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A 73-year-old man was admitted in the Emergency Department for abdominal pain. His past medical history was relevant for ischemic cardiopathy, ischemic cerebrovascular disease, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes.
He referred a 4-week history of pain in the left hypochondrium radiating to the left shoulder, asthenia and significant weight loss. Laboratory analysis revealed a microcytic anemia. During the diagnostic workup a giant mass in the left flank was observed. The patient was first submitted to a magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a heterogeneous solid lesion, measuring 11x7cm, next to the left diaphragmatic cupula and contacting the left adrenal gland, the stomach and the spleen. For better characterization and to allow tissue sampling an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) was performed and showed a heterogeneous nodular lesion, with cystic component, measuring 94mm of longitudinal axis, and apparently originating from the left diaphragmatic cupula was identified (Figure 1, A-D). A small lesion with these same characteristics was also identified in the spleen, although with few cystic areas (Figure 2) and with an apparent cleavage plane with the bigger one (Figure 1D). Two EUS guided fine-needle aspiration procedures were executed, one in each lesion, with a 22-gauge needle (Figure 3). Liver and pancreatic lesions were excluded.
Figure 1. EUS – Next to the left diaphragmatic cupula, a heterogeneous nodular lesion, with cystic component (A and B), measuring 94mm of longitudinal axis (C) and 71mm in the sagittal axis, and with an apparent cleavage plane with the spleen (D), was identified.
Figure 2. EUS – A heterogeneous nodular lesion, with some cystic component, measuring 37x30mm, was identified in the spleen.
Figure 3. EUS: Fine needle aspiration with a 22-gauge needle of the bigger lesion.
Figure 4. Pathology: Fragments of tissue with spindle proliferation organized in bundles, with occasional paranuclear vacuoles, marked cell atypia and presence of necrosis in hematoxylin-eosin amplification of 20x (A); immunostaining was positive for actin (B).
a)	Lymphoma
b)	Leiomyosarcoma
c)	Liposarcoma
d)	Hemangiosarcoma
e)	Lipoma
On histopathology both lesions had the same characteristics: cellblock consisting fragments of tissue with spindle proliferation organized in bundles, with occasional paranuclear vacuoles, marked cell atypia and presence of necrosis (Figure 4A). Immunostaining was positive for actin (Figure 4B). A diagnosis of mesenchymal tumor with muscular differentiation – compatible with leyomyosarcoma – was accomplished (Figure 4).
The patient was referred to surgery and the 11cm tumor located in the left diaphragm was removed as well as all organs invaded: distal pancreas, spleen, splenic colonic flexure, gastric fundus and a part of the left lower lung. The final pathological examination confirmed the initial diagnosis of a leiomyosarcoma (G3 pT2b pN0 pM1) with apparent origin in the diaphragm.
Primary neoplasms of the diaphragm are rare lesions that are often difficult to assess.1 Leiomyosarcoma of the diaphragm was first described by Kirschbaum in 1935.2 It is an exceptional entity and, to the best of our knowledge, there are only 12 cases reported in literature. As these tumors are mostly asymptomatic or occasionally present nonspecific symptoms, leiomyosarcomas of the diaphragm often grow large before they are detected, with a mean age at diagnosis of 55 years.1,3 Clinical presentation is not specific and depend on localization and volume of the tumor.1 Abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography scan rarely reveal the diaphragmatic origin of this tumor.1 On the other hand, according to Blondeel et al., magnetic resonance imaging appears to be more accurate and specific, although the definite diagnosis is established by patholohy.3,4 EUS guided fine needle aspiration has never been reported as a diagnostic tool for these type of tumors. We found it a valuable tool since it allowed diagnosis before surgery. Leiomyosarcomas metastasize by vascular embolization to the liver, the lung and to the brain and seed to the peritoneal cavity.1 Total surgical resection remains the treatment of choice and is predictive of a prolonged survival in patients with solitary leiomyosarcoma.1 The role of radiotherapy and chemotherapy is controversial in post-operative management of leiomyosarcoma.1 Radiotherapy and chemotherapy containing ifosfamide or ifosfamide and doxorubicin have been used in the treatment of patients with metastatic sarcomas with acceptable toxicity.5 Due to the rarity of cases, little is known about the long-term prognosis of these tumors.1
Louzi A, Benelkhaiat R, Finech B, Belaabidia B, Hakkou M, Elidrissi A. Leiomyosarcoma of the diaphragm: two case reports. The Internet J Surg. 2006; 13:1-5
Kirschbaum JD. Myosarcoma of the diaphragm. Ann J Cancer. 1935; 25: 730–7.
Cho Y, Hishiyama H, Nakamura Y, Katoh H. A Case of Leiomyosarcoma of the Diaphragm. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 7: 297-300.
Blondeel N, Christiaens MR, Thomas J. Leiomyosarcoma of the diaphragm. Eur J Surg Oncol. 1995; 21:429-31.
Loehrer PJ, Sledge GW, Nicaise C, Usakewicz J, Hainsworth JD, Martelo OJ et al. Ifosfamide doxorubicin in metastatic adult sarcoma: a multi-institutional phase II trial. J Clin Oncol. 1989; 7:1655-9.
Joana C. Branco1, Diogo Gonçalves2, Mª José Brito2, Pedro Pinto-Marques
1 – Serviço de Gastrenterologia – Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando Fonseca
2 – Serviço de Anatomia Patológica – Hospital Garcia de Orta
3 – Serviço de Gastrenterologia – Hospital Garcia de Orta
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I work with children all throughout the week. I am a swimming instructor at Castle Hill and also work casual at an after-school care in Thornleigh, where I do work with special needs children as well. I love working with children and I personally find it highly rewarding to educate children as I get to see them learn and develop. Nannying and babysitting is a hobby of mine, I love helping others out and thoroughly enjoy developing new relationships with children.
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The business objective of today's modern analytical testing laboratories is to produce high quality scientific data that can be used by the client to support often critical decisions concerning an organisation's operations. When these decisions can affect the health of individuals, have implications for the environment, or support both national and international trade, the reliability and trustworthiness of that data is of paramount importance.
It is one of the requirements of current Good Laboratory Practice that all persons working in a laboratory have training in cGLP appropriate to their roles within the organisation. This would also include individuals providing maintenance and calibration services on laboratory instruments and equipment. It is a common practice for new employees to be given training in the fundamentals cGLP within a few days of starting their new job.
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Strawberry Banana Crepes with "Nutella"
Add all crepe ingredients except fruit to a bowl and stir until combined.
Melt 1 tsp coconut oil in a round pan over medium heat.
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Cook for another minute or so, then transfer the crepe to a serving plate.
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Home Business New GuySuCo Board approved, John Dow is Chair – Harmon
New GuySuCo Board approved, John Dow is Chair – Harmon
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon
John Dow, who has a background in Agriculture, has been appointed the Chairman of the new Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Board.
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon noted during a Post Cabinet press briefing on Monday that the appointment of the Board will be for a period of two years and will expire on August 31, 2020.
He also said that, in addition to the other members identified, CEO of the company Dr Harold Davis Jr will sit on the Board as an ex-officio member.
The move by Government to have a new Board in place comes after it would have faced considerable flack from various stakeholders for its indecisiveness as it regards the setting up of the Board and GuySuCo in general.
Just recently the Union body representing sugar workers, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), called out Government over the "shifting goalpost" with regards to the establishment of a new Board.
Late last April, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder revealed that Cabinet was looking at some new names for the new Board as the life of the old Board expired on February 14, 2018.
A full-page ad had detailed that the new Board was approved by Cabinet on February 26, 2018.
The new Board, which was named with Special Purpose Unit (SPU) Head Colvin Heath-London as the head was gazetted at the Deeds and Commercial Registry.
However, Harmon had said the same day that there were some issues with regard to the timing of the ad and Cabinet was reviewing the matter.
Reports had surfaced about disagreements allegedly between Ministers from the two coalition parties regarding the Chairmanship and members of the GuySuCo Board.
Among other things, GAWU had said that it was "at a loss for the protracted delay in the appointment of the Board especially at a time when the Corporation requires decisive and competent leadership. At this time, when the Corporation has secured a $30B bond financing package aimed at turning the industry around the absence of a capable Board is especially disturbing," the Union said, while noting that based on their information, "no plan has been presented that will guide the expenditure of this significant sum which has to be repaid with interest."
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The National Museum of the American Indian explores the native cultures of the Western Hemisphere, from the Algonquians of the Chesapeake to the Incan empire of Peru to the Eskimo peoples of the Pacific. It also examines relations between the U.S. government and American Indian nations. Be sure to sample some native food at the lauded Mitsitam Cafe.
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There is a metaphor in here somewhere. Which is better, decay or restoration? Caption this.
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The Island Sky is a second vessel being introduced as the sister ship of the Hebridean at the beginning of December 2018. The Island Sky has undergone significant refurbishment, aiming to offer the same level of comfort, safety and style, following the Hebridean's success.
The Island Sky will encompass the luxury elements of Hebridean's onboard accommodation, facilities and food. Including; spacious and well-appointed suites, stylish common areas and redundant technology that allows her to operate smoothly even in the most challenging conditions.
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The sturdy dinosaur cookie cutters from Fox Run are made from tin-plated steel and let you cut home-made dinosaur shaped cookies in a breeze. The dinosaur cookie cutter set is great for decorations, crafting, or gift giving. The cookie cutters are tarnish resistant and have a size of 3 inches / 8 cm. The set comes in a beautiful storage box and includes the following dinosaur cookie cutters: T-Rex, Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and Pterodactyl.


I've always been interested in literature and studied English at the University of Sussex, England. I'd been dabbling with writing on and off, but it was when I was living in Taiwan teaching English to kindergarten-age kids that I really saw the power of a well written and illustrated children's book. The capacity for a well crafted turn of phrase, captivating character or hilarious illustration to capture the imagination of its audience was fascinating to me. My goal for my children's books is to craft stories that bring joy to both children and adults and can be read again and again without losing their charm. I am also in the process of writing a novel that fits in the speculative fiction genre, which is a very different undertaking but also rewarding.
What book from your childhood do you remember the best? Why?
The one that comes to mind immediately is a book called 'Freddie The Toothbrush Cheat' which, incidentally, I can find zero record of online! I remember it was written in a way which built tension and anticipation even though it was about a really mundane subject – a boy trying to get out of cleaning his teeth before bed. I would request it at bedtime over and over, and join in with the words which I must have known off by heart. The key to me was its fun, playful tone which encouraged interaction between the reader and listener.
Does writing energize you, or exhaust you?
Both! When you get into a flow and words pour out onto the page it is incredibly energizing. Then, there are the times you sit and stare, write a line, delete it, write another, delete it, make a coffee, bang your head against the wall and contemplate throwing the computer out the window. Those times are exhausting.
The internet. Social media. Sunshine. Hunger.
If you didn't write, what would you do? Or, if writing is not a full-time job, what do you do?
My day job is finding companies that have technologies, solutions and products that will drive us towards a low carbon economy in order to mitigate against climate change. It's an initiative we run in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. I would like to dedicate more time to writing and hope to do so in the coming years.
Have you ever Googled yourself? What did you find out that you didn't already know?
Yes. I found out I am probably the only person to have Googled me. Apart from my mum, of course..
How many half-finished and unpublished books do you have right now?
I have about three half-finished children's books and one speculative fiction novel that is about a third of the way through.
Mathimals is available for pre-order on Amazon.
What sparked the idea for Mathimals?
Mathimals was conceived as a way to engage kids with basic maths, which can be a really boring / daunting subject. I wanted to sneak the counting concept in there but not make it the main focus, so the learning is happening subconsciously, which I think makes it more effective. I love playing with words so the idea of creating these hybrid animals with names that were fun to say appealed to me.


The uncapped Rassie van der Dussen and Gihahn Cloete have been named in South Africa's T20I squad for next month's series against Zimbabwe.
Van der Dussen featured for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the recent Caribbean Premier League. Fellow batsman Cloete, meanwhile, impressed for South Africa A against India A and Australia A earlier this year.
The talented Khaya Zondo, meanwhile, has been recalled to the ODI squad – and the hard-hitting Christiaan Jonker included for the first time.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock and the left-handed David Miller have been rested.
"The selection of Christiaan is part of the ongoing process of our Vision 2019," said Cricket South Africa national selection panel convener Linda Zondi.
"He had an outstanding debut in the T20 format against India and we want to see whether he can convert that finishing form into the longer white-ball format as well.
"We have also recalled Khaya to the ODI squad as another part of the pool-broadening process. He had an outstanding quadrangular series for SA A in India against high quality opposition, scoring our only century and having a strike rate of 95.
"We still have ODI series after this one against Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as we get closer to finalising our likely World Cup squad.
"We are resting Kagiso Rabada from the T20 series as he has a very busy season ahead of them.
Captain Faf du Plessis has been named in the T20I and ODI squads, subject to fitness. Fast bowler Dale Steyn, who has returned from a stint with Hampshire in the County Championship, has also been selected for the ODI collective.
"Faf continues to make a recovery from the shoulder injury he suffered in Sri Lanka," said team manager and doctor Mohammed Moosajee.
The African neighbours will meet for three ODIs and as many T20Is, from 30 September to 14 October.
Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Paarl will host the ODIs while East London, Potchefstroom and Benoni will host the T20Is.
ODI squad: Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Reeza Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Christiaan Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi , Dale Steyn, Khaya Zondo.
T20 squad: Faf du Plessis, Gihahn Cloete, Junior Dala, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Robbie Frylinck, Imran Tahir, Christiaan Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen.


"I remember Joan Jett being sick in a bucket at the side of the stage just before she went on and Morrissey having daffodils thrown at him from his adoring fans"
So how did you get roped into joining the Rock City crew?
I used to DJ at a club called Camelot on Bridlesmith gate and Paul Mason, the then manager, used to come down to our club. He approached me with a view to DJing at as they were planning a major refi t in the summer of 1982 and wanted to start a student night on Thursdays. They already had a successful Futurist night on Saturdays and I keenly accepted. The fi rst Thursday night we had about 400 people in and gradually it built up over the next year to become a sell-out most weeks.
You started the Rock City Friday nights off too, right?
Yes, that came a little later. The original plan was to do a dance night playing a mixture of European electronic and American new releases, but after the first three months it was apparent this wasn't going to work. So I asked Paul if we could change the night to a jazz, funk and soul night, which I wanted to build by word of mouth.
Over the next three months the numbers increased week by week until eventually we had people travelling in from Birmingham, Sheffi eld, Leeds, Manchester and London. I would DJ upstairs in the main room and downstairs (Disco Two) Eric and Floyd played Jazz. My music policy was focused on new releases from America, I'd play what had come out that week for the fi rst hour and then as soon as we'd got enough people in we'd put some of the current big tunes on. The response was a packed dancefl oor and a fantastic atmosphere.
Where did you get your tunes from at the time?
I bought pretty much everything from Arcade records. They'd always know what we'd played on a Friday - as on Saturday mornings there would be a ton of people in the shop trying to buy certain tunes. The rate we broke records at was astounding! I was spending £100-200 a week in there at that time.
What was the venue like back then in terms of kit?
You worked with a certain Mr Dale Winton back then too?
Yeah, I knew Dale really well. He did the dance show on Radio Trent back then and used to play at Rock City. Like me he would buy records in Nottingham, but he also used to nip to London regularly too. To my knowledge he was the fi rst person to play Herbie Hancock's Rockit on the radio. The day after his show Arcade records had hundreds of calls asking for it, a week or so before they could get hold of any stock.
So tell us about the Saturday all-day Rock City hip-hop jams that happened in the 1980's.
Well, bizarrely enough it started as a kids disco at the request of Trent FM. We were a bit dubious of the idea at fi rst, but it was good publicity for the club and they advertised it like hell on the radio. So lots of kids of all ages came down, some with their parents and some without – and it was just soft drinks behind the bar.
It worked reasonably well, but eventually the radio DJ's lost interest in it and it seemed that the people there were less into pop music and more into the underground stuff. Trent FM eventually pulled out and we changed it into this Saturday afternoon session that revolved around hip-hop. There was never a licensed bar, so age was never a problem and lots of people who couldn't get in on Friday nights came along to dance and listen. I don't think that anyone who came along at the time realised that nearly thirty years later it would have become such a landmark event in their lives. There were some of the most amazing breakdancers you will ever see and a few now-famous people like Goldie used to come down too.
Tell us about some of the best bands you saw in your time.
Mark Spivey was brilliant at booking bands and he had the foresight to book acts like REM, Guns and Roses and The Cult before they went Supernova. But probably the best, most intense performances I ever saw at Rock City came from The Ramones, who we had the pleasure of putting on twice.
There are loads of funny stories from the gigs too. I remember Joan Jett being sick in a bucket at the side of the stage just before she went on, I remember Morrissey having daffodils thrown at him from his adoring fans at the height of his fame with The Smiths. Stuart Adamson from Big Country borrowing a pair of shoelaces before their gig as his had snapped - I never did get them back!
How does Rock City compare to other clubs you've worked in across the world?
Still to this day I would say that it is the best club I've ever worked in – and I've worked in quite a few. House music pioneer Larry Heard came to do a gig with us once on a Chicago Trax tour and he has since cited that gig as being an important moment in his career. He said the gig made him realise what it must have felt like to be Michael Jackson by having 1700 people in Rock City on a Sunday afternoon singing along with him!
I played in the Hacienda before it became a household name and I didn't really rate the way it was set up by comparison. Back then their DJ booth was hidden in a room at the side of the stage and you just had a small slit to look out onto the dancefloor where you didn't really feel part of the crowd. Whereas at Rock City it's always been the opposite and as a DJ you feel part of the crowd and see how they react to what you're playing.


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The Pratt House at 228 E. River St., probably erected in the 1880s and purchased by Edwin Pratt in 1903, was showing its age when this photo was taken in the 1960s. Uninhabited from the early 1920s onward, the ornate building was considered to be a "haunted house" by a generation of local youngsters. It was demolished in March 1978.
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The only remaining structure on the former Pratt property at River Street and Schuyler Avenue is the boathouse/garage. The garage doors once displayed a "face" made up of two oval stained-glass windows and a mustache and mouth of ornamental iron. In this 1960s photo, the window "eyes" have been covered with plywood.
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Jack Klasey: The haunted house that wasn't really haunted
By Jack Klasey Looking Back
Jack Klasey
For at least a generation of kids growing up in Kankakee, the building at 228 E. River St. was believed to be inhabited by ghosts, goblins and other apparitions. It wasn't officially declared to be home to scary spirits, however, until the Kankakee Jaycees used it to stage their Halloween haunted house event for several years in the mid-1970s.
Commonly referred to as "the haunted house," the ornately decorated two-story wooden building was also known as the Pratt House, named for the family that had owned it since early in the 20th century.
Edwin Pratt, a former shop and forge instructor at Valparaiso University in Indiana, came to Kankakee in 1903 to establish a company that produced ornamental and structural ironwork. His business, Edwin Pratt's Sons Co., was located on West Avenue, just south of Court Street, for many years.
He purchased the house for $2,000 from the heirs of the original owner, Frank Girard Sr., who was believed to have been a Kankakee police officer in the 1880s. An 1887 story in the Chicago Tribune reported the mysterious death of a Kankakee police officer named Fred Girard, whose body was found in an alley with a single bullet wound in his head and his pistol lying nearby. "Suicide was suggested, and the coroner's jury brought in a verdict to that effect, but the circumstances surrounding the tragedy lent color to the theory of murder," reported the Tribune. The suicide verdict apparently prevailed, since the Kankakee Police Department does not list Girard among officers killed in the line of duty.
Although Edwin Pratt and his wife had four children, none of them ever lived in the River Street house; all had left home by the time the couple moved there. Edwin died in 1918 and his wife Huldah in 1920; ownership of the property passed to their oldest son, Charles.
Charles was a talented worker in ornamental iron who ran the family business. Journal reporter Mary Jean Houde, writing about the haunted house in 1968, noted that "It was Charles ... who added the embellishments to the house. These included a great deal of iron work and such flourishes as the facial features in iron which personalized the garage doors. Charles rented the house to another family for a short time, but he soon decided to preserve it for sentiment's sake. It became a hobby with Charles; and while he did not live there, he was often seen on the terraced grounds planting flowers, adding ornamentation, and fishing from his river property."
Located on the north bank of the Kankakee River just east of Schuyler Avenue, the Pratt homesite offered scenic views up and down the river (at least until the 1950s, when the Schuyler Avenue bridge was built). To take advantage of the view, the property's combination garage/boathouse had a roof garden with concrete benches and decorative urns. The lowest portion of the structure, at river level, was a boathouse; the upper portion was a single-car garage. Before being defaced by vandals in the 1960s, the garage doors were decorated with a "face" composed of two oval stained-glass window eyes and a mustache and mouth represented by decorative ironwork. The doors were set in a facade of cut stone inlaid with colorful pieces of tile and terra cotta panels.
The house itself was a tall, narrow structure with two stories set atop a tall basement level; the front door was reached by climbing a steep staircase on the River Street side. Gabled roofs on the north, south, and west sides of the house had eaves outlined by intricately sawn wooden panels. The small porch roof and its supporting column also were assembled from decorative carved wood elements. The first-floor walls of the house displayed lanterns and other ironwork created by Charles Pratt.
After Charles Pratt's death in 1960, the property was inherited by his children, Emory and Ruth. Neither chose to live in the house, and it gradually fell into disrepair, reinforcing the haunted house reputation. In her 1968 Kankakee Daily Journal article, Mary Jean Houde noted that the "architectural beauty of the house would still be preserved, if not for years of vandalism and wanton destruction. The Pratt house ... haunted only by family sentimentality, loses a little of its beauty and personality each year. It is not inhabitable at present, and probably never will be."
The old house, declared unfit for human habitation by city building inspector Clarence "Bud" Campbell, was periodically threatened with demolition. In April 1975, a small crowd bearing "Save the Pratt House" signs gathered there in response to a plan to tear down the structure. Whether the protest or other factors caused a stay of execution, the building lived on for several more years.
In 1976 and 1977, it served as the Jaycees Halloween Haunted House; but on March 23, 1978, city officials called in the bulldozers. Two days later, the iconic building was gone, leaving behind only the boathouse/garage and a generation's memories of the old "haunted house."
Jack Klasey came to Kankakee County as a young Journal reporter in 1963 and became hooked on local history. In 1968, he co-authored "Of the People: A Popular History of Kankakee County." Now retired, he remains active as a volunteer and board member at the Kankakee County Museum. He can be contacted at jwklasey@comcast.net.
Local History Trivia:
On the north bank of the Kankakee River, just upstream from the Pratt House, was a site known as Shekey's Landing, It played an important role in Kankakee's social and economic life in the late 1800s and early 1900s. What was that role?
Answer: Shekey's Landing was the place where passengers boarded Capt. William Gougar's river steamboats, the Minnie Lillie and the Margaret. From 1884 until 1912, the boats carried thousands of passengers each summer to destinations upstream, such as the Hotel Riverview and Gougar's extensive picnic grove/summer resort. Many of those passengers, especially in the 1880s and 1890s, were tourists from Chicago and other cities who arrived in Kankakee aboard special excursion trains.
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Innovation abounds at Grassland & Muck
New machinery, equipment and innovative products are always a big draw at the Grassland & Muck Event, and this year promises plenty of exclusive new launches.
With more than £20m of machinery and equipment on display and in working demonstrations, there will be something to delight every visitor, from new tractors and muck spreaders to grass measuring equipment and forage harvesters. Visitors will also be able to compare new grass varieties growing side-by-side, examine time-saving silage sheeting and check out near infra-red forage analysis technology.
In the working machinery area John Deere will be making its UK public working demonstration debut with three new launches: The 6250R tractor with its award-winning CommandPRO joystick, the premium C441R wrapping baler and the innovative Manure Sensing system.
The light, powerful 6250R tractor features an AutoPowr transmission and develops up to 300hp with Intelligent Power Management. It will be equipped with a triple mower conditioner, with the new high capacity baler in action later in the day.
Developed to meet the requirements of contractors and larger livestock farms, the new C441R baler boasts improved performance in both heavy, wet grass crops and dry straw, so is now a true all-rounder with a 15% faster wrapping arm.
Completing the trio will be the new Manure Sensing system, fitted to a Joskin slurry tanker in the muck demonstration area. It is designed to adjust slurry application rates to match field conditions, increasing crop yields while minimising input costs.
Complementing this drive to help farmers make the most of their organic manures and nutrients is the revised RB209 – now called the Nutrient Management Guide. The new guide features updated recommendations on nutrient supply and demand, and will include digestate for the first time this year. "Having led the Livestock Technical Working Group through the revision process I can say that everyone can be really confident about using the recommendations," says Gloucestershire farmer Paul Westaway. "RB209 is now much more straightforward to use."
Back in the working demonstrations, Pottinger's new IMPRESS round balers will be making their UK debut. With a new design of both fixed and variable chamber balers, they boast a chopping unit with up to 32 knives, fed by the unique LIFTUP rotor technology to ensure consistent chop length.
When it comes to transporting crops, Continental Soil Technology's Krampe Bandit trailer can be seen for the first time, with its belt floor offering true grain proof handling and horizontal unloading of produce that is both fast and gentle on crops.
Quicke's new Q-Series front loader – which is set to revolutionise and digitalise tractor loader handling – will also be in action for the first time, offering 30% better operator vision. In addition, the Q-Companion will be on display, comprising two position and two pressure sensors, says the firm's Graham Gould. "Loader status monitoring allows you to keep track of the position, angle and remaining lifting capacity," he explains. "It can also calculate the weight lifted, so you can weigh the amount of feed or a bale that you're carrying."
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"Whether you're looking for new livestock handling facilities, feeding equipment or nutritional advice, you are sure to find it at Grassland & Muck 2017," says event organiser Alice Bell. "With more than 250 exhibitors covering the full range of technical advice, inputs and machinery; from seed to feed, it could be the most valuable day in your calendar."
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