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Like most small towns throughout the country Jarrow appears to have little to offer the visitor and when you ask people living in the town what they think of Jarrow you will probably be told there is nothing in Jarrow but most people can not see the wood for the trees and in fact Jarrow has a fair bit to offer. Parks and Recreation King George V playing field has four full size football pitches and hosts Sunday league matches, Saturday morning junior football matches and has a swing park for children. Valley View Park is divided in two by a road, which goes over the small River Don, which at this point is no more than a two metre wide, stream; one side of the park has been cultivated to have a country feel with an abundance of trees and wild flowers, children fish in the Don for stickleback and use stepping stones to get from one bank to the other; over the road in the other part of the park you find a swing park for children, a picnic area, tennis courts and two bowling greens, this part of the park is very neat with flower beds and low privet hedges but around the embankment of the river again you have the feel of being in the country with wild flowers and trees. Only a few minutes walk from Valley View Park is Springwell Park; this is a small park developed on both banks of the Don, again children use this park in the summer for catching sticklebacks with nets. The Bede Gallery is the main feature of Springwell Park, it was opened in the early 1970's and usually houses displays of photographs of past life in Jarrow but at times does have some very good exhibitions of modern art. Mill Dean Farm is within walking distance of the parks; the farm is a children's town farm with all the usual animals, children can bottle feed lambs and watch sheep being sheared among other things. The farm has special family fun days and runs educational visits for schools. Monkton Stadium is the home of the Jarrow and
Hebburn Athletics Club, Steve Cram and David Sharpe are former members of the club and Jarad Deacon still trains there, all three have represented Great Britain at Olympic Games level. West Park can be found on one side of the Shopping Centre and Druids Park on the other side. West Park has laid out flowerbeds, lawns, tennis courts and a children's play area. Druids Park has a children's play area, large green for family games and a picnic area. Shopping and Night Life Jarrow shopping centre is adequate for grocery shopping and day to day essentials, there is Morrisons, Summerfield, Iceland, Woolworth's, three butchers, three florists, four greeting card shops, three fruit and vegetable shops, Boots and Savers. If you want clothes or shoes you don't stand much chance of finding what you are looking for in Jarrow, there is a branch of Peacocks and Select but that's it and the rest of the shopping centre is made up of shops selling inexpensive goods and charity shops. You can get a Metro from the Town Centre into Newcastle, which takes about ten minutes or South Shields, which takes about seven minutes. Nightlife in Jarrow is non-existent for the younger generation, there are plenty of pubs, social clubs and bingo halls but youngsters have to go to Newcastle or South Shields for meals and nightclubs. The nearest cinema complex is ten minutes out of Jarrow town centre on the business park. History The Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel links Jarrow with Howdon and when it was opened in the early 1950's it had the longest escalator in the world and today it is still the longest working wooden escalator in existence. The tunnel is actually two tunnels running parallel with each other, one for cyclists and one for pedestrians. St. Paul's Church and St. Bede's Monastery were founded in the 7th Century and the church is still in daily use. The Benedictine Monastery is where
the great scholar St. Bede lived, worked and died; his most famous work is the Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Unfortunately the Monastery is now in ruins. Jarrow Hall is in the grounds of Bede's World; the Hall houses a museum of genuine Anglo-Saxon artefacts and caters for educational visits and Bede's World is a reconstruction of Anglo-Saxon Jarrow with a working farm, village, demonstrations of Anglo-Saxon crafts and life in a Monastery. Other Famous Sons and Daughters of Jarrow The late Catherine Cookson was born and grew up in Jarrow and visitors can book on a coach tour of the Cookson Trail taking them to many venues in the area that inspired Catherine and mentioned in her books. Ellen Wilkinson was brought up in a working class Jarrow family; she became Member of Parliament for the Town, a union organizer, parliamentary secretary to the ministry of home security during World War II and then Minister of Education in 1945. The musicians John Miles and Alan Price are both Jarrow boys and Alan Price based one of his songs on the town – Come on you Jarra Lads, we'll make your hearts feel glad etc., the song was about the Jarrow March of 1936 when the men of Jarrow walked to London to demonstrate against unemployment. Jarrow's Rose of Tralee This year the Town is to host the National Finals of the Rose of Tralee competition, it has this honour because last year the winner of the English Rose of Tralee competition was from Jarrow. Tralee is a small town in Ireland and each year an Inter-National competition is held to select the Rose of Tralee, competitions are held throughout the world and each Countries finalist goes to Tralee for the World Final. The competition is not a beauty pageant as such, girls who take part have to have Irish ancestry and be able to show some skill reflecting Irish culture such as Irish dancing, singing, pla
ying the harp or violin etc.; candidates for the competition also have to have academic ability. The establishment of the Irish community in Jarrow dates back to the potato famine, which drove many thousands to emigrate, many of these families found jobs in the once great Palmer shipyard on the Jarrow bank of the Tyne and the strong Irish communities are still very evident today.
Lying on the south bank of the Tyne estuary and approximately seven miles from Newcastle you find the town of Jarrow. Like most small towns that are close to large cities Jarrow does not have a lot to offer the visitor, but Jarrow will always be were my heart is, it's home, it's the place where I grew up and helped make me the person I am today. When I was a teenager the town had two cinemas, a nightclub, bowling alley, swimming pool and an abundance of bars and working men's clubs but gradually all but the bars and working men's clubs have disappeared and for evening entertainment youngsters now have to travel to Newcastle or South Shields (the adjoining town to Jarrow) and for the cinema it's about ten minutes out of town to the business park where a multiplex can be found. Outside the North East of England anyone who actually knows where Jarrow is will probably associate it with the Jarrow March of 1936 when the men of Jarrow marched to London to demonstrate against the high unemployment in the Town, Jarrow people were a proud community who did not want handouts, they wanted jobs. Ellen Wilkinson, who was MP for Jarrow at the time referred to Jarrow "as the town that was murdered". Ellen was a daughter of Jarrow, brought up in a working-class family, educated at the University of Manchester; she became a union organizer, parliamentary secretary to the ministry of home security during World War II and minister of education in 1945. Unfortunately Jarrow still suffers from high unemployment today. However I believe Jarrow still has a few attractions for the day visitor. There is King George V playing fields with four football pitches which host Sunday league football matches and Valley View Park with it's swing park for the kids, the narrow river Don running through the tree area of the park, tennis courts and bowls greens, this is a lovely park in the summer. Next to Valley View Park you wi
ll find the Bede Art Gallery, which generally has showings of photographs of old Jarrow, with special event weeks throughout the year. Not far from Valley View park there is Mill Dean Farm, this is a children's town farm, with all the usual animals and children have the opportunity to bottle feed the lambs, feed the poultry, milk a cow and watch sheep being sheared depending on the time of year. Mill Dean Farm also has special event weekends. There is also the West Park, locally known as the duck's park, with much the same as Valley View Park plus a Victorian bandstand. Between Valley View Park and West Park you will find Monkton Stadium, which at one time hosted many big sporting events until Gateshead Stadium became the main venue in the North East. A couple of famous sporting sons of Jarrow who were coached at Monkton Stadium are Steve Cram and Jared Deacon, Jared was part of Great Britain's 4x400m relay team at last years Olympic Games and Monkton Stadium is still his regular training venue. At the opposite side of Jarrow Town Centre you find Druids Park, locally known as Charlie's Park, this is a small park with a children's play area, picnic area and large green for games. Next to the park is the river Tyne walk and cycle route and a very small beach (only about 500 square metres of sand) that not many people actually know exists. Druids Park separates the two attractions that probably bring most day visitors into Jarrow, St. Paul's Church and St. Bede's Monastery ruins stand on one side of the park and Jarrow Hall and Bede's World on the other side. Both St. Paul's Church and St. Bede's Monastery were founded in the 7th Century, the church is in perfect order and still in daily use and is one of the most popular venues for Anglican weddings in Jarrow; it has an extremely long tree lined path from the road to the main door of the church and some stun
ning scenery for backdrops of photos. The monastery was a Benedictine monastery and unfortunately is now in ruins. It was given the name St. Bede's because of another famous son of Jarrow the Venerable Bede, who lived, worked and died in the monastery; Bede was a great scholar and his most famous work is the Ecclesiastical History of the English People which he completed in AD731 and it is actually the first work in history in which the AD dating system is used. A short walk along the banks of the river Don brings you to Bede's Well, where the Benedictine monks collected their fresh water. At Bede's World you can find out about life in a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village and farm where aspects of architecture, crop and animal husbandry of the Anglo-Saxon era are explored and demonstrated to visitors along with demonstrations of other Anglo-Saxon skills. You also have the opportunity to handle replica artefacts and participate in activities such as bead making, pot making, spinning and bobbin weaving. Jarrow Hall houses a museum with genuine Anglo-Saxon artefacts and caters for educational visits. School children dress in habits and have the opportunity to experience what it was like living in a monastery or Anglo-Saxon village using St. Paul's Church, St. Bede's monastery, Bede's well and Bede's World. Other famous sons and daughters of Jarrow include the musicians Alan Price and John Miles and the late author Catherine Cookson who was born and grew up about five minutes walk away from St. Paul's Church and visitors can book on the Cookson Country Trail which takes you by coach to many venues in the area which inspired 'Wor Kate' and are used in her books. Jarrow Hall has also been used as a location in three or four movies, which have been made of Catherine's books. Jarrow has excellent links to Newcastle it takes ten minutes from Newcastle city centre to Bede sta
tion on the metro and metros leave Newcastle every eight minutes. The Tyne road tunnel and Tyne pedestrian and cycle tunnel entrances are both located at Jarrow and a second Tyne road tunnel is in the process of being built. The town may not be a hive of entertainment and nightlife but it is close enough to Newcastle for all the entertainment you need and as small towns go I can think of a lot worse places to live. If you enjoy history Jarrow does have at least a days worth of interesting places to visit.
At the time of the Jarrow March-aside from Steve Cram and the Venerable Bede still probably Jarrow's main claim to fame- the town's MP, Ellen Wilkinson, referred to Jarrow as "the town that was murdered". As a born and bred Jarrovian it grieves me to say that there still isn't a great deal of life to be found here. If for some reason you are thinking of visiting Jarrow then I would, however, recommend a trip to the Bede's World Museum. Take the Metro to Bede station and it's a well signposted ten to fifteen minute walk from there in the general direction of the river. Combined with the adjacent St Paul's Church it's a good way to spend a half-day before heading back into Newcastle. Other than that, unless dodging garish tracksuit wearing adolescents or admiring grafitti and urban decay is your particular cup of tea, I'm afraid there isn't a great deal to see or do here. The Lonely Planet summed up Jarrow with the apt-epithet of "a grim outpost". I'd really like to condracict them. I really would...
If you're from outside Jarrow, and especially if you come from the hated South, then you might find the place a charming, quaint, derelict backwater. The great irony that afflicts Jarrow is that everything is so cheap, yet no-one has any money so it doesn't matter anyway. As a visitor, you would benefit from the former part of that statement without necessarilly suffering the latter. As a student, I find my money goes a lot further outside term time than when I'm at college. A previous reviewer mentioned the abundance of young delinquents to whom he referred as "charvas". These people should not be seen as something to fear, but rather something to be laughed at and mocked (but not in front of them, obviously). Many a time my afternoon has been brightened by seeing one of the aforementioned in a truly disgusting and improbable tracksuit combination. Jarrow should be seen as an exciting place to visit, where the smallest sum of money can buy quantities beyond your wildest dreams, and where every conversation is a challenge. At least you get a phrase book when you go abroad. And don't think that just because you can make yourself understood in Newcastle, the same will apply here. Strange things happen as you head east along the Tyne. Tourist attractions include (in fact ARE) Bede's World/Jarrow Hall and St Paul's Church, both of which are very close to each other, and both of which are impossible to find for non-residents, which is a shame. As for residents, most don't even know these places exist, apart from a few more enlightened young folk, who added to the serenity at the ruins of the monastery (where Bede wrote his 'Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum' as far as I'm aware) by spray painting such informative slogans as "LEE WOZ ERE" (sic). It should be noted, however, that there has rarely been a better time to visit Jarrow, as now visitors have the opportunity to
go and watch Morrison's being built. The town boasts a few amenities, most notably a bus station, a metro station and a pedestrian tunnel (with historic escalators), all of which should take you out of the place should it all become too much. To be fair, Jarrow isn't great, and I wouldn't go out of your way to visit. But if you do have to, then your chances of survival aren't so bad.
Jarrow is famous for the Jarrow March... and little else. The Queen visited Jarrow on the 8th of December 2000. Little else happens, ever. Jarrow has: a small(ish) secondary school, quite a few small(ish) infant and primary schools, a hospital, a very cheap pub (the Ben Lomond - a pound a pint - visit it!) and a statue of a Viking. The Viking statue is next to the Viking shopping centre, surprisingly. Jarrow's main claim to fame is that STEVE CRAM went to school here. Wow. So did I. Having recently picked up a South Tyneside tourist brochure, I can assure you that Jarrow is nothing like it says in the brochure. The bus station smells, and its seats have been specifically designed with a near-45-degree slope on them, so all the old-age pensioners (and Jarrow is full of them) slide off them. A few weeks ago a 16-year-old was raped at Jarrow metro station. And a few weeks before that someone hanged himself in the school. It's all happening... Charvas There are so many Charvas in 'Jarra' that I felt they deserved a subtitle. I don't know if charva is just a Geordie word, but basically it is the name of a species of teenager who hang around on street corners in big groups, drinking cheap cider, and accosting passers-by ("Hav ah god a telly on me head leeya-ike?"). The female of the species has a very large, ridiculous fringe that curls round and, if we're lucky, obscures their face. The males have a similarly ridiculous fringe that sticks straight up into the air. I am worried that the species is increasing in numbers - there are definitely more 10-year-old charvas around now than a few years ago. All genders of this species speak in a really irritating nasal whine which is something between a whinge and strangulation. In Bristol I believe they're called Pilkies. (For more info. on charvas see my review of Hebburn) Anyway, the only things I can think of that Jarrow can be proud of are: Bede
's World - did I mention that the venerable Bede lived in Jarrow. It was all forest then, of course, but you can visit Bede's world which not only has a museum but also a medievil working farm. St. Pauls church dates from the 6th century AD, and is very cold. The Jarrow football team (Jarrow Roofing FC) is in the Northen Alliance League Second Division. As you can probably guess, they're not very good. They're still better than Sunderland, though. To summarise: Jarrow is not worth visiting. If you live in Tyne & Wear you may have to pass through Jarrow on the Metro system, but please don't go out of your way to visit. You have much better things to do with your time (like visiting the Metrocentre and St. James' Park, for example).


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TORONTO -- Brett Lawrie was on the Blue Jays' bench on Sunday for the first time since returning to the lineup on Apr. 16.
"He's just a little banged up," manager John Gibbons said. "It'll be a good day for a day off, because he's not going to get many of them."
Lawrie's played in 18 straight games, and has a .260 OBP, with three home runs, seven RBIs, and five runs scored.
The first handful of games served more as a Spring Training after missing more than a month with an oblique injury, but the Langley, B.C., native has hit .265 over his last nine games, and has all of his home runs in that stretch.
His replacement in Sunday's 10-2 win over Seattle, veteran Mark DeRosa, went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, two doubles and three runs.
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JASON Welborn takes on Liam Smith on Saturday determined to grab the opportunity of a second shot at a British Title with both fists.
The Midlands Area Champion challenges the current British Light Middleweight Champion at the Phones 4 U Arena in Manchester.
After Dereck Chisora pulled out of the main event against Tyson Fury, Welborn's showdown with Smith has been catapulted to chief support to Billy Joe Saunders' clash with Emanuele Blandamura for the Vacant European Middleweight Championship.
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Doug Thurston, a veteran in the race management industry, has been named executive director/race director of the Big Sur International Marathon, it was announced Monday.
Thurston had been vice president of course operations and community development for the Competitor Group in San Diego, organizers of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series. Thurston replaces Wally Kastner, who resigned in the fall.
Thurston will oversee a staff of four and a voting board of 21.
Thurston, 52, has been in the running event industry for 30 years and has directed events in Tulsa, Okla., Columbus, Ohio; Detroit, and Sacramento, as well as Rock 'n' Roll Marathon races around the country.
He ran the Big Sur International Marathon in 1992 and has been a part of the team that measured the course. He has finished more than 600 road races, including 25 marathons.
"Our board and staff are confident he will help this organization grow and prosper for many years to come," said Wayne Richey, chairman of the marathon board of directors.
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Tickets Still Remain for Texas Rangers Sleepover and Fireworks Show on July 3
Arlington, Texas - Tickets are still available for the 2014 Texas Rangers Sleepover and Fireworks Show this Thursday, July 3 at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The event is presented by Buckner International and FOX Sports Southwest.
Fans can stay overnight with the Sleepover on the playing field at Globe Life Park or just attend the pre-Independence Day Fireworks Show. Tickets are available at texasrangers.com/sleepover.
FOX Sports Southwest will be on site for a live broadcast of its pre and post-game shows for the Rangers game in Baltimore that night and FSSW in-game host Jim Knox will be at Globe Life Park for live in-game reports of the festivities. Other special features will include on-field promotions, including the world famous Dot Race. Concession stands will be open for purchase of food and beverage.
The Globe Life Park in Arlington gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with the FSSW Rangers Live broadcast beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fans with tickets for the Sleepover will be allowed on the field at approximately 8:00 p.m. with the Fireworks Show set to patriotic music to follow after dark.
Tickets for the overnight Sleepover are priced at $40.00 for adults and $30.00 for children ages 13 and under with a limit of 2,000 fans. Tickets for just the game activities and fireworks show are priced at $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children ages 13 and under.
The Sleepover concludes at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, July 4. The rules for bringing food and beverage into Globe Life Park are the same as apply to Texas Rangers home games.
Information on the July 3 Fireworks Show and Sleepover can also be found at the www.rangersevents.com, the Rangers new website that focuses on all special events taking place at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The website is the first of its kind for a Major League Baseball park and is a custom-built responsive site allowing seamless access and interaction on all devices, including mobile and tablet. The website highlights the many facilities and amenities of Globe Life Park which are available for special events of all kinds year round. It is operated by Texas Rangers Enterprises and more information is available by calling 817-273-5224.


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An animal lover is urging Wiltshire people to keep an eye out for hedgehogs who may have awoken from hibernation prematurely.
After a relatively mild end to December, Kim Goodridge, of Neston Hedgehog Rescue in Corsham, is warning that many of the creatures have woken up early and are now struggling to find enough food.
Mrs Goodridge, who runs a hedgehog sanctuary from her home in Elley Green, said: "There are a lot of hedgehogs about, with the warm weather we've been having, and even the bigger ones are starting to wake up, but there's still no food around for them.
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Police have arrested a man who allegedly stole a vehicle out of Longmont, then carjacked two other vehicles during a lengthy morning chase through the metro area, through rush hour traffic.
The first vehicle, a red 2008 Ford Edge that had a 4-year-old child inside, headed out of Longmont south on I-25, at dangerously high speeds, and got off the highway at Thornton Parkway according to video footage provided by a 7NEWS television helicopter.
The vehicle was stolen from a Bradley's gas station, 1750 Main St., according to Longmont police.
As the helicopter followed the stolen vehicle, the driver jumped a curb and drove through a ditch, getting onto I-76 heading eastbound at an extremely high speed, using shoulders to pass vehicles in traffic.
The driver of the Ford stopped, got out and stole another vehicle, a gold van. The 4-year-old was apparently left in the Ford and the man continued his dangerous flight, heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-76.
"The kid is OK," said Trooper Nate Reid, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman.
The stolen van continued down the highway, heading toward Denver International Airport. The van eventually got to the area of E-470 and Parker Road where it got into a collision with another car.
A short time later the driver bumped another car, pulled the driver from it and sped off.
He then got into another collision in an intersection as an officer's patrol car, lights flashing, closed in. The collision was enough to disable the third stolen car. The driver got out and ran, slipping on ice in a parking lot, losing his jacket.
The driver ran toward a chain link fence as officers, with guns drawn, closed in. The man collapsed in snow, face down, and officers arrested him.
The incident lasted more than an hour and the driver clipped or hit more than half a dozen cars along the way.
There were no immediated reports of injuries.
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Ann M. Fine's first book of poems, A Nest This Size, will be published in November 2009 by Shearsman Books. Her poems have appeared in such journals as Diner, Nocturnes Review of Literary Arts, Sonora Review, Cue, online at NoTell Motel, La Fovea, The Drunken Boat, and Moria.
She attended undergraduate school at The University of Tampa in Florida, and graduated with an MFA from Bennington Writing Seminars in Vermont, where she studied poetry and architectural history and theory. She has been the director of two community writing centers, Casa Libre en la Solana in Tucson, Arizona which she also co-founded, and InkTank World Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. Along with artifice rhetoric and postmodern theory, Ann's passions include architecture and the history of fools, folly, and other humorous literary fodder.


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Beliveau called up for a day; Torres sent to Minors
BALTIMORE -- To help cover their bullpen for Sunday's game against the Orioles, the Rays recalled left-hander Jeff Beliveau from Triple-A Durham to serve a one-day stint in the Major Leagues, and they optioned left-hander Alex Torres back to Durham.
Once Sunday's game is over, the plan is for Beliveau to be optioned back to the Minors.
Beliveau got the news Saturday night following a rainout in Durham. After scooting out of the clubhouse, he got a call from Durham manager Charlie Montoyo.
"He said, 'Hey, you've got to get back in here,'" Beliveau said. "I'm like, 'This could be really good or it could be really bad.' Ended up being good. I'm just excited to be here. Excited to throw."
Beliveau, 26, caught an early flight to Baltimore on Sunday morning. The Rays acquired him from the Rangers for cash considerations on April 16. He appeared in 22 games for the Cubs in 2012, when he went 1-0 with a 4.58 ERA. At Durham, he was 0-1 with one save and a 4.35 ERA in 10 games.
"This game's crazy," Beliveau said. "You never know what's going to happen. Just stay ready to play and go out there and throw strikes. You just can't plan on anything. I've had people tell me don't get too comfortable. Just always play hard. You're playing for 29 other teams too. ... This is my third organization. Hopefully this one sticks a little longer. I'm just really excited to be here."
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Run for your life! — I have had my share with credit card processing companies and would rate some of them as well as I would some "used cars" salespeople. Honesty pays no matter what type of business you are in but some people just don't get it.
Customers are the life line of a business and business owners and managers must treat them with honesty, provide excellent service and give them their moneys' worth if they want to keep them.
I would stay away from one-person run credit card processors, the so called credit card processing Reps or representatives. Some may mean well in the beginning but it all becomes a blur to them after a while and all they can do is to provide extremely poor service that your business run the risk of loosing customers too because you can't just deliver the excellent service you want to deliver to your own customers. So run from credit card reps while you have a chance because once they get you it is sometimes very difficult to make them stop dipping into your bank account for fees you no longer should have to pay. They no longer return phone calls nor emails, they simply disappear from the radar, leaving you to waste hours on the phone and via email trying to get someone to stop charging you fees months after you have left them.
There are many excellent credit card processing companies out there. Do your home work well and don't settle for the used car salesperson type business. Ask for every promise in writing and don't sign time contracts. This thing about having to sign a contract is just a scam to get you to stay and endure their bad service. If they offer excellent service no one would want to live them. The problem is, most companies want to milk you dry and provide bad customer service, then of course they must make sure you are tied down so you don't run for your life.
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I am sure you all have seen this article but I was reading it and amazed how a Clipper article makes it on the front page of ESPN.com. I know we as fans complain a ton about our coach, but this being front page news on their website seems a little silly to me. I will say this about Dunleavy Sr. In the past he has tanked for positioning. The year the Clippers made it to the playoffs and made it pretty far he lost the last game of the regular season to achieve a better first round match up. I know this is not Pacers news but I was wondering how you guys felt about tanking for playoff positioning by teams and also how do you think O'Brien and the Pacers stacks up to Dunleavy and the Clippers. I just have not seen a team with so much talent (Clippers) not be able to click things together. It kind of makes me proud to be a Pacers fan just because they always play with heart and if we could just improve our talent an ounce I think this team would be incredibly dangerous. What do you all think. It is raining crazy here and just read the article and thought I would see what you guys thought.


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So you think you are a professional camper? You're either a scout or you've been camping since you were a young child. So… you register for one of our overnight camping events (Beach Jam, Beach Blast, Beach LAX, Wild Half or Coastin' by the Ocean), your start packing your car and then what… No sand stakes? To many bags to carry to the beach? What about sand crabs? Relax. I am a professional BEACH camper and I'm here to help. Here are the top 5 beach camping tips:
1. Sand Crabs cannot hurt you and are usually much closer to the water. You will probably only see one if you want to.
2. You do not need sand stakes (unless you already have them). Bring a box of gallon Ziploc bags, fill them with sand and put them in the corners of your tent. This will be enough to keep your tent planted during the ocean breeze.
3. Purchase a plastic sled. Yes. I am going to say this again. Purchase a plastic sled. I know you are wondering…why in the world? You are going to be walking the very beautiful but very wide Wildwood beach and the easiest way to get your gear across the sand in on a plastic sled. Trust me. You will be thanking me when you see someone who did not take my advice and is struggling.
4. Set up camp on high ground. Of course we hope for no rain, but since you are camping outside, it could happen.
5. Pack ear plugs. There are quiet hours and we do enforce them but when there are thousands of campers on the beach it's not going to be like sleeping in your bedroom quiet.
And just to remind you of these quick safety tips…no open flames on the beach, no swimming without a lifeguard, camp in only designated areas, do not climb on the big sand piles, know what to do in case of inclement weather (listen for announcements and go to your car until the storm passes) and finally do not go under the boardwalk (even though you've heard the song).
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Danny Trejo has called the seaside city of Santa Barbara, California, home for his entire life. Over the years, he has watched the area grow into one of California's most sought after relaxation destinations. The city he claims also claims him, as Danny has gone on to have a family of his own, work for the city and become one of the most recognizable lowriders in the area. The custom, two-toned, blue '52 Chevy Suburban he drives is one-of-a-kind, and it's not uncommon for numerous people to wave hello to him as he cruises it in the city's downtown district.
Danny recalls being only 12 years old back in 1980; a time he spent watching his older brother, Augie, work on his ride and hang out with friends. Augie, one of the founding members of Nite Life Car Club, would cruise out on Milpas Street and Danny would often tag along. Danny was definitely inspired and motivated to join the culture, not only by his brother's achievements, but also by the sight of other nice rides cruising on the area's streets. He vowed that one day he would own one of these incredible machines, too. As soon as he was of legal driving age, Danny bought the family's '64 Impala wagon and began giving it custom touches. A few years later, Danny moved on to a '74 Chevy Glasshouse. Thanks to his hard work on the ride, he was ready to officially join Nite Life as a full-fledged member. By the age of 23, Danny had moved up in the ranks to become Club President, the title he currently holds and has held for about 24 years now!
This latest project has also been a "labor of love" for the lifetime lowrider. Danny bought the Suburban in Oxnard, California, from a man named Armando Vega for a mere $5,000. After three years of construction and about $50,000 invested, Danny turned the old ride into a custom lowrider that looks as clean as the day the Chevy rolled off the assembly line back in the early '50s. Thanks to all the hard work, Danny affectionately calls his classic ride, "A Labor of Love."
Danny sends his thanks to his brother, Augie, for initially showing him the lowriding way of life. He also thanks Meno Calderon, Jr. for doing all the great mechanical work, and thanks all of the past and present Nite Life members for their support and patience. A special thanks goes to his wife and kids for supporting him in life and for helping him with the build. Now that the ride is complete, Danny and his family enjoy riding in it on a daily basis.
Owner: Danny Trejo
Vehicle: 1952 Chevrolet Suburban
City/State: Santa Barbara, California
Club: Nite Life
Engine: '57 Chevy 235-cid with manual three-speed transmission. The engine builder was Richard Martinez, Sr., of Santa Barbara.
Body/Paint: Mike Perez of Fermie's Auto Body in Santa Barbara took care of the prep work before laying down a two-stage clear coat two-toned paintjob, which features dark blue over light blue. Ghost murals of the car club plaque appear on the rear corners of the exterior body and under the hood above the grill. All chrome plating provided by Bumper Connection in Santa Fe Springs, CA.
Interior: Fred's Upholstery, in Santa Barbara, handled the interior needs using gray velour for the seats and door panels. A dark blue carpet covers the flooring. Dakota Digital gauges replaced the old school analog gauges.
Sound System: The 2 Mikes in Santa Barbara installed a JVC head unit and a Sanyo 800-watt amplifier. Four 4×10-inch mid-range speakers and three 10-inch woofers pump out the sounds of oldies music.
Setup: Nick Guzman, of Nick & Son in Oxnard, CA, installed a custom hidden airbag setup that allows the front and back of the Suburban raise and lower at the hit of a switch. The frontend was swapped out with a Mustang II suspension, including rack-and-pinion. The rearend was swapped out with a '78 Nova rear suspension.
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Back in the mid 1980s I saw in the Chicago Tribune classified that a guy was selling chairs from Wrigley Field so I went and took a look and ending up buying them (3). I did not expect just some old green folding chairs and the guy wasn't home, but his wife swore they were from Wrigley (he lived in Wrigleyville). They were cheap and this was way before collecting stuff like this was a big deal. I would say, since these are almost all wood and by the styling, they are from the 30s or 40s. Maybe made during the war when metal was scarce. They have the original green paint it appears. Can anybody tell if these are from Wrigley?


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Great Britain men's curling team had to come from behind three times to beat Germany 7-6 in their third round-robin fixture of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
David Murdoch's rink of Scots had begun the competition at the Ice Cube Curling Center on Monday by beating hosts Russia 7-4 in the morning, but they came undone in their second match against Sweden, who triumphed 8-4.
Germany also proved to be difficult opponents, responding to the loss of a point in the first end to forge 3-1 ahead, but Great Britain dug deep into their reservoirs of experience before Murdoch's side eventually clinched the game in an absorbing 10th and final end.
It was a nervy end to the game for Team GB's men, but Murdoch is hoping his rink will start to build momentum.
However, he also knows his side have to be on their mettle from the first end of games.
"We are obviously pretty pumped up after winning," said Murdoch, featuring at his third Games.
"We spoke after the game and we were saying how we need to have that attitude for the rest of the games.
"We can't have a lackadaisical start. We need to come out firing a lot quicker.
"We really have to be a lot more pumped going into the first few ends and get on top of teams
"It was certainly a game of two halves. We had a terrible first half.
"The coach had a good talk to us about believing in ourselves and playing the way we can and I think we did that.
"We forced a lot more pressure on those guys and made them play some tough shots."
Murdoch explained just how easily his side could have come a cropper against a team who had to qualify for the Games.
"We didn't set up as well as we like to and we were caught out a couple of times," he said.
"We went for a couple of glory shots but we missed both of them by half an inch, which is hard to take but that is curling at times, it can see-saw.
"But we knew if we played well in the second half of the match we could get into it.
"From what I can see every team is pretty much at the top of their game, there are a lot of close scores.
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THREE shows at Hylands Park this month have been cancelled after the promoter deemed the venue "unfit for purpose".
Organisers UK Events and Productions scrapped plans this week to host Wet Wet Wet, the Flashback Festival and The Last Night of the Proms.
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A spokesman for UK Events,said: "The site was recently used for V and after a recent site visit we do not feel that the area within the park we are using is acceptable to put on our concerts. UK Events prides itself on putting on quality outdoor concerts and we feel that going forward with these event would harm our reputation and potentially spoil consumers experience."
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Town Meeting on Plan to Protect New Alexandria and Belle View From Flooding
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
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Feb. 29, 2008
Town Meeting on Plan to Protect New Alexandria and Belle View From Flooding
At a town meeting on Tuesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at Belle View Elementary School, 6701 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will provide an update on the plan to protect the New Alexandria and Belle View neighborhoods from flooding.
Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerald Hyland will make introductory remarks, followed by a presentation from the USACE and staff from Fairfax County's Department of Public Works and Environmental Services. They will explain the various alternatives to protect the New Alexandria and Belle View communities from flooding. The area was flooded in 2003 during Hurricane Isabel.
Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback following the presentation. A Spanish language interpreter will translate the meeting.
Residents of the two communities are encouraged to participate in the flood damage reduction process and maintain an ongoing dialogue with the county for the duration of the project. The USACE and the county will gather information on community concerns, ideas and sensitivities regarding potential flood reduction alternatives.
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— Barbie's not just a doll.
In Galia Slayen's hands, the iconic blond plaything has morphed into a life-size representation of what an eating disorder looks like.
Four years ago, Slayen, then a student at Lincoln High School in Portland, Ore., built what she believed to be a life-size version of the doll she played with as a child as part of the first National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
"I was at a friend's house and her mom's an artist so there were all these art supplies around," Slayen told TODAY.com. "She helped with the actual proportions."
Slayen brought the life-sized doll to the Today studios Monday to show off her handiwork. The Barbie stands about 6 feet tall with a 39" bust, 18" waist and 33" hips. She is made of wood, chicken wire and papier mache, and is dressed in a size 00 skirt that was a remnant from Slayen's one-year bout with anorexia.
"I'm not blaming Barbie [for my illness] — she's one small factor, an environmental factor," Slayen said. "I'm blond and blue-eyed and I figured that was what I was supposed to look like. She was my idol. It impacted the way I looked at myself."
The goal in creating Barbie's likeness was to start conversation. "Talking about eating disorders is taboo to many people, and this made people talk about it," Slayen said. "It's a shocking image. A lot of people have seen it, and it's started debates," she said, particularly after she wrote about it for the Huffington Post. "Her proportions are not 100 percent correct, but her look is not invalid."
"As a pop-cultural icon, Barbie is often used as art to express one's own personal opinions and views," a Mattel spokesperson said in an email. "Girls see female body images everywhere today and it's critical that parents and caregivers provide perspective on what they are seeing. It's important to remember that Barbie is a doll who stands 11.5 inches tall and weighs 7.25 ounces — she was never modeled on the proportions of a real person."
Slayen introduced her Barbie to her college, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., at its first National Eating Disorders Awareness Week this year.
At the school, there were different activities for each day of the week, including covering mirrors with pictures, facts and information on eating disorders, something Slayen had done at her high school. However, "there were just eight mirrors in my high school. There were over 300 in my college," she said with a sigh.


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California Breed, the new band featuring Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham which grew out of the ashes of Black Country Communion, has announced the release date, cover art and track list for its debut album.
Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) and Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Heart, Foreigner) are joined by newcomer Andrew Watt, a 23-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist, in California Breed.
"It's proper rock," Hughes said via press release. "But at the same time it's very now. I live in the moment, California Breed is where I live, breathe and where my freak flag flies."
Their self-titled debut, produced by Dave Cobb at his Nashville studio, is set for release on May 19, 2014 via Frontiers Records. All three band members contributed to the album's dozen songs. The deluxe edition contains an extra track, 'Solo' and a DVD with video clips for 'The Way' and 'Sweet Tea' plus a documentary on the formation of California Breed.
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Rouses Market has a purchase agreement with developer Russell Mosely for a five-acre parcel in the Long Farm Village development and is planning to open a 55,000-square-foot supermarket fronting Airline Highway in 2014.
Mosely said Rouses will be the anchor for the 35-acre retail portion of the development, which is on 237 acres of farmland bounded by Barringer Foreman Road, Jefferson Highway and Airline Highway.
The property was once owned by Mosely's grandfather, former U.S. Sen. Russell Long.
"I think they're a perfect fit," Mosely said. "It's a Louisiana-based grocery store and they offer a lot of the best Louisiana products. Anybody who has been to a Rouses store will say it's a very well-run operation. It will be a great draw for Baton Rouge and the Long Farm project."
Donny Rouse, managing partner of Rouses, said he is not ready to comment on the deal. He said the Thibodaux independent grocer is still looking at ultimately having three stores in the Baton Rouge market, a plan he spoke about in an interview last year.
Rouses has been building stores in its new upscale format in cities throughout the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast in recent years, though Baton Rouge remained without one. Rouse said last year, however, that 2013 would see Rouses begin to move into the market.
The land Rouses has under contract at Long Farm is part of the driving range on the property. Mosely said the deal is scheduled to close by the end of the month.
Construction of the store and parking lot will be followed by more retail construction at Long Farm. The development ultimately will have about 600,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and office space, an as-yet undefined "civic" component, and 425 single-family homes and 40 townhomes on 120 acres.
Mosely said there are 65 single-family lots under development and construction on those homes will begin in about a month.
He said another filing consisting of 56 lots will get under way soon.
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The president concedes the economy is weaker than had been expected when the year began. He says among the reasons are the tsunami in Japan that hurt manufacturers' supply chains and demand for goods, the financial problems in Europe, and "the debt ceiling debacle" in Washington that was "a bit of game playing that was completely unnecessary."
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Stow -- At least two challengers may run against incumbent Judge Kim Hoover (Cuyahoga Falls) for his seat in Stow Municipal Court.
According to the Summit County Board of Elections, Linda Malek (D-Cuyahoga Falls) and Kandi O'Connor (R-Hudson) filed by the Feb. 6 deadline to run for the judge's seat, which carries a six-year term.
The deadline for independents to file is May 6; any independent candidate whose petitions are certified would appear on the November ballot.
The next term for the judge's seat begins Jan. 1, 2014.
Board of elections director Joseph Masich verified that Hoover filed petitions to run as a non-partisan candidate in the race, but said he's unsure whether Hoover's approach is legitimate.
A recently passed state law was enacted since Hoover's last election requiring the judge's race to have partisan primaries and non-partisan elections.
Although Hoover said he's a Republican, he's run non-partisan in his last three elections -- his first race was in 1994 -- and intends to take the same approach in the coming election.
"I do not want to politicize a judicial campaign, so I refused to file as a [Republican], though I am," he said.
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On Wednesday, the Senate votes on an amendment to the Military Funding Bill that will force States to recognize concealed-carry permits from other States. This means that Illinois and Wisconsin (the only States that do not issue concealed-carry permits) would be forced to accept them from Texas (where you are issued one at birth.) It would sweep under the Federal rug, multiple instances of States regulating who can and cannot have these permits. Some States refuse them to felons, some States require at least a minimum of training and some States pretty much merely require that you are breathing. None of that would matter with this amendment.
Put aside the obvious concerns that various States have about expanding the concealed-carry exemptions and look only at the Constitutional argument. In an Olympic level gymnastics move, the State's right crowd is (for this issue only) arguing that the "Jackbooted thugs" know best. Of course, we cannot trust the judgement of the individual States. Surely mother government knows best. What is wrong with the picture when Wayne LaPierre and John Thune are so anxious for Federal action. It demonstrates the utter hypocrisy of most of their arguments.
Imagine the outrage if Dianne Feinstein proposed an amendment that suggested that this reciprocity be recognized for gay marriage, or abortion? Of course, when it comes to those issues, only the States can truly decide.
It feels weird to be on the State's rights side of the argument for once, but here's hoping the Senate does the right thing and strikes this amendment. Of course, thanks to the Blue Dog Democrats I would not be surprised to see it pass.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - After a string of sexual assaults, neighbors and apartment managers are taking extra safety precautions. Bakersfield police and Kern County deputies are jointly investigating the attacks in east Bakersfield, and they are putting out information to that community.
Fliers are out at stores and apartments describing the suspect believed to be linked to three assaults, asking for the public's help, and listing safety tips.
A complex in the 2900 block of Virginia Avenue was the scene of one assault, one attempted assault and two burglaries that investigators say could all be related. Residents there are shaken.
"It's really sad," Benjamin Allison said on Thursday. "My wife and I live here, and my wife doesn't feel safe living here anymore."
Allison said he hadn't heard about the attempted rape, but he did know about the sexual assault and had heard something about burglaries.
Officers said the joint investigative task force is taking a hard look at all the incidents on Virginia, and other possible cases.
"We're going to look back to see if there's any other cases that may be related to this suspect," police Sgt. Jason Matson said. "We don't know exactly where this investigation will expand, but wherever it is, we want the community to rest assured that we're going to actively and aggressively pursue it."
Investigators said there was a sexual assault on July 18 in the 4300 block of Columbus Street. The assault on Virginia happened on Aug. 1, and the most recent rape was Aug. 19 in the 200 block of Quantico Avenue.
Now, the task force is further investigating previous incidents at the Virginia Avenue complex that could be related. Those were burglaries in March and May, and the attempted assault on July 1. Officers said the actions and description of the suspect are similar.
At that complex, manager Rena Vespa said Thursday that they stepped up safety measures after the attempted assault.
"We put in more lights in the areas that were dark that needed it," she told Eyewitness News. "We have security at night now, and that helps."
Resident Oscar Leon said he's lived in the complex for 13 years, and he's seen a change in security.
"I noticed ever since the incident they're getting off the cars now, they're going behind the houses," he said.
Resident Benjamin Allison said managers also recently put out more information on the Neighborhood Watch Program. But, he said that was general in nature, and he didn't hear anything specific about the burglary or attempted rape.
The manager said the complex also offered wooden dowels to any tenants who wanted them. The thick dowels were already cut to size, so they could be put into the windows of the apartments as extra security. She said that was done after the assault attempt, which was July 1.
But, then the assault happened after that, on Aug. 1.
"She actually had the wooden dowels in her windows," Vespa said. "I guess he just forced her into her apartment."
Investigators said two victims were sexually assaulted in that incident, but they are not releasing any specific information about any of the attacks.
Police spokeswoman Michaela Sims said the joint task force put out 250 fliers in the areas around the three assaults. The material gives a list of safety tips, and includes a hotline phone number and description of the suspect.
Investigators said he's a black man in his late 20s or 30s, and probably about 6 feet tall. He has a medium build, and was seen wearing a black ski mask and hooded sweatshirt during the incidents. The special number is (661) 852-7800.
Sims said investigators are getting tips from the public, and those are being followed up on. But, they hope for any more possible information. She warned the suspect was seen with a handgun in the last assault, so he's considered dangerous, and the public should be careful.
At the apartment on Virginia, Oscar Leon said he hasn't noticed anyone matching the suspect description near his complex. But, he wants that man found soon.
"I just hope they really find this guy, because whoever he is, he really needs help," Leon said.
And the apartment manager hopes the public will report anything that seems out of place.
"It could be nothing, and that's fine," Vespa said. "But you never know if that one little dot will connect."