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Shimano Curado 200 I Casting Reel - $179.99
Tougher, stronger and more powerful than ever before, the new Shimano Curado 200 I Casting Reel lives up to the Curado's reputation of baitcasting excellence and reliability.
-SVS Infinity Brake System (Infinite Cast Control)
-Shimano Stable Spool Design (S3D)
-Super Free Spool
-Escape Hatch
-Cross Carbon Drag
-Offset Handle Design
-Center Clutch Design
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About This Reel
The legacy continues with the new Shimano Curado 200 I Casting Reel.
Tougher and more powerful than ever before, Shimano placed a major emphasis on durability with this next generation reel. Featuring the latest in Shimano reel technology, it also boasts improved casting performance, a whole new level of versatility, and smoother functioning.
Shimano's new X-Ship technology greatly improves the Curado I's gear durability by providing more precise gear alignment between the pinion and main gear, especially under heavy loads. This translates into vastly improved power and gear efficiency, and it also reduces friction between the spool shaft and main gear for enhanced casting performance with lighter lures.
The new SVS Infinity Brake System picks up from there, providing infinitely adjustable, consistent spool control and brake force. Its externally adjustable dial features six settings (1-6) that furnish a level of precision previously impossible with traditional cast controls. Shimano's new S3D Stable Spool Design also improves casting capabilities even further by greatly reducing spool vibration.
No matter what application you prefer - saltwater or fresh - there is a new Shimano Curado 200 I Casting Reel ready for the task. Available in three gear ratio and tougher than ever before, the new Curado I leaves no doubt why the Curado has earned a reputation as one of the best reels in the business.
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Customer Feedback
Comments: Hard to beat this reel!! Amazingly smooth! If you really dial this thing in you can bomb it 40+ yards! The biggest thing for me was, IT IS HARRRRD TO BACKLASH, I mean you really really got to screw something up! Just use some KVD Line & Lure conditioning and you will almost never backlash and will sling them out thier! Never have used it for pitching and flipping but if I were you and you wanted to flip or pitch, go with the Curado 70 it is a whole lot better at casting those really light lures!
From: Tyson Defiance 2/10/17
Comments: So I bought 2 curados a few months back and I am sticking with curados and citica's now since there practically the same they can cast light lures so well and I hardly ever backlash. They also are extremely smooth I use 1 for jigs and 1 for cranking I can throw those finesse jigs and light crank baits no problem go ahead and pick one of these up you won't be mad.
From: Zachary: Benicia California 2/5/17
Comments: I've had 4 of these, 3 200IPG and 1 200I. Two of them have been great reels, very solid and powerful. The other two have been terrible. Loud on the casts and grinding when reeling. Have not been able to solve the issue. I guess it's a coin flip on whether you get a good one or a bad one.
From: Unknown 1/11/17
Comments: This reel holds its own against all the high end reels. For the money this reel will be hard to beat !
Comments: The best Curado yet! I skipped the G series after fishing with a friend's and being less than inspired. this Curado is simply great. Tight, smooth, and casts better than any Curado yet. I have been buying Lew's lately because i have have been impressed with way they cast and feel. The Curdo I trumps my Tournament Pro's in just about all areas and casts like my BB1's. I am not to saying there is anything wrong with those two reels because they are both fantastic reels. Shimano simply hit this one out of the park.
From: Flattown Basser: LA 4/7/16
Comments: X-Ship, SVS, S3D, Wide spool keeps gear ratio from drastic change at end of cast. Drag washers, handle, materials, all good. Simple design for bearing upgrade, maint., & overhaul. All excellent features for $.
From: Outcast: USA 3/17/16
Comments: This reel outdoes any of lews reels. Even their top of the line baitcasters. Shimamo is the way to go. I had a lews team LITE speed spool & it has nothing on this reel.
From: Bill: FL 3/27/16
Comments: I own two lews bb1 pros and made the mistake of going with this reel instead of getting another bb1 pro. Lews is just a far superior reel, super smooth, far casting & the configuration of how it sits & feels in the hand is amazing. This is reel is solid and does its job but lews, even in salt water bass fishing, is the best out there.
From: Morgan: Newport, CA 12/9/15
Comments: I got two of these during a sale & feel that they are a step in the right direction for the company after the much maligned G series. The design, components, features & overall feel of the reel are very nice. Its not super light, but not heavy like the D series either. I had to replace the gears & pinion after two months in one of them which is not a great sign, but not the end of the world either. I give them a 7 out of 10 when compared to other reels at the price point as they are very fishable, but still room for improvement.
From: Kevin: Washougal, WA 12/8/15
Comments: This reel is quite phenomenal. It has a very solid construction. It's not entirely light, but that's not a huge issue. The best thing I have to say about this is the casting. Shimano really put R&D in to that SVS braking because wow! The reel launches your lure a country mile & it just feels super smooth when the line peels off of the reel. The retrieve is also very nice. I feel that my hands are a tad small to palm it 100% comfortably, but it still feels nice to hold. My first intro to shimano was a caenan and I loved that one. Curado 200i however is way better.
From: Snakehead_Stalker: Philadelphia, PA 11/5/15
Comments: I have at least 6-7 Curado reels that date back to 2003-2009. These are very practical and affordable bait casters that are durable and dependable. I still use 2 Curado CB-100's for flipping/pitching. I sold two older cranking Curados at a KY fishing store, and received 80% buy back for the used reels. I don't fish as often as serious tournament anglers, but even those competitors give Curados high marks for their value and dependability. These reels are good investments for their price.
From: John: Knoxville, TN 9/10/15
Comments: I really like my older Curado e reels but after the Curado g was introduced I thought I would never buy another Curado. I still can't understand what Shimano was thinking with the g series. When the Curado i became available I was very skeptical but I decided to give it a try. Sure glad I did. The Curado i casts a mile and retrieves smooth as silk. I engage only 1 internal brake and set the external brake to 1 and I can't make this reel backlash. I bought a 2nd Curado i and I like this as much as the first one - I'll be getting more.
From: Larry: Toano, VA 8/6/15
Comments: I love this reel but the hatch button underneath the sideplate drives me crazy. Its sneaky the button moves up and will eventually open giving u a bad backlash if u dont keep ur eye on it. Other than that button I cant find anything wrong with it.
From: Brian: Akron, OH 6/23/15
Comments: I have three of these reels and I like them, but the hatch switch underneath the reel likes to creep up and the hatch will open and give u hell. I think this was a bad design and should be corrected. Other than that this awesome and I like them.
From: Brian: Akron, OH 6/21/15
Comments: I have an old Curado 200E5, and it's an awesome reel. The I is every bit as good but with a better braking system. It casts both light and heavy baits very well and is butter smooth. The SVS infinity brake has an external dial that makes quick adjustments for when the wind changes or you change casting directions a breeze. Some people have complained of this wheel having a whining or screeching sound when casting, but you just have to oil the brake pipe slightly every few trips to keep things smooth. I usually start with the dial on three and sometimes scale back to two for a little extra distance, with two internal brakes engaged. I have the 5.5:1 model and I use it for deep crankbaits. It's paired with a Halo 7'11" MH Deep Crankbait Rod, and let me tell you, it LAUNCHES a big crankbait a mile, at least 15 yards farther than my old Lew's Tournament MG, which isn't a bad reel by any means. All in all, the casting distance, ease of controlling backlashes with the SVS Brake & the smoothness of the reel makes it as good as the Old E or better, and better than any sub $200 reel I've ever fished.
From: Tyler: Grand Junction, CO 6/17/15
Comments: Awesome reel! The Curado continues to impress. This reel takes a beating constantly and hasn't failed me yet. Super easy to use, handles big fish with ease and the braking is top notch. Shimano Reels are B.A.!!!!!
From: Cody: Twinsburg, OH 6/10/15
Comments: Got this reel on sale for $130 and thought I was getting a great deal. Being down here in Florida I wanted a reel I can use in the salt also. The only problem I really don't like is where they put the switch to open up the reel. I like to palm the reel so when casting, my hand ends up clicking up the switch causing the side plate to open up leaving me with a bad backlash. This happened to me 3 times within the 20 min I was using the reel. Other than that I have had no problems with the reel but it is such a nuisance I might end up returning it. Keep this in mind if you like to palm your reels like I do.
From: David: FL 6/3/15
Comments: Got this reel about two weeks ago and used it on the water about five times.... so far so good. I can feel the power behind every crank and casts beautiful. Barely backlashes with proper breaks (even on low breaking) but overall a great reel for the money.
From: Alec: RI 5/27/15
Comments: Awsome reels, way better than the e models, i got two in left hand and they out performed any other reel iv had in the 200$ rang. Iv been using them in fresh and saltwater for 4 months and haven't had one problem with them.
From: Robby: Fullerton, CA 5/13/15
Comments: Me & my dad each have one of these reels and his was making a lot of grinding and a lot of different noises. I haven't had any problems with mine yet. But So far I like mine extremely smooth & cast pretty far!
From: Chance: LA 5/9/15
Comments: I must say it's nice to be back under a great reel from Shimano. I liked the 200i so much I went & bought three. Best reel they made since the over sized D series. Hats off to Shimano on this one. Not to mention the price right now is unbeatable.
From: Trey: Rogersville, AL 5/6/15
Comments: I don't know what all the talk about noise and grinding i got 2 and both are super quiet and smooth. I love that the gears are supported from both sides and not just floating on one side like most reels it makes it sturdy, smooth, and quiet. Love it. Getting rid of my abu's for these!
From: Joe: CT 4/20/15
Comments: I have compared it to revos & the core series. All I can say is that it holds it's own.
From: Chase: TX 4/1/15
Comments: Well it cast a little above average nothing special. The spool release button is aweful. I can half press it and the handle will turn and line will come out. Also when you go to re engage the spool, the handle the handle spins nearly a quarter turn before engaging.
From: Ross: Allendale, MI 3/29/15
Comments: This reel flat out performs. Shimano for life. Have tried Abu, Lews, Quantum, and non of them compare to Shimano. This is a great improvement over the E-series Curados. My dad has a couple of them and a G-series (which they skimped on) and this blows it out of the water. More compact, lighter, and smoother than ever since they added x-ship. Two thumps up
From: Nick: NJ 3/21/15
Comments: Bought one of these, and was not impressed in the slightest. Actually other than the nice silver color and more aggressive angles, it's not near the reel the Curado E was. Noisy on the retrieve, the brakes make noise inside the sideplate, casting was exactly same as my E's. But the biggest letdown was ergonomics, finger hits the levelwind if you wrap your hand around the reel. And it's not a very smooth reel, especially compared to the Curado E/Chronarch E. Same story on the Chronarch + the plastic feel of it. Returned them both. Not terrible, but definitely not what everyone is reporting. Newer isn't always better.
From: Sam: Wichita, KS 3/9/15
Comments: The reel is rough when reeling, you can feel the gears, the side plate will not close unless you back way off of the tension knob, it makes bad noise when reeling and I was told you have to keep the brakes lubed with oil or it will make this noise.
From: Bill: SD 3/4/15
Comments: Bought an "I" in lefty & during light casting, smooth on the way out, moderate noise reeling back in. Long casting with hard swings creates lots of noise and crazy vibration from the reel, noisy on the way back in. Sideplate can't be closed without backing off the tension knob all the way out. Casting distance is nothing like what the other reviewers are saying.
From: Thor: Sacramento, CA 2/23/15
Comments: bout this curado and wow im very impressed with how smooth and strong this reel is. Took it out striper fishing and hooked up a double and this reel handled it like a champ!
From: Josh: Fresno, CA 2/18/15
Comments: The Curado i casts a mile and retrieves smooth as silk. I engage only 1 internal brake and set the external brake to 1 and I can't make this reel backlash. I bought a 2nd Curado i and if I like this as much as the first one I'll be getting more.
From: Larry: Toano, VA 2/16/15
Comments: I own 4 Curado 200i and they will cast a mile, even light weight baits. Just used them in a tournament and caught several 4-5 ponders with no issues and no noise using 30lb powerpro and 15lb segar floro. These reels are by far the best for the money (in this price range). You'll have to spend another $100 to get better than this. Shimano made a mistake with the Gs, but made good with the I.
From: Steve: TX 1/25/15
Comments: I bought a Curado I because I enjoyed the older E series, I never bought the G series and was upset with Shimano going to crap with the Curado line. I figured the I Series would fix their mistake but I was wrong. This reel made noise while reeling, was not smooth at all and it has already went out. Maybe I just got a lemon but I'm not happy.
From: Connor: CA 1/22/15
Comments: Purchased the CU200I and CU200IPG and both made noise after a few days of use. Cleaned both reels and re-greased and oiled. Hopefully, this fixes the problem. Highly disappointed with the new curado.
From: AL: IA 1/21/15
Comments: I think the concept is great and love how the brakes are easily assessable but common Shimano. I ordered one of these reels and it made noises right out of the box. I took it apart and cleaned it, but the noise is remains. I'll go back to my Daiwa and Abu Garcia.
From: Jake: USA 11/29/14
Comments: I have 2 Curado 201e's, 1 LH Chronarch CI4+ and recently purchased 2 201i's, 6.3:1 and 7.2:1. The Curado e's are still solid performers. The CI4+ is a step above, smoother and longer casting, and the 201i's are even better. They feel more solid than the CI4+, and once the brake is adjusted (2 "on", 2 "off") you forget about it. They are paired with Kistler KLX's. The e's are paired with Ducketts. The KLXs are a step above the Ducketts, IMHO. I also have a gen2 AbuGarcia STX. Sorry for the AbuGarcia fans, but it the STX is a very smooth reel but any of the Shimanos cast at least 50% more, same bait, same rod.
From: Arturo: Newnan, GA 9/29/14
Comments: Love this Reel! Bought 3 and 1 Ci4 Chronarch and find myself throwing the Curado more! The Chronarch will cast lighter lures better. i had lew's and got rid of them and switched to Shimano. Are Lew's Bad? no, but IMO the Shimanos out class them! I had BB1 Pro, Inshore, tournament Pro, and tournament. I kept the inshore and its like a pinto compared to lobster, the shimano being the lobster! The only gripe i have about the curado is the thumb bar, it sets up a little to high. if your not carefull you will mash it on hookset and disengage the spool, did it twice already. maybe just the way i palm it, but other than that these things are cadilacs! I bought a lemon from both lew's and shimano, shimano took a month to replace, Lew's has 3 day turn around.
From: Scott: Little River, SC 9/11/14
Comments: This reel is amazing. Very light, smooth, and powerful. But now I will say this, no reel is more powerful than the revo's in my opinion. But that still doesnt mean that this reel isnt a good reel. Best one in my arsenal by far! EXCELlENT REEL
From: Dylan: Bakersfield, CA 9/8/14
Comments: Great little reel, and as in little I mean perfect size. This reel palms just as well as my lews which are crazy compact! The reel is not as smooth as a lews out of the box but it has a more connected feel rather than lews with "no feeling at all" style. I'm gonna be honest I preferred the older 6 pin break because I find the new one to be very touchy. I find myself using 2 pins and 6 on the dial most of the time but still casts smooth and far with that setting. The best feature has got to be the x-ship, under the load of a fish it feels like I set my drag too loose because its so crazy smooth! For the money I don't think you can beat lews but still very impressive reel and one of the best reels for the buck.
From: Kris: USA 8/7/14
Comments: Super super smooth. But I just don't like the braking system. The original six pin is so much better. Why does everyone think we need to be able to adjust the brakes in several different waves? I still prefer even the G series to this one. Two pins on and no more adjustments necessary.
From: Bob: TX 7/16/14
Comments: I use this reel in a tournament in a downpour reel performed flawlessly paired wit GLoomis IMX MHF 7',wit Seagar InvizX 12lb smooth as silk casting, great braking system now I have to sell my E series just kidding, I have the 200I 6:3:1 but will order another one this week from TWH
From: Bruce: Pond State, NJ 7/12/14
Comments: I flat out love this reel. Great improvement/redeemed themselves after the g series. Hopefully it last overtime as well as the old ones did. Like already said before, takes awhile to get the most out of it how it has been packed with grease. I got mine in April and its July now zero problems and the most solid smoothest reel I have ever used. Been used to flip with primarily and it has all the power anyone would need. I want to get another to crank with this fall.
From: Evan: WV 7/9/14
Comments: i ran one this weekend and over all it is a nice reel, cast a mile and is smooth as silk. but i do have to say that i do not like the release button, it is too high up and the length of pull is too long. kind of a pain if your flippin all day with it, good thing its just a borrowed reel. i would just spend the extra $20 and get a Chronarch
From: Delta Rat: Sacramento, CA 6/23/14
Comments: Finally got mine. And like all reviews say, it smooth. I was like a kid playing around with it in the back yard. I put 20lb fluoro on it and the line spool off well. I bought the hg for flipping and froging. What like about it the most, is small and palmable this reel is. I have hands and feels like a 50 size shimano. It weighs 7.4 and feels lighter than that. So for looks and works awesome. Need put it to the test this weekend. I will update that review here soon.
From: Troy: PA, TX 6/20/14
Comments: I'm having problems with line getting behind my spool on the retrieve, gear side. Don't have any idea what causes this. Have to remove spool to get line out. Not sure if I like this reel yet because it happens quite often. The last time I had to cut all my line off to get the spool back in the gear housing.
From: Pat: Green Bay, WI 6/18/14
Comments: Love this reel. I love the new breaks in it. Somebody wrote that the thing to open it got stuck but all u have to do is loosen the drum break on the side of it. The reel casts a mile with braid for froggin. Great reel shimano.
From: Jason: Livingston, AL 6/15/14
Comments: the reason why the side plate doesn't close is because the spool tension knob is too tight. My friend had the same problem, until he let me play with the reel and then I found the problem.
From: Caleb: USA 6/12/14
Comments: I purchased 2 of these reels & took them out for a weekend of fishing. The first day on the water I opened the side plate to make an adjustment and could not get the side plate to lock back in place so that reel was useless the rest of the weekend. My otherone performed flawlessly I love the new brake system and all the other new features. The only other concern I had was with the external adjustable dial. Although I love the feature & it worked great it doesn't have a clicker like the CI4 & it seems a little fragile. I'm waiting to hear back from Shimano about the other reel before I decide what to do, but I think I'll spend a little extra & go with the Chronarch CI4, it just seems like it would be more durable over the years
From: Todd: IN 6/9/14
Comments: This reel is a TANK it's practically bulletproof I've been using it since a week after it was released and it hasn't skipped a beat! It's very smooth once properly cleaned because it was packed with grease. I got the HG model for frogs,flipping, and buzzbaits and it's been a dream to fish with. Shimano redeemed themselves after this one.
From: CJ: PA 6/9/14
Comments: Very smooth, and very effortlessly casting. The only downside is after fishing this reel hard for two months I feel like an idiot for spending $100 more for my Chronarch Ci4+'s because these reels are just as good.
From: Hydrilla Gorilla: Lake Seminole, FL 5/31/14
Comments: Super long casting, super smooth, great drag, best reel for the money bar none.
From: Dan: Guelph, Ontario CAN 5/28/14
Comments: Picked mine up today in the 6:3:1 and I love it already. Like the reviews have said, it's super smooth, but my favorite thing about it is how versatile it is. I've been an Abu Garcia guy and this is my first Shimano reel and I've beyond pleased. The price on this reel is a steal. Don't hesitate!
From: Tight Lines: CA 5/23/14
Comments: Finally got mine today. Took it out right away for a test drive. And like all reviews say, its smooth alright. I was casting the lightest to heaviest lure I could in my tackle box. It cast all the lightest lure with a med light rod about 50-70 yards. The heavier lures with med heavy rod cast a country mile. Then casting against the wind 15-18 mph here texas. And boom, backlash. But its ok this has a dial on the bottom outside so you can dial in the right settings. Inside reel when you open latch the brakes are different. You have 4 now and push them out instead pop them out. Well I only push out 2 and dial it in right fiddle with tension knob. And wallah cast against the wind, no backlashes. The Curado is back new and approved. Lets see the longevity of this reel, compared to old Curado 200e7. So far all good.
From: Chuy: Victoria, TX 5/18/14
Comments: The 5.5:1 is best crankbait reel I ever used. One it can cast your baits way out. Two its light and smooth so it doesn't wear you out. And three the price. This is super smooth when reeling in a crankbait or a fish. The x-ship makes a big difference. I even used it with a big 4oz swimbait slow rolling with having no problems casting or reeling. Amazing reel that just replace all my old "crankbait" reels.
From: Jackson: TX 5/18/14
Comments: love this reel, I have it on a 7"6 dobyns champion and it jus feels perfectly balanced it's really smooth on the retrieve I like it better then both the old and new chronarchs it also cast light baits really well I give it a 9 outta 10
From: Tanner: Lake Charles, LA 5/17/14
Comments: Amazing reel so far. I've been testing this Curado for 2 weeks straight at my back pond. killing 2-3 ponders in pond haha. going try on some bigger fish soon at local lake. super smooth and easy to handle. its not all big bulky like some reels. I still love my chronarch 200e7 but I gotta give to this reel tho. just order a 5 gear ratio for cranking, cant wait try it. got my 7.2:1 on a 6'10 st croix rage rod. great reel
From: James: AL 5/13/14
Comments: this thing is nuts for the price point. Was skeptical of the brake system. Got windy in the afternoon, adjusted accordingly and whipped em far with ease.
From: Gully: CA 5/11/14
Comments: Got the 5.5:1 and 7.2:1 curado I's. The 7 works super with frogs, flipping, buzzbaits, and topwater. Its pretty much an all-around reel for me. Now when we fish deep I go to the 5. I use deep cranks with this. It reels so smooth and cast pretty beeping far. On both reels caught two 5 pounders. Reel them in like nothing and super smooth like the calcutta ds. Cant wait to hook on a monster with the drag lock down. Over all these reels have work out great. No problems what so ever.
From: Sam: TX 4/24/14
Comments: Welcome back to the bass world curado. Because the g series blows. These new I series are super dope. I was hoping japan made. But wherever this thing is made, it works flawlessly. Got all 3 now. Straight up champs!
From: Beto: TX 4/14/14
Comments: Nice reel, but I prefer my Chronarch E, Lews Tournament Speed Spool Pro, or Tatula (Tatula out performs them all). Totally over hyped in my opinion and I don't like the side plate release. Much prefer the previous lift and twist release. I had to buy it from a different store. I can't believe that Tackle Warehouse can't get these in stock.
From: Marc: Raleigh, NC 4/10/14
Comments: My bad. Went on shimanos website. :-( I assumed x ship and mmg always went together. I did not open up the curado and look at the gearing but I got another chronarch e anyway and I'm very happy. Might get a curado I next year if all seems well with it after a year. did not mean to put out misinformation I was just mistaken.
From: William: MI 4/8/14
Comments: I would never think this was made in Malaysia. I was pissed at first. But after testing it out at a local pond. Im impressed how smooth shimano made this reel. Ive used other reels but this smooth. Hook a 3 pounder on a frog using 50lb braid. It reel it in with no problem. Cant wait to hook on a lunker. Get reel for the price, but think we should get a discount since it not made in japan.
From: TY: USA 4/6/14
Comments: Super thrilled with my new curado I. It has all the bells and whistles. 100% improvement from the g. Only con is not made in japan.
From: Steve: TX 4/5/14
Comments: This reel doesn't have MMG for a start, plus I think it's a very we'll made reel for the money.
From: Ray: Rylstone 4/4/14
Comments: Was torn between buying another lews tp or curado went with this reel really like it so far only had it out once for the price good buy really like my lews but would not hesitate to buy another curado
From: Ross: Tulsa, OK 3/23/14
Comments: Get this reel. Very impressed at this price point. Shimano is back! Pulled 2 5+lbs Calico Bass from heavy structure no problem! Wind N Grind!
From: CFM: SoCal, CA 3/16/14
Comments: I am a huge Lew's fan but I thought I'd try one of these new curados just because of all the hype. My initial impression was it looked and felt way better than the G series and didn't feel nearly as smooth as my Lews reels out of the box. So I strung it up, tied on a casting plug and did a little grass fishin in the front yard all I can say is wow! I was very impressed to say the least the casting is effortless and the line just flows off the spool super smooth the reel feels completely different after its spooled up can't wait to fish with it tomorrow! This thing is Sweet!!!
From: Tyler: Waco, TX 3/14/14
Comments: No lake eats reels like Okeechobee. This new Curado is the real deal. On a 7 11 Xh Punchrod Cumara. Haulin em outa the thick stuff like nothing I have used before. I will be restocking my rods with these. Thanks Shimano. You have redeemed yourself after the G Series.
From: Bob: Okeechobee, FL 3/11/14
Comments: Got this reel in the 6:3.1 gear ratio on the day it came out but never got to tested it out until today March 9, 2014. Took it to the Delta and all I can say was WOW!. This reel can cast a mile and is smooth as butter. I was throwing them 1/2 oz rat l trap a mile a way. I had this reel paired up with a shimano cumara 7'6 ML action. The setup felt just right. Before this reel I had a Shimano Chronarch ci4 6:2.1 gear ratio with the cumara now I have put the Ci4 away and replaced it with the Curado I. This reel is just awesome. Hoping to get more of this reel in the future. What a great buy!
From: Saberwolf: Sacramento, CA 3/9/14
Comments: Super happy with this buy. This Curado out does any baitcaster in the market. This reel should've been in iCast. It wouldve won imo. What I like about curado verses the chronarch ci4 is the side plate. It stays attached when adjusting breaks on the boat. But like shimano says once you fix it you never have to open it again with the adjustable dial. Over all its beefier, light, smooth, long casting, and slick looking. I would recommend this to anyone if you can find one in stock.
From: Jimmy: AL 3/9/14
Comments: Best Curado ever. Ive owned every Curado made except the G series. This Curado I is silky smooth with stock bearings. The x ship also makes a big differance. It can cast super light lures with 30lb braid a country mile like the old E but further. The drag is also super smooth a typical Shimano drag but better than before. The reel is just awesome. Can't go wrong with this at all.
From: Vic: TX 3/1/14
Comments: Walking through the big box retailer last night I saw they had one new Curado in stock. I was home with it shortly thereafter. Observations. Nice...real nice. Feels solid and casts like a rocket. Took the spool out to clean and oil bearings. It took a couple of soakings in thinner to get all the grease out of the bearings as they were LOADED. 12lb Seaguar on a 7'3" Duckett and I was whipping a SK lipless crank way out there. Great reel.
From: Rudy: Ft. Myers, FL 3/1/14
Comments: This is the longest casting reel in the $200 and under class by far. Compact, smooth and solid. Its a bargain for the performance you get.
From: John: TN 2/28/14
Comments: just an absolute workhorse and the braking system is genius.
From: Stephen: AL
Comments: Best reel Shimano has ever made, I was put on the Shimano test team to see what the new Curado could do. Let's just say in passed with flying colors. This reel is the real deal!!!
From: Glenn: Hammond, LA


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Foreign Direct Investment, Investment Treaty Arbitration and the Rule of Law
Susan D. Franck
American University - Washington College of Law
McGeorge Global Business and Development Law Journal, Vol. 19, p. 337, 2007
In the last decade, there has been a surge in the number of multi-lateral and bilateral investment treaties governments have signed; meanwhile there have been dramatic increases in the amount of foreign direct investment (FDI); and, more recently, the number of claims brought under investment treaties has spiked. This Article examines the relationship amongst these factors and is the first to review the emerging empirical economic literature investigating whether investment treaties achieve their goal of promoting FDI. The Article then specifically evaluates the impact that the procedural right to arbitrate investment claims plays in the process of promoting FDI and facilitating investment decisions. It considers this issue directly by evaluating models with non-traditional treaty dispute resolution mechanisms and considering the impact on FDI levels. The article then looks at the indirect role that investment treaty arbitration can play in facilitating investment and promoting the rule of law. The Article concludes that investment treaty arbitration's precise impact on FDI is unclear; nevertheless, as it has important implications for investment and the rule of law, it is a factor worthy of ongoing consideration.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 37
Keywords: Foreign Investment, FDI, Investment Treaty, BIT, NAFTA, AUSFTA, ICSID, treaty arbitration, China, Brazil, Ireland, Australia, Rule of Law
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The Bulldogs (3-2, 2-0O knocked off Benton (2-3, 1-1) 20-7 a year ago at Taylor Field to clinch a conference championship.
There isn't a conference title on the line Friday night, but Harrisburg head coach Jason Roper knows the atmosphere sure will feel like one.
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Teodoro Vidal Collection of Puerto Rican History
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Canasta Colgante
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- This basket was bought in Luquillo in 1979. The hanging supports are made of bejuco, processed fiber from the century plant, or maguey. A large metal disk was placed around the top to keep rodents from crawling into it from above. Widely used in rural kitchens, it is called a canestillo in the center of the island and a barandillo in the north.
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- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 20th century
- ca 1979
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- 1997.0097.1012
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Chapter 8
Daniel sees in vision a ram (Media and Persia), a goat (Greece), four other kings, and then, in the last days, a fierce king who will destroy the holy people—This king will be broken when he stands up against the Prince of Princes.
1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the
3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a
4 I saw the ram
5 And as I was considering, behold, an he
6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was
8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and
9 And out of one of them came forth a little
10 And it waxed great, even
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the
12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
13 ¶Then I heard one
14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
15 ¶And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
16 And I heard a man's voice between the
17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be
20 The
21 And the rough
22 Now that being
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and
26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it
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Prior to this afternoon, Cardale Jones was just another true freshman taking a redshirt at Ohio State, working as the Buckeyes' third- or fourth-string quarterback while he learns the ins and outs of Urban Meyer's spread offense.
Young Mr. Jones is now a much-chagrined true freshman taking a redshirt at Ohio State. This morning – perhaps due to an early wake-up call for a Friday morning class - Jones hopped onto his Twitter account to question the importance of the "student" aspect of being a student-athlete.
"Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain't come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS"
Well, a safe estimate says that more than 90 percent of football players in the FBS do not go on to play in the NFL. So classes aren't necessarily pointless, if you look at things from this angle.
Anyway: Jones made a faux pas, but I'm sure he learned his lesson. Twitter is no joke. Hit the books. Drink your milk. Study hard. Don't ever, ever schedule classes on Friday morning – or Friday, period.
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It Does A Great Job!I bought this epilator after using a Braun for several years. I think this one doesn't hurt and seems to get rid of the hair faster. Although I still have to go over areas to remove all the hair. I bought the men's model because I though more power would equal better results and I think that's true.Jul 17, 2012Diane / Michigan
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Ten Stars For This EpilatorI've tried a few different epilators and I have to say that this one is by far the best. Not only because of the dual heads which really make short work of removing hair, but because it is a bigger unit, it tends to vibrate on the skin and make the hair removal nearly pain free. One of the best features of the epilator is that if you have coarse hair, it doesnt break the hair when it pulls it out, so there is much less risk of stubble or ingrown hairs. This one is a winner.Jul 26, 2011Drew / NYC, New York
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Dragons wing Tom Prydie returns to the starting XV for Monday's PRO12 derby with the Ospreys at Rodney Parade.
Dragons wing Tom Prydie returns to the starting XV for their New Year's Eve PRO12 derby with the Ospreys at Rodney Parade.
Prydie returns to the side after a knee injury kept him out of the Dragons first Welsh derby, against neighbours the Cardiff Blues on Boxing Day.
The only other changes in the side sees the inclusion of half back paring Lewis Robling and Jonathan Evans. Robling replaces fly-half Dan Evans who has not recovered from his ankle sprain in time to be considered for selection while Evans comes in for his namesake Wayne Evans who is amongst the replacements.
Meanwhile, the Ospreys have made three changes, including a positional switch, to their run-on side.
Amongst the backs, Tom Isaacs comes into the starting line-up for Ashley Beck who drops down to the bench. Isaacs will start at outside centre while Andrew Bishop, who played in that position in their Boxing Day win over the Scarlets, moves to inside centre.
Up front, Sam Lewis starts at openside flank in place of Justin Tipuric who is struggling with a shoulder injury and Lloyd Pears replaces Ian Gough in the second row.
Ospreys forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys said the side are keen to continue where they left off against the Scarlets.
"This period of three games in nine days is crucial for us and having won the first game, against the Scarlets, it really is vital that we keep on working hard as a group, looking to improve and to find the performance level that will get us into the play-off spots before the PRO12 goes into a break for Europe and the LV," he said.
"As a coaching group, yes we've got to be pleased with the win against the Scarlets, but there's still room for improvement.
"We showed great effort and commitment, good discipline and we played the game plan well but there were areas of the performance where we could have done better.
"With the quick turnaround and the nature of Christmas rugby here's not much time to prepare for this game but what time we have got will be used to ensure the boys are focused and know what is needed to raise the performance another level again.
"It's another tough week, with a difficult game in Newport followed by another tricky one at the Liberty against Zebre on Friday night.
"We have to make sure that everyone understands how important these games are to our PRO12 hopes, that we need to put top-level performances in, and if we do that, then we have a chance of getting the results we need.
"Having really enjoyed the atmosphere at the Liberty on Boxing Day, I'd love it if we could get another good crowd on Friday night.
"It was obvious how much the boys responded to such great support and we want the fans to keep on playing their part."
Form: The Dragons have won just one of their last six RaboDirect PRO12 contests: 14-3 at home to Connacht on 23 November.The Dragons have won their last two matches at Rodney Parade in all competitions. The Men from Gwent have been beaten on the last four occasions they have faced a fellow Welsh region. Ospreys' only defeat in their last eight PRO12 encounters was 13-23 to Edinburgh at Murrayfield on 23 November. Ospreys have not won away from home in any competition since a trip to Zebre in the PRO12 on 5 October. Ospreys have won their last six fixtures with fellow Welsh regions in all competitions. The last three clashes between the two sides in the PRO12 have all been won by the home side on the day, whilst the only occasion that Ospreys have ever been triumphant at Rodney Parade was with a 27-13 win on 8 May 2007.
The teams:
Dragons: 15 Hallam Amos, 14 Will Harries, 13 Pat Leach, 12 Andy Tuilagi, 11 Tom Prydie, 10 Lewis Robling, 9 Jonathan Evans, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Nic Cudd, 6 Lewis Evans (capt), 5 Rob Sidoli, 4 Andrew Coombs, 3 Dan Way, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Phil Price.
Replacements: 16 Hugh Gustafson, 17 Owen Evans, 18 Nathan Buck, 19 Adam Jones, 20 Tom Brown, 21 Wayne Evans, 22 Steffan Jones, 23 Jack Dixon.
Ospreys: 15 Richard Fussell, 14 Ross Jones, 13 Tom Isaacs, 12 Andrew Bishop, 11 Eli Walker, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Kahn Fotuali'i (capt), 8 Joe Bearman, 7 Sam Lewis, 6 Ryan Jones, 5 James King, 4 Lloyd Peers, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Ryan Bevington.
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Duncan Jones, 18 Cai Griffiths, 19 Jonathan Thomas, 20 Morgan Allen, 21 Rhys Webb/Tom Habberfield, 22 Matthew Morgan, 23 Ashley Beck.
Date: Monday, December 31
Kick-off: 16:15
Venue: Rodney Parade
Referee: tbc
Assistant referees: tbc
Television match official: tbc


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Senior Advisor Inspects Agricultural Progress in Helmand's Marjah District
By Edward Messmer (State Department) and Matt Herrick (USDA)
As a foreign service officer with USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, Quintin Gray has assessed challenging situations in some harsh places. But nothing like in Afghanistan.
"The soil is like a fine dust," said Gray, who recently returned from a visit to Afghanistan's Marjah district in Helmand province. "But they have water. It's just a matter of delivering it effectively."
Gray is on loan from USDA to the State Department as a Senior Agricultural Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. He went to Marjah last week to inspect the progress being made in irrigation, alternative crops, and market development, as well as to gather information in advance of this fall's important planting season. Gray met with the District Governor, who escorted him through an open-air market. Walking side by side in the new marketplace, Gray and the governor discussed market conditions with local farmers and produce merchants. In January, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made a similar trip to Marjah to assess the efforts of Americans and Afghans to revitalize Afghanistan's agricultural sector.
Since Secretary Vilsack's visit, Gray learned how civilian-military coalition units in the region are planning to bring the badly deteriorated canal system – which is critical to the economic life of the district – back to its former efficiency. One of the USDA agricultural experts working in Helmand, Wes Harris, explained that the civ-mil units plan to replace more than 400 sluice gates and flow control points that regulate the flow of Helmand River water through the extensive irrigation system, which will ensure that downstream communities have sufficient water for their cultivated areas. The visit and various meetings with U.S. and Afghan officials on the ground provided Gray with a better understanding of the challenges facing the agricultural community as well as the potential that exists to build a prosperous economic base.
Since 2003, more than 100 USDA employees have deployed for service as agricultural experts in Afghanistan. Currently, 54 USDA employees like Wes Harris are fanned out across the country working as part of civilian-military units. These individuals come from backgrounds as soil and plant scientists, marketing specialists, veterinarians, water and rangeland specialists, foresters, and other specialties. As part of a unified U.S. government team which includes team members from the Department of Defense, the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other agencies, USDA is delivering high-impact assistance and bolstering Afghanistan's agricultural sector, the traditional core of the Afghan economy. The Afghan-led agricultural assistance strategy focuses on increasing agriculture jobs and incomes by increasing agricultural productivity, regenerating agribusiness, and rehabilitating watersheds and improving irrigation infrastructure. It also aims to increase Afghans' confidence in their government, particularly the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, by building their capacity to deliver services to farmers and herders.
District Governor Haji Zahir and Senior Agricultural Advisor Quintin Gray
discuss issues as they walk through Loy Cherah bazaar.
Senior advisor Gray and State Department rep Ed Messmer listen to Marjah
merchants describe market conditions.


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Ultralight Migration Leads 14 Endangered Whooping Cranes over the Skies of Kentucky
December 1, 2008
Liz Condie, WCEP, 608-542-0829
Joan Garland, WCEP, 608-381-1262
Ashley Spratt, WCEP, 612-713-5314
Tom MacKenzie, FWS, (404) 679-7291
Fourteen whooping crane chicks reached Union County, Kentucky, on Thanksgiving Day on their ultralight-guided migration from Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in central Wisconsin to Chassahowitzka and St. Marks National Wildlife Refuges along Florida's Gulf Coast.
These majestic birds, the tallest in North America, left Necedah refuge on Oct. 17 following four ultralight aircraft. Kentucky is one of the seven states the ultralight-guided migration will fly over before reaching Florida.
The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership, an international coalition of public and private groups, is conducting this project, now in its eighth year, in an effort to reintroduce this endangered species in eastern North America.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, on Nov. 29, on migration day 44, favorable weather allowed them to continue their southward journey to Marshall County, Kentucky, with a 63-mile, two-hour flight.
"This is an exciting year for the reintroduction project with the addition of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in the Florida panhandle," said Sam D. Hamilton, Southeast Regional Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "We wish the intrepid pilots of Operation Migration all the best with the new route as they enter the Southeast, and hope for a safe and speedy arrival at St. Marks and Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge."
There are now 68 migratory whooping cranes in the wild in eastern North America -- including the first whooping crane chick to hatch in the wild in Wisconsin in more than a century.
"The State of Kentucky is a key partner in this unprecedented effort to reintroduce whooping cranes into the eastern flyway," said John Christian of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership founding partner. "We are grateful for the efforts of Kentucky and our other state colleagues in helping to make this project a success. Quite simply, we couldn't do this without them."
Each fall, pilots from Operation Migration, also a founding partner, leads a new generation of whooping cranes behind their ultralight aircraft to wintering grounds in Florida. The cranes will make the return flight on their own to the Upper Midwest in the spring.
The ultralight-led flock from Necedah NWR passed through Wisconsin and Illinois. It will fly through Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia to reach the wintering locations in Florida. The duration of the migration is completely dependant on weather. It is unknown how long it will take the team to reach their final destination. Last year's journey lasted 97 days. To help speed the migration and improve safety for the birds and the pilots, a new route was developed this year that takes the team around the Appalachian Mountains rather than over them. For the first time, they will pass through the state of Alabama.
In addition to the 14 ultralight-led birds, biologists from the International Crane Foundation (ICF) and the Service reared six whooping cranes at Necedah NWR. The birds were released in the company of older cranes from whom the young birds will learn the migration route. This is the fourth year WCEP has used this Direct Autumn Release method, which supplements the ultralight migrations.
Whooping cranes that take part in the ultralight and Direct Autumn Release reintroductions are hatched at the U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md., and at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wis. Chicks are raised under a strict isolation protocol and to ensure the birds remain wild, handlers adhere to a no-talking rule and wear costumes designed to mask the human form.
Most of the reintroduced whooping cranes spend the summer in central Wisconsin, where they use areas on the Necedah NWR, as well as various state and private lands. Reintroduced whooping cranes have also spent time in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and other upper Midwest states.
In the spring and fall, project staff from ICF and the Service track and monitor the released cranes in an effort to learn as much as possible about their unassisted migrations and the habitat choices they make along the way. The birds are monitored during the winter in Florida by WCEP project staff. ICF and Service biologists continue to monitor the birds while they are in their summer locations.
The Whooping Crane Recovery Team has established a target number for this reintroduction. Once there are at least 125 individuals, including 25 breeding pairs, migrating in this eastern corridor the population could be considered self sustaining. With 68 birds now in the wild and another 20 soon to be released this project is well past the half way mark.
Whooping cranes were on the verge of extinction in the 1940s. Today, there are only about 500 birds in existence, 350 of them in the wild. Aside from the 68 Wisconsin-Florida birds, the only other migrating population of whooping cranes nests at the Wood Buffalo National Park in the Northwest Territories of Canada and winters at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Coast.
A non-migrating flock of about 30 whooping cranes lives year-round in central Florida. The remaining 150 whooping cranes are in captivity in zoos and breeding facilities around North America.
Whooping cranes, named for their loud and penetrating unison calls, live and breed in wetland areas, where they feed on crabs, clams, frogs and seeds. They are distinctive animals, standing five feet tall, with white bodies, black wing tips and red crowns on their heads.
WCEP asks anyone who encounters a whooping crane in the wild to please give them the respect and distance they need. Do not approach birds on foot within 600 feet; try to remain in your vehicle; do not approach in a vehicle within 600 feet or, if on a public road, within 300 feet. Also, please remain concealed and do not speak loudly enough that the birds can hear you. Finally, do not trespass on private property in an attempt to view whooping cranes.
Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership founding members are the International Crane Foundation, Operation Migration Inc., Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and National Wildlife Health Center, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, and the International Whooping Crane Recovery Team.
Many other flyway states, provinces, private individuals and conservation groups have joined forces with and support WCEP by donating resources, funding and personnel. More than 60 percent of the project's estimated $1.6 million annual budget comes from private sources in the form of grants, public donations and corporate sponsorship.
A Wisconsin Whooping Crane Management Plan that describes project goals and management and monitoring strategies shared and implemented by the partners is online at: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/birds/wcrane/wcraneplan.htm. For more information on the project, its partners and how you can help, visit the WCEP website at http://www.bringbackthecranes.org.
For daily updates and press kits, visit the WCEP website at www.bringbackthecranes.org. Daily updates from the field are recorded at 904/ 731-3276.
Note: B-roll is available by calling (612) 713-5314.
Ultralight-led whooping cranes fly from Cumberland County, IL to Union County, KY on Thanksgiving Day 2008. Photo by Operation Migration


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Gals, we all have our favorite pair of jeans that we wish we could wear every day (as if we don't actually do that… once in a while…*cough cough*). They show all the right curves, hide all the right flaws, and feel amazing even when we're having a bad day. In celebration of those perfect fitting dream-jeans, we've put together two outfits around a pair of our favorite skinny jeans. One leands towards the flirty date night variety, while the other is a bit more rock'n'roll. Adapt this to your own to give them a stylish new lease on life.
Look 1: MiH Jeans Paris cropped mid-rise skinny jeans / Folded Lapel cropped jacket / J.Crew New Boy polka-dot cotton shirt / Stella McCartney Faux suede ankle boots / Joan Shades
Look 2: MiH Jeans Paris cropped mid-rise skinny jeans / Kain Classic Modal & Silk Blend Tank / Todd Lynn Yoruba leather jacket / Gold Hologram Satchel / Diablo Double Buckle Boots
—DT Staff
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this restored mansion and grounds whisk visitors back to the Victorian era. Once home to Clinton attorney Clifton H. Moore, visitors will enjoy tours and stories of the friend and law partner of Abraham Lincoln who one resided there. Home of the DeWitt County Museum.
Kaeuper Hall at Millikin University
Kaeuper Hall is located in the Perkinson Music Center. The 167-seat auditorium was named after Hermann Kaeuper, the first Director of the School of Music. The handicapped accessible hall hosts weekly School of Music recitals, guest instrumental and vocal performances, opera rehearsals, and other intimate concerts.
North Gallery - Rock Springs Nature Center
This gallery showcases the works of local artists in various media.
Simpkins Military History Museum
The personal collection of Gary Simpkins includes artifacts from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I and II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War and Desert Storm.
Barn quilts of DeWitt County is a project designed to celebrate Clinton and DeWitt County's rich agricultural history, showcase our rural areas, promote agritourism, the arts, and create a sense of community pride. Throughout the county, vibrant, hand-painted 8'X8' quilt blocks on 'wooden canvases' adorn numerous barns, making a drive through the countryside all the more enjoyable. Barn quilts are on display June through August.
The African-American Cultural & Geneological Society of Illinois Museum (AACGS)
AACGS promotes and provides resources and education on the history of the African American. Embracing all cultures, it offers genealogy workshops, museum displays, storytelling, essay and poetry contests, and the promotion of Cultural Arts.
The David Erlanson Art Gallery is located in the center of the Richland Community College campus and is used to display artwork of students, faculty, and professional artists. Each month, a new artist is featured and the public is invited to a reception honoring the artist. Annual student and faculty shows are also featured and the gallery space has served as a stage for other art events such as readings and dramatic performances. This intimate space showcases a wide range of works from regional artists, while enhancing the college's art program. Exhibits rotate monthly, and highlights include an annual student art show in May.
African-American Cultural & Genealogical Society of Illinois
AACGS promotes and provides resources and education on the history of the African American. Embracing all cultures, it offers (in part), genealogy workshops, museum displays, storytelling, essay & poetry contests and the promotion of Cultural Arts. Three main annual community events sponsored are Black History Month, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, and Kwanzaa Celebration
Flower Corner & Country Church Craft Mall
A full-service florist specializing in weddings. The Flower Corner invites you to call and set up an appointment to speak with one of their designers for your special day! They also carry a large assortment of crafts, candles, quilts, pictures, wooden signs, and furniture.
J.T. and E.J. Crumbaugh Museum
This museum is located in the lower level of the Crumbaugh Library in Le Roy.The major displays include an 1890s re-creation of a child's room and a communications exhibit.
CITY:Le Roy
Woodlawn Cemetery and Civil War Soldiers Plot
The first burial at Woodlawn Cemetery was that of a Union Soldier in 1861. The plot is the resting place for over 80 Civil War Soldiers. An interpretive sign provides history of the plot and a listing of the soldiers buried there. Also located here are Civil War era cannons. Several others buried outside of the Civil War Soldiers plot were contemporaries of Abraham Lincoln.
A full-scale, live performance theater, with art galleries, on the campus of Millikin University.
Built in 1865, Union School served rural Logan County for over 80 years. More than a museum, Union School is a hands-on learning center. Local history is displayed in old photographs and memorabilia. A year-round interpreter is available to enhance the visitor experience.
Located in the residence of local artist Frannie Thompson, this shop features all types of handmade creations. Her fine assortment of fused glass and beads, paintings, jewelry, sewing and purses awaits you.
Blacksmithing, as well as artistic and functional iron work, is performed in this smithy that was erected in 1928.
CITY:Farmer City
Located in downtown Decatur on Main Street, you'll find the venue for Gallery 510's local artist cooperative. Discover original creations by local artisans including pottery, paintings, textiles, fiber art and metal sculptures. There is a free public reception the first Friday of each month featuring a local artist.
Albert Taylor Theatre at Millikin University
The Albert Taylor Theatre is located in the historic Shilling Hall. The 275-seat auditorium was built as Millikin University opened in 1902. Renovations to the theatre were completed in 2006 and include Handicapped Accessible and Wheel Chair Accessible seating. Annual productions by the Millikin University Department of Theatre & Dance, School of Music, and Opera Program are all held in this theatre. Lectures, classes, and rehearsals are also held in the facility.
Local theatre presentations at their best, with local talent providing high quality entertaining plays throughout the year for your enjoyment.
The Museum of the Grand Prairie has an extensive collection interpreting 19th and early 20th century life in east-central Illinois. Two floors of exhibits present architecture, trades and occupations, decorative arts, and childhood and domestic life of the time. The Discovery Room offers hands-on opportunities for children to interact and learn about the residents of the Grand Prairie. Educational programs are offered for all ages throughout the year.
Beautiful flowers, gifts, candy and cards. While away a few minutes in this treasure trove.
Seasonal retail store offers heirloom quilts & homespun accessories. Occasionally the Mennonite shop owner may be seen working on her quilts.
The museum houses an agricultural display that includes antique tractors (1922-1937), engines, a 1919 grain/dump truck, a replica of a 1920s farmstead kitchen, and more.
The "Art of Entrepreneurship" program (of which the Blue Connection Gallery is an integral part) has been developed to unite the strengths of two of Millikin's Professional Schools: the Tabor School of Business and the College of Fine Arts. This novel combination of two programs enables business students to gain insight into the creative aspects of entrepreneurship while art students of Millikin's College of Fine Arts learn the importance of marketing their own artwork. You will find all types of art displayed at The Blue Connection. Be sure to stop in and browse -- who knows... a promising student's work purchased today could turn out to be a valuable masterpiece tomorrow! The gallery participates in the "First Friday" art walks by hosting receptions that trademark the arts community in Decatur's quaint and historic downtown.
Built in 1899, the restored depot is the departure point for a weekend afternoon train ride to the Monticello Railway Museum. It also serves as a visitor center for Monticello and Piatt County.


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Meet Neoguri, the first super typhoon of 2014. The storm's maximum sustained winds were blowing at about 240 kilometers (150 miles) per hour when the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor on Suomi-NPP captured this image of the category 4 storm churning toward Okinawa and southern Japan on July 7, 2014, at 4:55 Universal Time (1:55 p.m. in Japan Standard Time on July 8).
Forecasts were calling for the center of the powerful storm to brush Okinawa on Tuesday and then push toward southern Japan, where it is expected to make landfall at Kyushu on Wednesday. With warm water and favorable wind conditions in its path, Neoguri could strengthen temporarily into a category 5 super typhoon, but the storm should weaken as it makes its final approach on the Japanese mainland and encounters cooler ocean temperatures and heavier wind shear. However, its current size and intensity suggests it could still make landfall as a dangerous category 2 or 3 storm.
On July 7 at 15:00 Universal Time (12 a.m. Japan Standard Time on July 8), the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported maximum significant wave heights of 12 meters (40 feet). At that time, the typhoon was centered at 23.1° North latitude, 126.7° East longitude, about 455 kilometers (282 miles) southwest of Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan.
"Neoguri has been caught by a trough of low pressure and is headed for the Japanese island of Kyushu, where the city of Nagasaki lies. Nagasaki had upwards of 8 inches of rain on Thursday, and parts of Kyushu saw 10 inches of rain on Friday, thanks to a stalled stationary front over the island. With the soils already saturated from these heavy rains, the torrential rains from Neoguri are sure to cause major flooding on Wednesday and Thursday," noted chief Weather Underground meteorologist Jeff Masters.
Read In a Warming World, Storms May Be Fewer but Stronger to learn more about tropical cyclones and climate change.
References and Related Reading
- AccuWeather (2014, July 7) Super Typhoon Neoguri Targets Japan. Accessed July 7, 2014.
- Japan Meteorological Agency (2014, July 7) Tropical Cyclone Information. Accessed July 7, 2014.
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center (2014, July 7) Super Typhoon 08W (Neoguri) Warning #19 Accessed July 7, 2014.
- Washington Post (2014, July 7) Enourmous Super Typhoon Neoguri lashing Okinawa and targeting Japan. Accessed July 7, 2014.
- Weather Underground (2014, July 7) Super Typhoon Neoguri Lashing Okinawa, Headed for Japan. Accessed July 7, 2014.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Adam Voiland.
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
YUMMY - 5 Minute Beer Bread
Happy New Year!
To ring in the new year, I have an amazingly simple and delicious (and versatile) recipe to share with you. So simple that your little ones can even help whip this up in about 5 minutes, as you will see in my photos below. You're going to LOVE this one!
One of my new friends here in China (another expat wife, like me) shared this recipe with me after bringing this delicious BEER BREAD to our Christmas party. She wasn't joking when she said this was simple!
And, yes, I said BEER! This bread uses a can of beer in place of yeast!
Ok, so are you ready for it? Here's the recipe...
Yummy 5 Minute Beer Bread
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 12oz beer (one can)
- 2 tbsp Butter, melted
1. Preheat oven to 375F and grease a loaf pan.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl, and mix until blended. Add beer to your flour mixture and stir until well combined. (Your mixture will be pretty gooey, as in the image below.)
3. Transfer dough to the prepared loaf pan. Pour melted butter over top. Place bread in the oven and bake for 45 minutes until the crust is a golden brown.
4. Let bread cool for 10 minutes in the loaf pan, then 10 minutes out. It is ready to enjoy!
I'd like to add, there are SO many ways you could play with this recipe to make some delicious breads. My friend Megan said she added some cinnamon to the recipe, then sprinkled cinnamon and sugar over top with the butter before baking. You could add shredded cheese for a cheese bread. You could add cinnamon and raisins, or maybe even garlic! I can't wait to try some other variations.
This bread is AWESOME toasted too!
I hope you give it try!
Posted by Rachel Harwood at 5:54 AM
5 comments:
I LOVE Beer bread :) Although I am still trying to figure out what to serve it with.. like a spread or something... cheese?ReplyDelete
It's best warm with butter :)
We tried this out this week and it was really yummy, although husband of mine wasn't so impressed to lose his beer. But he did agree the bread was worth it in the end!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:58 AM
I found this recipe on pinterest and cant wait to try it! What kind of flour did you use?ReplyDelete
Yummy! Made this tonight to soak up juices from sticky tray baked chicken with tomatoes. Perfect accompaniment. Maybe could try chilli or sundried tomatoes as additions to the bread too?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Sounds great, I am going to try this tonight with a crock-pot of pulled pork! Easy, home-made supper :)ReplyDelete
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By McCarton Ackerman, USTA.com
Taylor Townsend had the greatest – and longest – day of her professional tennis career on Sunday, winning four matches to sweep the singles and doubles titles at the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla.
The marathon day also enabled her to clinch the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge and earn a wild card into the French Open. It will be the first main draw appearance in a Grand Slam singles event for the 18-year-old.
"I am so excited. You just don't understand. To go to the French Open and play in the main draw and knowing that I earned it just feels so good," she said to Florida Today. "This is what I have been training for. I am so happy."
Rain delays throughout the week meant that the former world No. 1 junior and four-time junior Grand Slam champion would have to play her singles and doubles semifinals and finals in one day. She started off the day by saving two match points in her singles semifinal to defeat Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4.
The victory ensured that Townsend won the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge by collecting more WTA ranking points than any American woman at two of three USTA Pro Circuit $50,000 clay-court events – the Dothan Pro Classic in Dothan, Ala., the Boyd Tinsley Clay Court Classic in Charlottesville, Va., and the Audi Melbourne Pro Tennis Classic in Indian Harbour Beach. She swept the singles and doubles titles the previous week in Charlottesville.
But Townsend wasn't finished just yet. She took to the court again after a brief break and played her best match of the tournament in the final, wiping out Yulia Putintseva of Russia, 6-1, 6-1. She then won two more doubles matches with fellow American Asia Muhammad to cap off the memorable day.
Having started the year ranked No. 357, Townsend is expected to land just outside the Top 200 in next week's rankings. The huge boost also ensures that she will be able to compete in the qualifying draw at Wimbledon. And with minimal points to defend for the rest of the year, Townsend is putting the pieces in place to make 2014 her breakout season.
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This Just In ...
Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Recommended Reading (12/29/12)
Here are, in my view, interesting, noteworthy columns and articles from the past week that I highly recommend (You will note that on occasion, I do not endorse the opinions of the author and may point that out. Despite my disagreements, I still feel the piece is worth a read).
DC pols can't even cut 3%
"I am absolutely amazed that nobody has put any of the proposed 'fiscal cliff' spending reductions in the context of a simple percentage. We somehow get lost in the diatribe about the defense industry being devastated, how it will take years to receive a hip replacement, and that poor grandma may be forced to eat dog food. The fools of both political parties just can't stop spending, which apparently is the only way to be elected in this socialist driven country."
Everybody crazy 'bout a gun-free zone
"Many are shouting, these days, 'Schools are no place for guns.' Even some police spokesmen say this. Yet strangely enough, when a police officer answers a call at a school, you'll never see that officer take off his sidearm and leave it locked in his car."
NEA vs NRA: one teacher's perspective
"I am proud to be a member of NEA. But when my union leaders pander to the unrealistic utopian fantasies so many people hold, it doesn't serve our profession well. More importantly, the focus on guns themselves distracts us from the real problem our country is facing: WHY are we producing so many people who want to kill innocent children?"
Laws are for little people, not David Gregory
"This is, declared NYU professor Jay Rosen, 'the dumbest media story of 2012.' Why? Because, as CNN's Howard Kurtz breezily put it, everybody knows David Gregory wasn't 'planning to commit any crimes.'
"So what? Neither are the overwhelming majority of his fellow high-capacity-magazine-owning Americans. Yet they're expected to know, as they drive around visiting friends and family over Christmas, the various and contradictory gun laws in different jurisdictions."
Newtown a microcosm of government failure
"I have tried in vain to imagine my 7-year-old grandson, his defenseless classmates and their equally defenseless teacher being shot to death one by one while waiting 20 minutes for police to arrive. It is a scenario too terrible to conjure in my mind. To imagine local law enforcement personnel taking a full one-third of an hour to respond to such a monstrous event is infuriating. And yet, there it is."
WI: The dreaded 'r' word topped the news in 2012
"Wisconsinites tired of elections and campaign ads probably will bid a welcome adieu to 2012, the year of seemingly endless political campaigns and elections. It's easy to forget, however, in the shadow of all-consuming elections, everything else that happened this year."
School condom dispensers: Do they pass the test?
"I'm bowled over by the irony in all this. Supposedly, if religious materials are allowed within 500 yards of a school, the impressionable teens will be sucked into a life of cult membership. But if you place free condoms within easy reach of the 'good' kids and make premarital sex sound as school-sanctioned as pep rallies and fundraising carwashes, they're not going to be the least little bit curious??? ('Sorry, voluptuous classmate, the only experimentation I'm interested in is my project demonstrating
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