Photographic Tour of Slossfield Community Center

“Cast iron production flourished as well, with the raw materials in the area good for certain types of pipe—American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO) was founded in Birmingham in 1905. Ultimately, however, the phosphorus content of the iron supply limited the area’s ability to produce high-quality steel products, although it was ideal for foundry pig iron, to the extent that in 1940 Birmingham provided 40…

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AJ McCarron > Blake Sims

“He’s not just one of the great Alabama quarterbacks. AJ McCarron is on the short list of the most successful players in the history of college football…Then again, if you want to build a case for McCarron, you could do worse than starting here: He has as many national championships as he does defeats.” –Sports…

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Top 5 Sports Stories of 2014

“The list is the origin of culture. It’s part of the history of art and literature. What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible…And how, as a human being, does one face infinity?…Through lists, through catalogs, through collections…There is an allure to enumerating how many women Don Giovanni slept with: It was 2,063, at least…

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