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Podcasting: Sunday 06 October 2013 - Sunday 13 October 2013
Last week, we defined what we mean when we use the word God and Religion in the context of this book. By the word God, we are mainly referring to the Theistic concept of God. That God is a supernatural being, who created the universe, watches our every move, listens to our thoughts and punishes or rewards us after we die. Jews, Christians and Muslims believe in a Theistic as opposed to a Deist or a Pantheist concept of God. These three religions are monotheists. They believe in only one god. We will refer to them as Abrahamic religions because they all trace their origins to a man named Abraham. Our use of the word religion in my book refers to these Abrahamic Religions not necessarily other types of religions like those found in India or Asia.
In understanding religion, I believe we need to understand how we think. Since language determines how we think, I deem it necessary to touch on the subject of Language. This Sunday 6th of October 2013, Chapter 7 of The Tyranny of God: Language.
Podcasting: Sunday 29 September 2013 - Sunday 06 October 2013
In Chapter 1, we discussed the origins of the Universe. In Chapter 2 we discussed the origin of life. In Chapters 3 and 4 we went through Genetics and how evolution works through Natural Selection. Last week, we concluded Chapter 5 titled How Life Evolved on Earth.
So far, our discussions were purely to establish our natural history based on the evidence, proof and reason derived what we know of fossils, biology, geology, physics, chemistry and other branches of knowledge.
This Sunday 29th of September 2013, we draw attention to understanding the nature of religion. Here now for you, Chapter 6 of The Tyranny of God: Respite.
Podcasting: Sunday 22 September 2013 - Sunday 29 September 2013
Last week, we continued listening to how life began on Earth. We picked up our story from the Teleostomes, a species of animals that evolved into the ray-finned and fleshy-lobed fish which later developed into terrestrial vertebrates, tetrapods, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Some of these mammals evolved into primates which include monkeys and apes. We pick up our journey of our human evolution after introducing our Hominini ancestors and we discussed the findings of Dr. Zeresenay Alemseged of the Max Plank Institute about the remains of a girl from 3.3 million years ago that looked human in many ways.
This Sunday 22nd of September 2013, we conclude our journey of human evolution with Part III of Chapter 5 of The Tyranny of God: How Life Evolved On Earth.
Podcasting: Sunday 15 September 2013 - Sunday 22 September 2013
Last week, we began listening to how life began on Earth. Life began as a prokaryote, a single-celled organism to a multi-celled organisms referred to as eukaryotes. With the production of oxygen and the ozone layer, life could flourish first from the seas then later, on land.
Descendants of the early eukaryotes evolved having flagellate cells which propel themselves with a whip-like organelle called a flagellum behind them. These opisthokonts gave rise to animals: animals that evolved bilaterally-symetrical organisms of which some later evolved to deuterostomes, chordates, craniates, vertebrates and jawed vertebrates. Jawed vertebrates later evolved to the teleostomes.
Podcasting: Sunday 8 September 2013 - Sunday 15 September 2013
Last week, we listened to Chapter 4 on Natural Selection. We needed to find a way to understand how evolution works, because it is often misunderstood as a force that somewhat 'mutates' or 'morphs' plants and animals into other species. Evolution works through Natural Selection. The plants and animals that thrive in a particular environment are those with genes that help them survive, adapt and reproduce. Those that do not, have less offspring and will eventually die. The genes that are helpful to this end survive and are passed on to the next generation of plants and animals. The genes that are not helpful will reduce in number and risk extinction.
The next thing we need to look into is how organisms of animals evolved here on Earth based on the works of scientists in multiple fields of study. This chapter of the book is quite extensive and in the audiobook, it is about an hour long. To keep with standard lengths of podcasts, we will divide it in roughly 20 minute segments. So here now, for you, this Sunday 8th of September 2013, Chapter 5 of The Tyranny of God: How Life Evolved On Earth.
Podcasted: Sunday 1 September 2013 - Sunday 8 September 2013
Last week, we listened to Chapter 3 on Genetics. We looked at how replicators like DNA work, so that we can understand how organisms like us may have grown and evolved from the original replicator. I took you through what DNA, Chromosomes, Cells and Genes are. We learnt that chemicals in our bodies make up a genetic code, like letters making up alphabets. They make up words and sentences that instruct our cells how to manufacture the proteins our body needs. We learnt how this code is passed on from parents to children through DNA molecules that make up genes through sexual and asexual reproduction. These genes provide descendants of organisms with physical -- and especially of interest to us humans -- behavioural traits. I concluded the chapter by saying that even though genes, in their physical form, do not last forever, the information they contain is passed on inside living organisms for millions of years. In a sense, therefore, genes have the potential to be immortal and live on forever.The next thing we need to look into is how organisms including plants and animals evolve. So here now, for you, this Sunday 1st of September 2013, Chapter 4 of The Tyranny of God: Evolution By Natural Selection.
Podcasted: Sunday 25 August 2013 - Sunday 1 September 2013
Last week, we listened to Chapter 2 on The Origin of Life. We fast-forwarded from when the solar system formed to the beginning of life on Earth. We came to understand how life may have originated from the emergence of a single molecule. We looked at experiments that emulated early conditions of the Earth to bring about a molecule we call the replicator. We referred to it as the replicator because unlike most other molecules that formed before it, this molecule was able to replicate itself. We know replicators exist because we are made up of them. DNA molecules are replicators. From there, we now need to ask how replicators like DNA work to understand how organisms like us may have grown and evolved from such humble beginnings. So here now, for you, this Sunday 25th of August 2013, Chapter 3 of The Tyranny of God: Genetics.
Podcasted: Sunday, 18 August 2013 - Sunday 25 August 2013
Last week, we listened to Chapter 1 on Cosmology. Cosmology is the study of the origins and the eventual fate of the universe. We discussed the Big Bang Theory and how the universe began 14 billion years ago. From there, we discussed how matter collected into clouds, which condensed. Smaller structures formed and they began forming bigger structures. We looked at how galaxies may have formed and how, 530 million years after the Big Bang, our very own galaxy -- the Milky Way -- slowly came into existence. Our own star -- the Sun -- formed, along with everything else in our solar system, including our own planet, the Earth, and its moon. Now, in Chapter 2, we fast-forward from when the solar system formed to the beginning of life on Earth. So here now, for you, this Sunday 18th of August 2013, Chapter 2 of The Tyranny of God: The Origin of Life.
Podcasted: Sunday, 11 August 2013 - Sunday 18 August 2013
In the Preface of The Tyranny of God, I explain that before we get into discussing religion, we need to know what our Natural History is. We must begin from the very start to establish that we are all working on the same page, so to speak. Chapter 1 of the book is titled Cosmology. Cosmology is the study of the origins and eventual fate of the universe. I begin Chapter 1 with the Big Bang, because this is how far back human knowledge goes. So here it is, for you, this Sunday 11th of August 2013, Chapter 1 of The Tyranny of God.
This is our very first Reasonism Podcast. Today, I want to share with you a conversation I recently had with a Baptist Pastor. He is visiting from the Philippines with a relative of mine, whom he was grooming to become his assistant. We had a chat about the general state of affairs here in Australia. I was telling them how Australia has been doing fine economically but how recently, the demand for Western Australia's mining resources have begun to decline as a result of the reduced demand for China's goods world-wide. Slowly then the conversation progressed to what he thought was going on in the world. Because he is a Pastor, I expected somewhat of a religious tinge to the way he would read current affairs. I did, however, not expect it to be as bizzare as it turned out to be.


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Various data suggests that somewhere between 4 and 15 million people in the U.S. meet the full criteria for hoarding. The excessive collection of items with the inability to discard them is also defined by its harmful emotional, physical, social, and financial effects, as voyeuristic viewers of the popular A&E show "Hoarders" can attest.
The psychological condition has long been associated with obsessive-compulsive behavior, but its categorization has been vague ... until now.
In the revised, fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), otherwise known as the psychology bible, "hoarding disorder" will be listed as a separate diagnosis, characterized by a "persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value."
The revised diagnosis should "result in more people having access to treatment," says Randy Frost, a professor of psychology at Smith College who specializes in hoarding issues.
Long before reality TV turned the spotlight on the curious collecting compulsion, hoarding has been the object of some degree of fascination. The infamous hermit hoarders of Harlem, Homer and Langley Collyer, have been immortalized in print and film, along with the 140 tons of trash found in their home where they were found dead in 1947. Among their treasures were human organs pickled in jars, live cats, the chassis of an old Model T, tapestries, hundreds of yards of unused silks and other fabrics, clocks, fourteen pianos, a clavichord, countless other instruments, and a human skeleton, to name just a few of the items.
Likewise, the eccentric and reclusive mother-and-daughter team of Edith and Edith Beale, relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, were given their measure of immortality in the 1975 documentary and later Broadway production, "Grey Gardens," named for their dilapidated and utterly filled-to-the-brim mansion in East Hampton, N.Y.
Sadly for bygone hoarders like the Collyers and Beales, the disorder is only now getting the recognition that will prove helpful to sufferers. Recent research has revealed abnormal brain activity in people with hoarding disorder. And both experts and hoarders hope and believe that the new DSM classification will help bring about better treatment. DSM codes are used for insurance reimbursements and research grants, which can only help as well.
Says Frost, "Right now, there are very few clinicians who know how to treat it. Once it shows up in DSM, there will be much more pressure on clinicians to train in how to treat this problem."
Related hoarding stories on MNN:
- Do you have too much stuff?
- Fear of loneliness prompts pet hoarding
- 6 'Hoarders' episodes you don't want to miss


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Hi Thundie's Prattle readers! It's been a while.
I can't believe almost a full year has passed since my last post. 2012 has been a year of great dramas, many of which I watched and wanted to write about. Unfortunately this has not been such a good year for me in real life; I spent most of it struggling with my health, repeatedly crashing again just when I thought I might be getting better, and starting the whole cycle again. On the upside I had a lot of time to watch dramas while I was convalescing – and I have a lot of half-finished drafts of drama rants and reviews languishing in my hard-drive.
So I told myself this time I would finish, no matter what! And instead of biting off more than I could chew with my limited energy these days, I decided to do a brief review/first impressions of each of the currently airing dramas I'm watching right now. Also, fair warning: I'm rusty because I haven't done blogging of any sort for a long time, so please forgive me if this is very rambly and long.


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Yoga Guru B.K.S. Iyengar Dies in India
One of the world's best-known yoga gurus, B.K.S. Iyengar, who helped spread the Indian discipline across the globe, died Wednesday morning in the western Indian city of Pune. He was 95 years old.
Mr. Iyengar developed and promoted what came to be called Iyengar yoga with precise poses and the use of props such as wooden blocks and belts to achieve perfect alignment. He is the author of "Light on Yoga," a renowned yoga treatise.
Earlier this year, Mr. Iyengar was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honor bestowed by the Indian government.
Fans of Mr. Iyengar's style of yoga include American businesswoman Martha Stewart and actor Michael Richards, who played Cosmo Kramer in the American television show Seinfeld.
Mr. Iyengar had many followers in India as well. In 1975, he started the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune. Iyengar practitioners throughout India also teach this discipline.
His death "is a loss to the world of yoga because he was such a stalwart," said Sudarshan Bindal, a Mumbai-based yoga teacher who has practiced Iyengar yoga.
Mr. Iyengar was admitted to the Shree Medical Foundation Prayag Hospital in Pune last week after he was having trouble breathing, said Shirish Prayag, director of the hospital. He died at around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday of kidney and heart failure, Dr. Prayag said.


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4. Sometimes, it's so much difficult to avoid the heat styling products like STRAIGHTNERS or blow dryers. So, you should try to avoid them but if you are really failed to avoid those products, just try to use the ionic ones.
5. It will be much better for you if you use wooden comb.
6. While drying, you should not rub your hair with towel because it will increase the frizz.
7. Avoid using brush in wet hair.
8. In order to define the curls, you can use silicon based products.
9. Frizzy dry hair needs a lot of time in conditioning sessions.
10. Before rinsing off, you can leave the conditioner in your hair for 8-10 minutes.
11. You can also include some essential things like olive or coconut or jojoba oil in your hair.
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Some different but best ways to style wavy hairstyles for frizzy hair:
1. Loose Braids:
It will create a big problem for you if your braid is held by tight elastic. You should try to wear them loosely. This is a very dreamy and chic style. It is actually one type of cute wavy hairstyle.
2. Side Pony Tails:
For this type of style, you must need to apply little mousse on your hair. Just make a low pony by bringing it all in one side. Moreover, for added oomph, the ends can easily be curled by you. This type of style is suitable for long wavy hairstyle.
3. Layered Style:
Do you know when layer cut is looking more fabulous? Actually, it looks more fabulous in wavy hair. None the less, for the purpose of taming the frizz, using a well styling hair cream is a crying need for you. This style is fully perfect for both long wavy hairstyle and short wavy hairstyle,also medium length.
So, if you really want to get a summer look, you can undoubtedly try for wavy hairstyles.


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Ron Zakrin has been an ever present creative force in Detroit since the mid nineties, when he emerged on to the underground electronic music set with paintings that provided a visual counterpart to the Detroit sound that was taking the world by storm. Since those early days Ron's work has expanded in scope and scale; no longer strictly focused on man and his relationship with technology, Zakrin probes the veins of society, and explores the nature of man, love, and loss. Zakrin lives in Detroit Michigan, where he was born and works daily.
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Ron Zakrin – Multiple Hand Painted Cans
1xRun: Let's talk about some of your techniques that you used on these different paint cans.
Ron Zakrin: For some I pulled all of the loose paper off of the can, but wanted to keep the remnants of paint drips as a reminder of the piece's original purpose. After a good bath in alcohol to remove oil and ensure good paint adhesion, I applied a couple of coats of primer, then began sketching with vine charcoal. I liked the rawness of the sketch, so I reinforced the lines with a carbon stick and kept them visible. I coated the drawing with a clear acrylic resin and painted over that with acrylic colors. I re-coated that with clear acrylic resin and applied some plastic stars while it was still wet. After it dried I spray coated the can with a matte spray varnish. Others are painted with acrylic colors, embellished with other things like a paper doily, an old beer bottle label, old block prints of mine and other collage materials.
1xRun: So when did you first start making art?
Ron Zakrin: long ago.
1xRun: What was your first piece?
Ron Zakrin: My first real piece of art was when I took a hot knife to a transformer named Sunscream, and cut off his face. Then I cut the face off of a G.I. Joe doll named sabateur (sic) and glued the transformer face onto it's head. It was perfect. I loved that doll. One day me and my nephew were skipping school and built a fort out of a refrigerator box behind an ABC Wharehouse, where we could see the idiots who actually went to school walking back home. So we were playing with our transformers and stuff and not looking out for peeps coming home from school. We were surprised by my (kind of) girlfriend and her sister and we tried to hide our dolls. My doll fell out of my coat and the girls laughed at us for still playing with dolls. My nephew picked up my masterpiece and threw it as far as he could, proclaiming: we don't play with stupid dolls! I never found it. That was my first piece of art.
1xRun: What artists inspired you early on?
Ron Zakrin: Very early on I was inspired by Bob Ross, then later by Comic book artists like Marc Silvestri and Dan Green, Tex, Frank Miller. Then when I started to get into the local scene I was all about a Detroit painter named Robert Berry.
Tyree Guyton for sure, that man made everything else look small. (Editor's note: If you haven't seen Tyree Guyton's works click the images below or head over to the Hiedelberg Project)
1xRun: What artists inspire you now?
Ron Zakrin: Too many to name.
1xRun: Do you listen to music while you work? If so what? If not then what is your environment like when you work?
Ron Zakrin: I listen to a lot of chiptunes, I have like 45,000 jams on my phone thanks to the High Voltage Sid Collection, a database of all music made on the Commodore 64. I like krautrock, classic Detroit electro, proto techno, Roxy Music. Also I listen to a lot of public radio to satisfy my unquenchable thirst for information. *Click below for tunes from Ron's musical alter ego Goudran and video of Ze Dark Park.
Ron Zakrin: I am always down to work with my friend Mark Heggie, because we go way back and get along. We had our first studio together back in the early mid 90's and the energy was slamming. To get just a fraction of that energy would be reason enough. Other than that, I'm a bit of a loner, and I became an artist because I don't like compromise. I was going to school to become a commercial artist but once I realized that I would have make big compromises to please the client I was like, fuck that.
1xRun: If you could collaborate with any deceased artists who would it be and why?
Ron Zakrin: I would work with Basquiat, if I could go back to 1981. That era was EPIC! Painting in New York, punk is new, new wave is new, hip hop is new, painting is real again, yeah, I'd go back there if I had a time machine. Party and paint with Jean, punch Warhol in the face, challenge Julian Schnabel to a duel. Do a backspin and call it a day.
1xRun: What was the first piece of art that you bought? Do you still have it?
Ron Zakrin: A self portrait of my mentor, George Hriczick. It was actually a nuclear scan of his head, so it's basically a picture of his skull. He died of cancer a few years after that scan was made, and I don't like seeing it, so it's in a box now. If it wasn't for George, I might not be doing what I'm doing today.
1xRun: What was the last piece of art that you bought?
Ron Zakrin: I have done a few trades with other artists over the years.
1xRun: What else do you have currently in the works?
Ron Zakrin: I'm in the upcoming G40 exhibit in D.C. put on by Art Whino in April. I am working on my next solo show at 323 East in May called Still Life with Drum Machine. The exhibit will showcase imagery inspired by and taken from my experiences and influences in the world of electronic music, dance culture, synthesizer worship and drum machine blow out.
1xRun: Where can people find you across the internette?
Ron Zakrin: Website – Facebook
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No one knows what cars will look like in the future, but there's little doubt that the automotive world is on the cusp of momentous change. BMW decided that it wants a bit of outside help, and set up a design contest through the Local Motors online auto enthusiast community.
Local Motors will be accepting design submissions between Sept. 25 and Oct. 16, and will award $30,000 in prize money to contest winners. The victors will be flown to BMW's Munich headquarters to meet the managing director of BMW Group Research and Technology.
It will be interesting to see what sort of innovations this contest unearths. Perhaps this will be the wave of the future for automotive design as well: Instead of paying engineers staff salaries to sit around and contemplate the cars of the future, they can save money by using salaried engineers to flesh out ideas brought by fresh, prize money-paid (i.e. much less expensive) outsiders.
It would be cool if, in addition to prize money, they offered contest winners new BMWs. But we're thinking like Jalops. We're the kind of people who can be paid in cars.


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Dessert before dinner? Why not, right? No worries, we saved the cupcakes for dessert, just like mom would tell you to do.
I'm lucky enough to have at least a dozen good friends who call New York City home. So for me, going down to "The City" (and let's be clear here, there's only one, "The City". Although I've been guilty of referring to Boston this way from time to time.) is an easy and relatively cheap affair. The trusty Prius doesn't take much gas to get there, and there's always a couch to sleep on.
I'm sure it doesn't shock any of my readers that my favorite activity in "The City" is eating (well, drinking to go along with that.) So in going down to visit my two best friends for the weekend, my only request was that we eat and drink well.
Ah, the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria, Queens, NY. It's been a favorite among my friends since our early 20's when they all descended upon NYC looking for for jobs and what was next in life. The Beer Garden is the oldest in NYC and spans a good city block. From the street, it looks like you're entering a VFW Hall, then you're in a small bar, then you go out the back door which opens to the huge backyard. It's filled with singles, couples, families, all ages on Saturday afternoon. Belly up to the bar for pitchers of different brews. Take a trip over to the grill for kielbasa and sauerkraut, sausages, burgers, or order off the menu and get potato pancakes or pierogies.
When I travel to New York, we usually end up eating in little neighborhood favorites. Once and while we hit the big name joints, but in our quest for good and reasonable priced foods. We usually end up in a smaller, fun, local spot. After the beer garden we headed to Fatty's Cafe in Astoria on Ditmars Boulevard. The spot has a great little patio out back that makes you feel like you're in the islands, not in the middle of Queens. It was allegedly opened by a couple who felt the neighborhood needed a good mojito, and thus Fatty's was born. The guacamole was fresh and addicting. I ordered the enchiladas. They come with one in verde sauce, the other in rojas. Both sauces a little different, and both were absolutely outstanding. The girls got chorizo tacos and a hanger steak and fries. Everyone went away full and happy for the night.
Brunch in NYC is an absolute must. Everyone offers it, and almost everyone goes out for it. It's something I really wish cities and towns in Massachusetts would embrace, it's truly therapeutic. We picked another neighborhood spot a few blocks from where I was staying. Cafe D'Alsace was a venture by a chef from Brittany to bring Alsatian cuisine to Manhattan. The coffee is strong, and the meal begins with some piping hot, crusty bread served with fresh butter and jam.
I ordered the frittata d'lyon. To be perfectly honest, I wasn't sure what Rosette D'Lyon was when I ordered it. I believe I have started a minor obsession with this move. Rosette D'Lyon is a cured sausage with a sharp, distinct flavor, and it's delicious. It's paired in this brunch dish with sweet caramelized onions and served over roasted potatoes.
Now, it's time for dessert! I have read about Crumbs in articles, blogs and heard about it from friends. I did not, however, realize that there was one about a block from my friend's apartment on the Upper East Side. The first Crumbs was opened on the Upper West Side in 2003. They now have several locations in the tri-state area and a few in California. We stopped on the way home from brunch so I could bring treats home to the husband.
If you like cupcakes, this place is a dangerous mecca. These cupcakes are massive and ridiculously rich. Needless to say, they're meant for sharing. I chose a Baba Booey (chocolate cake filled with peanut butter frosting), a Chocolate Malted (covered in whoppers), a S'mores (chocolate cake with marshmallow cream cheese frosting) and a Peach Cobbler.
So armed with cupcakes and good times, it was time to hit the road and head for home. My darling husband had been busying himself picking tomatoes from the backyard patch and I was dying for some fresh tomato sauce to pair with the homemade gnocchi I made and froze about a week or so ago. Now, I missed my usual market day today, but the backyard patch is offering up so much this week, I can probably make due. For those readers looking for a market trip, I'll be hitting the Dedham Market this Wednesday instead! However, it doesn't get more local than your own backyard.
Fresh tomato sauce is something for which every backyard gardener has a formula. When the tomatoes start coming in and ripening on the vine, they come in large amounts. Fresh sauce is a perfect way to enjoy them. It's not like your grandfather's marinara. It's meant to bring out the fresh flavors of each tomato. I use all kinds in this sauce. I had a few heirlooms in this sauce, one or two being a black variety and a beefsteak. It's not a detailed recipe, have fun with it and add in what you think will work!
Fresh Tomato Sauce
5-6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves, minced
1.5 tablespoons tomato paste
pinch red pepper flakes
1/4 cup mixed fresh basil and oregano
Heat olive oil in a dutch oven or saucepan, cook onion until soft, add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add tomato paste and fresh tomatoes, salt, pepper and punch of red pepper flakes. Cook 45 minutes to an hour, until sauce gets thick and "saucey". Add chopped fresh herbs and cook for an extra few minutes.
Serve hot over pasta.
This was happily enjoyed over the gnocchi in the comfort of my lovely home and quickly followed by half of a heavenly S'mores cupcake. A very happy Sunday night.


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One day, we're talking about what Volvo needs to do to stay relevant these days. The next, we're seeing what Volvo, err... Polestar, is doing to make Jalopnik readers giddy. Wasn't the Volvo V60 Polestar nice to wake up to today?
But who's going to actually buy one of these? Like, 7 of you, probably. That's OK, because some cars can languish on lots when new and live a happy existence in the pages of automotive history later on.
kmac720 owns such a car. And accurately depicted what's going to happen at a Volvo dealer soon. Maybe:
Not sure what it is, but I've been stepping all over Saabarus lately. Moving to Boston might be a contributing factor, but it is a very loved cult car of the last decade.
Volvo says they'll only sell something like 5,000 V60s a year in the U.S., or about half the number of 9-2Xs that were ever sold. The Polestar version is likely to be a very limited edition. Given the S60 bones, it might not be the sharpest around. But it'll be loved and sought-after. That's important, too.
Runner-up COTD, however, goes to lzaffuto and everyone who tried to Volvo-ize the Eurythmics. See, look at the happiness a new Volvo wagon brings.
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In short, there's a lot happening in the Kirkland office. With 200+ employees, the office is big enough that it's not just a satellite to Mountain View. Here are just some of the projects that are being worked on in Kirkland:
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"It's much more livable [in Chicago]... I could sell my home right now and buy a shed in Silicon Valley. A small shed."Substitute "Kirkland" for "Chicago", and you've captured what I was thinking at the time.
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(CNN) -- Manfred Zbrzezny wants to bulk up his arsenal.
For the past few years, the founder of the Liberia-based Fyrkuna Metalworks and his team of skilful craftsmen have been collecting weapons scrap -- relics of the West African country's vicious civil conflict -- for their Arms into Art project.
From their open-sided workshop near Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, the artisans expertly cut, melt and weld scrap metals to fashion them into intricate sculptures.
In their hands, decommissioned AK-47s, RPG launchers and bazookas are transformed into elaborate candle stands, whimsical lamps and even life-size metal trees.
"What was an instrument of suffering can become something beautiful and useful," says Zbrzezny, a German/Italian artistic blacksmith who's been calling Liberia home since the mid-2000s.
Read this: Artist gives trash a second chance
"I want to do something serene out of all these things that are violent and nasty," he adds. "I prefer doing my pieces a little bit funny or sweet, instead of doing something macabre or rough."
Remnants of war
For materials, Fyrkuna first relied on the decommissioned instruments of warfare gathered during Liberia's disarmament process.
On some occasions, individuals who've come to know their work have also brought in discarded guns they've found for the craftsmen to work with.
Zbrzezny, whose team of Liberian workers includes four staff and two trainees, says he is now looking to expand the project and hopefully export of some of his artwork abroad.
Read this: Artwork shows conflict in new light
"I am trying to convince the United Nations mission in Liberia to turn over their weapons scrap to me so I could continue this work," he says.
'Healing process'
Liberia, the oldest republic in Africa, descended into darkness in 1989, mired in the grip of a brutal civil war that shattered much of its economy and infrastructure.
Read this: Fixing Liberia's water crisis
Although the fighting came to an end in 2003, leaving an estimated 250,000 people dead and thousands more displaced, many in Liberia still bear the deep scars of years of conflict.
"There's nobody who wasn't affected by the war," says Zbrzezny, who first traveled to Liberia before the end of the conflict in 2003.
He describes Fyrkuna's work as a way of helping the nation heal its wounds by transforming the destructive devices of its war-torn past into something positive.
"Looking at Arms into Art the majority of people remains thoughtfully silent," he says. "This moment of silence acts like a flashback, a remembering of the war and ... is also an indicator for me that there is a long psychological work to do on the war issue.
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Wells Fargo (WFC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) have recently attracted a total of seven advisors from Merrill Lynch with about $3.8 million in yearly fees & commissions and close to $750 million in client assets under management.
Six of the seven reps leaving Bankof America-Merrill (BAC) joined the independent-advisor channel of Wells, known as the Financial Network (FiNet), in Seattle with some $550 million in assets.
Advisor Jim Butler Sr., and his two sons, Jim Butler Jr. and Neil Butler, have about $1.3 million in production and more than $356 million in assets under management. They joined FiNet about a month ago, Wells said on Thursday.
Advisors Teresa Brokaw, Don O'Neal and Trent O'Neal made the jump to Wells' independent channel in mid-April. They have roughly $1.4 million in production and manage $193 million in assets.
"We experienced one of our strongest recruiting years ever last year and additions like those of Butler Wealth Management and the O'Neal & Brokaw Private Retirement Group continue to show that quality advisors see Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network as a home for quality financial advisors whose priorities are helping their clients to succeed financially," said FiNet President Kent Christian, in a statement.
Morgan Stanley Recruits
Morgan Stanley said Thursday it recuited Thomas (TJ) McCann from Merrill. McCann joined office of Morgan Stanley in La Jolla, Calif., and reports to San Diego complex manager Mark Kremers.
The advisor has yearly fees and commissions of almost $1.12 million and has managed client assets of more than $200 million.
(Morgan Stanley says its downtown San Diego office recruited David Rascoe from Wells Fargo in February. Rascoe has about $905,000 in annual production and assets of $80 million.)
In Boca Raton, Fla., Eric Behr moved to Morgan Stanley from Deutsche Bank. He has yearly production of roughly $1.2 million and will report to Michael Higgins, complex manager.
EP Wealth Recruits
The fee-based financial planning and investment management firm EP Wealth Advisors said it recently recruited two advisors. (The Torrance, Calif.-based firm has about $1.5 billion in AUM.)
Advisor Ben Porras moved to the group from Charles Schwab, while Sean Cartin came over from Bernstein Global Wealth Mananagement.
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The reproductive system may seem a bit isolated from other body systems in that its purpose is to create new life, not just maintain existing life. But there are significant relationships between the reproductive system and other body systems. Name three organ systems that the reproductive system especially depends upon, and briefly explain that dependence. Then name two systems whose anatomy or physiology is influenced by the hormones of the reproductive system, and describe these influences.
Sounds like homework? Think about what helps the brain signal to the reproductive system to undergo changes. That's two right there. And, while I can't be sure if your teacher has a specific answer in mind, you might add the system that allows the reproductive organs to function/stay alive, as it does for all the other organs in the body.
As for things affected by reproductive hormones, think about how you change during/after puberty and what systems might be necessary to make those changes.


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I was trolling the Internet today looking for MLB news, and I found this great story about a prank pulled by Philadelphia Phillie's Bret Myers pulled during Spring Training. It happened in my hometown of Clearwater, Florida. This is the Spring Training site of the Philadelphia Phillie's, and is located not even two miles from my home.
It involves a young pitcher named Kyle Kendrick. The prank involved a few veterans like starter/closer Brett Myers and the entire coaching staff and some management. He also got punked by his agent in this prank. It is funny as all get out as the player was told he was traded to the "Giants" of the Japanese baseball league. His (pun) salary was $ 1.5 million dollars, thank god it was not Yen.
The next clip is a failed PDA by Philadelphia Phillie pitcher, Brett Myers. No, it isd not Brett Myer Day on my blog, just ran into a few really funny clips that I think can make your Monday feel better.Brett had a bit of problems up in Boston a while back during and Inter-league series with the Red Sox. He was out on the town, with his wife and made a bad character call. I do not condone what went down here, but I do know that he is making every step possible to help him in his situation.
I did my usual pilgrimage Friday morning out to the Rays Spring Training complex in St. Pete., and saw the pitchers' and catchers' come out in their new uniforms and greet the assembled fans and the new baseball season.
A few of the guys looked really eager to get out there and begin to finally throw some meaningful strikes and get set for "live" batting practice here in a few days. the first game of the spring is approaching fast.
Remember, we start our quest on Feb. 29th in our "turn-around" year.
Fitting we start playing on the Leap Year date, because this is the year we hope to change the national outlook on our squad. This is the year we hope to have a few heads pop sideways from Seattle to Miami. We are hoping in the next few months to finally have people at places like ESPN, love to show our highlighted without the jokes and puns included in the broadcast.
One of the guys I am keeping an close eye on will probably not make the Major League roster this year, but was a colorful addition to last years Southern Championship team in Montgomery, Alabama.Chris Mason is a major pitching talent for the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. He is known for his amazing pitching as well as his hair color. Now everyone remembers the movie, "Summer Catch", based on the Cape Cod Baseball League.
In this movie, there is a hot shot pitcher who has his hair spiked in white and black to almost look like a Naruto character. Now Chris does not look exactly like this, but he did start the year as a platinum blond, shave it all off, go "goth" black, shave it off, and almost came out in a "pink caddy" look last year around the playoff time. Thanks Goodness his coach on the Biscuits vetoed that move. He wants to be on ESPN for talent, not showmanship.
Good thing this guy has some really great true talent, or this "hair statement" phase might not go well with the parent club.
This next weekend is the 11th Annual Fan Fest at Tropicana Field. It is held only on Saturday and is a great place to get the vibe started for the upcoming MLB season.
Now, I have only missed 1 of these events, and that was by choice. It is a great time for kids of all ages.
It features a Pepsi/Rays Wall of Fame induction for the new class of fans that demonstrate a talent, special charm or endeavor for our hometown team. And yes, I have been on the wall for almost 5 years now. I am the guy who looks like a coach in his picture. It is a great time to see what spirit and commitment some of us have for our team. This is not a celebration of the "bandwagon" fan, but the true die-hard fans that can make or break the stands in a close game.
Along with this event, there will be baseball displays through the venue featuring items from Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb and other Rays notables like Wade Boggs.
Also, there will be tons of events for the kids. there will be a base running timed event, a batting cage area that looks like old Ebbetts field, and face painters and tons of events for all ages. There is also going to be a silent auction going on all day to benefit the "Rays of Hope" foundation. That is the arm of the franchise that awards grants and scholarships to deserving teams and players throughout the year in our community. I am a huge supporter of this cause and would love for everyone to also be a part of it in some way.
There will also be a tour of the Home Rays' locker room. This will give you a glimpse of the area that these warriors get ready to face the likes of the Red Sox and Yankees' firsthand.
Harold Reynolds of ESPN fame will be on stage in the Budweiser brew house taking questions and meeting with the masses. A few years ago, Peter Gammons was here before his injury, and he gave a fantastic speech on what he saw in our future as a team. It was a fantastic look into the mind of one of the greatest baseball writers, and recent inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Last but not least, there will be an autograph signing involving the Rays players, and some veterans from the past. Players like Carlos Pena, Scott Kazmir, and Cliff Floyd will be signing for the fan.
If you have never been to this event, it is free parking and admission. Well worth the time and an experience the kids will remember for years to come. I will be there almost all day. Just look for the guy with the Cheshire cat grin, that would be me. See you there.


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All-new mid-size SUV.
Sport Utility Vehicles
Editor: Sam Moses
$19,225 Base Price MSRP
$28,645 As Tested MSRP
Model Lineup: Dodge Nitro SXT 2WD ($19,225); SXT 4WD ($20,735); SLT 2WD ($22,635); SXT 4WD ($24,145); R/T 2WD ($25,310); R/T 4WD ($26,970)
Standard Engine: 4.0-liter sohc V6
Engine Options: 210-hp 3.7-liter V6; 260-hp 4.0-liter V6
Standard Transmission: 5-speed automatic
Transmission Options: 6-speed manual; 4-speed automatic; 5-speed automatic
Basic Warranty: 3 years/50,000 miles
Assembled In: Toledo, Ohio
Model Tested MSRP: Dodge Nitro R/T ($25,310)
Standard Equipment: air conditioning, remote entry with power windows and door locks, power six-way adjustable driver's seat, flat folding front passenger seat, 60/40 folding rear bench seat, Load 'n Go cargo storage system with tie-down rails, AM/FM/CD with MP3 and six speakers, SIRIUS satellite radio, folding power heated mirrors, rear window washer/wiper, tilt steering column, cruise control, tinted windows, overhead console, vehicle information instrumentation, compass, 115-volt power outlet, auto-dimming rearview mirror, leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, and 20-inch aluminum wheels
Options As Tested: Trailer Tow Group, power sunroof, AM/FM/6 CD/DVD/MP3 with 8 speakers plus subwoofer, full-size spare, hands-free communications ($2675)
Standard Safety Equipment: multi-stage frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, curtain airbags; anti-lock disc brakes, electronic stability program with traction control and brake assist, electronic roll mitigation, child seat anchor system, tire-pressure monitorDestination Charge: $660
The Nitro looks and feels larger than its size, with a high seating position that SUV owners like, and good cabin space. It features Load 'n' Go, a cargo storage system whereby the rear seats and front passenger seat fold totally flat in seconds; additionally, the cargo floor slides rearward out over the rear bumper, and can hold 400 pounds, making the loading of heavy objects much easier. It could prevent back injuries.
The Nitro comes in either two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, with a choice of V6 engines, one old and one new. The new 4.0-liter V6 is better than the old 3.7-liter, with 50 more horsepower and fuel economy that's only one or two miles per gallon less. However the 4.0-liter engine only comes in the top-of-the-line R/T model, which costs about $2700 more than the most popular SLT. But a five-speed automatic also comes with the R/T, and that transmission, too, is better than the standard four-speed in the SLT. The R/T has a more comfortable ride, as well.
There are three types of upholstery: basic cloth, a handsome stain-repellant cloth, and beautiful perforated leather. No matter which covering, the seats are very comfortable. The cabin is quiet thanks to heavy use of sound deadening material, and visibility out the rear and to the front corners of the Nitro is excellent.
For a base price of $19,225, a Nitro owner gets many safety features that are usually optional on other vehicles, such as front and rear side airbags, side curtain airbags, an electronic stability program with traction control and brake assist, electronic roll mitigation and a tire-pressure monitor.
The 2007 Dodge Nitro comes as three models, each with a choice of two-wheel drive (2WD) or four-wheel drive (4WD).
re are three models of the new 2007 Dodge Nitro: the SXT in 2WD, $20,735 with part-time 4WD), SLT ($22,635 and $24,145) and R/T and with full-time 4WD); all prices plus $660 destination.
The SXT ($19,225) comes with a 210-hp 3.7-liter V6 and a choice of six-speed manual transmission or four-speed automatic ($1000). The 4WD model ($20,735) uses a part-time four-wheel-drive system. Standard equipment includes cloth upholstery, air conditioning, remote entry with power windows and door locks, 115-volt power outlet, flat folding front passenger seat, 60/40 folding rear bench seat, AM/FM/CD with MP3 and six speakers, tilt steering column, traction control and brake assist, slate-colored molded front and rear fascias and fender flares, folding power mirrors, rear window washer/wiper, and 16-inch steel wheels.
The SLT ($22,635) and SLT 4WD ($24,145) come standard with the automatic. The SLT adds stain-resistant cloth seats, power six-way adjustable driver's seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, Load 'n Go cargo storage system with tie-down rails, overhead console, cruise control, heated mirrors, compass, auto-dimming rearview mirror, vehicle information instrumentation, tinted windows, body-colored front and rear fascias and fender flares, and 17-inch aluminum wheels.
The R/T ($25,310) features a new 4.0-liter V6 making 260 horsepower, mated to a five-speed automatic. The R/T 4WD model ($26,970) has a full-time four-wheel-drive system. The R/T comes with a sports suspension with 20-inch wheels and Goodyear Eagle tires. The R/T is equipped like the SLT, though it also has Sirius Satellite Radio.
Options for all three models include a power sunroof, foglamps, engine block heater, full-size spare tire, and trailer tow package. Full-time 4WD is an option on the part-time 4WD SXT and SLT models. Options for the SLT and R/T include leather upholstery, navigation system, remote start, hands-free phone, AM/FM/6CD/CD/DVD/MP3 sound system with eight speakers plus subwoofer. The optional MyGIG Multimedia Infotainment System features navigation, audio, entertainment and communication wrapped into one, along with voice command and a 20-gigabyte hard drive to store music and photos.
Walk Around
Dodge publicity makes a big thing about the Nitro's looks, citing its so-called athleticism. We're not sure. We might call it brawny, but mostly it just looks boxy. The exaggerated fender flares are the only rounded parts in the styling. Every other angle is square-ish. It looks and feels larger than mid-size, which some will find to be a good thing.
From the front, it's unmistakably Dodge. It's got that big crosshair grille, which looks much better in body color (R/T) than chrome (SXT, SLT). The horizontal headlamps, turn signal slits and foglamps are a tidy fit in the massive face.
However it doesn't appear as if much attempt was made to have the front bumper/fascia be tidy; it's got edges all over the place, including a valley that might hold a three-foot-wide license plate, or maybe a bumper sticker that says, I'm a Dodge so I'm in your face!" Under that, there's a wide air intake for the power steering cooler, whose thin fins are exposed to flying stones because there is no screen.
Taking a cue from the faux portholes on the Buick Lucerne, or possibly the tradition of a Mercedes-Benz sports car, there's a trapezoid-shaped insert, black plastic with three chrome ribs, located just forward of the mirrors. It's intended to look like a cooling slot. It's a nice touch, and for such a small piece it goes a long way toward relaxing the Nitro's blocky shape.
In silhouette, with its relatively upright windshield, very high beltline and rectangular windows, plus short front overhang, its shape is reminiscent of, say, a '62 Dodge Power Wagon. But from the rear three-quarter angle, the lines around the rear glass are reminiscent of its bigger cousin, the Jeep Commander. We like the cleaner black, rather than chrome, around the windows.
Our test Nitro R/T was equipped with standard 20-inch chromed aluminum wheels, and they sure are showy. The much narrower sidewall on the 20-inch tires doesn't appear to offer much defense against flats."
The SXT comes in a basic cloth, but the cloth in the SLT and R/T is something called YES Essentials; it claims to repel stains, control odors and reduce static electricity. The optional perforated charcoal leather with red stitching in our test R/T was beautiful. The front buckets were very comfortable and supportive, with excellent bolstering.
The steering wheel is a handsome four-spoke, with a big center hub and thick spokes at 9:00 and 3:00 o'clock, smaller spokes at 5 and 7; the info center buttons are under your thumb on the big spokes. There are three big main instruments: speedo in center, tach on right and fuel and temp on left. They're very good looking and especially legible, with the digital information still visible in the sun because the three pods are thoughtfully shrouded. Chrysler does gauges right, and generally blows GM out of the water when it comes to handsome style and function.
There's good front seat legroom, and it feels like there's even more because the dashboard is narrow, making the cabin feel nothing like that in a minivan. The dash also has an insert over the center stack, about 6 by 9 inches with grippy rubber at the bottom, and it's perfect for, well, things. The glovebox is the full width of the passenger side.
Rearview visibility is very good, with just windows back there, no attempt at swoopy styling with sheetmetal. And again, because the front fenders have no rise or real shape, it's easy to see the front corners of the vehicle, making parking a relief compared to many vehicles this size.
The square theme continues with the center stack and its instruments and buttons for the sound system and climate control, although nowadays many cars look like that, which isn't bad, just almost natural. Everything is clean, easy to operate, and easy to understand. We especially like the door handles, an intelligent ergonomic design: they're like a half loop, and you simply slip three or four fingers of the hand against the door inside the handle, fingers facing forward so there's no twist of the wrist, and pull.
Between the seats, along with the gearshift, transfer case, and emergency brake lever, there are two fixed cupholders and a small recess for change. There's a shallow tray in the top of the center console storage bin, and a deep compartment under that; as one lady on the press launch said, it's big enough to stash her cat, on road trips.
But the Nitro really rises to the occasion behind the front seat. The Load 'n Go function quickly and easily flops the 60/40 rear seats and front passenger seat totally flat. With the liftgate raised, the carpeted (washable vinyl on the SXT) cargo floor slides rearward 18 inches, out over the bumper, saving a loader's back. It can hold 400 pounds.
Under half of the cargo floor there's a four-inch-deep compartment that can store things such as jumper cables and tools, or hide a laptop.
For the past couple of years, Dodge has been working hard on making their SUVs quiet, and the Nitro succeeds. The 3.7-liter engine is rather harsh-sounding, but the Nitro's sound-deadening material muffles it well.
Finally, the air conditioning might be fine on a normal hot day, but it seemed marginal for searing conditions. We drove from San Diego to Palm Springs on a September day, and when we got there it was 104 degrees. The AC was going full blast, and it wasn't doing the job. The fan was blowing strong, but the air coming out of the vents wasn't cold enough to cool the cabin.
Driving Impressions
After long drives in both the Dodge Nitro SLT 4WD and R/T 2WD, we prefer the R/T.
The 3.7-liter engine in the SLT is slightly harsh and too slow, and the four-speed automatic transmission needs another gear; we floored the SLT once at 40 mph, and the tranny didn't kick down and the vehicle felt gutless. The suspension takes bumps with a jolt, especially at lower speeds and mostly at the front wheels. And when we turned off the stability control and drove it aggressively around a hairpin turn, the front end washed out as badly as anything we've felt in a long time, on its Goodyear Wrangler on/off-road performance tires. This was surprising, because the Nitro is a rear-wheel-drive platform.
The R/T costs about $2700 more, but it's worth it. It's better looking anyhow, with more of its trim in the same color as the body, although those 20-inch chrome wheels are a bit much (as a $1405 option on the SLT, too bad you can't get 17-inchers on the R/T and save the money). Chrysler's R/T models are considered higher performance, but in this case it's not hot-roddy high performance, it's more literal: simply a higher level of basic performance by the engine, transmission and suspension.
The 4.0-liter V6 is a new single overhead-cam engine. It's rated at 260 horsepower, 50 more than the engine in the SLT, and it provides 265 pound-feet of torque at 4200 rpm. That's a lot of horsepower and torque, and we can't say that the R/T really feels like it has that much; but we can say that it accelerates up to 90 mph without messing around.
The R/T engine is quieter than the 3.7-liter in the SLT, and it gets nearly the same mileage: 17 city and 21 highway in 2WD, with 89 octane recommended but 87 acceptable. We got 16.7 mpg driving the R/T very hard out in the country.
The five-speed automatic transmission makes a world of difference in smoothness over the four-speed. However in manual mode, it doesn't listen. It only responds to a shift by the driver (at least this driver) about half the time. Most of the shifts to which it doesn't respond are about saving gas. It refuses to short-shift, or upshift before redline under heavy throttle. Nor will it upshift when you back off the throttle. As a result, passing on two-lanes is unnecessarily un-smooth. The upshifts near redline (6000 rpm) are also a bit slow, not as sharp as one might expect from an R/T. And the shift mechanism is not ergonomic; that is, the shifts are made by moving the lever from side to side, not forward and back, which would be easier on the wrist.
The handling of the R/T is reasonably sure-footed, and considerably more precise than the SLT; Goodyear Eagle tires help a lot. But it's the ride that's radically better, in this 2WD model. Theoretically the R/T's tuned suspension should be firmer, and surely it is overall, but it's also a lot more comfortable.
The Nitro is the first mid-size SUV from Dodge, and has all the Dodge character. It's built on the platform of the future Jeep Liberty, and actually feels bigger than its size, thanks largely to a high beltline, high seating position, and much glass instead of sheetmetal at the rear corners. It's not easy to make an SUV look distinctive, and the Nitro tries very hard. Mechanically, it's hindered by the 3.7-liter engine and four-speed automatic transmission in the SXT and SLT, the most popular models. The R/T, costing on average about $2700 more, has a more powerful and smoother new 4.0-liter engine, which gets about the same gas mileage at the 3.7, along with a good five-speed automatic transmission. It also has a more comfortable ride. Go for the R/T.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses filed this report from San Diego, California.
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It's hard to imagine that a natural part of our environment could possibly be harmful to our horses. However, many plants are not only poisonous, but potentially deadly to horses. Many plants and trees have strong medicinal qualities; early medicines to treat numerous medical conditions–from lowering a fever to stimulating a strong heartbeat–were often derived from plants, shrubs, and trees.
It therefore should be no surprise that the substances in many common trees can be quite poisonous if consumed by our herbivorous friends in raw form. In this article, we will discuss the most poisonous trees, how to identify them, and how to prevent your horse from becoming a victim of their toxic ways.
Black Walnut Tree
One of the most dangerous of poisonous trees is the black walnut. Although prized by humans for its delicious nuts and beautiful wood, the tree itself can be very dangerous to horses. Exposure to the horse is mainly through shavings used as bedding. Exposure to the tree in this manner results in laminitis or founder to varying degrees.
Originally, the tree was thought to produce a toxin in the leaves, bark, and nuts. However, more recent research suggests that only the heartwood of the tree contains the toxin responsible for causing laminitis in horses; but to be safe, horses should never be allowed direct access to these trees.
After exposure to black walnut shavings, a horse will usually begin to show the hallmark signs of laminitis within 10-12 hours. The lower legs of some horses will begin to swell, and they will be reluctant to move. Other horses might just shift their weight from one front foot to the other, or rock their weight backward. If asked to move, they will try to bear most of their weight on their heels instead of walking flatfooted. These are all classic signs of laminitis (except for the swollen legs). Other signs that might be present include a strong digital pulse and/or palpable heat within the hoof.
If you see any of these signs in your horse, whether or not you suspect black walnut tree poisoning, contact your veterinarian at once as an acute episode of laminitis is always an emergency. If you suspect that your bedding is contaminated with black walnut wood shavings, remove your horse from the bedding at once. Most horses have a very good chance of recovering with treatment once removed from the toxin (bedding).
The black walnut tree is a tall hardwood tree that can reach 90 feet (27 meters). Not a common tree, its habitat ranges from North Florida to New York and west to Texas and North Dakota. Its bark is dark brown with deep ridges, and its dark green leaves are long and spindle-shaped with tiny saw-tooth ridges at the edges. The nuts of black walnut trees are first green, then turn dark brown or black.
Red Maple Trees
Red maple trees are some of the most spectacular trees to behold in the fall. The deep crimson leaves are beautiful, but toxic, particularly to horses. The leaves while alive and on the trees are not poisonous, but once they fall off the tree and wilt, they can be deadly.
Horses are most often exposed as the leaves fall from the trees in the fall, or if a branch is blown off of a tree into a pasture by a storm and the leaves wilt on the broken branch. The toxin present in these wilted leaves is unidentified at this point in time. Despite that, we know very well the damage it can cause.
Once ingested by the horse, the toxin begins to destroy the horse's red blood cells. As the red blood cells continue to burst, severe anemia (lack of red blood cells) can occur. The destruction of the red blood cells causes other problems–once a red blood cell is destroyed, the hemoglobin from inside the cell is free in the bloodstream. The hemoglobin is filtered by the kidney, but the kidney is damaged in the process. Therefore, horses poisoned by the red maple toxin are battling severe anemia (which hampers the ability to carry oxygen to their body's cells) and kidney disease.
If a horse eats red maple leaves, he will begin to act depressed and weak within two days. As the horse's body begins to have trouble transporting oxygen to the cells, his heart and respiratory rates will rise. Affected horses will also have icteric mucous membranes (a yellowish tinge to their gums and sclera, the white around the eye).
A horse which has eaten wilted red maple leaves is treated supportively, but has a poor prognosis for survival. He is given intravenous fluids to flush his kidneys (diuresis) in an effort to keep them working. He might require oxygen, and if he's severely anemic, he might receive blood transfusions.
One reference cites that as little as three pounds of wilted leaves can be fatal to an adult horse. Of course, the best treatment is prevention. Once the offending tree is identified, simply ensure that your horse is not exposed to the wilted leaves. Remove storm-blown branches from paddocks or pastures immediately. If these trees are close to your fenceline, it might be prudent to remove the tree.
The red maple or scarlet maple is found throughout the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. This tree is a tall hardwood with green leaves that have three large "fingers" or points and five prominent veins in the leaves. The leaves of this tree turn a brilliant crimson and sometimes yellow in the fall.
Cherry and Plum Trees
Cherry trees were brought into the spotlight last year with the mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) in Kentucky. One theory during the investigation was that black cherry trees might have been a source of cyanide that led to early and late foal losses. Nothing has been proven in research to this date.
Cherry and plum trees and their relatives contain cyanide-containing compounds, which are found in the leaves, fruit, and pits of the trees. The plants are most toxic when drought or frost stresses them, and young, rapidly growing trees are thought to potentially contain a higher concentration of cyanogenic compounds. Wilted leaves are also quite toxic.
Horses become poisoned by ingesting the leaves or seed pits of the trees. Once the plant material is chewed and exposed to the acid within the horse's stomach, hydrogen cyanide is released and rapidly absorbed into the horse's bloodstream. Cyanide works as a poison in that it prevents normal cellular uptake of oxygen. As a result, an affected horse's blood is bright cherry red because it is overloaded with oxygen that cannot be utilized by the horse's cells.
Horses with cyanide poisoning usually are found breathing heavily with flared nostrils. Their respiratory rates and heart rates might be quite elevated. Diagnosis is often by these clinical signs and the bright red color of the blood. Some horses are found dead from cyanide poisoning, and in those cases tissue samples can be tested for the presence of cyanide. If found in time, the affected horse can be treated with chemicals that: 1) Remove the cyanide that is bound to the red blood cells and unblock cellular oxygen transport; and 2) replenish natural stores of a compound that can bind the remaining cyanide and render it harmless.
Cherry and plum trees are present throughout most of the United States, and there are numerous varieties of each species. Their showy flowers in the spring and fruit during the summer is the best way to identify them.
Oak Trees
Oak trees–more specifically, their acorns, buds, leaves, or blossoms–are toxic to all livestock, including horses. Oak poisoning is not very common in horses, but is seen more commonly in cattle and sheep, which are less discriminate eaters. The acorns, leaves, and blossoms contain tannins, which when digested are converted into toxic metabolites inside the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants and horses.
Horses with oak poisoning can develop colic and bloody diarrhea. They also develop renal disease as the toxic metabolites of the tannins damage the horse's kidneys. Treatment of oak poisoning is aimed at maintaining hydration with intravenous fluids and protecting kidney function. The good news is that horses must eat a large quantity of acorns to become ill. Prevention is better than treatment–remove oak trees from your pastures or paddocks.
Oak trees are found throughout the United States and Canada. There are many different deciduous and evergreen varieties of oak trees found in the United States. The acorns they produce in the summer can identify these trees, along with their leaves, as most deciduous oak trees have leaves with seven to nine lobes and the evergreen varieties have elliptical leaves.
While the trees discussed here are the most common poisonous trees in the United States, there are other less common trees such as black locust that can cause problems in horses. However, there are far more poisonous plants in our environment than just trees. If you are unfamiliar with the plants in your area or are unfamiliar with your horse's habitat, check with your veterinarian and your local cooperative extension agent to see if any plants might pose a problem. Also, for more information on poisonous plants, see "Poisonous Plants" in the May 2001 issue of The Horse, article Quick Find #3058 at www.TheHorse.com.
Barr, A.C.; Reagor, J.C. Toxic Plants. The Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine Practice. Toxicology. St. Louis, Mo.: W.B. Saunders Co., December, 2001, 529-546.
Knight, A.P.; Walter, R. A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America. Jackson Hole, Wyo.: Teton New Media, 2000.
Little, E.L.; Knopf, A. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees (Eastern Region). New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1980.
Schmitz, D.G. Toxicologic Problems. Equine Internal Medicine, Eds. Stephen Reed and Warwick Bayly. St. Louis, Mo.: W.B. Saunders Co., 1998.
Toxic Trees Common to the United States
Poisonous Tree
Geographical Range
|Black Walnut
Very tall trees up to 90 feet (27 meters). Dark green leaves are long and spindle-shaped with tiny saw-tooth ridges. Green nuts turn dark brown-black.
North Florida to New York and west to Texas and North Dakota.
|Red Maple
Tall hardwood with classic Maple shape (three to five lobes per leaf). Leaves are gree on top, silvery on the underside, and turn crimson red in the fall.
Entire eastern United States and very southeastern Canada.
|Cherry or Plum
White or pink flowers in the spring and classic fruit can help identify these plants.
Common throughout most of the United States.
Deciduous varieties have classic seven- to nine-lobed leaves. Acorns are the easiest way to identify this tree.
A variety of oak species are found throughout the United States and Canada.
|Black Locust
Medium-sized, spiny tree. Leaves are elliptical, dark blue-green on top and pale on the bottom, and are arranged in two rows along an axis.
Central Pennsylvania and southern Ohio to northeastern Alabama, and from southern Missouri to eastern Oklahoma.


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|Alan Lomax (left) with Richard Queen of Soco
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mid century. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
In 1938, Lomax sat Jelly Roll Morton (Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe 1890-1941) down in a small auditorium at the Library and asked him if he knew how to play "Alabama Bound." Morton was in the twilight of his career, many years removed from his formative days in New Orleans, and prone to invention—including a birthday that made him old enough to have, as he proclaimed, "invented jazz." Lomax was skeptical of Morton in particular and of jazz in general, which he saw at the time as a destructive force threatening to overwhelm his beloved American folk music.
Morton began playing "Alabama Bound" and Lomax was stunned, saying later that Morton "played me the most beautiful 'Alabama Bound' that I had ever heard."
Those who listen will know that Morton was not only a fount of knowledge and a gifted musician, but most appreciative of the whiskey, commenting throughout his interviews on its high quality. (Ah, for the days when one could grab a loose bottle of whiskey from his office for the unexpected guest.)
The following year, Frederic Ramsey and Charles Edward Smith published Jazzmen, the essential building block for much of the written jazz history to follow. Interviewing "every living jazz musician who could contribute factual material," the authors collected stories and first-hand accounts, all of which turned out to be colorful and instructive, and some of which even turned out to be true. They were diligent in their quest, moving from "the dives of Harlem, Chicago and New Orleans, to the rice fields of Louisiana, to Storyville, the now legendary red-light district of New Orleans, to reform schools, even to the last stopping place of at least two jazz pioneers, a hospital for the insane." In particular, they located and relied heavily upon Willie Geary "Bunk" Johnson, a brilliant early New Orleans cornetist who was rediscovered driving a truck for $1.75 a day during rice season in Louisiana, and nearly starving the rest of the year.
It was the creation of this oral history by Ramsey and Smith that also led to the rediscovery of "King" Buddy Bolden, acknowledged by some of the very early New Orleans musicians as the first to play music that would come to be called jazz. Morton's famous assessment of Bolden: he was "the blowingest man since Gabriel."
It seems clear from Lomax's writings that in 1938 jazz had not yet attained status as a great American art form. By 1950, however, he had begun to appreciate its power, writing, "Perhaps nothing in human history has spread across the earth so far, so fast as this New Orleans music. Thirty years after its genesis it was as popular and understandable in New York, Paris, Prague, and Shanghai as in its own hometown."
Thanks to Lomax's fine ear and musical open-mindedness, and Morton's superb rendition of "Alabama Bound," we can download today on iTunes (speaking of things that spread rapidly across the earth!) Jelly Roll's history and recordings of the great American art form. Then, unlike Randall's "cold basements with little sunlight," we can sit in our sunny family rooms or apartments and enjoy selections from one of America's finest musical archives.


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Red Reflet Ranch (Ten Sleep, Wyoming)
Arriving at the distinctly modern Red Reflet Ranch feels as though you're stumbling upon the type of hideout you'd see in a James Bond flick. It's that striking. The name Reflet (pronounced Ref-lay) is French for reflection, and each luxurious guest lodge is situated so that when you wake up in the morning, all you can see are the endless red rock canyons that surround the area. Besides being a luxurious and gorgeous resort to put up your boots for a few days, Red Reflet is at its essence a phenomenal place for guests to immerse themselves in all those rugged activities that are so quintessentially western. We couldn't get enough of them.
It may be luxurious and fancy pants, but, to be clear, Red Reflet ain't no Mickey Mouse dude ranch. This place is home to real cowboys doing backbreaking labor. To get a taste of what that means, we jumped into the mix of a cattle drive to try and help out. It turns out that moving a couple hundred stubborn Black Angus a few miles down a dusty road isn't easy after all. Fortunately, a few hours of following their stinky, methane-spewing butts was blessedly cut short by the dinner bell. Arriving at the dinner table dusty and sweaty is encouraged – it means you earned your cowboy badge of honor. In a matter of moments, you forget all about your sore heinie as you sink your teeth into mouthwatering, locally-grown-and-raised food. Yet despite the delicious grub, the view as you chew is what it's all about. Situated just above a lake, the giant open-air dining room makes you feel like you're on top of the world.
We'd be remiss not to point out that one of the highlights of our experience is that it came with built-in buddies: owners Laurence and Bill Kaplan, who would give 'The World's Most Interesting Man' a run for his money. They're both pilots (they fly in guests on their on-site airstrip), they've traveled the world, they speak multiple languages, and they run charitable organizations. Yet their true love is this ranch, and it's apparent. The couple accompanied our team for every meal, came along on all the activities, and treated us like part of their family. Checking out was actually tough, because it felt more like saying goodbye – that's saying something [from $1,300 for 3 nights 4 days, all-inclusive; red-reflet-ranch.net].
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Foodie January 11th, 2012 | 2:31pm
Bring back Jeremiah Langhorne, former Oxo Sous chef. Sure ticket to success.
Jeremiah Langhorne | Chef de Cuisine
In his two and a half years at McCrady's Restaurant in Charleston, SC, Jeremiah Langhorne has quickly risen from a stagier to the position of chef de cuisine. During this time he has grown as a leader in the kitchen, while continuing to push his own creativity.
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James wright January 13th, 2012 | 8:28pm
The only help for this place is to bring back Shawn and Doug. Food at this place hasn't been the same since they moved away.
Chris January 13th, 2012 | 9:03pm
Thank God! I have loved this place for years and was so sad it was closing! Bit it didn't close; it just moved! Can't wait to belly up to the new bar!


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