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Get Ready to Kick Up Your Heels in Dallas
By Denise Brandenberg
Dallas Local Expert
Texans love to have a good time, and Dallas is a hot spot for many types of dance clubs. Whether you're young and trendy and looking for someplace to dance until dawn, or you prefer a laid-back atmosphere where you can listen to old favorites, Dallas has it all. And, of course, no list of Dallas dance clubs would be complete without a few country-and-western clubs, and Dallas even has gay-friendly ones.
There are dance clubs in Downtown Dallas, Uptown Dallas, North Dallas and the suburban areas, so you can find the perfect spot to burn off some calories no matter where you're staying. Some Dallas dance clubs have nightly drink specials, while others are posh and exclusive, so you won't even get a table to rest your weary feet unless you order bottle service.
If you're in the mood for a true Texan - i.e. country and western dancing - evening out on the town, some of the best spots for that include Red River and Gilley's Dallas. If you're an electronic music/DJ kind of dancer, you'll love Lizard Lounge, a popular Dallas dance club that's found a way to stay relevant and cool to bring in new generations of clientele over several decades.
Check our list of favorite spots to find the best Dallas dance club to fit your own personal tastes and style.
10 Sambuca Uptown
Hip, popular Sambuca pulls in lots of business, thanks to its lively ambience and fun-loving clientele. A supper-club feel means that you'll be comfortable nibbling and drinking, listening to live music, showing off your style on the dance floor, or just relaxing with friends while jazz suffuses the place. Among the dishes you'll want to try are miso-glazed sea bass, Asian-style shrimp fettucine, and Jamaican pork tenderloin. Most evenings feature live bands - some that play jazz, while others play Latin ballroom music, so check the schedule to find out what kind of dancing you'll be doing! This is great date spot. (214-744-0820)
9 Beamers Dallas
Beamers has one of the best happy hours among dance clubs in Dallas, complete with a 40-foot-long, $5 buffet (Thursday and Friday). Free, private parking welcomes guests, and a large dance floor and state-of-the-art sound system guarantee the ultimate dance atmosphere. Don't miss Old School night on Thursdays or the latest R&B and Hip-Hop hits on Saturdays. During the rest of the week, the minimum age for entry varies. For example, on Thursday nights, guests must be 25 or older, but on Saturday nights, they allow 18 year olds and up to enter. Bottle service is available for those special occasions. (214-902-6490, 972-620-5900)
8 Billy Bob's Texas
While Billy Bob's Texas is actually in Ft. Worth, we couldn't leave it off the list of Dallas (area) country western dance clubs. Billy Bob's Texas is near the Ft. Worth Stockyards and it's where Dallasites bring their out-of-town visitors to see the real "Texas"! This fun venue is the largest honky tonk in the world, and it has a wide variety of activities, including an onsite rodeo, a mechanical bull, pool tables, an arcade, a huge dance floor and a concert hall - all of country western's favorite activities. People even bring their kids to this honky tonk, as it is a Texan legend. (817-624-7117)
7 Round-Up Saloon
Two-stepping, tight denim, and 10-gallon hats attract Big D's best-looking cowboys to this country-western bar, which caters to a mostly gay clientele, as it is located in the Oak Lawn neighborhood. Chipping in on the joint's popularity are great drink specials (Margarita Madness on Mondays, 22-oz. drafts for three bucks - every day - and a calendar full of fun weekly activities like karaoke, line dancing (lessons are free), and Friday and Saturday's Howdy Hour. Of course, the top crowd pleasers are "duded-up" events like Miss Gay Round Up, Miss Cinco de Mayo, and the Switch-Hitters Ball. If you're looking for a spot where you can kick up your heels country-western style, this is a great place. (214-522-9611)
6 Gilley's Dallas
This famous country western honky tonk in Dallas, TX, built on Urban Cowboy fame, is actually four venues in one. There's even a mechanical bull at Gilley's! Jack Daniel's Saloon is the place for live, local country music every Friday and Saturday night. The concerts are always free, and a big dance floor and cold beer encourage folks to dance. The South Side Music Hall and the Loft, also on-site, feature live music throughout the week. The Palladium Ballroom features 23,000 sq. feet of event space, complete with a stage and large dance floor. You can buy cowboy boots and take country music dance lessons at Gilley's Dallas, as well. (214-421-2021, 888-445-5397)
5 Avenu Lounge
This Uptown-neighborhood lounge is a favorite spot for trendy locals and their out-of-town guests. The typical crowd at this popular dance club is made up of twenty-something young professionals, and the place is usually packed. While there's no cover charge, the line to get into the dance club is usually pretty long, as Avenu brings in international DJs. As common with many Dallas nightclubs, shorts, hats and tennis shoes are not allowed. This is a dress-to-impress kind of scene, so keep that in mind when getting ready to go out to this Dallas night club. Club goers must be 21 and up only. ((888) 369-1411)
4 Eight Lounge
This stylish lounge has an urban attitude that's trendy without being overly self-absorbed. Skilled DJs create an upbeat atmosphere by mixing exotic world music. The room's focal point is an enchanting water wall visible from the club's entrance. VIP seating and semi-private booths, as well as plenty of space for mingling, make this a favorite get-together spot for both small and large groups. Specialty cocktails round out the Eight Lounge experience. This is one of the best spots in Dallas to enjoy a fancy mixed drink and mingle with some of the most beautiful people in Big D. Dress code is a little strict here, so no tennis shoes. (214-824-2888, 817-881-8886)
3 Cowboys Red River
This Dallas country bar's main draw is the huge horse rink dance floor, highlighted by the saddle/disco ball hanging in the center. If you're in the mood for country and western dancing with the younger crowd, this is the spot to go! Live bands and a DJ provide solid country music throughout the night, and if you get there early for line dancing lessons, you'll be ready to jump right in when the band starts. Five total bars give you plenty of ways to wet your whistle before braving a ride on the mechanical bull. This dance club also features a fun billiards area. (214-352-1796)
2 Lizard Lounge
Despite the name, you won't find lounge lizards holed up at this eclectic, high-energy club, where the weekend calendar depends on who's manning the DJ booth. One Friday, urban and hip-hop may hold sway over dance-floor denizens; the following Friday, the lounge may host a fetish ball. Indeed, all genres of music get the limelight. Goth, classic industrial, R&B, rock -- if you're into it, Lizard Lounge is the place for you! And if the action inside gets too heavy, a rooftop deck is perfect for catching a quick breath. On Sundays, Lizard Lounge is transformed into The Church, a Goth club featuring industrial 80s music. (214-826-4768, 214-826-4769)
1 Station 4
Formerly known as Village Station, Station 4 is one of Dallas' premier dance clubs. It is situated in the heart of the city's gay neighborhood along Cedar Springs Rd in Oak Lawn. It covers more than 24,000 sq. feet and features many unique areas, including the Rose Room Theatre and Lounge (complete with nightly drag shows), a huge outdoor patio perfect for mingling, an upstairs bar and a moving light show. Eighteen and up guests are welcome on Thursdays and Sundays, but club goers must be 21 and up on Fridays and Saturdays. Cover charges vary from night to night. ((214) 526-7171)
About Denise Brandenberg
Born and raised in Dallas, Denise Brandenberg has been a self-proclaimed "Dallas Ambassador" for out-of-town friends and colleagues for years. Denise started her career as an advertising agency copywriter, recruiter, and manager of online forums for an international meeting planning association. She ventured off on her own a few years ago, to start an adventurous career as a freelance writer and marketing consultant. Denise's other work can be found at Global Road Warrior, USA Today, Chron.com, The Motley Fool, LovetoKnow, The Meeting Professional, and several other online publications.
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Duke football surpassed yet another milestone under coach David Cutcliffe on Sunday morning.
The Blue Devils are ranked No. 25 in the newest Associated Press poll and also came in at No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
It's the first time Duke has been ranked among the nation's top 25 football teams since 1994, when the team went 8-4.
The Blue Devils had been receiving votes for the top 25 since their 13-10 win at then-No. 16 Virginia Tech on Oct. 26. Saturday's resounding 48-30 win over No. 24 Miami caused voters to drop the Hurricanes and vault Duke into the poll.
With Duke's entry into the poll, only Temple, Southern Methodist and Indiana have gone more weeks without being ranked among teams playing in BCS automatic qualifier conferences.
Duke had gone 313 weeks without appearing in the AP poll.
When Duke (8-2, 4-2 in the ACC) takes the field on Saturday at Wake Forest (noon, ESPN2), the Blue Devils will be playing as a ranked team for the first time since Jan. 2, 1995. On that day, Duke lost 34-20 to Wisconsin in the Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Fla.
As for where the Blue Devils will play when this bowl season arrives next month, the options are many.
Duke remains very much in the running for the ACC Coastal Division championship and a berth in the Dec. 7 ACC Championship Game at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
If the Blue Devils win Saturday at Wake Forest and at North Carolina on Nov. 30, they will face No. 2 Florida State for the ACC title and a spot in the Jan. 3 Orange Bowl.
Representatives from the Russell Athletic, Chick-fil-A and Belk bowls were at Wallace Wade Stadium for Saturday's win over Miami.
Albert Tarica of Atlanta's Chick-fil-A Bowl said his bowl is impressed with Duke and that his relationship with Cutcliffe is strong going back to Cutcliffe's visits to the bowl as an assistant with Tennessee and Mississippi's head coach.
Bowl officials walked through Duke's tailgating area on Saturday talking with fans and inquiring about their plans to travel. Duke has men's basketball games on Dec. 28 (at home with Eastern Michigan at 2 p.m.) and Dec. 31 (against Elon at Greensboro Coliseum at 1 p.m.).
The Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando and the Belk Bowl in Charlotte will both be played on Dec. 28. The Belk Bowl kicks off at 3:45 p.m., while the Russell Athletic is at 6:45 p.m.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl is Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. Tarica said the bowl, played at the Georgia Dome, is sold out. But that includes the 36,000 tickets the participating conferences (SEC and ACC) have committed to purchase.
Tickets from those allotments will be put on sale to fans of the participating teams.
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Sean Conway has embarked on his next great adventure – inspiring people to live their dreams. The 32-year-old became the first man last year to swim the length of Britain. Since the experience, Sean has been touring events and schools around the world to motivate people to realise their ambitions.
The gruelling 900-mile swim from Lands End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in Scotland took him more than four months. During the swim, he had to endure cold temperatures, sea sickness and jellyfish stings to the face. But he did not give up. And that is the message he tries to send to everyone.
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Chateau Pesquie Cuvee des Terrasses Cotes du Ventoux Rouge 2007
Rhone Red Blends from Rhone, France
Winemaker's Notes
A custom cuvee made for American importer Eric Solomon, is a blend of Grenache and Syrah. Its deepruby/purple hue is accompanied by a lovely bouquet of black currants.
The Côtes du Ventoux region is characterized by alternating hills and valleys. To make the most of this exceptional terroir, grape growers and other farmers had to accomplish the colossal feat of building terraces into the steep hillsides, choosing especially well-protected, sunny locations.
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The Wine Advocate - "The 2007 Terrasses Rouge is a custom cuvee put together for importer Eric Solomon. Made from 60-year-old Grenache and 30-year-old Syrah, one-third is aged in small barrels and the rest in foudre and tank. I'm sure discounters will offer this cuvee for around $12 a bottle, which makes it a remarkable bargain. A dense ruby/purple color is followed by aromas of cassis, kirsch, lavender, pepper, and spice. The sweetness of the tannins, abundant glycerin, razor sharp focus, and wonderful depth make for a wine that transcends its humble price and bucolic appellation. Drink it over the next 2-3 years."
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In 1985, Paul and Edith Chaudiere left their jobs in private industry (she was a voice therapist and he was a physical therapist) to study wine at one of France's top wine universities at Suze la Rousse. 1989 marked the creation of the property in Mormoiron, one of the tiny villages dotting the beautiful countryside under the Mont Ventoux. Since then, they have been pushing the quality envelope in the zone, forcing other growers to raise quality as well. The name "Pesquie" comes from old provencal (which by the way is still spoken by a few people in the area) and means a "water basin" (the property is built on the site of an old pond.) The wines from Pesquie are some of the best values in the EC portfolio and would be double the price if grown just 20 minutes away in more "known" appellations. View all Chateau Pesquie Wines
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The Art Forgerby B. A. Shapiro
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On March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art worth today over $500 million were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. It remains the largest unsolved art heist in history, and Claire Roth, a struggling young artist, is about to discover that there's more to this crime than meets the eye.
Claire makes her living reproducing famous works of art for a popular online retailer. Desperate to improve her situation, she lets herself be lured into a Faustian bargain with Aiden Markel, a powerful gallery owner. She agrees to forge a painting — one of the Degas masterpieces stolen from the Gardner Museum — in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery. But when the long-missing Degas painting — the one that had been hanging for one hundred years at the Gardner — is delivered to Claire's studio, she begins to suspect that it may itself be a forgery.
Claire's search for the truth about the painting's origins leads her into a labyrinth of deceit where secrets hidden since the late nineteenth century may be the only evidence that can now save her life. B. A. Shapiro's razor-sharp writing and rich plot twists make The Art Forger an absorbing literary thriller that treats us to three centuries of forgers, art thieves, and obsessive collectors. it's a dazzling novel about seeing — and not seeing — the secrets that lie beneath the canvas.
"Shapiro's new novel (after The Safe Room) is filled with delightful twists, turns, and ruminations on what constitutes truth in art. Broke and painting copies of famous artists' work for a reproduction site, artist Claire Roth is enticed by gallery owner Aidan Markel's request to forge a painting by Degas that was stolen from the Isabella Gardner Museum in 1990 (in the largest unsolved art heist in history). As Claire works, she wonders if the painting she's forging is legitimate. Meanwhile, Claire steps in when her blocked artist lover can't finish his work for a deadline, essentially painting what becomes something of an art world sensation. Her lover slips into denial about her contribution and Claire weighs the repercussions of going public, knowing that it will damage her reputation even more badly than her heart. An intricate shell game exploring the permutations of the craft and ethics of art, Shapiro's novel is a lively ride, melding Claire's discoveries with fictionalized 19th-century letters from Gardner that hint at even deeper complexities. The wit, Claire's passion for her work, what it takes to create a piece that can pass modern scrutiny, and the behind-the-scenes look at the lives of working artists and the machinations of the art world overcome an ending that ties things up too neatly. The choice of present tense for much of the book keeps the reader at a remove from the action, but Shapiro's research, well-integrated into a strong premise, captivates. Agent: Ann Collette, Rees Literary." Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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You can't judge a book – or a building – by its cover.
Not these days.
What looks like brick, stucco or wood on the outside could actually be a metal building.
Metal is no longer easily detectable. It's gotten sneakier visually. And a great example of that is the Madison Square retail center in Norman, Okla.
Completed in 2010, the 20,000 square-foot structure is currently undergoing an 80,000 square-foot expansion scheduled for completion in fall 2014. It isn't a warehouse or an industrial complex; it isn't storage space or a personal garage. It's a stunning retail space that, just before dusk, settles into the landscape with a relaxed air as if it's been there for ages.
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"We wanted an old, small-town downtown look where you have multiple facades of buildings that are done in different ways with different materials," he says. "That makes each space unique."
The veneer is a variation of stone, split-faced rock and brick of varying sizes.
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"Idol" is turning into a mean, juvenile joke, the kind that – clearly – requires the women to leave the room. What occurred tonight was so shocking that Steven Tyler's first reaction had to be bleeped. Jennifer Lopez, her eyes tearing up, stared in disbelief. Randy Jackson, also sad-eyed, was speechless. Pia Toscano (seen at […] [Read More]
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Is "American Idol" becoming a boys-only club? I'm hoping against hope that another female isn't sent home tonight. Due to what I call the tenacious teenage girl vote, the ax has fallen on female after female since the 13 finalists were announced. And they've been talented ones; a couple belted 'em better than some of […] [Read More]
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Wouldn't it be grand if a hometown guy succeeded Katie Couric as anchor of "CBS Evening News"? That's what insiders are saying likely will happen. . .and soon. Handsome and accomplished Scott Pelley, who hails from San Antonio and has worked for numerous years as "60 Minutes" and "CBS News" correspondent, is rumored to be […] [Read More]
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Before we usher in April . . . Let's give a final toast of the month to Esquire's March "Woman We Love" dream girl: San Antonio's own Summer Glau. Wow! I was behind in my magazine reading and just saw the story and pictorial on "Firefly" and "Terminator" star Glau, who returns to S.A. regularly […] [Read More]
Whew! Sole Texan Casey Abrams avoids 'Idol' axe with save
I lift a glass to you — Jennifer, Steven and Randy! The judges got it right even though the audience didn't. They used their one save for the only Texan "American Idol" finalist: unique singer and growler Casey Abrams. That means, even though the vote eliminated him, Abrams will be going on tour; Ryan Seacrest […] [Read More]
Liz Taylor in person: Lovely with a naughty sense of humor
When I finally met one of Hollywood's true screen queens – Liz Taylor — I found myself shaking. . .not from nervousness, but from laughter. For years, I was in awe of her exquisite, violet-eyed beauty. That precious day in Pasadena, Calif., in the winter of 1997, I was captivated by something else: her quick […] [Read More]
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Joe Caruso, former radio jock and current "Great Day SA" announcer, said he made the Top Four in auditions for the new voice of Wrigley Field, a.k.a. the P.A. announcer for Chicago Cubs games. "It was my childhood dream," Caruso — a Chicago native who now lives in San Antonio with his wife, former KABB […] [Read More]
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Student team project should recommend a company or not to buy its largest competitor in the agricultural sector of salmon, and if so, on what the maximum price. The case does not provide enough information for the students to solve the case, instead, students should think about the data and analysis they need to answer the question of its customers. This case emphasizes the development of a strategic objective for the analysis and decision making, as well as a preliminary analysis and planning necessary for effective and efficient data collection. Case provides an opportunity to focus on secondary sources of data and introduces students to the resources available through the university library.
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The Hague: World Foresight Forum - 1st edition - April 13, 2011
From April 13 to April 15, the first edition of the World Foresight Forum, took place in The Hague as a unique international event also promoted by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Municipality of the Hague.
The European House - Ambrosetti was responsible for the program of its two main events: the Summit and the Convention.
About 90 speakers and over 300 participants met along the elegant and exclusive Lange Voorhout in order to discuss on the main issues related to the security of our homelands, such as the financial crisis, climate change, globalization, terrorism, the new balances in the Mediterranean area, the energy resources, etc..
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Stern is supposedly playing with the virtual machismo of playing in MMOs, and how different the players supposedly are from the heroic character they're playing. Sounds like interesting stuff. While I don't really agree with his premise all that much (there are all kinds of people playing these games, and the vast majority of them don't really emulate Chuck Norris or try to pick fights on message boards), I like the techniques a lot -- those projections look pretty good. And his next project sounds even cooler: he's going to try and project a huge dimensional portal on the side of the highway in San Jose. Should be fun to see.
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I wonder if it was his life,Michael Zoidema would still think he was shirking his responsibilities, by not getting his pound of flesh. Michael says it.s not JFK. Princess Di. Clinton,OJ etc, but it is. Journalest continue to feed the mindless public this sick trash, and like sick gouls we continue to lick it up.Just because people are public figures, it dos not take away their right of privacy. I for one am so sick of the Media beating dead horses, I just want to throwup.
This is for all you people who, are keeping such A close watch on William Clay Ford's money.Think of the 100 million plus, Millon spent on, Charles Rodgers, Mike Williams, Roy Williams, and the hundreds of miss spent millions on the rest of his draft picks, along with various other worthless accumalations.Burleson will seem like A first rate bargain.
Can someone, Jim Leyland excluded, explain to me why being a starting shortstop, would wear down R. Santiago? He seems physically fit to me.
I think that is an excellent idea.I believe high school teams do that in the fall, I know our team always did, before our first game. I think it would be great if the Big Ten would set up A rotation for all their teams with that type of spring game, of course it would probably take A lot of work to convince the NCAA. to do something like that.
For over 50 Yrs. the Yankees have disrespected Baseball with spending twice the money that most teams could afford. Most of their big stars were Roid abusers, after all the spending and all the cheating they still couldn't win every year, so they would cry like little babies. You can buy championships and wins, but don't ever mention class and the Yankees in the same breath.
Jack Nicklaus, must be A very happy Man, as his record of 18 Major victories is safe.19 Majors for Tiger went from only being A matter of when, to not gonna happen.
Public ridicule, and dishonor are probably the most difficult circumstances to recover from.Never in American Sports History, has the top Athlete in sports fallen from such A height . No one can fall that far without breaking something that can never be repaired. I personally wish it were not so, but Tiger will never be an important Golfer again. History will be changed, what A shame.
Cabrera's late inning success is due to his intelligence, as well as his power.during the first five or six innings the starting pitchers will try to be very careful with him. The late inning pitchers have fresh arms and. are generally hard throwers, they tend to go right after the hitters. Cabrera knows this and is setting on their best pitch, he will seldom miss it.
I believe the Tigers need to make A legitimate offer for Lee, if the Twins get him it's all over. Send Bondo, Galarraga, and A prospect.
Very nice article Mr. Sussman. Brennan Boesch is having A great first half but let us wait awhile before we anoint him. Many strange things happen in baseball, as well as in life, I will give you A couple examples and, though they don't relate to Boesch being left off the allstar team, they are at least to me ,strange. A few years ago maybe 15 or 20, the Tigers had A bright young prospect named Ron Cash. Ron had one or two nice Fall call ups, followed by A very nice Spring season. For his good work the Tiger Manager awarded Ron the starting First base position, when the young man heard this great news He promptly Quit baseball, never to be heard from again.Another strange event was when A very good ballplayer similar in Stats, and importance as Miguel Cabrera, was put on the DL. by the milwaukee Brewers, and never to my knowledge was heard of again, his name was Larry Hietzel.I believe several stories must had been written on him , but I never saw any.
I realize most of you lion fans enjoy playing Monday morning Quarterback. Sense that is one of the few enjoyments there is to being A lion fan, I would be the last person to begrudge you that,however this debate is pointless. the fact is in any game decided in the last few minutes of the game, the Lions will lose. This has been A fact sense W.C.F. has owned the team, what A shameful legacy he will leave the city of Detroit. the state of Michigan, and especially, the fans of the Detroit Lions.
I have to believe the Lions have improved quite A bit. over the past few years. this is what I think they need to become an 8-8 or possibly A playoff team. two new starters on O line, two new starters at Lb. two new starters in the defensive backfield, they must continue to up grade their entire roster at every opportunity.Filling those six positions with mid to upper tier players in,the next couple of years should allow them to contend for a playoff spot . Just six new players, do it in two years , they are looking good , three years maybe, any longer, start over again.
Like to say,I believe" Cans" mock draft is right on the money.The positions addressed were exactly, what we need to finally turn the corner.
IMHO. Greatest Lions game ever was, semi final in 1957 with the Forty Niners,the Lions were led by backup QB. Tobin Rote, who was QB in championship game also, Detroit over Cleavland 59-14.
Hey Eric, great post,I mean was starting A rookie QB dumb, or what? Man Culpepper would have ate the Saints lunch that day,hell he ate every thing else he got his hands on. Gosh the man was terrific last year, the mighty Steelers only sacked him seven times, Gee the Lions win that game with Culpepper, and maybe they win the Super bowl instead of the Saints.
Switch Peterman to LB. The man can tackle.
Once again "Can" I have to agree with your draft. I am not sure about that first Nb. 6 however, didn't we just sign A shortstop, Johnny Paralta?darn I sometimes get confused,maybe Johnny Lippon.
Is it possible Izzo lost this team when he traded Chris Allen for an open scholarship?
OMG. what A game, three in a row, two in a row on the road.
What A game, what A win, go Lions.
The Lions have played hard, 60 Mins. Football, this year in, every game.I haven't been ashamed to be a fan in one single game, if they give that kind of effort Sunday, I will be satisfied. No one is laughing at us this year.


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A House committee has recommended passage for a bill that will allow sex offenders on probation to live in halfway houses within community safety zones.
The bill, which passed 9-3 on Monday, expands a 2010 law that allowed sex offenders on parole to live in supervised housing within 500 feet of a school, church or park part of an overhaul of the sex offender rules that also allowed some people to have their names removed from the registry.
House Bill 1060, which was proposed by the Unified Judicial System, would allow probationers, who have not gone to prison for their crime, the same residency rights as parolees.
Parolees and probationers often are referred to as the same, but legally, theyre not, said Greg Sattizahn, the legal representative for the UJS.
In Sioux Falls, there are two halfway houses and one homeless shelter within community safety zones: The Arch halfway house, the Glory House and the Union Gospel Mission.
Until the law change in 2010, sex offenders who couldnt find a job or a home could be charged with a felony for residing at the mission. Those who needed supervision after their prison stay couldnt be placed at one of Sioux Falls halfway houses.
Now, parolees can be placed in those halfway houses, but probationers cannot.
Rep. Stace Nelson, R-Fulton, was not part of the legislative debate that altered the rules for sex offenders in 2010. He voted against HB 1060, saying it puts children in danger.
Were talking about sex offenders here. Theyve been tried, theyve been convicted. I dont want to be a part of any process that puts them back in the presence of children, Nelson said.
Gene Abdallah, R-Sioux Falls, said those whove been released from prison have been deemed safe enough to be out in the community and ought to be allowed to live in a supervised environment if no housing option exists outside of a safety zone.
The same should hold true for probationers, he said, who the courts have deemed less dangerous than those sentenced to prison.
In most cases, they can be trusted more than a parolee, Abdallah said. To say that this is being soft on sex offenders we have a court system, we have a probation system. If we cant rely on our courts, I dont know what the hell were doing here.
Abdallah and Rep. Shawn Tornow, R-Sioux Falls, each voted for the bill. Tornow said his support isnt guaranteed in the full House.
He wants to know whether there are options for sex offenders that arent within safe zones.
I dont believe its outside the realm of reasonableness to assign them to a halfway house thats not within a community safety zone, Tornow said.
Fran Stenberg, executive director of the Union Gospel Mission, expects that lifting the restriction will be helpful for some of the homeless sex offenders who turn to his shelter. Stenberg said sex offenders often volunteer that information.
Its a small problem, but it is a problem, Stenberg said. Its not anything we have to worry about, but its a problem for them. Its on their shoulders (to register their address).
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Weekend planner: Benoit and Sergio, Dystopia, Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah
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• Urban folk singer Justin Trawick drops You and I, a 10-track album recorded live in front of an audience. On the record, Trawick tells Washingtonian, "I like to entertain for the ADD generation...You'll see me do a bluegrass song, then a waltz, then a rocking kind of song....My biggest worry is that people will become bored." With special guests pop-rock singer Andy Zipf and acoustic-pop singer Amanda Lee at Artisphere. 7:30 p.m. $12.
• D.C.-born EDM DJ's Benoit and Sergio end their 2011 tour at U Street Music Hall. The iTunes "Electronic Breakthrough Artist" of 2011 dropped Let Me Count the Ways early this year. The unlikely pair, Sergio from Iowa and Benoit from Berlin, met at a birthday party at Napoleon's in 2008. On their sound, Washington Post's Chris Richards writes, "LCD fans still mourning that band's breakup will love this stuff. The melodies are consistently sweet, the textures are warm and the rhythms are water-bed comfortable. Over plush pulses, Myers sings about fast women, being on drugs, being with fast women who are on drugs — all in that funny-sad-totally-serious-just-kidding deadpan that descends from Jonathan Richman." With Solomon Sanchez. 10 p.m. $10.
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• D.C.-based rock band U.S. Royalty at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage. Free.
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• Holidays on Ice, a selection of holiday readings featuring essays by David Sedaris, opens at Rep Stage. The production runs until Monday.
• The 9:30 Club presents electronic-dance-pop musician Penguin Prison at U Street Music Hall. With Big/Bright. 7 p.m. $12.
• After Hours in the Cerebral Kitchen at National Gallery of Art. An artist talk with experimental filmmaker, Fred Worden, followed by a showing of one of his early 16 mm nonfiction films, How the Hell I Ripped Jack Goldstein's Painting in the Elevator, and a discussion of Worden's current work-in-progress titled, All or Nothing. 4:30 p.m.
• "Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah" and tasting at Busboys and Poets/Hyattsville. Begin the holiday celebrations with a beer tasting and reading with author and Schmaltz Brewing founder Jeremy Cowan. 6 p.m.
• Writer and Tonight Show comedian Deon Cole performs stand-up at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse. 9:30 p.m. $24.
• Steve McQueen's provocatively enthralling film Shame opens at AFI Silver Theatre. Starring Carey Mulligan and Michael Fassbender, the film tells the story of a New York bachelor with a tumultuous past who avoids intimacy and deals with his desires with an addiction to sex and pornography. When his younger sister moves into his apartment, bringing back memories of the past, his life takes a turn.
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- Time, dedication, and stamina. It takes a lot of time and effort to catalog images!
- Funding may be necessary depending on the size and scope of the collection and the complexity of the metadata to be applied to the images.
For more information about how to use ICO, consult the ICO Guide.
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Indiana University Digital Library: Books and Serials
If you are scanning a book or serial that is out of copyright, we want to know! It could be added to the Indiana University Digital Library.
The Indiana University Digital Library, also known as our "books and serials service," is one of our longest-running services that supports the digitization, delivery, and preservation of monographs and serials made available via the Libraries' online catalog, IUCAT. Central to this service is METS Navigator, an open-source, page-turning system developed by the Indiana University Digital Library Program in 2005 that provides access to digitized volumes or multi-part volumes (e.g., Year Book of the State of Indiana for 1917).
The IU Libraries often digitize and preserve books and serials in brittle condition or that require special handling as long as we are in compliance with copyright law. High use items that may begin showing signs of wear are also candidates for digitization.
For more information, please contact Kara Alexander, Digital Media Specialist in Digital Collections Services for scanning guidelines and best practices.
Scholars' Commons Digitization Lab
The Scholars' Commons Digitization Lab is a high-end multimedia, multidisciplinary self-service lab dedicated to the digital conversion of materials, and the management and migration of born-digital objects in support of research needs and interests of Indiana University Bloomington's faculty and graduate students.
This lab is comprised of two adjoining spaces: the open Digitization Lab and the Secure Digital Analysis room. The open Lab provides large format flatbed, high speed, transparency-capable, and sheet-fed scanners for textual documents (bound, loose-leaf, manuscript, etc.), photographs, negatives, and small to medium three-dimensional objects. The Secure Digital Analysis room is primarily for the digitization and analysis of audio and video and the circulation of select audio-visual equipment. See a list of the labs' hardware and software.
- Self-service, walk-in according to Wells Library East Tower hours of operation
Staffed by trained technicians:
- Summer 2015 (beginning May 13): Monday through Thursday, 10 am to 1 pm
- Contact Caitlyn Smallwood or Kara Alexander for after-hours consulting or access to the Secure Digital Analysis room
Staff will circulate audio-visual equipment according to policy:
- Audio recorders
- Video Cameras
- Microphones
- Still camera
If you think the IU Libraries would be interested in partnering with your digitization project or if you are interested in learning more about our digitization services, please contact Kara Alexander, Digital Media Specialist, Digital Collections Services.


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New research dispels concerns that electromagnetic radiation emitted by wireless smart meters poses a health threat.
Arc Innovations' Advanced Metering Infrastructure
By Nigel Broomhall, IBM and Tim Lynskey, Arc Innovations
At 12:51 on February 22, 2011, a deadly earthquake struck the second-largest city in New Zealand. This city had a full, advanced meter infrastructure deployment that played a major role in restoring power
The smart way to manage energy
Arc Innovations in Christchurch is a New Zealand leader in the development, deployment and management of smart metering technology.
Arc completed the first successful scale deployment of smart meters in the southern hemisphere with its Christchurch rollout of 130,000 meters in 2006.
Planting for the future
Arc innovations staff traded in computers for gumboots and shovels recently all in aid of a good cause.
Over two week day morning's in July Arc offered manpower to the Ihutai Trust at the Charlesworth reserve in Ferrymead where staff planted over 700 trees and shrubs. They also put their backs in to a good lot of weeding to ensure the survival of trees planted the previous year.
Christchurch Firm Triumphs At The Trans-Tasman Smart Metering Awards
Arc Innovations was the winner of two awards at the Smart Metering Australia and New Zealand Summit, 2012, defeating a strong field of international competitors.
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- Arc Innovations valued at $40 million; new CEO appointed
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By Army Staff Sgt. Jim GreenhillSpecial to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2009 More than 10,000 National Guard members will support President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration Jan. 20, the Guard's largest contribution to an inauguration in its 372-year history.
"The National Guard will help to ensure a safe and secure environment for all attendees," Manny Pacheco, spokesman for the National Guard Bureau, said. "National Guard members are a force multiplier to a variety of federal and state agencies and military task forces."
National Guard members from several states and the District of Columbia are working for Joint Task Force District of Columbia. "The number of National Guard members that will be used is larger than we've ever had in history," said Army Brig. Gen. Barbaranette Bolden, task force commander.
Citizen-soldiers and –airmen are providing communications, transport, traffic control and medical and logistical support – as well as playing music and marching in the inaugural parade.
"Those National Guard personnel will help quite a bit," Cathy Lanier, the District of Columbia's police chief, said last week. "[They] help us … keep law enforcement focused on law enforcement."
The Guard's support to civilian authorities works well because relationships already are well-established through previous events and shared training exercises. "They know that we will be there and that we will perform professionally, no matter what the situation," Bolden said.
Members of the 257th Army National Guard Band are among 250 troops on duty from the District of Columbia. The band is providing ceremonial and inaugural ball support. "We're so proud of them," Bolden said. "This has never happened before, our Army National Guard Band participating in an inauguration."
More than 2,000 National Guard members from Maryland and Virginia are working in support of their states' lead law enforcement and transportation agencies to assist with traffic flow into and out of the District of Columbia.
The Iowa National Guard is supporting an inauguration for the first time, sending about 1,000 soldiers from the 34th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
More than 200 members of the New York National Guard are helping with communications and traffic control.
In addition to about 400 soldiers and airmen, the West Virginia National Guard is providing specialized homeland defense and security units, airplanes and helicopters, and mobile satellite communications equipment in support of federal and local agencies to help manage the large crowds expected at the event.
Tennessee's contribution includes airmen from the 228th Combat Communications Squadron and the 118th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and soldiers from the 117th Military Police Battalion.
The National Guard Bureau participates in Armed Forces Inaugural Committee efforts while coordinating the support provided by the National Guard with federal and state civil authorities. A joint operations center is being staffed around the clock through the inauguration.
The National Guard has a long history of supporting presidential inaugurations. Local militia units marched with George Washington as he proceeded to his first inauguration in New York on April 30, 1789, according to Guard historians.
"The National Guard is proud to continue this tradition of supporting and defending both the president of the United States, our constitutional form of government, and our American way of life," Pacheco said.
Guard members are proud of their role helping ensure a safe and secure environment for the event, Bolden said. "Every soldier and airman that comes here will be sharing this historic event with their families for many years to come," Bolden said.
(Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill serves at the National Guard Bureau.)


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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 11 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The amendments to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill were added at the behest of senators from farm states with constituents who have an interest in expanding agricultural exports to the island nation.
The ocean carrier has implemented similar fees in other regions, and says the switch to electronic bookings is crucial for data accuracy and customer responsiveness.
The second quarter financial results of ocean carriers NYK, MOL and "K" Line reflected a weak Asia-Europe market and strong supply pressure.
The U.S. Senate also passed a long-term highway bill that will be debated by the House after the summer break.
The European Commission will now conduct an in-depth analysis under the EU's merger regulations before coming to a decision on FedEx's $4.8 billion offer to buy TNT.


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Scenic Paper, Les Côtes de Villefranche, 1930
Block-printed on paper.
Gift of Priscilla E. Muller. 2005-25-1-a/n
Some of the people involved with this object include
- Madame Ehny-Vogler (Designer) and
- Zuber & Cie (Maker)
- Madame Ehny-Vogler (Designer) and
- Zuber & Cie (Maker)
What is this?
Panoramic paper depicting the coast of Villefranche in southeast France. The paper contains scenes of the harbor with ships, architectural ruins, figures, cows, goats and sheep. Printed in 8 warm shades of tan. A full set of 14 panels. "La Cote" requires 157 wood blocks to print in this colorway.
Why is this in our collection?
La Côte de Villefranche is a beautiful example of a 20th-century scenic wallpaper. La Côte continues the theme of early 19th-century scenic papers by showing villagers at work and at play in front of a majestic harbor. It depicts fishing boats, tall ships, and ancient ruins, which were also present in Views of Italy, printed 100 years earlier. This scenic was printed with a relatively small number of wood blocks and the height of the imagery is quite low. The Colonial Revival period sparked resurgence in the use of scenic wallpapers. While most interior designers advocated the use of antique scenics, many people could not afford this luxury. Numerous manufacturers saw the need for less expensive scenic... more


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Welcome to 6th Grade Eurythmy
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
The 6th grade this year will continue concentration exercises which encourage the students to focus. More difficult rod exercises will also be practiced to strengthen their coordination and posture.
The sixth grade will work on a form called the "Transitions of the Diamonds" which gives the students the teleological experience of Geometry...


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MMA News
Josh Koscheck: "Wrestling's ten times harder than MMA"
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"I think wrestlers are dominating because of the mentality, were trained from an early age to win and go out and compete, and I think that's one of the reason's we are so successful…Wrestling's ten times harder. You know, on Tuesdays, Daniel Cormier is the wrestling coach at AKA, and I absolutely dread going into wrestling training on Tuesdays because I know it is going to be miserable and sore. Wrestling is ten times harder than fighting."
29 Responses to "Josh Koscheck: "Wrestling's ten times harder than MMA""
I would have to agree. Training in wrestling is harder than the actual fighting itself. Training in general is harder than the fighting itself. But the actual fighting is much more painful in the end than the training, wrestling or what not. Your face gets beat up, your body gets pummeled, your arm and neck get cranked. And if your the loser, you also have to deal with the pain of defeat. The crused ego, the long weeks of surgery and rehab. Then having to train that much harder so you don't lose again. C'mon Kos, you should know that from first hand experience.
plus you don't get your oribtal jabbed to pieces either….
Hahaha yes!
koscheck vs condit would be cool.
yes it would
Wrestlers are dominating because MMA is set up for wreslters to win duh!! Power and Explosion and staying on top for 3- 5 minutes… Get rid of the Time limits and give the guy on the bottom back some more tools for his arsenal and wrestlers won't be dominating anymore…
you don't even need to go that far. All that needs to happen is the guy on top needs either be inflicting legit damage, or he needs to be attempting to pass to a more dominate position. Right now there is no incentive for guys like fitch, sonnen and gsp to pass out of guard. They can just sit tight and land little shots and simply win rounds.
upkicks need to be allowed for fighters fighting off their back against a wrestler who stalls.
….except for the well rounded fighters with excellent takedown defense. That's when you see the guys stand and bang… and get their orbitals cracked!
Not all rules are designed to benefit wrestlers. No headbutting and kneeing the head of a grounded opponent hurt wrestlers more (you can watch some early Mark Kerr fights.. or not. , that stuff was absolutely nasty). Having X min rounds allow people to start the next round standing and get their cuts tended (it is more likely to get a cut when you are on the bottom). Rorion was against having gloves, supposedly since you normally wouldn't have it in a real combat situation and it gave the strikers an unfair advantage by protevting their hands, yet he went through the trouble of getting a padded canvas for the first UFC.
BJJ is great, and it is true that some rules/judging in American MMA benefit the wrestler but lets not pretend that this is a two way street.
I've never wrestled in College. In high school I did. It was tough. Never fought. I don't have a fair opinion.
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In an average training session at Alliance, Gracie Barra, Nova Uniao i would say you get tapped out around 20 times maybe more. So how is rolling around trying to get position on someone(wrestling) harder than getting your neck-wrist-elbow-shoulder-knee-ankle cranked on in a normal BJJ session? especially if your rolling with a black belt and brown belts in rotation…….jus sayin, wreslters are always biased that wrestling is superior….and it's true that MMA judging plays so well into wrestlers favor.
I'm a blue belt training under a Nova Uniao black belt and I've also trained at the main Alliance camp over in Atlanta. I wrestled for 3 years under a top 40 in the country high school and I completely agree with Kos. Jiu Jitsu is a controlled game, Wrestling is every muscle in your entire body exploding for 6 minutes straight with no rest. The practices for jiu jitsu aren't as harsh at the best jiu jitsu school in the world (Alliance) compared to HIGH SCHOOL wrestling at a top school. Kos's training with Div 1 champs and world champs in wrestling must be like complete hell compared to BJJ. BJJ = little sore joints (if you tap early enough, like you're supposed to, nothing), Wrestling = black eyes, bruises, and you look like you've been in a real fight. And this is from someone who did, and still does, both sports.
He didn't say it's superior, he just said it's harder. As Kos is a person who has done well in both, I'd have to think he can make an educated point without having to be biased
Maybe if Koscheck trained harder in MMA he wouldn't have gotten his ass kicked so bad by GSP
So, what you're saying is that every person who has been defeated by a better fighter just didn't train hard enough? Really? Okay…
I know… since the guy on the top can smash your head into the mat, how about the guy on the bottom being able to kick you in the face… there's a fair trade eh? … Oh wait.. that's just too dangerous right? yeah… sure…
What tools do you want back hair pulling and crotch punching? Time limits and rules saved the sport in the US.
The rules that "favor" wrestlers, I mean fighters that are more powerful, athletic enough to explode, and have superior top control. It's not the rules you should be escape gloating but more the judging system.
The only two answers for superior wrestling is superior subs (Anderson vs Chael) and running away (Bisbing vs Henderson (bad example).
Wrestling matches are 3- 2 minutes rounds so when you train wrestling you have to be ready to go 100% like a fly weight. You have to train like that it's a different mentality then boxing and BJJ. Training is brutal, it's worse than striking cause sparring is with pads, its worse the BJJ because good training partners don't hurt you. Wrestling is control 100% of the time.
A lot of wrestlers (Fitch) catch a lot of hate for their top control but really the hate should be on the bottom guy for not being good enough to submit or get out. GNP and sprawl and brawl are both direct results of effectiveness of wrestling in MMA.
I believe I answered that.. upkicks from the bottom. Rule biased towards top control. You take away the tools of the Jiu-Jitsu guy on the bottom and call him inferior from the bottom.. foolishness…
Time limits saved the "SPORT" from not being aired on TV and people making money out of it… in retrospect it turned it into a favorable outing for a wrestler..
And Top Control in someones guard means nothing… pass or get out.. if your not doing any damage then why doesn't the guy on the bottom get awarded points…
It's a sport bottom line, and it's a sport built for the Wrestler, and the explosive athlete.. I like it but it is what it is… admit it..
I totally agree!
Wrestling is grueling. its one of the most difficult things ive ever done.
The one regret I have is not wrestling in High School.
Here is one of those rare interviews where Kos doesn't come off as a douchebag! hahaha i've met him personally and he is really a nice guy, chill, easy to talk to. Pretty much like any other person, just don't piss him off! =P
I always got that "secretly a nice guy" vibe off him too.
Only reason wrestlers are able to steal wins in MMA, is because the judges are fools. Why you think wrestling is far from the most popular fight sport? Why people rather watch MMA, K-1 and muay thai/kick boxing? Cause wrestling is boring as shit!
Basically wrestling is two guys in tutu's grindin' on eachother.
Most wrestlers in MMA get on top of the opponent and try to stay on top doing absolutely nothing but throwing a bit of pitter patter to keep the refs from standing them up. I'm saying "most wrestlers"cause of course there are exceptions….
Judges and refs need to be educated. Laying on top of your opponent without going for submissions, or without throwing any substantial strikes is NOT being in control, and it's NOT being aggressive.
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GM is becoming China Motors
this is a must see video. Soon America will no longer be Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and "Chevrolet"....
Buy Ford that's all I can say right now. That post made me sick BB. Thanks for alerting us of GM's anti-American Principals.
It made me sick too HM. Trust me, I didn't post it to upset anyone but this is something all of us should be aware of.
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- Introduction
- The invention of the airplane
- List of select pioneer aircraft
- Pistons in the air
- The jet age
history of flight, development of heavier-than-air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building absolutely reliable engines that produced sufficient power to propel an airframe, and solving the problem of flight control in three dimensions. Once the Wright brothers demonstrated that the basic technical problems had been overcome at the start of the 20th century, military and civil aviation developed quickly.
This article tells the story of the invention of the airplane and the development of civil aviation from piston-engine airplanes to jets. For a history of military aviation, see military aircraft; for lighter-than-air flight, see airship. See airplane for a full treatment of the principles of aircraft flight and operations, aircraft configurations, and aircraft materials and construction. For a comparison of select pioneer aircraft, see below.
The invention of the airplane
On the evening of Sept. 18, 1901, Wilbur Wright, a 33-year-old businessman from Dayton, Ohio, addressed a distinguished group of Chicago engineers on the subject of "Some Aeronautical Experiments" that he had conducted with his brother Orville Wright over the previous two years. "The difficulties which obstruct the pathway to success in flying machine construction," he noted, "are of three general classes."
- Those which relate to the construction of the sustaining wings.
- Those which relate to the generation and application of the power required to drive the machine through the air.
- Those relating to the balancing and steering of the machine after it is actually in flight.
This clear analysis—the clearest possible statement of the problem of heavier-than-air flight—became the basis for the Wright brothers' work over the next half decade. What was known at that time in each of these three critical areas and what additional research was required are considered below.
Construction of the sustaining wings: the problem of lift
The dream of human flight must have begun with observation of birds soaring through the sky. For millennia, however, progress was retarded by attempts to design aircraft that emulated the beating of a bird's wings. The generations of experimenters and dreamers who focused their attention on ornithopters—machines in which flapping wings generated both lift and propulsion—contributed nothing substantial to the final solution of the problems blocking the route to mechanical flight.
Thus, the story of the invention of the airplane begins in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, with the first serious research into aerodynamics—the study of the forces operating on a solid body (for instance, a wing when it is immersed in a stream of air). Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei in Italy, Christiaan Huygens in the Netherlands, and Isaac Newton in England all contributed to an understanding of the relationship between resistance (drag) and such factors as the surface area of an object exposed to the stream and the density of a fluid. Swiss mathematicians Daniel Bernoulli and Leonhard Euler and British engineer John Smeaton explained the relationship between pressure and velocity and provided information that enabled a later generation of engineers to calculate aerodynamic forces.
George Cayley, an English baronet, bridged the gap between physical theory, engineering research, and the age-old dream of flight. He gathered critical aerodynamic data of value in the design of winged aircraft, using instruments developed in the 18th century for research into ballistics. Cayley was also a pioneer of aircraft design, explaining that a successful flying machine would have separate systems for lift, propulsion, and control. While he did produce designs for ornithopters, he was the first experimenter to focus on fixed-wing aircraft.
Cayley found the secrets of lift in the shape of a bird's wing, surmising that an arched, or cambered, wing would produce greater lift than a flat wing because of lower pressure on top of the curved surface (see Bernoulli's theorem). His observations of birds in flight led him to recognize the superiority of relatively long and narrow (in modern terminology, high-aspect-ratio) wings for soaring. As a practical matter, however, he designed biplane and multiplane wings (the first of their kind) as a means of providing maximum surface area in a strong and easily braced structure.
Addressing the first meeting of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain in 1866, Francis H. Wenham provided a concise and forceful restatement of Cayley's most important ideas regarding wings. Five years later, in cooperation with John Browning, Wenham built the first wind tunnel, a device that would have a profound effect on the study of wings and the development of improved airfoils. Horatio Phillips, a fellow member of the Aeronautical Society, developed an even more effective wind tunnel design, and he patented (1884) a two-surface, cambered-airfoil design that provided the foundation for most subsequent work in the field.
Beginning in the 1870s, Otto Lilienthal, a German mechanical engineer, undertook the most important studies of wing design since the time of Cayley. His detailed measurements of the forces operating on a cambered wing at various angles of attack provided precise bits of data employed by later experimenters—including, in the United States, the engineer Octave Chanute and the Wright brothers—to calculate the performance of their own wings. Having published the results of his research, Lilienthal designed, built, and flew a series of monoplane and biplane gliders, completing as many as 2,000 flights between 1890 and the time of his fatal glider crash in August 1896.
At the outset of their own aeronautical experiments, the Wright brothers carefully studied the work of their predecessors and decided that there was little need for them to focus on wing design. "Men already know how to construct wings…," Wilbur explained in 1901, "which when driven through the air at sufficient speed will not only sustain themselves but also that of the engine, and of the engineer as well."
Two years of experimenting with gliders, however, demonstrated the need to pay considerably more attention to wing design. Beginning in November 1901, the Wright brothers used a wind tunnel of their own design to gather information that enabled them to calculate the values of lift and drag for an entire series of airfoils at various angles of attack and to measure the performance of wings with differing aspect ratios, tip shapes, and other design features. That information culminated in the Wright glider of 1902, a breakthrough machine whose wing design enabled the Wright brothers to take the final steps to the invention of the airplane.


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SAP Appoints P&G Nordic CEO Deplazes Delgado as Personnel Chief
July 12 (Bloomberg) -- SAP AG, the world's largest maker of business-management software, named Luisa Deplazes Delgado, Procter & Gamble Co.'s head of Nordic operations, to its executive board as personnel chief.
Deplazes Delgado, 45, will start her new position at SAP's headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, in September, the company said in an e-mailed statement today.
SAP, which had about 59,000 employees at the end of the first quarter, has lacked a full-time personnel chief since Angelika Dammann stepped down a year ago. Chief Financial Officer Werner Brandt has been filling the role since Dammann's departure.
"With her international business and HR experience, Luisa shares our commitment to inspiring and enabling people to run at their best, while bringing a fresh perspective to our executive team," co-Chief Executive Officers Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe said in the statement.
Deplazes Delgado is Swiss and speaks Reto-Romansh as a mother tongue. She is also fluent in English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Deplazes Delgado studied law in Geneva, at London's King's College and at the London School of Economics, SAP said.
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The Norway defender, who has been plagued with injuries since his arrival at Celtic in 2010, rejected the offer of a new deal in February.
And Rogne, who helped Norway beat England in the European U21 Championships group stage on Saturday, insists his focus is on the current tournament not his Parkhead future.
"I still have a month left on my contract so I haven't left yet but it seems that way," said the 22-year-old.
"I am just here to enjoy these Euros, play with my friends and then we will see what will happens afterwards.
"I am not sure about interest from Britain.
"I've got no idea, my focus is on Norway and that is all I am thinking about."