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Olam bought the groves in 2009 from the failed managed investment scheme company, Timbercorp, for $128 million cash, in what was regarded then as a fire sale. Laguna Bay Pastoral's joint chief executive
Earlier this year, Laguna won the endorsement of major Swiss fund of funds manager Adveq, and has been looking for a large agricultural asset in Australia for more than a year. Laguna also has support from the United States-based Global Endowment Fund. Earlier in November, Olam sold off its Dirranbandi cotton ginnery to Shandong Ruyi and fifth-generation Australian wool trader Lempriere Group for more than $20 million.
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Article, 2008-2009 Season - Ohlone College Renegades Men's Basketball
Ohlone's standing slam dunk
By William O. Martin, Staff writer.
Thursday, September 25, 2008—Reprinted from Ohlone College Monitor.
Ohlone has a new big man on campus. A really big man, who has high hopes for the upcoming 2008-'09 basketball season and beyond. He is a 7-foot-4-inch freshman center from Sudan by the name of Ring Ayuel, who can grab the rim from his tiptoes.
Ayuel is originally from a village called Turalei, located in southern Sudan, a region that is plagued by poverty and demoralized by a war that seems to have no end. After his village was pillaged and burned during the Sudanese genocide, Ayeuel was forced to flee for his life at the tender age of 11.
Amidst the chaos swirling around Ayuel, he knew only that he would need to run for his life to survive. He left behind his 6' 11" mother, his father, and siblings.
Ayuel and a group of fellow exiles were forced to travel to Kenya for refuge, a trip that took 30 days by foot. Upon reaching Kenya, he spent five years at Kakuma, a United Nations-administered refugee camp located in the northwestern region of Kenya, in the Turkana district. At Kakuma, Ayuel mostly played soccer and volleyball, and a very primitive form of basketball.
It was not until he moved to America that Ayuel first picked up—or rather, palmed—his first basketball in an organized game on the hardwood at Our Savior New American (OSNA), a Lutheran international exchange school in Centereach, N.Y, OSNA was the next critical stepping-stone for Ayuel, and it was here he began to learn English and the sport of basketball. "I learned a lot of things there," said Ayuel. "They gave me an opportunity to come here."
Ayuel wasn't the only big man at OSNA—the school boasted three other Sudanese players over 7 feet tall, attracting the team attention up and down the East Coast. Together with Ayuel, these players made OSNA the tallest team in basketball.
To put it in perspective, Shaquille O'Neal looks up to Ayuel: "Shaq-daddy" is only 7'1" to Ayuel's 7'4". The NBA also looks up to OSNA in another aspect: no NBA team sports four 7-foot-4 centers on its roster.
After playing three strong years at OSNA, a friend referred Ayuel to Basketball Coach John Peterson, and soon he found himself at his new home here at Ohlone.
"I like it here," reflected Ayuel. "All my teachers are nice, my coaches, my teammates, the weather is nice—everybody is nice here."
Ayuel likes the weather here in California since it is more like Sudan as opposed to the icy winters of New York. "The winter in New York is too cold for me," recalled Ayuel.
With amazing speed for a center of his stature, and a great natural feel for the game, the toughest challenge Peterson said still faces Ayuel is getting his academics up to par. He is still struggling to master spoken English, but is very comprehensive.
"He is just a little behind academically but we are trying to get him caught up," Peterson said of Ayuel. With a little help from some tutors and the great people at the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) at Ohlone, Peterson is confident that Ayuel will quickly catch up.
Although Peterson said that Ayuel most likely would not see much playing time this season, he understands that one day his new 7-foot-4 center can be a dominant presence in the paint and a force to be reckoned with.
The new season kicks off on Nov. 7 when Ohlone hosts the Jon Wallace Tournament.
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By TrainChappel & Wakes Colne Station, is on the branch line that runs from the Main Line junction at Marks Tey, then calls at Chappel & Wakes Colne, Bures and terminates at Sudbury. Services on this line are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, who are responsible for the service, not Chappel Beer Festival Information below is provided for information only, Abellio Greater Anglia's website should be checked for updates and fares Abellio Greater Anglia Website
As the number of travellers travelling to and from the beer festival is a great increase over the numbers normally travelling on this branch, and to enable people to get home after the festival closes, there is a special timetable for the duration of the beer festival. Extra trains, later trains and at peak time buses run to supplement the train service.
By BusThe number 88 bus operates a regular service between Great Yeldham, Halsted, Earls Colne, Chappel and Colchester. The bus stops in the centre of Chappel village, outside the post office. Once off the bus it is about a 10 min walk up Station Road, opposite the Post Office, following the signs to the British Rail Station. Buses are operated by both First Group, and Hendingham Omnibus.
By CarWe do encourage people to use public transport and certainly do not condone drinking and driving. If you no option but to drive we have a large free car park. Set your SatNav to CO6 2DS, and follow the signs into the British Rail Station. There will be car park stewards there to meet you and guide you into the car park.


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The Hull Cook Journals: Trauma
Hull Cook worked as a climbing guide at the Boulderfield Shelter Cabin, at 12,750 feet on Longs Peak, during the summers of 1932, 1933, and 1934. These are his stories.
Everyone at Boulderfield felt a serious responsibility toward all persons who came up trail, although we were in no way required to do so. For everyone who went beyond the cabin we made a mark on a paper tacked to the door of the phone box. Then, as people straggled back, we would mark them off. If at the end of the day there were uncanceled marks remaining, one of us boys would scout the peak, ascending the North Face, going over the top, and returning by the Keyhole route. We would often find victims in various stages of exhaustion and fright, perhaps unable to move without assistance.
Of course occasionally climbers would descend by way of Wild Basin or Glacier Gorge rather than returning to the cabin, in which case the would-be rescuer would find no one and [would] shrug off his effort as a recreational climb.
Not infrequently someone would arrive breathlessly at our cabin-hotel with news that an injured or exhausted climber needed rescuing. The messenger would request, often demand, that a rescue party be organized at once. A couple of Boulderfield boys would perhaps toss a coin to determine which one should go. This casual inability to appreciate the gravity of the emergency was apt to infuriate the messenger. "You don't understand. This person cannot walk! We need a rescue party."
"How many people need help?" we would ask.
"Why, just one. But he cannot even stand up!"
"OK. Just tell me where he is."
One of us would then hasten to the spot, usually finding the person surrounded by sympathetic friends. If the person were conscious, he (or hopefully she) would be hoisted onto the rescuer's shoulders. If it happened to be my mission, I would say, "Just hang on to my head and keep your fingers out of my eyes." I would then stride off, usually leaving the rest of the party well behind. Our motivation was not entirely compassion. I must admit we were enjoying a chance to show off a bit too, but I am sure the people we carried had scant criticism for our making an ego trip out of their rescue. And this one-on-one method of rescue was not just a macho exhibition stunt. We found that having the victim sitting on our shoulders made for a far easier carry than trying to use a littler. Managing a litter over a jumble of large rocks is no easy task.
But for the victim, the one-on-one rescue could be terrifying. Where previously he had been anxiously creeping and holding onto every projection he could reach, he was now high in the air, completely detached from all reassuring contact with the mountain, and entirely dependent upon the surefootedness of an unknown rescuer. It was interesting.
During the first year that the Boulderfield Hotel was operating Bill Ware, with the aid of a rope, pulled three fellows back up top who were trying to descend the East Face, and brought them down the North Face. And little Mick Maguire rescued two big football players, each twice his size. I have not seen mention of either of these incidents in print, but most of our rescues went unreported anyway. They were probably too frequent to sustain public interest.
I recall a premium climb, one where my only client was an 18-year-old girl. Her mother remained at the cabin while I took Janet up the North Face and down via the Keyhole. Janet was not slender. She admitted to 170 pounds, and by the time that we reached the Keyhole on our descent her legs gave out. I suggested that I carry her the remaining half mile to the cabin. She thought that I was joking, but I finally convinced her of the practicality of the idea, and hoisted her onto my shoulders. My trusty hob nails and edging nails enabled me to negotiate the mass of rough rocks with comparative ease.
When about halfway to the cabin we met her mother, who had decided to meet us on the last stretch. On observing our approach she began laughing almost hysterically. "I never thought I'd see this," she exclaimed. "Her father couldn't even carry her across the room, and here you are jumping with her over these awful rocks!"
Another carry was far less amusing. It was tragic. It occurred following a disaster at Chasm View, where my party of four were admiring the view across the East Face. Robert Fulton Smith had been asking about the hazards associated with making rescues, and he made a comment (his last) that soon assumed gruesome significance. He said, "I'd rather be a live coward than a dead hero."
At that moment I was aware of a flash of something just above his head, and I was horrified to see his brains splash out. I jerked off my pack and quickly laid it over his head to spare his wife the gruesome sight, and I tried to conceal the larger fragments of brains by standing on them.
Shocked into a state of numbness, and terribly distressed, the wife asked, "Can we get a doctor?" To this pitiful request I had to reply, "Mrs. Smith, I am afraid no doctor can help him. I am the closest thing there is to a doctor around here, and I know for certain that he is dead."
As we all stood there dazed, George Greely came panting up from a position nearby on the ridge leading to Mt. Lady Washington. He said, "I heard a falling rock, and looked up and saw it headed your way. I couldn't see your group, but when the rock took a final long bounce, and I didn't hear it hit rock I was worried."
Mrs. Smith was solid. She did not rant or scream. She did not heap abuse on me. She was one superb lady.
George escorted my people, including Mrs. Smith, back to the cabin, while I remained to carry down the body. Ev Long met me halfway to help. When we checked Mr. Smith's injury we noted that the scalp, with hair intact, was resting on the tentorium, the smooth bony floor under the brain. All of the skull above the eyebrows was sheared off. The rock had been only slightly smaller than a man's head. It had been dislodged or rolled by some boys who were above the cable. When they came down we showed them what their rock had done. They soon went on down trail, seemingly showing less remorse than we expected. From the cabin Mr. Smith's body was packed out on horseback.
Only a few days after Mr. Smith's grisly death I received a letter from Mrs. Smith. Her character shines through better than I could describe it, so I shall quote her verbatim.
August 3, 1932
Mr. Cook, Guide
Boulderfield Cabin
Dear Mr. Cook:
I want to thank you for your kindness to me at the time of the recent accident to my beloved husband. I shall never forget your thoughtfulness of me, although I must have taxed you greatly. The shock has been almost too much, but I shall never be quite satisfied until I make that trip again. Would it be asking too much if I should want you to go with me?
Circumstances evidently prevented her returning. But what a lady!
More stories:
The Cabin
Pack Burros
The Power of Love
An Unforgettable Rescue


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Friday, March 15, 2013
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Group: Office of Fellowships Deadlines
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Rieser Fellowship deadline extended to March 15, 2013
Applications for the Leonard M. Rieser Undergraduate Fellowships, offered by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, are due March 15, 2013.
Rieser Fellowships provide the successful undergraduate applicants with a one-time award of up to $4,000 to pursue projects that explore issues at the intersection of science, global security, and public policy, focusing on a significant aspect of nuclear security, climate stabilization, or biotechnology. Click here for the application.
In addition to the monetary award, each Rieser Fellow will be eligible to submit the fellowship project results to be considered for publication on the Bulletin's website. The widely read article by 2011 Rieser Fellow Shahrzad Mohtadi on how climate change affected the turmoil in Syria was picked up by international media outlets last summer. Rieser Fellows and alumni will also be eligible to participate in the Bulletin's annual Doomsday Clock Symposium in Washington, DC, next November.
Any undergraduate student studying at a U.S. college or university is eligible to apply. The Rieser Committee's decision will be announced later in the spring, following notification of all applicants.


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After early success, Yahoo's Mayer faces rising bar
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Six months into her tenure, Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer has arrested the decline of the Internet portal and has won favor on Wall Street with stock buybacks, but a longer-term turnaround remains uncertain.
Her promise on Tuesday of a modest revenue uptick in the coming year paled in comparison with the growth of its Internet peers. And Yahoo shares, which have gained roughly 30 percent since Mayer took the reins in July, fell nearly 3 percent to $19.77 on Tuesday.
"All in all it seems like they're off of life support," said Michael Binger, a senior portfolio manager at Gradient Investments. But "I still see it as kind of a second tier-search company, a good display company. I still struggle to see the new avenues of growth."
Mayer, 37, who was Google Inc's first female engineer, warned investors on Monday that fixing Yahoo was a long-term project. She outlined a plan to overhaul a dozen of Yahoo's top websites, with the goal of enticing users to spend more time on them and consequently boosting ad revenue through a "chain reaction" of growth.
For investors already satisfied with the stock's recent gains, waiting for Mayer's chain reaction may not be worth the time and risk.
"You can get to $20 with just share purchasing and selling Alibaba stake, basic execution and keeping costs low. Now to drive it further, you've got to fix the properties," said BGC Financial analyst Colin Gillis.
"The road gets a little harder," said Gillis.
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It was a big day for Canadian hockey fans Friday – even ones who play soccer.
That was especially true for MLS' Canadian teams, with all three taking to social media to show support for their countrymen after their 1-0 victory over the United States in the semifinals of the Winter Olympics hockey tournament in Sochi, Russia.
Toronto FC's fellow Canadian national teamers Dwayne De Rosario, Jonathan Osorio, Ashtone Morgan and assistant coach and former player Jim Brennan were captured on video taking time out of their preseason preparations in Orlando, Fla., where they are competing in the Disney Pro Soccer Classic, to take in the game.
And they were apparently quite into it.
Jimmy B & The Canadian Boys Celebrate A Canada Hockey Win! @OsoJ92 @dwaynederosario @ashtone_m http://t.co/HV3Z80SVMN
— Toronto FC (@torontofc) February 21, 2014
The Montreal Impact, also in Orlando, tweeted a photo of a very captivated bunch taking in the action from their team lunchroom.
Team lunch. Or Canada vs USA. #IMFC #GoCanadaGo pic.twitter.com/enYW3jD1F1
— Impact de Montréal (@impactmontreal) February 21, 2014
And the Vancouver Whitecaps, in Portland for the Rose City Invitational, posted a video their Instagram account of their postgame celebration from the team bus.
They'll surely once again be taking in the action as much as possible Sunday morning when Canada takes on Sweden in the gold medal game.
The vanquished Americans, of which Portland Timbers midfielder Ben Zemanski is apparently a fan as a former hockey player himself from his days growing up in Pittsburgh, will be relegated to rooting their boys on in the bronze medal game Saturday morning against Finland.
Zemanski took to the ice Thursday with a pair of player from the Portland Winterhawks, the city's Western Hockey League team, to show his Olympic spirit and his skills – and get a few tips.


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Today, the first in my series of articles on education reform was published in Construction Magazine. The series, called The Blackboard, will appear biweekly. You can follow Construction on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check my Twitter (RachaelLaWriter) or my publications page to read my column as it's updated.
To read the first article, titled "The Urgency of Education Reform," click here: http://www.constructionlitmag.com/blog/the-urgency-of-education-reform
To peruse the rest of Construction (and you really should), visit: http://www.constructionlitmag.com
Thanks to the wonderful David Plick and his team of editors for putting this all together!


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Services for Prospective Mature Students
Mature Student Induction
Mature Student Induction is held just before your first year starts in September. It is a way of welcoming you to the university and introducing you to fellow mature students. Staff from around the university are involved in providing information and answering questions. You will gain further insight into the experience of being a student at Cardiff University including the study resources and facilities available to you.
For more information contact: Carolyn and Dan, firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com, 02920 879120 and 02920 870019.
Open Days
The University holds several Open Days. It is an opportunity to visit Academic Schools, meet academic and support staff and generally find out about the university. More information see cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/ug/opendays/
Many Academic Schools run supplementary information days which can be a useful source of information and reassurance particularly for mature applicants.


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Regional Navigation
Situated at the north end of Mobile Bay in southwestern Alabama, Mobile - The Port City, is home to 195,111 residents per the 2010 census. The metropolitan area includes portions of the Eastern Shore, with many residents commuting to the city from Baldwin County. Within the city limits are the State Docks of Alabama on the banks of the Mobile River. Two major southeastern Interstates and five U.S. Highways cross the area. Interstate 65 brings in traffic from Montgomery, Birmingham, and Atlanta to the north, with Interstate 10 linking Mobile with nearby Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi, and the city of New Orleans. Asides the Crescent City in Louisiana, Mobile is the economic hub of the upper Gulf Coast.
The GM Building, RSA Tower, and the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel rise to the north of Fort Condé and Interstate 10. Photo taken 02/06/09.
What is there to do in Mobile? Well, tourist attractions such as the USS Alabama, Bellingrath Gardens, Fort Gaines, and the Oakleigh Historic Complex dot the area. The Exploreum Museum downtown features art and cultural exhibits and an IMAX theater. But all of those attractions aside, the Port City is the original home of Mardi Gras. Founded in 1703 by the French soldiers at the 27 Mile Bluff, the city began holding regular parades in the antebellum period. During the Civil War parades were halted and in 1866, a confederate veteran named Joe Cain, dressed up like a Chickasaw indian chief (Slacabamorinico) and began a Mardi Gras style procession thru the streets (solo, but Mardi Gras like) as an act of defiance against Union occupation. The federalies did not realize this though and so nothing happened to it. As he continued more an more, people began to join him and the rest is history.4 Mardi Gras in Mobile lasts approximately two and half weeks and culminates with the arrival of Lent. Festivities include parades throughout downtown for several days and every night of the Mardi Gras season. These parades consist of live bands, decorative floats in which revelers toss out trinkets to the crowds (known as throws), and various marching bands from throughout the state and region. Unlike Mardi Gras in New Orleans, throws in Mobile consist of not only beads and whistles, but also moon pies, stuffed animals, bracelets, candy, toys, and doubloons (coins of the Mardi Organization conducting the parade). The celebration continues each night after the last parade with a ball hosted by the Mardi Gras organization of the day. The balls are held downtown in the Civic Center, and offer, food, all the drinks one could want, live music and dancing.
Looking southeast from the industrial type north side of downtown at the Mobile skyline from an area near the intersection of Joachim and St. Michael Streets. Photo taken July 18, 2007.
Mobile Government Plaza rises above Interstate 10's exit from the George Wallace Tunnel at dusk on February 2, 2009.
The city is also home to the Southern League Double A Baseball team of the Mobile Baybears. Previously the city hosted the Mobile Mystics Minor League hockey franchise, folded in 2001, and the Mobile Revelers NBDL basketball franchise in 2003. A warm climate graces the area, with a average high of 59F in the heart of winter and 80 thunderstorm days a year.
Map Updated October 1, 2012.
The greater Mobile Metropolitan area consists of Mobile County and the Eastern Shore communities of Baldwin County. The 2010 Census lists the population of the metropolitan area, including Daphne and Fairhope along the Eastern Shore, at 412,992, making it the third largest within the state of Alabama following Birmingham and Huntsville. The Mobile metro area ranks as the fifth most populous along the Gulf of Mexico following Houston, Tampa, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge.
Mobile City Guide
An in depth look into the downtown area of Mobile and the associated street and highway network. Coverage includes photographs and guide write-ups, accessible at the Mobile City Guide.
RSA Tower
The RSA Tower rises along Water Street in this southward facing photograph from St. Anthony Street. Photo taken July 18, 2007.
The RSA Tower, owned by the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), was constructed between 2004 and 2006 along Water Street in downtown Mobile. The high-rise dethroned the Wachovia Tower in Birmingham as Alabama's tallest building. Costing $162 million, the skyscraper rises to 745 feet and contains 35 floors. See the following links for more:
Retirement Systems of Alabama Mobile Tower Construction Images (http://www.rsa.state.al.us/MobileTower.html) http://www.battlehousetower.com/
- Emporis Buildings: RSA Battle House Tower
|RSA Tower Photos
|Views of the RSA Tower and the Mobile skyline from the Water Street northbound off-ramp from Interstate 10. Photos taken 06/06/06.
|RSA Tower resides along Water Street between Dauphin and St. Louis Streets. Pictured here are views of the high-rise taken from locations along Water Street. Photos taken 06/06/06.
|The completed RSA Tower as seen from Cooper Riverside Park & Mobile Landing. Photos taken 07/18/07.
The Main Street of the Gulf Coast, Interstate 10 maintains this distinction through Alabama. Interstate 10 cuts a 66.30 mile swath across Mobile and Baldwin Counties while carrying traffic between New Orleans and Biloxi/Gulfport to the west with Pensacola and Jacksonville to the east. The freeway carries four lanes overall, with an six to eight lane portion between Interstate 65 and the George Wallace Tunnels underneath the Mobile River. Outside the city of Mobile and the bay, the freeway resembles any other southeastern Interstate, with a pine forest buffer.
Highlighted along the route within the Heart of Dixie is the Mobile Bayway, an eight mile viaduct over the northern reaches of Mobile Bay. This portion of the bay is overall very shallow, with the paralleling Battleship Parkway only a few feet above sea level. The causeway was once the sight for a massive car pileup due to dense fog, and hence has variable message signs and speed limits posted throughout the routing. At the west end of the Bayway is the George Wallace twin tubes. These tunnels carries two lanes in each direction with a 55 mph speed limit. Fair weather speed limits on the Bayway are posted at 65 mph.
The future for Interstate 10 includes a brand new suspension bridge over the Mobile River shipping channel to offer an alternative to the Wallace Tunnel. This bridge will be located just to the south of the current waterway crossing, and will consist of six lanes. East of the tunnels (which will remain open after the completion of the new bridge), the two roadways will tie back together and carry an expanded eight lanes eastward to Spanish Fort on the Eastern Shore.
Adam Froehlig attended an ALDOT public hearing on the new suspension bridge and Mobile Bayway widening project during November of 2001. Here is the report Adam posted to misc.transport.road on November 28, 2001:
The proposed bridge is a cable-stayed bridge, 3 lanes each direction with 10' shoulders on each side, Y-shaped main piers (as opposed to the H-shaped piers on the Cochrane Bridge to the north), and will be located just south of the Wallace Tunnel. ALDOT's consultant (Volkner, IIRC), designed it in such a way that there is only one private property (a drydock) that would need to be acquired...the rest of the land is either city-owned or state-owned. From west to east:
The west end of the approach span begins between Virginia St and Texas St, and rises on a 4% grade. It begins parallel to, and outside of, the existing I-10 lanes here. Near the Water St exit, it curves to the right as it continues its ascent. In fact, the EB approach span will go directly over the EB off-ramp to Water St for a short ways.
The main span is 1250' long, with a minimum clearance of 190' (commented by one official at the hearing to be the second highest clearance in the US across a navigable channel). Of the two main bridge piers, one will be on land off the west side of the river, while the other is in the river, near the eastern side. The cables will stretch 475' west of, and 575' east of, the main piers (asymmetrical due to the Water St. interchange).
East of the main span, the bridge takes two curves to the right, separated by a short straight stretch, coming down on another 4% grade, and ends in the median of the "Bayway", roughly even with the entrance to the USS Alabama battleship park.
The bridge is built primarily with I-10 through traffic in mind (which comprises 60% of overall I-10 traffic in the area, based on traffic studies). Existing I-10, including the Water St and Bankhead interchanges, as well as the Wallace Tunnel, will remain open, and will serve traffic heading to downtown. No clue yet as to what each route will be signed as.
On the western (Mobile) side, there'll be some ramp/lane changes. The EB on-ramp from Broad St will be widened to 2 lanes...which, in conjunction with a 5th EB lane that begins just east of the Broad St overpass, will give 7 lanes on the EB approach to the bridge/downtown split. Four lanes will continue to downtown, as is the case today, while the right three lanes split off for the bridge. Westbound, instead of having seven lanes merge into four in a short space (about 1/2 mile), the proposal is to taper off the lanes coming from downtown, one at a time, prior to and at the downtown/bridge merge, in order to minimize the potential bottleneck. The actual gore in both directions will be just north(east) of Texas St. Also, the ramps at Texas St (half-diamond to/from the east) will be removed, and the interchange at Virginia St will be reconstructed into a standard diamond, with the eastern ramps accessible to/from the bridge (but not downtown).
And from the same post regarding the Interstate 10 Mobile Bayway Expansion:
Additionally a new interchange at McDonald Road to the west of Theodore is slated for construction by 2010. Another potential new exit would be the West Mobile Bypass, but that freeway is no longer being considered for construction in the short-term. The bypass would serve the growing West Mobile vicinity, and it would tie into Interstate 10 between the new McDonald Road interchange and Exit 4 at Grand Bay.
Interstate 65 is the primary link between the state capital and the north to Mobile and the Gulf Coast. Interstate 65 overall carries a large amount of through travel, but its impact on the local economic development is just as important. Beginning at Interstate 10 (Exit 20), the freeway cuts through mid-town Mobile on a northeasterly trajectory. Passing through the 14th largest city in Alabama at Prichard, Interstate 65 also serves northern suburban cities of Chickasaw, Saraland, and Satsuma. The freeway overall carries six lanes and a 65 mph speed limit between the southern terminus and Exit 13. North to Exit 19, the freeway is four lanes, but proposed to be expanded to six by 2010.
As Interstate 65 leaves the immediate Gulf Coastal Plain, it crosses a nine-mile series of bridges over the Mobile and Tensaw Riverways. The bridge itself is climaxed over the shipping channel of the Tensaw River, as the transition to the Tombigbee River northward makes this an important waterway for shipping traffic. This series of bridges (also crossing the Little Lizard Creek and Mifflin Lake), was the last section of Interstate 65 to be completed south of the city of Birmingham. Speed limit on the twin spans is 70 mph.
Not much can be said about Interstate 65 between the "Dolly Parton" Bridges (the affectionate or derogatory nickname applied to the Mobile/Tensaw River series of bridges) and the city of Montgomery. Overall the freeway carries four lanes as it snakes its way to the north and east through pine forest industry land. Asides the towns of Evergreen and Greenville, Interstate 65 remains rather isolated in an economically repressed area.
Interstate 165 constitutes a 4.90-mile freeway spur that allows Interstate 65 traffic to access to downtown Mobile easily from the north. The Interstate cuts a southeasterly swath from its parent in Prichard to the State Docks area north of downtown. Six lanes facilitate travel with a 65 mph overall speed limit in place. The entire highway is elevated over wetlands and residential areas from Conception Street/Road and the Alabama State Docks northward to Interstate 65.
The construction of the Interstate 165 freeway was not without its controversy, as most modern area Interstates face. Many established neighborhoods within the city of Prichard were disrupted with the northernmost segment of the Interstate spur. Of significance, former the intersection between Alabama 194/Meaher Avenue and Wilson Avenue was obliterated. Prichard City Hall, situated just to the west of the Interstate along Prichard Avenue near the Bay Bridge Road interchange, became more isolated from the eastern reaches of the city due to the freeway construction. Today the city faces many economic hardships, and some residents may attribute part of this issue to the construction of the elevated Interstate 165 freeway.
Interstate 165 originally was planned as Interstate 210. That numbering convention related from the planned connection between Interstate 10 and 65 directly. The southern terminus of Interstate 210 would have used the Water Street (Exit 26B) interchange of Interstate 10. With a lack of available right-of-way, and extremely high costs both socially and economically associated with the acquisition of suitable land in the downtown area, Interstate 210 through the central business district was dropped in favor of a six lane boulevard along Water Street. This curtailment of the freeway resulted in the numbering change to Interstate 165 and a change from freeway loop to spur, with a terminus at the intersection of Beauregard and Water Streets. For more detailed information concerning the history of Interstate 210, please see the Interstate 210 @ Interstate-Guide.
Interstate 165 opened to traffic on October 29, 1994 at a cost of $240 million. The 5.2 mile project composed the last segment of the Alabama Interstate system at the time (Interstate 22 and potential extensions to Interstate 459 and 565 are now possible).1 All along the elevated freeway are single post overhead lighting fixtures. These lights were were installed by latter November of 1994.2 The freeway was to have opened to traffic on October 20, 1994, but last minute delays pushed it back to the 28th.
West Mobile Bypass - DEFERRED IF NOT CANCELED
According to the Mobile Register as of April 6, 2003, the state canceled the West Mobile Bypass due to significant community opposition along the proposed route (especially in western reaches of unincorporated Mobile County), environmental concerns (endangered gopher tortoises), and the cost of performing an impact statement of not only the road itself but also any ancillary development along the path of the highway. Although Alabama DOT officials will not call this project dead, it is certainly deferred at this time. A new proposal would have to address the concerns of those who attended the public meetings in the Spring of 2002.
In addition, costs (currently estimated around $250-300 million) are certain to rise as the 30-mile highway construction project is further delayed. Meanwhile, traffic lights continue to be erected at an alarming rate throughout western Mobile County as traffic counts increase with new development, and additional cars follow existing primary arterial corridors, including belabored Airport Boulevard. It is unclear if a bypass would have helped alleviate this kind of traffic increases or not. However, funds that would have been allocated to this project are likely to find their way to other urgent transportation needs in the region.
The following section provides the details on the proposed freeway.
This map shows the two alternatives considered for the West Mobile Bypass freeway as displayed during a public hearing April 11, 2002. The green line represents the outer loop path and the orange line represents the inner loop path. The yellow, purple, and red lines represents alternatives that allow for portions of both paths to be used. Interchange locations were indicated on the original map and are displayed here. The alignments are still open for debate and public opinion.
The West Mobile Bypass is the planned freeway bypass of the city of Mobile. Although in the very preliminary stages, public hearings have already been conducted to gather public input for the right-of-way and other concerns. Two main routes are considered with both beginning at Interstate 10 to the west of the new interchange for McDonald Road (Mobile County 39). The routes diverge from one another near the Mobile Regional Airport with the inner path crossing U.S. 98 between Schillinger and Firetower Roads. The outer path continues northward to U.S. 98 near the Blackwell Nursery Road intersection.
The inner route heads east-northeast from the airport to meet U.S. 45 near Kushla with an eventual end at Interstate 65 just north of the Alabama 158/213 Interchange (Exit 13). The outer route takes sweeping arc, falling just outside of Mobile County 78/Spice Pond Road, until it meets Interstate 65 between Exit 19 and 15 at roughly milepost 17.
Now these two options have three connectors between the two. Meaning that the final path may utilize parts of both segments. The first segment is located between Old Shell Road (outer) and Airport Blvd (inner), the second from Howells Ferry Road (outer) to Firetower Road (inner), the third between Kushla (inner) to near I-65 (outer).
Additionally, an ALDOT representative mentioned that all of the available Interstate money for the state had been depleted. As a result of this, an Interstate designation is not planned for the route at the present time.
U.S. Highways
U.S. 31 generally shadows Interstate 65 throughout the state of Alabama. Small exceptions occur, where U.S. 31 drifts some distance from the freeway replacement. This occurs in Baldwin and Escambia Counties, where U.S. 31 travels a good distance away from the limited access highway as it serves towns such as Bay Minette, Flomaton, and Brewton.
U.S. 31 in the Mobile Metropolitan area has seen a truncation from downtown Mobile with a 1990 terminus at U.S. 90 in Spanish Fort. This shortening does not downplay U.S. 31 from a local standpoint, or from the standpoint of those traveling to the resort areas of Gulf Shores and Perdido Key from Interstate 65 to the north. U.S. 31, combined with Alabama 59, plays the role of the economic lifeline for Baldwin County between Interstates 10 and 65. The Gulf Shores Parkway, as it is known, carries four lanes between Interstate 10 and the county seat of Bay Minette. Alabama 59 splits with U.S. 31 near Loxley, and carries beach goers the remaining 32 miles to the beaches of the Alabama and northwest Florida coastline.
Overall, U.S. 31 retains a southern charm that Interstate 65 ignores. The highway strolls through forested countryside and small towns (most of which are now in economic disfavor) between Baldwin County and Montgomery. And although there is a slower 55 mph speed limit in affect, the highways more relaxed pace allows for more of an appreciation for the landscapes it graces. That appreciation is lost within the hustle and bustle of Interstate 65...
An important link for commerce in the cash strapped Black Belt Region of Alabama. U.S. 43 serves paper mills and other industrial areas situated to the west of the Mobile and Tombigbee Rivers in southwestern Alabama. The result of this role has been a four-laning of the highway from Mobile northward to Thomasville in Clarke County. The U.S. route also plays an important role in the regional flow of things, as it connects Mobile with Interstate 20/59 near the city of Tuscaloosa. Many University of Alabama football make the 200 mile journey northward via U.S. 43 to watch their beloved Crimson Tide in person each Fall.
Like U.S. 31 to the east, U.S. 43 has also been truncated from its downtown terminus within the city of Mobile. This was done by late 2001 in conjunction with the closing of a bridge along Telegraph Road near the Alabama State Docks. U.S. 90, which had been multiplexed with U.S. 98 through the Bankhead Tunnel, was relocated in a northern loop of downtown via old U.S. 43, Interstate 165, and Bay Bridge Road. There was no need to retain U.S. 43 from the terminus at Broad and Government Streets downtown to the junction of Telegraph Road with Bay Bridge Road northward at Prichard, as the highway no longer retained its own roadway independent of another route. So the new terminus is located at the access connector (Traffic Street) between U.S. 90/Bay Bridge Road to Telegraph Road. North of this intersection, U.S. 43 carries four divided lanes serves local traffic between Prichard and Chickasaw, Saraland, and Satsuma, before intersecting Interstate 65 at Exit 19.
U.S. 45 enters the state of Alabama about 59 miles short of its terminus in downtown Mobile. The route is primary link between Mobile and the city of Meridian, Mississippi. However through our experiences, the U.S. route receives only light amounts of traffic between Mobile and the Mississippi state line.
Truncation also occurred with U.S. 45 in Mobile, but not as dramatically as its north-south counterparts. U.S. 43 originally ended with U.S. 31 and 43 at the intersection of Broad and Government Streets. But since the highway did not retain any routing independent of another U.S. route (similar to that of U.S. 31 at one time), it was truncated back to Springhill Avenue (U.S. 98) at St. Stephens Road. For the most part, U.S. 45 straddles blighted areas between the terminus and Interstate 65 in Mobile and Prichard. However, the same can be said about U.S. 45 northward throughout Prichard to the hamlet of Kushla. North of Kushla, U.S. 45 rides rolling hills through mostly pine-forest industry land en route to State Line, Mississippi. The only deviation from this description occurs within the the far northern suburb of Citronelle in northern Mobile County.
The Old Spanish Trail, U.S. 90 stays mainly to the south of its Interstate counterpart. The highway is overall a sleepy affair outside of the Mobile and Daphne city areas. The highway reduces from four to two lanes at the Mississippi state line and encounters the small town of Grand Bay not far to the north of the Forrest Gump made famous town of Bayou La Batre. U.S. 90 does not see an increase in traffic or importance until it arrives at Theodore, the southwestern reach of the Mobile area suburbs. Government Boulevard, to which the highway becomes, carries four lanes amidst a hodgepodge of strip malls, gas stations, car dealerships, and other cookie cutter type developments. The landscape remains the same through Theodore, Tillman's Corner, and ultimately Mobile.
It is not until east of Interstate 65 at Dauphin Island Parkway, that U.S. 90 alters from a suburban to urban type landscape. It is here that the designation of Government Boulevard switches to that of Government Street. You may think that you are driving Victory Drive in Savannah or U.S. 25 in Brunswick, Georgia, rather then U.S. 90 in Mobile. The landscape is quite serene, with large cypress and oak trees and fantastic Victorian homes flanking both sides of the four lane thoroughfare. Traffic is at moderate levels this stretch, but not unbearable by any stretch.
U.S. 90 transitions from residential areas to the central business district at Broad Street. However, as of late 2001, U.S. 90 no longer continues eastward along Government Street through the central business district, but instead turns northward on Broad Street (part of the Hank Aaron Loop around downtown). The route shares a three block wrong-way multiplex with U.S. 98 before turning northeastward toward the State Docks and Interstate 165 at Bishop State Community College.
U.S. 90 mainly acts as a bypass for truck traffic from downtown Mobile north along Interstate 165, Bay Bridge Road and the Africatown-Cochrane cable-stayed Bridge. The highway resumes its original routing at the east portal of the Bankhead Tunnel/U.S. 98. The roadway becomes Battleship Parkway (cosigned with U.S. 98), and is designated as such because of the permanent docking of the USS Alabama at Battleship Park just east of the city. The eight mile causeway is also home to various seafood restaurants and a public boat launch. Fishing is very popular along the parkway, with many places to drop your fishing pole in the bay along the way.
On the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay at the civil war famous town of Spanish Fort, U.S. 90 parts with U.S. 98, and turns eastward. The highway resumes its sleepy fashion east of Daphne, as it serves local traffic for small towns such as Malbis, Robertsdale, and Seminole, before sneaking into Florida at the Perdido River.
Not in the original scheme of U.S. highways when they were laid out in 1926, U.S. 98 was extended westward through Alabama to the Magnolia State by the late 1940s. The route parallels and shares pavement with U.S. 90 throughout the cities of Mobile and Spanish Fort, but otherwise follows its own path. The highway is the main thoroughfare between Mobile and Hattiesburg, with a greater responsibility in the southeast region for traffic headed towards Jackson, Memphis, and Little Rock from Florida and the Gulf Coast.
U.S. 98 was widened to four lanes between the Alabama state line and Hattiesburg in the 1980s. The importance of the U.S. route for trucking is a major factor to this expansion. With that stated, the highway reduces to two lanes upon entering Mobile County, and remains two-laned eastward to milepost 10 at Semmes. Widening and a new Semmes bypass alignment is planned for Moffett Road by 2010 (see U.S. 98 New Alignment section below).
Moffett Road is the name for U.S. 98 from Semmes east to Springhill Avenue at midtown Mobile. The stretch of U.S. 98 from Spring Hill Avenue westward to Mobile County was very notorious for the unusually high frequencies of highway accidents and deaths, hence the tragic nickname "Bloody 98." This was especially true when Moffett Road used to be two-lane road. As a result, Moffett Road became a multi-lane highway since the 1980s. The widening of Moffett Road was also a reflection of Mobile expanding westward.5
From Semmes eastward, U.S. 98 carries five lanes eastward to Springhill Avenue near Interstate 65. From this junction to downtown, U.S. 98 follows Springhill Avenue amid a transition from a strip mall landscape to foliage rich neighborhood areas near the Mobile Infirmary and University of South Alabama Women's and Children's Hospital. Near the southern terminus of U.S. 45, U.S. 98 transitions to older commercial and residential areas before the highway meets U.S. 90 at Broad Street.
After short duplex with U.S. 90 on Broad Street, U.S. 98 turns eastward along Government Street. Government Street cuts through the central business district of Mobile, with a beautiful tree-scaped setting. The highway carries five lanes as it links U.S. 90 with the Bankhead Tunnel downtown. The originally tolled Bankhead Tunnel carries two lanes of travel underneath the Mobile River between the center city and Battleship Parkway. This portion of U.S. 98 was originally cosigned with U.S. 90.
After exiting the city of Mobile, U.S. 98 cosigns with U.S. 90 across the Battleship Parkway. The two highways part ways at the city of Spanish Fort, with U.S. 98 diving south towards Eastern Shore cities of Daphne and Fairhope. An Alternate U.S. 98, dubbed Scenic Baldwin County 98, straddles the coastal area of Mobile Bay through posh neighborhoods. This western alignment was the original U.S. 98.
Alternate U.S. 98 rejoins U.S. 98 to the east of Fairhope, with U.S. 98 reducing to two lanes from four, and retaining a typical southern landscapes mixture of subdivisions, farmland, and forest stands. Asides bridges over Weeks Bay and the Perdido River into Florida, and cutting through downtown Foley, U.S. 98 retains a rural feel throughout Baldwin County east of Fairhope.
U.S. 98 New Alignment
Money is allocated for a four-part project that will see the realignment of U.S. 98 in Mobile County. The roadway will extend from the existing Alabama 158/Industrial Parkway westward to existing U.S. 98 between Wilmer and Semmes. The first stage of construction will result in the widening of Alabama 158 from two to four lanes and the construction of an interchange at the junction with U.S. 45. From there, a new segment of highway will be constructed from U.S. 45 west to an extended Mobile County 31/Schillinger Road. The third and fourth stages of roadwork will continue the four lane divided highway west of Schillinger Road to U.S. 98 in the vicinity of Semmes and Wilmer. Bypasses for the Wilmer and Semmes area are already planned, and the new alignment will tie into one of these. Controversy arises out of this planned project as it will encroach upon the northern reaches of the Mobile area municipal water system (Big Creek Lake). The Mobile Area Water System has argued with ALDOT that the new alignment should be made limited access to prevent potential pollutants from new development along the roadway. ALDOT contends that this is not needed and is already in the process of tree removal in the planned corridor. Upon completion of this project, U.S. 98 will provide a continuous stretch of four lanes between the Mississippi state line and Interstate 65 at Exit 13.
The designated route for trucks on U.S. 98 and all hazardous material based cargo for Interstate 10. Truck U.S. 98 was originally cosigned with Truck U.S. 90, but now only cosigns with the mainline (relocated) U.S. 90. The routing begins at Broad Street and Springhill Avenue and continues northward along Broad and Beauregard Streets to Interstate 165. Although originally duplexed with U.S. 43 on Telegraph Road through the State Docks, Truck U.S. 98 now follows Interstate 165 northward to Exit 2.
Signage has gone up on Interstate 65 southbound at Interstate 165 for the Truck route of U.S. 98. Signage directs travel to Interstate 165 Exit 2 at Bay Bridge Road. It is Bay Bridge Road that crosses the Africatown-Cochrane Bridge over the Mobile River with U.S. 90. The terminus of the route is at the eastern exit of the Bankhead Tunnel, where U.S. 90 and 98 again intermingle.
Additionally, the right-angle routing of U.S. 90 through Spanish Fort retains a pair of Truck U.S. 98 shields. U.S. 98 at that point bypasses Spanish Fort and U.S. 31 to the southwest.
State Highways
Photographs and write-ups of state highways within the southwestern Alabama counties are found on our AARoads Field Guide to Alabama State Highways. Additionally many of our photographs are included in Adam Froehlig's Alabama State Ends page.
County Highways
Coverage of the various county roads for both Mobile and Baldwin Counties are found on the following guides:
- Field Guide to Baldwin County Highways
- Field Guide to Mobile County Highways
- Mobile County 31 - Schillinger Road
- Mobile County 39 - McDonald Road
- Mobile County 56 - Airport Boulevard
- "I-165 now open Route connecting downtown with I-65 in Prichard saves motorists 9 minutes in travel time," Mobile Register. October 29, 1994.
- "No street lights yet on Interstate 165," Mobile Register. November 2, 1994.
- "I-165 delay said nothing about politics," Mobile Register. October 29, 1994.
- C-Ro, email: "About Mobile," May 28, 2004.
- Alphonso Mason, email: "Mobile City Guide Section of SouthEastRoads: Contributions." June 27, 2006.
Photo Credits:
2006-06-06, 2007-07-18 by AARoads
Page Updated 12-30-2009.


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By Kerri-Ann Jennings, September 9, 2011 - 9:05am
Kerri-Ann asks: Do you grow any of your own food?
I have wanted for some time to have a kitchen herb garden, but I have two cats...and they EAT any living plant, and fake ones too. I need a cat-safe plan.
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thats exactly what youd need to do in a cartridge belt, leather absorbs, attracts, and holds moisture. ammo should be kept in a nice cool dry place, the less humid, the less chance of corrosion.
Hey all. I just joined up so I may as well come out of the gate asking a question. I have a couple gunbelts hanging on the wall as a sort-of decoration and the cartridges in the loops are corroding fast. Seems to me thay won't be much good pretty soon. How is this prevented? Somehow I just can't imagine oldtime cowboys polishing their cartridges every couple weeks
thats exactly what youd need to do in a cartridge belt, leather absorbs, attracts, and holds moisture. ammo should be kept in a nice cool dry place, the less humid, the less chance of corrosion.
Cowboys didn't have gun belts hanging on the wall for decoration. Going back a few years to when Dad carried a .45LC as a duty gun, he would unload the belt and wipe down the extra cartridges and not leave them stowed as such.
If you're looking for dramatic effect, and don't plan on firing the rounds, clean them up and apply a clear coat of lacquer or something.
Hmmm maybe I need to find some nickle cases...
For what it's worth, my "nickel" cases aren't REALLY all nickel. Just plain 'ol brass that has been nickle PLATED. Maybe some other folks use all nickel ?
And, nickel isn't really impervious to corrosion.
"Because of nickel's slow rate of oxidation at room temperature, it is considered corrosion-resistant. Historically this has led to its use for plating metals such as iron and brass."
Therefore, if you are going keep those leather belt occupants looking spiffy and shiny for a long time frame,
I'd suggest checking the Periodic Table of Elements. There, I see quite a few more "almost truly inert" elements.
Periodic table - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silver or gold cartridge cases are probably the most common of those which will also prevent "corrosion", but are a tad bit more expensive than nickel.
Contary to common opinion, the more expensive silver cartridge cases do not "help" with vampires. The BULLET has to be silver. The SD anti-vampire "loads" have an indented cross.
In favor of the gold cases, I'd just make the whole thing a solid gold cartridge/bullet. A couple of leather belts full would be a wonderful hedge against runaway inflation.
Best of all, however, is the illusive unobtainum.
Since it is "faster than a speeding bullet", it can outrun corrosion.
But, its price is way out of the league of us mere mortals in "the 99%". :
Ammunition corroding from being kept in leather, supports the reasoning that it's not wise to store guns in leather holsters/scabbards for long periods of time either.
ON the other hand--what would eventually happen if I did nothing? Could the green cartridges stain the belt? Stick to it? Something worse?
the green will definitely affect the leather, they may very will stick, at least more so than the positive retention you already experience. In all honesty hanging useful equipment up for decoration is silly. You should load up and down load the gun belt as you need it, leaving it loaded is just lazy, and using for decoration, well the question comes to mind who are you trying to impress?
Theres lot's of great ways to "waste" ammo and letting it corrode in a gun belt is not one of them. if you want a proper gun memorabilia decoration buy one of the war era rifles that are always selling in the magazines, remove the firing pin and hang it above your mantel, or in your hallway, whatever. cheap decoy that they can't use against you,
Proper decoration? You'd rather I hide my hats &gun belts but why not display them. They look good and compliment the Kentucky rifle I already have on the wall
The green stuff is called verdigris. It's caused by a chemical reaction between cartridge brass and leather-tanning residuals.
The verdigris represents some portion of the metallic makeup of the brass. That means that your brass cartridges are being "eaten" by leather-tanning chemicals. Were you to examine the brass, once it had been cleaned of all verdigris, under a microscope, you would see that the fabric of the brass itself had been changed and had become somewhat porous.
I believe that, were you to leave the brass to collect yet more verdigris, the metal would become brittle and crack, and maybe even disintegrate eventually.
(I know this because I have several belts I made, back when I was in the business, with brass snaps and other fittings. The brass that has become verdigris-infected now breaks easily.)


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The Political Playwright Rolf Hochhuth Assails the Catholic Church for 'Immoral Inaction'
Chaos rules at this rowdy 1964 meeting of the Overseas Press Club. The guest panel includes Catholic Church critic, Rolf Hochhuth, and a Catholic Church official.
Hochhuth, the author of the controversial play "The Deputy" (1963) has been invited, along with the play's producer, Herman Shumlin. Unbeknownst to them, the officers of the club have also invited Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher. Since the play is a brutal assault on Pope Pius XII and his relations with the Nazis, fireworks quickly ensue. The first question concerns Cardinal Francis J. Spellman's denunciation of the play. Hochhuth replies that he refuses to answer anybody who has not read or seen it. Oesterreicher then attempts to give a speech defending the church. Shumlin objects that he and Hochhuth have been lured to the event under false pretenses. They were not expecting a debate. Oesterreicher, citing his right to free speech, asks if this is not America. Shumlin renews his objection. Oesterreicher finally stops, saying, "The silence they wish to impose on me is answer enough." He then hands out copies of his speech.
A questioner asks Hochhuth about the argument that if Pius had objected to the extermination of the Jews, additional Jews being sheltered in Italian monasteries would have been deported. Hochhuth (speaking in German with simultaneous translation) launches into a detailed attack on this position, citing many instances in which the Nazis did defer to objections by the church, in particular to those made by the Bishop of Muenster. Oesterreicher attempts to intervene. He is opposed again by Shumlin. Oesterreicher is heard to say, "You make a fool of yourself." A moment of unexpected levity is provided when the translator begins translating the German…into more German! The moderator attempts to restore order, pleading, "I would ask the panelists not to pound the table."
A question comparing the fate of Jews in Protestant countries like Denmark and Finland to that of Jews in Catholic countries like France and Hungary elicits similar outrage, pro and con. Hochhuth, after detailing all the arguments for Pius' seeming inaction, concludes, "…they are sufficient to justify a diplomat completely in the eyes of history but they are not sufficient to justify the representative of Christ." Shumlin then commandeers the stage and seems to imply that the slaughter of Croats (Greek Orthodox Christians) by Serbs (Roman Catholics) was tacitly encouraged by Pius. Hochhuth points out that his play was published 13 months prior and that if the Vatican had any documents to disprove his assertions it would have produced them by now. He concludes by thanking New York for the tolerance his play has found here, saying that after the violence attending productions in Basel, Switzerland, and in Paris, he "has found a free forum."
Hochhuth was born in 1931. "The Deputy" is by far his most famous work. His penchant for controversy can be seen in his next play, "Soldiers" (1967), as well, which accused Winston Churchill of complicity in the death of the Polish General Władysław Sikorsky as well as being responsible for the saturation bombing of civilian targets during World War II. The play was briefly banned in England. These early plays set a pattern for Hochhuth's politically driven dramas. The website of the Berlin International Literary Festival describes Hochhuth as:
…the most important representative of German documentary theater. His theater pieces combine fictional dialogue with historical and incriminatory material, in which the artistic occasionally gives way to the factual. His flair for political as well as emotionally charged themes has made him one of the most successful and controversial artists in the country. As a consequence of his embracing social taboos, and his absolute insistence on the moral responsibility of the individual, Hochhuth has contributed to the development of the critical awareness in postwar Germany.
Hochhuth has also written several novels and film scripts. In an ironic twist to accusations surrounding "The Deputy," he would later be criticized for championing the work of David Irving, a well-known Holocaust denier.
Shumlin (1898-1979) was a respected Broadway producer. He won a Tony award for this production of "The Deputy." He also directed two well-respected films, "Watch on the Rhine" (1943) and "Confidential Agent" (1945). Lillian Hellman, whose plays he produced and directed, wrote that he:
…has made many an actor into a star, and many a star into a decent actor. The theater, for him, is not a place to show off. ...He is one of the few directors who believes in the play; he is one of the very few who has the sharp clarity, the sensitivity, the understanding, which should be the director's gift to the play.
Oesterreicher (1904-1993) was born Jewish and became a Catholic convert before World War II. In the United States, he focused on improving Jewish-Catholic relations. His most notable achievement was drafting the Vatican document "Nostra Aetate." As the Seton Hall University Jewish-Islamic-Christian Virtual Media Library reports, "'Nostra Aetate' was the Vatican II document that denounced anti-Semitism, said that the Jews as a group were not responsible for deicide, and that said it was inappropriate to depict Jews as accursed by G'd."
The historical questions raised by "The Deputy" are still very much in dispute.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection.


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Tour guide led more than 90 trips to China but can't find new job
My husband is a freelance tour manager, taking groups of people on trips to various foreign countries. He has been working for a major holiday company since 1988, generally doing six or seven tours a year.
In the past few years the company has reduced its "fully-escorted" tours to just two. With little or no advertising these two tours are not attracting the minimum numbers needed to run them, so my husband has been slowly running out of work.
He is very experienced, passionate about his job, and gets excellent feedback from his clients, but I feel his CV does not do him justice. He has applied to a number of other holiday companies with little success. He has just had his 60th birthday, has a law degree and once worked as a UN volunteer for two years in Papua New Guinea. He has led tours in many countries, including more than 90 in China, and has a great interest in that part of the world. How should he word his CV and what should he include?
Jeremy says
People with a great deal of experience, over a wide variety of different areas and spread over a long period, are often tempted to include just about everything in their CVs. The belief is that, since different companies will be looking for different things, the more you include, the more likely you are to attract somebody's interest.
This approach can, of course, be successful. The trouble is, to the potential employer looking for specific skills and enthusiasms, the applicant can often come across as a jack of all trades and master of none. I wonder if this is what your husband is doing? If so, he should try being a great deal more focussed.
He will know far more about tour companies than I do, but many of them seem to specialise: sometimes in their portfolio of destinations and sometimes in the subject matter their tours cover. So rather than sending out an all-purpose CV, your husband should try fine-tuning every application to target the company to which he's applying. I'm not suggesting he sets out to deceive; just that he's selective.
He's got a wealth of experience, not all of which will be relevant to all companies. His huge knowledge of China, for example, deserves an application all of its own: totally concentrated and full of committed enthusiasm. To add that he's also conducted many successful tours to other parts of the world would simply dilute the impact.
There must be tours, too, for which his law degree could be a clinching factor. Sending out the same CV to a great many companies is seldom as effective as sending out very few, with each one tailor-made for the company in question. Time spent on research at this stage is time well spent.
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• The immediate problem may simply be a reflection of the tourism industry. I find it hard to believe that, say, the international charity sector couldn't find a use for someone with his knowledge. He should seriously consider an industry switch if he wants a job.
However, I appreciate that he may not want any job, but a job specifically in tourism and guided tours of other countries. If this is where his heart lies, has he considered setting up his own company? Small-scale, bespoke tours, marketed to well-off people – perhaps retirees of a not dissimilar age. Porthos
• I think he should probably take a broader look at the kind of job he is willing to take. With the number of highly-educated English-speaking locals increasing, the overhead of flying and housing someone from the UK is decreasing opportunities in many areas – not just tourism. The areas that continue to thrive seem to be banking, oil and gas and pharmaceuticals. Could he tailor what he does to services in those areas? stfual
I'm struggling to make ends meet as an intern and get little guidance
I'm a parent working as an intern in the public sector. After four months I still haven't been given an induction. As a result, I didn't find out about the possibility of applying for expenses until recently. To date I still have no job description and have received neither guidance nor support in the role.
The bosses like me and appreciate my work, but I feel I'm being taken advantage of. It's difficult to make ends meet when I am paying travel and food expenses to do a job for free.
I haven't said anything to my boss because I like the work and am happy to be getting some experience in the sort of job that I'd like to find some day. I don't want to ruin my chances of being considered for work in the company at a later date.
Jeremy says
From what you tell me, you are indeed being taken advantage of – but it may not be a deliberate act of exploitation. It's just as likely to be the result of some confusion of responsibility and straightforward thoughtlessness.
I'm interested that you talk about "my boss" but also refer to "the bosses". From this, and the fact that you've received no job description and no guidance or support, it seems extremely likely that no single person within the organisation has been given the clear responsibility of looking after you. If that's the case, all your troubles are explained.
If there's an HR department, you should certainly raise your concerns with them. Your induction, a job description and information about matters such as expenses are all, or should be, HR responsibilities. Be careful not to seem to blame your boss; he or she has probably never thought about anything other than the quality of the work you do for them, or been asked to. And since you've never brought these issues up, they can hardly be blamed for a failure to take corrective action.
Only if you have no HR department, or no equivalent, should you share your worries with your boss; again making it clear that this is not an implicit criticism of him or her. If my analysis is halfway right, they'll be surprised and slightly shocked that you've been left in such limbo.
You certainly can't let the current situation continue. If you pursue your requests with both tact and persistence, I can't believe you'll prejudice your chances of getting considered for proper work with the company at some later date. If you've proved your value, it will want to keep you.
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• Your employer is probably being evasive because it knows it is breaking the law. The law is quite clear: if you are undertaking work for any organisation (other than a charity, or you are on an academic or government-backed scheme) then you are legally entitled to the minimum wage. By signing a contract, or presenting you with a job description, the company is acknowledging that you are employed by it, and then you have every right to seek a wage from it. OllyBenson
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Re: Mooring Pendant Length
Thank you for the info. My original question came from watching the mooring field at slack tide on windless days, with a 25ft boat on a 20 ft pendant. It seemed that we could make the field a bit more compact if we shortened the pendants. Then the hurricane passed by. When the boats are being driven by 80mph winds, it looks different! Some of the comments in this thread were very helpful also.
I plan on two pendants, a 12 ft 5/8 everyday with a 6 ft 3/4 with a "cyclone" storm pendent, total 18feet. I also purchased a 20 foot 3/4 in back-up. The cyclone is a dyneema line.
Our mooring guidelines call for 1.5 to 2 times waterline to deck chock as a MINIMUM. Some folks are more than 5 times. But we came through Hurricane Irene with no losses, and now I am on a chafe gear kick, having finally understood the dramatic increase in chafe with a short pendant in a storm.
Thanks again.
Fair Winds.
Re: Mooring Pendant Length
Do not go to the cheap on chafe guards and pennants. Your boat will in danger of breaking loose in a storm.
A few boats in our fleet have broken loose and badly damages in storms. Upon inspection, the main reason is that the owner did not maintain their chafe guards and pennants.
Some rules from my yacht club.
8. Pennant length from surface to chocks should equal two and one half times the height of the chocks above water and not to exceed three times.
9. All shackles and swivels used in the heavy chain shall not be smaller than the chain size used.
10. All shackles used in the light or upper chain shall not be more than one trade size smaller than that of the upper chain or a minimum of 3/8 inch.
11. Use proper chafe guards on the pennants at the chocks.
12. Pennants must be maintained in safe condition. No nylon upper pennant shall be used more than two seasons. It is recommended that pennants be replaced annually.
13. Chocks and cleats are part of the mooring system and should be attached securely through backing plates.
14. Double pennants shall be used for all moorings. It is recommended pennants be of equal length. Pennants must be maintained in safe condition. No nylon upper pennant shall be used more than two seasons. It is recommended that pennants be replaced annually.
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|I keep a number of 18" bits of 1 1/2' fire hose onboard for use on my tie up lines where they run thru fairleads etc. Also cat's butt for towing skiff in heavy weather. May have to seize them in place so a short slice on each end helps fold it in.Tared marline ,For every thing else, there's duct tape.
I spoke to someone this weekend who also suggested fire hose. I am going to try that route.
I also installed a 'back up' pennant this weekend with 6' of chain from the mooring chain/ ball connected to about 6' of 3 strand that is cleated off on the bow.
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|How about a short length of fire hose fed onto the line before deployment ?
Here is a pic from Defender's site. Something similar is what I plan on using.
Here is the link to the bridle plate shown in the image.
As for chafe gear, I have heard of folks using swim noodles, cheap and work well from what I have been told. YMMV
What do you guys use for chafe gear? I am on a mooring and have tried several different styles of protection including some that are heavy fabric and secure with wire ties and one that wraps around the line and is secured with tightly wound electrical tape, which seems to work a bit better. The one with wire ties tends to bunch up into one place over time. Last night I checked on the boat and one of the pennants had broken free from where it was rubbing against the ball. I am guessing barnacles got the best of it. I am thinking of using plastic flexible tubing from Lowes to cover the entire pennant. Any ideas?
upeil1: I have a similar set up and have been succesful with securing the two pennants to the dingy and have the pick up line (which is much longer) strategically placed on the dingy so I can retrieve that first and tie off the boat and then grab the primary pennats. This has kept them from wrapping around the chain. I am also looking at getting a couple floats and putting them about 1-2 feet off the ball, and then evry 2 feet (similar to Maine Sails photo) which should solve the problem without having to tie them to the dingy. Ultimately it is about being able to drop the lines and go!
I have a lot of problems with my mooring. The mushroom and the chain are loaned to me by a friend who doesn't have a boat in the water. I have a pick up pendant and 2 bridles. They are forever getting entangled around on another. I pick up the pendant and then run the bridles through the chocks and secure them to the main cleat on the deck. Some people leave the bridles in the water when they leave the mooring. If i do this I have a spaghetti factory when I get back.
Maine sail: Do you have a drawing / photo of your setup?
It's the only part of sailing so far that drives me a little batty. Ideally I guess I would like to get out to the mooring, drop the bridles, sail, come back in and hook up, and go on my merry way.
Asking too much?
Originally Posted by Maine Sail View Post
If your mooring system is set up incorrectly this can and will happen. We have not had a pendant tangle in our mooring ball or chain in 12 years and we use dual, long unequal length pendants. One of our moorings, our storm mooring in front of the house, has one 25 foot and one 30 foot pendant.
We use that mooring perhaps twice per year and the pendants have never once fouled anything. We have also ridden out some very severe Nor' Easters and never had any chafe issues.
I have studied mooring failures for nearly 25 years and short pendants always fail earlier at the chock, most likely due to heat. Another big area for failure is anchor chafe. Our town harbor master now mandates anchors be removed from the bow in storm conditions.
Is there a swivel on the shackle that connects the pennants to the top chain or do you simple attach the pennants to one shackle? I'm debating on using a single pennant, bridle, or long/short option.
I'm leaning towards long/short with them going to two separate cleats.
Originally Posted by delite View Post
The longer the pendant the more likely it will become fowled in the mooring ball chain when there is slack in the line. We used to have a long pendent to our mooring ball but grew tired of untangling the mess every time we went sailing.
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March 26, 2001
Richmond men's basketball head coach John Beilein will field your questions tonight for the final Spiders Sportsline of the 2000-2001 season. Tune into tonight to SportsRadio AM910 with Bob Black and Coach John Beilein as they wrap up season.
The Spiders finished 22-7 this season advancing to the second round of the NIT. They captured the CAA regular season title with a 12-4 record. Richmond will compete in the Atlantic 10 next season.


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Mumbai: A few days ago the Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan was spotted in a mall in Malaysia where he is currently shooting the film Don 2. When the actor walked in the shopping complex, the people there stopped what they were doing and gathered around the B-town super star. SRK wanted to say a few words that really impressed his fans. He said that "I call Malaysia my home. The people are very sweet."
The B-town actor seems to have become very popular here after he was knighted a few years back. Presently he has seen in the shopping complex where he was present to launch a Tag Heuer's global concept store. In Malaysia, Shahrukh Khan was quite busy with the shooting for the movie production called Don 2. This sequel is directed by Farhan Akhtar and opposite SRK we can see the lovely Priyanka Chopra.
From what we can see the Bollywood super star SRK has quite a few followers in the country of Malaysia, fans who where more than happy to have seen him in person.


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Kentucky Long Rifle or Hawken one?
Hello everybody,
I haven't done any muzzleload shooting so far, but just cannot stop thinking about perkussion muzzleloader rifle. Something of a classic one, probably Kentucky Long rifle or a Hawken... Intended use would be obviously to hunt deer (we have extended seasons for muzzleloaders + muzzleloaders are allowed around the city like shotguns but unlike regular rifles - DNR doesn't want many hunters with AR15 around the city). So, shooting straight in 100-200 yrds range (at least to hit into the barn wall from outside the barn) is a definite must, but I also would like to think of it as a piece of history. Maybe to hang around my headquarters (down in the basement office) during the rest of the year...
Does anyone hunt with either of them, can you share your experiences with those classic ones. Which one would you recommend?
Thanks! I'd appreciate every bit of information.
I'd say to go with a Hawken style rifle. The shorter barrel will feel better in the woods, especially with thick cover.
150 yards IMO would be maximum with open sights and off hand shooting.
CVA Hawken
CVA Mountain Rifle " Highly recommended!"
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Lyman Great Plains " .54cal is your best bet!" Lyman makes a good quality piece and they are accurate.
For me, It'd be a war between the great plains rifle and the cva mountain rifle.
What was the reason why Hawkens replaced Kentucky Long ones? All I can find is that Hawkens have bigger calibers as well as they used to be called plains rifle (so that would imply bility to shoot to longer distances accurately?) At the same time, longer Kentucky rifle barrel implies quite opposite, that Kentucky long one has more accuracy built into it. It's lighter too. I'd love to shoulder and preferably to shoot both before making any decision as to which one I like more. I had chance to shoulder a Hawken rifle at local Cabela's but they only have Kentucky long rifles in the catalog...
Exactly, during the fur trade the eastern guns wernt big enough. Mainly small bores, some were rebored to larger caliber but the stock designs were weak in the wrist area.
The hawken though was the cadillac of them all, heavy built rifles, accurate, reliable, big calibers. They didnt come with a 5 foot long barrel.
Back in those days, with the kentucky style rifles, they thought they needed a long arse barrel to be accurate, Not true!
If Hawken which caliber it be?
If Hawken which caliber it be? .50 or .54? I'm mostly after deer, but wouldn't want to rule out possibility of a Western hunt (or who knows if I ain't relocating later in my life).
In .50 I am attracted to lighter bullet weight (and flatter trajectory?), supposedly lighter weight of a gun in a field, as well as .50 requiring less powder and being more economical solution for practicing. I believe that .50 with a maxibullet is both legal and efficient for Colorado Elk hunt.
On another hand, I've read .54 with a round ball is deadly to anything moving from a squirrel to Mr.Grizzly...
you wont be doing any crazy long range shooting at game with it. Open sights and all, 150 yards max. And if shooting round ball, a 54+ is needed for anything over 150 yards.
I don't know about big bears with a 54 but any thing a 50 can do a 54 can do better! I have a 54 hawken full stocker in flint. My max range with my eyes is 100 yd with open sights shooting a patched round ball.
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I did a step forward and bought both Kentucky Long Rifle .50 and Lyman Great Plains Hunter (quick twist) Rifle in .50. I haven't made a decision yet, which one to keep and which one to return (if not both)... My short list also has Lyman GPR in .54, but I hoped longer barrelled .50 shooting a conical bullet through slightly longer barrel would have enough firepower for me to go even potential elk hunting. Of several stores in our area, only 1 carries stuff in .54, so that was a thing to consider for me.
I'll share my observations when both rifles get into the store.
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