The Aftermath

Alone in the Aftermath

Air Conditioning

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Red Line

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Waiting at the O'Hare Airport Subway Terminal

The Helper

Washington Park,Chicago,January 13,2009

In the depths of Winter

Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind,
As man's ingratitude.

William Shakespeare

Metra Train,Chicago IL

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Lake Michigan

Soldier Field, is in the background,the home of the
Chicago Bears Football Team

The Record Player

Autumn heralds her return

Her Things...

Havest Time

I was in Central Indiana,in the Corn Belt part of the State.


Corn and Soybean are King here.With Millions of acres of Corn and Soybean,sometimes as
far as the eye can see.

This picture was taken during the last part of Harvest.


Did you know corn is America's number one field crop? Corn leads all other crops in value and volume of production. Here's some more interesting facts about corn....


Corn Math

* An ear of corn averages 800 kernels in 16 rows.

* A pound of corn consists of approximately 1,300 kernels.

* 100 bushels of corn produces approximately 7,280,000 kernels.

* Each year, a single U.S. farmer provides food and fiber for 129 people - 97 in the U.S. and 32 overseas.

* In the U.S., corn production measures more than 2 times that of any other crop.

* Over 55% of Iowa's corn goes to foreign markets. The rest is used in other parts of the United States.


Your bacon and egg breakfast, glass of milk at lunch, or hamburger for supper were all produced with U.S. corn.


# Corn is a major component in many food items like cereals, peanut butter, snack foods and soft drinks.

# U.S. researchers have led the way in finding many uses for corn - like in vitamins and amino acids.

# Corn is used to produce fuel alcohol. Fuel alcohol makes gasoline burn cleaner, reducing air pollution, and it doesn't pollute the water.

I thought I would leave out the information on "ethanol"

That's another topic.

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Rest Area

Regina

Sunrise...

Sunrise over Lake Michigan,Chicago

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Islamic Art

McCormick Place,Chicago,

McCormick Place Exhibition Hall North,




The size and versatility of McCormick Place are impressive:

* 2.7 million sq. ft. of exhibit halls
* 1.2 million square feet all on one level
* 173 meeting rooms
* 700,000 square feet of meeting room space
* 4 ballrooms, 2 of which are the largest in the city
* Assembly seating for 18,000 people
* 4,249 seat theater (Arie Crown)
* 3 theaters seating 300 each
* Ceiling heights up to 50 feet
* Easy access to 5,000 parking spaces