Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
name	Gary "Two Horns" Turner
other names	Smiler
birth date	September 02, 1970
nationality	English
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weight
weight class	Super Heavyweight (kickboxing) Heavyweight (MMA)
style	Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Muay Thai
team	Team Gary Turner
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kickbox win	28
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Gary "Two Horns" Turner (born 2 September 1970) is an English professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004. As a mixed martial artist, he currently holds a record of 4-2-1 with notable victories over Tank Abbott and former British Heavyweight boxing champion, Julius Francis.

Mixed martial arts career

Turner made his professional MMA debut in 1999 with a win over Joe Akano. After fighting once more seven months later Turner did not fight in a professional MMA bout again until 2007 when he joined Cage Rage. On 21 April 2007, he made his Cage Rage debut in a bout against American former UFC fighter Tank Abbott which he won by TKO after 2:31 of the opening round.

He continued with Cage Rage, winning his next two fights against Brazilian Edson Drago and former British heavyweight boxer Julius Francis before suffering his first defeat against Mostapha Al-turk by submission in March 2008 which was to be his final fight in Cage Rage as the promotion folded at the end of 2008. His last MMA bout was in April 2009, losing a split decision to Valdas Pocevicius in Croatia.

Titles

Gary is an 10 time world champion (x2 kickboxing, x8 Ju-Jitsu) who has also won countless European and domestic titles across a wide range of martial arts styles.

Pro Kickboxing

2006 W.P.K.C. super heavyweight world champion +95 kg (K-1 Rules)

2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix runner up

2004 K-1 Battle of Britain champion

2003 K-1 Battle of Britain champion

1997 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight European champion -94 kg (Full-Contact)

1996 W.A.K.O. Pro super cruiserweight British champion -88 kg (Low-Kick)

1995 W.K.A. super cruiserweight British champion -90 kg (Full-Contact)

1995 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight British champion -94 kg (Low-Kick)

Amateur Kickboxing

1997 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Gdansk, Poland Gold (Full-Contact)

1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro Gold -91 kg (Full-Contact)

1994 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Helsinki, Finland Silver (Full-Contact)

1992 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria Gold (Light-Contact)

Ju-Jitsu

2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK Silver (Teams)

2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK Gold (Individual)

2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK Silver (Teams)

2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK Gold (Individual)

1999 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Leeds, UK 1998 J.J.I.F. World Championships in Berlin, Germany

1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA Gold (Teams)

1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA Gold (Individual)

1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada Silver (Teams)

1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada Gold (Individual)

1997 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Paris, France Gold

1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA Silver (Teams)

1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA Gold (Individual)

1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand Gold (Teams)

1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand Gold (Individual)

Judo

1996 British Schools champion

Shootfighting

1992 Golden Dragon Cup in Rimini, Italy tournament champion

Professional Kickboxing Record

''Legend'': |}

Mixed Martial Arts record

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References

External links

Professional MMA record

Official website

Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:English kickboxers Category:Super heavyweight kickboxers Category:English mixed martial artists Category:Heavyweight mixed martial artists Category:British judoka Category:British jujutsuka Category:British Muay Thai practitioners

it:Gary Turner

Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
Official name	City of Gary, Indiana
Settlement type	City
Nickname	City in Motion, City of the Century, GI, Magic City of Steel, The Steel City, The G
Motto	''We Are Doing Great Things''
Image seal	Gary Seal.png
Map caption	Location in the state of Indiana, U.S.
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Coordinates region	US-IN
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name	United States
Subdivision type1	State
Subdivision name1	Indiana
Subdivision type2	County
Subdivision name2	Lake
Government type	Council-Strong Mayor
Leader title	Mayor
Leader name	Rudolph Clay (D)
Established title	Founded
Established date	July 14, 1906
Area magnitude	1 E8
Area total sq mi	57.24
Area land sq mi	50.23
Area water sq mi	7.01
Population total	80,294
Population as of	2010
Population density sq mi	1598.5
Timezone	CST
Utc offset	–6
Timezone dst	CDT
Utc offset dst	–5
Coordinates footnotes
Elevation footnotes
Elevation ft	607
Website	http://www.gary.in.us/
Postal code type	ZIP codes
Postal code	46401-46411
Area code	219
Blank name	FIPS code
Blank info	18-27000
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Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is best known for its large steel mills. Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

History

The city was founded in 1906 by the United States Steel Corporation as the home for its new plant. The city was named after the lawyer and founding chairman of U.S. Steel, Elbert H. Gary.

Gary's fortunes have risen and fallen with those of the steel industry. The growth of the steel industry brought prosperity to the community. Broadway Avenue was known as a commercial center for the region. Department stores and architecturally significant movie houses were built in the downtown area and the Glen Park neighborhood.

In the 1960s, like many other American urban centers reliant on one particular industry, Gary entered a spiral of decline. Gary's decline was brought on by the growing overseas competitiveness in the steel industry, which had caused U.S. Steel to lay off many workers from the Gary area. As the city declined, crime increased.

Rapid racial change occurred in Gary during the late 20th century. These population changes resulted in political change which reflected the racial diversity of Gary. Gary had one of the nation's first African-American mayors, Richard G. Hatcher, and hosted the ground-breaking 1972 National Black Political Convention.

In the 1960s through 1980s, surrounding suburban localities such as Merrillville, experienced rapid growth including new homes and shopping districts. Due to white flight, economic distress, concerns about crime, and alleged mismanagement, many middle-class and affluent residents moved to other cities in the metro area such as Chicago and surrounding areas in Lake and Porter Counties in Indiana.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Gary had the highest percentage of African Americans of U.S. cities with a population of 100,000 or more, 84% (as of the 2000 U.S. census). This no longer applies to Gary since the population of the city has now fallen well below 100,000 residents.

U.S. Steel continues to be a major steel producer, but with only a fraction of its former level of employment. While Gary has failed to reestablish a manufacturing base since its population peak, two casinos opened along the Gary lakeshore in the 1990s although this has been aggravated by the state closing of Rt.912 (Cline Ave.), an important access to the area. Today, Gary faces numerous difficulties, including unemployment, decaying infrastructure, low literacy and educational attainment levels.

Recent history

2006

Three-term Democratic Mayor Scott King resigned from office in March 2006, citing a desire to return to private law practice. Then-deputy mayor and former Calumet Township Trustee Dozier T. Allen Jr. became acting mayor, pending a formal election by local Democratic party officials. On April 4, 2006, local officials chose former Lake County Commissioner and King rival Rudolph Clay to fill the remaining 21 months of King's term.

The Gary Chicago International Airport secured nearly 100 million US$ in grants and private donations. The FAA approved GYY's master plan which includes the expansion of runways, land acquisition for a larger terminal, an integrated transportation center, and provision for a third runway. The first part of the plan requires that the EJ&E; line, which runs at the end of the runway, be relocated.

Dallas-based HomeVestors of America released its "Top 10 Markets for Real Estate Investing" list on December 9, 2006. Gary earned the number one position on this list, which represents activity of investors who purchase homes below market and then sell.

After celebrating its 100th year in 2006, the city of Gary presented several examples of progress and economic rebound, after years of economic depression. Many buildings that have been left vacant for years are now finally slated for demolition and development. Many new homes were built through the HOPE VI grant from HUD.

2007

Gary was rated the 17th most dangerous city in the United States according to Morgan Quitno's 2007 analysis of crime rates (''City Crime Rankings, 14th Edition''), down from 10th highest in the 2006 edition. The city recorded 51 homicides in 2006, a 13.5 percent decrease from the previous year.

2008

''Forbes'' Magazine listed Gary 39th on their Top 100 Best Cities for Jobs in 2008. The ranking was up from 89th in 2006 and 84th in 2007.

In March 2008 the Chief of Police, Deputy Chief and a police sergeant were all indicted by the federal court for violating the civil rights of a Gary resident.

2011

Property tax limitations implemented for the entire state of Indiana have left Gary in a financially difficult situation. The city is one of the few in the US that uses cash based accounting, a system usually limited to use in very small businesses and not municipalities with budgets greater than 80 million dollars. Gary currently is under temporary reprieve from full implementation of the state tax caps, an implementation that is scheduled to be applied to Gary in 2012. At that point Gary's property tax revenue of approximately $60M is projected to be cut to approximately $30M. The budget changes necessary at that point are widely viewed to be devastating. Due to its cash accounting system, there is difficulty determining what Gary's one-time liabilities are. In late 2009, they are at least $34M in debts and unpaid judgments by the city to various parties in addition to the upcoming projected structural deficit due to mandatory tax caps.

In April 2011, 75 year-old mayor Rudy Clay announced that he would be suspending his campaign for re-election, owing to ongoing treatments for prostate cancer. After exiting from the race, Clay endorsed rival Karen Freeman-Wilson, who won the Democratic mayoral primary in May.

Neighborhoods

West

Ambridge Mann is located on Gary's near west side along 5th Avenue. Ambridge was developed for workers at the nearby steel plant in the 1910s and 1920s, and is named after the American Bridge Works, which was a subsidiary of U.S. Steel. The neighborhood is home to a huge stock of prairie style and art deco homes. The Gary Masonic Temple is located in the neighborhood along with the Ambassador Apartment building. Located just south of Interstate 90, the neighborhood can be seen while passing Buchanan Street. Brunswick is located on Gary's far west side. The neighborhood is located just south of Interstate 90 and can be seen from the expressway. The Brunswick area includes the Tri-City Plaza shopping center on West 5th Avenue (U.S. 20). The area is south of the Gary Chicago International Airport. Downtown Gary was developed in the 1920s and houses several pieces of impressive architecture, including several structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. A 6,000-seat minor league baseball stadium for the Gary SouthShore RailCats, U.S. Steel Yard, was constructed in 2002, along with contiguous commercial space. A significant number of older structures have been demolished in recent years, but a number of abandoned buildings remain in the downtown area, including historic structures like Union Station and City Methodist Church. Interstate 90 divides downtown Gary from the United States Steel Plant.

Tolleston is one of Gary's oldest neighborhoods, predating much of the rest of the city. It was plated out by George Tolle in 1857, when the railroads came to the area. The area is to the west of Midtown and south of Ambridge Mann. Tarrytown is a subdivision located in Tolleston between Whitcomb Street and Clark Road.

South

Black Oak is located on the far southwest side of Gary, in the vicinity of the Burr Street exit to the Borman Expressway. It was annexed in the 1970s. Prior to that, Black Oak was an unincorporated area informally associated with Hammond, and the area has Hammond telephone numbers. The community was convinced (after 3 previously failed attempts) by Mayor Hatcher that its residents would benefit from better services, provided by the city, than those provided by the county. It is the only majority-white neighborhood in Gary.

Glen Park is located on Gary's far south side, and is made up mostly of mid-twentieth century houses. Glen Park is divided from the remainder of the city by the Borman Expressway. The northern portion of Glen Park is home to Gary's Gleason Park Golf Course and the campus of Indiana University Northwest. The far western portion of Glen Park is home to the Village Shopping Center. Glen Park includes the 37th Avenue corridor at Broadway.

Midtown is located to the south of Downtown Gary, along Broadway. This was, traditionally, the original "black" neighborhood in the pre-1960s days of segregation.

North and East

Aetna is located on Gary's far east side along the Dunes Highway. Aetna predates the city of Gary. It was a company town founded in 1881 by the Aetna Powder Works, an explosives company, which closed with the end of World War I. The Town of Aetna was annexed in 1928 around the same time Gary annexed the Town of Miller. A building boom happened shortly afterward in the late 1920s and early 1930s making Aetna home to an impressive collection of art deco architecture. The rest of the community was built throughout the 1950s after the Korean War in a series of phases. On its south and east, Aetna borders the undeveloped floodplain of the Little Calumet River.

Miller Beach, also known through the years as Miller Station or just simply as Miller, is on Gary's far east side. Incorporated as an independent town in 1907, Miller was annexed by the city of Gary in 1918. Miller developed around the old stagecoach stop and train station known, as early as the 1840s, as Miller's Junction. The Miller Beach area has remained somewhat separated from the rest of Gary both culturally and geographically. Miller Beach continues to be racially and economically diverse, and attracts investor interest due to the many year-round and summer homes within walking distance of Marquette Park and Lake Michigan. Prices for lakefront property are affordable compared with Illinois suburban communities. Lake Street provides shopping and dining options for Miller Beach visitors and residents. East Edge, a development of 28 upscale condominium, townhome, and single-family homes, began construction in 2007 at the eastern edge of Miller Beach along County Line Road, one block south of Lake Michigan.

Geography and Climate

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (12.25%) is water. The city sits on the southern end of the former lake bed of the prehistoric Lake Chicago, and the current Lake Michigan. Most of the city's soil nearly one foot below the surface is pure sand. The sand beneath Gary, and on its beaches, is of such high quality that in years past it was mined for the manufacture of glass. Gary has many statues of Elbert H. Gary in the city. It also has a lot of historical sites to visit. Gary is "T" shaped, with its northern border on Lake Michigan. At the Northwesternmost section Gary borders Hammond and East Chicago. Miller Beach, its easternmost neighborhood, borders Lake Station and Portage. Gary's southernmost section borders Hobart and Merrillville.

Climate

Although Gary is located at a roughly similar latitude as New York City, the climate is colder in the winter because of a more continental influence. In July and August, the warmest months, high temperatures average 84 °F (29 °C) and peak just above 100 °F (38 °C) and low temperatures average 63 °F (17 °C). In January and February, the coldest months, high temperatures average around 29 °F (−2 °C) and low temperatures average 13 °F (−11 °C), with at least a few days of temperatures dipping below 0 °F (−18 °C). The weather of Gary is greatly regulated by its proximity to Lake Michigan, as it sits at the lake's southernmost point. Weather varies yearly. In summer months Gary is humid. The city's yearly precipitation averages about 40 inches. Summer is the rainiest season. Winters vary but are predominantly snowy with regular blizzards. Snowfall in Gary can average 24 to 36 inches per winter, but sometimes large blizzards hit because of "lake effect snow", a phenomenon wherein large amounts of water evaporated from the lake deposits onto the shoreline areas inordinate amounts of snow.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 102,746 people, 38,244 households, and 25,623 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,045.5 people per square mile (789.8/km²). There were 43,630 housing units at an average density of 868.6 per square mile (335.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.03% African American, 11.92% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.97% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. 4.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The U.S. census figures show that Gary had a population of 80,294 for the 2010 census, a nearly 20% drop compared to the 2000 census.

There were 38,244 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.2% were married couples living together, 30.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,195, and the median income for a family was $32,205. Males had a median income of $34,992 versus $24,432 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,383. About 22.2% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.9% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

City and Community Services

Parks

Brunswick Park

Marquette Park

Pittman Square

Gleason Park

Jefferson Park

Buffington Park

Hillman Park

Medical Facilities

Gary Community Health Center and Adult and Children's General Dentist 1021 West 5th Avenue, Gary, IN 46402

Methodist Hospital 600 Grant Street, Gary, IN 46402-6099

Rainbow Medical Center 1465 West 16th Avenue, Gary, IN 46407-1025

Education

There are three school districts serving the city as well as multiple charter schools located within the city.

Public Schools

Most public schools in Gary are administered by the Gary Community School Corporation. The other public schools within the city are administered by Lake Ridge Schools Corporation, which is the school system for the Black Oak neighborhood and unincorporated Calumet Township. Due to annexation law, Black Oak residents retained their original school system and were not required to attend Gary public schools. Some Gary residents in the eastern edge of the community attend schools administered by the River Forest Community School Corporation.

Charter Schools

Charter schools in Indiana, including those in Gary, are granted charters by one of a small number of chartering institutions. Indiana charter schools are generally managed in cooperation between the chartering institution, a local board of parents and community members, salaried school administrators, and a management company. Charter schools in Gary as of 2011 include KIPP Lead College Prep Charter School, Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, Charter School of the Dunes, Gary Lighthouse Charter School, Twenty-first Century, and West Gary Lighthouse Charter School.

Higher Education

Gary is home to two regional state college campuses:

Indiana University Northwest

Ivy Tech Community College Northwest

Public Libraries

The Gary Public Library System consists of the main library at 220 West 5th Avenue and several branches: Brunswick Branch, W. E. B. DuBois Branch, J. F. Kennedy Branch, Tolleston Branch, and Woodson Branch. In March 2011, the Gary Library Board voted to close the main library on 5th Avenue and the Tolleston branch in what officials said was their best economic option. The main library will close by the end of 2011. Lake County Public Library operates the Black Oak Branch at 5921 West 25th Avenue in the Gary city limits. In addition Indiana University Northwest operates the Indiana University Northwest Library on its campus.

Public Safety

Gary is served by the Gary Police Department and Gary Fire Department. Gary is also served by the Lake County Sheriff's Department.

Transportation

NICTD (Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District) operates the South Shore Line, a commuter rail system (one of the United States' last original operating interurban railway systems), running between Chicago and South Bend.

GPTC (Gary Public Transportation Corporation) a commuter bus system that offers service to numerous stops throughout the city and neighboring suburbs. GPTC also has express service to locations outside of the city including connections to Chicago transit. Front door pickup is available for disabled citizens at no extra cost.

GYY (Gary/Chicago International Airport) is operating as the "third airport" for the Chicago area. It is currently undergoing much federally funded expansion, and the administration is courting airlines aggressively. Boeing already bases their corporate fleets here. The National Guard is intending to base their Chicago area air operation there as well, which would add much needed security to the airport, taking away some of the stigma of an airport in Gary.

Interstate 90 (Indiana Toll Road), Interstate 80, Interstate 94, and Interstate 65 run through Gary, as well as U.S. Routes 12 and 20, Indiana State Road 912/Cline Avenue and a former stretch of Indiana State Road 312 now decommissioned.

Culture

Arts and movies

The 1996 urban gangster movie ''Original Gangstas'' was filmed in Gary, Indiana. The movie starred Pam Grier, Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Richard Roundtree and Isabel Sanford, among others. Since the early 2000's Gary has experienced a surge of Hollywood filmakers wishing to shot movies in the city. In 2009 scenes for the remake of ''A Nightmare On Elm Street'' were filmed in Gary. Scenes from ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' wrapped up filming on August 16, 2010.

The History channel documentary, Life After People was filmed in run-down and derelict parts of Gary, Indiana.

Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical ''The Music Man'' featured the song "Gary, Indiana,", and described Gary Conservatory as the alleged alma mater of lead character Professor Harold Hill ("Gary Music Conservatory, Class of '05!"). The joke in Hill's claim, of course, is that the City of Gary wasn't founded until 1906. Willson's musical, set in 1912, later was the basis of a film (1962) and a made-for-television film (2003).

Sports

The following sports franchises are based in Gary:

The Gary SouthShore RailCats are an American Association, professional baseball team. The team plays in Gary's U.S. Steel Yard baseball stadium. The RailCats played in the Northern League from 2002 until 2010 and were the 2005 and 2007 Northern League Champions.

The Gary Splash are an International Basketball League, professional basketball team. The team plays in Gary's Genesis Convention Center. Formerly the Gary Steelheads played in the IBL, CBA, USBL and IBL.

Sister city

Fuxin, People's Republic of China

Notable natives and residents

Gary is the hometown of the Jackson family, a family of musicians who influenced the sound of modern popular music. Joe and Katherine Jackson originally moved into their two bedroom house at 2300 Jackson St. in Gary, Indiana, after they got married on November 5, 1949. The famous siblings would later record a song entitled "2300 Jackson Street" in the 1990s.

Members of the Jackson family include:

*Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (born May 29, 1950)

*Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951)

*Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953)

*Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954)

*La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956)

*Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957)

*Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

*Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (born October 29, 1961)

*Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966)

Other notables include

Dan Barreiro, sports radio talk show host

Albert M. Bielawski, former Michigan State Representative

Frank Borman (born 1928), astronaut on Gemini 7 and Apollo 8, former CEO of Eastern Air Lines

Avery Brooks (born 1948), (born in Evansville) actor, director, best known for ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''

Karen Freeman-Wilson, former Indiana Attorney General, attorney, politician

Freddie Gibbs, rapper

LaTroy Hawkins (born December 21, 1972) MLB Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers

Gerald Irons, former NFL star, Oakland Raiders

Tank Johnson, NFL star

Alex Karras, former NFL star, actor in ''Blazing Saddles''

Robert Kearns, inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper systems.

Ron Kittle, former Chicago White Sox outfielder and 1983 American League Rookie of the Year recipient

Bob Kuechenberg, former NFL star, guard on 1972 Miami Dolphins perfect season team

Karl Malden (1912–2009), (born in Chicago) Oscar winning actor

William Marshall, actor

Brandon Moore (born 1980), NFL guard for the New York Jets

Dan Plesac (born 1962), former Major League Baseball pitcher with an 18-year career, now a MLB Network analyst

Glenn Robinson (born 1973), former NBA basketball player

Paul Samuelson (1915–2009), economist, recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal (1947) and the Nobel prize (1970)

Joseph Stiglitz (born 1943), economist, recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal (1979) and the Nobel prize (2001)

Ernest Lee Thomas, actor

Deniece Williams (born 1950), Grammy Award winning R&B; artist

Fred Williamson, former NFL star, actor, director, producer

Tony Zale (1913–1997), middleweight champion of the world twice

Business and Industry

Media

Newspapers – Gary is served by two major newspapers based outside the city, as well as a Gary-based, largely African-American interest paper. These papers provide regional topics, and cover events in Gary.

*''The Post-Tribune'', originally the Gary Post-Tribune, is now based in Merrillville, a suburb of Gary.

*''The Times'', previously known as the ''Hammond Times''. Offices and facilities for ''The Times'' are in nearby Munster.

*''The Gary Crusader'', based in Gary and largely focused on black or African-American interests and readership.

*''The INFO Newspaper'', based in Gary and largely focused on black or (African-American) interests and readership.

The ''Chicago Tribune'' and the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' are also prevalent in Gary.

Broadcast – Gary is served by five local broadcasters plus government access and numerous Chicago area radio and TV stations, and by other nearby stations in Illinois and Indiana.

WHNW-LD (Channel 18) a repeater of LeSEA's WHME in South Bend.

*WPWR (Channel 50) is the Chicago My Network TV affiliate, but is licensed to Gary. Studios and transmitters are co-located with WFLD's in Chicago, and like WFLD, WPWR is owned by Fox Television Stations.

*WYIN (Channel 56) is a PBS affiliate licensed to Gary. Their studios are in Merrillville.

*WGVE (FM 88.7) is owned by the Gary Community School Corporation, and is used primarily as a teaching facility. Programming is maintained by students in the broadcast program at the Gary Career Center. WGVE also carries limited NPR programming.

*WLTH (AM 1370) carries syndicated talk programming, and is owned by Pluria Marshall Jr.

*WWCA (AM 1270) is presently a Relevant Radio owned-and-operated radio station, carrying programming from the Catholic-oriented Relevant Radio network.

See also

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Northwest Indiana

References

External links

City of Gary, Indiana website

Photos of abandoned buildings in Gary, IN 2011

Photos galleries of Gary, Indiana from 2005

U.S. Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection, 1906–1971

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
Name	Julius Francis
Realname	Julius Francis
Weight	Heavyweight
Nationality	British
Birth date	December 08, 1964
Birth place	Peckham, London, England, UK
Style	Orthodox
Total	48
Wins	23
Ko	12
Losses	24
Draws	1
No contests	0

Julius Francis (born 8 December 1964 in Peckham, London, England) is a former British Heavyweight champion boxer - who participated in many noteworthy boxing matches in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2007 he also participated in a mixed martial arts bout.

Early career

He turned pro in 1993 at the late age of 28 with a five round knockout of Graham Arnold. He put together six wins (3 by knockout), including two in the US, before being matched, somewhat prematurely, with future world heavyweight champion John Ruiz. Francis was stopped in 4 rounds by body shots.

In 1995 Francis won Southern Area title fights against Damien Caesar and Keith Fletcher, however squandered a big opportunity in an eliminator, when far ahead on points after nine rounds, hard hitting Scott Welch came from behind to drop him three times and stop him in 10. After this fight Welch would go on to win the British title and challenge for a world title, while Francis was dropped by his team and relegated to journeyman status.

Later in 1995 he took a fight in Russia and was outpointed by local Nikolai Kulpin, and in London lost a debatable decision by half a point to veteran Michael Murray.

Francis showed marked improvement in 1996, knocking out ex-victim Caesar in the first round to regain his Southern Area title, outpointing Michael Holden, and scoring the biggest win of his career to date as he took on hard hitting "Big Bad" James Oyebola and destroyed the giant Nigerian in 5 one sided rounds.

The big win over Oyebola got Francis a February 1997 shot at Zeljko Mavrovic for his European title, on the champions home turf of Austria. Francis "stole" Mavrovic's bizarre mohawk haircut for the fight and even dyed it blonde. In the fight itself Francis strangely took a knee from body shots in the 8th and watched the ref wave the fight off. Mavrovic would go on to lose on points to Lennox Lewis in a World title challenge, a fight that Lewis would say in 2006 was "the hardest of my career".

Experienced pro

In June Francis was back, outpointing the hard hitting Zambian Joseph Chingangu in London for the Commonwealth title, and in September retained his Commonwealth title and won the vacant British title with a 6th round knockout of Garry Delaney in Northern Ireland.

His manager Frank Maloney was unsuccessful in attempting to move Francis up in 1998, as he was outpointed in Germany by local icon Axel Schulz in a European title eliminator, and a second visit to German shores saw him decked three times and stopped in the second round by giant Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko would go on to win the World Heavyweight title.

In 1999 Francis was back and enjoyed the best form of his career. In January he defended his British and Commonwealth titles against the flamboyant, hard hitting and highly rated prospect Pele Reid, who was 13-0 (13 knockouts) and favoured to beat Francis. Francis took Reid apart in 3 one-sided rounds.

In April he was again the underdog as he defended against another highly rated prospect, this time Frank Warren's undefeated Danny Williams, who was 15-0 (12 knockouts). Francis used all his smarts to widely outpoint the "Brixton Bomber". This win gave Francis the coveted Lonsdale belt outright as he had now won three British title fights.

In June he enjoyed the sweetest victory of his career as he outpointed former conqueror Scott Welch who was 22-3 (17 knockouts). He would vacate his Commonwealth title later in the year to set up the biggest fight of his career. At the age of 35 Francis got a shot at visiting iconic ex-champ Mike Tyson, in Manchester in January 2000. Francis was decked five times and lost in two rounds, although enjoyed the biggest payday of his career (around £350,000). The certainty of his defeat can be gauged by the fact that The Mirror, a national newspaper in the UK, had paid for an advert on the soles of Francis's shoes. BBC Sport Less than two months later a disinterested Francis was back in the ring, and lost his British title on a close decision to Michael Holden, whom he had already beaten. Holden would later vacate the title due to injury.

In 2001 Francis returned to complete his trilogy with Holden, outpointing him over 12 rounds, and setting up a July rematch with Danny Williams, who was now #1 in the UK, world rated, and held the British and Commonwealth titles. Francis failed to repeat his earlier win, losing in the 4th round due to a swollen eye.

He would resurface in September 2002 in Denmark, scoring an upset over undefeated Steffen Nielsen, who he knocked out in 6. This earned him a European title shot in Germany against the Turk Sinan Samil Sam, who had just crushed Danny Williams in 6 rounds. Francis appeared to make little effort, quitting in the 7th round from body shots.

In early 2009 he began a new career with Fightfit Training a (uk based fitness training company) as a Personal trainer/Boxing coach teaching city professionals the art of Boxing.

Downward slide

Francis was now 38 years old and with a respectable record of 23-10-1 (12 knockouts). It was the perfect time to retire. However Francis refused, and continued fighting. He would mix in with high class company in the UK, Germany, Russia, and other locations, but he would not win another fight. The most notable fights were a November 2003 second-round KO loss to future champ Oleg Maskaev (26-5), a February 2004 decision loss to fast rising Matt Skelton (11-0), and a May 2004 decision loss to Olympic Champion Audley Harrison (15-0).

Francis appeared to have reached the end of the road in May 2006, when he was outpointed over 4 rounds by unknown Scott Lansdowne. He was 41 years old and weighed well over 19 stone. Having lost 14 fights in a row, his record now stands at 23-24-1 (12 knockouts).

Overall, Francis can boast of winning four British Heavyweight title fights and five Commonwealth title fights, as well as two challenges for the European title and he has fought four former or future World champions, besides owning his very own much heralded Lonsdale belt.

Beyond Boxing

In the Summer of 2007, Francis announced that he would be returning to fight in mixed martial arts, competing at ''Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable'' on 22 September 2007. Slated to face Gary Turner in his debut, Francis stated that he expected the move to mixed martial arts to be comfortable for him, as he was already a good kickboxer before he took up boxing. His opponent Gary Turner was previously beaten by one of Francis's own conquerors, Matt Skelton, in a K-1 tournament in 2000. Francis lost the fight by Submission (Strikes) at 2:15 in Round 2.

External links

Professional MMA Record

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
name	Tony Gregory
nationality	Irish
office	Teachta Dála
term start	February 1982
term end	January 2009
predecessor	Alice Glenn
successor	Maureen O'Sullivan
birth date	December 05, 1947
birth place	Dublin, Ireland
death date	January 02, 2009
death place	Dublin, Ireland
constituency	Dublin Central
party	Independent
alma mater	University College Dublin }}

Tony Gregory (5 December 1947 – 2 January 2009) was an Irish Independent politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency from 1982 to 2009.

Early life

Born in Ballybough in Dublin's Northside, Tony Gregory was educated by the Christian Brothers at O'Connell School and University College Dublin where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He became involved in republican politics siding with the Officials in the 1970 split within Sinn Féin. However he left the party in 1972 over the Official IRA ceasfire. He was briefly a member of Seamus Costello's Irish Republican Socialist Party but left after Costello's assasination in 1977 Gregory worked as a secondary school teacher at Coláiste Eoin, an Irish language secondary school in Booterstown, where he taught History and French, before becoming involved in politics as a member of Dublin City Council in 1979. At the February 1982 general election he was elected to Dáil Éireann as an Independent TD.

Work as a TD

On his election in February 1982 he immediately achieved national prominence through the famous "Gregory Deal", which he negotiated with Fianna Fáil leader Charles Haughey. In return for supporting Haughey as Taoiseach, Gregory was guaranteed a massive cash injection for his inner-city Dublin constituency, an area beset by poverty and neglect.

The deal was witnessed by ITGWU leader Michael Mullen and all details were made public. The written agreement included commitments to nationalise a site in Dublin Port and Clondalkin Paper Mills. A total of £4 million was to be allocated to employ 500 extra people in the inner city, while 3,746 jobs were to be created over three years. State funding would be provided to build 440 new houses in the constituency and another 1,600 in the rest of Dublin. The whole deal was worth an estimated £100 million at the time in comparison to the £850,000 deal offered by Garret Fitzgearld (Fitzgerald also insulted Gregory by keeping him waiting for over an hour at Government Buildings before meeting him). Although Gregory was reviled in certain quarters for effectively holding a government to ransom, his uncompromising commitment to the poor was widely admired. Fianna Fáil lost power at the November 1982 general election, and not all of the promises in the Gregory Deal were delivered. He continued to campaign on local issues and issues of social justice, particularly the drugs problem. In 1986, Gregory and Sinn Féin Councillor Christy Burke spent two weeks in Mountjoy Prison arising from protest activities during a campaign in support of Dublin inner city street traders.

Gregory remained a TD from 1982 and, although he never held a Cabinet position, remained one of the country's most recognised Dáil deputies. He always refused to wear a tie in the Dáil chamber stating that many of his constituents could not afford them.

Death

He died on 2 January 2009, aged 61, following a long bout with cancer. Following his death, tributes poured in from politicians from every party, recognising his contribution to Dublin's north inner city. During his funeral politicians from the Labour Party, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were told that although they spoke highly of Gregory following his death, during his time in the Dáil he had been excluded by many of them and that they were not to use his funeral as a "photo opportunity". He was buried on 7 January, with Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins delivering the graveside oration.

By-election

Colleagues of Tony Gregory supported his election agent, Dublin City Councillor Maureen O'Sullivan at the Dublin Central by-election in June 2009. O'Sullivan won the subsequent by-election.

References

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Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
name	Tyrone Spong
birth name	Tyrone Clinton Spong
other names	King of the Ring
nationality	Dutch Surinamese
birth date	September 03, 1985
birth place	Paramaribo, Suriname
fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
height
weight kg	103.5
weight class	Super Heavyweight Heavyweight Cruiserweight Middleweight
style	Muay Thai
stance	Orthodox
team	Team Mr. Perfect Fighting Factory Carbin
trainer	Ernesto Hoost Lucien Carbin
years active	2001–present (Kickboxing)
kickbox win	67
kickbox kowin	42
kickbox loss	6
kickbox koloss	3
kickbox draw	1
kickbox nc	1
url	http://www.tyronespong.nl
updated	January 11, 2011 }}

Tyrone "King of The Ring" Spong (born September 3, 1985) is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer. He is the reigning WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai and the former It's Showtime 95MAX World champion, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

As of May 2011, Spong is ranked the #7 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.

Biography and career

Tyrone Spong was born in Suriname. In 1990 at the age of 5, he moved to the Netherlands with his family.

In 2003, his first year as a pro, he made his mark winning 12 fights a year. In 2004, he fought against Rafi Zouheir at the Battle of Zaandam and won his first European Muay Thai Title (WKN). In 2004 Spong also visited Japan to compete in Shootboxing where he lost to Ryuji Goto. Goto suplexed him in the final seconds of the fight to earn a well-received unanimous decision. His next fight in April 2005, was against Belgian Mohammed Ouali for another European Title (WPKL). Spong won the fight by unanimous decision.

In December, 2005 at the A-1 Combat Cup in Duisburg, after three consecutive KO's in one night, Tyrone Spong won his first tournament Championship.

In 2006 Spong had two his biggest victories of his young career, KO wins over Muay Thai veteran Joerie Mes and two weeks later knocking out K-1 superstar Kaoklai Kaennorsing from Thailand in a first round.

On March 28, 2009, Spong participated in the first ever K-1 Heavyweight (-100 kg) Title tournament, held in Yokohama, Japan. He was beaten by Gokhan Saki in semifinals by right hook KO of the extra round.

Spong finally met rival Nathan Corbett at Champions of Champions II in what was widely considered a battle between the two best Muay Thai fighters in the world at their weight class for the W.M.C. world title -93 kg. The fight was a close affair with Spong knocking Corbett down earlier on in the fight only for it to end with a controversial decision. In the third round Corbett managed to knock Spong down with a huge right hook causing the referee to stop the fight. However, due to the referee's misleading hand signals, Corbett rushed back in to knock Spong down once more, not sure that the fight had been stopped. After considerable confusion the fight was declared a no contest instead of a Corbett KO win.

After defeating the Worlds heavyweight champion, Kyotaro he fought Jerome Le Banner in April 2010. Similar to the Nathan Corbett fight Spong broke his right hand in the first round and was knocked down. Despite coming back strongly he lost by decision. At the end of the year he qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, defeating veteran Ray Sefo in an elimination match, only to lose to eventual winner Alistair Overeem at the quarter final stage in what was a more competitive fight than most initial thought - as Overeem was much the bigger fighter. At the start of 2011, Spong had to vacate the It's Showtime 95MAX world title due to a number of issues such as not having had a title defense in the allocated two years and his management stating that he had moved up in weight to fight as a heavyweight.

Titles

2008 1st It's Showtime World 95MAX champion (Defense: 0)

2008 W.F.C.A. Thaiboxing World Cruiserweight champion (Defense: 1)

2008 KO World Series '08 Oceania winner

2007 1st SLAMM Events 79 kg class champion (Defense: 0)

2005 A1 World League winner

2005 W.P.K.L. European Middleweight champion (Defense: 0)

2004 W.K.N. Thaiboxing European Middleweight champion (Defense: 0)

M.T.B.N. Muay Thai Dutch Junior class -66 kg class champion (Defense: 0)

Personal Life

Spong is married with three children. He is an avid lover of animals, as is evidenced by the majority of his tattoos. He is the owner of several pit bull terriers, which he bred himself.

Fight record

See also

List of K-1 events

List of It's Showtime champions

List of male kickboxers

External links

K-1 Fans

References

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