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President's Visit to Miami
18 December 1963
SS Report dated Dec. 30, 1963
December 30, 1963
Mr. James J. Rowley
Chief, U.S. Secret Service,
Washington, D.C.
RE: President's Visit to Miami, Fla.
On November 18, 1963, to address
the Inter-American Press Association
Reference is made to Final Survey Report dated December 11, 1963, submitted by Special Agent L. F. de Freese (Office 1-16), relating to the captioned visit of the President to Miami, Florida.
Submitted as an appendix to the referenced report is the following information relating to Protective Research.
Upon receipt of official notice of the President's scheduled visit to the Miami, Florida, on November 18, 1963, a representative of the Miami office personally met with official representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency, and discussed with them those areas of intelligence pertinent to the general security survey, and established liaison for the free flow of intelligence information of interest to the United States Secret Service.
Official contact was also established with intelligence units of local police departments, as well as with source of confidential information integrated within the Cuban community of Miami, Florida.
On November 5, 1963, Mr. Richard E. Yager, Public Service Coordinator, The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, made available to this office a list of members of the Inter American Press Association expected to attend the scheduled function, including the head table and near-head table guests, as well as the IAPA delegates, associates, observers, and invited guests. A copy of the above list was forwarded to the Protective Research Section.
Through Mr. Charles A. Bogdahn, General Manager of the Americana Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, a list containing 61 names of permanent employees of the Americana Hotel, as well as a list containing 20 names of extra employees furnished by the Hotel Employees Union Local 255, all of whom were expected to have access to areas in the proximity of the President, were furnished to this office for appropriate clearance. All of the permanent employees of the Americana Hotel were found to have police clearance. (See attached list). From the list of names submitted by the Hotel Employees Union Local 255, Joseph Sestock and Jose Triana were found to have police records and they were removed from the list. They were replaced by Jack Schamis and Leon Freedman, who were subsequently cleared.
From a confidential source, whose reliability is unknown, information was received indicating that two dissidents, unidentified members of Cuban Brigade 2506 were planning to embarrass the President by demanding that the flag of Brigade 2506, which was presented to the President at the Orange Bowl, be returned to them by the President. (The above information was subsequently confirmed by 3-11-14).
The last unknown information regarding the flag of Brigade 2506 is that it was returned by President Kennedy several months ago by donating it to the Cuban Officers at Fort Benning, Georgia, for the Officers Club.
Investigation disclosed that the dissident Brigade 2506 member planning to demand the return of the flag was Carlos Miranda (LNU), commonly known as "El Soldado Miranda" (Soldier Miranda). Miranda allegedly was being directed by Dr. Felipe Rivero, 1602 Micanopy Avenue, Bay Heights, Miami, Florida and was receiving instructions from Dr. Rivero in learning, in English, the exact speech which Miranda should use in demanding the return of the flag.
Conferences were held with Juan Jose Peruyero Rodriguez, President; Andres Aurelio Bassols Pozo, Vice-Director of Organization; and Rodolfo Corondo Quintana, Director of Foreign Relations, officers of Brigade 2506, relative to the purported intentions of Carlos Miranda and they advised that Miranda was not authorized to represent Brigade 2506 in any capacity and that they would utilize the services of approximately 900 members of the Brigade to locate Miranda and prevent him from representing himself as a spokesman for the Brigade.
Repeated efforts to contact Dr. Felipe Rivero for interview were unsuccessful. Continued efforts by sources of this service, as well as CAS and members of Brigade 2506 failed to disclose the whereabouts of Carlos Miranda, and it was later disclosed that Miranda had remained in hiding. Members of Brigade 2506 were present during the President's speech at Miami International Airport, as well as outside the Americana Hotel at Miami Beach, and Miranda was not known to have made an appearance during the President's visit.
From a confidential source of this Service, a publisher of anti-Castro propaganda, it was learned that Diaz Lanz, a Cuban political extremist and former Brigade 2506 member, might attempt to approach the President Kennedy verbally at a Cuban rally in New York on November 3, 1963. The latter could not be verified.
Diaz Lanz was subsequently identified as Pedro Luis Diaz-Lanz, born in Cuba on November 8, 1926, a pilot, who currently resides at 120 SW 71 st. Ave., Miami, Fla. His Immigration Service number is A 10 176 250.
Through Mr. Charles Yeager, Intelligence Officer, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Miami, Florida, arrangements were made to have Diaz-Lanz report for interview by that agency during the time the President was in Miami. Mr. Charles Yager subsequently confirmed that when Diaz-Lanz was requested to report to their office for interview on November 18, 1963, he informed them that he was leaving for New York City on the morning of November 18, 1963, the same date of the President's scheduled arrival at Miami, Florida.
On the evening of November 17, 1963, Dr. Emilio Nunez Portuondo was a guest speaker at a Cuban rally held in Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida, in honor of Jose Ignacio Rivero now an exile in Miami, and the former owner and publisher of Diario La Marina in Havana, Cuba. The above rally was attended by approximately 6,000 to 8,000 Cubans. The above rally was covered by this Service in an effort to determine whether there would be any adverse reaction pursuant to the pending visit of the President on the following day.
During his speech, Dr. Portuondo bitterly attacked the United States, stating, among other comments, that the blood of the people who have been shot at the "wall" will remain forever as a black mark for this hemisphere and "that the cry of pain of all those who suffered in Cuba will be heard from the mountains of America to the Andes, and will be recorded in history as proof that once America was cowardly". It was observed that Pedro Luis Diaz-Lanz was seated among the guest speakers at the above rally. Diaz-Lanz was not observed in any areas the President visited on November 18, 1963.
From a confidential source of this office, information was received that Orlando Bosch, head of the Movimiento Insurecional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MRR), was planning to picket the President by using widows of Cuban fighters dressed in black. The above information was confirmed in a telephone call received from the Chief's Office on November 14, 1963, wherein was stated that "Orlando Bosch Avila, Chief of Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria, is planning to picket President Kennedy on 18th November. Pickers plan to use widows of Cuban resistance fighters dressed in black and carrying placards." (Message NBR 6225)
Orlando Bosch Avila, born in Cuba on August 18, 1926, entered Miami, Florida, on July 28, 1960, and is assigned Immigration Service No. A 11 881 810. He is currently employed as a pediatrician for the Dade County Public Health Service, and resides at 2121 SW 11th Street, Miami, Florida.
Orlando Bosch Avila was personally interviewed at his residence relative to the information received and he denied the allegations. Bosch was informed that he would be held personally responsible for any adverse incident which might result due to their planned demonstrations. He gave his assurance there would be no picketing or other demonstrations by his organization. No representation by the MIRR was observed during the President's visit.
In the Miami Herald on November 14, 1963, a brief article appeared under the Latin Section indicating that a group of Cuban refugees would demonstrate at the American Hotel when the President arrived to address the Inter-American Press Association.
The information alleged in the newspaper article was traced to Manuel Artime's Revolutionary Recovery Movement (MRR), formerly Civilian Head of Brigade 2506. Personal interview of Sixto R. Mesa, Financial Secretary of MRR, failed to confirm the newspaper article. Mr. Mesa gave his assurance that no demonstrations or other representation had been authorized by his organization and none would occur.
From an unidentified source information was received that widows of deceased Cubans, and wives of Cuban political prisoners, would hold a rally at Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida, during the President's visit on November 16, 1963, where one would be selected to sacrifice herself by burning in protest of President's policies toward Cuba.
The above information was subsequently confirmed through information received from 3-11-14, which indicated that a telephone campaign was being carried out by unknown persons who have requested that Cuban women proceed to the Miami Friendship Torch on the afternoon of 18 November where certain Cuban widows plan to set themselves afire in protest to the inactivity of the Kennedy Administration in the Cuban case.
The persons planning the above demonstration remained unidentified, and the alleged demonstration was not held .
From the Intelligence Unit of the Miami Police Department, information was received that Enrique Maca, Jr., as well as Roberto Torres Fernandez, Antonio Franco, Rene Gutierrez Quintanilla, and Raul Artiles, all dissident members of Brigade 2506, were planning to recruit Cubans to demonstrate during the President's visit. The above information was subsequently confirmed by 3-11-14, who reported that Enrique Llaca, Jr. is behind the move to harass the President at all possible points on his local itinerary by having Cubans show up dressed in mourning for the "broken promises of the Orange Bowl." Maca allegedly was engaged in a house to house campaign in an effort to recruit volunteer demonstrators.
Enrique Llaca, Jr. and Rene Gutierrez Quintanilla were summoned into the intelligence Unit of the Miami Police Department and they were admonished to refrain from any hostile demonstrations.
Official members of Brigade 2506 were re-interviewed relative to Enrique Llaca, Jr. and his dissident group and they advised that Llaca was not authorized to use the name of Brigade 2506 in any manner, and added that the Brigade members would utilize their own resources to admonish and prevent Llaca from adverse demonstrations during the President's visit. Llaca or any of his group were not observed at any of the sites the President visited during his stay in Miami, Florida.
A typewritten Postal Card, dated and postmarked at Miami Beach, Florida, November 16, 1963, addressed to the Chief of Police, Miami, Florida, was received by that department and subsequently surrendered to the Intelligence Unit of the Metropolitan Police Department for investigation. The post card reads: "The Cuban Commandoes have the BOMBS ready for killing JFK and Mayor KING HIGH either at the AIRPORT or at the Convention Hall. A Catholic PADRE is going to give instructions at the Cuban Womens Broadcast at 8:45 tonight by "RELOJ RADIO" and then all are invited to dance at Bayfront Park Auditorium and take along a BOTTLE of wine, Wiskey, ETC., to decide who will throw the bombs. At King High because he did sign the Ord. About taxi drivers being only American Citizens and sending refugees away, ETC. Mary".
On November 19, 1963, the Criminal Intelligence Section, Public Safety Department, Miami, Florida, reported the studies of the typewriting on the card reveal that the typewriting was executed on a Royal Typewriter, pica type, with serial numbers near the 4,000,000 series. On November 22, 1963, the same Department reported that the card was written on a Royal Typewriter manufactured between 1:47 and 1:49. Nothing further has been developed leading to the identity of the person writing the card.
During the week prior to the President's scheduled visit to Miami on November 18, 1963, the Spanish language radio commentators over Radios ________________ Miami, as well as the Spanish language reporter over Channel______Miami, began exhorting the Cuban people to demonstrate during the President's visit by carrying ___or by wearing black dress or armbands as a sign of mourning; others asked that an attitude of silence and mourning be adopted to show disgust for unfulfilled promises.
As reports of contemplated adverse demonstrations began to increase, received from sources of this Service, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency, arrangements were made for a conference with representatives of CAB and this Service in order to avail this office with the assets as their disposal.
On November 15, 1963, a conference was held in this office with representatives of 3-11-14. They advised they would utilize all of their assets in the areas to be visited by the President, as well as for surveillance of Enrique Maca and his group and Pedro Luis Diaz-Lanz.
The 3-11-14 representatives also advised that they would use their resources to reverse the trend to demonstrate as suggested by the Spanish language radio commentators.
On November 16, 1963, Mr. G. Harvey Summ, Acting Director Office of the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, Miami, Florida, advised that he had contacted Arthur G. Gilbert, Federal Communications Commission, Miami, Florida and requested him to admonish the responsible authorities of Spanish language radio in Miami to restrict their Spanish language radio in Miami to restrict their Spanish language commentators from making irresponsible comments or suggestions to the Cuban people during their broadcasts. The above was subsequently discussed further with Mr. Gilbert by a representative of this Service.
On November 17, 1963, 3-11-14 reported that responsible Cuban exile organizations in Miami have urged their compatriots to refrain from unruly demonstrations when President Kennedy arrived on November 18. They further reported that Radio ____, Miami called on refugees to turn out to applaud the President, saying that although there have been differences in opinion, now is the time to demonstrate unity for democracy. Radio Station WFAB on a commentary by Manolo Del Canal, stated that he is opposed to hostile demonstrations against the President, and does not exhort the exile in that direction.
3-11-14 further reported that the exile community is calm, and massive demonstration was unlikely.
In reversing the trend to demonstrate, as previously contemplated by the exiled Cubans, the significance of the change is attributed to the efforts expounded by 3-11-14. It had been previously estimated that approximately 20,000 Cubans would make an appearance at the Miami International Airport at the President's arrival. An unofficial estimate of approximately 3,000 persons, including Cubans, were present at the President's arrival at Miami International Airport.
No hostile demonstrations by Cubans, either as individual groups or representatives of organizations, were held during the President's visit to Miami on November 1st, 1963.
Enclosed for PRS is photograph of Pedro Luis Diaz-Lanz, as well as lists of hotel employees of the Americana Hotel.
Very truly yours,
John A. Marshall
Special Agent in Charge
Ernest I. Aragon
Special Agent
End of Page
Copyright 1998-2014 Cuban Information Archives. All Rights Reserved.


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It is only a small exaggeration to say that the United States hasn't had a coherent national security strategy since the end of the Cold War. To be sure, we have produced a back-breaking number of strategy documents and discussions, both in government and in think-tanks and academia. And, at least until the Obama Administration moved into re-elect mode, there's been a pretty consistent pattern to American strategic behavior. But if we wish to maintain a "balance of power that favors freedom" and the American geopolitical leadership without which that balance goes tipsy, we need to start taking strategy-making seriously.
In a search for strategic clarity, we can do no better than to re-read the NSC 68 report done by the Truman Administration at the start of the Cold War. While that document framed the policy of containment and the subsequent practical strategies that ushered the Soviet Union out of business, its enduring insight – one we appear to have lost touch with – is about the role of America in the world. That role, the report declared, was anchored in the domestic character of the republic, and had consequences.
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NSC 68 went on to discuss the second and third "realities" at length, describing the "actual and potential…intentions and capabilities" of the United States. "Our overall policy," the report observed, "may be described as one designed to foster a world environment in which the American system can survive and flourish." This "is a policy we would probably pursue even if there were no Soviet threat."
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It was and continues to be cardinal in this policy that we possess superior overall power in ourselves or in dependable combination with other likeminded nations. One of the most important ingredients of power is military strength. Without a superior aggregate military strength, and it being and readily mobilizable, a policy of "containment" – which is in effect a policy of calculated and gradual coercion – is no more than a policy of bluff.
To be sure, succeeding presidents varied as to what "superior aggregate military strength" looked like, and what might be "dependable combinations" of allies. But the basic yardstick for assessing what was needed for overall American flourishing was the same. And so, by defining fundamental American purposes, NSC 68 also gave durable guidance to the Department of Defense and other agencies of the government; the bureaucracies had their marching orders.
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Those who crafted NSC 68 – which was an elaboration of Harry Truman's "doctrine" and his fundamental view of America and its role in the world – would have rejected this separation of domestic and international affairs.
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Co-authored by Thomas Donnelly is a resident fellow and director of the Center for Defense Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
Cross-posted from CNN.com as part of its series in run-up to the November 22 GOP debate hosted by The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute on CNN.


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The ranks of unsigned first-round picks from this year's draft was reduced by one today as the Twins announced the signing of Tampa high school outfielder Denard Span, the 20th overall selection. Span agreed to a 2003 contract that provides for a $1.7 million bonus.
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Within an intimate courtyard setting, in the pinkish evening light, Arroyo Repertory presents one of Chekhov's lesser-known works. A comedy with a happy ending, this play is the forerunner of his masterpiece Uncle Vanya, but this production, adapted by "the ensemble," finds little of interest in this interesting text. From the first entrances of the characters, fussing and bumbling, we are taken into a presentational, self-consciously theatrical world. The actors speak in loud voices with overwrought diction, they—mostly the men—wear lots and lots of stage makeup, and they are always "on," always showing us what they are feeling with broad gestures and large, demonstrative expressions.
Ostensibly in an attempt to lighten up Chekhov, director Jude Lucas has pushed the text into a campy, almost vaudevillian style. Truthful moments become blunted under this candy coating, and the play never fully comes into focus. The women seem to giggle unendingly, and the stage is busy with bits and little whispered faux scenes that distract from the main dialogue.
While no one escapes the presentational tone, some actors find life amid the fluff. As Sofya, Tara Howley Hudson has an expressive face and an appealing air, though her character crosses willy-nilly over the line between period and modern. Amy Rutledge as Yelena creates a lively portrait of a pretty girl trapped in the doldrums; she is reminiscent of a Malibu beauty stuck on a Kansas farm. Tom Vick plays Yegor Voynitsky with a loose physical manner that drips of sarcasm. As the Wood Demon, Doug Rynerson has rousing moments, speaking passionately about nature.
The beautiful courtyard setting provides some refreshing theatrical opportunities, as when the characters challenge one another to a game of croquet, which we later see played out in the moonlit distance. The set, by Tom Price and Charli Salisbury, makes good use of the narrow space, and Lucas, serving also as costumer, creates some fun and fussy outfits for the ladies to work in. Rynerson's lighting is clean and warm, complementing perfectly the evening's lovely glow and transitioning seamlessly as the sunlight fades and stars appear.
"The Wood Demon," presented by Arroyo Repertory Theatre at the Courtyard Theatre at St. James United Methodist Church, 2033 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m. June 29-Aug. 3. $18. (626) 398-6522.


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Brendan DeMelle | April 19, 2010
By Brendan DeMelle • Monday, April 19, 2010 - 10:45
Canada's libertarian think-tank, the Fraser Institute, has a knack for providing excellent PR and advocacy services for the oil industry in Canada. That might be because they practically are the oil industry.
Out of 47 directors, 9 can be clearly linked to the oil, gas and coal industries. Since Canadian oil companies extract dirty tar sands, which have a much larger environmental impact and carbon footprint than run-of-the-mill dirty oil, the industry relies on top-notch spin to massage its image in the public eye.
Here are some of the oil celebrities riding Fraser's anti-regulation bandwagon:
William (Bill) Siebens founded Siebens Oil and Gas Ltd in the 1950s and is still at it. His lifetime of extracting fossil fuels earned him a spot in the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame.
Roger Phillips sits on the board of directors of Imperial Oil, Canada's largest oil company. Imperial is 70% owned by ExxonMobil and has a 25% stake in Syncrude Canada, the largest producer of oil from tar sands.
John Dielwart is the president and CEO of Arc Energy Trusts, one of Canada's largest conventional oil and gas royalty trusts.
Paul Hill is the president and CEO of the Hill Companies. According to his bio, "he is a past director of Canada Trust, North Canadian Oils Ltd., Shopping.com, US Forest Industries, the Canadian Forces Liaison Committee and the Asia Pacific Foundation to name a few. He is a member of the World Presidents and Chief Executives Organizations."
Gwyn Morgan is a current director and former President and CEO of EnCana Corporation, one of North America's largest natural gas producers. Morgan has been described as one of the most powerful men in the oil patch and spent his lifetime building an oil empire in Alberta.
Herbert Pinder, another current director of ARC Resources, also serves as director for "a number of private energy companies," according to his ARC Energy Trusts bio.
Also on Fraser's board are Charles Barlow of gas exploration company Barlow Brothers Ltd; R. Jack Pirie who is associated with private oil company Sabre Energy Ltd.; and John Hagg, CEO of tar sands extractor Northstar Energy.
With a line-up like this, the lesser known Fraser Institute ranks right up there with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Cato Institute and other right wing think tanks supported by dirty energy industries to fuel public doubt about climate change. Fraser staffers are adept at cherry picking data to create the appearance of scientific research, and then using their PR resources to influence public opinion.
According to the company's annual report, the Fraser Institute received $120,000 from ExxonMobil in 2003-'04. Fraser Institute Foundation President Michael Walker said the funding paid for the work of researcher Kenneth Green, who served as chief scientist at Fraser Institute between 2002-2005. Kenneth Green now resides at the American Enterprise Institute as one of its chief climate deniers in residence.
Other Fraser misdeeds include targeting Canadian high school students and teachers with global warming misinformation, as Bill Miller wrote on Desmogblog in March of 2008. Fraser designed a booklet for high schoolers allegedly aimed at "helping them understand the issue and make their own decisions about what actions are needed" on global warming. "The manuscript was compiled by rookie scientists and retirees with strong ties to oil and gas pressure groups," Miller wrote.
Fraser is also a supporter of Canada's leading climate skeptics. Ross McKitrick is a senior scholar at Fraser, and is well known for his efforts teaming up with mining executive Steve McIntyre to attack climate science. (The minor mistakes pointed out by McIntyre and McKitrick have been acknowledged and corrected by climate scientists, but their PR efforts continue unabated.)
For a full list of the businesspeople represented on the board of the Fraser Institute, as well as some of their operating procedures, check out the excellent research done by Norman Farrell at Northern Insights.
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Fraser Institute speaks for the super-rich
You are correct to focus on energy industry influence over the Fraser Institute. I expected that when I began looking in detail. However, I was surprised by the numbers associated with providing private medical care. One can safely predict that all the "peer reviewed research" of the Fraser boys and girls will hammer home that message.
By the way, the Northern Insights article about regulators ties into this. With the Goldman Sachs / Paulson scenario before us, can we believe that self-regulation is worth anything in the energy industry? Take the time to listen to 'Inside Job' by This American Life. Find the link at the Northern Insights article about regulation.
I also recommend Pro-Publica as a source of original research on natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing. American states are paying attention but not Canadian provinces. BC, while experiencing a huge growth in dangerous drilling procedures has cut 2/3 of the oversight and regulatory assets. http://northerninsights.blogspot.com/search/label/ProPublica


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Abingdon Vale struck gold on the first weekend of the Oxon & North Bucks County Championships at Bletchley Leisure Centre.
Conor Rees, Cameron Bullock, Robin Graham and Cameron King won the boys' nine-to-ten years' 200m freestyle relay in a time of 2mins 25.90secs.
Maxwell were runners-up in 2.26.34 with City of Oxford's Theo Cooke, James McNally, Matthew Nisbet and Ed Sharp taking bronze in 2.29.79.
The Abingdon quartet also claimed bronze in the boys' nine-ten 200m medley relay.
They finished third in 2.56.48, with Maxwell taking the honours in 2.53.47, and Bicester Blue Fins' Matthew Thornley, Thomas Whitely, Freddie Ashley-Sparks and Angus Pollock runners-up in 2.55.72.
City of Oxford's Lisa van Breugel won silver in the girls' ten and over 800m freestyle.
She finished runner-up in 9.09.29 behind City of Milton Keynes's Isobel Jones, who triumphed in 9.08.66.
City of Oxford's Connor Bryan, Robert Youngs do Patrocinio, Lewis Gilchrist and Callum Smart won silver in the boys' 11-12 200m medley relay.
They finished second in 2.14.57, behind Maxwell, who struck gold in 2.14.41.
Elliston Coble then joined Youngs do Patrocinio, Gilchrist and Smart to take silver for Oxford in the 200m free-style relay in 2.01.09, with Maxwell touching first again in 1.57.65.
Didcot Barramundi's Oliver Ripley, Oliver Beard, Ricky Martin and Michael Fabes captured bronze in the boys' 13-14 200m medley relay in 2.06.19, with gold going to Maxwell in 1.58.81.
And there was also a bronze for Bicester's Callum Laird, Thomas Thornley, Kieran Bird and Benjamin Ellis in the boys' 13-14 200m freestyle relay in 1.55.62, with Maxwell winning in 1.46.66.
ABINGDON Vale's Shannon Motha won gold at the Derventio Excel long course meet in Sheffield.
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In case you missed it, the New York Times' Well blog reports today that most of the country's school districts are starting the new school year with healthier chocolate milk in their cafeterias:
The issue of flavored milk has been highlighted by the chef Jamie Oliver, who railed against chocolate milk and processed foods in school cafeterias in his ABC television series "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution." On his Web site he notes that one serving of chocolate milk has four teaspoons of added sugar.
"When kids drink chocolate and strawberry milk every day at school," he writes on the site, "they're getting nearly two gallons of extra sugar each year. Too much sugar is threatening the health of our kids and we've got to do something about it."
In the past, the pro-chocolate milk argument has been that chocolate milk contains calcium and vitamins kids need, and if you take away the chocolate-flavored option, many schoolchildren won't buy plain milk instead; they'll drink something else and miss out on the nutrients altogether. The new chocolate milk still tastes chocolatey but has a lot less added sugar.
Which just proves, once again, that my mom is right about things. When I was a child, she rationed the Nestle's Quik powder so strictly at home that when I did drink the occasional carton of full-strength chocolate milk at school, it seemed almost too syrupy to swallow. Thanks, Mom! I'm toasting you with some healthy chocolate milk right now.
Previously: Sixth graders saying no to chocolate milk?
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JACKSON — MMC Materials' Interstate 220 Concrete Plant in Jackson has earned National Ready Mixed Concrete Association's (NRMCA's) Green-Star certification.
According to the company, the plant is one of the first in the nation and the first in Mississippi to earn this NRMCA designation.
The Environmental Task Force Group of the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee (NRMCA-OES), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, designed the Green-Star Program to support the efforts of the ready mixed concrete industry towards environmental excellence through the use of environmental management systems.
MMC will hold a ceremony Sept. 15 beginning at 10 a.m. at the plant located on Forest Avenue marking the achievement, an event that will include raising the Green Star flag over the facility.


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Can the Main Stream Media be counted upon to get anything right? Here's a great example of just how wrong they can be.
If you are a Returning Servicemembers (OEF/OIF/OND) click on the link and find out what your health care options are.
MSM serves up big, steaming pile of BS about former Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden: "
Esquire got the ball rolling with its story claiming that the Navy told the former Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden, 'Your coverage is over … Go fuck yourself':
'I left SEALs on Friday,' he said the next time I saw him. It was a little more than thirty-six months before the official retirement requirement of twenty years of service. 'My health care for me and my family stopped at midnight Friday night. I asked if there was some transition from my Tricare to Blue Cross Blue Shield. They said no. You're out of the service, your coverage is over. Thanks for your sixteen years. Go fuck yourself.'
The government does provide 180 days of transitional health-care benefits, but the Shooter is eligible only if he agrees to remain on active duty 'in a support role,' or become a reservist. Either way, his life would not be his own. Instead, he'll buy private insurance for $486 a month, but some treatments that relieve his wartime pains, like $120 for weekly chiropractic care, are out-of-pocket. Like many vets, he will have to wait at least eight months to have his disability claims adjudicated. Or even longer. The average wait time nationally is more than nine months, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting.
The story spread like wildfire on the Internet thanks in part to 'real journalists' like Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff of the Washington Post.
It's not just the SEAL who killed bin Laden who's uninsured. As @sarahkliff notes, 1.3 million vets are uninsured: washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog…—
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) February 11, 2013
The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden now lacks health insurance coverage, after leaving the military. bit.ly/XC8w5B—
Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) February 11, 2013
The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden is now uninsured. Via @sarahkliff wapo.st/1565rjw—
Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) February 11, 2013
The Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden is reportedly uninsured huff.to/12GyBpD—
Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) February 12, 2013
Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden tells Esquire he is uninsured ow.ly/hCfoy—
AL.com Huntsville (@ALcomHuntsville) February 11, 2013
Navy SEAL who killed #OsamaBinLaden has left military &has no health insurance. Our veterans deserve better, no? washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog…—
Stacey Sager (@staceysager7) February 11, 2013
A national tragedy and inexcusable disgrace The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden is now uninsured wapo.st/1565rjw—
Frances Townsend (@FranTownsend) February 11, 2013
We send soldiers to war to protect us then don't protect them at home RT @ezraklein: SEAL who killed Osama is uninsured wapo.st/126V8My—
Natalie Kitroeff (@NatalieNYT) February 11, 2013
'Here is what he gets from his employer and a grateful nation:
Nothing.' The man who shot bin Laden: bit.ly/WdALrP—
Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) February 11, 2013
Navy Seal who killed Osama bin Laden is leaving. He gets no pension, no health care and has no job lined up. on.wsj.com/Z63MtR—
Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 11, 2013
Navy SEAL who shot bin Laden enters civilian life with no job, no health insurance and no pension: bit.ly/V1nFB5—
(@azcentral) February 12, 2013
Just two problems.
First, contrary to what Klein and others initially wrote, the former Navy SEAL has health insurance:
Correction: The Seal who shot bin Laden lost his Tricare, but he is now buying insurance on the individual market: washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog…—
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) February 11, 2013
Second, it turns out that the former SEAL is eligible for at least five years of free health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs — a rather important fact that somehow was omitted in both the original Esquire article and the MSM's follow-up coverage.
Brandon Friedman, who used to be a public affairs officer for the VA, was among the first to call BS:
The @Esquiremag story about the SEAL who shot bin Laden is an interesting read, but full vet health care inaccuracies. esquire.com/features/man-w…—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
.@PhilBronstein rattles off list of injuries sustained by SEAL who shot bin Laden. Then says he's not entitled to gov health care. Not true.—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
All OEF/OIF combat veterans are eligible for at least five years of free health care after separation. va.gov/healthbenefits… @PhilBronstein—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
.@PhilBronstein Please pass on the link. Either he paid no attention during his separation briefings or the folks outprocessing him failed.—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
@ktumulty @sarahkliff After five years, it depends on disability rating and income. Bottom line, he's covered. He just may not know it.—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
@13Stoploss @PhilBronstein It's 'for conditions possibly related to military service AND enrollment in Priority Group 6.' No questions asked—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
@NPRinskeep Here are the facts (which were omitted from the story): va.gov/healthbenefits… @MegMcCloskey—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
@_Orwell @ktumulty @sarahkliff Combat veterans of OEF/OIF do not have to wait. They are entitled to five years of free care regardless.—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
@mattdpearce All OEF/OIF vets are entitled to 5 yrs of free VA health care. After 5 yrs, it depends on their disability rating and/or income—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
@mattdpearce They fall under Priority Group 6: va.gov/opa/publicatio…. Here's another link with details: va.gov/healthbenefits…—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
@mattdpearce Either he didn't pay attention during his outprocessing or those who briefed him failed. But he's absolutely covered.—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
The author of the Esquire article, Phil Bronstein, responded to Friedman that the '5-year provision is in the story.'
@BFriedmanDC Brandon thanks for this. The 5 year care provision is in the story but you're right: outplacement didn't tell him.—
(@PhilBronstein) February 11, 2013
More BS. Bronstein's article makes no mention of the 5-year provision.
@RmazeTns @Esquiremag That's exactly what I mean. He says it's in the story, but I couldn't find it: twitter.com/PhilBronstein/…—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
And get this: Rather than issue a correction and apology for smearing the military, Bronstein is standing by his bogus story. According to Stars and Stripes reporter Megan McCloskey, Bronstein said 'the assertion that the government gave the SEAL 'nothing' in terms of health care is both fair and accurate, because the SEAL didn't know the VA benefits existed.'
Even more absurd: Bronstein stated that there wasn't room in his 15,000-word article to include any information about the former SEAL's eligibility for VA health benefits.
Bronstein's explanation of why he made the healthcare error is pretty dubious stripes.com/blogs/the-rupt…—
(@jasoncherkis) February 12, 2013
You can say that again.
Was the longtime Navy SEAL really ignorant of his VA health benefits, as Bronstein asserts? Some Twitter users find that claim really hard to believe:
@intelwire @young_98_98 I find it hard to believe a SEAL with 16 years in was completely ignorant of his VA benefits…—
Will McPherson (@WilliamMcTweets) February 12, 2013
@speechboy71 he wants you to believe that a 16 year SEAL NCO vet didn't know they were available. Riiiight. But that is 'another story'—
D Duffy (@WarfareCenter) February 12, 2013
@BFriedmanDC @starsandstripes @megmccloskey Hard to fathom claim SEAL was ignorant of VA health benefits. Big briefing at outprocessing.—
Dave Opsecname (@ftngleprechaun) February 12, 2013
Meanwhile, hours after the story was debunked, the MSM plowed ahead with its false narrative:
Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden left uninsured after leaving service huff.to/12HAlPm—
(@HuffPostWorld) February 12, 2013
'The man who killed bin Laden… is screwed.' Watch: newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/11/man… cc: @laurenashburn, @BuzzFeedAndrew, @jacquereid, @JawnMurray—
Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) February 12, 2013
Layers and layers of fact-checkers score again:
The spread of the 'Navy-abandons-SEAL-who-shot-bin-Laden' story has reflected incredibly poorly on the media today.—
Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 11, 2013
Esquire article wrongly claims SEAL who killed bin Laden is denied healthcare
Ezra Klein: Romney canceled an ABBA gig because the band's music is so angry
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Before you finalize your choice of airfoils one thing you have to decide is are you planning on putting retracts on this plane? If so then you need to make sure your final airfoil is thick enough to fit the retracts. The JHH F-86 for instance is somewhat limited on which retracts fit the airfoil.
SteveC68, either one will be more than thick enough. Root cord will be right around 440mm/17.32" WS 64". My plan for retracts is to use Robart Low Profile 530RS mains and 540RS nose gear.
Hi, AS, thanks for dropping by. Progress is coming OK. I guess I'm just too damn picky. My dad used to call me a perfectionist, but I"m not sure about that. The brilliant idea of cutting templates wasn't all bad, but IFc every single piece is not perfectly square, and cut at 90* , it makes for a lot more work. Got canopy caved and sanded, fuse needs just a touch more finesse, and with any luck, I hope to glass it this weekend.
Lots of pressure here to get it just right. I have some pretty big critics out there, John, C/N and yourself.
I'm sure you recall John's Ultimate F-86 build, the poor fellow who was building along with john was having some "problems" with his plug, and althought mine is know where like his, I wanted it to LOOK GOOD. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...&postcount=376
Stay tuned, it won't be long. Mark
The time has come! I'm satisfied enought with the plug so far, to feel good about putting up some pics. Keep in mind, I'm am not a photographer!!
Still needs a few tweeks,but they will be done tonight and glassed, BECAUSE, I'm damn tired of every time I turn around, theres another "ding" in it!!!
Must say John's thread on his ULTIMATE F-86 was helpful. I am going to deviate some from his method, in that he just epoxyed over the plastered fuse, I will glass mine first, fix imperfections, then final coat of epoxy. Up till today, and last Fri, it has rained every stinkin day. That means, I realy need to clean up plaster dust!!
Hope you like what you see, Mark
Fuse assembly
Hi Mark,
Enjoying the build. Hope this is the place to ask this and I guess there are several ways to do it. I've been a balsa builder all my life but the foam seems to be much faster and cheaper and am planning on trying one soon.
Question: when assembling the fuselage sections, do you tack glue a template front and back to the section then rough it out to the templates, then do the next section and the next, etc? And then do you remove the templates, join the section by the C/L and then finish it off? I know its a newby question, but just trying to understand the "birthing" process.
Nice looking plug Mark.
Great question. Once you have your "subject", what scale? Now depending on what plane or plan your working from, each section has its own thickness. On this one the first two sections were different than the rest. On the templates, once I blew them up to my scale, I need to print out 4 full sets to make sure I got one of each. ( If you saw thePDF I worked from, they all overlap, that's why 4 sets. I cut mine with a hot wire, and paper templates won't work. I just got a sheet of counter top material, and traced them out.( material was 30" x72" and around $11.00) Now here's the fun part, now you need to cut and sand them. I have an old dremel scroll saw, and a 1" verticle belt sander, saves tons of time.
The plan should have horizontal and vertical reference lines. When making the template, these have to be EXACT, on the nut, or don't even bother. On each template I drilled holes in them,put roofing nails into foam, lined them up with the reference lines. You also need to put them on the foam.
To do this, is not hard, but expect to spend a great deal of time to make sure ever thing is perfect, I mean perfect. When you cut paper templares, fold them on vertical center line to make sure both halfs are the same. ( No lop sided fuse).
When it comes to the foam, make a block to the size you need. This part is almost the most critical, these have to be perfectly square. I ran mine through a table saw for the right width, then used 3M 77 to glue them together. Now you should have a square block, however long. I built a jig to cut the block in slices, and even though I measured for square many times, they still came out uneven thickness. Best if you know someone with a large bandsaw.
It's a ton of work, but if you are artistic, read some of John Morgans threads in the pusher prop edf forums, he cuts his free hand and they come out great!!!
Check out this one. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=771365
Good Luck
Thank You John. I have made my fair share of mistakes on this already! Need to get it glassed tonight yet. Starting to see some cracks in the plaster, due to the fact I had tried out the Elmes Rubber Cement to glue the block together, just not as good as "77".
The one thing that I had noticed while checking out all the F-86 threads here on RCG, there are no other scratch builds of an F-86.
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I did manage to get it glass last night. Not quite the quality job I had hoped for, but it will pass. This layer of glass is more for protection against dings, and taking care of the humps and bumps. It's a good thing too, I found my glassing skills need improvement. In a nut shell, I wasn't as prepared as I had thought. And my scale for measuring resin is not up to task. A new one on the way.
The last time I did any real glass work was over 40 years ago, and I forgot one major rule.. Never, ever, sand fiberglass in a short sleeve shirt.
Thanks Rodger I hoped it would pass your muster
Finally found what the full size wheels are--mains-26x6.6.
Nosewheel is 22 x 7.25 inch.
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Holy sh*t, people, have we got a bunch of downloadable Nintendo titles on tap for today. I'm talking, like, literally (figuratively) a million. We've got everything from NES classics to completely original titles. So without further adieu, let's get cracking on those Nintendo downloadables, shall we?
On the Wii Virtual Console we've got 2020 Super Baseball for 900 Wii Points. It's baseball ... from the future! Or from the past actually. I'm talking Neo Geo stuff. Of course, if you'd rather get in touch with your artistic side, you can always download Let's Create! Pottery for 500 Wii Points on WiiWare.
Wow. The Legend of Zelda for NES is totally on the 3DS eShop for $4.99. Seriously, buy it now. There's also NES Open Tournament Golf for $4.99, which is pretty sick. If you don't want to feel nostalgic (what's wrong with you?), there's Akari by Nikoli, which is a weird puzzler with numbers and grids and stuff. There's also Family Tennis 3D for $6.99. Kind of a weird title considering the game is for one player only. If you're a cheap bastard, you can always check out the demo for Heroes of Ruin for $0.00. If you're a slightly less cheap bastard, Sakura Samurai is the Game of the Weekend, priced at $4.99 for the next couple of days.
Edutainment! You want it? You got it on DSiWare! If you don't want it, avoid 3,2,1... WordsUp! altogether, because it's totally a word creation game that costs 200 DSi Points ($1.99 on the eShop). Then there's Topoloco, also 200 DSi Points ($1.99), which offers quizzes and mini-games on geography. Yuck!
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Whole Foods, CIW agree to "work in partnership to help improve wages and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers"!…
Update #1: What they are saying about the Whole Foods agreement: The CIW's latest agreement has provoked a good deal of commentary around the country, from Congress to the Presbyterian Church. Here's a sampling of the sentiment:
Eric Schlosser, author Fast-Food Nation: "Sustainable agriculture is impossible without justice for farmworkers. Whole Foods deserves great credit for recognizing this fact."
For more from Eric on the question of sustainable and fair food, click here for a great short video interview shot for the environmental blog grist.com during last week's Slow Food Nation gathering in San Francisco.
And click here for a good story from grist on the agreement.
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT): "I am delighted Whole Foods has joined the effort to make sure tomato pickers receive a fair wage for their very difficult work. It is especially exciting that Whole Foods is the first grocery store chain to come on board, which opens the door for other major chains to do the same."
Regarding the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange's (FTGE) continuing opposition to the CIW's agreements and decision to stand in the way of efforts by large tomato buyers to fund the long-overdue raise for the Florida workers who pick their tomatoes, Sen. Sanders said he was planning to address the FTGE's resistance with the help of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"This whole country will see that what the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange is doing – how they are behaving – is an outrage," he said.
RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights: "It is our hope that other retail food companies — companies like Chipotle, who shares Whole Foods' commitment to sustainable food but has yet to make that commitment real when it comes to farm labor, and companies like Subway and Walmart, who buy such large quantities of tomatoes that their responsibility for the exploitation of farmworkers surpasses that of most retail leaders — follow these powerful examples of social responsibility," said Monika Kalra Varma, Director of RFK Center. "With their participation, the CIW and its allies will truly be able to transform the industry to bring an end to modern-day slavery and human rights violations in our agricultural fields." Read the RFK Center statment in its entirety here.
The Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): "On behalf of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) I want to commend the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Whole Foods Market on their agreement to improve wages and working conditions for farmworkers in the Florida tomato fields. By voluntarily stepping forward, Whole Foods Market has signaled that "the time is now" for members of the grocery industry to join in forging a more just and sustainable food system together with the farmworkers…"
"…As the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) lauds this agreement, we take this opportunity to call on the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange to repent; to cease obstructing the penny wage increase from getting to the farmworkers and to become a part of this historic movement for a more just and humane food system. Major corporations in the retail food industry are prepared to do their part, consumers are urging this change and justice for farmworkers is generations overdue. What is missing is the commitment of the leadership of the tomato industry." Read the PC(U.S.A) statement in its entirety here.
Click here to read the joint CIW/Whole Foods press release announcing the agreement and see the news stories that covered the announcement!


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Schools in the Bonita Unified School District crowned champions at their respective spelling bees this month.
Joe Fitz has been named champion of the fourth annual Spelling Bee at Ramona Middle School in La Verne. He received a Viking Bobble Head Trophy and will advance to the Inland Valley Regional Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Quest Literacy Consortium.
The district's elementary schools each held their own spelling bees with the top seven spellers advancing to the district event.
There, first place went to Conrad Hugar from Shull Elementary School, who advances to the L.A. County Office of Education's ninth Annual Spelling Bee on March 26. David Piedra from La Verne Heights Elementary took second place, and Maya Malaby from Shull Elementary won third place.


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Just finished these 2 quilts for Riley. Both of them were made with primarily donated fabric - a BIG THANK YOU to all the donors. All that fabric will enable me to make many kids quilts and in turn make many happy kids! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Bright colors for a little boy
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When I dove back I jammed my ring finger on my throwing hand. Going back out it hurt to put pressure on the inside of my ring knuckle, so it was kind of hard to locate things. —Riley Ottesen, American Fork baseball
SANDY — The first round of the 5A tournament was looking like a vacation for American Fork star pitcher Riley Ottesen. Only things missing were a hammock and an Italian ice soda.
Then the sixth inning happened.
With a 5-1 lead in the top of the sixth against Alta, Ottesen reached successfully on a fielder's choice single, but was promptly caught resting at first for the second out of the inning. However, as he attempted to return to the bag he jammed his finger into the base.
"When I dove back I jammed my ring finger on my throwing hand," Ottesen explained. "Going back out it hurt to put pressure on the inside of my ring knuckle, so it was kind of hard to locate things."
The Hawks attacked like a shark with blood in the water, and if not for two costly base-running errors, potentially could have shocked the defending champs. But following an insurance run in the seventh, the Cavemen survived, 6-4, at Alta High on Tuesday.
"I think the experience for him, especially being in these kind of situations, is huge," American Fork coach Jarod Ingersoll said. "There's not a game that we're going to face that he hasn't been in. He's a big-time pitcher and doesn't let the moment get to him. Riley is Riley. He's our horse and we're gonna go as far as we can with him. He's just a great competitor."
American Fork (16-7) will meet Syracuse on Wednesday, while Alta (17-9) will look to keep its season alive in the one-loss bracket against Kearns.
Ottesen, despite being sore, believes his finger won't continue to be an issue.
"When I try and squeeze it, it hurts. But it's fine. I'll be OK," he said after finishing with nine strikeouts.
The Hawks struggled to figure out Ottesen, who often is regarded as the top player in the state. Through five innings Alta batters fought tirelessly through counts but ultimately produced a mere four hits — two courtesy of Cole Myers.
"They were being aggressive with the fastball and I was trying to get ahead with the curveball (on) the first pitch of the count," Ottesen said. "The umpire kind of squeezed me a little bit and I was thinking that since I'm down and it was a hitter's count, I'm going to come back with another off-speed so they're not sitting fastball."
Alta finally broke through in that sixth inning. After Ottesen beaned the leadoff hitter, Kade Matthews corked an RBI triple to center to dip into the deficit, 5-2.
A massive inning was percolating, but instead mental breakdowns on the bases ensued. With runners on second and third and one out, Alta elected to pinch hit. The decision appeared to have paid off with a deep blast. However, Alta's runner at third hesitated, which in turn pickled out the runner at second.
"Alta does everything so good," Ingersoll said. "Just those little mistakes it's important for us to compound and make sure we get outs in those situations. Those are huge for us to capitalize on (and) build on that."
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"The guy at first was leaving early. We work on that a lot of practice and he stepped off just like we run it in the drills," Ingersoll said. "He didn't really commit because he was worried about the guy at third. He kind of ran that guy back and threw him out at first."
"They're obviously a very disciplined team. That's why they're here in the playoffs," added Ottesen. "They've got a good coaching staff, but yeah I was pretty surprised to see what was going on."
Austin Pitcher fluffed American Fork's cushion to 6-4 on an RBI standup double before Craig Brailsford relieved Ottesen in the seventh and eventually mowed down three straight batters.
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Bought my HW77 .22 second hand, but fairly new, not long after they came out. It came with a 4x40 Nikko Stirling sight.
It was a revelation after owning many break barrel air guns, & all the air rifles I have bought since have been under levers. None of them have matched the 77 for accuracy.
Bad points - Very heavy, 9 lbs+ before scope. Noisy, without a silencer, which adds even more weight. My one had a very slightly bent underlever, which I did not notice until someone else pointed it out. Didn't make any difference in shooting it.
Good points - Very solid, & well made, the only gun I've had as well built is my early Mk3 Webley. So accurate it gets boring!
Would I have another one? Had to sell mine due to being laid off years ago. Damn right I would!


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Is there any sushi place that doesn't put all sorts of chemicals in their sushi? I am looking for something where the ingredients are basically seaweed, rice, fish, and whatever vegetables without all sorts of binding agents and thickeners and sweeteners (etc) tacked on. If you've ever read the ingredients on grocery store sushi, that's what I'm trying to avoid; the ingredients list is as long as your hand.
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Christian Bale is returning to the Pittsburgh area less than a year after wrapping up The Dark Knight Rises there last summer.
The Pittsburgh Business Times is reporting that director Scott Cooper will begin production on Out of the Furnace in Braddock, PA in April.
I think it's tremendous," said Braddock Mayor John Fetterman. "We're deeply flattered that Mr. Cooper and Christian Bale and others with the production were adamant about doing it in Western Pennsylvania."
The movie, which is set in Indiana, will star Bale as an ex-convict attempting to return to society. Robert Duvall and Zoe Saldana are also set star.
According to the Pittsburgh Film Office, the production is already starting to crew up. "Feature film OUT OF THE FURNACE now accepting crew resumes," their website states. "If you are interesting in applying, please send your resume to: [email protected]"
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Bemidji sweeps Perham in doubleheader, improves to 6-2
BEMIDJI - A potent hitting attack and solid pitching powered the Bemidji Legion Post 14 baseball team to a pair of home victories Thursday, as Bemidji swept Perham 6-5 and 6-2 at the BSU diamond.
The Legion will take a 6-2 record into today's doubleheader at Grand Forks Red River. Cody Jenkins is scheduled to pitch today's 5 p.m. opener and Mitchell Hendricks is slated to start the second game.
Aaron Nissen and Trent Baker started on the mound Thursday night, and both pitched very well. Nissen took a 4-1 cushion into the top of the seventh in the first game but four errors on four consecutive infield plays enabled Perham to score four runs and take a 5-4 lead.
Collin Leif relieved Nissen with two outs in the inning and became the pitcher of record when Bemidji scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to pull out the victory.
Baker didn't have to survive such dramatics in the nightcap, as he limited Perham to single runs in the second and third innings. Defensively the Legion committed only one error in the second game and the miscue did not cause any damage.
"Aaron pitched very well in the opener and deserved something better than a no-decision," said Bemidji coach Mike Fogelson. "He mixed his pitches extremely well and stayed in control.
"And it's nice to have Trent with us for the summer," the coach continued. "Both Aaron and Trent add depth to an already strong staff."
Bemidji took a 2-1 lead in the second inning of the first game when Leif walked, Jenkins and Mason Bellew followed with singles and Nick Conner drove in Jenkins with a ground ball.
In the sixth inning Bemidji upped its advantage to 4-1 when Hendricks and Leif singled and Jenkins belted a 2-run double.
Perham took the lead in the top of the seventh on a double, single and four Legion errors.
But Bemidji answered in its half of the stanza. Zach Solheim singled to begin the rally and Nick Hovila bunted him to second. Connor McNallan drove in Solheim with a double and Hendricks ended the game with an RBI single.
Nissen and Leif combined for five strikeouts and did not walk a batter.
In the nightcap, Baker showed his dominance from the outset as he struck out the first two batters on six pitches. The visitors did touch him for single runs in the second and third innings but Bemidji tied the game with two in the lower third.
Singles by McNallan and Hendricks set the table for the big inning and Bemidji used a wild pitch, a passed ball and Jenkins' single to score two runs.
Dom Hayle's single, Hovila's groundout and McNallan's double produced a run in the fourth, and Bemidji settled the issue with three in the sixth.
Ryan Hirt began the rally with a single to center and advanced to second when Hayle's fly ball to right was dropped. Hovila loaded the bases with a single to left and an out later Hendricks plated the lead run with a sacrifice fly to the left-field screen.
Leif added two key insurance runs when he singled to right.
"I liked everything about that second game," Fogelson said. "Baker struck out 11, we had 12 hits and ripped four or five other hard line drives, and we had only one throwing error. I think that was our best game of the summer so far."
Bemidji's next home appearance will be Monday when it hosts Brainerd for a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m.
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Nissen, Leif (7, W) and Leif, Hayle (7). K-5, BB-0
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GREEN-FINGERED enthusiasts in Ilminster have been thanked for looking after the roses in the churchyard at the Minster Church.
Malcolm Young, writing in the church's latest magazine, said: "The roses have looked wonderful this past summer and have given pleasure to many people."
The church is compiling a rota for next year for people to help keep the churchyard neat and tidy. For more details phone 01460-53160.