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The Main Stand - state of the art in 1914
Hearts, Hearts, Glorious Hearts
The Hearts squad in season 1914-15 was one of its finest, although the players' exploits off the field would eventually earn more fame. On 4 August 1914, Britain had entered what would become the Great War and the club immediately lost to the forces, George Sinclair and Neil Moreland who were Army Reservists. Accordingly, when the season commenced against Celtic, there was a low-key opening of the new Main Stand (the present structure). The estimated cost had almost doubled and when the impressive 4,000-seat structure was completed in October, it was £12,780 a sum that would severely strain the club when income crashed during the War.
Hearts opened the campaign with eight successive League wins, starting with a 2-0 home victory over the defending Champions, Celtic, before 18,500 spectators. The run was broken against Dumbarton, but the team bounced back and by late November only one defeat had been suffered from sixteen League games, despite the loss of imperious Bob Mercer who required knee surgery. At that time, the British Army was suffering great loss of life in holding the German advance in northern France and Belgium and Jimmy Speedie decided to volunteer.
Hearts now had three players in the forces, but general recruitment was slowing and public opinion was firmly moving against the playing of football while men suffered on the battlefields. When legislation had been passed for enlistment, "professionals" were not included and that covered football players. Ultimately, that situation led to questions in Parliament and many complaints in the newspapers about young athletes being exempt from service.
Sir George McCrae then obtained permission to raise and command a new battalion in Edinburgh, the 16th Royal Scots, and his recruitment drive was given special impetus when thirteen Hearts players signed up. The club now had sixteen men in service, while others were rejected on medical grounds. Hearts' minute book recorded that, "the lead established by these gallant youths reverberated through the length of the land". The good name of football was restored and in a record six days, some 600 supporters also helped to form "McCrae's Battalion" of 1,350 officers and men.
A group of Hearts heroes in November 1914
Back: John MCartney, Ernie Ellis, Tom Gracie, Duncan Currie, Jimmy Duckworth
Middle: Willie Wilson, Norman Findlay, Bob Preston, Harry Wattie
Front: Alfie Briggs, Jimmy Frew, Annan Ness
The Title Slips Away
At first, enlistment had no great effect on the team's performance and although there were three draws in January 1915, this included a 1-1 result at Celtic Park, after which Hearts looked good for the Championship. However, the team's flair and energy began to fade due to intensive military training, inoculations and non-availability of regular players.
Hearts' main fitness coach, James Duckworth, suffered a nervous breakdown and the players subsequently cracked under the strain with some vital points being lost, most notably in a 4-3 home defeat against Rangers. Celtic then overhauled Hearts in the title race as the maroons drew with Aberdeen and then lost to Morton and St.Mirren in the final three games. Hearts had led the League for 35 weeks out of 37, but ended four points behind Celtic when they would have been popular Champions.
The Scottish Cup was cancelled during the Great War and Hearts had to rest content with a 6-0 victory over Hibs in the Dunedin Cup Final and further wins over the Leith team in the Wilson Cup Final and the Shield Final. The supporters were particularly delighted by the prowess of Tom Gracie who was the top scorer with a new club record of 29 League goals.
Ace striker Tom Gracie
Hearts Struggle Through
Hearts players, staff and supporters served with distinction during the Great War and right from the start, the club was also active on the home front, a recruitment station being established in the ground. The club supplied relief parcels to servicemen and women, and raised funds to assist distressed areas. In this regard, Bobby Walker appeared in the Belgian Relief Fund Match in April 1915 when 18,000 supporters saw his International XI beat an Edinburgh & Leith Select by 2-0.
When season 1915-16 commenced, the War was affecting everyone and crowds declined. The club was severely hurt in September 1915 when Jimmy Speedie was killed in action at Loos in France. The following month, while in military service, Tom Gracie died of leukaemia in Stobhill Army Hospital. In addition, "McCrae's Battalion" left for France in January 1916 and the Tynecastle team would thereafter be made up from guest players, servicemen on leave, youngsters and players engaged in vital war work, with everyone earning a reduced minimum wage of £1/10/- (£1.50p) per week.
With a constantly changing team, Hearts form fluctuated, but the maroons were occasionally superb and the Champions, Celtic, were beaten 2-0 in November 1915. At this point, top scorer, Willie Wilson, left for the Army and in early 1916, Hearts began to slip down the League. Availability of players became a real problem and in April 1916 (for the first and only time), Hearts could not fulfill a League fixture. This was due to both travel problems and not being able to raise a side, "worthy of the club", to face Morton at Greenock. Both sides ended with 37 games played as against 38 for the other clubs. All things considered, Hearts did well to finish fifth equal and to win the Charity Cup.
A Tragic Summer
The summer brought terrible news to Tynecastle, particularly after the great allied offensive on the River Somme started on 1 July 1916. This was the blackest day in the history of the British Army when nearly 20,000 were killed and 40,000 wounded. Three Hearts players were lost in the carnage, Ernie Ellis, Harry Wattie and Duncan Currie. Bullets or shrapnel wounded several others and Hearts also lost James Boyd who was killed in August 1916.
The general depression caused by these tragic events was reflected in the team's performance in 1916-17, and Hearts struggled through the campaign using 46 players and eventually finishing fourteenth in the League. Hearts never recovered from a dreadful start that saw the team lose nine of the first twelve games, including a 6-1 reverse at home to Falkirk. Despite this, Hearts' reputation was at its highest ever level due to the club's War effort.
After recovering from his knee injury, big Bob Mercer, was called into the Army, as was schemer Harry Graham. The manager never knew who was available until match day and his side was regularly completed with guests and juniors drafted in at the last minute. The highlight of the League campaign was a double over Hibs and the guest appearances of Chelsea's England International striker, George Hilsden. The season also ended with Hearts winning the Charity Cup following a 5-3 victory over Armadale at Tynecastle, but now a seventh player, John Allan, had been killed in action on the Western Front.
Hearts Hold On
Season 1917-18 was another difficult one, but the club's War effort was recognized and among many appreciative letters was one from the King of the Belgians. The club was indebted to guest players, including ace goal scorer, Andy Wilson of Middlesbrough, but it was difficult to fully appreciate their displays with continuing bad news from the battlefields, where several more players were wounded or gassed.
Bob Mercer, "the mastermind of modern soccer", was now in action in France and deprived of his leadership, Hearts made little progress finishing a disappointing tenth in the League. The first eight away games were lost and after a home defeat by Celtic on 29 September, the team's form at Tynecastle also declined. At the end of November, Hearts were second from the bottom of the League and with falling crowds, the club was heavily in debt.
Quality of performance was just impossible to achieve due to the unavailability of players. Hearts were even omitted from a War fund-raising tournament and there were genuine fears that the club would be excluded from the League due to travel restrictions. Form in the local competitions was also poor with defeats in all four events.
Victory Cup Finalists
At the start of season 1918-19, the War was going well for Britain, but casualties were still high and Tynecastle stars, Paddy Crossan and Neil Moreland were again wounded. On the playing field, Andy Wilson was magnificent and the on loan striker scored 29 League goals, despite carrying an arm injury suffered on the battlefield at Arras. However, a poor start in which the team gained only two points from five games took Hearts right out of the League race.
Nevertheless, everyone was in buoyant mood when the Great War ended in November 1918. Hearts celebrated with a 5-0 win over Falkirk in which Andy Wilson scored a hat trick. Then with players returning from the War, it was hoped that the team would quickly improve, but it actually took some time before these men gained full fitness and Hearts finished seventh in the League.
In the spring of 1919, the SFA staged a Victory Cup competition and in view of their sacrifices, Hearts would have been popular winners. The maroons beat Third Lanark and Partick Thistle and with George Sinclair, Paddy Crossan, Willie Wilson and Bob Mercer back, Hearts were looking good. In the Semi Final, a Tynecastle record attendance of 42,500 saw Hearts crush Airdrieonians by 7-1 with Andy Wilson scoring four goals. However, in the Final at Celtic Park before 60,000 fans, the maroons ran out of steam and went down 3-0 to St.Mirren after extra time.
The Victory Cup Final team was: Willie Black, Bob Birrell, John Wilson, Bob Preston, Bob Mercer, John Sharp, George Sinclair, George Miller, Andy Wilson, Alex McCulloch and Willie Wilson.
Hearts did win the Shield, the Wilson Cup, and the Charity Cup, and in recognition of his efforts in keeping the football club operating during the Great War, manager, John McCartney, was offered and accepted another five year contract.
The Heart of Midlothian FC Players Roll of Honour
Pte. James Speedie, 7th Cameron Highlanders killed in action 25 September 1915
Cpl. Thomas Gracie, 16th Royal Scots died in service 23 October 1915
Sergt. Duncan Currie, 16th Royal Scots killed in action 1 July 1916
Pte. Ernest Ellis, 16th Royal Scots killed in action 1 July 1916
Pte. Henry Wattie, 16th Royal Scots killed in action 1 July 1916
L-Cpl. James Boyd, 16th Royal Scots killed in action 3 August 1916
Sergt. John Allan, 9th Royal Scots killed in action 22 April 1917
Gunner Colin Blackhall, RGA 1st Lowland
Cpl. Alfred Briggs, 16th Royal Scots severely wounded
Pte. Patrick Crossan, 16th Royal Scots severely wounded
Cpl. Norman Findlay, 16th Royal Scots
Farrier Sergt. James Frew, 16th Royal Scots and RGA 1st Lowland
Bombardier James Gilbert, RGA 1st Lowland
Pte. Harry Graham, Gloucester Regiment and RAMC
Sapper Charles Hallwood, Royal Engineers
Pte. James Hazeldean, 16th Royal Scots twice wounded
Lieut. James Low, 16th Royal Scots and 6th Seaforth Highlanders twice wounded
L-Cpl James Macdonald, 13th Royal Scots
Pte. Edward McGuire, 18th Royal Scots wounded
Gunner John Mackenzie, RGA 1st Lowland
Pte. James Martin, 5th Royal Scots wounded
Bombardier Robert Mercer, RGA 1st Lowland severely gassed
Sergt. George Miller, 9th Royal Scots
Sergt. Neil Moreland, 8th HLI and 7th Royal Scots twice wounded
Lieut. Annan Ness, 16th Royal Scots and 9th Royal Scots twice wounded
Pte. Robert Preston, 18th Royal Scots wounded
Driver George Sinclair, Royal Field Artillery
Pte. Philip Whyte, Gloucester Regiment
Pte. John Wilson, 9th Royal Scots twice wounded
L-Cpl William Wilson, 18th and 16th Royal Scots injured on service
John McCartney (second from the left) and his Hearts squad in 1920. Bob Mercer has the ball at his feet.
A Managerial Shock
Season 1919-20 was another poor campaign, as some of the old soldiers proved to be past their best. Paddy Crossan, Harry Graham, George Sinclair, Willie Wilson, Peter Nellies, Bob Preston, and Bob Mercer had all reached the veteran stage and new recruits required time to settle. Rebuilding the squad became much more difficult in October 1919 when despite his prodigious efforts during the War, John McCartney resigned as manager, due to a policy difference with the directors over player recruitment. In November 1919, his son William, who worked with the thread makers J & P Coats and was a senior referee, surprisingly succeeded him.
With turbulence off and on the field it was hardly surprising that Hearts finished fifteenth equal in the League. The team actually made a promising start with four straight wins and on 13 September 1919, a record League crowd of 40,700 came out to Gorgie for a Championship crunch match against Celtic. Hearts lost to a last minute goal by Gallagher and this started a slide down the table, principally due to a suspect defence. Despite this situation, the supporters were backing the team in increasing numbers with a new record average of 16,223 for League matches. With the basic price of admission rising to 1/-(5p) the club quickly cleared its grandstand and other war debts.
Hearts players trained at Gullane for the Scottish Cup matches and enjoyed wins over Nithsdale Wanderers and Falkirk before going down in the Third Round, 1-0 against Aberdeen in front of 21,000 at Pittodrie. The season then fell flat until the final weeks of the campaign brought success in the Shield, the Wilson Cup and the Charity Cup.
On 22 May 1920, Celtic beat Hearts 2-0 in a Scottish War Memorial Fund-Raising Match at Tynecastle before a crowd of 15,000. Not long before this game was played wooden steps had been inserted into the ash banking at the Gorgie Road end of the ground to provide the first real terraces. Bobby Walker was also elected to the board of directors, this being regarded as a positive move to revive the club's fortunes.
Scottish War Memorial Fund-Raising Match - 22 May 1920
A False Dawn at Tynecastle
For season 1920-21, due to Jimmy Duckworth's advanced age, William McCartney, appointed a new trainer, Charles Durning from St.Mirren. Fitness and teamwork improved dramatically and after a slow start in the League, Hearts beat Hibs 5-1 at Tynecastle before a handsome crowd of 27,500. Freddie Forbes scored two goals and the former Leith Benburb man was to finish as the club's top League marksman with 23 goals. Hopes that Hearts could match the power of Rangers were dashed in late September when 34,000 watched the Glasgow side win 4-0 at Tynecastle. The team was inconsistent after this setback, partly due to Mercer's retirement that forced Hearts to pay a club record of £1,000 for a replacement, Willie Porter of Raith Rovers.
Hearts eventually finished a creditable third in the League but were never in real contention for the title, being 26 points behind Rangers. Nevertheless, the supporters reckoned that if the centre-half position could be adequately filled, then honours might at long last come to the club.
As always the Scottish Cup brought fresh hopes of success and Hearts beat Clyde and Hamilton before travelling to Parkhead in the Quarter Finals. The men in maroon earned a £10 bonus after recording a famous 2-1 victory over Celtic, with goals from Willie Wilson and Arthur Lochhead. This sparked great excitement, but the Semi Final opponents, Partick Thistle, after two 0-0 draws, defeated Hearts 2-0 at Ibrox before a crowd of 33,000.
In the local competitions, Hearts won the Dunedin Cup and the Charity Cup while the Reserves won the Second XI Cup. Testimonials were played for Paddy Crossan, Willie Wilson and Peter Nellies, while the average home gate for League games reached a new high of 17,928.
Twenties style - John White and Paddy Crossan
Relegation Worries
Hearts could not build upon their achievements, as many of the older players were nearing the end of their careers. Willie McCartney's rebuilding job was made even more difficult with the introduction of automatic promotion and relegation in season 1921-22. Three clubs went down from twenty-two and unfortunately, in a transitional year, the club had one of its worst ever campaigns. Hearts avoided relegation by only two points, finishing nineteenth, the club's lowest ever ranking.
The maroons made a terrible start in the League recording their first victory in the tenth match (4-1 v Falkirk). The team then had a sensational 2-0 win over Rangers at Ibrox but this proved an isolated success and Hearts fell quickly into the relegation zone. Hibs even recorded a League double for the first time in twenty years. Hearts were eventually left with the task of winning the last game of the season at Aberdeen to definitely stay in the First Division. In a hale storm, the team duly won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Frank Stringfellow. The whole crowd of 8,000 cheered and Hearts were saved, although in actual fact, Dumbarton drew at Falkirk and even if defeated, the maroons would have stayed up on goal average.
The Scottish Cup brought little improvement and after struggling to beat Arthurlie, it took three matches to dispose of Broxburn United. Rangers then came to Gorgie and 40,000 fans witnessed a terrible 4-0 defeat from the Glasgow side. The team also flopped in all the local competitions.
There were a number of reasons for this dismal campaign, starting with poor discipline. In addition, too many players had reached the veteran stage at the same time and there was also an unsettling transfer deal with former International, Tom Miller, being signed from Manchester United for a club record fee of £2,850. A more promising striker, Arthur Lochhead, went in the other direction for £2,300.
The directors took immediate action and his assistant, Tom Murphy, replaced the trainer, Charles Durning. Hearts also moved decisively into the transfer market with a raft of new signings including the experienced defender, Alex Wright, from Aberdeen for £2,550. Shortly afterwards Hearts splashed out £2,700 to buy the country's most wanted striker, John White of Albion Rovers.
The Heart of Midlothian War Memorial
The War Memorial
On 9 April 1922, the club's War Memorial was unveiled at Haymarket before a solemn crowd of 35,000. The impressive ceremony was conducted by Mr Robert Munro, Secretary of State for Scotland, and attended by many dignitaries who heard tributes paid to the members of the Heart of Midlothian FC who joined the 16th Battalion Royal Scots in 1914. The Secretary of State said that they did not hesitate to serve their country in the early days of the Great War and their example was contagious. The Edinburgh Evening News also recorded that, "some of those lads fell in the Battle of the Somme. They fell in the morning of their days with the dew of health upon their brows". It was an extremely moving occasion.
It had been sixteen years since Hearts had been successful on the field and many more would pass before major honours were won. However, the fame of the Heart of Midlothian had never been higher and for several seasons during the twenties, the crowds at Tynecastle were the best in Scotland.
Buying Success
In season 1922-23, Hearts fans found a popular hero in the handsome, John White, who was Scotland's top marksman with 29 League goals, although some of the newspapers said 30. Unfortunately, his colleagues scored a combined total of only 22 and with teamwork generally poor, Hearts finished a disappointing twelfth in the table. White was a real live wire and thirteen of his goals helping to spark a run of fourteen unbeaten League games from September to December. When the run ended against Motherwell, Hearts lost five of the next six games and the rest of the season was mixed with the team finishing 18 points behind the Champions, Rangers.
Following the enormous investment in John White and Alex Wright, there had been further recruitment and McCartney had sixteen new men in his squad. Several required time to settle, including John's brother, Willie White (from Hamilton); Colin Dand (from Armadale); and John Johnston (from Ardeer Thistle). The manager also encountered one of those seasons when injuries and illness disrupted consistency.
Disappointment in the League was eclipsed by disaster in the Scottish Cup when Hearts lost 3-2 against Second Division, Bo'ness FC, before 8,000 fans at Newtown Park. The maroons were settling for a draw when the home side capitalised on a mistake by goalkeeper, Jock Gilfillan, who was beaten by a speculative shot that was caught in the high wind. With only nine minutes left, the capital side could not recover the situation.
In the local cups, Hearts won the Wilson Cup and the Rosebery Charity Cup. When Hearts beat Hibs 2-1 in a match for Lord Provost Hutchison's Rent Relief Fund, the fans were treated to the spectacle of the four White brothers playing in maroon, with two as guests. However, the season ended with the manager under pressure and Hearts were again forced into the transfer market.
A Step Forward
There was a noticeable improvement in season 1923-24 with a good contribution from new men, Bob King (Dalkeith Thistle), William McLean (Dundee), Tom Green (Clapton Orient), Walter Bird (Dundee) and Willie Murray (Middlesbrough). With his delightful wing play, Englishman, "Tiddler" Murray, became a great favourite and well worth his transfer fee of £500. He supplied the ammunition for John White who was presented with a gold medal to mark his scoring exploits of the previous campaign. White scored another 17 League goals but as there was no other regular marksman, Hearts finished ninth in the League, 21 points adrift of the title winners, Rangers. The team's performance away from home was erratic, but they were good at Tynecastle, where several games were filmed for use in local cinemas.
In the Scottish Cup, after Third Lanark, Galston and Clyde were disposed of, Hearts' supporters were dreaming of a Hampden appearance. However, before a Gorgie crowd of 34,500 the home side went down 2-1 to Falkirk in the Quarter Finals. Hearts were unlucky, as for most of a rather rough match, they played without Jock Ramage, who broke a bone in his foot. Overall, the media felt that Hearts main problem was a weak halfback line that could not supply decent passes. Truly great players such as Charlie Thomson and Bob Mercer had proved impossible to replace.
Hearts did win the Wilson Cup and League gates averaged 16,368, the best in Scotland, despite high unemployment. The fans certainly turned out for Paddy Crossan's second testimonial with 11,000 watching Manchester United defeat Hearts 3-0. With crowds growing, the club proposed to expand by rebuilding the Main Stand at the School End with the pitch turned to run from east to west. Unfortunately, Edinburgh Corporation rejected this plan, as the stand would block light from Tynecastle School.
The Rosebery Charity Cup: 1915-16; 1916-17; 1918-19; 1919-20; 1920-21; 1922-23
The East of Scotland Shield: 1914-15; 1918-19; 1919-20
The Wilson Cup: 1914-15; 1918-19; 1919-20; 1922-23; 1923-24
The Dunedin Cup: 1914-15; 1920-21
Bob Mercer; Peter Nellies; Willie Wilson; George Sinclair; and Bob Preston
John White
Paddy Crossan; Peter Nellies; Jimmy Low; Harry Graham; Tom Gracie; Willie Wilson; George Sinclair; Bob Birrell; John White; and Willie White
Written by historian David Speed with archivist Alex Knight
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ALBANY, N.Y. --It's only the first day of the government shutdown, and an overwhelming majority of Americans are sick of the stalemate and demanding compromise – or major change.
The government shutdown is approaching its second day as hundreds of thousands of workers have been furloughed – and some services suspended.
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NEWS10 ABC took these concerns to elected officials.
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"When you do something over and over again and expect different results , that's the definition of insanity," he said.
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What a season it has been! This will go down as a record breaking weekend for Wintergreen Resort as the latest they've ever been open as they ski and ride for ONE MORE DAY (today) on 20 of 25 trails. They have their terrain parks and tubing park open as well. This will be their closing day for playing on the snow anyway.
Snowshoe Mountain will go at it for today and Sunday on 30+ trails (33 for today). With two inches of snow on Thursday, Snowshoe added to their season long snowfall tally and now boast 189" - which is 9" over their average annual snowfall number. So it's been a snowier than normal one for the Pocahontas County, West Virginia, Wild and Wonderful ski area.
Those are your choices for today if you are hoping to get in one or two more turns down the mountains of the Southeast and Mid Atlantic. It is a cold April 6th morning this morning with the temperature holding at about 30° as of 8am across the region. Both Wintergreen Resort and Snowshoe Mountain are showing that temperature reading. Banner Elk is showing 27.9° this morning and heck it's 31° here at my weekend, lake, skisoutheast.com reporting station.
Need I remind you guys and gals that it's April 7th???
You know it's kind of fitting that the last weekend of skiing and snowboarding for the Southeast and Mid Atlantic will be one wherein it JUST dumped 2-4" of snow across portions of the North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia ski mountains on Thursday, April 4th, and then milds up to nearly 60°. The low temp was 22° at Banner Elk on Wednesday morning and here we're looking at a strong possibility that we'll get a 70° temperature reading here at Watauga Lake later this afternoon.
It's been that kind of crazy winter. Temperatures have been all over the place; it's been plenty snowy with more than average snowfall for most of the ski resorts within our area and the weather for the weekends has been nearly perfect.
Snowshoe Mountain is expecting a perfect, "chamber of commerce" kind of day today with temps in the high 40s and low 50s. They are liking their conditions SO much that they are extending the session today an extra hour. They will be staying open until 5:30pm today. It's incredible to be promoting the fact that Shay's Revenge and Knot Bumper are EVEN OPEN this late into the season, but they are. Snowshoe reported, "Shay's Revenge and Knot Bumper were ungroomed overnight. We have 136 acres of terrain to explore including 34 trails and 5 lifts. Soaring Eagle Express and Powderidge lifts will be closed in the Snowshoe Basin. Upper Flume, Gangway, Camp4 and Powderidge are access only. Groomer's Choice is Log Slide."
There you go. Snowshoe will be closing out their ski season and moving on to more summer-like activities after tomorrow's last day which will include their annual, closing day pond-skim.
As mentioned before, today will be a record breaking day for the Virginia mountain. Conditions are unbelievable with 80% of the ski area open and plenty of base. April 6th is the latest Wintergreen has ever operated.
If you are out riding today BE CERTAIN to wear sunglasses and sunscreen to protect your eyes from the white glare from the snow and from the sunburn that you WILL get if you don't heed our advice.
As I was putting this last bit of content together for today, I HAD to wonder just how many of you were still hanging with me reading this morning update. I have to admit I was surprised to see so many still logging on each of these last few days! Thanks peeps! In fact, it appears that ALL YOU ARE looking at on the site right now IS this bit of morning communication. I guess there's not much in the way of looking at except for maybe this BLOG and the ski report...and perhaps a photo or two. It is kind of cool to see that 28.5% of our visitors from North Carolina to the site on Friday were new visitors. 33% of those from Florida were new.
What I can't fathom is why the heck we've seen 25 visitors from California since Friday morning and 24% of them have been regular visitors. For you people on the left-coast that means that 76% of you who visited on Friday and new to the site.
"Welcome" I guess. Must be Bill Rock spreading the word over that way!
In closing, I have to share this funny bit of data with you:
As I was looking over Google Analytics (just from Friday's visitors) I couldn't help but notice that MOST visitors from nearly every other state on Friday only stuck around for a couple of minutes. Typically during the peak of any season our average viewing time is around 8-12 minutes. This late in the season I suppose that most of you are checking out this FirsTrax column and the snow report and perhaps checking out a photo or video and heading elsewhere.
On Friday, it seems that those of you from the primary Southeast and Mid Atlantic states were on the site for about three minutes or so which is obviously a quick "drive by" visit with your cup of coffee or whatever. What jumped out to me though was our visitors from Missouri on Friday. Okay there were only FIVE visitors from Missouri on Friday...however, of those 80% were NEW and they spent the most time of all of our visitors on Friday with an average of 11:23 (eleven minutes and twenty three seconds) of viewing time.
We receive visitors from 38 states on Friday alone and apparently we get a lot of readers from our sister ski states such as Colorado, Utah, Montana and Vermont.
Okay, NOW that's it for me for today. Enjoy your day.
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A sticky situation has a Central Texas school district investigating a music teacher.
The teacher is accused of forcing two students to chew used gum as punishment. According to the district, the students were chewing gum in class, which is against the rules.
They say the teacher told the students to spit their gum into a jar on her desk and then pull out another piece of used gum and chew it instead.
Pascual Gonzalez, NISD spokesperson, said he believes the situation is wrong.
"It's pretty disgusting that a teacher would impose this kind of a consequence on students," Gonzales said.
The district has put the teacher on paid leave. Further punishment will depend on what the district's investigation reveals.
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Gold rallies on Greece, ECB rate cut
Prices climb as Greece nixes plans for a nationwide referendum and as the European Central Bank eases monetary policy.
By Alix Steel, TheStreet
Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET
Gold prices were rising Thursday as a feared Greek referendum on staying in the eurozone was reportedly scrapped and as the European Central Bank eased monetary policy.
Gold (-GC) for December delivery was adding $31 at $1,760.60 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold has traded as high as $1,768.30 and as low as $1,724 an ounce while the spot gold price was up $23, according to Kitco's gold index.
Silver (-SI) prices were up 29 cents at $34.23 an ounce while the U.S. dollar index was down 0.1% at $76.99.
Gold had a tepid start Thursday, but reports that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has backed away from a controversial plan to hold a nationwide referendum on the country's eurozone involvement caused a pop in gold as the euro rallied, the dollar weakened and investors had less need for cash.
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The European Central Bank also eased monetary policy by cutting interest rates by .25% to 1.25%. The ECB had started on a rate tightening cycle earlier this year with the bank more concerned about inflation, currently at 3%, than growth. This is Mario Draghi's first meeting as president and he is changing Jean-Claude's Trichet's more hawkish stance. When inflation is higher than interest rates, cash in the bank is worth less and gold becomes more popular.
"Given the scale of the European and global debt crisis, the slowing U.S. and global economy and heightened macroeconomic, monetary and systemic risk -- a move back to $1,800 seems likely -- possibly in November," says Mark O'Byrne, CEO of GoldCorp, a bullion dealer.
But other experts are predicting a volatile ride for gold. "Traders are likely to remain cautious to the outcome of the G20 meetings as well as tomorrow's U.S. payrolls reading," says James Moore, research analyst at FastMarkets.com.
The list of uncertainties continues to grow. French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel gave Greece an ultimatum as the G-20 kicked off its two-day meeting, saying that the country will get no more bailout money until it pledges to stay in the eurozone. Without more aid, Greece will be unable to pay its bills by December. Another socialist party member, Eva Kaili , resigned from the ruling party in Greece, leaving Prime Minister Papandreou with only a one-seat majority a day ahead of his confidence vote. Meanwhile, the Fed hinted at, but didn't commit to, more quantitative easing, and the U.S. is bracing for October's jobs data.
Gold will continue to be at the mercy of currency fluctuations, as weakness in the euro means a stronger dollar -- which in turn makes gold more expensive to buy in other currencies, and vice versa. Any kind of pending financial disaster in Europe might trigger a flight to safety into gold, but also might force liquidation as investors are forced to cover losses in other assets.
Barclays thinks that the former has a chance of winning out for gold. "Market sentiment toward Europe continues to warrant some flight-to-safety behavior in the near term." Commerzbank also wrote in a recent note that "interest rates and therefore the opportunity costs of holding gold are still very low," meaning that persistent negative real interest rates leave gold as the more attractive asset to own.
The U.S. will release October's jobs data on Friday and expectations are that the private sector added 117,000 jobs, with 85,000 new jobs overall, while the unemployment rate is expected to stay at 9.1%, according to Briefing.com's consensus.
Wednesday's ADP employment report, which said the private sector added 110,000 jobs last month, has painted a more upbeat picture headed into the jobs report. BMO Capital Markets warns that the survey has diverged from the private sector payroll figure "widely . . . by an average of 62,000 in the past decade," but that it hasn't been the case in the past two months.
A positive number could boost gold as investors have less need to liquidate, or it could prompt investors to forget about gold and buy stocks. A negative number could trigger a rush out of gold into cash or could support haven buying. And the third possibility is that markets will care more about Europe than the U.S. and gold will still be held hostage by euro-dollar currency fluctuations.
"I do think that job growth will come in reasonably well," says Oliver Pursche, co-portfolio manager of the GMG Defensive Beta Fund. "I don't think that we will see 100,000 like the ADP report but it should be a positive number and reinforce our long standing view that there are improvements being made but they are very small and slow."
Pursche thinks that unless the payroll numbers falls to one extreme or another it is unlikely to really drive the gold market. The G20 meeting, the Greek situation and Italy and Spain are more in focus.
"I don't think you are going to see much movement. Gold prices have been driven by retail investors in the last 6 months ... I don't think we're at a point where there are any new fears that are driving significant assets into gold."
Supporting Pursche's point is the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), which hasn't shed any tons since last Tuesday and is standing firm at 1,243 tons.
Gold mining stocks were rallying Thursday. Barrick Gold (ABX) was up 2.1% to $51.67, while Newmont Mining (NEM) was gaining 2.7% to $68.42. Randgold Resources (GOLD) continued to build on Wednesday's gains, adding another 3.1% to trade at $117.27, and Goldcorp (GG) was rising 1.5% to $51.42.
Two gold stocks to watch today will be Kinross Gold (KGC) and Yamana Gold (AUY) after both companies reported killer earnings. In midday trading, Kinross shares were up 1.1% while Yamana shares were soaring 3.4%.
Kinross earned 24 cents a share in the third quarter and gold production was up 13% year over year. Cash costs rose to $634 from $517 a year earlier but margins were still up more than 50%. The company reaffirmed its 2011 gold production guidance of 2.6-2.7 million ounces.
Yamana earned 26 cents a share on gold production of 279,274 ounces, up 4% from a year ago. Cash costs were $94 an ounce, factoring in silver sales, up 62% from the same period last year. The company reaffirmed its 2011 production guidance of 1.04 - 1.14 million gold equivalent ounces, which should increase to 1.7 million by 2014. Yamana also raised its dividend by 11%.
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There are many in the cancer research community who believe proteomics has tremendous potential, particularly for the early detection of disease. Unfortunately, current proteomic methodologies have not sufficiently addressed the lack of reproducibility of measurements from run to run, instrument to instrument, or laboratory to laboratory. This lack of standards and reproducibility led NCI to develop and launch the Clinical Proteomic Technologies Initiative for Cancer (CPTI) last September. The major goals of CPTI are to optimize current proteomic technologies and develop the new technologies, reagents, systems, and working teams needed to realize proteomics' promise.
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The company's shares fell 5 percent after the bell, while SunPower shares were up about 1 percent.
Both companies are shifting their focus to building solar power plants as they try to overcome stiff competition in the panel business from low-cost Chinese producers.
"They are two of the more advanced project developers, but the thing that ties them together is just the question of being able to survive the Chinese onslaught," said Stephen Simko, solar industry analyst with Morningstar.
SunPower's revenue from North America rose 36 percent in the third-quarter, helped by solar projects in California and as expanded in the market for residential solar power systems.
Solar panel prices have fallen more than 30 percent this year alone, forcing companies such as First Solar and SunPower to turn their attention to more lucrative businesses.
First Solar's cadmium telluride panels had long been the cheapest in the solar industry, which is dominated by silicon-based panels. But the Tempe, Arizona company's advantage has eroded due to the price cuts on traditional silicon panels.
Chinese panel makers have rapidly ramped up production over the past decade, creating a global glut that sent prices into a tailspin, forcing many European and U.S. solar companies to shut plants and sending some of them into bankruptcy.
Both First Solar and SunPower have taken the ax to costs to improve margins.
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Last year, my son had just been born and I was facing an enormous mountain of debt. Yet I still didn't "get" it, and thus here was my Christmas list.
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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Just one year later, a lot of things have clicked for me, and as I began to think of things I wanted, I saw how much these changes had affected my world view. To wit, here's my wish list for this year's Christmas:
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It's the stuff movies are made of. Everyone piled into the family station wagon with the optimistic notion of seeing new sights and spending time together without the daily distractions and preferred electronic devices to turn to. However, if your family is anything like mine, after about an hour, the snacks are gone -- isn't it amazing how hungry you get when you start a drive? -- and the "Are we there yet?" begins.
Since you know this scenario is inevitable, don't fight it. Simply prepare for the vortex of boredom the same way you would pack your guide books, water, and extra clothes. If you have a range of games at your disposal -- some short term, some that can last for days -- you will all make it out of the car in one piece.
Here are a few fun road trip games to keep everyone engaged and amused until you get to your next destination.
1. Road Trip Bingo. Kind of like I Spy and Bingo all in one. Instead of numbers, you're looking for things out the window to fill your game cards -- fire hydrants, traffic lights, garbage cans. You can print out game cards before you go (many websites offer down-loadable versions), make your own, or pick up handy disposable options that open like advent calendars.
2. Dry Erase Hangman. Or dry erase anything, really. The Melissa & Doug game is fantastic because the letters are tethered to the board and you simply flip them over. Nothing drops on the floor!
3. Re-Stickable Stickers. This is genius for little ones. Because you know you can peel them off, let your kids stick them to their car seats, the front seats, and use their window as a canvas.
4. Pipe Cleaner Crafts. A rainbow color pack of these will give kids something to "build" with that's also safe enough to hold while you're cruising down the highway. Ask them to create a creature, then you can guess what animal they intended it to be.
5. Who am I?/20 Questions. Once a player thinks of a person -- a family member, a famous actress, a cartoon character -- the other players ask "yes" or "no" questions to discover clues. For bigger kids, limit the number of questions allowed to 20.
6. Color Safari. One person picks a color (stay away from weird ones like lavender) and the players must spot 100 items -- or 25, or 10 for younger kids -- that are the chosen color. The first player to hit the magic number wins.
7. Name That Tune. Use the radio -- remember the radio? -- to sample a few beats of a song, then abruptly lower the volume. You'll find out just how many Top 40 hits your kids already know.
8. Billboard Haikus. Each player takes a turn picking out three words from three different road signs. The other players have one minute to turn the words into a three-line Haiku poem with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second line, and five in the third.
9. Two Truths and a Lie. Each player makes three statements to the group. The other players must guess which of the three is the lie. Hopefully they won't all be something like, "I am bored. I have to go to the bathroom. I hate my sister."
10. Punch Buggy. This is the game where you (gently) punch the other players when you spot a VW Bug on the road. Some folks say only vintage Volkswagen bugs qualify. Others allow for the modern kinds. One version also calls for the puncher to simultaneously call out the color of said vehicle. Debating these issues will eat up some travel time, so that's a good place to start.
Do you have any favorite road trip games?
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ABC game. You go in order finding the letters outside. A-Applebee's etc.
We do the ABC game two different ways, finding things that start with each letter (perhaps more of a challenge when you are in the country & there aren't store names to see) or just finding the different letters on signs.
Watch for county line signs. "New county! Yay!"
Find as many different state license plates as you can. (My DH can somehow remember which states he's already seen.)
Not so sure about punch buggy- I can see this getting out of hand quickly. :)
I like Bob's idea of ABC game.
We have played the ABC game and who can find the most out of state license plates.
My dd like to play I spy.
Great list!
No not really we just jam to the radio lol
my sil taught our boys an alphabet game, but I cant remember how it gos LOL
my kids and hubby play bingo. the call bingo on cars they like, houses, etc. its kinda funny
we listen to the radio, or bring Nintendo Ds's too. We finally got a smart phone so that will help pass time too.


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The training plan has a nice mix of distance, strength, L3/L4 intervals, and speeds. One aspect which can't be scheduled due to individuality are race efforts. If there is a 5k running race happening near you and you want to run, go run it! This should help to "mix things up," just make sure to substitute it in place for one of the L4 workouts that week. The goal here is to avoid summer training becoming too monotonous. Training should be fresh and fun throughout the year!NEW IN VIDEO ROOM:Technique: Feel Your Arms Leading the Swing - aiding core engagement in V1, V2 and V2 alternateTechnique: Shuffle to Full Glide Drill - on classic rollerskisTechnique: Figure 8 Drill on Rollerskis - exercise for turningSTRENGTH TRAINING OVERVIEW:Period 4 has a significant decrease in weight; instead it focuses more on muscle explosion and power. The reps are varied a bit so the body does not become accustomed to a specific pattern. Each exercise is much more movement based than in the past. This means that there is less isolation and technique becomes extremely important. Make sure to watch the strength video to do each exercise appropriately.
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I love sci-fi and horror movies!
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Hi Mila, Thank you for joining East Bay Animal Rights & Advocacy. I look forward to sharing ideas and making a difference together :)
Welcome Mila,
Hope to see you soon!
Welcome to the West Indian Bay Area Professionals (WIBAP) group. Buckle up and enjoy the ride, its going to be fun!
Mila, it was nice meeting you Friday. The place with the vegan pizza I was raving about is Mission Pizza. Bon Apetit, if you go!
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Hey Mila, great meeting you too. Such a fun night. Hopefully see you at Bryant's talk on Thursday x
hey mila - welcome to bay area britpop!
Hi Mila,
Welcome to the Good, the Bad etc. Hope to meet you soon.
Hi Mila - It looks like the Muir Beach Community Center is open that day. If the event is open to the public, I can get the center for free. I must first confirm that it is available and reserve it though. However, not sure, but it might be kind of a haul for people for just a friday night. Whereas, a saturday or sunday event might also allow people to go to the beach. Let me know what you think. Erin
hi Mila it was great meeting you as well yes the food was awesome but that place was difinetly crowded. Anytime you want to team up on a event im down. you are awesome and a great organizer
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The activities of volunteers in the United States varied in 2003.
Among the more commonly reported activities (volunteers could report more than one activity) were fundraising or selling items to raise money (28.8 percent); coaching, refereeing, tutoring, or teaching (28.6 percent); collecting, preparing, distributing, or serving food (24.9 percent); providing information, which would include being an usher, greeter, or minister (22.0 percent); and engaging in general labor (21.8 percent).
Some demographic groups were more likely to engage in certain activities than were others. For example, parents of children under 18 were much more likely to coach, referee, tutor, or teach than were persons with no children of that age. College graduates were more than four times as likely as those with less than a high school diploma to provide professional or management assistance.
These data are from a supplement to the September 2003 Current Population Survey. Data in this article refer to the period from September 2002 to September 2003. The volunteer activities reported above are for the main organization of the volunteer, which is the organization for which the volunteer worked the most hours during the year. Find out more in "Volunteering in the United States, 2003" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 03-888.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Activities of volunteers on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2004/jan/wk1/art01.htm (visited September 19, 2014).
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Movies chronicling presidents' lives are not uncommon in Hollywood. As President Obama readies for the next four years, we wondered who would best portray him if a feature film were to go into production today.
As President Barack Obama begins his second term in the White House, a handful of cinematic events have already happened in his life. "Zero Dark Thirty" is one such testament, as the Oscar-nominated film chronicled governmental efforts to kill Osama bin Laden. While the film doesn't include Obama, we were wondering who would best play the president in the next feature film — perhaps in the president's own biopic?
Here are some of our ideas:
Will Smith
Last year, "Men in Black 3" star Will Smith expressed interest in portraying the president on film. "It's about the ears," he told the BBC during an interview. "People see the ears, and Barack and I both have the ears, so I'm the most natural choice." If producers were to go with an actor who best knows the president, Smith may be the right choice. In October, Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, co-hosted a fundraiser for Obama's presidential campaign at their home in Calabasas, Calif. Smith also shared his embarrassment after his son, Jaden, asked the president if aliens are real during a visit to the White House. If this family could get away asking Obama about Area 51, Smith may be the best candidate to get the inside scoop for the big screen.
Denzel Washington
According to Michelle Obama, Smith may have the edge with his ears, but Denzel Washington is another cute candidate the first lady wouldn't mind playing her husband. When asked by PopSugar which stars she would like to see portray her love, Michelle replied, "You'd need to find someone pretty cute to play Barack. Will Smith or Denzel Washington might be able to pull it off." Recently speaking at the UK premiere of his movie, "Flight," Washington reportedly said he'd take the role "in a heartbeat." With Washington's good looks and too-cool presence on-screen, casting him might please not only the first lady but many moviegoers. Daniel Day-Lewis is a current Oscar nominee for his role in "Lincoln," so perhaps a nod for Washington in something called "Obama" isn't too far-fetched an idea for the future.
Canadian actor-turned-rapper Drake has also hoped for a leading role in an Obama biopic. In a July 2010 interview with Papermag, the "YOLO"-spitting artist said, "I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama's life soon because I could play him. That's the goal." At the time, Drake said that he watched all the presidential addresses, never changing the channel, so that he could pay attention "to the inflections of [Obama's] voice." In acting, Drake is most known for his stint as Jimmy Brooks on the television series "Degrassi: The Next Generation." The Canadian teenage drama dealt with pregnancy, rape, homosexuality, and other issues, which are surprisingly not far from the issues the president often confronts while in office.
Jay Pharoah
With "Saturday Night Live" as a weekly gig, it's fair to say that Pharoah has the most practice impersonating the commander in chief. Pharoah took over parodying Obama in September from "SNL"predecessor Fred Armisen, though the 25-year-old was famous for his take on Obama even before its network debut. A stand-up performance of his presidential imitation went viral on YouTube in 2009; the clip included Pharoah's impressions of Eddie Murphy, a spot-on Jay-Z, and Denzel Washington, too. While actors like Smith and Washington might have to start from scratch in perfecting Obama's demeanor, Pharoah has already nailed the pursed frown, croaky "uhhh" pauses, and pointed hand gestures of the presidential speeches.
Morgan Freeman
Yes, Freeman is a bit of a stretch in age compared with the president, but depending on the release date of this fantasy biopic, even the president thinks Freeman might have his look. Back in April, Obama spoke at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and joked about aging since his first days as president. "Four years ago, I looked like this. Today, I look like this," Obama said referencing before and after photos. "And four years from now, I will look like this," the president said, an image of Freeman filling the screen. "It's not even funny," Obama griped as the crowd laughed. The 75-year-old Freeman endorsed Obama, 51, in 2008 and his voice rang through TV rooms as narrator for an Obama campaign ad this past election. Seeing as Freeman has played roles ranging from "Batman" genius Lucius Fox to God (twice) in the past, we're pretty sure he can handle a presidential role with ease.
And last, but not least … Barack Obama?
We already know our president has an inclination toward entertainment from his various television stints and impromptu vocals. But at the end of it all, would Barack Obama ever consider playing himself in a feature film? We're less convinced of this casting option, although we have seen him prove his dramatic abilities in a small Spider-Man re-enactment last Halloween:
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GHC has a selection of options that select which types of non-fatal error messages, otherwise known as warnings, can be generated during compilation. By default, you get a standard set of warnings which are generally likely to indicate bugs in your program. These are: `-fwarn-overlpapping-patterns' and `-fwarn-missing-methods'. The following flags are simple ways to select standard "packages" of warnings:
The full set of warning options is described below. To turn off any warning, simply give the corresponding `-fno-warn-...' option on the command line.
f :: String -> Int f [] = 0 f (_:xs) = 1 f "2" = 2 g [] = 2where the last pattern match in `f' won't ever be reached, as the second pattern overlaps it. More often than not, redundant patterns is a programmer mistake/error, so this option is enabled by default.
If you would like GHC to check that every top-level value has a type signature, use the `-fsignatures-required' option.
If you're feeling really paranoid, the `-dcore-lint' option is a good choice. It turns on heavyweight intra-pass sanity-checking within GHC. (It checks GHC's sanity, not yours.)


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Istanbul – Saint Petersburg flights will be increased to 7 flights per week as of April 30, 2014.
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-Moscow flights are planned as 4 flights per week and will be launched as of July 01, 2014.
With a ceremony held today in the new Terminal A of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Turkish Airlines opened its first international lounge outside its Istanbul hub.
Istanbul – Sochi (AER) flights are already being operated as 3 flights per week, the frequencies will be increased to 4 flights per week as of April 21, 2014.
Istanbul – Kazan (KZN) flights are being operated as 4 flights per week and will be operated as 7 flights per week as of April 14, 2014 .
The two airlines have launched reciprocal codeshare service, covering several domestic routes both in Turkey and Russia.
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Politics 101 - Chapter 2 - Meeting Prep: Who Wants What
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This guidance tells you how to prepare for meetings where politics are going to play a role (which is to say, ALL of them). ;-)
Most folks dont do any preparation for the meetings they go to, unless theyre presenting something. This is a mistake, particularly when were meeting with folks who are more senior, or who are outside of our team. In either case, youll be far more effective if you know who wants what and who likes whom.
- Politics 101 - Chapter 2 - Meeting Prep: Who Wants What Shownotes (PDF)
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good tip to try this with your own staff meetings
The recommendations in this cast are solid. It was mentioned briefly that one way to get started would be to do this with your own staff meetings. This is an excellent idea that is practical to implement and may not be as intimidating.
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Dudes - you are in rare form on this one.
"We need five years to QA this"
"You are the poster-child for smoking crack"
I had this conversation *yesterday*. Laughed out loud. This series of casts goes is in top 10.
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Minneapolis has an active Sidewalk Inspections Office, which inspects sidewalk conditions on a 10-year cycle. Minneapolis is home to popular walking destinations such as Nicollet Mall, the Stone Arch Bridge, the Grand Rounds, and Milwaukee Avenue. In October, 2009, the Minneapolis City Council adopted the city's first Pedestrian Master Plan.
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