Mexico's secretary of public education has announced that at least 21 children and four adults have died at Colegio Enrique Rebsamen, an elementary school in Mexico City that collapsed during Tuesday's earthquake.
"Sadly it is confirmed the death of 25 people, 21 children and 4 adults, in the Enrique Rébsamen school. My condolences to their families," tweeted Aurelio Nuño, the secretary of public education.
Rescuers are searching the rubble for at least 30 children and teachers after the building collapsed during a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday.
Rescue workers and volunteers at Enrique Rebsamen primary school, Mexico City, after it collapsed during the earthquake.
Hundreds of students and some staff were inside the school, on the south side of Mexico City, when it collapsed.
Local residents crowded the scene soon after the building collapsed, many bringing water and blankets, doing what they could to help the recovery operation.
"I had to remove two children of about 5 years old [from the rubble], who were still hugging each other," Luis Muñoz Trejo, a volunteer rescuer told BuzzFeed News.
He described the building as having been flattened like a sandwich.
But some students were still being pulled out alive Tuesday night, Muñoz said, including a group of young girls who had been trapped in the parking area and were in the process of being rescued. Dozens of children rescued from the rubble have been taken to local hospitals.
Trained rescue dogs were also brought in Tuesday night to locate children still alive.
On Wednesday morning, a special unit of volunteers, Topos de Tlatelolco (also known as Topos Aztecos, a professional nonprofit rescue team), came to tunnel under the school, digging through concrete and wood in search of pockets of air where survivors could be hidden.
Two rescuers entered the school through a tunnel dug by the Topos and propped open with wooden beams at lunchtime on Wednesday, trying to rescue a young girl.
At regular intervals, all the dozen people working around the opening raised their fists, the gesture for asking for silence, so that the rescuers inside could hear and locate the living students.
Steel workers have also been called in to cut through metal beams and are waiting on orders. An organization called Tlalpan arrived to carry rubble away by hand. They have also been bringing insulin, adrenalin, alcohol, oxygen, and penicillin.
Family members waited anxiously beyond the police barricades for news of their loved ones.
"They would give me the names of the children, who had died or who were rescued, and I had to walk around yelling the names in order to give the information to the parents," paramedic Fernanda Lopez told BuzzFeed News.
A list of the children and teachers was passed around, the New York Times reported, as volunteers faced the grim task of crossing names off as bodies were pulled from the rubble.
The street in front of the school was blocked by rows of Mexican Federal Police officers, supported by Mexican Marines, who were in charge of crowd control. A truck operator stood with his machine, awaiting orders to help remove debris.
Only one student, age 13, is being treated at Hospital Angeles Acoxpa, around the corner from the collapsed school.
Hospital staff told BuzzFeed News they treated more than 80 people after the quake, with injuries ranging from serious head trauma to fractures.
Some injured have been discharged and others are still being treated. No one has died at the hospital.
A public list of people being treated is displayed at the hospital so family members can come and check for loved ones. "Alta" means they have left the hospital, while "hospitalizada" means they are still hospitalized.
Volunteers near the Enrique Rebsamen primary school hold signs signaling what basic necessities are needed by students and their families.
At least 225 people are confirmed to have died in the quake, which struck only days after another earthquake hit the southern coast, killing at least 90 people.
The tremor struck on the 32nd anniversary of Mexico's 1985 earthquake, which killed an estimated 10,000 people. Many Mexicans had taken part in an earthquake drill earlier in the day.
The epicenter was recorded in Atencingo, Puebla state, approximately 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Mexico City. It had a depth of 51 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said.
Rescue workers and government officials were still scrambling to assess the scale of the damage from the latest earthquake, with the first official figure placing the death toll at 250. However, this was later lowered as rescuers worked through the night and pulled a number of people alive from the rubble.


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Number of overseas Chinese schools and classes in the Americas 2011-2021
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This graph illustrates the number of overseas Chinese schools and classes in the Americas from 2011 to 2021. In 2021, there were in total 472 Chinese schools and classes located in North and South Americas.
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Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge John Zottola dies
STORY. WORD THAT JOHN ZOTTOLA HAS PASSED AWAY. HE WAS CREDITED FOR STARTING ALLEGHENY COUNTY'S SPECIAL MENTAL HEALTH COURT. HE WAS IN HIS 60'S. THE COURT JUSTICE ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING "MY FRIENDSHIP WITH JOHN ZOTTOLA GOES BACK DECADES TO OUR DAYS AS CLASSMATES. JOHN'S D
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge John Zottola has died, sources have confirmed to Pittsburgh's Action News 4. Zottola was elected in 1993, then retained for two more 10-year terms in 2003 and 2013.Zottola was credited for his longtime work with the mental health court, dating back to the early 2000s. It's designed to divert people who have a diagnosis of mental illness to community-based services instead of jail when they are charged with a non-violent crime.Zottola spoke about the mental health court during a 2010 hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on crime and drugs, regarding the establishment of veterans courts, according to an online transcript."The premise in 2001, which clearly applies to veterans in the criminal justice system today, is that diversion and treatment, rather than the revolving door of incarceration, release, re-arrest, and re-incarceration, is the right thing to do," Zottola said.District Attorney Stephen Zappala issued a statement expressing his condolences, saying that he and Zottola had been friends since their days as Central Catholic High School classmates."John's death leaves a tremendous void not only on the bench, but also in our community," Zappala said. "There is no doubt that his work leading Veterans Court has saved a large number of lives and assisted in putting veterans, who have given so much to this country, on the path to recovery. John took the time to know everyone who appeared before him, and when he addressed defendants, he always sought to encourage them to make a positive change not only for themselves, but for their family and friends."John was first and foremost a loving husband and father, as well as a dedicated and passionate jurist. I, along with the rest of this courthouse, will miss him deeply."
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge John Zottola has died, sources have confirmed to Pittsburgh's Action News 4.
Zottola was elected in 1993, then retained for two more 10-year terms in 2003 and 2013.
Zottola was credited for his longtime work with the mental health court, dating back to the early 2000s.
It's designed to divert people who have a diagnosis of mental illness to community-based services instead of jail when they are charged with a non-violent crime.
Zottola spoke about the mental health court during a 2010 hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on crime and drugs, regarding the establishment of veterans courts, according to an online transcript.
"The premise in 2001, which clearly applies to veterans in the criminal justice system today, is that diversion and treatment, rather than the revolving door of incarceration, release, re-arrest, and re-incarceration, is the right thing to do," Zottola said.
District Attorney Stephen Zappala issued a statement expressing his condolences, saying that he and Zottola had been friends since their days as Central Catholic High School classmates.
"John's death leaves a tremendous void not only on the bench, but also in our community," Zappala said. "There is no doubt that his work leading Veterans Court has saved a large number of lives and assisted in putting veterans, who have given so much to this country, on the path to recovery. John took the time to know everyone who appeared before him, and when he addressed defendants, he always sought to encourage them to make a positive change not only for themselves, but for their family and friends.
"John was first and foremost a loving husband and father, as well as a dedicated and passionate jurist. I, along with the rest of this courthouse, will miss him deeply."


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A Star is Born – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
October 15, 2018 by Roz Tarszisz
My rock concert going days may be long over but that didn't stop shivers down my backbone as the first of many riffs came over the speakers.
In yet another outing of this story, director/actor Bradley Cooper has modernized the tale of a big rock singer who is losing his mojo even as he enables a younger woman to fame.
Hospitality worker Ally (Lady Gaga), has a regular gig performing Edith Piaf in a drag bar when big rock star Jackson (Bradley Cooper) unexpectedly drops in. He sees something in her that she doesn't even know is there as he is blown away by her voice and songwriting ability.
One thing leads to another and they are soon on tour and in lurve. Jackson encourages and enables her to succeed but as her star rises, his descends further into alcoholism and drug addiction.
Lady Gaga is a revelation as she credibly morphs from shy singer/songwriter to superstardom. Given that Gaga constantly reinvents herself, it is a pleasure to watch her dig into the part of a talented, down-to-earth, young woman who achieves well beyond her wildest dreams.
Sam Elliott brings some gravitas to his role of Bobby, Jackson's older brother. The story and script are based on the earlier screenplays.
Cooper is unflinching in his moving portrayal of a man heading downhill and has created a great version of an old story, although the film could have been a bit shorter. It is worth seeing for the two lead performances – Cooper can sing – and a new generation will appreciate the music. I certainly did.
3.5/5 2018 Released October 18 Rated M 136 mins
Starring Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott
Screenplay by Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
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The World's Greatest Hits: Whitney – Whitney Houston
Whitney – Whitney Houston – 1987
It's no surprise that the follow up to one of pop's biggest debut albums would see a similar level of success and in so many ways Whitney feels like a tighter, more polished version of that debut self titled record. The ballads area little bit more over produced, the smooth 80s sax of Just The Lonely Talking Again going toe to toe with Houston's belting vocals. It's a case of more of the same on songs like Didn't We Almost Have It All, which is the equivalent of a Whitney standard at this point, with one of the most dramatic middle 8s of her career. It's Whitney's voice that remains the star of the show throughout, on both the soaring ballads and the dance pop numbers. Any other singer would be overwhelmed by the production on Love Is A Contact Sport for instance, but Whitney is at the centre of it all belting out pop hooks like it's no effort at all. Her voice is what stops these songs from becoming too samey. For every track like the danceable Love Will Save The Day which attempts to look forward with it's social commentary leaning lyrics you have something like the completely unnecessary duet version of I Know Him So Well with her mother Cissy. Of course, at its best the tracks on Whitney are some of the decades most memorable hits. So Emotional and I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) are 10/10 all time pop classics and the fact that Whitney was able to deliver timeless performances on both so soon into her career is incredible. These songs set the tone for Whitney the global superstar, putting her up there with the Michael Jacksons and Madonnas of the era. As an album though, Whitney is little more than the necessary next step from her debut. Definitely not as consistently brilliant as that record was, but still packed with career best performances and hits that would go on to the define the entire decade.
Will I listen again?: I'll definitely give her other albums a listen.
Best Track: It has to be between the two classics I mentioned above and if only for the 'Dont you wanna dance, say you wanna dance' section near the end I have to give it to I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) here.
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Hey, this is so interesting! Sounds like a great book! Thanks for sharing!
Another writer I follow is Rosslyn Elliot. She is getting her first novel published and has written something about her journey here.
I think you would enjoy her blog. You can tell her I sent you.
Kudos to you and Warren on the interview. I second his recommendation of Rosslyn's blog, "Inkhorn Blue."
Sounds like a great book! Congrats on your interview!
New book signing AND what's up and coming.


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Q: Is there any equivalent of webViewClient in Chrome Custom Tab I am working on an app which implements Google Login through Salesforce. I.e. Salesforce IDP takes care of authenticating user with Google and redirects the user to the home screen of the app through deeplink.
Now as Google does not more allow apps to open Google login page on webview I am having to use the Chrome Custom tab or browser. After authentication I need to revoke a callback that will push the OAuth to app. Currently it is done through the webview`s webViewClient, where the onShouldOverrideUrlLoading is overridden. Is it possible to do in Chrome Custom Tab or Browser as well?
To be more specific on my question, my existing code using web view is as following:
    override fun loadWebView(callback: LoginWebViewClient) {
        login_web_view?.webViewClient = callback
        login_web_view?.webChromeClient = object : WebChromeClient() {
            override fun onProgressChanged(view: WebView, newProgress: Int) {
                super.onProgressChanged(view, newProgress)
                if (!isLoginProcessStarted) {
                    showProgress(newProgress != 100)
                }
            }
        }
        loadLoginOAuth()
    }

I want to know how can emulate the second line for a custom tab or browser?

A: Custom Tabs has navigation callbacks in CustomTabsCallback (demo), but only provides signals for NAVIGATION_STARTED and NAVIGATION_FINISHED. The latter could possible be used for your goal.

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Baby photos by Kelly Sue DeConnick.
Aw, that is just cute overload!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this hat but want to make it for my one year old grandaughter. Need pattern for 9-12 months (17.5-18″ head circumference). Any chance you could create this?
The easiest way would be to move up to heavy worsted yarn and size 6 needles and use the same pattern.
I'll add more sizes later, but December's just too nutsy for me.
This is really nice. I actually have someone in mind to make this one for :-) I would chart it for you if you still want someone to do that.
That would be awesome! Send me the chart or the link when you finish. Yay! Thank you.
This hat is adorable! I have some red, brown, and green superwash wool I plan to use for this hat- can't wait to start it! I am going to try putting some brown flecks as the "seeds" in the lower part of the hat, then switch to the green as I get to the stem. Thanks for the pattern, it is well-written!
Nikol, I know I promised you the chart almost a yearago, but I did complete it now. Do you still want it? Respond to my email so that I can send it as an attachement. I don't have a website.
can you please send me the pattern for 9 to 12months?
This pattern is adorable. Do you have a chart for it yet? Is there a link to larger sizes? My granddaughter is 3 years old.
i too would love to have the pattern for a larger size. Thanks!
If you want to be on the safe side, knit an extra 2″ a the beginning of the pattern, then it can be cuffed for a perfect fit.
Is it possible to make it as a pdf so it can be downloaded? I am on holiday in Italy and have no instant printer so am storing patterns in folders on my thumb drive. It is so easy when they can be downloaded. I am not sure if this is difficult for you to do or not.
I tell you what, I do appreciate the pattern though, just the thing to go with the adorable starwberry booties I have.
Do you have it? I can send it to you if you want.
Hi, Karen. My intention is to eventually make pdfs of my free patterns, but no time yet! You could always just save the web page to your thumb drive, though.
Yes, send a link for the booties & I'll add it to the page!
Hm. If you're a pretty tight knitter, it might be helpful to go out of your way to knit the row before the cable–especially the center stitches, which will move the most–really loosely, so it's easier for them to cross without binding you up too much. But be sure to keep your gauge normal for the rest.
Thank you so much for this pattern – I have also made an even bigger version of the larger one by casting on 96 stitches and then purling 5 each time instead of purling 3 [and by adding a few more rows before beginning the decrease].
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NASA - Research and Resources
NASA - Research and Resources: Home
Description of NASA, including history of the organization and space flights, current resources for research.
Space-related HMCPL events
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA /ˈnæsə/) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.[note 1]
President Dwight D. Eisenhower established NASA in 1958[10] with a distinctly civilian (rather than military) orientation encouraging peaceful applications in space science. The National Aeronautics and Space Act was passed on July 29, 1958, disestablishing NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The new agency became operational on October 1, 1958.[11][12]
Since that time, most US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program (LSP) which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for unmanned NASA launches.
NASA science is focused on better understanding Earth through the Earth Observing System,[13] advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program,[14] exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic spacecraft missions such as New Horizons,[15] and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs.[16] NASA shares data with various national and international organizations such as from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite.
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How Did the Athenians Fund Their Military during the Peloponnesian War?
An Athenian Silver Drachma from the Time of the Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) was one of the greatest events in the Hellenic world, as it decided the fate of Greek culture. The war pitted Greece's two most powerful city-states against each other – Athens and Sparta – in a struggle for control over the entire Greek-speaking world that would last for nearly three decades, leaving both sides decimated and vulnerable to other enemies. The Athenians had the initial economic and naval advantage, but the Spartans held the edge on land and possessed the intangible of living in austerity, which meant that they could handle the deprivations of war much better than the Athenians.
The Spartans and Athenians enticed and sometimes bullied their smaller and militarily weaker neighbors into joining their alliances – the Athenians led the Delian League while the Spartans head the Peloponnesian League – making the conflict one in which no Greek-speaking peoples, an event the Macedonians, could escape. When it became apparent that the civilization-wide war was going to take place, the Athenians, led by Pericles, quickly began planning how they would fund their military. Thanks to some extant decrees and the writings of the Athenian general and historian, Thucydides, the details of Athens' wartime economic planning are known. The primary sources show that the Athenians funded their war effort primarily through the Athena Temple, which acted as an ancient national bank. The economic policies that the Athenians used during the war were quite sound, even by modern methods, but unfortunately for them, they only planned for a short war, which ultimately led to their careful economic planning coming undone.
The Background of the Peloponnesian War
Bust of the Athenian Pericles in the British Museum, London
The Peloponnesian War, like all wars, had its origins several decades before the first spear was thrown. After the Hellenic League expelled the Persians from Greece in 479 BC, the Athenians lead the effort to form a new and lasting anti-Persian alliance, which resulted in the Delian League forming in 478 BC. Although Athens was always the most powerful state in the Delian League, it was named for the island state of Delos where the treasury was kept. [1]
The smaller member city-states enjoyed an equal vote with Athens and were more than willing to go to war against the Corinthian led Peloponnesian League in what historians call the First Peloponnesian War (460-446 BC). The First Peloponnesian War ended in somewhat of a stalemate and left many unresolved issues in Greece: the peace settlement recognized the existence of the Athenian navy, but in turn, the Athenians had to relinquish land they conquered on the mainland. [2]
Feeling empowered due to their naval success against Corinth and the Peloponnesians, the Athenians began to treat the Delian League as their empire gradually. Athens all but took over the council, member states were suppressed, and the final and perhaps most important move was when the Athenians moved the treasury to Athens in 454 BC and incorporated it into the Athena Temple. [3]
The decision to move the treasure helped to build Athens into one of the premier cities of the ancient world and also bolstered the career of the Athenian general and statesman, Pericles (ca. 495-429 BC). It is believed that Pericles became the leader of Athens sometime after the death of Kimon in 451 BC, [4] which meant that he was able to take full advantage of the resources available in the Athena Temple.
Thanks to the infusion of 9,700 silver talents from Delos (a "talent" was a measurement of silver used by the Greeks), the Athenians were able to build the Parthenon and to modernize the harbor of Petraeus, as well as fund the initial stage of the war against the Peloponnesian League. [5] The strong-arm moves Athens employed against its allies did not go unnoticed by Sparta and its allies. They too prepared for another conflict with the growing Greek empire, which began once more between Athens and Corinth. [6]
What Type of Finances Did the Athenians Need?
War is certainly a very costly endeavor and often ends up being a zero-sum game. Pericles and the Athenians knew that to successfully pursue a war against the Peloponnesian League they had to carefully plan everything down to the last talent, which is why there is a fair amount of documentation on the subject. In 431 BC, the first year of the war, the Athenians used 200 ships. It is estimated that it cost about one talent to keep a ship at sea for a month and ships were usually kept at sea for eight months at a time, so the annual cost to support the navy was around 1,600 talents. [7]
For the Athenians, most of their military resources were spent on their navy. They conceded the land war to the Spartans, opting for a strategy of defense behind city walls. Still, they needed men to guard the walls and to conduct counter-attacks and sorties when necessary. The optimal number of men needed to defend the Athenian polis was 3,500, who were paid one drachma a day and for a retainer each day, which amounted to 7,000 drachmas or one talent and one-sixth.
The yearly total for funding the land army was around 420 talents. It is believed that based on these numbers, Pericles expected to spend 6,000 talents total for a three-year war. There is debate over why he thought the war would only last three years, but it probably stemmed from the fact that the Spartans and their allies could only afford to launch campaigns of a month at a time. [8] Pericles simply thought that Athens' large navy and considerable funds would be enough to bring Sparta and her allies to the bargaining table within three years instead of the twenty-seven years the war lasted.
The Athena Temple as a Wartime Bank
The Athena Temple of Athens on top the Acropolis
Statue of Athena in the Athens Museum
During the Peloponnesian War, the Athena Temple functioned in much the same way as a modern bank to fund the Athenian cause. Although considerable material wealth was kept in the physical temple, it is important to think of it more as an institution that had vast power over Athens' economy. The Athena Temple's reserve funds that were used to fund the war effort were drawn from a number of sources, including: tribute from Delian League members due every year in time for the campaigning season, funds still left from the treasury of Delos, the reserve fund held in the physical temple, and private donations of uncoined gold and silver. Thucydides related the details as follows:
"Saying that their strength came from the financial income they paid and that, for the most part, success in war was a matter of judgment and abundant revenues. He told them they could take confidence, since six hundred talents in tribute usually came in every year form the allies apart from other revenue, and on the Acropolis, there was still six thousand talents in coined silver remaining at that time . . . And, apart from that, uncoined silver in private and public dedications, and there was all the sacred equipment for processions and contests and booty from the Mede and everything else of that sort, not less than five hundred talents; going further, he added the considerable amount from the other sanctuaries. They would use these and if they were compelled, even the gold plating of the goddess herself; he pointed out that the statue had forty talents' worth of refined gold, and it was all removable." [9]
The extreme measures of turning the statues into bullion and then coins would have only been used after they had exhausted all coins Athena owned. The bullion from the temple would have been used first before any sacred statues were turned into bullion and then coins.[10]
How funds were taken from the Athena Temple was also very much like how similar financial transactions are conducted today with banks. It was typical for the Athena Temple to give loans for building projects as well as military expeditions with a sliding scale interest rate. For instance, the city would take out a loan in a specific amount of talents to fund an expedition and would be charged one drachma per day for each talent loaned until the end of the financial year and one drachma a day for five talents after, which amounted to a reduction from 6% to 1.2% interest. [11] The system was of course quite ahead of its time and very efficient and profitable, as long as there was a constant injection of silver into the reserve.
By 428-427 BC, the fourth year of the war, the temple reserve had fallen to less than 1,000 talents. To compensate for the dwindling fund, the Athenian government introduced a direct tax on the people, which proved to be very unpopular. [12] The desperate financial situation was eased a bit with the Peace of Nikias in 421 BC. Although the peace only lasted two years, it allowed the Athenians to rebuild the reserve of Athena back to 4,000 talents by 415 BC. [13] But once more the Athenians were plagued by their myopia; after depleting the resources of their allies they were forced to rely on their silver deposits, which were largely depleted by 413 BC. [14]
The Peloponnesian War represented one of the true turning points in the history of the Hellenic world. Athens sought to put the entire Greek-speaking world under its rule with its large and formidable navy, but the true strength behind Athens' power was its wealth and financial system. Pericles and the Athenians planned well for the Peloponnesian War economically speaking, but their efforts were too short-sighted. The Spartans eventually outlasted the Athenians to "win" the Peloponnesian War, but the Macedonians were the true winners because they became the major power in the Greek-speaking world.
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↑ Morkot, Robert. The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece. (London: Penguin), p. 86
↑ Hornblower, Simon. "Greece: The History of the Classical Period." In The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World. Edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, and Oswyn Murray. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), p. 318
↑ Morkot, p. 94
↑ Blamire, Alec. "Athenian Finance, 454-404 BC." Hesperia: the Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 70 (2001) p. 99
↑ Kagan, Donald. The Peloponnesian War. (New York: Penguin, 2003), p. 62
↑ Kagan, pgs. 61-62
↑ Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War. Translated by Steven Lattimore. (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, 1998), II, 13
↑ Samons II, Loren J. "Athenian Finance and the Treasury of Athena." Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschicte 42 (1993) pgs. 132-3
↑ Blamire, p. 108
↑ Kagan, p. 104
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I went out to the mobile home park and to the swing sets in the center of the park where Lennon had died. He was a football player, a husky guy, friendly, outgoing, mature for his age, according to people I interviewed.
There were other troubling details. The crime scene had not been immediately secured. The belts used in the hanging did not belong to Lennon. Nor did the shoes, which were two sizes too small. Additionally, Lennon was rarely to be seen without his favorite pair of Air Jordans, which were missing.
Back in the mid-20th Century, evidence very often "went missing" in cases like this, and sometimes witnesses did too. Local law enforcement was mainly concerned with covering their asses before Feds showed up, as well as protecting "prominent" white families who were involved. And those things should have been glaring red flags for the FBI, but they played their part and dismissed any concerns about wrongful death.
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Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China.

According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, living in an area of . Nevertheless, its built-up (or metro) area encompassing Haitang and Jiyang Districts was home to 801,020 inhabitants as of 2020.

The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination, also serving as the training site of the Chinese national beach volleyball team. Sanya is home to small concentrations of Utsul people. Sanya is also the location of Yulin Naval Base, a major military facility on the South China Sea which is home to the People's Liberation Army Navy ballistic nuclear missile fleet.

History
Known in ancient times as Yazhou, postal romanization: Aichow (), literally "cliff state or prefecture", Sanya's history dates to the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE). Due to its remoteness from the political centers during the Qin Dynasty, Sanya was sometimes called Tianya Haijiao (), meaning "the end of the sky and ocean" or "the end of the earth". As a result, the city served as a place of exile for officials who found themselves out of favor with the country's rulers.

During the Tang dynasty, a Buddhist monk accidentally landed here, using the site as a staging post on his missionary journey to Japan.

20th century

In 1912, Yazhou became Yaxian (Yai-hsien) (; postal: Aihsien).

In 1958, administration of Yaxian relocated from Yacheng to Sanya and Yaxian merged with Baoting, Lingshui, Niulou, and Xinglong, Wanning, to become a large county. In 1959 and 1961 these areas were separated to establish Baoting and Lingshui while Yaxian County remained in its current prefecture. Approved by the State Council of China, Yaxian was upgraded to Sanya City on September26, 1987 and on December30, Sanya City was officially established.

In 2007 the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee announced that the city of Sanya would become the first leg of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in China.

Geography

Sanya lies at the southern tip of Hainan Island on Sanya Bay. Located at 18° 15' N latitude, Sanya is–after Sansha (also administered by Hainan Province)–the second-southernmost prefecture-level city nationally. Though the administrative area (Sanya City) has a rough topography, the city itself is generally flat, lying on a parcel of land between low-level mountains to the north and the South China Sea.

Climate
The area has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw), featuring very warm weather all year around. Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season. The coolest month is January, at , while the hottest, unlike much of the rest of China, is June, at ; the annual mean is . Water temperatures remain above  year-round.

Subdivisions
Before July 30, 2014, there were direct jurisdiction over four county-level districts and two township-level subdistricts (), six towns () and four state-run farms in Sanya City. Now there are four districts in Sanya.

Tourism
In recent years Sanya has become a popular tourist destination. Numerous international five star hotel chains are now established in the area. In 2009, the luxury Mandarin Oriental, Sanya hotel opened in the Dadong Hai area, the first Mandarin Oriental property in Hainan Island. There are now over 100 hotels, ranging from international brands to locally managed resorts.

Russian and English signs can be seen throughout the city. In response to claims of over-charging of tourists (whether foreign or Chinese) at restaurants in the city, Hainan government officials and Sanya city officials have vowed to crack down on the practice. The Sanya Industrial and Commercial Bureau has implemented a real-time information system of the city's seafood restaurants during the May Day holiday for public supervision in order to stop any future price gouging by restaurants.

Sanya also hosts the Guanyin of Nanshan, that is located within the Nanshan Temple (Sanya).

Nature reserves of Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park () and Sanya Coral Reef National Nature Reserve () are located nearby Yalong Bay, and Yalong Bay National Tourism Holiday Resort was created. In recent years, as the waters of Sanya Bay and others below mentioned are becoming clearer and healthier, several species of dolphins, including endangered Chinese white dolphins, appear along the coasts from time to time. However, they have not been considered as targeted tourism attractions.

Transportation
The city is served by Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Taxis are available throughout the city.

Buses from other parts of Hainan serve Sanya's bus terminal. The No. 8 bus connects the airport to Dadonghai Beach. From there tourists can take the 24 or 25 bus to Yalong Bay or the 28 bus to Haitang Bay. There is also a free bus from Luhuitou Square to the Duty-Free Shopping Center at Haitang Bay, the largest such center in China.

Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail
The Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail links Sanya and Haikou and runs along the east coast of Hainan Island. There are 15 stations in between, either in operation or still under construction. Trains are designed to travel at . Travel time from Sanya to Haikou is approximately 1 hour and 22 minutes. The Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway, running along the west coast of the province also links Sanya to Haikou.

Tram

Sanya's tram service began trial operation on 7 January 2019. Trams are composed of five carriages with a maximum seating capacity of 362 people. In built up and urbanised areas, the maximum speed of the tram is 50 km/h. The current tram route begins at Sanya Railway Station and finishes at Jiankang Road Station. Full operation of the first line started on 10 October 2020.

Social services

Hospitals
There are a total of 54 hospitals in Sanya as of March 2019, both public hospitals funded by the state and private hospitals. And numerous clinics for doing annual health-checks, which are usually brands of national chains in China, such as Ciming Healthcheck.

Hainan 301 Hospital, a branch hospital of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, is located in the Haitang Bay area of Sanya. The hospital possesses a substantial number of state-of-the-art equipment for medical and research purposes which include a Da Vinci surgical system, different MIR system (including 1.5T MRI 3.0T MRI), Helical CT facilities (including 128-Slices CT), medical linear accelerator and electronic microscopes which are worth more than 450 million yuan. The hospital has 500 patient beds, and a total of 74 clinical, medical and nursing departments.

Sanya Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital () is located on Fenghuang Road. It is a grade-A tertiary hospital offering medical care, education, research, healthcare services and International Chinese Medicine exchange and cooperation.

Education

Colleges and universities

Sanya University () Located at Xueyuan Rd., Yingbin Ave. Sanya Hainan 572022. Sanya University is an independent undergraduate university. The university has fourteen schools: Social Development, Law, Finance and Economics, Management, Tourism Management, Humanities and Communication, Arts, Foreign Languages, Engineering, Physical Education, General Education & Foundation Courses, International Tourism, International Education and Music, and other, and offers 56 undergraduate majors.

Qiongzhou University () is located at 1 Yucai Road. The only public university located in Sanya, Qiongzhou is actively pursuing more foreign enrollments, hoping to attract Chinese tourism and language students to the city. Courses offered to international students are: elementary Chinese, intermediate Chinese, advanced Chinese (listening, speaking, reading and writing), English, Russian (listening, speaking, reading and writing), Chinese calligraphy and painting, Chinese martial arts, Chinese history, studies of Li and Miao Cultures, tourism and recreational management, and music performance.

Primary and secondary schools
The city government states on its website that "Being the second-largest city in Hainan, the education in Sanya is relatively better than the average level in Hainan Province" but that the kindergartens are not as good as those in major Chinese cities and that the primary and secondary schools are still below the Chinese national average.

According to the city government, Primary schools No.7 and No.9 Primary School are the best ones in the city and that Bayi Primary School "is also of good quality". The city government identifies the best lower secondary (junior high school) and upper secondary (senior high school) institutions as Sanya Shiyan Middle School and Sanya No.1 High School, respectively.

The International School of Sanya (formerly Canadian International School of Sanya) is the first school to offer two programs: Canadian and Mandarin, in Hainan. The school has announced its relocation to the BanShanBanDao -Serenity Coast () residential area in August 2014, where the new campus will offer pre-K. day students and boarding facilities for students.

Events
The city has hosted:
Boao Forum for Asia Annual high level forums for world leaders focused on the Asian region and its stakeholders.
2014 WTTC Global Summit Keynote speakers: Kofi Annan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dame DeAnne Julius, Yao Ming
2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4 Start to Auckland
2011 BRICS summit
Elite Model Look in 2008 and 2009
Miss World contest in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2018
Mister World contest in 2007
World's Strongest Man contest in 2006 and 2013
2012 Sanya International Beach Musical Festival
2013 ITF Women's Circuit – Sanya
2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race In-port race and Leg 4 Start to Auckland
FIA Formula E Sanya ePrix from 2019
2020 Asian Beach Games

Sister cities

Gallery

References

External links

Guanyin of the South Sea of Sanya article — with pictures, author confuses "Buddha" and "Guanyin".
Whatsonsanya.com: News, travel, business and cultural guide to Sanya and Hainan Province

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All Around Top 8 D and E Scores
Published on August 1, 2012 August 1, 2012 by Stacie FletcherLeave a comment
Categories Olympic News•Tags 2012 London, All Around Olympic Finalists scores, D scores for all around finalists, e scores for all around finalists, gymnastics
Who's Who in 2012: The All-Arounders
Published on July 19, 2012 July 23, 2012 by Stacie Fletcher5 Comments
All-Around Champions Beijing, 2008. AP Photo
The all-around gold medal is the most coveted individual gymnastics achievement. When people refer to the champion, they mean the all-around champion. This Olympic year has an EXCITING all-around competition in store! Most years in women's gymnastics there is a battle between two, maybe three gymnasts for the gold medal. This year, that is not the case. This all-around final will have five gymnasts who could win the gold medal. Who will end up on top is anyone's guess. Hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen, this is going to be a wild ride!
Here are the contenders, in the order that they have "placed" based on their final meets of the season. These are the all around scores and start values they posted most recently (as best as I can find). Just remember, these scores were given in different countries under different judging panels at different points in the season. They give us an idea, but by no means are they reason to think anyone has this wrapped up.
Gabrielle Douglas, USA (62.050: Olympic Trials)
Gabrielle, or Gabby, has been a rising star this year. Last year, she was known for her high flying bar routine, but her mental game was just not strong enough for her to be an all-around threat. This all changed when she came roaring out of the gate as an exhibitionist at the AT&T American cup. She unofficially (her scores did not count as an alternate) ran away with the gold. Since then, Gabby has been inching away at Jordyn Wieber's lead in every meet until she finally overtook her by .1 at the Olympic Trials.
Gabby comes in with one of the highest potential start values of the group. She has the physical ability to blow away the competition. What remains to be seen is if she can continue improving her mental game and hit the routines when they count. If everyone brings out their best and they all hit, Gabby most likely wins. However, Gabby has yet to really hit four for four in a competition. Is it likely that she can do it for the first time in the pressure packed Olympic All-Around Finals?
Jordyn Wieber, USA (61.650: Olympic Trials)
Jordyn is the current world champion. Though last year's win speaks volumes for her gymnastics and competitive abilities, history is not on her side. Not since Lilia Podkopayeva has anyone won an Olympic all-around title the year after winning a World championship all-around title. Before her, it hadn't been done since 1972. In other words, in the ever-changing world of gymnastics, back to back titles are rare.
Jordyn comes in with one of the lower theoretical start values of the group, but with the second highest actual all-around score. Jordyn is a focused, fierce competitor. She always seems to know how to put in just enough to pull out the win. Though she might have lower start values, her consistency and execution can easily put her on top.
Larisa Iordache (60.850: Romanian Friendly)
Larisa made her senior debut this year at the AT&T American Cup. Her junior showings made her highly anticipated as the Romanian all-around contender at the Olympics and she has not disappointed. Each meet she goes out and gets better, more consistent and more polished.
Larisa has a charming floor routine, one of if not the most difficult beam routine that will be performed at the Olympics, a solid vault and a very decent bar routine. She has been shown doing Amanars in training videos, which would increase her standings. She competes with a delightful childlike air about her and if she continues on the trajectory she has been on her entire career, she will easily be in the mix for the gold.
Alexandra Raisman (60.650: Olympic Trials)
Aly would most likely NOT be in the All-Around finals due to the two per country rule. However, if something goes wrong with one of the top two US contenders, Aly would swoop in. She was fourth at last years world championships with a horrible mistake on bars. Since then she has upgraded on every event and comes into the games with the fourth highest score. Aly is exceptional on three out of four events. However, bars keeps her from challenging for the top spot. Aly would need someone else to make a mistake to make it into the finals and onto the podium. But her rock solid, consistent performances make her a gymnast you should not count out. After all, anything can happen in the pressure of the Olympic spotlight.
Viktoria Komova (60.767:Russia Cup)
Gymnastics fans all over the world anticipate Viktoria's entrance to the senior ranks last year. However, an ankle injury prohibited her training for much of the year, and she came into last year's World Championships looking tired and was not up to performing with the level of difficulty and precision that she showed as a junior. Even so, she battled to the end with Jordyn Wieber and lost the gold by the smallest fraction.
This year, Viktoria has grown and gained in muscle. But her slight form still hides the incredible power underneath. She dances like a ballerina, vaults with power and grace, swings bars like she was meant to live life in the trees and tumbles on the beam as if she was light as a feather. If Viktoria is able to do her amanar vault as is rumored (which she has yet to do as a senior), she will come in with the highest theoretical start value. However, she will have to have a more consistent performance on all events than she has yet shown as a senior. This very well may happen, as injury has kept her from performing at the level she is capable of.
Aliya Mustafina (59.167: Russia Cup)
In 2010, Aliya was a star. In fact, it seemed she was on her way to becoming one of the gymnastics greats. Had we ever seen someone who could vault with the power and amplitude she attained and dance like a prima ballerina on floor? Someone who's beautiful swing on bars was only outdone by her lightness and sureness on beam. Aliya won the all-around. She led the Russian team to gold. She qualified in EVERY event finals and placed on the podium in all but beam, where she had her only mistake of the entire competition. She looked unstoppable.
Unfortunately, an injury has put a serious roadblock in her path to glory. In 2011, she tore her ACL at the European Championships while performing her famous amanar. Her recovery has been difficult. She has grown. But she has continued to train hard.
Aliya has yet to show the level of gymnastics and performance she attained in 2010 this year. But Aliya has a competitive drive, a fierceness and focus on the competition floor like few others. She has that undefinable quality and mental drive that propels her to the front. I would not be surprised at all if she ends up on the podium.
Yao Jinnan (58.598- from 2011 World Championships)
Yao Jinnan placed third behind Jordyn and Viktoria at the 2011 World Championships. But for a fall on beam, she actually would have been first! Yao has not competed a lot this year, so it is hard to ascertain her current standings and level of difficulty. She is a long shot for gold, but it is definitely not out of the question if she hits her routines!
And here is a fun video highlighting these gymnasts and more.
Categories Olympic Info, Who's Who in 2012•Tags 2012 London, All Around contenders, Olympic Info, who will challenge for gold in London, womens gymnastics
Who's Who in 2012: The Teams
USA WAG Team. Photo Credit: USA Gymnastics
The question I get asked the most often by my friends as we head into the Olympics is "How are the USA's chances." My answer, "Currently, it is theirs to lose." But the key word is currently. Right now, we have one of the deepest, most dominant US teams ever assembled.
The USA comes into the Olympics as the reigning world championship team. Led by reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber, Olympic trials champion Gabby Douglas, two time world team member and world bronze floor champion Aly Raisman, rising star Kyla Ross and 2011 world vault champion McKayla Maroney. The alternates are Elizabeth Price, Sarah Finnegan and Anna Li. They have high difficulty, high scores and most of all, they are very consistent. They rarely fall, or even make major mistakes.
However, the other countries know this, and have been working hard to up their difficulty so that they can challenge for the team gold medal. And history is working against them. No team coming into an Olympic year as the World Champions have won the Olympic team gold since the dominance of the USSR.
The second question, "Is China going to wipe the floor with us?" Well, no. This quad, China has not been dominant. In 2010, Russia showed a brilliant team with lots of future promise. The USA dominated in 2011. And this year, Romania is proving themselves ready for the challenge. The USA's main competitors are Romania and Russia.
Russia's team is led by veteran Ksenia Afanasyeva, last year's silver medalist Viktoria Komova, rising star Anastasia Grishina, 2010 superstar Aliya Mustafina and vault specialist Maria Paseka. Their alternates are Yulia Inshina and Tatiana Nabieva.
Romania's 2012 European Championship team.
Romania's team is led by 2004 Olympic team, beam, and floor champion Catalina Ponor, rising star Larisa Iordache, Diana Bulimar, 2010 world championship silver medalist on floor Diana Chelaru and reigning Olympic floor champion Sandra Izbasa. The alternate is Raluca Haidu.
China's Team (plus alternates)
China's 2011 bronze world championship medalist Yao Jinnan, 2008 Olympic team gold medalist Deng Linlin, 2011 world champion bronze medalist on bars Huang Qiushuang, 2011 world champion on beam and silver medalist on floor Sui Lu and reigning Olympic bars and team champion He Kexin may challenge for a bronze. The alternates are Jiang Yuyuan, Tan Sixin.
To give you a picture, here are the current scores and start values from the last meet each team competed at (USA Olympic Trials, Romanian Friendly, Russia Cup and Chinese Nationals). I almost gave up doing this, as the comparisons are hardly even worth making. These scores were obtained under different judges, at very different times in this last season. China's were from the beginning of May and were never reported officially. These were obtained from a fan site. Some of the people placed on the team didn't actually even compete. So please know, this is a very loose "guestimate" and PROVES nothing. But it gives us an inkling of an idea.
Vault 16.15 16 15.8 47.95 6.5 6.5 6.5 19.5
Bars 15.9 15.65 15.35 46.9 6.5 6.4 6.4 19.3
Beam 15.4 15.05 14.9 45.35 6.4 6.3 5.9 18.6
Floor 15.5 15.6 15.3 46.4 6.5 6.2 6 18.7
Total 186.6 76.1
Bars 14.55 14.1 13.95 42.6 6.1 5.7 5.8 17.6
Beam 15.95 15.7 15.4 47.05 6.7 6.4 6.2 19.3
Floor 15.3 15.1 15 45.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 18.6
Vault 15.2 15.067 15.8 46.067 5.8 5.8 5.8 17.4
Bars 15.2 16.2 15.867 47.267 7 7 6.8 20.8
Beam 15.067 14.7 14.3 44.067 6.3 6.1 6 18.4
Floor 14.3 14.133 14.267 42.7 5.9 5.8 6.1 17.8
Total 180.101 74.4
Vault 14.5 14.1 13.8 42.4 5.8 5.8 5.8 17.4
Bars 15.65 13.85 13.5 43 7.1 6.5 6.2 19.8
Beam 14.35 13.85 13.65 41.85 5.7 5.6 6.2 17.5
Floor 14.15 14 13.75 41.9 5.5 5.7 5.4 16.6
Total 169.15 71.3
Looking at these scores, it is easy to see why for much of the spring, people only talked about who would challenge for silver. USA gold seemed basically locked up. But as we have gotten closer, the other countries are making their bid. A huge part of the US lead is based on competing three amanars, a vault with one of the highest difficulty rating. These vaults alone give the USA a 2.1 lead over most teams.
Lately, amanar rumors abound. Russia has one girl who competed one last month (Paseka) and there are training videos of Komova completing an amanar (first five seconds of this video). Here is what Valentina Rodionenko from Sovietsky Sport had to say (according to a translation from Rewriting Russian Gymnastics)
Currently, Maria Paseka performs this vault excellently. She was named to the team thanks to her vault. Vika Komova performs it in training. Aliya, who got seriously injured when performing this vault, will perform it in London. Of course, it's possible not to run risks and perform 2 twists. But we think we have to run the risk, it's justified"
Russia is not the only one with amanar rumors. There is a video of Larisa Iordache training an amanar and rumors have Izbasa and possibly even Ponor competing one too. China's Huang Qiushuang also has a video making the youtube rounds of her amanar.
If these rumors all come to fruition, this would raise Russia's difficulty to .4 AHEAD of the USA and would raise Romania's difficulty to trailing the USA by .6 instead of almost 3 points. I will be honest. I WANT these teams to come in with clean, safe amanars. I have been looking forward to a three or four way show down for gold for YEARS. Ever since Russia dominated in 2012 and Romania brought back their old coach Octavian Belu I have been gleefully anticipating one of the best team and all around competitions in gymnastics history. The thought of a repeat of last years Worlds, where the USA won by over four points is actually not appealing to me. Yes, I am a US fan. But more so, I am a gymnastics fan and I want to see great gymnastics!
But if I have learned anything this year watching the US team come together, it is that what IS is what WILL BE. I named the current US Olympic team months ago, but anxiously awaited Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Chellsie Memmel and Rebecca Bross to show performances that matched their former glory. Training rumors and even videos abound with promises of what was to come. But it never materialized. And in the end, the gymnastics that I saw all spring was what won the day.
I am so hoping that in the end, it will be a battle to the last tenth. We will all be sitting on the edge of our seats, wondering what the final placings will be. That everyone will hit and beautiful and difficult gymnastics will take our breath away. But in the end, I think the USA will take the gold.
I have never seen a team so full of calm, confident, consistent competitors. I boldly predict that it will be USA, Romania and Russia. But I hope that the competition is very, very close.
Categories Olympic Info, Who's Who in 2012•Tags 2012 London, Olympic Info, team contenders, USA chances, who will challenge for gold in London, womens gymnastics
Let's Talk Alternates
Published on July 1, 2012 by Stacie Fletcher1 Comment
Many people have come to consensus on the team, but the alternates still seem to be up for grabs. Most people are choosing alternates based on having girls that can step in on any event. And I understand that philosophy – it is usually who alternates are. But we get to take not one, not two, but three alternates! And, in my mind, the team that is going already has people who can step in on any event should they need to.
So I am choosing my alternates by having someone that can contribute a team finals worthy score on every event should we loose someone on that event. This approach has led me to a surprising conclusion. For vault, I choose Alicia Sacramone. I could also see Elizabeth Price in this role. But Alicia is my very favorite girl and she could also win a vault medal. Bars has to be either Anna Li or Rebecca Bross. When it comes to the international judging and bars dependability, I choose Bross. Beam could be Sarah Finnegan or Alicia Sacramone. Finnegan can score higher, but Sacramone is much more dependable and Finnegan has never been tested on a world stage. Beam at Olympic Team Finals is a scary place to start. Last but not least is floor. The only choice for me is Sarah Finnegan.
So this leads to Alicia Sacramone, Elizabeth Price, Anna Li, Rebecca Bross, and Sarah Finnegan. My three would be Sacramone, Bross and Finnegan. What about you and why?
Categories Team USA•Tags 2012 London, Alicia Sacramone, Elizabeth Price, olympic hopefuls, olympic predictions, Rebecca Bross, USA Gymnastics


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Plaza on State Street in Downtown Kirkland
The Plaza on State Street in downtown Kirkland is one of the most sought after condo communities. Residents like to say, "We're 150 steps to everything we need". And it's true. Located on the corner of Kirkland Avenue and State Street, The Plaza on State Street is directly across the street form the library, one block to the Kirkland Performance Center and only a minute or two from shopping, restaurants, galleries, boutiques and the Kirkland waterfront.
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Units are one and two bedrooms at the Plaza on State Street in downtown Kirkland and move pretty fast with prices ranging from $190,000 - $365,000 depending on upgrades. It's a great place to call home.
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