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eyeofodin: Great post. Louis Theroux of the BBC did a great episode for his 'Weird Weekends' about Black Nationalism, and concentrated his time in Harlem. He was able to enter the headquarters and interview...... Peter: the northwestern side of {manhattan}. the {gwb} runs across the {hudson} river, from about 168th street in {manhattan} west to {new jersey}...
[[http://www.satellite-sightseer.com/id/1350]]... Normanite: I used to live in Manhattan. Granted, this is a much different kind of action, Norman really has a lot going for it. In addition to what has been said, check the city's...... k&a mort: I just tripped over this site and took the time to read all postings and I was particularly jolted by the most recent. Almost all the 17 year old girls have dropped out of school...... Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH.
To have billions poured into a...... surviving: hutch is safer than a lot of big cities, and the commute to work is not so bad,(hour wait traffic jams etc.) I have traveled and it"s not fun to set ,...... Steven: Back in the early 80's I lived in a great old dump of a building on Kings Hwy directly overlooking the N Train line as depicted in the last image. My fire escape hung...... Jamie: what, like this? [[http://neoliterati.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/zhang-huans-solo-show-at-asia-society/]]... Nexus: It's the phantom of Belarussian spy satellite [[wiki:BelKA]] :)... Peter: thirded on the "ghost town" photos. i think thats a quorum, zagg.
on another note, i went to read the wiki on [[wiki:diphtheria]], out of curiosity... and i literally shuddered when i got to the part...... EvilGentleman: Jennifer, you must be unfamiliar with this site to post comments such as you did above. If you browse CE's other articles, which you can do by clicking on his name just under the main...... Kevin_in_the_Uk: My oh my. There you are talking about the word c**t and with reference to it being a socially acceptable word in the Uk.
Trust me my friends, although it might be...... ERIC BUSHWICK TAX CREW : please if any one knows were my dauther is I was a teen father and her mother went to clevland I Was in 111 her mothers name is nelly she grew up on dekalb bet...... Mitch: Pretty sad, it's quite literally a piece of Montreal being erased forever (I can't even visualize that part of downtown without that tiny 3 story building with the red "Bens" sign). I last passed by...... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... carrie: while i do agree that our nixon-era bred conservative government does employ a 'world cop' approach in their international relations, and also recognize the dangerously slippery slope this entails, i can't stomach yet another accusatory...... anon (CPE001731affc09-CM0017ee54e572.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com): yeah, hurting others while enjoying a pretty lite show....NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THAT... Jon Burgess: To James Cashan and Gary Sparkes. So the only way we will get a King of the Slums reunion is via a big screen satellite link-up to Australia? ... BILROCK-161, RTW.: YET ANOTHER NEW-JACK,
You are the same. It is obvious by the same imature insults you so freely hurl at someone you dont know anything about. I almost was going to be civil to you on...... John: Article?
All I've read here is vitriol venomous spew from people who claim to know God. I'll bet good money that He's sick of the fighting between protestants and catholics. Satan must be laughing with...... chiamattt: I had no problems whatsoever. The vast majority of China Supporters (chinese students) were full of smiles and willingly posed for pictures. The Seoul Police were polite and didn't hinder my movements at all. I...... Born and Raised in NYC: Here's a little Montreal story: I remember very well as a little boy being with my family in Montreal at a flower expo located in the old Expo fair grounds ... I was standing with...... Mitch: Hi Marjie,
I can't believe it. My wife and I got together with my cousin Linda and her husband Larry tonight. She remembers you quite well and was so pleased and surprised that, after all this...... jane: bike world Ltd is one of the leading bike distributors.We are Legitimate registered Company under licensed number(RC43215).We ship via FedEx or DHL, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two...... Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril,
That's it Beswicks Creamery, and Alan did have a brother Don who married a lass called Jean who still lives in the area and is computer literate. So they were your serious business competition...... Post-84 New Jack: See, thats the general difference in our perspectives, "W-Bear". I prefer to look to the future, and push things to new heights than to dwell on the past and the past's faded glories and talk...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Rob
Really interesting old photos.I can all but see the "back entrance" under the railway to the Steelworks canteen.
I wonder if there were many loyal workers there as my father-in- law was, after spending 50years...... Kensington H.S. Vice President: Hello to all Kensingtonites.I lived at 5th & Leigh Ave and attended Kensington High School for Girls from 1958-1961.
Even though I have not been to Philly for many years, does anyone have suggestions of...... Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth.
that photo is a great...... Sanatarium: On 14, That is actually proper, if you are in the left lane, and someone comes from behind, 2 flashes means "Please move over so I may pass" in a very polite and friendly manner...... Tex Re: Hunter: Hunter, I'm tired of you giving out false statements. As I said before, I did not come up with the crime statistics, they came from the F.B.I. You can review them at this...... Tex: Remember to your dying day, one of the most precious rights we have is Freedom Of Speech, which is guaranteed to each of us under the Constitution of the United States. Excercising this freedom...... noname: Tex, you have brought up very good points. Hutchinson is a poor example of a city even when compared to other towns in Kansas. Hutchinson has been on a steady down fall for years. People...... ValleyCruiser: 1952 Nash, interesting looking car., tough cars in their day.
I have a 1953 Kaiser Manhattan & a 1950 Studebaker Champion Starlite Coupe
I'd love to get my hand on a '50s Nash or Willys.
The independents of...... janet: Hi Stan—and all you 167 alums out there—The beautiful public library in classical style on Schenectady & Eastern Parkway was a place to visit, to use, but for me not to hang out in and...... Fred, The.: Mr. Texan..
I also look forward to being in Texas. I did attend a grade school here in Hutch years ago but I had to quit...... brooke: This is the best part of W.Gray. I live right across the street on Genesse (not the scary side !! LOL!!)and every one from Montrose to Downtown, all along Gray, have such passion for the...... Snarsh: Ravioli is pretty much the only word they can use in French. This is in Montreal, so the title is in French and Dumpling is not french. The literal translation for Dumpling is quenelle...... EvilGentleman: The areas bordering Verdun are pretty much the same, as well.
Pointe-Saint-Charles, east of Verdun, is historically Irish, and today is a mixed community where English is not a problem.
Ville-Emard, to the north of Verdun, has...... EvilGentleman: Probably the guy in the Honda stopped to count his change, and the guy in the Nissan impatiently tried to pass, pissing off the Honda guy, who raced to keep his spot in line, and...... riiiiiight: i was born and raised in bk. i just checked out a new "luxury condo" developement out there a whim (when i was told my rent was being jacked up another 300 bucks). ...... AsianDallas: Shanghai is better then NY, trust me that little skyline you across the river is only a small percentage of the buildings. The amount of high rises is literally sickening. Hong Kong does out do...... Mattiuzzi: If you are not able to read french i ll tell u that crosseuses means voleurs (overcharge).Sincerely, look to super sex now: girls are not polite, not all girls of course. Dirty talking and dirty...... Peter: have you guys consulted google maps to see if the building is there anymore?
below is a link to a satellite photo of that block... you can see the {carroll} street {footbridge} on the left, and...... Joining the Whine: What a bunch of whiners. It seems like many of you have never visited, let alone lived anywhere else. Some of you certainly haven't taken a close look at the idyllic places you...... arii: thiis schOoL is HORRiBlE..
the system is BACKWARDS...literally..
they will have u learning math b before math a.
they skip steps in the learning process
they ignore the students physical and mental needs. smh
... Peter: procyon: interesting observation about the parks department... frankly, i was surprised at how easy it was to just walk right into the place. i mean, theres a fence, but it has several door-sized holes/flaps cut/pried...... EvilGentleman: Could someone please translate the above comment? The best I can make out is:
Oh what a change, the days of the princesses at the Super are over. Some still remain, but they are quiet, polite,...... Matiuzzi: oh que ca change, fini le temps des princesses au Super. Il en reste quelques unes, mais tellement elles sont calmes et polies les anciennes princesses, elles sont plus capables de faire l...... Peter: satellite photo here:
[[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=40.74365407345206,-73.8443711400032&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=40.746369,-73.845026&spn=0.001195,0.00195&z=19]]... Peter: indeed. it is right here (satellite photo):
[[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=40.74365407345206,-73.8443711400032&ie=UTF8&ll=40.743654,-73.844371&spn=0.001195,0.00195&t=h&z=19&om=1]]... Anonoymous: I will try to be succinct with my words. The symbols, ideology, artwork, whatever you prefer to call it serves one grand purpose, and this purpose, I will reveal in the conclusion of this...... R.W. Texas: I found this also by a search engine. I am a history buff and did some research. Signal Oil went through a lot of mergers and divestitures before all was said and done. AlliedSignal was...... Tex: And while I'm on my soapbox, It looks like to me that a lot of crime that is committed in Hutchinson is done by the 'elite' members of society.
Here is an example of two of...... Larry, here is an article about this in the paper today in Toronto:
The Toronto Star
THE FIXER
Irresponsible kite-flyers need to clean up their act
Oct 16, 2007 04:30 AM
Jack Lakey
Staff Reporter
Telling someone to "go fly a kite" is a rather gentle rebuff, but kite flying can cause serious problems.
Few...... EvilGentleman: Three weeks ago, my van was hit by a man from Toronto driving the wrong way down {Sainte-Catherine} Street in Montreal.
I was standing outside the bar having a cigarette and drinking a Coke (I never,...... John Dereszewski: Crystal, as I'm sure you know, the block on Covert that you lived on went through some very difficult times in the 1970's and 80's due to the many buildings that were lost through numerous...... Tony T: This is how I would have responded if I were 16 years old again and on this forum:
"Dear Tony and Cay, thank you very much for the encouraging words. As a latino kid, I feel...... Georges: "The simple reality is, Americans are welcomed warmly by most Montrealers, and generally disliked but tolerated by the rest. And that dislike is often because they are getting mistaken for Torontonians, or other English-speaking Canadians.
"
Jeez,...... That's funny: Seattlites call the Fourth & Blanchard Building the Darth Vader building. They look alike... Check out the site it mentions the nickname http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=119417... colavitos ghost: i recently found out that "cuyahoga" doesn't mean "crooked river," after all. that would be a bit too literal, don't you think?
the name of the river, in fact, derives from a native american word...... EvilGentleman: Well, how about we let the place that used to be in Yugoslavia call itself "The Slavic Republic of Northern Macedonia"? I dunno, just trying to state what I feel is right. The only Yugoslavians...... procyon: General consensus seems to be a combination of luck (sometimes it's just unlocked) and being polite/respectful to the people who work there (i.e. if you see people working inside, try asking nicely if you can...... jay: Wow, you took that posting a little too seriously. I only lived in Seattle for about 6 yrs. so by no means am I claiming to be a real Seattlite either. Just happened to work...... Dojo: With all due respect to the above posters, I'm also from Hutchinson, and I couldn't agree more that its a shithole infested with worthless humans following pointless lives. I just can't wait to turn 18...... Cyril Bagshaw:
The picture is the Saints vesus Bradford Bulls match that I though was pretty good
Dear Cyril and Helen,
This is the first time I have seen this web address and I found the contents incredibly interesting....... steve : I have this bike in a "Beach Cruiser" style. Anyone interested in purchasing, let me know.
elitecomm1@sbcglobal.net
... aer suzuki: First of all, I would never, ever call myself a "real Seattlite" and I think I made it clear that I'm the only person I know who calls the building the Darth Vader building. As...... jay: This building is not th building that real Seattlites refer to as the "Darth Vader building" I used to work in the "Darth Vader building" and it is on 4th and blanchard. Also the building...... ghost of grandin: ok i know personal anecdotes are almost totally irrelevant in terms of social theory but, my 'normal' mother and father loved myself and my two sisters well and we all played with blocks, dolls, water...... PhillyGuy83: People exaggerate so much about New York that its sickening. If you are from a picket fenced suburb and want to know if you'll be safe in some inner city neighborhood then more than likely...... CE: I biked out to Loyola via Sherbrooke the other day and I could see a couple buildings that had been demolished behind the ones that front Sherbrooke.
How new are the new satellite images? I...... EvilGentleman: Google Earth updated the satellite photo, you can see some of the recent changes.
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Last time I drove down Monkland a few weeks ago, the buildings in this article all seem to be still standing.... EvilGentleman: I'm willing to bet this guy takes home more money than some stockbrokers do. I knew a guy in Montreal who said he averaged $300 to $400 a day, at a time when the Canadian...... Peter: cay: firstly, i think its humorously ironic that you qualify "not scaremongering" by saying "god knows {nyc} is scary enough". thats a dated, inaccurate and stereotypical statement that i dont appreciate much, as a {new...... Cay: If you can go in and out of your new place in the daytime, and literally live as a prisoner in your place in the nighttime, you MIGHT be O.K. That's all I can or...... Frank S. Besner: The strong Socialist/Communist presence in the Pointe has always hit me as something of an obvious necessity. I haven't experienced a neighbourhood in witch the pattern of affluence and scarcity is so tightly sandwiched. The...... EvilGentleman: Oh, Google Earth, I am pretty familiar with, but I cannot make links unless I sign in and add placemarks, and some of my placemarks, I would rather illustrate an area, and not a specific...... Klyph: What was formerly said of Oakland, CA, is also true of Jacksonville: There's no "there" there. On the other hand, J'ville boasts 46% adult illiteracy, 33% high school drop-out rate, and the most murders...... EvilGentleman: The old dump site:
[[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=61.591894,-71.952134&spn=0.002486,0.007231&z=17]]
I just realized, you can actually see the hovercraft in this satellite photo! I dunno how long this version will stay online, but it is the yellow dot at the center of...... EvilGentleman: On the following satellite photo, look for the tree casting a shadow across the main road in the middle of the photo. See the building immediately to the right of it? That is the store...... EvilGentleman: Hmmmm, what satellite map is appropriate for this post? I know, the worst spot for traffic in Montreal, the Decarie Circle.
[[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=45.503475,-73.666527&spn=0.003662,0.007231&z=17]]... EvilGentleman: Here's a satellite map of the sand dune area of the Kirchoffer River valley, where the pictures were taken. Sorry, but I refuse to pinpoint the location of the nesting sites, since peregrine falcons are...... EvilGentleman: Here is a satellite shot of the park. [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=45.438213,-73.716191&spn=0.001833,0.003616&z=18]]... EvilGentleman: See the trailer home with the aluminum roof located just NW of the triangular intersection at the center of the satellite photo? That's the old KRPF police station where the dice were balanced.
Map: [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=61.59788,-71.957638&spn=0.002485,0.007231&z=17]]... EvilGentleman: The gray areas of the beach in the satellite photo are beach gravel. The two stripes running lengthwise through that gravel are seaweed from the high tides. That is where this shot was taken. [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&om=1&t=k&ll=61.600641,-71.958443&spn=0.002485,0.007231&z=17]]... EvilGentleman: This satellite shot is centered on the relevant block of Sainte Catherine Street. Omid's store was the one located two doors east of the black roof on the N (actually, NW) side of the block....... EvilGentleman: The scene of the crime:
[[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&om=1&t=k&ll=45.52539,-73.552458&spn=0.00183,0.003616&z=18]]
You can actually see the billboard, although I doubt it was iPod-related at the time of the satellite shot. I took the shot looking NW from under the bridge on the...... EvilGentleman: Le Stud seems to have entrances on both Sainte-Catherine and {Papineau}, with the bar wrapping around the businesses on the corner. East side of the intersection in the satellite shot below:
[[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&om=1&t=k&ll=45.522691,-73.552233&spn=0.00183,0.003616&z=18]]... Laura : a few more I didn't have time to format earlier:
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This bike belongs to a clown, who DJ's at the Rollerskate Association's weekend roller area. I took video but am not sure how to upload it....... groovehouse: Very cool... literally in the shadows of Shea. Thanks for the google map link.... Dcchanged man: I lived in bushwick from 1968-1982
Comfort and hell in bushwick depends on which pocket you lived in.
The dead end streets of buswick Aberdeen , Granite , Desales Place and so on where a lot...... Caroline: I lived at Woodplace Farm until ten years ago and we always did what we could to protect and respect the burial ground.I believe there are literally hundreds of poor souls interred there, many unrecorded...... Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a...... RugglerDuggler: Just incredible...I'm still confused as to why they would so blatantly throw illuminati symbolism (the frightening murals) in the airport for everyone to see. This is either a possible antithesis or a frenzied elite...... artM: Where to start? Planes can't get high enough to see the "largest Nazi symbol on American soil"? Of course they can. This diagram (or even aerial photos) of the runway layout can...... been: In the event of fire--Couldn't the firemen just politely ask them to move? or perhaps a rights issue. Man that seems mean.... BDweller: My friend Mike graduated from JHS 111 in the early seventies. It had already acquired a rough reputation by then, as I recall. Like Pierre said, the gang/thug threat was present. All...... .nanotech.: [[img:18457]]
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* The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy.
* There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,...... colavitos ghost: fun film trivia: the exterior of this church shows up a couple times in "igby goes down" as a representation of igby´s elite new england boarding school....
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