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Riverside

2009-02-18T02:21:45Z

America4Americans:

'''Riverside''', Illinois, is a suburb of Chicago noteworthy as being a prototype 'garden suburb', planned and laid out by the architects and planners [[Frederick Law Olmsted]] and Calvert Vaux on a 1,000 acre site between 1868 and 1870. Great attention was paid to the scenic effect of the estate: all the residential streets were curved, both for effect and to take advantage of the site's topography; there was much tree-planting, and Riverside was connected to Chicago by a tree-shaded parkway. Even today, Riverside stands out on a map of Chicago in stark contrast to the rigid grid-pattern of the suburbs that surround it.

The British urban theorist and [[garden city]] pioneer [[Ebenezer Howard]] worked as a court reporter in Chicago in the early 1870s, and although there is no evidence that he had visited Riverside, it is highly likely, given his known interests, that he would have known of the experiment; and it is equally likely that this influenced his own thinking and plans.

==Riverside, CA==
Riverside is also the name of a city in California outside [[Los Angeles]]. It is home to [[UC Riverside]].

==Further Information==
*http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/riverside.html
*http://www.snre.umich.edu/ecomgt/pubs/riverside.htm

[[Category:Urban Planning]]

University of California, Berkeley

2009-02-17T22:05:49Z

America4Americans:

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|type=Public
|city=Berkeley, California
|sports=baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, football, curling, field hockey, gold, gymnastics, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, swimming, softball, track and field, volleyball, water polo, tennis
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The '''University of California at Berkeley''' was founded in 1868 and is located in [[Berkeley]], [[California]]. UC Berkeley is a campus of the [[University of California]] system. It is known as ''California'' or ''Cal'' in the sports sections of [[newspaper]]s.

== History ==
The roots of the University of California go back to the gold rush days of 1849, when the drafters of the State Constitution, a group of vigorous and farsighted people, required the legislature to "encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral and agricultural improvement" of the people of California. These early planners dreamed of a university which eventually, "if properly organized and conducted, would contribute even more than California's gold to the glory and happiness of advancing generations."

In the 1930s research on campus burgeoned in nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology, leading to the development of the first cyclotron by Ernest O. Lawrence, the isolation of the human polio virus, and the discovery of a string of elements heavier than uranium. Twenty members of the Berkeley faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes for these and subsequent discoveries, as well as in literature and economics, for liberal arts kept pace with physical sciences. In 1966 Berkeley was recognized by the American Council on Education as "the best balanced distinguished university in the country." [http://www.berkeley.edu/about/history/]
In the 1960's UCB was the epicenter of the California [[counter culture]] movement. [[Ronald Reagan]] rightly admonished the schools lack of morals and proper conduct in a 1965 speech when he was governor of [[California]]. Today the school is currently the highest ranked [[public university]] in the country, but the fact that despite it's massive influx of state [[government]] money it consistently is outperformed by private schools like it's rival [[Stanford]] is considered by many education experts to be definitive proof of the supremacy of [[private education]]<ref>.
While it may have been balanced in its courses, today Berkeley is best known for its professors' well known leftist biases.
== Colleges ==

UC Berkeley's fourteen colleges.

*College of Letters & Science
*[http://haas.berkeley.edu/ Haas School of Business]
*College of Chemistry
*Graduate School of Education
*[http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/ College of Engineering]
*College of Environmental Design
*School of Information
*Graduate School of Journalism
*[http://www.law.berkeley.edu/ Law School (Boalt Hall)]
*College of Natural Resources
*School of Optometry
*School of Public Health
*[http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~gspp/ The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy]
*School of Social Welfare

== External Links ==

*[http://www.berkeley.edu/ Official Website]

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University of California, Berkeley

2009-02-17T22:05:07Z

America4Americans:

{{University
|image=Berkeley.jpg
|name=University of California - Berkeley
|text=gold
|background=navy;
|type=Public
|city=Berkeley, California
|sports=baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, football, curling, field hockey, gold, gymnastics, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, swimming, softball, track and field, volleyball, water polo, tennis
|colors=Yale Blue and Golden Yellow
|mascot=Golden Bears
|website=http://www.berkeley.edu/
}}

The '''University of California at Berkeley''' was founded in 1868 and is located in [[Berkeley]], [[California]]. UC Berkeley is a campus of the [[University of California]] system. It is known as ''California'' or ''Cal'' in the sports sections of [[newspaper]]s.

== History ==
The roots of the University of California go back to the gold rush days of 1849, when the drafters of the State Constitution, a group of vigorous and farsighted people, required the legislature to "encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral and agricultural improvement" of the people of California. These early planners dreamed of a university which eventually, "if properly organized and conducted, would contribute even more than California's gold to the glory and happiness of advancing generations."

In the 1930s research on campus burgeoned in nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology, leading to the development of the first cyclotron by Ernest O. Lawrence, the isolation of the human polio virus, and the discovery of a string of elements heavier than uranium. Twenty members of the Berkeley faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes for these and subsequent discoveries, as well as in literature and economics, for liberal arts kept pace with physical sciences. In 1966 Berkeley was recognized by the American Council on Education as "the best balanced distinguished university in the country." [http://www.berkeley.edu/about/history/]
In the 1960's UCB was the epicenter of the California [[counter culture]] movement. [[Ronald Reagan]] rightly admonished the schools lack of morals and proper conduct in a 1965 speech when he was governor of [[California]]. Today the school is currently the highest ranked [[public university] in the country, but the fact that despite it's massive influx of state [[government]] money it consistently is outperformed by private schools like it's rival [[Stanford]] is considered by many education experts to be definitive proof of the supremacy of [[private education]]<ref>.
While it may have been balanced in its courses, today Berkeley is best known for its professors' well known leftist biases.
== Colleges ==

UC Berkeley's fourteen colleges.

*College of Letters & Science
*[http://haas.berkeley.edu/ Haas School of Business]
*College of Chemistry
*Graduate School of Education
*[http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/ College of Engineering]
*College of Environmental Design
*School of Information
*Graduate School of Journalism
*[http://www.law.berkeley.edu/ Law School (Boalt Hall)]
*College of Natural Resources
*School of Optometry
*School of Public Health
*[http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~gspp/ The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy]
*School of Social Welfare

== External Links ==

*[http://www.berkeley.edu/ Official Website]

{{Nb_US_universities|California}}

Home Run

2009-02-17T21:49:58Z

America4Americans:

[[Image:Baseball Ball bw.jpg|left|120px]]
In baseball, a '''home run''' is a hit that allows the batter to circle all the bases. Home runs are usually achieved by hitting the ball beyond the field, however, occasionally a batter who hits the ball inside the park will be able to make it all the way around the bases. Such a hit is called an inside-the-park home run.
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== References ==
*[http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/beginners/glossary.html Baseball Glossary] WETA.
*[http://www.nocryinginbaseball.com/glossary/glossary.html Baseball Glossary OF TERMS]
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/about/pitch_glossary.shtml Pitching Glossary]
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/about/bat_glossary.shtml Batting Glossary]
*[http://web.baseballhalloffame.org/index.jsp Hall of Fame] National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
== See also ==
*[[Baseball]]
*[[Major League Baseball]]
== External links ==
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp The Official Site of Major League Baseball]
*[http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp Minor League Baseball]
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/features/alumni/article.jsp?article=history BASEBALL HISTORY] Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/features/alumni/stats.jsp Stats]
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[[Category:Baseball]]

Backwoods Home Magazine

2009-02-17T21:48:11Z

America4Americans: added award

'''''Backwoods Home Magazine''''' is a monthly [[magazine]] published in [[Oregon]]. The theme of the magazine is "practical ideas for self-reliant living." The magazine publishes articles of interest to homesteaders, people living in [[rural]] areas, small [[farmer]]s, and people going back to the land. In that regard it is similar to the old ''[[Mother Earth News]]'' magazine, but with a significant difference: ''Backwoods Home Magazine'' has a [[conservative]] editorial viewpoint. The magazine supports [[gun rights]], the rights of [[homeschooling|homeschoolers]], and opposes excessive [[taxes]] and [[nanny state]] government regulations. The International Literary Review gave it a award for ''Outstanding Regional Publication'' in 2003.<ref>

==External links==
* [http://www.backwoodshome.com/ Backwoods Home Magazine] - official website

[[Category:Conservative Magazines]]