city in Texas (USA) located on the Trinity River: While cotton was the only economic source, the discovery in 1930 of the great East Texas oil field made the city a major centre of the petroleum industry which saw spectacular growth after The World War II, when several large aircraft-manufacturing firms located in the area. These were followed by electronics and automobile-assembly plants. (Wikipedia) - Dallas This article is about the city in the U.S. state of Texas. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation).
Clockwise from top left: Fountain Place, Dallas County Courthouse, Dallas Hall at Southern Methodist University, Downtown Dallas skyline, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, and the Dallas Museum of Art in the Dallas Arts District.
Dallas /ˈdæləs/ is a major city in Texas and along with Fort Worth, is one of the two urban centers of the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States. The city proper ranks ninth in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. The city''s prominence arose from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, and its position along numerous railroad lines. The bulk of the city is in Dallas County, of which it is the county seat. However, sections of the city are located in Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties. According to the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 1,197,816. The United States Census Bureau''s estimate for the city''s population increased to 1,257,676 as of 2013.
The city is the largest economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, which had a population of 6,810,913 as of July 1, 2013. The metropolitan economy is the sixth largest in the United States, with a 2012 real GDP of $420.34 billion. In 2013 the metropolitan area led the nation with the largest year-over-year increase in employment, and advanced to become the fourth-largest employment center in the nation (behind New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago) with more than three million non-farm jobs. In the latest rankings released in 2013, Dallas was rated as a "beta plus" world city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. Dallas is also ranked 14th in world rankings of GDP by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Dallas was founded in 1841 and formally incorporated as a city in February 1856. The city''s economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, healthcare and medical research, transportation and logistics. The city is home to the third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation. Located in North Texas, Dallas is the main core of the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States that lacks any navigable link to the sea.
It was developed because of construction of major railroad lines here; it became a hub in 1873. It was connected to Houston and other major cities that were railroad cities. It was booming by the late 19th and early 20th century, and was the world center of leather manufacture and harnessmaking. The interstate highway system in the 1950s and 1960s reinforced and consolidated Dallas'' prominence. As with the railroads, east/west and north/south highways converged here. Four major interstate highways converge in the city, and a fifth interstate loops around it. Dallas developed a strong industrial and financial sector, and a major inland port, due largely to the presence of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.
In 1819 the Adams-Onís Treaty between the United States and Spain defined the Red River as the northern boundary of New Spain, officially placing the future location of Dallas well within Spanish territory. The area remained under Spanish rule until 1821, when Mexico declared independence from Spain, and the area was considered part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. In 1836, the Republic of Texas, with majority Anglo-American settlers, gained independence from Mexico to become a distinct nation.
In 1839, Warren Angus Ferris surveyed the area around present-day Dallas. Two and a half years later, John Neely Bryan established a permanent settlement near what was called the Trinity River, and called that settlement Dallas. The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845 and Dallas County was established the following year. Dallas was formally incorporated as a city in February 2, 1856.
With construction of railroads, Dallas became a business and trading center, and was booming by the end of the 19th century. It became an industrial city, attracting workers from Texas, the South and the Midwest. The Praetorian Building of 14 stories, built in 1909, was the first skyscraper west of the Mississippi and the tallest building in Texas for some time. It marked the prominence of Dallas as a city. A racetrack for Thoroughbreds was built and their owners established the Dallas Jockey Club. Trotters raced at a track in Fort Worth, where a similar Drivers Club was based. The rapid expansion of population increased competition for jobs and housing.
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Elm Street while his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas. The upper two floors of the building from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy, the Texas School Book Depository, have been converted into a historical museum covering the former president''s life and accomplishments.
Dallas'' skyline contains several buildings over 700 feet (210 m) in height. Although some of Dallas'' architecture dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most of the notable architecture in the city is from the modernist and postmodernist eras. Iconic examples of modernist architecture include Reunion Tower, the JFK Memorial, I. M. Pei''s Dallas City Hall and Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Good examples of postmodernist skyscrapers are Fountain Place, Bank of America Plaza, Renaissance Tower, JPMorgan Chase Tower, and Comerica Bank Tower.
Central Dallas is anchored by Downtown, the center of the city and the epicenter of urban revival, along with Oak Lawn and Uptown, areas characterized by dense retail, restaurants, and nightlife. Downtown Dallas has a variety of named districts, including the West End Historic District, the Arts District, the Main Street District, Farmers Market District, the City Center business district, the Convention Center District, and the Reunion District. "Hot spots" north of Downtown include Uptown, Victory Park, Oak Lawn, Dallas Design District, Trinity Groves, Turtle Creek, Cityplace and West Village.
East Dallas is home to Deep Ellum, a trendy arts area close to Downtown, the homey Lakewood neighborhood, historic Vickery Place and Bryan Place, and the architecturally significant neighborhoods of Swiss Avenue and Munger Place. Its historic district has one of the largest collections of Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Prairie-style homes in the United States. In the northeast quadrant of the city is Lake Highlands, one of Dallas'' most unified middle-class neighborhoods.
Midtown Dallas is being developed with new high-rise apartments, restaurants, and retail, as some people are choosing a more dense and urban neighborhood. The midtown area is generally a new classification of the city, consisting of North Park Mall, SMU, White Rock Lake, The Dallas Arboretum, and new retail/high-rises, most notably along Park Lane and Central Expressway. Midtown is bordered by University Park to the west, Preston Hollow to the North, Lake Highlands/Lakewood to the East, and Uptown/City Place to the South.
South Dallas, a distinct neighborhood southeast of Downtown, lays claim to the Cedars, an eclectic artist hotbed, and Fair Park, home of the annual State Fair of Texas, held in October. Southwest of Downtown lies Oak Cliff, a hilly area that has undergone gentrification in recent years, in neighborhoods such as the Bishop Arts District. Oak Cliff was a township founded in the mid-1800s and annexed in 1903 by the city of Dallas. Today, most of the area''s northern residents are Hispanic. The ghost town of La Reunion once occupied the northern tip of Oak Cliff. South Oak Cliff has a population that is a mixture of African American, Hispanic, and Native American.
South Side Dallas is currently a popular location for nightly entertainment at the NYLO rooftop patio and lounge, The Cedars Social, and the famous country bar Gilley''s. The neighbourhood has undergone extensive development and community integration. What was once an area characterized by high rates of poverty and crime is now one of the most attractive social and living destinations in the city.
Further east, in the southeast quadrant of the city, is the large neighborhood of Pleasant Grove. Once an independent city, it is a collection of mostly lower-income residential areas stretching to Seagoville in the southeast. Though a city neighborhood, Pleasant Grove is surrounded by undeveloped land on all sides. Swampland and wetlands separating it from South Dallas will in the future be part of the Great Trinity Forest, a subsection of the city''s Trinity River Project which is planned to restore and preserve wetlands, newly appreciated for habitat and flood control.
Dallas and its surrounding area are mostly flat; the city itself lies at elevations ranging from 450 to 550 feet (137 to 168 m). The western edge of the Austin Chalk Formation, a limestone escarpment (also known as the "White Rock Escarpment"), rises 230 feet (70 m) and runs roughly north-south through Dallas County. South of the Trinity River, the uplift is particularly noticeable in the neighborhoods of Oak Cliff and the adjacent cities of Cockrell Hill, Cedar Hill, Mesquite, Grand Prairie, and Irving. Marked variations in terrain are also found in cities immediately to the west in Tarrant County surrounding Fort Worth, as well as along Turtle Creek north of Downtown.
White Rock Lake, a reservoir constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, is Dallas'' other significant water feature. The lake and surrounding park is a popular destination for boaters, rowers, joggers, and bikers, as well as visitors seeking peaceful respite from the city at the 66-acre (267,000 m2) Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, located on the lake''s eastern shore. White Rock Creek feeds into White Rock Lake, and then exits on to the Trinity River southeast of downtown Dallas. Trails along White Rock Creek are part of the extensive Dallas County Trails System.
Bachman Lake, just northwest of Love Field Airport, is a smaller lake also popularly used for recreation. Northeast of the city is Lake Ray Hubbard, a vast 22,745-acre (92 km2) reservoir located in an extension of Dallas surrounded by the suburbs of Garland, Rowlett, Rockwall, and Sunnyvale. To the west of the city is Mountain Creek Lake, once home to the Naval Air Station Dallas (Hensley Field) and a number of defense aircraft manufacturers. North Lake, a small body of water in an extension of the city limits surrounded by Irving and Coppell, initially served as a water source for a nearby power plant but is now being targeted for redevelopment as a recreational lake due to its proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a plan that the lake''s neighboring cities oppose.
Winters in Dallas are generally mild to warm, with a normal daily average temperature in January of 47.0 °F (8.3 °C) with sharp swings in temperature as strong cold fronts known as "Blue Northers" pass through the Dallas region, forcing daytime highs below the 50 °F (10 °C) mark for several days at a time and often between days with high temperatures above 80 °F (27 °C). Snow accumulation is seen in the city in about 70% of winter seasons, and snowfall generally occurs 1–2 days out of the year for a seasonal average of 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). Some areas in the region, however, receive more than that, while other areas receive negligible snowfall or none at all.
A couple of times each winter in Dallas, warm and humid air from the south will override cold, dry air, resulting in freezing rain or ice and causing disruptions in the city if the roads and highways become slick. Temperatures reaching 70 °F (21 °C) on average occur on at least 4 days each winter month. Dallas averages 26 annual nights at or below freezing, with the winter of 1999–2000 holding the all-time record as having the fewest freezing nights, with 14. During this same span of 15 years, the temperature in the region has only twice dropped below 15 °F (−9 °C), though it will generally fall below 20 °F (−7 °C) in most (67%) years. In sum, extremes and variations in winter weather are more readily seen in Dallas and Texas as a whole than along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, due to the state''s location in the interior of the North American continent. The lack of any mountainous terrain to the north leaves it open to the sweep of Arctic weather systems.
At the 2010 census the city''s age distribution of the population showed 26.5% under the age of 18 and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.8 years. 50.0% of the population was male and 50.0% was female.
Dallas'' population was historically predominantly white (non-Hispanic whites made up 82.8% of the population in 1930), but its population has diversified as it has grown in size and importance over the 20th century to the point that non-Hispanic whites now represent less than one-third of the city''s population. In addition, recent data showed that 26.5% of Dallas'' population and 17% of residents in the Metroplex as a whole were foreign-born.
Dallas is a major destination for Mexican immigrants, both legal and illegal. The southwestern and southeastern portions of the city, particularly Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove, are chiefly inhabited by black and Hispanic residents, while the southern portion of the city is predominantly black. The West and East sides of the city are predominately Hispanic. North Dallas, on the other hand, is mostly white, though many enclaves of predominantly black and Hispanic residents exist.
The Dallas-Fort-Worth Metroplex has an estimated 70,000 Russian-speakers, mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Bloc. Included in this population are Russians, Russian Jews, Ukrainians, Belorussians, Moldavians, Uzbek, Kirghiz, and others. The Russian-speaking population of Dallas has continued to grow in the sector of "American husbands-Russian wives". Russian DFW has its own newspaper The Dallas Telegraph.
About half of Dallas''s population was born outside of Texas. Many residents have migrated to the city from other parts of the country, particularly the Midwest, Northeast, and California.
There is a large Protestant Christian influence in the Dallas community. Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches are prominent in many neighborhoods and anchor two of the city''s major private universities (Southern Methodist University and Dallas Baptist University). Dallas is also home to two evangelical seminaries, the Dallas Theological Seminary and Criswell College and many Bible schools including Christ For The Nations Institute.
Dallas is called "Prison Ministry Capital of the World" by prison ministry community. It is a home for International Network of Prison Ministries, Coalition of Prison Evangelists, Bill Glass Champions for Life, for more than 30 years to Chaplain Ray''s International Prison Ministry, and for more than 60 other prison ministries.
Dallas'' Jewish population of approximately 45,000 is the largest of any city in Texas. Since the establishment of the city''s first Jewish cemetery in 1854 and its first congregation (which would eventually be known as Temple Emanu-El) in 1873, Dallas Jews have been well represented among leaders in commerce, politics, and various professional fields in Dallas and elsewhere. See History of the Jews in Dallas, Texas for more information.
The Cathedral of Hope is a predominantly LGBT congregation located in the Oak Lawn area. The Dallas Cathedral of Hope is said to be the world''s largest Christian LGBT church. Located on the campus of the Cathedral of Hope, the Interfaith Peace Chapel was the last project that Priktzer award-winning architect Philip Johnson designed. Johnson is quoted as saying, "this is a building I've waited all my life to build. It will be my memorial."
The city is also home to a sizable Latter-day Saint community. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has sixteen stakes throughout Dallas and surrounding suburbs. The Church built the Dallas Texas Temple, the first temple in Texas, in the city in 1984.
Jehovah''s Witnesses also have a large number of members throughout Dallas and surrounding suburbs.
There are several Hindu temples in DFW area in cities such as Irving and the Indian Community is growing in the DFW Metroplex. There''s also a Jain Temple, ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Temple, Sai Baba Temple and other temples in DFW.
Top publicly traded companies in Dallas for 2009 according to revenues with Dallas and U.S. ranks.
In its beginnings, Dallas relied on farming, neighboring Fort Worth''s Stockyards, and its prime location on Native American trade routes to sustain itself. Dallas'' key to growth came in 1873 with the building of multiple rail lines through the city. As Dallas grew and technology developed, cotton became its boon and by 1900 Dallas was the largest inland cotton market in the world, becoming a leader in cotton gin machinery manufacturing. By the early 1900s Dallas was a hub for economic activity all over the Southern United States and was selected in 1914 as the seat of the Eleventh Federal Reserve District. By 1925 Texas churned out more than ⅓ of the nation''s cotton crop, with 31% of Texas cotton produced within a 100-mile (160 km) radius of Dallas. In the 1930s petroleum was discovered east of Dallas near Kilgore, Texas. Dallas'' proximity to the discovery put it immediately at the center of the nation''s petroleum market. Petroleum discoveries in the Permian Basin, the Panhandle, the Gulf Coast, and Oklahoma in the following years further solidified Dallas'' position as the hub of the market.
In the 1980s Dallas was a real estate hotbed, with the increasing metropolitan population bringing with it a demand for new housing and office space. Several of Downtown Dallas'' largest buildings are the fruit of this boom, but over-speculation and the savings and loan crisis prevented any further additions to Dallas'' skyline. Between the late 1980s and the early 2000s, central Dallas went through a slow period of growth and has only recently recovered. Since 2000, the real estate market in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex has been relatively resilient. However, Dallas is among the largest cities in the U.S. where rent declined significantly. Whereas the national decline in rent is approximately 4%, Dallas rent declined an average of 8% in early 2010.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has one of the largest concentrations of corporate headquarters for publicly traded companies in the United States. The city of Dallas has 12 Fortune 500 companies, and the DFW region as a whole has 20. In 2007–08, Comerica Bank and AT&T located their headquarters in Dallas. Irving is home to four Fortune 500 companies of its own, including ExxonMobil, the most profitable company in the world and the second largest by revenue for 2008, Kimberly-Clark, Fluor (engineering), and Commercial Metals. Additional companies headquartered in the Metroplex include Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, RadioShack, Neiman Marcus, 7-Eleven, Brinker International, AMS Pictures, id Software, ENSCO Offshore Drilling, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Chuck E. Cheese''s, Zales and Fossil. Corporate headquarters in the northern suburb of Plano include HP Enterprise Services, Frito Lay, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, and JCPenney. Many of these companies—and others throughout the DFW metroplex—comprise the Dallas Regional Chamber.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world''s largest breast cancer organization was founded and is headquartered in Dallas.
According to Forbes magazine''s annual list of "The Richest People in America" published September 21, 2011, the city itself is now home to 17 billionaires, up from 14 in 2009. In 2009 (with 14 billionaires) the city placed 6th worldwide among cities with the most billionaires. The ranking does not even take into account the 8 billionaires who live in the neighboring city of Fort Worth. In 2013, Forbes also ranked Dallas No. 13 on its list of the Best Places for Business and Careers.
Dallas is currently the third most popular destination for business travel in the United States, and the Dallas Convention Center is one of the largest and busiest convention centers in the country, at over 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2), and the world''s single-largest column-free exhibit hall.
Dallas is known for its barbecue, authentic Mexican, and Tex-Mex cuisine. Famous products of the Dallas culinary scene include the frozen margarita. Fearing''s restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Dallas hotel in Uptown Dallas was named the best hotel restaurant in the US for 2009 by Zagat Survey. The Ritz-Carlton Dallas hotel was also named 2009 best US hotel by Zagat, and 2009 No. 2 hotel in the world by Zagat, trailing only the Four Seasons King George V in Paris, France. A number of nationally ranked steakhouses can be found in the Dallas area, including Bob''s Steak & Chop House, currently ranked No. 1 according to the USDA Prime Steakhouses chart.
The Arts District in the northern section of Downtown is home to several arts venues, both existing and proposed. Notable venues in the district include the Dallas Museum of Art, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Dallas Wind Symphony, The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, and The Dallas Children''s Theater.
Also, not far north of downtown is the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University. In 2009 it joined up with "Prado on the Prairie" for a three-year partnership. The Prado focuses on Spanish visual art and boasts the best collection of Spain''s art in North America, with works by Picasso, Goya, Velasquez, El Greco, Murillo, Zurbaran, Ribera, Fortuny, Rico, de Juanes, Plensa and plenty of other Spaniards. These works, as well as Non-Spanish highlights like sculptures by Rodin and Moore have been so successful of a collaboration that the Prado and Meadows have agreed upon an extension of the partnership.
The Arts District is also home to DISD''s Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, a magnet school which was recently expanded.
Deep Ellum, immediately east of Downtown, originally became popular during the 1920s and 1930s as the prime jazz and blues hot spot in the South. Artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, and Bessie Smith played in original Deep Ellum clubs such as The Harlem and The Palace. Today, Deep Ellum is home to hundreds of artists who live in lofts and operate in studios throughout the district alongside bars, pubs, and concert venues. A major art infusion in the area results from the city''s lax stance on graffiti, and a number of public spaces including tunnels, sides of buildings, sidewalks, and streets are covered in murals. One major example, the Good-Latimer tunnel, was torn down in late 2006 to accommodate the construction of a light rail line through the site.
Like Deep Ellum before it, the Cedars neighborhood to the south of Downtown has also seen a growing population of studio artists and an expanding roster of entertainment venues. The area''s art scene began to grow in the early 2000s with the opening of Southside on Lamar, an old Sears warehouse converted into lofts, studios, and retail. Within this building, Southside on Lamar hosts the Janette Kennedy Gallery with rotating gallery exhibitions featuring many local, national, and international artists. Current attractions include Gilley''s Dallas and Poor David''s Pub. Dallas Mavericks owner and local entrepreneur Mark Cuban purchased land along Lamar Avenue near Cedars Station in September 2005, and locals speculate that he is planning an entertainment complex for the site.
EventsThe Texas/OU Red River Shootout in 2006.
The most notable event held in Dallas is the State Fair of Texas, which has been held annually at Fair Park since 1886. The fair is a massive event, bringing in an estimated $350 million to the city''s economy annually. The Red River Shootout, which pits the University of Texas at Austin against The University of Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl also brings significant crowds to the city. The city also hosts the Heart of Dallas Bowl at the Cotton Bowl.
Other festivals in the area include several Cinco de Mayo celebrations hosted by the city''s large Mexican American population, and Saint Patrick''s Day parade along Lower Greenville Avenue, Juneteenth festivities, the Greek Food Festival of Dallas, the annual Halloween event "The Wake" featuring lots of local art and music, and two annual events on Halloween include; a Halloween parade on Cedar Springs Road and a "Zombie Walk" held in Downtown Dallas in the Arts District.
With the opening of Victory Park, WFAA Channel 8 has begun to host an annual New Year''s Eve celebration in AT&T Plaza that the television station hopes will reminisce of celebrations in New York''s Times Square, and on New Year''s Eve 2011 set a new record of 32,000 people in attendance. Also, several Omni hotels in the Dallas area host large events to welcome in the new year including murder mystery parties, rave inspired events, and other events. The city has their own New Year''s Day parade, the Comerica Bank New Year''s Parade.
Nearby Arlington, Texas is the new home to the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Since joining the league as an expansion team in 1960, the Cowboys have enjoyed substantial success, advancing to eight Super Bowls and winning five; according to profootballreference.com, as of the end of the 2009 season they were the winningest active NFL franchise. Known widely as "America''s Team", the Dallas Cowboys are financially the most valuable sports ''franchise'' in the United States, worth approximately 1.5 billion dollars. They are also the second most valuable sports organization in the world. The Cowboys are only out-valued by Manchester United, who are valued at 1.8 billion dollars. In 2009, the Cowboys relocated to their new 80,000-seat stadium in Arlington, which was the site of Super Bowl XLV. The college Cotton Bowl Classic football game was played at the Cotton Bowl through its 2009 game, but has moved to AT&T Stadium.
The Major League Soccer team FC Dallas play in Frisco at FC Dallas Stadium (formerly Pizza Hut Park), a stadium that opened in 2005. The team was originally called the Dallas Burn and used to play in the Cotton Bowl. Although FC Dallas has not yet won a MLS Cup, they won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 1997.
Dallas is the home of the Dallas Stars. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Stars have won seven division titles in Dallas, two President''s Trophies as the top regular season team in the NHL, the Western Conference championship twice, and in 1998–99, the Stanley Cup. The team plays its home games at the American Airlines Center.
The city is home to the Dallas Mavericks. Their original arena was the now demolished Reunion Arena, but now they play at the American Airlines Center. They won their first championship in 2011 led by Dirk Nowitzki.
Rugby union is a developing sport in Dallas as well as the whole of Texas. The multiple clubs, ranging from men''s and women''s clubs to collegiate and high school, are part of the Texas Rugby Football Union. Currently Dallas is one of only 16 cities in the United States included in the Rugby Super League represented by Dallas Harlequins.
The only Division I sports program within the Dallas political boundary is the Dallas Baptist University Patriots however, within the city limits, the Mustangs of Southern Methodist University are located in the enclave of University Park. Neighboring cities Fort Worth, Arlington, and Denton are home to the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks, and University of North Texas Mean Green respectively. In 2014 Dallas hosted the final four games.
The city of Dallas maintains and operates 406 parks on 21,000 acres (85 km2) of parkland. Its flagship park is the 260-acre (1.05 km2) Fair Park, which hosted the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936. The city is also home to Texas'' first and largest zoo, the 95 acres (0.38 km2) Dallas Zoo, which opened at its current location in 1888.
The city''s parks contain 17 separate lakes, including White Rock and Bachman lakes, spanning a total of 4,400 acres (17.81 km2). In addition, Dallas is traversed by 61.6 miles (99.1 km) of biking and jogging trails, including the Katy Trail, and is home to 47 community and neighborhood recreation centers, 276 sports fields, 60 swimming pools, 232 playgrounds, 173 basketball courts, 112 volleyball courts, 126 play slabs, 258 neighborhood tennis courts, 258 picnic areas, six 18-hole golf courses, two driving ranges, and 477 athletic fields.
Government and politics Government Main article: Government of Dallas See also: List of mayors of Dallas and Sister cities of DallasDallas City Hall.
Fire protection and emergency medical services in the city are provided by Dallas Fire-Rescue, which has 1,670 firefighters and 56 working fire stations in the city limits. The Dallas Fire & Rescue chief is Eddie Burns, Sr. The department also operates the Dallas Firefighter''s Museum built in 1907 along Parry Avenue near Fair Park. Dallas''s oldest remaining fire station building still stands at the corner of McKinney Ave. and Leonard and was built in 1892. It was the home of Engine Co. Number 1, and is now a picture framing shop.
In the 2006–2007 fiscal year, the city''s total budget (the sum of operating and capital budgets) was $2.3 billion. The city has seen a steady increase in its budget throughout its history due to sustained growth: the budget was $1.7 billion in 2002–2003, $1.9 billion in 2003–2004, $2.0 billion in 2004–2005, and $2.2 billion in 2005–2006.
According to the FBI, a city to city comparison of crime rates is not meaningful, because recording practices vary from city to city, citizens report different percentages of crimes from one city to the next, and the actual number of people physically present in a city is unknown. With that in mind, Dallas'' violent crime rate (12.06 per 1,000 people) is lower than that of St Louis (24.81), Detroit (24.22), Baltimore (16.96), Philadelphia (15.62), Cleveland (15.47), Miami (15.09), Washington, D.C. (14.48), Kansas City (14.44) and Boston (13.39). However, Houston (11.69), Los Angeles (7.87), and New York City (6.38) have lower violent crime rates than Dallas.
As a city, present-day Dallas can be seen as moderate, with conservative Republicans dominating the wealthy suburban neighborhoods of North Dallas and liberal Democrats dominating neighborhoods closer to Downtown as well as the city''s southern sector. As a continuation of its suburban northern neighborhoods, Dallas'' northern parts are overwhelmingly conservative. Plano, the largest of these suburbs, was ranked as the fifth most conservative city in America by the Bay Area Center for Voting Research, based on the voting patterns of middle-age adults.
Jim Schutze of the Dallas Observer said in 2002 "the early vote in majority-black precincts in Southern Dallas is the city''s only disciplined vote. Especially in citywide elections on issues that are not entwined in the internal politics of the black community, the Southern Dallas African-American vote has a history of responding obediently to the call of leadership."
Conservative Republican Tom Leppert defeated liberal Democrat Ed Oakley in the city''s 2007 mayoral race by a margin of 58% to 42%. Though candidates'' political leanings are well publicized in the media, Dallas'' elections are officially non-partisan. The city''s previous mayor was Laura Miller, a liberal Jewish woman who had previously written for the Dallas Observer, the city''s most popular alternative newspaper.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School is a medical school located in the city''s Stemmons Corridor. It is part of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, one of the largest grouping of medical facilities in the world. The school is very selective, admitting only around 200 students a year. The facility enrolls 3,255 postgraduates and is home to five Nobel Laureates—four in physiology/medicine and one in chemistry. UTSW is part of the University of Texas System.
Texas Woman''s University (TWU) has two branches of their university located in Dallas. There is a campus located near Parkland hospital that specializes in nursing. There is also a campus near Presbyterian hospital that specializes in occupational therapy and physical therapy.
Paul Quinn College is a private, historically black college located in southeast Dallas. Originally located in Waco, Texas, it moved to Dallas in 1993 and is housed on the campus of the former Bishop College, another private, historically black college. Dallas billionaire and entrepreneur Comer Cottrell, Jr., founder of ProLine Corporation, bought the campus of Bishop College and bequeathed it to Paul Quinn College in 1993.
The University of North Texas at Dallas, located along Houston School Road. In 2009 UNT at Dallas became the first public university within Dallas city limits. The University of North Texas System has requested approval from the Texas Legislature and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the State''s first new public law school in more than 40 years. Plans are for the UNT College of Law to be based at the Old Municipal Building in downtown Dallas.
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas Baptist University (DBU) is a private, coeducational university located in the Mountain Creek area of southwest Dallas. Originally located in Decatur, Texas, the school moved to Dallas in 1965. The school currently enrolls over 5,600 students, and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees. Popular subjects include Biblical studies, business, and music degrees. DBU has been recognized by the National Council on Teacher Quality for their high quality teacher preparatory degrees. The school also maintains an Intensive English Program for international students wishing to enhance their knowledge of the English language. The campus is a Tree Campus USA and is recognized as one of the most beautiful university campuses in the southwest. The school has also become nationally recognized in the past few years for its baseball team which has made several playoff runs.
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), also part of the state public University of Texas System, is located in the city of Richardson, is adjacent to Dallas'' Far North Dallas neighborhood, and is in the heart of the Telecom Corridor. UT Dallas, or UTD, is renowned for its work in combining the arts and technology, as well as for its programs in engineering, computer science, economics, international political economy, neuroscience, speech and hearing, pre-health, pre-law and management. The university has many collaborative research relationships with UT Southwestern Medical Center. UT Dallas is home to approximately 21,145 students.
Most people in the city of Dallas are located within the Dallas Independent School District, the 12th-largest school district in the United States. The school district operates independently of the city and enrolls over 161,000 students. In 2006, one of the district''s magnet schools, The School for the Talented and Gifted in Oak Cliff, was named the best school in the United States (among public schools) by Newsweek, retaining the title in 2007 and regaining the top spot in 2009. Another one of DISD''s schools, the Science and Engineering Magnet, placed 8th in the same 2006 survey and moved up to the No. 2 spot the following year. Other Dallas high schools named to the list were Hillcrest, W. T. White, Williams Preparatory, and Woodrow Wilson high schools. Woodrow Wilson was also named the top comprehensive high school in Dallas by local publication D Magazine.
The city is served by the Dallas Public Library system. The system was originally created by the Dallas Federation of Women''s Clubs with efforts spearheaded by then-president Mrs. Henry (May Dickson) Exall. Her work in raising money led to a grant from philanthropist and steel baron Andrew Carnegie, which enabled the construction of the first branch of the library system in 1901. Today, the library operates 27 branch locations throughout the city, including the 8-story J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in the Government District of Downtown.
Dallas has numerous local newspapers, magazines, television stations and radio stations that serve the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex as a whole, which is the 5th-largest media market in the United States. Dallas has one major daily newspaper, The Dallas Morning News, which was founded in 1885 by A. H. Belo and is A. H. Belo''s flagship newspaper. The Dallas Times Herald, started in 1888, was the Morning News'' major competitor until Belo purchased the paper on December 8, 1991 and closed the paper down the next day. Other daily newspapers are Al Día, a Spanish-language paper published by Belo, Quick, a free, summary-style version of the Morning News, and a number of ethnic newspapers printed in languages such as Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
Other publications include the Dallas Weekly, the Oak Cliff Tribune and the Elite News, all weekly news publications. The Dallas Morning News also puts out a weekly publication, neighborsgo, which comes out every Friday and focuses on community news. Readers can post stories and contribute content at the Web site, . The Dallas Observer and the North Texas Journal are also alternative weekly newspapers, D Magazine, is a notable monthly magazine about business, life, and entertainment in the Metroplex. Local visitor magazines include "WHERE Magazine" and "Travelhost" – available at hotel desks or in guest rooms. In addition, the Park Cities and suburbs such as Plano also have their own community newspapers. Also, THE magazine covers the contemporary arts scene.
Area television stations affiliated with the major broadcasting networks include KDFW 4 (Fox), KXAS 5 (NBC), WFAA 8 (ABC) (which for many years was owned by Belo alongside the Morning News), KTVT 11 (CBS), KERA 13 (PBS), KUVN 23 (UNI), KDFI 27 (MNTV), KDAF 33 (The CW) and KXTX 39 (TMD). KTXA-21 is an independent station formerly affiliated with the now-defunct UPN network.
63 radio stations operate within range of Dallas. The city of Dallas operates WRR 101.1 FM, the area''s main classical music station, from city offices in Fair Park. Its original sister station, licensed as WRR-AM in 1921, is the oldest commercially operated radio station in Texas and the second-oldest in the United States, after KDKA (AM) in Pittsburgh. Because of the city''s centrally located geographical position and lack of nearby mountainous terrain, high-power class A medium-wave stations KRLD and WBAP can broadcast as far as southern Canada at night and can be used for emergency messages when broadcasting is down in other major metropolitan areas in the United States.
Dallas has many hospitals and a number of medical research facilities within its city limits. One major research center is the Dallas Medical District with the UT Southwestern Medical Center in the Stemmons Corridor, along with the affiliated UT Southwestern Medical School. The health care complex includes within its bounds Parkland Memorial Hospital, Children''s Medical Center, St. Paul University Hospital, and the Zale Lipshy University Hospital.
U.S. News & World Report, in its 2004 edition on "America''s Best Hospitals" gave Parkland Memorial Hospital one of the best overall ratings. The specialties at Parkland Memorial Hospital were also rated among the best in the nation, in seven different categories. Those categorie and the ratings were: Rheumatology- 23rd nationally; Orthopedics- 20th nationally; Kidney Disease- 17th nationally; Hormonal Disorders- 14th nationally; Heart and Heart Surgery- 18th nationally; Gynecology- 11th nationally; Ear, Nose, and Throat- 47th nationally.
Parkland Memorial Hospital is named one of Modern Healthcare''s "25 busiest community hospital emergency departments". Parkland is a 2006 Professional Research Consultants Excellence in Healthcare award winner for Patient Perception and Overall Quality of Care.
HighwaysThe Central Expressway and I-635 interchange, commonly known as the High Five Interchange.
Radiating out of Downtown Dallas'' freeway loop are the spokes of the area''s highway system—Interstates 30, 35E, and 45, U.S. Highway 75, U.S. Highway 175, State Spur 366, the Dallas North Tollway, State Highway 114, U.S. Highway 80, and U.S. Highway 67. Other major highways around the city include State Highway 183 and State Spur 408.
The Orange Line initially operated as a peak-service line providing extra capacity on portions of the Green and Red Lines (Bachman Station on the Green Line, through the Downtown transit mall, to Parker Road Station on the Red Line making a "U"-shape). However, the first stage of the Orange Line is complete, extending its west end from Bachman to Belt Line Station in Irving.
The second and final phase will open in August 2014 and will provide DFW Airport with rail service. DFW Airport Station will be the terminus for the Orange Line and will connect to Skylink. This will provide passengers the convenience of disembarking the DART rail, proceeding to security check-in and immediately boarding Skylink to be quickly transported to their desired terminal. The Blue Line has also been extended by 4.5 miles to serve Rowlett at the Rowlett Park & Ride facility.
In addition to light rail, Amtrak''s Texas Eagle also serves Union Station, providing long-distance train service to Chicago, San Antonio and Los Angeles once daily. The Trinity Rail Express terminates at Union Station and T&P Station.
AirDallas/Fort Worth International Airport serves most passengers flying in and out of the Metroplex.
In terms of traffic, DFW is the busiest airport in the state, 5th busiest in the United States, and 6th busiest in the world. The headquarters of American Airlines, the largest air carrier in the world ahead of United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, is located less than a mile from DFW within the city limits of Fort Worth. Similarly, Love Field is located within the city limits of Dallas about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Downtown, and is headquarters to Southwest Airlines, the largest domestic airline in the United States.
Dallas is served by Dallas Water Utilities, which operates several waste treatment plants and pulls water from several area reservoirs. The city''s electric system is maintained by several companies, including Stream Energy, Cirro Energy and TXU, whose parent company, Energy Future Holdings Corporation, has headquarters in the city.
Dallas has eight Sister cities and seven Friendship cities.


text:
Paragliding holidays
Paragliding courses
Area and activity info
Come and paraglide with Baz and Samantha Rhodes in Algodonales, Southern Spain, a traditional "pueblo blanco", one of the famed Andalucian white villages, also renowned for being the paragliding "Mecca" of Andalucia.
Our Paragliding Holidays can cater for all levels of pilots and are tailored to suit individual needs, whether you require thermal tuition, cross country guidance or just want to improve your general flying.
Our Paragliding Courses also cater for all levels from complete beginners to pilots with flying experience: Elementary Pilot courses, Club Pilot courses and Cross Country courses.
We can also provide Accommodation only packages.
Algodonales is situated on the northern hillsides of the Sierra de la Lijar which is a famed paragliding flying site with both English and Spanish Nationals taking place there. Dating from around the sixteenth century, the village is surrounded by orchards and olive groves which make a picturesque contrast to the brilliant white houses. The centre of the village is dominated by the magnificent church Santa Ana and a lovely square surrounded by orange trees, a perfect scene to relax in and enjoy a refreshing drink after a day's paragliding.
Centrally located for easy access from Malaga, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera airports, Algodonales boasts beautiful National Parks nearby ideal for bird watching, enjoying activities such as walking, horse-riding, mountain biking, climbing, canoeing, etc, and for nature lovers in general. Non flyers would have plenty to do, not to mention visiting the nearby great cities.
We are located close to many fine flying sites, the main ones being Lijar and Ronda. The largest, Lijar is roughly 1000 metres and it takes around 15 mins to fly top to bottom! It is a great thermal site and has good cross country potential. The take offs, one on the southern face and one on the westerly, are large, smooth and gentle having been enlarged to cope with the 2001 World Air Games which were held there. The landing fields are huge too!
Whatever your level of proficiency, you will enjoy your paragliding holiday or your paragliding course in Andalusia. Come and fly Spain with Andalucian Experience - we look forward to welcoming you out here!
Contact Baz and Sam for more info: Email: info@andalucian-experience.co.uk
Telephone: 00 34 646 800 564 or 00 34 649 790 551

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Global Opinions
The Opinions Essay
D.C., Md. & Va. Opinions
Cape Up
Post Opinión
Opinion columnist covering national politics
July 23, 2013 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
This morning, John Boehner made it official: Republicans intend to stage another confrontation over the debt ceiling, and will insist on a dollar in spending cuts for every dollar in any debt limit increase they agree to:
"We're not going to raise the debt ceiling without real cuts in spending. It's as simple as that," he said at a press conference.
"I believe the so-called Boehner Rule is the right formula for getting that done," he said, referring to the notion that any increase in the statutory debt limit should be accompanied by an equivalent amount of spending cuts.
The interesting thing about this is that Boehner himself has repeatedly conceded in front of roomfuls of reporters that not raising the debt ceiling could wreak havoc with the U.S. economy.
For instance, as one Democrat points out, back in February, after Republicans had caved in the last debt limit fight, Boehner presented the GOP agreement to raise it at the time as an act of supreme reasonableness on his part — explicitly saying default would have caused extreme damage. He called for Dems to be equally reasonable about the need to cooperate on the deficit, saying:
"We got the debt limit out of the way so that we weren't jeopardizing the full faith and credit of the United States government. At some point, Washington has to deal with its spending problem. I have watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years that I have been here. I have had enough of it. It's time to act."
More recently, in March, during a discussion of the upcoming confrontation, Boehner insisted Republicans would demand concessions in exchange for a debt limit hike, but in the very same appearance he conceded raising it was inevitable, because "I'm not going to risk the full faith and credit of the federal government."
The other day I noted here that it has become accepted as normal that Republicans threaten untold damage to the country in order to get their way. This is simply no longer arguable. Boehner himself has repeatedly confirmed in front of the national news media that default would do immense damage. But he is nonetheless again demanding concessions — in the form of deep spending cuts — in exchange for not allowing it to happen. Yet this basic context is now considered so unremarkable that it probably won't make it into most press accounts about Boehner's comments today.
Yes, a lot of this is posturing: As has been amply documented elsewhere, Boehner is probably saying this sort of thing in order to buy more maneuvering room, given that conservatives are expecting a confrontation. But that's not a good enough reason for folks to sidestep reckoning with the true nature of what's going on here. Remember, as Steve Benen reminds us, the 2011 standoff confirmed that the threat of default can end up doing damage, even if we don't end up defaulting in the end.
The one bright spot is that there are signs there may be less of an appetite for this from other Republicans this time around. John McCain — who led a group of Republican Senators to break with the GOP over the filibuster — has already warned House Republicans that the American people won't put up with any more debt ceiling "shenanigans." If there really is a bloc of Senate Republicans who have had it with GOP crisis governing, as increasingly seems to be the case, another round of debt ceiling madness from House Republicans may leave little alternative other than another public break with them.
However likely that is, Democrats are betting that it's a real possibility. Which makes it all the more likely that the White House will simply refuse to negotiate with Republicans over the debt limit, just as it did earlier this year. After all, last time around, it finally dawned on everyone that the GOP message on the debt ceiling — we would never allow default, because it would damage the economy, but Dems must pretend the debt limit gives us leverage, anyway — was fundamentally untenable. The end result was that Republicans caved. The Republican message is essentially the same this time. If Dems hold the line again, it's unclear why the outcome would be any different.


text:
Written for Challenge 063: Across the Universe at dw100.
Spoilers: The Beast Below.
Summary: Amy shows the people of the Starship UK the error of their ways.
The Doctor hadn't understood, nobody had, until Amy showed them.
Everything they'd been doing had been completely unnecessary; they'd caused unimaginable suffering to an innocent creature for no reason. All the Star Whale had ever wanted to do was to help. The last of its kind, alone in the universe, it had sought a new purpose, but instead of accepting the help it freely offered, they'd trapped it, built on it, made it their spaceship and forced it to cooperate by means of torture.
So Amy freed it, but it didn't leave. Now it carries humanity across the universe willingly.


After learning about homelessness at school and witnessing it for herself one day, one of our Prep V pupils, felt so moved by the crisis that, quite simply, she decided to do something about it.
On the 11th November I held a Christmas Fair for the charity Shelter which help homeless people.
I decided to do my Christmas Fair because at school we were learning about homelessness and I thought that it wasn't fair and also when I saw a homeless person it made me upset and feel sorry for them and wanted to help stop it.
On the day of the Christmas Fair we had lots of fun stalls including a raffle, a tombola, a lucky dip and many more. I hosted it at my Gran's house because my sister did all her fairs there. We decorated it with lots of paper chains and tinsel, we also put up posters so people knew we were giving the money to Shelter.
I am very happy about the money we raised because we raised £544.82 and I hope that I helped a lot of people that are struggling to find a home.


There is a -- there is, I would say, by demonstration a way for us to go forward, address our security and our climate concerns together. But it's not going to be easy. It's going to require really this -- we have to succeed in some of these technology areas like bio-fuels, like carbon sequestration, like renewables, like nuclear, and we have to succeed simultaneously politically to have the will to take more than baby steps."
Former Member, President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the DOE Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, and the Department of Defense Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.


text: Q: How do Fyreslayers get food? I've been reading about factions in Age of Sigmar and I haven't found a good explanation for how Fyreslayers feed themselves. I understand it's a fantasy setting, but most of the other factions have some kind of plausible explanation for how they function. But it seems like all Fyreslayers do is either blacksmith or fight. Who is building their elaborate volcano themed fortresses or growing their food? Do they contract out to the Dispossessed or Kharadron Overlords?

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Scott Braddock Talks Defunding or Reforming Police, the DNC, and More
Connor Abernathie
Connor Abernathie Published: August 21, 2020
Friday on KFYO Mornings with Dave King and Matt Martin, the Editor of the Quorum Report Scott Braddock joined Dave and Matt to talk about Governor Abbott, defunding or reforming the police, the Austin City Police Department's budget, unemployment benefits, the DNC and Texas representation, and more.
Braddock started the discussion by talking about Governor Abbott's attempt to shut down any movement that would try to defund police by looking to representatives to create something that would penalize cities that attempted to do so. Braddock said that defunding police might be a bit more of an extreme take, with most democrats not even agreeing with the idea, but as far as just reforming police, he thinks that you could even get a lot of republicans who could agree with the idea, even if it is just being careful with how they spend tax dollars, and cutting some fat. When considering specifically defunding police, Braddock said,
I think the idea that you want to push back on defunding the police, I get that. Because, let me tell you, from a political standpoint, if the frame for it is 'defunding the police', that is something that is wildly unpopular in rural Texas and suburban Texas.
Scott went on to say that a lot of the details on Abbott's idea are pretty vague and a bit sketchy, going on to say that there have even been theories that this was an attempt to divert attention from his response to COVID-19, and that Abbott may be trying to appeal to more people.
Braddock also discussed several other issues concerning Texas such as Austin removing millions of dollars from their police department budget, Texas unemployment trying to add an additional $300 to the unemployment benefits while other states are trying to add $400, public safety in Austin, and there being a lot of Texas representation at the DNC, both by political figures and prominent Texans.
Read more stories at quorumreport.com and watch the full interview with Scott Braddock in the video above.
KFYO Mornings with Dave King & Matt Martin airs weekday mornings live, from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM on News/Talk 95.1 FM and 790 AM KFYO, online at KFYO.com, & on the free KFYO app.
Filed Under: Dave King, dnc, Governor Greg Abbott, greg abbott, kfyo mornings, Matt Martin, Police Reform, quorum, quorum report, Scott Braddock, unemployment, Unemployment Benefits
Greg Abbott Continues to Lead Beto O'Rourke in Texas Governor's Race
Why Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants to shut down TikTok
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Issues Executive Order Banning COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Really? Governor Abbott And Texas Gun Law Blasted by Social Media After School Shooting Tragedy
Beto O'Rourke Is Planning To Run For Governor of Texas
New Texas Bill Would Prevent Violent Offenders from Getting Bond
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Tests Positive for COVID-19
Score One for Abbott as Texas Supreme Court Blocks Mask Mandates
State Rep. Dustin Burrows and State Sen. Charles Perry File Legislation to Amend the Texas PUF


text:
Endocrine Associates Columbus Ga
Home Endocrine Associates Columbus Ga
Endocrine Associates Columbus Ga. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Amos cancer center, and more.
Locations Mount Sinai New York from www.mountsinai.org
2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Our board certified physicians have. Steven leichter, m.d., is a nationally recognized, board.
Locations Mount Sinai New York
2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort:
Source: starburstcolumbus.com
Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Our board certified physicians have. 2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Steven leichter, m.d., is a nationally recognized, board. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Amos cancer center, and more. Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes.
Source: www.crh.org
Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. 2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Our board certified physicians have. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Amos cancer center, and more. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Houston diabetes & endocrine associates is an internist established in warner robins, georgia operating as a internal medicine with a focus in endocrinology, diabetes &. Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &.
Source: kevsbest.com
Steven leichter, m.d., is a nationally recognized, board. Amos cancer center, and more. Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &. Our board certified physicians have. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. 2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Houston diabetes & endocrine associates is an internist established in warner robins, georgia operating as a internal medicine with a focus in endocrinology, diabetes &.
Source: endocrinology-associates.com
Our board certified physicians have. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. 2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Amos cancer center, and more. Houston diabetes & endocrine associates is an internist established in warner robins, georgia operating as a internal medicine with a focus in endocrinology, diabetes &. Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. Steven leichter, m.d., is a nationally recognized, board.
Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &. Houston diabetes & endocrine associates is an internist established in warner robins, georgia operating as a internal medicine with a focus in endocrinology, diabetes &. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Our board certified physicians have. Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. 2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Amos cancer center, and more.
Source: abc6onyourside.com
Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Amos cancer center, and more. Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Steven leichter, m.d., is a nationally recognized, board. Our board certified physicians have. Houston diabetes & endocrine associates is an internist established in warner robins, georgia operating as a internal medicine with a focus in endocrinology, diabetes &. Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga.
Source: www.mountsinai.org
Amos cancer center, and more. Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. Houston diabetes & endocrine associates is an internist established in warner robins, georgia operating as a internal medicine with a focus in endocrinology, diabetes &. Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Our board certified physicians have. Steven leichter, m.d., is a nationally recognized, board. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort:
Our board certified physicians have. Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Houston diabetes & endocrine associates is an internist established in warner robins, georgia operating as a internal medicine with a focus in endocrinology, diabetes &. 2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Amos cancer center, and more.
Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Houston diabetes & endocrine associates is an internist established in warner robins, georgia operating as a internal medicine with a focus in endocrinology, diabetes &. Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &. Steven leichter, m.d., is a nationally recognized, board. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Our board certified physicians have. 2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles.
Source: doctorendocrine.wordpress.com
Our board certified physicians have. Primary medicine associates physicians & surgeons physicians & surgeons, endocrinology, diabetes &. 2425 brookstone centre parkway, columbus, ga 31904 6.36 miles. Amos cancer center, and more. Endocrine associates in columbus, ga about search results sort: Click on the following city to find more endocrinologists near columbus, ga. Piedmont columbus regional has multiple portals to serve our patients' needs, such as columbus regional medical group, john b. Endocrinology consultants of east tennessee specializes in the treatment of various endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. Steven leichter, m.d., is a nationally recognized, board. Endocrinologists in columbus, ga 15 results.
medtronic spine product catalog
how to digitally sign with cac card
american logistics phone number
enable outlook etl logging
what is the prologue
popular logo brand
international log scale calculator
neurologist education training
men working overhead signage


Laundry Capacity: 2.4 cu. ft.
World-first SmartDrive technology controls the tumble and spin action, resulting in a quieter, quicker wash cycle that takes care of your clothes.
This Fisher & Paykel compact washer can wash up to 2.4 cubic feet per cycle, reducing the number of times you have to run your machine and saving precious time.
13 wash cycles are available to cater for every type of wash that your household will require including Hand Wash, Sports and Sanitize cycles.
Our SmartDrive Front Loaders are Energy Star certified, making them some of the most efficient front loaders on the market.
A cycle designed to provide extra security - the wash temperature reaches a heat that kills any additional bacteria hanging around.
Fabric care World-first SmartDrive technology controls the tumble and spin action, resulting in a quieter, quicker wash cycle that takes care of your clothes.
Large capacity This Fisher & Paykel compact washer can wash up to 2.4 cubic feet per cycle, reducing the number of times you have to run your machine and saving precious time.
Add a Garment Missed an item from your wash" Our Add a Garment function allows you to pause your wash cycle, open the door and add or remove items, then carry on washing.
13 wash cycles 13 wash cycles are available to cater for every type of wash that your household will require including Hand Wash, Sports and Sanitize cycles.
Energy star certified Our SmartDrive Front Loaders are Energy Star certified, making them some of the most efficient front loaders on the market.
Sanitize wash A cycle designed to provide extra security - the wash temperature reaches a heat that kills any additional bacteria hanging around.
After you have selected your new products, Silica offers full delivery and installation or drop off services so you can begin enjoying your new products as soon as possible! Our professional delivery team are part of our Silica family, and will treat your home as their own! Do you need us to just drop off your products, or should we install them for you? Either way, we are capable of handling it. Our professional delivery team will arrive in a timely manner in accordance with your schedule and treat your home as their own. Plus, our delivery team members are all Silica employees. That means you will be treated with the same respect and courtesy you received while shopping in our store.


text:
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.MobileServices.Test;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.MobileServices.TestFramework;

namespace Microsoft.WindowsAzure.MobileServices.Test
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for App.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class App : Application
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the test harness used by the application.
        /// </summary>
        public static TestHarness Harness { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initialize the test harness.
        /// </summary>
        static App()
        {
            Harness = new TestHarness();
            Harness.LoadTestAssembly(typeof(MobileServiceSerializerTests).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Billy Joel an innocent man pale blue short-sleeve concert shirt, featuring faux piano key necktie and faux pocket with pencil and pen.
this 100% cotton t-shirt is loomed and sewn in our downtown los angeles factory and detailed, dyed, aged and distressed – entirely by hand – at our showroom in the fairfax district, l.a., california. each and every piece in the madeworn rock n' roll line is completely american-made and totally one-of-a-kind.


text:
Q: Using a third party library (sbpl) I've built and installed a library called sbpl on linux\ubuntu. After installing i have the following files:
usr/local/include/sbpl (have a bunch of files here including a headers.h file)
usr/local/lib has a libsbpl.so file
Now I'm having some trouble compiling a simple program:
yus.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <sbpl/headers.h>

int main()
{
  EnvironmentType type;
  return 0;
}

Using these commands to compile i get errors:
$ g++ yus.cpp -Iusr/local/include/sbpl   gives the following error
"error: 'EnvironmentType' was not declared in this scope"

$ g++ yus.cpp -L.-lsbpl   gives the same error as above

How does one go about compiling and linking the library correctly?

A: Move the definition of enum EnvironmentType from main.cpp to headers.h and then run g++ yus.cpp -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -lsbpl


You have successfully added OG Skunk T-Shirt to your Favorites.
The OG Skunk Short Sleeve T-Shirt is a heavier weight 100% carded ringspun cotton t-shirt with left chest and back graphics. Fit type: classic. Model is 6 feet tall and wearing a size Medium.


Dark no more. . .
Hard to believe, but the spacious, light-filled Arts-and-Crafts-style North Vancouver home of Eric and Lisa Sandberg was once a cramped and dark 1950s modernist box.
While most people would have simply torn down the dated bungalow to make way for a new house, the Sandbergs instead opted to upgrade the existing house to accommodate their lifestyle.
When they bought the couple and their two children were living in a two-bedroom home they had totally renovated.
But with only 1,500 square feet the family had outgrown the 1919 heritage home, where Dylan, now seven, and four-year-old Rebecca, were forced to share a bedroom.
Searching for a larger character home in a neighbourhood they wanted turned out to be an exercise in frustration. All of the houses they were interested in were out of their price range. The answer was eventually found in buying the bungalow and its 50-foot-wide lot.
"A lot of our friends were a little surprised," says Eric, of their new house purchase. "Our last house was nicely finished and we had just done the kitchen before we bought this place."
But Eric, who owns his own construction company on the North Shore called Desakota Developments Ltd., looked beyond the house's poor showing and realized the south-facing bungalow, in a great neighbourhood, had the potential to give the family the space they needed.
"The house's cosmetics didn't concern us. It was the location and the bones of the house we were looking at," says Eric. "This was the cheaper option [to building new]."
The bungalow's large footprint and heavy floor joices (2 X 10s spaced on 12-inch centres) meant the basic structure was not only sound but could support a large addition.
The bungalow conversion not only added an upper floor, gaining an additional 1,000 square feet for three bedrooms, two bathrooms, small office nook and hallway closet, but improved the home's floor layout and admitted more light into the once dark home.
The original living space was 2,000 sq. ft. but it is now 3,000 sq. ft. with an unfinished basement.
The bungalow's original kitchen was quite small (9 X 12 feet) with plywood cabinets, no dishwasher and a small window that failed to take advantage of the south-facing exposure. The new kitchen is spacious, with cherry cabinets, tumbled slate backsplash, has stainless steel appliances and the convenience of a kitchen island. Light streams into the open concept kitchen/family room from large windows and the French doors, off the family room, to the deck.
The Sandbergs still have a formal dining area and a living room but they are located forward in the home, and both still with the home's original oak floors. Also on the main, Eric added a powder room.
Eric, who serves on the City of North Vancouver's heritage committee, incorporated many heritage features into the bungalow. In the dining room, for instance, he installed six foot-high wainscotting with a plate rail and added mouldings, that would have been commonplace in turn of the century homes, on all of the doors.
The only foundation work the home needed was adding two pillars to the front porch for support, giving them an additional 25 sq. ft. for a more welcoming entry way.
Work began last January and was completed within eight months.
Although Eric declined to comment on the price they paid for the bungalow he says it was basically close to lot value. As for the extensive conversion, he says, generally it would cost about $250,000.
But the price was still a bargain "because to build new you would spend twice that (amount)," he says. "We didn't really make any sacrifices and we still got the house we want."
Also, from an environmental perspective, Eric adds he is pleased the conversion saved a considerable amount of demolition waste, and they were also able to retain the mature landscaping on the lot. A lovely old Maple tree, likely planted when the 1954 house was first built, continues to thrive in the front yard.
"The North Shore grew up in the '50s and '60s. A lot of the housing stock that is here is dated but it is solid."
But Eric says most of these older homes are being bought and demolished when for many there could be another option. Sandberg's company has done about five bungalow conversion since it began eight years ago.
"Because the North Shore is so expensive I would expect there will be more conversions of bungalows going on."


text:
/*
 *   This file is part of SGEA - Sistema de Gestão de Eventos Acadêmicos - TADS IFNMG Campus Januária.
 *
 *   SGEA is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *   (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *   SGEA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *   GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *   along with SGEA.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package br.edu.ifnmg.GerenciamentoEventos.DomainModel;

/**
 *
 * @author petronio
 */
public enum InscricaoTipo {
    Inscricao,
    InscricaoItem
}


Right you are Marco…….err that'll be 12-2 in Tony's favour then. Next up facing new champion Tony is Liam, both have chosen a Star player (free choice) and Punt (under 4% ownership). Here's an introduction written by Liam himself.
My name is Liam Groves, a 21 year old student from the South of London. I am a big Chelsea fan, cue the glory-hunter chants, but have been since the day I was born. This is my 5th season playing FPL, and I have finished in the top 100K the last two seasons. I'm currently around the 30K mark, which is maybe worrying as I should be spending more time studying in my final year rather than looking at my team over and over again! I've been an admirer of FPL Dugout for a couple of seasons now. I particularly enjoy the chat on match days and everyone's reactions to either Jon Walters scoring a hat-trick last week (absolutely ludicrous by the way) or bringing in a player only for them to be sent off in ridiculous fashion (Giroud earlier in the season springs to mind).
After not having had Aguero in my team for some time now I've always had a good argument against owning him (and Costa); and that's value. I think Sergio Aguero is poor value based on the competition for that position. Previously I've owned Austin, Ings and Kane and have reaped the reward at a fraction the cost it would have taken to get Aguero in my side. I won't go into the calculations but his injury prone-ness as well as points per pound (in-game pounds) has always been something that put me off…that is, until now.
With my WC active and the Hull game on the horizon I fitted Aguero into my side regardless of his "value". Having returned from injury and a couple of full games under his belt it's safe to assume he's back in the side. And with the prospect of a Hull defence to attack he's going to bang them in for fun if he plays well. I'll be captaining him in my side (as will most of the people who own him no doubt) and is a guaranteed double pointer if all goes well. (I can envisage him getting injured 5 minutes in again as has so often happened in the past). I'm not sure how long I'll keep him, but for this week he's a no brainer.
This choice was really as a result of Tony choosing Aguero as his star player who I think is the obvious choice this week. However, I'm happy to have Eden Hazard who takes a trip to Villa Park this weekend. An assist and 3 bonus points saw him rack up a pretty standard 8 pointer last week that we have come to expect, but I'm hoping he'll be able to better that this weekend against a struggling Villa who let in 5 against the Gunners.
Apart from City at home to Hull and Chelsea away at Villa, all the big guns are looking at tricky games. I've gone for Theo Walcott on the back of his goal last weekend. Away at Spurs is obviously not an easy game, but there tends to be goals and Walcott will have gained a lot of confidence after being out for well over a year. It was a toss up between him and Ozil, but I was impressed by the way Theo took his goal, and think Ozil is more likely to be the provider than the scorer (of course it will turn out to be the other way round now).
This guy seems to have found his footing at last. Had a good December but has only gotten better since then. I punted Coutinho before his goal in the Bolton game which only confirmed my belief that he's a great punt. Having recently committed his future to the Reds, the Bolton game was merely the latest in a string of displays that have highlighted just what is so great about him. His vision, creativity, control and technique make him a delight to watch.
When he's not out assisting the goals he likes to try his hand at long range shots which he's been getting more and more confident with and what better time to do that the Merseyside Derby. With an Everton side that has been pretty shaky lately and the wins they have had not being very convincing, it is not a good time to be facing Liverpool and I relish the thought of Coutinho testing Joel Robles with Howard still not returned to the starting 11.
Yeah i wasnt allowed to change picks despite fully knowing he was injured. Anyhows saved me an hour of my life this week.


Moving from Asia to Europe. How does the shape of the window affect what you see?
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged asia, diptych, europe, photo, photography, scotland, window. Bookmark the permalink.


Pristine morning sunrises over the lake. Lots of beach and lake fun! Affordable, Fish Hook Lake access. Well and Septic updated. Eighty-feet of shoreline. Room for dock, beach and boat (you can drive you boat all the way to town). Fireplace on lower-level.


MovieTube Apk For PC: MovieTube is a very famous movie and TV show streaming app available for Android user. But in this post, I will tell you How to download and install MovieTube Apk for PC.
There are a lot of Video streaming app available on different play store.The video streaming app like Showbox, Vidmate and Cartoon HD are the some of the most famous videos streaming apps but the one things which make MovieTube App unique among these famous videos streaming app is the availability of Videos in more the 20 Different languages at MovieTube. This is the reason this app has gained a huge popularity in very short span of time.
Every one of us likes to watch movies and TV shows on a big screen. Especially when we are at our place. After reading my previously published post, MovieTube Apk for Android.A lot of readers write me for the tutorial on how to use MovieTube App For PC.
1.2.4 Step#4 Download MovieTube Apk for PC from the link given below.
1.2.8 Step#9 Now you are ready to use MovieTube Apk on your PC.
As I had already mentioned above MovieTube is a videos streaming app specially developed for the Android smartphone but you should not need to worry here in this post you will get the step by step procedure to download and install MovieTube Apk on PC.
The app has a large collection of latest movies and TV shows available in more than 20 different languages. You can hardly find the movies in so many languages on any other video streaming app. Here are the some of the key features of MovieTube App, let's have a look on it.
From the huge collection of movie approx 20,000 movies, you will definitely get your favourite movie.
Availablity of Movies in more than 20 different languages.
After a brief introduction and discussing key features of MovieTube APK now we are ready to download and install MovieTube Apk for PC. Follow the steps mentioned below carefully.
Step#4 Download MovieTube Apk for PC from the link given below.
Step#9 Now you are ready to use MovieTube Apk on your PC.
This how you can download and install MovieTube Apk on your PC. By following the above-mentioned steps you can easily download and install MovieTube Apk on PC. If you face any difficulties on any stage feel free to write us in the comment box given below.


text:
Parking meters with cameras in New Jersey town can issue tickets as soon as time runs out
By Eyewitness News
PALISADES PARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Imagine parking meters with cameras, and if you're late feeding the meter, the camera goes off and you get a ticket in the mail.
The revenue from those cameras has been a windfall for the New Jersey town of Palisades Park, where drivers can no longer gamble that they will get back to their car before the meter runs out.
The futuristic looking structures line Broad Avenue. Some say the meters are great for the town and should be installed in other parts of New Jersey.
But many disagree, feeling they are thorns in their sides.
About 500 of the digital parking meters have been there for several years. But last summer a pilot program began in which 20 were fully automated.
When the time runs out, cameras take a picture of the license plate. The potential ticket is sent to police, who determine if there's been a violation.
If so, you get a ticket in the mail and can then pay by mail.
Business owner Rodolfo Elba has gotten a few. "Every time I have to pay 35 cents, every 30 minutes, I have to come back and put coins there," he said.
Right now police in the town do still issue tickets the old fashioned way, walking the strip and placing the violation on your windshield. But they're hoping to get the green light from the state to allow all the meters to become fully automated, which would free up officers for other things.
"It gives everybody a fair chance to get a parking spot," said Michael Giannantonio, who co-owns a pharmacy in town. He says in this densely populated area with not a lot of parking, the meters will work.
"If there's not turnover then what's going to happen is one guy is going to park his car there all day, get on the bus going to the city, come back and get his car and meanwhile everybody's driving around the block," said Giannantonio.
* More New Jersey news
trafficpalisades parkbergen countynew jerseyparkingtraffic


text:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0">
    <meta name="description" content="">
    <meta name="author" content="">

    <title>UusÕIS</title>

    <link href="oldlogin.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen and (max-device-width: 480px)" href="loginMobile.css"/>

    <link href="../../../bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <link href="../../../bower_components/metisMenu/dist/metisMenu.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <link href="../../../dist/css/ois.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <link href="../../../bower_components/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool - ÕIS

    <form name="loginForm" ng-submit="submitForm(email, password)" novalidate>

        <input type="email"
               placeholder="{{ emailHint }}"
               name="email"
               class="form-control"
               ng-model="email"
               ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'blur' }"
               ng-click="hideEmailFieldEmptyErrorMessage()">

            Palun sisesta korrektne email.
 N: juulius@ttu.ee

            {{ emailFieldEmptyErrorMessage }}

        <input type="password"
               placeholder="{{ passwordHint }}"
               name="password"
               class="form-control"
               ng-model="password"
               ng-click="hidePasswordFieldEmptyErrorMessage()"
        >

{{
            passwordFieldEmptyErrorMessage}}

        <input type="submit" value="{{loginHint}}">

        Unustasid parooli?
        Registreeru

    </form>


text:
As New Faces Turn to UW Food Pantry, Grad Students Among Dedicated Staff Keeping Service Open
Graduate student and UW Food Pantry Coordinator, Alexandra Rochester
Over the past few weeks, Alexandra Rochester and Nathan Richter have seen many new faces at the UW Food Pantry.
The two graduate students have continued working at the Pantry — deemed an essential service amidst the state's "Stay at Home" orders — to help students who are facing food insecurity, some for the first time in their lives, as COVID-19 containment measures have led to loss of jobs and income.
They've also helped move the Pantry online: to help with social distancing, the Pantry's staff created an online form that all students who shop there are required to fill out, where they request the groceries they need and pick them up at the Pantry, rather than shopping inside themselves.
"We're seeing a lot of new faces which is a good thing and a bad thing," said Richter, who is earning a master's in social work. "It's a good thing that people know we're here and they're able to come utilize this service and it's a bad thing because more people coming here are experiencing food insecurity."
Food insecurity is already an issue on U.S. college campuses. According to a UW study from 2018, one-quarter of UW students were sometimes or often worried that their food supply would run out before they had the funds to buy more.
"Food insecurity, housing insecurity, the economic stratification we have in Seattle has been there this whole time. COVID-19 has definitely put it in our face a bit more and unfortunately that's what it takes to create changes."
Nathan Richter, UW Graduate Student
While COVID-19 may be driving more new people to the Pantry, the overall number of students visiting has dropped as many moved in with families for the online spring quarter. The University of Washington has kept residence halls and dining services open for students who choose to remain on campus. The Pantry will remain open unless campus operations are suspended.
"Everyone is stocking up on food so we're able to provide a secure, stable place for them to know they can get food, free of judgement, free of stigma and somewhere people can rely upon," said Rochester, who is earning her master's in communications at UW.
Food banks across Washington and the nation are a vital resource during a pandemic that has led to economic challenges for many. But at a time when they're needed most, these food banks are also facing a lack of donations and volunteers. Some food banks are having to purchase the food that was once donated to them, according to the Washington Post.
While the UW Food Pantry is also experiencing shortages of things like rice, it's running into the happy problem of having an excess of produce, with donations from commercial-sized kitchens like those of Housing & Food Services outpacing the space in its domestic-sized refrigerator (donations that can't fit at the Pantry are shared with the University District Food Bank). Packed shelves of onions, zucchinis, beets, apples, collard greens, and peppers fill the Pantry's social media pages as Rochester — the UW Pantry Coordinator — encourages students to come fill up on produce.
"Suddenly, I'm practically throwing tomatoes at people," Rochester said.
We have more yogurt and veggies than we can keep track of!! Stop by today to get some to keep you full and healthy this weekend!
A post shared by UW Food Pantry (@uwfoodpantry) on Mar 26, 2020 at 10:08am PDT
In the past, the Pantry has received many donations during spring quarter from food drives and people donating food via the leftover money on their Husky cards. Without that, the Pantry staff are strategizing where they can continue receiving donations from.
While grocery stores around the country are suddenly experiencing food shortages and starting to implement limits on what people can buy, food banks are already experts in this sense, Rochester said, well-practiced in how to ration food so there's enough to go around. When students come into the Pantry, they have 10 points to spend for the week. A can of soup might cost 1 point and students can take three cans, whereas a box of noodles costs half of a point but there's a limit of one box. Right now, produce costs 0 points and is unlimited.
Staff at the Pantry also help students know what resources are available for them around UW and Seattle. Richter, who is in the Community Resource Support role at the Pantry, has been putting together resources specifically for students affected by COVID-19. An information pamphlet Richter is working on includes where students can find unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department and emergency aid for students through the University of Washington.
"Everyone is stocking up on food so we're able to provide a secure, stable place for them to know they can get food, free of judgement, free of stigma and somewhere people can rely upon."
Alexandra Rochester, UW Graduate Student
Richter is experienced in helping people discover resources, as he used to work on a homeless crisis team in his hometown of Minneapolis. There, Richter would go with people experiencing homelessness to food banks and pantries or shop on his own for people with mobility challenges. Richter could see the difference these services made for people in the midst of crises.
"Food insecurity, housing insecurity, the economic stratification we have in Seattle has been there this whole time. COVID-19 has definitely put it in our face a bit more and unfortunately that's what it takes to create changes," Richter said. "People deserve food. It is a right to survival, I think, and it should be looked at a bit more closely."
When it comes to their studies being virtual this quarter, Rochester said the communications leadership program she's in has been amazing, with a smooth transition to online learning and virtual social hours with students and faculty in the program. Other programs that are based on in-person interactions have been facing more challenges. For Richter, who is in social work, it's been difficult to transition a naturally social community to a virtual platform, though he understands the need for online classes to slow the spread of the virus.
Both Richter and Rochester have enjoyed having a role with the Pantry amidst social distancing, but they both feel the challenges of being isolated from friends and family. They've said going on walks, video chats, and talking more frequently with the people they care about has helped with that, especially being able to acknowledge their own worries during those conversations.
"Just talking to people you love gives reassurance of feeling like you're not alone in this," Richter said.
Rochester recalls the time she spent on a 10-day silent meditation retreat, and how scary the feeling of unending solitude felt at the time.
"Taking time to observe how we're feeling and sit with it and let it move through us because everything is temporary is how I'm dealing with it," Rochester said. "You can get through the next hour and then the next one. It's day by day and appreciating the little things like the sun is shining and someone sent you a funny meme. Take it one day at a time, one project at a time."
Visit the UW Food Pantry
Location: Poplar Hall, 210, 1311 NE 41st St. Students are required to fill out an online order form. If you're unable to fill it out ahead of time, you can do it at the Pantry. Bring your Husky ID and a bag for groceries.
Spring quarter hours (3/31-6/12/20) – hours subject to change:
Tuesday 9 a.m.–1 p.m. & 3–6 p.m.
Wednesday 9 a.m.–1 p.m. & 3–6 p.m.
Thursday 9 a.m.–1 p.m. & 3–6 p.m.
Follow the UW Food Pantry on social media
By Kate Stringer


A North American company has developed an extremely small sized accelerometer, measuring just 1 mm by 1 mm. This precise, energy-efficient and cost-effective accelerometer could be easily integrated into clothing, sports equipment and Smartphones.
The accelerometer is an electronic component that has found a widespread use in smartphones and tablets. It detects tilt, acceleration, vibration and shocks to control the orientation of the screen, camera stabilization or recognize movements while playing a video games. An accelerometer consists two components: firstly, a mechanical part that detects movement and generates an electrical signal, secondly, an electronic chip that interprets the signal. A North American company named mCube has managed to make a three-axis accelerometer whose size is half the current models in the market while at the same time providing a higher accuracy. This component is sufficiently miniaturized and inexpensive to produce. So, it can be easily integrated into all kinds of connected objects like smart clothes, watches, smartphones, sports equipment, electronic tags, etc. For example, a golfer wearing a t-shirt and pants that have this sensor could hit the ball and analyze his swing.
mCube has been developed using smart MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) and ASIC ( Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) technologies. Thats, why the engineers have been able to fabricate the complete accelerometer on a single chip. This so-called monolithic design offers many advantages. The first one is size, since mCube's accelerometer only measures 1 mm by 1mm, half of a conventional accelerometer. The company also claims that its chip is quite accurate and can even replace the gyroscope of a smartphone. Equally important, the accelerometer can be mass-produced at low cost using the CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor ) manufacturing methods. According to figures cited by analysts at mCube, by 2020 there will be over 50 billion smart devices connected to the internet. Thus, the market for miniature accelerometers is really promising.