PSA

I hate to say "I told you so" when it comes to this:

Deaths stemming from train-vehicle collisions and pedestrian accidents at public railroad crossings in Illinois increased last year, safety officials said Tuesday.

The 17 fatalities reported between January and November last year at Illinois rail crossings, and 10 deaths of pedestrians hit by trains, reversed a recent decline in collisions, according to statistics compiled by the Illinois Commerce Commission.

But I did tell you so.

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World Tour

Kenya? Now there's a new visitor to the Omnibus! Karibu Omnibus ya!

Kenya has an ethnic population of more than 40 different ethnic groups, including Bantu, Kikuyu, Swahili, Luo and Masai. The predominant languages are English and Swahili.

Great recipes here and here. (Mango ice cream with pineapple rum sauce -- YUM!)

Unique to Kenya's geography...

"the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value"

The population of Kenya has a higher than average life expectancy (58.33 men/59.32 women) than most of Africa, owing in large part to it's very low AIDS rate (6.7% est.).

The second largest industry after agriculture is tourism. A magical array of terrains and wildlife provides some of the best safari tourism in all of Africa.