got back from the big Island Y'all!
#6918 Jan 13, 2014
Nice typing RFD. If you are trying to embarrass someone, at least write a grammatically lucid sentence.
#6920 Jan 14, 2014
seems like Hillary is already setting up her campaign for Pres. She is already working to get rid of any competition, i.e. primaries. Think she could be setting up the Gov. from Jersey in the event he gets the nod?
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#6921 Jan 14, 2014
She is already letting out her Pantsuits for a long run.
#6922 Jan 14, 2014
So is your Mama.
Same Old Joke
#6923 Jan 14, 2014
The real Same Old Joke is still in the White House, winner of "Lie of the Year".
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#6925 Jan 15, 2014
If the pants suit fits, wear it.
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#6926 Jan 15, 2014
What is Newburgh south of? Cuomos' ball bag?
#6928 Jan 15, 2014
. You can't count on that number. That's how many people signed up. None of them have actually paid for a plan. Most of them won't need to either. They are too sick and poor. The majority of your number are people deducting from the healthcare system not adding money to it. White house won't release the number of paid for plans. Really? Get some facts and common sense. this system is top heavy. Watch, the gov will need a health insurance bailout.
#6931 Feb 3, 2014
Mickey Mouse
#6932 Feb 7, 2014
my nrighboor support me always
#6937 Feb 24, 2014
MSNBC parrot wanna cracker?
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#6939 Feb 25, 2014
An even better example of bringing a knife to a gunfight - the civil war. Those treasonous, cowardice hicks ceceded from the constitution they claim to love, only to get wrecked and surrender almost instantly. Robert e lee is one of history's most pathetic cowards. That disgusting flag should be illegal, like the swastika in Germany.
This hick twillner calls the north the land Christianity forgot? How about you inbred idiots start acting like Christ first. Obama looks and acts more like Jesus than any baptist does. How many rednecks have won the Nobel Peace Prize? All of your slavery loving ancestors are burning in hell.
Ps Fox News is based in NY, and everyone there are rich Long Islanders. Do you really think they're looking out for you? Huckabee and Santorum also hate you paycheck to paycheck slobs. The poor white male voting GOP is truly shooting himself in the foot.
#6941 Feb 25, 2014
Barack Hussein Obama: "Lie of the Year" ... Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahhha aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! !!
#6942 Feb 25, 2014
Chris Matthews gets a tingle up and down his leg everytime Rachel Madcow congratulates Obama for winning "Lie of the Year" ... LOL
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I've been experiencing swelling and
around my
which is driving me crazy! I have a lot of contact allergies and have stopped using products etc. in an attempt to get rid of my "hound dog" look! Some of my other triggers include hot/cold temperature changes, mold and other typical allergens (dust, house mites, grass) but I can't figure out why I'm breaking out around my eyes. Has anyone ever had problems with sweat causing hives?
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Well I have been battling
for about three weeks now. I am assuming it is from my hypothyroid and hashimoto's thyroiditis but it keeps getting worse. Allegra two times a day does not seem to be doing a darn thing. The itching is driving me insane as I can focus on nothing else!
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However, this last year things have been getting worse. I woke up last year with horrendous eye infections in both
. The entire left side of my face was swollen... it looked like I had a volleyball crammed under my skin. The doc said it was pinkeye and gave me some drops (which didn't help at all). This went on for over three months. Every time I thought it was over, the infection would come back with a vengeance. After it finally cleared up, it had cause permanent damage.
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few weeks ago I had a serious allergy attack & my eyes, lips were swollen & I had rush to emergency to get Piriton & Hydrocortizone shots to get relief. Now I'm having this allergy attacks almost every day with red patches in my arms, face, legs with itchy & swelling. I got medicine from a dirmotolegist ( Allegra 360mg,Loratadine,Zyncet 10mg with Vitamin A) & still continuing same. My problem is I'm getting these attacks while I'm taking these drugs!
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it was the dye in the medication that was causing me
, my
, my lips ,throat, my whole body was engulfed in
....this happened to me while i was on synthroid..now i take eltroxin...but i only take the white pills..
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I have been diagnosed and suffering from Chronic
(Urticaria) of unknown origin for just over a year now. I have never had any allergies in the past I am even immune to poison ivy and sumac. I thought I was cured when I changed my diet and started a regular exercise routine. I was wrong, and yes I did not see any symptoms for quite a while but I soon found that they slowly crept back into my life.
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I have the same issues as everyone else. Itchy,
lips with a rash often accompanied by
. I visited the dermatologist twice this week. The first time, he thought it was a peanut allergy, so I was put on anithistimines; however, while on antihistimines I developed swollen eyes and lips! Upon visiting the doctor again, I was prescribed a topical ointment for the lip area. The doc said that this condition is tricky to diagnose.
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I have had a recent bout with
. This is my first reaction to
lasting more than a few days. I was worried about it because I had a one night stand in Europe about 6 wks ago. The condom broke and afterward I developed a UTI. (The symptoms were very mild for the UTI so I didn't go to the dr. till about a week after my trip. That means I could have had the UTI for at least a few days before it got treated.) I also a yeast infection and took generic diflucan for this.
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That time I had to call my friend to come and take me to the ER because my husband was already gone for work and my
shut-as well as airway swelling. Prior to this I had an occurence of "ideopathic hives" in 2004. At that time a cause was never determined. I just feel certain that it's all related to my thyroid problem.
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(advil is bad for the stomach) Hives are very annoying but rarely serious (ie
throat breathing problems) If you expeience another form of
that does invlove swelling it can be bad... but that said my lips and eyes will swell and my Dr. did not seem worried she told me they were deep tissue hives called angiodema. good luck! stop itching (makes it worse, as do hot showers..
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Small hives, giant hives, deep painful hives and itchy annoying
. I've worken up in the morning with my
shut or my lip bleeding because my lip was so stretched out it would blister and crack. My cheeks swollen and hard to my scalp and face itching so much I can't get any sleep. For 3 years. Have been to an allegist and I'm not allergic to anything but apparently myself.
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Hello, I have been suffering with
since the beginning of July. Antihistamines even steroids will only make them go away briefly. I even quit my nuva ring because it was the only new thing that I had been exposed to, which seemed to work, they lessend until they were gone and bam I am broke out again today and the itching drives me crazy. I am scheduled to undergo allergy testing at the end of January. I really don't feel this is in response to an allergy. What else could be going on??
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After my flu shot my arm was
and sore with small bumps and fever on the arm
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-red...horrible! The only thing worse than having
is having
on tight, already itchy, stretched out skin! I spoke to a few doctors the first ob in my practice that saw the hives said probably came in contact with something in the environment- Probably not from the Glucose test I took the day before. Spoke to another ob on the phone who said the yes, probably a reaction to the glucose drink itself- it is the only change in my diet that day.
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When My family began using Tide Detergent Ive been getting very large
on my skin. They are usually between 4inches long to about 7 inches wide ( Yes , Ive measured. ) Anyway as my mother began to use the Tide the problem of these hives got increasingly worse and worse. Now after about 4 months of using it it's now a daily occurance after I get out of the shower. Please tell me why this is happening. If so is there any kind of common allergen in there? P.
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Suddenly I was having
. It started with my face from around my
then spread all over my body.
stayed and grew bigger over 24 hours then would go away slowly to appear somewhere else on my body. I saw so many dumb doctors that kept telling me I am allergic to some foods or make-up or other personal hygiene products. But I never had allergies before.
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It started out with running only, but now I notice that I have a terrible problem if I go to the beach and swim or body surf. The
attack my
first and the swelling can last for days, though it usually diappears after just a couple hours when I work out. While I perfer natural remedies I won't say no to a pill. But for me it seems antihistamines make the hives worse--even the natural ones.
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our dog hercules who is 4yrs old, woke up 1st with under his eye looking
(as if he had bags under his
, mostly on the right eye) later on we noticed that his snout is swollen, he could eat and his breathing seams normal..he is not acting out of character...we are going to monitor him throughout the night, if it gets worse we will take him to vet...........does anyone have any idea what could have caused this?
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i woke up this morning with
lips, that sometimes tend to be itchy. ive had this problem for a while before but it went away. my doctor gave me a cream saying that i have eczema on my lips, but the cream does not seem to be helping this time, is there something else i can do, or should i see another doctor?
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|July 24, 1911
Baseball's First All-Star Game
by David Fleitz
An American Caramel baseball card of Addie Joss, 1909. Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, and Tris Speaker at the Addie Joss benefit game, July 24, 1911. Cobb is wearing a borrowed Cleveland road uniform.
An American Caramel baseball card of Addie Joss, 1909.
Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, and Tris Speaker at the Addie Joss benefit game, July 24, 1911. Cobb is wearing a borrowed Cleveland road uniform.
This article appeared in the Toledo Blade Sunday magazine on May 29, 1988.
It was, in every respect, a most unusual sight. When the specially assembled team of players took the field on July 24, 1911 against the Cleveland Naps (now called the Indians), it was a sight that was unfamiliar to baseball fans. The players were the stars of the other seven teams of the American League. They were there to play baseball's first All-Star game, and they played it to raise money for a Toledo family in need.
Adrian (Addie) Joss, a Toledo resident and star pitcher of the Cleveland team, had died suddenly on April 14, 1911, at the age of 31. He left behind his wife Lillian and their two children, eight year old Norman and four year old Ruth, in the family home at 2440 Fulton Street in Toledo. After the funeral the Cleveland team determined to hold a day to honor the pitcher and raise money for the family, but the management soon became bogged down in on-the-field problems and the idea was put on the back burner.
Addie's teammates, however, would not let the issue die. They had nearly caused the first strike in baseball history by refusing to play in Detroit on the day of the funeral, forcing the league to reschedule the contest. Addie's friends, including manager George Stovall and pitching legend Cy Young, suggested an All-Star game to be played on Monday, July 24, a day when most of the rest of the league was idle.
The idea was met with great enthusiasm by the rest of the league, especially after Ty Cobb, baseball's biggest star of the era, wired his agreement to play to the Cleveland management on July 15. Manager Jimmy McAleer of the Washington Senators was given the task of managing what one newspaper called "the greatest collection of All-Star players who ever appeared on the field in the history of the game."
Each of the other seven teams in the league sent their star players to Cleveland to take part in the historic game. From Detroit came outfielders Sam Crawford, a veteran of 14 seasons in the major leagues, and fiery Ty Cobb, whose .438 batting average led the league. The world champion Philadelphia A's sent two heroes of the 1910 World Series, third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker and second baseman Eddie Collins. The shortstop was Bobby Wallace of the St. Louis Browns, and the first baseman was "Prince" Hal Chase of the New York Yankees. Philadelphia's Paddy Livingstone and the Washington Senators' Gabby Street handled the catching, and the pitching staff included fireballers Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox and Walter Johnson of the Senators, assisted by spitball artists Russell Ford of the Yankees and Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox. Boston's Tris Speaker patrolled center field for the All-Stars.
Most of the players mentioned above were named to the Hall of Fame many years later, making this one of the strongest All-Star teams ever assembled. "Leave that combination together," remarked The Blade on the day of the game, "and there would be no American League."
At first glance, Ty Cobb seemed to be the least likely All-Star in attendance. Grouchy and impatient, the greatest player in baseball was also considered to be the dirtiest. Fellow All-Star Frank Baker had been cut by Cobb's flying spikes in a game two years before, and Cobb's relations with the Cleveland fans were typically less than cordial. He was not even on speaking terms with fellow Tiger and All-Star Sam Crawford, who said fifty years later that the hot-tempered Georgian "thought we were all damn Yankees. He was still fighting the Civil War." His competitive fire was legendary, but also made Cobb probably the least-liked player in baseball history.
In addition, Addie Joss was one pitcher who gave Cobb fits. In his career Cobb faced the tall Toledoan 73 times and managed only 17 hits for a .233 average, while belting the rest of the league's pitchers at a .367 clip.
Addie Joss, however, was a man with no enemies. The Toledo Blade remarked in 1908 that "Addie Joss has more friends in this city than any other man," and the baseball world felt the same way. Joss, like the Senators' Walter Johnson, was a modest, soft- spoken man with a great deal of talent and a knack for making friends. He and Johnson were two opponents who earned the great Cobb's respect on and off the field. When Joss died in April 1911, Cobb led a group of Tigers to the funeral in Toledo.
Many years later Cobb, then manager of the Tigers, offered a tryout to Addie's son Norman. Arlene Joss, widow of Norman, recalls that Norman Joss was a pitcher like his father. "But Norman wasn't nearly as big as his father, and he had already started his career in business by then," she says today. Norman politely turned down the offer.
Despite the tragic loss of Addie Joss on the eve of the 1911 season, the Cleveland Naps had many stars of their own. On the mound Cy Young, winner of more than 500 major league games since 1890, stood ready to face the All Stars. Young, a close friend of the Joss family, was finishing the last year of his career at age 44. He would make the Hall of Fame, as would Nap Lajoie, second baseman and former manager of the team that was nicknamed the Naps in his honor. In the outfield was Shoeless Joe Jackson, a rookie from South Carolina who had played barefoot in the minors and who batted .408 in 1911.
A contingent of Toledoans gathered at the pool room Addie Joss co-owned in the St. Paul building downtown to make the trip to Cleveland. League Park was not draped in black, nor did it show any sign of mourning save for the flag at half-mast in centerfield. Addie's family and the players had decided that the game should be a celebration of baseball itself, and so it was for the 15,000 fans who jammed the park for this unusual game.
The All-Stars scored first off Cy Young. Speaker, the first batter, singled and scored on Collins' triple. Cobb drove Collins home with a single and the All-Stars led 2-0 in the first inning. In the second, Chase and Street singled for the All- Stars, and starting pitcher Joe Wood drove Chase home with a sacrifice fly. Young left the game in the second inning, and the All-Stars held control the rest of the way. The Naps scored in the second, but the All-Stars answered in the fourth with singles by Baker and Crawford and a sacrifice fly by Chase.
Walter Johnson came in to pitch for the All-Stars and shut out the Naps for four innings, while Russell Ford allowed two runs to the Naps in the eighth. The All-Stars scored again in the seventh when Collins singled in the Senators' Clyde Milan, who had replaced Speaker in the outfield. The final score was 5 to 3 in the All-Stars favor.
"Guess Cleveland couldn't stand for that team," remarked the Blade. "The collective stars didn't need teamwork to bring about a victory. Their fielding brilliance (was) accomplished without the aid of signals or strategy." Indeed, the Cleveland team that finished a strong third in the league that year was no match for this group of baseball's greatest superstars. Nine participants in the contest (Cobb, Speaker, Baker, Collins, Johnson, Wallace, Crawford, Lajoie, and Young) eventually were named to the Hall of Fame; on August 16, 1978, Addie Joss joined them in Cooperstown.
The Joss family moved away from their Fulton Street home a few years later, though they all stayed in Toledo. Lillian Joss became a probation officer for the Lucas County Juvenile Court. She died in 1955 at the age of 77. Daughter Ruth, a nurse at Toledo Hospital, never married and died in 1957. Norman Joss, who became an Internal Revenue Service official, died in November 1977, a few weeks before a special committee named his father to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Norman's widow Arlene still lives in Toledo and donated many of Addie's baseball mementoes to the Hall of Fame, including an autographed picture of all the stars who came to honor Addie Joss one memorable July afternoon in 1911.


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Improved Human Slingshot Machine
|Written by Gene Quinn
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Principal Lecturer, PLI Patent Bar Review Course Posted: January 30, 2008 @ 9:45 am
Amusement device
US Patent No. 6,497,623
Issued December 24, 2002
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Co-writer and star Lauren Miller plays Lauren, an ambitious type-A personality who dreams of writing for an influential New York City magazine. She's planned out her life to achieve this goal, but in the movie's opening scene she gets dumped by her boyfriend, an event that will soon leave her homeless and jobless in the Big Apple. Ari Graynor plays Katie, a heavy-drinking party girl in need of a roommate after her beloved grandmother passes away, leaving her without the resources to cover her monthly rent. This odd couple is brought together by their mutual gay friend Jesse (Justin Long).
They hate each other at first, of course, but agree to live together out of necessity. One night, Lauren overhears Katie talking dirty on the phone, and Katie confesses that she picks up some extra money working as a phone-sex operator. After Lauren runs out of work options, she presents Katie with a plan for a phone-sex business and the two become partners, which quickly blossoms into a genuine and deeply felt friendship between the two polar opposites.
Ari Graynor chews the scenery in the best possible way as the extroverted Katie; she knows she has the best lines and relishes every word. It may sound woefully sexist, but it's tempting to describe her character as a dame or a broad -- like a twentysomething Chelsea Handler. Graynor is so good at being brassy and obnoxious that after the first 20 minutes of the movie you're as likely to be laughing at the character as you are hoping you never have to spend another minute around her. However, slowly but surely, Graynor allows hints of vulnerability and sweetness to shine through, and by the time we see Katie nervously anticipating an actual, in-the-flesh date with a regular caller she's starting to fall in love with, we're surprised how much we care about her. This is the kind of performance that gets an actor plenty of gigs.
The screenplay by Miller and Katie Anne Naylon is peppered with one-liners that aren't always as witty as they'd like to be, but the duds never make us tune out of the film, and the pair have done a fine job of imbuing these seemingly two-dimensional stock characters with enough specificity that we buy into their friendship. Cameos from Kevin Smith, The State's Ken Marino, and Miller's real-life husband Seth Rogen as callers to the gals' service all get giant belly laughs, particularly Rogen as an airline pilot trying to get a few moments of pleasure just before he has to board a plane.
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If analysts at William Blair & Co. are correct, Aon (AON) is a stock that will bloom starting later this year. And they aren't alone in thinking positively about the insurance brokerage and human resources consultant.
Aon still has its name attached to a Chicago high-rise. Its corporate heart is here, but its official base is now London. Local investors will be inclined to forgive the company that misstep if it can deliver on the growth potential the Blair analysts see as real.
Here's the key line from a Sept. 12 research report by a Blair team led by Adam Klauber: "Valuation methodologies indicate that Aon has potential upside of 25 percent to 40 percent over the next two years as investors recognize the significant value associated with a drastic increase in free cash flow and more consistent operating performance."
That's quite a bullish call, considering that the report was issued about a month after the stock touched a 52-week high of $53.35. It's still close to that point, finishing Friday at $52.28.
The Blair team sees Aon digesting recent acquisitions and enjoying cost savings from the deals, especially its acquisition of the Hewitt consulting firm. One example of Hewitt's upside is last week's announcement that it is running a new health-care exchange for 100,000 U.S. workers, including those at Sears Holdings (SHLD).
Klauber said Aon's operating cash flow should jump from $1.2 billion in 2012 to $2 billion in 2015, even after taking global economic trouble into account.
Its free cash could be used for share buybacks, debt reduction or dividend growth. Its current dividend yield is 1.2 percent.
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RECOMMENDED READING: In the current issue of the Atlantic, Peter Boone and Simon Johnson write that the problems Europe is facing will pale against the financial panic that they believe will start in Japan. It is one of the most indebted nations, with a system that relied on cheap interest rates and public pensions predicated on economic growth and an expanding work force.
They argue that Japan is facing a demographic decline that can't support the debt appetite. "Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy found their own ways to economic devastation, but each road was paved with easy credit," they write. "Those whom the gods would destroy, they first encourage to borrow cheaply."
Boone is a director at Salute Capital Management and Johnson is a professor at MIT.
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CLOSING QUOTE: "The policy of fiscal retrenchment in the midst of rising unemployment is pro-cyclical and pushing Europe into a deeper and longer depression. That is no longer a forecast; it is an observation. The German public doesn't yet feel it and doesn't quite believe it. But it is all too real in the periphery and it will reach Germany in the next six months or so." — George Soros, chairman, Soros Fund Management


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