Located at the end of a sleepy little cul-de-sac in the leafy north east Melburnian suburb of Fairy Hills is a beautiful pebbledash Arts and Crafts style bungalow. Quiet and unassuming amid its well kept gardens, this bungalow is quite significant historically as it is the creation and home of nationally renowned husband and wife artists Christian and Napier Waller, and is known as the Waller House. Together they designed the house and much of its interior decoration and furnishings. Napier Waller lived in their purpose designed home for some fifty years. What is especially significant about the house is that both it and its contents are quite intact. Napier Waller's studios, examples of his art, that of his two wives and his niece, famous studio potter Klytie Pate, and items connected with his work remain exactly as he left them. Architecturally the house design is innovative in its internal use of space, specifically in the organisation of the studio cum living room and displays a high degree of artistic creativity in the interior decoration.

 

The Waller House in Fairy Hills is so named because it was the residence of Mervyn Napier Waller, the acclaimed artist who gained National fame from his water colours, stained glass, mosaic works and murals and his wife Christian, who was a distinguished artist and designer of stained glass in her own right. In particular Napier Waller's works adorn the Melbourne Town Hall, the Myer Emporium Mural Hall, the Victorian State Library and the Australian War Memorial. The Waller House is a split level house designed by Napier and his first wife Christian who intended the house to be both a home and a workplace. For this the design was conceived to accommodate the tall studies and pieces of the artist's work.

 

The Waller house was built by Phillip Millsom in 1922 and the architectural style of the house is a mixture of Interwar Arts and Crafts, Interwar Old English and Interwar California Bungalow. The house is constructed from reinforced concrete walls with a rough cast pebbledash finish. The roof is steeply pitched with a prominent half timbered gable over the front entrance and has Marseilles pattern terracotta tiles. There are small paned casement windows. There have been several additions to the original design over the years but these have all been sympathetic to the original design.

 

The house is entered from a two sided verandah into an entrance hall, panelled in Tasmanian wood. This has stairs leading to the different levels of the house interior. In one direction the hall leads to a main living hall which was Napier Waller's original studio and later used as the main living room in the house. This room has a high ceiling with casement windows, a musicians’ gallery and a broad brick fireplace flanked by fire-dogs and bellows made by the sculptress Ola Cohn (1892 – 1964). Like many of the other rooms in the house the studio is panelled and floored with Tasmanian hardwood and contains some of the studies for Napier Waller's murals: “The Five Lamps of Learning; the Wise and Foolish Virgins” a mosaic for the University of Western Australia and, “Peace After Victory” a study painting for the State Library of Victoria. Above the panelling the plaster walls are painted in muted colours in wood grain effect. The raftered plaster ceiling has been painted in marble effect with gold leaf. Book shelves, still containing the Wallers’ beautiful books, are built into the panelled walls. Furniture in the room includes a settee with a painted back panel featuring jousting knights, painted by Christian Waller, a leather suite and black bean sideboards and cupboards. This furniture was designed in the nineteen thirties by Napier Waller and by Percy Meldrum and a noted cabinet maker called Goulman. The studio cum hall also contains many ceramic works created by studio potter Klytie Pate who was Christian Waller’s niece and protégée. The entrance hall leads in the other direction to a guest room, known as the “Blue Room”. This was the idea of Napier's wife Christian and has simple built-in glass topped furniture and Napier's murals of the “Labours of Hercules” which include a self portrait of the artist. An alcove section of the room was constructed out of an extension to the verandah. Stairs lead from the entrance hall to the musicians’ gallery which has a window and overlooks the studio cum living room. The kitchen near the studio/hall is panelled and raftered with built-in cupboards conforming to the panelling. The ceiling is stencilled in a fleur-de-lys design by Napier. The dining room lies to the right of the studio cum hall and contains shoulder high panelling and raftered ceilings. It has an angled brick corner fireplace and the walls and ceiling have the same painted treatment as the studio cum living room. The oak dining furniture was designed by Napier. A small den with high window, furnished with leather chairs, opens off the dining room. Opening off the hall to the left is a long rectangular room known as the glass studio. This was added to the house by builder C. Trinck of Hampton in about 1931 and contains Napier Waller's kiln, paintbrushes and stained-glass tools on the benches, and stained glass designs and racks which are still stacked with radiant streaked glass from his work with stained glass windows. A bedroom and bathroom with attic pitched rafter ceiling and casement windows is situated on the upper level of the house. Another bedroom in ship's cabin style with flared wall light fittings and built in bunks opens off this first bedroom.

 

The house backs onto a courtyard enclosed by a long bluestone garden wall. The house is set in a three and a half acre site with cypress hedges and gravelled paths. The garden drops away to a hillside slope with manna gum trees. Set on the slope is a flat roofed studio built in 1937. It has an undercroft beneath a studio room and this contains a lithographic press and a printing press of 1849 for woodcuts and linocuts. This was used by Napier and his first wife Christian to produce prints in the 1930s. Napier was widowed and married his stained glass studio assistant Lorna Reyburn in 1958.

 

The Waller House has recently become famous for yet another reason. The exterior has been used as a backdrop in the ABC/ITV co-production television series, “The Doctor Blake Mysteries” (2013). The house serves as the residence of the program’s lead character, Doctor Lucien Blake (played by Australian actor Craig McLachlan), and the doctor’s 1930s tourer is often seen driving up to or away from the Waller House throughout the series. The Waller House is the only regular backdrop not filmed in the provincial Victorian gold rush city of Ballarat, in which the series is based.

 

The Waller House is still a private residence, even though it was bequeathed to the people of Victoria by Napier Waller under the proviso that it would not revert to state ownership until after the death of his second wife, Lorna. The current leasee of the Waller House is a well known Melbourne antique dealer, who was friends with Lorna Reyburn, and who acts as a loving informal caretaker. He was approached by the Napier Waller Committee of Management and keeps the house neat and tidy, and maintains the garden beautifully. I am very grateful to him for his willingness to open the Waller House, and for allowing me the opportunity to comprehensively photograph this rarely seen gem of Melbourne art, architecture and history.

 

Mervyn Napier Waller (1893 – 1972) was an Australian artist. Born in Penshurst, Victoria, Napier was the son of William Waller, contractor, and his wife Sarah, née Napier. Educated locally until aged 14, he then worked on his father's farm. In 1913 he began studies at the National Gallery schools, Melbourne, and first exhibited water-colours and drawings at the Victorian Artists' Society in 1915. On 31 August of that year he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, and on 21 October at the manse of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Carlton, married Christian Yandell, a fellow student and artist from Castlemaine. Serving in France from the end of 1916, Waller was seriously wounded in action, and his right arm had to be amputated at the shoulder. Whilst convalescing in France and England Napier learned to write and draw with his left hand. After coming home to Australia he exhibited a series of war sketches in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart between 1918 and 1919 which helped to establish his reputation as a talented artist. Napier continued to paint in water-colour, taking his subjects from mythology and classical legend, but exhibited a group of linocuts in 1923. In 1927 Napier completed his first major mural for the Menzies Hotel, Melbourne. Next year his mural 'Peace after Victory' was installed in the State Library of Victoria. Visiting England and Europe in 1929 to study stained glass, the Wallers travelled in Italy where Napier was deeply impressed by the mosaics in Ravenna and studied mosaic in Venice. He returned to Melbourne in March 1930 and began to work almost exclusively in stained glass and mosaic. In 1931 he completed a great monumental mosaic for the University of Western Australia; two important commissions in Melbourne followed: the mosaic façade for Newspaper House (completed 1933) and murals for the dining hall in the Myer Emporium (completed 1935). During this time he also worked on a number of stained-glass commissions, some in collaboration with his wife, Christian. Between 1939 and 1945 he worked as an illustrator and undertook no major commissions. In 1946 he finished a three-lancet window commemorating the New Guinea martyrs for St Peter's Church, Eastern Hill. In 1952-58 he designed and completed the mosaics and stained glass for the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. On 25 January 1958 in a civil ceremony in Melbourne Waller had married Lorna Marion Reyburn, a New Zealand-born artist who had long been his assistant in stained glass.

 

Christian Waller (1894 – 1954) was an Australian artist. Born in Castlemaine, Victoria, Christian was the fifth daughter and youngest of seven children of William Edward Yandell a Victorian-born plasterer, and his wife Emily, née James, who came from England. Christian began her art studies in 1905 under Carl Steiner at the Castlemaine School of Mines. The family moved in 1910 to Melbourne where Christian attended the National Gallery schools. She studied under Frederick McCubbin and Bernard Hall, won several student prizes, exhibited (1913-22) with the Victorian Artists Society and illustrated publications. On 21 October 1915 at the manse of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Carlton, she married her former fellow-student Mervyn Napier Waller; they were childless, but adopted Christian’s niece Klytie Pate, in all but a legal sense. During the 1920s Christian Waller became a leading book illustrator, winning acclaim as the first Australian artist to illustrate Alice in Wonderland (1924). Her work reflected Classical, Medieval, Pre-Raphaelite and Art Nouveau influences. She also produced woodcuts and linocuts, including fine bookplates. From about 1928 she designed stained-glass windows. The Wallers travelled to London in 1929 to investigate the manufacture of stained glass at Whall & Whall Ltd's premises. Returning to Australia via Italy, they studied the mosaics at Ravenna and Venice. Christian signed and exhibited her work under her maiden name until 1930, but thereafter used her married name. In the 1930s Waller produced her finest prints, book designs and stained glass, her work being more Art Deco in style and showing her interest in theosophy. She created stained-glass windows for a number of churches—especially for those designed by Louis Williams—in Melbourne, Geelong, and rural centres in New South Wales. Sometimes she collaborated with her husband, both being recognized as among Australia's leading stained-glass artists. Estranged from Napier, Christian went to New York in 1939. In 1940 she returned to the home she shared with her husband in Fairy Hills where she immersed herself in her work and became increasingly reclusive. In 1942 she painted a large mural for Christ Church, Geelong; by 1948 she had completed more than fifty stained-glass windows.

 

Klytie Pate (1912 – 2010) was an Australian Studio Potter who emerged as an innovator in the use of unusual glazes and the extensive incising, piercing and ornamentation of earthenware pottery. She was one of a small group of Melbourne art potters which included Marguerite Mahood and Reg Preston who were pioneers in the 1930‘s of ceramic art nationwide. Her early work was strongly influenced by her aunt, the artist and printmaker, Christian Waller. Klytie’s father remarried when she was 13, so Klytie went to live with her aunt, Christian Waller. Christian and her husband Napier Waller encouraged her interest in art and printmaking. She spent time at their studio in Fairy Hills, and thus her work reflected Art Deco, Art Nouveau, the Pre Raphaelites, Egyptian art, Greek mythology, and Theosophy. Klytie made several plaster masks that were displayed by the Wallers in their home and experimented with linocut, a medium used by Christian in her printmaking. Her aunt further encouraged Klytie by arranging for her to study modelling under Ola Cohn, the Melbourne sculptor. Klytie became renowned for her high quality, geometric Art Deco designed pottery which is eagerly sought after today by museums, art galleries, collectors and auction houses.

 

Fairy Hills is a small north eastern suburb of Melbourne. Leafy, with streets lined with banks of agapanthus, it is an area well known for its exclusivity, affluence and artistic connections. It was designed along the lines of London’s garden suburbs, such as Hampstead and Highgate, where houses and gardens blended together to create an informal, village like feel. Many of Fairy Hills’ houses have been designed by well known architects of the early Twentieth Century such as Walter Burley Griffin (1876 – 1937) and have gardens landscaped by designers like Edna Walling (1895 – 1973). Fairy Hills is the result of a subdivision of an 1840s farm called “Fairy Hills” which was commenced in the years just before the First World War (1914 – 1918). “Lucerne Farm”, a late 1830s farm associated with Governor La Trobe, was also nearby.

  

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Ph.: Domenico Oddi - Ascoli Piceno, Italy

 

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Zenon Vasquez works aboard Captain Boo Polly's workboat, hauling menhaden caught with pound nets on the Chesapeake Bay west of Barren Island in Dorchester County, Md., on June 27, 2020. (Photo by Carlin Stiehl/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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one click of the mouse and this was the result a god like figure arms spread on the horizon and a face of sorts in the clouds top center ! check out foto 124 as this was the original then you will see how lucky i was !

Volunteers Sarah Krizek, center, her mother Brigid Krizek, left, and Bethany Phillips participate in the 2016 Project Clean Stream by picking up trash at the Ellen O. Moyer Nature Park at Back Creek in Annapolis, Md., on April 2, 2016. Project Clean Stream is a program of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and includes dozens of cleanup events across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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At the Vandenberg Operational Systems Test Facility, deep in the exploded hulk of the control center is this lonely spiral staircase. This is a rare design feature, according to my sources. Early in the missile program's history, spiral staircases were part of the plan, but there was apparently a fatality at one of the Colorado sites, and they were scrapped in place of ladders and traditional steel staircases.

 

from asuwlink.uwyo.edu/~jimkirk/titan1.html

"I know of three fatal accidents during construction of Lowry sites. In one, two workers were racing each other down the spiral staircase into the site; as one of them went through the 1500-pound revolving door, the other tripped on the last step, fell head-first, and was decapitated by the door. In a second accident, a worker started to "bleed" the hydraulic system for the silo lid doors before both doors had fully opened, causing one door to fall on several people, also killing an Air Force man on the surface. In a third accident, at the Elizabeth site, workers tried to jump a gap in work platforms at the top of a silo (with no safety net); one of them made it safely and turned around to see the second worker falling head-first 130 feet to his death. All of these astound me in the context of more modern safety awareness. These accidents were discussed in detail on the missile_talk mail list around February 18/19 2003."

The Mohonk Mountain House, also known as Lake Mohonk Mountain House, is an American resort hotel located on the Shawangunk Ridge in Ulster County, New York. Its location in the town of New Paltz, New York is just beyond the southern border of the Catskill Mountains, west of the Hudson River.

 

The National Historic Landmark Program's "Statement of Significance", as of the site's historic landmark designation in 1986, stated:

 

Begun in the 1870s as a small resort for family and friends by the Smiley brothers, it became so popular that it was enlarged many times. Because of the Smileys' love of the outdoor life, the area around the hotel was treated as an integral part of the attractions of the resort. Much of this area was planned as an experiment in conservation of the natural environment, and as an educational tool for the study of botany, geology, and outdoor living.

 

The resort is located on the shore of Lake Mohonk, which is half a mile (800 m) long and 60 feet (18 m) deep. The main structure was built by Quaker twin brothers Albert and Alfred Smiley between 1869 and 1910.

 

From 1883 to 1916, annual conferences took place at Mohonk Mountain House, sponsored by Albert Smiley, to improve the living standards of Native American Indian populations. These meetings brought together government representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the House and Senate committees on Indian Affairs, as well as educators, philanthropists, and Indian leaders to discuss the formulation of policy. The Haverford College library holds 22,000 records from the 34 conference reports for researchers and students of American history.

 

The hotel hosted the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration between 1895 and 1916, which was instrumental in creating the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands. Those conference papers were donated by the Smiley Family to Swarthmore College for research.

 

The house was given a United Nations Environment Programme Award in 1994 in honor of "125 years of stewardship". According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, "Through its buildings and roads, its land, and its spirit, Mohonk exemplifies America's history and culture. Mohonk has since managed to maintain its 19th century character into the 21st century."

 

The resort was sued in 2014 by 200 guests who had become ill in a norovirus outbreak after staying there, who claimed the owners of the Mohonk Mountain House had been aware of the gastrointestinal illness at the resort prior to the arrival of the guests. The guests accused Mohonk of “intentional, willful, wanton, illegal ... and deliberate disregard for the health, safety and rights of plaintiffs.” The resort settled the claims for $875,000 two years later.

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Mohonk Mountain House has 259 guest rooms, including 28 tower rooms, an indoor pool and spa, and an outdoor ice-skating rink for winter use. The property consists of 1,325 acres (536 ha), and much of it is landscaped with meadows and gardens. It adjoins the Mohonk Preserve, which is crisscrossed by 85 miles (140 km) of hiking trails and carriage roads. The Smileys conveyed the majority of their property to the preserve.

 

The Mohonk Mountain House has hosted many famous visitors including industrialist John D. Rockefeller, naturalist John Burroughs, industrialist Andrew Carnegie, and American presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Bill Clinton. Guests have also included former First Lady Julia Grant, author Thomas Mann, and religious leaders such as Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, Reverend Ralph W. Sockman, Reverend Francis Edward Clark. `Abdu'l-Bahá, the eldest son of Bahá'í Faith founder Bahá'u'lláh, stayed there in 1912 during the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration as part of his journeys to the West.

 

from Wikipedia

The Vancouver Beavers were a Class-B minor league baseball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia that played on and off from 1908 to 1922. The team played in the Northwestern League, Pacific Coast International League, Northwest International League and Western International League. From 1913 on, they played their home games at Athletic Park.

 

In 1910, Bob Brown bought a sixty percent share of the team for $500. moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to take on the role of the team's playing manager. While Brown owned the Beavers, manager Kitty Brashier guided the team to Northwestern League championships in 1911; the Beavers were also champions in 1913 and 1914, while the team was second in the league in 1912.

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Bill Brinker

Position: Relief Pitcher / Pitcher / Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 190 lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: August 30, 1883 in Warrensburg, MO

 

William Hutchinson "Dode" Brinker (b. August 30, 1883 - d. February 5, 1965 at age 81) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and third baseman. Brinker played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1912 season. In 9 career games, he had 4 hits in 18 at-bats. He batted right and left and threw right-handed.

 

He attended the University of Washington. He played college baseball for the Huskies from 1903–1905 and was the program's head coach 1906, 1909–1910, 1915–1916, and 1918–1919.

 

Brinker was born in Warrensburg, Missouri and died in Arcadia, California.

 

The baseball program at UW began play in the 1901 season, in which it went 4-6 under head coach Fred Schlock. After not competing in 1902, the team returned in the 1903 season. From its inception through the end of the 1915 season, the team did not belong to a conference. Prior to 1923, most of the program's head coaches served only one or two seasons, with Dode Brinker being the only exception. Brinker served four tenures as the program's head coach (1906, 1909–1910, 1915–1916, 1918–1919), in between which he also played professional baseball. In his seven seasons as the team's head coach, Washington had a 59-28 record.

 

William H. "Dode" was on his second life as a minor leaguer. He was born in Warrensburg, Mo., and played college ball at the University of Washington (where he also coached in 1909 and 1916). He started professionally as a pitcher with Seattle, but announced his "retirement" in 1908 to go into newspaper work. He returned to pro ball as an outfielder with Spokane, who sold him to Vancouver in 1910. In 1912 he played nine games for the Philadelphia Phillies, then was released back to Vancouver. He played around Vancouver in the Northwest and Pacific International Leagues between 1913-1918, when he joined the Army and went to Field Artillery Officers School in Kentucky. In the off-seasons in Vancouver he became an attorney-at-law.

 

The top signal caller in the Northwest, Seattle's Dode Brinker was an easy choice to captain the All-Northwest team chosen by opposing players and coaches in the PNAAU. By far the best forward passer in the league, the 24-year old Brinker was also the defensive signal caller for the Blue Diamonds, as well as handling punting duties in outdistancing his closest rivals in all departments of the game.

 

Brinker was a standout baseball player for the University of Washington Huskies from 1903-1905 while also playing football during the 1904 and 1905 seasons. In 1908 he was a pitcher for the Spokane Indians and made plans to return in 1909, but was tabbed as the coach of the UW baseball team in his 2nd stint. He would serve as head manager in 1906; 1909, 1910, 1915, 1916, 1918, and 1919 with his final two teams combining to go 16-0. In 1912 he was with the Philadelphia Phillies playing outfield and third base getting 4 hits in 18 at bats.

 

In 2001, the University selected "Dode" as one of 58 players on it's All-Century baseball team. Brinker passed away in Arcadia, California in 1965.

 

MLB debut - April 24, 1912, for the Philadelphia Phillies

Last MLB appearance - May 27, 1912, for the Philadelphia Phillies

 

MLB statistics:

Batting average - .222

Home runs - 0

RBI - 2

 

Teams:

Philadelphia Phillies (1912)

 

Link to his minor and major league stats - www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brinke...

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(The Richmond Palladium, March 30, 1906) - Manager W. H. Watkins, of the Indianapolis club, is somewhat hilarious over the acquisition of Pitcher "Dode" Brinker, of Seattle, who stands 6 feet 1 inch and weighs 190 pounds. For four years he was a baseball and football star at Washington College.

 

(The Evening Statesman, June 30, 1909) - DODE BRINKER WILL NOT BE A PITCHER - Big Fellow Will Remain in the Outfield - Great Batter. SPOKANE, June 30 - "The Spokane fans will not see Dode Brinker in the pitching department of the game again this year," said Joe Cohn of the Indians yesterday. Brinker will be use as an outfielder the rest of the season, and it would only be an outside chance that might necessitate switching him in to pitch again. Brinker has always wanted to stay in the outfield, and his hitting makes him valuable in that position. With Gregg, Holm, Killilay, Wright, Jensen and Dellar, we feel that it would hardly be worth the sacrifice to keep the big fellow on the bench, when he can do the team so much good in the outfield every day. Dode is a great pitcher, and I believe, working one game each week, he is as good as any one in this league. If some hard luck should happen to us, he would be willing to get back into shape to work, but with six pitchers it does not seem possible that he will be called upon again this year. At the clip he is going at the present time, Spokane won't be able to hold on to him another season. He is a natural hitter, and can field with the best of them; so watch him go up to the big leagues. He is a good man to lead off, and he is making a hit in every town.

 

(The Tacoma Times, August 24, 1909) - BRINKER PITCHES GREAT BALL FOR SPOKANE (By United Press Leased Wire) ABERDEEN, Aug. 24.— Dode Brinker, the best all-round ball player in the Northwest league, showed his versatility yesterday by coming out of center field and pitching a one-hit game for Spokane. Luck was against him, however, for Aberdeen managed to squeeze over the winning run in the contest. Score: Aberdeen 1 - Spokane 0.

 

(Morning Oregonian, January 17, 1910) - Brown has also traded Ben Davis, the Vancouver outfielder, and Cartwright, first and third baseman, to Spokane in exchange for Dode Brinker and Bob James. It has been known for some time that Brinker would go to Vancouver. He will be used in the outfield. Brown will play James either at first base or second.

 

(The Sunday Oregonian, July 07, 1912) - LAW CALLS BRINKER - Vancouver Player Has No Ambition for Majors - LEGAL PRACTICE HIS GOAL - From College to Crack Utility Man With Professionals, "Dode" Wins Good Record and Takes Casual Squint at Big Leagues - There is at least one Northwestern League baseball player who does not aspire to play in the major leagues. That individual is William ("Dode") Brinker, the Vancouver outfielder, who has twice been listed In the ranks of the baseball "higher ups." Brinker aspires to be a top-notch civil lawyer. He spends six months of the year practicing in Seattle, and when he has worked up a lucrative practice he will shed his diamond togs for good and spend his business hours in office and court. Last season Bob Brown sold Brinker to the Philadelphia Nationals. "Dode" remonstrated against reporting, but was forced to yield, and thus spent almost two months with the Phillies before he was turned back to Vancouver. The year before last he was sold to the White Sox, but found his way back to Bob Brown's team. Career Starts In College - Brinker has been playing professional baseball for seven years. He started as a pitcher and utility man at Washington University, playing with the college team during the Spring and in the Summer. He captained tne university squad in 1905, and in 1906 joined the Aberdeen club of the Northwestern League, staying with that club for three seasons. He played with Spokane in 1909, and went to Vancouver with Bob Brown in 1910. Brinker pitched regularly until 1910, when he divided his labors between the mound and outfield. In 1911 he quit pitching for good, but ever since he has figured in the pitching records, relieving a man when one of the regular boxmen has not been warmed up. Batting Average Good - The Vancouverite is a good hitter and a splendid fielder. During his baseball career he has never hit .300, but always manages to bat around .280, a good mark in any circuit. Brinker is prouder of his record as a scholar than that of an athlete. He won the prize for his thesis in law school the year he graduated and ranked high in the Blackstone division of Washington university. While with the Phillies this season Brinker played three games at third base and two in the outfield, besides going in as pinch hitter for the pitchers on numerous occasions. He had a good look at the National League teams during his stay, and, outside or New York, which is figured a sure winner, he picks Pittsburg and Chicago to fight it out for second place, with the edge with the Pirates.

 

(Morning Oregonian, September 10, 1913) - Dode Brinker Sparkles. In the fielding line Dode Brinker, the star Vancouver lawyer - outfielder, sparkled at all stages. Dode saved the matinee for the Canucks by a wonderful circus catch of a drive by Melchior, with Bancroft lurking on third base. The catch was what eventually sent the game to extra innings, although it occurred early in the milling. Portland took the first game of the big series with Vancouver yesterday, the score being 3 - 2 in 11 innings.

 

(The Seattle Star, August 06, 1915) - Dode Brinker, Beaver

Captain, Was Football Star on Varsity Team - Recognize this fellow? Does he look like a ball player you know? Well, he is and one of the best in the Northwestern league. Moreover he is a Seattle product and folks here are proud to claim him. He played center field for Bob Brown's Beavers, and has since 1909, during which period the Beavers have won three pennants. Dode Brinker was one of the best football players ever turned out at Washington. In his first two years, 1902, 1903, he was too small for a varsity place, tho he turned out. His weight then was about 120 pounds, his age on matriculation not quite 17. He could play baseball, tho. In 1904, 1905, 1906, Dode was quarterback on the U. of Washington eleven. Hunky Shaw, center fielder of the Seattle pennant chasers, was halfback on the 1906 team. Brlnker played with the Bellingham club under the name of Spevins In 1905, during college vacation, and In 1906 was tried out by Indianapolis. In the same season he played for Dee Molnes and Aberdeen. He played for the Cats in 1908, for Spokane In 1909, and has been with Vancouver ever since. The White Sox were Dode's pals for a while In 1911, and the Phillies for a brief period in 1912, when Brown bought him back.

 

(Los Angeles Herald, 5 January 1916) - SEATTLE. Jan. 5.— Bob Brown, the Vancouver baseball magnate, may have to hustle around and get another outfielder and captain to replace Dode Brinker. the leader of his 1915 team. Brinker has applied for the position of baseball coach at the University of Washington, and if he lands the job may not play with Vancouver, at least not until the varsity season ends. Brinker has not signed a 1916 contract.

American Buffalo (Bison bison) bull with ice on his forelock. It went down to 27 degrees F last night, about 3 C, and started raining this morning. This produced ice all over the tree and bushes and of course, animals. Look closely and you can see the rain. Wonderful one of a kind morning in Custer State Park of South Dakota.

 

I took this image at ISO 3200 with a Canon 7D Mk II. I then ran it through Topaz Labs AI Clear. I am impressed with this program's ability to reduce noise. It uses artificial intelligence to accomplish its results.

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich tours the ¡YouthWorks! facility in Santa Fe and highlights the program's recognition as a Bright Spot in Hispanic Education by the White House. ¡YouthWorks! is a non-profit, community-based organization that provides opportunities to work on AmeriCorps projects, education, job training, counseling, and leadership development for young adults.

Farmland near Fairlee Creek is seen in Kent County, Md., on June 27, 2016. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program with aerial support by LightHawk)

 

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Volunteer Brigid Krizek participates in the 2016 Project Clean Stream by picking up trash at the Ellen O. Moyer Nature Park at Back Creek in Annapolis, Md., on April 2, 2016. Project Clean Stream is a program of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and includes dozens of cleanup events across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Maren Gimpel of Washington College holds a red-winged blackbird at the Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory at Washington College Center for Environment and Society's Chester River Field Research Station in Chestertown, Md., on April 13, 2016. The bird was caught with one of the observatory's mist nets, which staff use in order to tag thousands of birds every year. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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A brown creeper spirals up a tree trunk while searching for insects and spiders to eat in Tracys Landing, Md., during the National Audubon Society's 117th annual Christmas Bird Count in Anne Arundel County, Md., on Dec. 18, 2016. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Government Island Park is seen in Stafford County, Va., on Dec. 3, 2016. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Trees at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art show fall colors near Millersburg, Pa., on Oct. 28, 2016. Once a tree dies wood eating fungi recycles the fallen giants back into the forest floor. (Photo by Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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The Chesapeake Executive Council holds its annual meeting at Historic Mount Vernon, Va., on May 12, 2009. Participating in the meeting were Virginia Governor and Executive Council Chairman Timothy M. Kaine, Lisa Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Jay Jensen, Deputy Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mayor Adrian Fenty, District of Columbia, Delegate John Cosgrove, Chairman, Chesapeake Bay Commission, John Hanger, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Collin O’Mara, Secretary, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Bill Brannon, Deputy Director, West Virginia Water & Waste Management, and Navis Bermudez, Associate Director of Federal Policy, Office of the Governor, New York. (Photo by Michael Land/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Fungi grow in the forest at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art near Millersburg, Pa., on Oct. 28, 2016. Fungi play a major role in regenerating the forest by digesting fallen trees and plant matter, effectively recycling the nutrients back into the soil. (Photo by Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Conceptual rendering of redevelopment on North Clark Street looking south from Roscoe.

 

The Red-Purple Bypass is a project that will alleviate a bottleneck and allow us to add more service through this important corridor and is part of the Red-Purple Modernization Program's family of projects.

Learn more about this project at transitchicago.com/rpm

Steve Lee checks the swimming fin of a blue crab caught north of Deal Island, Md., on May 26, 2020. The color of the fin lets watermen estimate when a crab is going to shed. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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The 46th Annual Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park in Thurmont, Md., on March 20, 2016. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Nixa High School theatre program's Spring 2017 production of Peter and the Star Catcher, April 2017

Florence Shelly Preserve in Susquehanna County, Pa., on Aug. 2, 2016. The 357-acre preserve is owned by the Nature Conservancy and features forest, fields, a stream, and glacial pond surrounded by a floating bog. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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A tufted titmouse is held by Maren Gimpel of the Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory at Washington College's Chester River Field Research Station in Chestertown, Md., on April 13, 2016. The bird was caught with one of the observatory's mist nets, which staff use in order to tag thousands of birds every year. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Penn Theatre Arts Fall 2015 Mainstage Production

 

Directed by Dr. James F. Schlatter.

 

The Theatre Arts Program’s fall production, BURY THE DEAD, written by Irwin Shaw in 1936, is set “in the second year of the war that is to begin tomorrow night.” The scene is an unnamed battlefield somewhere in the world that also serves as the gravesite for six dead American soldiers. About to be interred, the six young soldiers stand up in their shared grave and plead not to be buried. This crisis is the focus of Shaw’s harrowing and deeply moving and provocative play, directed by Theatre Arts faculty member, Dr. James F. Schlatter, Can a war ever end if the dead won’t be buried? The play will be performed by an ensemble company.

 

Performances:

November 18–21, 7:00pm

@ Annenberg Center Live, Bruce Montgomery Theatre

 

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1956 Continental Mark II Convertible by Derham

$296,500 USD | Sold

 

From Sotheby's:

The ambition of the Continental Division, the post-war Ford Motor Company marque spearheaded by William Clay Ford, was belied by the simplicity of its mission brief: Build the best luxury flagship available, regardless of cost. Continental’s sole offering, the Mark II, was indeed a car for the ages. Its many attributes included handsome-yet-understated Midcentury styling by John Reinhart and Gordon Buehrig; impeccable, hand-fitted build quality; and, famously, a $10,000 price tag that made it the most expensive car produced in America at the time.

 

The Continental model range was originally intended to include a four-door limousine and both fabric-top and hardtop convertibles. Unfortunately, the program’s exorbitant costs and the Mark II’s limited volume meant only the two-door sedan reached production (although the retractable hardtop program did lead directly to the marvelous Ford Skyliners). This 1956 Continental Mark II Convertible, commissioned by the Ford Motor Company when the prospects of a production version were brighter, is a breathtaking look at what might have been.

 

The execution of the Mark II Convertible design was tasked to the Derham Body Company of Rosemont, Pennsylvania, a grand American coachbuilder of the first order. No mere chop job, Derham’s carefully considered build incorporated a fully functional convertible soft top without compromising the Continental’s stunning profile. By October of 1956 the car, initially finished in white over a white and red interior, was ready for its dazzling debut at the Texas State Fair; appearances at shows across the United States followed.

 

The immense appeal of the convertible design, as elegantly realized by Derham, was obvious. Yet the discontinuation of the Mark II after the 1957 model year, and the reincorporation of the Continental marque into Lincoln, precluded its production. This prototype, the sole example to be built for Continental by the prestigious Pennsylvania coachbuilder, was all that remained of the promising idea.

 

A SPECTACULAR MARK II’S GLAMOUROUS SECOND ACT

 

After its time in the spotlight, this unique Mark II was acquired by Martha Firestone Ford—granddaughter of tire magnate Harvey Firestone and wife of William Clay Ford—for her personal use. Before she took ownership, the car was upgraded to the latest 1957 mechanical spec. A new dynamically and statically balanced 300-horsepower, 368-cubic-inch V-8 was installed, along with a new transmission and new-for-1957 Directed Power limited-slip rear differential, and it was refinished in sky-blue over a white and blue Bridge of Weir leather interior. A new black convertible top, along with complementary black Mouton carpets, was fitted, and a special plaque was affixed to the transmission tunnel to note its illustrious ownership.

 

Mrs. Ford eventually had the Continental repainted in a dark metallic blue-green (the 1957 interior remained intact), then relinquished the car. A sharp-eyed Ford engineer, Bob Wagner, is said to have spotted it in the automaker’s car resale system, eventually acquiring it for himself. Not long after, however, Wagner was instructed to sell the Mark II: Apparently, William Clay Ford had previously promised the car to another interested party, and it going to a Ford employee threatened to create an embarrassing situation for the executive!

 

Recognizing its significance, Wagner wanted the Continental to go to a dedicated enthusiast of the marque, and by late 1961 a deal was struck with Walter W. Goeppinger. For the Mark II Convertible, Goeppinger would trade his award-winning 1947 Lincoln Continental, plus $5,000. The transaction was completed in May 1962, and the ensuing six decades of Goeppinger family stewardship has proved the wisdom of Wagner’s choice.

 

Under the care of Walter Goeppinger and his two sons, this cherished Mark II has always benefitted from scrupulous care. Returned to its appealing sky-blue color following Goeppinger’s acquisition, the car enjoyed a repaint by Anderson Restoration in Kanawha, Iowa completed in 2011. Today, with its sky-blue exterior, blue and white interior with black Mouton carpets, black top, and blue tonneau cover, the Continental looks much like it did when Mrs. Ford first took ownership in 1957.

 

Befitting its historical importance, this Mark II has been shown and documented extensively over the years, including appearances in Automobile Quarterly, numerous magazines and Lincoln Continental Owners Club publications, as well as Rolling Sculpture, A Designer and His Work by Gordon M. Buehrig. It is offered with an extensive history file assembled by the Goeppinger family, including correspondence with the Ford family and historic photographs.

 

Now ready for its next caretaker, the Mark II Convertible by Derham is an irresistible opportunity for a collector of notable Continentals and Lincolns. Moreover, this Continental represents an important moment in the history of the American automobile—a moment when the Ford Motor Company set out to build an exquisite luxury car to challenge the world, no matter the cost…and succeeded with flying colors.

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Kristina and I headed over to RM Sotheby's at the Monterey Conference Center to view some glorious cars at their auction preview.

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Had a blast with our auto-enthusiast friend and neighbor, Fred, at Monterey Car Week 2022.

The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program and Latinos and Society Program hosted a joint discussion, "Drivers of Opportunity: How Will Latinos Shape the Future of the American Dream?” on February 21, 2018. Panelists at the event — including Office of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Jose Corona, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Marie Mora, Nation Waste, Inc.’s Maria Rios, The Workers Lab’s Carmen Rojas, and Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams — discussed how we can secure economic stability and mobility for Latino workers, families, and communities. The event was part of the Economic Opportunities Program’s Working in America series and the Latinos and Society Program’s Latino Economic Advancement series.

 

Property of the Aspen Institute / Credit: Laurence Genon

Wiconisco Creek runs through the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art near Millersburg, Pa., on Oct. 28, 2016. The creek empties into the Susquehanna River nearby. (Photo by Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Bridge girders for the new South 216th Street Bridge and new northbound I-5 flyover ramp in SeaTac, WA are ready and waiting for pick up and delivery in June 2023. These concrete girders are manufactured in Tacoma, WA.

 

The girders range from 65 feet to nearly 200 feet long. The heaviest girder weighs 252,100 pounds or 126 tons.

 

The new South 216th Street bridge will require 16 girders, only only six will be set in summer 2023 and the remaining ten in 2024.

 

There are 24 girders that will be set in June 2023 for the new northbound I-5 flyover ramp.

 

The new bridge and flyover ramp are just two improvements that are part of the Puget Sound Gateway Program's SR 509 Completion Project.

   

You've got to admit, that Econoline van blends in with the can, and there is nothing but a chintzy padlock on it; maybe it could be the crime of the century.

 

But, who pulls a caper on Christmas?

 

Once security is alerted by a shopper hoping to exchange a Peppa Pig Fun Fair Playset with a broken Ferris Wheel, they capture the whole plot on camera and call in the cavalry.

 

It doesn't fair well for this crook, not only because the intermodal container is stuffed with wrapping paper and Halloween decorations, but also, the Big Box has the only Dunkin Donuts open around, so the fuzz ain't far away.

 

The captain of Human Resources, and a lieutenant from Support Services Records Division still know how to be cops... with an assist from a Phillips County deputy, and their handcuffs still work.

 

Baynard Police

Staff on Patrol Program (S.O.P)

Big Box Superstore

Pelican Plaza Shopping Center

 

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R

 

For more info about the dioramas, check out the FAQ: 1stPix FAQ

In scratching out a 64-61 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday evening at the HU Convocation Center, the Hampton University men's basketball team snapped its six-game losing streak.

 

The Pirates improved to 9-14 overall and 5-5 in the MEAC on the season.

 

Head coach Edward Joyner Jr. won his 91st career game in the process, becoming the program's all-time winningest Div. I coach – surpassing Steve Merfeld.

 

Guard Reginald Johnson registered his second straight 20-point game, leading all Pirate scorers with 21 points on 7-for-15 shooting. Guard/forward Dwight Meikle added 16 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.

 

Guard Deron Powers added 11 points and four assists.

The Pirates shot 44.2 percent (23-for-52) from the floor – thanks in large part to a 14-for-25 effort (56.0 percent) in the second half. Hampton scored 25 points off of 16 UMES turnovers, and Hampton held a 26-22 edge in points in the paint.

 

A layup from Devin Martin with 2:14 left in the game tied the contest at 58-58, before Johnson answered with 1:11 left by converting an acrobatic 3-point play to put the Pirates up 61-58. Dominique Elliott cut that lead to 61-60 with a jumper with 55 seconds left.

 

But Meikle put his stamp on the game with 42 seconds left, finding space on the fast break before floating in the air, making it look as if he would finger-roll the ball into the hoop, before slamming the ball home with one hand to give the Pirates a 63-60 lead.

 

The two teams traded free throws down the stretch, but Martin missed both of his 3-pointers in the closing moments to hand the Pirates the hard-fought win.

 

The UMES led much of the night, though – particularly in the first half. The Hawks opened the game with six straight – thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from Ryan Andino – before the Pirates cut the lead to 6-5 on a jumper in the paint from junior forward Jervon Pressley.

 

The Hawks opened the game back up, taking a 22-10 lead at the 8:37 mark after a 3-pointer from Martin. A dunk from Michael Myers and a layup from Devon Walker gave UMES a 29-16 lead with 2:39 left in the half.

 

But Hampton scored the last seven points of the frame – a jumper and 3-pointer from Meikle and a jumper from Powers – to cut UMES' lead to 29-23 at the break.

 

That momentum carried into the second half, as the Pirates cut UMES' lead to one on three separate occasions before taking their first lead of the night on a Johnson layup with 15:12 left – putting Hampton up 36-35.

Johnson then hit a trey to put the Pirates up 39-35 at the 13:32 mark.

 

Johnson added a layup with 13:14 remaining to give the Pirates a 41-37 lead, before UMES went on a 10-1 run to take a 47-42 lead with 10:39 left to play after a dunk from Elliott. Elliott later gave the UMES a 53-48 lead at the 6:29 mark with a free throw.

 

After a pair of Martin free throws gave the Hawks a 55-50 lead, the Pirates went on a 7-0 spurt, taking a 57-55 lead with 3:13 left to play after a jumper from Powers.

 

Red Weasel Media was sitting on the baseline to capture all of the high flying action. Go Pirates!

Soybeans grow at family-owned Misty Meadows Farm Creamery in Smithsburg, Md., which hosted a tour of the 500-acre farm on Oct. 2, 2016. The tour was part of the 2016 Chesapeake Watershed Forum. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Volunteer Sarah Krizek participates in the 2016 Project Clean Stream by picking up trash at the Ellen O. Moyer Nature Park at Back Creek in Annapolis, Md., on April 2, 2016. Project Clean Stream is a program of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and includes dozens of cleanup events across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Portraits of Hope Teams with Gain

 

Photo: Robin Erler

 

New York City Laundromat/Lavanderia Makeovers -- Bronx, East Harlem, Washington Heights Portraits of Hope's Laundromat Public Art and Civic Initiative. Laundry

 

Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope www.portraitsofhope.org

 

A select group of laundromats in New York City now beam colors and flowers throughout their interior settings -- on ceilings, walls, washing machines, dryers, floors, and tables -- as part of Portraits of Hope’s latest creative therapy, civic education, public art and community undertaking involving children in hospitals, schools, and social service programs.

 

This Portraits of Hope public art and civic initiative is a continuation of the program’s large-scale, national projects which have visually transformed and brightened public settings and symbols ranging from the NYC taxi fleet, blimps, planes, and buildings to LA’s coastal lifeguard towers, NASCAR race cars, and frontline fire and rescue vehicles.

 

Gain has partnered with Portraits of Hope to beautify and enhance the laundromat settings and experience through participatory community opportunities culminating in the public art makeovers.

 

Traditionally, Portraits of Hope selects iconic public settings and symbols for its visual makeovers that people routinely take for granted or expect will continue to be “the same as they've always been.” For this project, POH and Gain have picked a set of locations that are almost universally taken for granted: Laundromats/Lavanderias. These venues are necessities for millions of people -- and in urban areas, laundromats also do double-duty as mini-social centers or places where adults with their kids spend hours of time. POH and Gain decided to change the visual dynamic of that experience and add positive energy to those settings.

 

After visiting 170 NYC laundromats as potential sites for Portraits of Hope laundromat makeovers, POH narrowed it down and selected six; four in South Bronx and two in upper Manhattan: Washington Heights and Spanish Harlem.

 

Children and youth in the Bronx and Harlem, among others, have participated in Portraits of Hope art, creative therapy, and civic leadership sessions in schools and hospitals in which much of the art has been created. The vibrantly hued art is floral themed -- as the flower is the universal symbol of beauty, joy, life, renewal, and nature. The flower is a theme integral to Portraits of Hope.

 

For the Laundromat project, Ed Massey designed special exhibition elements including chandeliers, freestanding lamps, laundry baskets, carts, fountains, corn hole boards, and recycling containers to enliven the laundromat makeovers.

 

The 2D and 3D art and designs in the laundromats are everywhere -- whether looking up, down, forward, back, or side to side -- making these New York laundromats the most unique and festive anywhere.

 

Background:

 

Portraits of Hope conceives and develops high-profile motivational art projects that merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy for hospitalized children and civic education for children of all ages.

 

Special Portraits of Hope brushes and methodologies have been developed for children and adults with illnesses and physical disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs or attached to IVs, shoe brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement in their limbs. For persons who are blind or visually impaired, Portraits of Hope utilizes special textured paints.

 

In schools, Portraits of Hope participants engage in interdisciplinary education sessions in which students assess, discuss and communicate their thoughts on social issues affecting their communities and the world, including: civic leadership, education, health care, the environment, foreign aid, and senior care. The larger art collaboration is a group effort to demonstrate tangibly the power of community teamwork and civic engagement.

 

Founded by brothers Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Portraits of Hope has engaged tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – and involved nearly 1,000 hospitals, schools, and social service programs in its projects.

 

The exhibition will run through Summer 2014 – or until a later date determined by the participating Laundromats.

 

Laundromat locations:

 

1. "Up All Night Laundromat," 1965 Amsterdam Ave., Washington Heights

2. "All Clean Laundromat," 2035 3rd Ave, East Harlem

3. "Happy Family Laundromat," 275 E. 163rd St, Bronx

4. "3rd Ave Laundromat," 3825 3rd Ave, Bronx

5. "Super Coin Laundromat," 938 E 163rd St, Bronx

6. "Clean Circle Laundromat," 1210 Webster Ave, Bronx

 

Portraits of Hope is extremely grateful to Proctor & Gamble and Gain for exemplifying civic spirit and generosity in making the project possible and for sharing in the project’s themes and goals which has allowed for the beautification of these community Laundromats.

 

Portraits of Hope gives bear hugs to: New York Cares and their teams of outstanding volunteers who participated in hospital and school sessions for another POH project; Hudson River Park and its staff which has been involved in 3 POH projects; MACtac which has provided top performing adhesive material for multiple POH national projects; and Laird Plastics, national materials suppliers, who provide great product know-how, recycling capabilities, and wonderful civic spirit.

 

Portraits of Hope gives a loud shout-out to the laundromats selected for the project and, of course, to the hundreds of children who had a chance to participate in its sessions and are the stars of the initiative. www.portraitsofhope.org

 

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Ph.: Orarossa - Ascoli Piceno, Italy

 

Make: NIKON

Model: D810

Data Time: 09/02/2016 - 16:30

Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec

Exposure Program: S

F-Stop: f/5

ISO Speed Ratings: 200

Focal Length: 85 mm

Flash: OFF

Members of the family-owned Misty Meadows Farm Creamery in Smithsburg, Md., host a tour of the 500-acre farm on Oct. 2, 2016. The tour was part of the 2016 Chesapeake Watershed Forum. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Squirrel tracks are seen near the Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory at Washington College's Chester River Field Research Station in Chestertown, Md., on April 13, 2016. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Penn Theatre Arts Fall 2015 Mainstage Production

 

Directed by Dr. James F. Schlatter.

 

The Theatre Arts Program’s fall production, BURY THE DEAD, written by Irwin Shaw in 1936, is set “in the second year of the war that is to begin tomorrow night.” The scene is an unnamed battlefield somewhere in the world that also serves as the gravesite for six dead American soldiers. About to be interred, the six young soldiers stand up in their shared grave and plead not to be buried. This crisis is the focus of Shaw’s harrowing and deeply moving and provocative play, directed by Theatre Arts faculty member, Dr. James F. Schlatter, Can a war ever end if the dead won’t be buried? The play will be performed by an ensemble company.

 

Performances:

November 18–21, 7:00pm

@ Annenberg Center Live, Bruce Montgomery Theatre

 

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Government Island Park is seen in Stafford County, Va., on Dec. 3, 2016. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Ceramic parchment, a wood-eating fungus, grows on a fallen tree at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art near Millersburg, Pa., on Oct. 28, 2016. Fungi play a major role in regenerating the forest by digesting fallen trees and plant matter, effectively recycling the nutrients back into the soil. (Photo by Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Penn Theatre Arts Program

Spring 2016 Mainstage Production

 

April 7–10, 2016

@ Penn Museum

 

'The Eumenides' is the third play in Aeschylus’ great masterpiece, the tragic trilogy 'The Oresteia,' written more than 2,500 years ago. In response to the pleadings of his sister Electra and at the command of the god Apollo, Orestes has murdered his mother, Clytemnestra, who was wife and murderer of his father Agamemnon. As a consequence, Orestes finds himself tormented by the terrible Furies, hideous ancient goddesses of the underworld divinely charged with punishing blood murders. Guests follow the actors through Penn Museum’s third floor galleries.

 

Directed by Marcia Ferguson and featuring original music by composer Patrick Lamborn, this production is performed in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania Theatre Arts Program’s Artistic Resident for 2016, Sebastienne Mundheim/White Box Theatre, who created the production design, with additional support from the Provost’s Interdisciplinary Arts fund.

 

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The Chesapeake Executive Council holds its annual meeting at Historic Mount Vernon, Va., on May 12, 2009. Participating in the meeting were Virginia Governor and Executive Council Chairman Timothy M. Kaine, Lisa Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Jay Jensen, Deputy Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mayor Adrian Fenty, District of Columbia, Delegate John Cosgrove, Chairman, Chesapeake Bay Commission, John Hanger, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Collin O’Mara, Secretary, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Bill Brannon, Deputy Director, West Virginia Water & Waste Management, and Navis Bermudez, Associate Director of Federal Policy, Office of the Governor, New York. (Photo by Michael Land/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Bridge girders for the new South 216th Street Bridge and new northbound I-5 flyover ramp in SeaTac, WA are ready and waiting for pick up and delivery in June 2023. These concrete girders are manufactured in Tacoma, WA.

 

The girders range from 65 feet to nearly 200 feet long. The heaviest girder weighs 252,100 pounds or 126 tons.

 

The new South 216th Street bridge will require 16 girders, only only six will be set in summer 2023 and the remaining ten in 2024.

 

There are 24 girders that will be set in June 2023 for the new northbound I-5 flyover ramp.

 

The new bridge and flyover ramp are just two improvements that are part of the Puget Sound Gateway Program's SR 509 Completion Project.

 

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers, and fire department/EMS rescuers with the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) program, S.C. Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (SC-TF1), perform hoist-training operations during the preliminary phases of “Patriot South Exercise 2017” (Patriot South 17), a joint training-exercise focused on natural disaster-response and preparedness, Gulfport and Port Bienville Industrial Complex (PBIC), Mississippi, Jan. 29, 2017. Patriot South 17 is taking place at multiple locations across Mississippi, from January 23 through February 7, 2017, and it offers the National Guard and its local and federal partners a realistic-training opportunity to test response capabilities, procedures, and readiness through a simulated hurricane and Tsunami scenario “hitting the coastal areas of the state.” Specifically, in preparation for future operations, South Carolina’s Headquarters and Headquarters and (-) Company A 2-151st Security and Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, deployed both its current HART-capable platforms, the UH-60L Black Hawk utility helicopter and its LUH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter--the latter being a recent addition to the HART program for South Carolina. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine)

The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885 (twenty-seven years before the Arizona Territory achieved statehood), and is considered a Public Ivy. UA includes the only medical school in Arizona that grants M.D. degrees. In 2006, total enrollment was 36,805 students. UA is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents.

 

The University of Arizona was approved by the Arizona Territory''''''''''''''''s Thieving Thirteenth Legislature in 1885. The city of Tucson had hoped to receive the appropriation for the territory''''''''''''''''s mental hospital, which carried a $100,000 allocation instead of the $25,000 allotted to the territory''''''''''''''''s only university (Arizona State University was also chartered in 1885, but at the time it was created as Arizona''''''''''''''''s normal school, and not a university). Tucson''''''''''''''''s contingent of legislators was delayed in reaching Prescott due to flooding on the Salt River and by the time they arrived back-room deals allocating the most desirable territorial institutions had already been made. Tucson was largely disappointed at receiving what was viewed as an inferior prize. With no parties willing to step forth and provide land for the new institution, the citizens of Tucson prepared to return the money to the Territorial Legislature until two gamblers and a saloon keeper decided to donate the land necessary to build the school. Classes met for the first time in 1891 with 32 students in Old Main, the first building constructed on campus, and still in use to this day.[2]

 

Because there were no high schools in Arizona Territory, the University maintained separate preparatory classes for the first 23 years of operation.

 

The main campus sits on 380 acres (1.5 km2) in central Tucson, about one mile (1.6 km) northeast of downtown. There are 179 buildings on the main campus. Many of the early buildings, including the Arizona State Museum buildings (one of them the 1927 main library) and Centennial Hall, were designed by Roy Place, a prominent Tucson architect. It was Place''''''''''''''''s use of red brick that set the tone for the red brick facades that are a basic and ubiquitous part of nearly all UA buildings, even those built in recent decades. Indeed, almost every UA building has red brick as a major component of the design, or at the very least, a stylistic accent to harmonize it with the other buildings on campus. [3][4]

 

The campus is roughly divided into quadrants. The north and south sides of campus are delineated by a grassy expanse called the Mall, which stretches from Old Main eastward to the campus'''''''''''''''' eastern border at Campbell Avenue (a major north-south arterial street). The west and east sides of campus are separated roughly by Highland Avenue and the Student Union Memorial Center (see below).

 

The science and mathematics buildings tend to be clustered in the southwest quadrant; the intercollegiate athletics facilities to the southeast; the arts and humanities buildings to the northwest (with the dance department being a major exception as its main facilities are far to the east end of campus), with the engineering buildings in the north central area. The optical and space sciences buildings are clustered on the east side of campus near the sports stadiums and the (1976) main library.

 

Speedway Boulevard, one of Tucson''''''''''''''''s primary east-west arterial streets, traditionally defined the northern boundary of campus but since the 1980s, several university buildings have been constructed north of this street, expanding into a neighborhood traditionally filled with apartment complexes and single-family homes. The University has purchased a handful of these apartment complexes for student housing in recent years. Sixth Street typically defines the southern boundary, with single-family homes (many of which are rented out to students) south of this street.

 

Park Avenue has traditionally defined the western boundary of campus, and there is a stone wall which runs along a large portion of the east side of the street, leading to the old Main Gate, and into the driveway leading to Old Main.

 

Along or adjacent to all of these major streets are a wide variety of retail facilities serving the student, faculty and staff population: shops, bookstores, bars, banks, credit unions, coffeehouses and major chain fast-food restaurants such as Burger King and Chick-fil-A. The area near University Boulevard and Park Avenue, near the Main Gate, has long been a major center of such retail activity; many of the shops have been renovated since the late 1990s and a nine-story Marriott hotel was built in this immediate district in 1996.

 

The oldest campus buildings are located west of Old Main. Most of the buildings east of Old Main date from the 1940s to the 1980s, with a few recent buildings constructed in the years since 1990.

 

The Student Union Memorial Center, located on the north side of the Mall east of Old Main, was completely reconstructed between 2000 and 2003, replacing a 270,000-square-foot (25,000 m2) structure originally opened in 1951 (with additions in the 1960s). The new $60 million student union has 405,000 square feet (37,600 m2) of space on four levels, including 14 restaurants (including a food court with such national chains as Burger King, Panda Express, Papa John''''''''''''''''s Pizza and Chick-fil-A), a new two-level bookstore (that includes a counter for Clinique merchandise as well as an office supplies section sponsored by Staples with many of the same Staples-branded items found in their regular stores), 23 meeting rooms, eight lounge areas (including one dedicated to the USS Arizona), a computer lab, a U.S. Post Office, a copy center named Fast Copy, and a video arcade.

 

For current museum hours, fees, and directions see "campus visitor''''''''''''''''s guide" in the external links.

 

Much of the main campus has been designated an arboretum. Plants from around the world are labeled along a self-guided plant walk. The Krutch Cactus Garden includes the tallest Boojum tree in the state of Arizona.[6] (The university also manages Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park, located c. 85 miles (137 km) north of the main campus.)

Two herbaria are located on the University campus and both are referred to as "ARIZ" in the Index Herbariorum

The University of Arizona Herbarium - contains roughly 400,000 specimens of plants.

The Robert L. Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium - contains more than 40,000 specimens of fungi.

The Arizona State Museum is the oldest anthropology museum in the American Southwest.

The Center for Creative Photography features rotating exhibits. The permanent collection includes over 70,000 photos, including many Ansel Adams originals.

University of Arizona Museum of Art.

The Arizona Historical Society is located one block west of campus.

Flandrau Science Center has exhibits, a planetarium, and a public-access telescope.

The University of Arizona Mineral Museum is located inside Flandrau Science Center. The collection dates back to 1892 and contains over 20,000 minerals from around the world, including many examples from Arizona and Mexico.

The University of Arizona Poetry Center

The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, opened in 2003 (across the Mall from McKale Center) as a 28,600-square-foot (2,660 m2) dedicated performance venue for the UA''''''''''''''''s dance program, one of the most highly regarded university dance departments in the United States. Designed by Gould Evans, a Phoenix-based architectural firm, the theatre was awarded the 2003 Citation Award from the American Institute of Architects, Arizona Chapter. [7]

The football stadium has the Navajo-Pinal-Sierra dormitory in it. The dorm rooms are underneath the seats along the South and East sides of the stadium.

 

Academics

 

[edit] Academic subdivisions

The University of Arizona offers 334 fields of study at four levels: bachelor''''''''''''''''s, masters, doctoral, and first professional.

 

Academic departments and programs are organized into colleges and schools. Typically, schools are largely independent or separately important from their parent college. In addition, not all schools are a part of a college. The university maintains a current list of colleges and schools at <a href="http://www.arizona.edu/index/colleges.php">www.arizona.edu/index/colleges.php</a>. [10]

  

[edit] Admissions

The UA is considered a "selective" university by U.S. News and World Report.[11] In the fall semester of 2007, the UA matriculated 6,569 freshmen, out of 16,853 freshmen admitted, from an application pool of 21,199 applicants. The average person admitted to the university as a freshman in fall 2007 had a weighted GPA of 3.31 and an average score of 1102 out of 1600 on the SAT admissions test. Sixty-nine of these freshman students were National Merit Scholars.[12]

 

UA students hail from all states in the U.S. While nearly 72% of students are from Arizona, nearly 10% are from California, followed by a significant student presence from Illinois, Texas, Washington, and New York (2007).[13] The UA has over 2,200 international students representing 122 countries. International students comprise approximately 6% of the total enrollment at UA.[13]

  

[edit] Academic and research reputation

Among the strongest programs at UA are optical sciences, astronomy, astrophysics, planetary sciences, hydrology, Earth Sciences, hydrogeology, linguistics, philosophy, sociology, architecture and landscape architecture, engineering, and anthropology.

 

Arizona is classified as a Carnegie Foundation "RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)" university (formerly "Research 1" university).

 

The university receives more than $500 million USD annually in research funding, generating around two thirds of the research dollars in the Arizona university system.[14] 26th highest in the U.S. (including public and private institutions).[15] The university has an endowment of $466.7 million USD as of 2006(2006 NACUBO Endowment Study).[16]

 

UA is awarded more NASA grants for space exploration than any other university nationally.[17] The UA was recently awarded over $325 million USD for its Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) to lead NASA''''''''''''''''s 2007-08 mission to Mars to explore the Martian Arctic. The LPL''''''''''''''''s work in the Cassini spacecraft orbit around Saturn is larger than that of any other university globally. The UA laboratory designed and operated the atmospheric radiation investigations and imaging on the probe.[18] The UA operates the HiRISE camera, a part of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

 

The Eller College of Management McGuire Entrepreneurship program is currently the number 1 ranked undergraduate program in the country. This ranking was made by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine.

The Council for Aid to Education ranked the UA 12th among public universities and 24th overall in financial support and gifts.[citation needed] Campaign Arizona, an effort to raise over $1 billion USD for the school, exceeded that goal by $200 million a year earlier than projected.[19]

The National Science Foundation ranks UA 16th among public universities, and 26th among all universities nationwide in research funding.[19]

UA receives more NASA grants annually than the next nine top NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory-funded universities combined.[19]

UA students have been selected as Flinn, Truman, Rhodes, Goldwater, Fulbright, and National Merit scholars.[20]

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, UA is among the top 25 producers of Fulbright awards in the U.S.[19]

 

[edit] World rankings

Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China): 77th (2008).

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (Cybermetrics Lab, National Research Council of Spain): 18th (2008).

The G-Factor International University Ranking (Peter Hirst): 15th (2006).

Professional Ranking of World Universities (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, France): 35th (2008).

Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities (Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan): 37th (2008).

Global University Ranking by Wuhan University (Wuhan University, China): 43rd (2007).

 

[edit] Notable associations

UA is a member of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, a consortium of institutions pursuing research in astronomy. The association operates observatories and telescopes, notably Kitt Peak National Observatory located just outside of Tucson.

UA is a member of the Association of American Universities, and the sole representative from Arizona to this group.

 

[edit] Notable rankings

The Eller College of Management''''''''''''''''s programs in Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems, and Marketing are ranked in the nation''''''''''''''''s top 25 by U.S. News & World Report. The Masters in MIS program has been ranked in the top 5 by U.S. News & World Report since the inception of the rankings.[21] It is one of three programs to have this distinction.

The Eller MBA program has ranked among the top 50 programs for 11 straight years by U.S. News & World Report. In 2005 the MBA program was ranked 40th by U.S. News & World Report. Forbes Magazine ranked the Eller MBA program 33rd overall for having the best Return on Investment (ROI), in its fourth biennial rankings of business schools 2005. The MBA program was ranked 24th by The Wall Street Journal''''''''''''''''s 2005 Interactive Regional Ranking.[22]

Out of 30 accredited graduate programs in landscape architecture in the country, DesignIntelligence ranked the College’s School of Landscape Architecture as the No. 1 graduate program in the western region. For 2009 the Undergraduate Program in Architecture was ranked 12th in the nation for all universities, public and private.

The James E. Rogers College of Law was ranked 38th nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2008.[23]

According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is one of the top-rated research departments in ecology and evolutionary biology in the U.S.

The Systems and Industrial Engineering (SIE) Department is ranked 18th in the ''''''''''''''''America''''''''''''''''s Best Graduate Schools 2006'''''''''''''''' by US News and World Report.

The analytical chemistry program at UA is ranked 4th nationally by U.S. News & World Report (2006).[22]

The Geosciences program is ranked 7th nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2006.[22]

The Doctor of Pharmacy program is ranked 4th nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2005.[22]

The Photography program is ranked 9th nationally, also by U.S. News & World Report in 2008.

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in Creative Writing at the University of Arizona has ranked in the top ten consistently according to U.S. News & World Report.

In the Philosophical Gourmet rankings of philosophy departments, the graduate program in Philosophy is ranked 13th nationally. The political philosophy program at the University of Arizona is top ranked first in the English speaking world, according to the same report.

Many programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have ranked in the top ten in the U.S. according to Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index: Agricultural Sciences -- No. 1, Agronomy and Crop Sciences -- No. 1, Entomology -- No. 2, Botany and Plant Biology -- No. 4, Nutrition -- No. 10.

 

In 2005, the Association of Research Libraries, in its "Ranked Lists for Institutions for 2005" (the most recent year available), ranked the UA libraries as the 33rd overall university library in North America (out of 113) based on various statistical measures of quality; this is one rank below the library of Duke University, one rank ahead of that of Northwestern University[24] (both these schools are members, along with the UA, of the Association of American Universities).

 

As of 2006, the UA''''''''''''''''s library system contains nearly five million volumes.

 

The Main Library, opened in 1976, serves as the library system''''''''''''''''s reference, periodical, and administrative center; most of the main collections and special collections are housed here as well. The Main Library is located on the southeast quadrant of campus near McKale Center and Arizona Stadium.

 

In 2002, a $20 million, 100,000-square-foot (10,000 m2) addition, the Integrated Learning Center (ILC), was completed; it is a home base for first-year students (especially those undecided on a major) which features classrooms, auditoriums, a courtyard with an alcove for vending machines, and a greatly expanded computer lab (the Information Commons) with several dozen Gateway and Apple Macintosh G5 workstations (these computers are available for use by the general public (with some restrictions) as well as by UA students, faculty and staff). Much of the ILC was constructed underground, underneath the east end of the Mall; the ILC connects to the basement floor of the Main Library through the Information Commons. As part of the project, additional new office space for the Library was constructed on the existing fifth floor.

 

The Science and Engineering Library is in a nearby building from the 1960s that houses volumes and periodicals from those fields. The Music Building (on the northwest quadrant of campus where many of the fine arts disciplines are clustered) houses the Fine Arts Library, including reference collections for architecture, music (including sheet music, recordings and listening stations), and photography. There is a small library at the Center for Creative Photography, also in the fine arts complex, devoted to the art and science of photography. The Law Library is in the law building.

 

The libraries at University of Arizona are expecting a 15 percent budget cut for the 2009 fiscal year. They will begin to explore the possibilities of cutting staff, cutting online modules, and closing some libraries. The biggest threat is the possible closure of 11 libraries. The staff is projected to decline from 180 employees to 155 employees. They also intend to cut face-face instructional program that teaches students in English 101 and 102 how to navigate the library. This will now be taught online.

  

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Arizona Wildcats

Like many large public universities in the U.S., sports are a major activity on campus, and receive a large operating budget. Arizona''''''''''''''''s athletic teams are nicknamed the Wildcats, a name derived from a 1914 football game with then California champions Occidental College, where the L.A. Times asserted that, "the Arizona men showed the fight of wildcats."[25] The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA''''''''''''''''s Division I-A in the Pacific-10 Conference, which it joined in 1978.

  

[edit] Men''''''''''''''''s basketball

Main article: Arizona Wildcats men''''''''''''''''s basketball

The men''''''''''''''''s basketball team has been one of the nation''''''''''''''''s most successful programs since Lute Olson was hired as head coach in 1983, and is still known as a national powerhouse in Division I men''''''''''''''''s basketball.[26] As of 2009, the team has reached the NCAA Tournament 25 consecutive years, which is the longest active and second-longest streak in NCAA history (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had the longest streak with 27).[27] The Wildcats have reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament in 1988, 1994, 1997, and 2001. In 1997, Arizona defeated the University of Kentucky, the defending national champions, to win the NCAA National Championship (NCAA Men''''''''''''''''s Division I Basketball Championship) by a score of 84–79 in overtime; Arizona''''''''''''''''s first national championship victory. The 1997 championship team became the first and only in NCAA history to defeat three number-one seeds en route to a national title (Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky -- the North Carolina game being the final game for longtime UNC head coach Dean Smith). Point guard Miles Simon was chosen as 1997 Final Four MVP (Simon was also an assistant coach under Olson from 2005–08). The Cats also boast the third highest winning percentage over the last twenty years. Arizona has won a total of 21 conference championships in its'''''''''''''''' programs history.

 

The Wildcats play their home games at the McKale Center in Tucson. A number of former Wildcats have gone on to pursue successful professional NBA careers (especially during the Lute Olson era), including Gilbert Arenas, Richard Jefferson, Mike Bibby, Jason Terry, Sean Elliott, Damon Stoudamire, Luke Walton, Hassan Adams, Salim Stoudamire, Andre Iguodala, Channing Frye, Brian Williams (later known as Bison Dele), Sean Rooks, Jud Buechler, Michael Dickerson and Steve Kerr. Kenny Lofton, now best known as a former Major League Baseball star, was a four year letter winner as a Wildcat basketball player (and was on the 1988 Final Four team), before one year on the Arizona baseball team. Another notable former Wildcat basketball player is Eugene Edgerson, who played on the 1997 and 2001 Final Four squads, and is currently one of the primary stars of the Harlem Globetrotters as "Wildkat" Edgerson.

 

Before Lute Olson''''''''''''''''s hire in 1983, Arizona was the first major Division I school to hire an African American head coach in Fred Snowden, in 1972. After a 25-year tenure as Arizona head coach, Olson announced his retirement from the Arizona basketball program in October 2008. After two seasons of using interim coaches, Arizona named Sean Miller, head coach at Xavier University, as its new head basketball coach in April 2009.

 

The football team began at The University of Arizona in 1899 under the nickname "Varsity" (a name kept until the 1914 season when the team was deemed the "Wildcats").[28]

 

The football team was notably successful in the 1990s, under head coach Dick Tomey; his "Desert Swarm" defense was characterized by tough, hard-nosed tactics. In 1993, the team had its first 10-win season and beat the University of Miami Hurricanes in the Fiesta Bowl by a score of 29–0. It was the bowl game''''''''''''''''s only shutout in its then 23-year history. In 1998, the team posted a school-record 12–1 season and made the Holiday Bowl in which it defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Arizona ended that season ranked 4th nationally in the coaches and API poll. The 1998 Holiday Bowl was televised on ESPN and set the now-surpassed record of being the most watched of any bowl game in that network''''''''''''''''s history (the current record belongs to the 2005 Alamo Bowl between Michigan and Nebraska). The program is led by Mike Stoops, brother of Bob Stoops, the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma.

  

[edit] Baseball

Main article: Arizona Wildcats baseball

The baseball team had its first season in 1904. The baseball team has captured three national championship titles in 1976, 1980, and 1986, all coached by Jerry Kindall. Arizona baseball teams have appeared in the NCAA National Championship title series a total of six times, including 1956, 1959, 1963, 1976, 1980, and 1986 (College World Series). The team is currently coached by Andy Lopez; aided by Assistant Coach Mark Wasikowski, Assistant Coach Jeff Casper and Volunteer Assistant Coach Keith Francis. Arizona baseball also has a student section named The Hot Corner. Famous UA baseball alums include current Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, Cleveland Indian Kenny Lofton, Yankee Shelley Duncan, Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman, Diamondbacks third-base coach Chip Hale, former 12-year MLB pitcher and current minor league coach Craig Lefferts, longtime MLB standout J. T. Snow, star MLB pitchers Don Lee, Carl Thomas, Mike Paul, Dan Schneider, Rich Hinton and Ed Vosberg, NY Giants slugger Hank Leiber, Yankee catcher Ron Hassey, and Red Sox coach Brad Mills. Former Angels and Cardinals (among others) pitcher Joe Magrane is also a UA alum.

  

[edit] Softball

The Arizona softball team is among the top programs in the country and a perennial powerhouse. The softball team has won eight NCAA Women''''''''''''''''s College World Series titles, in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006 and 2007 under head coach Mike Candrea (NCAA Softball Championship). Arizona defeated the University of Tennessee in the 2007 National Championship series in Oklahoma City. The team has appeared in the NCAA National Championship in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2007 (a feat second only to UCLA), and has reached the College World Series 19 of the past 20 years. Coach Candrea, along with former Arizona pitcher Jennie Finch, led the 2004 U.S. Olympic softball team to a gold medal in Athens, Greece. The Wildcat softball team plays at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium.

  

[edit] Men''''''''''''''''s and women''''''''''''''''s golf

The university''''''''''''''''s golf teams have also been notably successful. The men''''''''''''''''s team won a national championship in 1992 (NCAA Division I Men''''''''''''''''s Golf Championships), while the women''''''''''''''''s team won national championships in 1996 and 2000 (NCAA Women''''''''''''''''s Golf Championship).

 

A strong athletic rivalry exists between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University located in Tempe. The UA leads the all-time record against ASU in men''''''''''''''''s basketball (138-73), football (44–35–1), and baseball (224–189–1) as of January 2006. The football rivalry game between the schools is known as "The Duel in the Desert." The trophy awarded after each game, the Territorial Cup, is the nation''''''''''''''''s oldest rivalry trophy, distinguished by the NCAA. Rivalries have also been created with other Pac-10 teams, especially University of California, Los Angeles which has provided a worthy softball rival and was Arizona''''''''''''''''s main basketball rival in the early and mid-1990s.

  

[edit] Mascot

The University mascot is an anthropomorphized wildcat named Wilbur. The identity of Wilbur is kept secret through the year as the mascot appears only in costume. In 1986, Wilbur married his longtime wildcat girlfriend, Wilma. Together, Wilbur and Wilma appear along with the cheerleading squad at most Wildcat sporting events.[29] Wilbur was originally created by Bob White as a cartoon character in the University''''''''''''''''s humor magazine, Kitty Kat. From 1915 through the 1950s the school mascot was a live bobcat, a species known locally as a wildcat. This succession of live mascots were known by the common name of Rufus Arizona, originally named after Rufus von Kleinsmid, president of the university from 1914 to 1921. 1959 marked the creation of the first incarnated Wilbur, when University student John Paquette and his roommate, Dick Heller, came up with idea of creating a costume for a student to wear. Ed Stuckenhoff was chosen to wear the costume at the homecoming game in 1959 against Texas Tech and since then it has become a long-standing tradition. Wilbur will celebrate his 50th birthday in November 2009.

 

Officially implemented in 2003, Zona Zoo is the official student section and student ticketing program for the University of Arizona Athletics. The Zona Zoo program is co-owned by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA) and Arizona Athletics, the program is run by a team of spirited individuals called the Zona Zoo Crew. Zona Zoo is one of the largest and most spirited student sections in NCAA Division I Athletics.

 

Notable venues

McKale Center, opened in 1973, is currently used by men''''''''''''''''s and women''''''''''''''''s basketball, women''''''''''''''''s gymnastics, and women''''''''''''''''s volleyball. The official capacity has changed often. The largest crowd to see a game in McKale was 15,176 in 1976 for a game against the University of New Mexico, a main rival during that period. In 2000, the floor in McKale was dubbed Lute Olson Court, for the basketball program''''''''''''''''s winningest coach. During a memorial service in 2001 for Lute''''''''''''''''s wife, Bobbi, who died after a battle with ovarian cancer, the floor was renamed Lute and Bobbi Olson Court. In addition to the playing surface, McKale Center is host to the offices of the UA athletic department. McKale Center is named after J.F. Pop McKale, who was athletic director and coach from 1914 through 1957. Joe Cavaleri ("The Ooh-Aah Man") made his dramatic and inspiring appearances there.

Arizona Stadium, built in 1928 and last expanded in 1976, seats over 56,000 patrons. It hosts American football games and has also been used for university graduations. The turf is bermuda grass, taken from the local Tucson National Golf Club. Arizona football''''''''''''''''s home record is 258-139-12. The largest crowd ever in Arizona Stadium was 59,920 in 1996 for a game against Arizona State University.

Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium hosts baseball games.

Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium hosts softball games.

 

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