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As much as I'd like to recount tales of heroic oversteer slides through the corners, I'll leave the drift shenanigans for somebody with better insurance because owner Nick Wong's last words to me as I put it into first and let out the clutch were, "You break it, you buy it!" I did a little math in my head and realized I'd be working for him the rest of my life and probably still wouldn't finish paying it off, so caution became the better part of valor on this day.
In a lesser GT2, it would've been a different story. But Wong's '08 GT2 was fresh from an extensive upgrade program by Le Mans-winning race team, Champion Motorsport at its base in Pompano Beach, FL. Instead of the stock car's 530hp, or the 620hp of the GT2 RS, Wong's car put 620hp to the rear wheels on its pump gas setting, and as much as 845whp on race gas.
The engine was set to the insurance-friendly 620whp as I rolled into the Autobahn Country Club's pitlane behind a Ferrari 458. "This could get interesting..." I thought to myself. A few seconds after the flagman let the 458 go, he waved me through as well.
The clutch was a Champion Motorsport/ERP triple-disc carbon unit that clamps hard but had a narrow window and the lightened flywheel meant revs dropped fast, so I added extra revs to keep it from stalling.
The South Course starts with a right-hand hairpin and a tight right/left combo that unwinds into series of short straights. After the first turn, it's obvious the GT2's lighter front-end (compared to the AWD Turbo) is like the GT3 and beelines towards the apex in slower turns.
With the tighter turns out of the way, I was catapulted onto a short straight, shifting to third before braking for a left-hander. Surprisingly, the 458 wasn't far ahead and, judging by his speed and lines, seemed to know his way around.
As I turned in this time, I expected the same laser-guided bite as the previous corner, but it wasn't there so I backed off to find grip.
Lack of turn-in response was one of Wong's complaints after he first drove the GT2 and was near the top of his list of improvements. Champion attacked the problem by installing its suspension package, consisting of toe arm kits, trailing arms and adjustable solid caster bushings all round plus rear upper control arms. Constructed from aluminum, the parts are lighter and stronger than stock, offer greater adjustability and the trailing arms reduce dive and squat.
The stock shocks were replaced with adjustable Öhlins coilovers. And to put the parts to good use, the car had wider front fenders from the GT2 RS, allowing Champion to fit 265/35 R19 Michelin Super Sports (from 235/40) without rubbing.
The rear tires were 325/25 R19 and mounted to Champion's forged 19x12" RS98 wheels, with slimmer 19x9" up front.
Halfway through the lap I was already on the 458's bumper, being careful not to crowd him. We worked our way through the chicane that leads onto a long back-straight before he gave it full throttle and pulled out a gap. As impressive as the 458's acceleration was, the GT2 hung on and started to reel it in before we braked for another tight chicane.
The engine in this GT2 is pure metallurgical porn. Champion took the stock 3.6 liters to 3.8 with their own Champion/Carrillo rods and Mahle pistons (in iron liners). The crank was also lightened, balanced and "modified". The engine case includes shuffle pins to reduce main bearing fretting, and there's an enlarged center web for better oil flow.
The heads were ported, polished and matched on a flow bench. They were given 2mm larger Ferrea valves, springs and titanium retainers. Cometic head gaskets and Champion's 12x10mm head studs keep it in place.
There's more: Champion could've fitted a pair of big Garrett GT turbos but they would've added lag, while enlarging the stock VTG turbos wouldn't bring the gains they wanted. Instead, the company decided to make its own billet aluminum housings.
As Champion's Tom Pelov told it, "Our 68mm billet turbocahrger is based on the factory units. We replace the entire compressor housing with our own machined piece that allows a 68mm compressor wheel. And the wheel itself is also replaced with a seven-blade billet part, where the stock wheel has six blades. On the turbine side, it's mostly stock, but we modify the turbine wheel to maximize the efficiency."
"The general idea was to use a modified OEM turbo rather than swap to a Garrett to get the power of larger GT-series turbos but the benefits of VTG," Pelov elaborated.
The engine also received Champion intercoolers and headers, and the GT2's expansion intake manifold (which loses efficiency at high boost) was replaced by a resonance manifold from the 997TT.
Werks1 provided a carbon fiber Y-pipe that feeds the oversized 82mm throttle body on a Werks1 carbon fiber intake plenum and carbon turbo inlet pipes. To feed more fuel, they upgraded to Champion's 75 lb injectors and used a 3-bar fuel pressure regulator. High capacity coils maintain optimum spark.
Pelov gave recognition to GIAC for its work on the ECUs. Yes, there are two on this car because the six different programs would've overwhelmed the memory of one. Apparently, the hardest part when cloning an ECU is to ensure the new one doesn't trigger the immobilizer. Once overcome, the ECUs can be switched over seamlessly.
The engine sounds unlike most Porsche flat-six turbos. The normal drumbeat is muffled and the exhaust note is both tighter and more high-strung. It moans more than roars.
The car pulls away with the same ease as a regular VTG turbo. Throttle response is immediate, even at low revs. And as the revs rise, you feel the familiar turbo nudge but, with this engine, the power is more linear. It increases with revs, where the stock motor has a pronounced bulge in the middle that tapers away beyond 6000rpm.
Although I drove it with only 620whp at 22psi (max is 28psi), it obliterated the straights. The astronomical power pushes the 3200 lb car so that the engine never felt stressed.
It was at this point that the 458 waved me past. Even before we'd finished the lap I had the luxury of a clear track and the freedom to experiment with the faster turns. Leaving the braking later, relying on the carbon-ceramic brakes, and trail-braking into the turns got the bite I wanted.
Despite riding so low, there was plenty of compliance with the Öhlins suspension. The car would lean a little before settling in and rotating around the corner. Coming out of the slower turns, I did sense the traction control reigning in my enthusiasm, maybe losing some time on the lap.
Having previously owned everything from Skyline GT-Rs to an E46 M3, Honda S2000, Integra Type R and several karts, this was Wong's first 911 and he had to make some adjustments to his driving style. His approach was to brake early, turn in early and steer with the throttle instead of trailing the brakes. Doing this, the traction control has to be off or it will interfere with the throttle.
A stopwatch and telemetry would help decide which technique was faster, but we both agreed the car rewarded smoothness and bravery like no other. It reacted to the slightest pedal and steering wheel movement with an unfiltered purity. It has the 911 GT3's reflexes and Brontosaurus-sized balls of a tuned Turbo. So we found that stringing together a series of laps was as challenging as it was satisfying if you got it right.
Special thanks to Continental Autosports in Hinsdale, IL, and Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL for the track time
2008 Porsche 911 GT2
Engine 3.8-liter, flat six-cylinder, DOHC, twin-turbo with Champion Motorsport/Carrillo connecting rods, Mahle pistons, modified crankshaft, ported and polished heads with Ferrea valves, retainers and springs, Champion 68mm billet turbos, Werks1 carbon fiber Y-pipe and intake plenum, 82mm throttle body, 75 lb injectors, 997 Turbo resonance manifold, dual ECUs with GIAC software, Champion intercoolers
Drivetrain six-speed manual with Champion Motorsport/ERK triple-disc clutch, lightened flywheel, Guard GT2 Pro chromoly 60/40 LSD, California Motorsports billet diff cover
Brakes Porsche 15" carbon-ceramic rotors with six-piston calipers f, 13.8" rotors, four-piston calipers r, stainless braided lines
Suspension custom-valved Öhlins coilovers, Champion rear upper control arms, front and rear toe arms, trailing arms and solid adjustable caster bushings
Wheels & Tires 19x9" f, 19x12" r Champion Motorsport RS98 forged wheels, 265/35 R19 f, 325/25 R19 r Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires
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Great book!
bought first edition:)
Enfin ! :D
lookin forward to this one dude!
Looking forward to getting hold of a copy!
No hardcover reprint? doesn't seem to be listed anywhere..
congrats on going into a second run! It's a great book!
Just ordered my book from Borders. Should be here Friday, got that in store free shipping.
Very excited.
Awesome! just got my copy, i was trying to get it when it was sold out.
I gotta get me this book. You have such a relaxed and enjoyable style. Not only do you make other artists want to work, but work in their own way and that's inspiring. Plus I just dig looking at your pictures.
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- Both photographs are clearly of the same family. Same number of people, same relative ages, same general appearances.
- Neither photograph was taken in a studio. They both appear to have been taken on a farm. Perhaps they were taken by a traveling photographer.
- Although the baby looks to be about the same age in both photos, I am guessing that the sepia photo (below) is later because the son appears to be wearing the same jacket as in the other photo, but is outgrowing it. He is also taller in relation to his seated father.
- The mother is wearing the same dress in both photos, although she is wearing a tie at the neck in one photo but not the other.. The quilt behind her is also the same.
- The father is wearing the same suit. His hair seems a bit longer in the first photo (above). Perhaps he got a haircut.
- In both photos, the father is holding a folded document of some sort. This was often done to indicate an educated person.
The more I looked at these photos, I began wondering if the father might be Charles William Edmonds, born Fayette County Alabama, lived in Hill County Texas. I sent the photos to my second cousin Beverly and her husband Fred to see if they knew who the family was. Beverly is a descendent of Charles William Edmonds.
Bingo! We now have names!
- Father: Charles William Edmonds
- Mother: Manerva Josephine Davis Edmonds
- Older son: Curtis Leon Edmonds
- Older daughter: Abba Gertrude Edmonds
- Younger daughters: Hestra and Celestia Urline Edmonds
- Baby: Augustus Hill Edmonds
Fred and Beverly believe that the photos might have been taken on the same day, perhaps on Augustus Hill's christening day. What do you think?


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Transferring / Cooley Student Seeking Transfer« on: September 12, 2011, 12:43:51 PM »
Hello everyone. I'm a 23 year old going into my 3rd term (semester) at Cooley. Before I post this, I feel compelled to state that I know there are a lot of negative replies to posts dealing with Cooley, and there students. Most of the negative things I've read about Cooley I actually agree with. I however would like to keep these issues out of the discussion, because I am simply looking for help and advice. After my first 2 terms, I have a 3.6 GPA, and sit at about 8% of my class. I am also waiting for the grade result of one more class (which I feel I did well in). I am looking to apply for transfer after this (my 3rd) term. Assuming I do as well as I did in my first 2 terms, what are some of the best schools that I could transfer to? I have no ties in Michigan, so I would be willing to attend any law school in the country. I know a student from Cooley who transferred to MSU last term with a 3.1 GPA at Cooley. For this reason, I feel that I can get into MSU, but I am aiming a little bit higher. Thank you all for the help, advice, and time. It is very much appreciated!


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So it's been three days since I promised not to talk about the affair, and I am not doing well. I had insomnia last night, and yay here I am blogging at 1 AM.
I'm not thinking about the affair really. I am thinking about how I really should get this whole new counselor thing going. I was going to call the insurance company but then lazy outed with that.
I don't know what my problem is anyway. I am not mad at anything, I am not really sad anymore, I'm just kind of .... Dead to it. It's like this wound just sits inside me and it's sore. The wounds haven't had any more damage, but they just sit and ooze. Will the wounds ever stop oozing? Will they close up and heal? There will always be a scar won't there?
Out of all the people in the world...my husband had to do this to me. He couldn't have taken care of me like he should have.. As the mother of his children and the love of his life he says I am. No, he had to take knife, stab me multiple times, and then pull me back when I was ready to run. Now I sit here healing while looking at the perpetrator. It's all so screwed up. It's all so unbelievably ridiculous.
I need therapy.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Infidelity Silence Isn't Good
So it's been three days since I promised not to talk about the affair, and I am not doing well. I had insomnia last night, and yay here I am blogging at 1 AM.
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I've had many days like that as well. Where I didnt feel much of anything anymore. And even still today. I like to see it as a good thing tho. I figure if its not bothering me, maybe I'm a little bit closer to getting completely over it.ReplyDelete
Take care,
I don't know if I will ever be over it...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2012 at 12:37 AM
What? Excuse me? You can't talk about it anymore with him? are you kidding me? Don't you realize HE is taking care of himself and not you? He's tired of it, he doesn't want to hear it anymore, he's sick of it, he's tired of your tears and pain and rage and and and...ReplyDelete
and can you tell I've been cheated on? Its been 2 1/2 years since I discovered the truth. Which for me is the beginning. For my jerk of a husband, it was almost 4 years since he last saw her. For him its now 6 1/2 years. My husband became quite violent with me over the past couple of years at times and had / has his own seething rage lingering. But its towards him, not me when it boils down to it. He's furious at what he's done to me, himself, our marriage and our kids.
The only way I will heal is with his 1000)% participation. When I am raging and crying, I need him to hold and comfort me, reassure me and understand the best he can how damaging this truly is. He's come a long way and still has a long way to go.
There are some days he 'gets it' and some he's too concerned about himself. Poor baby. He created a mess, destroyed my world, life and dreams and he wants to sit in a corner and pout? OH NOOO way, not a chance in hell.
One of the best books out there is very short BUT there's 99% I believe in. He's read it several times and is trying his best to implement what he's capable of. I soo recommend it - for your husband!!
The cheater did this YET the cheated upon or the betrayed is somehow taught in our society its UP TO THEM to fix it? No, I'm sorry, I'm not going to sit there and be told for a second I'm to blame, I'm at fault so its my job to save this marriage.
Well I didn't break it buddy and if I'm worth it, you're going to have to dig in and get the job done.
I'm appalled you let this guy off the hook quite frankly. WHY should a wife sit there at 1am crying and hurting so deeply while the betrayer sleeps peacefully.
It sounds like your husband is still getting his cake and eating it. he doesn't want to do the hard work it takes? Then show him the door.
Yah, I'm a tad abrasive, I know.
in the end, the only way I've been able to over come a lot of what he's done is for him to have full ownership and responsibility for not only what he did, but also the CONSEQUENCES of his actions. And yes you cheaters, consequences include a devastated and sometimes raging wife who will feed you your balls. If you're smart, you'll pull out a knife and fork and welcome your kiwis on a silver platter.
I hope you pick up that book - for him. not you. HIM
Enough said.Replies
- Infidelity RageAugust 4, 2012 at 6:38 AM
You Rock. You are so right. I love your rage. It's, of course, understandable, and I am glad you are allowing yourself to see it through.Delete
I just wanted to comment on what you said about letting him off the hook. I totally am not letting him off the hook - not at all.
I haven't been on, but about to write a post after I am done with this comment. Of course, the "not talking about it" didn't go too far. I KNOW he wants it all to go away... and it's not all going away. That, at first, makes him upset, but then he realizes that he has nothing to stand on.
This whole infidelity recovery is crap - it really is... I know why people split after an affair. We're either strong or stupid in what we do....strong or stupid...
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2012 at 12:53 AM
I'm going to try and copy/paste the summary of the book in hope the steps help others. I swear, the more my husband does from this book the quicker I am healing and getting through this.ReplyDelete
The following list summarizes the qualities of those who are most likely to be successful repairing their marriages after infidelity.
Successful Rebuilders: are nondefensive examine their motives for their affairs, without blaming their spouses accept their roles as healers to their wounded partners.
do not resist breaking off all contact with the affair partner
show genuine contrition and remorse for what they have done
make amends and apologize to loved ones apologize often, especially the first two years listen with patience and validate their spouses' pain
allow their spouses a lot of room to express their feelings respect the betrayed spouse's timetable for recovering
seek to assure spouses of their love and commitment to fidelity
keep no secrets
do not maintain close ties with those who condoned the affair
are willing to be extremely accountable for their time and activities
frequently check in with spouses as to how they are doing
are aware of and anticipate triggers of the affair are willing to get rid of hurtful reminders of the affair
don't minimize the damage the affair had on the children
commit themselves to a long-term plan for recovery, honesty, and spiritual growth
If I had only one word to describe Successful Rebuilders, it would be: HUMILITY. While the scriptures say that love covers a multitude of sins, I believe humility heals a multitude of wounds. Only the sincerely contrite can accept the assignments listed above. Successful Rebuilders embrace their roles as healers. They work hard to undo the damage of the affair and make amends. They honor the time it takes for their spouses to heal. They trust that their efforts to repair their faithful spouses' hearts will in turn transform their own hearts and character for the better.
MacDonald, Linda (2011-05-04). How to Help Your Spouse Heal from Your Affair: A Compact Manual for the Unfaithful (p. 86). Healing Counsel Press.
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2012 at 12:56 AM
sorry pushed comment too quickly and didn't put enough paragraph breaks.ReplyDelete
are nondefensive
examine their motives for their affairs, without blaming their spouses
accept their roles as healers to their wounded partners.
THE BIGGEST FOR ME - is allowing me MY OWN timetable for healing AND no minimizing what he did.
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2012 at 10:24 PM
You made the comment about recovery infidelity is a bunch of crap. Are you meaning the book I suggested?ReplyDelete
Here's the thing with me. I am a researcher for authors so naturally I read to find answers. 99% of the books out there are total complete crap. Furthermore the authors find 'some way' to either blame the betrayed spouse or make it a 'bigger' marital issue. BULLCRAAPP!!!
A 'symptom' of something wrong in the marriage. That's what counselors are trained as well. None of them wanted to help us discuss the finite details of what he did. They wanted to explore the deeper meaning. OMG seriously? The deeper meaning is that he was a total selfish ass who wanted what HE wanted without any thought of what it would do to us, our marriage or our kids. HE talked himself into believing he was entitled because it fed his ego or whatever it did. The rest is hogwash.
FIND me 1 marriage out there that has not had big issues. Did they ALL resolve them by having an affair? Deeper meaning doesn't exist.
One couple online 'tout' themselves as amazing because they lived through it and now they hold very expensive seminars to teach other couples out there how to overcome. BUT what it boils down to is that the betrayed NEEDS TO LISTEN TO THE BETRAYERS NEEDS and WHY he/she did what they did. GIve them understanding and compassion and have open communication. Further to that if the BETRAYER ever desires to stray again, he/she is supposed to feel free and happy about coming to the wife/husband (betrayed) and tell them WITHOUT any repercussion.
Well LMAO. He SURE still has her fooled. He can look but "not touch"? He can still have all his temptations as long as there's honesty? HA. No - its simple. No looking, no touching, and live your life as pure without ever putting yourself in any circumstance that would be tempting.
That 'couple' i speak of, I think the wife is a total fool. She speaks on how well she's recovered and how her husband was a complete jerk to her while she was recovering. She prettied herself up, she lost weight, she listened to him, gave him all the reasons to come home to a doormat.
I was a doormat before but not remotely after he cheated. No way. I wasn't going to beg and plead for him to stick around.
I used to believe in this great autonomy in marriage, I thought if I allowed my husband all the worlds freedoms like going to bars afterwork or flying around to run his marathons while i stayed home with toddlers that somehow he'd APPRECIATE all the 'freedom' and trust he had.
HA what a crock. What an idiot i was for 15 years hey? He enjoyed his freedom and then some. Sure I kick myself and feel at times if i wasn't the way I was, maybe he wouldn't have found a way to do all he did. In the end, its still his choice.
Anyway, I am ranting. I have a lot of issues stil and probably always will. I will never feel the same way about him again. Yet I do believe in marriage and our children need us. Its too easy to give up in this world and everyone around me tells me / told me to do just that. Its not that easy at all. I love him but it will never be the same.
Its the price we both pay. What a shame. IF ONLY there was some 'book' or class that these guys could take to really let it sink in the serious mind-numbing destruction this does to their wives and life... BEFORE they ever chose this. If only there was a hero out there speaking to the mens hearts about never choosing this path - ever. Its not worth it. Nothing is worth it. I'd rather him have died from an illness than go through this.
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2012 at 10:26 PM
PS going back to my original thought, out of all the wasted time and energy reading the baloney out there, that book I suggested is the only thing that really put me and my husband on track to getting better. May help or not. Just a suggestion. AND it puts the blame soley and squarely on the betrayer AND the majority of the work towards healing on him/her too.ReplyDelete
Like it should be. They did this, its theirs to fix.
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2012 at 1:43 PM
this blog post completely sums up my current life only i am only 2 months in...i hope every night when i wake the next morning it will be better and not hurt so much and yet be so foggy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 13, 2012 at 8:21 AM
Your thoughts and words are very helpful and I will be getting that book. I wish you strength healing and love for you and your children. My wife had a six month affair with coworker. It is all very disgusting and heart breaking and one of the overlooked things in all this is the children I have two. How can you damage your marriage beyond repair and think it doesn't and wont affect your kids that's not reality.ReplyDelete
She is distant and unaccepting of intimacy love and redeeming herself even after I assured her that we would figure out how to make it work. Idk what to do or where to go for advice. We are going to individual and marriage counseling. I am lost and cant figure out why you would turn your back on someone who would lay down their life for you and takes care of all house duties and children. I still love my wife and am trying so hard but the more I try the more I realize that she is not trying. If I was in her position I know exactly what I would do- beg for forgiveness and do whatever it takes for however long it takes but I guess I'm not a woman and can't understand what she's going thru. I do know that I have lost some of my sanity over this and have severe depression anxiety and insomnia over all this. Glad I found this site tho cuz all of these posts are about exactly what I'm goin thru so thank you and god bless.
Cheating is probably one of the worst things you can do when you're in a committed relationship. And sometimes when you wanna go back to only just being with your partner and no one else, it can be kind of hard. Your relationship isn't the same after cheating. You may have a new mindset of what you're wanting in a relationship or you may be feeling guilty over your cheating. Either way, the relationship is corrupted and you're left alone figuring out what to do about a situation that is supposed to involve two people,my ex cheated and the guilt lived with him after i confronted him with enough proof of his cheating games with other women,i got help from a hacker who hacked his phone and gave me remote access to his phone activities without touching the phone.if your partners commitment is in doubt,you can contact this cyber genius=hackingloop6 @ g m a i l . c o m,or text +1(7 1 2)2 9 2 6 5 5,he is a legit software hacker.Tell him i referred you.ReplyDelete


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Daviss: hello vkn!
vkn: good article khathu
Daviss: other names on the list are Keen, Redmond and Smith and Diggs alt
vkn: you are feeling ok daviss x for the break alt
Daviss: yes vkn thank you
vkn: thanx for the break alt
alt: Daviss, all of those surnames are familiar to me Keen(e) & Redmond more so than Smith & Diggs.
Daviss: I dont see Gerald's name on list
alt: okay Daviss, probably a different set (?) of Wilson's.
Khathu: @vkn huh?
alt: Khathu, I think writers/histographers do Mrs.Parks a disservice when they only look at and reference her with the bus boycott... she was much more of a Civil Rights activist than that and long before the bus arrest in 1955.
vkn: A project for AfriGeneas ? http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-delray-title-search-20130227,0,4787471.story
Daviss: Remond born in Fla alt, at least one of them
Khathu: @alt that is a common argument about Rosa Parks in how she is depicted.
vkn: Could AfriGeneas as a team take this on? http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-delray-title-search-20130227,0,4787471.story
Khathu: But she is in the history books due to that single act which led to the successful bus boycott resulting in the desegregation of public transportation and launching the career of Martin Luther King Jr.
alt: I knew of and met her thru one member of her NAACP Youth Group in Montgomery, AL.
Khathu: vkn - that was my response to a friend concerning Rosa parks
Daviss: vkn where is Alfaretta
vkn: Truth be told Bayard Rustin launched MLK Jr Alpharetta is where Mel Collier lives daviss Thanx Khathu
Selma: Good afternoon alt, daviss, khathu and vkn
vkn: AlPharetta/Atlanta is where Mel Collier lives daviss
Daviss: vkn wouldnt that require someone looking in the courthouse in that city
alt: and when I met MLK Jr, hewas just a young, new pastor in Montgomery who had 'less to lose" so to speak thean the other established AA minters in Montgomery and was 'drafted" by the MOntgomery NAACP and other groups to be the boycott spokeperson.
vkn: Howdy Selma
Daviss: hello Selma
alt: hello Selma
Daviss: so its the outskirtts of Atlanta vkn?
Selma: Bringing groceries in..be right back
vkn: Yes daviss not sure what county it is located Yes Inskirts daviss
Daviss: ok thanks
alt: but MLK Jr 'stepped up" to the plate and he was a leader, no doubt about that.
Daviss: agree to that alt and to all the inside work Rosa Parks did prior
vkn: Rosa was sec'y to NAACP
Daviss: right
Khathu: Hello Selma
vkn: Rosa was sec'y to NAACP and also had access to homes of "good" white fokes
alt: A problem I have with BHM writers/reporters is that they too frequently want to report on the FIRST and/or ONLY AA in one area or another and seem to forget the work of the masses of AA's who have been involved in OUR history.
Khathu: alt - a lot of us condone that type of reporting ourselves
vkn: Also alt Martin was chosen over Ralph David or Bayard Rustin as person to showcase movement
Khathu: just look at our church and schools BHM presentation
alt: First and.or only is good, but tell me about the work of the masses of black folk who helped to overcome our common problems.
Selma: Hasn't someone just written a biography on Rosa Parks
alt: yes Selma and she points to the long time efforts of Mrs. Parks
Daviss: I would have chosen Bayard over Ralph JS
vkn: Yes and the Rosa Parks relative queries here on AfriGeneas Brickwall forum
Seventies: good afternoon all.
alt: hello Seventies
Daviss: I can't speak for all churchs here in AZ Khathu but from what I hear there were quite a few presentations for BHM
Khathu: I was referring to the focus on Black 1st's in our BHM presentation
Daviss: I know several folks in my group that presented
Selma: Afternoon..seventies
Seventies: Hi alt, Daviss, Khathul, Selma and vkn
Selma: Seventies..I have a question..BRB
Daviss: I do believe some were local folks highlighted one example I can come up with is Helen Mason who was instrumental in opening the Black Theater Troup here
Seventies: It was as quiet as a church mouse here..
alt: I hear ya Khathu, most of the programs/luncheons, etc. here focused on the recent 'giants' of the CR movement and never ever, or hardly mentioned the locals who did so much for CR in this community for over 150-200 years of Black History right here in this community.
Selma: We had many programs here..
alt: off my soapbox LOL LOL
Daviss: http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/21320226/2013/02/24/documentary-cronicles-founder-of-black-theatre-troupe
Seventies: Well its women's history month now, and WW are going to put Suffrage on front and center display...
Selma: Seventies..I saw what you posted on facebook re: lists from RG 105..nice job. My question is when I clicked the link where did it take me? Is that a strange question Was that to your blog?
Seventies: Should've taken you to the notes section of my Family Griot fan page.
Selma: Ahhhh.. OK
Seventies: Thank you Selma. Those are the samples I pulled from M1914.
Daviss: I agree Selma, Its a very nice blog
alt: this guy wasn't and hasn't been mentioned during Springfield Black History Month programming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Henry
Selma: You should post a link from Afrigeneas Reconstruction Forum
Seventies: The Beverly Plantation is where my mom and grandparents were raised. I saw some familiar names, Cannady and Billy...
Daviss: MS folks will see a goldmine
Seventies: Selma, I had trouble figuring where to put the links. I was going to post last night/early this morning.
alt: and there's that famous "FIRST" notation smh.
Selma: Just put a description in your posting and a link to the document.. Needs a good subject line..so foks will look..
Seventies: okay.
Selma: Actually daviss or vkn can tell you better than I..LOL
Seventies: I will post a little later, I have a lot of work to do this afternoon.
Daviss: You can put them on States under Ms heading and/or Gen and Hist Seventies also on Reconstruction Forum Some folks only go to certain Forums so it will be worth all three
Seventies: thanks
Selma: I agree Daviss..
Daviss: welcome 7
Selma: Make sure you put the "year" in the subject line
Seventies: ok
Selma: Although half the time..I am not sure folks pay attention to the years..which is how they get confused
alt: Daviss point brings up a good question for the AfriGeneas Forums .. Do you post an article/information to only one Forum and if so, which one? Is there anything wrong with posting to multiple Forums, or at least posting on one and linking to other Forums?
Daviss: no there is nothing wrong with posting on more than one Forum
alt: and I mean the same post Daviss.
Daviss: thats what I am talking about alt
alt: okay, juts making sure we're on the same page/forum LOL LOL LOL
Selma: Do a lot of folks post on States..
Seventies: I think they do Selma Can I quickly say something else... I found yet ANOTHER relative on FB this morning.
Daviss: I bet you all hear don't cruise all of the forums lol hear = here
Seventies: So I'ma call him this weekend...
alt: I no longer do Daviss, I mainly just check out the Recent Messages page and follow the threads from there.
Selma: I usually start with recent posts..
alt: congrats Seventies
Seventies: I mostly do as well alt I will try to post more to the Reconstruction forum.
Selma: Check out Genealogy and History, Slave, FPOC
Daviss: I do too but I do go in and cruise..call me old school because I know if I don't do it daily they scroll off
Seventies: Genealogy and history forum is good.
Selma: I liked the way it looked seventies... Thats why I find facebook disconcerting..it rolls off too fast..and I can't follow the thread
Seventies: It does... comments and threads just 'disappear' depending on how fast the comments come up.
Daviss: I don't like some of the setups on FB either
Seventies: Well Selma and anyone else for that matter, take a look around my Family Griot facebook page...
Daviss: I find if I post say on Afrigeneas it disappears within a hour
Seventies: I also have a Family Griot Repository page here: http://thefamilygriotrepostiory.blogspot.com
alt: I shall, once again & frequently Seventies
Selma: Is that your blog..or something else seventies..stop shaking your head
alt: error on that last link Seventies
Seventies: Ok let me cut-n-paste
Daviss: another one of her good blogs Selma
alt: or use two fingers LOL LOL LOL
Selma: What disappears in an hour daviss...
Seventies: lol Selma, its the blog that I use to post my docs
Selma: Oh I have been there..I think
Seventies: alt,
Daviss: On Afrigeneas FB page Selma I don't like that setup
alt: that works Seventies, thanks!!
Daviss: pot
Seventies: ok good. There are images there, but more to add. I have stuff everywhere... lll you smoking pot, Daviss? lol
Daviss: hahahahaha Seventies nope not me..... :o I guess tonight is the deadline for the Sequester mess
Daviss: hahahahaha why that look
Seventies: Well they will be revisiting this on the 27th of March..
Daviss: yes but thats 27 days worth of needless cuts
Seventies: Yes gov't employees will be taking a 22 day hit... 20% of our pay. H3ll I don't make that much money to be able to take a 20% cut in pay. Services are going to be cut as well.
alt: will y'all excuse one alt? gotta run
Seventies: ok have a good one!
Daviss: take care alt
Seventies: I don't know if I asked, but I meant to. Selma will you be heading to D.C. anytime soon? Weather seems as if its getting warmer.
Selma: No afraid not seventies..
Seventies: aw... okay
Daviss: guess i will take off also.. Got some reading to do
Seventies: I've been trying to figure out when I can get to D.C.
Daviss: have fun the rest of the day
Seventies: You too ms Daviss Later all


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- 2 pounds boneless and skinless chicken breast (Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chicken is cooked through about 10 minutes; drain. Cool. Cut into 1 inch pieces.
- Mix:
- pieces chickenwith
- 30 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
- 3 cups fat-free sour cream
- 1 cup shredded reduced fat Monterey Jack cheese or Mexican style cheese blend
- 8 ounces chopped green chilies 2 - 4 oz. cans
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Cut 12 medium corn tortillas, into 2 inch strips
- Arrange half of tortillas in bottom of prepared lasagna pan, overlapping pieces to cover surface. Top tortillas with half of chicken mixture, layer with remaining tortillas and then top with remaining chicken mixture.
- Sprinkle with 1 more cup of cheese.
- Bake until filling is bubbly and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing into12 pieces. Serve with your favorite salsa on the side.
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I think the girls did a great job ! We will have to try "showing" Dominic how to do something instead of telling him all the time!!ReplyDelete
I love this post! I think it is so important to let parents know that the ultimate outcome is not a parents' perfect craft, but the process of the child learning how to craft!! Just posted on Craft GOssip!! Hope you get lots of reads:)ReplyDelete
This is a great kids craft. You are so right about the importance of not only crafting with them but the children doing the craft. I firmly believe that encouraging their creativity will be rewarded their whole life.ReplyDelete
I love this post! I followed the link on One Pretty Thing for your owl banner. After reading that post I wanted to go back & read this one, so very sweet.ReplyDelete
I love the owl on the right in, he looks like he has an attitude. ;o) And I love the way she did the feet on the left, it looks very proper with his feet crossed.
I plan to use this pattern to make an owl card for a friend of mine. Thanks for sharing your creativity.


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Medical advertising pioneer Frank J. Corbett passed away in December.
Corbett was a founder of the Chicago agency network known today as CorbettAccel Healthcare Group and one of the early greats of account management in the business.
Growing up in Manhattan, Corbett worked as a delivery boy for Cut Rate Drugs before earning a degree in pharmacy from Columbia University in 1938. After stints as an Upjohn sales rep, a sales exec for chain drugstore Rexall and a marketer for Warner and Lambert, he moved to the Midwest in 1956 and joined the Jordan Sieber agency, leaving six years later to launch his own eponymous shop with his wife, Dolores.
The Corbett agency launched with Westwood Pharmaceuticals as its corner stone client, and shortly added accounts from Baxter, Lakeside and Eaton. The shop pioneered the use of feedback mechanisms in direct mail and new media in details (Super 8 film, in this case, for Beecham's Amoxil), and was ahead of its time in advancing women to positions of authority. Frank J. Corbett, Inc. became the first medical agency to be acquired by a big consumer agency in 1972, when it was bought by BBDO (whose 1986 merger with DDB, in turn, created the Omnicom holding company). The firm became CorbettAccel in 2004, when Corbett Healthcare Group merged with Accel Healthcare Communications.
Corbett retired in 1997, but maintained an office at the shop's Chicago headquarters and came in regularly to keep abreast of business.
In 1998, Corbett was inducted into the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame, where colleagues praised him as "the 'complete professional' who put his personal knowledge to work for his clients with energy and creativity," running a "tight ship" but being "known for his warm sense of humor, the friendly work environment he created and his polite, gentlemanly manner."
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Howdy folks.
The Olympics are, of course, all about athletic competition, pushing to be the best, and coming together as a global community to celebrate peace and goodwill. But let's be honest here, it's also about winners and losers. Canada may have won its first gold medal last night but I think it's time we took a look at the real winner so far: America.
As far as I know, I'm the only American (read also: non-loser) who writes for the various Nations, and that's why I have taken it upon myself to come here and remind you that the United States has and will continue to dominate "Your Olympics."
Here are several more specific reasons why.
1. Shaun White is literally the greatest athlete in the history of mankind.
That red streak that screamed past every Canadian man, woman and child last night was not any kind of cartoon bird or indeed one of the hundreds of intercontinental ballistic missiles our country has trained on your greatest landmark (the little-used cow shed in Fort MacLeod where Joni Mitchell was born, if I'm not mistaken) at any given time. No, it was Shaun White, the adorable little red-haired scamp who is going to win the gold medal in every single event in which he competes.
With the ability to get close to 30 feet in the air, a height barely matched by Canada's biggest skyscraper, White has time to kill and devour several Canadian endangered species, along with the hopes and dreams of your entire nation, all before doing a 720 triple fakie stalefish tailgrab (that's probably a real thing), curing two forms of cancer and landing with the gold medal already secured lovingly in its rightful place around his neck while teammate and bronze medal winner Scott Lago held back the adoring masses with a picture of hideous Canadian woman Christine Nesbitt.
And this ignores that White can't be bothered to compete in an event like snowboardcross, which is a made-up word. Instead, White let Seth Wescott, another American, win gold instead. Had White competed, however, he would have probably won all three medals and a fourth one invented just for him to further shame Canada.
2. Shani Davis could defeat a fighter jet in a race.
Shani Davis was originally the basis for mediocre superhero the Flash but DC Comics execs thought that no one would believe a human being could move that quickly. Instead, Davis turned his wealth of talent and abilities to speed skating, where last night he won his second gold medal in as many Olympics in the 1,000-meter race. Coming in third in that race was Chad Hedrick. I don't have to tell you, I'm sure, that Hedrick is a proud American hero.
It's funny, by the way. I'm currently looking at all the medalists in men's speed skating, and I don't see one single Canadian medalist. Oh wait, here's one that won a gold and a silver. Or.. no maybe I'm confused. Is yours the country with the kinda red and blue yin yang thing and a bunch of crazy writing on the sides? Oh this says it's South Korea. My bad. I just saw that the guy's name was "Mo Tae-Bum" and, based entirely on the last word in his surname, assumed he was Canadian.
3. Injuries of that type would cripple an ordinary woman, but Lindsey Vonn is no ordinary woman.
With a shin bruise as deep as the Marianas Trench and painful as the Canadian hockey team's inevitable ninth-place finish behind Latvia, Lindsey Vonn bravely hobbled onto the slopes for the ladies' downhill last night.
Staring down from the top of the mountain as though she were Hera looking down from Olympus, she regarded the swelling crowd for a moment, perhaps wondering what it was like for mere humans (or in the case of the Canadians in attendance, subhumans) to witness accomplishments with the gravity of what she was about to achieve. As she pushed off, the pain vanished and as the run continued, so too did Canada's hopes of ever catching the US in medal count.
She valorously defeated all her competitors, human frailty and the mountain itself to earn a prize as golden as her hair and singularly beautiful as the her opponents' gallons of tears.
4. We can even pin our non-successes on your rotten country.
Obviously I want the United States to run roughshod over every opponent it faces, taking all medals awarded at this and every other Olympiad past and future. But sometimes it's just not possible.
Take, for example, our representatives in the respective curling tournaments. So clueless is John Shuster as to how to properly execute with the hammer that, despite having had the final stone in each of America's four matches, this doughy ball of ineptitude has bungled each and skipped the US team to an 0-4 record and a guaranteed non-appearance in the medal round. So I wondered to myself, how could such a thing have happened with an American? Well I looked it up and he's from some small town in Minnesota, not an hour's drive from the Canadian border, and suddenly it made perfect sense. With your weather systems come your loser stink and I'm assuming that each fresh storm from the True North Strong and Free (yeah right) comes a healthy coating of snow and failure to be scraped off windshields and left to melt in gutters, much like any hope of Canadian victory over America.
And what of the women's team, currently 0-2 but and on its way to another healthy loss against Denmark even as I type this? Well as it turns out, the team is skipped by Debbie McCormick. Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. No joke.
Very funny, Canada, sending your citizens to infiltrate and destroy our American teams, and rob us of the gold medals we so richly deserve merely for existing.
5. It's still all about medal count.
Just as you'd expect, there's America waaaaaaaaaay up at the top there. A whopping 15 medals, and six of them the glittering gold of American athletic perfection. After that is Germany with a paltry 11 and Norway with a pitiable eight.
Man, I swear I could have heard Canada was competing in these Olympics. You'd think the host country would be able to make some kind of accounting for itself. But here we are and I don't think Canada's won a single medal in any sp.. oh no I found them, way down in a tie for fourth with… hahahaha a tie for fourth with France. That's hysterical. You bozos are only two medals up on South Korea. I didn't even know they had snow there.
But maybe you wanna look at gold medals as the hallmark of true champions. The US leads there as well. Five total. Canada's only got three. One more than China.
And even if by some miracle every American in the Games suddenly drops dead and opens the door for a whole host of second-rate nobodies to clamber onto the medal podiums, the US has such a healthy lead in the Olympic all-time medal count that it would take another century of games for someone to even rival its output. America has won 2,511 medals since the first Olympiad in 1896. The next closest country is Russia/USSR with just 1,204. For those curious, Canada has 379.
So hey buddies, don't sweat it too much. You only need to win 50 medals in every Olympiad for the next 22 years, and hope the Americans win none, to be in our ballpark.
God Bless America!


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Do NOT call the "800" number for LaQuinta, as that will direct your call to a "national" reservation desk in Texas (or elsewhere). They have NO knowledge of a Studebaker Convention at their Tacoma location, and they have NO knowledge of a guaranteed room rate for the Studebaker Drivers Club. Making a reservation through their "800" number will get you a reservation for the days of the meet at the going national rate, which is substantially higher.
Call the local number for LaQuinta (253-383-0146), and listen CAREFULLY to the instructions in their entirety. If, before you listen to the entire message, you take "Option 1", you will be directed to their "national" reservation desk (see above), and they will have NO knowledge of a guaranteed room rate.
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ORANGE TAPED VASE"The orange tape motif is seen all over our office - it began as an exercise in repurposing found objects. We started first with a chair, and then went mad, taping everything"DOOR"The door is really the most recognisable thing in the office. Occasionally we'll have clients in, and they'll say, 'Wait - you're the guys with the black door?'"DEAR INGO CHANDELIER"The light fitting chandelier is called Dear Ingo, and was designed by Ron Gilad in 2005 for moooi."curtainS"Curtains are another thing we use a lot. Putting them in the office really makes this place feel more like home. Our employees spend a lot of time here; it's important that they feel likethey want to."
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"There's a door that's solid, in an ethereal wall. It has an evocative quality," says Mr Oliver Michell, the French chief creative officer of UXUS, describing probably the most iconic aspect of the Amsterdam-based design agency's workspace. The entrance to the executive office - a traditional black wooden door set into a glass wall - has featured in UXUS' portfolios, and, according to American creative director Mr George Gottl, has come to symbolise the brand. "A lot of people recognise it," he explains. "It speaks to our design philosophy. We're taking something familiar and making it unfamiliar, and that's something that figures a lot in our work."
UXUS (that's "you multiplied by us") occupies the top floors of an old Art-Nouveau insurance building in the heart of Amsterdam's waterway-woven canal district. Built in 1904 and until recently used as the global headquarters of Greenpeace, number 174 Keizersgracht looms over the neighbouring townhouses by at least a storey, and the view afforded from UXUS' boardroom, located in the building's renovated clock tower, is breathtaking. As Mr Gottl points out the sights - the Anne Frank House just below us; the Westerkerk, Amsterdam's tallest church and burial site of Rembrandt, standing just beyond it; the Keizersgracht canal stretching off into the distance - he emphasises the rarity of such a vantage point. "It's quite a flat city, and the building density is high. Our visitors - especially the Dutch, who appreciate how hard these views are to find - can't believe we have this space."
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Orange tape lights
"The orange tape motif is an exercise in repurposing found objects. The lights are from a project called LIGHT_NESS, presented as parts - frame, tape, light - to assemble how you choose."
Mexican witching ball
"This is a Mexican witching ball, received as a gift many years ago. It's a weird object, and quite fragile - God knows what would happen if it broke! The photographs are by our neighbour, Mirja de Vries. She calls them 'sexual flowers'."
"These are by fashion photographer Nick Knight, from his 'Flora' series."
Bottle of wine
"This bottle is part of a brand package that UXUS designed for Buccella Wines. This is the 2007 vintage, set in a bell jar."
Mr Gottl: I was transferred over as creative director of apparel for Nike. I'd never lived in Europe before that, and had not heard much about Amsterdam at all...
Mr Michell: Like George, I had never really imagined moving here, it really wasn't on my map. It was known - for certain reasons! - but I never realised how beautiful a city, or how much of a cultural and creative hub, it is.
Mr Michell: My father is English and my mother is French, and before moving to London I grew up in Hong Kong and in Tokyo, so you could say there's definitely an international flavour to our office.
Mr Gottl: By introducing homely aspects such as the use of curtains, we've striven to make it a comfortable and welcoming environment. People spend a lot of time here - it's important that they feel as if they want to.
Mr Gottl: We contribute to it ourselves, too. My background is in fashion design, and I love clothes.
Mr Michell: I can't say that it was something that was a passion of mine originally, but it's something that I've really grown into. We dress eclectically - whatever we love, we put together. We're quite unusual in that way; people generally dress quite casually in Amsterdam. It's a telling sign when you leave the house in the morning and a neighbour says, "You're looking dressed up, are you going to a wedding?" No - I'm just going to work!


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How Kids Cheat on the SATs
The administrator of the SAT scrapped the May 4 sessions of the college entrance exam in South Korea because of suspected cheating. Capstone's Ronald Po tells us how kids cheat on the tests and why there is more pressure to do well.
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The self-proclaimed nerd rock band Nerf Herder was formed in 1994 by singer/guitarist Parry Gripp, drummer Steve "The Cougar" Sherlock, and bassist Charlie Dennis, taking their name from an epithet in one of the many spats between Princess Leia and Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, the trio specialized in post-grunge punk-pop full of geeky humor, similar to Weezer crossed with the nervy edge of the Descendents and the snarky pop culture obsession of the Dead Milkmen.
Nerf Herder caught a break when a demo of their song "Sorry" fell into the hands of Lagwagon singer Joey Cape, who was looking for bands to sign to his small independent My Records label. Initially approached only about including "Sorry" on a various-artists compilation, Nerf Herder ended up recording a ten-song eponymous debut for the label, with Cape co-producing. In 1996, a goofy ode to "Van Halen" became a local smash thanks to a San Francisco modern rock radio station, which helped spread the song around the country. Nerf Herder landed a major-label deal with Arista, which remastered and re-released the Nerf Herder album later that year; meanwhile, "Van Halen" became a modern rock radio success around the country. Nerf Herder next recorded the theme song to the WB TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and faded from the public eye thereafter.
Pete Newbury (formerly of Ten Foot Pole), and a second guitarist, Dave Ehrlich; Newbury quit soon after, though, to concentrate on his job as a radiologist, and was replaced by Marko 72 for a European tour. Marko also departed quickly, and the band recorded its second album, How to Meet Girls, with Justin Fisher on bass. Completed in the summer of 1999, the record was finally released in early 2000 by the indie label Honest Don's. American Cheese next appeared in August 2002, followed by more touring with yet another new bassist, Ben Pringle. Nerf Herder temporarily called it quits the following year; however, 2005 found the three original members already reuniting to work on a new album, and IV arrived three years later.


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To follow on our recent discussions of a European herbal extract with efficacy against poisoning with certain species of Amanita mushrooms, I pulled out this post that I wrote in 2007 about the outstanding work of Dr. S. Todd Mitchell. Depending on the amount of mushrooms ingested, patients can experience severe liver damage that can be lethal. In these cases – about 10 percent or so – the only real "treatment" is a liver transplant.
In searching for potential remedies for his patients who ingested amatoxin-containing mushrooms, he learned of an intravenous preparation from Europe (Legalon-SIL) containing a salt of silibinin, a pair of hepatoprotective compounds from milk thistle (Silybum marianum). Mark Blumenthal, Executive Director of the American Botanical Council, has been questioning for over 15 years why the US FDA has not made this IV drug available in emergency rooms (personal comm.).
Although silibinin and its more crude relative silymarin are available in oral forms as herbal medicines around the US and the world, they lack sufficient bioavailability for emergency treatment. Mitchell gained emergency IND status (a waiver, actually) from the FDA for this intravenous formulation and subsequently saved several family members from what was likely to be certain death.
Another story appeared two years later in the Santa Cruz Sentinel where Mitchell had to retrace his steps to again procure the drug. In 2010, the Sentinel reported that he became sponsor of an open investigational clinical trial of Legalon-SIL in the United States. (This third article was also written by Sentinel reporter, Jondi Gumz.) This trial facilitates Legalon-SIL use by physicians anywhere in the US where qualified patients have suffered amatoxin poisoning. Such trials are most commonly led from large academic medical centers; that this one is from a community hospital speaks highly of Mitchell's determination in providing widespread access to this drug.
This post appeared originally at the ScienceBlogs home of Terra Sigillata on 14 January 2007.
A thoughtful reader of mine and Kevin MD's just brought to my attention the plight of six members of a California family who apparently ingested Amanita phalloides (deathcap) mushrooms following a New Year's Day outing.
Jondi Gumz of the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported today on the circuitous route the attending physicians took to obtain a source and FDA emergency approval to try an intravenous formulation of an herbal medicine from Europe.
Using Google Scholar, a search engine of scholarly literature, he [Dr Todd Mitchell] found a promising avenue of treatment: Extract from milk thistle, a nuisance weed for farmers and used as a liver tonic in European folk medicine.
Milk thistle extract, or silymarin, has been used in Europe to treat cirrhosis of the liver, scarring that often proves fatal.
In a 1970s experiment, beagles that received milk thistle intravenously were protected from mushroom poisoning
That treatment, intravenous milk thistle extract, is not available in the United States and is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
The mushroom toxins from the Amanita family, amatoxins, are heat-stable cyclic peptides that inhibit RNA polymerase II and cause severe liver damage, often requiring liver transplant. German researchers in the 1960s first identified hepatoprotective compounds from extracts of milk thistle seeds, known also as silymarin or silibinin. In 1984, the German phytopharmaceutical company, Madaus AG, first offered an intravenous preparation called Legalon (silibinin hemisuccinate) that is widely kept in European emergency rooms to treat such cases of mushroom poisoning.
Very early Wednesday morning, Mitchell called the company and got the number of its office in Germany, where the drug is approved for use.
He reached Peter Odenthal of Madaus in Cologne, Germany, and explained the situation. It was already afternoon in Germany. Odenthal agreed to donate enough Legalon to treat all six family members.
However, the US FDA prohibits the explicit marketing of botanical medicines for disease treatment, and certainly is not keen on intravenous preparations of herbal products. Groups wishing to study botanical medicines in clinical trials must first obtain from FDA a botanical investigative new drug approval, a truncated but still laborious form of the IND required before a new prescription drug can be given to patients. And, of course, the physicians required approval of their Institutional Review Board (IRB) to administer an experimental medication.
Oral preparations of milk thistle are available in the US, but the purported active constituents have notoriously poor oral bioavailability, hence the Germans' development of an intravenous product. The recommended intravenous dose of 20 mg/kg would produce a mean plasma concentration in the neighborhood of 500 micromolar. In contrast, an oral dose of 13 grams daily was shown recently to produce a blood concentration of just over 100 micromolar. (note: these calculations aren't entirely accurate since milk thistle extracts contain anywhere from two to eight active compounds).
Mitchell also had read up on oral milk thistle in capsules. The FDA hasn't approved that either, but a lot of companies sell milk thistle extract in that form as a supplement…The patients began taking the capsules that day, but Mitchell wasn't sure it would be enough. The patients were already nauseous and vomiting.
Ultimately, five of the six family members had to be transferred to a San Francisco hospital capable of performing a liver transplant. The 83-year-old matriarch of the group had unfortunately died.
Long story made short: all of the patients received a standard therapy of N-acetylcysteine (usually used for acetaminophen overdoses), activated charcoal (to bind the amatoxins), and penicillin G (probably inhibits active transport of amatoxins into cells). The intravenous Legalon was reserved for the two of the sickest remaining patients.
Four of the five family members have been released from the hospital.
A blinded, controlled study this is not – always a major challenge in the study of any antidotal regimens for poisonings – and it would have been unethical to withhold the three standard therapies and test the intravenous milk thistle extract alone. But, hopefully, these cases will be written up for the medical literature to provide some insight as to the contribution of the botanical therapy in the recovery of these patients.
Gumz J. (2007) A life-or-death situation: Family poisoned by mushrooms first to receive experimental treatment. Santa Cruz Sentinel. 14 January 2007. As posted at the Bay Area Mycological Society.
Gumz J. (2009) Santa Cruz doctor helps save lives of family who ate poisonous mushrooms. Santa Cruz Sentinel. 12 January 2009.
Gumz J. (2010) Dominican doctors pioneering research on mushroom poisoning antidote. Santa Cruz Sentinel. 10 May 2010.
Clinical Trial: Intravenous Milk Thistle (Silibinin-Legalon) for Hepatic Failure Induced by Amatoxin/Amanita Mushroom Poisoning. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00915681. Last accessed 31 January 2012.


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|Ivy Bake Shoppe in Burlington, Iowa, car dealership
My recent article on car dealerships becoming non-traditional sites for restaurant operations revved up a larger-than-usual amount of email interest.
A number of messages came from operators interested in pursuing such an avenue for development, but I also got a few notes from restaurant and catering-company owners doing something similar.
For example, Martha H. Wolf, a co-owner of the the Ivy Bake Shoppe in downtown Fort Madison, Iowa, said she and her business partner Susan Welch Saunders have operated an Ivy Bake Shoppe in the Shottenkirk Superstore (a Ford, Kia and Jeep dealership) in Burlington, Iowa, since 2002.
"We serve around 150 customers a day, serving 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., six days a week," Wolf said. "We have even sold five cars for the dealership of customers coming for lunch and then seeing a car, taking it for a spin and buying it."
In Long Island, N.Y., the Ferrari Maserati dealership, which opened in May of last year, hired celebrity caterer and event planner Andrea Correale to provide special-event foodservice.
"The loft-like space has become an extremely popular Long Island place for corporate events, social events, bar and bat mitzvahs, birthday parties and product launches," said Melissa Lee Calderon, a press representative.
The dealership also launched a monthly culinary event called "The Experience," featuring such luminaries as chef Craig Hopson of New York's Le Cirque Restaurant.
An "Experience" event on Jan. 14 will feature "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice, who will showcase recipes from her cookbook, "Fabulucious."
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I wonder how much and often you like to debate atheism/theism. Do you seek it out or avoid it? Are you "naughty or nice" (Santa Claus reference) about it? Do you operate from "Well, isn't it obvious?" How is/isn't it working for you? Have you ever actually gotten religious people to take off their blinders?
I am, by academic training, a Rhetorician. I'd like to hear the argumentation techniques that work best for you -- either to convince the other side or get crowds carrying pitchforks and torches to let you live. :)
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I discuss/debate fairly regularly. I do my best to stay calm and respectful. Instead of making a declaration that gods don't exist, I state that I simply see no evidence that gods do exist. That deflects any claims that I have to prove that gods don't exist.
I also repeatedly have to remind people that their justifications for faith in their individual god are also valid for any theistic (or supernatural) belief. At the same time, none of those justifications can be considered evidence or proof.
I've gotten theists to concede points, especially in specific biblical examples where 'God's justice' couldn't be considered justice in any shape for form. I've been concentrating on making my arguments logically sound, while also containing a gut/emotional level. I think that atheistic arguments rely too much on the intellectual side, and don't target the emotional side of humanity. Faith lives in emotion, and needs emotional force to be effected.
Just my 2 cents.
You shouldn't keep quiet, because then those zealots succeed in their mission: silencing you. Who cares if a bunch of close minded people get butthurt, who needs em? Don't back down.
It's been my experience that by staying calm and discussing the subject when it comes up, I help strengthen and become more comfortable with my own position. Also, while the discussion may have no effect on zealots who may be involved, it can have a huge impact on 3rd parties who witness the exchange, hear my position, and see the contrast between my behavior and the person I'm having the discussion with.
I absolutely agree with you Ofuskation. Unfortunately when dealing with those who are irrational, it is impossible to 'win', one can only gain the upper hand by staying in control. The calm deployment of intelligence that you speak of is exactly the sort of behavior which makes a positive impact on onlookers and agnostics.
Obfuskation and Kirstyn I also completely agree with both of you. I love having a respectful and mature Atheism/Theism debate simply because the subject interests me so much, but most religious people instantly become offended and feel attacked whenever someone expresses a contrasting view. Usually, the second I mention I'm an Atheist, I get either directly or indirectly accused of being used by Satan to place doubt in people's minds about God. Its impossible to have a cordial, intelligent conversation with someone like that. It's sad, because I can tell deep down most of these people believe these things out of fear. For the most part I'm never taken seriously. I've read the books and done the research (unlike the majority of them), yet somehow in their minds I'm the one who must be misunderstanding something.
I've found that the best thing to read if you're going to have conversations with theists is the bible itself. The best way to have an impact with them is to have an obviously more thorough knowledge of it's contents. It tends to cultivate a little bit of respect by itself.
I've had a running debate with an evangelist literalist for a long time. I get him to concede points fairly regularly, and get frequent compliments on my knowledge of the bible. While I know I'll never convert him, the discussions sharpen my game and are actually enjoyable. Most importantly, there are always people around us enjoying the verbal jousting. Those are the people that are being effected, and they are probably the best reason for me to keep rehashing a lot of the same discussions with that guy.
It's also fun to get a specific compliment from a "true believer". The compliment that even though I don't believe, I'm sure to be going to heaven.
To answer OP's question, I avoid it like rape. There's no helping those sheep. Those of them who are openminded and intelligent enough can find their way out of that dark maze by themselves, if they truly have the will that is. But the rest is just a hopeless lot, don't waste your time.
If you have no choice but to debate on of them, don't, instead try to make it fun for yourself. Troll them. Just roleplay and make them angry as much as you can and at the first chance get as far away as you can before any stupid spills on you.
Here are some great ideas for trolling morons/theists:
I like #8!
I tend to use:
"Jesus Christ jumping up and down on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!" or whatever comes to mind that he should be jumping up and down on at the time....LOL
I wouldn't say that I go out and seek debate on the subject although I do assert my opinion/position when it is socially acceptable to do so.
I also spend a considerable amount of time in the Religion and Spirituality section on Yahoo! Answers.
I don't troll and I find kOrsan's ideas to be reprehensible. I probably spend just as much time correcting that kind of nonsense as I do religious nonsense. That isn't to say that there isn't a place for ridicule but you really have to know what you're talking about or else you are just playing into the stereotypes they believe of what it means to be an atheist.
If logic was enough to debate religion, it would have disappeared ages ago. Instead, we have to try to really understand the religious experience in order to talk about it in a way that really makes sense to a religious person.
Adam and Eve is a good example of what I'm talking about. I see the same old simplistic questions/criticisms about Adam and Eve (ie, about incest or where the women came from) that only displays the ignorance of the critic. Instead, I'd rather study the story and try to understand it in a historical context. For example, http://www.noonespecial.ca/adam-and-eve/
Of course, it all depends on why it is you might want to get in a debate.
Do you simply want to hone your rhetorical skills? Then go ahead and talk about the 'problem of evil.'
Do you simply want to have a laugh? Then go ahead and talk about how Ezekiel 23:28-35 is basically 'two girls and one cup.'
Or do you want to affect change? Well, then you have to make sure your tactics are congruent with your goals and that is going to mean digging deeper.
To answer your question, Rich, I love to wait until people have expressed their opinions as bigoted and ignorant as they are, and then ask them politely to explain how their faith chooses to explain a whole realm of evils that can be attributed to any of the major global faiths at some point in history...
For example; religious wars, jihads, crusades, inquisitions, censoring of free speech,
denial of human rights, brainwashing of children, murdering of albinos,
forced underage marriages, rampant misogyny, male and female genital mutilation,
stoning, pederasty, rape in every form,
homophobia, and the willful rejection of science and reason.
Very interesting topic of convo, it'll be good to see how other people do this!
Well, I'm not the argumentative type but I have always imagined if I were debating with a proselytizing Xian, Jehovah's Witness, etc I would propose that if they were to disprove the existence of Zeus, Krishna, Allah, Odin and the many other gods then I would accept Jeebus as my Lord and Savior (and blah blah blah).


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SHOULD we worry about rising inequality? Protests across the United States under the Occupy Wall Street banner are in part a spontaneous outcry at the outrageous post-crisis salaries of Wall Street "bailoutees". But they also find roots in a deeper, multi-decade trend of rising inequality in the US. As the stunningly successful catch cry "we are the 99 per cent" shows, this is a movement based on statistics as much as slogans.
Since the late 1970s, the share of US pre-tax income going to the top 1 per cent of American wage earners has grown from 8 per cent to 18 per cent, the online World Top Incomes Database shows.
Inequality of wealth is even more pronounced, with the top 1 per cent sitting on 35 per cent of the country's net household worth, that is, assets, including housing, shares, trusts, deposits and pension accounts, minus debts.
Sympathetic Australians occupying Martin Place and Melbourne's City Square have less cause for complaint, but inequality here is rising, too. Tax Office statistics show the share of taxable income earned by the top 1 per cent of Australian wage earners doubled from 5 per cent to 10 per cent over the past three decades.
But as long as incomes are growing for all, why should we care?
Some economists think we shouldn't. So long as there is equality of opportunity and redistribution to alleviate poverty, they argue inequality is simply a fact of life, reflecting the disparate market value of the output of workers with varying levels of skill and ability.
This theory of wages does well to explain the pay gap between, say, computer software developers and retail assistants, but it struggles to explain the excessive multi-billion dollar salaries awarded to some chief executives.
Most economists also defend some degree of inequality on the basis that it provides useful incentives for all workers. We need to see that others are earning more than us to drive us to work harder, improve our skills and aspire to greater things.
But how much inequality is enough?
In a recently released book, The Haves and the Have-Nots, the World Bank economist and inequality expert Branko Milanovic argues that inequality is like cholesterol: "There is 'good' and 'bad' inequality, just as there is good and bad cholesterol. 'Good' inequality is needed to create incentives for people to study, work hard, or start risky entrepreneurial projects."
But, he argues, economic efficiency is eventually undermined when a group of super rich devote their considerable resources to ensuring they get to keep all the best jobs and opposing economic reforms that would endanger their privileged positions. "Bad inequality starts at a point – one not easy to define – where, rather than providing the motivation to excel, inequality provides the means to preserve acquired position."
Milanovic argues the global financial crisis is a direct result of this kind of "bad" inequality taking hold in the US. An excessive build-up of wealth and income in the hands of the financial elite meant they soon ran out of ways to consume it in caviar and champagne, meaning it needed to be invested in ever riskier vehicles.
Meanwhile, US politicians sought to hide the uncomfortable truth of declining middle and lower class wealth by turning a blind eye to a massive loosening of credit standards, which enabled people to borrow and feel rich, even as their incomes stagnated. A more equitable path of development "would have spared the United States and the world an unnecessary crisis".
So, worth keeping an eye on, then.
Minimum income you needed to earn in 2007-08 to make it into the top 1 per cent of Australians by income.
Share of pre-tax income earned by the top 1 per cent of American workers in 2007, up from 8 per cent in 1977.
Share of pre-tax income earned by the top 1 per cent of Australian workers in 2007, up from 5 per cent in 1977.
Share of net worth owned by the top 20 per cent of US households.
Share of net worth, including housing, shares, trusts, deposits and pension accounts, owned by top 1 per cent of US households
Share of net worth owned by the bottom 20 per cent of Australian households.
Share of net worth owned by the top 20 per cent of households in Australia.
Gross household income of the top 10 per cent of Australia's top income-earning households as a multiple of the bottom 10 per cent.
Net worth of the top 10 per cent of Australia's wealthiest households as a multiple of the bottom 10 per cent.
Sources: Facundo Alvaredo, Anthony B. Atkinson, Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, The World Top Incomes Database, g-mond.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/topincomes, accessed 21/09/2011; sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html; ABS Household Wealth and Wealth Distribution 2009-10; andrewleigh.org/pdf/TopIncomesAustralia.xls.


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