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We are a retired couple ages 61 and 60 that travel and cruise a great deal. We live in Florida and part time in NYC. We are used to eating out at fine dining restaurants, and seeing theater, concerts, etc in NYC. We have cruised many times to the Caribbean, eastern western and southern, to Turkey and Greece, the Baltic, Panama Canal, Alaska, Barcelona and Lisbon. We usually like to take independent tours and not be with large groups.
We totally fell in love with Captain Tasos Kafetzis. We have never, in over 20 years of sailing had a more entertaining, enthusiastic, engaging and young Captain. We attended his lectures and saw the game show he participated in, all informative and fun. We also think he set a standard and tone for all his officers and crew which was certainly discernable. Smiles, interactions, and professionalism, even chance encounters in an elevator. And last but not least, his amazing DONUTS! What a treat to turn in a circle around the Seven Sisters and the Suitor waterfalls with music no less.
We stayed a night at the Amsterdam Marriott Rennaissance on Kattengat very close to Dam Square, the Central train station and the port. We like to arrive the day before so we can rest a little, start to timeshift and not be stressed. Very convenient for embarkation the next day. We chose this hotel because we had points. We ate at Lucius seafood restaurant on Spuistraat, which we could walk to. Wow, fresh
marvelous shellfish, get the seafood tower and you will not be disappointed. We did have lines at embarkation, even though we thought having the concierge level allowed us a quicker time. There were so many people with this level and above that the lines were probably as long as the regular lines.
We had a concierge level balcony cabin 8087 on this trip. Having midship was great, but I did not see the concierge value. We were told repeatedly by the concierge Michael, that we could make our dinner or spa/salon reservations better ourselves! There is no dedicated concierge or person to speak with, so I do not understand the term for this class of cabin. Michael did assist us with arranging a rental car, and I expect this is available to any passenger speaking to the concierge desk. We do love having a balcony and this cruise was no exception, with wonderful scenery and a serene, quiet and private place to sit. Our cabin steward was professional and attentive, we always had whatever we needed. I do wish there were passenger laundry facilities onboard, as we traveled an additional two weeks after the cruise. We therefore had to use the cruise laundry which is an expensive addition. The sail away out of Amsterdam is so interesting because of the lock, be sure to be outside and see it. We luckily had our balcony to watch the windmills and scenery go by.
This cruise is the first time we tried the luggage forward service and it was fantastic. Our large bag was picked up at our door and appeared in our cabin, then was picked up at the final port of Amsterdam and arrived back home. It contained our eveningwear, and pool and gym clothing. We were able to travel light on the plane with only carryon bags, and this also made it easy to travel by train during our ongoing trip after the cruise with also only small wheeled carryon bags.
We arranged for 6 of the 12 nights to have dinner at specialty restaurants. We like the ambiance, having a smaller more intimate room, and always being able to arrange for a table with a window! We had the open dining and wished to make all the reservations the first day. The policy is only the day or two before, so we had to constantly go and wait on a line to arrange for the dinners we had in the MDR. Although this was a pain, we never had to wait very long, and sat in the lounge when we did have to wait. Wish this could all be done online, the same with the specialty dining reservations package. I think individual specialty dinner reservations could be made online. Same goes for spa/salon. Most people know if they want to get their hair done before formal nights. Celebrity, step into the 21st century and get all this available online before one even begins the cruise. If you are aiming to get a younger demographic, this and better internet is essential. ( see note later)
We were disappointed in the quality of the food overall on the cruise. Especially if you are paying a premium, you expect superior quality food. Some of it was very disappointing, other meals were better. But none were exceptional. The fact that there was not even one evening to have Maine lobster in the MDR is a shame. There was a night with, I believe maybe warm water tails, that came out totally inedible. Must have been frozen a long time, just mealy and awful. The Ocean Liner restaurant did not have Filet Mignon on the menu, also a disappointment. The Tuscan Grille, on the other hand, did, which was surprising, and my husband enjoyed it there. The staff was professional and accommodating, albeit they have no control of their kitchens. We are not big breakfast or lunch eaters, and we always found good options, like egg white omelets, yogurt and fruit, and salads fresh and available. The gelato was a big hit with us for a treat.
We had the drink package for the first time, and only because there was a special promotion. It did not include the martini bar specialty cocktails, so we usually just went elsewhere, and my husband just had two small martinis, instead of one regular size one! We loved having our expresso everyday, and sometimes twice a day and the Cafe al Bacio was always jamming! We ended up purchasing bottles of wine a few times because we didn't like the choices with the package, and did have an anniversary celebration one evening. Otherwise, we had our cocktails or glasses of wine with our evening meals. We also liked being able to get bottles of water whenever we wanted. We don't drink juice or soda. So, I don't think we would do the package again, and we are not that big of drinkers anyway.
The spa is smaller on this ship than on the Solstice class, and does not have the Persian Garden room with lots of beds and a wonderful ocean view. That is why we were not interested in an Aqua class cabin, nor did we get any day passes for the Persian Garden. In fact, we never even had massages this trip, which we usually do. I did use the salon for hair and nails and my technicians were lovely. We both used the gym and never had to wait for equipment. I usually practice yoga on my own, as the class times were not good for me. The pool areas always had seats available and we Floridians watched the swimmers in amazement. The upper pool deck was a wonderful place to watch us going in and out of the fjords and the Captain opened the helicopter deck a few times for passengers.
We do like having the small size ship, and the Constellation was upgraded previous to our sailing, and we thought the ship looked fine, bed okay, bathroom clean, tile and grout clean (a pet peeve of mine) public areas nice and not glitzy. This was a port intensive cruise and we only had three sea days out of twelve. We are not big shoppers when cruising so I cannot comment on that aspect of the cruise. We always wish the internet would work better. One would think all the cruise lines would have worked this out better somehow. It is also a very expensive addition. Even though we are retired, we always read the NYT online each morning, check CNN Money for market info and check and send email each day. And where is the Skype? I think all the cruise lines need to step up to the plate on this issue. We often make port arrangements ourselves, often by email or skype, and we had a difficult time confirming or making additional arrangements without internet capability.
We would like to commend Cesar Paucar, one of the musicians. He often played at Cafe al Bacio and Michael's lounge. A very talented guitarist and we thoroughly enjoyed all of the performances that we were able to hear. Maybe we are becoming too jaded, or seen too many cruise shows, but we were not that impressed with the shows in the theater. I seem to remember we liked the shows last summer on Celebrity Millennium in Alaska. We had a blast at the Motown night and the 60's night. The dancers were so much fun to dance with and along with most of the room we sang all the words to the songs we all remembered.
Disembarkation was easy and we took a cab to the Central station to catch our train to Bruges. Trains are very easy to use and we took the high speed Thalys train to Bruges through Antwerp. The Antwerp station is a lovely old classical station and we saw tour groups visiting during our change of trains to the local. The Thalys train was very comfortable, with free internet access, and free snacks and drinks in first class. This train does go all the way to Paris .
We had a very wonderful cruise and we loved Norway. Thank you to Captain Tasos and crew for a very memorable journey, and I hope many of you will get to sail on the Celebrity Constellation.
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Small village with about 480 residents. We did not do the glacier tour as we have done this before in Alaska, British Columbia and Alps. We took a short walk and went into the internet cafe for tea and email. It was a dreary drizzly day and we decided not to spend hours on a bus and just relaxed on the ship.
We rented a car from the airport to go see the highly recommended Altantic Road, Atlanterhavsvegen". It was a cloudy, not particularly nice day, but we headed off anyway. A bit of a hassle to have to get to airport to rent auto, and have to also get back from airport. It is very small, with only maybe one flight a day, so not staffed. The young woman at Hertz waited for us to arrive to pick up auto and then closed up! We also would have had to call for a taxi back to port if one had not shown up to return a child car seat which was providential for us. Back to the road trip. Very easy to follow the map or our iphones. Maybe it would have been nicer on a beautiful sunny day, but we were not impressed with the route. Stopped a few times to meander by the shore and stretch our legs. The bridge was interesting but a long way to go. We climbed a very muddy hill at the restaurant, marina stop for a better view. We saw a boat load of tourists going over to the island for lunch at the inn. On the return trip we stopped to see the cute bus stops with the soil and grass roofs. Surrounded by farms it was truly pungent.
Our sunniest and most beautiful day of the cruise. We were so happy because it was our 39th wedding anniversary. We rented a car through Geiranger Adventure, great people! 990 NOK for about 5 hours. Sadly, when we stopped at the information booth we were told all cars were rented, none available, and were not told about this company. They were maybe a few hundred feet outside the building and right on the road! Shame on the tourist information booth. If all your available autos are rented, why not tell tourists about other options. Anyway, with map in hand we started driving up up up. Only one road, no way to get lost. First view point is at Flydalsjuvet, and it was a beautiful first stop to see Constellation at the mouth of the fjord and about halfway up to Mount Dalsnibba. We also stopped at Lake Djupvatn where there is a place to stop and pick up food for a picnic or eat there. Then we headed up to the top of Mount Dalsnibba for the million dollar views. Just amazing and we were so thrilled to have perfect sun. It was cool and windy up top, so glad we brought scarves and jackets. Don't forget to stop and hug or kiss the troll. The store has clean bathrooms and hot chocolate besides other snacks and gift items. After we got back down to town we saw a group dressing up as Vikings for a boat ride in a replica Viking ship. How cute and fun for families. We watched them pull up alongside the Constellation to threaten her with their make believe weapons and give some nice loud Viking yells.
Easy town to walk into where we easily hopped a city bus, you pay the driver, to go out to Sunnmore Museum. This is a folk museum replica of Norwegian coastal culture. It was built in 1931 and is about 50 acres (120 hectares) with 50 old preserved buildings and some boats. There is also a beautiful church, the Borgund Church with a very old graveyard adjacent to the museum. There is also an exhibition hall with cafe, souvenirs and clean restrooms. This was so interesting we ended up spending more time than we originally thought, and came back to town with time to stop at a cafe for some coffee when it started to drizzle. We always carried our trusty folding umbrellas, so a little drippy walk back to the ship.
This was a very small town with no major attractions if you did not plan to take a tour. I think many things were far away and would be a long bus ride. There were no rental cars available in town although one could request one and wait until it got there. Great tourist information building that seemed to also be town community hall with library and pool. We decided to enjoy nature and take a hike up to a lookout point above the town. The beginning of the path was very easy and paved. It became a little more difficult and unpaved with tree roots as we climbed up to the lookout viewpoint. We were glad we did as the view was pretty, with the town and farms and fjord spread out below. After so many days of eating it was good to get some exercise. This port had the best free wifi and we were able to skype with our grandchildren. Many crew members were at the port feverishly using the wifi, some even at the railing on the open deck closest to the port building.


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Currently in its fourth year, the Exhibition Design program emphasizes interpretive design skills. Students have landed internships and jobs at private design firms, various Smithsonian institutions, the Getty, and Whitney, and the National Zoo. Explains Brown, "The professionalization of this field is still very new. We've asked ourselves, 'What's the most important thing to teach our students in order for them to be designers of the future?" She calls it storytelling—the ability to cull information from a curator's vision and the artists' work, and combine these into a three-dimensional visual narrative viewers can explore. "We are not only training students to be exhibition designers, but to be design thinkers."
Brown recently designed The First Ladies and FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950–2000 at the American History Museum. For the First Ladies exhibition, Brown worked with gowns and other objects that had been displayed many times, some of them since the 1930s. They had been displayed in reproduction rooms meant to reflect the time periods they were worn in. Brown decided to modernize the exhibit by making the dresses the main visual component of the display. "I try to create a design that best reinforces the curatorial message," says Brown, "Looking at these dresses and the associated personal artifacts, you really get sense of the person who wore them." For the FOOD exhibition Brown worked with a large team of curators to create a space that is inviting, familiar, intimate, and conversational. "Interpretive exhibitions like FOOD are great examples of how design can convey and reinforce meaning. I wanted to create a space where a visitor feels at home, just like anyone's kitchen, where conversation flows and information is exchanged. Exhibitions are unique in that they convey meaning and information in both formal and informal ways. Exhibition design brings together so many of my interests, and I think it can appeal to a wide range of students and applicants."
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Faith and Roger Federer
If you are familiar with David Foster Wallace's lovely and iconic essay, "Roger Federer as Religious Experience," then the title above may look familiar.
But the "faith" that I'm talking about is not very akin to DFW's "religious experience." Wallace, after all, was writing in 2006—the Golden Age of Federer. His description of Federer's "beauty," the "aesthetic stuff" of his game, is confidently glorious:
Federer's forehand is a great liquid whip, his backhand a one-hander that he can drive flat, load with topspin, or slice — the slice with such snap that the ball turns shapes in the air and skids on the grass to maybe ankle height. His serve has world-class pace and a degree of placement and variety no one else comes close to; the service motion is lithe and uneccentric, distinctive (on TV) only in a certain eel-like all-body snap at the moment of impact. His anticipation and court sense are otherworldly, and his footwork is the best in the game — as a child, he was also a soccer prodigy. All this is true, and yet none of it really explains anything or evokes the experience of watching this man play.
Wallace's words are written with the excitement and buoyancy of a fan witnessing Roger, one of the greatest athletes of all time, at the impossibly high peak of his game. Today's Federer is a different story. Though he still floats, we no longer see him as Wallace's "alien"—the "rare, preternatural" talent who is "exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws." His uncommonly lithe body, though still the most graceful on the court, has nevertheless aged. His weaknesses have been exposed and exploited by his opponents. He has lost matches he would once have won; he has struggled where he would once have left without breaking a sweat.
So when I say "faith," I am talking about the tough parts of religious experience. Not the uplift and the hallelujah and the angels in white and the euphoric conversions. Not the lilies and the blessings and the miracles. No: I'm talking about the times when it doesn't look so good for your chosen god, your savior, your system of beliefs. I am sure there is a quote about this somewhere that I am butchering, but we've all heard something to this effect before: It's easy to believe when everything's going right, especially if it's going even more right than you thought possible. It's a different story altogether when things are tough. When you have watched your surefire bets go bad. And that's exactly when "faith" comes into question: when you can't just sit back and believe. When you have to emotionally invest in something you know could fail.
It's this condition of danger, of real risk, that puts faith mostly in the purview of people above, say, the age of 21. When you're a kid, especially if you're dealt an upper- or middle-class hand, you find things handed to you. The darker sides of people and experiences are (often) hidden from you. You wake up without back pain, without true responsibility to anyone other than yourself, without a dwindling bank account, without the feeling that certain chances are slipping away. As you grow older, belief gets more complicated. You've see the way the world works: chaotically and creakingly, not swayed by rules or ruled by heavenly spheres. You've experienced failures despite believing you were morally or emotionally correct in certain situations. You've even felt your own body rebelling against you, not wanting to move in the ways it used to. Not as elastic. Not as reliable.
For Federer fans, this is certainly a time for faith.
As a Federer fan who is only one year younger than the athlete, I have aged along with him. I have watched him do what he does best when I, too, felt myself to be at the top of my physical game. I have watched him breeze across the court while I breezed over my own obstacles. And now I watch him falter, watch him struggle, even as I feel my own life becoming more unwieldy.
This feeling of unwieldiness is inevitable as you age. You accumulate responsibilities, liabilities, disabilities. Your daily life becomes heavy with acts of faith. Many of us, in this day and age, are carrying around burdens: careers we're told are dead-ends, loans we can't pay off, relationships that are threatened by the inescapable daily grind. The strain of just being here, just showing up to life.
So, for me, there is a weight to watching Federer play today that wasn't there before. To turn on a Federer match is an act of faith—it is to trust, despite it all, that he still has a chance. Despite the disappointing loss to Tsonga during last year's Wimbledon quarterfinal, the losses to Djokovic in the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Open semifinals, the epic loss to Nadal at that iconic 2008 Wimbledon. To have faith in Federer is also to have faith that time is not running out for us. That there are still victories to be had. And I would venture to say that the knowledge that loss is possible—the weight of defeat always hovering now around the tennis court when Roger's out there—makes watching him an even more beautiful and important experience. One could believe in Roger six years ago. One cannot exactly believe in him now. Yet we show up. We take deep breaths. We make the choice to trust him.
I know at some point soon—perhaps after Sunday, should Murray take home the trophy—I will have to modulate my faith in Federer. Athletes, after all, are not forever. But there's no denying that the Wimbledon final will be imbued with something supernatural for me. And that when I set the DVR for it before I go to sleep tomorrow, I will be rooting not only for Roger's forehand and first serve percentage, but also for possibility itself. For the relevance of something as seemingly outdated and irrelevant as faith.
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Looking ahead, Dentsply is trying to offset margin erosion by increasing its sales of higher-margin technology products, like imaging equipment. That strategic focus puts Dentsply into more direct competition with Patterson Companies, a competitor and a customer due to its roughly 33% share of the domestic dental supply market. Patterson has used its position as a leading distributor of a diverse portfolio of dental products to increase its sales of company-branded dental equipment, which account for roughly one quarter of its total sales.
In its latest fiscal year, Patterson's dental segment reported mixed results, with a 4% increase in sales and flat income growth compared to the prior year. While the company's top-line growth benefited from increases in purchases from the country's dental offices, its operating margin was negatively impacted by continued investment in the development of its technology offerings. Patterson's Eaglesoft technology has an installed base of 25,000 users, out of a potential domestic market of 186,000 dentists, and is one of the company's focus points as it tries to find higher sales growth in the dental back-office.
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Of course, both dental supply powerhouses should have probably noticed consumers' dissatisfaction with traditional teeth alignment products, a trend that has propelled Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN) to a strong five-year stock price gain and a multi-billion dollar valuation. The company's Invisalign system uses clear plastic removable aligners, rather than metal braces, to treat malocclusion, a teeth misalignment condition that afflicts roughly half of the population in developed countries. Since receiving marketing approval from the FDA in 1998, Invisalign has been used by 2 million people in 45 countries, with a current dental practitioner base of roughly 34,000 around the world.
In its latest fiscal year, Align reported mixed results with a 16.7% increase in total sales, but a decline in operating income due to a goodwill write-off in its scanner business unit. The company's top-line benefited from a 17% increase in volume, but its profitability suffered as more consumers opted for limited, less expensive treatments. However, Align continued to generate substantial operating cash flow, $134 million for the period, allowing it to reinvest in new products, including its Smarttrack next generation aligners that conform better to the teeth. In addition, the company has put the weak comparable results of last year's third and fourth quarters behind it, recently reporting a 13% increase in volume for FY2013 and a continued expansion into international markets, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
The bottom line
The dental business is going high-tech, with metal-less braces and equipment that allows practitioners to get more accurate and timely information on the health of their customers. While U.S. spending on dental services is likely to plod along at a low upward trajectory, international spending on dental services should rise as more people ascribe greater value to oral care. With a focus on international growth, Dentsply International and Align Technology are the ones to watch.
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UPDATED, 12:40 p.m. — Georgia Tech B-back Charles Perkins will start Monday night against Virginia Tech, coach Paul Johnson said at his Friday news conference. Johnson said that Sims is not yet 100 percent and that Perkins earned the start over Laskey through his performance in practice.
Johnson said that the depth chart remains open to change in the future, that Laskey and Perkins are "neck and neck" and will both play Monday night. Laskey, Perkins and Sims have all missed practice time during fall camp, which has muddied the picture at the featured position in the Tech offense. Johnson also noted the play of backups Broderick Snoddy and Matt Connors.
"They all bring some different things to the table, and this week in practice, Charles has probably been the best at all of it," Johnson said.
It will be the first career start for Perkins, a sophomore.
"Hopefully, Charles will go out there and rush for 200 yards," Johnson said.
Other notes from the news conference:
1. Safety Fred Holton was not on the depth chart, pushing sophomore Jamal Golden to the top at safety, and is not expected to play. Holton has been out with an undisclosed injury. Tech will be down two starters in the secondary, as cornerback Louis Young will be out serving a suspension. True freshman D.J. White, who has impressed in the preseason, is a candidate to play in sub packages.
"I think D.J.'s a really good athlete, he's a competitor, he wants to be good, he plays hard, and we'll see," Johnson said. "We might roll people around. Coray Carlson's probably the next guy at defensive back, but, again, it depends on situations and what the deal is. We're preparing D.J. to play."
Golden has trained at different positions in various packages and figures to receive considerable playing time because of his versatility.
2. Regarding quarterback/A-back Synjyn Days, Johnson said he has progressed at A-back and knows his assignments. "We may use him in some different spots," Johnson said. "I think he'll be in the game."
Days and Vad Lee are listed as co-No. 2 behind starting quarterback Tevin Washington.
3. Wide receiver Chris Jackson has what Johnson calls "an eligibility issue" regarding his academic credits and will not play. It stems, Johnson said, from his transfer from Alabama. Johnson said he became aware of the situation on Wednesday. Tech is undergoing an appeals process to clear Jackson.
"We thought we were O.K., right now he's not," Johnson said. "He may have to miss a couple games. We'll know more about it when we get closer."
With Jackson out, true freshman Anthony Autry is listed as the second-string wide receiver behind Jeff Greene. The likely scenario at that position is that Greene, starter Jeremy Moore and Darren Waller will work in a three-man rotation.
4. Conceivably, seven players – A-back Robbie Godhigh, defensive end Emmanuel Dieke, inside linebacker Jabari Hunt-Days, Golden, Greene, Moore and Perkins – could make their first career starts Monday night. Whether they actually start or not – the defensive starters will be dictated by Virginia Tech's offensive personnel on the first snap – all will log considerable playing time.
"Nobody's going to play perfect, and they won't either," Johnson said. "You just hope you minimize the mistakes, you hope that they don't create big plays for the other team, huge plays, and then you move on."
5. Orwin Smith and Tony Zenon will return kickoffs and Jemea Thomas will take punts. There won't be a rotation, Johnson said.
QB Tevin Washington Synjyn Days or Vad Lee
BB Charles Perkins Zach Laskey or David Sims
AB Orwin Smith Deon Hill or Tony Zenon
AB Robbie Godhigh B.J. Bostic
WR Jeff Greene Anthony Autry
WR Jeremy Moore Darren Waller
LT Ray Beno Bryan Chamberlain
LG Will Jackson Trey Braun
C Jay Finch Catlin Alford or Nick McRae
RG Omoregie Uzzi Shaquille Mason
RT Tyler Kidney Errin Joe
DE Emmanuel Dieke Euclid Cummings
NT T.J. Barnes Shawn Green
DE Izaan Cross Anthony Williams
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu Tyler Marcodes
ILB Quayshawn Nealy Anthony Harrell
ILB Jabari Hunt-Days Kyle Travis
OLB Brandon Watts Malcolm Munroe or Chris Crenshaw
CB Rod Sweeting D.J. White
S Isaiah Johnson Demond Smith
S Jamal Golden Coray Carlson
CB Jemea Thomas Chris Milton Domonique Noble
August 31st, 2012
11:26 am
Perkins is going to make the most of this opportunity. We will see #21 running through defenses again and it will seem like old times.
August 31st, 2012
11:30 am
This is his shot. Hope he runs hard, hangs onto the rock, and seizes his chance.
August 31st, 2012
11:30 am
Best wishes, this is a great opportunity to prove yourself Charles
August 31st, 2012
11:32 am
I missed something….when did Laskey get injured?
August 31st, 2012
11:32 am
Make it happen!
August 31st, 2012
11:32 am
I look forward to WnE's 1,000 word dissertation about this, but I doubt I will read it.
August 31st, 2012
11:35 am
WnE has reached such a high level of trolling that he now gets mentioned on every article without saying a thing
August 31st, 2012
11:38 am
Well that was unexpected. Huge opportunity though. If Perkins can have a good game against a good team then he can cement himself at the top of the depth chart for a while.
August 31st, 2012
11:39 am
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August 31st, 2012
11:39 am
August 31st, 2012
11:46 am
Laskey had strep throat last week….
August 31st, 2012
11:46 am
The sports shows only mention how good Foster's defense is. They don't say a word about GT. This is going to be fun. " LET'S GO JACKETS "
August 31st, 2012
11:47 am
He's always seemed like a back that needs more then 3 or 4 carries to get going, never has really had a shot so this may be his chance, I think he'll have a good game.
August 31st, 2012
11:49 am
Mono Also
August 31st, 2012
11:53 am
I taking a victory lap on this call…. I am the ONLY person that I know that said this. And I hope that right now somewhere, WnE is taking a lap of shame for his shameful comments towards Charles Perkins!!!!!!!!
August 31st, 2012
11:55 am
I just went back and looked at his highlight tapes. Hard runner and has breakaway speed. Looking foward to see what he can do.
August 31st, 2012
11:55 am
So we have two starters suspended (Drummond & Young) and 3 injured (Sims, Horton, Chamberlain) and Laskey I guess is still suffering from strep throat? So we start with #3 guy at B-back. THis is a great opportunity for Perkins—run strong and protect the ball. I guess we'll be testing our depth right out of the gate. Hope no one pulls a muscle getting off the bus.
August 31st, 2012
12:01 pm
I was looking forward to Holton patrolling back there
August 31st, 2012
12:07 pm
is holton still injured i take it? look forward to seeing perkins get his opportunity, but am a bit disappointed not to see snoddy anywhere here after hearing so much about him
August 31st, 2012
12:11 pm
August 31st, 2012
11:53 am
I taking a victory lap on this call…. I am the ONLY person that I know that said this. And I hope that right now somewhere, WnE is taking a lap of shame for his shameful comments towards Charles Perkins!!!!!!!!
Victory lap?
You sound delusional!
Perkins is only getting PT because CPJ has recruited horribly at B-Back PLUS, 2 players in FRONT of him have injury issues!
Please explain how that validates anything you have written?
If anything it only serves to prove that he is a bust (like I said long ago) because a helluva lot of "stars had to line up perfectly" in order for him to start at GT.
You try so hard to for a rare & fleeting "gotcha WnE" moment that you are constantly making yourself look silly…………….
And unknowledgeable about CFB!
August 31st, 2012
12:13 pm
I'll be very disappointed if we don't see Snoddy. Too much speed to leave on the bench.
August 31st, 2012
12:17 pm
Looking at that depth chart , and knowing how much CPJ subs his WRs, I hope we never get caught with 183lb. Moore at one WR and 173lb. Autry in the game at the same time.
I'm not sure we'll get the blocking we need from those 2 guys.
August 31st, 2012
12:20 pm
Is there any point to skip in a line after each setence?
Or is just a stunt to get attention?
Either way, let's try to ignore the trolls as best as we can.
August 31st, 2012
12:21 pm
I hope Perkins comes out and tries to keep the starting spot. Some folks need extra motivation like being listed lower on the depth chart or withholding who will start until the last minute. I bet you CPJ sat Perkins down and told him what a great opportunity to get the starting job and how he would like to see him earn it and keep it.
I can't wait to see our D line and their Oline go at it. I want Logan Thomas to have a great view of the sky on his back. Get after him early and often…especially with a green oline and green RB and WR.
Our O and their D will be what it comes down too, that and special teams.
August 31st, 2012
12:22 pm
Back to Anthony "the singing cowboy" Autry, i would hope that going into his 5th season as GT's HC that CPJ would have recruited well enough that we would not HAVE TO play a 6-2 173lb. T-Fr. at WR, maybe if he had blazing 4.36 speed to go along with that slight frame, but for Autry to make the depth chart shows that CPJ has not Recruited well at WR and probably has spent too many schollies on under-sized A-backs.
August 31st, 2012
12:26 pm
August 31st, 2012
12:20 pm
Is there any point to skip in a line after each setence?
Or is just a stunt to get attention?
Either way, let's try to ignore the trolls as best as we can.
It is good blogging etiquette because it makes your posting easier to read.
And I always do it because so many people read my contributions.
Therefore, I have good blogging etiquette.
August 31st, 2012
12:29 pm
…….and with THAT, CPJ has pulled the veil off the eyes of everyone. CP21 has been the starter all along…..only a few of us real GT folks knew that however. Have a great game CP21!
August 31st, 2012
12:34 pm
Anyone else love how the comments are closed on the posts about the UGA pitcher being arrested?
August 31st, 2012
12:53 pm
3. Wide receiver Chris Jackson has what Johnson calls "an eligibility issue" regarding his academic credits and will not play. It stems, Johnson said, from his transfer from Alabama. Johnson said he became aware of the situation on Wednesday. Tech is undergoing an appeals process to clear Jackson.
"We thought we were O.K., right now he's not," Johnson said. "He may have to miss a couple games. We'll know more about it when we get closer."
Jackson has been at GT for at least 3 years maybe 4, wasn't his transfer cleared way back then?
If he's ineligible now, will we have to forfeit past games that he has played in during his time at GT?
Something sounds fishy about this whole thing.
August 31st, 2012
1:11 pm
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August 31st, 2012
1:20 pm
WnE– I can' believe I'm acknowledging your existence but….Chris Jackson just earned his way back on the team so please know what you're talking about before you type.
And its "smells" fishy not sounds fishy smart guy….I'm going to refrain that reference in pertaining to you.
August 31st, 2012
1:47 pm
August 31st, 2012
2:00 pm
SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE WNE!!!! YOU HAVE NO CREDIBILITY ON THIS ISSUE! Just yesterday you were calling Perkins a failure because he was tird on the depth chart. Behind those guys. Now today you say those guys are bad and that's the only way he's jumped them. You are a loser! You've proven to everyone here, and the only reason you keep posting is that you are hoping everyone will forget what a loser you are and how WRONG you were about Perkins. The link is below for anyone that wants to see. Yesterday WnE has already decided CP was a 4th string RB.
August 31st, 2012
2:01 pm
That was me, Ken. I predicted Perkins would start!
August 31st, 2012
2:02 pm
Make no mistake: we will make no distinction between the trolls who terrorize our message boards and those who feed them.
August 31st, 2012
2:06 pm
Don't feed the trolls (or troll in this case), especially when they are trolls that like to stalk underage boys via twitter.
Congrats to Mr. Perkins, let him now prove why he earned that spot.
August 31st, 2012
2:10 pm
If no one like what WNE says, why respond to the guy? And I definitely don't understand the "Here comes WNE" comments, it's almost like he's Simon Cowell, or Gordon Ramsey. People say they hate them but they love listening to them, its dumb, just don't respond to the guy or don't complain about what he has to say, everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if it is a dumb one.
With that said, I hope CP21 can make the BB spot look more like it did when Dwyer and Allen were running it. If he can get us back to close to that standard then our offense will be so much better this year and that should take some pressure off of Tevin and the Abacks.
August 31st, 2012
2:11 pm
WeeNiE if you are a real fan that "attends games rather regularly" where do you sit? I would like to meet you in person.
August 31st, 2012
2:24 pm
@ Oh That Guy,
if you really want to meet WnE, he shouldn't be too hard to find. Just look for this guy….
August 31st, 2012
2:32 pm
Virginia Tech 55
Georgia Tech 3
August 31st, 2012
2:32 pm
A couple notes from ESPN's ACC blog regarding VT and their prep for GT's "Chop-blocking-happy" offense.
By: MIKE BARBER | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Published: August 31, 2012 Updated: August 31, 2012 – 12:00 AM
BLACKSBURG, Va. —
For a player who has battled foot and ankle injuries during his five years of football at Virginia Tech, Jeron Gouveia-Winslow did his best Thursday to downplay any concerns about facing Georgia Tech's chop-block-happy triple-option offense in Monday night's season opener.
Monday night, Gouveia-Winslow said protecting himself from Yellow Jackets blockers diving at his legs to take him out of plays will be on his mind and the minds of his teammates.
"This is a very physical game," junior cornerback Kyle Fuller said. "We have to be ready to hit, play off cut blocks. It's definitely a little more difficult than going against a regular offense."
Despite the risk of injury, Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster said there is no other way to prepare for the Yellow Jackets' style than having the scout team run it full speed in practice, cut blocks and all.
Go Jackets! Cut'em down and get the W!
August 31st, 2012
2:35 pm
I love my Jackets!!! Now, did anyone see Byu last nite?! They look pretty good or WSU is that bad!
Ramblin Wreck!
August 31st, 2012
2:35 pm
I suspect, Tech Fan, with that prediction, you'll be a rich man after Monday being that VT is favored by FAR LESS than the 51 & a hook you're giving the Yellow Jackets.
Kudos to you. Can I be invited to your victory party?
August 31st, 2012
2:36 pm
Go Jackets! Looking forward to the game.
August 31st, 2012
2:42 pm
BYU is good, but Washington State is pretty bad at the moment. It'll take a few years for Leach to get that program running.
August 31st, 2012
2:42 pm
This is a lot of injuries for a first game. Then add in the suspensions and a tough game on the road suddenly gets tougher.
Now we find out if the depth is quality depth and not just numbers.
August 31st, 2012
2:42 pm
50% of our starting secondary out—-not good going against a Heisman candidate QB. Yes, he has new receivers, but they are big and just because they are new doesn't mean they cannot catch the ball. All our WRs are new and we expect them to catch the ball.
Our Offense better grind it out—-we're bound to give up an easy one through the air so we'll probably need 28 or 31 pts to win this game.
August 31st, 2012
2:48 pm
yellerbug: I wouldn't call Logan Thomas a Heisman canidate. He was 39th in the nation last year in passing yards, and through 19 TDs and 10 INTs. I'd consider him more of a threat on the ground if anything.
August 31st, 2012
2:52 pm
Seems GT is not the only team with problems:
"Michigan coach Brady Hoke has suspended starting running back Fitzgerald Toussaint and reserve defensive end Frank Clark for Saturday night's opener against No. 2 Alabama."


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- 94% are White
- 77% are Male
- 98% are over 40
"Since the indie way produces superior creative work, you'd think Hollywood would make it a priority to find a way to keep indie films alive. Whether it be fair acquisition fees, accounting to encourage sustainable-equity investment, producer overhead deals, or just trust in their collaborators, it would be nice if something was left of the old ways to give hope for indie film's future."
Ted Hope's thoughts on the Oscars
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Often mistakenly referred to as "female samurai", female warriors have a long history in Japan, beginning long before samurai emerged as a warrior class.
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This is one of the most haunting photos I have ever seen. It is hundreds of wedding rings that were removed from those in Concentration Camps.
This just made me cry.
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Diagram showing the position of the Sassacus and ram Albemarle at the time of collision.
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Good Question: A Green Way to Get Rid of Cat Pee?
Remember Friday's post, where we were wondering how to convince a landlord to pay for green paint?
If you'll excuse the mixed metaphor: we've got bigger fish to fry.
Olfactory evidence and the odd stray at the door suggests our new rental in Berkeley recently functioned as a commune... of the feline sort.
In other words, it reeks of cat pee. Yuck.
We're dousing everything with Nature's Miracle, which seems to be doing the trick, but it seems every time we find a corner the smell awaits. It even stinks behind the fridge. Yuck, yuck, yuck.
What's the answer? We're just about to buy the black light mentioned in the comments to the post above. If that doesn't work, it's on to Plan B: incineration. Not very green, we know, but at least the smell would be gone.
All kidding aside: has anyone found a green way to deal with this problem?
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Vinegar can neutralize cat urine. You can put some in a spray bottle and soak the spots.
You can also spread aquarium charcoal on the spot, cover and leave for a couple of days. It will absorb smells.
Do you have carpet? Whatever you are using, you need to get it all the way down to the carpet pad or you will not kill the smell.
A black light really does work to find the pee spots, but your room needs to be really dark.
Good luck!
i have heard that you can burn coffee beans in a skillet and that it neutralizes the odor in the air. i would think that everything would have to be cleaned, though, and natures miracle is the best thing i have found for that.
My husband and I use this product from cottonbabies.com. Although, it is used to get the odors out of diapers, we use it around the house, on the garbage can and ecspecially on the cats litter boxes! It works wonders!
Well, for pee on fabric, I've used Bac-Out in the washer with good success, really good success. Unfortunately for our carpet, not so. One of our cats was secretly peeing on our son's soft climber, and the pee leaked down into the carpet. We are recarpeting the entire house now because no matter what we cannot get rid of the smell. It's that deep. The new pad is supposed to be great for animal accidents... We'll see.
With Nature's Miracle or any enzyme cleaner, it gets worse before it gets better. As the enzymes do their thing, the stink will intensify, and then as they finish their work (or run out of steam, which sometimes happens) the smell will fade. That's why they are perfumed so heavily, but I don't think it helps much. I've had a product called AntiIckyPoo recommended to me over Nature's Miracle, but have not tried it.
In a week or two after the NM is done, a thorough going-over with a Rug Doctor or similar extracting carpet cleaner (you want something that's going to pull water out pretty hard) should make a pretty good dent in the smell.
If the cat pee has soaked all the way through the carpet and pad into the subfloor the only thing that will kill the smell is to rip out the carpet and padding and put several coats of a good primer/sealer on the wood to seal in the smell OR cut out the section of subfloor and replace it.
Cat pee is evil, evil stuff.
"Cat pee is evil, evil stuff."
Amen, sister.
Just Nature's Miracle, and for some surfaces it has to be put on more than once. It's really the only thing.
I use Nature's Miracle but needed to expand my technique because my little dog can smell anywhere a hair ball has landed and likes to put a little urine on top of the spot. I do clean up the cat puke but he must have a SUPER nose.
WHAT I DO: On Carpet Saturate the area with NM, really pour in on to soak into the pad. Then cover the spot with a folded towel to prolong the drying process to give those little enzymes time to do their deed.
Monica has a great point. To add to that there are carpet cleaners that will take your wall to wall goods off-site and clean them. If you cannot afford to replace the carpet you can have it cleaned and just replace the pad. The sub-floor is another issue, but you could just replace sections of it.
"Cat pee is evil, evil stuff."
Super duper ditto.
First I mop my floors with a vinegar and water solution, then with clean water. After that I sprinkle baking soda (arm & hammer has a pet odor one that smells very fresh) on the floor to further absorb any smell and on any furniture that's near.
If its in carpet, chances are it'll have to be replaced.
If you have a cat and don't want it to feel the need to also begin peeing in those areas, put aluminum foil over the areas. Anything that will make a startling noise if they try to walk on it will deter any further marking
Use Borax!!!!
It is the miracle cat pee remover....i am serious. i have 2 neutered male cats who occasionally duke-out-what is left of their testosterone which means a puddle of piss (usually on my clothes.....). I used to spend tons of money on Nature's Miracle, but discovered Borax is soooooo much better and cheaper!
I have not used it on carpet and heard that you need to vacuum it off before your cats walk on the area that had borax....but for clothes, its awesome. give it a try. it only costs about $5 for a box and its a great natural cleaner for your home.
I've had many problems with evil cat pee. What has worked best for me (even better than "non-green" solutions) is to liberally sprinkle baking soda on the area and then pour vinegar on top of it. It fizzes and then you can sort of work it into the fibers. Then rinse and repeat the process. I've used this on a vintage Prada tote that my cat had peed on repeatedly as well as on an antique quilt and other fabrics. I've not used it on carpet so you may need to repeat it several times until it soaks down into the padding. Good luck.
What I have learned over the years having a 17 year old male dog right now and two other dogs during and before is Nature's Miracle is not good. NM smells like ammonia, pee smells like ammonia so the dog/cat keeps repeating the peeing on the same spot you cleaned with NM because ammonia smells like pee which makes it inviting. Nature's Miracle has done a great marketing job.
Best is as mentioned baking soda, vinegar and add lemon juice to the mix. Always best to clean up right away. Also, watch the sodium in your pet's foods which often makes them drink more water or the may have a kidney issue.
I just saw a counter top appliance on amazon that reportedly superoxygenates tap water to be a sanitizing, deodorizing, super-cleaning miracle. The water reverts to normal water after 15 minutes and no chemicals are used. It is more powerful than bleach and can be used on anything regular water can be used on. It also can be used to sanitize your produce, meat, fish, baby bottles, whatever, and helps remove pesticides. It's called the Lotus. Can you tell I'm excited, mine will be here to try out tomorrow! Good luck, I'll post tomorrow if anyone wants to know if it works on the flor tile my cat had an accident on (poor thing had bladder stones).
Highly dubious, if you ask me. Ozone (which is what is puportedly contained in the water after they "superoxygenate" it) does have anti-bacterial properties, you can use it to clean pools, but it's in no way "more powerful than bleach" and the claim that it helps remove pesticides seems completely unfounded.
Use borax, vinegar, lemon juice and and hot water. Cheap, simple,effective.
Borax, vinegar, lemon juice, Nature's Miracle, etc. may work on carpet and on new stains, but if you've got old stains on wood or in your walls, THEY WON'T WORK!!! We inherited a funky cat pee smell when we bought our house. The owner seemed to let his cats use a closet as a litter box. We had to tear out the hardwood floor in the closet and gave every solution it's own chance for months. We would apply, dry, scrub, sand, and reapply...NOTHING WORKED!!! Finally, we shellacked the subflooring and the walls with several coats. Then, we applied shellac-based primer on the walls. We covered the subfloor with plywood and shellacked it. Then we put down new carpet. Now, we have no cat pee smell. On wood, you have to seal off the odor. There are professionals out there who get rid of cat pee for around $500. They seal it off...you can't get rid of it once it has burned the wood. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, SAVE YOURSELF SOME MONEY, AND BUY SOME SHELLAC. It has a potent smell, but it's actually a natural substance.


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The Neonatal Craniofacial Program collaborates with specialists throughout the Hospital to ensure patients receive the comprehensive care they need. Patients benefit from around-the-clock access to every pediatric subspecialty.
Below are some of the most common specialty programs our patients use.
The Neonatal Airway Program is devoted solely to evaluation, treatment and follow-up care of all inpatient neonates and infants with complex airway issues. Housed within Children's Hospital's Harriet and Ronald Lassin Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit (N/IICU), our program offers these infants seamless care, employing the newest and most innovative diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.
The program also provides extensive on-site counseling and pre-tracheostomy education to parents and caregivers by airway clinicians who are directly involved with each referral. Our coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to specialized evaluation and treatment of these life-threatening conditions allows clinicians to communicate and work together easily so we can provide the most comprehensive, customized care for each child.
The Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is staffed by internationally recognized leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of airway disorders in children. Our diverse staff of experts provides highly specialized care for children with a wide variety of congenital or acquired airway defects. Our philosophy is provide you with the most comprehensive information about your child's conditions so you can make the best possible decisions regarding treatment.
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The Facial Motion Disorders Program is one of the few in the country that treats facial nerve disorders in children. Our team evaluates and treats children with congenital and acquired facial paralysis. In addition, our team evaluates ophthalmologic (eye) concerns, feeding problems, swallowing and speech problems, and the psychosocial challenges associated with those conditions.
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The Craniofacial Program consists of a multidisciplinary team with a high level of expertise in evaluating and treating children born with complex congenital anomalies of the skull and face. We treat rare and unusual deformities of the facial skeleton including craniosynostosis, hemifacial microsomia, Treacher Collins syndrome and complex craniofacial clefts.
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The Department of Audiology evaluate and diagnoses hearing loss in children from birth to 21 years of age through a variety of screenings and tests. Audiologists also provide rehabilitative audiologic services including hearing aids, cochlear implants and other assistive devices.
The Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Center brings together an interdisciplinary team of specialists to offer a comprehensive approach to treating feeding and swallowing problems. We offer a full range of therapy and assessment including outpatient clinic services and a day treatment program. Inpatient hospitalization is available for children who require complex medical management.
Center staff members coordinate all aspects of your child's ongoing care with the family. We place special emphasis on educating family members so you can participate fully in your child's treatment.
The "22q and You" Center is the premiere site for the diagnosis and multidisciplinary management of children with a chromosome 22q11.2 deletion. The chromosome 22q11.2 deletion — a genetic disorder at the root of syndromes such as DiGeorge and velocardiofacial — may cause a variety of health problems, ranging from heart defects and cleft palate to feeding difficulties, immune problems, a unique pattern of learning disabilities and more. We have evaluated more than 600 patients with a 22q11.2 deletion, making our Center the world leader in 22q multidisciplinary evaluation. The goals of our center are to:
For more information the Neonatal Craniofacial Program at CHOP, please call 215-590-2616 or contact us online. To schedule an appointment, call 215-590-2208.
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Rock Island Arsenal
|Rock Island Arsenal
|Rock Island Arsenal,
Rock Island Township / Moline Township,
Rock Island County, Illinois
|Army post
|Site information
|Controlled by
|U.S. Army
|Site history
|In use
|Garrison information
|Joint Munitions Command
Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District
U.S. Army Sustainment Command
First United States Army
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island Arsenal, Quarters 1 (Building 301)
|Rock Island, Illinois
|41°31′1″N 90°32′31″W / 41.51694°N 90.54194°WCoordinates: 41°31′1″N 90°32′31″W / 41.51694°N 90.54194°W
|General Thomas J. Rodman et al.
|Architectural style
|Greek Revival, Italianate
|Governing body
|Department of the Army
|NRHP Reference #
|Significant dates
|Added to NRHP
|September 30, 1969[1]
|Designated NHL
|June 7, 1988[2]
The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres (383 ha), located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It lies within the state of Illinois. The island was originally established as a government site in 1816, with the building of Fort Armstrong. It is now the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the United States.[3] It has been an active manufacturer of military equipment and ordnance since the 1880s. In 1919-20 100 of the Anglo-American or Liberty Mark VIII tanks were manufactured, although too late for World War I. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark.
Established as both an arsenal and a center for the manufacture of leather accoutrements and field gear, today it provides manufacturing, logistics, and base support services for the Armed Forces. The Arsenal is the only active U.S. Army foundry, and manufactures ordnance and equipment, including artillery, gun mounts, recoil mechanisms, small arms, aircraft weapons sub-systems, grenade launchers, weapons simulators, and a host of associated components.[4] Some of the Arsenal's most successful products include the M198 and M119 towed howitzers, and the M1A1 gun mount. About 250 military personnel and 6,000 civilians work there. The 2000 census population was 145.
During the Civil War, Arsenal Island was home to a large Union army prison camp for captured Confederate soldiers (the Rock Island Prison Barracks). The island facilities were converted and built in 1863 and was not yet completed in December of that year when the first Confederate prisoners were incarcerated. The construction was makeshift and was built with little notice of prisoners arriving. The first to arrive were 468 Confederate prisoners captured in battles at Chattanooga, Tennessee, although, over 5,000 total would swell the population of Rock Island Prison in that month alone. A total of 41 Confederate prisoners successfully escaped during the prison's existence while many more would try but fail.[5][6]
A total of 1,964 Confederate prisoners and 125 Union guards are buried in the adjacent military cemetery, including 49 members of the 108th Regiment of United States Colored Troops, most of which died from disease or exposure. The prison camp was operational from December 1863 until July 1865 when the last prisoners were freed. After the war the prison facility was completely destroyed. During its two years in operation, the prison camp housed over 12,400 Confederates. Following the war, the government retained ownership of Arsenal Island and used it for various functions.[5][6] See also: Prisoner camps of the Civil War
Other historical sites in the area include the Confederate Cemetery, the Rock Island National Cemetery, 19th century stone workshops, officers' quarters along the river, Col. Davenport's House, and the site of the first bridge built across the Mississippi.
Rock Island Arsenal Museum[edit]
The Rock Island Arsenal Museum was established on July 4, 1905. It is the second-oldest US Army Museum in the US after the West Point Museum. The museum has been closed twice, during World War I and World War II, to provide more space for manufacturing facilities. Exhibits focus on the history of Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island's use as a Union prison camp during the American Civil War and its role as a military industrial facility. The museum also contains the second largest collection of small arms weapons in the U.S. Army, and an outdoor vehicle display.
Indoor exhibits include (as of June 2012):
|Weapon name
|Country of origin
|M1 75mm Pack Howitzer on M8E1 Mount
|United States
|M40A1 106mm Recoilless Rifle with 50 caliber spotting rifle
|United States
|M45 Quadmount "Quad 50" 50 caliber machine gun turret
|United States
|World War II-1980s
|M-14 conversion display to M-14 Enhanced Battle Rifle (RI)
|United States
Outdoor exhibits include (as of June 2012):
Literary References[edit]
- In the 1936 Margaret Mitchell novel Gone with the Wind, Ashley Wilkes was imprisoned on Arsenal Island during the Civil War.
- In the zombie novel World War Z by Max Brooks, all of the continental United States east of the Rocky Mountains is overrun by hordes of zombies. However, Rock Island is mentioned as one of the isolated zones east of the Rocky Line that was still manned and defended, as one of the vital munitions manufacturing centers which were so essential to the war effort that they could not be abandoned. The US Marines at Rock Island managed to successfully defend the position for over seven years, until relieved by Army Group North as it drove east across the Great Plains. They were said to have faced some of the toughest fighting in the entire war.
See also[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ "Rock Island Arsenal". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ "Rock Island Arsenal". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center - Rock Island Arsenal". U.S. Army. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ a b Chestnut, Mary (1982). A Diary from Dixie. Gramercy Books, New York. ISBN 0-517-18266-1.
- ^ a b Speer, Lonnie R. (1997). Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, c1997. ISBN 0-8032-9342-9.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rock Island Arsenal.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-20, "Rock Island Arsenal"
- Official website
- The Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing & Arsenal at GlobalSecurity.org Technology Center
- The Rock Island Arsenal profile at globalsecurity.org
- The Rock Island Arsenal Museum
- Rock Island Civil War prison
- Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal, and Confederate POW Camp
- Rock Island Memorial POW Camp #2229
- Rock Island Arsenal Wikimapia
- 1816 establishments in the United States
- United States Army posts
- Illinois in the American Civil War
- American Civil War prison camps
- Defunct prisons in Illinois
- Islands of Illinois
- Rock Island, Illinois
- United States Army arsenals
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- Military facilities in Illinois
- Economy of the Quad Cities
- Visitor attractions in the Quad Cities
- Quad Cities
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- Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Armories on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- United States Army arsenals during World War II
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Japan's tourism industry is picking up pace after last year's natural disasters, with the region recording the second highest passenger movement growth in the Asia-Pacific region during March this year.
Figures released by the APAC Airports Council International (ACI) found that up to 5.8 million passengers passed through Tokoyo Haneda alone while Narita saw a 30.3 percent increase on figures during the third month of the year compared to the same month last year.
Japan's arrival growth fell behind Beijing which recorded up to 6.6 million passenger movements over the same period.
In total, Asia-Pacific tourism growth remained "strong and steady" for the third month of this year compared to the same period last year with 10.8 percent more movements recorded in the region's airports.
Middle Eastern airports also recorded 16.4 percent more movements over the same period, with Dubai's international airport ranking third highest in growth for the month.
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