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Phytonutrients are a class of nutrients that are thought to have health-protecting properties. The prefix phyto is from the Greek and means plant, and it is used because phytonutrients are obtained only from plants.
Unlike the macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, fats) and micronutrients (vitamins, trace minerals) that are needed for growth, metabolism, and other body functions, phytonutrients are not considered essential. This is because they can be lacking in the diet without harmful health consequences. However, throughout history, plants have been cultivated and used to prevent and treat various human diseases. More recently, understanding the chemical role played by these phytonutrients in plants has provided new clues as to how they may help humans. When eating plant-based foods, some of these phytonutrients identified as protectors in plants are transferred to our
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bodies. The herbs and spices used for adding flavors and tastes to foods are now known to be associated with a long list of potential beneficial effects on human health. Phytochemicals derived from the plants to this day remain the basis of several medications used for the treatment of a wide range of diseases. Throughout the world, botanists and chemists actively search the plant kingdom for new phytochemicals. Over 40% of medicines now prescribed in the Unites States contain chemicals derived from plants. For example, ephe-drine, a phytochemical, is used in the commercial preparation of pharmaceutical drugs prescribed for the relief of asthma symptoms and other respiratory problems. Phytochemicals isolated from plants have also been a great help for discovering a large proportion of the drugs now available for the treatment of a wide range of human diseases such as pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, and cancers.
There are three broad classes of phytonutrients: phytochemicals, medicinal plants and herbs and spices.
It is well-known that plants produce phytochemicals to protect themselves and recent research increasingly shows that they may protect humans as well. Some examples of their health benefits include:
Medicinal plants
Medicinal plants have been used since the dawn of history to prevent and treat various diseases and disorders. They were first discovered by trial and error, for instance by noticing that pain went away when drinking tea made from the bark of a willow tree. It is only much later as science developed in the 20th century that chemists isolated salicylic acid from willow bark, the active ingredient in aspirin. Of the estimated 250,000 plant species, only 2% have been thoroughly investigated for phytochemicals with potential medicinal use. Some of the most well-known include:
Herbs and spices
Spices have always been important in history. Spices belonged to the most valuable items of trade in the ancient and medieval world, providing the incentive for exploration and most great sea voyages of discovery. When Christopher Columbus discovered America, he described to his sponsors the many new spices available there. Herbs are leafy, green plant parts used for flavoring foods. They are usually used fresh. Unlike herbs, spices are almost always dried. Herbs and spices that are considered phytonutrients that are beneficial to health and have therapeutic properties include the following:
Though beneficial for certain conditions, phytonutrient supplements can not always capture the many different interactions of the phytonutrients found in food. For example, flavonoids and carotenoids are believed to have more health-promoting properties when they are taken together rather than separately in a supplement. The hundreds of phytonutrients present in plant foods help each other biochemically—and presumably also in the body. The food science and pharmaceutical developments of the past decades have consistently demonstrated the need to consume a broad range of whole foods on a regular basis. Eating a whole tomato is better than taking a supplement that contains a phytochemical isolated from a tomato. Eating a carrot does not only provide the beta carotene that could be obtained in a pill, but also the health benefits of hundreds or thousands of other phytonutrients that have not yet been identified or characterized. Some interactions are possible between phytonutrients. Citrus bioflavonoid preparations, such as grapefruit juice, may interact with drugs containing naringin. Naringin increases the oral bioavailability of calcium channel blocker medications such as: nifedipine, verapramil and felodipine. Naringin may enhance the effect of these drugs and result in a serious drop in blood pressure. Naringin also inhibits the breakdown of various drugs such as caffeine, coumarin, and estrogens. It is recommended to avoid flavonoid preparations containing naringin when taking any of these drugs. Studying the health benefits of individual phytonutrients is just one aspect of understanding how fruits and vegetables contribute to health, buy much research remains to be done on how the phytonutrients interact with each other and how they may protect against disease.
In case of adverse or allergic reaction, the use of phytonutrient supplements should be discontinued.
One risk associated with phytonutrients is if they are taken as supplements because they are then in a concentrated and more potent form. Hence, some may cause allergic reactions in hypersensitive people. They should also be kept out of reach of children. As with any nutritional supplement, a healthcare professional should be consulted if taken by pregnant or lactating women or by people with health conditions. For example, cauliflower contains goitrogens that can interfere with the functioning of the thyroid gland. Individuals with already existing medical problems may have to avoid specific phytonutrients.
Parental concerns
There is a danger that phytonutrient classifications over-simplify the process of building a healthy diet. Most foods are packed with protective phytonutrients. They are present in all plant foods, and eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables should be preferred to taking specific supplements, unless recommended by a health practitioner. Information on the disease-fighting functions of phytonutrients is becoming widely available and should be used to understanding their many properties. It is not possible to cover all of the cautions for people considering the purchase of phytonutrient supplements. However, one simple sentence covers whole foods and whole food supplements: they can be a safe and important method by which people improve their health and well-being because they are made from the whole fruit or vegetable and do not just contain isolated components.
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Bradley Manning was just 22 when he leaked his trove of Pentagon and State Department secrets to WikiLeaks in 2010. By the time he's released from prison after serving his sentence for those leaks, he may be close to 56 years old.
After a three month trial, military judge Denise Lind on Wednesday morning sentenced Manning to 35 years in prison under the Espionage Act for giving WikiLeaks hundreds of thousands of classified files regarding the Iraq war, the war in Afghanistan, and the Guantanamo Bay military prison, along with more than a quarter million secret State Department memos. That sentence, much longer than Manning had offered to serve in a plea bargain that was largely rejected, represents the longest Espionage Act prison term ever handed out for leaking state secrets to the press.
Manning was convicted last month of 19 charges related to his document disclosures, including 12 Espionage Act and theft charges as well as others including wrongfully storing classified information and misusing computer equipment. He was acquitted of other charges including the most serious charge of "aiding the enemy," which could have led to a life sentence, but still faced as many as 136 years in prison.
Manning may be able to seek parole after serving one third of his sentence, and has already spent three years in jail since he was first identified as the source of the WikiLeaks releases. He was also credited with serving 112 days of his sentence after Judge Lind ruled that he was improperly treated during his detainment at a facility in Quantico, Virginia. That mistreatment included being kept in solitary confinement, forced to sleep naked nightly. Thanks to those possible shortenings of his prison term, WikiLeaks' Twitter feed called Wednesday's outcome a "significant strategic victory," pointing out that he may be eligible for release in less than 9 years.
Even so, Manning's sentence is far longer than any other Espionage Act prison term for releasing information to the media in U.S. history. "I don't think there's ever been a sentence remotely like this for a leak to the press," says Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. "This is the longest sentence by far."
Manning is only one of seven individuals to be prosecuted under the Obama administration for leaking classified information to the press in recent years. John Kiriakou, a former CIA official, was sentenced earlier this year to 30 months in prison for revealing the name of a covert CIA agent to a freelance journalist. In 2010, FBI translator Shamai Leibowitz was sentenced to 20 months in prison for giving classified secrets to the blog Tikun Olam. Former NSA analyst Tom Drake had his felony Espionage Act charges reduced to misdemeanor charges of computer misuse and was sentenced to a year of probation. So far Manning remains the only defendant to be convicted under Espionage Act charges for his leaks–the others were convicted only of lesser crimes.
Among other leakers to the media, only Daniel Ellsberg, who gave the New York Times and other newspapers the 7,000 page top secret Pentagon Papers in 1971, has faced an Espionage Act prison sentence anywhere near as long as Manning's. Ellsberg's charges promised a maximum of 115 years in prison, though he was freed after his case was declared a mistrial due to improper behavior on the part of the prosecutors and the Nixon administration's attempts to prejudice the judge in his case.
During the sentencing phase of his prosecution earlier this month, Manning apologized for the first time for his leaks, which he's argued throughout the trial were meant to serve the public interest by exposing wrongdoing. "I am sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions," he told the court. "When I made these decisions I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people."
Manning's defense can still seek an appeal, and Bradley Manning Defense Network activist Nathan Fuller argues there are grounds for one based on factors like Manning's 11-month pre-trial solitary confinement, the three year delay before his trial began, and comments made by President Obama himself and captured on video, declaring that Manning "broke the law" before his trial had started.
Nonetheless, Fuller admits that he's "crushed" by Wednesday's outcome. "I think it's a tragedy that Bradley might have to spent decades in prison," Fuller says. "This is going to do exactly what the government asked the judge to do: Send a message…No one can release any information, no matter what crimes or corruption it may expose."
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I'm running the USA QwiiF iso, patched with IND, on System 4.2, with all the proper IOSs installed, including IOS53. It'll boot up into USB Loader GX and will work for a bit, then randomly stop reading the file and freeze. When it freezes the drive slot light will flash.
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This will just push the drug on to illegal street level dealers, so the problem will now just exacerbate. Law enforcement is just so full of brilliant minds.
God Bless the USA and God Bless AMB! Show your support on Sat Aug 4th at 10AM in Cicero (near Believers Chapel at the fundraiser for AMB that will feature House Speaker John Boehner. All God fearing Christians and those who want to save America from the Marxists Obama and Maffei, need to take a stand and show their patriotism by holding up signs to show their unwavering support for two great Americans.
Big fund raiser in Cicero on Sat Aug 4th, at 10AM. Show your support for AMB and her guest the Speaker of the House, on that date. God Bless AMB! God Bless The USA!
Remember to mobilize on Sat Aug 4 at 9AM, near the big fundraiser in Cicero where John Boehner will be the guest for the Big $$$ locals.
I don't know how Buerkle has my home phone number but, I don't appreciate the C calling my home via a robo caller to join one of her phone town meetings or other politic BS ads the B and her associate need to stop calling my house, especially when I'm trying to get my groove on, if you know what I mean because I still got it.
It will all be a waste of time for visitors one the local Syracuse Police or should I should mean local Klu Klux Klan, experience how the locals treat outsiders and non-inbreds around this small pathetic city.
At this stage, I would vote for a candidate from the Muslim Brotherhood over these two amateurs.
The people at the top always take care of their own and pee on the rest. I guess that is what is meant by trickle down economics.
The first thing that needs to be done is to take away her mother's Medicare and repeal Medicare altogether, she has been soaking the system for some 27 years now.
At least there are few countries in the World like Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, where this kind of hersey, is not permitted.
I wish this newspaper would stop being a shill for AMB and maybe for once report something of real substance and not these fluff stories for their paying subscribers, of which I pay over $30 a month for.
Maybe pretty soon you won't be able to tell Buerkle from Majority Leader John Boehner, tan wise that is.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
Please do not dismiss her and her Movement. She actually had 3 other followers at her last Meeting.
Crack is Whack. It is so early 1990's.
Does Medicaid pay for free Mental Evaluations?
I just wish Buerkle would be honest and start picking up the tab in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, to pay for all the free healthcare her 92 year old mother is sucking out of Medicare.
The worst issue is that your schools are loaded with these agitators and troublemakers like this, not all are but, more then you would ever like to know. Not that schools never had problems with behavior and discipline but, this is over the top, these days.
The students run many of the your schools even middle and junior highs, not the teachers or administrators. This is not only city schools but, suburban and rural. They allow and condone this behavior, there are little or no consequences, so the conditions continue to deteriorate.
It is like the prisoners control the jail.
I would be more afraid for the future of America because of a lot of these kids entering mainstream society, then I would be of Al Qaeda terrorists and that is no joke.
Maybe if they really pray hard and beg hard enough this is all go away, but chances are it won't, as usual.
Maybe is they want to talk about freedom of Religion, they should go to Tibet, Saudi Arabia or Syria, where Religious Prosectution exists and people are bodily harmed for their beliefs. What about how the Catholic Missionaries, forcing their Religion and Slavery on indigeonus people of the New World. I would protest every mass conducted by this group of perverse individuals.


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Alison Robertson, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
During the 2011 growing season, extension soybean pathologists from the north central states conducted a seedling disease survey to identify oomycete pathogens that cause damping-off in soybean. The survey is part of a larger project that is being funded by USDA NIFA.
In the first year of this study, 54 Pythium species and two Phytophthora species, including Phytophthora sojae, were recovered from damped-off soybean seedlings collected from throughout the north central region. In Iowa, 19 Pythium species and Phytophthora sojae were recovered. Many of the species recovered have been reported as pathogens of soybean seedlings, but some of the species have not. To determine if these other species are pathogenic on soybean, we will have to do "Koch's postulates." This is the accepted scientific method for identifying the causal agent of a disease.
Further research will include comparing the pathogenicity and aggressiveness among and within species, and assessing the sensitivity of each species to fungicides used in seed treatments.
In 2012 this survey will continue, with additional funding from the United Soybean Board used to identify fungal pathogens (Fusarium spp. and Rhizoctonia species); pathogens associated with damping off of soybean.
Data from these studies will add to our knowledge of soybean seedling disease and lead to enhanced management through improved use of seed treatment fungicides and use of resistance.
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Opp. 25 & 40; Variations Serieuses, Op. 54 / James Johnson, piano; Royal PO; Freeman
1 CD / Centaur / 2015-04-14Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Variations sérieuses, for piano in D minor, Op. 54
Performers: Johnson, James
Conductors: Feeman, Paul
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), a musician much-beloved by his many contemporaries in the German-speaking world and beyond, and a composer of consistently pleasing works of often...continue...
Colors Of Christmas / John Rutter - The Bach Choir
1 CD / Decca / 2011-10-24Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Riu, riu, chiu!, carol (Spanish); I Wonder As I Wander (American); Gabriel's Message (Basque); Deck the Halls (Welsh); John Rutter: The Col...
Performers: Birch, John; Blane, Ralph; Webb, Huw
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Beecham Collection - RPO - The Early Days
1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Robert Schumann...
Performers: Lympany, Moura
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
In the summer of 1946, Sir Thomas Beecham set about forming the third and last of his symphony orchestras. The Beecham Symphony Orchestra had been...continue...
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, etc / Glover, Chen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2009-03-10Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Chen, Leland
Conductors: Glover, Jane
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Icon - Jascha Heifetz - Mozart, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, etc
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Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha [Violin]; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm
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Brahms: Symphony no 4; Mendelssohn / Kempe, Royal PO
1 CD / Testament / 2003-02-01Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony no 7; Mendelssohn, Delius / Beecham
1 CD / Music & Arts / 1993-11-01Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Frederick Delius: North Country Sketches, for orchestra, RT vi/...
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LONDON (AP) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and jailed Russian punks Pussy Riot are among artists, curators and collectors on a list of the 100 most influential figures in the art world.
Top spot on Art Review magazine's annual Power 100 list is taken by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who runs the Documenta 13 art fair in Kassel, Germany.
Other entrants include gallery owners Larry Gagosian, Iwan Wirth and Jay Jopling and Tate director Nicholas Serota.
Ai is the highest-rated artist, at No. 3, ahead of figures including Gerhard Richter and Damien Hirst.
Pussy Riot, in 57th spot, is a new entry on the list, compiled by an international jury and released Thursday.
Two of the all-female group's members are in prison for staging an anti-government performance in a Moscow cathedral.
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15-51 is about right
There will be banks that dont charge and they will get a LOT of business--Ask BOA how their $5 fee worked out for them
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fresh made dough specialty pizzas--the bomb--baked spaghetti pizza in June is the real deal!
Doug i can understand your vote and it definitely has credibility--Wisconsin waxed the buckeyes
But Fowler and Herbstreit what's up with the OSU hatred? Next Herbstreit will be on there saying Michigan is number 1 after signing Miles --and LSU ahead of OSU not quite --Why do they think LSU is putting up so little fight in holdng the door open for Miles leaving? Miles coached a pretty athletic LSU team to some rotten games
I was always taught call it as you see it-
It is what it is--Cheap is Cheap
Shapiro is a spin Doctor--
I will NEVER attend another Cleveland Indians game UNTIL there is a new owner with-- a new mind running the day to day operations
Enough lies--Stop supporting this garbage and that includes opening day next year
This guys wallet is an anchor to all our hearts and he has cast us adrift in the lake--
Dolan/shapiro--truly the mistakes by the lake!
Hey Larry and Mark Trader Lane Shapiro
I have Season Tickets to the Cavaliers
YOUR organization WILL NEVER EVER get a dime of my money
Shouldn't scrape your last nickels to buy a sports franchise--
Sell the team or move it away--No one cares about your collection of suspects
Well Deserved!LBJ Rules
Best Player in the History of Cleveland Sports!
Jim Brown Move over the King has taken over!
May the cheers be deafening tomorrow night!
After seeing the video --send him on the next plane to Munich
BTW- I worked for Gilbert's company before and they are not very professional in the Cleveland office. Very high pressured sales and arrogant attitudes. Still love the Cavs though--although my respect level for Gilbert is not that strong.
BJ Mullens is A Stiff!!
Anyone who drafts him has rocks for Brains
Remember Eddy Curry he was 7 feet tall--He is twice has talented as Mullens
Good luck BJ--you will need LOTS of it with your game
Enjoy your journey through Idaho Erie Bakersfield & the Dakotas in the NBDL--You will get familar with Alexis Ajinica real soon
Browns are one of the biggest jokes in The NFL
Is there no wonder NO One wants to play here?
This organization makes the Indians look classy
Are there More 3rd string Jet players we can sign?
Any More painting parties to arrange?
Winning football or baseball will NEVER happen with the 2 current regimes
Football needs people who pick good players and have coaches who can bring out that talent in those players not alienate the talent-(Steelers)
Baseball needs money--Paul and Larry Dolan-count every last penny in their homes at night
Neither organization qualifies--
Not sign Z?Cavsasia--you are crazy
what are you on crack--This guy has been nails on the 15 foot jump shot his whole career
Plus he is the ONLY guy on the team who can score in the Post
Without him --who would they have signed? Eddy curry Sam dalembert?
Get real--Learn about basketball before you post--not everybody on the court plays like Lebron
I don't know if I will ever have any fonder memories of a TRULY Great MAN--ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Z you are Loved!
Thanks for being A GREAT MAN and A GREAT HUMAN BEING! You are the kind of person that make this a better place!
Happy Birthday LBJ! You have provided a sports pulse and hope for a championship that has never been seen in this area for 45 years--
Go Cavs!
Sickening--This country is done
SS has been dying for yrs More poeple live in poverty than ever in this country and these lawmakers bail out rich investors because they dried up the housing market by buying homes and trying to sell them and rape the true american economy?
Most people in this country have enormous debt and live paycheck to paycheck--the government doesn't crap about any of us
I am glad to be debt free and not at the mercy of these bastards except they are going to tax us until we bleed
Make sure you vote In Nov it really means a lot which crook you put in there!


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Royal Oaks Antiques and Collectables
This shop offers antique furniture, lamps, collectible cash registers, 50s memorabilia and historic Freeport items. Open Tuesday thru Wednesday: 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm.
The Vintage Cupboard
Yesterday's Treasures Rediscovered! Transform your home environment with handcrafted candles, primitive furniture, and vintage goods from The Vintage Cupboard. Experience our unique collection of yesterday's America at the home of Vintage Cupboard Candles! Contact us to receive more information about our inventory or stop by to check it out for yourself. We're located in the historic Conover Square Mall and offer one-of-a-kind items you need to set your home apart. We offer an array of handmade candles and vintage goods that serve as excellent conversation pieces.
Rend Lake Antiques
Fine antiques, furniture, and collectibles in old historic building on Main Street of Sesser.
Country at Heart Antiques and Collectibles.
Country and primitive furniture, Victorian, oak and walnut furniture. Linens, vintage clothing, jewelry, pottery and porcelain.
Nichol's Antiques
Glassware, pottery, kitchenware, books, tools, clocks, toys, art, lamps, coins, stamps, furniture, and collectibles.
State Street Antiques & Jim's Attic
Chances are if you are looking for that hard to find antique piece, State Street Antiques/Jim's Attic in Jerseyville may have it. This warehouse sized store is crammed full with a treasure trove of merchandise from antique children's toys to furniture, glassware and more. Open Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Noon - 4 p.m.
Amazing Grace Antiques
Historic home's 14+ rooms filled with affordable antiques, primitive to Victorian. Relaxed, kid-friendly, hometown atmosphere.
The 1905 Emporium
A three floor antique mall with all manner of antiques.
Beyond the Backyard Gate
There is something for everyone at this whimsical antique/craft store. Primitive and country home decorations, hard-to-find vintage items and antiques are among the merchandise. A country store is also incorporated and features Amish honey among other items. Hours: Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. First Sunday of the month Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Secret Treasures
Evanston's favorite antique shop. Secret Treasures, located on Dempster Street and Chicago Avenue. Most of the items date from the 1920s to 1950; might even find a 1950s Radio Flyer Wagon or an original 1940s military issued Hamilton watch. It's always an uncertainty to see what might appear, which is half the fun. The store changes it up seasonally. In the summer, there are watering cans and 48-star flags; in the winter, pick up tree ornaments like Grandma used to hang.
Midwest Antiques
Specializes in antique furniture, Roseville pottery and a general line of antiques.
Dry Gultch Ranch
Located across from the Conover Square Shopping Village. Offering a full line of antique furniture, collectibles, estate jewelry, gifts, porcelain dolls, vintage clothing & hats, dishes, glassware & framed art - a little bit of everything!
Primrose Lane
Antiques, home decor, one-of-a-kind architectural pieces and unique gift items.
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Shearer's World of Variety
Downtown retail store -- antiques and collectibles.
Priscilla's Parlor
Priscilla's Parlor is now located inside Roadhouse Antiques in Creston in a quaint shop located on Hwy 38. We carry a mix of antiques, vintage, primitives, collectibles, shabby-chic and jewelry, just to name a few.
Dixon Floral
Antiques, flowers, plants, and misc. gifts.
The Gem Shop
Estate, pre-owned and new jewelry and watches. Custom jewelry, including the reproduction of antique jewelry. Repair service for antique jewelry.
This quaint shop offers a wide selection of antiques, collectibles, used furniture and appliances. Open: Monday thru Friday: 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am 3 pm.
Bank Block Antiques and More
Antiques, collectibles, furniture, floral arrangements, jewelry, glassware, made-to-order furniture and shelves, in-home help with decorating and more.
Mueller's Antiques
Mueller's has a large selection of great antiques.
Country Church Antiques
Specializing in pine, oak, mahogany furniture. Textiles, china, and glassware.
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Solid Brass Fine Antiques
A complete line of fine antiques, lighting, furniture, military, tools, linen, china, silver and dolls.
Harvard Antique Emporium
Come see our selection of antiques. Something for everybody's taste.
The Shop on the Hill
Antiques fill the entire first floor of Victorian home. This is an old general line antique shop that has been in business for more than 25 years. Glassware, furniture, tools, books, primitives, toys, collectibles and more!
Main Street Antique Mall
Warm and friendly antique mall with 20 dealers in a "shoppe" environment offering quality antiques and collectibles in quaint, historic downtown Rockton. Area's largest selection of vintage jewelry.
Laughing Cat Antiques Shop
The Laughing Cat Antiques Shop is the purrfect place to find that vintage treasure, your own personal key to the past! We have 17 dealers here to make sure you have plenty to choose from. you will find vintage Indian jewelry as well as rhinestone and sterling. Come in, walk down memory lane, and see our eclectic mix of antiques, rare antique post office items, depression glass, antique dolls, advertising signs, and Victorian children's items. We also have a primitives room for you, featuring the most fantastic American primitives...a must see!
Victorian Grace Antiques & Accents
Offering a wide variety of antiques & collectibles and home accent pieces.
Lamplite Collectibles and Antiques
Featuring glass, pottery, kitchenware, china, quilts and much more
A small gallery that features unique mid-century pieces. Specialty furniture, lighting, and decor from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Also offering mid-century art, posters, clocks, and mirrors, as well as quirky accessories.
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
Used, out-of-print & antiquarian books in great condition. Browse 35 subjects! First editions, signed, collectible, plus historical autographs/maps. Member ABAA/PADA.
Luecke Jewelers Vintage Jewelry and Antiques
Largest collection of pre-owned estate jewelry and antiques in northern Illinois. Opened Monday thru Thursday and Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm; Friday: 9 am - 6 pm.
Galena Main Street Bazaar
We feature dog and cat toys/supplies; collectibles, including Betty Boop and celebrity items; goose clothes; autographed sports pictures, sports cards, comic books.
Kindness Inc.
Antiques, collectibles, gifts. Animal-related items are our specialty. Proceeds aid local no-kill animal shelter.
Yellow Creek Quilt Designs
Gift and quilt shop offering fabric, notions, quilting accessories, and many specialty gift items including wine accessories, wall art, Willow Tree and Williraye Studio. Open: Monday thru Thursday: 11 am - 7 pm; Friday: 11 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm.
CITY:Pearl City
Angela's Attic Antiques & Collectibles
Angela's Attic is located in a 35,000 square foot historic factory that has been converted into five large buildings of antiques and collectibles, including one-of-a-kind antiques from Victorian to modern era, furniture, toys, jewelry, textiles, collectibles, ephemera, glassware and more.
CITY:South Beloit
Ridgefield Antique Dealers
Escape for the ordinary! A blend of dealers featuring quality, affordable American and English antiques including oak, pine, walnut & mahogany, quilts, china, glassware & unusual antique accessories.
S G Too
Select consignment and antique store. Everything for the home and garden.
CITY:St. Charles
SG Too
Select consignment, antique store with items for home, garden and more.
CITY:St. Charles
East of the Tracks
East of the Tracks offers an eclectic and ever-changing mix of antique and vintage furnishings, circa 1800s to 1940s. We feature a finely curated collection of furniture, lighting, art and mirrors. Stop by and be surprised-you never know what you will find!
Frankfort Historic Business Association
Whatever the season, there's a reason to shop historic Frankfort. Visit our web site for a list of our charming stores, eclectic boutiques and relaxing restaurants, plus monthly special events.
Gunnar Mast Trading Post
Filled with antiques, collectibles, rockabilly art, books, photos, toys and hats, this trading post has something for everyone! Across from the Palms Grill!
Silver City Treasures
Silver City Treasures offers antiques and collectibles in the grand tradition of all purveyors of objects d'art and objects d'junque, they buy sell and trade just about anything of value although theyhave a personal penchant for the odd and unusual, the grotesque and goofy. The stranger the item, the better they like it! On any given day you might find a silver tea kettle from the 1700s, a brass hook shaped like a mermaid, a hand-carved African fertility god, an ultra-cool set of vinyl and aluminum rock 'n' roll bar stool or a reproduction Andy Warhol poster. A Peter Max maybe-maybe-not reproduction poster and much more! Silver City Treasures is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day of the week except Thursday.
Pec Thing Antique & Flea Market
The 35th Semi-Annual "Pec Thing" Antique & Flea Market Spring show has over 500 vendors selling everything from antiques and collectibles to crafts and home good items. Vendors occupy over 100,000 square feet inside and over 40-acres outside. Parking is free. Concessions will be available. No pets are allowed.
Exile on Main Street
Exile on Main Street has the best selection of vinyl in Champaign County. Full of character, this cool little shop has a great variety of new and classic artists. And, with their friendly and knowledgeable staff, you'll be able to find just what you're looking for.
Issac's Rusty Wagon
Isaac's Rusty Wagon is an antique mall & More, located on hwy148 in Energy, IL. Specializing in Antiques, Primitive Crafts & Home Decor.
One More Time Antiques
Repurposed furnishings, antiques, and primitives fill this unique shop in historic downtown Freeport. Open: Sunday (October thru Christmas Only): Noon to 5 pm; Tuesday thru Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
Dogwood Ridge
The perfect combination of great collectibles, seasonal items and great food. On the main street of West Frankfort. Only 10 miles south of Rend Lake.
CITY:West Frankfort
Pickers Paradise Antiques, Crafts and Collectibles
Pickers Paradise has a variety of antiques, crafts and collectibles. Look for one of a kind items like an antique loom, furniture and much more.
Village Smithy
An array of skillfully handmade items, vintage and new quilts along with a treasure trove of antiques and collectibles. Hours: Daily 10am to 5pm, Sun 12pm to 5pm call ahead for winter hours.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Rustic Barn
Consignment and antique store with new items arriving daily. Sullivan is located in beautiful Amish Country.
Astoria Company Store
Beautiful store with unique vintage clothing, handmade jewelry and home decor.
Twice As Nice Home
Twice As Nice Home offers a great selection of gently used household items and furniture in two stores. Open: Tuesday thru Friday: 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Out of the Attic Antiques
Located next to Toys R Us, this pickers paradise is 10,000 square feet of antiques, collectibles, vintage, retro and fun stuff! 75 dealers. Open 7 days week! Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-5.
Sweet Revival Antiques
Located in Kings, Illinois this coffee/antique shop, located in a historic church, is open every week Wednesday through Saturday and hours are Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday 8-2 and Friday 8-6. We have packaged gourmet coffees, sweets, and antiques all in a beautiful, historic building.
The Trading Post
Antiques, Arts & Collectibles
Moma's Place
Furniture, home décor, collectibles, antiques and jewelry. Just 5 miles south of Rend Lake, 1/2 block off the Benton Public Square.
Your Heart's Desire
This mall has collectibles, antiques, primitives, and locally handmade goods. On West Frankfort Main Street. Only 10 miles south of Rend Lake.
CITY:West Frankfort
Edwards Antiques & Jewelry
Antiques & Vintage, furniture, jewelry, seasonal decorations and items. On the Benton Square just 5 miles south of Rend Lake.
Sunday at Sandwich Antique Market
This market made Country Living Magazine's top 24 Antique markets in the country! Monthly market (May-October) produced by seasoned antiques dealers with a focus on quality antiques, collectibles and crafts.
Sweet Ashley's Cottage
Antiques, vintage, retro and rustic home decor. Custom refinished & repurposed furniture. Unique gifts. Open Thursday- Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.


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Ithaca, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Led by 21 points and seven rebounds from Dau Jok, the Penn Quakers edged the Cornell Big Red, 69-65, in an Ivy League matchup at Newman Arena.
For the Quakers (8-19, 5-8 Ivy), who snapped a three-game skid, Miles Cartwright added 15 points and five assists and Fran Dougherty finished with 14 points.
Nolan Cressler paced the Big Red (2-26, 1-13) with a game-high 28 points, while Devin Cherry chipped in with 12 points and seven assists, as Cornell lost for the seventh straight time.
Penn shot 42.3 percent from the field in the first half, including 4-of-12 from beyond the arc. Cornell made just 34.4 percent of its field goalS in the half, but made the most of its shots from deep, connecting on 7-of-16 from 3- point range. The Quakers took the slimmest of leads into halftime, 36-35.
With the game tied at 40-40 with just over four minutes gone in the second, the Quakers ran off six-straight points to take a lead they would never relinquish, as they held off the Big Red down the stretch to go home with the victory. Penn was able to knock down 55 percent of its shots from the field after the break, and hold Cornell to just 41.7 percent shooting.
The Quakers finished with a 26-20 edge in points in the paint. Penn also controlled the glass by outrebounding Cornell, 37-27.
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New York's Goodwill moon rock, which was brought back to Earth by the crew of the Apollo 17 space mission, went on display Wednesday at the New York State Museum in Albany. The display commemorates the 40th anniversary of the last manned moon mission when the rock was collected. The rarely seen moon rock — a small piece of the moon — is 3.7 billion years old and is the only fragment in the State's Museum's collections. If you want to see a piece of the moon up close, it will be on exhibit in the Museum lobby through Feb. 10.
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Jeremy Blachman is not a hiring partner at a major law firm, but he is the author of a popular American blog called Anonymous Lawyer. The blog was profiled in The New York Times and receives an average of more than 100,000 readers a month. Blachman is a recent graduate of Harvard Law School and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Mark Thwaite: Anonymous Lawyer started out as a blog. Did you conceive back then of it ever becoming a book?
Jeremy Blachman: I didn't. Honestly, I started the blog mostly on a whim. Second year of law school, I had just finished interviewing for a summer job at a law firm, and mostly I'd been struck by how similar all of the interviews were, and how similar most of my interviewers had seemed. I'm sure I was a terrible interviewee -- I didn't have a burning desire to work at a firm, and I'm not a very good actor, and each time I stepped out of one of the interviews I was convinced they'd seen right through me and knew I wasn't terribly committed. But even if they thought that, none of them could say it in the interview.
I started thinking about what must be going through the minds of these hiring partners as they interviewed dozens of students in a row, surely getting the same over-rehearsed answers over and over again. And there weren't any blogs written by actual law firm partners -- how could there be -- they'd lose their jobs if they were anything close to candid -- so I figured I'd start my own. I thought it would last maybe a week and then I'd run out of things to say, but I quickly discovered I liked writing in this guy's voice, and law school had given me all sorts of material, the readership built up quickly, and so I kept writing. Eight months later, I was getting about 2500 readers a day, and the New York Times ran a story about the blog... and immediately I started hearing from publishers and agents... and that was really the first time I thought about turning it into a book, and writing a novel from the character's perspective.
MT: What gave you the idea for writing a blog (and then book) from the fictional perspective of a "hiring partner at a major law firm"?
JB: I guess I've answered most of this question in the previous answer. It really stemmed from my experience going through the law firm recruiting process, meeting all of these lawyers at probably three dozen different firms, and thinking about how they would be reacting to someone like me, who, to some extent, was only doing it for the money and didn't have a real commitment to working there -- an attitude I think is pretty common among law students looking for jobs. As well as my shock as I started to discover the excesses of the summer programs and how much money and energy was being spent to recruit law students. My actual experiences at the firm I worked for were pretty positive -- but I started to imagine the worst of what it could be like, and the blog grew from there. And it was a lot more interesting (and fruitful) to write satire from the perspective of the guy at the top than from my own perspective as merely a law student.
MT: As you are not a "hiring partner", how much research do you have to do? Do you have to sound authentic to be funny?
JB: At first I thought I would be uncovered as satire immediately -- that I would be missing key details and that my limited experience at a firm would be apparent. But as I kept blogging, and as I read the comments people would leave on the blog or the e-mails readers would send me, I realized it wasn't as hard to fake it as I'd feared. And in fact, the more over-the-top I started to get, the bigger the response. I'd write something I thought was incredibly farfetched and unrealistic -- about associates working on their BlackBerries from the hospital an hour after giving birth, or getting fired for the tiniest infraction -- and I would hear from lawyers who said these were exactly their experiences. The more over-the-top I thought I was getting, the more I'd hear from lawyers telling me I was reflecting their lives -- which baffled me, because I didn't honestly think the law firm world was quite this bad. At the beginning of the blog, the character was much more restrained than he is now. As I've gotten more comfortable with the voice, I've made the satire broader, I think, and aimed for funny more than authentic. But hopefully I've been able to keep it grounded in reality enough that there's some element of truth there that people are responding to. As far as research, most of it was honestly guesswork, and occasionally I'd use Wikipedia to grab a detail I needed -- the name of a restaurant, or a high-end service provider someone like Anonymous Lawyer might use. The Internet is very helpful for that -- even though the blog and book take place in Los Angeles, I'd actually never even been there until after the book was finished.
MT: How long did it take you to knock the blog into shape for a book?
JB: I started working seriously on the book right after law school graduation in June '05, and really got rolling after the bar exam that July. I had a draft to the publisher around January '06, and I think the revisions were finished in March. With every draft, there was less and less blog material and more new material, until it ended up that the book is about 85% new material that isn't on the blog. To get the plot to work and to fill out Anonymous Lawyer's world with a whole supporting cast of characters, I kept finding that the existing material didn't really belong, and I needed to start from scratch. And it would also be silly to ask readers to pay money for something they can get for free online -- so I'm very glad that the overwhelming majority of the novel ended up being new material. I see the blog as the character background, and the novel as Anonymous Lawyer's real "story" -- since the blog doesn't have a plot going through it at all, and there are no other characters besides Anonymous Lawyer himself. They're really two different pieces of work.
MT: How do you write? Longhand or directly onto a computer, straight off or with lots and lots of editing?
JB: Directly onto a computer, and then I print things out, mark them up by hand, and edit back into the computer. Since high school I haven't really been able to write longhand anything that I know will eventually need to be typed, but I've never developed the ability to edit much on screen. I ended up with about two thousand pages of draft printouts, all marked up. Only in the past few months have I run out of the backs of those pages as my printer paper and had to actually go out and buy paper.
MT: What do you do when you are not writing?
JB: I go to see a fair bit of theater, watch movies and television, spend time with friends and with my girlfriend, watch baseball games, try new restaurants, I read a lot. In theory, I like to think I play sports, but in practice I find that even though I have a tennis racket, golf clubs, and a baseball glove, I don't actually use them very often, unfortunately. I think part of that is because I live in New York City, but that's probably just an excuse.
MT: Do you have an idea in your mind of your "ideal" reader? Do you write specifically for them?
JT: I've found over time that my best motivation is external rather than internal, and I like having an "adult" who I respect and who I'm trying to impress. That's probably who I write for the most, whether it's my editor or whoever's in charge of whatever project I'm working on. The times I'm least productive is when there's no one filling that role; the times I'm most productive is when someone's demanding something of me. It's probably not what *should* motivate a writer, but it seems to be how I'm wired. For the book, it was definitely all about impressing my editor. I'm not sure he knows that.
MT: What are you working on now?
JB: I've been working on a sitcom adaptation of Anonymous Lawyer -- Sony optioned the rights to the novel and paired me up with a terrifically talented television writer/showrunner named Jeff Rake. We co-wrote a pilot for NBC, but they've passed on it for now, so we're trying to shop it around elsewhere. I've been writing some other television scripts and am hoping to get staffed on a show. I've also got the beginnings of another novel, but I'm not sure I'm ready to write another novel until I have some more life experiences and something that I'm really burning to say. There's also a non-fiction I've been playing around with, and have interviewed some people about it, but it's nothing concrete yet. Ideally, I'd like to end up working in television -- writing the novel was incredibly rewarding, but there's something about the collaborative process that really excites me. I wrote for a theater group in college, and again in law school, and that kind of experience, being in a room with other creative and talented people, all trying to pitch jokes, hammer out story, and really create something together -- I don't think I've found any other experiences that give me the same rush as that does, and I also think the time pressures and creative obligations you have as a member of a writing staff motivate me in a way that makes me more productive and more fulfilled than I am just sitting in front of my computer trying to crank out a manuscript on my own.
MT: Who is your favourite writer? What is/are your favourite book(s)?
JB: I think Bill Bryson is terrific. I've read everything he's written. I'm A Stranger Here Myself is probably my favorite. Paul Collins is amazing -- his book, Not Even Wrong, about his son's struggles with autism, interwoven with a history of the condition, is an absolutely terrific read. David Shields has written a couple of books I love -- Remote and Enough About Me -- about culture and society and the nature of autobiography.
I like books that get me inside an author's head and give me a glimpse of how they think. I read a lot more non-fiction than fiction -- in a way, I hope Anonymous Lawyer reads like a non-fiction, because that was sort of my goal throughout. I want it to feel real, even though it isn't. Seth Mnookin is a great writer -- his book about the New York Times and the Jayson Blair scandal, Hard News, is one of my favorites from the past couple of years. Donald Margulies's plays -- especially "Dinner With Friends" and "Brooklyn Boy" -- I find wonderful.
MT: Do you have any tips for the aspiring writer!?
JB: Start a blog. Anything to make yourself write a little bit each day, to start thinking about the world like a writer, and have a place to save your thoughts and observations. And think about what you really have to say -- what's motivating you to write -- and let that be your guide. I started Anonymous Lawyer not because I thought it would make a good book, or that I even thought it would ever *be* a book, but because I had something to say. And that's my challenge as I work on new projects -- finding that same spark inside of me, that same desire to say something. That should be the motivation, not merely the desire to have written something.
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Tim Cook calls new Apple/Steve Jobs book 'nonsense'
Apple CEO Tim Cook has given his thoughts on the new book on Apple, Haunted Empire: Apple after Steve Jobs — read our review — and he's not fan. This isn't surprising, given the critical nature of Yukari Iwatani Kane's book.This isn't surprising, given the critical nature of Yukari Iwatani Kane's book. Based on interviews with current and former Apple executives and business associates, Haunted Empire makes the claim that Apple has peaked. Cook believes that this sentiment fails to capture the essence of both Apple and Steve Jobs, according to his statement:
This nonsense belongs with some of the other books I've read about Apple. It fails to capture Apple, Steve, or anyone else in the company. Apple has over 85,000 employees that come to work each day to do their best work, to create the world's best products, to put their mark in the universe and leave it better than they found it. This has been the heart of Apple from day one and will remain at the heart for decades to come. I am very confident about our future.
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Tim Cook calls new Apple/Steve Jobs book 'nonsense'
Kane is an outsider, she wrote the book from an outsider's perspective, and she made up a premise (the whole haunting thing) to attack Apple from the outside. Might sell into the Microsoft and Google top management demographic. And maybe the snarkier of the tech bloggers will snag a few copies too.
Apple is the same Apple post Steve Jobs as it was with Steve Jobs. No Apple, one with or without Steve, is without imperfections. The mistakes made post-Jobs are just different. Arguably no more, no less infectious. Apple doesn't need the understanding and support of the 'experts,' as damaging as it may be to the companies public appearance. All they need is the support of the consumers. Nearly every product launched was doomed to fail, mocked, dismissed, misunderstood. And many of them shaped the future of technology going forward. People are not capable of understanding a company like Apple. They are so unique in a lot of ways. Apple will continue to prove them wrong, and continue to lead the market just as they have through all the doubt, and proclamations against it. I could give you example after example of how Tim Cook's Apple introduced the iPad Air, and Steve Jobs Apple released MobileMe, so on and so forth. But Apple still being Apple is hardly quantifiable.
It's not exactly shocking that he would consider a book criticizing him "nonsense". But from what I gather, this book does seem like nonsense, ha ha.
Odd he even gave the book a mention and acknowledged that he read it.
What do you expect. Apple is not perfect, no company is perfect and apple is no exception. They made mistakes and learned from it. Apple wouldn't be where there are at now if there wasn't mishaps.


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While it pales compared to most of yours we hope it will grow with time.
We tend to go on special days when traveling such as this next year we will be going to Disney World and a Disney Cruise for our anniversary. This will add at least one more button to our collection. I was wondering though how many buttons are out there? I've seen a couple other character dining ones, a military leave one (WDW only) and a citizen one.
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Tuesday evening is the final of four "Voice of the Citizen" meetings.
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An electrical connector may include a connector housing and a terminal tray. The terminal tray may include a tray body having a latch extending therefrom. The connector housing may define a latch receiving window. The latch and latch receiving window may be disposed such that the latch engages the latch receiving window only when the terminal tray is received in the housing in a preferred orientation. The terminal tray may include an electrically conductive contact having a board receiving end adapted to receive a printed circuit board and to exert sufficient pressure on the printed circuit board to retain the printed circuit board between the contact and the tray body. The connector may also include a plurality of cables bundled by a band, such as double-sided tape, such that respective portions of the cables are restrained from movement relative to one another.
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a first terminal tray;
a second terminal tray adjacent the first terminal tray; and
a housing defining a plurality of latch receiving windows, wherein each latch receiving window is located such that the first terminal tray is received in the housing in a first orientation and the second terminal tray is received in the housing in a second orientation.
2. The electrical connector of
3. The electrical connector of
4. The electrical connector of
5. The electrical connector of
6. The electrical connector of
7. An electrical connector, comprising:
a terminal tray defining a tray body and at least one cable divider adapted to maintain alignment of a cable that is at least partially received in the terminal tray; and
an electrically conductive contact defining a board receiving end adapted to electrically connect with at least a portion of a printed circuit board, wherein the tray body defines a location key adapted to align with a complementary slot in the printed circuit board.
8. The electrical connector of
9. The electrical connector of
10. The electrical connector of
11. The electrical connector of
12. The electrical connector of
a housing defining a latch receiving window, wherein the terminal tray defines a latch extending therefrom that is adapted to be received in the latch receiving window.
13. The electrical connector of
14. An electrical connector, comprising:
a first terminal tray defining a press-fit pin adapted to extend through a complementary hole in a printed circuit board;
a second terminal tray; and
a housing defining a plurality of latch receiving windows, each located such that the first terminal tray is received within the housing in a first orientation and the second terminal tray is received in the housing in a second orientation.
15. The electrical connector of
16. The electrical connector of
17. The electrical connector of
18. The electrical connector of
19. The electrical connector of
20. The electrical connector of
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/918,169 filed Aug. 13, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,160,117. This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/294,966, filed Nov. 14, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,976,886, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent applications Ser. Nos. 09/990,794, filed Nov. 14, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,692,272, and Ser. No. 10/155,786, filed May 24, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,652,318. The content of each of the above-referenced U.S. patents and patent applications is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Generally, the invention relates to the field of electrical connectors. More particularly, the invention relates to input/output ("I/O") connectors that provide impedance-controlled, high-speed, low-interference communications between a computer, for example, and an external device, such as a printer, scanner, or the like.
Input/output (I/O) cable connectors may be used for electrically connecting a computer with an external component, such as a printer, scanner, or the like.
Some such connectors include one or more terminal trays that include respective linear arrays of electrical contacts. The electrical contacts may be signal contacts, ground contacts, or a combination of signal and ground contacts. Typically, a plurality of such terminal trays are arranged relative to one another such that a two-dimensional contact array is formed. In such an arrangement, it may be desirable to orient certain of the terminal trays in certain ways. Failure to orient one or more trays in the desired way may result in the manufacture of a faulty connector. It would be desirable, therefore, if terminal trays were available that minimized or eliminated the possibility of assembling the connector with a terminal tray in an undesired orientation.
Some such connectors include a printed circuit board (PCB), such as an equalizer card, for example. Typically, each electrical contact is soldered to a corresponding contact pad on the PCB. Such soldering may be labor intensive and expensive. It would be desirable, therefore, if connectors were available wherein the PCB could be retained within the connector without the need for soldering the PCB to the contacts.
Some such connectors include interfaces to one or more cables. Such cables typically include an electrical conductor encapsulated in a polymer coating. It is often desirable to bundle a plurality of such cables together, and to bundle them together in a manner that limits stress on the cables.
An electrical connector according to the invention may include a connector housing and a terminal tray received within an interior portion of the connector defined by the housing. The terminal tray may include a tray body made of an electrically insulating material. The tray body may have a latch extending therefrom, and the connector housing may define a latch receiving window. The latch and latch receiving window may be disposed such that the latch engages the latch receiving window only when the terminal tray is received in the housing in a preferred orientation.
The terminal tray may include an electrically conductive contact having a connector mating end that extends beyond an end of the tray body and a board receiving end opposite the connector mating end. The board receiving end of the contact may be adapted to receive a printed circuit board and to exert sufficient pressure on the printed circuit board to retain the printed circuit board between the contact and the tray body.
The connector may also include first and second cables extending through respective cable housings. The cables may be bundled by a band such that respective portions of the cables are restrained from movement relative to one another. The band may include a double-sided tape, which may be adhered between a first side of the first cable and a first side of the second cable, and may wrap around the cable housings.
Connector 100 may have a connector body 850. Connector body 850 may be cast or formed of two halves, which may be identical and may be connected to one another via one or more assembly screws 866. Connector body 850 may have a mount screw holder 855 and alignment screws 860 aligned with a screw post 865 of face plate 500. Alignment screw 860 may protrude beyond an end of connector 100 such that alignment screw 860 may be properly aligned with screw post 865 prior to connecting connector 100 to receptacle 510. In this way, contacts (not shown in
Receptacle 510 may also have a ground band 515 associated with an electrical ground such that when connector 100 is connected to receptacle 510, connector body 850 electrically connects with ground band 515. Receptacle 510 may include alignment features 516 to facilitate alignment of connector 100 during the connecting process.
Connector 100 may also include a boot 800 that covers and protects a cable bundle 900. Cable bundle 900 may connect to external component 1000.
Terminal trays 200 may be at least partially housed in an interior of a connector header 400. Terminal trays 200 may be secured in connector header 400 through use of polarized latch windows 410. Connector body 850 may have a mount screw 860 for mounting connector 100 to receptacle 510.
Connector 100 may also include cable wires 920 located within cables 910. Cables 910 may be held in a cable bundle 900 in part by a crimp sleeve 750 and crimp sleeve support 700. A braid 600 may electrically connect a braid shield (not shown in
Terminal tray 200 may also include a press-fit pin 220 corresponding to a press fit hole on PCB 300 (not shown in
PCB 300 may also include one or more assembly control slots 360. Assembly control slots 360 may be slots in PCB 300 that align with corresponding location keys (not shown) in terminal tray 200. Assembly control slots 360 may facilitate, along with press-fit hole 330, attachment of PCB 300 to terminal tray 200 in a desired location.
One or more rails 415 may be molded as part of or otherwise connected to the inside of walls 405. Rails 415 support terminal trays 200 in connector header 400. Connector header 400 may include alignment slots 420 that align with alignment features 516 on receptacle 510 (see
Connector header 400 may also include polarized latch windows 410 in walls 405. Polarized latch windows 410 may accept latches 210 of terminal trays 200. Additionally, polarized latch windows 410 may be located to ensure terminal trays 200 are inserted properly into connector housing 400.
It should also be understood that terminal tray 200 b may be placed adjacent to terminal tray 200 a such that the pattern of cables 910 and spaces between cables 910 is reversed from that of terminal tray 200 a. For example terminal tray 200 b may have space 206 to the far right with cable 910 e placed to the left of space 206. This reversal of the pattern of terminal tray 200 a occurs when terminal tray 200 b is rotated 180� relative to terminal tray 200 a. Terminal tray 200 c, then, may have a similar orientation as terminal tray 200 a, and terminal tray 200 d may have a similar orientation as terminal tray 200 b. This reversal of the orientation of adjacent terminal trays 200 may continue for all terminal trays located in connector header 400.
Reversal of orientation of successive terminal trays 200 may be desirable due to the orientation of ground and signal contacts in receptacle 510. That is, signal contacts 250 a and ground contacts 250 b may not align with the ground and signal contacts (not shown) of receptacle 510 if successive terminal trays are not rotated as described. It will be recognized that connector 200 may be adapted for other receptacle orientations as well.
Terminal trays 200 may include latches 210 to facilitate proper alignment of terminal trays 200 in connector header 400. For example, a terminal tray 200 may have a latch 210 a located approximately in the middle on the right side of the terminal tray 200. Latch 210 b, however, may be located toward the top of the left side of terminal tray 200. Polarized latch windows 410 of connector header 400 may be located such that latches 210 may be aligned with polarized latch windows 410 when terminal trays 200 are inserted with a correct orientation into connector header 400.
As shown, polarized latch windows 410 of connector header 400 are shown to receive terminal trays with the alignment described in connection with
Each pair of signal cable wires 920 a and ground cable wire 920 b may be surrounded by a shield 924. Shield 924 may help prevent electric fields associated with signal wire pairs from intermingling with such fields associated with adjacent signal cable wire pairs. Such intermingling may cause electrical interference, commonly referred to as cross talk, and thus degrade signal integrity. Shield 924 may be constructed of aluminum-poly or other suitable material. Cable wires 920 in cable 910 may be surrounded by additional shields 926 and 928. Shields 926, 928 may prevent cross talk between cables 910 in cable bundle 900. Foil shield 926 may be constructed of a thin layer of aluminum or other suitable material. Braid shield 928 may be constructed of a thicker layer of steel or other suitable material. Braid shield 928, though optional, may be more desirable for higher-speed communications. A cable jacket 930, which may be constructed of an insulator such as plastic, may overlay shield 928.
A crimp sleeve support 700 may further aid in preventing movement of individual cables 910 when placed around cable bundle 900 over strain relief band 650. Crimp sleeve 750 may be placed on crimp sleeve support 700 and may be deformed by a crimping tool (not shown) and compressed. Pressure created in deforming crimp sleeve 750 on crimp sleeve support 700 may cause compression of split housing 720 of crimp sleeve support 700. This compression may cause crimp sleeve support 700 to likewise compress cable bundle 900 and strain relief band 650, which may aid in preventing relative movement of individual cables 910. Crimp sleeve support 700 may have assembly latch 705 corresponding to polarized latch windows 805 of boot 800. When connector 100 is assembled, latch 705 and polarized latch windows 805 may mate and prevent boot 800 from slipping down cable 900. Boot 800 may protect cable bundle 900 from chafing or other damage in the immediate vicinity of connector body 850.
A braid 600 may be attached to cable bundle 900 to electrically connect cable braid shield 928 to crimp sleeve 750. Crimp sleeve 750 may have ground contacts 755 that electrically connect to connector body 850 when connector body 850 is attached to connector 100. Jackets 930 on exterior of and toward the end of cable bundle 920 may be cut away to expose braid shield 928 (see
Each connector body half 850 a may have an assembly locking blade 875 and assembly locking slot 876 that may enable connector body half 850 a to be attached to another connector body half. Assembly locking blade 875 may be "L" shaped and may interlock with a corresponding assembly locking slot 876 after placing two connector body halves together and sliding the assembly locking blades 875 to lock into assembly locking slots 876. Connector body half 850 a may have assembly screw feature 865 to receive screws (not shown) and connect one connector body half to a second connector body half. Connector body half 850 a may also include a housing 880 to restrain crimp sleeve support 700 from movement relative of connector body 850. Connector body half 850 a may be constructed of die cast metal or similar material.
It should be understood that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes may be made in detail within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which appended claims are expressed. For example, though a connector according to the invention has been described herein in relation to connecting a computer or device to an external component, the connector may also be used to connect components internal to a computer. Additionally, though a PCB has been described herein as being an equalizer card for equalizing signal propagation times between conductors within the connector, it should be understood that the PCB may be any type of device for improving the characteristics of the connector or connection. Also contacts have been described as being bent in a "scoop" or "U" shape by way of example only. A contact may be bent in other ways as well.
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Study: Organ donor with rabies had 2 raccoon bitesBy ERIC TUCKER
The Associated Press | July 24,2013WASHINGTON An Air Force recruit whose organs were donated to four patients including a kidney recipient who died of rabies had at least two untreated raccoon bites several months before he became sick, and tests confirm his rabies-infected kidney caused the recipients disease, according to a medical journal report.
Doctors initially attributed the donors death to other causes. But during an investigation prompted by the kidney recipients death in February, lab testing found evidence of rabies in the donors brain tissue and also detected encephalitis, a brain inflammation that can be caused by rabies.
The virus was consistent with raccoon rabies and was nearly identical to a virus found in the transplanted kidney and other tissue from the recipient, an Army veteran from Maryland, said the report, compiled by researchers from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others and published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Investigators dont know if organs given to three other patients the North Carolina donors heart, liver and second kidneywere infected with the rabies virus, but all three were considered at risk. Their recipients received anti-rabies treatment and to date remain well, said CDC researcher Dr. Neil Vora, the lead author.
While the case is rare, it underscores the need to improve screening for would-be organ donors with suspected encephalitis, the reports authors say. They say a uniform donor questionnaire could help better identify risk factors for the virus and that rabies should be considered in donors with unexplained encephalitis.
The United Network for Organ Sharing issued guidance last year to help organ procurement organizations screen for encephalitis and other central nervous system infections in potential donors. It urged caution in accepting organs from donors with an untreated central nervous system infection.
The researchers want to improve awareness that rabies can be the cause of encephalitis, said co-author Dr. Sridhar Basavaraju, another CDC researcher. But he added, We wouldnt want to mandate any screening that would potentially exclude transplantable organs.
The study is based on a review of laboratory tests and medical records, and interviews with relatives of the organ donor and recipient. It provides the most detailed account of the chain of events that led to the two deaths and the investigation that followed, which prompted health authorities to recommend vaccines for dozens of people who were in contact with the donor or recipients.
The case attracted public attention because of the rare circumstances, including the long time between infection and death of the transplant recipient about a year and a half.
It was just the third documented transmission of rabies through a solid organ transplant, the report says.
Also, there are only roughly two human rabies deaths in the United States each year, and all but two domestic cases between 2000 and 2010 were linked to bats, according to the report. The authors say raccoons pose an under-recognized risk for infection and their spread into urban areas raises concern.
The patient who received the North Carolina donors kidney at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. in September 2011 has not been publicly identified.
The donor was 20-year-old William Edward Small, an avid outdoorsman from North Carolina who got sick after a fishing trip in Florida, where he was undergoing Air Force training.
Smalls initial symptoms included nausea, vomiting and fever which could indicate rabies but also other less serious conditions that are much more common. Doctors thought Small had eaten tainted fish.
Questioned during the organ procurement process, relatives said they didnt know of any recent risk of rabies exposure, and doctors did not test him.
Investigators say they learned during subsequent interviews that Small trapped raccoons for use as bait during hunting-dog training exercises, and had been bitten at least twice by the animals, 18 months and seven months before developing symptoms. He was not treated for those bites.
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