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Charlottesville taking down Confederate statue near the site of violent 2017 rally
By GREGORY S. SCHNEIDER | The Washington Post | Published: September 12, 2020
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Workers used a crane to lift a Confederate statue from its pedestal Saturday morning, as a community marred by racial violence three years ago took a major step in eliminating the divisive symbols of the Civil War.
Crowds cheered at a distance behind metal barricades as the bronze figure of a Confederate soldier known as "At Ready" was taken down after 111 years outside the Albemarle County courthouse.
Earlier, cheers went up from the gathering as bronze plaques came off the sides of the monument and a cannon was hoisted off the ground. The crowd - all wearing masks, many wearing blue Union Civil War caps - chattered and danced to music broadcast by a local radio station over the beeping sound of work trucks moving around the square.
The cheerful scene was, to many, a repudiation of the deadly violence of the Unite the Right rally staged by white supremacists here three years ago.
"This is a magnificent moment," said local community organizer Don Gathers, 61. "Much of the racial tension, strife and protest we're seeing across the country emanates from right here in Charlottesville. But now we're moving the needle in a positive way."
Albemarle County supervisors voted earlier this summer to take down the figure of a Confederate soldier outside their courthouse, which is located within the city of Charlottesville.
Known as "At Ready," the statue was not the focal point of the violent rally in 2017 that left one counterprotester dead. But it is a block away from the statue of Robert E. Lee that white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups said they were defending in the clash that endures as a symbol of the nation's racial divide.
Charlottesville's city council has voted to remove both Lee and a nearby monument to fellow Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, but a small group of Confederate supporters filed suit to save them. The case is headed to the Supreme Court of Virginia and could take months to be resolved.
In the meantime, armed individuals and militia groups have continued to make periodic "patrols" around all the Confederate figures in the area near the courthouse. Small clusters of police officers had stood at various points around the courthouse square early Friday evening, but the streets were quiet, apart from a few onlookers.
County and city officials had put up metal and plastic barriers around the courthouse Friday to keep people away from the work zone, citing concerns about the need to preserve social distance to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. They urged residents to watch the event via a live stream Saturday on Albemarle County social media.
Confederate statues have been falling across Virginia this year, as protests triggered by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody in May has focused attention on the monuments as symbols of racial oppression. In Richmond, protesters pulled down a grand figure of Jefferson Davis. After that, Democratic Mayor Levar Stoney, invoking a state of emergency, ordered another 11 Confederate memorials taken down.
A judge's injunction challenging his action was thrown out by the state Supreme Court, which ruled that the plaintiff lacked legal standing.
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered the removal of a titanic sculpture of Robert E. Lee on state property along Richmond's Monument Avenue, but work has been blocked because of an ongoing court challenge.
Albemarle was the first locality in Virginia to use a process for removing Civil War statues that the General Assembly passed and Northam signed into law earlier this year. It went into effect July 1, and Albemarle's supervisors moved that day to schedule a public hearing on the topic.
After a public comment period, the board voted unanimously in early August to take down the statue, which was erected in 1909, along with two cannons and a stack of cannonballs. It spent another 30 days receiving proposals for where to relocate the monument, and earlier this week agreed to send the group of objects to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation.
Based in New Market, the foundation helps preserve and promote tourism at Civil War battlefields in eight counties that were collectively designated as a national historic district in 1996. Officials at the foundation could not be reached for comment on their specific plans for the statue.
The figure is being removed in sections, with the county paying about $60,000 for a local forklift crew and the battlefields foundation pitching in $3,600 for flatbed trucks, Albemarle spokesperson Emily Kilroy said.
The bronze statue on top is thought to weigh about 900 pounds, but officials don't know whether the wedding-cake stack of stones forming the pedestal below are solid or hollow, Kilroy said. Saturday's dismantling will be a process of discovery, she said - including the unearthing of a time capsule that was placed somewhere beneath the figure when it was erected.
Preservationists from the University of Virginia will be on hand to examine and conserve whatever items are inside the time capsule.
Activists who have long fought to eliminate Confederate symbols from Charlottesville hailed the removal as a first step but expressed disappointment that the monument was going to be erected again in another part of Virginia.
"We feel like it's just basically toxic waste disposal in another community," said Jalane Schmidt, an associate professor at the University of Virginia.


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The past year saw the fewest number of aerial lifts installed in memory——16. Is this the new normal?
Perhaps, perhaps not. "It was just an unusual year," says Mark Bee, president of Doppelmayr USA. "Next year will be better. There are a lot of significant, solid projects on the radar." Leitner-Poma's Jon Mauch had a similar reaction: "It looks good so far for next year. We've had more inquiries for bigger machines, six-packs and gondolas."
Jan Leonard of SkyTrac is not so sure. "Look at the Kottke [economic] report. Resorts do not have big spending plans," he says. He sees scarce capital going into summer operations and snowmaking.
With so many demands on capital, resorts are squeezing more efficiency from their lifts, new and old.
Instead of purchasing new machines, Stratton, Stowe, and Whistler put new cabins on major gondolas. Triple Peaks replaced a detachable quad at Okemo and relocated it to Mount Sunapee.
Loading conveyors are another option for efficiency. Chairkit installed six, serving more than a third of all new lifts—four on fixed-grip quads, two on detachable six-packs—plus one retrofit.
"With detachables, the loading conveyor provides a realistic opportunity for the lift to achieve higher design capacities," says Chairkit's Marc Wood. "On fixed-grips, it is more about consistent and easy loading, which minimizes stops and keeps operating capacity up." With nearly 50 installations across North America, their utility is well established.
Leitner-Poma installed four detachables, plus a pulse gondola at Royal Gorge, Colo. The detachables include a six-pack at Breckenridge with a loading conveyor and a capacity of 3,600 an hour, and a heated, bubble six-pack at Okemo that can move 3,000 an hour. "Those creature comforts are becoming more important," says Mauch.
Doppelmayr put in six lifts, including an unusual combination gondola and chair at Beaver Creek. The Centennial gondola-chair (25 10-passenger cabins and 125 six-person chairs), 7,800 feet long, with 2,100 vertical and a capacity of 3,400, was the biggest install of the year.
SkyTrac delivered three quads (two with loading conveyors), two triples, and a double. "With the cost of detachables, resorts are looking at a fixed-grip quad and loading conveyor as an alternative," says Leonard.
All three of the aerial lift companies are also doing more renovations of existing lifts. And not just their own. There are hundreds of orphan lifts across the country, "and we're doing more refurbishing of them," says Bee. "It's work we are happy to have." Both SkyTrac and Leitner-Poma echo that sentiment.
Another place resorts are putting their capital: conveyors.
Magic Carpet saw an increase in installs. Jennifer Kelly attributes that to the popularity of Carpets for tubing, with several installations in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
Star Lifts' 20 installs were in line with its long-term numbers. Pete Kavanaugh reports two trends: more installations for TBL areas, and more surface lifts for learning areas—they are a step up from conveyors for skiers and riders who have gained more skill and want a faster way up.
Increasingly, the aerial lift companies are finding projects outside of winter sports. Leitner-Poma is building a small aerial tram at the SalesForce tower in San Francisco, as part of a transportation center. The 30-person cabins will operate on demand, like an elevator.
In that same vein, Doppelmayr has completed a major project with Universal's Harry Potter World, building major components of the two-train, four-car Hogwart's Express. The company also built components of a three-mile-long connecting train at the Oakland airport.
SkyTrac's HillTrac division manufactures versatile, four- and eight-passenger "inclined elevators" that serve hard-to-access Utah real-estate locations. These also operate, elevator-like, on demand.
In short: Lift companies, like winter resorts themselves, have been looking beyond their traditional customers for growth opportunities.


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New Hampshire Bill Would Limit Women's Sports to Biological Females
The New Hampshire House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday on HB 1251, legislation to protect female athletic programs from men, or transgender women, who want to compete in girls' and women's sporting events.
The bill — sponsored by New Hampshire Republicans Mark Pearson, Judy Aron, Regina Birdsell, Linda Camarota, Linda Gould, Kathleen Hoelzel, Alicia Lekas, Jeanine Notter, Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien, Kim Rice, and Ruth Ward — states it is about "Discrimination Protection in Public Schools."
The legislation amends current law that prohibits discrimination in public schools based on age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion or national origin, to include:
I. No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in public schools because of their age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, or national origin, all as defined in RSA 354-A. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited under this section, including the attorney general, may initiate a civil action against a school or school district in superior court for legal or equitable relief, or with the New Hampshire commission for human rights, as provided in RSA 354-A:27-28.
II. Interscholastic or intramural athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by a primary or secondary school or institution of higher education and designated for "females," "women," or "girls" shall only be open to students of the female sex. If disputed, a student may prove that she is of the female sex by presenting a signed physician's statement which shall indicate the student's sex is based solely upon:
(a) The student's internal and external reproductive anatomy;
(b) The student's naturally occurring level of testosterone; and
(c) An analysis of the student's chromosomes.
Organizations for and against the bill are mobilizing the public. Save Women's Sports and Cornerstone are hoping for the legislation to become law.
Cornerstone wrote in a notice about the public hearing:
Female athletes deserve a level playing field. They should not have to compete against biological males for a spot on the podium, even if those males claim a female gender identity. Biological males are already starting to dominate women's competitive sports.
The Citizens Count website is reaching out to people who support transgender sports.
If the bill becomes law it would be effective 60 days after its passage.
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Polanco, Mexico City's most sophisticated neighborhood, is notable for its cultural diversity and numerous restaurants, boutiques and museums.
If you're planning to visit Mexico City, these are the restaurants in Polanco that you won't want to miss.
Himalayan rock salt is well-known. However, few people are familiar with the other big source of non-sea salt in the world: Sal de Maras (salt from Maras). The pink salt, harvested in the Peruvian Andes, is increasingly appreciated in Peru as well as by its foreign visitors.
There is an ongoing debate among travelers whether you can or should take coca home with you.... Yeah, that coca. Coca leaf products are plentiful in Peru and other Andean countries and it isn't addictive when consumed in its natural form.
On your stroll in São Paulo's historic center, the sight of an ornate, vaulted building with stained glass may stop you in your tracks.
Brazilian pizza may vary from the American and Italian versions, but that doesn't mean it isn't just as tasty. On the contrary, Brazil's pizzas are often topped with fresh greens and veggies like arugula and hearts of palm.


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This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, (MUP), 1993
William Peter (Bill) Barry (1899-1972), trade union official and politician, was born on 30 June 1899 at Northcote, Melbourne, fifth child of William Barry, miner, and his wife Susan Agatha, née Robinson, both native-born. William senior was a founder of the Quarrymen's Union and an organizer of the Municipal Employees' Union. Educated at St Brigid's School, North Fitzroy, and St George's School, Carlton, young Bill became a foundry worker at the Newport railway workshops. At 17 he joined the British Australasian Tobacco Co. Pty Ltd where his duties included tobacco-tasting; for the rest of his life he was an inveterate pipe-smoker. On 16 August 1924 at St Mary's Catholic Church, West Melbourne, he married a machinist Mary Moodie.
An aggressive debater and prominent member of the Carlton branch of the Australian Labor Party, Barry was secretary of the Tobacco Workers' Union in 1924-31. Having won a surprise pre-selection victory over William Slater, in July 1932 he was returned at a Legislative Assembly by-election for Labor's blue-ribbon seat of Carlton. 'Something of a favourite' of John Wren, Barry led the right-wing faction and was secretary of the parliamentary Labor Party in 1938-55. Minister of transport in the four-day Cain government of September 1943, he held the portfolios of health, housing and forests under Cain in 1945-47 and was again minister of health in Cain's cabinet in 1952-55.
Bill was a genial man with a flair for publicity, but his use of invective often embarrassed his colleagues: he labelled (Sir) Archie Michaelis a 'refo'; he said of (Sir) Wilfrid Kent Hughes that 'a few years in the Jap camps did not do him much good'; he accused Melbourne city councillors of 'racketeering'; he forced Cecil McVilly to resign as chairman of the Hospitals and Charities Commission and branded him a 'Sawdust Caesar'. Barry never lacked ambition. He contested the deputy-leadership after the death of Herbert Cremean in 1945 and hoped to displace Cain as leader. Barry's wife Mary, 'a woman of notably independent and outspoken mind', served on the central executive of the Victorian branch of the party in 1950-55 and was secretary (1947-55) of the women's central organizing committee.
The Barrys had little to do with the industrial groups, but were staunch anti-communists. In the split of 1955—an event which Barry tried to avert—both were expelled from the Labor Party. Barry became joint-leader (with Patrick Coleman) of the Anti-Communist Labor Party (later the Democratic Labor Party). When Barry led his breakaway group across the floor in April 1955—in support of the no confidence motion which brought down the Cain government—thirty pieces of silver were thrown at his feet. In the ensuing election the contest for Carlton was 'the bitterest and most violent of the campaign'. Barry received dead rats in the mail. Defeated by Labor's Denis Lovegrove, as a D.L.P. candidate Barry unsuccessfully contested Fitzroy in 1961 and Greensborough in 1967.
A member (1939-55) of the Melbourne City Council, Barry had been its representative on the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (1945-55) and on the Olympic Organising Committee (1952-55); he was also a trustee (1946-55) of the Exhibition Building. Kate White's biography of John Cain has referred to allegations that Barry was corrupt when minister for housing, but there is no evidence of personal wealth. After losing his seat, he ran a milk bar and later a licensed grocery. In his last years he lived in an East Brunswick hotel owned by his daughter and son-in-law. Survived by his wife, three sons and four daughters, he died on 21 December 1972 at Fitzroy and was buried in Melbourne general cemetery.
Geoff Browne, 'Barry, William Peter (Bill) (1899–1972)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.online.anu.edu.au/biography/barry-william-peter-bill-9444/text16605, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 27 September 2020.
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Foodie Five: The UK's Best Afternoon Teas
Scones, clotted cream and jam – it's a match made in heaven.
And as if we needed any excuse for tucking in, Afternoon Tea Week kicks off today (10th- 16th August). Whether you're in the traditional camp or seeking tea with a quirky twist, we've rounded up five of the best to suit all tastes…
The Goring
Best for: Traditionalists
Perhaps best known as the place where Kate spent the night before the Royal Wedding, The Goring Hotel in Belgravia has also received the top accolade from the Tea Guild. Since you're dining in a favourite haunt of Lady Randolph Churchill and the Queen Mother, you may as well go all out with the Bollinger Afternoon Tea. Dine inside by the log fire or out in the garden, and tuck into sensationally flavoured pastries (raspberry pistachio and violet tartlet, sea buckthorn curd, caramel-apple choux), along with a glass of Special Cuvee and a pot of the Goring's Afternoon Blend, an Assam-Darjeerling infusion. If it's good enough for the Middletons…
From £52.50 per person.
The Goring, Beeston Place, London, SW1W 0JW
Holbeck Ghyll
Best for: Tea with a View
Situated right beside Lake Windermere, it's little surprise that afternoon tea at Holbeck Ghyll comes with a side of sensational views. Watch the steamers and yachts bobbing along the water while you sit on the terrace tucking into dainty cakes, Taylors of Harrogate tea blends and finger sandwiches. On cooler days, snuggle beside the inglenook fireplace in the Arts and Crafts lounge instead.
From £20 per person.
Holbeck Ghyll Country House, Holbeck Lane, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LU
The Sanderson
Best for: Eccentrics
Take a tumble down the rabbit hole with the Sanderson's Mad Hatter's Afternoon Tea. Treats such as multi-flavoured 'drink me' potions and mini-sponges decorated with a clock face capture the wit and whimsy of Alice in Wonderland, but thankfully won't make you shrink or grow to epic proportions like the morsels in the story (well, unless you indulge every day perhaps!). No doubt Carroll would approve of the marshmallow mushrooms, napkins wrapped in riddles, and a music box-cum-sugar pot that serenades guests.
From £38 per person.
The Sanderson, 50 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NG
Mr Fogg's
Best for: Boozers
Don't expect to find Earl Grey in your teapot at this quirky Mayfair bar – instead, you'll be able to fill your dainty china cups with a trio of bottomless gin cocktails. These include delectable concoctions such as the Woburn Abbey (named after the birthplace of afternoon tea), blending Tanqueray with crème de bergamot, bee-pollen sugar and lemon juice, or you can opt for a bottomless milk jug of Ruinart Champagne instead. Well, it is billed as the 'Tipsy Tea'. The food selection similarly breaks from tradition, with chunkier slabs of pistachio cake, rich chocolate truffles and brightly coloured macarons (not a single scone though – shock horror!). As you tuck in, there's plenty to keep you entertained décor-wise, from the Penny Farthings suspended from the ceiling to a menagerie of stuffed animals. No, it's not the gin talking – Fogg's is styled as the imaginary home of Jules Verne's hero.
From £38 per person.
Mr Fogg's, 15 Bruton Lane, London, W1J 6JD
Combe House
Best for: Ladies of the Manor
Have a Dowton Abbey moment at this luxurious Devonshire country house hotel. Crisp white linen tablecloths and picturesque views of the estate are the backdrop to classic homemade delights such as buttery shortbread, cucumber sandwiches and warm fruit scones – topped with jam made from Mara des Bois strawberries grown in Combe's kitchen gardens.
From £24.50 per person.
Combe House, Gittisham, Honiton, Nr Exeter, Devon, EX14 3AD
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Lithgow's revealing new memoir chronicles his long road to stage and screen.
(ST. PAUL, MINN.) By anyone's measure, John Lithgow has carved out a stellar acting career — from television (3rd Rock, How I Met Your Mother) to film (Terms of Endearment, The Rise of the Planet of the Apes) to Broadway (Requiem for a Heavyweight, M. Butterfly) and more.
In addition to his eight acclaimed children's books, Lithgow has a brand-new memoir: Drama: An Actor's Education (HarperCollins). "My first stab at a book that weighs more than three ounces," he quips.
On Friday, October 21, at 8 p.m., he takes the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater for the fall kick-off and 2nd season of "Conversations" with radio host and best-selling author Garrison Keillor.
Tickets are now on sale and there's a deal for Everyone!
Individual tickets are $10, or with the purchase of a $20 ticket, you will receive $10.00 off the price of John Lithgow's book Drama. (Purchase the book that night at the Fitz or at Common Good Books in St. Paul.), and there is also a special $5 Student rate.
After the event, stick around to get your book signed — the only Twin Cities autographing opportunity currently on Mr. Lithgow's schedule.
Garrison Keillor is the recipient of Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, and he has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Lake Wobegon Summer 1956, 77 Love Sonnets, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, and Good Poems: American Places, a third volume of poetry selected by Keillor.
WHAT: John Lithgow in Conversation with Garrison Keillor
WHEN: Friday, October 21, at 8 p.m.
WHERE: The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN 55101
TICKETS: Individual: $10.00 – Student: $5 (with Student ID) — or a $20 ticket package which you will receive a ticket to the event plus $10.00 off the price of Drama: An Actor's Education. Just bring your ticket stub to the gift shop counter at the Fitz on the night of the performance to receive your discount, or redeem at Common Good Books, 165 Western Ave. N., St. Paul.
Ticketmaster — Order online through Ticketmaster.com, call 800-982-2787, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.
Fitzgerald Theater — Purchase tickets in person at the Fitzgerald Theater. Box office hours: Tuesday – Friday, noon – 5 p.m.
Common Good Books — Tickets may also be purchased in person at Common Good Books, 165 Western Ave. N., St. Paul. Phone: 651-225-8989. Store hours: Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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I'm giving Ponch a little time to submit before closing it up later today...Well, this is awkward. :embarrassed:
Voting period ends on close of business Wednesday, March 23rd!
JK I actually just forgot how many Reichs there are/have been