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U Street (WMATA Station)
U Street or "U" Street is the 22nd of a sequence of alphabetical streets in many cities (or the 21st if "I" or "J" is omitted). It may refer to: * ''U Street (Washington, D.C.)'', a street in Washington, D.C. ** U Street (Washington, D.C.), commercial and residential district in northwest Washington, D.C. ** U Street station, a Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green line See also * School of Hard Knocks or "University of the Streets" * University/65th Street, a station in Sacramento, California * Street University, a project of the Ted Noffs Foundation in New South Wales, Australia * Avenue U (other) * University Avenue (other) * University Street (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Street Station
U Street station is a rapid transit station on the Green Line of the Washington Metro in the U Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. U Street station is located in northwest Washington and serves the U Street neighborhood; nearby attractions include the Lincoln Theatre, the historic restaurant Ben's Chili Bowl, and several nightclubs, including The Black Cat and the 9:30 Club. The station is approximately five blocks east of the neighborhood of Adams Morgan. Station layout U Street station has a single island platform with entrances at either end, leading from U Street at 10th and 13th Streets. Like nearly all non-interchange stations on the Metro, there are two tracks: trains using track E1 head to Greenbelt, while those on E2 are bound for Branch Avenue. This station was among the last to feature the 22-coffer "waffle" ceiling vault design among , , , , and . History Plans for rapid transit prior to the creation of WMATA in February 1967 focused on the needs of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Of Hard Knocks
The School of Hard Knocks (also referred to as the University of Life or University of Hard Knocks) is an idiomatic phrase referring to the inadvertent education one receives from negative experiences in life, often contrasted with formal education. The term originated in the United States; its earliest documented use was in 1870 in the book ''The Men Who Advertise'': "... his misfortunes were largely owing to the inexperience of youth. Trained, however, in the school of hard knocks, he now had learned the theory of success". It is a phrase which is most typically used by a person to claim a level of wisdom imparted by life experience, which should be considered at least equal in merit to academic knowledge. It is a response that may be given when one is asked about their education, particularly if they do not have an extensive formal education but rather life experiences that should be valued instead. It may also be used facetiously, to suggest that formal education is not of pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University/65th Street Station
University/65th Street station is a side platformed Sacramento RT light rail station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station was opened on September 5, 1987, is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District and is the closest station to California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California, United States. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is part of the California State Universit .... It is served by the Gold Line. The station is located at the intersection of 65th Street and Q Street. References External linksStation profile Sacramento Regional Transit light rail stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987 1987 establishments in California {{SacramentoCA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ted Noffs Foundation Inc
The Ted Noffs Foundation is a charitable organisation located in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. Founded as the Wayside Foundation in 1971 in Sydney by the Reverend Ted Noffs and his wife, Margaret, which provides drug and alcohol services for young people in Australia. It offers initiatives such as two residential treatment centres for adolescents with drug and alcohol problems, adolescent life management, continuing care, family and adolescent counselling, Indigenous Australians-specific counselling, an early intervention/educational project, and a number of social enterprises including " op shops". History The organisation was born out of its predecessor, The Wayside Foundation, which was established by the Reverend Ted Noffs in 1971 and renamed The Ted Noffs Foundation in 1992 to recognise the work of its founder. As early as 1969 Noffs had written, 'To the traditional hazards that adolescents have to face … separation from the family unit, finding a job, seeking a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenue U (other)
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Avenue U is a street in Brooklyn, New York City. It may also refer to: *Other streets named Avenue U in other cities *Several subway stations of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn: ** Avenue U (BMT Sea Beach Line), serving the ** Avenue U (IND Culver Line), serving the ** Avenue U (BMT Brighton Line), serving the See also * U Street (other) * University Avenue (other) University Avenue may refer to: Canada * University Avenue (Edmonton), Alberta * University Avenue (Toronto), Ontario *University Avenue (Waterloo, Ontario), local name of Waterloo Regional Road 57 * University Avenue (Windsor, Ontario) Philippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Avenue (other)
University Avenue may refer to: Canada * University Avenue (Edmonton), Alberta * University Avenue (Toronto), Ontario *University Avenue (Waterloo, Ontario), local name of Waterloo Regional Road 57 * University Avenue (Windsor, Ontario) Philippines * University Avenue MRT station, Manila United States * University Avenue (Berkeley), California *University Avenue (Hammond, Louisiana), cosigned as Louisiana Highway 3234 * University Avenue (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania) * University Avenue (Minneapolis–Saint Paul), Minnesota *University Avenue (Provo, Utah), part of U.S. Route 189 * University Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania See also * University Square (other) * University Street (other) * University (other) A university is an institution of higher education. University may also refer to: Places * University, Minneapolis, a community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. ** University (neighborhood), Minneapolis, a neighborhood within the communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
