The Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Sigüenza and Guadalajara, Spain in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain. It is in the located in the secular Spanish province of Guadalajara in Castile, central Spain. It is bounded on the north by Soria, on the east by Zaragoza and Teruel, on the south by Cuenca and on the west by Guadalajara and Segovia.

History

The diocese was established in 589 AD: the fictitious chronicles pretended that St. Sacerdos of Limoges in France had been its bishop; Protogenes was present as Bishop of Sigüenza at the Third Council of Toledo and again the same Protogenes at Gundemar's council in 610; Ilsidclus assisted at the fourth, fifth and sixth councils; Wideric, at the seventh to the tenth; Egica, at the eleventh; Ela, at the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth; Gunderic, at the fifteenth and sixteenth. The succession of bishops continued under the Arab domination: Eulogius of Córdoba, in 851, was succeeded by Sisemund. But later on Sigüenza was so completely depopulated that it does not appear among the cities conquered by Alfonso VI of Castile (1065-1109) when he subdued all this region. The first bishop of Sigüenza, after it had been repeopled, was Bernardo, a native of Agen in France, who had been "capisol" (caput schola, Latin for school head(master)) of Toledo; he rebuilt the church and consecrated it on the Feast of St. Stephen, 1123, and placed in it a chapter of canons regular; he died Bishop-elect of Santiago. On 14 March 1140, Alfonso VII granted the bishop the feudal lordship of Sigüenza, which his successors retained until the fourteenth century, making the diocese a minor prince-bishopric.

After the long episcopate of Bernardo, Pedro succeeded, and was succeeded by Cerebruno, who began the building of the new cathedral. Jocelin, an Englishman, was present with the king at the conquest of Cuenca; he was succeeded by Arderico, who was transferred to Palencia; Martín de Hinojosa, the holy Abbot of Huerta, abdicated the see in 1192, and was succeeded by Rodrigo.

In 1465 Diego López of Madrid, having usurped the mitre, fortified himself there. Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, the Crown Cardinal of Spain, held this diocese together with the archbishopric of Toledo, and enriched his relations by providing establishments for them at Sigüenza. His successor, Cardinal Bernardino de Carvajal, was dispossessed as a schismatic by pope Julius II for his share in the Conciliabulum of Pisa. Bishop of Sigüenza Fadrique de Portugal y Noroña became in the first third of the 16th Century, Archbishop of Zaragoza and Viceroy of Catalonia. Bishops Garcia de Loaisa, Fernando de Valdés y Salas, Pedro Paeheco and others held this wealthy see. The castle-palace, modified in various ways, suffered much from the storms of civil war, and was restored by Joaquin Fernandez Cortina, who was bishop from 1848, and the restoration was continued by Bishop Gomez Salazar (1876–79).

In 1959 it was established as Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara.

Ordinaries
Rodrigo (1192–1221 Died)
Juan (3 Jun 1300 – )
Arnaldo (17 Nov 1326 – 1328 Died)
Blasco Dávila (1340–1341 Died)
Lope Rodrigo de Villalobos (29 Oct 1382 – 21 Jun 1386 Died)
Juan de Serrano (22 Dec 1389 – 24 Feb 1402 Died)
Juan Gonzalez Fernandez de Illescas (30 Jul 1403 – 15 Nov 1415 Died)
Pedro da Fonseca (6 Jun 1419 – 22 Aug 1422 Died)
Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz (17 Sep 1422 – 14 Mar 1434 Died)
Fernando Lujan (bishop) (17 Mar 1449 – 1465 Died)
Juan de Mella (20 May 1465 – 12 Oct 1467 Died)
Pedro González de Mendoza (30 Oct 1467 – 11 Jan 1495 Died)
Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande (2 Feb 1495 – 24 Oct 1511 Resigned)
Fadrique de Portugal Noreña, O.S.B. (20 Jun 1519 – 23 Feb 1532 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
García de Loaysa y Mendoza, O.P. (23 Feb 1532 – 21 May 1539 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
Fernando de Valdés y Salas (29 Oct 1539 – 27 Aug 1546 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
Fernando Niño de Guevara (patriarch) (8 Oct 1546 – 16 Sep 1552)
Pedro Pacheco de Villena (Ladrón de Guevara) (30 Apr 1554 – 5 Mar 1560 Died)
Francisco Manrique de Lara (26 Jun–11 Nov, 1560 Died)
Pedro de la Gasca (2 Jun 1561 – 20 Nov 1567 Died)
Diego Espinosa Arevalo (5 Jul 1568 – 5 Sep 1572 Died)
Juan Manuel de la Cerda (4 Jun 1574 – 30 Jan 1579 Resigned)
Lorenzo Figueroa Córdoba, O.P. (26 Jun 1579 – 20 Jan 1605 Died)
Mateo Burgos Moraleja, O.F.M. (16 Jan 1606 – 24 Jan 1611 Died)
Antonio Benegas Figueroa (10 Oct 1610 – 6 Oct 1614 Died)
Sancho Dávila Toledo (20 Jul 1615 – 11 Jul 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
Francisco López de Mendoza (8 Aug 1622 – 1 Mar 1623 Died)
Pedro González de Mendoza, O.F.M. (2 Oct 1623 – 23 Jul 1639 Died)
Fernando Andrade Sotomayor (10 Sep 1640 – 20 Mar 1645 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela)
Pedro Tapia, O.P. (24 Apr 1645 – 23 Aug 1649 Appointed, Bishop of Córdoba)
Bartolomé Santos de Risoba (9 Dec 1649 – 8 Feb 1657 Died)
Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enríquez (9 Jul 1657 – 28 Jul 1661 Died)
Andrés Bravo de Salamanca (13 Mar 1662 – 28 Aug 1668 Died)
Frutos Bernardo Patón de Ayala (4 Feb 1669 – 28 Nov 1671 Died)
Pedro de Godoy, O.P. (16 May 1672 – 25 Jan 1677 Died)
Baltasar Tomás Carbonell y Sánchez, O.P. (12 Jul 1677 – 5 Apr 1692 Died)
Juan Grande Santos de San Pedro (15 Oct 1692 – 14 Sep 1697 Died)
Francisco Alvarez de Quiñones (15 Sep 1698 – 22 Sep 1710 Died)
Francisco Rodríguez Mendarozqueta y Zárate (16 Apr 1714 – 26 Feb 1722 Died)
Juan Herrera (7 Oct 1722 – 8 Jun 1726 Died)
José García Fernández, O.F.M. (9 Dec 1726 – 9 Oct 1749 Died)
Francisco Díaz Santos y Bullón (25 May 1750 – 17 Aug 1761 Appointed, Archbishop of Burgos)
José Patricio de la Cuesta Velarde (17 Aug 1761 – 7 Jun 1768 Died)
Francisco Javier Delgado y Venegas (19 Dec 1768 – 20 May 1776 Appointed, Archbishop of Sevilla)
Juan Díaz de La Guerra (23 Jun 1777 – 29 Sep 1800 Died)
Pedro Inocencio Bejarano (23 Feb 1801 – 13 Dec 1818 Died)
Manuel Fraile García (29 Mar 1819 – 1 Jan 1837 Died)
Joaquín Fernández Cortina (4 Oct 1847 – 31 Mar 1854 Died)
Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. (21 Dec 1857 – 21 Jun 1875 Resigned)
Manuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas (17 Sep 1875 – 31 Dec 1878 Confirmed, Bishop of Málaga)
Antonio Ochoa y Arenas (28 Feb 1879 – 18 Feb 1896 Died)
José María Caparrós y López (25 Jun 1896 – 27 Jan 1897 Died)
Toribio Minguella y Arnedo, O.A.R. (24 Mar 1898 – 22 Aug 1916 Retired)
Eustaquio Nieto y Martín (22 Aug 1916 – 27 Jul 1936 Died)
Luis Alonso Muñoyerro (29 Mar 1944 – 12 Dec 1950 Appointed, Archbishop of Spain, Military)
Pablo Gúrpide Beope (3 Jun 1951 – 19 Dec 1955 Appointed, Bishop of Bilbao)
Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi (18 Dec 1955 – 6 Aug 1963 Appointed, Bishop of San Sebastián)
Laureano Castán Lacoma (7 Feb 1964 – 25 Jul 1980 Resigned)
Jesús Pla Gandía (16 Apr 1981 – 11 Sep 1991 Retired)
José Sánchez González (11 Sep 1991 – 2 Feb 2011 Retired)
Atilano Rodríguez Martínez (2 Feb 2011 – )

Auxiliary bishops
Cristóbal Barrionuevo (1530-1552)
Gaspar Flores (1533-1537)
Daniel Vocatius, O.F.M. (1557-1575)
Alonso Cristóbal Arguellada (1558-1572)
Daniel Vocacio, O.F.M. (1563-?)
Francisco Mejía de Molina, O.P. (1567-1573)
Tadeo O'Farrell (1589-1599, Resigned)
Antonio Viedma Chaves, O.P. (1623-1630 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Almeria)
Antonio del Buffalo, O.F.M. (1666-1668)
Agustín de Serralde, O.F.M. (1676-1679)
Andrés Cano y Junquera (1748-1770)
Blas Joaquín Álvarez de Palma (1798-1801)

Sources

 Catholic Hierarchy
 Diocese website

Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain
Dioceses established in the 6th century
Christian organizations established in 1959
Bishops of Sigüenza
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1959 establishments in Spain


Anamesa is an interdisciplinary academic journal published by New York University, specifically by students of the John W. Draper Master's Program in Humanities and Social Thought. From its debut in the spring of 2003 up until the spring of 2010 it was jointly funded and edited with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

In Greek, anamesa is an adverb that means "between".

The journal produces two issues per year. Prior editions with CLACS cycled though four themes: Democracy, Culture, Violence, and an Editor's Choice. As of fall 2010 , the editors have decided to reevaluate the issue of what themes to use and especially their set rotation, which may be dropped as a format choice.

After the CLACS withdrew its support, the journal underwent a restructuring of its web presence and information presented on the site may have been inaccurate for some time .  , the site has updated its information yet is still undergoing changes.

References

External links
 Journal homepage

Academic journals established in 2003
Academic journals edited by students
Multidisciplinary academic journals


Douglas A. Powell (born May 16, 1963 Albany, Georgia) is an American poet.

Life and career
Powell lived in various places growing up, then graduated high school from Lindhurst High School in Olivehurst, California.  He then worked in a number of jobs before eventually settling in Santa Rosa, California, where he attended Sonoma State University. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1991 and a master's in 1993. Not long after completing his graduate work at Sonoma State, he entered the Iowa Writer's Workshop at the University of Iowa.

In 1996, he graduated from Iowa and began a career as a poet and university professor. Powell has taught at a number of different universities, including Columbia University, Sonoma State University, San Francisco State University, and Harvard University, where he served as the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in Poetry. In 2004, Powell left Harvard for The University of San Francisco, where he teaches in the English department.

Awards and recognition
In addition to serving as the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer at Harvard (itself a recognition of both creative and scholarly talent), Powell has won the Lyric Poetry Award from the Poetry Society of America, a grant for the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Paul Engle Fellowship. His second collection, Lunch, was a finalist for the National Poetry Series, and his third book, Cocktails, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry.

On February 3, 2010, after the publication of Chronic in 2009, Claremont Graduate University announced that Powell had won its prestigious Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Chronic also won the 2009 Northern California Book Award and the 2009 California Book Award.

He is a 2011 Guggenheim Fellow.

His poetry collection Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys won the National Book Critics Circle Award (2012).

In 2019, Powell received the John Updike Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Work
Considered by some an experimental poet, Powell mixes both conventional and non-conventional techniques. For example, his early poems do not have titles; the first lines serve as the poems' working titles. He also does not capitalize the first letter of a new sentence; in this sense, he is reminiscent of E. E. Cummings. His work often moves back and forth between popular culture like movies and music and more complicated themes like religion and AIDS; he uses numerous rhetorical devices, especially puns, as bridges between these two spheres of experience. Powell's first three books of poems are considered a kind of trilogy on the AIDS epidemic.

Writing in The New York Times, critic Stephen Burt said of Powell's work, "No accessible poet of his generation is half as original, and no poet as original is this accessible."

Bibliography

Poetry

 Cocktails, Graywolf Press, 2004,
 Chronic, Graywolf Press, 2009,
 Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys, Graywolf Press, 2012,

Anthologies

Translation
Cocktails, Luxbooks, 2009,  - A bilingual selection from Powell's four collections has been published in Germany.

Prose
D.A. Powell, David Trinidad, By Myself: An Autobiography, Turtle Point Press, 2009

References

External links
Two poems in Triquarterly
Eleven poems by D. A. Powell at the Poetry Foundation
Interview with D. A. Powell in Nashville Review
Doug Powell page at the Here Comes Everybody Blog
A Poetry Reading by Powell from The New York Times
Panic in the Year Zero, a new poem for Harvard Class Day, "Panic in the Year Zero", May 26, 2010.
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: D.A. Powell papers

American male poets
1963 births
Living people
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni
American gay writers
American LGBT poets
Poets from Georgia (U.S. state)
21st-century American poets
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American LGBT people
Gay poets


The 1978 FIVB Women's World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 25 August to 7 September 1978 in the Soviet Union.

Teams

  (withdraw)

Squads

Venues

Source:

Format
The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the , the 23 participants were divided in six groups (A to F, five groups of four teams and one group of three teams). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.

In the , four new groups were created, two groups of six teams playing for 1st-12th (G and H) and two groups (one of six teams and one of five teams) playing for 13th-23rd (I and L), teams were allocated to a group according to their  group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-12th groups and the remaining teams to 13th-23rd groups). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the  also counted in this round, all teams progressed to the next round.

In the , teams were allocated to a semifinal for placements according to their  group position (groups G and H best two teams to 1st-4th, third and fourth to 5th-8th, fifth and sixth to 9th-12th while groups I and L best two teams to 13th-16th, third and fourth to 16th-20th, fifth and sixth to 21st-23rd). Winners and losers of all semifinals played a last match for final standings places.

Pools composition

Results

First round

Pool A
Location: Leningrad

Pool B
Location: Volgograd

Pool C
Location: Leningrad

Pool D
Location: Minsk

Pool E
Location: Riga

Pool F
Location: Volgograd

Second round
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.

1st–12th pools

Pool G
Location: Leningrad

Pool H
Location: Volgograd

13th–23rd pools

Pool I
Location: Minsk

Pool L
Location: Riga

Final round

21st–23rd places

21st–23rd semifinals

21st place match

17th–20th places

17th–20th semifinals

19th place match

17th place match

13th–16th places

13th–16th semifinals

15th place match

13th place match

9th–12th places

9th–12th semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

5th–8th places

5th–8th semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Finals

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

References

External links
 FIVB Results
 Results - todor66
 Federation Internationale de Volleyball

FIVB Women's World Championship
FIVB Women's World Championship
FIVB Women's World Championship
1978
Sports competitions in Saint Petersburg
1970s in Leningrad
Women's volleyball in the Soviet Union
August 1978 sports events in Europe
September 1978 sports events in Europe


The 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 11th playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium, and the seventh and final under head coach Jon Gruden.  Though the team finished with a winning record (9–7), they failed to defend their 2007 NFC South championship and did not qualify for the playoffs after finishing the year on a four-game losing streak.  Just weeks after the conclusion of the regular season, head coach Jon Gruden was fired,
a move that came as a surprise both to sports writers and Gruden himself.  General manager Bruce Allen was also fired. It would also be Gruden's last time coaching until 10 years later, when he returned to coach the Oakland Raiders in 2018, whom he previously coached from 1998 to 2001.

This marked the 24th consecutive year in which the Super Bowl did not include the team in whose region the game was being played, the last team being the 49ers in 1984.

Offseason

Headlines
 On January 23, 2008, the Buccaneers re-signed head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen through the 2011 season.
 Tampa Bay was rumored to lead a list of four teams possibly playing an NFL International Series game in London. They were ultimately not chosen.
 Tampa Bay was one of the teams rumored to be involved with a trade for Brett Favre after he was reinstated to the league from retirement. He ultimately signed with the Jets.

Signings
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers resigned free agents Michael Bennett (cut November 12), Kevin Carter, Antoine Cash, Sammy Davis, Jerramy Stevens. On June 11, the team settled with estranged quarterback Jake Plummer for $3.5 million.

Free agent acquisitions include former team player Warrick Dunn (Falcons) and Brian Griese (Bears).

Selected losses

 Brian Kelly
 John Wade
 Matt Lehr
 Anthony Becht
 Mark Jones
 Kalvin Pearson
 Michael Pittman
 Greg Spires
 Bruce Gradkowski
 Ryan Nece
 Chris Simms
 Luke Petitgout
 Anthony Davis

Summary
Tampa Bay's offseason gained attention when they expressed interest in free agent quarterback Brett Favre. After Favre signed with the Jets, tension was reported between head coach Jon Gruden and incumbent quarterback Jeff Garcia. Garcia was recovering from a preseason injury, but was still named the starter. After dropping the season opener, Garcia was benched in favor of Brian Griese.

Griese helped the team to victories in the next three games. With Garcia back as the starter for week 6, the Buccaneers went 6–1 over the next 7 games. At the end of November, Tampa Bay found themselves in first place in the NFC South. They tied a franchise best start of 9–3, were undefeated at home (6–0), and controlled their own destiny for a first-round bye in the playoffs.

The month of December, however, saw the Buccaneers season collapse. A humiliating loss on Monday Night Football against Carolina took away their hopes of a division title. Meanwhile, longtime defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin announced he was leaving to join his son Lane at Tennessee. The defense began to struggle mightily, especially against the run. An overtime loss at Atlanta, followed by two home losses, dropped the Bucs to 9–7, and out of the playoffs. Less than three weeks later, head coach Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen were fired.

Staff

Roster

2008 NFL draft

Preseason

NOTE: Due to NBC's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics, two of the Buccaneers' pre-season games were telecast on WTVT as WFLA broadcast the Olympics.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held Training Camp at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex from July 26 through August 14. They played four preseason games, and finished with a record of 3–1.

During the month of July, and into the early stages of training camp, the Buccaneers were one of the teams in the running to sign Brett Favre (who ended his 6-month-long retirement). Favre ultimately signed with the Jets.  Meanwhile, starting quarterback Jeff Garcia suffered a calf injury during the first week of camp. Quarterback duties were shared among five players for the preseason, with Garcia named the starter for the regular season. On the final day of cuts, Tampa Bay finally waived quarterback Chris Simms, who had played sparsely since injuring his spleen in week 3 of 2006.

Preseason week 1: at Miami Dolphins
 Stadium: Dolphin Stadium – Miami Gardens, Florida
 Television (WFLA): Chris Myers, Charles Davis & Dave Reynolds (sideline reporter)
 Summary: Tampa Bay opened their preseason with a 17–6 win against in-state rivals, the Miami Dolphins. Michael Bennett rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown. Quarterback duties were shared amongst four players (McCown, Simms, Griese, and Johnson). No injuries were reported, and the team committed zero penalties.

Preseason week 2: New England Patriots
 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Florida
 Television (NFL Network): Fran Charles, Sterling Sharpe and Marshall Faulk
 Summary: Tampa Bay hosted New England in their preseason home opener. A dominating 27–10 performance saw Tampa Bay improve to 2–0 in the preseason. The Buccaneers rushed for 170 yards, led by Michael Bennett, for the second week in a row, with 57. The Buccaneer defense forced 3 turnovers, held the Patriots to only 56 yards rushing, and Sabby Piscitelli recovered and returned a Patriot fumble for a touchdown.

Preseason week 3: Jacksonville Jaguars
 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Florida
 Television (WTVT): Chris Myers, Charles Davis & Dave Reynolds (sideline reporter)
 Summary: Tampa Bay fell to their in-state rival Jacksonville 23–17 in their final home game of the preseason. Quarterback Jeff Garcia returned to the starting lineup, and played for a considerable portion of the first half. Three turnovers and a missed field goal, however, put the Buccaneers behind at halftime 10–7. Late in the game, Antoine Cash drove head-first into the side of Marcus Hamilton, injuring both. Cash suffered a neck injury and was removed on a stretcher. In the final minute, Luke McCown drove the Buccaneers to the Jacksonville 9-yard line, hoping for a game-winning touchdown. The ball was turned over on downs, and ended with Jacksonville the victor.

Preseason week 4: at Houston Texans
 Stadium: Reliant Stadium – Houston, Texas
 Television (WFLA): Chris Myers, Charles Davis & Dave Reynolds (sideline reporter)
 Summary: Tampa Bay wrapped up the preseason with a win against the Houston Texans by a score of 16–6. Josh Johnson and Chris Simms shared quarterback duties and Kenneth Darby led the team in rushing (55 yards). The highlight of scoring was rookie Dexter Jackson's 83-yard punt return touchdown. The Buccaneer defense sacked Houston once, and had one interception. Kicker Matt Bryant finished up a shaky preseason kicking 3-out-of-5 field goals.

Schedule

 In week 16, Tampa Bay vs. San Diego was originally scheduled for 8:15 pm, part of NBC's SNF. However, under the "flex-scheduling" policy, it was moved to 1 p.m.

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

The Buccaneers began their 2008 campaign on the road against their NFC South foe, the New Orleans Saints.  In the first quarter, Tampa Bay trailed as Saints QB Drew Brees completed a 39-yard TD pass to WR David Patten.  The Bucs would respond with CB Phillip Buchanon returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown.  In the second quarter, Tampa Bay took the lead with kicker Matt Bryant getting a 37-yard field goal.  In the third quarter, New Orleans would reply with kicker Martín Gramática getting a 34-yard field goal, yet the Buccaneers replied with Bryant nailing a 33-yard field goal.  Afterwards, the Saints got their lead back with Brees completing an 84-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson.  In the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay would go ahead again as QB Jeff Garcia completing a 2-yard TD pass to WR Ike Hilliard.  However, New Orleans regained the lead after Brees completing a 42-yard TD pass to RB Reggie Bush.

Inside the final minute, Garcia drove the Buccaneers to the Saints 24-yard line. Facing 4th down & 6, Garcia threw an interception, and the Saints clinched the victory. With the loss, the Buccaneers began their season at 0–1 and lost on opening day for the third straight year.

Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Tampa Bay held their home opener facing their second division game, against the Atlanta Falcons. Quarterback Jeff Garcia was inactive due to an ankle injury. However, rumors persisted during the week that the relationship between head coach Jon Gruden and Garcia had broken down after a poor performance the week before, and after preseason distractions due to a nagging injury, and the team's rumored interest in acquiring Brett Favre. Back-up quarterback Brian Griese, who last played at Tampa Bay in 2005, started. Derrick Brooks, who also was nursing injury, was activated and started the game to keep his consecutive games started streak (209) alive.

On the first drive of the game, Atlanta started at their own 23. On the third play of the game, Aqib Talib intercepted Matt Ryan, and returned the ball to the 19. Five plays later, Brian Griese connected with John Gilmore for a 5-yard touchdown.

Early in the second quarter, Tampa Bay started a 12-play, 81-yard drive at their own 19-yard line. On first & goal at the Atlanta 8-yard line, Earnest Graham rushed for an apparent 8-yard touchdown, but it was called back for a holding penalty. After losing ground and facing 3rd & goal at the 17, Warrick Dunn rumbled 17 yards, breaking several tackles for a touchdown. It was Dunn's first score since returning to the team. After a kickoff, Atlanta started their next drive at the 22-yard line. After two incompletions, on third down, Ryan was intercepted by Sabby Piscitelli, who returned the ball to the 17-yard line. Matt Bryant capped off the turnover with a field goal, and a 17–0 lead. Atlanta finally got onto the scoreboard with 12 seconds remaining in the half, with a Jason Elam field goal.

Early in the fourth quarter, Atlanta trailed 17–6. Facing 3rd & 8 at their own 19-yard line, an unusual play occurred. Matt Ryan completed a 20-yard pass to Roddy White. White fumbled, and it was recovered by Sabby Piscitelli of the Buccaneers. Piscitelli then ran 3 yards and attempted a lateral to Cato June. The lateral was actually an illegal forward pass, and fell incomplete to the ground. Thought to be a live ball, it was recovered once more by Atlanta, meanwhile a flag for a personal foul by Tampa Bay was also on the field. After several minutes of confusion and discussion by the officials, they awarded the ball to Atlanta at the Tampa Bay 48-yard line. Atlanta continued the drive and managed a field goal, trimming the lead to 17–9.

Late in the fourth quarter, Earnest Graham iced the game with a 68-yard touchdown run, and a final score of 24–9.

Week 3: at Chicago Bears

In the first quarter, both Tampa Bay and Chicago were fired up and committed several skirmishes. On the second play of the game, Brian Griese's pass was tipped and intercepted by Lance Briggs. The Bears capitalized on the turnover with a field goal. A field position battle saw the Bears kick another field goal, and hold a 6–0 lead early. After the early turnover, Brian Griese led the Buccaneers on an 8-play, 81-yard scoring drive. The drive was capped off by a touchdown pass to Ike Hilliard.

Early in the second quarter, Griese completed a pass to Maurice Stovall, but Stovall fumbled the ball with Chicago recovering at the 38-yard line. Attempting to score quickly, Kyle Orton threw deep to the endzone on the next play. The pass was broken up in the endzone, and bounced into the hands of Barrett Ruud for an improbable interception. The teams traded possessions twice, and the Bears found themselves driving across midfield with about 6 minutes left in the half. After a sack, Orton was again pressured, and threw a screen pass which was intercepted. Gaines Adams returned the ball 45 yards to the goal line, and after review, was awarded a touchdown. The Bears regrouped and drove to their own 44-yard line. On fourth down, a well-executed fake punt resulted in a 38-yard run by  Garrett Wolfe. The Bears scored a third field goal as time expired in the half, and Tampa Bay took a 14–9 lead into halftime.

After an interception midway through the third quarter, Chicago scored their first touchdown (and added a two-point conversion) for a 17–14 lead. With less than 7 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, hoping to put the game out of reach, a fourth field goal by Gould put the Bears up by ten points.

Brian Griese drove the Buccaneers 63 yards in 12 plays, and set up a 35-yard field goal by Matt Bryant. The kick narrowed the deficit to 7 points. The Buccaneer defense held Chicago to a 3-and-out, and the Bears punted to Tampa Bay immediately after the two-minute warning. In just over a minute and a half, Griese drove the Buccaneers 81 yards in 11 plays. Jerramy Stevens caught a 1-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score and force overtime.

In the overtime period, Tampa Bay won the coin toss and received. They quickly drove to the Chicago 39-yard line, but an intentional grounding penalty stalled the drive. Chicago received a punt, but was unable to cross midfield. Brad Maynard punted, and pinned the Buccaneers at their own 7-yard line.

Facing 3rd & 9 at their own 8-yard line, Griese passed to Jerramy Stevens for a short 2-yard gain. The drive, however, was given new life when a skirmish broke out and Charles Tillman of the Bears was called for unnecessary roughness. In seven plays, Griese drove the Buccaneers to the Chicago 44-yard line. With just over 5 minutes left in the overtime period, Griese connected with Antonio Bryant for a 38-yard pass, and a first & goal at the Chicago 6. Two plays later, Matt Bryant came on the field, and kicked a game-winning field goal.

Brian Griese set a franchise record for most pass attempts (67, fourth most in NFL history). His passing yards (407) was the third-most in team history.

Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers

Green Bay took the opening drive 58 yards for a touchdown, and the first score of the game. The remainder of the Packers' drives in the first half were largely unsuccessful. On the first play of the second quarter, Aaron Rodgers pass was tipped and then intercepted by Derrick Brooks. The turnover set the Buccaneers up on the Packers 32-yard line. Shortly thereafter, Brian Griese connected to Alex Smith to tie the score at 7.

Later in the second quarter, Green Bay faced 4th & 15 at their own 5-yard line. Derrick Frost punted from the back of the endzone, but the punt took a "Buccaneer bounce" and was downed at the Green Bay 41-yard line. The resulting good field position led to a Matt Bryant field goal, and a 10–7 lead. Earlier in the week, Bryant suffered tragedy off the field, with the death of his 3-month-old son Tryson. Four plays later, Rodgers was intercepted again, this time by Barrett Ruud. Before the end of the second quarter, Bryant kicked another field goal, and the Buccaneers led 13–7 at halftime.

Tampa Bay took the second half kickoff, and drove to the Packers 17-yard line. A play later, however, Griese's pass was bobbled by Michael Clayton at the 5, and intercepted by Tramon Williams. After trading possessions, midway through the third quarter, Green Bay was at their own 40-yard line. Ryan Grant fumbled, and Jermaine Phillips recovered for a 38-yard Buccaneer touchdown.

On the second play of Tampa Bay's next drive, Griese threw his second interception, which was returned to the 42-yard line. Aaron Rodgers threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings to trim the score to 20–14. Rodgers, however, appeared to injure his throwing arm on the play.

Early in the fourth quarter, Griese threw his second straight interception (and third overall), which was returned 62 yards by Charles Woodson for a touchdown. The Packers took a 21–20 lead with just under 14 minutes to go, while rookie back-up quarterback Matt Flynn took over for the next drive.

With just over 8 minutes remaining, Griese led the Buccaneers on a 10-play, 58-yard drive, capped off by Matt Bryant's third field goal, and a 23–21 lead. Green Bay started with 2:26 remaining. On the drive's second play, Rodgers was intercepted by Gaines Adams. Earnest Graham iced the game with a 47-yard rush, followed by a 1-yard touchdown.

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

The Buccaneers traveled to Denver for the first time since 1996, and lost their second game of the 2008 season. Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler threw for 227 yards and one touchdown.

After trading possessions twice to start the game, Tampa Bay drove 65 yards on 7 plays, taking the lead 3–0. On the next possession, Denver managed to tie the score with a 55-yard field goal.

Later in the second quarter, Denver made a 9-play drive, capped off by a field goal, and a 6–3 lead. Tampa Bay took over with 2:21 left in the half. Brian Griese drove the Buccaneers in 11 plays to the Denver 11-yard line. As time ran out in the half, Matt Bryant kicked another field goal, and the game was tied 6–6 at halftime.

Tampa Bay took the second half kickoff, but was forced to punt. Josh Bidwell pinned the Broncos at their own 4-yard line. On the first play of the drive, however, Cutler connected with Tony Scheffler for 33 yards, and dug themselves out of the hole. The resulting good field possession allowed Denver to punt, and pin Tampa Bay at their own 11. Brian Griese threw an incompletion, and suffered an injured shoulder on the play. Jeff Garcia took over at quarterback.

With a short field, Denver drove 47 yards on only five plays, and took the lead again with a 10-yard touchdown pass by Cutler. They followed up with a field goal early in the fourth quarter, and held a 16–6 lead.

Late in the fourth quarter, Jeff Garcia drove the Buccaneers 90 yards in 13 plays. The drive was capped off with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Ike Hilliard. The touchdown trimmed the deficit to 16–13. Rather than an onside, Tampa Bay elected to squib kick, and Denver recovered. The Broncos managed two first downs, and ran out the clock to secure the victory.

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Broncos, the Buccaneers went home for a Week 6 NFC South duel with the Carolina Panthers.

Carolina received the opening kickoff, but their opening drive was short-lived. At their own 41-yard line, Jason Baker's punt was blocked, and LB Geno Hayes returned the ball 22 yards for a touchdown, which was the first time that Tampa Bay returned a blocked punt for a touchdown since December 2, 2001 against the Bengals. Later in the first quarter, Jake Delhomme was intercepted by Tanard Jackson at the Carolina 36. Jeff Garcia drove the Buccaneers in five plays for a touchdown, and a 14–0 lead.

Carolina got on the board early in the second quarter, with a 20-yard field goal. The Panthers had 1st & goal at the Tampa Bay 3, and nearly suffered a fumble. After review, the ruling on the field (down by contact) was upheld, and the Pathers trimmed the deficit to 14–3.

On the next drive, Garcia connected deep to Michael Clayton, and a Matt Bryant field goal put the Buccaneers up 17–3. After trading possessions, Carolina was pinned back at their own 6-yard line. Delhomme drove the Panthers into Tampa territory, but was intercepted in the endzone by Jermaine Phillips. The turnover came up short, however, as Bryant missed a field goal to end the half.

Tampa Bay took the second half kickoff. Josh Bidwell punted, and the ball appeared to be downed at the 1-yard line, but officials ruled a touchback. After a replay challenge, the ruling was overturned, and Carolina took over inside their own 1. The poor field position led to another Tampa Bay field goal, and a 20–3 lead. Carolina's next drive went 3-and-out, and a poor punt set up the Buccaneers up at the 41. Jeff Garcia drove the Buccaneers to the 1-yard line, including a 3rd down scramble at the 2. Earnest Graham capped off the drive with a 1-yard touchdown.

All of Carolina's fourth quarter drives came up empty, and Tampa Bay ran out the clock to seal the victory. The win snapped a 5-game losing streak to Carolina at Raymond James Stadium.

With the win, the Buccaneers improved to 4–2.

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Tampa Bay appeared on NBC's Sunday Night Football for the first time, and hosted a primetime home game for the first time since 2003. At halftime, festivities were scheduled honoring retired player Mike Alstott.

Seattle took the opening kickoff, but the Buccaneer defense forced a punt. Jeff Garcia led the Buccaneers to a 7–0 lead on their first drive after a 47-yard touchdown pass. Seattle's two other first quarter drives were 3 & outs.

Early in the second quarter, Garcia drove the Buccaneers to the Seattle 4-yard line. Ike Hilliard caught a pass, but was knocked out by a helmet-to-helmet hit. After a replay challenge, it was determined that Hilliard also fumbled the ball. Seattle took over possession, but the drive went 3 & out. Seattle's punt was received by Tampa Bay at their own 41. Garcia quickly drove the Buccaneers to the endzone, with Earnest Graham upping the lead to 14–0.

Justin Forsett returned the ensuing kickoff for Seattle all the way to the Tampa Bay 31. On the first play of the drive, however, Seneca Wallace was intercepted by Aqib Talib. The turnover led to a Matt Bryant field goal and a 17–0 lead. With just over 2 minutes remaining, Seneca Wallace fumbled the center exchange at the snap, and Tampa Bay recovered. As time expired in the half, Matt Bryant attempted a 47-yard field goal into the wind, but it fell short.

Seattle earned good field position early in the third quarter, which led to an Olindo Mare field goal. On their next drive, Maurice Morris broke for a 45-yard rush. The Buccaneer defense stiffened in the red zone, however, and Seattle missed a field goal.

Tampa Bay dominated the fourth quarter, executing a clock-eating, 16-play, 9½-minute drive, culminating with a Matt Bryant field goal and a 20–3 lead. A late touchdown pass by Seattle trimmed the lead to 20–10, but an ensuing onside kick failed. Tampa Bay ran the clock down, and improved to 4–0 at home with the victory.

With the win, the Buccaneers improved to 5–2.

Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

Tampa Bay traveled to Dallas, for what would be their final regular season game at Texas Stadium. Jeff Garcia passed for 227 yards and no interceptions, and the Buccaneer defense held the Cowboys to only 172 yards, but the team fell by a score of 13–9.

With Tony Romo on the sidelines with a broken finger, former Buccaneer Brad Johnson started at quarterback for the Cowboys. Dallas' first three drives went 3-and-out, and Johnson's passing game sputtered. Meanwhile, Jeff Garcia twice drove the Buccaneers into the red zone, and two Matt Bryant field goals put Tampa Bay ahead 6–0.

Dallas got onto the scoreboard in the second quarter with a field goal. On the next drive, Tampa Bay drove 48 yards in 14 plays, but missed a 51-yard field goal. The Cowboys took the good field position, and drove into Tampa Bay territory. With 47 seconds left in the half, facing 3rd & 12 at the 49, the Cowboys' drive appeared to be halted. However, Ronde Barber was called for a horse-collar penalty, and the drive continued. Johnson capitalized on the penalty, and scored a touchdown pass to Roy Williams with 4 seconds left in the half.

Clifton Smith fumbled away the second half kickoff for Tampa Bay, setting up a field position battle in the third quarter. Each team added another field goal, and the score stood at 13–9 late in the fourth quarter. Garcia drove the Buccaneers 56 yards in 16 plays, to the Dallas 18-yard line. Facing 4th & 5 with 19 seconds to go, Garcia's pass fell incomplete, and Dallas held on for the victory.

With the loss, the Buccaneers fell to 5–3.

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Tampa Bay got off to a slow start as Kansas City took the opening drive 69 yards for a touchdown. On Tampa Bay's first play from scrimmage, Earnest Graham fumbled and the Chiefs recovered. The turnover led to another Kansas City touchdown, and a 14–0 lead.

Early in the second quarter, Tampa Bay drove into the red zone, and scored a field goal. On the following drive, the Chiefs executed a flea-flicker play and quarterback Tyler Thigpen caught an improbable 37-yard touchdown pass. Late in the second quarter, the Chiefs added a field goal, to stretch the lead to 24–3. On the ensuing kickoff, Clifton Smith scored a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown, the second such in franchise history. The Buccaneer defense held the Chiefs to a 3-and-out, and the offense took over with 1:08 to go. As time expired in the half, Matt Bryant's second field goal trimmed the deficit to 24–13.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, and all drives ended in punts. Early in the fourth quarter, Jeff Garcia again drove Tampa Bay into the red zone. Clifton Smith caught a pass, but fumbled at the 13. Kansas City recovered at their own 10. On the very next play, Jamaal Charles fumbled away a pitch in the backfield, and Tampa Bay recovered inside the 3. In a trick play, Jeff Garcia handed off to Earnest Graham, who passed to Alex Smith for a touchdown. A two-point conversion failed, and the score trimmed to 24–19.

With 3:34 to go, the Buccaneers drove to the Kansas City 3, and Earnest Graham appeared to be heading for a potential game-tying score. The ball was fumbled, however, and the Chiefs took over on a touchback. The Buccaneer defense forced a punt, and they took over with 1:50 to go. Jeff Garcia quickly drove the Buccaneers to a 25-yard touchdown, and a two-point conversion catch by Alex Smith sent the game to overtime.

In the overtime period, Tampa Bay won the coin toss. They drove to the Kansas City 15-yard line, and Matt Bryant won the game on a 34-yard field goal. The victory marked the largest comeback (from 21 points behind to win) in franchise history.

With the win, the Buccaneers went into their bye week at 6–3.

Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

The Tampa Bay defense sacked quarterback Gus Frerotte five times, and kicker Matt Bryant scored four field goals, as the Buccaneers prevailed over the visiting Vikings. Running back Adrian Peterson was held to only 85 yards, and the Vikings lost two fumbles.

On the second play of their first drive, running back Earnest Graham suffered an injured ankle, and sat out the remainder of the game. Both teams traded field goals, and the first quarter was tied 3–3.

Two costly Tampa Bay penalties set the Vikings up at the Tampa Bay 12. Three plays later, a touchdown gave Minnesota a 10–3 lead. On the following drive, Jeff Garcia drove the Buccaneers into Vikings territory. A roughing the passer penalty on Ray Edwards then gave the Buccaneers a 1st & goal at the 3-yard line. A field goal was the result.

Minnesota went on a long field goal drive, and improved their lead to 13–6 at the half.

Tampa Bay's defense took over in the second half. The Buccaneers took the second half kickoff, and Garcia methodically drove the offense into the red zone. At the Minnesota 17-yard line, a series of penalties disrupted the drive. A holding call on Jerramy Stevens pushed them back 10 yards. Antonio Bryant then electrified the crowd with an apparent 27-yard catch and run touchdown. The touchdown, however, was called back for holding. An offsides penalty on Minnesota set up 2nd & 25 at the 32. Garcia connected for a 31-yard pass to Stevens, and the Buccaneers ultimately tied the game at 13–13.

Minnesota's first drive of the third quarter saw them drive to their own 49-yard line. They went for it on a 4th & 1, but failed, turing the ball over on downs. Tampa Bay again drove into Minnesota territory, but Clifton Smith fumbled. The turnover came up empty, however, as the Vikings were forced to punt.

With 14:28 remaining in the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay started a 13-play, 69-yard, drive of almost 9 minutes, capped off by a go-ahead field goal. Maurice Hicks fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, and Tampa Bay scored yet another field goal. Two drives in the final 4 minutes by the Vikings came up empty, a turnover on downs, and a fumble, and Tampa Bay held on to win 19–13.

Week 12: at Detroit Lions

In the first quarter, the Buccaneers started out flat, and found themselves trailing 17–0 to the winless Detroit Lions. After trading possessions to open the game, quarterback Daunte Culpepper led the Lions on a seven-play touchdown drive to go up 7–0. On the following drive, Jeff Garcia ran into running back Carnell Williams and fumbled the ball. Daniel Bullocks recovered the ball and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown. The Lions added a field goal late in the first quarter, and led 17–0.

Early in the second quarter, Jeff Garcia quickly moved the Buccaneers down the field for their first touchdown. The Lions went three-and-out, and the Buccaneers went on another touchdown drive to trim the deficit to 17–14. Less than two minutes later, Ronde Barber intercepted Daunte Culpepper at the Detroit 24. On the very next play, Garcia connected with Jerramy Stevens, and the Buccaneers took their first lead of the game at 21–17.

On their first possession of the second half, the Lions again went three-and-out. Nick Harris punted, and Clifton Smith returned the punt 70 yards for a touchdown. Later in the third quarter, Ronde Barber intercepted Culpepper for the second time, this time returning the ball for a touchdown. Culpepper was benched and back-up quarterback Drew Stanton stepped in. By the end of the third quarter, the Lions trimmed the deficit to 35–20.

Warrick Dunn broke off a 40-yard run, and a roughing the passer penalty put Tampa Bay in the red zone. An unnecessary roughness penalty, along with Garcia being tripped by him own man, however, forced the Buccaneers to settle for a fourth quarter Matt Bryant field goal.

With 8 minutes remaining, the Lions received a punt and Daunte Culpepper returned to the game. Culpepper's pass was complete to John Standeford, but he fumbled and Tampa Bay recovered. They did not surrender the ball again, and ran out the clock to seal the victory.

Week 13: vs. New Orleans Saints

New Orleans took the opening kickoff, and quarterback Drew Brees drove the Saints to the Tampa Bay 30-yard line. On a 4th down and 1, however, they were stopped and turned the ball over on downs. At their own 41-yard line, Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia threw an apparent completion, but was intercepted by Jonathan Vilma. The turnover led to a Saints field goal. Midway through the first quarter, heavy rain began to fall.

Tampa Bay took their next possession to the New Orleans 21, and tied the score at 3–3. Late in the second quarter, Clifton Smith returned a New Orleans punt 42 yards to the 39-yard line. The good field position led to a second Matt Bryant field goal. Brees took over with just over two minutes left in the half. He quickly led the Saints on a six-play touchdown drive, and took a 10–6 lead into halftime.

Tampa Bay's opening drive of the third quarter was capped off by an 8-yard touchdown run by Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, his first touchdown since returning to play a week earlier. New Orleans went three-and-out on their next drive, while Tampa Bay stretched their lead moments later with a 39-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Bryant. Looking to answer, Brees was intercepted in the endzone by Cato June.

Early in the fourth quarter, Brees again drove deep into Tampa Bay territory. An apparent interception in the endzone was negated by a penalty, and the drive continued. With new life, Brees connected to Pierre Thomas, and trimmed the deficit to 20–17.

After Tampa Bay was held to two three-and-outs, Josh Bidwell shanked a punt, setting New Orleans up at the Tampa Bay 49-yard line. A field goal tied the score at 20–20 with less than six minutes remaining. With 2:33 to go, Jermaine Phillips intercepted Drew Brees, and returned the ball to the New Orleans 17. Matt Bryant kicked the go-ahead field goal at the two-minute warning. With 1:45 left, Brees was intercepted by Phillip Buchanon to ice the victory.

The win marked head coach Jon Gruden's 100th career NFL victory.

Week 14: at Carolina Panthers

Tampa Bay visited division foe Carolina on Monday Night Football with first place in the NFC South on the line. The Buccaneers went 3-and-out on their first drive, while Carolina scored a field goal for the first points of the game. Late in the first quarter, Tampa Bay drove to the Carolina 22, but Matt Bryant's field goal bounced off the upright no good.

In the second quarter, Jake Delhomme drove the Panthers into Tampa Bay territory. At the 19-yard line, Ronde Barber intercepted. The Buccaneers then drove to the Carolina 1-yard line, but their red zone woes continued. They failed to score a touchdown, and Matt Bryant instead tied the game at 3–3.

DeAngelo Williams rushed for a 40-yard gain late in the second quarter, setting up a Jonathan Stewart touchdown run at the two-minute warning. Carolina took the lead into halftime 10–3.

A penalty on the second half kickoff set Carolina up at their own 7. DeAngelo Williams again broke another long rush (28 yards), and Carolina crossed midfield. Jermaine Phillips made a "circus catch" interception, and the Buccaneers took over at the 47. Two plays later, Jeff Garcia connected to Antonio Bryant for a 50-yard touchdown bomb, tying the score at 10–10. After back-to-back "shootout" touchdowns, the score was tied 17–17 after three-quarters.

In the fourth quarter, the rushing duo of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart steamrolled a weary Buccaneers defense. Two touchdowns early in the fourth put the Panthers up 31–17. Garcia attempted to mount a comeback, and led the Buccaneers on an 82-yard touchdown drive. After a blocked extra point, and a failed onside kick, Carolina took over with 2:28 remaining. Facing 3rd down & 4, DeAngelo Williams stymied the Buccaneers with a breakaway 36-yard touchdown run.

Carolina racked up 299 yards rushing, and took over sole possession of first place in the NFC South division.

Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons

Quarterback Jeff Garcia, as well as Cato June, sat out of the game with injuries, and Brian Griese started for the Buccaneers. Penalties and defense dominated the game, a key matchup in the NFC South playoff race.

Leading 10–0 in the second quarter, Matt Ryan threw deep to the endzone, but was intercepted by Aqib Talib. On Atlanta's nxt drive, Ronde Barber intercepted Ryan, setting the Buccaneers up at the 33-yard line. With 15 seconds remaining in the half, Brian Griese connected for a 20-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Bryant.

Midway through the third quarter, Matt Ryan completed a pass to Jason Rader, who ran for the endzone. Before he crossed the goal line, however, Jermaine Phillips punched the ball from his grasp, and it was recovered in the endzone by Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers' ensuing possession, however, came up empty, as Griese himself was intercepted past midfield.

The next five possessions by both teams resulted in punts. In an attempt to tie the score with 3:43 remaining, Matt Bryant's field goal sailed wide left. The Falcons were held to a 3-and-out, and lined up for a punt with 2:37 to go. Michael Koenen's punt was blocked, and Sabby Piscitelli returned it to the 22. After driving to the 9-yard line, the Buccaneers settled for a game-tying field goal, and forced overtime.

In overtime, the Buccaneers won the toss, but were forced to punt. With just over 4 minutes remaining in the overtime period, Jason Elam kicked a game-winning field goal for the Falcons.

Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers

Tampa Bay hosted San Diego, with both teams alive for playoff contention. With quarterback Jeff Garcia back in the lineup, the Buccaneers drove into San Diego territory early in the first quarter. At the 36-yard line, an Antonio Bryant fumble was recovered by San Diego. Philip Rivers quickly led San Diego down the field for their first score. On the ensuing kickoff, Clifton Smith returned the ball 72 yards to the San Diego 11-yard line. Four plays later, B. J. Askew tied the score at 7–7.

Trailing 17–7 late in the second quarter, Tampa Bay drove to the San Diego 31, where Matt Bryant kicked a field goal with 22-second left in the half. A quick 25-yard pass by Rivers, however, allowed Nate Kaeding to kick a 57-yard field goal, and take a 20–10 lead into halftime.

Tampa Bay took the second half kickoff, and Garcia led the Buccaneers on a long scoring drive. After a scramble to the 7, Garcia scrambled once more for a 7-yard touchdown run. On their next possession, Garcia connected deep to a wide-open Antonio Bryant for a 71-yard touchdown. The third quarter ended with Tampa Bay leading 24–20.

The fourth quarter saw Tampa Bay's hope fizzle. Two touchdowns by the Chargers, and a Garcia interception saw the Buccaneers trailing 34–24 with time running out. With less than 7 minutes to go, Garcia found himself scrambling again, this time for a 7-yard first down run. Quentin Jammer slammed into Garcia's helmet, and Garcia began to bleed visibly from him nose and forehead. Driving across midfield with just over 3 minutes to go, Garcia was intercepted by Antoine Cason, who returned the ball 59 yards for the game-icing touchdown.

With the loss, their first home defeat of the season, the Buccaneers failed to secure a playoff berth. A win in week 17 against the Raiders, coupled with a loss by Dallas, would have been required for Tampa Bay to qualify for the playoffs.

Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders

Tampa Bay concluded the 2008 regular season against the Oakland Raiders, coach Jon Gruden's former team, and the team they beat in Super Bowl XXXVII. Tampa Bay needed a victory, and a loss by Dallas to clinch a wild card playoff berth.

The first quarter was a defensive battle, with both teams struggling to cross midfield. Early in the second quarter, Johnnie Lee Higgins returned a punt for Oakland to the Tampa Bay 40. Michael Bush scored a touchdown run, the first rushing touchdown given up by the Buccaneers at home, to give Oakland a 7–0 lead. Jeff Garcia followed up with a 10-play, 80-yard drive, including a 29-yard pass to Michael Clayton.

Both teams started the third quarter with 3-and-out drives. Ont the next drive Jeff Garcia connected for a 25-yard pass to Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, then a 58-yard bomb to Clayton for a touchdown. Nearing the end of the third quarter, Tampa Bay again went on a long scoring drive, capping it off with a Matt Bryant field goal, and a 17–14 lead.

With 12:25 remaining, JaMarcus Russell was intercepted by Sabby Piscitelli at the 5-yard line. Piscitelli returned the ball 84 yards to the Oakland 11. Two plays later "Cadillac" Williams was in the endzone for his second touchdown of the day.

A pass interference call on Will Allen moved Oakland to the Tampa Bay 12-yard line, and led to a Raiders touchdown. Leading 24–21 with just under 10 minutes to go, Tampa Bay looked to run the clock out. "Cadillac" Williams rumbled for 28 yards, but fell with an apparent serious knee injury, the second of his career. Tampa Bay ultimately turned the ball over on downs at the Oakland 33. On the very next play, Michael Bush busted through the Buccaneer defense to score a go-ahead, 64-yard touchdown run. After a Jeff Garcia interception, and a late Oakland field goal, the Buccaneers fell to the Raiders 31–24, and thus once again the home team hosting the Super Bowl will not play in it, having failed to even make the post-season.

With the loss, Tampa Bay's season ended at 9–7.  Head coach Jon Gruden and General manager Bruce Allen were fired January 16, 2009.

Awards and achievements
 Week 4: NFC Defensive Player of the Week – Derrick Brooks
 Week 4: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week – Matt Bryant
 Week 6: NFC Rookie of the Week- Geno Hayes
 Week 7: SNF "Horse Trailer" Player of the Game – Jeff Garcia
 Week 9: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week – Clifton Smith
 Week 12: NFC Defensive Player of the Week – Ronde Barber
 NFC Special Teams Player of the Month (November) – Clifton Smith
 2009 Bart Starr Award – Warrick Dunn

Pro Bowl selections
 Derrick Brooks
 Clifton Smith
 Ronde Barber (added January 13 as a first alternate)
 Davin Joseph (added January 13 as a first alternate)

References

External links
 Buccaneers.com Official site
 NFL.com Official site

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The AC 2-Litre is an automobile that was produced by AC of Thames Ditton in Surrey, England between 1947 and 1956. Two and, from 1952, four-door saloons were sold. In addition, as from 1949, a small number of drophead coupés and "Buckland" tourers were produced.

The car's wetliner, aluminium cylinder block, six-cylinder 1991 cc engine was the unit first offered by the company in the AC 16, back in 1922. However, by 1947 the engine was fed by three SU carburettors, and boasted a power output of , increased again in 1951 to  which was more than twice the  claimed for engine's original commercial application.

The aluminium-panelled body on a wood frame was fitted to a conventional steel chassis with rigid axles front and rear with semi-elliptic leaf springs with, for the first time on an AC, hydraulic dampers. Until 1951 the car had a hybrid braking system, hydraulic at the front and cable at the rear with  drums.

The car changed very little during its ten-year production run, though the wheel size did increase slightly to  in 1951. The AC 2-litre was outlived by its engine, which continued to be offered in other AC models until 1963.

A 2-door saloon car tested by The Motor magazine in 1948 had a top speed of  and could accelerate from 0- in 19.9 seconds. A fuel consumption of  was recorded. The test car cost £1277 including taxes.

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Emil Nanu (born 17 October 1981) is a Romanian former professional footballer.

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1981 births
Living people
People from Tulcea
Romanian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Liga I players
Liga II players
FCM Dunărea Galați players
FC Delta Tulcea players
FCV Farul Constanța players
AFC Săgeata Năvodari players
AFC Unirea Slobozia players
Sportspeople from Tulcea County


The Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany. It has existed in the current form since 1986. In that year the diocese of Chiusi-Pienza was united into the historical Diocese of Montepulciano. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.

History
Montepulciano belonged originally to the diocese of Arezzo, and had a collegiate church, whose archpriest became a mitred abbot in 1400; in 1480 it became a prælatura nullius, and in 1561 was made an episcopal see.

Its first bishop was Spinello Benci (1562); among the others were:

Talento de' Talenti (1640), a savant;
Antonio Cervini (1663);
Pietro Francesi (1737) opposed the novelties of the Council of Florence in 1787;
Pellegrino Maria Carletti (1802), author of several works and of eighteen letters on the National Council of Paris of 1810, which he attended.

On 18 February 1984, the Vatican and the Italian State signed a new and revised concordat. Based on the revisions, a set of Normae was issued on 15 November 1984, which was accompanied in the next year, on 3 June 1985, by enabling legislation. According to the agreement, the practice of having one bishop govern two separate dioceses at the same time, aeque personaliter, was abolished. This applied to the diocese of Chiusi e Pienza. Instead, the Vatican continued consultations which had begun under Pope John XXIII for the merging of small dioceses, especially those with personnel and financial problems, into one combined diocese. On 30 September 1986, Pope John Paul II ordered that the dioceses of Montepulciano, Chiusi and Pienza be merged into one diocese with one bishop, with the Latin title Dioecesis Montis Politiani-Clusina-Pientina. The seat of the diocese was to be in Montepulciano, and was to serve as the cathedral of the merged diocese. The cathedrals in Chiusi and Pienza were to become co-cathedrals, and the cathedral Chapters were each to be a Capitulum Concathedralis. There was to be only one diocesan Tribunal, in Montepulciano, and likewise one seminary, one College of Consultors, and one Priests' Council. The territory of the new diocese was to include the territory of the former dioceses of  Chiusi and Pienza, and was suffragan to the archdiocese of Siena.

Bishops
 Rodolfo Cetoloni (25 March 2000 – 28 May 2013)
 Stefano Manetti (31 January 2014 – 21 April 2022)
 Augusto Paolo Lojudice (21 July 2022 – present)

See also
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza

References

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Chiusi


Cuba Austin (1906 – 1961) was an American jazz drummer.

Early life
Austin was born in Charleston, West Virginia.

Career
In 1926, Austin became a member of William McKinney's group, McKinney's Cotton Pickers. Austin joined the group after its formation, taking over from McKinney himself on drums. The group recorded frequently, both under the names Cotton Pickers and Chocolate Dandies.

In 1931, the Cotton Pickers split into two ensembles, with Austin heading one of them, which took the name, The Original Cotton Pickers. When he disbanded this group in 1934, he moved to Baltimore and worked on his own, as well as in an orchestra with Rivers Chambers.

Austin was an influential figure in early jazz; Gene Krupa called Austin one of his major influences. Austin was one of the first drummers to use the newly invented hi hat in hot and swing jazz.

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1906 births
1961 deaths
American jazz drummers
Jazz musicians from West Virginia
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
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McKinney's Cotton Pickers members
People from Charleston, West Virginia
Musicians from Charleston, West Virginia


The North and South Western Junction Railway (NSWJR) was a short railway in west London, England. It opened in 1853, connecting Willesden on the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) with Brentford on the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). After a difficult start it became an important freight route and that usage continues today. A passenger service linked LSWR stations with the North London Railway, and a branch was built to Hammersmith.

Part of the original main line survives between South Acton Junction and a point near Willesden Junction. It carries the heavily used Richmond to Stratford passenger service, and the whole of the main line remains an important freight connection. However, the Hammersmith branch has closed and no regular passenger service remains on the southern section of the main line.

Planning and construction
The proximity of the unconnected LNWR and LSWR railways immediately west of London led to a number of failed schemes, until in 1851 the North and South Western Junction Railway (N&SWJR) obtained its authorising Act for a 4½ mile line from Willesden (N&SW Junction, near West London Junction), to Brentford (actually Kew Junction, later renamed Old Kew Junction).

The little company had understood that the line would be worked by the LSWR and the London & North Western Railway (LNWR) jointly, but when the line was complete, those companies were reluctant to provide train services. Williams suggests that this was to protect existing road cartage business across London. A goods service was started on 15 February 1853, nine months after being passed as fit by the Board of Trade Inspector. Passenger traffic started on 1 August 1853: four North London Railway trains daily ran from Hampstead Road (with a connection there from Fenchurch Street) to Kew; the N&SWJR had its own station there just short of the LSWR line—a temporary platform at first; there was an intermediate station at Acton.

Disregarding the hostility of the LSWR, the N&SWJR pressed to run through to Windsor, and three additional trains ran from Hampstead Road to Windsor started on 1 June 1854; the journey time from Fenchurch Street, changing at Hampstead Road, was two hours. The service lasted until October 1854 only.

Branches

Hamersmith
Continuing to enter territory that the LSWR considered its own, the N&SWJR got authority in 1853 to make a branch to the small rural town of Hammersmith, although the terminus was some distance west of the place. The purpose of the branch is not clear as the area was still undeveloped, and a shareholders' committee found that the directors had improperly arranged construction outside the authorised capital of the company.

The junction with the N&SWJR main line, at Acton Gatehouse Junction, faced Kew and it may be that the directors hoped that the LSWR would work the branch passenger trains. Goods trains started working to the terminus on 1 May 1857, but the main line companies were reluctant to operate a passenger service, and the N&SWJR itself acquired a Sharp, Stewart 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive. This made nine return journeys daily, and five on Sundays, to the junction. There was no station there, but the branch coaches were attached to and detached from North London trains. This arrangement started on 8 April 1858; the best journey time to Fenchurch Street was 55 minutes.

The branch was not commercially successful, and when the Hammersmith & City Railway opened in 1864, it provided faster services to Central London from a more convenient Hammersmith location, and the N&SWJR branch suffered further. Goods traffic too was handled more conveniently at locations on other lines.

From 1 November 1865, the system of coupling and uncoupling at Gatehouse Junction was ended; instead the branch coaches ran through to Acton station (now Acton Central). As that station was north of the south-facing junction, this involved reversal there, and trains to the branch were propelled from Acton to the junction.

Richmond
Turning up the heat even further, the N&SWJR flirted with the idea of an extension to Richmond, and this gained considerable support but failed in Parliament. Feeling itself under pressure, the LSWR arranged with the N&SWJR to run a Twickenham - Richmond - Hampstead Road service, reversing at Barnes and again at Kew; some LSWR coaches apparently worked through to Fenchurch Street. The service started on 20 May 1858.

The two reversals were obviously extremely inconvenient, and the LSWR, warming to the N&SWJR, obtained powers to build an east curve at Kew and a west curve at Barnes; they opened on 1 February 1862. Williams points out that the passenger timings hardly improved, the Kew Junction to Richmond times reducing from 19 minutes to 16 minutes. At the same time, some passenger trains continued to call at the original N&SWJR station at Kew until October 1866.

The original junction with the LSWR had been Kew Junction, and it was now renamed Old Kew Junction, with the new east-facing junction being New Kew Junction. The LSWR had its Kew station just west of the point of junction, and it built adjacent platforms on the new curve. (Kew station was later renamed Kew Bridge).

Services
After opening in 1853 the main line was operated by the North London Railway (NLR). From 1865 Broad Street in the City of London was the most important passenger station connected to the line. From 1864 some trains went on to . The line between Willesden and Richmond carried services to and from Broad Street and was used by other companies serving Richmond. In 1869 the LSWR opened the direct connecting line from  to Richmond via Gunnersbury and services west beyond Richmond ceased.

In 1868 Kew station (LSWR) was renamed Kew Bridge, and the following year the LSWR opened a line from Richmond through Gunnersbury (at first called "Brentford Road") passing Turnham Green and Hammersmith. This gave a considerable boost to Richmond traffic, which was carried over the N&SWJR between Acton Junction (at the site of the later South Acton station) and Old Oak Junction, where the Hampstead Junction Railway connected. The Richmond line generated a more frequent train service on what is now the North London Line.

The N&SWJR had been worked by the North London Railway, the Midland Railway and the LNWR jointly since its beginning. In 1871 the line was taken over by those companies jointly.

In 1874 the Metropolitan District Railway ran through trains along the LSWR alignment to the West End of London and the City. The GWR, in 1870, had already operated a service via Hammersmith Grove Road onto the Metropolitan Railway tracks, but this was withdrawn after a few months.

In an attempt to staunch the loss of business, the N&SWJR opened a new station at South Acton on 1 January 1880, renaming the Hammersmith station Hammersmith & Chiswick. The new  station had a bay for the Hammersmith branch line, which was extended to run independently alongside the main line for 19 chains to reach the station. Acton and South Acton, and the earlier Kew, were the only stations on the N&SWJR main line.

The 1895 Bradshaw's Guide shows a half-hourly service on the branch, but still changing trains to get to London. Quite apart from tramway competition, there were now several competing railways in the area: as well as the Hammersmith and City and the Metropolitan District Railway, the LSWR itself ran a service from Richmond via Hammersmith (Grove Road), alternately to Waterloo and Ludgate Hill via Kensington and Loughborough Junction.

The LNWR took over the operation of the North London Railway on 1 January 1909 and replaced the passenger trains on the Hammersmith branch with a 48-seat steam railmotor; this operated a half-hourly service from 4 January 1909. Responding to competition from street tramways, three new halts were opened on the branch, at Bath Road, Woodstock Road and Rugby Road. On 9 March 1913 the steam car was replaced by a petrol-electric railmotor, LNWR No. 9.

The competing transport methods intensified and the branch was hopelessly uneconomic. The passenger service was withdrawn on 1 January 1917. Goods trains continued to serve a coal depot and asphalt plant at Hammersmith until 2 May 1965, after which the branch finally closed.

The LNWR electrified the N&SWJR main line to both Richmond and Kew Bridge in 1916, on the fourth rail d.c. system. This provided a more frequent and pleasanter travel experience and was very successful.

The passenger service to Kew Bridge ended in 1940. After Broad Street closed in 1986 the N&SWJR line carried North London Line services between Richmond and  in east London.

Current usage
The N&SWJR main line continues in use as a freight route from the former LNWR line at Willesden and the Hampstead Junction line to the Hampshire area via Hounslow and Chertsey. The section from Old Oak Junction (near Willesden Junction) to South Acton carries the intensive Transport for London North London line passenger service. The Hammersmith branch has long since been built over, but remains very easy to trace until south of the Bath Road, where the 'level' crossing hump is still very clearly evident.

In June 2013, the Mayor of London and the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham released 'vision' consultation documents about the Old Oak Common area of west London. This involves a major development area for London, based around a new Old Oak Common railway station for High Speed 2 and Great Western Main Line, including Crossrail.

The vision mentions a new branch of the Transport for London London Overground system, connecting Old Oak to Hounslow, via Kew Bridge.

Death of an anarchist
On 23 December 1895 the Ukrainian exile and anarchist Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky (usually known as Stepniak) was killed by a train on the Hammersmith branch at Woodstock Road; there was a pedestrian crossing there, and the site later became the Woodstock Road station. He was walking from his house in Woodstock Road to resume a conference in Shepherds Bush, a moderately short walk. Climbing the stile at the crossing, he seems not to have heard the approaching North London Railway passenger train, and he was run over by it and died of injuries. The following day the Times newspaper reported

The accident took place between 10 and 11 o’clock in the morning at a point about three-quarters of a mile north of the Hammersmith and Chiswick terminus of [the N&SWJR]. M. Stepniak left his house in Woodstock-road, Bedford-park in order to resume a conference ... with a number of his associates in Russian propaganda work at the house of his chief  colleague, M. Felix Volkhovsky. M. Volkhovsky lives in Shepherd’s-bush, a walk of only a few minutes from Bedford-park. Woodstock-road runs northward to the railway, and crosses it at a level crossing. M. Stepniak ... was caught by the engine of a train which was travelling in the direction of Acton, knocked on to the line, and dragged some yards along it. When the train was stopped the body was found to be very much mutilated.

It is stated that the driver noticed a man on the rails, and blew his whistle, but M. Stepniak, whether he heard it or not, took no notice of the warning.

In her diary, Olive Garnett claimed a plausible 28 mph for the train speed.

The inquest found accidental death; the evidence added some minor details: the train left Chiswick for Acton at 10.20. The driver was a North London Railway man. In evidence, the Traffic Superintendent of the NLR said that the line was leased from the original N&SWJR by a joint committee of the Midland, LNW and North London Railways, and was worked by the NLR.

Many books of recollections misreport several details: several state that the accident took place at the Bath Road level crossing; Reid, claiming that Stepniak was visiting Lucien Pissarro, son of the painter, even includes a photograph of the crossing, but it was gated and staffed at the time, and there was a footbridge.

These errors are repeated anecdotally by Hermynia zur Mühlen and several other derivative works.

Notes

References

External links
Bath Road Halt at Disused Stations - describes the N&SWJR Hammersmith station

Pre-grouping British railway companies
Railway companies established in 1851
Railway lines opened in 1853
Railway lines closed in 1965
London, Midland and Scottish Railway constituents
1851 establishments in England


Hammerjacks was a music venue in downtown Baltimore which operated from 1977 to 2006.  It was founded by Louis J. Principio III. The club attracted many big-name national acts, but also showcased many rising stars in the music world. The bands ranged from punk, glam, thrash and heavy metal acts most commonly associated with the venue (e.g., Guns N' Roses, Kix, Ratt, Skid Row, Extreme or Wrathchild America) to pop (e.g., Badfinger) and alternative rock groups (e.g., Ramones and Goo Goo Dolls). The club was often frequented by hard core patrons and musicians donning big hair, leather, lace, spandex, and heavy makeup, and was considered a "hard rock shrine." Hammerjacks, however, attracted audiences with other attire as well.

Hammerjacks initially operated from a converted rowhouse on 1000 S. Charles St, then moved to an old brewery building at 1101 S. Howard St in 1982. The building was torn down on June 12, 1997, to make way for an M&T Bank Stadium parking lot. Hammerjacks was billed as "The largest nightclub on the east coast."

In 2000, Hammerjacks reopened at 316-318 Guilford Ave, which had formerly been used as a car wash.  It was then put under new management in 2004, and closed in 2006.

In media
The club was featured in John Waters' 1994 film Serial Mom, with grunge band L7 playing the band Camel Lips. It was the location where Kathleen Turner's character Beverly Sutphin was arrested for murder. Interior and exterior views of the club have been featured in music videos, including the band Kix.

An image of a sign for the club appeared on the Iron Maiden album "Somewhere In Time".

A New Beginning
In the fall of 2021, a new Hammerjacks location opened at 1300 Russell Street. The new ownership group decided to construct the outdoor portion of the facility first due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The newly constructed facility hosts concerts, special events, private events and Baltimore Ravens tailgate events. Plans for an indoor facility are not yet announced.

References

External links
 Hammerjacks.com

Music venues in Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Nightclubs in the United States
Demolished buildings and structures in Baltimore
Buildings and structures demolished in 1997


Traverse des Sioux is a historic site in the U.S. state of Minnesota.  Once part of a pre-industrial trade route, it is preserved to commemorate that route, a busy river crossing on it, and a nineteenth-century settlement, trading post, and mission at that crossing place. It was a transshipment point for pelts in fur trading days, and the namesake for an important United States treaty that forced the Dakota people to cede part of their homeland and opened up much of southern Minnesota to European-American settlement.

Formerly a Minnesota state park, the site of the old settlement and river ford is now a State Historic Site and a Minnesota State Monument. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Traverse des Sioux is located on the Minnesota River, once a major transportation route, in Nicollet County just north of the city of St. Peter. The site of the crossing was rediscovered in the early 2000s; its north and south ends were marked by PVC pipe, as the river has changed its route and the crossing is not obvious.

Name

Traverse is a French word that means crossing. The term Traverse des Sioux has been applied both to the crossing of the Minnesota River at this location, and the transit of the prairie from the west.

As used by the French Canadian voyageurs and their Métis relatives and descendants, a traverse was a crossing from a safe resting place across an open area to another point of shelter, such as a voyageurs’ crossing of hazardous waters from point to point rather than along a sheltered shore, or its correlate on land, a crossing by Métis ox cart brigades of open prairie from one secure resting place to another.  The settlement at Traverse des Sioux was a destination of Métis carters during the days of the Red River Trails, and was also home of a voyageur community during the same time.

Nineteenth-century explorer John C. Frémont used the term Traverse des Sioux to refer to the crossing of the plain west of the river.  Westbound travelers left the Minnesota River at the settlement of Traverse des Sioux and went directly west across the open prairie, leaving the shelter of the wooded riverbank in order to shortcut the right-angle elbow of the river at Mankato.  They returned to the river near the mouth of the Cottonwood River at modern New Ulm.

History

Native Americans had historically used a ford of the Minnesota River here from pre-contact times.  A trading post at the site of the crossing likely existed by the last half of the eighteenth century, and a number of fur traders had establishments there in the first half of the nineteenth century.  An Indian mission was established there in 1843.

By the 1840s it was used as a transshipment point in the fur trade.  Pelts from upstream fur posts and from collection points as far away as Pembina and Fort Garry, Canada, were brought by ox cart trains traveling on the West Plains Trail, the westernmost of the Red River Trails.  At Traverse des Sioux, the furs were transferred to flatboats bound for Mendota, Minnesota and eastern markets.  In the later part of that period, some cart trains traveled all the way to Mendota or Saint Paul, Minnesota, whence the furs were taken by Mississippi riverboat to markets downriver. By 1851 the settlement had two missionaries and their families, a school, several fur trading establishments, a few cabins of French voyageurs, and twenty to thirty Indian lodges.

In 1851 the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was signed at the post, by which tribes of the Sioux people were induced to cede 24 million acres (97,000 km²) of land to the United States for promises of reservations and annuities at a rate of seven cents per acre. This concession opened up vast areas of Minnesota Territory to non-native settlement.  The lands surrendered included Minnesota west of the Mississippi and south of the lands of the Ojibway, all of what later became South Dakota east of the Big Sioux River, and much of northern Iowa.

After the treaty a town was platted, which kept the settlement's name of Traverse des Sioux. Its seventy buildings included two hotels, several churches, and five taverns. This town lost its position as county seat of Nicollet County in 1856, when it was superseded by designation of Saint Peter as the new seat a short distance to the south. The old town was abandoned by 1869.

Preservation
In 1905 a legislative commission was formed to identify the site of making the 1851 treaty.  Investigation located the spot, which was dedicated in 1914.  Traverse des Sioux Treaty Site Park was established by legislative action, but little development occurred.

The park was reclassified as a state wayside park in 1937 during the Great Depression, and the state tried to acquire additional land. By 1963 those efforts had stopped. The site was inundated by the devastating 1965 floods of the Minnesota and Upper Mississippi rivers. In 1969 the state authorized expansion of the historic site, and an investigation marked the foundation ruins of the townsite. In 1980 the wayside and townsite were removed from the state park system and transferred to the control of the Minnesota Historical Society; what was considered excess land was transferred to the city of Saint Peter.

A self-guided tour of the town and treaty site is available. The Nicollet County Historical Society maintains its headquarters at the adjacent Treaty Site History Center, with exhibits about the treaty and other area history. The site is managed by the county historical society in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society.

In 2006, historians and an engineer located the site of the historic river ford. After historians found a map published in Old Traverse des Sioux (1929) by Thomas Hughes, engineer Dick Gardner surveyed and mapped the remains of the village; he combined the two sources by computer to integrate the location of the fur post, cemetery, and other features of the historic settlement. In addition, archaeologists have found Paleo-Indian projectile points in the area estimated to be 9,000 years old, indicating this site was inhabited or visited by Native Americans for many millennia. The ends of the ford are now marked by PVC pipe, as the river has shifted course.

References

Bibliography
.

 Hughes, Thomas, Map from Old Traverse des Sioux (1929), onto which has been projected the present river channel. Republished by Mankato Free Press on December 18, 2006
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 2019 Minnesota Statutes § 138.585, subd. 28.  Retrieved on 2019-12-27.
 Minnesota Historic Sites: Traverse des Sioux, Minnesota Historical Society.  Retrieved on 2019-12-27.
 National Register of Historic Places, Nicollet County, Minnesota.  Retrieved on 2019-12-27.

 Thomas, Dylan, "Historic river crossing rediscovered", Mankato Free Press, 18 December 2006.

External links
 Minnesota Historical Society: Traverse des Sioux

Minnesota River
Minnesota state historic sites
Native American history of Minnesota
Protected areas of Nicollet County, Minnesota
Trade routes
Minnesota Historical Society
National Register of Historic Places in Nicollet County, Minnesota
Natural features on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota


Blackstone is a hamlet in the civil parish of Woodmancote and the Horsham  district  of West Sussex, England. Blackstone is significant for its listed 17th- and 18th-century houses and cottages.

History
Blackstone in 1262 was one of two tithings (a group of households in an area of ten hides), the other being the now non-existent Bilborough at the west of the parish from Blackstone. The nucleated settlement was recorded as Blackstone Street in 1558 and as Blackstone 'hamlet' in 1595. By the early 1670s "at least eight families were apparently living there". Blackstone Street, at right angles to the line of Blackstone Lane that today runs north and south at opposite ends of the street, was in 1724 part of a west to east road from Henfield to Hurstpierpoint. It ran along a sandstone outcrop and had been the main road through the parish from the 15th to the 17th centuries; in 1469 named the Henfield-Hurstpierpoint road. Today's Blackstone Lane, the chief road running north to the west of High Cross in Albourne, from the east of Blackstone Street, was considered a branch road. At the time "several" buildings existed on either side of Blackstone Street, including the still existing Yeomans Hall, Stockmans, and Blackstone House.

Up to the middle of the middle of the 19th century until at least the First World War, crop production at Blackstone was chiefly of wheat, oats and beans. From 1855 to at least 1878, postal clearing and delivery was through the post office at Hurstpierpoint; by 1890 this had transferred to Henfield. The only trade listed at Blackstone in 1866 was a carpenter; by 1878 there was a carpenter and beer retailer; by 1890, a farmer and beer retailer; by 1899, a shopkeeper; by 1905 and 1911, a farmer; and by 1915, a farmer at Blackstone Farm, a nurseryman, a beer retailer, and a builder. In 1911 a Church of England "Mission Room" was recorded. A 1610 map by John Speed recorded a park at Blackstone.

Governance
Blackstone is administered locally by Woodmancote Parish Council. The parish is part of the Arundel and South Downs Parliamentary constituency. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was represented by the South East England constituency for the European Parliament.

Geography

Blackstone is  east from the city and county town of Chichester,  south-east from the district town of Horsham, and  north from the village of Woodmancote. The settlement is centred on Blackstone Street, a right angled section of Blackstone lane that runs south to Woodmancote village and north to Henfield Road at High Cross in the parish of Albourne.

Blackstone sits on a sandstone knoll at the geographic centre of Woodmancote parish. At the extreme east of Blackstone Street, at Wicks Farm Cottage, is a public bridleway which runs south for  then west for  to meet Blackstone Lane. From the corner at the extreme west of Blackstone Street, next to Yeomans Hall on Blackstone Grange Farm, is a road leading to a public footpath which runs for  to the parish's northern boundary at Wheatsheaf Road, the B2116; half way along, the footpath crosses Cutlers Brook, a tributary  of the River Adur. At  south from the western corner of Blackstone Street an east-to-west public footpath crosses Blackstone Lane. The footpath runs  west to meet Furners Lane, at the west of the parish, and then a further  to the village of Henfield.

Within Blackstone, defined by hamlet road signs, are detached, semi-detached, and terraced houses and cottages, a farm, a stables, barns, a furniture maker and a campervan hire company. Just outside the hamlet at the north is a wastewater treatment works for Southern Water.

Landmarks
There are five Grade II listed buildings in Blackstone, all at the west of Blackstone Street.

'Stockmans', on the corner at the north side of Blackstone Street, dates to possibly before the 17th century. It is of two storeys and three bays, the lower storey in red brick, the upper timber-framed with part brick and part plaster infill and a hipped roof. Also at the north of the street, further east, is 'Blackstone Farmhouse', dating to the mid-18th century, of five bays in two storeys, and of red brick with a Horsham Stone tiled roof with chimneys at each end. There is an external '1674' datestone. Today the house is named by an external plaque as 'Blackstone House'. At the east corner of the street is Yeomans Hall, possibly pre-17th century, and its attached former barn, 18th century, making a tiled roof L-shaped complex of two storeys with hipped roofs and casement windows. The hall is timber framed, with red brick infill on the north face, and includes an external chimney breast. The south side is completely red brick faced, the east with overlapping red tile facing above a brick plinth. The red brick faced 'barn' attached at right angles at the west is incorporated making a residential whole. In the early 17th century a parlour wing, service extensions, an upper floor and the external chimney stack were added to the hall. On the south side of the street, opposite Yeomans Hall, is 'Corner Cottages', an 18th-century terraced range of four two-storey cottages with a shallow hipped roof. The cottages are of red brick laid in Sussex bond, three stretchers to one header. The windows in three of the cottages are sash but sliding horizontally. On the same side of the street in the next plot is 'Old Timbers', possible dating to before the 17th century, of two storeys and three bays with casement windows. It is timber framed with white painted brick infilling below and white plaster above. the roof at the west is hipped, and at the east is truncated with an added lower lean-to. Two further terraced ranges of cottages are on the north side of the east end of Blackstone street, both dating to the mid-19th century; one is timber-framed, the other with a facade of overlapping slate tiles.

References

External links

 Woodmancote Parish Council, includes Blackstone

Hamlets in West Sussex
Horsham District


The Fighting Ranger is the title of several films:

 The Fighting Ranger (1922 film), a 1922 American film starring and produced by Ranger Bill Miller
 The Fighting Ranger (serial), a 1925 film serial directed by Jay Marchant
 The Fighting Ranger (1926 film), a 1926 film directed by Paul Hurst
 The Fighting Ranger (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by George B. Seitz
 The Fighting Ranger (1948 film), a 1948 film directed by Lambert Hillyer


Gales Creek, is a tributary,  long, of the Tualatin River in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The headwaters of Gales Creek are on the north side of the mountain Round Top in the Northern Oregon Coast Range. The community of Gales Creek, Oregon, is near the creek, which further downstream forms the southwest border of the city of Forest Grove.

Course
Gales Creek arises at an elevation of  above sea level and falls  between source and mouth to an elevation of . The stream begins at river mile (RM) 23.5 or river kilometer (RK) 37.8 on the north side of Round Top, a mountain in the Northern Oregon Coast Range. Lying entirely within Washington County, the creek at first flows west, then south, then east just before reaching Gales Creek Forest Park, on the left, and receiving Low Divide Creek from the right at RM 22.76 (RK 36.63). Downstream of the park,  Oregon Route 6 is on the right as the stream receives North Fork Gales Creek from the left and shortly thereafter South Fork Gales Creek from the right  from the mouth.

Finger Creek and Coffee Creek enter in quick succession before Gales Creek passes under Route 6 and flows by Gales Creek Children's Camp, passes under Route 6 again and then County Road 374 before reaching the community of Glenwood and receiving Beaver Creek from the left  from the mouth. Turning south, the creek receives Bateman Creek from the right about  below Glenwood. Gales Creek turns to the southeast, and Lyda Creek enters from the right before Gales Creek passes under Route 6 for the third time and receives White Creek from the right. At this point, Gales Creek is flowing parallel to Oregon Route 8, which is on the stream's right.

Passing under Parson Road Bridge, the creek receives Little Beaver Creek from the left before passing under Clapshaw Hill Road Bridge and receiving Fir Creek from the right and passing under Route 8 at the community of Gales Creek. Here Iller Creek enters from the right at RM 11.44 (RK 18.41). Flowing south, Gales Creek receives Clear Creek from the right, Kelley Creek from the left, and Godfrey Creek from the right in quick succession. It then passes under Roderick Road Bridge and receives Roderick Creek from the right  from the mouth.

Trending southeast again, the creek passes under Stringtown Road Bridge before receiving Prickett Creek from the right and passing under Ritchey Road Bridge at RM 3.66 (RK 5.89). It then flows along the southwest side of Forest Grove, passing an Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) stream gauge  from the mouth at the Oregon Route 47 Bridge. Shortly thereafter, the creek flows under a Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, continues about another , and empties into the Tualatin River about  from its confluence with the Willamette River.

Discharge

The OWRD monitors the flow of Gales Creek at a stream gauge at the Route 47 bridge in Forest Grove. The gauge is  upstream of the mouth of the creek. The average flow of the creek at this station in 2008, the only full calendar year for which data was available in 2010, was . The maximum flow recorded there was  on January 11, 2008, and the minimum flow was  on September 17, 2008.

See also
 List of rivers of Oregon

References

Works cited
Breuner, Nancy; Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (1998). "Gales Creek Watershed Assessment Project". Tualatin River Watershed Council. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
McArthur, Lewis A., and McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names, 7th ed. Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. .

External links
 Lower Gales Creek Enhancement Plan. Knotweed and Ivy Mapping and Report.
 Tualatin Basin Information

Tualatin River
Rivers of Washington County, Oregon
Rivers of Oregon


Middle Creek High School is located 123 Middle Creek Park Avenue of Cary, North Carolina, with a mailing address of Apex. It is one of six public high schools in Cary and is part of the Wake County Public School System.

History
Middle Creek High School opened on August 26, 2002. However, the previous year, it was used by Athens Drive High School while it was being remodeled. The school opened with juniors and seniors, adding freshmen and sophomores the next year.

Student Population
In the 2021-2022 school year, the student enrollment was 1,886. The student population is 52% male and 48% female. The student body is 58.7% White, 21.2% Hispanic, 14.5% Black, 3% two or more races, 2.3% Asian, .2% American Indian, and .1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander—for a total minority population of 41.3%.

Of those students, 20% are economically disadvantaged with 17% eligible for the free lunch program and 3% eligible for the reduced-price lunch program.

The student graduation rate is 94%. Based on test scores, 50.2% of the students are ready for college.

Faculty
The faculty consists of 103.74 full-time equivalent teachers. The ratio of students to teachers is 18:1. 99% of the teachers have three or more years experience. In addition 95% of teachers are certified.

There is one counselor for every 285 students or a ratio of 285:1. The faculty also includes a social worker.

Academics

Curriculum
Middle Creek High School includes grades 9 through 12. The school offers Advanced Placement® courses, with 62% of students participating. In addition, 61% of the students passed at least one AP® Exam. 59% of the school's students take the SAT, with an average score of 1160. However 73% of the school's graduates pursue either college or vocational training.

Rankings
As of 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranks Middle Creek High School 12th amongst the high schools in Wake County, North Carolina. It is also ranked 76th in North Carolina, and 2,780 in the nation. Niche gives the school an "A" rating and places the school at #57 in North Carolina.

Academic honors
Juniors and seniors with a qualifying GPA can apply to join the National Honor Society.

Library
The school's media center has a staff of two.

Student life

Publications
The online student newspaper is called The Creek Flow. The school also publishes a yearbook.

Athletics

Mascot
Middle Creek High School's mascot is the Mustang.

School Colors
The school colors a black, red, and white.

Sports teams
Middle Creek High School has the following co-ed sports teams: varsity cheerleading, junior varsity cheerleading, cross country, indoor track, swim, and track.

Sports teams for women include varsity basketball, junior varsity basketball, golf, gymnastics, varsity lacrosse, junior varsity lacrosse, varsity soccer, junior varsity soccer, varsity softball, junior varsity softball, stunt, varsity tennis, varsity volleyball, junior varsity volleyball, and wrestling.

Men's sports teams include: varsity baseball, junior varsity baseball, varsity basketball, junior varsity basketball, varsity football, junior varsity football, golf, varsity lacrosse, junior varsity lacrosse, varsity soccer, junior varsity soccer, varsity tennis, and wrestling.

State championships

 2012, 2017, & 2022 4A State Men's Lacrosse Champions

 2012 & 2023 4A State Baseball Champions
 Cheerleading 5 state championships, 4 national championships

Hall of Fame
In 2013, the first class was inducted into the Middle Creek School Athletic Hall of Fame. Candidates for inclusion are alumni athletes, athletic trainers, coaches, community members, school officials, or Stampede Club members.

Notable alumni
 Chris Hubert, football player
 Dareke Young, NFL wide receiver

References

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