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Skip to comments.Rialto's Eisenhower High School basketball coach Steve Johnson shot in San Bernardino
Posted on 01/22/2013 9:15:13 PM PST by doug from upland
SAN BERNARDINO - Steve Johnson, Eisenhower High School's popular award-winning boy's basketball coach, remained in a Loma Linda hospital Tuesday night, recovering from gunshot wounds that he said were the result of a robbery at a local park.
Johnson, 47, of Yucaipa, was shot several times in his upper torso, after stopping at Seccombe Lake Park on Fifth Street in San Bernardino Monday night before 8 p.m. to use the bathroom on his way to get gasoline, San Bernardino police said.
Johnson said he was approached by three unidentified black men, Sgt. Gary Robertson said.
The men demanded his wallet then shot Johnson with a handgun, striking him several times in his upper body, police said. Friends of Johnson's said he was struck four times, including once in the abdomen and once in the arm.
The men fled on foot having taken no property, police said. Johnson drove himself to a nearby police station where he was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center.
The wounds were not life-threatening, police said, but news of the incident has rippled through the Rialto community, where school district officials, students and parents expressed shock over how the well-liked athletic director and former math teacher would end up the victim of gun violence, which in San Bernardino last year resulted in 47 homicides.
"We are shocked and saddened at this horrific news," said Syeda Jafri, spokeswoman for the Rialto Unified School District.
Harry Stenzhorn, a friend of Johnson's who visited the Eagles coach in the hospital, said Johnson was alert but in a lot of pain.
"This certainly shouldn't happen to a person like this," Stenzhorn said. "He would always go the extra mile for you and not just those he knew, anyone."
Johnson was inducted into the Rialto Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 and was chosen as the The Sun's and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2010.
Eisenhower won California's Division II state title in 2009 with a record of 32-3 - the first San Bernardino County boys basketball team to ever reach a state title game.
"The outpouring of love and support from not only the Rialto education community but all over the Inland Empire for this championship human being has been tremendously overwhelming," Jafri said.
"Steve Johnson's selflessness and unyielding dedication to the children of Rialto is matched by his kind spirit. Our hearts at this time are with coach Johnson's family."
The Eagles played their regularly scheduled Citrus Belt League game Tuesday night, where they routed Redlands High School, 62-33.
Those in the park Tuesday afternoon said the site has fallen apart in recent years.
Indeed, piles of trash have collected in the parking lots. The restrooms are locked, plastered with graffiti and smell of the soiled diapers and human feces laying near the outside walls.
"It used to be a really, really nice place," said Michael Patton, 65. "Families came. This used to be a beautiful place. You could walk through it at night. This place is destitute."
Patton said he likes to relax at the park in the afternoon. But he always leaves by sundown.
"If you're here after 8 o'clock, you're either homeless or looking for something," Patton said. "I wouldn't show up here after 8 o'clock."
A 40-year-old homeless man named "Kevin" said one takes chances by spending time in the park.
"I don't think this town is safe for me period," he said. "I'm homeless. I'm white. You're probably safer walking the streets. It's dangerous (in the park)."
Danny Fowler, 41, summed up what the park's reputation among locals.
"People get robbed, killed, everything like that, know what I mean?" he said.
Anyone with information on this case should contact the San Bernardino Police Department at 909-384-5742, or the Hot Line at 909-384-5656.
Read more: http://www.sbsun.com/breakingnews/ci_22425153/rialto-high-school-basketball-coach-shot#ixzz2IlvxnMjX
Yup, we need more criminal control, not more gun control.
I'll bet a clip that held 15 or so rounds would have come in handy for the coach.
Sounds lie a bad place to stop to take a leek. If that is the reason for his stop. If you know what I mean.
I'm surprised this phrasing was allowed by the standards of Free Republic. As I understand things, the only acceptable term is now "Amish" for such descriptions.
What the hell was he doing going to a park at night to use restrooms?
Never a good idea.
Someone used the "Amish" term on a response to me the other day. Duh! Now I get it.
Dang good thing they have all those strict gun control laws on the books in kali huh? Things could have been a lot worse had they not been so superior and smart. Of course now nu yuk has one-upped them so watch out kali. No one but no one does that to us and gets away with it. Looks like S&W better start tooling up for those 2 shot revolvers.
Molon labe.
See #4
I you know what I mean.
Just take a leak in the woods, like a heterosexual.
Many years a guy named Patrick Knowlton had to stop in a park to tinkle. That was Ft. Marcy Park. He was there when they dumped Vince's body. Memoralized in song -
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I met Patrick Knowlton. He was one of the keys to the case. How Vince got to the park has still never been solved. Trooper Roger Perry was on duty at the Governor's Mansion in Arkansas when he received the phone call from Helen Dickey (Chelsea's nanny). That call was at about the time the body was found. Clinton claims he found out a couple hours later when he was on Larry King. Dickey lied in her testimony to D'Amato's committee and claimed she learned about the death hours later. Perry and Larry Patterson wanted to testify but D'Amato refused to call them. Had they testified, that would have ended the Clinton presidency.
I'm stuck in traffic and really had to pee
And can't believe this kind of thing is happenin' to me
I'm lookin' for a restroom but there isn't one to find
So I know that trouble's brewin' and I'm really in a bind
I tensed all up but I knew I wouldn't make it
That mean old Mother Nature is the one I've often cursed
I'd hold my breath but knew I couldn't fake it
If I'm not pullin' over soon my bladder's gonna burst
A mile down the road I think I might a seen a sign
And I think it said McDonalds and to me that's mighty fine
I'm shakin' all over, people thought it was a dance
But there's no way in Hades that I wanna mess my pants
I tensed all up but I knew I wouldn't make it
That mean old Mother Nature is the one I've often cursed
I'd hold my breath but knew I couldn't fake it
If I'm not pullin' over soon my bladder's gonna burst
The pain was growin' so I'm pullin' over quick
I just gotta find a place because I think I'm gettin' sick
I saw "Ft. Marcy" and I started yelling "hark!"
There will be a tree and I will just go tinkle in the park
I tensed all up but I knew I wouldn't make it
That mean old Mother Nature is the one I've often cursed
I'd hold my breath but knew I couldn't fake it
If I'm not pullin' over soon my bladder's gonna burst
Well, I jump from my car but there's some fella watchin'
He's glarin', I know that he's as mean as he could be
I quickly walk to a tree by a cannon
I didn't want no trouble I just had to take a pee
I'm zippin' my zipper and I'm getting' in my car
But the thug is there, I'm wonderin' if I'll be gettin' far
I saw two cars that later I was able to describe
I'd tell the truth, I'd tell it straight and never take a bribe
I tensed all up but I knew I wouldn't make it
And mean old Mother Nature is the one I've often cursed
I'd hold my breath but knew I couldn't fake it
If I'm not pullin' over soon my bladder's gonna burst
Then harassment was startin' by some guys a packin'
They were watchin', they're bumpin' me wherever I would go
'Cause that's the time that they dumped poor ol' Foster
Those guys had done him in that day, I didn't even know
When I was eight years old, in 1960, my parents moved from a California beach to South Gate, California.
The neighborhood was mostly populated by elderly, retired whites of middle income. The homes were modest, neat and clean. We lived behind the South Gate Library, just down the street from the Police Station.
My parents had both been born in Los Angeles and thought it perfectly safe for me to walk the few blocks to elementary school.
Then there was South Gate Municipal Park, which had olympic-sized swimming pools located amidst beautiful lawns and large deciduous trees.
It was heart-breaking to discover just ten years ago that the City of South Gate had become Tijuana North, with a corrupt city government dominated by Hispanic immigrant families practising nepotism and only God knows what else. I've been told that it isn't safe for whites to go there.
San Bernardino sounds like the same.
I can not imagine using the restroom in a park that is in a high crime area. He is lucky to be alive.
I certainly do know what you mean.
There are several areas I know of that a guy would be NUTS to use the restrooms,and they've been that way for years.
I'm not humor impaired and I really do get the irony intended by applying the term "Amish" to these feral thugs. But, as an older guy who doesn't mince words and avoids coded language (or euphemisms), I find the use of "Amish" in this context as misleading as the sodomites who call their filthy, deviant lifestyle "gay".
I'm sure he was lulled into a false sense of security due to the nature of his job. I think John Derbyshire had something to say about this once when he was at National Review. I wonder if the coach could share any of his "lessons learned" with us law abiding citizens...
"City Attorney Tells San Bernardino Residents To Lock Their Doors, Load Their Guns Because Of Police Downsizing"
If I was on my way to get gas, I'd use the gas station rest room.
Roger that. Kind of like calling a............ Never mind. LOL! You know where I was going. No euphenisms needed. I remember when gay was happy and joyful.
BTW Prayers up for Coach Johnson. What a world!:(
I would speculate that this is another mind fried on drugs which has created a murderous zombie hard wired for crime.
Exactly, especially in San berdoo. No person in their right mind would stop at a park restroom in San berdoo no matter how bad ya gotta go. Things that make ya say ummmmmm.
doug....you and bunch us remember where all the bodies are buried so to speak don't we?...all the dirt...starting back with the Clintoons.......and now bammey boy....can't believe how corrupt our govt and politicians are....
Living in the Rust Belt, there was a time when people from here would move to California for the good life. No more. It is a tragedy what has happened to that state.
very sad indeed....
Disarm residents of democrat congressional districts and watch gun crime almost disappear.
He stopped to use the locked bathroom piled high with trash on his way to get gasoline?
This ain't adding up.
drug deal?
My question exactly, especially after reading this sentence:
The restrooms are locked, plastered with graffiti and smell of the soiled diapers and human feces laying near the outside walls.
As much as I hate to say it, I think the coach was in the park for other reasons.....sex? Drugs? Stranger things have happened to presumably good people.
We are watching the greatest nation this planet has ever seen be disassembled before our very eyes. I never believed it possible because we had the "Constitution." No, it can never happen here. It could happen in Germany, but it can never happen here. I was wrong.
That is the #1 problem we have in this country: No media.
Sure, we have the "media", but they stopped using their brains years ago. In this case, we have pertinent details right there in their own story but they can't even see them. No wonder we're going to hell in a hand basket...
"...after stopping at Seccombe Lake Park on Fifth Street in San Bernardino Monday night before 8 p.m. to use the bathroom on his way to get gasoline..."
Really good odds are that he is gay and was looking for lust.
"...Seccombe Lake Park has fallen into disrepair... In recent years... the park (has become) an oasis for prostitution, drug dealing, assaults, and panhandling. Few local residents use the park, even in daylight hours."
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LAKE PLACID – A new program is organizing local students to help do chores for the elderly.
It's part of a wider effort to help each of the Tri-Lakes communities become more aging-friendly.
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks and Aging in Place task forces are collaborating with community service programs at the Lake Placid Central School District, Northwood School, Saranac Lake High School and Tupper Lake Middle/High School. As part of these schools' community service requirements, student volunteers are available to help elders with outdoor chores or yard work.
If you are an elder and need assistance with snow shoveling, raking leaves or other outdoor chores, contact one of the following: Patti McConvey at Lake Placid Central School, 518-523-2474 ext. 4130 or email@example.com; Katie Weaver at Northwood School, 518-523-3357 or email@example.com; Christine Bell at Saranac Lake High School, 518-891-4450 or firstname.lastname@example.com; or Diane Helms at Tupper Lake Middle/High School, 518-359-3322 ext. 2006 or email@example.com.
The community service program director in each school matches the elder's need for assistance with a student who is performing his or her community service requirements.
"Our schools are serving people of all ages in our community," Donna Beal, executive director of Mercy Care for the Adirondacks, said in a press release. "It is an opportunity for our older and younger generations to get to know each other better. The school community service programs are going above and beyond by taking calls directly from elders in the community who need assistance."
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks is a mission sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy to extend mercy to elders to enhance the fullness of their lives. Its work is carried out through a Friendship Volunteer Program, a Faith Community Nurse Program, and an Education and Advocacy Program. For more information, visit www.adkmercy.org.


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Great song. Of course it's been covered by tons of folks. (Most notably Harry Nilsson)
I did find it kind of ironic that it was played in the film "Rules of Attraction" while a girl was committing suicide. (They played the Nilsson verion, but one can't help but be reminded of the fate of Ham and Evans)


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New Saranac Lake Winter Carnival website unveiled
SARANAC LAKE – The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee recently launched the new website for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival.
The website address is www.saranaclakewintercarnival.com. The address remains the same, but the website underwent a complete redesign by Adworkshop in Lake Placid. The new website includes a photo gallery, sporting event listing and other detailed information about Winter Carnival.
"We wanted a high-quality website, and we got one thanks to the talented team at Adworkshop," said Andy Flynn, who worked with Caroleigh Meserole on the Winter Carnival Committee's website team to build content for the site. "The website is our window to the world, and it's important to present Saranac Lake in a professional manner while promoting this internationally recognized event."
The improved layout and user-friendly features are easily viewed on multiple devices and screen sizes. The website provides a modern visual experience and utilizes color schemes from the new Winter Carnival logo with tones of blue and white.
"The team worked tirelessly to bring the website to fruition, and to ensure that it represents the true spirit and traditions of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival," said Eric Foster, chairman for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee. "Without their hard work, creativity and dedication, it would not be possible. The committee is also appreciative of those who contributed toward funding the website; our Winter Carnival sponsors and other donors."
Donations of money and time for the website were also given by Natalie Leduc, Adworkshop, Hungry Bear Publishing and others.
Winter Carnival attendees are encouraged to check the website for the latest schedule updates for events, which features a convenient schedule summary encompassing all of the festivities during this 10-day celebration, which will take place Jan. 31 to Feb. 9.


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Skip to comments.CBS/NYT Poll: Obama's approval rating sinks to new low at 41%
Posted on 03/12/2012 9:14:33 PM PDT by DestroyLiberalism
(CBS News) President Obama's approval rating has hit the lowest level ever in CBS News polling, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times survey. The drop may be partially attributable to rising gas prices.
Just 41 percent of Americans approve of the job Mr. Obama is doing as president, according to the poll, conducted from March 7 to 11. Another 47 percent disapprove of his performance, up from 41 percent last month.
Mr. Obama's approval rating was 50 percent last month.
The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 12 cents over the past two weeks. The poll found that most Americans, 54 percent, believe gas prices are something a president can do a lot about.
Mr. Obama's job rating on the economy remains about the same as it was last month - 39 percent approve, while 54 percent disapprove.
The economy and jobs remains the most important problem facing the country today, according to 51 percent of Americans. Three in four Americans think the economy is at least somewhat bad, including 30 percent who say it is very bad.
More Americans, 30 percent, say the economy is getting better; 24 percent say it is getting worse. The public's economic outlook was slightly better last month, when 34 percent said the economy was getting better.
Just 20 percent of Americans feel their family's financial situation is better today than it was four years ago. Another 37 percent say it is worse, and 43 percent say it is about the same.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
How delicious that this was pounded into the public's head as an indisputable fact by the Democrats and their media allies to attack Bush - now it's coming back home to roost.
The lame stream media does this every election. About Sept., his polls numbers will rise and every idiot will want to be on the winning side. Can you say, "The come back moron!"
"this was pounded into the public's head as an indisputable fact by the Democrats and their media allies to attack Bush"
I've been saying this for months now....
*Just 41% approve*
Still way too high since they don't pay the national bills.
Welfare and ObamaBucks is not serving them enough ice cream and cash.
"About Sept., his polls numbers will rise and every idiot will want to be on the winning side."
They'll try, but I don't think it's going to work.
Any second thoughts on the oil pipeline, Zero?
that certainly is a more all-inclusive, pro-diversity sort of policy.
Don't screw with the price of gas or beer.
That's 15% off the top...maybe 25%.
Most Americans don't comprehend the other stuff.
But they will sign up with somebody, credible, who says they can bring back $2.50 gas. That's more than they would get from some new "program".
I believe this thrust will work.
Gingrich is showing signs of genius. Too bad 60% of the people in America don't like him. Maybe more.
Countdown until Jackwagon leaves Office: 313 days as of March 13, 2012.
I would say that, bottom line, if a majority of voters can look at the GOP candidate and say to themselves, "OK, I can picture this guy as president", then I think Obama is toast. But who knows, maybe he won't be the candidate since there was some statistic related to a sitting president's approval rating that is something like any incumbent prez with an approval of 43% or lower has never won re-election. Right now, Obama is below that but March isn't over yet.
How delicious that this was pounded into the public's head as an indisputable fact by the Democrats and their media allies to attack Bush - now it's coming back home to roost.
Exactly. Excellent point.
Where did all the "Obama'gas'ms go? Scratches head...
"WSJ, Kristol, Krauthammer, Rove et al., STFU. Thank you."
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The lame stream media does this every election. About Sept., his polls numbers will rise and every idiot will want to be on the winning side. Can you say, The come back moron!
That's why I'm pretty much taking the poll with a grain of salt. Even though I think it presents a more accurate snapshot of the American public's mood than a typical CBS/New York Times poll where Democrat participants vastly outnumber those of Republicans, I have no doubt these left-wing biased media pollsters will release a follow-up poll in the coming months showing Obama surging and becoming the "heavy favorite" to win re-election. Still, it appears Obama's troubles right now are too grandiose for even the lamestream media to ignore.
They have something up their sleeve, in terms of a domestic economy "October Suprise" which I feel necessarily involves the participation and conspiracy with other nations, who wish Obama and the Obama system to continue in the US in slink towards Pan-Euro Socialism. They will link arms behind doors to somehow make it happen. Depress things now to make him low in the polls, than have it catapult up to skyrocketing high levels, along with a strong anti-GOP MSM narrative non stop, a little bit of race card, and some (yes!) "white guilt" left over from 2008 recycled into 2012, plus black pride and registering the dead to vote, bussing in illegal immigrants by the truckload to vote, etc. etc. and voila! goodbye to the Country we once loved and knew.
The more desperate they are, the more dangerous they are. Wonder what they try next.
We could be energy independent in 12-15 years. Hell, we could be gouging the Red Chinese. Just stand back, Obama.
That was my thought... Apparently, 41% of the people are so disconnected from reality that, well, it is amazing they can feed and clothe themselves without daily assistance. Seriously, how could anyone approve of what hussein is doing? Unless of course you are some kind of a socialist/Marxist that hates America, hates freedom, hates liberty, personal property, free speech, justice, security etc.
I'm sure all the newspapers and network news programs will be highlighting this news...
You know, the way they always did with Bush.
More and more Americans are waking up to the fact that what they are being told every night on the Magic Sqwauking Box in the living room, and what they see happening in the real world of the Obama Schrodinger Economy, are two very different things.
Gas prices are the trigger that can't be hidden from them, for what they already know to be true, but are afraid/unwilling to admit.
The liberals have told us that this election is already over.
They say that Obama will sail to re-election. They say the GOP is too extreme on social issues and out of touch.
They say that the economy is turning around due to Obamanomics and Porkulus and all that.
They say this pres. has been rough and tough against terrorists, since he got Bin Laden.
They say that people love Obamacare once they learn what's in the bill.
That last one really gets me. That darn bill was passed two years ago, and they are STILL trying to convince people how great it is, and STILL revealing bit by bit what's in the bill...........
Well, that's easy - - just look at the Democrat party "base", starting with the urban, permanent victim class (bus riders), and descending from there to atheists, abortion enthusiasts, pinky-ring union thugs, condom-throwers, Boy Scout-hating dykes-on-bikes, hand-wringing college professors, Hollywood drunks, welfare grandmothers, and every other variety of America-hating parasites, losers, malcontents, and goofballs.
There's your 41% right there.
Ubama voters forever.
{How can 41% be dumb enough to still approve?"
Easy, first you have to subtract 13% for the 100% "in the tank for O" vote for Blacks. Then you have 28%, which represents the "stupid White" vote.
41% approve POSOTUS? Find them, mock them, disparage them.
Yup. ;-)
What is absolutely astounding is that, after all that's happened, there are still people - any people - who continue to approve of what he's been doing and the manner in which he's been doing it.
But, then, one hundred is considered an "average" IQ, and that may explain a lot.
Yes they will attempt a Wag-the-Dog October-Surprise Comeback-Kid Republicans-gonna-git-yo-mama.
Doesn't change the fact Hussein is an islamo-commie closet-queen crack-smoking enemy of the people.
All people have to do is get in touch with the street under their feet.
You are the most amazing graphics artist.
I'm uplifted by your comment.
Thank you.
How delicious that this was pounded into the public's head as an indisputable fact by the Democrats and their media allies to attack Bush - now it's coming back home to roost.
Great point.
That's great PhilDragoo.
How low was Bush at His lowest, if anyone knows
They are in meltdown on morning Joe. LOL.
Do you realize how much trouble the country is in if "Obama" still has 41% approval?
I agree with you in general, but I also think that to those who don't follow closely he can 'sound' reasonable in that he has that well-practiced 'calm' delivery.
Americans don't like being told what can't be done, so the attempt to give Obama cover by saying there's nothing a president can do has struck the wrong nerve. The people are beginning to feel duped. They have been duped.
This is a liberal fascist poll.... If they are reporting the Won's approval rating at 41%, you can bet its actually 20 points lower, but among real, loyal, non treasonous Americans, his approval rating is "0". The big Zero.
Automatically deduct ≥10% from published 'findings'
I've been thinking along the same lines. *sigh*
"Apparently, 41% of the people are so disconnected from reality..."
A large portion of that number are liberal single females. They want Big Government Sugar Daddy to feed them, pamper them and pay them to sit on their fat butts and watch Oprah. They are instigators and supporters of fascism and would rob you blind for a jumbo bag of potato chips.
Married females are much smarter.
49% in today's Rasmussen approve of Obama's job performance.
He always seem to snap back... friggin' amazing.
"prospect of return of stagflation" What alternate universe have you been living in sir? Stagflation is here and has been here for YEARS. I know people who have not had a raise in 8 years and the price of everything is zooming up, except chicom junk and that has gone up as well.
The dollar is worthless and becoming more so by the day. Bankers are keeping interest rates low as possible to avoid having to face bad loans. The constructive destruction that is necessary is being avoided at all cost. The stock market is a joke, propped up by printed money only. Hardly anyone is making any money on market investments and certainly not enough to equal inflation.
Stagflation is here in spades. What do you mean "prospect of stagflation"? Just because the lame stream and government have not proclaimed it... they never will with oblabla in the whitey house.
I don't care about playing gotcha when this president is openly hostile to using oil and its crucial importance to America's prosperity and security.
The libs shout about how domestic production won't bring down the price at home since oil is sold on the world market. The more stable the world supply becomes the more stable the price will become in the United States.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (480 votes).
In short: Stunningly beautiful, tough raceDate of review: October 5, 2010
In short: hard on those hills but was a good event. Scraped a sub 4 by seconds , but wouldn't rate this as a PB course. Also just a note to say that chap who collapsed at mile 22 is fine (friend of mine) and says thanks for all who helpedDate of review: October 5, 2010
In short: Tough & hilly but glorious scenery and fantastic support.In full: My second time running this and there appeared to be more hills than last year, or at least that's how it felt. But seriously, a cracking course and excellent support along the way, even in some really remote areas! The new finish is awesome, bringing the spectators closer to the runners for a much more atmospheric finish. practically the whole of the final Inverness section was lined with supportive people. If there was 1 thing I would improve it would be the t-shirt. Would much prefer a technical t-shirt to the heavy cotton one that will only serve to line the drawer but, other than that 10/10. If you only do 1 marathon, make it this one!Date of review: October 5, 2010
In short: A very well organised race and a thoroughly enjoyable weekend.In full: A quick downhill start but between 6 and 9 miles a series of hills took there toll on my legs which began to cramp and so the remaining 16 miles were run/walked in some discomfort but I still finished well inside the 4 hours.Fantastic scenery and well worth the trip for what is a tough but great marathon.I'll give this one another go when I have forgotten how hard the hills are.Date of review: October 5, 2010
In short: Fantastic race. beautiful scenery despite the rain. Ran a totally unexpected PB & was quite emotional at the end.Date of review: October 5, 2010
In short: Tough, but definitely worthwhile. Date of review: October 4, 2010
In short: Exhilarating, friendly race - and the hills aren't THAT bad (honest)!In full: I'd done this race before in 2007 and due to inexperience and less-than-great training finished in a painful 5.30-something. So I came to it this year with much better training, a target of 4.30 and a (vague) plan.The buses left on time and there was just enough time at the start to put baggage on the lorries and go to the loo. By the time I'd done that there wasn't quite enough time to get to the right area and the start was quite muddled, with a lot of people not quite ready and some still queueing for the loo. But with a comparatively small field it soon spread out enough to run comfortably and without the bottlenecks you get in some of the bigger city races.The course was isolated, with little support over much of it, but glorious in its gorgeous landscapes and "interesting" in its hills! Loch Ness is known as "the hilly marathon" but if you've trained on hills it's really not that bad. The worst hill is the long, slow slog up from the shores of the loch just outside Dores, at about 18 miles - but we just kept plodding and it didn't slow us down too much.The water stations were plentiful and well spaced-out. The marshalls were great - helpful (but firm when necessary to chivvy us along to the start!).The new finish line is much better than the old one, so you don't feel like you're running round in circles at the end. The atmosphere coming into Inverness was amazing - I managed to high-five my husband as I went past and sprinted across the finish in 4.19! My only minor quibble would be that the changing facilities and showers in the sports centre are a bit basic, but the showers were at least hot and very welcome!All in all, a great race - and I've already signed up for my next marathon...Date of review: October 4, 2010
In short: Hard- but fantastic!In full: Superbly organised race. Thanks to everyone involved for making this such a great day! Scenery fantastic, support along the way was great, especially at Dores. Everyone very friendly. Hot meal and shower at the end is a great finish to a brilliant (but hard) race! Thoroughly recommended!Date of review: October 4, 2010
In short: Awesome day.Date of review: October 4, 2010
In short: My favourite race!In full: Fantastic organisation, couldn't fault a single thing. Magnificent route, fantastic crowd support and hot showers and free food afterwards.Date of review: October 4, 2010
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"What we're doing is praying with our feet, with our bodies."
Centzi Millia, a 31-year-old Aztec dance instructor prepares for an afternoon class, wrapping her long blonde dreads into a bun and gathering small children into a circle. "We honor the Mother Earth with our bare feet, and the vibrations we create — the Mother Earth as a living being feels those vibrations."
The dance starts in a flurry of drum beats and the bass jangling of Ms. Millia's chachayotl, the thick anklets of Aztec danzantes made of rattling seed pods.
"It was actually at Knott's Berry Farm, of all places, that I discovered the danza," Ms. Millia says after class, sitting in the sunlight of Kuruvunga Springs, a remnant site of the ancient Tongva people nestled between Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire. "My parents would say those were the dances our people used to do, but that's as far as they would tell me."
Eighteen years later, Ms. Millia is one of several Aztec dance teachers in Southern California. A child of Mexican immigrants, she represents part of a trend among Latinos in the U.S. who are shifting away from the Roman Catholic Church. Though the Church still holds sway among new immigrants from Latin America, the children of these immigrants have been turning toward forms of Protestantism or are choosing not to affiliate with any type of religion.
However, Ms. Millia and some of her second- and third-generation peers raised in traditional Catholic households have left the Church not to follow any alternate form of Christianity or atheism, but to pursue the spiritual paths of their pre-Christian ancestors. As she pursued dance, Ms. Millia's elders taught her how it was reshaped and used as a tool by Spanish conquerors to lure the local people away from their native, or indigenous, beliefs and toward Catholicism.
Instead of dancing for Mother Earth, Ms. Millia says that dances became offerings to the Virgin Mary. The special days of celebration for the native people became Catholic holidays. These kinds of revelations pushed her away from the church.
Renouncing Catholicism, however, is not a precondition for those who take part in the ritual of Aztec dance. Sixteen-year-old Valerina Cispuentes can be found organizing for her church's youth groups on Thursdays and dancing with Ms. Millia's Aztec circle on Saturdays, epitomizing what Ms. Millia refers to as the modern mestizo, or mixed, culture of Latinos in America.
"I never really thought of them as being separate cultures," Ms. Cispuentes says. "I just want to honor my ancestors."
Her mother, Gina de Vaca, organizes the dance circle and other community events with the purpose of remembering ancient traditions and beliefs in Los Angeles, such as the annual Four Corners Spirit Run. Still, she calls herself Catholic.
"It's hard to shake. It's instilled in you. It's a battle, but we still need to get back to our roots," Ms. de Vaca says. "And people (in the Catholic community) have respect for it."
The response of the Catholic Church to the defection of some of its members as well as the close intermingling of Catholicism and indigenous customs has been minimal. Raul Molina serves as deacon to a largely Hispanic congregation at St. Anne's Parish in Santa Monica. He says that the mestizo way of life is just the reality of living in a colonized world.
"The diocese of Los Angeles is very multicultural and diverse. Different cultures have their own customs, their own traditions in their blood. So they don't distinguish. We're mixed in both blood and beliefs."
The years following confirmation are the critical turning points for most Catholics, Mr. Molina says. This is the case for Elias Serna, a 44-year-old film and business professor at CSU Dominguez Hills who routinely brings his seven-year-old daughter Alise Xitlani to Aztec dance practice. The UC Berkeley graduate was brought up Catholic by his immigrant mother and attended St. Anne's Catholic School in Santa Monica, but left the church in his college years.
"I was an altar boy. I grew up praying every morning and every night. My first year of college I was still Catholic, but I was becoming increasingly politicized in Chicano activism. I went through a period of critiquing colonialism, and saw the church as an instrument of that colonialism, and I rebelled against that. So I naturally gravitated toward the repressed forms of spirituality."
Exposure to Chicano politics and history played a key role in Mr. Serna's shift away from the Church, but that knowledge didn't come until he hit college.
"We grow up without that cultural and historical introspection. Once there is an introduction to things like Chicano studies and Aztec dance communities, there's a natural tendency to rescue that submerged part of you."
Deacon Molina acknowledges that the Church has not made direct efforts to maintain the faith of Catholics who are moving out of the sphere of influence of their home, community, and upbringing. His solution is educational programs targeted at the young adults most at risk of abandoning the Church.
"There is a big gap after confirmation at 17 or 18 years old, and there's nothing for them to continue engaging in unless they choose to come to services. So we need to create new programs for the youth in college in order to understand what questions they have and what is going on in their lives."
Miguel Bravo, 38, turned toward his indigenous heritage after an entire youth spent in Catholic school going through the motions of confirmation, Mass, and Bible study for years. After high school he joined a grassroots Chicano group in East L.A. called The Harmony Keepers and reeducated himself "physically, mentally, and spiritually" under the teachings of his ancestors.
"Within the last ten years, more and more people are embracing the native truths, coming down to the roots layer by layer and going forward with the indigenous ways. It's more of a way of living that puts more responsibility on your relationship with all creation, all life, another person, the food you eat, the tree that you walk by, the squirrel you see walking by. It's about the way that you acknowledge and respect the world around you and your place in the world."
The place for the newly indigenized Latinos in the U.S., according to Mr. Serna, continues to be one with fluid borders.
"I think most people are aware of the hybridization of Mexican Catholicism. Saints are melded with indigenous deities — even Guadalupe is basically a reincarnation of Tonanzin, the earth goddess. I have friends who are Catholic who allow their kids to learn about Aztec dances and other cultural things."
The reaction from the local Catholic community toward the revival of ancient traditions such as Aztec dance has been mild, perhaps because of a general understanding of the reality of mestizo life. Or perhaps it's because, as Ms. de Vaca puts it, dance cannot be argued with.
"Dance is such a beautiful form of expression for everyone, no matter what religion or nationality or culture you are. You have to be a pretty narrow-minded person to say something bad about dance."
Shweta Saraswat is a multimedia journalist and Annenberg Fellow at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC. She currently works as supervising producer of the newsmagazine show Impact.


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For the last two years on Good Friday, I published a post written after I attended the afternoon Good Friday services at my church. You can read that here. This year, I am unable to attend the afternoon services, but I will attend this evening's Tenebrae Service. A lovely, candlelit service where we wait for the mystery of the resurrection.
Last night I attended another one of my favorite services of the year, Maundy Thursday. The Maundy Thursday service is the ritual foot washing, service among those congregants who wish to participate. The service reminds us of the caring and loving example that Jesus showed his disciples when he washed their feet. This foot washing service makes some people uncomfortable. I understand. I love this ritual but it took me a bit to become accustomed to it. Even the apostle Peter felt uncomfortable having Jesus wash his feet.
I sat in the pews with Juan and listened to the sermon in preparation of the foot washing, when I heard the rector say something which kind of startled me. He said, participation was greater than belief. He explained that one could be "religious" and believe in the mystery of the cross and the resurrection, but that was not greater than participation. He went on to say that Jesus gave us an example of participation when he washed his disciples feet, when he broke bread and served wine to the apostles during his Passover meal. Jesus gave us an example of participation when he did all of this on the last night he was alive, and when he told his followers to, "love one another as I loved you."
I sat in the pew, moved by the prayers, the hyms, the dimly lit church and I watched as others in around me got up from the pews to have their feet washed and wash each others feet. Juan leaned over and said, "I want to be like Peter. I don't feel like getting my feet washed." I smiled at him and nodded. I understood how Juan, and maybe Peter felt.
This year Holy Week arrived before I was ready. I didn't have a chance to get a pedicure. My toe nail polish was a mess, my feet were callused. I really didn't want to wash anyone else's feet either. Then, I thought about the photo I had seen earlier in the day. The photo of Pope Francis washing a woman's feet and kissing them. So humble. So loving. How must that woman have felt?
Juan and I left our pew and walked to the foot washing station. I knelt before another parishioner who was seated before a basin. I introduced myself to her and one of the acolytes brought me a jug of warm water and a clean towel. I knelt down before the woman and poured the water over her delicate feet. I rinsed them, using my hands. I thought about what it meant to participate in this religious ritual. What it meant to be a servant, and care for others the way Jesus demonstrated to us. When I was done I dried her feet and we switched places. The acolyte brought us clean water, a dry towel, and an empty basin. She washed my feet, gently, carefully. It seemed to take forever. All the while I was aware of how uncomfortable I felt. Sure, I get pedicures, but this was so different. I could tell by the care she took to wash my feet that she was doing this out of love.
Perhaps that's why the particpation part of religion is so important. I could have sat in the pew and prayed, sang hyms and gazed at the beauty of my surroundings. I could have looked on as everyone else particpated in the foot washing. I might have stood by while everyone else experienced love and demonstrated love. But, I woud have missed out on fully experiencing the most important message of day and Jesus' lesson to us all, "love one another."


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Hello everyone. I am new to RoR as well as to this forum. I hope the experience will be good. Alright, just one quick question: I want to install RoR and it looked like that the "Instant Rails" was a good way to do it (a packaged solution with RoR+Apache Server+MySQL). Problem is that I already have a WAMP development environment, so I am not going to need Apache and MySQL again. I guess the question is if there is another recommended way to download and install RoR only, without Apache+MySQL. Also, would re-installing Apache+MySQL on top of my existing setup cause any problems? Many thanks for any insight.


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Zog runs a casino on the planet of Vega Sals. Like his competitors on the galaxy-famous Landing Strip he's been using probability to estimate his earnings based on the odds that he offers in his games. It needs quite a bit of care - offer odds that are too good and he'll lose the games, offer stingy odds and his competitors undercut him.
Anyway, Zog decided to attend some adult education classes at the local university and learnt about the concept of falsifiable propositions. The effect was disastrous, he found that he couldn't attach a meaning to the statement "this coin has a 50% probability of turning up left-head". (Note that the inhabitants of Vega Sals have two heads.) Whether it turns up left-head or right-head it's consistent with the original statement which can never be falsified. Yet surely it has a meaning of some sort.
Zog wrestled and wrestled with this problem, suffering nights of insomnia, when suddenly in a flash of smoke the Devil appeared in front of him.
"I'll do a deal with you," he said. "You're struggling because you can't get a falsifiable proposition from a probabilistic one. So here's what I'll do for you. Whenever you want, I'll let you convert a probabilistic statement into a falsifiable one with probability one.". "
"Sounds great," replied Zog, "but what's the catch?"
"Hmmm...I see my reputation precedes me. Anyway, it's just a small catch. For every proposition that I convert you'll have to suffer the fires of Hell. If it's an unlikely proposition you might suffer for trillions of years. But if it's 90% likely you'll only have to suffer, oh, let's say a billion years. If you can make it 99.99% likely you might only suffer for a million years but if you make it something like 99.9999999% likely you'll only have to suffer a short while. I have a brochure here that explains the details."
"Sign me up right away," said Zog, and he slept well that night.
But the next day when Zog was doing the weekly profit and loss forecast he found he had a problem. If he had a thousand people play space-roulette that day then it'd cost him trillions of years of sufffering to make the outcomes of these games certain. In the cold light of day he seemed no better off than before. But then he had an idea. Why not batch together the days takings? Instead of predicting the outcome of one game he would predict the outcome for the entire day. By using a suitable variant of the central limit theorem he found that he could predict the day's winnings to within 10 galactic credits with 99.9999% certainty. "Great!" he thought looking this up in the brochure. "99.9999% - 3 days of Hellfire." As the Astro-Priest had told him that even one second in Hell was worse than a lifetime of suffering it didn't seem such a good idea after all.
So Zog decided to consult a mathematician to buy a theorem. "I can construct just the thing you need," the mathematician said, "for only 1000 galactic credits." So the mathematician sold him a theorem a bit like this: "if, over the course of your lifetime, you make your decisions based on probability theory, then you have a 99.999999999% chance that you won't make a total loss at your casino tables and that nobody else will undercut you." The cunning mathematician had taken Zog's batching trick and batched together the entirety of Zog's future transactions to make this prediction. It was a perfectly valid theorem and Zog thought it was money well spent. He also no longer needed to worry about the meaning of probabilistic statements. He knew that if he just used probability theory, instead of thinking about its meaning, he would be guaranteed to succeed in the casino business.
And Zog lived happily ever after. When he died, the hundredth of a second that he suffered in Hell was pretty bad, but the everlasting happiness that came afterwards more than made up for it.
Of course you're probably getting suspicious by now. There isn't really such a place as Vega Sals. And I just made up Zog. This is of course a fable. The truth of the matter is that it was me who made the deal with the Devil, not Zog. And it wasn't exactly this deal. The deal I made is based on the theorem that I got for free from here. The Devil said that any time there was a system whose wavefunction was ψ he could make it φ where the amount of suffering I would have to endure was computed from |ψ-φ|. Using that theorem I was able to get the devil to remove from the universal wavefunction that part in which the probabilities of the Copenhagen interpretation didn't work. It was a pretty small part so I should suffer even less than Zog did. And the Devil offered me a 50% discount if I blogged aobut how good my deal was.
But I'm not the only person who's made such a deal with the Devil. Another person is David Deutsch in this paper. But I feel a little sorry for David. You see he claims "we have proved that a rational decision maker will maximise the expectation value of his utility." Well, yes, this is true. But only because of how he's defined 'rational'. But by using sleight of hand he's made it appear as if this statement is true for people who are rational in the usual sense of the word and of course people who read this paper will be less inclined to deal with the Devil. The Devil really doesn't like it when people deny they have had dealings with him, it makes him feel sordid and shady. So even as we speak the Devil is warming a very special place in Hell for David.
Oh...and maybe you can now see why I've been thinking about "almost certainty" a bit recently. I should also add that S4 doesn't quite do the job I want. I think ◊¬(◊p∧◊¬p) really ought to be a theorem of my logic but it's provably not a theorem of S4. (Where I now use ◊ to mean "almost certainly".) I think I need some more axioms in addition to S4...
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Zog, The Devil and Me.
Posted by Dan Piponi at Tuesday, April 25, 2006
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I dont understand mathematics, they drive me crazy and give me nightmares... not the kind of nightmares you have while ye are asleep, but the kind of nightmares ye have awake, like daydream nightmares. Anyways, it makes me feel smart reading a formula or somesuch, even when I dont understand it. Guess thats how maths work for most people...
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A Q&A on making Clear Channel a private company.
By KRIS HUNDLEY
Published November 17, 2006
Entertainment and media giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. fired local radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem two years ago. It spun off operations at Tampa's Ford Amphitheatre to a new public entity late last year. And now the nation's biggest radio station operator, with eight stations in the Tampa Bay area, is taking its remaining business out of the public market.
Thursday, the San Antonio company said it has agreed to be acquired by an investment group for $26.7-billion, including debt. The company also said it plans to sell 448 of its radio stations, none in the Tampa Bay area, as well as its 42-station television group. Here are more details on the deal.
Why is Clear Channel going private?
Radio, once a darling of the stock market, has been hammered by sluggish ad revenues and competition from iPods and satellite radio. Since January of 2000, Clear Channel's stock has fallen from a high of more than $91 a share to a closing price Wednesday of $34.12. Company CEO Mark Mays said the time was right to take the company private because its stock was being undervalued by the stock market.Who's buying and how much are they paying?
Plenty. An investor group led by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Bain Capital Partners LLC is paying $18.7-billion or $37.60 for each share of Clear Channel. Buyers are also assuming about $8-billion in debt for a total price tag of $26.7-billion.What does Clear Channel Communications own in the Tampa Bay area?
Eight radio stations: WBTP-FM 95.7 "The Beat" hip hop; WDAE-AM 620 "The Sports Animal"; WFLA-AM 970 Fox News; WFLZ-FM 93.3 popular music; WFUS-FM 103.5 country music; WHNZ-AM 1250 news; WMTX-FM "Mix" 100.7 popular music; and WXTB-FM 98 Rock.
Will formats or staffing change with the buyout?
Clear Channel's not saying. Some observers say that since top management will remain the same, staffing cuts that have been ongoing will continue with few other changes. Other analysts say new ownership always brings change as it looks to maximize return on investment. "Sales are always one part exhilaration, one part fear," said Fred Jacobs, a long-time industry analyst in Detroit.
Is this a done deal?
Clear Channel has until Dec. 7 to solicit competing proposals. Analysts expect other bids as well as pressure from some shareholders for the company to be broken up and sold in pieces to get a higher total return.
What effect will this have on Ford Amphitheatre?
Hard to say, since Clear Channel no longer directly runs the operation at the venue in Tampa. In December, Clear Channel spun off its entertainment division into Live Nation, a separate, publicly traded company. But the Mays family, which owns about 7 percent of Clear Channel, owns a similar stake in Live Nation, making it the largest non-institutional shareholder. The Mays family also has three board seats on Live Nation.
What happens to Clear Channel's billboard and bus-stop ad operation, so prominent across the Tampa Bay area?
Clear Channel Outdoor, which has an office in Clearwater, is a separately traded company, although its majority owner is Clear Channel Communications. In Thursday's announcement, Clear Channel made no mention of taking the Outdoor company private.
What happened to Clear Channel Communications' stock Thursday?
It closed at $35.36, up $1.24.
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Jon,I discussed a couple of my Papa John's clone sauces using 6-in-1 tomatoes at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,6633.msg56931.html#msg56931 and at Reply 8 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,6633.msg57044.html#msg57044. What complicates challenges like this is that there are so many different brands and forms of herbs and spices. Also, age and storage conditions can affect the potency of herbs and spices. Moreover, different people have different sensitivities to herbs and spices. Peter
Hopefully without stuffing my foot in my mouth or stepping on any toes, I'd like to reiterate/reword what was posted at the top of this thread, I do not believe there is a need to post just ingredient lists, as they are only half the formula. The definition of a recipe is a list of ingredients combined with instructions. I wonder what kind of pizza we would all be making if all the recipes on this site said "I have no idea on the measurements, but I use water, salt, yeast, and flour to make my dough".The goal here is a firm stepping stone from which beginners can then try their hand at tweaking to adjust to their own taste.
As somebody with credentials and considerable experience in flavor evaluation....
As somebody with credentials and considerable experience in flavor evaluation I would like to state that "adjust to taste, just a pinch, you want just a hint of... " mean nothing without considerable experience in the subject. . . . . "To Taste" is a uselessly imprecise and totally subjective term.
you have a point, but everyone's taste is different, as are the goals of the sauce. Some like a bright, acidic sauce, others like a sweeter sauce...still others like a heavily spiced sauce......a firm stepping stone would be the 6n1 maters to start with, and then adjust to taste from there, no? When cooking to taste, I never measure...I add and taste and add some more and tweak things as I go...I think the dough is a bit different - water, salt, yeast and flour - the cornerstone of any dough...does the combination of said ingredients actually make the crust taste all that different (aside from massive amounts of salt added)? Or does the technique (ball and folds, mixing time, autolyze, and cold ferment, etc) have more impact on the end result? I think the latter, but I am a beginner, so I could be way off here.
... But if you want to tell somebody how you adjusted my sauce, give them precise quantities and then they can see what you did and how it differs....... And once you make my sauce, you know what I like in a pizza sauce...even if you know nothing else about me...Ron
I seems childish to debate the validity of posting a spice mix to put with a can of tomatos . . .
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I can't wait to try mine out. I got some basic ones, some super funky ones, and some under lashes as well. I still struggle with falsies, getting them on just right. I think my problem was that I've been following the curve of my lashline too much and they're pointing downward. But at the same time, I try to place them higher at the corners and I don't like how you can see the seam of the falsies. Man any tips? I'm getting better...practice makes perfect right?
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Nice haul. Looks fun!! I just bought a pair of cheapo falsies the other day because I've never tried them before. I wish I went out more often to be able to wear them instead of only using them for my posts, lol.
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Workforce Investment Board talks aligning needs
JAMESTOWN – Educators face a unique set of challenges when it comes to preparing students for the workforce.
The Workforce Investment Board recently hosted the fourth and final chapter in a series of connecting and aligning school systems with the needs of the workforce in Chautauqua County. The panel discussion featured comments from Jaime Venning, director of career and technical education for Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES; Ben Spitzer, superintendent of Chautauqua Lake Central School; Stephen O'Brien, Dunkirk High School principal; and Tina Duliba, guidance counselor at Falconer Central School.
The panel spoke on the topic of how the education system prepares students for the workforce. Each speaker had several minutes to discuss their particular district's efforts, as well as some of the struggles they face as educators.
"When I talk about some of our hurdles, number one, we don't have traditional students enrolled at BOCES," Venning said. "Our students are sent to us from one of the districts."
Venning talked about how getting students into programs at BOCES is difficult, especially when scheduling conflicts arise. Additionally, he said there tends to be a negative stigma about BOCES classes, as well as a lack of understanding of the value of those classes.
"Our goal is both career and college readiness," Venning said.
Spitzer discussed some of the opportunities students have, especially as districts work together to educate.
"The fact of the matter is, educational opportunities vary from school district to school district," Spitzer said.
O'Brien touched on budget issues districts face, with staff cuts and taxpayers footing an increasing bill each year.
The last to speak before the panel opened up for questions and discussion was Duliba, who spoke to encouraging students.
"The whole thing to educating kids is believing that they are great kids," she said. "It's how we all sell it, not just how people perceive it."
The discussion marked the final in a series of quarterly discussions for the Workforce Investment Board.
The first discussion focused on developing the workforce Chautauqua County needs. The second asked how to align school systems with the needs of the county. The third discussion questioned ways to bridge the gap between business needs and service and training opportunities currently available in the county.
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History's Headlines: Historic Moravian Bethlehem gets place on national landmark map
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Founding father John Adams didn't think much of any place in America that was not in New England, and particularly anything not in his beloved Boston. But sometimes Adams made an exception and Moravian Bethlehem was one.
On his way to Philadelphia in 1774 to attend the Continental Congress, he stopped there and, in a letter to his wife, noted Bethlehem's order, neatness and public utilities- particularly its ingenious waterworks.
During a visit in 1777 Adams noted the beauty of its orchards and well-tended buildings, the tallest in the thirteen colonies north of Philadelphia. But being Adams he could not help adding a "crack" in his diary that the Moravian women, when gathered in prayer in their white caps, resembled rows of cabbage heads.
Today roughly 240 years after Adams' visit, the federal government officially recognized the patriot leader's view.
On October 17th the heart of Moravian Bethlehem was named a National Historic Landmark District under a National Park Service program. It is usually partnered with the better known National Register of Historic Places. But the National Historic Landmark designation, of which there are about 2,500 in the country, is even more exclusive than the National Register which has 85,000 sites nationwide. Among other Lehigh Valley National Landmark sites is the home of Declaration of Independence signer George Taylor in Catasauqua.
Historic Bethlehem Partnership's president Charlene Donchez Mowers described herself as "floating" at the news, which will add status to the historic district and perhaps make it easier to compete for grants for future preservation projects.
The story of Moravian Bethlehem's birth began in the early 18th century when a wealthy and religiously pious German nobleman named Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf decided to revive a religious sect known as the Unitas Fratrum or Unity of the Brethren. During the religious wars of the 17th century they had almost been wiped out by violence and intolerance.
Forbidden to practice their beliefs, they went underground until revived by Zinzendorf. It was his idea to create a communal colony for them in America in order that they might be missionaries to the Native Americans and unchurched German settlers of the New World.
After several attempts that were unsuccessful, Zinzendorf set his eyes on founding a city for his sect in William Penn's religiously tolerant colony of Pennsylvania.
Because they had not been in America long enough they could not buy land, so for the task they selected Henry Antes, a non-Moravian but a close friend of the church's leadership. Dealing with Nathaniel Irish, the agent for William Allen, the region's largest land owner, Antes brought 500 acres of land for the Moravians to settle on. Along with acquiring property Antes may have played an even larger role of helping to design many of the early buildings of Moravian Bethlehem.
Antes' roots went back to a noble family in the German state of Rhenish Palatinate that had lost its property and title. He left Europe in 1720 but not before acquiring the skills of millwright, builder and master carpenter. Antes established himself in the 1730s, on a property in what is now Frederick Township, Montgomery County.
Here he built a home where he lived with his wife and 11 children, 9 of whom survived into adulthood. Although he had no interest in joining any particular church (he believed in tolerance for all faiths), Antes, who had read deeply on the subject, enjoyed many a lively conversation on theology with the Moravians. It may have been the fact that many of them, like him, were self-educated tradesmen, that made them so interesting to him.
Over the years some scholars have come to believe that it was actually Antes who designed and built many of Moravian Bethlehem's buildings. In 1967 historian William Murtagh wrote that Antes "seems to have masterminded many of the building activities of the Moravians."
Tim Noble, a historian-preservationist with the Goshenhoppen Historians who has studied Antes' work closely in both Europe and America, is convinced that Antes built the Moravian buildings. If he did so it is interesting to note that art apparently ran in the blood- his grandson was Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who was widely recognized as America's first professional architect.
Whoever built the Moravian buildings, it is the history behind them that makes them important. On a hot July morning in 1755 a colonial rider name Nicholas Scull surprised the Moravians at prayer in the Bell House with the shocking news that the British army of General Braddock had been wiped out following a surprise attack by Native Americans. It is widely recognized as the start of the French and Indian War.
That December Moravian Bishop Augustus Spangenberg, a Prussian by birth, turned the Single Brethren House into a castle to protect the community from possible Indian attacks over the winter. At the Sun Inn, now a skilled reconstruction of the original, the elite of colonial America- from John Adams and his rival Benjamin Franklin to French noblemen serving the cause of Independence- came to spend the night.
Although the stirring times of the American Revolution ended in 1783, the buildings continued to be a focal point of community and religious life. And the elegant Federal style Central Moravian Church in the early 19th century added yet another splendid structure to the community.
Over the years much changed around them. Some like the Sun Inn were so altered in the 19th century they were virtually unrecognizable as colonial buildings.
Although never wholly neglected, Bethlehem's Moravian buildings are better cared for today than ever. Inhabiting a park like setting it is easy to understand why it was placed on the list of national landmarks.
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