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The Justice Brothers Racing MuseumWritten on September 14, 2002 Personification of the American Dream
The Justice Brothers' story is not only a retelling of those who have realized the American dream through perseverance and hard work, but a story of three brothers with a passion for all things automotive. Ed, Zeke (Lawrence), and Gus (James) Justice were born shortly after WWI in the small farming town of Paola, Kansas. Their father, H.M. Justice, was an auctioneer with a flare for showmanship. It was their mother, Anna, however, who got the boys started on the road to their career by suggesting they open a bicycle shop. This endeavor allowed them to utilize and expand their mechanical talents. Drawing off of their father's business acumen, the budding young entrepreneurs not only repaired bicycles, but also decided to rent them for 25-cents per hour on the weekends.
Before they were even old enough to drive (at least on "big city" streets), the boys went to a midget race in Kansas City and became hooked. They read Popular Mechanics magazine and other such periodicals, which offered plans for midget racers and showed midgets that were built in California (West Coast midgets were much more advanced than the ones in the Midwest at the time). The brothers would cut out photos of race cars from the magazines and tack them to the walls of their bedroom. To this their mother would respond, "they were just ruining my wallpaper!"
They finally started up a correspondence with Floyd Clymer, who sent the boys plans to build a midget racer. Armed with their self-taught mechanical knowledge (about bicycles anyway), actual blueprints, and the help of a local machine shop owner who allowed them to use his shop, they filled in the gaps of their mechanical education, learning everything from machining to welding. It was in the Ingersoul Drilling Rig Company's shop that they built this first car, powering it with a four-cylinder Whippet. The one thing they did wrong, however, was trying the car out on public streets. This immediately earned them a bad local reputation, with people saying, "Those boys go so fast and are so fearless that they aren't going to live very long."
One fateful day, Zeke flipped the midget, and the town's mayor was there to witness the incident. The mayor was so angry that he told the brothers, in no uncertain terms, that if he ever saw them on the street with the car again, he'd throw them both (Ed and Zeke) in jail (Note: Gus was confined to a wheelchair and didn't participate in the high-jinks of his two siblings). Their reputation may have been that they were wild boys, but people also learned quickly that the Justice Brothers could fix just about anything automobile related. They'd fix cars for free, just because they wanted to see what "made them tick."
While Zeke was busy learning everything there was to know about cars, Ed's passion for airplanes led him to attend aircraft mechanics school. After graduation, Ed headed West to work at the growing Douglas Aircraft facility in Santa Monica, California. While at Douglas, Ed met a man who managed the estate of a 17-year-old boy, Joel Thorne, who'd inherited some $56 million from his father. Ed asked what the kid did with his money? The reply was, "We build race cars!" Ed said that he had a brother (Zeke) who was a good engineer and asked if they would give him a job if he came out to the coast. The answer was, "Yes, have him get out here in three or four days." Zeke had what was considered a good job at the time, at least for a young man, working at Western Auto, but he dropped everything when he heard what the new job would entail. He then headed west in pursuit of a dream.
The rule in Joel's shop went something like, "Look guys, if I buy a car tonight over on the Sunset Strip, and I want the fenders cut, you've got to table everything and fix my car." Otherwise, because there was so much money, the shop employees could build anything they wanted at no personal cost. So, that's where a bunch of young guys who didn't have a lot of money got an education on building race cars. In 1941 Ed was still employed at Douglas, and Zeke at Thorne's machine shop, but after hours both were working with other talented enthusiasts on racers of their own in the state-of-the-art machine shop.
It seemed to be a dream come true, but then WWII came along. Ed enlisted in the Air Force, while Zeke worked for the war effort, making aircraft parts at Thorne Engineering. It was at Thorne where Ed would meet Frank Kurtis. After the war, Frank went into midget racing car production full-time, asking Zeke to go to work for him. Zeke was Frank's first employee, and the two started series-building midgets six at a time. The Kurtis midget became extremely popular and successful, but because of this popularity, a fair number were getting banged up in competition. Since the Kurtis shop was so busy building new racers, it often took months to get a damaged car repaired.
So, never ones to shy away from an opportunity, Ed and Zeke started working nights repairing damaged Kurtis cars. However, with so many inquiries about wanting the brothers to build the new cars, Zeke decided to go into the midget racer manufacturing business himself. He worked alone at first, purchasing his frames ready-made from Kurtis Kraft. Ed soon joined Zeke in the race car business in the spring of 1947. Sensing the impending decline of midget racing popularity in Southern California, the boys were ready to make this big change in their lives. They found an opportunity to get involved with a product and grabbed it. The record of the Justice Bros. success in automotive history is just one more example of the American dream coming true to car guys.
To get a distributorship, the brothers went to Florida, as the Western states' distribution of Wynn's Friction Proofing was already spoken for. By this time, brother Gus had joined them as their money manager, and through their combined promotional abilities and automotive background, they became number one in the area in no time. They were in Florida at the inception of NASCAR, and their decals were soon seen on a lot of race cars. In 1946 the Thorne car (owned by Zeke's old employer) had won the Indy 500, and of course, the Justice Bros. had been involved. In 1950 Frank Kurtis asked the brothers to sponsor Johnny Parsons' car, which he subsequently won the race with. In 1952 they came back with the Granatelli Bros. and the Wynn's Friction Proofing Special.
The brothers eventually went back to California and purchased Wynn's, making its product number one again in 10 short months (it had slumped to 49th place in the Golden State). They were able to do it because they really knew their business, having already been first place in oil additive sales in the South, almost from the time they arrived in Florida.
Soon, after taking over Wynn's, they started the JB brand, which remains more popular today than ever. Besides Indy and NASCAR, the brothers also have a long and successful history of sponsoring drag racing. Who can forget the Don Garlits Wynn's Jammer series of diggers? They were Don's major sponsor for over 20 years. The Justice Brothers' sponsorship continues today in all forms of motorsports, even boats, snowmobiles, and airplanes.
Their corporate headquarters are in Duarte, California, where everything is handled under one roof. This is also the location of the Justice Brothers Racing Museum, which we bring you glimpses of on these pages. If you're into motorsports of any kind, vintage circle track race cars in particular, visiting the Justice Brothers Racing Museum is a must! Hey, the admission is free, and they're conveniently opened weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Let's go!
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Established in 1985, the Justice Brothers Racing Museum has over 50 historically significant vehicles, including vintage circle track cars, hot rods, beautifully restored classics, ice racing motorcycles, Indy cars, gasoline pumps, and even a Pitts biplane hanging above the entrance.The Justice Brothers Racing Museum, world headquarters, and manufacturing facility are all found in the same location on Rte. 66 in Duarte, CA. Ironically, Ed Justice and his brothers passed by this very site upon moving to California from Paola, KS.This is the first race car built by Ed and Zeke Justice, designed from Floyd Clymer plans. Testing their creation on the street gave them a rep as "wild boys," but also let folks know that they were good at working on cars, which they did for free to get their education in mechanics. The little car was powered by a Whippet engine and covered with a handcrafted body.The Justice Brothers are shown here with the race car they built in their garage while working at Kurtis Kraft. The profit from the sale of this car was invested into the oil additive business and was the start of what their company is today. Ed is at the wheel with (left to right) Gus (James), Ed's late wife Maureen, and Zeke (Lawrence) Justice.The Justice Brothers' Special No. 9 is a beautifully restored example of the Kurtis V-8 60 and is very similar to the original car built in the brothers' garage.Ed Justice Sr. in the Kurtis Kraft Plant, where midgets were built six at a time. Ed brought his aircraft experience to the track and pioneered the use of Dzus fasteners on race cars.This rare '30s Indy car is the centerpiece of the lobby display. It's the '33 Smith Master Valve Special built by Harry Lewis and features a '28 Chevy motor with a rare, patented rotary-valve head. The car raced only once (not at Indy), exceeding 100 mph for 35 miles.The illustrious history of midget racing can be traced at the Justice Brothers Museum. Here is Charlie Allen's Offy-powered '39 Kurtis, which features the body "disappeared" around it. It's the first Kurtis ever built!
The Justice Bros. collection is always growing and changing. They have a fine collection of original early-'30s Fords, as well as a handful of beautiful street rods.Ed Justice, Jr., is seen showing off a new addition to the museum, the Renard Indy car used in the Sly Stallone film, Driven.This beautifully restored '34 Ford phaeton is even equipped with the prized two-speed Columbia rearend, a very rare factory option.This Ashly Wright midget is one of three driven by him during his career. It is unusual because it's still equipped with the original Bell Auto Parts drum brakes (most actively-raced midgets were upgraded to discs in the '50s and '60s).


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Here's the ANTA dress Jelena Jankovic + Lefty will be wearing as they go for their first major at Roland Garros.
It's hard to see the detailing here but the blue color is really striking and should pop nicely against the backdrop of red clay.
But, why do JJ + Lefty look like they're becoming more Chinese here? Do you think that was part of the sponsorship agreement??
(via Women's Tennis Blog)
Friday, May 22, 2009
FASHION FIX: ANTA reveals Roland Garros dress for JJ + Lefty
Labels: ANTA, dress, fashion, French Open, Jelena Jankovic, style, tennis
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Cute dress. GREAT color; more blue for the courts. Anyone want to get me one in China? It is odd what they did with the retouching!ReplyDelete
From what we can see of it, I like it, too. To quote the kids, the color is "awesome".ReplyDelete
Somebody got happy with the photoshopping, or whatever it is they do. Even her perfect legs are way over done.
Holy crap Natch I didn't even notice the legs. It looks like they removed 3/4 of her body mass. Anyway, I like it and I love the color; it really looks pretty and I am SOOOO happy she's done wearing that hideous thing she has been wearing lately. I'd like to see a better picture so I can comment on the detailing around the waist. I hope it looks good on tv.ReplyDelete
Does anyone know what the chinese stuff says?
HA! She prob requested they strip some mass of those legs since she's not too happy with bulking up in the off season.ReplyDelete
Plus, her head now looks to big for her body too!
- AnonymousMay 22, 2009 at 11:49 AM
ohhhh I lovvee the color alsoo! Blue really works with the red clay courtsReplyDelete
HAHA Rich, it does though!! and she looks way too Chinese :S
I love the blue! but it turns out that JJ won't be the only one wearing blue for the next two weeks. Shrieka posted on her site that her dress is going to be different shades of blue as well, matching her Tiff earrings.ReplyDelete
*** Also, does anyone see a trend with Shrieka for RG? For the past 2 (now 3 yrs) she's been wearing blue/greens to the event.ReplyDelete
hey here's a huge version of the picture. It's been posted on JJ's official website:ReplyDelete
I think it looks really nice! Dark blue works for her, as opposed to the baby blue Reebok dress she wore to RG last year.
Yup I agree with Chris, dark colors really does suit JJ. I really can't stand it when she wears all the "baby" colors. Darker colors look better on her skintone. =)ReplyDelete

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"Regarded as" disability discrimination claims are supposed to be blind to whether an employee actually suffers from a physical or mental impairment that limits a major life activity. These claims protect individuals who are able to meet a job's requirements from an employer's perception of an inability to perform the job's functions because of a medical condition.
What happens, however, when an employer makes a personnel decision with no knowledge that the employee suffers from some medical condition? Can the employee still claim that the employer "regarded" him or her as disabled? According to one recent decision from an Ohio court of appeals, the answer is no.
In Field v. Medlab Ohio (11/1/12) [pdf], the employee alleged that her employer transferred to her a less favorable sales territory and ultimately terminated her because it perceived her as suffering from alcoholism (a protected disability).
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There is nothing in the record that shows that MedLab had any knowledge that Field suffered from alcoholism or any mental disorder as defined. Moreover, the record establishes that any transfer or reassignment of territories occurred prior to MedLab learning that Field was hospitalized or that she was having a "nervous breakdown." Finally, Field was not terminated from employment with MedLab until after Field continued to perform unsatisfactorily in her new "smaller" territory. The record reflects that at no time did MedLab refer to her hospitalization or any mental disorder as the reason for transfer or termination. The record supports that Field's termination was based on job performance, and Field has failed to show that MedLab's reasons for termination were merely pretexts.
It's easy to communicate to managers and supervisors the concept that personnel decisions should be made in a vacuum free from any consideration of medial conditions. It's difficult, however, for decision makers always to remain silent on these issues. One inopportune slip of the tongue about an employee's medical condition (or perceived medical condition) could convert a defensible disability discrimination claim into a knock-down, drag-out fight culminating in a risky jury trial. Field v. Medlab Ohio illustrates that good outcomes do result from employment decisions made without reference to impairments, regardless of the employee's underlying medical issues.
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Proyecto GEF‐PNUMA‐UICN para el Fortalecimiento de la Implementación de los regímenes de Acceso a Recursos Genéticos y Distribución de Beneficios en América Latina y el Caribe. … | English
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Election for the IUCN Pakistan National Committee held in December 2011 for electing its Executive Committee for the period of January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013. …
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Working with nature in and for islands
What can we learn from islands on ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in a changing climate: from practice to policy? Read the summary and download presentations of the event on the topic convened at the Rio Conventions Pavilion during the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 17), in Durban, South Africa. …
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World Firsts on Henderson Island
The Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB), an IUCN Member, and the Pitcairn Islands Government have announced that the ground-breaking rat eradication operation to restore Henderson Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in the South Pacific, has been successfully implemented. The final result as to whether all rats have been successfully removed will be known in 2013. …
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IUCN CEC Newsletter December 2011
More than 50 news stories from CEC members, Commission reports on CEPA workshops for NBSAPs and season's greetings from the CEC Chair …
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It's an international happening. Hundreds of groups around the world — from schools, universities, businesses, communities, you-name-it — will all be doing Pyramid workshops at roughly the same time. CEC member Alan AtKisson invites you to join. …
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The "Dhamma Yatra" – a walk to raise awareness of Mekong nature organised by MWD Thailand and partners
Between 10 and 19 February 2011, a walk will take place along the Mekong River in northern Thailand to celebrate and raise awareness of the river's natural beauty and conservation importance. The "Dhamma Yatra" walk for Mekong nature is being jointly organised by MWD Thailand and its partners, the Mekong-Lanna Network for Nature and Culture Conservation, Hill Area and Community Development Foundation (HADF), Living River Siam, Northern River Basin Network, Khun Nikom Phuttha and his Dhamma Yatra Network, Plum Village, a network of people from eight Mekong provinces, Anantara Golden Triangle, Panyapeti Institute, the Tambon Community Organization Network from seven Mekong provinces in northeast Thailand, and the Recycle Band. …
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Indigenous women discuss managing water resources to enhance food security and adapt to climate change
On 2–3 December 2011, MWD Thailand, together with the Inter Mountain Peoples' Education and Culture in Thailand Association (IMPECT), the Hill Area and Community Development Foundation (HADF), and the Indigenous Women's Network of Thailand, held a seminar in Chiang Rai for indigenous women to discuss and exchange views on managing water resources to enhance food security and adapt to climate change. Twenty women representing 10 ethnic groups (including Karen, Hmong, Mien, Palong, Lawa, Shan, Lahu, Lisu, Kachin and Akha) from Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai took an active part in the event. …
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Baltimore County News
Kevin Kamenetz
Baltimore County Executive
One of the great pleasures as Baltimore County Executive is the opportunity to share great news that will have a positive impact on everyone living in our County. I just had the pleasure of unveiling Towson Row, a $300 million development project at the southern gateway to downtown Towson.
There are a lot of things I particularly love about this announcement. First, this is truly a transformational private investment in downtown Towson and in our County. The offices, apartments, student housing, hotel, shops, restaurants, an upscale grocery with plenty of parking will truly transform our County seat into a vibrant downtown center.
It's a bit difficult to visualize where all this development fits into downtown Towson. Towson Row will be bounded by York Road, Towsontown Boulevard, Chesapeake, Susquehanna, and Washington Avenues. Right now, there are mostly older office buildings and parking lots on these five acres, but since they sit behind other buildings, it's a bit hard to see from the major roads. But don't worry, once the project is built, you won't be able to miss it! You'll start to see construction in 2015.
Second, Towson Row will be developed, owned and managed by Caves Valley Partners. This is the team that transformed the former Investment Building at the Towson traffic circle into the gleaming, fully leased Towson City Center. Caves Valley Partners is based in Baltimore County and brings development expertise and success, plus a vision and commitment to excellence from a team that lives and works here.
Third, Towson Row is $300 million in private sector investment. This project will bring millions in new property tax revenue to Baltimore County, which will help us support public safety, public education, and restore our aging infrastructure, and help us continue to hold the line on income and property tax rates. It will also provide construction jobs and new employment opportunities.
Fourth, Towson has become a "hot spot" for new development. Over $600 million in private investment is taking shape in downtown Towson just in the past three years. We now add Towson Row to Towson City Center, residences at The Palisades and 101 YORK, and the Towson Square movies theatres and restaurants. Take a virtual video tour of new development in downtown Towson.
I'm pleased and proud to say "it's Towson's Time."
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This Christmas
|Release Date: November 21, 2007
|Running Time: 117 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG 13
|Box Office: $49,121,934.00
|Genre: Comedy, Holiday
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Chris Brown
Loretta Devine
Idris Elba
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Summary:Christmas has always been an elaborate production at the Whitfield home, and this year is no exception. With her grown children and their significant others all present for the first time in years, Shirley "Ma' Dere" Whitfield is in her element. Stockings have been hung, cookies have been baked and old resentments are starting to bubble up. Oldest daughter Lisa, also known as Sister, is trying to convince the rest of the family to sell the dry cleaning business their mother has run for years so her overly-ambitious husband Malcolm will have the capital he needs to close an important business deal. Her sister Kelli, a high-powered business woman, is dead set against doing anything Malcolm w... Full Summary >>
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There used to be a perfect wave that Big Pharma could surf to a safe harbor of steady profits. It was the blockbuster drug, developed in shuttered, in-house labs using a rote process of mass chemical screening to treat chronic, clinically undifferentiated conditions requiring a lifetime commitment from patients.
Interest in repurposing this model is growing precisely for the very reason it was created: to minimize market uncertainty in 'neglected' therapeutic areas that look unpromising from a standard ROI perspective. Says Jan Twombly, representing the the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP), "It's no stretch to say that market uncertainty is becoming a standard assumption in all areas of investigation. The future of the pharma business depends on showing a direct link between investment and outcomes, one where product development can progress because there is an unambiguous social return that resonates value." The point is that the PDP is not a one-off activity designed to fill a charitable or reputational gap, but instead a platform for addressing fundamental strategic changes in the way medicines are developed, priced, distributed, and promoted.Industry certainly has a range of precedents to choose from. ASAP has more than 2,000 company members drawn from an array of industries, with life sciences constituting the biggest share. In pharma, 12 PDPs are now functioning in 17 therapeutic areas in 36 countries and involving the participation of more than 150,000 experts and patients through the conduct of clinical trials and other investigatory platforms. There were no PDPs in place a decade ago. The timeline means that a few of these early partnerships are beginning to bear fruit in the form of approval-ready products.


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Gael Monfils is still in the running for one of the two spots left at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and made a good start to his campaign in Valencia today.
The Frenchie pushed aside homeboy Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-2 in 71 minutes and will face his second consecutive Spaniard in Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the next round.
As we all know La Monf likes to perform some "interesting" acts. So what the HELL is he doing here?
Please 'splain.
(Photo: Getty)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
PUT A CAP ON IT: La Monf
Labels: caption, Gael Monfils, tennis, Valencia
5 comments:
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2009 at 9:22 AM
This photo is just screaming to be photoshopped.ReplyDelete
Aww..another sweet, sweet Frenchie!ReplyDelete
After I cuddle and burp him, who shall I hand him off to? Any takers?
You know what, Richie? That 'Mo G-L is pretty good. I look for him to jump in the rankings next year. He's not great yet, but he has some potential.
I don't know what he's doing but I wholeheartedly volunteer to find out because as we all know, I like 'em French.ReplyDelete
anon: no doubt!ReplyDelete
natch: He def has potential but he'll need to just buckle down, get more aggresseeve with his game and learn to conserve his energy. Love to watch his acrobatics though.
sara: Too bad it doesn't involve MOMA or this would ACTUALLY be a porn site. One can dream...
"Love to watch his acrobatics though."ReplyDelete
You and me both.
...Oh, you mean on court, doncha? ;)
"Too bad it doesn't involve MOMA or this would ACTUALLY be a porn site."
So, do you think he was kissing or blowing or suckling? Me, I'm not picky. I'll take all three. ;)


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Summer RunningRunning in hot weather can be a real challenge. In fact, it can be deadly; more than one runner has died from heat during a race. It's critical that you get rid of the heat generated by your running. This can be done in several ways.
- Drink extra water. to have proper hydration of your body. When I run in heat, I use a Fuel Belt with small bottles of water and Gatorade. Some runners cache water bottles in bushes.
- Slow down so the perceived effort of your run is about the same as it is when you run in cooler temperatures. When I run during really hot weather, I run to survive. All thoughts of extra distance or speed are gone. I do mostly jogging and walking.
- Run in the cooler parts of the day. When I lived in Phoenix, I would see people on the golf greens and tennis courts at 5 in the morning, the coolest part of the day. Running at nights can be effective in combating the heat, but, because of the crime element, it can be more dangerous than during daylight hours.
- Use trails or roads that have shade. My present route is in Utah along the Jordan River Parkway that is adjacent to the Jordan River (the Jordan River connects Utah Lake with the Great Salt Lake). There are Russian Olive trees along the road that give shade, and when I reach those spots, I walk for the few seconds it takes me to pass through the shade. When possible, I run in the early morning or late evening when the shade is greatest. When I ran in Massachusetts, the back roads had lots of shade due to the trees that populate the area, and I zig zagged across the road to pick up the shade (those roads had little traffic; I would never do that on a busy street, of course). The extra heat I generated by zig zagging instead of going in a straight line was probably more than the heat I lost by being in shade for a second or two, but the zig zagging to get shade had a good psychological effect.
- When running in heat, be especially sensitive to your body and look for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Usually, a person will experience heat exhaustion first and then, if the person continues, heat stroke, and then death!
- Heat Exhaustion. Heavy sweating, fatigue, weakness, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, muscle cramps.
- Heatstroke. Any of the symptoms of heat exhaustion, reduced or no sweating, dysfunction of the central nervous system resulting in bizarre behavior, hallucinations, confusion, disorientation, coma.
Heatstroke is a sudden uncontrolled rise in body temperature that affects the brain so that it can't function properly. It should never happen to you because you get plenty of warning. First your muscles are affected, then your circulation and then your brain. As your temperature starts to rise, your muscles feel like a hot poker is pressing against them. As it rises further, the air that you breathe feels like it's coming from a furnace and no matter how rapidly and deeply you try to breathe, you won't be able to get enough air. When this happens, stop exercising and cool off by moving into the shade or pouring water over your head. If you continue to exercise, your body temperature will rise further and affect your brain. Your head will start to hurt, you'll hear a ringing in your ears, you may feel dizzy, you may have difficulty seeing and then you will end up unconscious on the ground.
When a person passes out from heatstroke, his brain is being cooked just as the colorless part of an egg turns white when it hits the frying pan. Get medical help immediately. Usually, the victim should be carried into the shade and placed on his back with his head down and his feet up. He should be cooled by any possible means. Liquid should be poured on him, and it doesn't matter whether it's from a hose, a water bottle or a cup. It could be water, soda, beer, milk or whatever you have. After he is revived, he should be watched for more than an hour as his temperature can start to rise to high levels again.I had always thought that caffeine should be avoided in extreme weather, because caffeine is a mild diuretic and causes the loss of body fluids, and it may raise blood pressure. However, according to Dr. Gabe Mirkin, that loss of fluid is when a person is not exercising. Caffeine, used in moderation increases the endurance of athletes. Dr. Mirkin recommends that consumption of coffee be limited to 6 cups per day and that it be filtered and decaffeinated.
Winter RunningWinter running has its own challenges, and it can be just as deadly as summer running! It can also be just as enjoyable and rewarding as summer running.
- Wear layers. Rather than wear a heavy overcoat that might be appropriate if you were walking, wear several relatively thin layers. You can add or remove layers to control the heat buildup in your body. In addition there may be trapped air between the layers, and this might increase the insulation.The layer next to your skin should be tight-fitting and made of synthetic material that doesn't absorb water. "Long johns" made of a polyester material are great. This layer will remove or "wick" the moisture away from your skin, allowing the moisture to be more quickly evaporated. If this layer is loose, it will not wick moisture as well as a tight-fitting garment. Of course, you don't want this layer to be so tight that it restricts your blood flow. Except for the last layer, the other layers can be what you have. I use old T-shirts and old dress shirts. If you have a choice of material for these layers, choose synthetics that wick your sweat away from your body.
The last layer should be something that will stop the wind but still allow your body to breathe. I use a nylon jacket, with no insulation, for my "wind breaker".
How many layers should you wear? As many as you need. I lived in Massachusetts for 17 years, and it was cold! (My personal best for winter running, set while I was in Massachusetts, is -18F) The most layers I ever wore during that time was 5. Now, I'm in a warmer area, and I don't wear more than 3 layers. The following picture is at the end of a 10-mile run. The temperature was 19F, and I was wearing three layers.
- Try to avoid sweating while you run. Sweat is caused by excess heat buildup in your body, and excess heat buildup means you are burning more calories than you need to. Conserve energy by running slower or by removing layers, such that you don't sweat. You might be thinking, "No need to worry about sweating; it's too cold to sweat." Sorry, but many times when running in sub zero (F) temperatures, I've returned home with sweatcicles hanging down the back of my neck.
- If you do sweat while running in the winter, avoid staying out for long periods of time. Your under garments may become damp from the sweat, and wearing damp clothes in cold weather increases your loss of body heat.
- Drink lots of water. Your body needs water to function properly, and if you are dehydrated, you'll get cold sooner.
- If the road or trail is icy, slow down to avoid slipping and falling. If the snow isn't very deep, run along the edge of the road or trail where vehicles and other persons haven't been. Loose snow isn't slippery. Packed snow is slippery.
- Wear a wind breaker as your last layer.
- Don't be alarmed if you notice that when you start running, your hands get cold and may hurt a bit. Your body is diverting blood from your extremities into your internal organs to keep the organs warm. After you've gone a mile or two and your organs are warm, your body will put more blood back into your hands and feet, and they will warm up.
- Keep in mind that if there is a wind, the chill factor will be significantly lower than the thermometer reading. For example, a temperature of 17F and a wind of 15 MPH gives a chill factor of -8.46F.
- Running in cool temperatures, say in the vicinity of 50F, can be dangerous, due to hypothermia, if your T-shirt is damp. Hypothermia is a lowering of ones body temperature, frequently caused by damp or wet clothing, wind, and cold air temperatures. Be prepared by knowing the symptoms and treatment for hypothermia.
- If the person's body temperature falls below about 95F, the person will begin to shiver and won't be able to control the shivering.
- If the body temperature continues to decrease, the person will experience slurred speech, confusion, and distorted thinking.
- If the body temperature goes still lower, the person may go into a coma, and death may occur.
- To treat hypothermia, heat must be put into the person. Do the following.
- Get the person out of the wind or water and into a shelter./li>
- Get the person into dry clothing and into blankets or a sleeping bag to conserve body heat.
- Share body heat with the person by getting into the blankets or sleeping bag with the person. This will help get heat into the person.
- If the person is awake, give food and hot drinks as a way of getting heat into the person.
- Do not rub the person's skin because skin damage can occur. Rubbing skin does not put heat into the person. Do not give coffee or alcohol to the person.
- Get the person to medial aid as soon as possible. Hypothermia is very serious and can cause death.
A couple of years ago I slipped on ice, and it took several months for the bruises to heal. To help me avoid further slipping on ice, I made a pair of ice shoes. They work great! The following video gives the details of how I made the ice shoes.
- A person can go into hypothermia in just a matter of minutes, so always be alert to the symptoms.
RainI enjoy running in warm, summer rains. Rain means the temperature will be moderate, and I enjoy getting wet while I run -- like being a kid again and playing in the rain. However, if there is a wind blowing during the storm, or if it is a cold rain, I'm concerned about hypothermia and will wear a rain jacket. I spray my breaker with silicone once or twice a year to keep it water resistant. The following picture shows a runner enjoying the rain.
LightningLightning is a serious problem, because people are killed each year while outdoors during a storm. Lightning can strike as far as 10 miles away from the storm itself. I count seconds from the time I see a flash to the time I hear the thunder to get an idea how close the lightning is. (5 seconds is approximately a mile). If there are tall trees nearby, I hope those trees will act as lightning rods and protect me from a direct hit. If there is a house nearby with a dry porch, I ask permission from the owner to sit on the porch until the storm passes. For my own protection, I don't go inside strange houses, even when invited to "come in out of the storm". Caution: Don't sit on wet porch steps, because lightning can follow water on the ground and up the wet steps. If I'm out in the open and hear thunder, I will lie down on the ground so I won't be the lightning rod attracting lightning. If I'm near my car, I will get inside the car and not touch the metal body of the car. If I'm home preparing to go running when I hear thunder, I wait until the storm has passed before I go running.
You don't want to mess with lightning! I was on a fathers & son's campout in Arizona, one time, and the night before we arrived at the camp site, lightning hit a Ponderosa pine tree that was about three feet in diameter at the base and about 50 feet tall, The tree trunk split from the top down to the mid-point and then exploded due to the tree sap being converted to steam. When we saw the tree the next day, the 25 foot section that split was lying on the ground. So, don't mess with lightning; don't take chances.


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15 Most Annoying Corporate Characters.
by Jennifer Sey
The question isn't whether or not we act like annoying jerks at work sometimes. If we're completely honest with ourselves, we all do – men, women, vice presidents, assistants. The question is: which kind of annoying jerk are we at work? The following may seem a bit snarky. But I am an equal opportunity mocker here, making fun of myself as much as any other person that has sent me over the edge within the bowels of the corporate machine. So while you may be offended, I'd contend that this is well informed by 15 years of research. And while the observations may seem stereotypical, they also happen to be true.
I've identified one annoying character for approximately every year I've been working in the corporate tedium many of us call "real life". They are in no particular order.
1. The Market Research jerk. PRETENSIONS: consumer data, the blackberry holster. AFFECTATION: Speaks about Proctor and Gamble as if this personal care products company were led by brilliant inventors as renowned and history making as Jonas Salk or Alexander Graham Bell. As in: "Look at what those geniuses at Proctor have done with Old Spice! Through rigorous quantitative consumer research, they unearthed the consumers' unmet needs; and through innovation delivered body wash. Brilliant!" (As if consumers in the 1st world have ANY unmet needs.) SELF-PERCEPTION: they are cultural anthropologists rather than data nerds.
2. The Creative Director jerk (found most often in advertising agencies). PRETENTIONS: a bong tucked away in the corner of his office. A pool table in the common area because one needs to relax to come up with groundbreaking new ideas to market beer. Or mini vans. Or boot cut jeans. Uses the word 'creative' as a noun, as in "I'm a creative." Is never on time, smells like patchouli and generally hasn't matured past sophomore year in college. IN A FEW YEARS WILL BE: in rehab and divorced.
3. The Misogynist jerk. PRETENSIONS: thinks he's ok with women who have kids in the workplace but says things like: "You're not having any more children are you?" or "Maybe we should market these [insert noun here] to women in such a way that attacks their deep psychological problems around their hatred of their bodies or fear of being bad mothers." IN A FEW YEARS WILL BE: a senior executive jerk.
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Hess recently concluded his Youngstown State career as the school-record holder
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AUBURN, Wash. (September 15, 2013) – Patches Pal, a horse named in honor of a Seattle icon, appears to have a bright future at Emerald Downs.
Ridden by Ronald Richard, Patches Pal rallied strongly and edged Morning Line Whiz by a head in Sunday's $22,575 Stella Artois Purse for 2-year-olds at Emerald Downs. The winner ran six furlongs in 1:09.50 and paid $13.20, $5 and $3. Winning trainer Terry Gillihan became the 11th trainer with 300 career wins at Emerald Downs.
Owned by Patches Pal Stable (Ron & Debbie Maus), Patches Pal is 1-1-0 in two career starts with earnings of $15,061, including a $12,416 winner's share for Sunday's win. A Kentucky-bred by El Corredor-Weekend Star, Patches Pal finished second to Belladiva in his debut last month.
Patches Pal, incidentally, were fans of J.P. Patches, the famous Seattle clown whose KIRO-TV show was a staple for Puget Sound area kids of the 1960s and 70s. Chris Wedes, who played J.P. Patches, died last year at age 84.
Morning Line Whiz, ridden by Juan Gutierrez, rallied to the lead past mid-stretch but lost a head-bob to the onrushing Patches Pal. Morning Line Whiz paid $3.40 and $2.40. He's Zuberrific, the early leader finished third, and Doc Duffy, the 6-to-5 betting favorite, finished fourth.
NOTES: Gutierrez and Anne Sanguinetti both went down in a 10th race spill, but fortunately appeared to escape serious injury. Gutierrez was taken to Valley Regional Medical Center with shoulder pain, and Sanguinetti was taken to Auburn Regional Medical Center with lower back pain…With six days left in the meet, Gutierrez owns a 96-94 lead over Isaias Enriquez in the jockeys' standings…Quack Up ($8.80) extended her winning streak to four, including three straight at Emerald Downs, with a victory in race seven. Trained by Charles Essex and owned by Dean & Judy Anne Essex, 4-year-old filly Quack Up won her debut here last year, lost seven straight, and now has won three straight…The victory on Quack Up capped the first three-win day of the meet for jockey Leonel Camacho-Flores, who ranks seventh overall with 38 wins…Richard had a two-win day including the feature on Patches Pal…After losing her first 13 starts Donna Sha Lei Lei ($31.20) has won two straight including Sunday's sixth race, in which she reeled in Hollywood Holly late for the victory under Richard. And this time Donna Sha Lei Lei was able to have her picture taken in the Winner's Circle with trainer Dinos Apostolou and owner John Logan. In her August 30 maiden score, Donna Sha Lei Lei was halfway back to the barn before being promoted to first on the DQ…Live racing resumes Friday with first post 6:45 p.m.


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Q. We recently experienced a number of minor field problems as we coordinated the testing of fresh properties of ready-mixed concrete shipped from several plants to a single pour. When the project was finished, our QC team analyzed our procedures, trying to determine the source of the problems. On the project we standardized our recipe. We had selected single-source suppliers for cement, fly ash, and admixtures. And we used one ge-logic source of aggregates, supplied by different producers.
The review team focused on the aggregate and discovered the core of the problem was the variability of the aggregate gradations in both fine and coarse sizes. On paper, the aggregate gradation reports submitted by each testing location seemed to be consistent, with results falling within our control band. But when our central lab retested samples from all the aggregate sources, it discovered a difference in what was tested and what was reported.
It seems that many of the field labs had performed gradation tests with worn sieves. While most differences were minor, they introduced a degree of unnecessary variability when combined. How can we can minimize our testing variables on these large projects?
A. In "Quality Management System for Concrete Construction, ACI 121," the committee provides guidance on how project owners are to develop and implement a quality system for their projects. Once adopted, this quality management system, which complies to national standards, advises all parties of their specific roles in a successful project.
In the ACI quality management system, the owner expects the producer to establish and maintain procedures conforming to the project specification. In addition to other activities, the producer should provide documentation on how it calibrates and inspects measuring and test equipment used to verify their product's quality. The document states, "the accuracy of test equipment and measuring should be established and should be consistent with the measurement capability."
It's important to note that ACI 121 doesn't indicate what the procedures should be, only that there should be written guidelines and an action plan if something fails. Producers can demonstrate they conform to a testing program by adopting into their quality control program the guidelines outlined in ASTM C 1077, Standard Practice for Laboratories Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for Laboratory Evaluation.
Developed for the concrete industry, C 1077 provides a thorough set of minimal standards producers should include in their QC program. According to the ASTM document's scope statement, the standard practice "identifies and defines the duties, responsibilities, and minimum technical requirements of testing laboratory personnel and the minimum technical requirements for laboratory equipment utilized in testing concrete and concrete aggregates for use in construction."
Sieve accuracy is one of the technical requirements listed in C 1077. Technicians should perform a sieve accuracy verification at least annually on each sieve used in Test Methods C 117 and C 136. The document doesn't specify which of the common methods of verification is preferred, only that one is used. This annual verification is in addition to the technician's daily inspection of the sieve cloth for punctures or obvious defects.
As you discovered in your project, verifying sieve accuracy is important. The wire strand comprising the sieves can wear with use. Abrasive material can thin a wire's diameter. Or repetitive tests can cause the center sections of the testing surface to have more wear than outer areas.
This annual sieve verification can present a challenge for producers. The sieve recertification method can involve a tedious and error-prone manual measurement method. Or it requires extra testing for already busy labs.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - James Harden had 28 points and five assists as the Houston Rockets posted a 123-104 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
Carlos Delfino had a season-high 22 points along with eight assists while Jeremy Lin gave 16 points and eight helpers for the Rockets, who snapped a two-game slide.
Louis Williams scored 21 points while Al Horford gave 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who had a four-game winning streak stopped.
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
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April 24, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
From string theory to maths education via investment banking
If you're worried that a mathematics degree might limit your career options, then there couldn't be a better person to talk to than Steve Hewson. Find out how his varied career has taken him from the lofty heights of theoretical physics, via the trading floor of a major investment bank, into the maths classroom, and has also seen him writing his very own maths book.
This podcast accompanies the career interview from issue 50 of Plus.
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April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
On Friday the 13th, in April 2029, the asteroid Apophis will pass close enough to the Earth to be viewed with the naked eye. This will be an exciting event for stargazers, but for a short time in 2004 there was concern that this event would be cataclysmic. In December 2004 Apophis, named after the Egyptian serpent god who brings darkness to the Earth, was given a 1 in 37 chance of impacting with the Earth based on initial observations of the asteroid's orbit. Luckily, additional observations showed that the asteroid would just be a near miss in 2029, though there is still a slim chance of an impact during a pass in 2036.
While you breathe a sigh of relief, some people are already making plans for how to deal with any potential armageddons in the future. One such person is David French, a PhD student in aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, who has has determined how to stop asteroids from impacting with the Earth by attaching a massive ball and chain...
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April 22, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
A Gömböc for Cambridge
The University of Cambridge today received a Gömböc. It was donated by its inventors Gábor Domokos and Péter Várkonyi. But what is a Gömböc and what is the University going to do with it?
A Gömböc (pronounce goemboets) is a three-dimensional body with one stable and one unstable equilibrium point. If you put it down on a horizontal surface, it will start wobbling around until it has safely reached the equilibrium position, a bit like a Weeble toy. In theory, you could balance it on the unstable equilibrium point, but in practice that's really hard because the slightest nudge will make it fall over, just like a pencil that is balancing on its tip. Unlike a Wheeble, whose self-righting ability is down to a weight in its bottom, the Gömböc is homogenous inside: its density is the same everywhere, ie there is no off-centre weight which forces it to take on a particular position. The Gömböc is also convex.
The question of whether a convex and homogenous body with one unstable and one stable equilibrium exists in three dimensions was first raised by the Russian mathematician Vladimir Arnold. Mathematicians knew before that in two dimensions there are no such shapes, and they also knew that every three-dimensional object must have at least two equilibria. Domokos and Várkonyi started working on the question and did not only prove that the Gömböc exists, but also built one. In fact, they're building many, from different materials, and they're selling them on the Gömböc website.
The Gömböc is not only beautiful and interesting, but also sheds some light on how a certain species of turtle, with a Gömböc-like shell, manages to get back on its feet after it has been toppled over. Gömböcs need to be engineered to the highest levels of precision, otherwise they won't work. The Gömböc that was today donated to the University of Cambridge can be admired at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science. Plus will interview its inventors next month and you'll be able to read the interview here soon.
You can see a Gömböc doing its thing on YouTube, though the video clip is in German.
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April 8, 2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
As part of our celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 we brought you the article What happened before the Big Bang?, in which John D. Barrow tells us all about the bubbly multiverse we apparantly live in. Here is the podcast of this interview, so you can listen to these strange ideas with your own ears.
If this has whetted your appetite for astronomy, then why not take part in our online poll to nominate the next question we'll put to the experts.
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April 3, 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009
Maths in the movies and more
If you've been following Plus coverage on maths in the movies and theatre, and happen to find yourself in Edinburgh next week, then check out the Edinburgh International Science Festival's movie season and complementary talks. The themed season looks at the way mathematicians are represented in different kinds of narrative: pure fiction, fictionalised real life and documentary. The pure fiction offering is The Oxford Murders, starring John Hurt and Elijah Wood, screened on April the 7th. The Hollywood retelling of the story of maths students taking on the Las Vegas casinos is the second film, 21. It stars Kevin Spacey and is screened on the 9th of April. The season concludes on the 16th of April with the documentary N is a number, a film portrait of Paul Erdös. This screening will be followed by an audience and panel discussion.
To complement the film theme, on the 14th of April Academy Award winner David Baraff of Pixar Animation Studios will be giving a talk on the role of mathematical modelling in computer animation, illustrated with clips and computer graphics. There will also be a screening of Pixar's Oscar winning tale of a French rat's ambition to be a chef, Ratatouille. David Baraff will give a special introduction to the film at Filmhouse Cinema earlier that afternoon.
And if you prefer live entertainment to film, you could head for Allen Knutson's presentation on the relationship between mathematics and juggling. By mathematically analysing the process of juggling, Knutson, of Cornell University, found it was possible to discover new tricks that may never have come to light otherwise. This promises to be a most entertaining event as Allen demonstrates the principles involved using his dazzling juggling skills. The event takes place early in the evening of 14 April.
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Hostel DACA
Hostel Daca is owned by a young married couple.
We are situated on the left bank of river Neretva, 20 meters away from the Old Bridge.
All rooms have air conditioning. We also have internet for free. Washing laundry is 5 eur. Traditional lunch is provided for price 5 eur and traditional breakfast is provided for price 4 eur. Please order lunch or breakfast before arrival or a day before.
In hostel 'DACA' there is a great terrace with beautiful view.
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Latest check in time: 20:00pm; in case of late arrivals, please let us know about exact arrival time.
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- 24 Hour Reception
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- Cable TV
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- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
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- Self-Catering Facilities
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- Outdoor Terrace
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You can get your laundry washed for 4 eur per load.Please make sure you divide white and colored laundry in 2 bags.
Please note that it takes at least 12 hours for the clothes to dry on the balcony.
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If you come by bus or train (bus and train station are in the same building) you can find us by following these simple instructions:
Make sure the bus station entrance is behind your back. Turn left and walk straight for approximately 400 m following the road. After the first 400 m you will see traffic-lights (semaphore) and just keep on walking strait for 500 m. Don't turn right - just continue straight ahead. When you see a small graveyard and a mosque on your left side , you know you are close. Just before the graveyard, some 10 m, you will see a bus stop. At the bus stop, turn right and you will see a small street some 30 m long. Now, go down that street and at the end of the street turn left and you have arrived to your destination :)
The hostel is some 50 m away from the old bridge so you can not get lost.
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Trains run between Mostar and Sarajevo (3 times daily), Zagreb (1 per day), and Ploče (1 per day, 90 minutes).
There are two bus stations in Mostar, one next to the train station and another not too far away, also in the north part of the city.
Frequent buses run between Mostar and Sarajevo (2 hours, hourly), Ploče, Dubrovnik (2 per day, 27-37 KM, 3-4 hours), Split, Zagreb, Podgorica, Banja Luka, Belgrade (2 per day) and most cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Exclusive Diva edges E Z Kitty in the $50,000 Washington State Legislators StakesEXCLUSIVE DIVA, E Z KITTY CONTINUE RIVALRYIN $50,000 BOEING HANDICAP, SUNDAY, JULY 7
AUBURN, Wash. (June 30, 2013) – One of Emerald Downs' hottest rivalries--Exclusive Diva vs. E Z Kitty--continues Sunday, July 7, when older fillies or mares meet in the $50,000 Boeing Handicap at one mile.Exclusive Diva and E Z Kitty have traded stakes decisions at the meet—E Z Kitty scoring by two lengths in the six-furlong Hastings Handicap on May 12, and Exclusive Diva rebounding by 1 ¼-lengths in the 6 ½-furlong Washington State Legislators Stakes on June 9.Exclusive Diva also defeated E Z Kitty by a neck in a 5 ½–furlong allowance race, so the 4-year-old daughter of Bernardini carries a two-to-one season edge into the Boeing Handicap, which serves as the final major tune-up for the $65,000 Emerald Distaff at 1 1/8 miles on Sunday, August 18.The added distance shouldn't be an obstacle for either horse: Exclusive Diva is 1-0-1 in two starts at one mile while E Z Kitty is 3-0-0 in four starts at the distance. In fact, both horses have won over half of their career starts—E Z Kitty is 10-3-2 in 19 starts with earnings of $192,873, Exclusive Diva 7-3-1 in 11 starts with earnings of $184,571.Evelyn's Dancer is the belle of the ball at Hastings Racecourse and an obvious contender if she ships south for trainer Mike Puhich and owners Glen Todd and Dr. Mark Dedomenico. The 4-year-old Songandaprayer filly has won six stakes at her home track, and her career debut was a three-length win at Emerald Downs on June 24, 2011.Champagneandcaviar took honors as Emerald Downs' Top 3-Year-old Filly last year, and she gets a longer distance after finishing sixth in the Washington State Legislators Stakes in her 2013 debut.Gosailgo has performed well in two starts this year at Emerald Downs, finishing fourth in the Hastings and third in the Washington State Legislators, and comes off a second in a June 23 allowance race at 1 1/16 miles at Hastings Racecourse. $50,000 Boeing HandicapOne Mile, Sunday, July 7, 18th Running Horse........Owner........TrainerChampagneandcaviar (4-KY)...Fleur De Lis Stable LLC....Howard BelvoirE Z Kitty (5-WA)..... Bruce Maller....... Jeff MetzEvelyn's Dancer (4-KY).....M Dedomenico/N American Tbred.....Troy TaylorExclusive Diva (4-KY).....Northwest Farms & Debbie Paxton.....Tom WenzelGosailgo (4-BC).....Greame Hope......Robert J. Anderson –##–


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May 30, 2016
Bikers United for Children took to the streets for its second annual toy ride this afternoon.
Over 100 bikers showed up at the Hilton Garden Inn in Meridian for the ride that wound through the city and ended at College Park United Methodist Church. Executive Director of the Wesley House, Ginger Grissom, was along for the ride and is grateful for the bikers' generosity.
"They collectively bring toys from all over the area," she said. "The surrounding areas and communities, as far as Bay Sprigs even. They all bring toys to help the needy children in our area. "
All of the toys donated will be distributed by the Wesley House.
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