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You can bet that we’re already planning Motor Tour 2018!
June 8 – 10
South to North
Watch here for updates as details are confirmed and the dates draw nearer.
You can bet that we’re already planning Motor Tour 2018!
June 8 – 10
South to North
Watch here for updates as details are confirmed and the dates draw nearer.
We’d like to extend our congratulations to Jubelt’s Bakery and Restaurant in Lichfield, Illinois on an auspicious occasion. The business is celebrating turning 95 this weekend!
Tully Garrett and Holly Barker have officially purchased the Gemini Giant/Launching Pad as of October 17, 2017. The famous muffler man statue and drive-in restaurant will remain at their original location at 810 East Baltimore Street (Route 66) in Wilmington, Illinois. They will be introduced by Cory Jobe, Director at Illinois Office of Tourism, after his keynote address that kicks off the Route 66 Miles of Possibility Conference in Joliet.
Jobe’s address is at 9am on Friday, October 20th, followed at 9:30am by a press conference with owners Tully Garrett and Holly Barker. An official from the City of Wilmington will also be on-hand. The restaurant dates to 1960 under the original name of Dairy Delite, and in 1965 was renamed Launching Pad, becoming home to the Gemini Giant, a fiberglass “Muffler Man” sporting a space helmet and rocket ship. It is a remnant of our fascination with space travel in the 1960s.
New owners Tully Garrett and Holly Barker describe themselves as “second-chance soulmates.” They both lost their spouses to cancer in the last several years. “We were both living the American dream and we both had our lives crash in on us due to the loss of our spouses,” said Barker. According to Barker, Garrett owns an insurance agency that has been in his family for 55 years. Tully was also in the music industry, and his extensive music memorabilia collection will be on display at the Launching Pad in a mini-museum. Tully has a real affinity to classic cars and car shows and he plans on hosting car shows at the Launching Pad and wants to partner with local business owners to help bring in the community to make this a huge success.
Barker started working in restaurants the day she turned 16 and continued to work through high school to afford a trip to England and thus her love for travel adventure was born. She is “so excited to embrace the travel and tourism industry here in Illinois.” Holly describes herself as a world traveler having lived in three different countries and travelled extensively.
Barker has worked at a broad spectrum of restaurants, including a BBQ restaurant in North Carolina where she is from, all the way to fine dining establishments. She earned a minor in Food Service Management with a BS degree in Health Promotion from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Her first job out of college was working for PYA Monarch Food Service Distribution which later became US Food Service. She left the food service industry in 1998 to join the pharmaceutical industry where she worked for Abbott Laboratories with its home base close to Chicago.
Holly retired from the industry in 2015 after her husband passed away from cancer in 2014 and moved home to establish Grief Anonymous and the Grief Resource Network for grieving people in crisis. Grief Anonymous, is an online grief support organization with 70K+ membership with 60 online volunteer administrators and a Facebook page that has a million views a month and is growing rapidly. According to Barker, Holly and Tully met in one such online group for widowers and widows. They became instant online friends for months, and later when they met in person, “the two fell instantly in love.”
Holly says the purchasing of the Gemini Giant/Launching Pad “offers them a genuine opportunity for personal happiness. Tully gets his car shows and music and to eat great food…Holly gets her back room for community events and the opportunity to meet people within her network…the opportunity through her kitchen to create what the town of Wilmington longs for as well as a new business model for restaurants where everyone shares in the success.”
With the Grief Resource Network, Holly plans on bringing her skills to the Launching Pad and helping with the homeless crisis in Chicago, utilizing the food trucks and a percentage of the restaurant’s profits to aid in her cause to feed the hungry. The organization will house itself in the back of the Launching Pad. The front of the building will provide “the full experience of historical nostalgia and the great food and experience everyone is hoping for,” said Barker. “The restoration of the Launching Pad to its original glory and intent is paramount, with the added new benefits of our community projects.
We will be starting renovations on the exterior of the building and then moving in phases on the inside of the building during the winter months. We hope to be ready by late spring of 2018.” However, Garrett explained that they bought the building “as is” and do not have knowledge yet of the extensive repairs that are needed due to the building staying vacant for five years. “What is there now is ‘pot luck’ as to what works and what doesn’t in terms of the kitchen equipment, freezers, HVAC, and electrical so to project what we can do and when can do it will be better described as we know what we have to repair. We will build our cash flow through food trucks and merchandise sales that will then be reinvested into the renovations.
In essence, the town and visitors will have a hand at ‘Operation Launch the Pad’. said Tully. “This is fantastic news for Wilmington and the annual Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor event that includes the community,” said Debyjo Ericksen, Route 66 Miles of Possibility conference organizer. “We are excited to have Cory Jobe introduce the owners at the press conference on Friday.”
“The Gemini Giant is one of the top five Route 66 attractions in the state,” said Bill Kelly, Executive Director of the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. “We are glad to see it remain in Wilmington and get the attention it deserves from the new owners. The Byway wishes them the best of success.”
To register for the Route 66 Miles of Possibility Conference, please visit route66milesofpossibility.com. For more information on the Gemini Giant/Launching Pad, visit www.facebook.com/thelaunchingpadroute66.
For more information, contact Debyjo Ericksen, conference organizer, 815-690-3983 or email@example.com or William Kelly, Executive Director, Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway, 217-525-9308 or firstname.lastname@example.org
There are quite a few standing committees that function within the Association. Two of them are always in need of your participation and open to the general membership. They are the Motor Tour Committee and the Preservation Committee.
I know many of you are familiar with the Preservation Committee and the wonderful work they do. However, that may not be true of the Motor Tour Committee.
The Motor Tour Committee organizes and works hard to bring you the best Annual Motor Tour possible. They are always in search of fresh ideas, looking for new, different and exciting places along Route 66 to feature each year.
Future motor tour meeting dates are being scheduled. The Motor Tour Committee wants to experience Route 66 through your eyes. We need your participation as an active member of the committee. Bring us your ideas, share with us the places you would like to see on the Mother Road. In 2018 the motor tour is scheduled to start south and end north. Help to make this tour the best it can be.
The next Motor Tour Meeting will be on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Silver Dollar Restaurant located at 422 E. Mississippi Ave. in Elwood, IL. If you would like to join the committee contact Association President, Cathie Stevanovich at email@example.com or by phone at (708) 444-1312.
Remember, you do not need to be a board member to join. We urge the general membership to participate and become an active member of this committee.
by Joseph D. Kubal, Ruth D. Nelson and Maria R. Traska
Most Route 66 roadies are familiar with the purposefully rusted Cor-Ten steel sculpture of French explorers Père Jacques Marquette, Louis Jolliet (aka Joliet*) and a Native American guide that stands just west of 48th Street and Harlem Avenue, surrounded by a forest preserve near Lyons, IL and only a few blocks from Route 66/Joliet Road. The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is located at the periphery of the famous Chicago Portage, a nine-mile long scrap of swampy land bordering Mud Lake that was the only thing separating the Great Lakes and the Chicago River from the Mississippi River system and the Gulf of Mexico via the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers. A canal through that area – an idea first conceived by Jolliet on the expedition with Marquette – would link the East Coast with the Gulf of Mexico, cutting through the heart of the continent. Its economic and political value was literally incalculable.
Not far away, on the other side of the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal and Interstate 55, is another memorial to Père Marquette in Summit, IL. Located in Summit Park at 5810 S. Archer Ave. is a large group of boulders that form a stone monument or cairn dedicated to the French priest and explorer. Often overlooked on the busy road, which was once was an old Indian trail, the monument stands at the edge of the park and out of the view of passing vehicles.
The monument was relocated here in 1968 from its original historic site on a sandy ridge southwest of the spot known as Point aux Chenes, or Point of Oaks – the latter being literally the summit from which the village got its name. The promontory once overlooked the exaggerated eastward curve of the Des Plaines River, before construction of the Sanitary & Ship Canal more than two centuries later required that a straighter diversion channel be dug west of the curve (that permanently changed the path of the Des Plaines near Lyons, thereby also creating Prescott Island).
But let’s not get ahead of the story.
Father Marquette, a Roman Catholic Jesuit missionary and himself a geographer and cartographer, first ventured into the Mississippi Valley in 1673 with fellow explorer Jolliet. They set off from St. Ignace near the Mackinac Straits to find the elusive Mississippi River and traveled down the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers before they encountered the Great Water, as it was known to the natives. Having paddled down as far as present-day Arkansas and returning from this circuitous trip, they were guided by local Illini to a shortcut back to Lake Michigan (known to the French as Lac des Illinois) via the Illinois River, then the Des Plaines River. Marquette must have been miserable at the time, as he had developed dysentery during the return trip, so a shortcut was no doubt welcome.
Previously unaware of this route to the Chicago Portage, Marquette and Jolliet paddled northeast through the great tallgrass prairie to the vicinity of Lyons and Summit, where the Des Plaines made an enormous curve east and north and a tiny tributary later called Portage Creek led them to Mud Lake. There, they had to either paddle through mud the consistency of wet cement or portage around the bog, carrying their canoes over a minor continental divide that separates the Illinois/Mississippi basin from the Great Lakes basin. Given the choice, they portaged. From the eastern end, they took a meandering stream (the Chicago River and its South Branch) to the shore of Lake Michigan, then moved north along the lakeshore until they reached the mission of St. Francis Xavier at present-day Green Bay, Wisconsin. At the mission, the travelers parted ways: Marquette remained to report to his Jesuit superiors, while Jolliet returned to Quebec to report their findings to the new governor, the Comte de Frontenac.
Marquette had promised the Native Americans along the Illinois River that he would return to them some day. He had hoped to establish another mission among the native inhabitants of the wide prairie. During the winter of 1674-75, he kept that promise and got to Kaskaskia, where he founded the mission. The plan was to go down to the River of the Portage (aka the Chicago River) in the autumn and camp on its banks through the winter, so as to be ready to return to Kaskaskia as soon as possible when the thaw and spring freshets came – high water would make traveling down the shallow Des Plaines easier. Why Marquette chose to do this, however, risking more illness in the cold after it had taken him nearly a year to recover from the dysentery, nobody knows; but it was a decision that would kill him, and Marquette realized that too late. Then again, the priest was all too willing to be a martyr.
Leaving the mission at Green Bay on October 25, 1674, Marquette and two companions (he was accompanied by two voyageurs, one of whom who had been with him on the expedition with Jolliet) traveled down the lakefront. They encountered fierce snow, heavy winds, massive waves, and ice floes on the way south that forced them ashore several times. After weeks of punishing weather and delays, Marquette’s dysentery returned and he could hardly sit up in the canoe. By December 4, the travelers reached the then mouth of the Chicago River (near what is today the intersection of Madison Street and Michigan Avenue), where they camped for a week and killed game for food. Then on December 11, they traveled six miles inland along the more sheltered South Branch and built a makeshift cabin on the north bank near what is now Damen Avenue and the Sanitary & Ship Canal, where they spent the worst of the winter – until the ravages of spring arrived.
There are those who suggest that Marquette occupied an abandoned cabin on the South Branch that someone else – either Indians or French trappers – had built, but this assertion is disproven by the narrative written by Fr. Claude Dablon, S.J., Marquette’s immediate superior and to whom he had reported after the expedition with Jolliet. Dablon, who not only had Marquette’s original journal and had copies made that were sent to Jesuit houses in Quebec and France, also had the reports of all the voyageurs who had traveled with Marquette – including verbal reports from the two men who accompanied Father Marquette on his second trip in late 1674, Pierre Porteret and Jacques La Castor. Dablon plainly states that “During a month of navigation on the Lake of the Illinois [Lake Michigan], he [Marquette] was tolerably well; but, as soon as the snow began to fall, he was again seized with his bloody flux, which compelled him to halt in the river [that] leads to the Illinois [i.e., on the Chicago River’s South Branch at Damen]. It was there that they constructed a cabin in which to pass the winter [emphasis added], amid such inconveniences that, his malady increasing more and more, he saw clearly that God was granting to him the favor which he had so many times besought from Him; and he even told his two companions very plainly that he would certainly die of that malady and during that voyage.”
When the thaw came, it was brutal. On the night of March 30th, 1675, the floods on the South Branch were so bad that Marquette’s party had to climb up into the trees to avoid being swept away by the rising water; in the morning, the men set off further up the South Branch toward Mud Lake until they found significantly higher ground upon which to camp. That ground was on the ridge at Point of Oaks. With the floodwaters so high, they evidently didn’t need to portage around Mud Lake but were able to paddle through the area. However, the weather was so bad that they were stuck at that third winter campsite for several days. Eventually, they were able to continue southwest on the flooded Des Plaines River and past the oxbow and rapids between there and the Romeoville bend.
An inscription on the Summit cairn’s original plaque explained the reason for the monument near Point of Oaks: “On March 31, 1675, Fr. Marquette was flooded out of his winter quarters at Robey St. (now Damen Avenue), Chicago, and next day camped at this point, which is located by a comparison of his Journal with the original Engineers’ levels and surveys of the Country.” This plaque no longer exists, having been stolen and replaced twice – the first time before 1920, when it was replaced by Robert Somerville of the Chicago & Alton Railroad at his own expense, the second time at some point after 1924.
Marquette and his party relocated their campsite to the Point of Oaks area, near the southwestern tip of the portage in what is now suburban Summit. This is just northeast of the present day intersection of Center and 54th Street, not far from a Metra/Amtrak train platform near which the memorial cairn was later erected. From here, they traveled down past the Des Plaines rapids and the confluence with the Kankakee River to the Illinois River and Kaskaskia, arriving during Holy Week. There, the missionary founded the promised mission, preached and said Easter Mass, and realized he was at last dying, thus hastening his return to St. Ignace even though the natives begged him to stay and be cared for there. At that point, Marquette was so feeble that he had to be carried everywhere, including into the canoe. He died on the way back, near the mouth of the river named for him at present-day Ludington, Michigan.
In 1895, a monument championed by Ossian Guthrie was erected at the Point of Oaks landing site by the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, on grounds that the railway then owned. This was done at the urging of Guthrie, then chief engineer of the I&M Canal Bridgeport Pumping Works, and Edward G. Mason, president of the Chicago Historical Society, with the approval of Somerville, who was general agent of the C&A’s passenger department. According to author Robert Kott (2009), “Originally located across from the old Chicago and Alton Railroad station, this monument commemorates one of three spots researched over a lifetime by Guthrie: the 1673 portage route, the 1674 Damen Avenue (Robey Street) Marquette cabin site, and the  temporary Marquette encampment.” Guthrie decided on these sites by studying Marquette’s journal, the interviews conducted after 1847 regarding the area’s original topography, and fieldwork and surveys ordered by the commissioners of the Chicago Drainage Canal, as the Sanitary & Ship Canal was then known. As of 2016, the original monument’s foundation still stands near the train station.
Later in 1895, the C&A Railroad published a tourist booklet about notable sites along the newly dug Chicago Drainage Canal that riders on the Summit line could see from the train. One of the sites mentioned was the recently constructed Marquette memorial, a photo of which was featured on the booklet’s cover. Page 7 of the booklet notes that “This monument consists of granite boulders of various kinds brought from the Lake Superior region by the glacial stream and deposited in this valley. The monument is, therefore, of great geological as well as historical interest.” Another photo shows two large boulders; an accompanying explanation notes that “the smaller boulder is of granite, weighing 7 or 8 tons, smoothed and scored by glacial action (also somewhat affected by water), and now forms the capstone of the Alton’s Marquette Monument at Summit” (Chicago & Alton Railroad, 1895).
On May 31, 1937, the village of Summit held a celebration at the memorial site to honor Marquette’s 300th birthday anniversary. Led by master of ceremonies Henry C. Wahl and village president E.H. Wilson, attendees gathered “to pay honor and homage” to and “in contemplation of the example thus afforded” by the great French explorer. In honor of the occasion, the Père Marquette Memorial Association of Ludington, Michigan sent a letter in advance to the mayor of Summit, along with a “small chest of consecrated sand taken from the revered spot where, on May 18, 1675, Père Marquette died.” The association’s pageant committee requested that the sand be sprinkled on the Summit memorial during the tricentennial celebration. It is presumed that this request was carried out.
(Note: Marquette died at and was initially laid to rest near Ludington. However, two years after his death, a hunting party of local Christian tribesmen found his remains. They washed and dried the bones, and, singing their funeral chants in a procession of nearly 30 canoes, returned them in a birch box to St. Ignace, where they were reburied by the Jesuits beneath the mission’s church – and were apparently forgotten for many years after the mission burned down. Marquette’s grave at St. Ignace was rediscovered on the former mission site in 1877, but by that time only a few bones remained. According to historian Donald L. Miller, “the rest were believed to have been taken by Indians who considered him a forest spirit. His remaining relics are at Marquette University, under the care of his order. And this gentle missionary who dreamed of the glory of martyrdom in the wilderness became, in time, the closest thing to a patron saint that gritty Chicago would ever have.” In 1920, Chicago mayor William Dever officially declared December 4th to be Marquette Day in Chicago.)
Flash forward to 1968. The C&A had by now become part of the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, and the company wanted to develop the Summit site where the Marquette monument stood. The 11,000-pound cairn was moved to its present location on June 8th that year at a cost of $2,000. It was rededicated a month later during the village’s July 14th Marquette Days celebration (on Bastille Day; how very French). In attendance were many state and local dignitaries and officials, including Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell. In 1973, the village of Summit celebrated another tercentenary – the anniversary of the Marquette-Joliet expedition.
In its initial location near the train station, the Marquette monument was maintained by the railroad, even though the first two plaques were stolen. At the time, it was thought that they were most likely sold for their metal content; but without knowing precisely when the thefts occurred – for example, whether one or both of the thefts took place during the Great Depression or a major recession – it’s difficult to judge whether the thefts were simple vandalism or something more. The current plaque reads:
Father Marquette landed here
This monument is constructed of boulders brought by glaciers from
the Lake Superior region and deposited in this valley, having traversed
the route later followed by the earl[y] French explorers
Erected by the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co.
It’s curious that LaSalle is mentioned at all on the most recent plaque, let alone named first – considering that his travels through the area occurred nine years the Marquette-Jolliet expedition – whereas Jacques Marquette is mentioned last, even though the cairn is his monument. Did those who approved the third plaque’s wording realize that they were effectively demoting Father Marquette to an also-ran on his own memorial? Moreover, this third plaque doesn’t even bother to explain why Marquette landed at Point of Oaks in the first place. One is tempted to wonder whether the third plaque was a rushed replacement for its predecessor, ordered by someone whose interest in Marquette didn’t equal that of Ossian Guthrie.
History buffs will appreciate knowing that engineer Guthrie (1826-1908), considered the “Father of Chicago’s Drainage System,” was the grandson of Dr. Samuel Guthrie, the discoverer of chloroform. In 1885, the younger Guthrie found a granite boulder in southwest suburban Worth, IL that was later used as a monument to his famous relative. Apparently, Ossian Guthrie was a real geology buff and saw no point in wasting a good boulder.
The stone currently sits on the east side of a small park and helipad on Harrison Street, across from both Rush Medical Center and the former Cook County Hospital; the park sits just east of Route 66/Ogden Avenue in the Illinois Medical District. That same vest-pocket park includes a monument to scientist Louis Pasteur, the inventor of vaccination and pasteurization. However, the Guthrie memorial was previously located in Grant Park – as was the Pasteur monument – next to the Art Institute of Chicago and near the starting point of Route 66 at Michigan Avenue and Jackson Boulevard. It’s interesting that the boulder remains near the route today, on a different stretch of the Mother Road but still within the city.
As fascinated as he was by geology, Ossian Guthrie was an even greater admirer of Father Marquette and during his lifetime collected a large amount of research about the Jesuit missionary. In his will, Guthrie bequeathed all his research and papers regarding Marquette to the City of Chicago.
For more information about the monument and other memorials to Marquette, we suggest reading Ruth D. Nelson’s book, Searching for Marquette: A Pilgrimage in Art, listed below.
Joseph D. Kubal is a Naperville, IL-based geographer, data analyst, and amateur historian. The information in this article has been excerpted in part from the upcoming book, The Curious Traveler’s Guide: Route 66 in Metro Chicago, by Maria R. Traska, Joseph D. Kubal and Keith Yearman.
Ruth D. Nelson is a suburban Chicago-based art historian, author of the 2013 book Searching for Marquette: A Pilgrimage in Art, and adjunct faculty at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.
(The late) Maria R. Traska is a Chicago-based journalist, author, historian, blogger, editor of the Route 66 blog CuriousTraveler66.com, and editor and co-author of the upcoming book, The Curious Traveler’s Guide: Route 66 in Metro Chicago, by Maria R. Traska, Joseph D. Kubal and Keith Yearman.
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Dablon, Claude, S.J., excerpts from “Account of the Second Voyage and the Death of Father Jacques Marquette,” reprinted in Illinois Catholic Historical Review, October 1924, vol. 7, Chicago: 1924
“Death Calls Ossian Guthrie,” Chicago Daily Tribune, October 26, 1908: 5
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Kubal, Joseph D, ”A Continental Divide in Illinois?,” Route 66 Magazine, Fall 2014, vol 14-4: 14
MacLaren, Agnes E., Letter from the Père Marquette Memorial Association to the Village of Summit, IL, Ludington, MI: May 13, 1937
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Dee from Del Rhea’s Chicken Basket in Willowbrook, Illinois recently told us about a visitor they had to the restaurant. Sunny, a self-proclaimed nomad, adventurer and author, is, well, walking the length of Route 66! The 76 year old gentleman believes it will take him about 167 days make the trip.
Pat Rhea treated the hungry walker to a good home-cooked meal and set him up at the La Quinta Inn overnight.
What have you done along Route 66 lately?
Written and submitted by Keith A. Sculle
Many are the Route 66 travelers that Herman Goddard served at his garage — an estimated sixty to sixty-five percent of his market before Interstate 55 bypassed The Mother Road. His garage is located two blocks west of Route 66 and has displayed Route 66 shields on its facade above the garage doors for eight to ten years years. I interviewed Herman Goddard about his business in 2015 and 2016.
“Hmm, how long have I been at this garage business?” Herman Goddard puzzled near the end of my 2015 interview. From 1961 to 2015 — fifty-four years we calculated as we sat in his office nestled in the corner of Herman’s Garage, now a body shop, small parts repair, and truck rental. The garage sits a block off the square in small town Divernon, Illinois (population about 1200 in 2010), separated from the railroad and is rich in local lore.
Opened as a building for a Ford dealership in 1917, a special drain for washing Model Ts still scores the concrete floor near the back of the garage. And, it is remembered all too sorrowfully for the death of one of the brothers who owned the garage in 1932; having kissed his wife, started to drive back to work and was killed by an oncoming train at the intersection just outside his garage. Typical of the flexibility in small town commerce, the garage served outside traffic on nearby Route 66, and an early set of owners pumped gasoline outside the garage, ran a repair shop inside, and a trucking business besides. A set of later owners operated there until 1983 when Herman took over. His claim for the 1961 start actually refers to the year he began in the business as an adjunct to his father’s farm outside Divernon, having adapted a building as a garage.
Herman had initially learned engine repair working on his father’s vehicles and, after ending his service in the Navy, went to school. He rapidly abandoned training for tool and die work, saying that it was too boring and required waiting around for the next job. That’s when he got educated in body work at the Greer School in Chicago. (Coincidentally, he lived only a few blocks from Route 66 when he went to school in Chicago.) During the 1950s he did body work for auto dealers in nearby towns. Herman’s son David, born in 1962, owns the garage now and operates it with one full-time employee and some spare help from his father between eight and noon daily.
Adaptability has been the hallmark of commercial success. When farming began to require increased acreage, Herman turned full time to garage work. When automobiles required less frequent engine repair (since the 1980s), Herman turned exclusively to body work and 24-hour towing. Until two years ago, Herman went towing by himself. He loves his work dependent on transportation.
Through the years he remained a active presence in his community; some families have given him business for three generations. He pointed out that one dedicated customer, formerly of Divernon, now comes from as far away as Peoria. On one visit with Herman, I myself met three former residents who traveled from Greenview, 29 miles away, for their auto repairs.
Each morning a remarkable impromptu social gathering convenes around the coffee pot just inside the office door. Customers pass through on business but seated in chairs with their names marked on them are the “regulars.” The weather, local events and news (each has identified himself as a Democrat or Republican) are discussed. Herman has learned first hand about the community around him and the long history of his building. He’s eighty-eight years old, having been born in 1928.
What a remarkable snapshot in time does Herman Goddard present and the character of his business because of him!
In the Fall, 2016 issue of our members-only newsletter, The 66 News, Recording Secretary, Emmy Bates posed the question: “Why Did You Join the Route 66 Association of Illinois?”
Well, Tim Masten of Knoxville, Tennessee answered Emmy’s question and we want to share what he had to say:
I applaud all of the hard work the many volunteers have put in to help preserve and promote Route 66 in Illinois! You’ve come a long way baby!
As for me, there are many reasons why I joined the Route 66 Association of Illinois back in 1991. One reason was because I had a 1966 car and it was the 25th anniversary of the car along with living near and driving on Route 66 for many years. I actually got that car from a guy in Dwight. There are many memories permanently embedded while traveling on the road as many of those times the travel was during vacation or summer school break to get to a destination to relax and enjoy.
I remember living in Kansas and going to Michigan with my parents by way of Route 66 while listening to WLS or a Chicago baseball game along the way. Occasionally we would stop in Dwight at a restaurant and the Ambler/Becker station for gas but was saddened when observing the breaking up of the pavement in some areas of Route 66 when I55 was finished. One memory was back in 1996, I had a transmission breakdown with my car and the Ambler/Becker people got it going again.
Also, because of living in Carlinville, Chatham and then Bloomington for many years has enhanced my fascination of the iconic route. And one time I even got a ticket from Chester Henry very close to the Route 66 “chicken coup” close to Pontiac. One of my all time favorite movies is the “Cars” movie by Disney as they hit it masterfully with many themes of the ol’ mother road.
When I joined I remember seeing my name in the association quarterly as a new member and also mentioned in that same edition was Bobby Troup, yes THE Bobby Troup who wrote “Route 66” song. Time though has passed quickly and it’s hard to believe that I’ve been a proud member of the Route 66 Association of Illinois all these years and enjoy reading “The 66 News” and the mystique of the road even though I now live in Tennessee since 1998. I still have that same 1966 car to enjoy on any road with Route 66 in the windmills of my mind!
We thank Tim sincerely for sharing his memories of Route 66 in Illinois and for remaining with us as a member all these many years!
Why did you join the Route 66 Association of Illinois?
Send your story to Editor Gina at: Gina@WriteyTidy.com

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The Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at Michigan State University is one of the leading veterinary medical teaching hospitals and referral centers in the world. The VMC, located on the MSU campus, is an accredited veterinary hospital with 18 specialty clinical services, 40 clinical faculty, 28 residents, 14, interns and 170 staff (91 veterinary nurses, 17 veterinary assistants, 62 support staff), an annual caseload of close to 30,000 patients, and a budget of $24 million. Through cutting edge clinical expertise in a broad array of specialty disciplines across species, the VMC provides the foundation for clinical teaching in professional veterinary medical (DVM), veterinary nursing (VN), internship, and residency programs. In addition, the VMC provides critical financial support for academic programs through consistently positive operating margins. We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, service-oriented, highly effective communicator to continue this strong tradition and lead us into the future as Hospital Director.
The Hospital Director reports directly to the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, is a member of the senior leadership team of the College, and ensures that VMC meets its mission providing state of the art clinical care and serving as the primary clinical teaching experience for DVM and VN students and postgraduate veterinarians in advanced clinical training programs. As the Chief Operating Officer, the Hospital Director is responsible for the overall operation of the VMC.
Provides appropriate staffing, facilities, supplies, and equipment to facilitate the clinical services necessary for the academic departments to achieve their teaching, research, and service missions.
Works closely with the academic department chairs and unit directors, CVM administrative staff, CVM development officers, faculty and staff committees, and veterinary advisory groups to create an environment supportive of high quality professional services provided by the VMC.
Ensures effective communication with referring veterinarians, animal owners, other customers, staff, students, faculty, other units on campus, and the community.
Confirms VMC compliance with all applicable University, AVMA, and AAHA policies, as well as appropriate University, state, and federal regulations.
Manages all legal matters involving the VMC and coordinates these activities with the Dean and the MSU Office of the General Counsel.
Prepares the VMC budget, monitors VMC fiscal performance, and approves the purchase of new and replacement equipment.
Has responsibility for financial control of all VMC operations including revenue generation, expenditures, budget planning, monitoring accounting functions, internal audit controls, accounts receivable, and collections.
Supervises the VMC business office and medical records service, which assist the Director in VMC management.
Has an understanding of the mission and goals of the CVM and demonstrates a dedication to their accomplishment in alignment with the Strategic Plan of the College.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Hospital Administration, Animal Science or related field
At least five years of significant administrative/leadership experience
Demonstrated skills, knowledge and abilities in hospital administration and/or organizational management
Engagement with individuals from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to developing an inclusive environment
Demonstrated record of effective oral and written communication, as well as strong negotiating, leadership, team building, consensus building, decision making, customer service, and complex problem solving skills
Experience in program planning, strategic planning, human resource management, and quality management
DVM or equivalent degree
MBA, CVPM, MHA or equivalent degree
Experience working in an academic setting
Previous involvement in progressive marketing
Evidence of active engagement in and understanding of the requirements for the DVM, nursing, internship, and residency programs within both the small and large animal hospitals
Experience in, or understanding of, the importance of clinical and translational research in a teaching hospital environment
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About Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary science courses have been taught at Michigan State University since the institution's founding in 1855. The College of Veterinary Medicine was formally established as a four-year, degree-granting program in 1910.
Today, the college includes three clinical departments -- large-animal clinical sciences, small-animal clinical sciences, and pathobiology and diagnostic investigation; two affiliated biomedical science departments -- microbiology and molecular genetics and pharmacology/toxicology; two service units -- the Veterinary Medical Center and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; and several research centers.
Research at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine includes interdisciplinary, innovative, and high-impact investigations that are central to the history, present, and future, and underpin our exceptional education and unsurpassed clinical care. The expansive CVM Endowed Research Funds support graduate student, young investigator and pilot projects within the MSU CVM. The College boasts 9 endowed research chairs in comparative orthopedics, canine health, farm animal health and well-being, antimicrobial resistance, equine, and small ...and large animal clinical sciences.
In addition to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program, the college offers certificate and bachelor's degree programs in veterinary technology, and advanced degree (master's and doctor of philosophy) programs.
The College of Veterinary Medicine is fortunate to have an outstanding faculty, all of whom hold the doctor of veterinary medicine degree and/or the doctor of philosophy degree. Nearly all of the specialty boards recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association are represented on the faculty. Many of these faculty members are leaders in their fields, both nationally and internationally.
Michigan State has a long-standing commitment to equal opportunity, affirmative action, and multiculturalism. The College of Veterinary Medicine has attained national recognition for its leadership in programs for the encouragement of underrepresented groups at the preprofessional, professional, and advanced studies levels, as well as for increased diversity in its faculty, students, and staff.
Special opportunities for pre-veterinary and professional students to participate in international veterinary activities further expand appreciation of different cultures. Indeed, international experience and opportunities abound in the college for both faculty and students. Nearly 300 individuals associated with the college have been involved in activities in 36 countries. A special endowment provides funds to support student travel abroad.
The abundance and variety of animal agriculture and companion animals in Michigan provides the college with one of the largest clinical and diagnostic caseloads in the country. Educational and research opportunities are considerably enhanced by this large caseload.
The college also takes seriously its obligation to meet the needs of society in addition to clinical services and education. The college has expertise in public health, biomedical and comparative medical research, ecosystem and environmental management, and the multiple facets that compose our complex global food system. CVM also supports key animal health programs conducted by both the Michigan Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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1993 Cadillac Eldorado Question: trunk lid closer motor , how much to have replaced?
The time to remove and replace the trunk actuator is .3 of an hour and the part is $346 at the dealer or $199 at www.parts.com - Valleyautotech
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- Release Date 2017-02-17
- Label Elliptical Sun Melodies
- Catalog ESM242
Featuring some new faces to the label, as well as some shining stars in the Elliptical Sun Family, each release brings to you a different take on the excellent original.
With Dave Lewis's Remix, we have a more trance orientated sound, with a sawtooth bass and uplifting chords that shine through. Secondly, making his highly anticipated label debut, the host of our new radio show, "We Are Elliptical", Bryn Liedl puts his signature sound on the track, which will surely please any listeners ears. Finally, we have the return of Firas Tarhini, with a downtempo progressive sound that has been proven to be such a success in the scene.


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Construction Regulations along City Waterways
Uncontrolled construction activities can lead to riverbank failures and waterway obstructions.
Waterway Construction Regulations
- The need to regulate construction activities was identified in the 1950s. At that time, it became apparent that the impacts of uncontrolled activities (in particular, depositing of any fill and dumping of waste material), led to riverbank failures and waterway obstructions.
- The City of Winnipeg Waterway By-law 5888/92 identifies regulated waterway areas and establishes a procedure for dealing with Waterway Permits and Orders within the Regulated Areas of the City.
- A Waterway Permit legally authorizes construction within the Regulated Area of the City.
- It protects the public from construction that may endanger the stability of the riverbank, impede water flow, or adversely alter the waterway.
- A Waterway Permit is required for the following activities occurring within the Regulated Area:
- construction or demolition of a building
- deposit, removal, alteration or disturbance of any material
- alteration of drainage
- diversion or alteration of a waterway
- Examples of work requiring a Waterway Permit:
- commercial and industrial buildings
- dwellings, additions and garages
- swimming pools, decks, permanent docks
- depositing of fill or excavations
- riverbank stabilization (erosion protection, retaining walls, shear keys)
- landscaping projects that include any site re-grading, retaining structures or drainage changes
- Waterway Permit Application
- Why You Should Get a Waterway Permit
Description of the Regulated Area
- The riverbed and lands extending 350 feet (107 m) on each side of the Red, Assiniboine, Seine and LaSalle rivers.
- The creek bed and lands extending 250 feet (76 m) on each side of Bunn's, Omand's, Truro and Sturgeon creeks.
Other Approvals May Be Necessary
- Waterway Permit holders may also require other approvals, such as zoning variances, development permits, building permits or local district approvals prior to proceeding with work.
- For information on other approvals, call the Zoning and Permits Branch at 204-986-5140.
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Sale of renewable energy certificates declined by 61 per cent to 6.29 lakh units in July as compared to 16.18 lakh in the same month a year ago due to lower supply, according to official data. Relatively new market based instrument, Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) holds great promise in promoting the renewable energy market development in India.
Essentially, electricity consumers who consume above a certain defined limit are obligated to purchase a fixed part of their electricity from renewable energy sources. The REC mechanism provides an alternative voluntary route to a generator to sell its electricity from renewable sources just like conventional electricity and offer the green attribute (RECs) separately to obligated entities to fulfil their RPO (defined in 7th para).
RECs unbundle the electricity component (commodity) from the green/environmental attributes of the power generated from renewable sources. 1 REC is equivalent to 1 MWh of renewable energy.
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange of India (PXIL) are the two power bourses in the country which are engaged in the trading of renewable energy certificates (RECs) and electricity. The trading of RECs is conducted on the last Wednesday of every month.
According to official data, IEX saw total trade of 4.92 lakh RECs in July as compared to 10 lakh in the same month last year. Similarly, PXIL recorded sale of 1.37 lakh RECs in the month as compared to 6.18 lakh in July 2018.
IEX data showed that the decline in the volume and increase in prices has mainly been due to continuing crunch on the inventory/supply side since March 2019.
Besides RECs, there’s Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs), which is for power distribution companies (Discoms), captive power plants and other large electricity consumers are bound to meet them by purchasing a certain percentage of their requirements from renewable energy sources.
Under RPO, bulk purchasers like discoms, open access consumers and capacitive users are required to buy certain proportion of RECs. They can buy RECs from renewable energy producers to meet the RPO norms.
The proportion of renewable energy for utilities is fixed by the central and state electricity regulatory commissions.

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TICKETS @ http://pulseradio.net/events/view/4331
Cue Love is back with another screamer at our home THE RHYTHM FACTORY. We’ve built another line up to keep the love going. This time round our friends and family DEEP TROUBLE are hosting room 2 and are going to tear the roof off with a hot, hot, hot line up. Whilst in room 1 Cue Love will be doing the same with:
Martin Ikin has been involved in music for years. With tracks released on OFF Recordings and Exploited Records that have been causing clubs to reinforce their dance floors, Martin is showing us how what comes as a struggle to other producers is just second nature to him. Music truly runs through this mans veins and you can hear it in every well placed vocal, snare and overall feeling of his music. He has placed another brick in his music empire by launching his very own label – Soul Purpose Records in 2003, as a stable for his own productions
Bred in London, reared in Palma de Mallorca until his recent return to the UK, TÂCHES (pronounced 'tash') finds himself inspired but not characterised by the current leftfield garage phenomenon and the vibes of UK house. With a refreshing versatility, this enthusiastic young producer intrigues with inventive original productions as well as unexpected collaborations. TÂCHES’ influences include Erroll Garner and Marvin Gaye as well as more recent artists, such as Mount Kimbie and Deadboy. TÂCHES has been blessed with ongoing support from a variety of established DJs. After a promising first release on Paranoiak, an independent label that prides itself on being a platform for ‘young, self-sufficient artists whose talent can only propel them to the top of the music game’ TÂCHES is looking forward to deliver many more gems and surprises in 2013.
himself inspired by the late nights and early mornings spent at clubbing landmarks in Berlin, London and Ibiza and from enjoying the sets of fellow artists; Loco Dice, Green Velvet, Subb-an, Audiojack and Robosonic to name a few. PAWSA highly values his own dedicated following of established producers, who show full support of his analogue, yet contemporary sound. His debut EP 'Pilot' (forthcoming on Lost Records) has received particularly positive feedback and regular club play from the likes of Amine Edge, Leftwing & Kody, Martin Ikin & Robosonic. you would have seen him drop our supporting headline set at the carnival terrace party, and you can catch him NEXT SATURDAY headlining the Cue Love room 2 at Shuush @ fire. Big bass lines and punchy kicks - this cat is going to be BIG.
we are honoured to have him mix our latest Lovecast feature as well.
Maze & Masters:
These girls have attitude. Fusing whatever the hell they want into a deep-dirty-garage-tech smorgasbord of booty banging shoulder shimmies that have shaken the soles of dance floors worldwide. Coalition Brighton, Fire London, Beyond, Gutterslut, Space Ibiza, Dalston Superstore, Room Service, Matinee, Gravity, Illusions of House, Shuush Brighton / London / Manchester pride dance stages & many more. Maze & Maters are showing us that they’re not just here for a hot minute.
Ellie Cocks burst on to the dance music scene in late 2012. Her unique energetic style has started to get noticed. Ellie got her first break at Glamorous After party in London and made such a storm she was quickly offered residency and like they say, the rest is history. Ellie plays a Deep House sound filled with rhythmic basslines and uplifting vocals. Her energy behind the decks and tune selection has made her popular amongst the Glamorous faithful. With bookings at Pacha and Lightbox in March and Ibiza in June it looks to be a busy year for Ellie...
Häxeri is the alias of Swedish music producer and DJ Max Mansson.
Primarily a musician rather than a DJ, Mansson comes from a strong musical background, having previously formed indie pop band, Air Castles.
Led by Mansson, the group released two albums, which were both very well received by the industry and public alike, and were followed by extensive international tours.
Mansson has since then turned his hands to electronic music, creating sounds influenced by, but not defined as, house, electronica, disco as well as pop sensibilities. Häxeri harmoniously mixes relentless basslines with carefully crafted melodies. The attention he pays to detail in his musicality and his vision to make 'songs' rather than mere 'tracks' has gotten him the attention of other producers such as the Magician, and earned him prime slots at international music festivals such as Dockville in Germany.
ROOM 2 hosted by our boys at DEEP TROUBLE
WARNING: WEAR SOME COMFY SHOES, ITS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE! x
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Snake Re-imagined And Taken To The 3rd Dimension!4.00 / 5.00 9,183 Views
Be a badass and go on an epic kung fu quest!3.88 / 5.00 8,206 Views
Learn puppet reptile's best ABCs in this physics-driven interactive storybook3.89 / 5.00 7,821 Views
A track that i more than likely wont release here on Ng's, but wanted you all to hear and enjoy :3
New track from my debut Myheadisaballoon album Pop Goes The People! Available to donwload now @ myheadisaballoon.co.uk
I'm just gonna go ahead an drop these three tunes of mine off in this thread. Seems like the other two of the five music posts I put up here on Newgrounds so far, got way more views than these three.
So I'm hoping to at least get a few more views on these as I'm generally happy with them around the same level of the other two. So I wanna shine a little light on them here. Doesn't help that I posted before I was approved for public posting.
Feedback is more than welcome, and thanks in advance for listening.
I am so excited to be here *-*
I will upload some very, very relaxing tunes for you in the next hours.
I have just started composing Ambient stuff so please dont be harsh with me!~
I'd appreciate it if someone could give me a review. My first "serious" metal project!
Hey NG Audio,
(Hope im posting in the right thread)
I'm a game composer based out of Los Angeles interested in working with game developers all of kinds. I've composed a few soundtracks for Apricot Games (Pirate Gear, Baba's Puzzle, and Baba's Shuffle) and open to many different platforms and projects.
Here's some of my stats:
- Experienced in many genres and themes such as Electronic, Orchestral, Rock, Jazz, Adventure, Character-driven themes, Wonder, Victory, Defeat, Death, Sadness, Emotive, Hyper, and Whimsical.
- Dynamic and memorable song/theme writing which represent game core values, plot, and atmospheres.
- Wide sound set of instruments and audio production with powerful digital audio workstations such as Reaper and Cubase.
- Experienced piano player since the age of 8 years old.
- Hardworking, timely, and productive to deliver a musical score you'll love.
I've worked with some great people and hope to meet more for the rewarding and exciting experience of creating music and games!
To hear some of my work please visit my soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/andocalrissian
Also to view a demo of Baba's Shuffle visit and click the âEUoeWatch VideoâEU button on the leftside: http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/1260/babasshuffle /index.html
Please contact me if interested. Thanks!
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Hi guys! I was recently told that I would get some critical feedback here, which I would love.
@ 4chan everyone blows smoke up each others asses.
I make progressive-house music.
also I have other stuff on my soundcloud
Thanks for any comments :)
Worked hard on this one and finished it up today, revisited some good ol' Acid Breakbeat :)
Flash Count: 111 | Audio Count: 568
Sanity is grossly overrated and detrimental to the creative process.
I'm happy to announce the release of my first album "Immersion"!
I uploaded the whole full-length on Bandcamp, and you can both listen and freely download the individual tracks here on Newgrounds. ^-^
01. Midnight Meditation (6:24)
02. Sidereal (3:12)
03. Isolation (4:36)
04. Distant Call (4:48)
05. Nebulosa (8:25)
06. Transition (3:33)
07. Lost Bay (7:37)
Total time - 38:36
Please listen to my track.
bros first music video if you got criticizm message me or my rook or better yet comment on the video
have a nice day everybody
I always come with a good plan, when that dont work I switch out to the hood plan
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Been awhile since I made a song. I hope you (Ya'll) enjoy it!
The opinion of those who claim the glass to be half full matters to the extent of ignorance. Rather Up or down, Full or empty, The glass remains half rather than whole.
Return to Zero
NEW TUNES! CHECK THEM HERE!
Click the picture for my actual real life band D:
Helo my name is Holy Konni and I made this lgpt album called lgpt_princess . Thanks for listening!
You can stream/download on bandcamp, and also hear this album on Spotify, if you're into that instead.
GET IT HERE YOhttp://holykonni.com/
Music by Holy Konni
Recorded at Musho Studios
Released by hemligkaka.net
Shouts out to littlegptracker.com
Shouts out to Musho
Shouts out to DJ JAMAL
Shouts out to DJ Jaffar
Shouts out to Pictureplane

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Ontario hospital workers imploring province to be ruthless when it comes to stopping COVID-19
With the number of new COVID-19 cases trending down, the province has begun discussing reopening certain businesses and having students return to in-person learning.
However, with cases still consistently in the four-digit range, Ontario's health care workers are urging politicians to consider ruthless action if it's necessary to curb the spread of the virus.
According to a release from the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), hospitals are still at capacity--more than 20 per cent of open intensive care unit (ICU) beds are occupied by patients diagnosed with the virus, and more than half of ICUs in Ontario are either completely full or very close to it.
Additionally, with new, more contagious variants of the virus popping up across the province, new data suggests cases could be as high as 6,000 per day by the spring.
"In determining whether or not it is safe to remove the Stay-at-Home order on February 16 for 28 public health units or February 22 for Toronto, Peel and York, the province must carefully review public health evidence and err on the side of caution," Anthony Dale, president and CEO of the OHA, said in the release.
Further, according to Dale, 21 of 34 health units have at least one of three indicators--40 cases per 100,000 people, a test positivity rate of at least 2.5 per cent, or a reproduction number that’s 1.2 or greater.
"Returning to piecemeal, PHU by PHU decision-making will result only in Ontario losing the hard-fought gains we have made over the past several weeks," he added.
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- Ontario ICU capacity reaching critical level because of COVID-19: hospital group
- Ontario hits 150 COVID-19 cases in intensive care, 361 new cases reported in Peel
- COVID third wave has begun in Ontario, science advisers say as variants cases rise
- COVID-19 cases down across Ontario but U.K. variant a threat, new data indicates
- Ontario Hospital Association calling for Ontario to revert to Stage 2
- Moderna will be the only vaccine used until mid July in Mississauga and Brampton for adults
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner so it is time to start thinking turkey and now is the perfect time because ButcherBox is having their free turkey #ad deal with a 10-14 pound bird for first time subscribers. If you never tried organic free range turkey and chicken as well as grass-fed beef, pork raised crate-free to wild-caught seafood that this online meat delivery subscription provides, then you truly are missing out on quality and healthier meats and poultry choices for your family.
**Disclaimer: This post contains referral/affiliate links. If you buy something at Butcher Box, Beauty Cooks Kisses may earn a commission. All opinions expressed are my own honest ones.**
I never thought our food supply was so disgusting until researching what big farm operations typically send to market to pass on to consumers in the meat department in our supermarkets. Honestly, it turned my stomach hearing I used to buy poultry that was fed revolting feces, heads and intestines of other slaughtered poultry, dead chicks, feathers, blood, bone to fat from dead cattle incorporated into their feed. If you doubt what I am saying, here is an article to read in Eat This, Not That and then tell me how you feel about shopping in the supermarket for meat.
This is why I am so happy that I found ButcherBox because I trust their meats and poultry as the only ones fit to eat these days for me and family. You’re probably thinking I am just rattling on because I am a #ButcherBoxPartner. Yes, I am and can also make a commission if you buy through my link (which I would appreciate very much by the way), but I really only eat their meats or meatless meals now.
Besides not subjecting your family to meats and poultry with hormones, antibiotics and those gross extras incorporated into the feed, imagine the convenience and money you’ll also save on gas going to the supermarket.
There are five different meat boxes to make a selection from with four curated box options. Another possibility is choosing the custom box to order the items you prefer. This choice for ButcherBox pricing typically has 9-14 lbs. for $169. You can also order a big box.
Something else you would love is that you can choose how frequently you want your deliveries from ButcherBox to be.
Why not go into the holiday season with a healthier start and turning to free organic turkey and a ButcherBox meat subscription for first time subscribers? This FREE offer for organic turkey to score that 10-14 pound bird is available now, but ends November 14! However, their turkey supply has been known to run out so why wait? If you do buy, please go through my link. Thanks so much if you do!

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Dear Dr. Donohue: Please explain what artery hardening is. Is it common? Is it inherited? -- J.G.
Dear J.G.: Hardening of the arteries is the nonmedical term for arteriosclerosis (are-TEER-ee-oh-sklare-OH-suss), from Greek: "arteri" for artery; "scler" for hard. It is the No. 1 cause of death in North America.
Atherosclerosis is the most common variety of arteriosclerosis. It's the buildup of plaque on and within the artery wall. Plaque is a mound of platelets, fat, cholesterol and clotting proteins. The mound keeps growing until it obstructs blood flow throug h the artery. Then disaster strikes. If heart arteries are clogged, a heart attack results. If brain arteries are affected, stroke is the result.
Artery hardening begins in youth. Partly it is due to genes. Partly it is due to diet. And partly it is due to other processes of which we are ignorant.
Prevention of artery hardening is spoken of so often that I feel I am gilding the lily in repeating the refrain of a well-known song. Cut down dietary fats. They don't have to be eliminated, but their use has to be reduced. Saturated fats are the ones whose use must decrease. Saturated fats are fats in meat, in dairy products and in solid vegetable shortenings. Fill up with grains, fruits and vegetables. Get in 30 minutes of daily exercise, like taking a brisk walk. Lose weight if necessary. Make certain your blood pressure readings fall into normal ranges. If you enjoy a daily glass of wine, go for it. Don't smoke.
Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 27. My husband is 45. He has two children from a previous marriage. I would like us to have a child of our own. He is willing, but he has had a vasectomy. Can a vasectomy be undone? -- R.S.
Dear R.S.: A vasectomy is a cutting of the duct that carries sperm from the testes into the seminal fluid. The duct is the vas deferens. Men ought not to rush into vasectomies, for the procedure should be considered a permanent means of contraception.
However, operating with a microscope, surgeons can reattach the severed ends of the vas deferens. After surgery, sperm is found in the seminal fluid of 70 percent to 80 percent of the operated men. Pregnancy rates are not that high. They vary from 30 per cent to 70 percent, with 50 percent being a realistic estimate.
Write to Paul Donohue, M.D., P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.


“The cholera outbreak in eastern and southern Africa isn’t just an outbreak; it’s an emergency for children,” the agency said.
Calling for $171 million in funds to support 28 million people suffering in the region, UNICEF said tailored responses are already reaching many impacted, but more must urgently be done.
Tailored life-saving responses
The agency said the worst cholera outbreaks to hit the region in years, are now unfolding in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
As such, UNICEF is developing individualized cholera response plans based on the unique conditions within each affected country. For instance, budgets for both Malawi and Mozambique include requirements to address each country’s recent flooding following the devasting effects of cyclone Freddy which has fuelled the spread of the acute often water-borne disease.
Cholera outbreaks are exacerbated by poverty, disasters, conflict, and climate change consequences, like extreme storms and flooding, as well as a lack of access to safe water and sanitation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
The world has been grappling since mid-2021with an acute upsurge in what is the seventh deadly cholera pandemic in recorded history, WHO said.
The pandemic is characterized by the number, size and concurrence of multiple outbreaks, the spread to areas which have been free of cholera for decades, and alarmingly high mortality rates.
The UN health agency estimated in February that one billion people in at least 43 countries are at risk.
New assistance fast-tracked
For children, the risk is high, UNICEF said, adding that the needs in affected communities in eastern and southern Africa are growing.
UNICEF is currently frontloading its internal core resources to respond to the emergency “on a no-regrets basis”, the agency said. This includes new loan and grant financing and repurposed key resources to fast-track procurement needs and enhanced community outreach.
UNICEF is focused on mobilizing essential life-saving support, that includes emergency health supplies, medical products, technical support for outbreak control, risk communication and community engagement for prevention and early treatment, and safe water and nutrition supplies.
Flexible funding urgently needed
“We’re also working on social protection and supporting livelihoods, as well as keeping children safe and learning,” the agency said. “Flexible funding will help us not just protect more children and communities in need today but go towards building more resilient systems to protect children in the future.”
With existing funding, UNICEF has been able to scale-up the supply of chlorine for water purification, medicine for infection prevention and control, and risk communication messages that emphasize the importance of early care and treatment for anyone infected.
While generous partners have already contributed $18.3 million to support the cholera response, a regional funding gap needs to be swiftly bridged to broaden an effective response.
“For UNICEF and its partners to respond quickly and equitably based on need, especially in underfunded sectors, flexible resources will play a critical role,” the agency said. “Help us eradicate cholera and remove this burden from children and families who are already carrying too much,” UNICEF said.


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TORONTO – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath touted her transit plan for the province by airing past Liberal scandals on the campaign trail Thursday, saying her party was the only one that would responsibly invest in much-needed infrastructure.
Horwath, who has been taking routine jabs at the Liberals for what she calls their “corrupt” record, said Ontario residents deserve a government that would make reducing long commutes a priority.
“We need to take the priorities of people seriously and invest their dollars in a way that makes sense,” she said in downtown Toronto after emerging from a nearby subway station.
Horwath said spending scandals under the Liberal government, like mismanagement at eHealth Ontario and the Ornge air ambulance service, have meant “billions upon billions of dollars” that could have been used for transit are going elsewhere.
“We are going to make sure that we clean up this corruption,” she said. “That we focus on the priorities of people and we get our transit systems in a place that people can rely on and use in a way that gets them around town in a much more efficient way.”
The NDP would raise the corporate tax rate from 11.5 to 12.5 per cent to pay for major projects like public transit expansion.
Both the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives have warned that the NDP promise could put jobs at risk, but Horwath said it’s a needed step that would work.
“We care about a taxation system that’s fair and that makes sense,” she said. “That’s why we’re going to roll up that corporate tax rate a tiny bit to help us with transit.”
The party would also dedicate $29 billion over ten years to fund transit and transportation projects, including a downtown relief subway line for Toronto and year-round daily commuter train service to St. Catharines and Niagara.
The NDP has additionally promised to widen 60 kilometres of highways across the province every year, at least half of which will be in the north.
Horwath has faced criticism for triggering the election when many of her platform ideas, including her plans for transit, were mirrored in the Liberal budget she refused to support at the beginning of May.
But when asked Thursday if she had any regrets, Horwath shrugged off the suggestion, saying she wasn’t going to “pre-suppose” the results of the election.
“People have been telling me…they’re tried of a wasteful, corrupt Liberal government that has not kept their promises, that has not ensured that basics are taken care of in this province,” she said.
“I look forward to the choice that people make, and the choice that they make is the right choice.”
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Cambridge Corn Exchange, 12th March 2013
By album three, many artists start to lose some interest, and have to try radical changes in direction to stay relevant. Somehow Amy Macdonald never seemed likely to take that path, and now, touring her 3rd album, Life in a Beautiful Light, she sounds little different to when she first appeared.
From the Corn Exchange crowd, it was obvious that she remains popular across generations, from young girls to grandparents. Support act Ben Montague’s two-man show got a good response, particularly with Can’t Hold Me Down and Haunted, but nothing compared to the noise when Macdonald arrived onstage. Her show was friendly to all ages, with no particularly edgy moments; most songs finished with a soft, polite ‘thank you’, followed by a brief chat about football. Her earlier songs tended to stand out, though recent single Slow It Down also impressed. Other highlights included a short acoustic set, including a stripped back Give It All Up, penultimate song Barrowland Ballroom, and perhaps best of all, Amy’s brief transformation into a soul belter for Jackie Wilson’s Higher and Higher.
Despite the lure of big arenas, Macdonald is her own woman, and has chosen to stick to smaller venues. On this evidence, it’s a good choice: while it’s a very inoffensive set, she looks at home, and even her weaker tracks make more sense live than on album, making for an uplifting and enjoyable show for all.


text: Today we are praying for and reaching out to all those who self-harm. Self-harm is increasingly widespread. It involves any deliberate behaviour that inflicts physical harm on your body and is aimed at relieving emotional distress. Physical pain is often easier to deal with than emotional pain, because it causes ‘real’ feelings. Injuries can prove to an individual that their emotional pain is real and valid. Self-injurious behaviour may calm or awaken a person. Yet self-injury only provides temporary relief, it does not deal with the underlying issues. Self-injury can become a natural response to the stresses of day to day life. There is a way through it.


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A $3 billion to $5 billion penalty for privacy violations won’t change anything.
By Kara Swisher
By the standards of a potential impeachment inquiry, the evidence is clear.
By Jed Handelsman Shugerman
The world turned its attention away, but the violence and tragedy never ended.
By Sinead O’Shea
We skimp on the students who need the most help.
By Richard D. Kahlenberg
It may be risky politically, but Congress has a responsibility to act.
By Elizabeth Drew
The Election Commission of India runs the elections. A former head of the federal body explains how it is done.
By S. Y. Quraishi
When someone who is living paycheck to paycheck falls victim to an online fraud or a breach, the cascade of repercussions can be devastating.
By Mary Madden
America risks a catastrophic defeat if it doesn’t radically change the way it thinks about war.
By Bret Stephens
And an Earth Day debate over climate change.
The survivors of California’s most destructive wildfire in history remain resilient in the meantime. But the meantime has no discernible end.
By Sarah Pape


NEW YORK People who have a birthweight over 10 pounds are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis when they are adults compared to individuals born with an average birthweight, according to a study published by researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. While the mechanism for this association is unclear, the study identifies a potentially modifiable risk factor and highlights a potential way to decrease the incidence of the disease.
“There may be a relationship between being born over 10 pounds and getting rheumatoid arthritis later in life,” said Lisa Mandl, who led the study and is an attending rheumatologist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. “If there was some way that you could prevent someone from getting rheumatoid arthritis by making sure their birth weight wasn’t over 10 pounds, this is a risk factor that could be modifiable. You can’t change someone’s age. You can’t change someone’s gender, but potentially you could change someone’s birth weight. This is however only speculative at this point.”
The study population included only women who answered a 1992 survey that collected information about birthweight. After these exclusions, 87,077 individuals were included in the study and 619 of them developed rheumatoid arthritis. This was the second study performed on this matter. The first, published in 2003, included 400 individuals in Sweden and showed the same results.


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The story begins in 2013. Abby Sen is a young man who loses his seventh job as a television producer. A scientist volunteers to take him back in time while he is searching for another job. Thanks to the scientist, Abby travels 33 years back to 1980.
Thereafter, a series of unforeseen incidents and intricacies of relationships make his life as eventful as ever, but flung between the two worlds both in his personal and professional life, Abby represents the predicament of a man caught in the fierce struggle for survival in this modern age.


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Late last year I received a package with two amazing teas from India. There were given to me by Naveen Murugesan -who kindly contacted me on his trip to Barcelona- and whose brother in law owns the factory in Nilgiri. Unfortunately we didn’t have the chance to meet in person but we were in touch by email until I had the package with me.
The tea brand is Korakundah, a name given after the plantation where these teas are grown and produced. According to the Australian Tea Masters, Korakundah plantation in India is the highest altitude tea factory in the world at approximately 7000 feet and they belong to the United Nilgiri Tea estates Co Ltd (UNITEA).
The two teas that I received are an organic white tea, a rarity from Nilgiri, and a classic black tea typical of this region.
Thank you Naveen for being so kind and contacting me during your stay in Barcelona. It has been a pleasure to taste these teas and to be able to enjoy many cups just for myself. I hope you enjoyed your visit and I look forward to tasting more of these delicious teas in the future.
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Good Mexican food, the portions are huge, the menu is extensive and the restaurant was very clean. Service was great. Don't be alarmed by the outside appearance of it, we pulled up to the strip mall where it's located and hesitated- go in anyway....We have tried several Mexican restaurants in Glenwood and so far this one has been the best. It's not "downtown" but only a few miles from the pool. Service was very quick, the restaurant does have T.V.'s playing but at a volume where one can still visit. No screaming kids or loud music, YEA, it's cozy....We were surprised it wasn't busier on a Friday night and are hoping this stays in business so we can return the next time we visit.
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Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses.
... Civil engineering at the Universal exposition of Brussels, 1910.
... Brussels, Société anonyme belge d'imprimerie, 1910
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|Contents:|| Public works in Belgium. [Notices of the plans and models ... assembled ... by the care of the Ministry of agriculture and of public works of Belgium]. --
 Hydraulic works in the Netherlands. [Notes on hydraulic works in the Netherlands]. --
 Public works in Italy. [Exhibition organized by the minister of public works of the kingdom of Italy]. --
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Grapefruit was originally discovered in Barbados in the year 1750. The fruit was a result of the cross-pollination in between pomelo, a citrus fruit, and a sweet orange. The grapefruit extract is secured from the seeds of these foods, the skin, and the pulp of the fruit. You will find this in liquid form. It has a high concentration of phytochemicals and antioxidant. You will be able to obtain the benefits of this extract from a health supplement such as Nutribiotic Grapefruit Seed Extract Liquid.
How will You Benefit Taking Nutribiotic Grapefruit Seed Extract Liquid?
This supplement is a vegan compound which is secured from the pulp and the seed of the fruit. This is a formula that is being used by healthcare professionals all over the world. Several customers have used this dietary supplement and they have been satisfied by the benefits that it offered. Some of the significant health benefits of the supplement have been discussed below.
· The supplement of grapefruit seed extract can be used for the treatment of candida. This is a fungal infection that can affect men, as well as women.
· If you suffering from the problem of eczema which is associated with digestive then you can take this supplement to cure it.
· It can be a good remedy for healing various kinds of wounds.
· It can be used for the maintenance of a healthy heart.
· You can also use this for curing toenail fungus.
The product has been certified to be safe and can be availed from Vitasave.ca.
Vitasave.ca is a popular online medical store in Canada which offers different kinds of health supplements such as Garden Life Raw. The store offers its customers the benefit of a discount of 60% in some cases. If you are interested in purchasing a health supplement then you can visit Vitasave.ca.

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People and Their Environments:
Social Science Supporting Natural Resource Management and Policy
As human populations increase in size, extent, and diversity, natural resource planners and policymakers must address growing concerns about a wide range of environments. To make the best decisions – for people and for nature – they need information about how people and natural environments influence each other in rural and urban areas and everywhere in between. That is the focus of the People and Their Environments research unit.
Staffed with social scientists from a wide range of backgrounds, People and Their Environments is one of only a few Forest Service research work units that studies the human component of natural resource management. Our expertise ranges across the social science disciplines: economics, psychology, geography, sociology, and related fields like landscape architecture, recreation, and planning.
Our Research Areas
- Changing Population Demographics, Changing Land Uses
- Perceptions and Experiences of Nature
- People’s Outdoor Activities
- Environmental Values
- Natural Resource Disturbances
- Urban Ecology
- Butler, Brett J.; Markowski-Lindsay, Marla; Snyder, Stephanie; Catanzaro, Paul; Kittredge, David B.; Andrejczyk, Kyle; Dickinson, Brenton J.; Eryilmaz, Derya; Hewes, Jaketon H.; Randler, Paula; Tadle, Donna; Kilgore, Michael A. 2014. Effectiveness of landowner assistance activities: an examination of the USDA Forest Service's Forest Stewardship Program. Journal of Forestry. 112(2): 187-197.
- Emery, Marla R.; Wrobel, Alexandra; Hansen, Mark H.; Dockry, Michael; Moser, W. Keith; Stark, Kekek Jason; Gilbert, Jonathan H. 2014. Using traditional ecological knowledge as a basis for targeted forest inventory: paper birch (Betula papyrifera) in the US Great Lakes Region. Journal of Forestry 112(2): 207-214.
- Svendsen, Erika S.; Baine, Gillian; Northridge, Mary E.; Campbell, Lindsay K.; Metcalf, Sara S. 2014. Recognizing resilience. American Journal of Public Health. 104(4): 581-583.
- Gobster, Paul H. 2014. (Text) Mining the LANDscape: Themes and Trends over 40 years of Landscape and Urban Planning. Landscape and Urban Planning. 126: 21-30. [editorial].
- Handler, Stephen; Duveneck, Matthew J.; Iverson, Louis; Peters, Emily; Scheller, Robert M.; Wythers, Kirk R.; Brandt, Leslie; Butler, Patricia; Janowiak, Maria; Shannon, P. Danielle; Swanston, Chris; Eagle, Amy Clark; Cohen, Joshua G.; Corner, Rich; Reich, Peter B.; Baker, Tim; Chhin, Sophan; Clark, Eric; Fehringer, David; Fosgitt, Jon; Gries, James; Hall, Christine; Hall, Kimberly R.; Heyd, Robert; Hoving, Christopher L.; Iba?ez, Ines; Kuhr, Don; Matthews, Stephen; Muladore, Jennifer; Nadelhoffer, Knute; Neumann, David; Peters, Matthew; Prasad, Anantha; Sands, Matt; Swaty, Randy; Wonch, Leiloni; Daley, Jad; Davenport, Mae; Emery, Marla R.; Johnson, Gary; Johnson, Lucinda; Neitzel, David; Rissman, Adena; Rittenhouse, Chadwick; Ziel, Robert. 2014. Michigan forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework project. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-129. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 229 p.
- Campbell, Lindsay K.; Monaco, Morgan; Falxa-Raymond, Nancy; Lu, Jacqueline; Newman, Andrew; Rae, Ruth A.; Svendsen, Erika S. 2014. Million TreesNYC: the integration of research and practice. New York, NY: New York City, Parks and Recreation. 43 p.
- Westphal, Lynne M.; Davis, Amelie Y.; Copp, Cindy; Ross, Laurel M.; Bouman, Mark J.; Fisher, Cherie L.; Johnston, Mark K. 2014. Characteristics of stewardship in the Chicago Wilderness Region. Cities and the Environment. 7(1): article 3.
- Perhans, Karin; Haight, Robert G.; Gustafsson, Lena. 2014. The value of information in conservation planning: Selecting retention trees for lichen conservation. Forest Ecology and Management. 318: 175-182.
- Kovacs, Kent F.; Haight, Robert G.; Mercader, Rodrigo J.; McCullough, Deborah G. 2014. A bioeconomic analysis of an emerald ash borer invasion of an urban forest with multiple jurisdictions. Resource and Energy Economics. 36(1): 270-289.
- McLain, Rebecca J.; Hurley, Patrick T.; Emery, Marla R.; Poe, Melissa R. 2014. Gathering "wild" food in the city: rethinking the role of foraging in urban ecosystem planning and management. Local Environment:The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 19(2): 220-240.
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America’s favorite storyteller reads the world’s greatest story.
Garrison Keillor and Dan Johnson both grew up in the bosom of fundamentalism. Their shared love of the Bible and its stories led to this collaboration, which blends details from all the gospels into a single book-length story. Keillor narrates the biography of this amazing man, Jesus, from the slum of Nazareth in the province of Galilee, who confounded dignitaries, healed the sick, and taught those who would listen. He claimed to be God, and that through his death God would graciously forgive the offenses of all who accept this. His story is the foundation from which Christianity has developed, stumbled, and evolved. Centuries ago, early Christians listened as the Bible was read to them. This new recording continues that tradition with a conversational translation performed by America’s favorite storyteller.

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Mickey Ellison-Thomas Whittaker Hart Rematch Set For Callum Smith Liverpool Card
Promoter Steve Wood (VIP Boxing) confirmed to his YouTube channel that central area light heavyweight champion Mickey Ellison would fight on a Matchroom show that will take place on Saturday, March 11 at the 9,000-capacity M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England live on DAZN.
NoSmokeBoxing has now confirmed that Ellison (14-4, 5 KOs) will rematch Tony Bellew-managed, Liverpudlian prospect Thomas Whittaker Hart (7-1). Ellison successfully defended his title against Hart via an upset decision win in London last October, Whittaker Hart now gets a shot at revenge on home turf.
Former world super middleweight champion Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs), who is the WBC’s mandatory challenger at light heavyweight, will headline the card in a ‘keep busy’ fight before challenging the winner of Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde for the WBC, IBF and WBO 175-pound belts.
Britain’s Robbie Davies Jr (23-3, 15 KOs) and Australia’s Liam Paro (23-0, 14 KOs) will meet in a super lightweight contest. Paro is the WBO’s #2 ranked contender at 140 and is patiently awaiting his chance at a world title. A career-changing opportunity arises here for Davies as an upset win in what is a winnable fight will put him straight into the mix for a world title shot.
Also on the card, one of the world’s leading prospects, 21-year-old Californian Diego Pacheco (17-0, 14 KOs) will make his UK debut against fan favourite, Little Lever’s Jack Cullen (21-3-1, 9 KOs) over ten rounds at super middleweight. Both undercard fights were first reported by NoSmokeBoxing
Johnny Fisher, Aqib Fiaz and Paddy Lacey are all expected to feature on the night with an announcement imminent.


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Notice something different around here?!? Maybe the gorgeous new header, the pretty colors, the photo of K&K over there on the left? Yes, we got a makeover! The wonderful, talented Kelly of Fabulous K is behind all of the pretty that you see here. She seriously blew me away with her design and I couldn't be happier with her work! You should go check out her design services if you are in the market for that sort of thing or her blog if you like pretty things. Thank you Kelly!!
To celebrate the pretty new blog, I made a bread salad. This salad is inspired by a few different recipes and by the lovely asparagus that is available right now. It is kind of cheating to eat a salad with bread in it, but this salad is just so delicious, especially since the bread sort of soaks up the dressing. A small plate of the salad was very filling and satisfying. I didn't mix together the whole salad since it was just me eating it, and I didn't want the dressing to make everything soggy for my lunch. I'm pretty excited about these leftovers though, even if it means having to carry a few different containers with me on my walk to work. What do you usually bring for lunch? Am I a crazy lady for trying to assemble a salad like this?
Chicken and Asparagus Bread SaladInspired by the Kitchn and the Telegraph
6 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless (or 2 chicken breasts)
5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Salt and pepper
1 bunch asparagus
2 cups baby arugula
1/2 whole wheat baguette, cut in 1 inch slices then cut in half
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 yellow tomato, cut into wedges
1/4 lemon, juiced
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
Juice from 1/2 a lemon
Salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Rub another tablespoon of olive oil onto the flat side of the chicken thighs, then season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken thighs, flat side down in the skillet. Cook them for about 5 minutes, then turn the heat down to medium and cook for another 10 minutes, then flip and cook another 5 minutes.
Snap the ends off the asparagus. In a glass baking dish, toss the asparagus with one tablespoon olive oil, juice from 1/4 lemon, salt and pepper. Put the asparagus in the oven with the toasting bread and roast for 15 minutes.
Cut the baguette into slices, then in half. Toss the bread pieces with 2 tablespoons olive oil and minced garlic. Arrange the bread on a baking sheet and toast it in the oven for about 5-7 minutes per side.
Whisk together the dressing ingredients. You can add a bit more vinegar if you prefer a more acidic dressing.
To assemble the salad, mix together bread, arugula, warm asparagus (cut in half), and tomato wedges. You can also cut the chicken into chunks and mix it in as well, or you can place the chicken on top of each serving. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.


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AT&T’s future — and the future of AT&T’s peers and competitors — depends on whether the megadeal goes through. AT&T challenged the government’s decision in court, and a verdict in the trial, which has now ended, will be announced June 12.
Most antitrust experts initially expected AT&T’s deal with Time Warner to be approved by a Trump administration. But during the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Trump said he would block the deal. Still, Department of Justice regulators are supposed to make decisions independently from the president.
“AT&T hired several consultants to help us understand how the President and his administration might approach a wide range of policy issues important to the company, including regulatory reform at the FCC, tax reform, and antitrust enforcement, specifically our Time Warner deal,” the company said in the memo.
Watch the video above to find out what’s at stake as the acquisition hangs in the balance.


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By camarc, Jan 16 2012 10:00AM
Ufast in Quimper (France) in conjunction with Raidco Marine (France) have built and launched the first 5 craft in a series of Camarc designed 11m Aluminium Patrol Boats for the Gendarmerie Nationale.
The fleet includes a sterndrive version with the remainder of the series having waterjet propulsion achieving speeds in excess of 33 Knots.
Photos by SIRPA Gendarmerie
By camarc, Dec 22 2011 11:00AM
Perlis Marine (Malaysia) have delivered a fleet of 6 Camarc designed 20m SAR boats to the MMEA (Malaysia).
The SAR craft are self-righting (see the self-righting test in the video section of the website) and capable of speeds up to 34 Knots with waterjet propulsion. The structure for these craft are Lloyd's approved.
By camarc, Dec 21 2011 10:00AM
Ozata-Sefine (Turkey) have delivered a fleet of 4 Camarc designed 22m SAR boats to the KEGM (Turkey).
The SAR craft are self-righting (see the self-righting test in the video section of the website) and can operate at speeds of 25 Knots. These craft are BV approved and feature CPP propulsion along with significant towing facilities for their SAR role along the Turkish coast and in the Black sea.
By camarc, Dec 20 2011 10:00AM
Alnmaritec (UK) have delivered a Camarc designed 15m Dive Boat to RBG (Aberdeen, UK) for operation in the North Sea.
The design is self-righting and can achieve speeds up to 32 Knots with waterjet propulsion. Davit launched this vessel can carry out Dive, Subsea, light ROV and repair and maintenance work in the harsh North Sea environment.
Photo by Alnmaritec
By camarc, Dec 19 2011 10:00AM
Kvichak Marine (US) are building 2 more commercial sisterships of the successful USCG RB-M for the NYPD and 1 for the Seattle Police Harbour Patrol unit.


Opinion No. 98-2
April 8, 1998
TOPIC: Propriety of a judge signing and circulating the nominating petitions of another judicial candidate.
DIGEST: A judge may circulate and sign the nominating petitions of a judicial candidate when that judge is also a candidate in the same election.
REFERENCES: Illinois Supreme Court Rules 67A(1)(b) and 67B(1)(b)(iv); Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee Opinion No. 94-11.
A judge has declared him/herself a candidate for the upcoming primary election and has circulated his/her own petition forms. The judge asks if it would be appropriate for him/her to circulate some petitions for a friend who intends to run for another judicial vacancy in the same primary.
May a judge who is a judicial candidate sign and circulate nominating petitions for other judicial candidates in that same election?
A judge who is a candidate may sign petitions for other judicial candidates and may circulate primary petitions for other judicial candidates.
Rule 67A(1)(b) prohibits judges or candidates for judicial office from endorsing or opposing any candidate for public office. However, Rule 67B(1)(b)(iv) specifically permits judges who are judicial candidates to publicly endorse other candidates in a judicial election. Further, IJEC Opinion No. 94-11 arrives at the same opinion. Accordingly, even if circulating nominating petitions is construed to be the endorsement of a candidate pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 67, the judicial candidate may engage in such activity.


New research carried out by Exeter University and charity Animal Free Research UK has found important insights into the changes that can occur in insulin-producing cells – known as beta cells – in people with diabetes which could help protect them and find new ways to treat the condition.
October 25th marked a significant event for animals in laboratories, as two high-profile petitions about animal experiments were debated in Parliament. One of these resulted from the #TargetZero campaign, which is a collaboration between Animal Free Research UK, Cruelty Free International and OneKind.
Medical research urgently needs to be modernised. Several thousand diseases affect humans but only around 500 have treatments available. As to why we have made only such modest wins in our long fight against human illness lies in the three million animals used in British laboratories each year.
New economic report for Animal Free Research UK shows bold investment in new approach methodologies – aka NAMs – could see better treatments for patients, benefit economy and make Britain a science superpower.
In the cosmetics industry, the most common animals used for testing are guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, and mice. According to the Humane Society International, globally, around 500,000 animals die in cosmetic testing every year.
All those who attended our recent Summer School’s graduation event should feel optimistic and excited about the future – especially for animal free research.


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The exact origin of the identify “Isle of Wight” is unknown, misplaced as it is to time. To search out the quieter seashores it is advised you head to the northern finish of the island, the place Phuket’s largest seaside, Hat Mai Khao, remains comparatively unspoiled and less crowded. Should visitors have a ardour for Polynesian dancing, attending a three-day Kauai Polynesian Competition occasion is an absolute deal with.
Seashores stretch eight miles: Though AMI is roughly 7 miles long; the seaside stretches across the north and south edges of the island to create more than 8 miles of uninterrupted seaside. Let our island be that magical vacation spot for a Caribbean honeymoon or a as soon as-in-a-lifetime occasion.
The fourth region that may seize your consideration is the city of Sucuraj, a metropolis of picturesque beauty situated on the east cape of the Hvar Island. Sea turtle nesting floor: Thousands and thousands of green and loggerhead sea turtles made their nice journey from next to sea on Anna Maria Island seashores.
Although the seas are rougher, experienced divers imagine it is the perfect time to go to as a result of colder water attracts even more fantastic marine life (resembling huge colleges of hammerhead sharks). If you happen to’re in search of more of a seashore town feel, the northern tip of the island needs to be your destination.
With the closure looming, she says, there are only a few hundred guests a day. Whether you fancy travelling between Scotland’s islands by ferry or aircraft you’ll discover loads of methods to tick your dream islands off your should-visit record. On it’s situated Nassau, the largest and greatest identified Bahamian metropolis, which claims greater than one hundred seventy five,000 people and over 400 banks (oh, did we point out that the Bahamas is a tax haven?


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Michael Bublé is continuing to focus on his son, Noah Bublé, as he continues to battle cancer.
The "I Believe in You" crooner has withdrawn from hosting the 2017 Juno Awards next month. Russell Peters and Bryan Adams are set to replace the musician, who will be caring for Noah. Bublé has been canceling all of his appearances since his son's diagnosis, most recently backing out of hosting the Brit Awards. The 41-year-old singer also pulled out of performing at the BBC Music Awards in December.
Bublé and his wife, Luisana Lopilato, announced their son's diagnosis on Facebook in early November.

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