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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sporty's 50 Years On The Pulse Of GA
A look at our collective pilot philosophy through the gear we buy and why
At Sporty's, each order is reviewed manually, and no products are shipped until they have been verified by an employee. Hal Shevers takes in the runway view at Clermont County Airport in Batavia, Ohio.
Gear SurprisesWe pilots are a surprising bunch. Just when you think we're going to zig, we zag. Hal Shevers and his team keep tabs on these things and shared them with me during a grand tour that included Sporty's vast warehouse, Sandy's Airpark, and an immaculate aircraft maintenance facility.
"We try to focus on the little guy flying a piston airplane somewhere," explains Shevers, "and because we actually fly, we get to see what works and what doesn't."
It seems we aviators like the security of paper charts because old-fashioned paper sectionals sold like crazy, even with the proliferation of applications on smart devices. Same with manuals like the FAR/AIM. Apps are great, but we'll take paper for now.
Steam gauges are far from dead. "What we're seeing is that the majority of pilots out there are not on glass cockpits," says Zimmerman. Clearly, the idea that "everybody" is switching to glass panels is simply untrue. While the advantages are there, we're still not flying an all-glass sky.
In-flight music is hugely popular, and pilot purchases reflect that, with Bluetooth adapters, accessory modules and new headsets leading the charge. In the same vein, pilots are flocking to portable e-book readers. Sporty's has committed to growing their e-book offerings as pilots and passengers fall in love with the fact that they can read countless books without the weight and bulk of paper. Like the iPad, e-book readers look to figure prominently in aviation.
Finally, the basics still rule. Sporty's has figured out exactly what new pilots need and use, and the results aren't surprising. They are: a good home-study course, a quality headset, a modular flight bag that can grow with the student, a fuel tester, a good LED flashlight and a personal locator beacon (PLB) when the student begins to travel farther away. We all agreed that flight bags, headsets and flashlights are intensely personal items that are unique to each pilot, thus the enormous variety.
In searching for the "heart" of aviation, I found a company that's much more than a mail-order giant. I came away with the sense that these folks actually care about aviation. From their philanthropic Sporty's Foundation, to their flight-training success with Sporty's Academy and more, Sporty's is about enjoying and promoting the fun of flying. I knew this, flying high over the frozen Ohio landscape, watching the sunlight wane, from the seat of Sporty's HK36 motorglider with Chief Flight Instructor Paul Jurgens. The glorious silence was moving. And far below sat Sporty's—50 years of making flying fun. Here's to 50 more.
The Future With Hal Shevers
|For Sporty's, flight training is a key component of a healthy future. Sporty's Academy has charged forward with a new approach to flight training: smaller, compartmentalized "milestones" that keep students motivated. An industry discussion at this year's AOPA Summit revealed that, on average, 80 percent of students drop out of flight training before they finish. But Sporty's is experiencing only a 30 percent dropout rate. They attribute that to their idea of not making the private certificate the main goal, instead creating smaller goals. Sporty's makes first solo a huge deal and an end in itself. Students then earn their recreational pilot certificate, "So they can start having fun with it!" says Shevers. Only then do students continue to their private certificate.
As a company, Sporty's will continue to promote aviation for the average pilot. "We'll continue our Saturday hot dog barbeques," says Shevers, "because we like to get direct feedback about our products from pilots themselves." Innovations in pilot gear will continue to drive Sporty's as new products come through their doors. "We turn down more products than we accept," Shevers tells me. The study courses that Sporty's has become famous for will continue to evolve and spread to every format available—online, DVD, iPhone, tablet, Android and anything else that comes along.
Sporty's and the products they offer are a reflection of who we are as pilots. Flying and gear go together, and they're part of the passion that fuels what we love. In Hal Shevers' words, "Training is what we're all about. Who we serve is the average person just learning to fly. And we do it because, ultimately, flying is fun."
On Saturday, May 21, Sporty's will host a special open house and fly-in to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. Visit www.sportys.com/flyin for details.
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Playdead's dark platformer Limbo could have launched exclusively on the PlayStation Network, but Sony's insistence on retaining the rights to the property led to a deal falling apart, Edge reports today. Speaking at a Develop Conference presentation about pitching games to publishers last week, Sony Computer Entertainment executive producer Pete Smith explained that there are positives for developers to keep game rights and to release them.
"There are obvious benefits to keeping it, but also to giving it up: you're way more likely to get the deal," he said. "Remember, 100 per cent of nothing is nothing. A publisher is much more likely to commit to marketing and merchandising if they own the IP."
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Playdead ended up signing an agreement with Microsoft that saw Limbo launch first on Xbox Live Arcade in July 2010, and arrive a year later on PSN and PC. The game has sold over 1 million copies to date.
Limbo puts players in the shoes of a small child who must find his way through a black-and-white world filled with puzzles and dangerous, often deadly obstacles. The game won critical acclaim upon release, which was followed by a small avalanche of award nominations that yielded multiple Interactive Achievement Awards and a Game Developers Choice Award.
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The Elbert County Board of Education met for the final time this year yesterday evening.
During the board's December regular meeting, the new tradition of honoring a classified employee continued.
Elbert County School Superintendent Chuck Bell explained the monthly recognition of an employee of the month was started to show gratitude to those employees who don't seem to get enough recognition.
Selena Brown, Principal from the Elbert County Elementary School, presented the award last night to her school nurse, Jill Lavender.
"She always gives a smile to our students that are not feeling well, she is compassionate as she tries to determine each child's needs", said Brown. "She sees an average of fifty to ninety students a day, and even offers advice to the adults in our building when needed. Everyone in our school knows how much she loves the kids, and she is highly respected by our students, staff, parents, and community."
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This past weekend's Member-Guest men's golf tournament at Savannah Lakes Village proved one thing: It's about much more than golf.
Yes, the Member-Guest drew 78 players to the Tara and Monticello for three days of golfing on the beautiful courses; however, many walked away saying that, despite how much they loved the golf, they enjoyed just being in Savannah Lakes and sharing time with one another.
Even the spouses were getting into the action. One lady commented on social media after seeing a video of the dancing at Ladies Night that she needs to talk her husband into playing next year. Another chimed in: "Me too."
I encourage you to watch the video on our Facebook page and see how much fun the ladies had. And, ladies, work your magic and get your husbands involved in 2015.
Village resident Wally Cox said on Facebook that his guests couldn't say enough good things about the weekend, which included several social events. Larry Lundy dropped by the Village Office on Monday morning and mentioned how much he enjoyed the weekend, saying there was so much more than golf to be grateful for, including spending time with family and friends.
Pat Martin said on Facebook that the event was "fantastic from start to finish."
There were father and son teams, brother teams and even one grandfather-grandson team.
On Thursday night, while the men were having their welcome party at Monticello and participating in some pre-tournament contests, the ladies were enjoying dancing to the sounds of a local band across the Village at The River Grille.
As I took pictures of golfers on Friday, I couldn't help but overhear the many comments about how nice everything was. Friday night's couples social on the courtyard and by the pool at the Recreation Center offered the first chance for participants, spouses and SLV team members to mingle while enjoying great food and drink.
After a very exciting playoff on Saturday that was won in a chip-off by Ken and Dave Bastow, everyone came back together for dinner, awards and dancing to the songs of six-time Carolina Beach Music Association Vocalist of the Year Rhonda McDaniel.
The Member-Guest event really has become a major showcase for what SLV has to offer – not just as a superb golf community, but as a lakeside destination with great weather, great people, and many great things you can do when you aren't playing golf.
The cost of the event is truly insignificant compared to all the wonderful memories and good times. Sure, the golf courses were in fine shape and played just about as well as anyone could expect. In the end, though, it's the people who make the annual Member-Guest special. It's the participants, their spouses or significant others, family, friends, SLV team members, volunteers and many others.
When it comes time to play next year, forget about how well you think you will do in the tournament. You'll forget your score years from now, anyway; but the memories of a special weekend will last a lifetime.
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East Chapel Hill tennis coach Lindsey Linker watched two of her Wildcats battle for the singles championship during the 4-A PAC-6 Tournament at the courts that bear her hall-of-fame name.
Max Smith beat Robert Bond 6-2, 7-5 to claim the PAC-6 singles title at ECH on Wednesday.
In doubles, Northern's David Senerchia and Dillon Leovic took care of Jordan's Charles Herst and Patrick Taylor 7-5, 6-1 to emerge as conference champs.
The PAC-6 gets to send the league's four top singles players and its four best doubles teams to regional competition at Greensboro's Page High School on May 2-3, so the aforementioned players will be joined by: Riverside's Josh Evans and Jordan's Colin Eimers in singles; ECH's Josh George and Ondrej Drobny and teammates Connor Lutz and Jack Devonport will represent the PAC-6 in doubles.
Senerchia and Leovic were the top-seeded doubles team in the PAC-6 Tournament, but Northern coach William Schrader said he's not sure what to expect from the pairs that will be in Greensboro.
What Schrader said he is certain of is Northern's toughness, because his guys this season are 9-0 in tiebreakers that decided matches. The Knights are clutch performers, Schrader said.
Jordan coach Erik Cain said he'd fly with his Falcons anytime, including next week's regionals.
"I'll take my chances with my guys any day of the week and twice on Sunday," Cain said.
Linker, a member of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, said there definitely was something special about Bond and Smith being the last two standing in PAC-6 Tournament singles.
Better than that would be one of those Wildcats playing for the state championship a few weeks from now.
Smith plays in the No. 1 spot for ECH and on paper has the best shot at bringing the state singles title to Chapel Hill. He'd have to advance from regionals to be in contention and then would likely have to go through Wakefield's Bo Boyden, who both Cain and Linker said is the real deal.
Smith has done business with Boyden and come up short.
"Max had a good match with him," Linker said. "The score was not indicative."
Smith could beat Boyden if he plays with passion and invests in every point, Linker said.
Three of ECH's top six players did not compete in the PAC-6 Tournament, yet Linker still placed six players in the regionals. That's how deep the Wildcats are, and the reason they're ranked No. 1 among North Carolina 4-A programs.
Depth is not a luxury afforded to Hillside coach Ike Barnes, but Hornets freshman Bryan Hager got an 8-6 win over Northern's Jamal Njai in the first round of the conference tourney.
As far as Barnes could tell, that was Hillside's first win in the PAC-6 Tournament in nearly two decades.
"The program has been decimated," Barnes said.
Hillside is known for its football and basketball programs. But once upon a time, Hillside's tennis teams had it going on, and Barnes said he's trying to restore that.
During the early 1950s through the early 1970s, Hillside won multiple state championships under coach Carl "Bear" Easterling, Barnes said.
Hillside had players like Joe Williams, who played a young Arthur Ashe 10 times and won half of those matches, Barnes said.
It's often said that former NBA point guard John Lucas was better at tennis than he was at basketball. Barnes said he and Lucas were tennis teammates at Hillside.
But when Easterling stopped coaching, Hillside's tennis program began to fade.
"It was painful," Barnes said.
Barnes said he's trying get his players to understand that it means something to wear a Hillside tennis uniform.
"They don't truly understand what tennis can do for them and understand the legacy of where they come from," Barnes said.
Practically speaking, the odds are better for a young man at Hillside to become a professional tennis player than make it to the National Football League, Barnes said.
Hager is a freshman at Clement Early College High School that meets at N.C. Central University. Clement doesn't offer sports, so that's why Hager plays for Hillside.
Hillside's tennis team will be even better next season, Hager said.
"We're going to be in it," Hager said.
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First Round — Alex Lee (Jordan) d. Matthew Miller (Hillside) 8-1; Bryan Hager (Hillside) d. Jamal Njai (Northern) 8-6.
Quarterfinals — Max Smith (East Chapel Hill) d. Alex Lee (Jordan) 8-0; Josh Evans (Riverside) d. Chris Givens (Northern) 8-1; Robert Bond (East Chapel Hill) d. David Thacker (Riverside) 8-1; Colin Eimers (Jordan) d. Bryan Hager (Hillside) 8-1.
Semifinals — Max Smith (East Chapel Hill) d. Josh Evans (Riverside) 8-1; Robert Bond (East Chapel Hill) d. Colin Eimers (Jordan) 8-5.
Championship — Max Smith (East Chapel Hill) d. Robert Bond (East Chapel Hill) 6-2, 7-5.
First Round — Hunter Phelps/Jacob Oakley (Roxboro Person) d. Qasim Rashada/Jaren Shelton (Hillside) 8-1; Jonathan Carver/Matthew Mayer (Roxboro Person) d. Rob Sears/George Cooke (Riverside) 8-5; Josh George/Ondrej Drobny (East Chapel Hill) d. Cameron Pyle/Nick Grande (Jordan) 8-2; Erich Choudhury/Brennan Pitts (Riverside) d. Jordan Halliday/Sam Harding (Northern) 8-4; Jalen Carver/Cord Roberts (Roxboro Person) d. David Meeks/Marcus Loftin (Hillside) 8-4.
Quarterfinals — David Senerchia/Dillon Leovic (Northern) d. Hunter Phelps/Jacob Oakley (Roxboro Person) 8-2; Josh George/Ondrej Drobny (East Chapel Hill) d. Jonathan Carver/Matthew Mayer (Roxboro Person) 8-0; Connor Lutz/Jack Devonport (East Chapel Hill) d. Erich Choudhury/Brennan Pitts (Riverside) 8-0; Charles Herst/Patrick Taylor (Jordan) d. Jalen Carver/Cord Roberts (Roxboro Person) 8-1.
Semifinals — David Senerchia/Dillon Leovic (Northern) d. Josh George/Ondrej Drobny (East Chapel Hill) 8-3; Charles Herst/Patrick Taylor (Jordan) d. Connor Lutz/Jack Devonport (East Chapel Hill) 9-8 (4).
Championship — David Senerchia/Dillon Leovic (Northern) d. Charles Herst/Patrick Taylor (Jordan) 7-5, 6-1.
NOTE — All semifinalists, both singles and doubles, qualify to participate in the NCHSAA individual regional tournament May 2-3 at Page High School in Greensboro.


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Following a DIY project she found online as a guide, Reiko Caron creates an inexpensive shelving solution using pre-cut and pre-sanded wood shelves, and rope. The finished project adds a touch of nautical flair to a child's bedroom, or cottage.
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By: Cadence Acquaviva
Albany County Sheriffs are investigating a fatal accident in the Town of Westerlo involving one car striking a deer.
45 year old Timothy Webb of Greenville was traveling along County Route 408 at around 1:30am Sunday morning near Johnny Cake Road. He struck a deer, causing him to run off the road and collide with a tree. Webb was deceased when police arrived on scene. Investigators believe speed was a factor.
During the course of the investigation, a portion of Rt. 408 was shut down and road blocks were put in place. Just before 2:30am 26 year old Jeremy Lewis of Westerlo failed to stop at the barricade. When police pulled him over they smelled alcohol. Lewis failed a field sobriety test and had a blood alcohol content was .21%. Lewis was also found to have brass knuckles. He was arrested and charged with Aggravated DWI and Criminal Possession of a Weapon, both misdemeanors.


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Ah, to be Don Graham. Who else could miss one chance at having an internet billionaire rescue his family's legacy only to be offered another?
The second billionaire, of course, is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who bought the Graham family's controlling interest in the Washington Post and a number of other, smaller papers for $250 million. The first was Mark Zuckerberg. The types of lifelines they represented were very different.
As I noted in a profile last year, Graham had a handshake deal with Zuckerberg to make a very early $6 million investment in Facebook Facebook, which would have translated into a $7 billion windfall in the social network's IPO. The deal fell through after Zuckerberg told Graham he'd had a better offer from Accel Partners and Graham responded by advising the younger man to follow his heart and do what he felt best for his start-up.
Graham's reputation as the nicest, most fundamentally decent person ever to own a large media company has no doubt benefited him in ways large and small over the years. Journalists want to work for him. People like Bezos and Warren Buffett want to do right by him.
But Graham's devotion to his principles has also led him astray, time and again. He continued to believe the Post must remain first and foremost a local paper long after the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal showed that establishing a national brand was the key to escaping the grim fate that awaited most metro dailies. He insisted on keeping the Post's website free to read, believing users would never be induced to pay for digital content, even as experiments at the Times and elsewhere were showing the opposite.
Perhaps to reconcile the tension between these positions, he advocated a dual strategy for the Post — a local focus for its print edition, but a national orientation on the web — with separate staffs for each. When his niece, Katharine Weymouth, attempted to merge the staffs upon taking over as publisher in 2008, "Don was hellbent against it," she told the Times in a profile this week.
The man who replaces Graham as the Post's controlling shareholder is also the person who, more than any other except perhaps Steve Jobs, exploded one of Graham's shibboleths, the fallacy that no one would ever pay for digital content. That's no small irony.
It's also a healthy omen. While the Post has embraced some of the realities Graham resisted, it still more than anything needed an owner with an intuitive understanding of the digital era. As nice a fellow as he surely is, Graham was never going to be that guy.


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Jean Jobin is being promoted to the position of chief operating officer of the Cascades Inc. Tissue Group.
Jobin joined the ranks of Cascades in 1992, and was most recently executive vice-president of away- from-home products in North America.
"The Tissue Group is embarking on a new stage of development with a clear objective to conquer new market shares. The appointment of Jean Jobin will allow me to concentrate on our overall corporate vision and an energetic strategy for development and expansion," explained Suzanne Blanchet, president and CEO of Tissue Group.
In recent years, Cascades Tissue Group has become the fourth largest manufacturer of tissue products in North America, doubling its sales in the past ten years.
Blanchet also announced the appointment of Stéphane Rousseau to the position of executive vice-president, away-from-home products in North America, and Eric Ellyson as executive vice-president, consumer products Canada. Rousseau and Ellyson both joined the team at Cascades during the past year. They have extensive experience in the manufacturing sector.
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The cop who arrested Assemblyman Pail Moriarty for DWI has been suspended with pay. Officer Joseph DiBuonaventura has been charged with 13 criminal allegations involving submitting an alleged false report and harassment. Washington Township Capt. Richard Leonard said at some point it will be decided if he stays on the force. Moriarty filed the charges and showed a dashbard recording of his arrest and what happened before and after and said that conflicts with what DiBuonaventura reported happened.
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Women's Soccer Closes Spring Season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's soccer team closes out its spring season against Maryland on Saturday, April 26, at 12:30 p.m., at Ludwig Field, in College Park, Md.
"We want to come together as a team, finish the spring season strong and head into the summer on a good note," says Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown.
Tomorrow's match is the second road contest for WVU, as the team opened the spring with a 2-0 loss at the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) Western New York Flash on March 22. Since the defeat, the Mountaineers have strung together three straight wins in Morgantown, including an 8-0 victory over Alderson-Broaddus at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on April 17.
"What was important last Thursday is that we proved we can play in all sorts of conditions," says Izzo-Brown. "There are specific things you can learn from every match."
Saturday's match also is the spring finale for the Terrapins. UMD most recently faced Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J., on April 18. The team also competed against Georgetown and the Washington Spirit. UMD does not report results for its spring matches.
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We'll talk to Dov Gartenberg and Ginny Hayes about the upcoming NAMI Inside Passages Forum;
We'll talk to Dr Emily Kane about her upcoming Spring Cleanse session;
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And Nancy DeCherney will be here with Arts Up.
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assemble words to form sentences (syntax) and how sentences
can be used to convey meaning (semantics and pragmatics).
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in crosslinguistic formal semantics and its interfaces with
formal pragmatics and syntax.
am currenlty working on a biography of Richard Montague
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Good quality and looks good but more suede like...
ITEM#: 14035250Add a unique contemporary flare to any room in your house with this comfortable and stylish modern-style chair. This Brown Petal Chair is unique and elegant looking. It certainly draws plenty of attention with its modern and sturdy design. Beneath the soft upholstery is a tough steel frame, which is built to last and dazzle. This piece of furniture is gorgeous and is able to complement any room.
The sturdy steel base is strong enough to last with daily use, making this contemporary chair great for home and office alike. The brown fabric features an earthy yet neutral tone that goes great with almost any other furniture. The fabric is soft, so it feels good against the skin and has a chic distressed look.
- Materials: Steel base
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huge zipper down back side
Chair material is soft and cheap, not like leather or pleather, more of a soft microsuede. For the price, the fabric looks quite nice from a distance and could easily pass for the more pricey RH chair. Also, it is soft and comfortable. The major problem for me is the gigantic black plastic zipper going down the entire back seam of the chair. Had it been a more industrial zipper I may not have minded, but as it stands I will be returning this chair because it looks like a beanbag on wheels from the back.Read More
Nice from 5 feet away
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This chair far exceeds my expectations. The lovely brushed nickel base is flawless with no roughness or solder marks. The upholstery is taut with fine seams and firm foam that is still comfortable. The swivel is smooth and quiet, and the fabric looks like very nice suede. Instructions say to keep away from direct sunlight. Assembly was very quick and easy, just four bolts. I bought the chair for guests to sit and play guitar- and it is perfect for this use since it is not a deep chair. Everything else in the room is much more expensive, and this chair holds its own- thanks Overstock!Read More
Getting High end look without the high end prrice
I am very satisfied with this purchase. I have seen similar items for 5 X's the price that I had paid for. Cons= It does have a long Zipper fold on the back, so you wouldn't want this chair to be positioned where the back is prominent (ie: middle of living room). It's also quite short so if you are expecting height you will be disappointed. Pros= It looks Great. It's comfortable. It's priced exceptionally reasonable. It's quick and easy to assemble. My guest enjoy it. Keep in mind it is not leather, It looks like worn leather, It's actually fabric which is great for warm climates. I give this item 4 out 5 stars.Read More
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I bought this chair for my office. After it arrived, my husband liked it so much, we got him one too! They are cozy and very stylish and well made. If you need lower back support, you will need to add a support pillow to the back. The chairs are amazing design and great quality and comfortable for hours of computer gaming. :) Enjoy!Read More
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what is the gap between the bottom of the leather to the top of the base? like the shiny poll in the middle. How big is that?
Hello Rauss, per our contact with the manufacturer, the gap between bottom of the seat and the top of the base measures approximately 12.5 inches. I hope this information is helpful. Thank you for shopping with us!
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does this chair swivel?
Hello maxozzie, yes, the chair swivels. Thank you for shopping with us.
very much so, I love this chair:)
Could this chair be outfitted with casters theoretically? I would love to have this chair but would use it at a desk and would need to be able to move around with it.
Hello mafuchs, the way the feet are designed, it doesn't look like the chair is a good candidate for casters. Thank you for checking with us.
It swivels nicely
Whats the arm height from floor to top of arm.
Hello risachopp, The arm height on this chair is about 25 inches. Please feel free to contact us again with any further questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
What is the measurement from the floor the the seat? Can the height also be raised and lowered (hydraulic)?
Hello veera71, the seat height is 17 inches and the height of the chair cannot be changed. Thank you for shopping with us.
Can this chair be used at a desk? Im concerned because it appears to sit very low to the floor.
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Thank you for contacting us, the weight limit on this is 250 pounds. Please let us know if you have any further question.
Thanks for the fabric content. I forgot to ask about the seat dimensions. What is the width in betweeh the arms? Depth from front of seat to where it meets the back? Thanks for always assisting me. Very much appreciated.
The width between the arms is 30 inches, 15 inches from the top, and 18 inches is the depth. Thank you
After reading the reviews and answers to previous questions, I need to know the fabric content. Looks like leather, but isn't doesn't tell me anything. :) So is it microfiber? Polyester or what? The description states fabric.. leather of any kind isn't fabric. :)
Thank you for your question. The fabric is micro fiber.
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modern brown petal chair. what is the fabric? it looks like leather in the picture.
The fabric is a faux leather looking fabric.
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A successful 80s music producer turned wealthy stockbroker is drawn out of is longtime funk by a classically trained dancer who reignites his passion in life in director Fred Williamson's gritty psychological drama. Ricardo French (Richard Brooks) has long fallen out of the limelight. His days as a flashy musical producer are but a distant memory, and these days recovering alcoholic Ricardo directs most of his energy into staying sober. Richard has grown detached, but that all starts to change when he meets Lexie (Cindy Herron Braggs). Lexie is a classically trained dancer who has been forced into servitude for shady nightclub owner Rashid (Ice-T). The moment Richard sees Lexie take the stage, he's inspired again. Not only does he go back to writing music, but he makes it his mission to prove that he can still pen an undisputed hit. Yet as Richard makes his way back to the top, Lexie is being pulled beneath the undertow by the abusive ex-husband who's threatening to take her daughter away. Will these two lost souls be able to meet on a common ground, or are they destined to remain two passing ships in the night? … More
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When you love someone,
all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
- Elizabeth Bowen -
I say " I know"
Real love is feeling like being a part of that person's
life almost isn't enough. It's more like a feeling that
you would live in the same skin with them if you could
and share every thought, heart beat, and emotion as one.
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And when we married....we said "I do"
One woman, one man
with hearts so true
come before you
to say I do...
He takes her hand
to have and to hold
Their hearts embrace
and never let go...
The love of one man
The love of her life
They join as one
as Man and Wife...
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And then one day our love story grew.... into a beautiful family
Love is when you look into someone's eyes,
and see everything you need.
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This sequins heart represents how every other project and craft is done in our home, regardless of how big or small....with love, heart and purpose. Memories, that will create stories for our book..... that we will be reading for a lifetime.
And each day, I look forward to turning the pages in this wonderful story of love!
Valentine Sequins Heart
Supplies needed:
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Sequins- I used 2 1/2 packs for this heart
Paint Pen
Step 1: Apply chalkboard paint to a blank canvas board. Allow to dry.
Step 2: Trace a heart on your board. I used this heart as a template.
Step 3: Secure the sequins inside the heart with a hot glue gun. I started with the outline first and then worked my way inside the heart.
Step 4: Continue overlapping the sequins in the heart until it is completely filled.
Step 5: I used a paint pen to write the 'X O'. Use a piece of chalk to season the board.
Love with all your Heart!
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Saurashtra language
|Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala (India)
Native speakers
|190,000 (2001 census)[1]
|Saurashtra, Latin, Devanagari, Tamil
|Language codes
Saurashtra or Sourashtra or Palkar or Patkar (Gujarati: સૌરાષ્ટ્ર, Tamil: சௌராஷ்டிரம்) is an Indo-Aryan language[3] spoken by the Saurashtrian community native to Gujarat, who migrated and settled in Southern India. Madurai in Tamil Nadu has the highest number of people belonging to this community and also remains as their cultural center.
The language is largely only in spoken form even though the language has its own script. The lack of schools teaching Saurashtra script and the language is often cited as a reason for the very few number of people who actually know to read and write in Saurashtra script. Latin, Devanagari or Tamil script is used as alternative for Saurashtra Script by many Saurashtrians.
Census of India places the language under Gujarati. Official figures show the number of speakers as 185,420 (2001 census).[4]
- 1 History
- 2 Classification
- 3 Writing System
- 4 Sounds
- 5 Loanwords in Saurashtra Language
- 6 Dialects
- 7 Sourashtra Vidya Peetam
- 8 Geographical Distribution
- 9 Sourashtra Vijayaaptham
- 10 See also
- 11 References
- 12 Related Links
Though there is little historical evidence available to support the argument that the Saurashtrians lived in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat in Western India, folklore, and recent linguistic and genetic researches have been able to establish that this region was indeed once the habitat of the Saurashtrians. However, their language has more similarities with Marathi and Konkani, both Indo-Aryan languages of Western India, than it does with Modern Gujarati, the language of present-day Gujarat. Linguists have been able to explain why it is so: Both Saurashtra and Gujarati branched off from a common parent, and have since taken completely different paths to modernity. Gujarati came under the influence of Hindi, Persian, and Arabic, whereas Saurashtra, taking off from Gujarat before it had made any Muslim contact, was influenced by Marathi, Konkani, Kannada, Telugu, and finally, Tamil. It has been acknowledged that Persian and Arabic have had only limited influence on Marathi and Konkani, and this is why they still retain a good amount of vocabulary and grammar derived from Sanskrit, as compared to other daughter languages of Sanskrit. It is possible that the vocabulary and grammar shared between Modern Saurashtra and Marathi is what was originally derived from Sanskrit.
The southward flight of the Saurashtrians seems to have been triggered by the frequent Muslim invasions, most notably by Mahmud of Ghazni, of their homeland and the instability caused by it. No details are available whether it was a mass migration and when it took place. They found safe haven in the Vijayanagara Empire, with its capital at Hampi in present-day Karnataka, which was then expanding southwards. Weaving being their traditional occupation, they were able to win the attention of the Emperor and were soon elevated to the position of royal weavers. Telugu and Kannada were the court languages, though other languages such as Sanskrit and Tamil were also in use. It was during this period that Saurashtra started absorbing Telugu and Kannada words into its lexicon.
Vijayanagara rulers had the practice of appointing Governors, known as Nayaks, to manage far-flung regions of the empire. When Madurai and Thanjavur were annexed to the empire, Governors were appointed to administer the new territories. A part of the Saurashtra community may have moved to Madurai and Thanjavur at the time to serve the Governors.
The Vijayanagara empire collapsed after more than two centuries of rule, in 1565, after the Sultans of Deccan Confederacy won the battle of Talikota, thus opening up southern India for Muslim conquest. Soon afterwards, the Governors of Madurai and Thanjavur declared themselves the new rulers of the respective territories.
The Saurashtrians had to migrate again since they no longer enjoyed the royal patronage they were used to, and so, once again, were on the move. As there were Saurashtrians already present in Madurai and Thanjavur, it was only natural that they migrated further south to join their folks living there. The language would undergo one last alteration, this time influenced by Tamil, to bring it to its modern form. To this day, Saurashtrians are densely populated around the Royal Palace of Thirumalai Nayak, the greatest of the Nayak Rulers that ruled Madurai. There are good number of people staying in Mumbai (Maharashtra) in a place called Cheeta Camp and also in other parts of the city, but they all migrated from Salem etc. places within a period of a century.
It is important to note that the Marathi-speaking community in Thanjavur should not be mistaken for Saurashtrians. The Marathi community arrived in Thanjavur during King Serfoji's reign and they are culturally and linguistically distinct from Saurashtrians.
The greatest of the Nayak Rulers had great liking for silk wears and as the Saurashtrians were specialists in the weaving trade, they were invited by the King for weaving special silk clothing for the palace dwellers and that is how they settled around the palace of Thirumalai Nayak. Vrajlal Sapovadia consider Saurashtra language even older than original Gujarati and mix of Gujarati, Devnagari, Marathi & Tamil.[5]
Sourashtram is classified under Indo-European Family – Aryan Sub Family -Indo-Aryan Branch – Inner Sub Branch Central Group-and pending some authoritative work, is tentatively grouped under Gujarati according to Linguistic Survey of India. vide Census of India 1961 Volume I INDIA Part II-C (ii) Language Tables p. ccxvii, published by The Manager of Publications, Civil Lines, Delhi, 1967. "Sourashtra Brahamanargal Sarithiram" is a well renowned book in Tamil which descirbes about their ancestry, how they descended south during ghazini's invasion. Mostly they are categorized as Brahmins and when there was argument between them and Tamil Brahmins during "Upakarma" at vaigai river, madurai, they were arrested and presented in nayakkar's court. Local Brahmins claimed that Sourashtra people were doing same kind of rituals as Brahmins and they want to understand how ritual they were. Thirumalai Nayakar ordered a debate to test their knowledge on Vedas and Upanishads. Without any doubt, Sourashtra Brahmins were able to answer all questions with rich explanations and Nayakar ordered a "Pattayam" stating that Sourashtras are considered as Brahmins and they have right to use Iyers and Iyengars surname. This "Pattayam" is still found evident in Sourashtra Club, Madurai."Saurāshtra is, through and through, an Indo-Aryan language. Sourāshtran publications are sufficient proof that it is an adequate medium for literary expression" vide The Saurashtrans of South India, By Dr. H. N. Randle, Plate VIII, published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, London October 1944.
Writing System[edit]
The language has had its own script for centuries, the earliest one available from 1880. Dr. H.N. Randle has written an article 'An Indo-Aryan Language of South India—Saurashtra Bhasha' in the Bulletin of School of Oriental and African Studies (BSOAS) 11 Part 1 p. 104-121 and Part II p. 310-327 (1943–46)Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of School of Oriental and African Studies. This language is not taught in schools and hence had been confined to being merely a spoken language. But many great works like Bhagavath Gita and Tirukkural were translated into Sourashtram. It is now a literary language. Sahitya Akademi has recognized this language by conferring Bhasha Samman awards to Sourashtra Scholars.
Most Saurashtrians are bilingual in their mother tongue and Tamil and are more comfortable using their second language for all practical written communication though of late, some of them started writing in Sourashtram using Sourashtra script. There is an ongoing debate within the Saurashtra community regarding the use of the script for the Sourashtra language right from 1920 when a resolution was passed to adopt Devanagari Script for Sourashtra Language. Though some of the books were printed in Devanagari script, it failed to register the growth of the language.
But in practice because of lack of printing facilities, books are continued to be printed in Tamil Script with diacritic marks with superscript number for the consonants ka, ca, Ta, ta and pa and adding a colon to na, ma, ra, and la for aspirated forms, which are peculiar to the Sourashtra language. For writing Sourashtram using Devanagari Script, we require seven additional symbols to denote the short vowels 'e' and 'o' and four symbols for aspirated forms viz. nha, mha, rha and lha. We also require one more symbol to mark the sound of 'half yakara' which is peculiar to the Sourashtra language. The books printed in Devanagari Script were discarded because they did not represent the sounds properly.
The Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Allahabad by his letter No.123/5/1/62/1559 dated November 21, 1964 Communicated to Sourashtra Vidya Peetam, Madurai that the State Government were of the view that as only one book in Sourashtra Language had so far been submitted by Sourashtra Vidya Peetam for scrutiny, there was no point in examining the merits of only one book specially when the question regarding the usage of script - Hindi or Sourashtram, was still unsettled, and that the question of text books in Sourashtram might well lie over till a large number of books is available for scrutiny and for being prescribed as text books in Schools.
The Leaders in the Community could not realize the importance of teaching of mother tongue in schools and did not evince interest in production of textbooks in Sourashtram for class use. Now an awareness has arisen in the Community, and Sourashtra Vidya Peetam wants to teach the Sourashtra language through multimedia as suggested by Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in his 42nd Report for the year (July 2003 to June 2004). Of late in internet, many Sourashtra Yahoo groups in their website use the Roman script for the Sourashtra language.
Now the Sourashtra font is available in computers and this enabled the supporters of Sourashtra Script to print books in its own script. An electronic journal, printed in the Sourashtra Script, VISHWA SOURASHTRAM has been started http://sourashtra.info Another website http://palkarblogs.com is available for practicing the Sourashtra Script. One journal, Bhashabhimani, is published from Madurai, in Sourashtra Script. Another journal, 'Jaabaali', is also published by the same Editor of Bhashabhimani from Madurai. The 'Zeeg' Sourashtra script practice Magazine is also published from Madurai only. All the three journals support the Sourashtra script only. There is no journal in Devanagari.
Saurashtra Script[edit]
The letter order of Saurashtra script is similar to other Brahmic Scripts. The letters are vowels, consonants, and the compound letters which are formed essentially by adding a vowel sound to a consonant.
Vowels and Consonants[edit]
Compound Letters[edit]
The phoneme inventory of Saurashtra is similar to that of many other Indo-Aryan languages, especially that of the Konkani language. An IPA chart of all contrastive sounds in Saurashtra is provided below.
|l ɾ
lʱ ɾʱ
Loanwords in Saurashtra Language[edit]
The language itself is more similar to modern day Hindi and Marathi. However, in the course of migration to South India, the language was influenced by Dravidian Languages such as Telugu and Kannada and accumulated words from those language in its vocabulary as loanwords.
Each of the traditional Saurashtrian settlements has its own dialect. Since there is not a central linguistic body governing the rules, and establishing what is standard and what is not, each dialect speaker considers his own the standard form. Because people were not used to write their language, proper study of the dialect variations were not undertaken. Recently only an awareness has arisen and people are slowly practicing written Sourashtram. Dictionaries have been compiled, but dialect variations are not properly noted. One Saurashtra-English Dictionary by Uchida Norihiko is available. Saurashtra-Tamil-English Dictionary by K. R. Sethuraman (in Tamil Script) and another by T.V.Kubendran (in Sourashtra, Tamil and Roman script) are available. English-Saurashtra Dictionary is being compiled.
Sourashtra Vidya Peetam[edit]
Sourashtra Vidya Peetam is the oldest body which is working for the cause of the language by preserving the Script and the old literature. The earliest Sourashtra Book printed in Sourashtra Script available now is SOURASHTRANADHI by Pandit Lakshmanachariyar (1880). T. M. Rama Rai is the doyen of the development of Sourashtra Script and Literature. He published many books in Sourashtra Script and wrote Grammar and Text books in Sourashtram.
First Sourashtra Language and Literacy Awareness Conference was held in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India on 31 May 2009.
Geographical Distribution[edit]
The speakers of the Saurashtra language, known as Saurashtrians, maintain a predominant presence in Madurai, a city, also known as 'Temple City' in the southern part of Tamil Nadu. Though official figures are hard to come by, it is believed that the Saurashtra population is anywhere between one-fifth and one-fourth of the city's total population. Other places with significant Saurashtra Population are Arni,Trichy, Ambur, Palayamkottai, Paramakudi, Salem, Tanjore, Kumbakonam, Dindigul, Chennai, Vellore, Walajapet, Kancheepuram, Kottar, Coimbatore, Tirupathi, Bangalore, Palakkad.Narayanavaram, Nellore, Nagari, Tirumala and Mangalam ( Tirumala Nagar )
In the course of migration, Saurashtra people moved in groups and settled in different regions of South India and that caused a slight dialect variation between each group and is noticeable by a Saurashtra speaker when interacting with another group. Saurashtra people have "Saurashtra Sabha" (or association) in each city with sizable Saurashtra population. People from Saurashtra Community meet regularly at Saurashtra Sabhas to discuss communal development and also promote linguistic and cultural activities among themselves. Saurashtra People in Tamil Nadu are called as "Pattunoolkaarar"(Silk weavers).
Sourashtra Vijayaaptham[edit]
Sourashtra Vijayaaptham denotes the era of Sourashtra Migration. It commences from Tamil Calendar Chitrai 1st. It is derived from subtracting 1312 from the Gregorian Calendar year. It is 697 from 14 April 2009 to 13 April 2010.It is not known how the Era started. But currently it is stated in the Almanac Panchangam and people are using it.
See also[edit]
- Saurashtra alphabet
- Saurashtra (region)
- Saurashtra People
- Pattusali
- Tippani Dance
- Somnath
- Gujarat
- Saraostus
- ^ Saurashtra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Saurashtra". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ "Equivalent of Saurashtra in the Linguistic Survey has been recorded as Saurashtri which is yet another name of Patnuli dialect of Gujarati spoken by the silk weaving community of Madurai who are considered to have migrated from Gujarat to the south several centuries ago. On the basis of current preference for the name of their mother tongue, we have, however, adopted the name 'Saurashtra' and not Saurashtri. On account of several generations of association in the Dravidian Language area, the speech is supposed to have been strongly affected by Dravidian traits. We preferred to call that dialect of Gujarati with such traits as Saurashtra. … Regarding Saurashtra, however, some interest has been shown, of late, on the technical aspects of this variety while the inclination to affiliate it with Marathi is also visible among some scholars.In any case, some authoritative work on this variety of language remains to be done.Pending the same, however, we have to keep it under Gujarati according to the Linguistic Survey." vide Census of India 1961 Vol.I INDIA Part II –C (ii) Language Tables, Published by the Manager of Publications, Civil Lines, Delhi, pp. CCXLIV + 554, (1967).
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues". New Delhi, India: The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ http://sapovadia.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/saurashtra-a-language-region-culture-community/
- ^ Colin Masica, 1993, The Indo-Aryan Languages
Related Links[edit]
- Sourashtrians Facebook Group
- Palkar.Org - Sourashtra Homepage
- Sourashtra Friends Club (SFC) - Largest network of Sourashtra Friends
- Sourashtra AkaRaadi/Dictionary
- Sourashtra Matrimony
- Sourashtra World
- - a language academy
- Chandira Sekaran k. k., Saurastra nhanna Bagulas, published by the Author Nirma Chaandu, publishers Nethaji Nagar, Dindugal pp. 1–32 (2012)
- saurashtri thurni certificate course book,by K.K.Chandrasekaran Dindigul Tamilnadu, Phone 09942481337, Published by Saurashi Academy Dindigul, Tamilnadu.
- Saurashi - saurastri fonts in devanagari, to free download by Saurashi Academy Dindigul.[1]
- Saurashtri Kalanni Diploma course book, by K.K.Chandrasekaran Dindigul Tamilnadu, Phone 09942481337, Published by Saurashi Academy Dindigul, Tamilnadu.
|English Equivalent
|Saurashtra Loanword
|Donor Language Word
|"Rasam" (Thor Dhal Juice)
|Read / Study
|Chaduvu (Telugu)
|Adhham (Telugu)
|Pressed rice
|Atukulu (Telugu)
|Muggulu (Telugu)
|battalu (Telugu)
|miṅgaḍamu (Telugu)
|dumuku (Telugu)
|gīkuḍu (Telugu)
|bandi (Telugu)
|pillalu (Telugu)
|Abbayi (Telugu)
|Ammayi (Telugu)
|Daar (Telugu)
|Punch(blow with the first)
|Guddu (Telugu)
|Cinukulu (Telugu)
|Bottu (Telugu)
|Saurashtra language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
|This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. (April 2009)


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A Coon Rapids man has been charged with stealing prosthetics and other medical supplies from the hospital where he worked and selling them online.
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis say 52-year-old Peter Stasica was charged Friday with wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Stasica used to manage the prosthetics department at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Fairview.
Prosecutors say that over a six-month span in 2011, Stasica stole prosthetics and related supplies to sell on eBay.
He was also accused of using false pretenses to try to persuade patients to give him prosthetics they weren't using.
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UTSA senior Fabiola Arriaga captured the individual title at the Conference USA women's golf tournament Wednesday in Gulf Shores, Ala. Arriaga finished 2-under par on the last day and 9-under overall, holding winning by four over Tulane's Gemma Dryburgh. [Read More]
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UTSA will play its spring game at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Alamodome. Coach Larry Coker said Wednesday that he has told his players to 'do what you've been coached to do' and have some fun. The game is open to the public and free of charge. [Read More]
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Houston Baptist beat UTSA 5-2 in Houston Tuesday night, handing the Roadrunners their third straight loss. UTSA is hitting only .229 during the three games. [Read More]
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UTSA athletes won six individual titles at the UTSA Invitational track and field meet on Saturday. Coach Aaron Fox said he was pleased with the production of the event at the Park West Athletics Complex. [Read More]
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This issue was another excellent story written by James Roberts and paired with brilliant artwork by one of my favorite Transformers artists, Alex Milne. This ongoing series makes me personally long for a new animated series that covers the Transformers universe with such depth and detail.
In the issue the Autobots race toward Cybertron to confront Galvatron and his army. Megatron is being held captive on board Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime is no closer to finding out why he has suddenly surrendered.
Again Prime is feeling the weight of leadership even though Bumblebee is technically still in command. The other Autobots are looking to Prime for leadership and he is no longer sure he's capable to make sound decisions even with The Matrix guiding him. He calls on Ratchet and Rodimus for advice as he is reminded of his early life on Cybertron before the war when he was known as Orion Pax.
In the days before the war, Orion Pax was a highly decorated police captain, who after meeting Megatron, begins to realize that the Cybertron Senate has become corrupt. After fighting off an attack by Senate guards trying to break a high valued prisoner out of jail, Orion decides to face the Senate personally to deliver Megatron's message of freedom for all Cybertronians. He finds an unexpected ally within the Senate who gives him hope, but informs him that war is mostly inevitable.
Optimus then realizes what he must do and makes the decision about Megatron's fate after he stands trial before a high court for crimes against the species. Having Megatron on board may be a fatal decision once they reach Cybertron and confront Galvatron. Chaos is about to begin.
"You're a deep thinker, Optimus…next time you're alone I suggest you reflect on what's happened these last few days. You ask what your role is in all of this..look inside yourself and you might find the answer."
I love flashback stories like this because they gives insight into the history of the Transformers that we've rarely gotten before. This issue is the lead in to the big IDW Transformers event Chaos. This issue was one of the better issues over the last few releases and it looks like the Chaos event might be the best thing to happen to the series since All Hail Megatron ended.


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It's been 35 years since Western New York was hit by one of the worst snow storms in recorded history. When ever you mention "The Blizzard of 77" to a Western New Yorker who lived through it, you can be sure they have a personal story to tell. I was 10 years old at the time and all I knew was that I had a snow day. Little did I know there were people stranded in their cars on impassable roads, some of those cars ended up being buried. It wasn't until days later that the drivers were found by plows trying to clear snow from the roads.
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Darrelle Revis, the team's "best player" must feel like an unwanted man with rumors that the New York Jets are looking to move him. The all-world cornerback showed a little frustration during his interview with Andrea Kremer on the NFL Network, and even let loose on twitter in a back-and-forth with Seattle's Richard Sherman. I can understand his frustration… or can I?
Darrelle Revis will likely report to camp on-time because of that clause in his contract that would extend it by three years if he didn't, but he'll play this year for a mere $6 million. That's HALF of what he's looking for in a long-term deal. It's no secret that the team is putting out feelers and attempting to gauge the market, per reports. It's also been reported that GM John Idzik and HC Rex Ryan had conversations with agents at the 2013 NFL Combine, but avoided contact with anyone representing Revis. Revis said "I want answers," but I think the proverbial writing is on the wall… the team is thinking of life without him.
The Jets have a few options, but using the franchise tag is not one of them (another poison pill in the contract). The team can do nothing, let Revis play out the year at a discount and let him go on his way at the end of the season. In this scenario, the team loses a great player for absolutely nothing. Even the most lopsided of trades would be better than that outcome, though I'm starting to feel this scenario playing out. The Jets could open up those lines of communication and get a deal done that would keep him in green and white for the foreseeable future, however I can't see a team that's so cash-strapped and talent-deficient putting all their eggs in one basket. The only chance Revis has of staying with the team is to compromise a bit, and work with the front office. This team just can't afford him!
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District 16, known as Summit Hill, is bounded by Ramsey Street on the east, the Interstate 35E on the southeast to Jefferson Avenue, the Shortline or Ayd Mill (originally the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad) on the west, and Summit Avenue on the north. Summit Hill is separated from the West Seventh Street neighborhood by the bluffs. Summit Hill is largely residential in character though it does include the Grand Avenue commercial strip, Linwood Elementary School, and Linwood Park. The residential sections of Summit Hill include Grand Hill and Crocus Hill and hundreds of houses of historical and architectural interest to the city. Much of the Summit Hill area is within the National Register Historic Hill District and a small portion is within the St. Paul Heritage Preservation Commission's Historic Hill District.
Although present day Summit Hill was part of the nine mile stretch of land along the Mississippi River that Lieutenant Zebulon Pike acquired in 1805 for the construction of a fort, little settlement occurred until 1854 when land was auctioned to the public and the area began to be settled by dairy and truck farmers who sold their produce in St. Paul. The city annexed parts of Summit Hill in 1854 and 1885.
By the 1860's Summit Hill began to develop as a fashionable residential neighborhood for wealthy St. Paul residents who wanted to move away from more central residential neighborhoods close to the business district such as Irvine Park and Lafayette Park in Lowertown. The Burbank-Livinqston-Griggs House at 432 Summit Avenue, a National Register site, was one of the first mansions built on Summit Hill. It is an excellent example of the Italianate style, complete with cupola and ornate brackets.
Grand Avenue was platted in 1871 by William S. Wright and John Wann, officials of the St. Paul Railway Company who were responsible for the operation of the first horse drawn streetcar line on Grand Avenue in 1872. By 1890 the Twin City Railway Company built an electric streetcar line on Grand Avenue and the streetcars led to an influx of moderate income residents to the area. Like many St. Paul streetcar lines, Grand Avenue developed with commercial blocks at the major intersections interspersed with houses and apartment buildings.
Settlement of the Summit Hill area generally occurred first in the eastern part of the district along the bluffs and along the eastern end of Summit Avenue. There are a substantial numbers of houses in the eastern parts of the district which date from the late 1880's to the early 1890's, houses of that period are the exception rather than the rule in the western parts of the neighborhood. In the late 1890's and early twentieth century many houses were built in the western parts of the Summit Hill area, and large brick apartment buildings and a few rowhouses were constructed along and near Grand Avenue.
The architects who designed buildings in Summit Hill and the original residents of the area represent a virtual "Who's Who" of influential architects and the city's most prominent social, political and business leaders. There is a high percentage of buildings in the Summit Hill neighborhood that are intact and often outstanding examples of architectural styles ranging from the Italianate to the Georgian Revival styles.
A small cluster of late 1880's to early 1890's houses is located in the southwestern part of Summit Hill, in the 900 block of St. Clair Avenue. This includes the Queen Anne style house at 962 St. Clair Avenue designed by local architect John H. Coxhead in 1888, and the Victorian Hiram H. Backus House at 956 St. Clair Avenue built in 1890. While many of the woodframe houses built in the neighborhood are variations on the Queen Anne and the Colonial Revival styles, there are a handful of excellent examples of the Shingle style which never achieved tremendous popularity in St. Paul. Among them are the Martha and William Horne House at 993 Lincoln Avenue (no. 41) built in 1890, and the John Cahill House at 1020 Lincoln Avenue which was built in 1900 according to the building permit, though stylistic evidence would suggest an earlier date of construction. Summit Hill also has a fair number of examples of the Tudor Revival style which was employed primarily between 1905 and World War I. An adaptation of the Tudor Revival style was used in the construction of Summit School, 1150 Goodrich Avenue, designed by Clarence Johnston in 1914.
While the majority of the houses in the Summit Hill area are of wood frame construction, most of the rowhouses and apartment buildings were constructed of brick. One of the older multiple unit dwellings is the brick rowhouse at 21-27 St. Albans Street which was built in 1892-93 and features stepped gables, bow windows and Romanesque details such as rounded arched window and door openings. Extremely popular along Grand Avenue and the side streets which flank it were three story, three bay brick apartment blocks with open balconies. Such buildings were built from the late 1890's to 1910 and many have been converted to condominiums. An insensitive aspect of the renovation of many such buildings has been the removal of the three-tiered front porches, one of the distinguishing features of such buildings.
The Summit Hill neighborhood has several sophisticated examples of Prairie style architecture dating from 1914-1922. One of the most striking examples is the Frank and Rosa Seifert House at 975 W. Osceola which was built in 1914 from designs by Charles Hausler and Percy Dwight Bentley. A more modest version of the style can be seen in the Malcolm McMillan House at 1058 St. Clair Avenue which was built in 1915 and designed by Ernest Hartford and Charles Hausler. Two late interpretations of the style are the duplex at 863-865 Linwood Avenue designed by W.F. Keefe and the house at 235 S. Lexington Parkway designed by C.E. Peterson.
By the mid-1920's the residential neighborhood in this district must have looked much as it does today - since then few new buildings have been constructed. The Great Depression marked the beginning of a four decade decline in the Summit Hill area. A number of houses were converted to boarding houses and duplexes while others were abandoned or suffered from lack of maintenance. During the 1970's the area once again became fashionable and considerable restoration work was undertaken both trends that continue today. Fortunately, most of the houses in the Summit Hill area underwent few drastic exterior alterations over the years and today the Summit Hill area and the Summit-University neighborhood to the north have the finest concentration of Victorian and early twentieth century residential architecture in St. Paul.
There are three sites in the Summit Hill area listed with the National Register of Historic Places, the Burbank-Livingston-Griggs House at 432 Summit Avenue mentioned above, the Frank B. Kellogg House at 633 W. Fairmount, and the Horace and Clotide Irvine House (now the Governor's Mansion) at 1006 W. Summit Avenue.
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County, Minnesota history.
Ramsey County Historical Society programs include a research center, St. Paul & Ramsey County MN history magazine,
historical exhibits, historic site attraction the Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life.
323 Landmark Center, 75 West Fifth Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Phone: (651) 222-0701, Fax: (651) 223-8539
Copyright 2012
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