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Coastal Conservation Plan Sparks Struggle Over Sand

A Trump administration proposal to vastly increase federal conservation land alongside the East Coast is going through protests from states and communities that say the plan will harm tourism industries which can be nonetheless recovering from Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The dispute is unfolding from Maryland to Massachusetts as officers and householders object to a plan by the Fish and Wildlife Service so as to add 275,000 acres to a federal safety zone. It is one of many largest expansions of the Coastal Barrier Assets System in its 37-year historical past. The growth will strengthen the East Coast's "resiliency and sustainability" following Sandy, which killed 72 individuals within the U.S. and brought about $65 billion in home harm, the company says. The epicenter of the battle is the New Jersey shore, the place expanded conservation areas would intervene with seashore replenishment and safety initiatives important to sustaining the legendary vacationer vacation spot, state and native officers say. "New Jersey generates billions of dollars from tourism and property values. Everybody benefits from this," stated Scott Wahl, Avalon Borough's enterprise administrator, referring to beach-refilling initiatives in his southern New Jersey seaside neighborhood. "This is not to benefit a bunch of rich people who live along the shore." The controversy just lately drew in Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Democrat representing southern New Jersey. He wrote a letter March 14 imploring FWS to let shore communities proceed to dredge sand from a federal conservation space to refill close by seashores which can be continuously eroded by tides. Environmental advocates are pushing again with warnings in regards to the potential ecological harm from seashore replenishment initiatives that they name "sand mining." "These sand removals have an impact on fish habitat, fisheries that depend on the habitat and wildlife," stated Karen Hyun, head of coastal conservation for the Nationwide Audubon Society and a former senior FWS official. The Audubon Society launched a research final week saying the safety zones have saved federal taxpayers $9.5 billion in catastrophe help by conserving coastal areas away from buildings, roads and infrastructure. David Conrad of the Affiliation of State Floodplain Managers, which helps the proposed growth, stated it's going to preserve flood-prone land. The dispute facilities on the federal Coastal Barrier Assets System, a politically standard program that goals to restrict growth in environmentally delicate coastal areas that present fish and wildlife habitat and defend inland communities towards storm surges. Created in 1982, the coastal system has grown to incorporate 3.5 million acres, principally alongside the East and Gulf coasts, but additionally in patches alongside the shores of all 5 Nice Lakes and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This system doesn't prohibit growth however discourages it by making areas contained in the coastal system ineligible for many federal cash and applications. On the Jersey Shore, residents and officers worry shedding help of 1 vital federal company: the Military Corps of Engineers, which does seashore restoration and safety initiatives across the nation. The Military Corps has been serving to rebuild and defend New Jersey's susceptible shoreline for the reason that 1960s, stated Patrick Rosenello, the mayor of North Wildwood, a coastal metropolis of 4,000 individuals whose inhabitants surges to 69,000 in the summertime. Undertaking prices are usually cut up among the many Military Corps, the state and a municipality. In 2005, the Military Corps constructed a sea wall stretching a mile and a half alongside North Wildwood's seashore and agreed to make storm-related repairs for 50 years. The ocean wall runs north-south alongside the Atlantic coast. On the metropolis's northern edge, it curves inland and abuts a shallow inlet that sits inside a piece of the Coastal Barrier Assets System referred to as NJ-09. In March 2018, FWS revealed a map displaying that it deliberate to increase NJ-09 barely to incorporate the world containing the ocean wall. The minor shift has main implications. "This expansion would take the Army Corps of Engineers out of their role of helping to maintain their project," Rosenello stated. Rosenello and two neighboring mayors wrote to FWS in July urging revisions to NJ-09 that might let the Military Corps restore North Wildwood's sea wall and take sand from the protected inlet to revive seashores of Avalon and Stone Harbor Borough. Avalon and Stone Harbor would stay outdoors NJ-09 below the proposed growth. However they worry that if the Military Corps can not use sand from next-door Hereford Inlet for seashore restoration, the company must dredge sand from an unprotected inlet a number of miles away, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars extra. "There are several million cubic yards of sand sitting unused in Hereford Inlet that can and should be used for resiliency and protection of lives and property," stated Wahl, the Avalon enterprise administrator. Avalon, North Wildwood and Stone Harbor are main sights in Cape Could County, the place tourism accounts for practically half of the roles, generates $6.Four billion in gross sales and boosts the inhabitants from 94,000 to 750,000 in the summertime, in response to the New Jersey Division of Journey and Tourism. FWS stated in an electronic mail to E&E Information that it's "considering modifying" its proposed growth of NJ-09 "to ensure that the existing structure is not included." The Military Corps and the New Jersey Division of Environmental Safety have joined in objecting to the FWS proposal to increase federal safety zones throughout the New Jersey coast. "We cannot support the expansion," the division stated in a 20-page letter to the company in July, citing potential hurt to the state's tourism and shellfish industries in addition to to deliberate highway building initiatives. Stewart Farrell, director of the Coastal Analysis Middle at Stockton College in New Jersey and a guide to native communities, stated that barring federal cash from being spent on seashore restoration deviates from the intent of the Coastal Barrier Assets Act. "They didn't want federal dollars to encourage development. But this is not encouraging development. It's protecting what's already there," Farrell stated. Elsewhere on the East Coast, state and native officers from Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York have objected to segments of the plan that have an effect on vacationer locations corresponding to Fireplace Island, N.Y., and Provincetown, Mass. Supporters embody the Pure Assets Protection Council, the Affiliation of State Floodplain Managers and the Audubon Society. They be aware that communities might proceed to replenish their seashores with out federal cash. "It's putting the onus on state and local government," stated Hyun of the Audubon Society. The growth undertaking started one yr after Superstorm Sandy, when the Inside Division, which oversees FWS, gave the company $5 million to overview the federal safety zones within the 9 states most instantly affected. These states are Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Virginia. The overview is a part of a broader, long-term undertaking ordered by Congress in 2006 to research the whole Coastal Barrier Assets System, recommend areas that needs to be added or eliminated, and proper errors within the maps that outline the safety zones. Congress should approve any modifications to the system's geographic boundaries. FWS instructed E&E Information that it expects to suggest the revisions to Congress in 2020. Wahl of Avalon and Rosenello of North Wildwood stated that if Congress approves the growth of NJ-09, they'll take their battle to federal courtroom. Read the full article

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squ1dw1tch · 5 years ago

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My last post I talked about historical witches. Today we will be touching in the topic of present day wicca, the founders, and the timeline on how we got where we are today. As always remember to do your own research. You are more than welcome to us what I am teaching as a guide to your research but it is important you look at your own resources and develope your own opinion.

Wicca is a modern day, nature based pagan religion. Rituals and practices vary amongst the person, most observations include the festival celebrations of solstices and equinoxes, the honoring of a male and female god, and the incorporation of herbalism and other natural objects into rituals. Wiccas practice according to an ethical code and may believe in reincarnation. It is a modern interpretation of pre christian religions some may involve a direct line to ancient practices. There are similarities with Druidism with the environmental component and is considered the inspiration of the goddess movement in spirituality. There is great diversity. Many are duethestic but you can also be atheist, polytheistic, pantheistic, or respectful of gods and goddess as archetypal symbols rather than as actual or supernatural beings. Rituals often include holidays centered around the moo; soler equinoxes and solstices, elements, and initation ceremonies.

Rituals of modern Wicca can be traced to Margaret Murray. She wrote several books on medieval religion centered around witch cults in medieval europe. This inspired British seekers to create their own covens and structure worship around her writings. Later scholarship disputed Murray’s claims but her influence could never be erased.

Wicca was first given its name by Gerald Gardner were it was announced as ‘wica’ the extra ‘c’ was added later. According to Gardner the word means "wise people". Gardner is considered the founder of Wicca. When writing his rituals Gardner drew a lot from Aleister Crowley, who in 1914 proposed the idea of a new religion based on old traditions worshipping the earth. Garderners fantasy novel High Magic’s Aid is considered one of the first standards for Wicca. His Book of Shadows is central to Wiccan practice. The origin of the title is unknown but it believed to be borrowed from a children’s author.

Doreen Valiente revised the book of shadows for more popular consumption exorcising crowleys influence. Valiente would split from Gardner’s coven and go to crest her own. some of Gardner’s rivals did the same.

Gardner initiated Raymond Buckland who founded the Gardnerian Brentwood Coven. This is considered the first Coven in the United States. Buckland became a Wicca promoter and would develop Seax-Wica. This invoked Anglo-Saxon mythology into Wiccan practice.

Sybil Leek claimed to be a hereditary witch and became involved with the New Forest Coven. Over the years she joins several covens in Europe and then makes her way to the United States where she settles down in Los Angeles. Leek transformed her practice into celebrity status centered around astrology.

Alex Sanders founded his own strain known as Alexandrian Wicca. He was a publicity seeker who told tales of his heritage and claimed he had learned a stain that came from Atlantis. Although not true he helped attract younger generations and helped Wicca grow popularity. In the 1970’s it started to become seen as an alternate life style.

Laurie Cabot began to gain attention in the United States for her classes at Salam State College and for helping police solve cases. She established the Witches’ Ball and the governor at the time established the the "Official Witch of Salem"

In the 1970’s instead of the strict, disciplined, magic based pagan religion of the British America saw Wicca turn into a nature-based spiritual movement with heavy tones of environmentalism and feminism. The feminist influence on wicca strengthened.

In 1986 Wicca was recognized as an official religion in the United States.

In 1998 ACUL revised after refusing student aid to a girl who had Wicca jewelry and Black Clothes on.

In 2004 the Indiana Civil Liberties Union fought time reverse a judges decision that divorcing Wiccans were not aloud to teach their sons the faith.

In 2005 U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart became the first Wiccan to serve in the Military to die in combat. His family refused to have a Wicca pentacle to his grave stone which started a a court case that now allows Wiccan symbols to be accepted by the veterans Administration.

I am putting this information out there because I find it important to not only know the historical history but know modern men and women who helped pave the way for us to practice freely today.

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jodyedgarus · 6 years ago

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Tiger Woods May Not Get A Better Shot At Another Green Jacket

As the world’s greatest golfers convene in Augusta, Georgia, this week for the Masters, it’s time for every sports fan’s annual rite of spring: wild speculation about whether Tiger Woods can add a fifth green jacket to his closet. Picking Woods used to be a trendy bet; then it began to feel like a totally futile exercise. Well after he last won the event in 2005, there was a period when Woods was in the news constantly for everything except golf success. In fact, it wasn’t too long ago that Woods’s relevance as a winning golfer seemed finished, along with his bid to chase down Jack Nicklaus’s record for all-time majors won.

But that all changed last season, when Woods put everything back together again to finish eighth on the PGA Tour money list and win the season-ending Tour Championship in September. Now Woods is back, in his best position in years to win another Masters. According to VegasInsider, Woods has the third-best odds of any player to win this weekend; he’s also playing even more inspired golf than he did during last year’s comeback campaign. But at age 43, will this be one of Woods’s last chances to win at Augusta before his days of being a viable champion are over?

Certainly, Tiger has been outplaying many of his much younger rivals these past few seasons. Since the end of his lost 2017 campaign, Woods ranks sixth among qualified1 PGA Tour players in total strokes gained per round, trailing only Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood. He’s mostly regained his old mastery of irons on approach shots and still has some of the game’s best feel for shots around the green. In terms of strokes gained, Woods is picking up 1.67 shots (relative to the average player) per round so far in 2019, an even better mark than the 1.60 he posted last season — which itself was easily his best performance in five years.

One of the most impressive aspects of Woods’s early play this season has been improved accuracy off the tee. According to the PGA Tour, Woods has hit 65.2 percent of possible fairways on his drives this season, which ranks 54th out of 214 qualified players. That might not sound amazing, but by Woods’s standards, it is ultraprecise accuracy. Last year, he hit only 59.4 percent of fairways, which ranked him 127th, and he struggled to break 55 percent over the four injury-plagued seasons before that. (Even during his really great pre-scandal/injury seasons, hitting fairways was an Achilles’ heel. In 2007, when he made the most money playing golf of his career, Woods ranked 152nd in driving accuracy and failed to hit 60 percent of fairways.) When Woods is scuffling, the first indication is often a wayward drive that requires subsequent artistry just to make par.

With the help of that improved accuracy, Woods now ranks 72nd in strokes gained on drives this year — he was 100th last year — and ninth in strokes gained from the tee to the green, picking up 1.48 shots per round before ever setting his spikes on the putting surface. Classic Tiger was always a tee-to-green monster, ranking either first or second in the category every healthy season from 2006 to 2013, so his strong performance in that category this year is another signal that Woods is returning to vintage form.

It’s also a very good sign for his chances at Augusta. That’s because, as Todd Schneider wrote about for FiveThirtyEight a few years ago, the Masters often comes down to a player’s skills with the long clubs — contrary to the tournament’s reputation for being a putting contest.

Great PGA Tour players generally assert themselves most on approach shots and drives anyway, gaining about 4 strokes relative to average from tee to green for every extra shot they pick up on putts. But the recent history of Masters winners also suggests that a great long game is the true prerequisite for winning the green jacket. The average winner since strokes gained was first tracked in 2004 (excluding the 2016 and 2017 winners, Danny Willett and Sergio Garcia, because they lacked enough PGA Tour rounds to qualify for official leaderboards) ranked only about 86th in putting performance per round but 35th in strokes gained off the tee, 32nd in strokes gained on approach shots and 18th in total strokes gained from tee to green.

Masters winners do their best work from tee to green

Strokes gained rankings by category for Masters Tournament winners during the seasons they won, 2004-18

PGA Tour Rank Year Masters Winner Off Tee Approach Around Green Tee to Green Putting Total 2018 Patrick Reed 104 74 2 29 72 24 2017 Sergio García — — — — — — 2016 Danny Willett — — — — — — 2015 Jordan Spieth 15 11 7 4 9 2 2014 Bubba Watson 2 47 63 7 109 8 2013 Adam Scott 2 16 77 5 108 11 2012 Bubba Watson 1 59 84 3 160 6 2011 Charl Schwartzel 22 45 64 19 96 20 2010 Phil Mickelson 66 5 32 5 133 12 2009 Ángel Cabrera 37 48 169 63 63 51 2008 Trevor Immelman 116 50 11 31 191 113 2007 Zach Johnson 61 30 164 60 5 13 2006 Phil Mickelson 12 4 66 4 40 5 2005 Tiger Woods 4 4 128 4 5 1 2004 Phil Mickelson 7 22 43 5 128 9 Average 34.5 31.9 70.0 18.4 86.1 21.2

Garcia and Willett didn’t play enough rounds to qualify for the PGA Tour’s rankings during their Masters-winning seasons.

Source: PGAtour.com

Strokes gained tee-to-green was the top category (or tied for the top) for 46 percent of the Masters winners over that span,2 and 62 percent of winners ranked among the Top 10 in the statistic — like Woods does this year. (This is consistent with my previous research that driving distance and approach accuracy are the two secret weapons players can possess at Augusta, causing them to play better in the Masters than their overall scoring average would predict.)

I haven’t mentioned Tiger’s putting numbers yet, and with good reason. Woods used to be the greatest putter in the world, but so far this season he ranks just 74th in strokes gained with the flatstick, adding only 0.19 shots above average per round. Last year, he was better — 48th on tour — though he still wasn’t the putting maestro who once showed me and countless others the fundamentals of a great stroke. However, Augusta has frequently seen putters who rank far worse than Woods win during the era of detailed PGA Tour tracking data. (In fact, more than half of qualified Masters winners since 2004 have ranked worse than 78th in putting.) Putting performance is so random from year to year — much less from tournament to tournament or even round to round — that it’s a lot easier for a good tee-to-green player to get hot on the green for a weekend than for a good putter to suddenly have an uncharacteristically amazing weekend off the tee.

Because of all this, it’s not hard to understand why Woods is a strong 12-to-1 bet to win the Masters. But it’s also not hard to imagine that this could be the 43-year-old’s last, best chance to win another green jacket. Using our research on historical major winners from a few years ago, here’s what the aging curve for championship golfers looks like:

That spike in wins for players in their early 40s came from 42-year-olds Ernie Els, Darren Clarke, Payne Stewart, Tom Kite and Gary Player, and it was the last actual uptick on the chart — and Woods is now on the wrong side of it. Jack Nicklaus famously won his final major at age 46, but most great golfers are largely done winning by their early to mid-40s. And the game has only gotten younger in the twilight of Woods’s career; while the average major-winner in our data set above (through 2014) was 31.9, that number is just 29.6 in the years since. With his own early career dominance and popularity, Woods has inspired a younger generation of gifted golfers that he now must do battle with.

Woods is a special talent and in the conversation for the greatest golfer ever.3 He’s playing as well heading into Augusta as he has in a long time and excelling in exactly the right categories. But between aging effects and his own injury history, he may never have a better shot at winning another Masters than he does right now. Once upon a time, Tiger was legendary for pouncing on every opportunity left in front of him. We’ll just have to see if he can summon that ability yet again.

from News About Sports https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tiger-woods-may-not-get-a-better-shot-at-another-green-jacket/

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ultrasfcb-blog · 7 years ago

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The Open 2018: Tiger Woods says Carnoustie his

Tiger Woods has not performed at The Open since 2015

The 147th Open Championship Venue: Carnoustie, Scotland Dates: 19-22 July Protection: Stay throughout BBC Radio, highlights on BBC TV and on-line, stay textual content commentaries on BBC web site.

Tiger Woods believes he can add to his 14 main titles at this 12 months’s Open.

The American, 42, is enjoying his first Open Championship since 2015 after recovering from again fusion surgical procedure.

However when requested whether or not the Open – performed on hyperlinks programs – was his greatest probability for extra silverware, he stated: “Sure, as a result of you do not have to be lengthy to play on a hyperlinks golf course.”

Woods was joint 32nd on the Masters in April on his return to main golf and missed the lower at June’s US Open.

The three-time winner of the Claret Jug added: “Look what Tom Watson did at Turnberry in 2009 on the age of 59.”

Watson, who had gained the final of his 5 Open titles in 1983, missed a putt to win the title that 12 months after which misplaced in a play-off to fellow American Stewart Cink.

“You get to locations like Augusta Nationwide the place it is only a huge ballpark and the course outgrows you. That is simply the best way it goes,” Woods continued.

“At Carnoustie there will not be many alternatives to hit the driving force as a result of the ball goes to roll 80 yards, so it is arduous to maintain the ball in play.

“I hit a 3 iron 333 yards in apply on the 18th gap so after I get a bit older I can nonetheless chase an extended membership down there, so distance turns into a moot level.

“However creativity performs such an essential function. There is a motive Tom gained 5 of those – he was very inventive.”

Woods bought his first style of hyperlinks golf at Carnoustie as a 19-year-old newbie on the 1995 Scottish Open and he recalled enjoying the par-four second and “being near 120 yards out and placing it”.

He added: “I would by no means accomplished that earlier than – that was one of many cooler moments.

“I spent two hours on the driving vary hitting the ball to the 100-metre signal. I used to be hitting 9 iron, 4 iron, 5 iron, simply having a blast attempting to hit the signal, being inventive and utilizing my thoughts.”

Woods performed a apply spherical with world quantity two Justin Thomas at Carnoustie on Monday

Woods completed joint seventh in 1999 and in a tie for 12th in 2007 on his different visits to The Open at Carnoustie.

The Open champion of 2000, 2005 and 2006 has additionally had 9 top-10 finishes in his 19 begins within the match.

“I really like enjoying hyperlinks golf,” he stated. “You already know you are not going to get probably the most excellent of bounces. You already know a beautiful shot down the center of the golf green might bounce some bizarre means.

“Historically, the blokes who’ve accomplished properly through the years have been great really feel gamers and great lag putters as a result of quite a lot of occasions it’s tough to get the ball shut and you’ve got quite a few putts from 40 or 50 toes.

“That is simply a part of it. And I feel that is the enjoyable problem of it.”

Koepka to assault with driver

The course won’t be Woods’ solely problem this week, with a quartet of his compatriots holding all 4 majors, whereas Dustin Johnson is world primary.

Jordan Spieth is the reigning Open champion, whereas Brooks Koepka efficiently defended his US Open title in June to observe Patrick Reed’s Masters triumph and Justin Thomas profitable the 2017 PGA Championship.

Koepka, 28, is attempting to change into the primary man since Woods, in 2000, to win the US Open and Open Championship in the identical 12 months.

And whereas he echoed Woods’ “creativity” and “creativeness” feedback, he’s making ready to assault the course and use his driver “eight or 9 occasions, relying on the wind course we might hit extra”.

Koepka defended his US Open title at Shinnecock in June

“I assumed you play the course with quite a lot of irons off the tee, lay again of the bunkers, however typically we are able to take the bunkers out by hitting the driving force.

“The tough shouldn’t be fairly as thick as I anticipated it to be so if you may get inside 40 yards of the inexperienced, there is not any motive to not benefit from that.”

World quantity two Thomas is cautious of Carnoustie’s many bunkers and anxious that if he chases too arduous a nasty rating might observe.

“You will get in hassle urgent,” he stated. “I will in all probability hit quite a lot of irons but when I get two or three over par on the entrance 9 and attempt to change my gameplan and begin hitting drivers, they will go into bunkers and gorse bushes, and you’ll simply flip it right into a six over.

“For me, quite a lot of these holes have a bunker in play with a driver and that is inflicting me to not need to hit a driver as a result of the golf green bunkers are like a water hazard and you’ll by no means hit the inexperienced from them.

“A few of the holes are simply tough. It is so arduous to hit the fairways. You need to curve the ball into the golf green, land it within the tough and hope it will get out.

“It actually does simply current quite a lot of challenges.”

Reed stated his problem was “getting a bit extra comfy with touchdown the ball brief and letting it run” as he appears to be like to construct on his run of top-five finishes within the earlier three majors.

The 27-year-old completed joint second eventually 12 months’s PGA Championship earlier than profitable the Masters and ending fourth on the US Open.

In 4 Open appearances he has missed the lower twice however completed in a tie for 12th and 20th within the different two.

“The most important factor is I’ve performed extra rounds, been extra skilled with hyperlinks golf,” he stated.

“It is arduous, being from the US, to fathom and suppose I’ve 260 yards left, I can hit a 90% six iron and it is going to get there. Again house, I am hitting a 3 wooden.

“It is a true take a look at on who’s hitting the ball one of the best, who has full, full management of their golf sport, and if the wind blows and the greens agency up it is also going to check your psychological sport.”

In the meantime, Johnson stated he plans to be aggressive this week in an effort to maintain his ball out of the golf green bunkers.

“On the holes the place I can hit the driving force and take the bunkers out of play, I am completely going to try this,” he stated.

“You hit it in a bunker and it is like a penalty shot. You possibly can advance the ball ahead however I haven’s seen one which I might really hit it out and on to the inexperienced.

“So navigating the bunkers is the most important key. The tough shouldn’t be very penal so if I can carry all of the bunkers, I will hit my driver.

“With the tough being down, it helps as a result of you’ll be able to hit it in there and nonetheless knock the ball on the inexperienced.”

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sogogames · 7 years ago

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Mass Effect's dialogue was inspired by awkward TV comedy Extras

Remember 2005 British TV comedy series Extras, written by The Office duo Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant? The one where Gervais played an actor stuck making a living as an extra, and where a string of guest stars like Ben Stiller, Patrick Stewart and Samuel L. Jackson appeared? The late, great...

Read More: http://www.sogogames.com/2017/11/21/mass-effects-dialogue-was-inspired-by-awkward-tv-comedy-extras/

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historicalreusedcostumes · 10 months ago

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This Lovely Dress is worn on Michelle Terry as Female Extra in Extras: Patrick Stewart (2005) and later worn on Martha Howe-Douglas as Elizabeth I in Horrible Histories (2010)

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arsenalhistory · 8 years ago

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May 15th In Arsenal’s History

On this day in 1886 midfielder Willis Rippon was born in Beighton, Sheffield, England. He was briefly at Woolwich Arsenal. He signed from Bristol City in 1910, played in 9 matches, scored 2 goals and left for Brentford in 1911.

In Europe today in 1926 Arsenal had a friendly match against SK Slavia IPS. Charlie Buchan, James Ramsay, Jimmy Brain (2) and Harold Lee all scored in a 1-5 win for the English team.

Arsenal didn't travel as far for their friendly today in 1943. They took on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road where Reg Lewis and Denis Compton both scored only for the Gunners to lose 4-2.

The Arsenal squad had made the long trip to Brazil in 1949 and today they played their first match of the tour against Fluminense. it started well when Don Roper scored and Doug Lishman hit four goals for a 1-5 win.

In Switzerland today in 1952 the Gunners took on Grasshoppers. Doug Lishman got another two goals, Alex Forbes and Don Roper were also amng the scorers in a 1-5 Arsenal victory.

Three years later they were back among the Alps when they took on Young Boys of Switzerland today in 1955. On this occasion Len Wills, Alex Forbes and Tom Lawton got the goals in a 0-3 win.

The trip to Scandinavia in 1962 included a friendly match against Staevnet which took place today. Gerry Ward got a goal and that was enough for a 1-1 draw.

Romford invited Arsenal to play in a testimonial for Bill Seddon today in 1967. After George Johnston scored and Colin Addison struck twice it ended 1-3 to Arsenal.

Edu Gaspar celebrates his birthday today. He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1978. He was signed by Arsene Wenger for Arsenal in 2001. Wenger paid Corinthians £6m for the midfielder and he would go on to play 127 times scoring 15 goals for the club. He left on a free in 2005 and joined Valencia in Spain.

Southampton visited Highbury on this date in 1982 and were resoundingly beaten 4-1 by the Gunners in the First Division's final match. John Hawley, Paul Davis (2) and Stewart Robson got the goals today as Arsenal finished in 4th place. Alan Sunderland's 12 goals made him top scorer for the season.

Today in 1990 Arsenal signed David Seaman from Queens Park Rangers. They paid what was then a British record for a goalkeeper as they shelled out £1.3 million. Seaman was between the posts 564 times for Arsenal during his 13 year stay before he left on a free transfer and joined Manchester City.

1993 on this day Arsenal made their way to Wembley Stadium for the second time that season. After winning the League Cup final by beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1. The opposition in the FA Cup was to feel like deja vu as Wednesday had made the FA Cup final aswell. Ian Wright scored for the Gunners but an equaliser from the Yorkshire club sent the game into extra time. The extra fifteen minutes each way could not separate the teams or produce another goal so a replay it was going to have to be.

The Arsenal FA Cup final song had entered the charts and with the help of Tippa Irie & Peter Hunnigale, 'Shouting for the Gunners' was another entry in the embarassing football songs category. If you dare to have a listen you'll find it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykAYL5JaU2I

Into the Premiership era in 2001 Arsenal made the trip to St James' Park but played in a disappointing 0-0 draw with Newcastle United to take a single point back to London.

This date in 2004 was Arsenal's finest hour and saw probably the greatest Premiership achievement. Goals from Thierry Henry 47 (via the penalty spot) and Patrick Vieira 66 saw Arsenal run out 2-1 winners at the Emirates over Leicester City to become the first and only club to go a whole Premiership season undefeated. Henry got the Golden Boot again with 39 goals to help to the record (all pictures). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kkiCdpvY9M

Finally, on this date in 2011 Aston Villa beat Arsenal at the Emirates as they could only score an 89th minute consolation goal courtesy of Robin van Persie but lost 1-2.

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thatgirlallison · 8 years ago

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Playbills For Sale

I have a handful of Playbills that I found while cleaning out some storage in my apartment and I’m selling them to make some extra $$ while I’m doing yoga teacher training. They are as follows...

The Cripple of Inishmaan (1x with Daniel Radcliffe!)

Hedwig & the Angry Inch (3x OBRC with Neil Patrick Harris)

Closer (1x from The Lyric Theatre in London)

Chicago (1x Broadway, 2002)

Rent (1x Angel Tour, September 2000 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts)

Rent (1x Broadway, January 2000, 1x November 2004)

Rent (1x Broadway, 4000th performance with sticker!)

Merrily We Roll Along (1x City Center’s Encores - feat. Lin Manuel Miranda!)

American Idiot (2x tour in Boston, January 2012)

Waiting For Godot (1x Broadway feat. Patrick Stewart, November 2013)

Fences (1x Broadway revival feat. Denzel Washington, May 2010)

Murder Ballad (1x off-Broadway, June 2013)

The Pirate Queen (1x Broadway, April 2007)

Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang (1x Broadway, August 2005, 1x April 2005)

Evita (1x Broadway Revival, April 2012)

The Boy From Oz (1x OBC with Hugh Jackman November 2003)

The Crucible (1x 2016 Broadway Revival)

AIDA (1x Broadway 2003)

I’m selling these for $10 each, including shipping. Send me a message if you’re interested!

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