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Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro Stadium | |
Former names | Schaefer Stadium (1971-83) Sullivan Stadium (1983-89) |
Location | Washington St. (Route 1) Foxborough, MA 02035 USA |
Coordinates | 42°5′33.72″N 71°16′2.79″W / 42.0927000°N 71.2674417°WCoordinates: 42°5′33.72″N 71°16′2.79″W / 42.0927000°N 71.2674417°W |
Broke ground | September 23, 1970 |
Opened | August 15, 1971 |
Closed | January 19, 2002 |
Demolished | Winter/Spring 2002 |
Owner | Foxboro Stadium Associates (former) |
Operator | Foxboro Stadium Associates (former) |
Surface | Grass (1991-2001) AstroTurf (197x-90) Poly-Turf (1971-7x) |
Construction cost | $7.1 million ($41.3 million in 2014 dollars[1]) |
Architect | David M. Berg Associates Inc.[2] |
General contractor | J. F. White Construction[2] |
Capacity | 60,292 Football & Soccer |
Tenants | |
New England Patriots (NFL) (1971-2001) New England Revolution (MLS) (1996-2001) New England Tea Men (NASL) (1978-80) MLS Cup '96 MLS Cup '99 FIFA World Cup (1994) |
Foxboro Stadium (originally Schaefer Stadium, formerly Sullivan Stadium, commonly[citation needed] Foxborough Stadium) was an outdoor stadium, located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA. Although the official spelling of the town's name is "Foxborough", the shorter spelling was used for the stadium.[3]
The stadium opened in August 1971 as Schaefer Stadium, primarily as the home venue for the renamed New England Patriots of the National Football League. The team was known as the Boston Patriots for its first eleven seasons 1960-70, and had played in various stadiums in the Boston area. For six seasons, 1963-1968, the Patriots played in the venerable Fenway Park, home of baseball's Boston Red Sox. Fenway was poorly suited as a football venue. Its seating capacity was inadequate—only about 40,000 for football—and many seats had obstructed views.
The Boston Patriots played the 1969 season at Alumni Stadium at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, and the 1970 season at Harvard Stadium in Boston's Allston neighborhood.
The site was selected when the owners of Bay State Raceway donated the land, midway between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island. The General Contractor who built the stadium was a Massachusetts based company named J.F White Contracting Co. Ground was broken in September 1970, and it was built in less than 11 months at an announced cost of $4,000,000 (later determined to be about $7.1 million, or $37.5 million in 2007 dollars) - a bargain price for a major sports stadium even by 1970s standards. This was because the Patriots received no funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the town of Foxborough, a rarity for most sports stadiums. Additionally, like many stadiums built during that time, it was built very cheaply. Due to these factors, it had very few amenities — the type that became commonplace at football stadiums in the 1990s — such as "club seats", luxury suites and deluxe locker rooms for the teams.
Seating capacity[edit]
- 61,114 (1971)[4]
- 60,999 (1972)[5]
- 61,279 (1973–1977)[6]
- 61,297 (1978–1983)[7]
- 60,890 (1984–1987)[8]
- 60,794 (1988–1994)[9]
- 60,292 (1995–2001)[10]
Playing surface[edit]
Like the majority of outdoor sports venues built in North America in the 1970s, Foxboro Stadium was designed for the use of an artificial turf playing surface. The original field was Poly-Turf,[11] succeeded by AstroTurf. Artificial turf fell out of favor in the 1990s, due to the supposed higher rate of injuries resulting from play on the artificial surface. A natural grass field was installed before the start of the 1991 season, as it was at many other facilities.
Naming rights[edit]
The original name in 1971 was Schaefer Stadium for the brewery of that name in an early example of the sale of naming rights. When this agreement expired in 1983, Anheuser-Busch took over the rights. However, instead of putting the name of one of its brands of beer on the stadium, Anheuser-Busch agreed to name it Sullivan Stadium in honor of the Sullivan family, majority owners of the Patriots. After the family sold their majority interest in the team to Victor Kiam, the stadium was officially renamed "Foxboro Stadium".[12]
Notable events[edit]
The venue hosted numerous significant soccer matches, including six games in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, five in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 1996 and 1999 MLS Cups, the inaugural Founders Cup.
The stadium was also the venue at times for the home football games of Boston College and hosted numerous other outdoor events, primarily concerts, along with music festivals, including The Monsters of Rock Festival Tour and The Vans Warped Tour, as well as the WWF King of the Ring tournament in 1985 and 1986.
Metallica and Guns N' Roses brought the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour to the stadium on September 11, 1992, with Faith No More as their opening act.
Madonna performed her "Who's That Girl" tour here on July 9, 1987, to a sell out crowd. Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead recorded a portion of their collaborative live album, entitled Dylan & the Dead, here on July 4, 1987. Pink Floyd played a two night stand in May 1988 (on one of the nights their inflatable pig was torn to shreds). They also played a three night sold out stand in May 1994 on their The Division Bell Tour which was recorded and readily available on bootleg. (The second night was filmed by MTV for promotional purposes.) The Dave Matthews Band played seven shows at the stadium from 1998 to 2001.
1994 FIFA World Cup matches[edit]
Date | Time (EDT) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
06-21-1994 | 12.30 | Argentina | 4–0 | Greece | Group D | 54,456 |
06-23-1994 | 19.30 | South Korea | 0–0 | Bolivia | Group C | 54,453 |
06-25-1994 | 16.00 | Argentina | 2–1 | Nigeria | Group D | 54,453 |
06-30-1994 | 19.30 | Greece | 0–2 | Nigeria | Group D | 53,001 |
07-05-1994 | 13.00 | Nigeria | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Italy | Round of 16 | 54,367 |
07-09-1994 | 12.00 | Italy | 2–1 | Spain | Quarterfinals | 53,400 |
By the late 1990s, Foxboro Stadium had become functionally obsolete by modern NFL standards. While it had very good sight lines, it had little else going for it. The facility was built cheaply as a "bare bones" stadium and had very few modern amenities. It also lacked luxury boxes, an increasingly important source of revenue for other teams in the league. Most patrons had to sit on backless aluminum benches, as only a small fraction of the seats had chairbacks (painted blue, red and white near the 50-yard line). With a capacity of just over 60,000, it was one of the smallest stadiums in the NFL. It was also almost completely exposed to the elements, meaning that there was almost no protection for the fans late in the season. During particularly cold winters, the benches froze. Additionally, the Sullivan family had lost millions promoting the Jackson Victory Tour in 1984, and the revenue from the Patriots was not nearly enough to service the debt—a factor that forced the Sullivans to sell the stadium to Victor Kiam in 1988. This also forced the Patriots themselves to be sold three times in less than a decade—from the Sullivans to Kiam in 1989, from Kiam to James Orthwein in 1992, and from Orthwein to Kraft in 1994.
After 31 NFL seasons, Foxboro Stadium was scheduled to be demolished on December 23, 2001, the day after the Patriots' final home game. However, the Patriots made a stunning run to get into the playoffs, so the stadium wasn't demolished until late January 2002, after the conclusion of the 2001 postseason (in which the Patriots won their first Super Bowl). The last game played in the stadium, "The Tuck Rule Game", was played in a snow storm; a Patriots win against the Oakland Raiders, which famously featured an overturned fumble call based on the now-abolished tuck rule in the final minutes. The stadium's former site became the parking lots of its successor, Gillette Stadium, before being developed into the open-air shopping center Patriot Place.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2014. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ a b http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/NewEnglandPatriots/index.htm
- ^ Ask PFW: Winning vs. whining Patriots.com
- ^ Will McDonough (September 3, 1972). "Bell Hopes Patriots Knock 'Em Around". Boston Globe.
- ^ Al Harvin (October 16, 1972). "Riggins, Boozer Combine for 318 Yards; Jet Ground Game Crushes Patriots". New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ "Patriot Goal: Field Winner". Rome News-Tribune. April 11, 1976.
- ^ "Shoulder May Keep Griese From Returning This Year". Palm Beach Post. April 1, 1981.
- ^ "Hannah May Miss Jets". The Lewiston Journal. October 26, 1984.
- ^ "AFC East". USA Today. September 2, 1988.
- ^ Bill Plaschke (September 11, 1995). "Dolphins Have Few Problems in 20-3 Victory". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Sports Illustrated - "Rug" - Scorecard - October 18, 1971
- ^ The League by David Harris
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Summary: Analog-to-digital conversion.
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Recalling the plot of average daily highs in Problem FIX ME why is this plot so jagged? Interpret this effect in terms of analog-to-digital conversion.
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Gated masterpiece inspired by Tuscan & French compounds w a stone exterior & open spaces. Designed to have the indoors coexist w the outdoors w flowing rooms, curved, angled & skewed walls all created for an open view of the grounds. Stone entry w a custom door to the foyer. Circular living & dining rooms w high exposed beam ceilings, stone walls & a massive stone fireplace. The substantial cook?s/entertainer?s kitchen w Carerra counter tops, exposed beam ceilings, 2 center islands, Wolf range, 2 ovens, refrigerators & dishwashers & a butler?s pantry. the round master suite has lots of windows & a spa style bathroom w a stone sink, steam shower, his & hers dressing areas, separate closets for summer/winter wear & a yoga room. Outside has a central area w custom fire pit & meandering Koi pond. Pool house w high ceilings, fireplace, kitchen, shower & office. A lushly landscaped backyard surrounds the solar heated salt water pool & spa & features a ?beach? entrance, a kids shallow area & a huge stone spa. The grounds have a large motor court & a 3 car garage. There are 3 basements that house the 600 amp electrical panel & an Elan central control unit controlling all the electronics of the home. Beyond an entertainer?s paradise?this is the home of a lifetime
Private gated estate located in the hills of Sherman Oaks with incredible panoramic valley & canyon views. This custom one of a kind home has all the touches your executive or celebrity clients are looking for. This 3 bedroom & 3 bath home features 3,073 square feet of living space on a 17,650 lot. Some of the features include: Fully customizable Crestron computer & remote controlled systems that control the pool, lights, heat/air, music & much more. Hardwood floors, Carrera marble & smooth poured concrete counters, water filtration system filtering the entire house 10x over, a double sided stone wrapped fireplace, 2 zone HVAC system, sparkling pool & bubbling spa. The master retreat features a large walk in closet, bright bathroom with spa tub, steam shower, heated floors & double sinks. The kitchen features a 6 burner Viking cook top & double ovens, custom sinks, & a built-in Sub-Zero fridge. The living area has built in surround sound, double sided fireplace & a wet bar/sitting area. There?s a separate office with double doors & heated floors. The back yard features a large grassy yard & a salt water pool with swimmers jets plus a bubbly spa with a super efficient heater & all with breathtaking panoramic views of the valley & surrounding mountains.
This beautiful Tuscan Villa is located south of the boulevard and positioned perfectly; set-back from the street and perched high above Valley Vista Blvd. to take advantage of dramatic Valley views. This home is extremely private and truly embodies a "Four Seasons" like feeling! This 4700 sqft. + home is situated on a half acre lot and features: 5 Bedrooms, 6 Baths, a beautiful backyard with a black bottom saline pool/spa & 2 story living room pavilion with fireplace. Top of the line finishes/features include: granite counters, Subzero frig/freezer, Viking appliances, cooks kitchen with 3 ovens and large island, enclosed temperature controlled wine cellar made with African Mahogany wood racking system with 1200 + bottle capacity, Master bedroom includes a retreat/suite with private outdoor spa and sitting area, dual master closets, dual vanity, steam shower and an indoor sitting room, AND MUCH MORE!
Location! location! location! New construction This is the one you were waiting for!!! High quality builder! Gated South of Ventura blvd. Amazing True luxury Home at it's best. Light & bright 5 Bedrooms 5.5 Bathrooms 5300 sf Home, Large & wide 8827 sf lot. East coast/Traditional/ Cape code style home. Beautiful designs with lots of attention to finishes & details, all is done with High quality craftsmanship. Smart home systems. Beautiful and classy Chef's Kitchen all with Wolf & Sub Zero Appliances, fully loaded butler pantry w/ sub zero warming drawer & sub zero wine fridge. Amazing Family Room w/surround sound system, Family Rm opens to a large covered patio creating indoor outdoor living. Lush back yard built in BBQ w/extra side burners. Large size salt water system pool & spa with waterfalls and wireless remote control! Complete Luxury Theater room with 110" screen! Electric leather seats & more makes it a true Picture Perfect home Cinema experience for anyone, Upgraded sound and picture quality, sound prof materials plus unique & amazing room designs that you must see to appreciate.Second floor extra room for a Den/library/family room. CCTV & alarm Sec systems. To many to list here must see today.By app only buyer and or agents to verify all info.
Rock star living at its best in this gorgeous architectural home. One-of-a-kind loft-style residence South of the boulevard with ultimate privacy yet access to everything. Cutting-edge modern on sprawling park-like grounds with incredible jetliner views. Large scale living w/ enormous volume/space. A professional athlete's dream, and a rockstar's playground. A unique home for those with exquisite taste. Sexy master suite with heated floors throughout. Head turning 2-story living room, home theater, bonus room with pool table, sleek kitchen & baths. Concrete floors, surround sound, art walls. Multiple windows & terrace deck overlooking vast resort style grounds, surrounded by mature trees on a half- acre of land. Secluded one bedroom guest house. 10' deep saltwater pool, hot tub, putting green, outdoor kitchen. Entertain in style. A striking property for an entertaining lifestyle.
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Where do you start when building a Java desktop application? All Java gives you by default is public static void main (String[]); it's up to you from there. Eclipse's Rich Client Platform (RCP) offers a tested design, commonly-needed widgets, a standardized component model, pervasive extensibility, and more. Wayne Beaton has an introduction to get you up to speed with RCP-based development.


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The City of Niagara Falls is facing another financial challenge after a prestigious credit agency recently dropped its credit rating. YNN's Antoinette DelBel has more on the how this will impact the city.
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - The City of Niagara Falls will have to be even more vigilant about their spending.
One of the city's three credit agencies, Moody's Investors Service, dropped the city's credit rating.
"It was downgraded from an A2 rating to a BAA1, which means we're still regarded as an investment grade, but at a lower level than we were before," said Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster.
Mayor Dyster said the drop in rating is due largely in part to the millions of dollars in casino revenue that the Seneca Nation of Indians owes the city.
"I can't say that I'm surprised at that," said Dyster. "We expected that this would happen at some point."
According to the mayor, the downgrade puts the city in a bad situation when they look to borrow money for capital projects.
Interest rates to borrow money could go up on projects, such as the completion of the new train station or other projects important for tourism.
"The monies that are in the pipeline for projects now are drying up," he said. "Whatever the next project is down the line, it's going to get harder to do those capital projects if we don't have access to the bond market at a reasonable rate of interest."
The credit agency sited the city's current outstanding debt is over $73 million.
Senator George Maziarz said the city made poor decisions in past years, using the casino money for other things rather than capital projects.
"The city did exactly what they should not have done and use the casino money for their operating and maintenance expenditures," said Maziarz.
Maziarz is pushing for the city to get their share of casino funds, and said when they finally get it, he hopes the city will use it to build tourist attractions.
"People want to see a giant Ferris wheel," he said. "They want to see a zip line; they want to see a Nik Wallenda attraction.
Right now, Mayor Dyster said his main concern is the arbitration process with the Seneca Nation and getting the casino revenue owed to the city.
YNN reached out to the Seneca Nation but they said due to the process they are not able to comment.
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Virtual Jewish Music
Eva Heinstein One needn't walk farther than a few blocks in Jerusalem to get a taste of the rich fabric of Jewish cultures and music that this city holds. The Jerusalem soundscape is not only composed of honking and heated conversations, but also of liturgical and paraliturgical music of Jews from all over the world. For those who can't take a long walk through the streets of Jerusalem, a short walk to the nearest computer will suffice. Two exciting projects are being developed online, here in Jerusalem, that aim to provide resources for those interested in exploring the diverse genres and styles of Jewish music. The first is the piyyut website (http://www.piyut.org.il/english/), which supports an extensive searchable database of piyyutim (liturgical poems) texts and performances that reflect the variety of the repertoire as it has been developed over generations in Jewish communities situated throughout the world. The second is the Thesaurus of Jewish Music developed by the Centre for Jewish Music Research at Hebrew University (http://www.jewish-music.huji.ac.il). The Thesaurus includes an extensive listing of bibliographical information, artists' biographies, recorded Sephardic music, Jewish and Israeli film music, and much more. I would like to offer a few short examples of how these resources can be used to facilitate your inquiries into Jewish music, and I invite you to explore these websites at greater length in the future. The piyyut website has a number of features, the most basic and extensive of which is a searchable database of piyyut texts and sound clips. A simple search for the piyyut Adon Olam produces nearly fifty results, with recordings from a myriad of traditions ranging from Moroccan to Lithuanian to Yemenite. Each entry includes a copy of the text, a short explanation of its textual and musical origins, and a streaming recording. If you don't have a specific search item in mind, the website's streaming piyyut radio station is an interesting way to begin learning about the rich piyyut repertoire. The website's "Piyyut of the Week" feature is also a nice way to carve out a little time each week to learn about how this tradition has been expressed throughout the Jewish world, and how it is being rejuvenated today through modern study and composition. In the last year, I have been personally involved in building the Thesaurus of Jewish music through the Center for Jewish Music Research. The goal of the Thesaurus is to create an open-source database for researchers in the field of Jewish music to make their expertise available to the public. Unlike most academic subscription databases, the Thesaurus is completely free and accessible to the general public. All the Thesaurus' entries are connected through a system of keywords, enabling a surfer to search through the website's various databases for information on a particular topic, person or tradition. For example, a search using the keywords "Children" and "Holocaust" will produce matches from books, articles, biographies, recordings, scores and videos relating to the topic. In this way, the Thesaurus can be used as a jumping off point for a general inquiry or more involved research on a plethora of topics related to Jewish music. Like the piyyut website, the Jewish Music Research Centre website supports a "Song of the Month" feature for those looking to get a small taste of the most recent field recordings produced and released by the Research Centre. Both of these websites are constantly being expanded and updated with new features, research and recordings. I strongly recommend that you take the time to visit these websites not only to utilize the resources they provide, but also to get a sense of the types of projects in the field of Jewish music that are being developed in Israel today. Eva Heinstein is an alumna of NYU in Musicology and Hebrew Literature. She is currently living in Jerusalem, and is going into the second year of a Masters Degree in Ethnomusicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [Posted 11/09/07] |


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Tackle the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade
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Whether you watch it from the warmth of your home or the streets of Chicago, the Thanksgiving Parade is a spectacular event. But tackling the downtown crowds is easier with a little planning before you venture out. Here are a few tips from parade organizers:
- This is a hugely popular, incredibly crowded parade. Try to arrive by 7 a.m. to get a good spot on the parade route so children will have an opportunity to see the parade from the ground.
- Definitely dress for the weather. Last year it rained during the parade, so be fully prepared for all kinds of weather conditions. Even with rain, it's worth the trip since the floats and giant balloons will still appear in the parade.
- Two great locations to watch the parade are the intersection of State and Van Buren, because it's fun to watch the giant balloons duck under the L tracks, and State and Washington to get in the action of the TV crews filming there.
- Consider watching from the warmth of a hotel room and make a night of it. Some parade spectators prefer to enjoy the parade from a room in The Palmer House or Hotel Burnham, which overlook State Street and the parade route. Make reservations early if you plan to stay overnight.


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