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Climbing Gear
- Climbing Shoes (17)
- Climbing Harnesses (7)
- Belay and Rappel Devices (5)
- Climbing Ropes (6)
- Climbing Slings (10)
- Crampons (7)
- Packs (4)
- Ice Axes (5)
- Pitons (5)
- Climbing Clothes (5)
- Climbing Helmets (9)
10 Rock Shoe Buying Tips
The rock shoes you buy, even your first pair, is one of the most important climbing equipment purchasing decisions you will make. Learn here how to decide what rock shoes to buy and what kind of rock shoes you need.
Which Rock Shoes Should I Wear?
You're just learning how to climb and want to buy a new pair of rock climbing shoes. Learn the essentials here about what kind of shoes to buy and how they should fit your foot.
Your Climbing Harness
A climbing harness is a key piece of your personal climbing equipment. Your harness, with a waist belt and leg loops constructed of sewn webbing, connects you to your climbing rope with a knot. Learn here about the evolution and types of harnesses.
All About Carabiners
Carabiners are an essential piece of climbing equipment that you use every time you go climbing. Learn more about carabiners, the types of carabiner gates, and how they are used in the climbing safety system.
Portable Solar Chargers for Mobile Devices
Climbers like most outdoor enthusiasts take their mobile devices, including phones, GPS units, and tablets, out to cliffs and climbing areas. The biggest problem is keeping your devices charged and ready to work. The solution is found by buying an affordable portable solar chargers that you can take climbing and keep your phone working.
10 Tips to Place Better Nuts
Nuts, pieces of metal wedged into cracks, are an essential piece of climbing gear that protect you while leading a route or creating belay anchors. While nuts are easy to place, you need to learn to find the right crack, evaluate the placement, and set the nut by jerking it. Learn how to place great nuts by following these 10 important nut tips.
Essential Ice Climbing Equipment
You want to go ice climbing this winter, but what equipment do you need? Here is a list of all the climbing equipment you need to go ice climbing and stay warm outside in the winter, including a helmet, boots, harness, crampons, ice tools, headlamp, belay device, and warm clothes.
How to Clean Carabiners
Your carabiners get dirty and the gates stick. What's the best way to clean your carabiners? Read here and find out the best way to clean the carabiners you use when climbing.
Essential Sport Climbing Gear
Here's the equipment you need to go sport climbing, including rope, quickdraws, locking carabiners, and personal gear.
Top-Rope Climbing Equipment
Here's what you need to get out top-rope climbing, including rope, carabiners, slings, and personal gear.
Wear a Climbing Helmet
If you climb long enough, then you're going to need to wear a climbing helmet. Climbing helmets protect your head from falling rock and in falls. Find out here about why you should wear a helmet.
Using a Daisy Chain
A daisy chain, used in rock climbing, is a length of webbing with variable-length sewn links which can be clipped into anchors with a carabiner. Learn here about daisy chains and how to properly use them.
Taking Care of Climbing Equipment
Climbing equipment takes a beating. Learn about caring and maintaining your climbing gear, including how to check and store gear, take care of your rope, and when to retire gear.
Spiky Plus Ice Cleats
A review of Spiky Plus ice cleats, which are attached to hiking and climbing boots for hiking and climbing on snow and ice slopes and trails.
Mobile Phones are Smart Tools for Climbing
Your smart phone or other mobile device is a great tool to take climbing and hiking in the mountains. Lots of useful outdoor apps help you find your way to the cliff, give route beta, provide GPS tracking, let you check the weather, helps you identify plants and animals, and takes photos and videos of your adventures. Find out how to use a smart phone in the field, how to protect it, and how to conserve and boost battery power.
5 Gifts That Make You Climb Like Chris Sharma
The holidays are coming and you have to figure out what you're going to ask Santa for. "Okay," you think, "I want to climb stronger cause I wanna send my project so I'm going to ask for Chris Sharma's strength and style." Then you think, "Oh right, Santa's not a genie. He can't make me into Sharma." Chris Sharma, of course, is one of the world's best climbers. Year after ye…
Slings for Climbing -- All About Climbing Slings
Climbing slings, simply lengths of webbing that are tied or sewn into closed loops, are an essential piece of rock climbing equipment. Learn all about slings, how climbers use slings, the different materials used to make slings, and the differences between sewn and tied slings.
Resling Your Climbing Cams
The slings on your cams wear out and need to be replaced. Find out why you should replace cam slings, how often they need replacement, and who can do the replacement job for you.
All About Climbing Packs
You're going to need a pack whenever you go climbing, whether it's sport climbing at your local cliff or scaling a big mountain in the Rockies. Find out what are the five types of climbing packs you need to carry everything for your adventure and which pack is right for you.
Locking Carabiners
Locking carabiners are essential climbing equipment that keep you safe on the rocks. Learn all about locking carabiners, auto-locking carabiners,...
Climbing Helmets Wear Out
Climbing helmets wear out from regular use and from exposure to UV light. Learn when you should retire your helmet and buy a new one, and how to take care of your helmet to make it last longer.
Which Ice Axe Do You Need?
An ice axe is an essential piece of climbing equipment used in mountaineering from traveling across snow and ice. There are lots of different kinds of ice axes and ice tools available. Which ice axe do you need? Find out here how to determine which ice axe is best for your climbing adventures.
All About Crampons
Crampons are essential climbing equipment for climbing hard snow, ice falls, and mountains. Crampons, spikes attached to the bottom of your boots, allow you to climb all kinds of wild terrain. Learn more about crampons, the history of crampons, and the basic types of crampons.
Caving Equipment
You want to go underground and crawl around in caves? Here's all the essential equipment that you need to get out caving, including helmet, headlamp, oversuit, and personal gear.
All About Spring-Loaded Camming Devices
Spring-loaded camming devices (SLCDs) are essential pieces of climbing equipment for your rock adventures. Cams are placed in cracks for protection while you're leading or for belay anchors. Find out more about cams, what they are, how they work, why they're easy to place, and which ones you should buy.
10 Tips to Place Cams
Spring-loaded camming devices or SLCDs are an important part of your rack of climbing gear. While cams are easy to place, they are only safe and secure if you place them correctly. Learn how to place camming units; which cracks are best for cams; why you use quickdraws on cams; why cams aren't great for top-rope anchors; and how to remove stuck...
Climbing Chalk
Climbers use chalk or magnesium carbonate as a drying agent on their hands and fingers to decrease moisture, reduce slippage, and increase performance. What is climbing chalk and how does it work? Does it actually help you climb harder? Find out all about climbing chalk and the answers to these questions.
4 Types of Climbing Chalk
Climbers use chalk to dry sweaty hands and to enhance their grip on handholds. Find out here about the four types of climbing chalk that you can buy and use on the rock.
Use Colored Chalk to Leave No Trace
White climbing chalk leaves unsightly blotches on the surface of cliffs and boulders, as well as damages the rock surface. Many climbing areas, including most national parks, require climbers to use colored chalk which matches the color of the rock. Find out more about colored chalk and how to Leave No Trace of your passage when you're climbing.
Your Personal Trad Climbing Gear
Here's all the personal equipment that you need to go trad climbing with a buddy, including rock shoes, climbing harness, belay device, locking carabiners, personal anchor system, and a climbing helmet. Also shop and buy all the guide-recommended climbing gear you need.
Your Basic Trad Gear Rack
What do you need to buy to build a basic rack of equipment for traditional climbing? Here are my suggestions for starting to build your trad rack, including cams, nuts, slings, and carabiners.
BlueWater Titan Loop Chain
The BlueWater Titan Loop Chain is one of the best, lightest, and strongest personal anchor tethers available for rock climbers to clip themselves into anchors. Read this review for the BlueWater Titan Loop Chain, an important piece of guide-recommended climbing equipment.
All About Aiders
Aiders are the most important piece of gear for aid climbing. Aiders, taking the place of footholds, allow you to ascend blank faces by stepping up these ladders made of webbing. Read more about aiders, the 3 types of aiders, and what to know before you buy aiders.
Drink Liquids for Climbing Performance
It's important to stay properly hydrated when you're rock climbing, especially when it's hot outside. Learn how much you need to drink to stay hydrated and how to determine how much water to bring for a day of rock climbing.
Ascenders: Essential Climbing Equipment
Ascenders, mechanical devices used to ascend a fixed rope, are an essential piece of equipment used for climbing big walls and followoing aid routes. Learn all about ascenders, which ascenders you need for rock climbing, and important safety tips to follow when you are using ascenders.
All About Chalk Bags
Chalk bags are simply small fabric sacks that are filled with climbing chalk and carried on a belt around a climber's waist. Learn more about chalk bags, their different sizes and shapes, how to buy a chalk bag, and how to carry a chalk bag.
All About Nuts, Chocks, Wired Nuts, and Micro Nuts
Nuts, also called wired nuts, chocks, artificial chockstones, and micro nuts, are essential pieces of climbing equipment. Nuts are simply small pieces of metal that are wedged and slotted into cracks. A climber then attaches a rope or a knot to the nut with a carabiner, creating a solid and secure anchor. Find out all about nuts, what they are,...
Basic Bouldering Equipment
The beauty of bouldering is not just doing hard moves but also its minimalism. You dont need to spend lots of money on equipment to have fun on the boulders. Here are the 3 essential pieces of climbing equipment that you need to go bouldering.
How to Check Climbing Gear for Wear and Tear
Climbing equipment gets used and abused. We take our gear out in extreme environments so it can be easily damaged. Learn how to check and evaluate your important climbing gear--rope, harness, slings, helmet, and carabiners--so that you can retire old equipment before it breaks.
Which Clothes Should You Wear Climbing?
"What should I wear rock climbing?" is a popular question. The short answer is: Anything that is comfortable, loose-fitting, and doesn't restrict movement. Find out more about what kind of clothes you should wear rock climbing, what a good summer outfit is, and why you should dress in layers in cool weather.
Wear Climbing Shorts in Summer
Shorts are the best article of clothing to wear for warm weather rock climbing in the summer. Find out all about climbing shorts, how long they should be, what kind of fabric is best, why a gusset is important, and what kind of pockets your shorts should have.
Climbing Shoe Design and Lasts
Before you buy a pair of rock shoes, find out about the different types of rock shoes, how they are made, what a climbing shoe last is, the differences between board-lasted and slip-lasted shoes, and rock shoe construction.
How to Remove Stuck Camming Devices
Spring-loaded camming devices or cams are expensive pieces of climbing gear that can get stuck in cracks on routes. Learn tips and tricks and how to remove stuck cams, including using a nut tool and wired nuts, how to analyze the cam placement, and the reasons that cams get stuck in cracks.
The Best Mountaineering Glove System
When you're ice climbing or climbing high mountains, your hands are going to get cold. What's the best glove system to use to keep your hands and fingers toasty warm and free from the risk of frostbite? Learn from mountaineer Susan Paul how to create a glove system for winter climbing.
Keep Your Hands Warm
If you're ice climbing or mountaineering in the winter, it's easy to get cold hands and even frostbite. It's important to keep your hands warm. Find out more about how to keep your hands toasty and protect your digits from frostbite.
Seven Tips to Help You Buy the Right Harness
You want to buy a new harness? Here are seven tips on how to fit and buy a climbing harness. If you've never owned a harness before, it's best to shop at a store rather than buying one on-line so that you can try on different harnesses and find the best fit for your body type.
All About Climbing Bolts
Bolts, metal shafts placed in predrilled holes in the rock, are used by rock climbers for anchors and protection. Learn about the three main types of bolts used in climbing; the two types of bolt strengths that are important to climbers; and why thicker bolts are better than thin bolts.
Racking Gear for Trad Routes
Once you've decided what climbing equipment you're going to carry on a route, you need to organize it so that the gear is easy to reach and in a systematic order. Learn here how to properly rack climbing gear on a gear sling for trad climbing.
Review of GoLite Cady 2477 Jacket
The GoLite Cady 2477 Jacket is a warm, lightweight, and affordable insulated jacket with recycled synthetic fill. It offers great features at a low price and wears well at the crag.
Worn Carabiners Cut Climbing Ropes
Carabiners that are worn and sharpened by a climbing rope passing over them are extremely dangerous, especially for sport climbers who fall on them. Many accidents and even some fatalities have occurred after a lead climber fell, cutting his rope on the sharpened edge and hitting the ground. Read how to avoid using worn carabiners and the results of tests by Black Diamond on the strength of worn and damaged carabiners.
Rack Cams & Carabiners to Save Weight
How you rack your cams on your gear sling depends on the type of route you're climbing. Learn here if you should rack cams on their own carabiners or double them up and how to save weight on big racks of cams by using ultralight carabiners. Go light or go on a diet!
Rack Equipment on Harness Gear Loops
It's easier to rack your climbing equipment, including cams, nuts, and quickdraws, on the gear loops on your harness rather than on a gear sling carried over your shoulder. Learn here why it's easier much of the time to rack gear loops and how to efficiently rack your cams and nuts so you can quickly grab the right piece when lead climbing.
Your Personal Aid Climbing Gear
Aid climbing requires lots of equipment. You can start off using your regular gear but later you'll want to get a beefier harness and stiff rock shoes. Here's what you need for aid climbing, along with suggestions and tips for all your personal aid gear.
How to Buy a Crash Pad
Bouldering crash pads are an essential part of your bouldering equipment. Learn here about bouldering pad construction, what are the important structural elements and frills on bouldering pads, and tips on buying a bouldering pad.
The Evolution of Pitons in Rock Climbing
Pitons are one of the oldest tools used for rock climbing, originating from 1492 on the first ascent of Mont Aiguille in France. In the 20th century climbers refined the use of pitons, making lots of different sizes and shapes for different-sized cracks. Learn all about pitons; early use of pitons in Europe and the US; the use of pitons on...
The Clean Climbing Revolution
Pitons, repeatedly hammered into and out of cracks, cause a lot of environmental damage to rock surfaces, leaving unsightly piton scars behind and forever altering the rock. About 1970, climbers began using nuts instead of pitons to lessen rock damage and preserve rock resources. Read about piton use; the damage that pitons cause; the first nuts...
Angle Pitons
Definition of Angle Pitons, climbing equipment words for metal pitons or spikes that are hammered into cracks for climbing protection and anchors.
Take Night Sky & Star Photos
It's surprisingly easy to make stunning photographs at night of star trails and the stars when you're outside on a climbing trip. All you need is a digital camera, tripod, and some basic exposure and composition information and you'll be wowing the audiences at your climbing slideshow.
What Gear Should a Beginning Climber Buy?
"What is the essential climbing equipment that I need to buy when I am starting out rock climbing?" is one of the most commonly asked questions (FAQs) by beginning and novice rock climbers.
Energy Bars and Foods are Ideal for Climbing Nutrition
Energy foods and drinks, including energy bars, are an ideal food to take climbing and mountaineering. Energy bars are easy to carry, don't get damaged, last a long time, and have lots of nutrition. Read more about eating for climbing performance and energy foods.
Use Eco-Friendly and Animal-Friendly Climbing Equipment
Is rock climbing gear eco-friendly? Find out what climbing gear is environmentally-friendly and animal-friendly, how to buy equipment like eco-friendly rock shoes, and how to make your gear last to lessen your climbing footprint.
What to Bring on a Long Climbing Route
Before you climb a big route in a day, you need to figure out how much climbing equipment to bring and how you are going to carry it. Learn how to put together your rack, extra clothing, water and food, as well as essential extras.
All About Quickdraws: Essential Climbing Equipment
Quickdraws, simply sewn slings with two carabiners, are an essential and indispensable piece of equipment used by rock climbers, ice climbers, and mountaineers. Learn all about quickdraws and why climbers use them to reduce rope drag.
How to Assess Bolts on Climbing Routes
Climbing bolts are used for permanent anchors for lead protection, lowering, and rappelling on climbing routes. Learn how to assess bolts by their size, strength, placement, age, and type of rock they are in so you can climb safely.


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Marilyn Berry kept a secret for 44 years - one she has worn on her finger for the last 20.
"This is my only truth in all these years," Berry said as she shows a ring on her finger with four stones in it. "I'll know it's for my four children, but everybody else will think that's the mother and that's the three children."
Berry's secret is that no one knew about her now-46-year-old daughter, but Susann Griffin said she has always known the truth.
"I've always known I was adopted," Griffin said. In fact, Griffin was adopted by Doc Hellams, a doctor in Pendelton. However, Griffin said she always wondered why she was put up for adoption.
Berry said that while she was married to her first husband, she got pregnant by another man, who is Griffin's biological father. At the same time, she was raising two boys. She said that was when she decided to move to the South, from New Hampshire, in an effort to get her life back on track.
After the move, Berry said, she learned her mother was dying of cancer back home, and she had to make a tough decision.
"I said, 'Doctor, I've got to get home to my mother,'" Berry said. "I said, 'This is awful. I have to choose between my mother and my child,' but I said, 'I figure my child would have a better chance without me, right now.'"
As the years passed, Berry searched for Griffin, who is now a wife and mother herself. It was a month before Giffin's 45th birthday that Berry came across an entry on adoption.com, and the name Bonnie Robidas - the name she gave Griffin at birth. Griffin said she had put her name on the site just in case her son, who had a medical condition, ever needed a transplant from a biological relative.
"I clicked on it, and somehow it brought me to another site," Berry said. "Then, it brought me to something else, (and) it was Omnitrace (that led) me to Susann Griffin, age 44, of Pendleton, SC."
Berry said she then turned to Facebook, and found Griffin's profile.
"I go, 'Well, that could be me from here down," Berry said as she covered up the lower portion of her own face. "I was just kind of looking at it. Maybe it's not."
Little did Berry know that she was looking at her daughter for the first time in 44 years. The dilemma was what should she do now. No one even knew she had a daughter - not even her husband of 45 years, Griffin's biological father, whom she married a year after Griffin was born.
Berry said that was when she decided to break her silence. She showed Cider, her husband, a picture of Griffin, telling him that was his daughter.
"I just couldn't believe what she went through all those years," Cider Berry said. "I was happy Susann was there, but I was like, 'I can't imagine, on your birthday, going through all that.'"
Next, Marilyn Berry sent a message to Griffin via Facebook that asked if she was born in Charleston on Jan. 17, 1966.
"As soon as I opened it, I knew," Griffin said.
During the next few weeks, Griffin and her mother talked through email and eventually exchanged numbers.
"I had told her, initially, 'If this will disrupt your family or your life, please don't share this. If it's going to ruin your life over it or any relationships, I'm fine with this,'" Griffin said. "But, she chose to share it."
Griffin, along with her adoptive parents, met the Berrys. She said it's a very good friendship. She said she's never had regrets or hard feelings about her being put up for adoption.
"She did it for me, and I appreciate that, because I had a great life," Griffin said. "I love living in the South. I'm glad I'm a Southerner. I'm supposed to be a Yankee!"
Both Griffin and Marilyn Berry said they wanted to point out that not all reunions go as smoothly as theirs. Their advice is to take thing slow, getting to know one another first, and letting the rest fall in place.
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Hundreds of job seekers flocked to Americus Thursday for a job fair at the South Georgia Technical College.
PharmaCentra interviewed applicants for 40-60 openings with their Quality Assurance Division.
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They're looking for part-time and full-time employees to fill shifts at various hours in the day.
"Being a quality assurance monitoring type division, you know, it doesn't really matter when you monitor those calls. We can monitor those calls early in the morning, late in the afternoon. There may be some availability for some Saturday and Sunday work if necessary, so it opens it up for a lot of applicants," said Rica Askew, Client Services Vice President.
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Billy Trapnell, GMA President
April 3, 2012
Billy Trapnell
I hope you paid close attention to the legislative session this year. If you kept up with the weekly updates from GMA you would have noticed an all too familiar theme in many of the bills reported on … the preemption of local government authority.
Over the last few years GMA has had to spend an inordinate about of time fighting legislation that would impose state level solutions to strictly local issues. This is a significant problem that promotes a "one-size-fits-all" mentality which limits your ability as a local official to address the needs of your city based on local circumstances, now and in the future.
This year GMA had to work to protect the ability of cities to implement local zoning requirements that address resident and business needs. GMA fought for the ability of cities to decide for themselves if guns and other weapons could be brought into their own buildings. Local pawnshop ordinances had to be protected as well as the ability of cities to implement metal theft ordinances, both of which have been effective in assisting local law enforcement across the state. And the association's resources were spent fighting efforts to severely limit the ability of cities to invest in local broadband networks when those investments are wanted by local businesses and residents.
It's ironic that legislation is introduced each year to limit the ability of cities to manage their affairs when, in fact, cities are seen by many Georgia citizens as the answer to more effective and responsive government. Six new cities have been created over the last few years and the creation of a seventh, Brookhaven in DeKalb County, will be voted on later this year. The unfortunate truth is that the ideal of local control is easily pushed to the side when it conflicts with an individual legislator's personal preferences, or those of special interest groups.
We have a fundamental question before us; how do we counteract or even better, end, this annual referendum on "local control" played out under the Gold Dome?
First, I believe we must continue to articulate to our state leaders the vision we each have for our cities. I believe it is a future characterized by good access to jobs, vibrant downtowns, recreational and cultural opportunities and safe streets.
Cities are vital to the state's economy and there is a clear link between healthy and vibrant cities and healthy and vibrant businesses. The concentration of activity, leadership, creativity and infrastructure in our cities should be nurtured and lifted up, not restricted.
Second, we should respectively challenge any assumptions that local leaders are not in the best position to know and understand the needs of their communities and to make the day-to-day and year-to-year decisions to see our visions come true.
Finally, while we understand and value the role of the state in creating broad parameters for local governments to work within, we must continue to forcefully advocate for a system of rules and regulations that looks to the future and builds communities up. It should not constrain or micro-manage local government day-to-day operations.
What local governments and the state can do together is what's important. We can't afford to play a political game of winners and losers, but should rather seek to lift high our common purpose, making Georgia and its communities a place we all would be proud to call home.


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"Overcriminalization" describes the trends in America - and particulary in Congress - to use the criminal law to "solve" every problem, punish every mistake (instead of making proper use of civil penalties), and coerce Americans into conforming their behavior to satisfy social engineering objectives.
A bill to prohibit the sale and counterfeiting of presidential inaugural tickets.
This bill, similar to S 60, would prohibit the knowing and willful sale of tickets, or facilitation of the sale of tickets, to Presidential inaugural ceremonies, as well as counterfeiting of inaugural tickets. Violations would be punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment of up to 1 year.
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Bashar al-Assad's army regained control of a town close to Damascus Friday, according to SANA news agency.
Saad Hariri on Thursday criticized Bashar al-Assad's victory in the Syrian elections as a "farce".
June 5, 2014
The UN's Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, expressed disappointment with Beirut's plans to build refugee camps along the border with Syria.
Al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front killed and dumped the body of a 14-year-old Syrian boy on a roadside, east of Lebanon, according to security sources.
The Lebanese Army has detained several people in Tripoli for cheering about Assad's recent presidential victory.
Dima Bayaa opened up about why she finally chose to tell the truth about her ex-husband's betrayal years after it's all been done and dusted!
President Bashar Assad has won Tuesday's election, winning 88.7% of the vote.
June 4, 2014
Taking the stage by storm, Ruwaida Attieh sang her heart out on her second US tour stop.
Saudi Arabia's envoy to Lebanon, Ali Awad Asiri said Wednesday that a new aid program for Syrian refugees would provide $1.8 million over the next six months along with additional shelter and food.
The Lebanese Social Affairs Minister announced Wednesday that Lebanon would now only receive refugees who are fleeing from nearby border areas in Syria.
Syrians opposed to President Bashar al-Assad's regime staged counter polls across the Middle East to condemn Tuesday's election.
Clashes continue between al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The fighting has killed at least 60 militants this week.
Assad has gone from protests against him that sparked a civil war to a majority population wanting him elected.
Syrian filmmaker Mohamed Malas was supposed to preside the jury at Ismailia international film festival, but Egyptian authorities had other ideas!
June 3, 2014
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Mr. Dionne moderated a discussion on the role of faith-based institutions in America. Recently, Mr. Dionne co-edited a book on the topic titled Sacred Places, Civic Purposes, published by Brookings Institution Press. The participants in the discussion include a number of contributors to the book. close
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Developer Paul J. McKee, Jr. has generated plenty of controversy with his plan to assemble a large part of the near north side of St. Louis for development. McKee has acquired over 660 parcels in the Old North St.
Louis, St. Louis Place and JeffVanderLou neighborhoods north of downtown and midtown.
McKees plans are not the first questionable plans for that area.
In 1947, the city Comprehensive Plan called the Old North St. Louis neighborhood, then known as Murphy-Blair, obsolete and called for total clearance.
In the early 1950s, the city cleared most of the DeSoto-Carr neighborhood south of Cass Avenue and east of Jefferson Avenue for an urban renewal project much more infamous than McKees: the Pruitt-Igoe housing project, completed by 1954. Pruitt-Igoe gradually fell into decline and was completely demolished by 1975.
In 1966, the city secured federal funding to undertake the simultaneous demolition of 150 buildings in JeffVanderLou.
In 1973, two south St. Louis aldermen, including Richard Gephardt, introduced an ordinance calling for reducing city services on the north side to minimal levels, allowing infrastructure to decay and eventual demolition of 70,000 buildings. The bill never became law, but its doctrine became highly influential.
Twenty years later, Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr. proposed creating an 18-hole golf course on the former Pruitt-Igoe site, flanked by suburban-style housing and entailing clearance of much of the St. Louis Place neighborhood. The plan died amid fierce opposition.
In 1999, discussions started for a land use plan for the Fifth Ward that encompasses all of Old North St. Louis and St. Louis Place and some of JeffVanderLou. The first draft of the plan inexplicably called for demolition of over 600 historic houses, most of which were occupied.
Thus we see that the idea that the near north side needs large-scale renewal is persistent, with roots far beyond McKees recent plans.
(The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of St. Louis Public Radio.)
Michael Allen
Michael Allen is an architectural historian and historic preservation consultant working in private practice. Most recently he served as the Assistant Director of Landmarks Association of St. Louis, the region's historic preservation advocacy organization. He is also editor of Ecology of Absence, a website with accompanying blog that documents and analyzes changes in the built environments of St. Louis, Chicago and other Midwestern cities. His articles on architecture and policy have appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Beacon, St. Louis American, Arch City Chronicle and Omnitectural Forum. In addition to his professional work, Allen has been rehabilitating a house in the city's Old North St. Louis neighborhood for the past two years.


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ANDERSON — Once Jeff Marcum got the lead in the CRA Late Model Sportsman feature, he pulled away to his second win of the year Saturday at Anderson Speedway.
K.C. Spillers led the first 15 laps of the 50-lap feature on Hoosier Park Racing & Casino Night at the Races. But on a restart on Lap 16, Marcum used the high line to get past Spillers for the lead.
With Spillers battling with fast-qualifier J.J. Haley, Chris Hacker, Danny Trent and Mark Lambert for the second spot, Marcum was able to open a comfortable lead.
Spillers held on for the second spot followed by Haley, Lambert and Hacker.
It was Marcum's first feature win with the ARCA/CRA Top Speed Fabrication Sportsman Late Models and second win in three races for the McGunegill Engine Performance Late Models. For Spillers, it was the fifth time he has finished second in races at Anderson Speedway in 2013.
"It's tough to get around on the outside on the restart," Marcum said of his winning move. "Once we got out front in the clean air, I could pull away."
The 50-lap feature was slowed only twice by caution flags, both times for single-car incidents.
A year ago, Jimmy Kirby won the CRA and Anderson Speedway Street Stock championships, but this year has been a different story as he recorded his first feature win of the year.
Kirby used a restart on Lap 14 to drive around the outside of Tyler Marsh on the front straight. He then survived five more restarts to record the victory.
Fast-qualifier Calvin Parham passed Dustin Burge with 17 laps remaining to claim the second position, with Burge coming home in third. Jim Crabtree Jr. recovered from a flat tire on Lap 14 to drive to a fourth-place finish, with Ricky Tharp coming home in fifth.


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Red Pine Cabin in Silver Lake
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Looks small but it's not! This 3 bedroom cabin with a small loft is close to Silver lake.Located next to our other cabin, but still private.it is within 2 miles of all Silver Lake has to offer. Come back from the dunes and have a quiet place to relax. Ample parking for buggys and trailers here.
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Step into a small screen porch and enter into our Coca Cola theme kitchen! Stove, fridge, microwave, coffeemaker, toaster. Pots and pans, dishes. Roomy living room with WI-FI, Cable Tv and Dvd player. 3 bedrooms with full size beds, upstairs loft with a full futon to make sleeping for 8 people.Back bedroom has a small deck off of it. Outdoors we offer a gas grill, firepit and picnic table.
We supply pillows and blankets, cleaning supplies, you bring your own sheets and towels.
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We like to get full weeks from Sat to Sat starting June 15 thru Aug at $600.00, will consider 3 and 4 night stays if workable in May and early June, 3 nights @ $135.00 per night, add $50.00 for one more night (4) To book the cabin we require a $99 deposit, we take $49 out of that and buy Property Insurance thru this site to cover for damage. The balance of $50 will be returned to you if you leave the cabin clean, just the way you found it. 30 days notice of cancelation prior to your stay and your deposit will be returned, otherwise it is non refundable. Cabin is managed locally
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Silver Lake
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- Golf
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Total Square Footage: 1,600
Main Level: 800
Second Level: 800
Bedrooms: 3
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Width: 26 ft Depth: 32 ft
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This two-story, country cottage features a welcoming wraparound porch, balanced exterior volumes, and a beautiful flowing interior all marks of a timeless classic. Resist lingering on the porch and enter to find generous entry a convenient guest bathroom. The front-facing living room sets the social tone. A two-sided fireplace is provides warmth for the front room and ambiance for dining. Cooking is a breeze inside or out thanks to a well-planned a kitchen with island or easy access to the back deck for grilling. The upstairs level includes the master bedroom with walk-in closet, two secondary bedrooms and a spacious family bathroom. A laundry closet is central to all the bedrooms, for convenient use close to where it is needed most.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) --A former Grayson County Sheriff's detective finds himself on the other side of the law and has been sentenced to a year in prison. Terry Blanton had little to say in court on Tuesday -- in fact, he let his attorney read a written statement.
Blanton pleaded guilty to stealing drugs from the Grayson County evidence locker while working as a detective there and hindering the apprehension of a woman named Hope Shelburne who was wanted by police. She has now filed a civil lawsuit.
In fact, this criminal case has spawned three lawsuits against Blanton and his former supervisor, Grayson County Sheriff Rick Clemons.
Blanton's attorney says for 23 years the detective followed and enforced the letter of the law until this happened.
The civil cases filed against Blanton and the sheriff accuse Blanton of sexual harassment. Two men also say they spent time in jail because Blanton served them with false drug charges. All three are seeking $10 million. Blanton's attorney on this case is not representing him in the civil cases, but did say he's read the accusations and they are untrue.
Blanton was taken directly into custody. He will be eligible for shock probation in 30 days.
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It's time to dish out a special edition of our Restaurant Report Card: Kids Eat Free. Your Money Team's Adam Murphy has a roundup of the restaurants where kids eat free most days of the week. And most of them scored "A's" on their health inspections.
If you and your kids like to pig out every once and a while, Williamson Brothers BBQ at 1600 Marietta Hwy. in Canton is a great place for you and your family. They got a 95 on their health inspection, and kids eat free Monday through Thursday. Some of the items on the kids menu include a child's cheeseburger with macaroni and cheese, a hot dog with fried okra and a grilled cheese sandwich. For the adults, they smoke some killer baby back ribs, chargrilled chicken, pulled pork and beef, with all of the great southern sides you'd expect.
Kids 3 and under can eat free at any Golden Corral around the metro, and Steak 'n Shake Restaurants offer a free Kid's Plate all day Saturday and Sunday for every $8 you spend.
Sunday through Thursday with the purchase of an adult meal, a child 12 and under can eat free from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at South City Kitchen, only at the Vining's location at 1675 Cumberland Pkwy. SE in Atlanta. They got a top score on their recent health inspection as well.
Another Sunday through Thursday deal is in the Crabapple section of Milton in Alpharetta. CANS Taqueria at 12635 Crabapple Rd. has Mexico City style cuisine and allows kids 12 and under to eat free with an adult meal purchase. It too got an "A" from the health department.
Another spot to take the kids most any day of the week is your local IHOP—check first, because a few of the Atlanta metro locations don't offer that perk.
Last but not least, if Asian food is your thing you will really like Doc Chey's Noodle House. Their locations at 1424 North Highland Avenue and 1556 North Decatur Rd. allow kids to eat free Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. as long as the parent has a "Karma" card. The Grant Park location at 563 Memorial Dr. SE does the same, but only on weekends.
The food is made fresh and just look at some of the items kids can order: soup, stir fry, lo mein, fried rice and chicken fingers with steamed broccoli. Adults can chow down on fish tacos, dragon bowls, curry or even cheeseburger dumplings. While the North Decatur Road location got an 88, the Memorial Drive location got a 95 and the Highland location scored a near perfect 99 on their most recent health inspection.
We've also gathered up a list of places around the metro, from Dallas to Marietta to Stockbridge, where kids can eat free at least ONE day of the week.
On Tuesdays, Saba allows kids 12 and under to eat free from the kids menu with the purchase of an adult meal. The location at 1451 Oxford Rd., NE, got an 88 on their most recent health inspection; while the 350 Mead Rd. location got a 90 or "A".
On Sundays, the Always Fresh Neighborhood Market and Restaurant at 5385 Five Forks Trickum Rd. in Lilburn allows kids 5 and under to eat free. They've got lots of southern fixings, from meatloaf to cabbage casserole, and got a high "A" on their most recent health inspection.
On Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to close, the Texas Roadhouse at 2475 Barrett Creek Pkwy. let's kids eat for $1.99 with the purchase of an adult entrée. They also got a near perfect 99 on their health inspection.
On Saturday nights at Shane's Rib Shack at 4180 Old Milton Pkwy. kids can eat free when you buy a meal, and they just got a new inspection score in April of a 91 or "A".
On Thursdays at La Cocina Mexican Restaurant at 457 Nathan Dean Blvd. in Dallas, GA, kids eat free off the kids menu when an adult buys an item costing at least $8.99. They have a recent score of 91 or "A".
All day on Tuesdays, you can get TWO free kids meals with the purchase of one adult entrée at Folks Southern Kitchen at 180 Parkway 575. And they have an "A".
All day Sunday at Firehouse Subs at 1465 Hudson Bridge Rd. in Stockbridge, kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal for dine-in only. They got an "A" on their February health inspection.
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I thought people might be interested in this (http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/35115/page/1) article from a recent issue of American Scientist, entitled "Astronomy and the Great Pyramid". It is by J. Donald Fernie, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at the University of Toronto. Since the previous thread on the pyramids got locked, I started a new one. This isn't non-mainstream, but this seems to be the place for pyramid discussions.


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Bluetooth Beats is a physical turntable emulator. With a DJ Hero controller, a Wiimote, OSCulator, and PureData, Bluetooth Beats gives anyone the ability to manipulate and scratch songs like a DJ without the need for expensive, professional equipment.
The purpose of the official DJ Hero game is to reproduce the experience of being an actual DJ. For example, in the game, when a user places their finger on the 'vinyl' and pulls in a certain direction it makes a scratch sound. These actions take place in a controlled environment, with set songs and scratch points, where a user follows prompts provided by the game - scoring points for reproducing the sounds in the game.


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A destructive and parodied image of America abroad scanned by the powerful Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) galvanized the White House to move swiftly and give US a makeover. Crafted by an independent task force of 35 experts on public diplomacy, the report, sponsored by the CFR, has robustly re-affirmed the world-view of a stereotype America as arrogant, self-indulgent, hypocritical, inattentive, self-absorbed, and contemptuous of others.
Hewing to CFR's advice, a domestically beleaguered President Bush, the first to ignite global fires by his (in)famous 'axis of evil' speech last January, is now seen flopping around for a formula to whittle down world scorn. As a knee-jerk reaction, he has decreed the establishing of an Office of Global Communications (under his roof), to promote and explain US policies and actions abroad. His spokesman Ari Fleischer thinks the new office "will help convey the White House view more compellingly."
America's disconnect with the rest of the world is hardly a news breaking story. Yet, perhaps for the first time, the New York-based influential CFR has chosen so bluntly to confront Bush with its well-honed analysis, urging that he must act fast and quickly remedy the anti-American poison festering in the hearts and minds of almost 7 billion people in today's age of instantaneous information.
"Lack of empathy (by America) for other people's pain and hardship and the tragic plight throughout the developing world," says the report has reinforced a "sense of victimhood" for those faced with a "pervasive sense of despair and hopelessness, anger and mistrust."
The unprecedented affluence enjoyed by Americans too is a source of "envy". "What difference should it make to us that large numbers of foreigners hate, distrust, scorn or resent us?" asks the report.
In answering this question, it delineates examples of "misguided policies" by the Bush administration including the rejections of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming; the treaty to ban anti-personnel land mines; the agreement to create the International Criminal Court, and the Genocide Convention and an international criminal court. Bush has angered many allies with threats of war against Iraq. Recently, he withheld $34 million from UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), arguing that it indirectly promoted abortion and forced sterilization in China.
Middle East and Europe are the two key areas where America has a tawdry image, not to mention the rest of the world. While the Arabs deplore US pro-Israel stance, the Europeans junk American go-it-alone foreign policy. The report is heavy with recommendations on how best to rectify such image problems in its page after page of decorous prose for America to handle what it sees as infantile petulance.
And it is exactly at this point that the CFR sponsored report stumbles and betrays its blind spot – Israel.
Despite news reports and polls in the Middle East, including the recent Gallup and Zogby Poll that underscores Israel as the core of Arab contempt against America, the report gratuitously counsels the US not to change its pro-Israel policy "merely to curry favor with Middle East or world audiences."
It flagrantly suggests: "messages should point out that the United States is a democratic country, and that US policy toward Israel and on other issues is heavily influenced by the views of Congress, powerful interest groups, the press, and public opinion generally."
What else is there to add? Except call it a deformed joke.
Only two out of a 35 member strong task force are dismissive of their co-authors' clotted jargon. In his muted note of dissent, Ali Banuazizi, director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Boston College mildly criticizes the "unqualified support for the Israeli position" saying that it "detracts from the report's otherwise balanced, enlightening, and well-reasoned analyses and policy recommendations."
Raghida Dergham, senior diplomatic correspondent for London-based Al-Hayat, a leading independent Arabic daily, is the lone voice of honest dissent: "it fails to highlight equally the anger with US policies towards Israel and the pains of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. In that, the report dismisses a major source of frustration and anger and misses the point – the need to understand the causes in order to contemplate remedies."
She's also leery of the US media: "When addressing US-bashing in some Arab media, (the report) suggests a call for truth-telling to 'encourage professional journalism and separate truth from falsehood,' but ignores Arab and Muslim-bashing in some American media, which are equally irresponsible. In that, the report appears righteous when it comes to "us" and condescending when it is "them;" a notion which perpetuates resisting self criticism at a time this is required of all of us, not only of the others."
Conspicuous by his silence is Pakistan's former Prime Minister Moeen Qureshi, one of the 35 strong task force members. For reasons best known to him, he's mute on Israel.
With Bush already having inflamed public opinion in the Muslim world – his use of the word "crusade" to describe the campaign against Al Qaeda, and his calling Ariel Sharon a "man of peace" in the face of Palestinian bloodshed, add CFR's sanctimonious exculpation of Israel, many here wonder whether the new plan to assiduously court the world opinion will fly.
"What America is all about and why America does what it does," says White House spokesman Ari Fleischer with unvarnished directness is a typical response by Washingtonians in power.
He has of late been more attentive to the large foreign press corps in the capital that the administration tended to ignore until 9/11, when it needed to get its message out. "The White House discovered then the influential Arab cable channel, al-Jazeera, whose Washington office all this time was only two blocks away," adds a foreign reporter wryly.
David Corn of 'The Nation' says if Bush or anyone else believes PR initiatives can have a lasting, strategic impact, then they must be watching too many movies. In fact, "when it comes to dealing with the rest of the world, the hard-nosed foreign-policy hands of the Bush clan constantly claim they want to see deeds (that they dictate), not words".
Exactly. Didn't Bush publicly scold his 'ally and friend' the President of Pakistan that he wanted to see "deeds, not words" regarding cross-border terrorism after India accused Islamabad for continuing to send terrorists across into Indian-held Kashmir, some months back?


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4 Stocks Pushing The Drugs Industry Lower
Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our modelOne out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 57 points (-0.4%) at 13,961 as of Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, 11:45 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,624 issues advancing vs. 1,238 declining with 155 unchanged.The Drugs industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is unchanged. A company within the industry that increased today was Sanofi (SNY), up 0.9%.TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 4 stocks pushing the industry lower today:4. Seattle Genetics (SGEN) is one of the companies pushing the Drugs industry lower today. As of noon trading, Seattle Genetics is down $1.20 (-4.1%) to $28.04 on heavy volume Thus far, 982,906 shares of Seattle Genetics exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 754,800 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $28.01-$29.29 after having opened the day at $28.37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $29.24. Seattle Genetics, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of monoclonal antibody-based therapies for cancer. Its product candidate, ADCETRIS, has accelerated approval form the U.S. Seattle Genetics has a market cap of $3.5 billion and is part of the health care sector. Shares are up 27.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Seattle Genetics a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.TheStreet Ratings rates Seattle Genetics as a sell. The area that we feel has been the company's primary weakness has been its feeble growth in its earnings per share. Get the full Seattle Genetics Ratings Report now.It's Official: Action Alerts PLUS beats the S&P 500 with Dividends Reinvested! Cramer and Link were up 16.72% in 2012. Were you? See what they are trading for 14-days FREE
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Big Three Ignore Religious Freedom Rallies; CBS Played Up Dissenting Catholics' Protests
ABC, CBS, and NBC stayed true to their liberal slant and ignored the 164 rallies across the United States on Friday against the federal government's abortifacient/birth control mandate under ObamaCare. Religious leaders and conservative politicians, like former GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, addressed the tens of thousands of pro-religious freedom activists who attended the rallies. But the Big Three apparently didn't think this was worthy of coverage on their morning and evening newscasts.
By contrast, CBS played up the supporters of a group of left-leaning Catholic nuns during four on-air segments between May 30 and June 1, 2012. Correspondent Wyatt Andrews hyped how "hundreds of Catholics have rallied behind the sisters," and that "protests in support of the nuns have been held in almost 50 cities."
The networks have been reluctant to cover the controversy since the Health and Human Services Administration announced the mandate on January 20, 2012. It took CBS ten days to cover the story on their morning show, CBS This Morning. ABC and NBC remained silent for two weeks.
By February 15, the Big Three had spun the story as political food fight between liberal and conservatives and downplayed the Catholic Church's objection to the regulation, along with freedom of religion aspect. A MRC study found that out of the 91 talking heads that appeared as part of their coverage of the mandate, politicians outnumbered Catholic Church officials by a margin of 60 to 9.
The broadcast networks' evening newscasts also punted when Catholic dioceses and organizations filed 12 lawsuits against the mandate in federal courts around the country on May 21, 2012. CBS did bring on New York Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan on the May 22 edition of CBS This Morning. Correspondent Norah O'Donnell followed up on this interview with a question to Jay Carney later that day, but her exchange with the White House press secretary didn't make it on the air.
Here's the next thing that the networks will brazenly ignore. The Catholic bishops of the United States recently called for a "great national campaign of teaching and witness for religious liberty" between June 21 and July 4, 2012. Dioceses have organized "prayer and public action" events for this "Fortnight For Freedom." Between their track record so far on the mandate controversy, and their longer-term omission of the March for Life (attended by hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers each year), it's completely plausible that the Big Three will collectively yawn at that campaign as well.
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Yeah, the Kalamazoo Gazette claimed
Submitted by UpNorth on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 5:22pm.
that "several dozen" people showed up to show support to the Nuns outside a Catholic Church in K'zoo. The only picture of the "large crowd" I found showed thirteen people.
Is that "several dozen" because it's more than 12? M-Live, which controls the K'zoo Gazette, Grand Rapids Press, Saginaw News, among others, did carry stories on the Religious Freedom rallies.
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Sorry but
Submitted by chiefpayne on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 12:30pm.
those "Catholics" who are supporting these nuns are NOT practising Catholics...because those nuns are going AGAINST their vows by disobeying the Vatican.
Now those who are protesting Obamacare ARE following what the Vatican supports.
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This hugely promoted UK band broke through in 1993 by merging the lyrical perspective of Morrissey with the posturings of David Bowie and the glam set. Brett Anderson (b. 29 September 1967, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England; vocals) quickly established a rare gift for brilliantly evocative mood swings and monochrome dioramas. Just as much was made of Bernard Butler (b. 1 May 1970, Stamford Hill, London, England; guitar) and his similarity to indie guitar hero Johnny Marr (Smiths, Electronic). The rhythm section of the band comprises Mat Osman (b. Mathew David Osman, 9 October 1967, Welwyn Garden City, England; bass) and Simon Gilbert (b. 23 May 1965, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England; drums), a position for which Mike Joyce (ex-Smiths) originally tried out. Anderson and Osman had originally met at Haywards Heath Sixth Form College, playing together in various bands including Geoff, Bruiser and Suave And Elegant. The pair both decamped to London in the late 80s, where they met up with Justine Frischmann. The future Elastica singer became AndersonGÇÖs partner and played with and helped promote the band in their early days. She left shortly after Gilbert joined Anderson, Osman and Butler in June 1991.
Suede began to generate a strong word-of-mouth reputation, and won Gary CrowleyGÇÖs demo clash on BBC GLR Radio for five weeks running. AndersonGÇÖs arrogant wit and seedy, sexually ambivalent narratives fascinated the press at a time when the music scene was dominated by American grunge and the UKGÇÖs GÇÿMadchesterGÇÖ bands. They signed a two-single contract with Nude Records in February 1992. Their first release, GÇÿThe DrownersGÇÖ, arrived in March 1992, and GÇÿMy Insatiable OneGÇÖ, on the b-side, was a brooding low-life London tale of GÇÿshitting paracetamol on the escalatorGÇÖ, which so impressed Morrissey he would later cover it live.
By this time, the mainstream music media, starved of an adequate figurehead for the 90s, had latched onto the band in a quite disconcerting manner. Q magazine put them on a front cover before the release of their debut album, a previously unthinkable concession. Their second single, GÇÿMetal MickeyGÇÖ, broke into the UK Top 20 in September, following which they signed with Sony Music worldwide (while remaining loyal to Nude in the UK). Their appearance at February 1993GÇÖs televised BRIT Awards gave them massive exposure, and their third single, GÇÿAnimal NitrateGÇÖ, broke into the UK Top 10. On the back of this high profile the bandGÇÖs debut album went straight to number 1 in the UK charts, going gold on the second day of release. Again, much of the lyrical imagery was deliberately homoerotic, reflected in the sleeve artwork. The picture of two androgynous figures kissing, taken by Tee Corrine, was cut to head and shoulders to hide the identity of the two disabled women involved.
Suede proceeded to go from strength to strength, winning the Mercury Music Prize in September. All seemed rosy in the garden until the eve of their second album in 1994, when it was announced that Butler had left the band (later interviews had hinted at rancour between Anderson and the guitarist). He would be replaced by a 17-year-old unknown Richard Oakes (b. 1 October 1976, Perivale, London, England). However, as the writing for Dog Man Star (which emerged to mixed reviews) had already been completed, there was little immediate evidence on which to gauge the reshuffled Suede until 1995. Chart returns, on the other hand, suggested that the bandGÇÖs chart thunder may have been stolen by Blur and Oasis. The album stayed at the top of the UK charts for three weeks, but was quickly deposed by the latterGÇÖs Definitely Maybe. Butler, meanwhile, went on to write well-regarded new material with David McAlmont and later embarked on a solo career.
In early 1996, Neil Codling (b. 5 December 1973, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England; keyboards), cousin of drummer Simon Gilbert, became the bandGÇÖs official fifth member. Great pressure was on the band for their third album, a lengthy gap between releases and the fickle music public being major factors. Any fears were dispelled by Coming Up, as it was a stunning collection of crafted, concise songs, epitomised by JulyGÇÖs UK number 3 single GÇÿTrashGÇÖ. The album became the bandGÇÖs third successive UK chart-topper. The following yearGÇÖs Sci-Fi Lullabies collected together their consistently excellent b-sides. In 1999, the band premiered their new album with AprilGÇÖs UK number 5 single GÇÿElectricityGÇÖ. The following month Head Music entered the UK album chart at number 1, although it soon dropped down, leaving pundits to agree that SuedeGÇÖs commercial star had faded. In March 2001 it was announced that Codling, who suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome, would be replaced in the line-up by Alex Lee (b. 16 March 1970, Bristol, England; ex-Strangelove). The following yearGÇÖs A New Morning was the most mainstream outing of the bandGÇÖs career, but failed to revive their commercial fortunes.
In 2003, Suede summarized its career with a compilation release and, in September, a week-long residency at the London Institute of Contemporary Art, over the course of which they played each of their five albums in its entirety. The band members announced that they would be putting Suede in the history books and were set to work on individual projects at the end of the same yearGÇÖs European tour. GÇÿTimeGÇÖs have changed and the band feel out of step at the momentGÇÖ, was a quote from their management. The most inspiring project to emerge saw Anderson teaming up with former creative partner Bernard Butler in a new band called the Tears.
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Hundreds turn out for Rotary's 19th annual downtown Spirit Run
Original post made on Jun 18, 2012
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on Jun 18, 2012 at 9:06 am
Next time I hope us living in the downtown area (Augustine, Angela, Harrison, rose etc) will be notified that the streets will be shut down. It took me 20 minutes just to get to where I was going since I wasn't allowed to go on Division no was I allowed on other street. then when I did the u-turn the cop just thought I was crazy for not sitting and waiting it out. the signs just said no parking nothing about street being shut down. Glad my wife didn't go into labor yesterday morning.
on Jun 18, 2012 at 9:46 am
I thought the cops did a great job controlling traffic. If Amon would have told them his wife is going into labor it would have a different out come. I want to say thanks to the rotary club to a great way to start father's day every year, they did a great job.
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GT@but I see you do not live in downtown. Just to get to Amador Valley high school, I had to go from Rose all the way over to Bernal to First street.


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Four current LL.M. students and LL.M. program director, Professor Karen Bysiewicz, welcomed prospective students from a half dozen countries to a first-ever "virtual" open house on April 14. "For students to make a commitment to a school, sight unseen, is a lot to ask," said Bysiewicz. "Our goal was a real-time discussion where the students could see and hear from us, so that it would make the students' decision easier."
On Friday, March 26, 2010, Penn State Law Review will hold a symposium titled "Reflections on Iqbal—Discerning Its Rule, Grappling With Its Implications," comprised of three panels of academics and two members of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, addressing various aspects of the decision. In addition, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, and chair of the Judicial Conference Committee on the Rules of Practice and Procedure that advises the Supreme Court on its rules, will be the keynote speaker.
More than 100 judges, lawyers, academics and law students—and no doubt a few civil procedure buffs—were gathered for a symposium sponsored by the Penn State Law Review that focused on the recent Supreme Court Case Ashcroft v. Iqbal and its possibly far-reaching consequences for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP).
An interdisciplinary mock trial was held at Penn State Law with medical residents serving as jurors, witnesses, and experts on March 23.
UNCITRAL, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, will host a colloquium on dispute resolution and global e-commerce, co-sponsored by Penn State Law and Pace University Law School on March 29 and 30 in Vienna, Austria.
Professor Charles Keckler's nomination by President Obama to serve on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Keckler said he is "honored to be appointed. It's a way for me to continue to participate in public service while still continuing with my current work."
Elder law expert Professor Katherine Pearson will give a talk this week titled "Who Should Pay for Mom's Long-Term Care? From Elizabethan England to Millennial America: a Surprising New Life for Family Liability Laws."
While many law students spend spring break catching up on rest and relaxation before the end of the semester crunch, Penn State Law students Hannah Suhr '11 and Eunice Yang '12 spent their break as public service volunteers in the Public Interest Law Fund's Alternative Spring Break program.
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ARLINGTON -- The Rangers set a record on Friday by using 11 pitchers in the game. Darren Oliver was one of them. The Rangers broke the record set on Sept. 1, 1993 when they used 10 pitchers in a game against the Red Sox.Oliver, then making his Major League debut, was one of the pitchers used in that game also, a 9-7 win. Oliver entered the game in the bottom of the 10th inning with two out and Billy Hatcher on first base. He was brought in by manager Kevin Kennedy to face Mike Greenwell in a lefty vs. lefty matchup. Hatcher broke for second on the first pitch, and the ball sailed high and wide all the way to the backstop. Kennedy then had Oliver intentionally walk Greenwell before bringing in right-hander Mike Schooler. "I think Kennedy saw that things weren't going to work out," Oliver said. "I probably would have hit Greenwell in the head. A few years later, I talked to Billy Hatcher about it. He said he saw my knees were shaking and no way was I paying any attention to him." Oliver overcame that first game. Seventeen years later, he is still pitching and only needs one more appearance to assure him of being back in 2011. Oliver has 58 appearances and needs one more to automatically guarantee his $3.25 million contract for next season. "Somehow, I think I'll pitch in 5-10 more games," said Oliver, who entered Saturday with a 2.54 ERA on the season. "At least I earned it."
Cruz ties record with Friday's walk-off
ARLINGTON -- Nelson Cruz created a little history on Friday night.His game-winning home run off Yankees pitcher Chad Gaudin was not only his third walk-off blast of the season, but also his fifth extra-innings home run. That ties him with Charlie Maxwell for the most extra-innings home runs in a season in Major League history. Maxwell, an outfielder, had five for the Tigers in 1960. Cruz's three walk-off home runs are also the most ever in one season in Rangers history. "It's special," Cruz said. "It's special when you're in that situation and your team is going good like we are. Every play is important and every home run is big. That's what's so fun." All three of Cruz's walk-off home runs this season have come in extra innings. He hit one in the 10th inning on July 27 against Oakland and in the 11th inning on Aug. 13 against Boston. No other Ranger had more than two walk-off home runs in a season. The last American League player to have that many in a season was Justin Morneau in 2007. Jim Thome had four for Cleveland in '01. Cruz also had an eighth-inning home run on Friday night to send the game into extra innings. He is the first player this season to hit a homer that sent a game into extra innings and then hit a walk-off shot after that. Also, his last two walk-off home runs have come on the first pitch of the at-bat as did his homer in the eighth inning on Friday. "I just try to stay calm in those situations," Cruz said. "I just try to focus. I go up there with the mindset that I have to do something right there for my team." The three walk-off blasts are a Rangers record, but not a personal record for Cruz. He said he hit four walk-off home runs in the Minor Leagues in 2005 while in the Brewers' organization.
Rangers observe 9-11 with National Guard
ARLINGTON -- Members of B-Company of the 2-142 Infantry Battalion of the Texas Army National Guard were at the Ballpark in Arlington this weekend to help the Rangers in their observance of Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance.The unit is partnering with and observing the security and medical personnel from the City of Arlington and the Rangers as those individuals perform their responsibilities during the normal game-day operations at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. This will include areas such as medical response, crowd control, security operations and traffic management. "This is an important exercise that will allow the personnel from the Texas Army National Guard to train and observe in the area of emergency response during a large scale public gathering," said Rangers executive vice president of Ballpark operations Rob Matwick. "Fans will see members of the military in uniform working side-by-side with our regular game-day personnel. The Rangers are very pleased to be involved in this weekend's training exercise." The unit also participated in pregame ceremonies on Saturday, including unfurling a giant American flag in center field. Members of the Arlington Police Department and Grapevine Fire Department displayed the colors for the national anthem and the Rangers wore their white caps used on special national holidays.
Former President George W. Bush was in attendance on Saturday night.
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Rangers pitchers threw 264 pitches on Friday night, fourth most since 1988. ... Catcher Bengie Molina called all those pitches and was off on Saturday. Matt Treanor was the Rangers catcher, but manager Ron Washington said that was planned anyway. ... Julio Borbon leads the Rangers with eight RBIs in September after driving in four combined in July and August.
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Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub visits Haberdashers' Aske's Boys, Butterfly Lane, Elstree
5:30pm Friday 9th November 2012 in News By Anna Slater, Chief Reporter
Children and teenagers at an Elstree school were treated to a special visit from the Israeli Ambassador yesterday.
Daniel Taub visited Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School, in Butterfly Lane, after being invited by the Habs Jewish Society.
A former Habs pupil himself, Mr Taub reminisced about his days spent at the school, between 1969 and 1980.
He also told the students about his involvement with the Israeli Palestinian peace process, and his time in the military as a combat medic in the Israeli Defence Force.
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Says that in fiscal year 2010, "nearly 80 percent of women served" in the Texas Women's Health Program received services from a provider other than a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Says he signed legislation leading to 12 Texas abortion clinics being closed.
On instances when abortions should be allowed.
Says Mitt Romney has flip-flopped on abortion rights.
On abortion.
Says President Barack Obama's overturning of the Mexico City Policy means federal tax dollars can be used "to fund abortion all over the world."
Central Health "is the only hospital district in Texas that spends taxpayer dollars on abortions."
Says women who need a sonogram in the eighth to 10th week of pregnancy have to get a transvaginal sonogram.
"A miscarriage is considered an abortion."
"We have 80,000 abortions in Texas every year."
Says there have been 50 million abortions since Roe v. Wade was decided.
"Following the 2009 session," Texas House Speaker Joe Straus "was acknowledged and 'thanked' for his 'tireless efforts' by Planned Parenthood, the nation's premier abortion provider."
Says the Annie's List political group supports third-trimester abortions on demand.
A defense bill "includes language that would require military hospitals to provide abortions on demand."
"The bill also provides full federal funding for abortions…"
Challenger Tim Tuggey "is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage."
"Bill White has presided over the construction of what may be the world's largest abortion clinic."
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade."
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