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Flags of the Confederate States of America
There were only three flag designs adopted, with later, minor variants made to those designs, that served as the official national flags of the Confederate States of America and used during its existence from 1861 to 1865. Since the end of the American Civil War, personal and official use of Confederate flags, and of flags derived from these, has continued under some controversy.
The state flags of Mississippi and Georgia are based on Confederate flags. The flag of North Carolina is based on the state's 1861 flag, which dates back to the Confederacy and appears to be based on the first Confederate flag. The flags of Alabama and Florida appear to be of Confederate inspiration, but are actually derived from the Cross of Burgundy flag, which flew over the territory of Spanish Florida.[verification needed]
National flags[edit]
First national flag (The Stars and Bars)[edit]
The first official national flag of the Confederacy, called the Stars and Bars, was flown from March 4, 1861, to May 1, 1863. Inspired by Austria's national flag, it was designed by Prussian artist Nicola Marschall in Marion, Alabama.[1][2] The Stars and Bars flag was adopted March 4, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama, and raised over the dome of that first Confederate capitol. Marschall also designed the Confederate Army uniform.[3]
One of the first acts of the Provisional Confederate Congress was to create the Committee on the Flag and Seal, chaired by William Porcher Miles of South Carolina. The committee asked the public to submit thoughts and ideas on the topic and was, as historian John M. Coski puts it, "overwhelmed by requests not to abandon the 'old flag' of the United States." Miles had already designed a flag that would later become the Confederate battle flag, and he favored his flag over the "Stars and Bars" proposal. But given the popular support for a flag similar to the U.S. flag ("the Stars and Stripes"), the Stars and Bars design was approved by the committee.[4] When war broke out, the Stars and Bars caused confusion on the battlefield because of its similarity to the U.S. flag of the U.S. Army (as well as some Confederate units which still wore dark blue coats early in the war prior to the adoption of gray uniforms).[5] The flag received criticism on ideological grounds for its resemblance to the U.S. flag, with the Savannah Morning News objecting to it "on account of its resemblance to that of the abolition despotism against which we are fighting."[6]
Eventually, 13 stars would be shown on the flag, reflecting the Confederacy's claims to have admitted Kentucky and Missouri into their union. The first showing of the 13-star flag was outside the Ben Johnson House in Bardstown, Kentucky; the 13-star design was also in use as the Confederate Navy's battle ensign.
First national flag with 13 stars
(November 28, 1861 – May 1, 1863[7])
Second national flag (The Stainless Banner)[edit]
During the solicitation for the second national flag, there were many different types of designs that were proposed, nearly all making use of the battle flag, which by 1863 had become well-known and popular. The new design was specified by the Confederate Congress to be a white field "with the union (now used as the battle flag) to be a square of two-thirds the width of the flag, having the ground red; thereupon a broad saltire of blue, bordered with white, and emblazoned with mullets or five-pointed stars, corresponding in number to that of the Confederate States."[8]
The flag is also known as "the Stainless Banner". The nickname "stainless" referred to the pure white field. The flag act of 1864 did not state what the white symbolized and advocates offered various interpretations. The Confederate Congress debated whether the white field should have a blue stripe and whether it should be bordered in red. William Miles delivered a speech for the simple white design that was eventually approved. He argued that the battle flag must be used, but for a national flag it was necessary to emblazon it, but as simply as possible, with a plain white field.[9]
The flags actually made by the Richmond Clothing Depot used the 1.5:1 ratio adopted for the Confederate Navy's battle ensign, rather than the official 2:1 ratio.[10]
Initial reaction to the second national flag was favorable, but over time it became criticized for being "too white". The Columbia Daily South Carolinian observed that it was essentially a battle flag upon a flag of truce and might send a mixed message. Military officers voiced complaints about the flag being too white, for various reasons, including the danger of being mistaken for a flag of truce, especially on naval ships, and that it was too easily soiled.[11]
However, despite complaints, the second national flag was applauded by some for its design invoking Confederate ideology, with the Savannah Morning News stating:
" | As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus be emblematical of our cause. | " |
Second national flag
(May 1, 1863 – March 4, 1865[7]), 1:2 ratio
Third national flag (The Blood Stained Banner)[edit]
The third national flag (also called "the Blood Stained Banner") was adopted March 4, 1865. The red vertical bar was proposed by Major Arthur L. Rogers, who argued that the pure white field of the Second National flag could be mistaken as a flag of truce: when hanging limp in no wind, the flag's Southern Cross canton could accidentally stay hidden, so the flag could mistakenly appear all white.
Rogers lobbied successfully to have this alteration introduced in the Confederate Senate. He defended his redesign as having "as little as possible of the Yankee blue", and described it as symbolizing the primary origins of the people of the South, with the cross of England and the red bar from the flag of France.[11]
The Flag Act of 1865 describes the flag in the following language:
" | The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the flag of the Confederate States shall be as follows: The width two-thirds of its length, with the union (now used as the battle flag) to be in width three-fifths of the width of the flag, and so proportioned as to leave the length of the field on the side of the union twice the width of the field below it; to have the ground red and a broad blue saltier thereon, bordered with white and emblazoned with mullets or five pointed stars, corresponding in number to that of the Confederate States; the field to be white, except the outer half from the union to be a red bar extending the width of the flag. | " |
—Flag Act of 1865, [13] |
Despite the passage of the Flag Act of 1865, very few third national flags were actually manufactured and used in the field. Moreover, the ones made by the Richmond Clothing Depot used the square canton of the second national flag rather than the slightly rectangular one specified by the law.[13]
Other flags[edit]
In addition to the national flags, a wide variety of flags and banners were flown by Southerners during the War. Most famously, the "Bonnie Blue Flag" was used as an unofficial flag during the early months of 1861. It was flying above the Confederate batteries that first opened fire on Fort Sumter, beginning the Civil War. The Van Dorn battle flag was also carried by Confederate troops fighting in the Trans-Mississippi and Western theaters of war. In addition, many military units had their own regimental flags they would carry into battle. Other notable flags used are shown below.[14]
Battle flag[edit]
The Army of Northern Virginia battle flag was square, of various sizes for the different branches of the service: 52 inches (130 cm) square for the infantry, 38 inches (97 cm) for the artillery, and 32 inches (81 cm) for the cavalry. It was used in battle beginning in December 1861 until the fall of the Confederacy. The blue color on the saltire in the battle flag was navy blue, as opposed to the much lighter blue of the Naval Jack.
The flag's stars represented the number of states in the Confederacy. The distance between the stars decreased as the number of states increased, reaching thirteen when the secessionist factions of Kentucky and Missouri joined in late 1861.[15]
At the First Battle of Manassas, the similarity between the Stars and Bars and the Stars and Stripes caused confusion and military problems. Regiments carried flags to help commanders observe and assess battles in the warfare of the era. At a distance, the two national flags were hard to tell apart.[16] In addition, Confederate regiments carried many other flags, which added to the possibility of confusion. After the battle, General P.G.T. Beauregard wrote that he was "resolved then to have [our flag] changed if possible, or to adopt for my command a 'Battle flag', which would be Entirely different from any State or Federal flag."[5] He turned to his aide, who happened to be William Porcher Miles, the former chair of Committee on the Flag and Seal. Miles described his rejected national flag design to Beauregard. Miles also told the Committee on the Flag and Seal about the general's complaints and request for the national flag to be changed. The committee rejected this idea by a four to one vote, after which Beauregard proposed the idea of having two flags. He described the idea in a letter to his commander General Joseph E. Johnston: "I wrote to [Miles] that we should have two flags—a peace or parade flag, and a war flag to be used only on the field of battle—but congress having adjourned no action will be taken on the matter—How would it do us to address the War Dept. on the subject of Regimental or badge flags made of red with two blue bars crossing each other diagonally on which shall be introduced the stars, ... We would then on the field of battle know our friends from our Enemies."[5]
The flag that Miles had favored when he was chair of the Committee on the Flag and Seal eventually became the battle flag and, ultimately, the most popular flag of the Confederacy. According to historian John Coski, Miles' design was inspired by one of the many "secessionist flags" flown at the South Carolina secession convention of December 1860. That flag was a blue St George's Cross (an upright or Latin cross) on a red field, with 15 white stars on the cross, representing the slaveholding states,[17] and, on the red field, palmetto and crescent symbols. Miles received a variety of feedback on this design, including a critique from Charles Moise, a self-described "Southerner of Jewish persuasion". Moise liked the design, but asked that "the symbol of a particular religion not be made the symbol of the nation". Taking this into account, Miles changed his flag, removing the palmetto and crescent, and substituting a heraldic saltire ("X") for the upright one. The number of stars was changed several times as well. He described these changes and his reasons for making them in early 1861. The diagonal cross was preferable, he wrote, because "it avoided the religious objection about the cross (from the Jews and many Protestant sects), because it did not stand out so conspicuously as if the cross had been placed upright thus". He also argued that the diagonal cross was "more Heraldric [sic] than Ecclesiastical, it being the 'saltire' of Heraldry, and significant of strength and progress".[18]
According to Coski, the Saint Andrew's Cross had no special place in Southern iconography at the time, and if Miles had not been eager to conciliate the Southern Jews his flag would have used the traditional Latin, Saint George's Cross. A colonel named James B. Walton submitted a battle flag design essentially identical to Miles' except with an upright Saint George's cross, but Beauregard chose the diagonal cross design.[19]
Miles' flag, and all the flag designs up to that point, were rectangular ("oblong") in shape. General Johnston suggested making it square instead to conserve material. Johnston also specified the various sizes to be used by different types of military units. Generals Beauregard and Johnston and Quartermaster General Cabell approved the design of the 12-star Confederate Battle Flag at the Ratcliffe home, which served briefly as Beauregard's headquarters, near Fairfax Court House in September 1861. The 12th star represented Missouri. President Jefferson Davis arrived by train at Fairfax Station soon after and was shown the design for the new battle flag at the Ratcliffe House. Hetty Cary and her sister and cousin made prototypes. One such 12-star flag resides in the collection of Richmond's Museum of the Confederacy and the other is in Confederate Memorial Hall in New Orleans.
On November 28, 1861, Confederate soldiers in the Army of Northern Virginia received the new battle flags in ceremonies at Centreville and Manassas, Virginia, and carried them throughout the Civil War. Beauregard gave a speech encouraging the soldiers to treat this new flag with honor and that it must never be surrendered. Many soldiers wrote home about the ceremony and the impression the flag had upon them, the "fighting colors" boosting morale after the confusion at the Battle of First Manassas. From that point on, the battle flag only grew in its identification with the Confederacy and the South in general.[20] Later, a 13th star was added for Kentucky.
The Army of Northern Virginia battle flag assumed a prominent place post-war when it was adopted as the copyrighted emblem of the United Confederate Veterans. Its continued use by the UCV and the later Sons of Confederate Veterans led to the assumption that it was, as it has been termed, "the soldier's flag" or "the Confederate battle flag".
The flag is also properly known as the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was sometimes called "Beauregard's flag" or "the Virginia battle flag". A Virginia Department of Historic Resources marker declaring Fairfax, Virginia, as the birthplace of the Confederate battle flag was dedicated on April 12, 2008, near the intersection of Main and Oak Streets, in Fairfax, Virginia.[21][22][23]
The practice of using primary and secondary naval flags after the British tradition was common practice for the Confederacy, linked as she was by both heritage and economy to the British Isles. The fledgling Confederate Navy therefore adopted and used jacks, battle ensigns, and small boat ensigns, as well as commissioning pennants, designating flags, and signal flags aboard its warships.
The First Confederate Navy Jack, in use from 1861 to 1863, consisted of a circle of seven to fifteen 5-pointed white stars against a field of medium blue. It was flown forward aboard all Confederate warships while they were anchored in port. One 7-star jack still exists today (found aboard the captured ironclad CSS Atlanta) that is actually dark blue in color (see illustration below, left).
The Second Confederate Navy Jack was a rectangular cousin of the Confederate Army's battle flag and was in use from 1863 until 1865. It existed in a variety of dimensions and sizes, despite the CSN's detailed naval regulations. The blue color of the diagonal saltire's Southern Cross was much lighter than the dark blue of the battle flag.
The first national flag, also known as the Stars and Bars (see above), served as the Confederate Navy's first battle ensign from 1861 to 1863. It was generally made with an aspect ratio of 2:3, but a few very wide 1:2 ratio ensigns still survive today in museums and private collections. As the Confederacy grew, so did the numbers of white stars seen on the ensign's dark blue canton: 7, 9, 11, and 13 star groupings were typical. Even a few 14 and 15 starred ensigns were made to include states that were expected to secede but never joined the Confederacy.
The second national flag was later adapted as a naval ensign, using a shorter 2:3 ratio than the 1:2 ratio adopted by the Confederate Congress for the national flag. This particular battle ensign was the only one taken around the world (on board CSS Shenandoah) and was the last Confederate flag lowered in the Civil War (in Liverpool, England on November 7, 1865 aboard CSS Shenandoah).
Confederate flag[edit]
Designed by the chairman of the Flag and Seal committee, William Porcher Miles, a now popular variant of the Confederate flag was rejected as the national flag in 1861. It was instead adopted as a battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Lee.[24] Despite never having historically represented the CSA as a country nor officially recognized as one of the national flags, it is commonly referred to as "the Confederate Flag" and has become a widely recognized symbol of the South.[25] It is also known as the rebel flag, Dixie flag, and Southern cross and is often incorrectly referred to as the "Stars and Bars" (the actual "Stars and Bars" is the First National Flag, which used an entirely different design).[26] The self-declared Confederate enclave of Town Line, New York, lacking a genuine Confederate flag, flew a version of this flag prior to its 1946 vote to rejoin the Union.
20th century popularity[edit]
During the first half of the 20th century, the Confederate flag enjoyed renewed popularity. During World War II some U.S. military units with Southern nicknames, or made up largely of Southerners, made the flag their unofficial emblem. The USS Columbia flew a Confederate Navy Ensign as a battle flag throughout combat in the South Pacific in World War II. This was done in honor of Columbia, the ship's namesake and the capital city of South Carolina, the first state to secede from the Union. Some soldiers carried Confederate flags into battle. After the Battle of Okinawa a Confederate flag was raised over Shuri Castle by a Marine from the self-styled "Rebel Company" (Company A of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines). It was visible for miles and was taken down after three days on the orders of General Simon B. Buckner, Jr. (son of Confederate general Simon Buckner), who stated that it was inappropriate as "Americans from all over are involved in this battle". It was replaced with the flag of the United States.[27] By the end of World War II, the use of the Confederate flag in the military was rare.[28]
The display of the Confederate flag is a highly controversial topic. It was largely absent during the Civil War. Rather, the Confederate flag was reintroduced in 1956, just two years after the Supreme Court decision Brown v Board of Education. It was considered by many to be a protest against school desegregation.[29] It was raised at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during protests against integration of schools.[30]
Supporters of the flag view it as a symbol of southern heritage and the independence of the distinct cultural tradition of the South from the North. Some groups use the Southern Cross as one of the symbols associated with their organizations, including groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.[31]
For some, the flag represents only a past era of southern sovereignty.[32] Some historical societies such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy also use the flag as part of their symbols. Some rockabilly fans hold the Confederate flag as their emblem as well.[33]
As a result of these varying perceptions, there have been a number of political controversies surrounding the use of the Confederate flag in Southern state flags, at sporting events, at Southern universities, and on public buildings. According to Civil War historian and native Southerner Shelby Foote, the flag traditionally represented the South's resistance to Northern political dominance; it became racially charged during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, when fighting against desegregation suddenly became the focal point of that resistance.[citation needed]
Symbols of the Confederacy remain a contentious issue across the United States and their civic placement has been debated vigorously in many Southern state legislatures since the 1990s.[citation needed] Supporters have labeled attempts to display the flag as an exercise of free speech in response to bans in some schools and universities, but have not always been successful in court [34] when attempting to use this justification.
Display at the South Carolina capitol[edit]
On April 12, 2000, the South Carolina State Senate passed a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the top of the State House dome by a majority vote of 36 to 7. Originally placed there in 1961,[35] "the new bill specified that a more traditional version of the battle flag would be flown in front of the Capitol next to a monument honoring fallen Confederate soldiers". The bill also passed the state's House of Representatives, but not without some difficulty. On May 18, 2000, after the bill was modified to ensure that the height of the flag's new pole would be 30 feet (9 m), it was passed by a majority of 66 to 43. Governor Jim Hodges signed the bill into law five days later after it passed the state Senate. On July 1, 2000 the flag was removed from atop the State House by two students (one white and one black) from The Citadel, and placed on a monument on the front lawn of the capitol. Current state law prohibits the flag's removal from the State House grounds without additional legislation.
In 2005, two Western Carolina University researchers found that 74% of African-Americans polled favored removing the flag from the South Carolina State House altogether.[36] The NAACP and other civil rights groups have attacked the flag's continued presence at the state capitol. The NAACP maintains an official economic boycott of South Carolina, citing its continued display of the battle flag on its State House grounds, despite an initial agreement to call off the boycott after it was removed from the State House dome.[citation needed]
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has prevented South Carolina from hosting any championship sporting events in which the sites are determined in advance.[37] This NCAA ban on post-season championships in South Carolina has been strictly enforced, with the exception of HBCU Benedict College. In both 2007 and 2009, the school hosted the post-season Pioneer Bowl game, in violation of the NCAA ban, though no action was taken.[38] On April 14, 2007, Steve Spurrier, coach of the University of South Carolina football team, made an acceptance speech for a community service award in which he referred to the flag on the State House grounds as "that damn flag". This statement was also inspired by the actions of a local fraternity on that same day, whose members created controversy as they waved the battle flag while being videotaped for SportsCenter.[39] On July 6, 2009, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced a decision to move three future baseball tournaments out of South Carolina citing miscommunications with the NAACP concerning the display of the Confederate flag in the state.[40]
Use in state flags[edit]
It has been hypothesized that the crimson saltire of the flag of Alabama was designed to resemble the blue saltire of the Confederate Battle Flag. Most battle flags were square-shaped, and Alabama's flag is sometimes shown as a square. The legislation that created the state flag did not specify if the flag was going to be square or rectangular.[41] The authors of a 1917 article in National Geographic expressed their opinion that because the Alabama flag was based on the Battle Flag, it should be square.[42] In 1987, the office of Alabama Attorney General Don Siegelman issued an opinion in which the Battle Flag derivation is repeated, but concluded that the proper shape is rectangular, as it had been depicted numerous times in official publications and reproductions.[43]
However, the saltire design of the Alabama state flag also bears resemblance to several other flags. It is identical to the flag of Saint Patrick, incorporated into the Union Flag of the United Kingdom to represent the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland. Except for the Great Seal in the center, it is almost identical to the Flag of Florida, which has its heritage in the Spanish Cross of Burgundy flag. Like in Florida, the Spanish Cross of Burgundy flew over most of Alabama into the 1800s. This has led to other origins being put forth as possibilities.[citation needed]
Another slim possibility is in the flag of Co. F 7th Regiment Alabama Cavalry. The regiment was the only Alabama regiment in Rucker's Brigade commanded by Col. Edmund Rucker of Tennessee, later Alabama, who became a prominent Montgomery businessman after the war. The flag of the brigade used a white background with a red saltire which did not always extend to the corners and charged with dark colored stars upon the saltire. The flag of Co. F, 7th Alabama Cavalry is currently held by the Alabama Department of Archives and History as part of its Alabama Civil War Period Flag Collection.[44] But, the flag carried by Co. F 7th Alabama was not an Alabama Flag, it was the flag made for Rucker's Brigade a month before the 7th joined his brigade; the 7th was color party only after September 24, 1864. A bunting flag that exists, in the white and red configuration with 13 blue stars, is not believed to be Alabama associated, but tied to Rucker's Brigade.
In 1956, the Georgian state flag was redesigned to incorporate the Confederate battle flag. Following protests over this aspect of the design in the 1990s by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other groups, efforts began in the Georgia General Assembly to remove the battle flag from the state flag's design. These efforts succeeded in January 2001 when Georgia Governor Roy Barnes pushed through a design that, though continuing to depict the Battle Flag, greatly reduced its prominence. This move deeply angered a large segment of Georgia's electorate, contributing to Barnes' defeat in the subsequent gubernatorial election in November 2002.
The following year, amidst dwindling demands for the return of the 1956 design ("Battle Flag" version) and lesser opposing demands for the continued use of the new "Barnes'" design, the Georgia General Assembly redesigned the flag yet again; it adopted a "compromise" design using the 13-star First National Flag of the Confederacy (the "Stars and Bars"), combined with a simplified version of Georgia's state seal placed within the circle of 13 stars on the flag's canton.
The Confederate battle flag became a part of the Flag of Mississippi in 1894. In 1906, the flag statutes were omitted by error from the new legal code of the state, leaving Mississippi without an official flag. The omission was not discovered until 1993, when a lawsuit filed by the NAACP regarding the flag was being reviewed by the Mississippi Supreme Court. In 2000, Governor Ronnie Musgrove issued an executive order making the flag official. After continued controversy, the decision was turned over to citizens of the state, who, on April 17, 2001, voted 2:1 to keep the Confederate Battle Flag a part of the current state flag.[45]
North Carolina[edit]
The state legislature adopted this flag in March 1885, to replace the original state flag that had been adopted on June 22, 1861, immediately following the state's secession from the Union on May 20, 1861. The red field of the old flag was replaced by blue in memory of the Bonnie Blue Flag, which was used as a symbol of secession during the war and flew over the batteries that opened fire on Fort Sumter, beginning the Civil War. The overall stripe pattern is also reminiscent of the "Stars and Bars" flag and the lone star state flag of Texas, also a member of the Confederacy.
Use on vehicular license plates[edit]
In Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia vehicle owners can request a state-issued license plate featuring the Sons of Confederate Veterans logo, which incorporates the square Confederate battle flag.[46]
In 1998, a North Carolina appellate court upheld the issuance of such license plates in the case Sons of Confederate v. DMV, noting: "We are aware of the sensitivity of many of our citizens to the display of the Confederate flag. Whether the display of the Confederate flag on state-issued license plates represents sound public policy is not an issue presented to this Court in this case. That is an issue for our General Assembly."[47]
The Confederate flag is given the same protection from burning and desecration as the U.S. flag in some states. It is protected from being publicly mutilated, defiled, or otherwise cast in contempt by the laws of five U.S. states: Florida,[48] Georgia,[49] Louisiana,[50] Mississippi,[51] and South Carolina.[52] However, laws banning the desecration of any flag, even if technically remaining in effect, were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Texas v. Johnson, and are not enforceable.[53]
UDC salute[edit]
A "salute" to the Confederate flag was written by Mrs. James Henry Parker of New York:
I salute the Confederate Flag with affection, reverence and undying remembrance.
It was officially adopted in 1933 by the UDC, the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This salute is still in use today by the organization and its auxiliary, the Children of the Confederacy[54] and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.[55][56][57]
According to the 1959 UDC handbook, this salute was to be given by the speaker while giving the Pledge of Allegiance to the United State's flag; the Pledge was to be given first, and the speaker was directed to drop their right arm to their side before giving the salute.[58] The current UDC flag code[disambiguation needed] states that the speaker is to stand at attention and place their ungloved right hand over their heart. The order of precedence for flag salutes and pledges is: Salute to the Christian flag (if used), the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag, the Salute to the State Flag and then the Salute to the Confederate Flag. The speaker is to drop their right hand to their side in between each salute or pledge.[59]
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- ^ Plate images for Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
- ^ Sons of Confederate v. DMV
- ^ Florida Statute Chapter 256.051
- ^ Georgia Code Ann. Section 50-3-9
- ^ Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:116 and 14:117
- ^ Mississippi Statutes 97-7-39
- ^ South Carolina Code 16-17-210 and 16-17-220
- ^ Texas, Petitioner v. Gregory Lee Johnson. 491 U.S. 397 (109 S.Ct. 2533, 105 L.Ed.2d 342). No. 88-155. Argued: March 21, 1989. Decided: June 21, 1989.
- ^ The Code for the correct use of the Confederate flags
- ^ http://scvcamp1399.org/pledges.php
- ^ http://www.scv-kirby-smith.org/SCV_salute.htm
- ^ http://scvcamp15.org/
- ^ Handbook of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Richmond, n.p. 1959 pp.80 and 83
- ^ The Code for the correct use of the Confederate flags "Saluting the Confederate flag"
- Bonner, Robert. Colors and Blood: Flag Passions of the Confederate South. Princeton University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-691-11949-X.
- Coski, John M. (2005). The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01722-1.
- Katcher, Phillip and Scollins, Rick. Flags of the American Civil War 1: Confederate. (Osprey Men-At-War Series), Osprey Publishing Company, 1993. ISBN 1-85532-270-6.
- Madaus, H. Michael. Rebel Flags Afloat: A Survey of the Surviving Flags of the Confederate States Navy, Revenue Service, and Merchant Marine. Flag Research Center, 1986, Winchester, MA. ISSN 0015-3370. (Eighty-page, all Confederate naval flags issue of The Flag Bulletin, magazine #115.)
- Marcovitz, Hal. The Confederate Flag, American Symbols and Their Meanings. Mason Crest Publishers, 2002. ISBN 1-59084-035-6.
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Anyone of you peeps still play? My wife and I just got the game so we are new.
My FC is 024413205432
wii is 7288404358543042
please add both
Anyone of you peeps still play? My wife and I just got the game so we are new.
My FC is 024413205432
wii is 7288404358543042
please add both
Last edited by tinaroel; 07-16-2010 at 05:31 PM.
Wow stickied,Billy Pilgrim would be proud.I'll add you tinaroel next time I'm on
**edited to add friendliness**
Hi ya Pilgrim! I would love to join the band and jam if youll have me. I am 35 and I play RB2 and RB TB often. I play all instruments on hard/expert except vocals and primarily drum also. I do love the bass too though. I will follow your link. I hope to jam with you soon.
Medium/Hard - Vocals
Expert - Bass & Guitar
Expert/Hard - Drums[Gold]
DLC Quickplay = Hockeydood
Hehe-- Jammer- I was worried that you might get lonely with all the xbox Wii-magrants... I hope the sticky helps you hook up with new OMBers
New people, if you follow the instructions on the first post, or this link, I'd be happy to add you to the comprehensive list. And, FYI, Billy Pilgrim has been MIA for a long, long time. But, there are many who still keep his legend alive... lol
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Drums/Vox: Sweet Little Honey Bees
Wii FC:1017-2310-8848
GT: honeybee slhb
Chat/LiveStream Website: SLHB.org
Hi Honey Bee. I keep trying to send you a message but it will not let me. Hopefully later on I can send you the message with the invite request information. I tried to go to your website but the page couldnt be displayed so I may be having connection issues.
Medium/Hard - Vocals
Expert - Bass & Guitar
Expert/Hard - Drums[Gold]
DLC Quickplay = Hockeydood
Thanks Jammer and Claire ( so nice to play with you again). That was fun! Sorry I stunk up the place....I'll blame it on the Mojito's
I'm the drummer your mother warned you about!
Wow, Chuck announces he's leaving and look at all the action from the oldies on this thread lol.
Yeah, will miss playing with you Chuck, esp. all the Cars and Boston u love picking when I'm on Vox
Sorry I missed your finale, I haven't been playing that much since I came back after a couple months off.
I'm still on Wii unless I get a Box that fell off a truck or something
Wii Code - 6874 2375 7588 0334 - john 19 y
Bass/Guitar/Drums/Vocals - Exp
Where is Blinded By The Light??
I'm motilivational!
I think the first xbox DLC I bought might have been the complete Boston pack. Already got the complete Cars album too
My finale wound up being me and Clare playing for about 3 hours and picking lots of songs about breakups and loss...
I know you saw this over at HB's forum, John, but I'm gonna repost it here for a bigger audience. I'm trying not to evangelize (because I know the xbox evangelizers drove me nuts six months ago when they were all migrating), just explain why they evangelize in terms clearer than "It's just so much better! Get eet!"
One of the reasons I resisted moving was because I couldn't seem to get anyone to give me clear answers on why the box is so much better, other than graphics (which I really don't care about that much for RB) and RBN (which was tempting bait when it came out, but not enough by itself). In just a few days of getting set up, taking advantage of the DLC sale, remaking a couple characters, and playing a few really easy songs, I've already got a clear list for hesitant wii-sters to consider:
The RB instruments are for-real first class controllers. Every day sitting down at the wii I have to dig out a wiimote to press A, choose RB, press Start, and pass the stupid "don't hurt yourself with the wiimote" screen. Then I put it down and never touch it again and drive from the drums. On the box I can power up the console by turning on the drums and never touch the controller that came with the console. It's really convenient by comparison.
Downloads are done as background processes. I can't be the only one who gets driven mad by having to babysit DLC downloads on the wii. "I'm done downloading!" A. "I'm done moving to the SD card!" A. "I'm done refreshing the DL list!" A. "Look at me! Another pointless message for you!" A! A!A!A!AAAAAAAAAAA! Leave me alone and do your damn job you stupid machine! On the box not only do you NOT have to respond to pointless messages (definition of pointless: the only choice is to press A), you can start a download and go back to playing or tweaking your avatar (it's like a mii) or whatever.
xbox.com integration. This is on a thin line between awesomely-convenient and deadly-to-your-wallet. Related to how downloads work above, you can go shopping on xbox.com from your web browser and the next time you fire up the console anything you bought will quietly start downloading and give you a little notification (which does NOT require you to press A to dismiss) when it's done.
Online friend notifications. Another task I won't miss is making repeated trips back to the Invite Friends screen to see if any new players have turned up. xbox pops up a notification (kind of like the one you get from RB when you get an invite) when anyone on your friends list comes online.
Also, the thought of FINALLY getting to play all the RB1 songs, and finally being able to play some all-one-band setlists (like a Petty one including Free Fallin and the DLC or a Bon Jovi one with Wanted, Prayer, and You Give Love) has me all giddy. Just getting all my songs in one place I think will be worth the price of admission.
At this point pretty much all my fears about moving have been put to rest. The only advantage I can still give to the wii is the free online play, but to get that on the box is only fifty bucks a year (and apparently gives you access to sales on a few downloads occasionally so you can make a little of it back).
Also, I discovered that xbox instruments draw more current than wii instruments, which means they probably eat batteries faster. Not that I care


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As promised, here's the discussion thread for the Crypt of the Everflame adventure - and, assuming everything goes as planned, for the two modules to follow.
As I said in the recruitment thread, I figure I'll start the adventure on Tuesday night. I don't want to just start it up now, before people even get a chance to realize they're accepted and it's starting. This way people can get to know one another - out of character, at least - before the whole thing actually starts. Since everyone is from Kassen, they probably have at least a passing knowledge of each other, anyway.
So yeah - this is for most OOC discussion, questions, comments, criticisms, etc. (Seriously, please let me know if I'm screwing up, PBPs are new to me)
You're doin' alright as far as I can tell.
Thanks for picking me. I greatly look forward to playing these modules, and maybe even continuing on to something else.
I like the sound of it. I'm sure we'll be able to help each other along the way. I mean, aren't we all brothers and sisters?
Well, not all of us. :) Thanks for the chance btw. Like I said, I was curious about playing in this adventure one day.
Hi everybody! Just got home for work and found out I was chosen! Thanks for the opportunity. I'd better go ahead and finalize my stats and read everyone's backgrounds. I look forward to working with you.
I found this theard, yay!
Sorry that I made you wait.
Well, I guess it's pretty obvious that Edvard and Elaina know each other pretty well. Elaina would probably know Nedyr pretty well, since she is a follower of Ol' Deadeye. She would probably be an acquaintance of Delia, since it seems like she spent a little time learning to be a guide. Sevrin, well, I guess she wouldn't know Sevrin apart from his name and his looks.
I do have one question, is Sevrin eventually going to turn into one of those baby-munching witches? The first time I went though the Mask of the Living God, we had a witch in the party that terrorized my character, pretty much the first incarnation of this character, who looked about 4 years younger than she was. Needless to say my character stayed the hell away. :)
Elaina would probably know Nedyr pretty well, since she is a follower of Ol' Deadeye.
That sounds sensible to me. They've probably chatted together more than once. I noticed Délia's background mentions that she learned a little of something from everyone, so perhaps she visited the same cleric(s) that Nedyr studied under.
Sevrin has no plans to become a baby munching witch, but all he knows about witches are dark stories of baby munching and the like. He is intelligent, but naive. I'm actually forgoing a skill point in arcane knowledge at first level to reflect this. The path he takes will be determined by what options he sees as open to him. He's not going to turn his back on his power, but he's not set on becoming a monster. Elania can rest easy for the moment.
Oh good.
The Witch in question was a gravewalker that kept commenting on how good my character smelled, almost got us thrown out of not one but two inns, and would have joined an evil cult if we hadn't managed to talk her (the player was a guy, the witch was a female elf) out of it.
Still, some of the craziness that happened was what made that so much fun.
Well, Délia knows half the town. And I doubt that attractive half-orcs who volunteer in the church choir are very common in most places, so I think most of the town knows her too. :)
Also, Sevrin can not go munching babies, since he does not have a cauldron. You gotta cook them first. No self-respecting witch would munch raw babies. That would be of bad taste.
Well, let's hope he doesn't try to improvise on the baby munching front.
Sevrin is a herbalist by profession, so that would be his likely point of contact with most villagers. He also could be encountered in the woods searching for rare plants, or more disturbingly, in silent communion with his familiar and patron.
Well, it might be just me, but I don't see how sitting quietly with a lizard would be very disturbing.
Haha, maybe not. I'm just imagining stumbling across some strange kid from the village in a dark, out of the way place staring raptly into a lizard's eyes. It looks like he may have been there for a while and he doesn't acknowledge your presence. Maybe it's just a little odd.
The correct procedure in that situation would be start tickling the strange kid. Or steal the lizard. Or vice versa.
And so it begins...
With Elaina's mention of encumbrance I realized I probably should have said something about house rules. All GMs have their own things, and it completely slipped my mind.
Encumbrance, for me, is highly handwaved. As long as you don't try to carry around a small town, you'll probably never get called out on it. Same thing with backpack sizes - as long as you don't have five kitchen sinks in there, I'm just going to assume everything fits just fine. I mean, we all cram stuff into our bags. Adventurers can probably do that ten times better than me. It's still good to track (if you really want to) just to get an idea of what kind of burden you're lugging around roleplay wise, but it won't ever really affect the rollplay elements of the game.
The only other thing that I can think of off the top of my head is potions. Rather than a standard action, I prefer making them a move equivalent action that provokes attacks of opportunity.
I'm almost positive there's other things that I usually mess with, but I guess I'll remember them when they come up.
Thank you. I hate tracking encumbrance.
Also, forgot to mention the possible bonus from the Charming trait.
I've not played a witch before, so I've been doing some looking into how hexes are handled. They appear to be supernatural abilities, rather than spell-like, and unless otherwise specified to not have verbal or somatic components (I would think cackle could be considered to have a verbal component, others disagree).
The upshot is that I could potentially use a hex like Evil Eye to reduce a targets skill rolls the next time, for example, Delia makes a bluff attempt without necessarily alerting the target and spoiling the bluff.
Depending upon Helio's opinion on the matter.
Yep, I'm back. Cy still has no power, and half the state doesn't either. New Jersey essentially got hit by a truck, but most of the real damage was in south Jersey and on the coastline.
And to answer Sevrin's question from a week ago, I'd argue that you could make it obvious or not when you cast it, depending on how you describe the casting of the spell. For instance, if you want Evil Eye to be more subtle, perhaps it functions more like a gaze attack than a spell cast. Alternatively, you could manifest some big, evil looking eye and throw that thing at your target. This would obviously be slightly less subtle.
The same thing goes for any type of magic or spell - Ray of Frost might be a literal flying ray of ice (as the vanilla description), a snowball, a vacuum-chilled ball of nothing, or a zone created around the target that sucks all the heat (all 1d3 damage of it!) out of your victim and leaves little icicles on his beard.
(putting this here because it's probably too long to throw in ooc chat)
Howdy folks, boy does it feel good to be back! I'll spare you folks the story - basically wizards and their magicks had a fun time with screwing around with NJ. Needless to say, thanks for the concerns everybody and lets get this show rolling!
Glad to hear you are alright in NJ
I had completely forgotten to tell you that I was going to be absent for a few days. I'm so sorry. :(
Commences Self-flagellation.
I think we're going to get bitten
The dice roller hates us. Seriously.
Yep. but my real dice hate me too, so it's all good :)
Oh hey guys, I should've mentioned this before.
This is gonna sound pretty far-fetched, but its pretty awesome.
Our DM has moved to Korea for a year, to pursue a new change in his career. What that means for us is that he's gonna need a few days to get settled and figure out how to connect to the grid.
In any case, he's a time lord now - 14 hours into the future, if you're on the east coast.
Damn, he's 15 ahead of me.
Fine, I guess moving halfway across the world COULD be a bit tricky ;)
North or South?
Just kidding, good luck with the moving.
Hey guys - I can't believe I completely forgot to mention I was traveling halfway around the world. My bad.
I'm here and I'm alive, but I don't actually have my place set up yet. I'm typing from the floor because I have a desk but no chair, and I'm stealing internet from some guy down the street.
In any case, I'll be able to post now (so long as that guy down the street doesn't figure something out and password his router like a normal person)
You can't be bothered to mention every little detail in your day to day life. Why, if I brought it up every time I moved halfway around the world you'd never hear the end of it. But seriously that's awesome, good luck to you!
Happy New Years folks!
Happy New Year to you as well :)
Sorry for going AWOL. I'll be catching up tonight.
Hey, if you guys ever wanted to check out my work I've got a link to my most recent stuff.
That was brilliant Delia. I kinda wish I was playing a character that was more inclined to joke about stuff like that.
We gotta get Nedyr some new rolls - or maybe a new god lolol. A Cleric of the Old Deadeye should be able to hit...unless he didn't make Erastil happy? (Just poking fun).
He's a Druid of Ol' Deadeye I think. Sentiment's the same though.
At last, Nedyr no longer shames his god!
Yep, but you may have to catch the fleeing fighter before breaks a leg in the muck.
At least Délia does not have a deity to shame. Though if this keeps on, she might take on worshiping Urgathoa. :P
I would to get some sort of feat that allows me to become Mecha-Shiva with Elaina. It would be a sick combo to do during battle, and most definately hilarious.
Everyone died again? Game's gone silent.
Well, I was responding yesterday, and then the forums went down which later made neglect it until I realized that had been postponed. And now, I forget what awesome post I had in mind and had to settle for something lame :o
Sorry, I'll try not to die anymore. :(
Still here. I was waiting on the GM to post.
Well, I think the game is dead. I hope Helio is well whatever transpired in RL to take him away but I believe I'm going to free up this alias for another game.
Same here. Good luck to you all.
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We had a very nice corner seat right at the window with a beautiful view! The food was wonderful and well presented, but the service was quite slow. There were just two of us and we were there nearly 2.5 hours.
Had a really good time overall. The food and service were the best that I've ever had.
My friend and I had the best meal at DPoV last weekend. Not a single complaint. Where to start . . The service was amazing - hostess and wait staff were very friendly, attentive but not in your face (ask for Louis' table - he's awesome). The food was incredible. I think I will be craving the lobster bisque every day for the rest of my life - yes, it is that good! I had lobster for my entrée too and it was heavenly. My friend had the filet mignon and it was melt-in-your-mouth. The highlight of the evening (and maybe my life) was the homemade coffee ice cream. Unbelievable. The views at DPoV are breathtaking. Absolutely a superior dining experience. I will definitely be back.
We ate dinner and enjoyed it immensely. We went during restaurant week and our choices were off the regular menu. The food was well prepared and the service top notch. The view, set atop a mountain, of Phoenix was super.
Took my honey to Different Point of View for his birthday. Wanted something special and I accomplished it. The service from the minute we walk in till the minute we walk out was amazing! The views were amazing! The food was amazing! I definitely recommend this place for a special occasion even a romantic one.
Went here for my wife's birthday and another couple. Had a marvelous time! Everyone thought their food was wonderful and the setting is the best in Phoenix.
Actually got to dine outside this trip as the weather was a bit more mild. The food and service were, as usual, top shelf and as an added bonus it was restaurant week!
We chose this restaurant for a romantic evening for my husband's birthday and it definitely fit the bill. Outside tables are definitely the best and we decided to give up our inside table and wait for one. It was great. And in spite of it being Restaurant Week with lots of people there on a Tuesday night, the staff came through. We highly recommend the Hanger Steak!
The combination of food quality, service, and views is probably the best in Phoenix. My entire party was pleased with our crafted cocktails and our meals. The view is unmatched. I would like to return and try patio dining in the future.
Bill and his staff always do a great job, could not have been taken care of better. Food and beverages were also great. Denns and Diane Lunde
This is a spectacular place for a romantic or special occasion dinner. If you can, sit outside on the patio - the scenery is wonderful! The food was exquisite and the service fantastic!!
I took my wife to A Different Pointe of View for her birthday. We had a window table and everything from the view to the food to the service was excellent. We opted for the 3 course special. We had the lobster bisque that was delicious, the grilled cedar river marinated hanger steak that was very tasty and tender and the turtle for desert that was out of this world. We will definetly go back but will dine in the patio by the fireplace for a better view of the city lights.
What a spectacular view! We sat outdoors, it was a beautiful evening. The service was outstanding and the food delicious. We will be back for our next special occasion!
Beautiful view, great food, excellent service. Just what you'd expect from this long-standing gem. Prices not exorbitant. Sommelier made an excellent, reasonably priced selection that was a pleasant surprise. Highly recommended.
Celebrated my daughter's and my birthday. Have been coming here for special occasions for years. Love to arrive one hour before opening to have a drink on the patio. Plan my dinner reservations so that I can watch the sun set over the valley. The staff is always friendly and accommodating to special needs. The food and wine list are excellent. I will return.
I went here for my birthday. It was absolutely perfect - Ambiance, service, food, wine. The tasting menu is wonderful, though the serving sizes are a little too large.
Everything was GREAT!!!! The food was delicious!! The service was excellent!! The chef's creations were some of the best combinations I have ever had!!!
This was an amazing dining experience. The view is lovely though this time of year, it gets dark early. Doesn't matter. This restaurant is incredible. Was there for my anniversary and my wife's birthday. We chose the chef's tasting menu with wine pairing. The food was flawless and was paired with some great wines. The sommelier is an incredible person; great personality, very knowledgeable, and selected some really great wines with the meal. I would go here in a heartbeat.
DPOV has an amazing view of the valley and the actual restaurant was gorgeous. Great service, although one of our waiters had a creepy moustash.. The food is not cheap though..
A Different Pointe of View never dissapoints in service, ambiance and great food! As a returning customer every six months or so, my wife and I always leave completely satisfied.
First time here. Food was excellent, well done. Our service was excellent with attentive, friendly and knowledgeable staff. They called in advance to tell us there was an event in the bar if we had planned to stop in the bar before dining. It wasn't a bother for us, since we hadn't planned on that but I thought that was excellent customer service and appreciated the information. There were many yummy sounding items on the menu. We will definitely be back.
The Different Pointe of View restaurant, located on the grounds of the Hilton Pointe Tapatio Cliffs, is 1.800 feet above the Phoenix valley floor. From the dining room or patio, you have a breathtaking view of the city, especially at sunset. The menu has offerings for all tastes, but for a real treat try the Chef's Tasting: a five-course meal of unannounced dishes that are certain to tempt the palate. And for a little extra enjoyment, add the wine pairings option; the sommelier describes each wine and its origin as you are served. All-in-all, a thoroughly enjoyable evening!
Amazing food and amazing service. Went here for my one year anniversary and was pleased with every aspect of the restaurant.
Twenty years ago a friend and I stopped by Point Tapatio at daytime. I remember that its elevation provided a great view of the city. For my wife's big 5-O last Tuesday I made a dinner reservation at A Different Pointe of View. I'm glad I did. Food was delicious, service was outstanding and the view was breathtaking. Most important, my wife was very happy with the experience.
Overall the experience was great, however, I felt that I paid for the view only since the food was not that great. The waiter was not wonderful but the assistants were. One of The hostess was not great as well. Dessert was great tho.
The food was very good. The hanger steak, the ribs, the duck or the blueberry and arugula salad, they were all delicious. The view is nice, the tables are not as private as one would think, given the nature of the restaurant, but overall it is a very nice place. The only tging negative about our experience was our server. He was slow and not very knowledgeable about the menu. He did not have the customer service figured it out, came across as mean a few times and did not wow us at all.
I took my parents here based on all of the great reviews to celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary. The service and food was fantastic. I will be back for certain.
Restaurant sits on the top of a hill and has a grand view of the city, particularly at night. Our table was right at the floor to ceiling windows, so there was nothing to block our view. Quite wonderful. The meal was started with an unexpected and good amuse-bouche (little sampling). Food was excellent and the "chef's special of the day" worth trying. Our server and bus boy were both attentive and unobtrusive. Wine list is amazing-it even has a table of contents as it's so large! Had a bit of difficulty finding the restaurant once we were w/in the Hilton Hotel grounds. Just keep going up! Pricey, but with all the pluses, worth it.
It was the first time any of us had been here. We were greeted and than sat promptly. We had a table right against the glass and the view is beautiful! Our waiter came promptly and was very attentive (in the beginning). OUr appittizers were wonderful. my husband had the lobster bisque. it was outstanding! I had the blueberry salad and my MIL had the poached pear salad. For our main course we had the scallops, the steak special and the poached lobster. Everything was so tasty, except my lobster was overcooked. that was dissappointing. After our food arrived service kind of fell off. Our water glasses weren't refilled and our waiter left us sitting for 30 minutes after we had finished. Otherwise it was a wonderful night!!
Different Pointe of View was recommended to me by a friend whom I had asked for a nice romantic restaurant where my wife and I could celebrate our wedding anniversary while vacationing in the Phoenix area. We enjoyed a quiet, window table overlooking the lights of Phoenix and a wonderful meal with desserts. Five-star!
The meal was amazing from start to almost the finish..........We ordered decaf with our dessert and it was very bitter and strong. The gentleman that served it came back and apologized and said that Hilton had changed the brand of coffee.......That's a shame to have such a wonderful meal and such lousy coffee....Shame on Hilton for cutting corners.......
A great place to celebrate an anniversary. Beautiful view, great food, and great service.
This was my first time visiting this restaurant. It was by FAR the best food I have eaten. Service was fantastic. There were two couples in our group and of the four of us, there was not one complaint or unahhpy belly! Cant wait to go back!!!
Great dining experience with great service and breathtaking view of Phoenix especially at night. It made our evening out a truly notable experience.
Great experience. Food was very good, Service was excellent.
I had been here 15 years ago and it was a memorable dinner and this more recent dinner was even better than the first! Outstanding !!!
My wife and I celebrated our 10th year wedding aniversary here and we had an amazing experience. Everyone congratulated us and made us feel great. The food was great, the atmosphere was what I expexted celebrating a very important ocasion. Definitely will be coming back.
The service was outstanding throughout. Best meal we have had in quite some time. The only thing better than the way the meal tasted was how beautifully it was plated. They were magazine worthy which demonstrates high standards and more importantly, someone that truly cares. I wish we had lingered a little more as the evening passed by too fast. This was partly due to how efficient the staff was. Not complaining. Next time we will slow things down a bit. Our meal was actually very affordable. I was quite surprised. This, along with everything else mentioned will ensure that we come back... very soon.
Just the most outstanding evening for my wife and myself. Thank You!!
We celebrated my husband's birthday. It was a great night! The view was awesome and the service was excellent !! My husband has food allergies, and the staff handled it beautifully. They were fully aware of his limits and took great precautions to make sure his food was just right. Great night!!
Could not have imagined celebrating our anniversary anywhere else. Romantic setting paired with succulent food was a winning combination. The views are spectacular and the food is as well. The staff was courteous and helpful with all dinner courses arriving at just the right moment.
Food and views is the name of the game at this great restaurant. The selection on the buffet was outstanding. There was a choice for the traditional Thanksgiving meal or for a vegetarian one. The dessert selection was also great. There was no rushing to eat. Staff replaced dishes and silverware every time you finished. Take you camera the view is amazing.
This was a great restaurant to take my girlfriend to her birthday. I loved everything about this place!
The view was well worth the trip. The food was wonderful and they even made up a vegitarian entree for me. It was a lot of food and I would have been good with a salad and side. I don't think they have a bad view in the place. After dinner we went out on the patio and found the view just got better.
It wasn't a milestone birthday or anything to celebrate but it felt like it. The service level and attention to detail was great. There's not much else to say. I enjoyed every morsel presented as did my girlfriend who arranged it all.
The food was absolutely phenomenal. My girlfriend and I like to go to five star restaurants on occasion and we were very happy with this establishment. It was our one year anniversary and I couldn't have found a better place. The food is amazing, the service is superb, and the view is gorgeous.
It was certainly an uphill drive getting to the restaurant. The decor was a little dated, however, the views were spectacular. Food was above average, except the cauliflower risotto was not as good as it sounded. Service was good. Bottom line is that it is worth it to go here for the views over the food (that's how good the view is)
This is a great place for special occasions. Great food and great views of PHX. Wait staff is superb and very attentive making for a very enjoyable evening.
Celebrated my boyfriend's birthday. He was absolutely taken away by the scenery. It was very important to me that he had a special day and that he did. We are even considering of having our wedding there. Absolutely in love with the place. Although he was a little discouraged about not seeing beer on the menu and trying risotto for the first time and not liking it. The service and view definitely made up for it. The beer was not a big issue since he would've gotten a bud light anyway :) thank you for having us and accommodating our requests.
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UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Fame
Click here to download a UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Fame nomination form to fill out and mail in.
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Hall of Fame Class of 2013
• Two NCAA D-III team national championships (1987, 1989)• NCAA D-III national champion in singles (1990)• NCAA D-III national champion in doubles (1989, w/Nancy Calhoun)• NCAA D-III national runner-up in singles (1988)• NCAA D-III national quarterfinalist in singles (1989)• Member of UCSD's NCAA D-III national runner-up team (1990)• Member of UCSD's NCAA D-III national third-place team (1988)• Qualified for NCAA Championship in singles and doubles all four years• Four-time All-American• Four-time UCSD Athlete of the Year• Ranked No. 1 in singles and No. 4 in doubles nationally (1990)• Ranked No. 1 in doubles and No. 4 in singles nationally (1989)• Ranked No. 2 in singles and No. 10 in doubles nationally (1988)
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• Six NCAA D-III national championships (1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990)• Won UCSD's first NCAA national title in any sport (1981)• Won inaugural NCAA D-III Volleyball Championship (1981)• Four NCAA D-III national runner-up finishes (1982, 1983, 1991, 1992)• Two NCAA D-III national quarterfinal appearances (1993, 1994)• Tritons qualified for NCAA postseason play in every season they were eligible under Dannevik• Winningest coach in UCSD women's volleyball history at 448-199 (.692)• Two-time Volleyball Monthly Coach of the Year (1987, 1990)• Four-time West Region Coach of the Year (1986, 1990, 1993, 1994)• 20+ wins in 14 of his 17 seasons• 30+ wins five times• 42 wins in 1986 is a program record• Coached six national Players of the Year and 31 All-Americans• One of just four coaches among all NCAA divisions to win five or more national titles in women's volleyball• Coached the UCSD men's volleyball team for three seasons (1994-96)
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• Two NCAA D-III national championships (1995, 1996)• NCAA D-III national runner-up (1994)• NCAA D-III national semifinalist (1993)• NCAA D-III National Player of the Year (1996, first in program history)• Two-time All-American (1995, 1996)• Two-time Academic All-American (third team 1995, first team 1996)• Two-time UCSD Athlete of the Year (1996, 1997)• NCAA Woman of the Year nominee (1997)• Four-time NCAA D-III Championship All-Tournament Team• NCAA D-III Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player (1995)• NCAA D-III Championship scoring leader (1995)• Nine NCAA D-III Championship career goals was a record at the time she graduated• Tritons unbeaten in her first 39 regular season contests• Ranked among top two on UCSD's total points chart all four seasons• Tritons were 71-5-4 during her career• Chosen to participate in Umbro Senior Select All-Star Game following senior season• UCSD top 10: - No. 3 career goals (53) - No. 3 career points (134) - No. 10 in career assists (28)
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• NCAA D-III national champion in 200 freestyle (1984)• NCAA D-III national champion in 500 freestyle (1984)• NCAA D-III national champion in 100 backstroke (1985)• NCAA D-III national champion in 1650 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 400 medley relay (1986)• NCAA D-III national champion in 200 individual medley (1987)• Never finished lower than fourth in any National Championship event• Swimming & diving team placed third at the NCAA D-III Championship in each of his four seasons• Four-time swimming & diving All-American• Four-time UCSD Athlete of the Year• At one point, held 10 UCSD individual records and three relay records• Held four NCAA records in swimming & diving (200/500 freestyles in 1984; 100 backstroke in 1986 and 200 IM in 1987)• Three-year swimming & diving team captain• Made cut for U.S. Olympic Trials (1984)• Two-time water polo D-I Honorable Mention All-American (1984, 1985; first for UCSD)• Two-year water polo team captain (1983, 1984)• UCSD top ten: - No. 5 100 freestyle - No. 5 200 freestyle - No. 5 200 individual medley - No. 6 500 freestyle
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• Three consecutive NCAA D-III national championships (1986, 1987, 1988)• Two-time All-American (1988, 1989)• All-NCAA D-III Tournament Team (1988)• Two-time UCSD Athlete of the Year (1989, 1990)• Graduated as UCSD's career leader in kills (1,172) and attacks (3,026)• Led team in kills and attacks (1988, 1989)• Led team in attack percentage (1989)• Tritons were 127-31 overall and 12-1 in postseason matches during her career• Two-time team MVP• Played in NCAA postseason as a member of the soccer team in 1990 (team went 14-3-2 with 13 shutouts)• Member of the Triton Athletes Council (TAC)• UCSD top 10: - No. 4 career kills (1,172) - No. 10 career digs (891) - No. 4 career attacks (3,026) - No. 7 single season attacks (1,067, 1988) - No. 4 single season kills (422, 1988)
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• NCAA D-III national champion in 100 and 200 backstroke (1991) • NCAA D-III national champion in 200 backstroke (1992) • NCAA D-III national champion in 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay (1993) • NCAA D-III national champion in 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 individual medley, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay (1994)• 14 NCAA national championships are the most by any UCSD athlete• 14 NCAA national championships are just two less than the UCSD men have won in the 19 years since he graduated• Six NCAA national championships in 1993 are the most by an individual at any one NCAA Championship event• Three-time UCSD Athlete of the Year (1991, 1993, 1994)• UCSD Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete (1994)• Former school record holder in three events plus 400 individual medley• UCSD top ten: - No. 1 200 backstroke - No. 9 100 butterfly - No. 4 200 individual medley - No. 10 100 freestyle - No. 6 100 backstroke
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• Captained the U.S. Water Polo team to a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics (2000) • Captain of the U.S. Olympic Triathlon team in Beijing, China (2008)• Played on the U.S. National Water Polo Team from 1993-2001• Won a gold medal in triathlon at the Pan Am Games (2007)• Won world triathlon championship (2002)• Three-time U.S. triathlon champion• Two national championships at UCSD (1992, 1994)• Team finished third and fourth her other two seasons• Four-time All-American• Two-time UCSD Athlete of the Year (1994, 1995)• UCSD Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete (1995)• UCSD Distinguished Alumni Award (2002)• Three-year team captain (1993, 1994, 1995)• Tritons were 89-17 during her career• UCSD top-10: - No. 1 career goals (245) - No. 1 career shooting percentage (.460) - No. 4 career ejections drawn (201) - No. 5 career penalties drawn (21) - No. 6 career assists (110) - No. 3 (T) single season goals (84, 1995; was No. 1 when she graduated)
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• UC San Diego's Director of Athletics for 24 years (1975-00) • During her career, the program moved from NAIA to NCAA D-III status and prepped for the transition to NCAA D-II, which happened a year after her departure • UCSD won 26 of its 30 national championships during her tenure • First female president of the NCAA (elected in 1991) • NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships (2001-06) • Served on more than 20 NCAA committees • NACDA and NACWAA Board of Directors• U.S. Sports Academy Board of Trustees• Helped found and was Co-Director of Alliance of Women's Coaches• NACDA D-III Athletics Director of the Year (1998-99)• Honda Award for Outstanding Achievement in Women's Athletics (1998)• NACWAA Administrator of the Year (1992)• Named one of the NCAA's 100 most influential student-athletes (2006)• Won NACDA's James J. Corbett Memorial Award for service (2006)• Named as one of the world's most influential sports educators by the Institute for International Sports (2007)• Member of the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame (1969 graduate)• UCSD Meritorious Service Award (1994)• Currently the Co-Director at the Alliance of Women Coaches
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Athens —
Give to the hungry.
That is the message the local post offices are asking its mail customers to take note of this Saturday, May 11.
Saturday will be the 21st time the U.S. Post Office has taken part in the "Stamp Out Hunger" activity in communities across the nation.
According to a press release from the Athens Post Office, letter carriers travel throughout the community every day, coming face-to-face with the sad reality of hunger for too many.
It's easy to take part in the food drive. The post offices have already mailed out brown bags to collect non-perishable food items from local postal customers.
All you have to do is fill the bag, and leave the brown bag by your mailbox. Your letter carrier will do the rest.
All the food collected will go directly to local food pantries in your town. The post office says, "The donations couldn't come at a better time. Food banks have depleted most of it's inventory, due to the harsh winter months, and school assistance programs are not available during the summer months.
All local post offices are asking you to leave all non-perishable food donations by your mailbox on Saturday, May 11 for the Letter Carrier Stamp Out Hunger Drive.
Make sure you leave the bag before your mail runs. Mail customers can also take their brown bags to your local post offices during operating hours.
Local News
'Stamp Out Hunger' goes postal
Letter carriers go into battle in Athens, and across the U.S. to help those without food
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Pinnacle Church serves the Chapman House
The Pinnacle Church has taken The Chapman House under its wing by providing the necessary support for the organization to help its residents recover from their addictions.
Eustace Christmas on the Square set for Dec. 14
Mayor Elicia Sanders invites everyone in Eustace and the surrounding area to attend the 17th annual Christmas On the Square celebration Dec. 14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
All aboard!
All aboard the Polar Express!
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as two Athens-area organizations are preparing for showings of the hit movie, "The Polar Express."
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A royal event
Miss Texas 2013, Ivana Hall, will join a royal celebration at the Cain Center in Athens on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The event is hosted by the Cain Center, along with the Henderson County Historical Museum. The reining Miss Texas will honor the 50th Anniversary of Miss Texas 1964 Sharon McCauley from Athens. -
Nativity goes up
The Nativity Scene on the Henderson County Courthouse lawn is shown during it's construction midday Wednesday. Keep Athens Beautiful Executive Director Carol Morton, coordinator for the project, was present at the scene, as were employees of Dillon Manufacturing in Athens. They were Isidrio Catano, Edgar Rodriguez, Francisco Carranzo and Curtis Vaughn. The scene was finished Wednesday and will be well-lit through the Christmas holidays.
Athens readies for holiday events
It is going to feel a lot more like December this weekend, as temperatures are predicted to drop into the 30s just in time for several area community Christmas events.
The City of Athens is preparing for the cooler weather, and encourages citizens to come out and enjoy a bevy of events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. -
5-percent matching fund OKed
During a special-called council meeting Wednesday, the Athens City Council voted unanimously to authorize a 5-percent matching fund for an Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) sponsored by Homeland Security. City Manager Pam Burton, said the 5-percent matching would amount to about $4,800 the city would provide.
Chandler holiday event moved
The city of Chandler's Holiday in the Park scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7 has been moved from Winchester Park to First Assembly of God church.
Organizer Shelia Haskins said the possibility of inclement weather forced the change as the city wanted to keep its citizens safe. -
Breakfast with Santa coming to Seven Points
Best Friends of The Library at Cedar Creek Lake will host the 13th annual Breakfast With Santa, Saturday, Dec. 14, at the library, 410 E. Cedar Creek Parkway in Seven Points.
Christmas in GBC this weekend
Christmas will be coming to Gun Barrel City this weekend.
The City's Annual Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7. The theme this year is "Remember Me."
Gun Barrel City Street Superintendent Mike Horton said, "The 'Remember Me' theme is because the date is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor." - More Local News Headlines
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This Saturday night this Montana Alexis -- and we'll look to do something amazing when she walks the runway and hopes to be crowned the next Miss America in Las Vegas.
But she's not your ordinary contestants.
At eighteen years of age she's actually this year's youngest participant and also the first ever.
To be diagnosed with autism.
Joining me now miss Montana it's twelve Alexis wine and good morning -- I know it's bright and early out there in Las Vegas thanks so much for getting upset earlier access.
Think different -- -- and I tell people about your story because not only is it amazing that you're only eighteen years old and -- accomplish this goal of becoming miss Montana but.
You were diagnosed at eleven with autism I know was a struggle because.
You didn't know what was wrong with you up until that point right.
That is correct I belong it's time just really want to know what was done with me -- at.
When I was finally diagnosed I felt like it came to -- That went it went I got -- down to it really helped I found ways to help with that and now the pot of who I am and I feel blessed that I am able to diagnose.
I am able to define my -- as a matter of that it that night.
So tell us what.
Types of symptoms and signs that you have and how you cope with it.
I have you very mild.
Stem demos but I do stuff off.
Constant meltdowns if things get too -- ball.
I have -- problems understanding.
Just -- -- saying.
I take things very literally.
And what I have trouble communicating at times that I have tried my best -- -- come -- thank you cope with that.
A lot just by.
Pacing around this we'll -- five minutes pretty much is how I get a hold of myself and I'm able to function.
One of the ways that you also were able to communicate was that your mom wanted you to join the cheerleading team you didn't want to do that.
But it ended up being a good thing for you and also you joined drama and your talent will be a comedic act correct.
That is correct I did join cheerleading and -- -- if I did not like it.
But I did end up coming back and I ended up being the senior -- ship captain.
And it was a good experience I even got to tip the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade -- two years ago which was fantastic.
-- I did join the drama team.
And now you're able to just -- talent on the stage in front of millions of people on Saturday night.
You at one point thought you would never graduate from high school now you're gonna be a student in college.
Why should you be the next Miss America Saturday night.
I think I should be the next miss them out because I think the world needs to know that.
Even -- girl who has a few different -- and that was labeled an outcast at balls.
Hand is Miss America material and I think that's what's so great about Miss America it's becoming law accepting of.
Well we wish you the best of -- -- an amazing story Alexis -- and this year's miss Montana only eighteen years old.
You should be so proud of yourself.
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