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Joints in industrial floors are the most common reason for failure—they curl and the edges break down under heavy hard-wheeled loads. Those bumps are also hard on forklifts and owners have begun demanding fewer joints and less curling. There are several approaches to building floors with much wider joint spacing. We learned about a few of them at this luncheon.
Bruce Suprenant led off by describing the problem both from a technical and business viewpoint. Heavy loads at a slab edge result in deflection and increased maintenance on joints and forklifts. Experienced owners understand the problem and are willing to pay for slabs with greater durability.
Steve Lloyd, president of MaxxCrete, described how his company has begun placing low-water steel-fiber-reinforced concrete floors with only about 30% of the joints in a typical floor slab. These floors have little to no curling and place easily—at least they do when you have someone with Lloyd's experience.
Nigel Parkes, PNA Technologies, showed how smart design will limit the amount of curling and properly supported and armored joints can reduce or eliminate joint problems.
Greg Scurto, president of Ductilcrete, reviewed an alliance he has with a small group of top-notch floor contractors to use a design-build process to produce nearly joint-free floors. The system uses a two-layer floor with fibers and very low water contents to result in crack-free floors with near-zero curl, even several years after placement. Learn more here.
Wrapping up the luncheon, Greg Fricks, The Fricks Company, discussed how his company has placed many thousands of square feet of joint-free floors using shrinkage-compensating concrete. These floors use Type K cement in the concrete mix to first expand and then contract slowly back to the original size. This technique has proven very effective, although experience is one of the primary factors for success.
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Illinois' crushing public pension crisis has been literally decades in the making, but the present stalemate in Springfield over how to resolve it can be traced in great measure to a single point in time: July 21, 1970.
Richard Nixon was president, the war in Vietnam was raging, and it had been barely a year since man first walked on the moon and Illinois first imposed a state income tax.
Meanwhile, on that mid-summer day 43 years ago, the framers of a soon-to-be-approved new constitution for Illinois held their only substantive discussion of pensions. They signed off on a 40-word paragraph that backers and critics both agreed at the time was aimed at providing an ironclad guarantee to public workers that their pension benefits, once promised, could not be trimmed.
"If a police officer accepted employment under a provision where he was entitled to retire at two-thirds of his salary after 20 years of service, that could not subsequently be changed to say he was entitled to only one-third of his salary after 30 years of service, or perhaps entitled to nothing," said Helen Kinney, of Hinsdale, a Republican delegate to the convention drafting the new charter and one of four lead sponsors of the pension clause.
The debate was whether to define pension benefits as "an enforceable contractual relationship" that "shall not be diminished or impaired." After hours, the convention voted 57-36 in favor of adding the language to the broader constitutional draft.
It was a strong affirmation that reverberates to this day, vastly complicating efforts of Gov. Pat Quinn and legislators to find common ground on how to reduce a state pension debt that has topped $100 billion, darkened Illinois' credit rating and sapped spending power on vital services like schools, health care and roads.
Why it matters is this: When — and if — lawmakers agree on how to slash that pension debt, the formula will almost surely have to tinker with benefits now pledged to hundreds of thousands of teachers and other public workers as well as retirees. And that will almost surely be challenged in court as an assault on protections guaranteed by the pension clause, which Illinois voters approved along with the rest of the new constitution in December 1970.
All of which shines a bright light on a concept commonly known as legislative intent — or technically, in this case, constitutional intent — that some in Springfield think will weigh heavily on the legal fate of any reforms. It boils down to assessing whether pension revisions adopted today violate what the constitution's framers set out to accomplish long ago.
And the transcript of the debate on that July day makes it clear that even the delegates who argued against the pension clause did so because they saw it as something that could handcuff state and local officials as they sought to prioritize spending in tough times.
"This innocuous little amendment sounds a lot like motherhood and strawberry shortcake," complained delegate John C. Parkhurst, of Peoria, who went on to deride it as "terribly, terribly mischievous."
Another critic wondered if the state might be locking its employees into a retirement anachronism if better and more lucrative funding mechanisms were developed. "To freeze this in the constitution might hurt the very, very people that we are trying to help at this time," said Southwest Side delegate Ted Borek. Eight years later, the federal tax code was changed to allow the first 401(k)-type retirement plans.
Ann Lousin, then a young lawyer on the convention staff, recalled in a recent interview that the intent of the clause was quite clear. "Both proponents and opponents were saying that this would be a very strong protection for public employees, even though some felt in the future it might be regretted," said Lousin, who now teaches Illinois constitutional law at Chicago's John Marshall Law School.
This spring, House and Senate lawmakers passed dueling pension reform plans aimed at easing the long-term fiscal drag on state finances. But reconciling the differences has proved difficult, with the aggressive House version wringing out more projected savings by demanding more financial sacrifice from current workers and retirees than the Senate plan.
No one can say for sure how courts will come down on the fate of any pension overhaul package, assuming a legislative conference committee that's been meeting for months can finally reach consensus.
What is clear, however, is that the atmosphere surrounding that summer day in 1970 will play a significant role in any coming legal battle over fixing the pension quagmire and with it the fiscal health of Illinois.
Believe it or not, the state's key pension funds were in almost as bad financial shape back then as they are now, and for the same reason: a chronic failure by lawmakers to pay enough money into the funds to cover projected pensions costs and keep them financially sound.
Prevailing case law in Illinois and several other states had defined pensions as essentially bounties offered up to public workers that government bodies were free to reduce or eliminate at will. Fearing that just might someday happen, employees at state universities began agitating for including a safeguard in the new constitution.
At the same time, police, fire and other local workers grew nervous about new home rule powers the convention appeared set to bestow on local governments. They feared municipal leaders, flexing newfound fiscal independence from state rules, would see that as a green light to back away from retirement promises and spend resources on other things.
Against that backdrop, an array of labor groups pushed to add pension protections to the convention agenda. In what might seem ironic given today's political sensibilities, the four principal sponsors who put together the pension proposal were all Republicans.
They included Kinney, later a DuPage County judge; Anthony Peccarelli, that county's future chief judge and state's attorney; Henry Green, a land developer from Urbana; and Donald Zeglis, a lawyer and education advocate from Kankakee County. All are now dead.


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LeAnne Benjamin, a friend of George Zimmerman, smiles while identifying him in court July 8.
Trayvon Martin's father on Monday denied that he told police the person screaming in the background of a 911 call was not his son – contradicting the testimony of two officers who took the stand in the George Zimmerman trial.
Tracy Martin was called to the stand by the defense, which is hoping to convince jurors that Zimmerman is the one who was yelling for help, bolstering its assertion that he fired his gun because he was being attacked by the teen.
The dad said that two days after the fatal confrontation, he went to the Sanford, Fla., police department for an update and investigator Chris Serino played him the tape – which contained the crack of the fatal gunshot.
"As best as I recall, after he played the tape, he basically just said, 'Do you recognize the voice?'" Martin said.
"My response was… I didn't tell him, 'No, that wasn't Trayvon,'" the father added.
"The chairs had wheels on them and I kind of pushed away from the table and just kind of shook my head and said, 'I can't tell.'
"I never said that 'No that wasn't my son's voice.'"
He said he heard the tape again weeks later in the Sanford, Fla., mayor's office and after replaying it perhaps 20 times, "I said that I knew that it was Trayvon's voice."
Earlier, Serino and a second officer testified that Tracy Martin told them the person yelling for help was not his son.
"There is no doubt he was telling us that -- that didn't sound like his son to him," Officer Doris Singleton told the court.
Serino said that when he asked if the voice was his son's, the father's response was "verbal and non-verbal."
"He looked away and under his breath, as I interpreted it, said, 'No.'"
The voice identification is important because both sides are expected to argue that the person pleading for help is the one being assaulted during the Feb. 26, 2012, clash between Zimmerman, 29, and Martin, 17.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and says that he shot Martin after being attacked. Prosecutors contend Zimmerman profiled and followed the unarmed Martin before shooting him dead.
The judge has ruled that audio experts cannot testify during the trial about who they think is screaming on the call because the voice-recognition technology they used is not reliable enough -- but that people who personally knew Zimmerman or Martin could weigh in.
The defense has put Zimmerman's mother and uncle and five friends of the former neighborhood watch volunteer on the stand to testify that they recognize the voice.
Prosecutors last week had called Trayvon Martin's mother and brother, who said they were sure the teen was yelling, but the state did not call Tracy Martin.
On cross-examination, prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda hammered home the idea that the father was distraught after listening to the tape.
"He was hearing for the first time — right — the death of his son?" de la Rionda asked Serino.
Neither Serino nor Singleton wavered from the idea that the father did not recognize the screaming as his son's.
"He was telling Chris it was not his son's voice," Singleton said, adding that she choked up herself while watching Tracy Martin listen to the gunshot that killed his son.
"I have children myself," she said.
"I remember feeling so awful for him that he would have to hear that."
The father said his emotions were swirling after he heard the tape.
"I was listening to my son's last cry for help. I was listening to his life being taken. And I was trying to come to grips that Trayvon was here no more," he said.
Beyond the 911 call, the 10th day of testimony included several other developments:
Editor's note: George Zimmerman has sued NBC Universal for defamation. The company strongly denies the allegation.


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My name is Jack and I'm a writer at Bloody Elbow. I have been training boxing since I was in my teens and one of the ways that I used to up my own game was studying fight film of the so called "old timers". If I'm honest, I don't keep up well with a lot of the happenings in boxing nowadays aside from the big fights, but I feel pieces about old boxers are kind of overlooked at Bloody Elbow and in the community that I am more popular in. At any rate, I wanted to bring this over and see what some people thought - I'm sure there's lots of guys who actively train on here and lots who study fight film so I'd love to know what you think!
I have been promising to write some detailed pieces on Joe Louis for some time. Very few fighters in any discipline have stylistically affected my own sparring, training and teaching as much as Joe Louis has. Why did I fall in love with Louis' style? I was interested in knockouts, yes, but I was interested in fighters who knocked their opponents out, without getting hurt on the way. Louis' style - though it is called textbook by many great coaches including Freddie Roach - is still not utilized today to the same effect Louis utilized it at his best. Boxing has, no doubt, changed - but the rise of Mixed Martial Arts where gloves cannot simply be held to one's cheeks to shield blows has drawn more attention to the subtle techniques that made Louis great such as the dipping jab.
The base of Louis' style was his crouch, which has sometimes been referred to as the Blackburn crouch, a name which I very much like. Jack Blackburn is an incredibly interesting figure in the history of boxing, having run a moderately successful career with almost 150 fights. Serving a prison sentence from 1909 - 1913 for murder, Blackburn was no doubt a controversial figure, which made the decision by Louis' early management to put Louis in the hands of Blackburn even more curious, as their main concern was to make Louis appear meek, mild mannered, and respectful - the anti Jack Johnson. Blackburn not only nurtured Joe Louis, but abandoned his older, less athletic prospect, Jersey Joe Walcott, to do so.
Later in Blackburn's life, a young Sugar Ray Robinson began to attend Joe Louis' training camps and was reportedly the only one willing to go fishing on the lake with Blackburn despite having no interest in it. In his autobiography, Robinson recounts with a moving enthusiasm, how he used to go fishing with Blackburn just to hear Blackburn talk about boxing. With Joe Louis, Jersey Joe Walcott and Ray Robinson all under the direct influence of Blackburn, it is arguable that his training produced the savviest stable of fighters of any coach to date!
One common feature of these three Blackburn fighters is their stance. While Joe Louis shuffled back and forth, Sugar Ray Robinson danced to his left all night, and Jersey Joe Walcott stepped across himself with either leg and turned his back multiple times in a fight, they all engaged in a very similar, technically excellent stance.
Notice in these twoimagesof Louis (one seems to be southpaw, I'm unsure if it is mirrored, Louis rarely switched stances) how he carries his hips turned back - making his right hand's path a long one but placing him almost sideways on. Additionally, he is bent forward at the waist - taking his head off of the centreline and making it very hard to reach with right hands. This means that his lead hand may be held lower - making it harder to see coming and adding power to it by linking it's motion more fully with the movement of the body. The tendency in many fighters who fight with their hands high is to jab from the arm alone - Louis, Robinson and Walcott all carried their lead and low and stepped in with their weight behind their jab.
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Those who are looking for a heart-pounding time on Vancouver Island may want to consider taking the Sunshine Coast Trail, which is copied off of the famed Milford Track in New Zealand, according to the Vancouver Sun.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
This is an open letter to the selection committee of the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame:
Over the weekend, I spent some time walking around the Hall of Fame displays in the Columbus Civic Center. You have some neat stuff in there -- and some deserving people.
I was there when Charlie Morrow hatched the idea almost 20 years ago. I have not been involved since the earliest days, but over the years I have followed the selections with great interest.
Some I have agreed with. Others I haven't. But picking a chosen few is not easy, and we should all respect that.
I am writing a nomination letter for Randy Morris, the Northern Little League manager who put Columbus on the international baseball map.
And I do so with no hesitation.
As a journalist, I have gotten to know Randy since the 2006 team won the Little League World Series. When he took a team back in the summer of 2010, I spent more than a week in Williamsport, Pa., writing about Northern.
What I saw there was impressive -- and it wasn't just the kids. It was Randy, how he carried himself and how he represented Columbus.
And it was about how his players carried themselves, both on and off the field. They were respectful of everyone from the cafeteria workers, to the "uncles" assigned to the team, to the opposing teams. And they took that lead from Randy.
You never saw Randy when he wasn't thanking someone for what they did for him and his players. He knew it was an honor to be in that compound overlooking a 12-year-old's idea of baseball heaven.
And Randy respected that in a way that was both obvious and refreshing.
His players played the game with confidence -- and a certain amount of cockiness that came with knowing how to play baseball right. The manager of the Ohio team complained that one of the Columbus players was stealing signs from second base and alerting the hitter what pitch was coming.
When asked about it at a news conference with ESPN cameras rolling, Columbus catcher Blake Hicks said it was part of baseball, and if the coach didn't want the signs stolen, then his team should do a better part of hiding them.
That's the same thing Randy said, just not as blunt.
As a Little League baseball coach, Randy has worked with hundreds of kids -- not just the all-stars -- teaching them how to throw, hit and field. Coaching Little League may be the toughest volunteer job in Columbus. Randy is masterful in the way he teaches kids fundamentals and handles the parents.
That is only part of the reason Randy belongs in the Hall. He should also be there because of the goodwill he has brought to this city. Columbus has no better ambassador.
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He's also done it the right way.
I respectfully ask that you put him in the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
He belongs there.
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From her double act (Shantipriya and Sandy) in her debut film 'Om Shanti Om' to playing Leela in her last release 'Ram-Leela', Deepika Padukone's career has gone from strength to strength. In 2013, she dominated the Bollywood box-office with four back-to-back hits, and is currently the cynosure of all eyes in the Indian film industry.
Deepika Padukone did not start her Bollywood game at "Love All"! Her dream debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan, gave the Kannadiga lass a 5-0 lead over opponents even before the first serve.
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4.48/5 rDev +8.7%
I stopped in here to stock up on bottles that I can't get in my home state of Kansas. I told the clerk (Jimmy-I think) I was from Kansas where we don't get a lot of good craft beer. Jimmy was more than excited to tell me a little about each of the beers he had in stock, and suggested quite a few really good beers. Jimmy also was kind enough to offer me a bottle of Consecctation, from his stash that he was going to purchase for himself. The service was awesome, the prices were good-nothing over priced and some things were cheaper than at the larger super store a couple of block away. The selection was great for a store if it's size.
10-30-2013 16:34:58 | More by djjolt
4.08/5 rDev -1%
Popped in here after hiking Arapaho Pass with my gf and a couple beers at Avery. Wanted to grab a few local items to bring back to SF after our extended GABF weekend.
Upon entry you're not immediately greeted with a plethora of craft beer but it doesn't take long to find your way around. Signs easily direct you to the right aisles and the selection and quality of beers available was excellent.
Being from San Francisco, it was nice to see a lot of Colorado breweries I'm not accustomed to finding back home such as Ska, Wynkoop, and Boulder Brewing, among others.
The only service we received was at the register but the cashier was friendly and we knew what we were looking for anyway.
Pricing was reasonable and for those who like variety, the mix and match 10% discount on custom six packs certainly encourages sampling.
Would certainly pop in again if I'm ever in town.
10-23-2011 23:16:58 | More by BrewerB
3.88/5 rDev -5.8%
Good prices but great people. I walk in here and always walk out with a bottle or two. The general manager here has great relationships with the distributors and she gets hints most bigger stores can't find. Their six pack and twelve pack selection isn't crazy good, they have the important items such as dfh, session, firestone and locals. Unfortuantely there arent any single bottles which is usually one of my favorite ways to trynew beers. If you are in the area stop in and say hi to these guys! Things stick around here more often than a lot of the bigger stos so if you can't find something you can always call them
10-06-2011 03:31:15 | More by DividedAvery
3.66/5 rDev -11.2%
Stopped by this store with boatshoes during a recent trip to Boulder. It's basically a large liquor store with a medium sized beer section in the back right corner. They have a few bombers and 750s at room temp. as well as six or seven coolers of singles and six packs. They had a pretty good selection of locals including Twisted Pine and Upslope as well as a bunch of other CO, domestic and imported craft. The European, most notably Belgian, selection was pretty good with a few offerings from 3 Fonteinen including Schaerbeekse Kriek! Other highlights included Russian River, Uinta, Avery and Odell.
We weren't approached by anyone while looking but the guy checking us out was pretty friendly. This was the only liquor store I visited in Boulder and it was pretty good. Not a big selection but what they had was of high quality.
06-15-2011 07:18:03 | More by corby112
3.94/5 rDev -4.4%
They didn't quite have the selection of local beers that I would like. Not a bad selections of Belgians. Only about 8 coolers of decent beer and one rack of non chilled 750s.
The guy running the cash register also works for Avery and he knew his beer decently, he recommended some barleywine for me.
I probably won't be going back and will try and find a better place since the prices weren't so great either. I got a 12 pack of Flying Dog for 12 and that was about it. I'm not a fan of Flying Dog either.
03-13-2011 00:48:51 | More by claytong
5/5 rDev +21.4%
This Boulder liquor store provides a wide selection of familiar and unique products. I used to frequent the store when I was in college, however it wasn't until returned years later on business that I discovered in their store what would become one of my favorite beers, Hacker-Pschorr Sternweisse. This is a relatively difficult beer to find, evidence of their wide selection.
The staff is friendly. It's a comfortable place to shop. If you're looking for good beer in Boulder, this is the place to go.
05-27-2010 05:50:59 | More by Wolnzach
North Carolina
4.7/5 rDev +14.1%
This store was recommended as the place to stop for beer by a friend of mine who lives in Boulder. I am from NC, and travel here for work on occasion.
The store is not a giant warehouse and doesn't have "two-aisles full of nothing but beer.."; with that said, however, the beer that is stocked is the "cream of the crop", so to speak. Each time I visit, I am amazed at what treasures I can find.
This trip the treasure was Peche Mortel, at about $6 a bottle. Also saw some Lost Abbey "The Angels Share" at $17 per regular sized bottle. There are some great Belgians, including a wonderful selection of sours and geuzes that I have not seen elsewhere. Breweries represented include: Cantillion, Russian River, The Bruery, Pizza Port, Lost Abbey, local Boulder breweries, Stone, Lagunitas, Dogfish Head and others.
Staff was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Suffice it to say that I agree with my friend; this is a must stop if you are in Boulder.
03-10-2010 15:41:22 | More by doppelmeup
4/5 rDev -2.9%
Harvest is a nice low key liquor store. It's located in a strip mall and isn't easy to spot if you're not looking for it. Inside, the store is showing some age, but that doesn't impact the quality of the beer. The owner is quite nice and his dog was camped out by the registers on my visit.
Onto the important stuff. The beer selection here is quite nice. There are quite a few obscure Belgian imports that I haven't often spotted at other stores. US craft beers don't stray far from the CO norm, but all the well known breweries are well represented. Only a handful of beers are out on the floor. Everything else is in coolers, which made me happy. The only thing lacking was a build your own six-pack option.
Regular prices here are par for the course for Boulder. The sale prices; however, are quite good.
Overall, I'm glad I stopped in here. I'll probably visit again next time I'm in Harvest's end of town.
01-24-2010 05:03:11 | More by Rayek
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METHUEN — The city's ban on evening outdoor activities will remain in effect through the weekend as officials monitor mosquito populations for the threat of Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile virus.
The ban — which began last Tuesday and impacts all city and school properties — prompted the rescheduling of Friday night's football game at Nicholson Stadium between Methuen and Dracut high schools to Saturday at 2 p.m.
Mosquito control workers sprayed pesticide Tuesday night in the northeast section of the city after a mosquito collected there tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The spraying was initially planned for Monday night but was delayed due to cold temperatures. Previous positive tests in Methuen this year have detected mosquitoes with West Nile virus.
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Grip strengthening exercises for hockey players
Many hockey athletes rely on strong grips to help them succeed in their sport. However, grip strength is often overlooked in athletic training programs. Dozens of exercises exist to help you strengthen your fingers, wrists and forearms. When you commit to getting a stronger grip, you'll find that you have better control of whatever sport equipment you get a hold of. Here are some exercises that will give you the strongest grip possible:
Thick-grip dumbbell hold
Dumbbells that have large handles do an excellent job of working your gripping muscles. If you can't find thick-grip barbells or dumbbells, you can substitute with thick-grip add-ons. Other cheap options include wrapping a small towel around your bar or simply working with extra-heavy dumbbells. To begin the exercise, assume the athletic position (back straight, knees slightly bent, quads and glutes moderately flexed) while holding the dumbbells at your side. Maintain your grasp of the weights until you experience grip failure. Repeat two or three more times. Remember to do each set until you can no longer hold on to the weight.
Dumbbell pinches
Pinches are a great way to improve your finger strength. Try to find a hexagon-shaped dumbbell for this exercise. To begin, assume the athletic stance with a bench placed in front of you. Put the two hexagonal-shaped dumbbells vertically on the bench. Grasp the top of the dumbbells, focusing on the muscles in your fingers. Hold on to the weights until you can't any longer. To make this exercise a bit more challenging, try holding on while releasing one finger. Do this exercise two to three more times.
Free hang holds
This exercise uses your body weight to strengthen your forearms and fingers. You can use a pull-up bar, or a TRX strap. To begin this exercise, grasp the pull-up bar. Your hands should be shoulder-width apart and palms facing away from your body. Hold this position until failure. For an extra challenge, you can add a weight belt or try holding on with only three or four fingers.
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The wrist-rolling exercise works nearly every muscle used to grip - forearm flexors and extensors, fingers and wrists. If you can't find a roller, just tie a rope around a dowel and attach a weight. To do this exercise, hold out the roller or dowel with your arms straight out in front of you at shoulder height. Extend your wrists one after the other to roll the weight up. Flex your wrists in an alternating fashion to lower the weight.


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It's a question built on the harsh realities of journalism in the Internet era, when newspapers are thin and reporters often do not have the room in their stories to include essential facts. The question: Is the official version of a story the one that ran in the analog, ink-on-paper edition or the version of the story that ran online?
I'm in New Orleans at the moment, at the National College Media Convention, and as I flew into town I read the USA Today story about the baptism rite for Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. The problem — surprise, surprise — was that this rather long story was all about godparent politics, Crown Jewels, designer clothes, tea parties, replica gowns and celebrity photographers.
Alas, all of that content is valid in the royals-as-movie stars era. The problem was that the story, to be blunt, covered a baptismal event, not a baptismal rite. There was depth to this story, but only on certain issues:
Compared to most rooms in Buckingham Palace, the Chapel Royal, started by Henry VIII in 1540, is much more intimate, with purple velvet-cushioned bench seating for about 40 people, beautiful stained-glass windows and gilded ceilings.
Like so many royal buildings in the U.K, the chapel has a rich history. It is believed to be the burial place of the heart of Queen Mary I, the elder daughter of Henry VIII. It's where her younger sister Queen Elizabeth I waited and prayed during the Spanish Armada crisis in 1588. It was where Charles I received last rites before his head was chopped off in Whitehall in 1649. And it was where Queen Victoria married her Prince Albert in 1840.
But its real historic significance to the royal couple is its poignant association with the princess who would never be queen: Diana, William's late mother. After she was killed in a Paris car crash in 1997, her coffin lay before the chapel's altar until her funeral in Westminster Abbey.
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---- — There was a time in my youth when I could tell you the name of every major league baseball manager.
Fast forward to today. I have to think long and hard to tell you the name of every major league TEAM, much less what division they play in, or in the case of at least two league-hopping teams, even what league they play in.
And though many may still regard baseball as our national pastime, pro football and basketball now rank as high on the interest scale. Some actually put football ahead of baseball these days. And there are devotees of hockey as well, and the WNBA, and even pro soccer. The sports pages these days are drastically different than they were when I was on The Anderson Herald sports staff back in the day.
A week or so ago I tuned in to a Cincinnati Reds baseball game. They were playing the Arizona Diamondbacks. The who? I had forgotten that Arizona actually has a major league baseball team now. And Colorado. And when I was a kid the Atlanta Braves were playing in Boston (that was before they moved to Milwaukee). The Braves' move in 1953 not only was the first baseball move in half a century, but it opened the floodgates.
On a busy baseball day in the summer, a TV sports announcer would have up to eight scores to report. Now there are twice as many. And with some of the games on the West Coast at night, very little attempt is made to report game-by-game results of how the Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim did against the Oakland Athletics, or whatever. There are more important details to dwell on. Such as what Andrew Luck ate for breakfast. Or how much money the No. 1 draft pick signed for. Or who's the latest player to earn a virtual lifetime suspension for taking performance-enhancing drugs and lying about it.
The highest-paid athletes when I was a kid barely made six figures. Now they earn that much in signing bonuses, and the league minimums are enough for most folks to retire on. If an NFL starting quarterback is earning less than eight figures he's considered underpaid.
Much of the difference, of course, is inflation. And agents. The story goes of New York Yankee slugger Babe Ruth's contract negotiations during the Great Depression. "You're already making more money than the president of the United States," the Yankee negotiator insisted. "What @#$% difference does that make?" barked the Bambino. "I had a better year than he did."
With so much to keep track of, how does a sports fan manage to immerse himself in the expanding athletic scene when even 24-hour sports channels struggle to keep up?
Thank goodness for computers. You can find just about anything relating to sports at your fingertips, replacing the plethora of sports publications that have gone by the wayside.
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument Saluting Lehigh County Veterans For Over 100 Years
Updated On: Jul 12 2011 03:38:53 AM CDT
Standing tall in the heart of downtown Allentown, the Lehigh County Soldiers and Sailors Monument seems like it has always been there, and, for 112 years, it has.
So it is hard to imagine a time when it was not there. But truth to tell it was not there until 1899; it came pretty close to never being there at all; and it was almost moved from the site several times.
The Civil War deeply divided America, and the Lehigh Valley was among the places it divided most. Strongly conservative, many folks had little time for arguments put forward by abolitionists. They liked the country as it had always been and felt there was no reason to trouble the South over slavery. But when the states began to leave the Union that was the line for many. To keep their country together, they were willing to fight and die. After five years of fighting and dying, there was lot of bitterness.
Although Catasauqua, a generally Republican iron-making center was among the first places in Pennsylvania, in October 1866, to raise a monument to its Union dead, it took a lot longer elsewhere. Allentown and the rest of Lehigh County had voted strongly against the war and Lincoln in 1864's presidential election. And even a Union victory left hard feelings.
For the next 30 years local veterans grew grayer as the county and city argued over how they should be honored, and, perhaps more importantly who, the city or the county, was going to honor them. Finally, in August of 1896, a petition was circulated to do something that most other counties in the state had already done, build a monument to local veterans. The proposal was overwhelmingly favored. But even having it presented by Medal of Honor winner Ignatz Gresser did little good and the politicians turned it down. But public opinion had shifted. A second petition with even more signers got the officials to agree to a compromise: the county would pay for the monument if the city would maintain it.
The Pennsylvania Monument Association of Philadelphia, a private monument builder, was chosen for the work at a cost of $39,000. The association's president, Edward Gallagher Jr., oversaw the project by his staff artists, Bartholomew Francis Xavier Donovan and Henry F. Plaschart. Center Square was selected as the site.
On June 26, 1899 the cornerstone was laid. Taking part in the services was Rev. Stephen Albion Repass, the pastor of Allentown's St. John's Lutheran Church, and a former Confederate veteran who had fought and was captured at Gettysburg. He was one of the few members of Picketts's charge to make it over the fabled stonewall, later known as the high water mark of the Confederacy. A box was placed at the base of the monument that included a cannonball from the battle of Bull Run and other items.
The monument was completed on September 2, 1899 and its statues covered with bunting. When the Goddess of Liberty at its summit had her shroud shredded by the wind, Allentonian Henry Smith climbed up the scaffold and removed the strips of cloth leaving Liberty unveiled.
October 19, 1899 was the date of the monument's dedication. It was selected by veterans because it was the anniversary of the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia. The 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the largest single regiment of local troops that fought in the war, had taken an active role in that Union victory. Organizers had wanted an earlier date out of fear of bad weather but the veterans would not budge.
The weather was on the side of the veterans. October 19th dawned, clear and cloudless. Photos show crowds of thousands, if not tens of thousands jamming the streets of Allentown.
Governor William E. Stone was there with a large delegation of state politicians. But the chief speaker was George F. Bear, president of the Reading Railroad, and personal advisor to investment banker J.P. Morgan. Using a great deal of what was known as "spread-eagle oratory," he extolled the veterans. Bear's speech, which took up generous column space in the local newspapers, probably could not be heard beyond the first three rows of listeners. Most people learned what he said from reading it.
Another speaker, Lehigh County solicitor and former Congressman C.J. Erdman, a Democrat who, as a Gettysburg College student in 1863, had briefly spoken to Lincoln the day he gave the Gettysburg Address, noted that the monument was "an enduring tribute to the valor and patriotism of our soldiers so that the memory of great and mighty deeds may never fade."
The monument was unveiled by eight young women, all granddaughters of Civil War veterans. The portion of the monument that attracted the most attention was that of a Confederate arm in arm with a Union veteran. Under them were the words "ONE FLAG ONE COUNTRY."
The addition of the Confederate was designed to show national reconciliation and to honor Repass, a much respected figure. Its model was local man James Crader, who had fought on the Union side at Gettysburg. At the monument's 100th anniversary in 1999, his granddaughter showed a photo of Crader taken in 1899. It is the spitting image of the man on the monument.
Everyone was so pleased with the monument, they were willing to overlook the slight cost overrun of $43,000. Only later when it was discovered that the statutes were not the promised bronze, but merely painted bronze, was there a complaint.
In 1906 there was the first talk of moving the monument. The most vigorous effort was made in the 1950s. It was said to slow traffic and make Allentown look like a "hick town." But in a 1962 referendum, pro-move forces were defeated in a countywide vote of 40,619 to 20,841.
Today there is talk of building a minor league hockey arena just feet away, but this time no one is looking to move Allentown's tribute to its Civil War veterans, still standing tall after more than a century.
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To the tune of $50,000 each.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four of the 22 fighters on the card. And it's probably no surprise who's heading home with a second sack of simoleons.
That rings especially true for the "Knockout of the Night" bonus, which was awarded to main event winner Demetrious Johnson. That's because he needed only one punch to sleep Joseph Benavidez.
Elsewhere, Urijah Faber's impressive second round guillotine victory over upstart Michael McDonald was good enough to earn "Submission of the Night" while Edson Barboza vs. Danny Castillo's back-and-forth took home "Fight of the Night" honors.
Here are the UFC on Fox 9 bonuses:
Knockout of the Night -- Demetrious Johnson
Submission of the Night -- Urijah Faber
Fight of the Night -- Edson Barboza vs. Danny Castillo
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Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup
Serves 4
Spanish onions (diced) 2 cups
White bottom mushrooms 1 cup
Vegetable oil 2 oz
Vegetable stock 1 quart
Red Bell pepper 2
Heavy cream 1 cup
Butter ½ cup
Flour ½ cup
Salt and Pepper To Taste
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Place the red bell peppers on top of an open flame and burn the skin all around. At the end of the process place the red pepper in a bag and let steep for 10 minutes. Remove from the bag, rinse off the burned skin under running water. Split the red bell pepper in half, remove the seeds and place in the blender. Blend until smooth. Remove from the blender and reserve for adding to the soup at the end.
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Sweat the diced onions in hot oil until golden brown. Add the mushrooms and cook them with the onions until all the liquid be completely evaporated. Pour the vegetable broth on top and bring to the boil. Mix the butter and the flour together until the paste is very homogenized. Add the "beurre Manie" to the broth and mix well. Let simmer for 15 minutes to cook the flour and add the red bell pepper puree with heavy cream. Simmer gently for 20 minutes, strain the soup through a fine strainer.
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"Information released by the NFL to the NFLPA yesterday resulted in the media inaccurately reporting that I was accused of pledging money to an incentive or a so-called "bounty" program. The NFL never accused me of such conduct because I did not pledge any money for any incentive, pay for performance, bounty or any other alleged program in connection with any game, including the 2010 NFC Championship.
"The Commissioner confirmed that there is no such allegation or suspicion in a conversation that we had today and the NFL has publicly sought to clarify that the document that has been mischaracterized was not intended to implicate me — formally or informally. I reaffirmed my pledge to the Commissioner to be an agent for change in helping to find new ways and practices to make our game safer for all players. I look forward to continued conversations with the league on this matter.
"Finally, it cannot be emphasized enough, none of our players, particularly those who are facing suspensions, ever crossed the white line with the intent to injure an opponent. I am proud of our players and stand behind them 100% and will do whatever I can to help restore their good names."
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It looked like seven days had passed since N.C. States trip to the Sweet 16, not seven months. The sixth-ranked Wolfpack played with the same confidence it had last March in its 97-59 win over Miami (Ohio) on Friday at PNC Arena.
I liked the fact that this team kind of picked up where we were last year, a very unselfish team, coach Mark Gottfried said. Good first night and a good start for us.
Forwards Richard Howell (16 points and 10 rebounds) and C.J. Leslie (11 points, eight rebounds) led the old guard for the Wolfpack, which returns four starters from a 24-win team, while Tyler Lewis and T.J. Warren showed what the newcomers can do for State.
Lewis, a freshman point guard, had one stretch in the second half where he had five straight points and then a behind-the-back pass to Warren in transition for a dunk that brought the sellout crowd to its feet.
The lights were on and the popcorn was popping and theres people in the stands and its little bit different than practice or an exhibition game, Gottfried said. All three freshmen had some really nice moments. They looked very comfortable out there to me.
Ranked in the top 10 in the AP top 25 and picked to win the ACC for the first time since the 1974-75 season, there was and still is the question of whether the Pack can handle the pressure.
An explosive start by Leslie, which included a steal, dunk and blocked shot in the first 31 seconds of the season, answered any questions about whether the Wolfpack would believe its own hype or pick up where it left off last season, beating San Diego State and Georgetown in the NCAA tournament to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005.
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Has anyone had any experiences with raising, breeding, or dealing with Alpacas or a business with Alpacas? I'm thinking about starting a small farm with Alpacas for their fiber but have a great deal of research to still do to see if it is really worthwhile from a business/financial point of view. I would hate to end up with $10-15K lawn pets! These animals aren't cheap!
Nick -
You are very correct!
Alpacas [and before them Bison, Llamas, etc] are not cheap!
I am mystified by the expensive ads I see on tv promoting alpacas.
If you like critters and are willing to have 'lawn ornaments' as you aptly describe them, go for it.
Search the Land Grant University sites and even the 'organic/tree hugger' sites, but have the salt shaker handy as you read glowing accounts.
Good luck!
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