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Richland MI Real Estate & Homes for Sale
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The median home value in Richland, MI is $252,700.
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10844 S Interlaken Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate Bill Sikkema
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Gull Lake Michigan This amazing home and property is on a vwrey private 2.24 acre lot. Fabulous sandy Beach and a 6-9 ft wide stream flowing through the property. This Custom Home was built by Hawks Hallow with unmatched craftsmanship. Your new home features on the main floor a Large Living room w fireplace, formal dining, bedroom, expansive Kitchen and pantries, sitting area w fireplace, 2 full baths, Large mud room, The upper floor has a rec room 2 bedroom and full bath plus a HUGE Master Suite with a NEW Bathroom and Walk in closet. The Lakefront patio and play area lead to a flat yard to the pristine lake and beach side patio, Also this property features a attached 2 1/2 garage & 3 stall detached garage that is heated and room for many boats and cars. Discover Gull Lake Today!
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate Bill Sikkema
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GULL LAKE - This spectacular 4 bedroom home has everything!, Private setting, Large yard, Large open concept main floor with Kitchen and Island, wet bar, leading to Living room with wall of windows facing the water Stone fireplace, main floor office, screened porch, large patio, Upper has Master Suite w tub, shower, 2 other beds w full bath, upper laundry, Lower level daylight windows, has bedroom, full bath w steam shower, and rec room and Great room, 3 stall garage and large cement driveway, Wildwood Spring Creek Discover Gull Lake and its beauty and year around enjoyment!
Courtesy: Boris, REALTORS Lisa Warner
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Solid construction of Bill Holland. Well maintained Ranch with Gull Lake Access. PRICED TO SELL! $239,900 Nice flowing floor plan and great for entertaining. 2 main floor bedrooms are HUGE, master with bath. Kitchen with newer appliances, dining room with picture window to perennial gardens, and walk out to your deck. Such a great place to relax and enjoy the endless days by Gull Lake. Full basement would be great for additional bedrooms, or recreation, newer bath, manicured gardens & lawn. I can not say enough of about this home that has been loved for so long. You will want to call and take the opportunity to tour and view this lovely Ranch home. Boat slip to home is the 2nd slip, just south of the island bridge. WHAT A VALUE w/ Gull Lake access.
Courtesy: Five Star Real Estate Michael Carl
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Welcome home! Re-done completely in 2016, this home features a new roof, new insulation, new electrical, new plumbing, new flooring, new appliances, and more. Located in the Gull Lake school district, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom ranch walkout on 1.8 acres is the home you've been searching for. The kitchen features new appliances, an eating area & plenty of cabinet space. The main level also contains a large living room, main floor laundry, 3 bedrooms, and 2 full bathrooms. The basement features another laundry area, 2 large workshops/craft rooms or storage areas, and a finished family room with new carpet and a perfect place for a fireplace insert. Outside, you'll find a 2-car attached garage & a fully insulated pole barn with electric. This one won't last longschedule your showing today!
10168 E De Avenue Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate Julie Hribar
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Move right into this lovingly cared for Gull Lake schools colonial home just outside the Village of Richland. This home has just over 3 acres of sprawling property. As you drive up the paved driveway you will notice the meticulous landscape and the inviting covered porch to enjoy the country setting. The home offers 2500 sq ft of finished space. As you enter the home you are greeted with two living spaces, both with hardwood floors. The wood burning fireplace creates for cozy main floor living. The kitchen offers a generous amount of prep space and an abundance of cupboards. The island would be the perfect space to make holiday treats. The upstairs you will find 4 oversized bedrooms. The master suite offers a walk in closet, a bath w/double sink and a Jacuzzi tub. The w/o
11820 Yorkshire Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Chuck Jaqua, REALTOR, Inc. Lisa Faber
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Immaculate & spacious ranch walkout w/ access to Sherman Lake! Private association beach & tennis court. Gull Lake schools. Current owner has taken great pride in maintaining home for over 40 years! Huge living room w/ large picture. Formal dining room. Great kitchen space w/ center island & an abundance of cabinets, counter space, & pantry. Casual dining area offers access to deck overlooking private backyard! If you're looking for large bedrooms you won't be disappointed! All 3 bedrooms are great in size including private master suite w/ remodeled bathroom featuring double vanity, tile floor, & large tile shower. Guest bathroom also remodeled w/ newer vanity, tile floor, & tile surround in tub/shower. Lower level features rec room, half bath, & huge storage area. Whole house generator.
8657 N 37th Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: CENTURY 21 C. Howard David Howard
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Winding private drive through sheltering woods leads to this immaculate executive style home placed on three acres at the entrance to Idlewild Beach. Enjoy the privacy and the proximity to Kalamazoo (21 min.), the bay at Gull Lake (5 min) and the Village of Richland (shopping, banking, dining). With 5,000 square feet, 5 bedrooms (fifth is currently set up as an in-home gym) and full walkout basement, there's plenty of room to spread out. Upstairs the master suite is exceptionally spacious (large walk-in closet), while on the other side of the gallery walk overlooking the living room below, are two more bedrooms, each opening into a full Jack and Jill bath. The custom kitchen (granite counters) opens to the great room on one side and into the formal dining room and living room .
9364 Bunkerhill Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate William Clancy
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9364 Bunkerhill Drive offers the LOCATION, SETTING & ENJOYMENT your family is seeking at just the RIGHT PRICE!!! Located on a quiet low traffic street within walking/biking distance to all of Gull Lake's Richland campus school buildings, the neighborhood is highly desired. The design allows natural light to flood the main level, providing attractive views of the grounds, landscape & inviting in ground pool. Offering four bedrooms, 2 full baths, granite counters, brick fireplace, basement with egress window & many additional attractive features......you won't want to wait to view! Call now to be the first to view.(seller approved roof shingle credit/replacement to be issued with acceptable offer)Seller providing home warranty with pool coverage.
8804 Aveling Way Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate William Witek
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JUST LISTED! TRADE! OPEN HOUSE 7/30 2:30-4PM! GORGEOUS Newly Remodeled 7 Year Old Contemporary Home In Gilmore Farms! Professional Decorating and finishes done in Modern classic design; new granite countertops, custom glass mosaic subway tile backsplash; freshly painted interior; all new upscale lighting fixtures throughout in chrome and crystal; stainless offset double bowl kitchen sink w/high profile contemporary pull down faucet, stainless steel appl's; glazed porcelain kitchen & entry tile in a brushed concrete look; sculpted carpet made w/varying loop and cut heights provide a sophisticated appeal; luxury vinyl plank floors offer the richness & texture of real hardwood but the durability & maintenance of vinyl; classic travertine look tile
Courtesy: Century 21 Arrowhead Linda Jackson
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Stop spending your time fixing up your house and move into a home where it's all been done for you beautifully. You'll adore this 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath traditional home tucked away in the heart of a beautiful area. This one of a kind home features granite counters in the kitchen and all bathrooms, new tub and showers, hand scraped engineered hardwood floors on the main level, all new triple pain windows. Custom kitchen with slow close doors and newer stainless steel appliances. The completely fenced in back yard boasts a sparkling in-ground pool with a wrought iron fence and new pool pump in 2016. New Gas furnace in 2010 and gas fireplace in 2017. Large living areas with new gas fireplace hand crafted mantel and ship lap on an accent wall. This home is a must see and move in ready.
8093 N Yorkville Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Boris, REALTORS Sherry Iverson
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SELLERS HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER PROPERTY AND ARE ANXIOUS TO SELL this stunning home in a spectacular private setting. GULL LAKE access with shared day dock, gourmet kitchen, granite counters, center island, eating area, butler's pantry and sun room. Stone fireplace in great room wired for surround sound. Large master suite has a fireplace and walks out to the large deck overlooking the wooded back yard. Formal dining room, second bedroom, full bath, laundry room, office and mud room all on the main level. Upper level has two spacious bedrooms, full bath and large family room with two walk in storage closets. Daylight ower level has large family room with fireplace, kitchenette, 5th bedroom, hobby room, wet bar and full bath. Attached two car garage and detached two car garage.
Courtesy: Boris, REALTORS Mark Langerveld
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Who says you can't find a home with acreage on Gull Lake? In addition to featuring 1.5 acres of privacy,80 feet of lake frontage and panoramic views of the water, this hard-to-find piece of land is walking distance from Gull Lake Country Club. And nestled amongst this land's mature trees is a home to make your own. While still retaining some of its original character, like plaster walls and hardwood floors, the home's more recent updates include a newer living room, with cathedral ceilings and skylight; an open kitchen that leads to a dining room with prominent views of the lake; and a custom, marble fireplace. The home also features a new roof, and 5" well as of 2009. Having thoughts of building your new custom home on Gull Lake? This lot may be ideal. Yes, property like this does exis
10989 E De Avenue Richland, MI 49083
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Courtesy: Michigan Lifestyle Properties / Lake to Lake Realty Nova Schiavone
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This wonderful 4 bedroom walk-out ranch home is located on 13+ acres with woods and your own private pond....privacy and just minutes from town. The spectacular views from all windows can be enjoy every season. Spacious LR with wood burning fireplace surrounded by a expansive stone wall. Formal dining room with over sized sliding glass door opening to second floor deck. Large eat-in kitchen with pantry and main floor laundry, half bath, master bedroom and second good size bedroom. The full walk-out basement offers a very large family room with a big brick wall fireplace, sliding doors to patio area overlooking the pond also enjoy two more bedrooms, full bathroom and storage area. Home has the 2 car attached garage and a 24x20 additional 2 car detached garage and extra storage shed.
1625 Idlewild Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate Bill Sikkema
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GULL LAKE! 87 ft of pristine sandy lake front make this totally remodeled home the perfect place to start enjoying lake living its best!! Wonderfully designed home, Features: 3 bedrooms and a High End Custom Kitchen w stainless appliances, eating area leading to large living room w fireplace and leading out to a 4 season porch, professionally landscaped exterior showcase this home, extraordinary views of the lake and a huge yard to enjoy complete this property. Locally remodeled by Hawks Hallow. Come Discover Gull Lake today!!
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate Rachel Cunningham
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Beautiful custom Hidden Lake home with end of the cul-de-sac location. A private wooded lot provides the perfect place to enjoy your screened in porch with vaulted ceilings just off the breakfast nook. Amazing first floor master suite with corner fireplace and bowed window overlooking the scenic yard is complete with newly renovated master bath. Main floor boasts new hardwood floors, office, cathedral ceilings, lovely architectural columns and large kitchen with granite counter tops, center island and all new stainless steel Kitchen Aide appliances. The upstairs is home to 3 good sized bedrooms with walk in closets and two full bathrooms. The lower level features a family room, the 5th bedroom and full bath and an unfinished room that would be perfect for a theatre room or in home gym
6080 N 31st Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Jaqua REALTORS Jessica Fox
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Magnificent Horse/Hobby Farm/Hunting property! The original owners have meticulously cared for and continually improved upon this one-of-a-kind idyllic property. Over $160k in improvements in the last 10 years. Kitchen features granite counters and a large island, stainless appliances and a large bay window overlooking the gorgeous pastures. The Master Suite has a huge tiled shower, dual sinks and large walk-in closet. Formal Den, fabulous finished walk-out basement with bar, multiple sitting areas, and a HUGE, lodge-like screened-in porch! The elaborate landscaping includes brick patios and walkways all around the house. Walking this property is a must, it cannot be adequately described here!30'x40' Barn with 4 stalls, fenced pasture, even a 200 year old oak tree!
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate Chuck Clancy
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Don't settle for less than perfect just to get on Gull Lake when you can enjoy this beautiful and unique home offering in-law quarters for your family needs or extra guests. Offering 3 different levels and private living on each level, the possibilities are endless! This is home is truly immaculate! The enormous deck allows you to view beautiful Gull Lake while having private access to the lake and a dock shared with just one neighbor. In the past 10 years nearly everything has been updated or replaced - an addition & other improvements by Hawks Hollow Builders - with remodeled kitchen, newer appliances, AC, well tank & fresh paint. The living areas offer a comfortable, homey feel with a light and bright functional floor plan!
6872 Wild Plum Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Chuck Jaqua, REALTOR, Inc. Christine Hadden
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Welcome to AVB's Exclusive 2011 Parade Home ''The Glenbrook.'' Green built & Energy Star certified, this ''gently lived in'' home speaks volumes of details and quality touches; such as, beautiful stone & shake exterior, 8' doors on the main level,Pella windows, plantation shutters, hardwood floors, a chef's kitchen with hardworking center island,lots of pull out drawers, walk in pantry, granite counters, tiled backsplash, adjacent Butler's pantry with wine frig leads to the formal dining room with wainscoting and across the foyer is the office/den with french doors. The inviting family room features a centered gaslog fireplace with custom shelves and coffered ceiling. The private backyard, is accessed via the patio door off the casual dining area. The master suite features a tray ceiling
8210 N 27th Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Keller Williams Kalamazoo Market Center Stephen Mattingly
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Spacious open rooms make this country home seem to go on forever. 3 bedroom 2 full bath ranch with a very large private fenced back yard in Gull Lake Schools. Enjoy main floor living with a abundance of kitchen cabinets, breakfast bar area and the laundry room only steps away. Entertaining while cooking is easy with the dining room and living room flowing off the kitchen. Skylights in the high ceilings and a gas fireplace adds to the cozy yet open setting. Main floor master has a full bath, large closet and a view of the private back yard. Lower bedroom is huge also with high ceilings. Lower entertaining area is also big enough for a gym and office area. A workshop is off the entertainment area which is attached to another multipurpose room. The very private fenced back yard has a massive
8444 Gull Road Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Keller Williams Kalamazoo Market Center Stephen Mattingly
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Open House Sunday July 16th 2-4 Unique 3 bedroom two full bath main floor living home with separate living quarters.One bedroom addition to home added for aging parent and addition has it's own kitchen, full bath, heat source, and with sliders to large deck. Updated homes main living area has a beautiful hickory kitchen cabinets with a breakfast bar area and pantry. Roomy office area is off the kitchen for convenience of multitasking. Relax in the cozy airy living room or read a book on the large patio in the private back yard. Conveniently located close to downtown Richland, Gull Lake, or Kalamazoo.
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices MI Joy Watts
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Picture yourself living in the calm surroundings and casual elegance of Cottage Pointe Condominiums. The Newcastle design features 1377 sf of living space with a split floor plan with the guest bedroom on one side of the home and the master suite with private bath with dual sink vanity and walk in closet, on the other. The cathedral ceiling of the great room covers the spacious living room, kitchen with laminate counter tops, DW, microwave & pantry and dining room with sliding doors out to a 16'x12' patio, perfect for entertaining or just relaxing. The main floor laundry with tile floors is located just off the kitchen and has the rear entry to the attached 2 car garage. This home also offers a full, unfinished, daylight basement that could be used for storage or finished at a later date.
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices MI Joy Watts
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This free standing condo in beautiful Cottage Pointe, is the Modified Bristol design. It has 1285 sf of finished space w/2 BDRMS, 2 Baths, large master suite that feels like a private retreat w/its' own bath & roomy walk in closet. A spacious guest bedroom is conveniently located by the full hall bath. Cathedral ceilings & wood laminate flooring add to the open - airy feeling of the great room that encompasses a large living room, kitchen w/laminate counter tops & walk in pantry & dining area w/sliding doors to a 16' x 12' deck just right for relaxing or entertaining guests. The main floor laundry is located just off the kitchen & has rear entry to the extended & attached 2 car garage. A full, unfinished, daylight basement offers lots of storage or could be finished off at a later date.
Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices MI Joy Watts
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Live a lifestyle of casual elegance in Cottage Pointe. This free-standing condo is our Modified Bristol design featuring 1452 sf of MF living space, a lovely 4 season room + 12x12 patio, 2 BDRMS, 2 full baths, a master suite w/cathedral ceilings, large private bath, double sink, cultured marbled vanity & spacious walk in closet, a beautiful great room w/laminate wood flooring & cathedral ceiling covering a chef's kitchen complete w/granite countertops & walk in pantry, dining room & living room w/stacked stone, gas FP. The laundry is just off the kitchen & includes the entry to the attached 2 car garage. Below, a full, unfinished daylight basement w/large windows let in lots of light which could be used for storage or finished at a later date & has been plumbed for a bath. Call Today!
9225 Kellie Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Keller Williams Kalamazoo Market Center Jean Brenton
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Come see this immaculate, 2005 Parade of Homes showpiece. With five bedrooms, three car garage, new water heater, newer appliances, and three and a half baths, this contemporary styled house with an open floor plan offers everything. Tucked away in the secluded Richland Woods development, this home has so much to offer. The main floor master bedroom along with main floor laundry are just a couple of features that make this house perfect for the modern family. With a full basement that has a huge finished space and ample storage, there is room for everyone. Come see it today!
10633 Wildwood Richland, MI 49083
Courtesy: Chuck Jaqua, REALTOR, Inc. Suzanne McPeek
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Totally remodeled like new! View of lake and Deeded ACCESS WITH BOAT DOCK. Open floor plan. Kitchen has chocolate colored cabinets, granite counters stainless appliances. Laminate vinyl flooring most of main level. Great room with vaulted ceiling and wood burning stove. Newer roof, windows, siding, doors. Main floor bedroom and full bath. Upstairs master suite and 3rd bedroom w/ bath in between. Nestled on a private wooded lot with views of Gull lake, Access just down the street. Storage shed and 2 car garage. Great way to get on the lake for summer at an affordable price!
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Reno is many things to many people, but foremost, it is the place to go to see the unlimited class racers flog their engines in the quest for the checkered flag. "Whipping it," so to speak. This year, warm temperatures, well prepared racers and relatively calm winds meant high lap speeds for the modified Mustangs, Sea Furies and Yaks. There was even speculation that fans might even see the mythical 500 mph lap.
The unlimited class had slots for 24 racers; 12 P-51's, 13 Sea Furies, three Yak-11's and a single T-28 vied for the spots. The field this year was extremely fast: a stunning fifteen unlimiteds turned in lap speeds in excess of 400 mph! Reno 2000 was going to be many thing to many people, but most of all it was going to be fast.
Some big names had thrown their hat into the fray in the Gold class. The inline powered racers included former champion Skip Holm behind the stick for the Dago Red team. He was favored in Sunday's Gold race, due in no small part to the victories the team earned in 1999 and 1998. Dago appeared this year with a paint scheme that included purple flames over the familiar white and yellow stripe. Bill "Tiger" Destefani was returning to go for the gold, supremely confident that his six-time champion Mustang Strega would allow him to retire from air racing with a final victory. The highly modified Mustang trio was rounded out by Matt Jackson, flying Bob Button's Voodoo. The racer had spent the last five years experiencing race modifications, growing pains and the worst luck imaginable. This year, the aircraft was well prepared, and featured a Jack Hovey race prepared Merlin.
The radial crowd at Reno 2000 was headed up by Brian Sanders and Dreadnought, the Super Sea Fury mated to a R-4360. Over the years Dreadnought has defined what a fast and reliable racer is; they have won more money coming in second than most racers ever will coming in first. Up to the start of Reno 2000, Dreadnought had experienced only one engine failure in 16 years of racing! Tom Dwelle brought his Critical Mass Super Sea Fury back to Reno after a great 1999 race. Dwelle and crew had rebuilt their R-3350 and really had the aircraft up to speed this year. Mike Brown, a former competitor in his R-3350 September Pops, had grown some fangs, and had another Sea Fury prepared for Reno 2000. September Fury also sports a R-3350 modification, but with several major changes - fuel injection and a boil-off oil cooling system.
Nipping at the heals of the front runners were a whole gaggle of Mustangs and Sea Furies. Bill Eberhardt bolted on some go-fast mods to his P-51 Merlin's Magic, while veteran racer Bill "Rhino" Rheinschild returned with his Risky Business Mustang. Art Vance would fly the other R-4360 powered Sea Fury, Furias. To round out the field, Sherman Smoot would again race John Moore's Czech Mate, the highly modified R-2800 powered Yak-11 that had blown an engine and caught fire at Reno 1998.
The action got started with the beginning of qualifying on Monday. Tiger strode out and strapped into Strega for his qualifying attempt; the racer appeared to be in top form and would probably be capable of a 500 mph lap. Unfortunately, the attrition card reared its head and struck at Tiger. With moderate power on the aircraft, Tiger was turning quick laps and flying conservatively. Suddenly, the radio crackled with a mayday call; it was Tiger - trailing a stream of white smoke. He pulled off the course and made an uneventful landing on runway 14. Talk in the Strega pit afterward centered on an ADI problem that lead to a torched piston. The uphill battle to get the aircraft ready to qualify - let alone race - had begun. The crew worked almost around the clock in order to get the necessary repairs made.
Attrition would also seep into the round engine ranks at Reno. Brian Sanders had flown Dreadnought rather conservatively on the course during qualifying, coming up with a speed of 438 mph. The huge racer seemed to be loafing around the course with ease, and race fans knew this beast could turn laps in the 460 mph range. Unfortunately, a post flight inspection of the engine's screens revealed a very small amount of silver; the first signs of a main bearing failing. "We caught it early," Sanders said. "We'll be able to rebuild this engine instead of having it blow up on us. We're actually upbeat about it. It could have gone unnoticed, and we could have had a failure out on the race course. Then I'd have to do all that heroic pilot stuff," Sanders laughed. Although Dreadnought was now out of the competition, it was comforting to see such a professional and safe approach to racing. One racer down...
More problems were occurring with Sherman Smoot and Czech Mate. The highly modified R-2800 powered Yak-11 had been campaigned for years by Bob Yancey with a degree of success. Now owned by John Moore, Czech Mate had been rebuilt and tuned for Reno 2000. During Smoot's practice sessions on the course, the R-2800 was producing some vibration at certain power settings. The crew worked on the engine early in the week, pulling jugs and checking pistons and exhaust valves. By Tuesday, everything had been put back together for a test flight. Smoot took to the course like a man possessed; his line was low, tight and consistent around the unlimited course pylons. The stubby racer sounded great as he turned the course somewhere in the low 400's. Unfortunately, an afternoon test flight on Tuesday ended with a dramatic mayday. Smoot was at altitude east of the airport when he radioed a mayday. Something within the engine had come apart, and the racer was trailing smoke.
With altitude, a bit of time, and options, Smoot glided back to the west and made a textbook deadstick landing in runway 8. Still smoking, Smoot touched down about 1,500 feet from the threshold and brought the Yak to a stop on the runway. When the aircraft was towed back to the pits, a teardown showed the piston in the number 7 cylinder had either torched or had simply broken. A psi test on that cylinder allowed air to blow back into the oil tank, and other parts of the engine were also suspect. Two racers down...
The practice and qualifying sessions also saw Bill Eberhardt call a mayday that went almost totally unnoticed, as it happened at the same time Tiger called his mayday. With all eyes on Tiger and Strega, Eberhardt was low on the course turning 400 mph laps when his power went from the neighborhood of 100 inches right back to 20 inches. With the power stuck there, Eberhardt maneuvered his Mustang to a hot landing on runway 8. As he pinned the mains on and applied braking, he had the presence of mind to shut off the mags and prevent the racer from going off the end of the runway. The culprit was a broken throttle attach bolt, and the problem was easily fixed. Merlin's Magic posted a respectful qualifying speed of 413.842 mph.
Mike Brown had raced at Reno the previous few years, and has become in important participant in his R-3350 Sea Fury September Pops. With faster speeds in mind, he had another racing Sea Fury built up by the Sanders family. Named September Fury, the aircraft had been finished and test flown only days before departing for Reno. Brown flew the pylons like he'd been doing it for years: very low, tight and crisp lines around the course. There was little doubt that Brown had come to Reno this year to bring home a trophy and some prize money. He qualified at a stunning 433.173 mph; a fantastic speed for a brand new aircraft.
The rest of qualifying was relatively uneventful. With Strega struggling with engine problems, the odds-on favorites had to be Dago Red and Voodoo. The highly strung Mustangs would surely win - if they held together. They qualified at 498.681 mph and 435.518 mph respectively. Right behind them was September Fury, while Tiger limped around the course in the ailing Strega at 429.858 mph.
Dwelle's Critical Mass had blown an exhaust valve in 1999's gold race, and was forced to mayday from the race. In the off season, the crew had torn down the damaged engine and rebuilt it to near perfect condition. Reno 2000 was shaping up to be a great year for Critical Mass, except that the team was experiencing ADI problems. Without enough ADI to cool the induction temperatures, Dwelle would be unable to pull full power from his engine. The crew would work on this problem throughout the week, but would never really get a handle on it. Dwelle initially qualified Critical Mass at a disappointing 429.610 mph, but vowed to fix the ADI problem and take a second attempt. On Wednesday, Dwelle said they had found their horsepower, and took off to re-qualify. It was obvious that Dwelle had the R-3350 wicked up a great deal more, as his lap speed was visibly faster. Unfortunately, his higher qualifying speed was disallowed due to a course deadline cut. His earlier, slower qualifying speed would stand.
In contrast to the normally reliable radial crowd, some of the Merlin racers were having an easy time of it. Skip Holm sauntered out to Dago Red, strapped in, and ripped off a 489.681 mph lap. Holm's line around the shortened course was smooth and very tight; he'd lost nothing since racing Stiletto in 1984 and winning the Gold race. Afterwards, Holm said, "If I had know I was going that fast, I would have run another lap with some more power. I was pretty wide on pylon four; I'm sure I could have done a 500 mph lap."
Matt Jackson also had an excellent qualifying run in Voodoo. Along with the new Hovey roller cam Merlin, a new propeller comprising a P-63 Kingcobra hub and T-28A blades was also being used. A custom-made spinner with a pointed tip was also fabricated and topped off the new look. Jackson had spent 25 hours test flying Voodoo at Jack Hovey's facility at Eagle's Nest, California. With quite a bit of Mustang and racer time, Jackson appeared extremely comfortable at the stick and made the racing look easy. He went out and whipped a 435.518 mph lap to secure the second fastest qualifying spot. It was apparent that with all of the failures and bad fortune the Voodoo team had experienced in the past, they were not pushing the engine hard at all. They wanted to make it to the show come Sunday.
Racing got underway on Thursday of race week, but the top five Gold class racers were excused from participating. Pylon action centered on Jim Michaels and the resurrected Miss Merced Sea Fury in the Bronze race. Miss Merced had seen quite a bit of action around the Reno pylons in the late '60's and early '70's, and she was now returning under the ownership of Michaels and Steve Bolander. Painted in a color scheme reminiscent of her 1970's flame paint job, Michaels ripped of lap after lap in the beautifully prepared yellow racer and battled the R-4360 powered Furias for second place. Rhino made an easy win out of the race in Risky Business at 412.514 mph.
While the days' event were being played out in front of the crowd, news had come from the rented hangar where Strega was being worked on. "We're out," Tiger said. The master of air racing deception, partial truths and Psychological Ops was being quite real; during the test flight and subsequent qualification flight, Strega's oil temperature had skyrocketed, damaging the main bearing and sending some metal to the screens. Even though the engine wasn't damaged beyond repair, another top runner was out.
(Tiger had announced that this would be his last year in the cockpit racing Strega, but as he pointed out, he never even got the chance to race. Will we see him back next year? It certainly seems that way!)
Friday's racing saw Steve Bolander begin his takeoff in Miss Merced, get airborne, and lose power. He brought the throttle back and landed straight ahead. One of the R-3350's mags had soured, so he was forced out of the day's Bronze race. Art Vance in Furias took the checkered flag at a rather sedate 385.359 mph.
The Silver race was full of action as Rheinschild sprinted to the lead and stayed there until he pulled up and out of the lead. He called a cool "Mayday" on the race frequency, had race control check that his gear was indeed down, and made an uneventful landing. Once again, a throttle linkage problem caused a Mustang to mayday. The real action came a few moments later as Hoot Gibson rounded pylon one in Riff Raff. Close in and close behind another racer, Gibson was extremely tight on the pylon and possibly inside it. He, as a response to wake turbulence or to avoid a pylon cut, went knife-edge and booted top rudder. As he recovered on the northwest portion of the course, the induction intake atop the cowling failed catastrophically, sending parts down the intake trunk and into the engine's supercharger.
The ensuing backfire and engine destruction shook Gibson and Riff Raff as he called a mayday and brought the racer up off the course. He maneuvered the red and white racer towards runway 14, but came in high and a bit fast. Gibson aggressively S-turned the red and white Sea Fury, and low to the ground, was forced to point the nose at the sagebrush to maintain his airspeed. As the crowd held their collective breath, Gibson recovered his speed and pulled the nose up quickly as the tires chirped on the runway. An audible exhale came over the crowd as they realized they just witnessed one of the more hairy maneuvers of the week. Gibson had done an outstanding job of handling his aircraft and avoiding disaster, but now another racer was out of the competition...
During the lineup and start of Friday's Gold heat, more racers experienced problems. Brent Hisey and Miss America taxied back in after experiencing mag problems, and Critical Mass never even made the start. As Dwelle cranked the engine, a crew member alerted the crew chief to a large stream of fluid coming from the bottom of the aircraft. Dwelle was immediately instructed to shut down, and he did so. The fluid turned out to be the extra-hot racing fuel coming from a broken fitting on a one-inch feed line. Although this problem was easily fixed and Dwelle raced the next day, it could have ended with total disaster for all.
The final problem of the day came when the four remaining racers came down the start chute; Mike Brown and September Fury called a mayday right before the racers were released to the course. Brown radioed his pit crew that he had a chip light, then engine roughness, then failure. He brought the prop back to extend the glide of the powerless Sea Fury and executed a well-flown deadstick approach. Another top contender was out for the year, and only three racers were left to fly this particular race.
Front runner Dago Red leaped onto the course and set the pace while Matt Jackson and Voodoo remained in his hip pocket. Neither racer was running full power, but speeds were still in the 440 mph neighborhood. In third place was Dan Martin in Ridge Runner; and he knew he couldn't keep the pace. He throttled back and cruised the pylons, enjoying the view from third place. With only three Mustangs on the course, there was a moment for joking on the race frequency as Martin exclaimed, "You guys better not pass me. I'll have to get mad!"
A few moments later, Holm keyed the mic in Dago Red and retorted, "I can't help it, my throttle is stuck."
The racers finished as they started; Dago in first at 443.037 mph, Voodoo in second at 416.603 mph, and Ridge Runner in third at a comfortable 360.166 mph. For a few laps, Voodoo had run with Dago and showed the fans that they could keep the pace. The anticipation for Sunday's final race was growing; it looked like Voodoo and Dago were going to make a show of it!
In Saturday's racing action, Critical Mass had been bumped down to the Silver heat due to their Did Not Start (DNS) on Friday. Dwelle made an easy race out of it, starting at the back and easily passing everybody in the field. It was almost comical; it seemed like every 30 seconds Dwelle was calling another racer on the radio, letting them know he was driving by them. Dwelle took the race at 428.800 mph, bumping him back up to the Gold race on Sunday.
For the most part, the weather during race week had been favorable for the Mustang crowd. Clear skies and warm temperatures were dominating, which gave the edge to the inline engine racers. The radial racers had suffered tremendous attrition, and were a bit handicapped by the warm days; cooling and ADI flow rates were a factor. Nevertheless, Dwelle and Critical Mass were the only radial engine threat to the Dago Red and Voodoo Mustangs.
Sunday dawned clear, and surprise - just a bit cooler than normal. They day's airshow had included the US Navy Blue Angels, Jimmy Franklin and his prop and jet powered Waco biplane, Sean Tucker and a full day of racing in other classes. Winds, normally gusting to 20 and 30 knots by the afternoon, were light and variable as the Gold unlimited racers were towed out in front of the grandstands. The record crowd was on their feet as each pilot was introduced and interviewed; cheers were going up for the favorites.
One by one, each racer cranked their engine and taxied out to the active. Steve Hinton, flying the TiVo sponsored T-33 pace plane, made sure each aircraft was ready and took off for the Gold race. The racers took off, joined on the T-33, and came back down the start chute.
Normally, Hinton would release the pack a mile or so behind the grandstands, but Voodoo had snuck ahead of the pace plane. Hinton gave several warnings to Jackson, and held the start until just north of the grandstands. At the last second, when everybody thought Hinton would bring them around for another start, he radioed, "Gentlemen, you have a race!"
Jackson, flying Voodoo, had backed way off the power in an attempt to come even with the start formation. Just as he had things under control, the start was called and Skip Holm had mashed Dago Red's throttle. The race was on, and Dago was screaming past pylon three as Jackson got the power back on Voodoo and accelerated towards the leader. The rate of acceleration was simply fantastic, and it showed the fans that Voodoo can, indeed, run with the big dogs.
Holm was whipping Dago hard with a hot lap speed around 477 mph, with Jackson fighting back from a position four seconds behind the leader. Halfway through the eight lap race, Jackson whipped Voodoo a bit harder and began to close the distance; he came to within two seconds of Holm. Dago's pit crew saw this, and had Holm bump Dago's power a bit. Even though there was some distance between the two Mustangs, it always looked like Voodoo had the chance to take it.
Tom Dwelle and Critical Mass had started at the back of the pack due to their finish in Saturday's Silver heat. Even though the ADI flow rate problem had not been solved on their R-3350, Critical Mass was still able to pass the whole pack except for Dago Red and Voodoo. Remaining between nine and 12 seconds behind Voodoo, Dwelle just couldn't get enough ADI to keep his induction temperatures down. Without full power, he had to settle for crossing the finish line in third place. The poppy red racer, however, looked and sounded great, and Dwelle's line around the course was consistent and smooth. For having so many top-contender radial engine aircraft out of the final race, Dwelle did them proud with his performance.
As lap six rolled around, Dan Martin had been keeping a decent pace in Ridge Runner until he also torched a piston and maydayed from the race. With white smoke pouring from the exhaust stacks, he made an excellent landing on runway eight. Shortly thereafter, the throttle linkage again failed on Bill Eberhardt in Merlin's Magic, forcing him to also call a mayday on the seventh lap.
As it stood, Skip Holm polished the pylons with tight, low, and consistent lines during the Gold race. He kept the power where it had to be to keep ahead of Matt Jackson and Voodoo. Holm blistered across the finish line at an average speed of 462.007 mph, with Jackson behind him at 459.793 mph. Dwelle took the checkered flag a few moments later with an average speed of 434.962 mph. Bill Rheinschild had forfeited his win in the Silver race to run in the Gold, and he crossed the finish line fourth with a speed of 415.771 mph.
With Jackson jumping the start, fans, officials and competitors knew that when the dust cleared, there would be some jockeying of the final results. When word came down, Jackson and Voodoo were penalized one lap for their transgression, which bumped them to a fifth place finish. As it stood, Dago Red was the winner, Critical Mass was second, and Bill Rheinschild took third in Risky Business. Voodoo's adjusted speed was 406.225 mph.
After the Gold race, it is customary for the winner and first two runners up to park in front of the grandstand to receive their accolades and trophy. But Reno 2000 had two more events in store for the fans. When Skip Holm had made his remarks about a 500 mph lap earlier in the race week, he apparently wasn't kidding. Owner Terry Bland and Holm made a decision to turn Dago Red immediately after the Gold race, and take the course in an official attempt to record a 500 mph lap.
As Dago was hurriedly pulled into its pit, several MiGs, an L-39 and a T-33 put on an exhibition jet race; something that the Reno Air Race Association has been pondering for a few years. As the jets took the course, the MiG-17's made great spectacle by turning the pylons with afterburners aglow, while the T-33 and L-39 flashed by. Although having one jet race in the schedule might be interesting, if this is any indication, it will be far from mesmerizing.
As the sun sank towards Peavine Mountain, the Dago Red crew had serviced the racer with minimum fuel, water and ADI. Holm strapped in for his record attempt; in many ways, this was the high drama event of Reno 2000. Many knew that the Dago Red / Skip Holm combination would be as close to unbeatable as one could get. But the Merlin in Dago had been beaten up all week, and had burned off a large amount of its wick. How much of it was left? Would it last the 59.6 seconds it would take to run a 500 mph lap?
Holm, a former Air Force combat pilot, Lockheed test pilot and unlimited champion, had made remarks about flying a 500 mph lap some found to be cocky. In fact, it is Holm's expert opinion of the ability of his aircraft and the conditions in which he would be able to break the lap barrier. It came down to simple knowledge and a belief in his abilities, and those of his crew chief Bill Kerchenfaut, engine builder Dwight Thorne, and the rest of the Dago Red crew.
Holm again strapped in to Dago's cockpit and fired the Merlin off. As hundreds of photographers burned off the Kodak, Holm taxied out for his record attempt. On takeoff, the Merlin sounded normal as the landing gear folded into the wings, and Holm banked left to enter the course. No dilly-dallying here; he was getting right to business.
"Race 4 is a mayday..."
The Dago Red crew may have known it even before Holm did, as the telemetry showed a drop in oil pressure within the spent Merlin. As Holm turned crosswind, the Merlin gave up whatever it had left in it and threw a connecting rod through both sides of the bottom engine's case. Holm guided the powerless Mustang to a landing on runway 14, ending his hopes of being the man to set the bar higher than anybody had set it before. For now, at least...
Reno 2000 came to a close and left many wishing for a different outcome. In the most simple cases, each team with a broken aircraft probably wished they hadn't broke. For many of the fans, Reno once again had way too many repetitive airshow acts and too little focus on air racing. Even the advertising and billboards around town toted the slogan "Racing With Legends" with a picture of a Blue Angel FA-18 jet.
For the Dago Red team, they had won the Gold, but at the cost of their engine. Granted, the engine was pretty much used up after the race, but it would have been a more gratifying victory if Dago had been able to hold it together for another lap and a half.
For team Voodoo, they were just a short step away from an upset victory. Even though Jackson jumped the start, he has a "Whip it" attitude and will be an important competitor in the years to come. For owner Bob Button, Reno 2000 was a huge victory in the sense that Voodoo held together and provided the only competition for Dago Red. Next year, look for Voodoo to arrive at Reno as a front runner; a refined racer able to meet or beat anything Dago Red or Strega can throw at it.
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Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5090
Dissolved oxygen is a critical constituent in reservoirs and lakes because it is essential for metabolism by all aerobic aquatic organisms. In general, hypolimnetic temperature and dissolved-oxygen concentrations vary from summer to summer in reservoirs, more so than in natural lakes, largely in response to the magnitude of flow into and release out of the water body. Because eutrophication is often defined as the acceleration of biological productivity resulting from increased nutrient and organic loading, hypolimnetic oxygen consumption rates or deficits often provide a useful tool in analyzing temporal changes in water quality.
This report updates a previous report that evaluated hypolimnetic dissolved-oxygen dynamics for a 21-year record (1974–94) in Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, and Norfork Lakes, as well as analyzed the record for Greers Ferry Lake. Beginning in 1974, vertical profiles of temperature and dissolved-oxygen concentrations generally were collected monthly from March through December at sites near the dam of each reservoir. The rate of change in the amount of dissolved oxygen present below a given depth at the beginning and end of the thermal stratification period is referred to as the areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit. Areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit was normalized for each reservoir based on seasonal flushing rate between April 15 and October 31 to adjust for wet year and dry year variability.
Annual cycles in thermal stratification within Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork, and Greers Ferry Lakes exhibited typical monomictic (one extended turnover period per year) characteristics. Flow dynamics drive reservoir processes and need to be considered when analyzing areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit rates. A nonparametric, locally weighted scatter plot smooth line describes the relation between areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit and seasonal flushing rates, without assuming linearity or normality of the residuals.
The results in this report are consistent with earlier findings that oxygen deficit rates and flushing-rate adjusted areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit in Beaver and Table Rock Lakes were decreasing between 1974 and 1994. The additional data (1995–2008) demonstrate that the decline in flushing-rate adjusted areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit in Beaver Lake has continued, whereas that in Table Rock Lake has flattened out in recent years. The additional data demonstrate the flushing-rate adjusted areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit in Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes have declined since 1995 (improved water quality), which was not indicated in earlier studies, while Greers Ferry Lake showed little net change over the period of record. Given the amount of data (35 years) for these reservoirs, developing an equation or model to predict areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit and, therefore, areal hypolimnetic oxygen content, on any given day during future stratification seasons may be useful for reservoir managers.
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A dazed and frustrated Johnson allowed home runs to three consecutive batters for the first time in his major league career and four in all during the fourth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-2 Sunday to stop a seven-game losing streak. (Related item: Box score)
"I felt great," said Johnson, who allowed the homers in a 16-pitch span. "The velocity was there."
But afterward, he felt miserable.
Given a 1-0 lead, Johnson allowed consecutive solo homers to Tadahito Iguchi, Aaron Rowand and Paul Konerko with one out in the fourth and, after singles by Jermaine Dye and Juan Uribe, a three-run shot to Chris Widger.
Johnson (11-8) has allowed 29 homers, the most in the American League and second in the major leagues behind Cincinnati's Eric Milton (35). The most Johnson has allowed in a season was 30 with Arizona in 1999.
The Big Unit, who missed a start earlier this month because of a bad back, allowed 10 hits, struck out eight and walked none in his fourth complete game this season. His ERA rose to 4.34, but both Johnson and manager Joe Torre said he pitched well.
"His stuff was good," Torre said. "He's going to win games pitching like that."
It was just the second time in his career Johnson allowed four home runs in a start, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The other was on June 20, 1999, for Arizona against Atlanta.
Scott Sanderson and Catfish Hunter were the only other Yankees pitchers to allow four homers in an inning.
Chicago tied a franchise record by hitting four in an inning for the third time, the first since May 3, 2000, against Toronto.
"The energy was good today early," Konerko said. "I knew we'd be in the game. I hope guys realize that we can't wait for good things to happen and then have energy. You've got to come with it first, and then good things follow."
Former-Yankee Jose Contreras (8-7) allowed two runs — one earned- and 11 hits, and matched his career-high by pitching eight innings. He struck out five and walked none.
"We got 11 hits off of him, so we had some opportunities," Torre said. "It looked like the right-handers were having better swings than the left-handers. We really never had him on the ropes. He had a great splitter, and it looked like that was what was getting the left-handed hitters. They just couldn't identify it and he was getting a lot of swings and misses."
After allowing a leadoff single to Pablo Ozuna in the first, Johnson retired nine straight batters before a White Sox offense that scored two runs in its previous three games came to life.
Iguchi homered to right on a 2-0 pitch, and Rowand homered to right after fouling off a 2-2 pitch to put Chicago ahead.
Konerko, who missed the first two games of the series with a strained lower back, fell behind 0-2 before sending a drive to left for his 32nd homer.
It was the seventh time in franchise history the White Sox hit three consecutive homers. Johnson was the first Yankees pitcher to give up three straight since Bill Fulton in the eighth inning against Minnesota on Sept. 12, 1987.
After the singles by Dye and Uribe, Widger hit his fourth home run of the season, connecting on a high 1-2 pitch that Johnson wanted him to chase.
"How do you explain something like that?" Johnson said. "It's the one thing that I'll walk away from this game not really understanding."
Johnson is 0-2 with two no-decisions since pitching eight scoreless innings against Minnesota on July 26.
"I felt very comfortable watching Randy pitch," Torre said. "The first three innings it looked like he was having an easy time locating the ball. But that inning, it seemed like the more pitches he tried to make, the less success he had trying to locate them."
Notes:Robinson Cano hit an RBI grounder in the third, and Tino Martinez hit a run-scoring single in the sixth. ... Yankees 1B Jason Giambi sat out with a bruised right calf.


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S&P Dow Jones Indices said UnitedHealth Group will replace Kraft Foods in the Dow Jones industrial average after the close of trading September 21. UnitedHealth shares rose 0.67 per cent to $US54.25 and Kraft slipped 0.5 per cent to $US39.93.
Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement chain, was up 2 per cent to $US59.46 after the company announced it will close all seven of its big box stores and cut 850 jobs in China.
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Total volume was 8.45 billion shares, above last year's daily average of 7.84 billion.
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Poll finds mixed support for hearings on Muslim radicalizationposted by Grace Yukich
A new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute finds that, while a majority of Americans (56 percent) support the upcoming Congressional hearings on radicalization in American Muslim communities, seven in ten believe that Muslim communities should not be singled out.
Looking for God in the 2010 midtermsposted by David Buckley
The 2010 elections changed a lot about the makeup of Congress, but did they change much about American secularism? A new poll shows partisanship in pulpits is rare, issue-based politics is alive and well, and Islam's electoral prominence is ripe for future manipulation.
The wisdom of crowdsposted by Justin Reynolds
The majority of Americans may not know much about their own religions, but they seem to have a pretty good handle on the intricacies of secularization theory. That, at least, was what I got from looking at the findings of two surveys published this fall.
Same-Sex Marriage? Well, the data say. . .posted by Penny Edgell
Recent poll data shows increasing support for same-sex marriage in the U.S., especially among White Catholics and mainstream Protestants. When and how can we use polls to gain insight about social policy and public debate? How much support is "enough" to change the way our institutions operate? And what is the role of progressive religious mobilization in changing attitudes on these kinds of "values" issues?
Consuming religionposted by Charles Gelman
Diane Winston offers up her take on the Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey at The Huffington Post.
Surveying religious knowledgeposted by The Editors
Following the release last week of the results of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life's U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey, which was widely reported as having demonstrated Americans' considerable lack thereof, we invited a dozen leading scholars to weigh in on the survey's significance.
What, we asked, do the results of Pew's quiz tell us about knowledge—and ignorance—of religion in the United States? And how important is the sort of religious knowledge that the survey tested to American public life?
How many "nones" make a secular nation?posted by Penny Edgell
What is the relationship between rates of church attendance and national identity? When more than 50 percent of a country's population does not attend religious services, is that the tipping point that makes for a secular nation?
Who are the "spiritual but not religious"?posted by Laura R. Olson
Who are the Americans who identify as "spiritual but not religious"? What unifying characteristics, qualities, and beliefs might they share? And to what extent might their distinctive approach to religion, or to systems of meaning, have relevance to political discourse, electoral campaigns, and public policy? As many other contributors to this blog have noted, these questions elude easy answers, because defining spirituality is, as Courtney Bender aptly puts it in her brilliant book The New Metaphysicals, "like shoveling fog." Nevertheless, perhaps we can obtain just a slight bit of traction by investigating some of the characteristics shared by SBNR Americans.
Pew survey: Jesus to return by 2050?posted by David Walker
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press released a new survey last week, focusing on people's predictions for life in 2050, which finds that "the public is divided over whether Jesus Christ will return to earth by 2050."
"Love Thy Neighbor? Not If He's Different"posted by Ruth Braunstein
At Miller-McCune, David Villano reports on a new study that finds that religious adherents in the U.S. are more inclined toward ethnocentric attitudes than agnostics.
Muslims in European public spheres and the limits of liberal theories of citizenshipposted by Jocelyne Cesari
Recent events in Europe, from the cartoon crisis in Denmark to the controversy over the construction of minarets in Switzerland, have brought the status of Islam in the secular public sphere to the forefront of European political debates. The consequences of these debates can be seen in a hardening of the boundary between what is public and what is private, as many assume that religion generally belongs to the private sphere. Collective views in Europe have come to dictate that any claim or expression in public space deriving from religious beliefs be seen as illegitimate. As Jürgen Habermas has noted, the liberal vision of a secular public sphere imposes a special burden on the shoulders of religious citizens. Many believers, however, would not be able to undertake such an artificial division in their own minds between their religious beliefs and their civic commitments without destabilizing their existence as pious persons.
College Professors not as non-religious as one would thinkposted by Sam Han
Sociology of Religion has just published a study by Neil Gross and Solon Simmons on US professors' belief in God. Unsurprisingly, the American professoriate is less religious than the general population. But as the study shows, 35% of those surveyed believe absolutely that God exists, while another 17% believe so with some reservations, which is not small by any means.
Church attendance concentrated in South, Utahposted by Charles Gelman
Yesterday, Gallup released its 2009 numbers on church attendance (based on more than 350,000 interviews), breaking down the results by state. The distribution is not entirely surprising.
Beyond believing but not belongingposted by Darren Sherkat
Religious identification is on the wane in the United States, as in most other nations in the developed world. Yet, many scholars and pundits are somewhat dismissive of trends in disaffiliation as evidence of growing secularism because, they claim, Americans increasingly believe but don't belong. However, Americans' beliefs are changing as well. And, many who do not believe are nonetheless forced to belong because of social influences on religious commitments. Indeed, as I will show, there are far more people who belong to religious groups but do not believe than there are people who believe but don't belong. And, furthermore, a growing proportion of Americans neither believe in the authority of religious creeds nor belong to organizations devoted to religion.
Religion's reputationposted by Paul Lichterman
In 2008, roughly 15 percent of Americans told telephone surveyors with the American Religious Identification Survey that they had no religious preference, were atheist, agnostic, secular, or humanist….Whether or not we want to feed these findings back into a very long-running debate about sociology's secularization thesis, many of us will feel compelled to ask what this trend means for American public life. We are trained to ask the question because we are so used to thinking in Tocquevillian terms about religion's relation to democracy. For that reason alone, it is worth taking a little time to clarify what the oft-quoted French traveler, diarist and social thinker Alexis de Tocqueville actually did say about American religion and its public consequences, so we can better decide what, if anything, in the Tocquevillian heritage helps us grapple with these findings.
John Esposito speaks on The Future of Islamposted by Charles Gelman
Leading scholar of Islam John L. Esposito spoke recently at the Carnegie Council in New York City, addressing both the perception of Islam in the West and the prospects for reform within Islamic societies, themes which he takes up in his latest book, The Future of Islam.
Religion and the U.S. Censusposted by Ruth Braunstein
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has released "A Brief History of Religion and the U.S. Census," which reviews debates during the last century over whether questions about religion should be included in the census or whether such questions would "infringe upon the traditional separation of church and state."
Poll: 29% of Americans say religion "out of date"posted by Nathan Schneider
Muriel Kane at The Raw Story reports on a Gallup poll released on Christmas Eve with some new numbers about the shape of religion in the United States today.
American Jews and Sarah Palinposted by John Schmalzbauer
This month's Commentary features a provocative piece (click on the link and scroll down) by Jennifer Rubin on Jewish reactions to Sarah Palin.
The best-of bandwagonposted by Daniel Vaca
'Tis the season for best-of-the-year lists, and the Religion Newswriters Association has gotten in on the action with their list of 2009's top ten religion stories. They compiled the list by surveying more than 100 religion journalists, about 36 of whom responded to the survey.
Religious restrictions by the numbersposted by Daniel Vaca
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life recently released a new study of "Global Restrictions on Religion." Pew casts the report as the first "quantitative study that reviews an extensive number of sources to measure how governments and private actors infringe on religious beliefs and practices around the world." Its methodology, however, deserves scrutiny.
New poll on Americans' unorthodox beliefsposted by Nathan Schneider
Reuters (via FaithWorld) reports on a new Pew Forum poll that reminds us that the spectrum of Americans' spiritual beliefs is more complicated than "Protestant-Catholic-Jew."
The evangelical vote in questionposted by Conrad Hackett
The question used to identify evangelicals in today's exit polls is "Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian?" Unfortunately, this is not a great survey question.
The measurement of evangelicalsposted by Corwin Smidt
Despite the fact that there is considerable journalistic and scholarly discussion today concerning the role of evangelicals in American public life, the label itself has become a contested term. Just who should be labeled as evangelicals? And what serves as the basis of unity for those so gathered together under that label? Does the stipulated definition of evangelical exhibit any explanatory power either historically or currently? Or, is the term so contested that it would be better to abandon the use of the label altogether? […]


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Theft• A 2007 Suzuki motorcycle valued at $10,000 was stolen from 1952 Ormond Blvd. in Destrehan on July 14.
• A DVD player, 20 CDs and 10 DVDs valued at $430 were stolen from 76 Carriage Lane on July 15.
• Ten dollars in quarters were stolen from 110 James Dr. East in St. Rose on July 14.
• Sixty dollars in quarters were stolen from a 110 James Dr. East in St. Rose on July 14.
• A portable Sony Playstation, a PSP memory game card, two Playstation game card and a Playstation game leather case valued at $430 was stolen from 110 James Dr. East in St. Rose on July 14.
• Eight interior doors, five light fixtures valued at $1050 were stolen from 108 Amelia Street in Destrehan.
• A womens watch valued at $1,434 was stolen from 400 Riverwood Dr. in St. Rose.
• A 2005 Caravan, a baby stroller, two bench style removable seats, an ice chest, a suitcase and clothing total valued at $16,130 was stolen 1952 Ormond Blvd. in Destrehan.
•Four lawnmowers and a trailer valued at $3670 was stolen from 748 Mockingbird St. in St. Rose.
• A 1999 Chevy Tahoe valued at $8000 was stolen on July 12 from 12439 Highway 90 In Luling.
• A Playstation and a Playstation game valued at $200 were stolen from 200 Sunset Court in Hahnville.
•Two purses, a wallet, assorted ID cards, $100 in currency a pair of shoes of an undetermined value were stolen from 109 Ormond Meadows Dr. in Destrehan.
• A bicycle valued at $150 was stolen on July 16 from 211 Wenger Rd. in Des Allemands.
• Assorted copper cable at an undetermined value was stolen from 355 LA 3142 in Taft.Arrests
• Edward Davis, Jr., 31, of 136 Schoolhouse Rd. in Killona was arrested on July 16 and charged with refusing to identify and disturbing the peace by cursing at 200 Boutee Estates Dr. in Boutte.
• Leon Davis, 25, of 2838 Chippewa St. in New Orleans was arrested on Luly 16 and charged with posession of stolen sutomobile valued at over $500, no drivers license and Jefferson Parish fugitive.
• Jody Freeman, 44, of 602 Dianne Dr. in Luling was arrested on July 16 and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of firearm and possession of fireman on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet.
• Gary Netter, 26, of 1806 Lloyd Price St. in Kenner was arrested on July 14 at the intersection of LA 48 and Christina Lane in St. Rose and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and careless operation.
• Michelle Pooler, 40, of 72 Moss Dr. in LaPlace was arrested on July 16 and charged with theft over $500 at 5061 Highway 3127 in Killona.
• Martrelle Small, 19, of 700 Waldo St. in Metairie was arrested on July 14 at the intersection of LA 48 and Christina Lane in St. Rose and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Corey Vidal, 17, of 82C Carriage Ln. in Destrehan was arreseted on July 14 and charged with second degree battery at 58 Brandon Hall in Destrehan.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Northwestern Lady Rangers ended the 2008-09 regular season in Oklahoma City, with a 65-51 loss to Mid-America Christian on Saturday night.
After the game went into its third tie of the first half at 18-18, Mid-America took a lead that it wouldn't give back on its way to the win.
The Lady Rangers hit 35 percent from the floor and were spurred by D'Shanna Butler's 17 points, six boards and three steals. Autumn Klugh and Claudia Vazquez both scored nine points. Northwestern was 3-of-10 from three-point range and hit 10-of-15 from the charity stripe.
Mid-America shot 40 percent and was led by Karina Trindade's 15 points. The Lady Evangels scored 20 points from the free throw line off of 24 Northwestern fouls.
Northwestern will head to the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday, March 3. The Rangers, seeded 11th, will play sixth-seeded Rogers State. Brackets and times for the tournament will be released Sunday afternoon at www.soonerathletic.org.
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Those of us who have looked into it know that when developers build BMR units they price them at the top of the legal formula for "Below Market Rate." Such units are never "affordable" on a small income. Not without a subsidy.
Now, it is a worthy thing for a city to subsidize low-income housing. I am all for it. But it is extremely deceptive and downright cruel to create an ad to make it seem that the developer will actually provide housing "affordable" to low-income seniors.
In fact, if the project is approved, Cargill and DMB can sell out and build nothing at all. Ah well, that's Cargill and DMB empty promises for you. They will be laughing all the way to the bank while local taxpayers are left holding the bag.
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Cincinnati -- Anyone who has lived in Cincinnati for any length of time claims there are vast differences between the East Side and the West Side. A University of Cincinnati researcher has shown that these differences can make or break a school levy.
UC graduate student in geography Colleen McTague examined how the East-West divide can help explain support or non-support of Cincinnati Public School tax levies. For her master's thesis, she studied the levy vote on Nov. 8, 1994, which failed with only 48 percent of the vote in favor.
McTague selected this particular levy because many basic services for the children of the district "were subsequently either removed or drastically reduced, such as librarians, counselors and extracurricular activities."
Recently McTague presented some of her findings to the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Boston. Among her conclusions are:
"You would expect spatial variation across the district, but you would also expect it to be somewhat random," McTague said. "For such a high concentration of precincts that failed the levy to be clustered on one side of the city is quite striking."
McTague decided that "German ancestry" might be a surrogate for some other characteristic, so she looked for factors that were highly correlated to the precincts with high percentages of German ancestry. She found that high levels of private school attendance were highly correlated to this. This was true of both the East and the West sides. The difference in voting behavior, however, she found, was geographic.
West Side precincts with high levels of persons of German ancestry and private school attendance had low levels of levy passage. However, with the exceptions of Mt. Washington, Oakley and precincts surrounding Mt. Lookout Square, precincts with high levels of German ancestry and private school attendance supported the levy on the East Side.
"Passing a school levy is difficult in Cincinnati. It appears that when large areas of the city choose not to send their children to public schools and then subsequently choose not to financially support them through passage of local levies, the rest of the city must cast enough votes to compensate for them. Of course, the other alternative is to convince the private school supporters that a levy is important even though their children will not directly benefit from it."
In the process of her research project, McTague, a native of the western United States who moved to Cincinnati in 1993, concluded something else about the East-West divide in Cincinnati. The real boundary between East and West is not Vine Street, as so many people advised her it is the Mill Creek Valley.
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| The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) condemns the Food and Drug Administration?s refusal to change the status of Plan B emergency contraception from prescription-only to over-the-counter. We believe that by ignoring the recommendation of its own expert committees, the FDA is impeding access to this important contraceptive option.
Emergency contraception has been proven to be safe, reliable and a responsible means of preventing pregnancy. Emergency contraception does not cause abortion and will not affect an established pregnancy. It poses no serious health risks; there is no danger of overdose or potential for addiction, and the dosage is the same for all women. As its name suggests, emergency contraception (EC) is about responding to emergencies. Plan B can dramatically reduce a woman?s chance of becoming pregnant if taken within 120 hours of unprotected sex. It is most effective when taken within 24 hours after sex. Therefore, having to obtain a prescription for EC is a medically unnecessary barrier which often prevents women from accessing EC in time.
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This breathes life into goodly intentions, particularly those aimed at helping small groups or community efforts.
A goodly number seem to have been debating over Yair Lapid and someone else.
The southern ladies alighted to rest on the sea-strand, and fell to spinning their goodly linen.
He was the happy possessor of eleven volumes,—a goodly number at that date.
For them He makes the deer and moose, for them the fishes swim, And all the fowls in woods and air are goodly gifts from Him.
The passengers of all classes assemble, and make a goodly company.
There was a murmur of applause as the bearers set down the stretcher and displayed a goodly cask.
For, if516 I am to be your well-wisher, I must call him goodly that so well wishes to you.'
I gathered together a goodly number of friends to assist the Archduke Albert in Flanders: bought horses, and laid in powder.
Aye, 'tis too bad the cabin is not a better place for your goodly company.