#1970s in Fort William

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Fort William in the early '70s: Lochaber Games, falling in love, running free, and tumbling down mountains

Fort William of the early 70s

Wild swimming. I suppose that I was a wild swimmer before wild swimming was a thing. I realised this when I was musing about the summer of 1973 in Fort Willliam. For many reasons.

I had arrived in Fort William, the real ‘gateway to the Highlands’, to take part in the annual Lochaber Highland Games. Instead of this being the usual ‘up one day, race, then back home the next day’ round trip… I stayed for a bit.

At this time, I was a wild camper, as were many others in Scotland. Pitch your tent wherever you needed to do so, look after the environment, and in turn there was freedom. I camped on the banks of the River Nevis, close to some trees in a little clearing, albeit a clearing that was hidden from prying eyes or the general public. I returned recently and the place was now covered by thick bushes and mature trees. The self-same trees that were previously the bushes that hid my tent from sight over 45 years ago (below).

The area at the side of the River nevis that I used to pitch my tent. Now overgrown and partially flooded but the bridge is still there.

The ‘campsite’ was convenient being only about ½ mile walk to the town. More to the point, it was only about 100 yards from Claggan Park, the host venue for the Lochaber Highland Games and even closer to the road that led to the Half-Ben course. Ben Nevis accommodated two main races every year – the Ben Nevis hill race aka the Full Ben, that took place usually in September, and the Half-Ben (half of the Full Ben, that took you more or less halfway up the mountain track of Ben Nevis whereupon the athletes would turn and half run, half stumble at speed back to Claggan Park and the finishing line. I stayed at my little haven of a campsite for a few days in 1973.

Claggan Park, Fort William or New Town Park as it is now known. Scene of the Lochanber Games

Swimming there was a means to an end. There were no glamourous facilities. Showers just weren’t available. Toilets were the public loos in the town centre, and the only running water was from the river that passed quite literally on my doorstep. Thus, my wild swimming; how else was a teenage boy meant to keep himself clean? Not that that was a big thing then. However, (hopefully) there were some local ladies and there was always the hope that they would find a clean(er) Glasgow boy more appealing than the local lads. So, the River Nevis became not only a recreational swimming area for me, it was also the location for my body to be cleansed prior to any rendezvous with desirable women - the optimism of youth.

My 1973 swimming spot as it is now.

I should say that this year I wasn’t camping alone. In previous years, I had camped solo, but this year a friend, let's call him John, a Paisely 'buddie' from my athletic club accompanied me for a week. John was a similar age to me, a faster runner than me, better looking than me, and much more confident around the opposite sex than me. His companionship boded well for after the Games when the festivities would start and ritualistic eyeing-up and romancing would begin.

An example of Scottish traditional romancing - not me unfortunately

As luck would have it, we did meet a couple of young women; a bit younger but of a similar age, and with the appealing freshness that only Highland air and the fair skin of youth can offer. They shall remain nameless (although I will call my young lady 'Izzy' as by now they will have have had lives that might have been lived in the local area and it is not my intention to embarass anyone. If they read this, they might recognise themselves, but we all have a history and deserve to have that history stay as private as possible. The two girls were still students at Lochaber High School. Young, but then so were we. 'Izzy', the one that fancied me most and that I liked, was small and slim, came from what I think was the Inverlochy area of Fort William (or possibly Caol, definitely around that area), while I believe that her best friend came from the posh houses up the hill from the town. The two girls invited us to Kilmallie Hall in Corpach for a teenage dance (pic shows Kilmallie Community Centre as it now).

That evening, we duly met up with our dates and walked in the sunshine to Corpach, talking the usual small-talk of young people who are a bit unsure of each other but trying desperately to look and sound cool and still make an impresssion. The girls entered the hall first with us lagging behind. The place was relatively barren, except for some chairs that were dotted around and a congregtion of young lads of about our age in a corner at the top of the hall. They eyed us, and we eyed them. Cautiously. But, the girls assured us that everything would be fine.

'Izzy' told me, "Don't worry. We know all of them." Prophetic words indeed.

Eventually the music started and many of the girls in the hall began to dance, as did John and I. We didn't drink but were a bit high on life at that time and I think it is fair to say that our dancing became (slightly) outrageous. There was plenty of room so we showed off as well as we could, danced with our partners for the night, and anyone else that came along, but always making sure that our partners came first. Meanwhile, none of the other boys were dancing and we became acutely aware that their time was not being spent eyeing up the girls but watching us. And, some of the looks didn't appear too benevolent.

Being the centre of attention, we were still enjoying ourselves when 'Izzy' came up and whispered in my ear, "The boys are looking for trouble. You will need to watch out."

I wasn't too alarmed as we were with local girls and, as they said earlier, they knew everyone and to some extent I thought that would be enough. Naive or what? Dancing the night away, I kept a weather-eye on the boys, many of whom had been disappearing in ones and twos to the toilets where there was an obvious hidden stash of alcohol. Gradually, the atmosphere became more tense as the lads got a bit drunker, until finally, a group of them left the main hall en bloc. At that point I was dancing with 'Izzy' when a friend came up and whispered something in her ear. Immediately, 'Izzy' took me aside and said, "You had better get out of here now! They are away to get sticks. They want to give you two a doing [bashing] for being with us."

Knowing that the boys had gone out of the front door, blocking our path, I asked, "How do we get out?"

"Quick, follow me," and she grabbed and dragged me to a fire-escape, which she then opened. John followed and we bolted.

We heard the clamour behind us as the boys realised what had happened and took chase. But, both of us were comfortable that we could outrun most people and we did, only stopping about 1/2 mile along the road to Fort William. Close escape.

It was still light and the two of us now wandered back to town. With our two partners having to stay behind and quell an angry crowd, we wondered what to do. "I know, let's go to Jimmy's party."

Jimmy Savile (yes, that Jimmy Savile) had been the Chieftain of the Games and as such was hosting a party to which I (posssibly we) had been invited.

To give some context, Savile had been running the Half Ben Race for charity and as he ran around the track before exiting the stadium with the other Half-Benners, he called on me to hold this little square electronic box ‘thing' until he returned. He never knew me from Adam but obviously trusted someone who looked moderately sensible and who was warming up on the inside of the track: I was an ‘insider’ so to speak. Anyway, that little box was it was a sophisticated and expensive Sony cassette recorder, possibly the precursor to the later Walkman that went out on general release. Saville was using this to record conversations with athletes, spectators, and organisers for his next Sunday show, Savile's Travels. I remember Savile saying as he ran past me, ‘Here, can you look after this for me, it’s over £500 and I don’t want to run up the hill with it.' Gobsmacked, I put my hand out and accepted it as he continued, ‘I’ll get it when I finish.’ Very trusting. Had he asked many other Possilpark boys, it might have been the last he saw of it, but true to my nod, I gave it back to him. In return, I was invited to the party that he was hosting that night in the Milton Hotel, sited on North Road on the edge of the town (pic below).

He took the role of Chieftain of the Games seriously, as can be seen on his misspelled gravestone, and this seemed to be his annual Chieftain's Highland Party.

Now in retrospect, it makes you wonder if that was the sole reason that he came to Fort William year after year. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, helped a bit by the BBC shockumentary of his life The Reckoning.

Savile would park his enormous camper van that looked like something from a movie set, in a space to the left of the hotel (see phot), but so far as I was aware he partied inside the hotel; or maybe he partied in the hotel then outside for privacy. We will probably never know unless anyone who reads this has a better memory than me. John and I did go along to the party out of nosiness and a sense of duty, and, having been run out of Corpach we had nowhere else to go. We didn’t stay too long: too fuddy-duddy if I remember correctly and we had other things on our mind: The two girls who we left behind at the dance. We went out to try and find them, but no luck.

Fortunately, on the Sunday afternoon they both came down to 'hang around' the bridge that overlooked our campsite and we spotted them. 'Izzy' and her friend apologised about the behaviour of the boys, but we had already got over that and the four of us laughed about the experience, albeit, it might not have been a laughing matter if the girls hadn't been on our side, looking out or us.

We walked about a bit, talked a bit, showed them our home for the few days in Fort William, our wee tent, but nothing more. Just, four young people enjoying each others' company, but nonetheless, hoping for more.

We parted as night fell, still not even having as much as held hands. Shy or what? Mind you, not before we made arranegments to meet the girls for something to eat and drink in town on the Monday. There was a nice wee café that did a great pie and beans, and it had an ecelctic selection of records on its jukebox. Sophistication indeed. Nonetheless, that was our planned destination for date-night, with a wait-and-see attitude to what happened once our appetites were satiated. Suffice to say, our intentions were not fully honourable. If memory serves me well, the girls’ intentions were not fully honourable either as they had suggested meeting and staying at the tent until they needed to go home. Having already seen the splendour in which we were living, they knew what they would be letting themselves in for.

Spacious and luxurious it was not. In fact, it was rudimentary at best with no sewn-in groundsheet then, just a sheet that was tucked inside the tent, high enough to stop marauding beasties (as if) but low enough not to touch the walls of the tent and let in water in the event of rain (as if). It would have been a tight squeeze. Two young men, and two young women in a two-person tent. But, if nothing else, we were young and adaptable. It seemed like a squeeze was well within any set boundaries.

If I remember correctly, the girls had summer jobs, or at least one of them did, and worked in the morning and early afternoon. That left John and me foot loose and fancy free for the early part of the day. He was happy to mooch about the campsite, catching some rays. Me, I decided to go for a run. Not an ordinary 4- or 5-mile easy run; I took it upon myself to tackle the Half-Ben. It can’t be too hard, I thought, I mean Jimmy Savile had completed it on a number of occasions.

On that Monday, I departed for my sojourn up the Ben. I remember running along a still roadway with only whistling birds for company. This was the selfsame road that the athletes had followed a couple of days previously. At the end of this tarred section, I crossed over a rough patch of tussocky ground that led to the lower slopes. Needless to say, I started steadily as I had no hill-running experience. Not only that, but I also hadn’t run further than six miles previously and this was going to be further than that… and uphill. I was both excited and a bit nervous.

The ascension was no bother. Well, it was but I was young and fit. I ran, clambered, and occasionally stumbled upwards. Apart from the needles of pain that were being hammered into my thighs with the strain of uphill running and my gradually belaboured breathing, I felt stronger than expected. Reaching the turning area, I casually did a 180 degree turn and began the downward journey.

"This will be easier," I thought.

Loping casually downhill as one does, I had some time to glance below me. The River Nevis snaked through the glen, trees on the opposite banks swayed gently in the breeze, and Meall an T-Suid (also known by athletes as the Mellantee) stood proudly in front of me. Idyllic.

A movement below caught my attention.

Some 300 yards away were three runners who had obviously had the same idea as me – a hilly run, in beautiful environment, on a lovely summer’s day were on the same track below me. They had turned earlier and were heading back to wherever their base was. As athletes often do when they see other athletes, my response was to set off off in pursuit. This is when it all went wrong.

I was running downhill fast, skipping with an assuredness of foot that belied my lack of experience on the hills. I felt nimble and able to take quick decisions as I ran and hopped from sound terrain to boulders and back again.

Not me running (Bobby Shields was much better than me)but the photo offers an indication of the terrain in these days

Glancing downwards in front of me, I could see that I was gaining on those below me, so I pushed on. At that same point, I was approaching a bend at speed and too late realised that the stoney path underfoot was very loose. I was beginning to lose traction. Arms flailing, I attempted to regain my balance but the edge was approaching fast. As it loomed ever nearer, I took the immediate decision to ‘deck it’. A fall would hurt but not as much as sliding off the edge of a mountain and falling perhaps 40 to 50 feet below. I was correct. It hurt. Like hell. My right knee and hip took the brunt of the fall and the jarring, tearing pain was immediate. Unfortunately, my thrashing right arm took even more of a bash as my forearm and elbow cracked onto a rock.

I lay prone for a while, shocked, in pain, and slowly running a mental rod over myself, assessing the damage. Hip sore (tick), knee sore (tick), shoulder sore (tick), elbow agony (tick). Gently, I began to move. All working (double tick). My arm was very painful and as I surveyed the problem area, I realised that I was bleeding just around the elbow, and quite profusely too. Deep breaths. Don’t panic.

I knew that I had to get off the hill quickly and seek help. I was only in vest and shorts and between the shock of the fall and my sweat beginning to dry in the wind, I had started to shiver. So, very gingerly, I got to my feet and even more gingerly, I set-off. Seeking the shortest and quickest route, I headed almost at right angles downwards towards the river and a commercial campsite that sat on the opposite bank. I had no idea how I was going to get to the campsite but decided that I would deal with that if and when I made it to the water's edge.

Intuitively, I lifted my arm above my head to try to stop or at least stem some of the bleeding, and stumbled on my way, weaving between large clumps of ferns and even larger boulders. Somehow, I made it to the river, and crossed it. I’m not sure how but I do remember there being quite a strong current and worrying that I might be swept away as I was up to my waist at times.

Entering the campsite, I called for assistance at the first tent I came across. No answer. At the second tent, I called again and fortunately a woman stuck her head out of the door. Her face immediately turned ashen, and she shouted, "My god. Help! Help!”

Apparently, I looked much the worse for wear, with blood having dripped from my arm, all over my head, face, and body, mingling well with the cuts on my knee and upper thigh. I appeared as though a butcher's apprentice had been practicing his carving on me.

The woman’s yells brought others to her tent. My recollection is cloudy with the passing of years but I know that eventually I was wheeched away in an ambulance to the local Belford Hospital where I was met by the A and E team. My main memory was that it was quiet, peaceful, still, and had that disinfectant smell that permeated everywhere and everything.

The treatment was immediate, comforting, and friendly. X-rayed, cleaned-up, bandaged, injected twice (one as a painkiller and the other to apparently ward off potential diseases from horse flies on the hill), and arm in a sling, I was ready to leave.

Belford Hospital, Fort William - scene of my treatment

It was dark as I walked out of the hospital doors and down the few steps to terra firma. John was there having found out somehow that I was in hospital. He had already spoken to the two girls – I think he found out where I was earlier in the day but waited to speak to the girls before coming to look for me. Priorities? Thanks, John.

Despite my travails, I hadn’t forgotten the two girls either, in particular I had been lying on my hospital gurney/trolley thinking about 'Izzy'. John’s actions saved the day and left the door open for the next evening where I could present myself as a brave hero.

We trundled back to the tent slowly, stopping for two fish suppers as I hadn’t eaten since before lunchtime. That journey through the centre of the town and out at the other side, was very uncomfortable. Arm in a sling, sore hip causing me to limp, or was that my knackered knee, and heavy heart from missed opportunities with the girls. Then again, it wasn’t all bad, there was the next night to look forward to. The flutter in my stomach at that thought made me realise that I was a bit smitten by my young date.

Arriving at the tent, I semi-shuffled and semi-crawled on one arm and one knee to almost collapse on my sleeping bag. That night was very uncomfortable as the painkillers wore off. Every part of me hurt, and each time I rolled over, I woke up, wincing in pain. The morning couldn’t come quickly enough. At least I felt that I wouldn’t hurt myself standing up, as much as I did laying down. Little did I know.

Memory fades but I recall meeting the girls in the afternoon of the next day (Tuesday) and went for what was euphemistically termed ‘a romantic walk’. Me limping so badly that I was almost hopping, my arm being jarred with every step/hop, with 'Izzy' showing concern for my condition. John, well he sang. He sang the same lines of a song time-and-time again:

“I'm so alone, my love without you You're part of everything I do When you come back, and you're beside me These are the words I'll say to you”, followed by a rendition of the song’s chorus, ‘Welcome home… etc’.

Peters and Lee - singing for us and the girls

John wasn’t a Peters and Lee fan, but he thought that the words bore a hint of romance and unrequited love: lost times. 'Izzy's' friend sniffled when he sang it and held him closer. Perhaps that was the effect that John was seeking.

It was around tea-time (Scottish tea-time aka dinner at around 6 ish) that Highland hospitality came into its own. 'Izzy' invited me to her home in, I think, Inverlochy (or Caol) area of Fort William for ‘something to eat’. I thought that it was very generous of her and her family, especially as I didn’t know them at all. Now, as a family man, I think that them not knowing me was the reason for the invite. Her mum wanted to cast her eye over the boy, a ‘city boy’, that had seemingly stolen her daughter’s mind and possibly her heart. I seemed to pass muster and 'Izzy' got the nod to go out with me that night. Either that, or her mum took one look at the broken me and realised that I wasn’t in any fit state to challenge her daughter’s virtue. In my mind though, the world still loved a trier. I hadn't given up yet.

Light was fading as we left her house and, lo and behold, our meanderings through the Fort took us, as the song goes, down by the riverside, and along the riverbank to my tent. John was there already with his girlfriend. Now to try to squeeze 4 people in a 2-person tent.

It might actually have worked except for my injured hip, sore knee, bashed up shoulder, and generally damaged body. Especially my now badly swollen, cut, bruised, and otherwise beat-up elbow. We kissed a bit and tried to canoodle, but every time I moved, it was agony. I certainly wasn’t sexually experienced, or even aware enough to propose other options and neither was 'Izzy'. We were flummoxed; well, she was flummoxed and possibly a bit frustrated. I was flummoxed, a lot frustrated, but also in pain. This was to be our first and possibly last night together and it was a disaster. The next day John and I had to leave to walk to Newtonmore, some 45 miles away.

To cut a long story short. The evening was ruined in my eyes, albeit 'Izzy' understood my pain. What she didn't know was that I wasn't as experienced as she thought, and I also had some scruples. By then I knew that she was under 16 (15 and a biggish bit), and even though I wasn't much older, I didn't want to take advantage of her. Although, given her keeness, it might have been her taking advantage of me. We parted after I walked her part of the way home; apologetically if I remember, and she saw us off the next morning. To my deep regret, 'Izzy' wrote to me regularly. Almost weekly in fact. I answered a couple of times. She also ‘phoned me, again regularly. Again and again. This was more regretful as I rarely replied, getting my younger sister to answer for me. I should say that she was not at ease with this role of gatekeeper and was always apologetic to the young woman on the other end of the 'phone. I was both embarrassed at the attention but also too immature to take things further.

To my distress, even now in this present-day, a year passed and 'Izzy', my girl from the Fort, never forgot me. We met briefly the following year at the self-same Lochaber Games. This time, I body-swerved a date, not because I didn’t want to meet up but I really was embarrassed and to some extent a bit disgusted at myself and my actions. As they say, actions have consequences and my ego was fragile. I really wanted to be with her but didn't want to seem too keen either.

Every so often, I think of my life and inevitably this period of time is rekindled in my memory. My experiences of Fort William have been fulfilling and impactful, and at the same time not something to be proud of. We can't always look back and blame ourselves for our past behaviour as a less than mature youth, but I knew that what I was doing was mean spirited. Yet, I did not, could not, do anything about it, other than play and act dumb, and I did that well.

As we all age, opportunities for reflection are provided it seems. At times, I wonder how 'Izzy' got on in life. A lovely girl, in a small town, in a beautiful part of Scotland. The last I heard of her, oddly enough was when I attended another Lochaber Games. Her friend told me that 'Izzy' was engaged to a young man who was the assistant manager of one of the town’s larger hotels. I'm not sure if that was the case or whether her friend was trying to protect her as she had told me previously of how much I had hurt her. I truly hope that she had a wonderful life and forgives the behaviour of a less than mature young man. I guess I'll never know unless we simply bump into (and recognise) each other the next time that I am up in the town, or someone recognises the story or the people in it and get in touch at [email protected]. Now that would be amazeballs as the kids say nowadays.

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[everythingelvispresley]

Elvis had never lived away from home before, and he was miserable, homesick for his mother, Gladys. “He needed someone to look out for him,” Mansfield says, “and Sergeant Norwood was a good one to do that.” William Norwood, the master sergeant, saw the despair in the kid’s face and took him home so he could call his mother. “When you come in my house, you can let it all out” was Norwood’s fatherly advice. “But when you walk out of my front door, you are now Elvis Presley. You’re an actor. You’re a soldier. So, by God, I want you to act! Don’t let anybody know how you feel on the inside."

When GIs from other companies razzed Elvis during marches, Sergeant Norwood would stop the proceedings and dress the offender down.

Presley reportedly turned down opportunities to tour as a military entertainer or serve as a recruiting pitchman when he was drafted, and generally wanted to be treated as an ordinary soldier. His entry into the Army created a media circus. But officials at Fort Hood, where Presley was assigned to the 2nd Armored Division and underwent basic and advanced training, ordered the media not to interfere with his training, since he was to be treated as any other recruit.

Yet the legend of a young Elvis who lived for about six months with his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley, in a sprawling one-story house in Killeen has endured in Central Texas lore. Elvis was known to drive a Cadillac, go grocery shopping with his parents at the Piggly Wiggly and sometimes come out onto the front porch in the evenings to sign autographs.

Stories abound of the summer of '58, when Presley, tanned by the Texas sun, would be seen around town. His family rental house on Oak Hill Drive has been a novelty for longtime Killeen residents who drive by to see "the house where Elvis lived."

Teri Hospers, a pediatric cardiologist in San Antonio who attended Nolan Middle School in Killeen in the 1970s, remembers a story one of the teachers there often told about a dog he had as a boy who once bit Elvis. After Presley left Killeen, the dog appeared in a local parade with a sign around its neck, proclaiming "I bit Elvis Presley."

Bitten in backyard:

"To avoid fans gathered at his house, Elvis would run through the neighbors' backyards. That's how he got bitten," Hospers said. "We all thought it was a funny story. In a town like Killeen, it was exciting to have a connection to someone that famous."

Elvis letter to Fort Hood mentor:

Presley had written a heartfelt, two-page letter while serving in the Army in Germany. The letter, signed, "your friend, PFC Elvis Presley," was written by the King of Rock 'n' Roll at a pivotal time in his life, less than three months after his mother died, to a Fort Hood sergeant who mentored the young private and helped him deal with his grief.

In a similar dispatch he wrote from Germany to one of his cousins:

In that letter, sent the same month as to the one to Norwood, Presley wrote of his sadness over the loss of his mother, who had died of a heart attack at age 46.

He even mentioned longing for the "last few wonderful days at Fort Hood" that he spent with her, Livingston said.

Credit Everything Elvis from Shake Rag to Memphis Facebook group

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[tropic-havens]

Ruins of Tulum, state of Quintana Roo, Mexico

Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12-meter (39 ft) tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society and eventually causing the city to be abandoned. One of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites, Tulum is today a popular site for tourists.

The site might have been called Zama, meaning City of Dawn, because it faces the sunrise. Tulum stands on a bluff facing east toward the Caribbean Sea. Tulúm is also the Yucatán Mayan word for fence, wall or trench. The walls surrounding the site allowed the Tulum fort to be defended against invasions. Tulum had access to both land and sea trade routes, making it an important trade hub, especially for obsidian. From numerous depictions in murals and other works around the site, Tulum appears to have been an important site for the worship of the Diving or Descending god.

Tulum was first mentioned by Juan Díaz, a member of Juan de Grijalva's Spanish expedition of 1518, the first Europeans to spot Tulum. The first detailed description of the ruins was published by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood in 1843 in the book Incidents of Travel in Yucatan. As they arrived from the sea, Stephens and Catherwood first saw a tall building that impressed them greatly, most likely the great Castillo of the site. They made accurate maps of the site's walls, and Catherwood made sketches of the Castillo and several other buildings. Stephens and Catherwood also reported an early classic stele at the site, with an inscribed date of AD 564 (now in the British Museum's collection). This has been interpreted as meaning that the stele was likely built elsewhere and brought to Tulum to be reused.

Work conducted at Tulum continued with that of Sylvanus Morley and George P. Howe, beginning in 1913. They worked to restore and open the public beaches. The work was continued by the Carnegie Institution from 1916 to 1922, Samuel Lothrop in 1924 who also mapped the site, Miguel Ángel Fernández in the late 1930s and early 1940s, William Sanders in 1956, and then later in the 1970s by Arthur G. Miller. Through these later investigations done by Sanders and Miller, it has been determined that Tulum was occupied during the late Postclassic period around AD 1200. The site continued to be occupied until contact with the Spanish was made in the early 16th century. By the end of the 16th century, the site was abandoned completely.

Tulum has architecture typical of Maya sites on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. This architecture is recognized by a step running around the base of the building which sits on a low substructure. Doorways of this type are usually narrow with columns used as support if the building is big enough. As the walls flare out there are usually two sets of molding near the top. The room usually contains one or two small windows with an altar at the back wall, roofed by either a beam-and-rubble ceiling or being vaulted. This type of architecture resembles what can be found in the nearby Chichen Itza, just on a much smaller scale.

Tulum was protected on one side by steep sea cliffs and on the landward side by a wall that averaged about 3–5 meters (9.8–16.4 ft) in height. The wall also was about 8 m (26 ft) thick and 400 m (1,300 ft) long on the side parallel to the sea. The part of the wall that ran the width of the site was slightly shorter and only about 170 meters (560 ft) on both sides. Constructing this massive wall would have taken an enormous amount of energy and time, which shows how important defense was to the Maya when they chose this site. On the southwest and northwest corners there are small structures that have been identified as watch towers, showing again how well defended the city was. There are five narrow gateways in the wall with two each on the north and south sides and one on the west. Near the northern side of the wall a small cenote provided the city with fresh water. It is this impressive wall that makes Tulum one of the most well-known fortified sites of the Maya.

There are three major structures of interest at the Tulum archaeological site. El Castillo, the Temple of the Frescoes, and the Temple of the Descending God.

Among the more spectacular buildings here is the Temple of the Frescoes that included a lower gallery and a smaller second story gallery. The Temple of the Frescoes was used as an observatory for tracking the movements of the sun. Niched figurines of the Maya “diving god” or Venus deity decorate the facade of the temple. This “diving god” is also depicted in the Temple of the Diving God in the central precinct of the site. Above the entrance in the western wall a stucco figure of the “diving god” is still preserved, giving the temple its name. A mural can still be seen on the eastern wall that resembles that of a style that originated in highland Mexico, called the Mixteca-Puebla style, though visitors are no longer permitted to enter.

The Temple of the Descending God consists of a single room with a door to the west and a narrow staircase that was built on top of another temple that served as its base.

In the niche located at the top of the door stands a sculpture that’s found throughout Tulum. He has wings, a headdress and holds an object in his hands.

Also in the central precinct is the Castillo, which is 7.5 m (25 ft) tall. The Castillo was built on a previous building that was colonnaded and had a beam and mortar roof. The lintels in the upper rooms have serpent motifs carved into them. The construction of the Castillo appears to have taken place in stages. A small shrine appears to have been used as a beacon for incoming canoes. This shrine marks a break in the barrier reef that is opposite the site. Here there is a cove and landing beach in a break in the sea cliffs that would have been perfect for trading canoes coming in. This characteristic of the site may be one of the reasons the Maya founded the city of Tulum exactly here, as Tulum later became a prominent trading port during the late Postclassic.

#mexico #mayan #architecture #tropical #caribbean

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Books of 2023

Book 48 of 2023

Title: Gone Native Authors: Alan G. Cornett ISBN: 9780804116374 Tags: A-1 Skyraider, AC-47 Spooky, B-52 Stratofortress, FAC, FRA France, GER Bad Tolz, GER Flint Kaserne, GER Germany, GER Mainz, GER Munich, GER Schweinfurt, GER USA 1SG Academy - Munich, GER USA ARSOFE Army Special Operations Force Europe, JPN Okinawa, KHM Cambodia, KHM Cambodian Civil War (1967-1975), KHM FANK Khmer Army / Forces Armees Nationals Khmeres (1970-1975) (Cambodian Civil War), KOR Battle of Bayonet Hill / Hill 180 (1951) (Korean War), KOR Korean War (1950-1953), KOR Naktong River, KOR Pusan, KOR ROK 9th White Horse Division, KOR ROK Republic of Korea Army, Military Police, Nungs, PHL Hukbalahap, PHL Philippines, THA Bangkok, THA Thailand, US CIA Central Intelligence Agency, US CIA William Colby, US Court Martial Hearing, US MOH Medal of Honor, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 1st Brigade, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 1st Brigade - LRRP Det, US USA 101st Airborne Division - Screaming Eagles, US USA 173rd Airborne Brigade - Sky Soldiers, US USA 1st Cavalry Division, US USA 24th ID, US USA 25th ID, US USA 27th Infantry Regiment, US USA 27th Infantry Regiment - E Co, US USA 2nd Philippine Scouts, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327 - Tiger Force Recon, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 2/327, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 2/327 - Hawk Recon, US USA 34th Infantry Regiment, US USA 34th Infantry Regiment - K Co, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment - 2/502, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment - 2/502 - Recondos, US USA 509th Infantry Bn, US USA 58th Infantry Regiment, US USA 58th Infantry Regiment - F Co (LRP), US USA 5th Army, US USA 5th Army - Inspector General, US USA 75th Rangers, US USA 75th Rangers - A Co, US USA 82nd Airborne Division - All American, US USA 8th ID, US USA 90th ID, US USA ANG Army National Guard, US USA Army Reserve, US USA Camp Frank D. Merrill GA - Mountain Phase Ranger School, US USA Capt Joe Hooper (MOH) (Vietnam War), US USA Col Lewis Lee Millet Sr (MOH) (Korean War), US USA Fort Benning GA, US USA Fort Benning GA - Airborne School, US USA Fort Benning GA - IOBC Infantry Officers Basic Course, US USA Fort Benning GA - Ranger School, US USA Fort Benning GA - Victory Pond, US USA Fort Bragg NC, US USA Fort Bragg NC - Advanced Medical Lab, US USA Fort Bragg NC - JFK Special Warfare Center / School, US USA Fort Carson CO, US USA Fort Gordon GA, US USA Fort Jackson SC, US USA Fort Jackson SC - Moncleaf Hospital, US USA Fort Leavenworth KS, US USA Fort Leavenworth KS - USDB United States Disciplinary Barracks, US USA Fort Riley KS, US USA Fort Riley KS - Irwin Army Hospital, US USA Fort Riley KS - USARB United States Army Retraining Brigade, US USA Fort Sam Houston TX, US USA General Olinto Barsanti, US USA General William J. 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Description: On his first combat assignment, Cornett accompanied the Vietnamese Rangers on a search-and-destroy mission near Khe Sang. There he gained entree into a culture that he would ultimately respect greatly and admire deeply. Cornett's most challenging military duty began when he joined the Phoenix Program. As part of AK squad, he dressed in enemy uniform and roamed the deadly Central Highlands, capturing high-ranking VC officers in hot firefights and ambushes. It was there, deep in enemy territory, where the smallest mistake meant sudden death, that the Vietnamese fighting men earned his utmost respect.While offering rare glimpses of an aspect of the war most of the military and media never saw, Cornett tells the full, gut-wrenching story of his Vietnam. He also gives an unsparing view of himself - telling a no-holds-barred story of an American soldier who made sacrifices far beyond the call of duty . . . a soldier who, in defiance of the U.S. government, refused to turn his back on the Vietnamese. From the Paperback edition.

Review: This is a book that is great in some places, less so in others. I was actually tempted to stop reading it part way through because of how the story ends, and there will be spoilers in this review.

This book is a lot about failure, and overcoming failure, and then more and more failure. So much failure. This is a dude who... fails. He also succeeds but where the heart of the story is, well it's in his failures. He manages to end up in the famed Green Berets as a medic and assigned to Project Delta/B-52 but is basically kicked out for being a liability. He ends up in the 101st with their brigade LRRP team where he finds his first home. For those of you who read a lot about the VN war, you'll recognize a lot of the cast of characters in this section, with a majority of the focus being on his relationship with Rey Martinez. He then bounces around a bit, a little time in Germany, some time training medical stuff at replacement centers, and eventually as an Advisor in a few different areas. Throughout all of this he falls in love, fucks up the relationships, gets into a fucked up relationship, does a lot of drugs, gets drunk a lot, gets in trouble a lot, and eventually marries a VN woman who he later drifts apart from even though staying close to his brother in law who he fought with. At one point he tries to kill his XO and is court-martialed for it, but somehow manages to serve his time and rejoin the army for a very long career - totally unheard of but true! The problem with the book is that it is uneven, which keeps it from being a 5 star book... his coverage of certain battles is super finely detailed whereas his court martial and time in jail is barely a wisp of text. He tells more about using drugs and drinking than he does talking about his role as a medic and the training. Overall a good book and fills in some more stories from the 101st and the 302nd RF Co. He does a great job with the other cast of characters, and their stories and it's worth it just for that.

#Books #Ebooks #Booklr #Bookblr #vietnam #vietnam war #US Army #Green Berets #Special Forces #Project Delta #Army Advisor #ARVN #RF/PFs #history #military history #non-fiction #101st Airborne #LRRP

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Diane McBain (May 18, 1941 - December 21, 2022)  Actress who, as a Warner Brothers contract player, reached a brief peak of popularity during the early 1960s. She is best known for playing an adventurous socialite in the 1960–1962 TV series Surfside 6.

At the age of 17, she was immediately put to work, making her TV acting debut in two episodes of Maverick, March 8 with Jack Kelly and November 22, 1959, with James Garner, as well as the October 16 episode of 77 Sunset Strip. Her first director, at the helm of the March 8 installment, “Passage to Fort Doom”, was veteran actor Paul Henreid.  Warner Bros continued to keep McBain busy during 1960 with numerous appearances on its TV shows. She returned to 77 Sunset Strip on February 26, then nine days later found herself in Alaska with a guest role in the March 6 installment of The Alaskans, starring Roger Moore.

Eight days later, she was in Bourbon Street Beat and the following day on Sugarfoot. Another episode of Bourbon Street Beat followed two weeks later on March 28, and still another 77 Sunset Strip on May 6. In eight more days, she was in an episode of Lawman, and three weeks thereafter, on June 6, a third episode of Bourbon Street Beat in as many months. On March 1 and 2, 1967, during the second season of the ABC series Batman, she played socialite Pinkie Pinkston, a friend of Batman’s alias Bruce Wayne.

Warners gave McBain a regular role on Surfside 6 (1960–62), supporting Troy Donahue, Van Williams and Lee Patterson. Surfside 6 ran for two seasons.

After a few films she guest starred on Arrest and Trial, Wendy and Me, Kraft Suspense Theatre, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Burke’s Law (a number of times), The Wild Wild West, The Man from UNCLE and Vacation Playhouse

Starting in the 1970′s she guest starred on Love, American Style, Mannix, To Rome with Love, Land of the Giants, Mod Squad. The Wide World of Mystery, Police Story, Barbary Coast, and Marcus Welby, M.D., The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Hawaii Five-O, Charlie’s Angels, Eight Is Enough, Days of Our Lives, Dallas, Matt Houston, Airwolf, Crazy Like a Fox, and Knight Rider.

in the 1980′s she appeared in Jake and the Fatman, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Invisible Mom II, The Young and the Restless, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), Besotted (2001) and Strong Medicine.   (Wikipedia)

#Diane McBain #TV #Obit #Obituary #O2022 #Surfside 6

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Events 4.12

240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I. 467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York. 1012 – Duke Oldřich of Bohemia deposes and blinds his brother Jaromír, who flees to Poland. 1204 – The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day. 1606 – The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships. 1776 – American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain. 1807 – The Froberg mutiny on Malta ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli. 1820 – Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece. 1831 – Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, cause it to collapse. 1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. 1862 – American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw). 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. 1865 – American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army. 1877 – The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal. 1900 – One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule. 1910 – SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched. 1917 – World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans. 1927 – Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front. 1927 – Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history. 1928 – The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. 1934 – The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed. 1934 – The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers. 1937 – Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England. 1945 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt's death. 1945 – World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only 50 miles from Berlin. 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. 1961 – Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1. 1963 – The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits. 1970 – Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board. 1980 – The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed. 1980 – Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport, in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed. 1980 – Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF. 1981 – The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission. 1983 – Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago. 1990 – Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there. 1992 – The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris. 1999 – United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred. 2002 – A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104. 2007 – A suicide bomber penetrates the Green Zone and detonates in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people. 2009 – Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency. 2010 – Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28. 2013 – Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali. 2014 – The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16 people, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying over 2,000 homes.

#Events

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Don’t let the commuter rail pass you by

Here in North Richland Hills, TEXRail has spurred growth If cars are the only option, our roads and highways have no chance of keeping up.

Building more and more traffic lanes is impractical, unsustainable and cost-prohibitive.

Commuter rail is a necessary alternative that will continue to shape the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

“Where the rail goes, the communities flourish. Where it passes them by, they wither and die.”

My good friend Grapevine Mayor William D. Tate spoke those words at the groundbreaking ceremony for TEXRail in 2016.

As TEXRail is celebrating its fifth year of operation, his statement rings true.

Areas up and down the TEXRail line are flourishing.

The 27-mile TEXRail commuter rail line between downtown Fort Worth and DFW International Airport has provided nearly 3 million rides and is growing an average of 25% each year.

In 2026-27, ridership will increase exponentially as TEXRail is extended to the Fort Worth Medical District and connects with DART’s 26-mile Silver Line at DFW Airport, creating 53 miles of commuter rail between Fort Worth and Plano.

Reviving passenger service made sense in a Dallas-Fort Worth region experiencing continuous growth and is now the fourth-largest metro area and is expected to add another 3 million people over the next 25 years.

The railroad first came to our community in 1887 when the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.’s Cotton Belt Train made two stops per day in Smithfield.

In 1925, the Cotton Belt carried 75 million passenger miles, but by 1970 there were zero passenger miles.

However, the train tracks and right of way remained.

The actions taken by cities like Grapevine and North Richland Hills to add TEXRail stations were based on the long-term needs of our residents, looking decades into the future. Commuter rail in North Texas is only getting started.

The North Central Texas Council of Governments is developing a plan for what regional transit should look like for the next 40 years.

More collaboration between transit authorities, extending service beyond the existing areas and infill development are all part of this plan.

In North Richland Hills, a development is well underway with 150 acres surrounding TEXRail’s Iron Horse Station undergoing a building boom.

In the last few years, $250 million in private investment has brought new homes, multifamily units and commercial space to this district, all within a five-minute walk of the station’s platform.

Approximately 20 acres remain vacant, primarily zoned for office and commercial uses.

This area, just north of Loop 820, sat vacant or underutilized for decades.

Much of it was once zoned to be an industrial park, but only a few businesses came.

With TEXRail as the catalyst, the city renamed Industrial Boulevard to Iron Horse Boulevard and a new vision took shape for a mixed-use, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly community integrated with transit.

A vision for revitalizing Main Street in the historic Smithfield area of North Richland Hills is also taking shape.

With a $2.2 million Complete Streets grant from the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the city of North Richland Hills will reconstruct Main Street, Snider Street and Center Street and add new pedestrian connectivity to TEXRail’s Smithfield Station.

Along with wide sidewalks, streetlights and trees will be added and aging water and sanitary sewer mains will be replaced, making the area ready for new businesses to come in.

The city intends for new development along Main Street to have an architectural design that complements existing historic buildings and embraces Smithfield’s railroad heritage.

It’s true that Texans are fiercely independent and some will never give up their cars, but we have to offer alternative ways to move people around and relieve road congestion.

As North Texas continues to grow, commuter rail service will become increasingly important.

Located 15 minutes west of DFW Airport, 15 minutes northeast of downtown Fort Worth and 15 minutes southeast of Alliance, North Richland Hills is no longer a rural community.

Rather, it’s located right in the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with hundreds of thousands of cars passing through the community each day.

As commuter rail continues to grow and expand in the coming decades, it would have been very shortsighted had North Richland Hills let TEXRail just pass us by.

Oscar Trevino is the mayor of North Richland Hills.

Amtrak exec sees 'golden opportunity' for high-speed rail in Texas

Imagine hopping on a train in Dallas and, 90 minutes later, stepping off in Houston.

It's a scenario Andy Byford, Amtrak’s senior vice president for high-speed rail projects, hopes to see come to fruition in the coming years.

A partnership between Texas Central Partners LLC, founded in 2014 to build and operate high-speed rail between the state's two biggest cities, and Amtrak was announced in August to further study the proposed line's viability.

The partnership was formed after the Texas Supreme Court agreed in 2022 that Texas Central has eminent domain authority.

Bringing on Amtrak, a major train operator, was the latest sign of life for an effort that has seen a dizzying number of twists and turns in the past decade or so.

Now supporters of the project are hoping to capitalize on that momentum and a glut of federal funding.

Byford spoke April 16 to rail advocates at the Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst, northeast of Fort Worth, about the opportunities and challenges ahead.

“If we're ever going to introduce high-speed rail to the U.S., now's the time,” Byford said. “I think the environment’s right, that desire is there. I'm not underplaying the challenges that remain. But there is a golden opportunity if we're going to do this.”

Below are a few important updates that emerged from conversations with Byford.

Influx of federal dollars puts Amtrak in 'unusual position'

President Joe Biden’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided Amtrak with $22 billion for projects and fleet acquisition and provided $44 billion to the Federal Railroad Administration for grants to states, Amtrak and rail projects.

For Byford, that’s a huge deal.

He said Amtrak is in the "unusual position" of being reasonably well-funded.

Byford said he views Texas as a huge market that is underserved. Outside of possible high-speed rail projects, Amtrak is also looking to extend the Heartland Flyer track that runs from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City to Wichita and Newton, Kansas.

Progress has been made — here is what's next

Some preliminary steps have been taken toward the goal of high-speed rail in Texas.

The Federal Railroad Administration has already outlined the technology that will be used — it will be similar to the Tokaido Shinkansen "bullet train" in Japan.

JR Central Eyes California, Texas For Bullet Trains

A Shinkansen bullet train traveling in Japan in January 2010, operated by Central Japan Railway Co.

Similar high-speed trains are supposed to be used in Texas.

In addition to the Texas Supreme Court's decision about eminent domain power, the project also has environmental approval.

But it's not a done deal, either.

Amtrak's still evaluating the Dallas-to-Houston project.

Currently, Amtrak is on the second step of its "Corridor ID" planning, which will help determine next steps for the project.

Byford expects Amtrak will be done with the second phase of that planning, which includes its own environmental review, by mid-June.

That will lead to a "service development plan" — which outlines the when, where and how of the project.

Amtrak could also apply for a federal-state partnership grant via the Federal Railroad Administration to speed things along further.

More challenges ahead

Byford knows any high speed-rail project will generate pushback — and when it comes to this proposal, he's met with opposition groups such as Texans Against High Speed Rail.

Navigating the political currents of both urban and rural Texas will continue to be a challenge for Texas Central and its allies.

It's worth nothing that some of the recent animosity directed toward high-speed rail in Dallas was specifically about plans to extend the service from Dallas to Fort Worth.

Hunt Realty Investments Inc. opposes an extension of high-speed rail connecting Dallas and Fort Worth, saying the rail could disrupt its $5 billion development plans near the Hyatt Regency Hotel by cutting through 20 acres of land the business owns.

“We're not allowing that project [to Fort Worth] to hold up what we are proposing to do from Dallas to Houston,” Byford said.

Another big challenge will be funding.

High-speed rail from Dallas to Houston could cost more than $30 billion.

Those dollars would have to come from multiple sources, Byford said.

Texas Central has already acquired around 30% of the land necessary to make the Dallas-to-Houston rail line a reality, Byford said.

Byford's goal is for that to happen in the early 2030s.

He said time is of the essence as cities like Dallas and Houston continue to grow.

"I think your alternative is to condemn Americans to evermore crowded interstates," he said. "To condemn taxpayers to just paying for ever widening of highways, and potentially using evermore crowded airports."

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Qual é a probabilidade de os Los Angeles Clippers vencerem o próximo jogo e como isso afeta as minhas chances de ganhar uma aposta?

Qual é a probabilidade de os Los Angeles Clippers vencerem o próximo jogo e como isso afeta as minhas chances de ganhar uma aposta?

Probabilidade de vitória dos Los Angeles Clippers

Os Los Angeles Clippers são uma equipe de basquete profissional sediada em Los Angeles, Califórnia. Fundados em 1970, os Clippers têm conquistado um lugar proeminente na NBA ao longo dos anos, com uma base de fãs dedicada e uma história de desempenho competitivo. Com uma equipe talentosa e uma liderança forte, os Clippers têm despertado interesse em relação às suas chances de vitória em diversas competições.

Quando se trata da probabilidade de vitória dos Los Angeles Clippers, diversos fatores entram em jogo. Primeiramente, o desempenho da equipe ao longo da temporada atual é um indicador importante. Analisar estatísticas como pontos marcados, eficiência defensiva e desempenho em jogos anteriores pode fornecer insights valiosos sobre a capacidade dos Clippers de superar seus adversários.

Além disso, o elenco dos Clippers desempenha um papel crucial em determinar suas chances de vitória. Com jogadores habilidosos e experientes, como Kawhi Leonard e Paul George, a equipe possui uma base sólida para construir seu sucesso. A profundidade do banco de reservas e a capacidade do treinador de maximizar o potencial de cada jogador também são aspectos importantes a considerar.

Outro fator a ser levado em conta é a competição enfrentada pelos Clippers. Na NBA, as equipes enfrentam uma variedade de oponentes, cada um com seu próprio estilo de jogo e nível de habilidade. Avaliar o calendário futuro dos Clippers e analisar como eles se saíram contra equipes semelhantes no passado pode ajudar a prever suas chances de vitória.

Em resumo, a probabilidade de vitória dos Los Angeles Clippers é influenciada por uma série de variáveis, incluindo desempenho atual, composição da equipe e competição enfrentada. Embora não haja garantias no esporte, os Clippers demonstraram repetidamente sua capacidade de competir no mais alto nível e continuarão sendo uma força a ser reconhecida na NBA.

Análise de desempenho dos Los Angeles Clippers

Os Los Angeles Clippers são uma equipe de basquete profissional sediada em Los Angeles, Califórnia. Fundados em 1970, os Clippers têm uma história de altos e baixos na NBA, mas nos últimos anos, eles têm se destacado como uma força competitiva na liga. Vamos analisar o desempenho recente dessa equipe emocionante.

Na última temporada, os Clippers demonstraram habilidades impressionantes em ambos os lados da quadra. Ofensivamente, eles contaram com estrelas como Kawhi Leonard e Paul George para liderar o ataque, enquanto defensivamente, nomes como Patrick Beverley e Serge Ibaka se destacaram na proteção do aro e na pressão sobre os adversários.

Um aspecto chave do sucesso dos Clippers foi sua profundidade de elenco. Além das estrelas mencionadas, jogadores como Lou Williams, Marcus Morris e Ivica Zubac desempenharam papéis importantes, proporcionando contribuições valiosas saindo do banco.

No entanto, apesar de sua forte temporada regular, os Clippers enfrentaram dificuldades nos playoffs. Embora tenham avançado para as fases finais, não conseguiram atingir seu objetivo final de conquistar o título da NBA. Isso levantou questões sobre sua capacidade de fechar os jogos importantes e lidar com a pressão dos momentos decisivos.

Olhando para o futuro, os Clippers têm uma base sólida para construir. Com uma mistura de talento jovem e veterano, eles têm os recursos necessários para competir no mais alto nível. No entanto, será crucial para a equipe aprender com as experiências passadas e fazer ajustes para alcançar o sucesso nos playoffs. Com a liderança de seu treinador e o comprometimento de seus jogadores, os Clippers têm o potencial de se tornar uma força dominante na NBA nos próximos anos.

Estratégias de apostas nos jogos dos Los Angeles Clippers

Clippers, uma equipe da NBA com grande potencial e história, tem atraído a atenção dos fãs de basquete e dos apostadores esportivos. Para apostar nos jogos dos Los Angeles Clippers com sucesso, é essencial adotar algumas estratégias inteligentes.

Análise Estatística: Antes de fazer qualquer aposta, é fundamental analisar as estatísticas dos jogadores e da equipe como um todo. Verifique o desempenho recente dos Clippers, a média de pontos marcados e sofridos, além de outras métricas importantes.

Lesões e Ausências: Fique atento às lesões e ausências de jogadores-chave. A ausência de um jogador importante pode afetar significativamente o desempenho da equipe e, consequentemente, o resultado do jogo.

Fatores Externos: Considere também fatores externos que possam influenciar o desempenho dos Clippers, como viagens longas, jogos consecutivos e confrontos contra equipes com estilos de jogo específicos.

Apostas ao Vivo: As apostas ao vivo podem ser uma ótima maneira de aproveitar as oscilações de desempenho durante o jogo. Fique de olho nas oportunidades de apostas ao vivo e esteja preparado para agir rapidamente.

Gestão de Banca: Por fim, não se esqueça da gestão de banca. Estabeleça um orçamento para suas apostas e evite apostar mais do que pode perder. A gestão de banca é essencial para garantir uma experiência de apostas segura e sustentável.

Seguindo essas estratégias, os apostadores podem aumentar suas chances de sucesso ao apostar nos jogos dos Los Angeles Clippers. No entanto, lembre-se sempre de que apostas esportivas envolvem riscos e nunca garantem resultados certos.

Estatísticas recentes dos Los Angeles Clippers

Recentemente, os Los Angeles Clippers têm demonstrado um desempenho notável na temporada atual da NBA. Com uma combinação de talento, estratégia e determinação, a equipe tem conquistado vitórias impressionantes e se destacado no cenário do basquete profissional.

Uma das estatísticas mais impressionantes dos Clippers é o seu desempenho defensivo. Com uma defesa sólida e bem organizada, a equipe tem conseguido limitar os pontos adversários e controlar o ritmo do jogo. Isso tem sido fundamental para garantir vitórias cruciais, especialmente nos momentos decisivos das partidas.

Além disso, o ataque dos Clippers também tem sido bastante eficiente. Com jogadores talentosos e versáteis, a equipe tem conseguido marcar pontos de diversas maneiras, seja através de arremessos de longa distância, infiltrações ou jogadas de transição rápida. Isso tem colocado pressão sobre as defesas adversárias e proporcionado uma vantagem significativa para os Clippers.

Outro aspecto importante a se destacar é o desempenho dos jogadores individuais. Estrelas como Kawhi Leonard e Paul George têm liderado a equipe com performances impressionantes em quadra, tanto no ataque quanto na defesa. Além disso, jogadores como Reggie Jackson e Marcus Morris têm contribuído de maneira consistente, fornecendo pontos importantes e sendo peças-chave nos momentos cruciais das partidas.

No geral, as estatísticas recentes dos Los Angeles Clippers refletem o seu status como uma das principais equipes da NBA nesta temporada. Com um jogo sólido em ambos os lados da quadra e um elenco talentoso, os Clippers estão prontos para enfrentar qualquer desafio que surja em seu caminho rumo aos playoffs e além.

Impacto das vitórias dos Los Angeles Clippers nas apostas

As vitórias dos Los Angeles Clippers na NBA têm um impacto significativo nas apostas esportivas, influenciando diretamente as probabilidades e as escolhas dos apostadores. O desempenho da equipe afeta não apenas os fãs, mas também aqueles que buscam oportunidades de apostas para lucrar com os resultados dos jogos.

Quando os Clippers conseguem vitórias impressionantes, isso muitas vezes leva a um aumento na confiança dos apostadores neles. As probabilidades de vitória da equipe podem melhorar, refletindo a percepção de que eles estão em boa forma e são mais propensos a continuar vencendo. Isso, por sua vez, pode levar a um aumento no volume de apostas feitas nos Clippers, à medida que mais pessoas são atraídas pelos seus resultados positivos.

Além disso, as vitórias dos Clippers também podem influenciar as apostas em outros times. Por exemplo, se os Clippers derrotam uma equipe considerada favorita, isso pode levar os apostadores a reconsiderarem suas escolhas e a reavaliarem as chances de outros times enfrentarem os Clippers com sucesso. Isso pode resultar em mudanças nas probabilidades de outros jogos envolvendo equipes que enfrentarão os Clippers no futuro próximo.

No entanto, é importante notar que as apostas esportivas são sempre imprevisíveis e estão sujeitas a uma série de fatores. Uma série de vitórias dos Clippers pode aumentar a confiança dos apostadores, mas isso não garante resultados futuros. As lesões, mudanças na forma da equipe e outros fatores podem influenciar os resultados dos jogos e as apostas associadas a eles.

Em resumo, as vitórias dos Los Angeles Clippers têm um impacto palpável nas apostas esportivas, influenciando as probabilidades e as escolhas dos apostadores, mas é importante considerar uma variedade de fatores ao fazer previsões e tomar decisões de apostas.

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Amazing Bill Evans music playlist: 30 tracks (Best jazz collection)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjKtO7cus4U Track List: 0:00:00 Bill Evans Trio - My Foolish Heart 0:04:56 Bill Evans Trio - Like Someone In Love 0:11:22 Bill Evans Trio - When I Fall In Love 0:16:15 Bill Evans Trio, Stan Getz - But Beautiful 0:22:01 Bill Evans Trio - Polka Dots And Moonbeams 0:27:01 Bill Evans - I Loves You Porgy 0:33:04 Bill Evans Trio - I Wish I Knew 0:37:45 Bill Evans - The Peacocks 0:43:58 Bill Evans Trio - Young And Foolish 0:49:51 Bill Evans, Bob Brookmeyer - As Time Goes By 0:56:46 Bill Evans Trio - Waltz For Debby 1:03:48 Bill Evans Trio - Alice In Wonderland 1:12:24 Bill Evans Trio - Autumn Leaves 1:18:22 Bill Evans Trio - Danny Boy 1:22:06 Bill Evans - Here's That Rainy Day 1:27:28 Bill Evans - Midnight Mood 1:32:46 Bill Evans - Emily 1:37:39 Bill Evans - Peace Piece 1:44:20 Bill Evans - Never Let Me Go 1:58:47 Bill Evans, Jim Hall - Skating In Central Park 2:04:12 Bill Evans, Jim Hall - Romain 2:09:37 Bill Evans - Love Theme From 'Spartacus' 2:14:47 Bill Evans Trio - Spring Is Here 2:19:53 Bill Evans Trio - My Romance 2:21:55 Bill Evans Trio - I'll See You Again 2:25:51 Bill Evans Trio - Come Rain Or Come Shine 2:29:11 Tony Bennett, Bill Evans - You Must Believe In Spring 2:35:03 Bill Evans Trio - Nardis 2:40:55 Bill Evans - Soiree 2:44:22 Bill Evans - Comrade Conrad

Bill Evans biography

Bill Evans ( Plainfield , August 16 , 1929 - Fort Lee , September 15 , 1980, born William John Evans , was an American jazz pianist and composer. Bill Evans was born in New Jersey to Harry L. Evans, born in Wales and Mary Saroka Evans, born in Rusyne, both lovers of music. They make him study piano and, as a second instrument, violin (which he will give up after two years) and then flute . When he was a teenager he began to be interested in jazz , and in particular by Bud Powell, Nat King Cole , George Shearing and Lennie Tristano; he plays in orchestras as a local amateur . Bill Evans continued his musical studies at Southern Louisiana College, graduating in 1950. After a brief stint in clarinetist Herbie Fields' orchestra, he spent three years in the Army as a flautist , stationed at Fort Sheridan. It will preserve for a long time a bitter memory of these years. Demobilized in 1954, he began playing and recording with New York's minor orchestras (the best known being the "variety" orchestra led by Jerry Wald), while taking composition classes at the Mannes School of Music. First recordings In 1955, he was noticed by the composer and theoretician of the "lydian concept" George Russell who invited him to record the album The Jazz Workshop with his "jazz smalltet" (1956) and then the title All about Rosie on the collective album Brandeis Jazz Festival (1957). Russell and Evans would later reunite for other albums: New York, NY (1959), Jazz in the Space Age (1960), Living Time (1972). In September 1956, Bill Evans recorded under his own name, for the Riverside label (with producer Orrin Keepnews), the trio New Jazz Conceptions with Teddy Kotick on double bass and Paul Motian on drums. If Bill Evans had not yet found the interaction that will characterize his approach to the jazz trio, he already demonstrates his innovative harmonizing technique on this album. After this album and his work with Russell made him known, Bill Evans became an in-demand studio musician and many musicians called on his services, including Tony Scott, Don Elliott, Eddie Costa, Jimmy Knepper, Helen Merrill, Sahib Shihab and Charles Mingus . Alongside John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley ' regular sextet, Between February and November 1958, he was part of Miles Davis . In 1959, the trumpeter called him back for the recording of the Kind of Blue album . Miles Davis has always recognized the importance of Evans' contribution to this emblematic record of modal jazz . After this interlude with Miles Davis , Bill Evans resumed an intense career as a sideman - which did not stop until 1963, the date of his contract with Verve - recording, among others, with Cannonball Adderley , Michel Legrand , Art Farmer, Chet Baker , Lee Konitz , John Lewis, Oliver Nelson, Kai Winding , JJ Johnson and Bob Brookmeyer. At the same time, although he did not have a regular trio, he recorded records with this formula under his own name: Everybody digs Bill Evans (1958) and On Green Dolphin Street (1958 – unreleased at the time). 1960s In 1959, he formed a regular trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. The three partners, breaking with the tradition in which the double bass player and the drummer were limited to an accompanying role, dedicate themselves to an authentic "three-way improvisation". It is this "interaction" – this constant synergy between the three musicians – that makes this trio specific and modern. The three recorded four albums: Portrait in Jazz (1959), Explorations (1961) and especially two legendary albums from the same session at the Village Vanguard in New York: Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard. Scott LaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after recording these records. Deeply affected by the death of LaFaro, Bill Evans, although he continues his career as an accompanist (albums as an accompanist for Mark Murphy , Herbie Mann, Tadd Dameron , Benny Golson …), does not record anything as a trio during almost a year Under his name, he recorded, in duo with Jim Hall, the album Undercurrent . It wasn't until May 1962 that he found himself in the studio as a trio, this time with Chuck Israels on double bass and Paul Motian on drums. What comes out of these sessions are the albums How My Heart Sings! and Moon Beams . In late 1962 - early 1963, he recorded his last albums for the Riverside label: Interplay (as a quintet with Freddie Hubbard and Jim Hall), Loose Blues (as a quintet with Zoot Sims and Jim Hall, unreleased at the time ), At Shelly's Manne-Hole (as a trio with Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker), and 13 solo tracks ( The Solo Sessions: Volume 1 & 2 - unedited at the time). Breaking album time with his usual trio, he recorded in 1962 for Verve trio album , while still under contract with Riverside, the Empathy of which Shelly Manne was co-leader. Evans signs with Verve-MGM. For Verve , Bill Evans will continue to record with his usual trios, but Creed Taylor, then producer of the label, will push him to diversify his production: albums with other stars of the brand ( Stan Getz , Gary McFarland…), solo, re-recording, with symphony orchestra… Between 1962 and 1969, the personnel of Evans' "regular" trio was reworked quite frequently. Between 1962 and 1965, Chuck Israels was occasionally replaced on double bass by Gary Peacock ( Trio '64 ) and veteran Teddy Kotick. From 1966 and for 11 years, Eddie Gómez will occupy the position of double bass player. The successive drummers were Larry Bunker ( Live ( 1964 ), Trio '65 ), Arnold Wise ( Bill Evans at Town Hall , 1966), Philly Joe Jones ( California, Here I Come , 1967), Jack DeJohnette ( Bill Evans at Montreux Jazz ). Festival , 1968) and, more briefly, Joe Hunt and John Dentz. In 1969, drummer Marty Morell joined the trio, remaining until 1975. During this period, on European tours, Evans sometimes travels without his usual accompanists and then turns to "local" musicians: Palle Danielsson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Rune Carlsson (1965), Alex Riel (1966)… During his Verve period , Evans recorded with different formulas than his "usual trio". He recorded Alone (1968) . He re-recorded Conversations with Myself (1963), then Further Conversations with Myself (1967). With string orchestra (conducted by Claus Ogerman) and trio, Bill Evans trio with symphony orchestra (1965). With other musicians, Gary McFarland (1962), Stan Getz (1964), Monica Zetterlund ( Waltz for Debby , 1964), Jim Hall ( Intermodulation , 1966), Shelly Manne ( A Simple Matter of Conviction - 1966), Jeremy Steig ( What's New , 1969). Here ends the "Verve Period", with the album From Left to Right (1970), a recording on the border between light music and jazz, where Bill Evans, accompanied by a string orchestra, uses the electric piano for the first time " Fender Rhodes ". It should be noted that Evans' last albums for Verve are no longer produced by Creed Taylor but by Helen Keane (Evans' artistic agent since 1962). From the end of the contract with Verve , it is Helen Keane who will act as "coach" of the pianist's career. It will be the producer of the records that Evans will record for Columbia , CTI Records, Fantasy and Warner Bros. 1970s Between 1969 and 1975, Bill Evans performed mainly with Eddie Gómez and Marty Morell. This trio recorded many albums: among others, Jazzhouse , You're Gonna Hear From Me (1969), Montreux II (1970), The Bill Evans Album (1971), The Tokyo concert , Half Moon Bay (1973), Since We Met , Re: Person I Knew, Blue in green (1974). During this period, Bill Evans participates in two recordings quite far removed from his usual productions: Living Time , an experimental composition for piano and large ensemble by George Russell (1972) and Symbiosis (1974), a concerto for piano and orchestra by "Third stream music" composed by Claus Ogerman. He also recorded at this time two duet albums with Eddie Gómez ( Intuition - 1974, Montreux III - 1975) and one solo ( Alone (Again) - 1975). Evans also recorded two sessions ( The Tony Bennett: Bill Evans Album - 1975, Together again - 1976) with crooner Tony Bennett . Finally, Evans signs his last record in re-recording, New Conversations (1978). In 1976, Marty Morell was replaced on drums by the understated but subtle Eliot Zigmund. This will remain the last rhythm that will be perfectly integrated into the pianist's universe. The trio thus composed finds a second wind and records I Will Say Goodbye (1977, published in 1980, after the death of the pianist) and the elegiac You Must Believe in Spring (1977, published in 1981). The three men also recorded Crosscurrents (1977) with Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh. Eddie Gómez left Evans in 1978. After trying numerous double bass players (Michael Moore, Michel Donato…), Evans hired the young Marc Johnson. and Larry Schneider was recorded It was around this time that the Affinity quintet album with Toots Thielemans . In 1979, he reunited with Larry Schneider but this time with Tom Harrell , for another quintet album, We will meet again . For a brief period, "veteran" Joe Philly Jones returned to fill in as drummer, before Evans hired another young musician, Joe LaBarbera. There are no studio recordings of this definitive trio. On the other hand, it was recorded a lot in discos or in concerts ( Homecoming , The Paris concert. ed. 1 & 2 , Turn out the stars: the final recordings of Village Vanguard , The Last Waltz , Consecration …). All these recordings were only published after the death of the pianist. The music of this trio is the "swan song" of the pianist. He performed for the penultimate time in August 1980 at the Molde Jazz Festival. On September 15, 1980, at the age of fifty-one, with poorly treated hepatitis , his body exhausted by addiction too long a drug ( heroin in the 60s and 70s, cocaine at the end of his life), Bill Evans died as a result of internal bleeding. Discography Bill Evans' discography is particularly important. In addition to "official" recordings for labels such as Riverside, Verve , CTI, Columbia , Fantasy and Warner Bros. Records , there are a significant number of more or less official albums. Musical compositions B minor waltz Bill's belle (àlies Just a beginner in love ) Bill's hit tune Blue in Green (co-author Miles Davis ) C minor blues chase Carnival Catch the wind (àlies Get yourself another fool ) Children's play song Chromatic tune Comrade Conrad (aka Theme for Crest ) Displacement Epilogue Five For Nenette (alias In April ) Fudgesicle built for two Fun ride Funkallero Funny man G waltz Here's something to you Hollywood (written with Claus Ogerman ) Interplay It's love, it's Christmas It must be love * Knit for Mary F. Laurie (alias The dream ) Letter To Evan Loose blues Maxine My bells NYC's: no lark One for Helen Only child The opener Orbit (alias Unless it's you ) Peace Piece Peri's scope Prologue Re: person I knew Remembering the rain Show type tune (alias Tune for a lyric ) A simple matter of conviction Since we met Song for Helen Story line Sugar plum * (coautor John Court) Theme: what you gave (àlies Don't count your dreams till they come true! ) There came you These Things Called Changes 34 skidoo Tiffany Time remembered Turn out the stars Twelve tone tune (alias TTT ) Twelve tone tune two (aka TTTT ) The two lonely people (àlies The man and the woman ) Very early Walkin' up Waltz for Debby Waltz in Eb We will meet again Yet ne'er broken Your story Read the full article

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Afficher uniquement les événements clésVeuillez activer JavaScript pour utiliser cette fonctionnalitéFlux en directDe il y a 39 min14h22 HNEPelé est mortL'un des plus grands footballeurs à avoir jamais joué au football - peut-être le plus grand - est décédé.Voici notre reportage :Pelé, vainqueur de la Coupe du monde au Brésil et légende du football, décède à l'âge de 82 ansLire la suiteEt voici la longue lecture de Richard Williams sur le grand homme. Pelé rayonnait la qualité de la joie : un appel instantané à l'œil et au cœur | Richard WilliamsLire la suiteMis à jour à 14h23 HNELes évènements clésil y a 39 minPelé est mortAfficher uniquement les événements clésVeuillez activer JavaScript pour utiliser cette fonctionnalitéil y a 3 m14h58 HNELe footballeur brésilien Neymar a posté sur Instagram :.css-14ukgk6hauteur : 1 em ; largeur : 1,5 em ; marge droite : 3 px ; alignement vertical : ligne de base ; remplissage : # 0077B6 ;Avant Pelé, "10" n'était qu'un chiffre. J'ai lu cette phrase quelque part, à un moment de ma vie. Mais cette phrase, belle, est incomplète. Je dirais qu'avant Pelé, le football n'était qu'un sport. Pelé a tout changé. Il a transformé le football en art, en divertissement Il a donné la parole aux pauvres, aux noirs et surtout : Il a donné de la visibilité au Brésil. Le football et le Brésil ont élevé leur statut grâce au King ! Il est parti mais sa magie demeure. Pelé est POUR TOUJOURS !!Autoriser le contenu Instagram ?Cet article comprend du contenu fourni par Instagram. Nous vous demandons votre permission avant de charger quoi que ce soit, car ils peuvent utiliser des cookies et d'autres technologies. Pour voir ce contenu, cliquez sur 'Autoriser et continuer'.Autoriser et continueril y a 8 mois14h53 HNERichard WilliamsL'émergence de l'adolescent Pelé lors de la Coupe du monde de 1958 a ouvert la porte à une nouvelle dimension du football. Les brefs résumés télévisés des matchs en Suède ont été diffusés dans un noir et blanc qui ressemblait en fait plus à des nuances de gris floues, mais déjà le prodige brésilien semblait très concentré et baigné d'une lueur dorée.Le maigre de 17 ans avec la coupe de cheveux plate a marqué six buts, dont plusieurs exécutés avec un esprit impudent et un niveau de technique jusque-là inimaginable, puis a pleuré ouvertement sur l'épaule de Gilmar, le gardien de but de l'équipe, lorsque le triomphe était sécurisé. Pour beaucoup de ses nouveaux fans à l'étranger, Edson Arantes do Nascimento était le premier nom étranger compliqué qu'ils mémorisaient.Douze ans après cette première éruption de génie, il a remporté sa troisième médaille de vainqueur de la Coupe du monde. Le tournoi de 1970 a été suivi par de nombreux téléspectateurs sur des téléviseurs couleur, dont une forte proportion ont été achetés spécialement pour l'occasion. Le football n'a jamais semblé aussi splendide que lorsque Pelé - maintenant un homme mûr de 29 ans - était au cœur d'une équipe comprenant Tostão, Jairzinho, Gérson, Roberto Rivellino et Carlos Alberto, un ensemble de maîtres entourés de leur propre aura dorée alors qu'ils prenaient le jeu à un nouveau niveau d'interaction créative, avec le n ° 10 comme chef d'orchestre.Lisez l'hommage complet ici:Pelé rayonnait la qualité de la joie : un appel instantané à l'œil et au cœur | Richard WilliamsLire la suiteMis à jour à 14h53 HNEil y a 14 mois14h46 HNEA inspiração eo amor marcaram a jornada de Rei Pelé, que faleceu no dia de hoje. Amor, amor e amor, para sempre. . L'inspiration et l'amour ont marqué le parcours du roi Pelé, qui est décédé paisiblement aujourd'hui. Amour, amour et amour, pour toujours. pic.twitter.com/CP9syIdL3i– Pelé (@Pele) 29 décembre 2022 il y a 15 mois14h45 HNELe Français Kylian Mbappé a qualifié Pelé de "roi du football" dans un article sur les réseaux sociaux.Le roi du football nous a quittés mais son héritage ne sera jamais oublié. RIP ROI 💔👑… pic.twitter.com/F55PrcM2Ud— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) 29 décembre 2022

Mis à jour à 14h52 HNEil y a 16 mois14h45 HNEUn autre footballeur anglais, Sir Geoff Hurst, s'est dit "fier" d'avoir partagé un terrain avec lui.J'ai tellement de souvenirs de Pelé, sans aucun doute le meilleur footballeur contre lequel j'ai joué (avec Bobby Moore étant le meilleur footballeur avec lequel j'ai joué). Pour moi, Pelé reste le plus grand de tous les temps et j'étais fier d'être sur le terrain avec lui. RIP Pelé et merci. pic.twitter.com/oCpQlw7EIK– Sir Geoff Hurst (@TheGeoffHurst) 29 décembre 2022 il y a 21 mois14h39 HNEL'ancien footballeur anglais Gary Lineker a posté sur Twitter un hommage au "divin" Pelé.Pelé est mort. Le plus divin des footballeurs et le plus joyeux des hommes. Il a joué un jeu dont seuls quelques élus se sont approchés. 3 fois, il a soulevé le trophée d'or le plus convoité dans cette belle chemise jaune. Il nous a peut-être quittés mais il aura toujours l'immortalité footballistique. RIP Pelé— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) 29 décembre 2022 Mis à jour à 14h51 HNEil y a 26 mois14h35 HNEUne déclaration de l'hôpital disait: "L'hôpital Israelita Albert Einstein confirme avec regret le décès d'Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, aujourd'hui 29 décembre 2022 à 15h27, en raison de la défaillance de plusieurs organes, résultat de la progression de cancer du côlon associé à son état clinique antérieur."L'hôpital Israelita Albert Einstein sympathise avec la famille et tous ceux qui souffrent de la perte de notre cher roi du football."il y a 26 mois14h35 HNEUne déclaration sur le compte Instagram officiel de Pelé a déclaré: "L'inspiration et l'amour ont marqué le voyage du roi Pelé, qui est décédé paisiblement aujourd'hui."Au cours de son voyage, Edson a enchanté le monde avec son génie du sport, a arrêté une guerre, mené des actions sociales dans le monde entier et répandu ce qu'il croyait le plus être le remède à tous nos problèmes : l'amour.« Son message d'aujourd'hui devient un héritage pour les générations futures. Amour, amour et amour, pour toujours.Autoriser le contenu Instagram ?Cet article comprend du contenu fourni par Instagram. Nous vous demandons votre permission avant de charger quoi que ce soit, car ils peuvent utiliser des cookies et d'autres technologies. Pour voir ce contenu, cliquez sur 'Autoriser et continuer'.Autoriser et continuerMis à jour à 14h38 HNEil y a 39 min14h22 HNEPelé est mortL'un des plus grands footballeurs à avoir jamais joué au football - peut-être le plus grand - est décédé.Voici notre reportage :Pelé, vainqueur de la Coupe du monde au Brésil et légende du football, décède à l'âge de 82 ansLire la suiteEt voici la longue lecture de Richard Williams sur le grand homme. Pelé rayonnait la qualité de la joie : un appel instantané à l'œil et au cœur | Richard WilliamsLire la suiteMis à jour à 14h23 HNELes sujetsPeléBrésil (Football)Brésil (Nouvelles du monde)Réutiliser ce contenu

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Rio Lobo (1970) was photographed by William H Clothier. Bill was born in Decatur, Illinois, and had 59 cinematography credits, beginning with three Spanish films 1935-39, then an uncredited contribution to the World War II documentary The Memphis Belle (1944), his first feature in 1947, through another John Wayne film, The Train Robbers (1973).

Bill's other notable credits include Sincerely Yours (with Liberace), Goodbye My Lady, The Alamo (John Wayne’s directorial debut), Merrill’s Marauders, McLintock, Shenandoah, The War Wagon, Bandolero, and Big Jake. William photographed John Wayne 23 times beginning with uncredited contributions to Fort Apache. In 1956 he was signed to John Wayne’s Batjac Productions and filmed The Sea Chase, their second collaboration.

Although this is Bill’s only film with Howard Hawks, Bill photographed five John Ford Films, namely Fort Apache, The Horse Soldiers, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, Donovan’s Reef, and Cheyenne Autumn.

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Events 7.3

324 – Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. 987 – Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792. 1035 – William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigns until 1087. 1608 – Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain. 1754 – French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces. 1767 – Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret. 1767 – Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published. 1775 – American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1778 – American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre. 1819 – The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in the United States, opens. 1839 – The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State University, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students. 1848 – Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in the Danish West Indies. 1849 – France invades the Roman Republic and restores the Papal States. 1852 – Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in San Francisco. 1863 – American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge. 1866 – Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgrätz, enabling Prussia to exclude Austria from German affairs. 1884 – Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average. 1886 – Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile. 1886 – The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. 1890 – Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state. 1898 – A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. 1913 – Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors. 1938 – World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h). 1938 – United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield. 1940 – World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France. 1944 – World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city. 1952 – The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress. 1952 – The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMS Queen Mary. 1967 – The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny. 1970 – The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1970 – Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard. 1973 – David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour. 1979 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. 1988 – United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. 1988 – The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus. 1996 – British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland. 2013 – President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is declared acting president until further elections are held.

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Examining the sources of the Plymouth Colony Pages [Part 21]

William W. Streeter and Daphne H. Morris, The Vital Records of Cummington, Massachusetts 1762-1900 (Hartford, CT: William W. Streeter and D. H. Morris, 1979).

While this book can only be searched on HathiTrust, it can be found in Indiana state libraries, and varying libraries, according to WorldCat (here and here)

Library of Congress. Washington, DC 20540 United States

UMBC. Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. Baltimore, MD 21250 United States

New York Public Library System. NYPL. New York, NY 10018 United States

Onondaga County Public Library. OCPL. Syracuse, NY 13214 United States

Western Reserve Historical Society. Research Library. Cleveland, OH 44106 United States

Connecticut State Library. CSL. Hartford, CT 06106 United States

Connecticut Historical Society. Hartford, CT 06105 United States

Columbus Metropolitan Library. Main Library. Columbus, OH 43215 United States

Mount Holyoke College. Williston & Miles-Smith Library. S Hadley, MA 01075 United States

Williams College. Sawyer Library. Williamstown, MA 01267 United States

Hampshire College. Harold F. Johnson Library. Amherst, MA 01002 United States

Amherst College Library. Amherst, MA 01002 United States

Worcester Public Library. Worcester, MA 01608 United States

Minuteman Library Network. Natick, MA 01760 United States

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Main Library. Toledo, OH 43604 United States

Boston Athenaeum. Boston, MA 02108 United States

New England Historic Genealogical Society. NEHGS. Boston, MA 02116 United States

State Library of Massachusetts. Boston, MA 02133 United States

Eastern Kentucky University. Crabbe Library. Richmond, KY 40475 United States

Noble, Inc. Danvers, MA 01923 United States

Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA 01970 United States

Allen County Public Library. ACPL. Fort Wayne, IN 46802 United States

Indiana State Library - ISL. Indianapolis, IN 46202 United States

Maine State Library. Augusta, ME 04333 United States

Tennessee State Library & Archives. TSLA Nashville, TN 37243 United States

Newberry Library. Chicago, IL 60610 United States

Huntsville-Madison County Public Library. Huntsville, AL 35801 United States

Wisconsin Historical Society. Madison, WI 53706 United States

Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis, MO 63130 United States

Saint Louis County Library Headquarters. St Louis, MO 63131 United States

Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative. HCPLC. Tampa, FL 33611 United States

Mobile Public Library. Mobile, AL 36602 United States

Dallas Public Library Central Library. Dallas, TX 75201 United States

Houston Public Library Central Library. Houston, TX 77002 United States

Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Austin, TX 78701 United States

Denver Public Library. Central Library Denver, CO 80204 United States

Midland County Public Library. Midland, TX 79701 United States

Family History Library. Salt Lake City, UT 84150 United States

Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records. State Library of Arizona (formerly called the Law and Research Library). Phoenix, AZ 85007 United States

University of Oxford. Oxford, OX1 2JD United Kingdom

This 1979 book, by William W. Streeter, Daphne H. Morris,  has not been scanned online. On Alibris one can buy it but prices range from $60-$85 depending on the copy whereas at Abebooks one can get it for as little as $15.87 but you are only getting a paperback copy of the book. There is a related book titled Only One Cummington: A Book in Two Parts which was published in 1974 by William Streeter and the Cummington Historical Society. Good luck getting that! The latter book has been cited in an academic study called Only One Cummington "Cummington’s local history volume." The same study also says that

In Cummington it is easier than in many places to find out basic information about the circumstances of peoples lives because of two works of local history published in the 1970s. One Cummington (1974) consists consists of both a general history of the town and a remarkably comprehensive property history of every lot in town, complete with photos, owner names and dates. The Vital Records of Cummington (1979) includes birth, marriage, death, and census records for Cummington residents from 1762 to 1900

Volume II was apparently issued in 2008 according to this article with Allen Berrien, with the Cummington Historical Commission funding it.

While Only One Cummington is NOT in the DAR library, the Vital Records of Cummington is available. Also, I must say that Matthew Stowell of the Plainfield Historical Society holds both books, so contact him if you are in Plainfield at any point.

Note: This was originally posted on Apr. 27, 2018 on the main Packed with Packards WordPress blog (it can also be found on the Wayback Machine here). My research is still ongoing, so some conclusions in this piece may change in the future.

© 2018-2022 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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Kenneth Anderson (born October 9, 1970) is a retired basketball player. After a college career at Georgia Tech, he played point guard from 1991 to 2006, mostly in the NBA. He was born in Queens. As a 16-year-old high school sophomore, the LeFrak City, Queens native who attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School, was considered one of the best basketball prospects in America. Collegiate recruiters began scouting him in sixth grade and he was on the front page of the New York City sports section when he was 14. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the second pick in the 1991 NBA draft. He was the youngest player in the league in his rookie year and averaged seven points, two rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. In his second season, he nearly doubled his point, rebound, and assist averages. In his third season, he averaged 18.8 points and 9.6 assists. He was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, along with Gerald Glass, in a deal for Khalid Reeves and Kendall Gill. He signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. In 1998, the Trail Blazers traded him, along with Alvin Williams, Gary Trent, and two 1998 first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors for Damon Stoudamire, Carlos Rogers, Walt Williams, and a 1998 second-round pick, but he refused to report to the team because he did not want to play in Canada, which prompted the Raptors to trade him to the Boston Celtics, along with Žan Tabak and Popeye Jones for John Thomas, Chauncey Billups, and Dee Brown. He spent a considerable amount of time as a Celtic before he was sent to the Seattle SuperSonics, along with Vitaly Potapenko and Joseph Forte, and in a package for Vin Baker and Shammond Williams. At the 2003 NBA trade deadline, he was dealt back to the Hornets, who had since relocated to New Orleans, for Elden Campbell. He then played as a reserve point guard for the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, and Los Angeles Clippers. He married Tami Roman (1994-2004), he married Tamika Lockhart (2002-2004), and Natasha Anderson (2007-). He is the father of seven children, including hip-hop artist Jazz Anderson. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjfj8k9rP1L/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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