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The Occupation Has Begun
We are at Pike Park right now gathered together and preparing to march to the Federal Reserve. We plan on holding a GA later on today to decide if we will Occupy Pike Park indefinitely, or possibly move to one of the other parks in the downtown area to set up a true occupation. This is a PEACEFUL protest. We must unite as ONE GROUP, and make the government work for us… we will no longer be slaves to the government, put all fear and differences of opinion aside and UNITE. We are the 99%! Our occupation will last as long as it needs to until we see the CHANGE this country NEEDS! Note: Parking is a bit elusive at the moment, but The People are showing up!! We’re also meeting people who’ve taken the DART Red Line to the West End or Akard stations and walked through downtown. Park at your nearest DART station and a local day pass is $4. Be safe on the roads and use your Phones. See walking directions below.. From West End DART Station Head North on N Lamar St N Lamar Street – Turn Right – San Jacinto St San Jacinto St – Turn Left – N Griffin St N Griffin St becomes N Field St N Field St becomes Harry Hines Blvd Pike Park is on the left From Akard DART Station Head North on N Griffin St N Griffin St becomes N Field St N Field St becomes Harry Hines Blvd Pike Park is on the left#OccupyDallas begins Thurs. Oct 6 @ 9:00am
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By JEFF MOSIER and SELWYN CRAWFORD / The Dallas Morning News
Defiantly called “nobody’s damn suburb” by former Mayor Richard Greene years ago, Arlington on the eve of its first World Series looks less like the defensive, bedroom community and more like the nation’s newest sports capital.
Within 12 months, Arlington will have hosted the NBA All-Star Game, the Super Bowl and – thanks to the Texas Rangers’ victory Friday over the New York Yankees – the World Series.
In fact, the first Major League Baseball championship game played in Arlington is scheduled two days after a gathering at Cowboys Stadium to celebrate the 100-day countdown to Super Bowl XLV.
The parade of high-profile events means a city that for years was the oft-overlooked home of a struggling baseball franchise has the potential over the next fortnight to become a city of champions – and championships.
“Some of the plans and some of the hopes and dreams we had about how all this would work out are coming to fruition,” said Greene, who led the city when the Rangers’ stadium was built nearly 20 years ago. “The possibilities that we imagined are today’s reality.”
Whether the Rangers emerge as baseball’s big winners, some in Arlington are saying the city already has achieved victory. And Arlington residents had a direct hand in it, voting in 1991 for a half-cent sales tax to build a new ballpark to keep the Rangers in town and then voting on a similar proposition in 2004 to build Cowboys Stadium.
Former Mayor Elzie Odom said when he traveled out of town he used to tell people he was from Dallas since most would assume Arlington was the Washington, D.C., suburb in Virginia.
“But now when I say I’m from Arlington, they say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s where the new Cowboys Stadium is,’ ” Odom said. “And now they’ll be saying that’s where they’ll be playing the World Series.”
Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck said the Rangers’ playoff success is making residents “as pumped up, as excited and as proud” as he’s ever seen. He said he could imagine a similar mood returning for the Feb. 6 Super Bowl. .
Victor Vandergriff, son of former Mayor Tom Vandergriff, who helped persuade the Washington Senators to move to Arlington in 1972, said the three high-profile events add up to a “regional win,” but it’s particularly sweet for Arlington.
“He [Tom Vandergriff] always says that when he was mayor of Arlington with 7,000 people, it had one streetlight,” Vandergriff said. “In one sense, it’s unimaginable; you dreamed big, and it came true. In his greatest visions, he didn’t imagine buildings like that [the stadiums] standing next to each other.”
Greene said Arlington is destined to be known as less a baseball city and more a sports city as the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium attracts college football, basketball, soccer, boxing and other events. But Greene said the Rangers are a reminder of how Arlington got here.
“It all started with baseball,” he said. “We owe the sense of identity with great sporting events with our origins with baseball.”
Jay Burress, president and CEO of the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau, said the Cowboys are a regional team that is hard for any one city to claim.
The Rangers are different.
“It isn’t the North Texas World Series,” he said. “It will be played at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. … I’m sure all of North Texas takes pride in them and owns a little bit of them, but having identified with Arlington for so many years, there is a special bond and relationship.”
Arlington resident and former Rangers player Steve Buechele agrees.
“As a citizen and a resident of Arlington, you take great pride in what’s happening here,” said Buechele, who has lived in the city for 24 years and is manager of the Rangers’ minor league team in Frisco. “You see that football stadium over there and the long wait that the people endured with the baseball team and you just feel good for them. The spirit that’s going on now is something my wife and I have never seen, but it’s really good.”
Arlington has been on the national stage with the opening of Cowboys Stadium last year, but this World Series could potentially highlight the city more than past events.
Wes Jurey, president and CEO of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, said that has already happened during the baseball playoffs as the media, from TV networks to Sports Illustrated, mention Arlington over and over.
When he moved here from El Paso in 2001, Jurey said he believed Arlington could create an identity separate from Dallas or Fort Worth.
“I think that when I came here in ’01, there was a much stronger perception of Arlington as a suburb, even among residents,” he said. “I think today if you went out and took that same survey, people who live here would perceive it [Arlington] as its own city.”
As a city much bigger than most suburbs yet still a small piece of a large region, Arlington has long struggled with its identity. The Rangers originally played in Arlington Stadium, but the team was named the Texas Rangers, not Arlington Rangers.
Greene said the naming of the new stadium with Arlington in its name – now Rangers Ballpark in Arlington – was an important element of its opening in 1990s. In each version of the stadium’s name, Arlington has remained.
The city didn’t get as much help from the Cowboys. There’s no Arlington in either the team or stadium name.
City leaders and boosters were testy when Cowboys Stadium opened and many referred to the stadium’s location incorrectly. The most notorious example: sportscaster Bob Costas’ catchy, yet geographically challenged name “Palace in Dallas” on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
A single city hasn’t commanded this type of attention from sports fans in a while.
This kind of a sports trifecta – two major championships and a professional all-star game in just one year – is rare but not unheard of.
A decade ago, Atlanta hosted the Super Bowl, the World Series and baseball’s All-Star Game in less than a year. The Los Angeles area accomplished that feat multiple times but at venues spread across multiple cities.
Howard Belk, chief creative officer at New York-based Siegel + Gale, which has worked on brand strategies for Beverly Hills and New Zealand, said Arlington has a huge opportunity with the World Series and the Super Bowl.
To get long-term value, the city has to “build around a story,” he said.
Don’t try to make Arlington an entertainment capital, Belk said. Make it a sports capital.
The Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau is already moving toward that approach. The “Fun Central” theme has been replaced by the new slogan “and the crowd goes wild.” .
The city recently attracted the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame – near Cowboys Stadium – and briefly tried to recruit the College Football Hall of Fame.
Jim Runzheimer, an Arlington lawyer and longtime critic of City Hall subsidies of sports teams, said he can’t deny there is a boost in civic pride with the World Series.
“But pride can only go so far,” Runzheimer said, adding he hasn’t seen any convincing studies showing that there is a net economic benefit to the millions invested in the Rangers’ or Cowboys’ stadiums.
“There’s been no substantial decrease in the tax rate or substantial new development,” he said. “It certainly didn’t prevent a $10 million budget deficit.”
But for longtime Arlington resident Persis Forster, owner of Miss Persis Dance Studio, it’s not all about dollars and cents.
She said that as far as she is concerned, Arlington has arrived in the big leagues.
“We’re not the dash between Fort Worth and Dallas anymore,” she said.
Founded: 1876
Population: 370,450
Size: 99.5 square miles
Median age: 30.9
Median household income: $48,617
Annual number of visitors: 6.8 million
Estimated annual spending by visitors: $396 million
SOURCE: City of Arlington
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Go Rangers
NEW YORK — The Yankees are sending an SOS to CC, hoping he will RSVP.
Down 3-1 in the 2010 American League Champion Series, on the brink of elimination, the Yankees at least have the solace of knowing that they are turning to their ace, CC Sabathia. Game 5, to be televised on TBS, has a scheduled 4 p.m. ET start on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
C.J. Wilson will start for the Rangers, who are seeking a breakthrough of historical proportions — their first American League pennant and first World Series appearance.
The Rangers have dominated this series. Apart from the eighth inning of Game 1, the Yankees have scored a total of six runs. Texas has played superb baseball in all facets of the game, and has beaten New York in three straight. And now, the Yankees are without their No. 3 hitter, first baseman Mark Teixeira, who suffered an injured hamstring on Tuesday night.
The consolation is having Sabathia on the mound.
“CC has been there for us all year long,” manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday night. “He’s been there for us the last two years, and I expect CC to be tough.”
The bonus is that for the first time in this postseason, Sabathia will be pitching on his regular rest. Both of his postseason starts have come after an extended break, and it is widely believed that this is why he has produced two sub-standard outings. He didn’t lose either, but his performances weren’t up to CC standards.
“I think it will help,” Sabathia said of pitching on four days’ rest. “You know, still no excuse for the way I pitched the other night [in Game 1], no time off or whatever, but I felt like I was ready throwing out of the bullpen, but obviously I wasn’t.”
Sabathia has considerable postseason experience, but this will be his first start in a game in which his team faces elimination. He was on the other side in 2007 when pitching for Cleveland against Boston. The Indians led the ALCS, 3-1 and Sabathia started Game 5. Sabathia and the Indians lost the potential clinching game, and the Red Sox went on to win the series.
ALCS Game 5: Wed., 4 p.m. ET, TBS
• With backs to wall, Yanks turn to CC
• Rangers’ Wilson takes cues from Lee
• On regular rest, CC plans to pitch ahead
ALCS highlights and interviews• ALCS coverage: Game 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
The Yankees don’t find themselves with their backs to the wall every day, but they are supposed to be able to bounce back in the toughest of circumstances. This situation qualifies in that category.
“I believe in this team,” Girardi said. “We have bounced back many times in this year. It’s a very resilient, professional group, and they will be ready to play.”
But the Rangers have also demonstrated that they will be ready to play. And Wilson has already had two fine starts in this postseason, one of them against the Yankees in Game 1. The Texas bullpen blew a lead, but that was the last thing the club did wrong in this competition.
NOT FEELING AT HOME
| Year | Series | Opp. | Elim. game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ALDS | CLE | Gm. 4 |
| 2004 | ALCS | BOS | Gm. 7 |
| 2003 | WS | FLA | Gm. 6 |
| 1981 | WS | LA | Gm. 6 |
| 1980 | ALCS | KC | Gm. 3 |
The history of this event does not smile upon the Yankees at this juncture. In the best-of-seven LCS era, the team that has gone up, 3-1 has won the series 42 of 48 times. The six teams that successfully came back from a 3-1 deficit were the 2007 Red Sox, the 2004 Red Sox, the 2003 Marlins, the 1996 Braves, the 1986 Red Sox and the 1985 Royals.
The Yankees came back from a 3-1 deficit in the 1958 World Series to defeat the Milwaukee Braves. On the flip side, they are now on a three-game postseason losing streak. The last time that happened was in 2006-07, when they lost five in a row — three straight AL Division Series games to Detroit in 2006 and then Games 1 and 2 of an ALDS to Cleveland in 2007. (The last time they lost a postseason series at home was in 2007, losing Game 4 to Cleveland.) If the Rangers win Game 5 at Yankee Stadium, it would be the first time that the Yankees lost three straight home games in the same postseason series since Games 3-5 of the 1942 World Series against St. Louis.
The last time a team won all three road games was the Chicago White Sox in 2005 against the Angels. The White Sox went on to win the World Series, tying a record by going 11-1 in that postseason.
But the history will not matter on Wednesday. These may not be the expected circumstances, but they are the real circumstances. Sabathia will be trying to give the Yankees life in this postseason and Wilson will be trying to send the Rangers to a new and glorious level, the World Series.
Information on Rangers charter
The Rangers will return to DFW tonight between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. and fans are welcome to greet the team. Fans interested in greeting the charter flight are instructed to enter DFW Airport and park in the Express South parking lot. From there they can walk a short distance to the adjacent General Aviation facility, where they will be able to see the charter flight arrive
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Black Regiment
The “Black Regiment” was a group of patriot-preachers from virtually every protestant denomination located throughout Colonial America at the time of America’s fight for independence who courageously preached the Biblical principles of liberty and independence. The moniker stems from the tendency of these patriot-preachers to wear long, black robes in their pulpits.
The inspiration for this directory comes from the scores of people throughout America who have contacted me asking if I knew of “Black Regiment” pastors in their respective cities. This directory is an attempt to help the many hundreds and thousands of Christians across America who desire to fellowship and worship with a courageous pastor who knows what is going on and is not afraid to preach truth to power. Men who are not enamored with political correctness or political parties. Men who love America’s Christian history and heritage. Men who support and defend the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence. Men who preach the Bible and are not owned by committees. Men who do not grovel before the wealthy and affluent. These are the kinds of men who comprise the “Black Regiment.”
Each pastor on this list has read my initial appeal and has requested to be listed in this directory. If you are a pastor who wishes to be included in this list, please contact me. Plus, if you are a Christian who desires to find a “Black Regiment” pastor in your city, please let us know the city in which you live, and we will add it to our “looking” list.
Obviously, one will find various denominations and theological positions represented in this list. I am sure that I would not agree with some of the ministers on this list regarding various doctrines and methodology. I will leave it to each Christian to discern for himself the correctness, or lack thereof, of each ministry represented on this list. However, I rejoice over the efforts of any and all Christian ministers, regardless of denomination, who will courageously preach and promote the principles of liberty and independence. For the sake of this directory, we have added all those that requested to be included. As a disclaimer, I do not personally vouch for any of the ministries listed here.
Check your state’s link below to see if there are any of these courageous pastors in your area.
Plus, if you know of any “Black Regiment” pastors in your area that are not listed, please email us their contact information and we will ask their permission to list them here. Please be sure to provide accurate contact information.Look at texas, Look at DALLAS TEXAS…
Texas
Pastor Frank Autrey
Haven in the Hills Christian Fellowship
Address: 809 North Main Street, Boerne, TX 78006
Church: 830-249-3040
Email: hhcf@gvtc.com
Pastor Mike Schroeder
Amazing Grace Bible Study Fellowship
Address: Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Church: 361-986-1261
Email: agbsf@grandecom.net
Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.
Servant House Baptist Church
Address: 1400 East Richmond Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76104
Church: 817-829-5455, 817-349-8311
Email: kyevtatum@yahoo.com
Web site: http://pktatum.blogspot.com
Pastor Craig Kearby
Pilgrim Rest #2 Baptist Church
Address: P.O. Box 99 (Hwy 69 at CR 2376), Golden, TX 75444
Church: 903-768-2653
Email: pr2bcpastor@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.pr2bc.org/
Daniel New
(home church)
Address: Hamilton County, TX
Email: ddnew@danielnew.com
Pastor Peter Allison
Crown & Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church
Address: Conroe, TX
Email: prorege@dollarnoncents.com
Web site: http://www.crowncovenantchurch.org
Pastor Clell Drumheller
Truth In Love Ministries
Address: 7774 Pine Center Drive, Houston, TX 77095
Church: 832-265-2599
Email: clelldrumheller@gmail.com
Dr. Micheal Darrow, Pastor
Soaring Heights Church
Meeting at: Lake Haven Community Club House, 1051 Columbia Memorial Pkwy., Kemah, TX 77565
Church: 281-686-1360
Email: pastor@soaringheightschurch.org
Web site: www.soaringheightschurch.org
Rev. Benjamin J. Lyons III
St. Paul’s Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church
Address: P.O. Box 1118, Madisonville, TX 77864
Church: 979-549-2876
Email: ben70668@clicksouth.net
Web site: http://www.reformer.org/
Pastor Brandon Teague
Faith Baptist Church
Address: 804 14th Street NE, Paris, TX
Email: docbt@hotmail.com
Dr. Jerry E. Bryan
InnerChange Community Church
Address: 1835 Rock Fence Dr., Richmond, TX 77406
Email: jerry_bryan@sbcglobal.net
Dr. James Miller
The Heights A Southern Baptist Church
Address: 9342 N. Valley Drive, San Angelo, TX 76905
Email: jamesmiller@wcc.net
Pastor Scott Mitchell
Grace Family Bible Church
Address: 2400 E. Walnut Street, Seguin, TX 78155
Church: 830-305-0119
Email: gracefamilybible@mac.com
Pastor Billy Bob Cox
San Gabriel Christian Church
Address: 184 County Road 421, Thorndale, TX 76577
Church: 254-527-3276
Email: billybob76511@gmail.com
Pastor Joey Faust
Kingdom Baptist Church
Address: 700 Cordes Drive, Venus, TX 76084
Church: 469-658-6046
Email: pastor@kingdombaptist.org
Web site: www.kingdombaptist.org
Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas
Elijah Ministries
Address: P.O. Box 3126, Waco, TX 76707
Church: 254-836-1037
Email: elijahmin@ifriendly.com
Web site: www.elijahmin.com
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