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If the Supreme Court justices can see this need to adapt their thinking to modern reality, shouldn't the court deal equally directly with the fact that the Second Amendment right to bear arms was written in a world of muskets, loaded from powder horns to fire one shot a minute?
It is with similar advancements of technology that we find ourselves living in a "new world" of assault weapons that can fire 10 rounds a second.
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Walker returns to Coors with Cards
Walker returns to Coors with Cards
"I don't have a job," Walker said, standing in front of a locker in the Cardinals' clubhouse with his old No. 33 jersey ready and waiting. "The Cardinals are kind enough to bring me to Spring Training to throw some BP, give the coaches a little relief, say a little bit here and there, and help out anyway I can, whatever they want me to. As it turned out, Dave McKay's hurt, he's not throwing, so at least I can throw a few groups and take some ease off the coaches' arms from throwing batting practice."
Walker spent Sunday night in the home he still maintains in the mountains above Denver -- he arrived just in time to find his water line broken and his basement flooded -- and he followed a makeshift map the visiting clubhouse attendant had drawn for him in case he'd forgotten the way to Coors Field.
Fat chance. Walker's return to the home field he helped inaugurate in 1995 brought back a flood of happy memories from his playing days with the Rockies, and though he had hoped for a chance to see the Colorado Avalanche playing a Game 6 playoff game in Denver on Monday night, their sweep at the hands of the Red Wings left him free to focus on baseball.
Walker has spent a couple years in his "guest instructor" role, and he's happy to maintain a connection to a Cardinals team that gave him the peak experience of his career in his only trip to the World Series in 2004, but he's not ready to think about upping the ante and considering a full-time coaching job.
"Possibly, down the road, yeah, but I've got an eight- and six-year-old at home, so I'm enjoying watching them grow up," Walker explained. "This is a way to stay in the game. They're kind enough to keep me around and keep my foot in the game, and somewhere down the road, when the kids grow up, maybe I'll be more interested. Right now, I'm enjoying the little bit that I'm doing."
Manager Tony La Russa recognizes the value in having someone of Walker's caliber around his players, even if it's only for a limited engagement. Walker was a five-time All-Star, a seven-time Gold Glove winner, the 1997 National League Most Valuable Player, and a three-time batting champ.
"Larry's got a standing invite, and this was one [trip] that fit," La Russa said, outlining the benefit of having Walker around for the road trip to Colorado and Milwaukee. "He's just being himself -- observe and make any comment he wants to make. Be there in case anybody wants to ask him a question, which is likely to happen."
Walker had already talked a little baseball with Rick Ankiel and Chris Duncan, but he downplayed his influence in a talented clubhouse.
"These guys got here because of what they have and what they've done to get here," Walker said. "You don't change their whole swing. [It's about] getting back to the basics -- getting your head in your program. A lot of times, guys go through slumps and their mindset gets all screwed up and they forget about mechanics. It doesn't take much to get it back."
It may sound like the talk of a future hitting coach, but for now, Walker is careful not to impose his perspective too heavily on the Cardinals players.
"I'm not a coach, so it's tough for me. I don't want to step on anybody's toes -- the real coaches," Walker said. "I try to keep it plain and simple and not get too carried away."
These days, if Walker wants to get carried away, it's going to be as a fan, and with the Cardinals missing the postseason last year, he was free to immerse himself in the excitement of watching the Rockies run to the World Series.
"It was great. I loved it," Walker said of watching the Rockies' magical run in September and October. "I was happy for [Rockies owner] Charlie Monfort. We've stayed friends through all this. We talked during the Series, and I was happy for him to get there. The guys that I still remember, it was a good feeling seeing them out there. I told Todd [Helton] after my World Series, it was the greatest experience ever. There's nothing better than playing in the World Series. It's still in my head like it happened yesterday."
And though he sounded ready to come back to Coors Field to witness last fall's festivities first-hand, Walker remained in Florida, enjoying it vicariously from a distance.
"There was a rumor that the Blake Street Bombers were throwing out a pitch here in the World Series, but I never got that call," Walker said, echoing a sentiment from old-timers and fans alike who were miffed that the Rockies took a pass on the opportunity to honor their past and the corps of sluggers who brought them their first trip to the postseason, in 1995. "[Rockies teammate Andres] Galarraga and I live near each other down there, so we had talked about it. He had heard it, too. It was exciting seeing the guys play."
Walker's Fall Classic moment came with the Cardinals, when Walker excelled as the Red Sox swept St. Louis in 2004, but the return to Colorado reminded him of another favorite moment, when the Rockies clinched the '95 Wild Card on the final day of the season.
"Any time you put plastic up in the room and throw champagne and sting the [heck] out of your eyes, that's above anything else," he said.
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Somehow I managed to get myself on an e-mail distribution list that results in me receiving regular e-mails about a mystery microcap company that is sitting on oil deposits equal to what Petrobras has offshore Brazil. There isn't much of a mystery really, by reading the promotion in the e-mail and then doing a search on a couple of key words you can quickly discover that the mystery company is Universal Power which is a Canadian company that holds a lot of acreage offshore the African country of Namibia.
The story behind Universal Power is that the acreage it holds off the coast of Africa is actually closely related to similar acreage offshore Brazil. If you look at how the tectonic plates of the earth have moved over time you can see that Namibia used to be right beside Brazil. In other words this acreage is of the same origin as the giant Tupi field offshore Brazil.
And there is some credibility to the story. Universal Power contracted independent reserve engineering firm DeGolyer and MacNaughton to evaluate just one block that Universal holds. D&M came back with prospective resource potential of 2.39 billion BOE of unrisked and 567 million risked reserves. The blocks adjacent to this are currently being explored by Petrobas and PetroSA. You can imagine what kind of upside there is should these reserves pan out for a company with a $200 million market cap.
So there is something to the story other than hype given the D&M report. And there is a little more to get interested about. Universal is partnering offshore Namibia with HRT Oil and Gas which is run by one Marcia Mello who is a 24 year veteran with Petrobras. He had this to say about offshore Namibia and Universal:
"Dr. Marcio Rocha Mello, President of HRT stated "In most areas of the deep waters from the Brazilian South Margin Basins, exploration has just exploded with the discovery, in the last three years, in the pre-salt sequence, of four of the biggest oil fields found in the whole world. The fields encompassing more than 20 billion bbls of oils of reserves are the Tupi, Jupiter, Guará and Iará, oil fields. As activity has increased in the Brazilian southern marginal basins, it became clear that the African counterpart basins such Angola and Namibia would share similar petroleum systems and also similar hydrocarbon source potential. For example, in offshore Angola, almost 16 billion bbl of hydrocarbon reserves have been found, in the post-salt sequence, in the last 10 years. By contrast, although Offshore Namibia is a significant hydrocarbon province that could rival that of Brazil and Angola, the Namibian offshore basins are entirely unexplored.
Given this perspective, it is worth mentioning Universal's very prospective concessions in offshore Namibia. Specifically, the blocks close to the Kudu fields where more than two TCF have been discovered about 20 years ago. In those areas, if we compare with its Brazilian counterparts, the petroleum potential could be as much as 2 to 3 billion barrels of reserves. The HRT team dedicated to developing the Namibian opportunity is able to draw on decades of experience in the Brazilian context."
Since the D&M report came out this spring the stock price has gone from under $1 to $2.50. That report and the involvement of Mello do add credibility. The problem I have is that I came across this through an embarrassingly promotional e-mail that does little to make me think anything other than scam. The delivery of the message reminds me of late night commercials that promise to make viewers instantly wealthy without actually having to do anything.
So hype, hoax or homerun ? I don't know. Too risky for my money, but it will be interesting to watch. Maybe by writing about it someone will contact me and help me figure it out.
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December 3, 2010, 09:09 PM
If I remove a barrel and put on a different OEM barrel, can I simply tighten it down to the go gauge or would you suspect I will need a chamber cutting tool?
December 3, 2010, 09:25 PM
Depends on how accurate you want the rifle ! Properly installed a barrel must be fitted tightly to the receiver by cutting threads to your receiver. Then it must be chambered to your receiver/bolt for proper headspace. That means custom fitting not just installing a prefab barrel.
December 3, 2010, 09:29 PM
I must be missing something. The receiver is female threaded and the barrel tenon is male threaded. Is the receiver not threaded deeply enough to accept the tenon?
December 3, 2010, 09:43 PM
"I must be missing something. The receiver is female threaded and the barrel tenon is male threaded. Is the receiver not threaded deeply enough to accept the tenon? "
The relatively course threads of the barrel tenon are not precise enough to set head space reliably.
AFTER the barrel is screwed in tight the final chamber cut is made to get an accurate chamber with correct headspace.
There ARE a few guns with hard stops for barrel depth (think Panda actions and such).
They can have a correctly cut barrel simply screwed on (I can call Kelbly's with the serial number of my action and have a new barrel in a week or two usually).
The barrels rub about $500+ each.
Precision and repeatability do not come cheap.
The lack of a hard stop on most actions means the final barrel depth in the action varies.
December 3, 2010, 10:12 PM
helpful. I have bought a oem takeoff barrel. switch involves same case types. I would assume since it is oem, I will be able to screw it on tightly and headspace should be appropriate?
James K
December 3, 2010, 10:27 PM
Hi, Hello123,
Not trying to downrate anyone, but you sound like you don't have a lot of experience, so I have to suggest you take the rebarrel job to a gunsmith.
Installing a new, short chambered sporting barrel is fairly easy (yes, you would need a reamer), but installing a takeoff barrel or one with the sights installed is trickier. It might work fine and headspace properly, or you might end up with the sights on the bottom, not a good thing.
Headspace is not the only consideration. I have seen one rebarrelled rifle which headspaced properly but on closer examination showed that over 1/4 inch of the case was outside the chamber, a disaster waiting to happen if it had been fired. Plus the 700 has some complications with the recoil lug being between the barrel and the receiver, and with the breech that makes the gun extra safe. IMHO, rebarrelling that rifle is not a DIY job.
December 3, 2010, 11:07 PM
Hello Mr. Keenan. I respect your comment about experience. This would be my first rebarrel. I am feeling out how this works before ordering an action wrench, go gauge, and recoil lug alignment fixture. I would not be doing this to save money, but instead to have fun. As long as it is safe fun.
I won't be having sights on my barrel, thus, I would tighten the oem replacement down. I would then check headspace with go gauge, an empty case previously fired in another remington factory gun, and a loaded cartridge.
Any further thoughts?
December 4, 2010, 11:18 AM
I have bought a oem takeoff barrel. switch involves same case types. I would assume since it is oem, I will be able to screw it on tightly and headspace should be appropriate?
If it works run out and by a lottery ticket.
The odds are very small that the take off barrel was chambered in a receiver with the exact same tolerances as yours, and that you could get it screwed in to the EXACT depth it was in the origial receiver.
The allowed slop is usually around 0.010 inch, but varies with caliber.
A take off barrel is as likely to be short as long.
December 4, 2010, 01:49 PM
IN THEORY Remington 700 actions (receiver and bolt) and barrels are made to close tolerances and the receiver and barrel threads are indexed so that the barrel will screw in and headspace properly. Remington typically does not ream chambers, their barrels are hammer-forged, and come off the mandrel complete with chamber. Tolerances for chambers is typically .008"-.010", and Remington barrels usually fall within those specs. BUT I will agree with Jim Keenan that you should let an experienced gunsmith do a rebarrel, it is NOT a DIY project. You need a barrel vise, an action wrench (with lug guide), reamer, lube, and headspace gauges. You will need to completely disassemble the bolt (including ejector) in order to properly check headspace. Twisting the old barrel off and screwing a new one in may lead to health problems.
James K
December 4, 2010, 07:29 PM
Last I heard, Remington was using pull through reamers, but maybe they are doing things differently now.
There are also other tricks by factories. For example, Springfield Armory (the government factory) used a gauge on the barrel threads to put on a witness mark, then used that to set up the sight bases and the extractor cut. That way they could do the cut and install the sight bases without the barrel ever coming near a receiver. Later, the witness mark was used to align the barrel during installation. The same system was used on the Luger pistol.
Mauser, with the 98, installed the barrel and headspaced, then used the receiver flat to line the barrel up for sight installation.
BTW, I was not joking about sights on the bottom; I have seen two like that. On one, the top of the barrel ended up at the left; the "gunsmith" had put plug screws in the holes, polished out most of the markings, and reblued the barrelled action. It was almost invisible. On the other, no effort at all was made to cover up; the sights were just taken off and the holes and markings left, literally on the bottom.
December 4, 2010, 07:53 PM
+1000 Jim Keenan and Scorch, hello123, it's a gunsmiths job to get it right....And when it comes to Headspace it's the total sum of the rifle your dealing with, (not for the DYS'fer) dude!!;)
December 4, 2010, 09:22 PM
What I am going to do is put the new oem barrel on and simply check it with go no go gauges. if it is in spec, done. If short, take it a smith for chamber and if long, chalk it up to learning.
Thank each of you for answering my questions.
December 5, 2010, 01:17 AM
I am not a pro smith,I just Do It Myself,or DIM for short!A man I knew who had a lightweight rifle business worked with a lot of 700's.As I recall,at that time,Rem was loc titing the barrels in.to facilitate removing the bbl from the receiver,he would run a parting tool into the bbl he was taking off,just ahead of the receiver ring,down to the bbl thread major dia.(oem may not be oem anymore)
These take-off bbls were dirt cheap ,we rethreaded some ,for cheap utility rifles when there was enough steel.IMO,generally the production barrels are worth just about the typical $30 gunshow price.I prefer to put my time, trouble, and colateral expenses into something more desirable.
I personally have no experience with the Adams and Bennet short chambered pre threaded barrels available at Midway
(Brownells offers a similar bbl,plus Shilen).The A+B's are quite reasonable and well spoken of on this forum.FWIW,I know of a gentleman who made an oops reassemling a Rem bolt without proper tools.He ended up in the ER with a firing pin buried in his abdomen.
However,everybody has to start somewhere.I won't rain on your parade.Go for it.Do get some reference material,do try to find a mentor or guide,and have your worked checked by a pro before it goes bang.
One more BTW,what seems like common sense to a toolmaker may be something you never thought of.Example,if one little chip lays across one cutting edge of your reamer,it will cut grooves in your chamber.If you turn a reamer counterclockwise,you will ruin it and leave tiny bits of very hard reamer steel stuck in the chamber to ruin the next reamer.
Its not that it takes a genius to do it,there are just so many little things that can mess up.You will likely find some of them.
For your next challenge,try a 1911 made from "drop in"parts
Education is good.
December 6, 2010, 10:46 PM
thanks HiBC!
James K
December 7, 2010, 09:11 PM
You can't run a parting tool into the barrel ahead of the receiver ring on a 700 because the recoil lug is between the barrel shoulder and the receiver; I assume he made the cut ahead of the recoil lug.
December 8, 2010, 03:44 AM
Jim,You are correct.My point was an oem bbl may not be an oem bbl.
December 8, 2010, 05:23 AM
I made this drawing, er sketch, to hang over my lathe while I rebarrelled my Rem700.
I had a lot of old Rem700 take off barrels, and they were all a little different.
If you use my drawing, you may need to make your own measurements and red line them in.
December 9, 2010, 01:00 AM
Clark, that is a great reference, thanks.
December 9, 2010, 01:30 AM
If you will go to the Brownell's site,books and videos,for $35 you can order John Hinnants "Complete Guide to Precision Rifle Barrel Fitting".I do not have it,but it looks like a fine first tool for you.
I sense you do not want to be told you aren't good enough to do it.I will say again,it does not take a super human genius to properly barrel a rifle.It does take competence and some experience.Doing it less than right will likely be dangerous.
Example to think about,suppose you had a male dog that needed neutering or a bull calf that needed to be a steer.A whole lot of cowboys have spent roundup harvesting Rocky Mountain Oysters.They can get her done,and,they could teach you,show you how to cut a few right.Then you would know.
Would you neuter your dog or calf based on what you found on an internet forum?
Get that book and study it.The assess if it might be better to visit your local smith and just let him do it.
December 9, 2010, 10:45 AM
I have rebarrelled ~ 3 dozen rifles in the last decade.
I have Hinnant's book, and can't get anything out of it.
Different people have different learning styles.
I actually got the most out of talking to the Brownells resident gunsmith on the phone.
He said that the bolt face is a certain distance from the receiver face. The barrel breech will have to be a certain distance from the receiver face. By adding and subtracting, you must calculate then, how far the headspace gauge should stick out of the barrel breech.
To measure the distances down inside the receiver, I use a depth micrometer, not the tail end of a dial caliper.
December 9, 2010, 02:27 PM
To measure the distances down inside the receiver, I use a depth micrometer, not the tail end of a dial caliper.
And the rest of what Clark said.
Books are good too. And I have got some good things out of them.
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Shimla, Aug 6 (IANS) An encroachment is an encroachment and the encroachers are liable to be evicted, the Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled on Thursday.
A division bench of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan observed: "Encroachment on one inch or on thousand inches, is an encroachment and the encroachers are liable to be evicted and dealt with under law."
In an interim order, the court directed the state government to clear encroachments on forest land by fruit growers by October 6.
Listing the case for the next hearing on September 28, the bench directed the state government to file fresh status reports or compliance reports within four weeks.
Earlier, the state government informed the court that till June 30 a total of 2,509 first information reports against 2,527 cases of more than 10 bighas of encroached forest land were registered with police.
It said there were 9,735 encroachment cases of less than 10 bighas till June 30. Proceedings in 7,244 cases have been completed and out these in 3,893 cases illegal possession of the encroachers has been vacated.
Refusing to modify the directions to clear encroachments, the high court on July 27 directed the government to take possession of the encroached land and held it responsible to pluck the apples (grown on the encroached land), conduct their sale and utilise the sale price for planting forest trees.
"The respondents (including the state) are directed to make videography of the apple trees, other fruit-bearing trees and the crops standing on the encroached forest land and also of the auction proceedings," the bench observed on Thursday.


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GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- An illegal global trade in python skins is threatening the survival of some species of the snake, a report by a U.N. subsidiary organization says.
Researchers with the International Trade Center, part of the World Trade Organization, say a growing demand for handbags and other fashion items in Europe is fueling imports of snake skins but the trade is so poorly regulated it is extremely difficult to establish whether the skins have been obtained legally or illegally, the BBC reported.
Although international agreements do allow for some trade in python species, the rules are widely circumvented, the ITC report said.
While snakes bred in captivity can be sold, there is evidence many so-called captive pythons actually come from the wild, it said.
The snakeskin business is extremely lucrative, and an estimated half-million python skins make their way from Southeast Asia to the world market in a business worth $1 billion a year.
Poor enforcement of existing legislation exacerbates the problem, the researchers said.
"It is up to the local authorities to enforce the laws," report co-author Olivier Caillabet said. "A lot of the time they don't have the capacity in terms of money, people or expertise.
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An array of local authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly shielded scoutmasters and others who allegedly molested children, according to a newly opened trove of confidential files compiled from 1959 to1985.
At the time, those authorities justified their actions as necessary to protect the good name and good works of Scouting. But as detailed in 14,500 pages of secret "perversion files" released Thursday by order of the Oregon Supreme Court, their maneuvers protected suspected sexual predators while victims suffered in silence.
The files document sex abuse allegations across the country, from a small town in the Adirondacks to downtown Los Angeles.
One case showing an organization slow to act came in 1983, when scouting officials in Virginia attempted to confirm reports that volunteer Max C.W. Kelly had been convicted of child molestation while volunteering with the scouts in San Diego County in 1976.
The Virginia scouting officials wrote to San Diego executives in September 1983, but no reply is contained in the case file. They eventually expelled Kelly from the organization in August 1984.
"I regret that it has taken our council so long to act on this matter, but our Scouters wanted to be very careful and be certain that we had properly identified Mr. Kelly and that his behavior justified our investigation," Randall E. Beaver, a Scout executive in Virginia, wrote to a national scouting official at one point during months of bureaucratic delays.
At a news conference Thursday, Portland attorney Kelly Clark blasted the Boy Scouts for their continuing legal battles to try to keep the files secret.
"You do not keep secrets hidden about dangers to children," said Clark, who in 2010 won a landmark lawsuit against the Boy Scouts on behalf of a plaintiff who was molested by an assistant scoutmaster in the 1980s.
The new files are an incomplete window on documents the Boy Scouts of America began collecting soon after their founding in 1910. The files, kept at Boy Scout headquarters in Texas, consist of memos from local and national Scout executives, handwritten letters from victims and their parents and newspaper clippings about legal cases. The files contain details about proven molesters, but also unsubstantiated allegations.
The 1959-85 files show that on many occasions the files succeeded in keeping pedophiles out of Scouting leadership positions — the reason they were collected in the first place. But they document some troubling patterns.
In many instances — more than a third, according to the Scouts' own count — police weren't told about the alleged abuse.
And there is little mention in the files of concern for the welfare of Scouts who were allegedly abused by their leaders. There are numerous documents showing compassion for suspected abusers, who were often times sent to psychiatrists or pastors to get help.
In 1972, a Pennsylvania Scouting executive wrote a memo recommending a case against a suspected abuser be dropped with the words: "If it don't stink, don't stir it."
One of the most startling revelations to come from the files is the frequency with which attempts to protect Scouts from alleged molesters collapsed at the local level, at times in collusion with community leaders.
On the afternoon of Aug. 10, 1965, a distraught Louisiana mother walked into the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office. A 31-year-old scoutmaster, she told the chief criminal deputy, had raped one of her sons and molested two others.
Six days later, the scoutmaster sat down in the same station and confessed.
"I don't know an explanation, why we done it or I done it or wanted to do it or anything else it just — an impulse I guess or something," the man told a sheriff's deputy.
The decision was made not to pursue charges. "This subject and Scouts were not prosecuted," a Louisiana Scouts executive wrote to national headquarters, "to save the name of Scouting."
In a statement on Thursday, Scouts spokesman Deron Smith said there have been times when Scouts' responses to sex abuse allegations were "plainly insufficient, inappropriate, or wrong" and the organization extends its "deepest and sincere apologies to victims and their families."
The Scouts in late September made public an internal review of the files and said they would look into past cases to see whether there were times when abusers should have been reported to police.
In the case of the Rocky Mount, Va., volunteer with a 1976 conviction in San Diego, it's not clear why he was not added to the Boy Scouts ineligible volunteer roster, known as the perversion files.
Beaver, the Scout executive in Virginia, wrote a letter to Ronald K. Brundage, a Scout executive in San Diego in September, 1983, about "a rather delicate matter" involving Kelly, who had recently signed on. Copied on the letter was Paul I. Ernst, a Scout executive in charge of registration at the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas.
The "rather delicate matter" involved Kelly's child molestation conviction in San Diego County, according to the letter. Apparently, Kelly had been placed on probation following the conviction and then gone to Rocky Mount, where he enlisted with the scouts as a volunteer.
Scout officials in Virginia didn't know about Kelly's criminal past, so they allowed him to volunteer, the letter said. Beaver asked Brundage to send documentation of the conviction so officials in Virginia could "determine if it would be advisable for us to exclude Mr. Kelly from Scouting activities."
No response from Brundage is contained in the scout file, but the matter caught Ernst's attention.
In October, 1983, Ernst wrote a letter to Beaver asking for additional documentation of the conviction that "would enable us to place Mr. Kelly on the file and refuse registration."
Met with silence, he repeated his request to Beaver in letters dated in January, April, and June of 1984. In July of the same year, Ernst wrote again.
"The information which you originally gave us sounds serious enough that registration should be refused," Ernst wrote in the July letter. "Without more information, however, we just cannot refuse the registration."
Beaver eventually obtained documentation and wrote to Ernst that it was "absolutely unforgivable" if Kelly had been registered as a volunteer in San Diego and officials here had not reported the conviction when it happened in 1976.
"How will we ever know that other children were not victimized because of their negligence?" Beaver wrote.
On Aug. 28, 1984, Scouting officials in Rocky Mount confronted Kelly about his criminal history and expelled him from the Boy Scouts of America, the case file shows.
Associated Press writers Matt Sedensky in West Palm Beach, Fla.; Rebecca Boone in Boise, Idaho; and Shannon Dininny in Yakima, Wash., contributed to this report.


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Defence minister dodges plane ticket question
Johannesburg - The minister of defence refused to answer a question in Parliament over a claim that R100 000 was spent on a first-class air ticket for the head of the SA National Defence Force, Beeld reported on Thursday.
Replying to questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said she considered it a follow-up to a previous question on oversight, and would not answer it.
The Democratic Alliance had referred to a trip General Solomon Shoke took to Malaysia with Emirates, and had asked what Mapisa-Nqakula was doing to keep costs down and to stay in line with a National Treasury directive forbidding first-class flights.
DA MP David Maynier submitted that Shoke's flight showed the department was its own enemy and wasted millions of rand, even though it was in trouble.
When Mapisa-Nqakula refused to answer, DA chief whip John Steenhuisen objected and said it was not up to her to decide whether she was going to answer a question or not.
Mapisa-Nqakula eventually said: "Yes there are cost saving measures."
The DA said on Monday it would ask the auditor general to investigate the flight issue.


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Baylor Regents Approve $120 Million in Capital Improvements, Including Construction of East Village Residential Community, Renovation of Marrs McLean Science Building, Next Phase of BRIC Construction
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WACO, Texas (Nov. 4, 2011) - At its annual Homecoming meeting today, the Baylor University Board of Regents approved $120 million in capital improvements, the largest investment in construction on the Baylor campus since the Baylor Sciences Building in 2004. Construction will be financed through the issuance of bonds and will include a new 700-bed residential complex and dining facility on the east side of campus, the renovation of the Marrs McLean Science Building and Phase 2 of initial construction on academic and research space in the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC).
In other business today, Regents reviewed and discussed the first draft of the university's Strategic Plan. The plan, which has been guided by input from thousands of members of the Baylor family since the planning process began in fall 2010, was presented by Baylor Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Davis.
On Thursday evening, Baylor Regents honored 12 members of the Baylor family with the 2011-12 Baylor Meritorious Achievement Awards and the Founders Medal. The awards acknowledge Baylor's important role in American higher education and recognize those who have made significant contributions in a variety of areas which reflect Baylor's distinct mission.
East Village Residential Community
The $70 million, 238,715-square-foot East Village Residential Community will consist of two four-story facilities: the 354-bed North Residential Community that will include the Engineering and Computer Science Residential College and the 347-bed South Residential Community that will include the Science and Health Living-Learning Community (LLC). The facilities will feature a variety of living spaces, from semi-suites to apartment-style living, as well as study and seminar spaces, student lounge areas, media and game rooms, faculty offices, staff apartments and faculty master apartments. The East Village Residential Community will be built along Bagby Avenue between Second and Fourth streets. Resident parking will be accommodated by the already constructed East Campus Parking Facility.
The East Village Residential Community is part of the 21st Century Project of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I), an innovative national effort to plan a prototype residence hall of the 21st century. Baylor was chosen in 2009 as one of only three higher education institutions to participate in the project that focuses on groundbreaking approaches in the design of unique, functional and technologically advanced living experiences that play a vital role in attracting and retaining students.
"One of our major imperatives at Baylor is to create a truly residential campus, and we are so pleased that the East Village Residential Community will soon engage a new generation of Baylor students in a significant living-learning residential experience," said Kevin Jackson, Ph.D., vice president for student life at Baylor. "As part of the 21st Century Project, we have gathered tremendous input from students, faculty and staff as we began envisioning this new residential complex. The East Village is a much-needed addition that will make great strides in serving our students by providing more residential space and a new dining hall that will serve the needs of students, faculty and staff. As Baylor begins to develop the east side of campus, the East Village will be the university's signature building. We look forward to breaking ground soon on this exciting project."
The East Village project also includes the construction of a 33,170-square-foot, two-story dining hall, which will accommodate more than 500 students on the east side of campus and include a variety of seating options, including outdoor terrace dining and two private dining rooms, exhibition-style service and space for a retail bakery. The dining hall will be located on a plaza between the East Village residential facilities along Third Street.
The bond issuance approved by Regents also includes $10 million for utility infrastructure improvements to support the development of East Village.
Groundbreaking is expected in January, with construction beginning in March. The new residential community will open to students in August 2013.
Marrs McLean Science Building
Regents also approved $23 million for an extensive renovation of the Marrs McLean Science Building - built in 1964 - to provide more academic space for faculty and students. Once the construction is complete, Marrs McLean will house Baylor's School of Education and its departments of curriculum and instruction, educational psychology and educational administration, which will move from their current locations in Burleson Hall and the Draper Academic Building. The move will unite those departments with the department of health, human performance and recreation, which is housed in the neighboring Marrs McLean Gymnasium. The renovation also will expand space for the departments of anthropology and statistics, which currently are located in the Marrs McLean Science Building, and will include a major update of the building's 350-seat classroom.
"The renovation of the Marrs McLean Science Building will allow us to reclaim valuable academic space for the School of Education and departments of anthropology and statistics," said Elizabeth Davis, Ph.D., executive vice president and provost at Baylor. "This is a very positive development for the School of Education, which will bring its entire faculty together for even greater communication and collaboration. The renovation will allow the School and its departments, as well as anthropology and statistics, to be innovative in their use of space to meet the expanding needs of faculty and students in the 21st century."
Phase 2 of BRIC
As Phase 1 of construction nears completion on the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC), Regents approved funding for the next phase of construction. Phase 2 will include building out nearly 45,000 square feet of academic and research space for the following Baylor academic components: Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER), electrical engineering department research, the Center for Spatial Research (CSR), Baylor Institute for Air Science (BIAS) and the Hankamer School of Business Innovative Business Accelerator (IBA). Phase 2 construction is expected to begin in early spring 2012 and be completed by spring 2013, although some components could be ready by fall 2012.
"We are excited about the Baylor Board of Regents approving funding for Phase 2 of the BRIC and the timeline it establishes," said Truell Hyde, Ph.D., vice provost for research at Baylor. "This will allow Baylor to build the laboratory space needed for university research. When combined with the build-out of the space for distinguished research scientist Marlan Scully's quantum optics lab, this will provide the critical mass of personnel necessary to continue moving the overall BRIC effort forward."
Phase 2 will bring Baylor's investment in the BRIC to $30 million. Combined with the $9.5 million from the state of Texas, $5 million from McLennan County and the City of Waco and $500,000 from the City of Bellmead, the former General Tire facility will open as the BRIC based on $45 million in combined Baylor, local and state investments in the Central Texas Technology and Research Park.
Strategic Plan Update
In June, the university's Strategic Themes Committee provided a comprehensive report summarizing input from Baylor alumni, faculty, students, staff and others to inform the future development of a new strategic plan. The thoughtful report has helped guide extensive discussion going forward as university leaders have begun the process of drafting the institution's next strategic plan. At their homecoming meeting, Baylor Regents, who have been regularly informed of progress related to the ongoing development of the plan, reviewed the first draft and provided feedback on the plan that will set a course for continued progress at Baylor over the next decade. According to the strategic planning schedule, the draft plan will be released to the Baylor community for feedback from December of this year through March 2012. The strategic plan will be launched at the start of the new fiscal year in June 2012.
"As we have moved forward in our strategic planning, we have been diligent in ensuring that all voices would be heard. The draft that we shared with Baylor Regents during their homecoming meeting reflects the input of thousands of members of the Baylor family who have shared their thoughtful and enthusiastic ideas and aspirations for the future direction of our university," said Baylor President Ken Starr. "I am deeply grateful to all those who have carefully, faithfully and deliberately provided valuable guidance and inspiration to our strategic plan and to Provost Davis, who continues to skillfully guide our planning process."
In the context of deliberations associated with the university's developing strategic plan, the Board of Regents this week also discussed a variety of possible future areas of focus at Baylor including the creation of an arts district and the construction of an on-campus football facility.
Meritorious Achievement Awards
On Thursday night, Baylor Regents honored the recipients of the Baylor Meritorious Achievement Awards at a dinner in their honor held at the Mayborn Museum Complex.
Six individuals and three couples were selected this year as the recipients of accolades, including Baylor Alumnus of the Year, Baylor Young Alumna of the Year, the Baylor Legacy Awards, the Baylor Medal of Service Awards (Pro Texana Medal for Civic Service, Pro Ecclesia Medal for Christian Service, Medal of Service for Business Leadership and Medal of Service for Media Arts) and the traditional Baylor University Founders Medal, which will be presented in the spring of 2012.
The recipients of this year's awards are:
- Bob Brewton, BBA '74, Alumnus of the Year
Dr. Michael Lindsay, BA '94, Young Alumnus of the Year
Jim, BBA '58, and Nell Hawkins, Baylor Legacy Award
Joe, LLB '49, and Barbara Allbritton, Baylor Legacy Award
Rev. Max Lucado, Pro Ecclesia Medal of Service
Gov. Mark White, BBA '62, JD '65, Pro Texana Medal of Service
Gary Keller, BBA '79, Medal of Service Business Leadership
Charles Overby, Medal of Service Media Arts
John, BA '50, JD '52, and Marie Chiles, Baylor Founders Medal
Along with receiving their awards at the dinner, the honorees will be recognized on Saturday during the Baylor Homecoming Parade and at the Baylor-Missouri football game.
"It was a privilege to honor these extraordinary individuals, each of whom has made a significant contribution to the glory of God in the earth and to the betterment of Baylor. They inspire us by embodying and living out in such a public manner the mission of Baylor University, which is to be as salt and light in a hurting world," said Neal T. (Buddy) Jones, BA '73, JD '75, chair of the Baylor Board of Regents.
About Baylor
Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions.
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Well, sort of. Fair trade is a relatively new concept in Bulgaria, but it is ripe with opportunity and its products are ready to move beyond its borders. This nation of 7 million is both blessed and cursed by its location. While close to Central and Western European nations as far as the crow flies, Bulgaria is relatively isolated. Romania, former Yugoslavian nations, and Greece to the south all have had their issues and conflicts. Now as one of the newer European Union nations, Bulgarians are moving ahead with confidence, uncertainty, optimism, and challenges.
Fair trade is one window through which Bulgarian can participate as a buyer and seller of niche products. Consumers here are getting a taste of fair trade coffee through Starbucks' opening of several new stores through its capital, Sofia, in the last year. Some purists may sniff at Starbucks entering the market, but the Seattle outfit is the world's largest buyer of fair trade coffee, and will help raise awareness of the movement's benefits. The genius of Starbucks is how it engenders competition. The clichéd opinion is that somehow the coffee giant drives out competition, but if anything, Starbucks empowers locals to open copycat stores in just about every market it enters–and if that means more fair trade coffee is brought from abroad, that can only benefit suppliers abroad and shopkeepers in Bulgaria. But let's move beyond coffee.
Bulgarian families, artisans, and farmers could all benefit from the fair trade movement, too. Agriculture is still an important part of the economy, as evident in the lush tomatoes, cucumbers, winter fruit, and herbs that are so abundant here. Few farmers use fertilizers, and water is plentiful. After Communism ended, many farms were simply returned to the families–hence the small family farm is still the rule.
You can see the results in any Middle Eastern supermarket: if you see jars of picked vegetables, ruby-colored pepper spread, or eggplant concoctions, chances are they are from Bulgaria. If Bulgarian farmers would organize into collectives and get a small premium for their crops, the differences could be huge: investment in biomass plants, better rural roads, more health clinics, or scholarships for universities. Such a shift could take a while, however. Worker productivity lags behind other European nations, and after a couple generations of socialism, the mindset of "mine" is pervasive . . . Any hit at "collectivism" or "organization" smacks of the old days, which few Bulgarians wish to relive.
Fair trade pickles might not make Westerners tingle as much as the thought as fair trade coffee or tea. But Bulgaria is a large producer of spices and herbs, both for food and medicinal use, and rose oil. Then you have the wine–a treat not only because of the quality, but because generally, ordering yourself a wine means the entire bottle, not just a glass. Winemakers here have a tough time competing against imports from Chile, New Zealand, and Australia, but the unique varietals here are not to be missed–if wineries received a fair price for their vintages.
Moving away from food, Bulgarian craftsmanship offers possibilities as well. We tend to gravitate towards Latin America, Africa, and Asia for fair trade products, and that is understandable for a bevy of political, historical, business, and environmental reasons. Nevertheless, Southeastern Europe (or The Balkans) offers a long history of workmanship that is unknown or unappreciated. Such attention is important because while Bulgaria lacks the degree of ethnic tensions that hamper many of its neighbors, social problems still fester. Women who lose a spouse, fall victim to domestic violence, or lose a job after taking maternity leave are especially vulnerable. Orphanages lack necessary funds. Bulgaria hosts a large Roma population that is economically disadvantaged. And the recent global financial crisis has hit the poor the hardest. Weaving, embroidery, knits, and woodcarving are just a few micro-industries that could help the rural poor and urban disadvantaged build better lives.
One organization working to change this is Integra Bulgaria, which partners with small businesses and social entrepreneurs who are interested in making a difference for those who are most at risk. The agency works closely with disadvantaged women, orphans, and small and medium businesses, and strives to find both job opportunities for at risk Bulgarians and markets for small enterprises. If more projects could start in Bulgaria, this country drenched with mountains, forests, and fantastic beaches offers the fair trade-fixated social entrepreneur an exciting future.
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The University of Minnesota is getting ready to make its case at the state legislature, including a request for $237.7 million for six priority projects in this year's bonding bill.
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These were the two quilts I had to finish by November 23rd. Last year about this time I posted about a project which I volunteer for~Evan's Heart. I help a local group of girl scouts make quilts for the Neonatal Unit at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento. This is the project we've done this year~A Disappearing 9-patch. The requested size was a 19" square, mine is a bit bigger~24" x 28". I should have pics soon of the girls' quilts as well, they're finishing their bindings this weekend! The babies these quilts go to are so very small. And sometimes a quilt is all mom and dad have to take home~a quilt which held their baby for it's short life. This is why Evan's Heart came to be.
There was a request from the hospital this year for boy quilts; and though not for a baby, this will go to the Pediatrics Unit for a special boy. Though, we generally never hear from the recipients, the nurses let us know how important and appreciated these small gifts of love are to the families. A run through the washer and dryer will have these all comfy and ready to go.
Oh, and this. . .this is how Bethany felt about getting up to go school yesterday. . .Yes, our household is definitely ready for Thanksgiving Break.
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Jay Harris picked up an offer from Michigan State a couple of months ago and after doing all of his research he has decided he wanted to be a Spartan.
Temple, Pitt and Penn State were the other schools showing strong interest in Harris, and the 5-foot-11, 170-pound receiver from Exton (Pa.) Downington East admits that he looked into all of those schools.
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"I committed around 6:30 tonight," Harris said Monday evening. "I've had the offer for a couple of months now.
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Born into a near-aristocratic family whose declining world he depicts in The Setting Sun (1947), Dazai had the means to become an accomplished dilettante and rake. Around 1933 he began to think seriously about writing, but his life was complicated by drug addiction, a string of affairs, and two attempts at suicide. The end of the war brought a change in Dazai, and he produced his finest works, even though his own life was ending because of alcoholism and tuberculosis. The darkness of his works reveals his tortured existence, which he ended by suicide.
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This was the first year the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Black Hills ADDY Awards incorporated a student division into the competition. The ADDY Awards competition is the industry's largest and most representative competition for creative excellence. The competition honors creative excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in the industry.
"I can't express how proud I am of our students," Gina Gibson, assistant professor of digital media, says. "I had several of the professionals talk with me during the ADDYs and express how impressed they were with the quality of work coming out of BHSU."
Gibson said competitions like the ADDYs present students with an opportunity to gain experience and feedback that goes beyond the classroom. The awards also look great on resumes and make for great conversation pieces once students get that job interview, she said.
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Kelsey Mackin, mass communication major from Rapid City – category: Non–traditional advertising, Single– Best in Show for Value your life. Anti–Smoking
Victoria Kinkler, corporate communication major from Onida – category: Collateral Material
Taresha Tope –from Spearfish – category: Collateral Material
Grant Holub, graduate – category: Non-traditional Advertising, Television
Ashley True, corporate communication major from Casper, Wyo. – category: Elements of Advertising, Visual, Illustration, Single.
Danielle Doney, business administration marketing major from Rapid City – category:Elements of Advertising, Visual, Illustration, Campaign. Runner-up Best in Show for U.S. Currency.
Tabitha Witte, graduate – category: Elements of Advertising, Visual, Photography, Black & White
Josh Knutson, graduate – category: Elements of Advertising, Visual, Photography, Digitally Enhanced
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By John Rohr
Do you ever really look forward to something only to have it disappoint you? For instance, I love going to the movies, but sometimes the movie doesn't match my expectations.
Usually we associate hard work with sweat on the brow and perhaps aching muscles, and there is certainly a lot of that to be done. There are houses to be built, crops to be planted and harvested, there are roads to be repaired, cars to be built - you know what I mean.
There are other people that work hard every day who never break a sweat. They work in offices or in stores; they sell insurance or help us buy houses. Some of these folks work long hours in front of a computer screen or talking on the phone or, well, maybe even teaching in our local schools.
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One of my favorite movies is the Wizard of Oz. I remember watching on a black and white TV (Do they even make those anymore?). I never realized until years later that Oz was in color.And the horse of a different color really does change colors.
More than 40 seniors from Spencer County High School gathered at Spencer Christian Church Sunday night for the 2016 Baccalaureate Service. They were challenged and encouraged through song and through speeches as they prepare to complete their high school graduation and move on to college or careers.
Five local churches will be collaborating this summer to make sure no one in Spencer County goes hungry. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m., members of those churches will be serving a meal for free to anyone who comes.
The first meal is scheduled for May 31.
The ministry, called "Summer Supper Together," will be held at Taylorsville Community Church, 404 Garrard St. It will run through Aug. 9.
The meal will be followed by a short devotional and a time of prayer for any needs attendees may have.
The other day I ran across an interesting article about colors and how we see them. It seems that there is some question whether we can really see colors if we don't have a name for them.
I've always wondered about this, because I've noticed that my wife often calls one blouse "eggplant" and another "maroon." To me, they are both just purple–one a little darker maybe, but still just purple.
Men and Women's Day at Second Baptist Church
All are invited to join Second Baptist Church for Men and Women's Day on Sunday, May 22 at 11 a.m. The featured speaker will be Rev. Marsha Morton, pastor of Spillman Memorial Church in Louisville. At 4 p.m., the worship service will feature Rev. Dr. David Peoples, pastor of Jabez Missionary Baptist Church in Lexington. Second Baptist Church is located at 401 Jefferson Street in Taylorsville.
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I know a lot of people that love to mow the grass. I must admit I am not one of them. I don't know why, but for me it is always a chore and not one I particularly enjoy.
On the other hand, I do enjoy the look and the smell of fresh mown grass. The other day, after mowing, I took a break for a few minutes and then stepped out onto our porch. The smell of the freshly mown grass was in the air, and I simply enjoyed the moment.
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Meteorologists believe we'll approach that record this year, and maybe even beat it. Overall this is shaping up to be the warmest December on record in Providence, with an average temperature of 43 degrees. Breaking Record High Temperatures, A White Christmas Unlikely In Providence By John Bender & Katherine Doherty • Dec 15, 2015 RIPR FILE High temperatures in Providence broke several records over the last two days, and meteorologists say White Christmas is exceedingly unlikely. Around 11 p.m. Monday night, the mercury hit 61 degrees to beat out a record for that date of 59 degrees set in 1991. Just a few hours later, at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, temperatures climbed even higher, reaching 64 degrees. That was two degrees warmer than the record. It was even warmer than the same early morning hour this past July 4th. Heavy Downpours, Urban Flooding Wednesday; Likely Lasting Through The Week By John Bender • Sep 30, 2015 John Bender / RIPR Heavy rain may continue on and off through the end of the week, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook on Wednesday morning, when downpours caused localized flooding. Meteorologist Bill Simpson said while the rainy weather will last through the weekend, the heaviest downpours may let up. "This is not constant heavy rain like we're experiencing now, but again, we're talking about five days," said Simpson. "Later on Thursday into Friday, and then we'll see what happens for the weekend." Monday Kicks Off Expected Three-Day Heatwave By John Bender • Sep 7, 2015 Kids may be returning to school, but summer weather is hanging on. Monday is the start of a three-day heat wave. Temperatures are expected to hit about 90 degrees across the state Monday, before climbing to the mid-nineties Tuesday and Wednesday. National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Nocera said things are predicted to cool off later in the week with clouds and rain. Amid The Dog Days Of Summer, Davey Lopes Pool Revisited By John Bender • Aug 18, 2015 John Bender / RIPR As we enter the dog days of summer, even night air offers little respite for from the stifling heat. In Providence, many of the city's children rely on public pools to stay cool. Last year the Davey Lopes Pool in South Providence reopened following a controversial closure. Rhode Island Public Radio's John Bender revisits the pool a year later, which many call an anchor of the community. More Wet Weather Hits Rhode Island By John Bender • Aug 11, 2015 John Bender / RIPR One week since the fierce storms that ripped through the state, Rhode Island is in for some more wet weather. Storms are expected to begin Tuesday morning. National Weather Service meteorologist Alan Dunham said there will be a brief reprieve in the late morning. "We'll get a bit of a break as a warm front comes through, but then late during the afternoon into the evening we'll have another round of showers and thunderstorms as a cold front moves over the region," said Dunham. National Grid Now Estimates Some Customers Will Not Get Power Back Until Friday By John Bender & Elisabeth Harrison • Aug 4, 2015 John Bender More than two days after thunderstorms brought down trees and power lines in Rhode Island, some 3,000 homes and businesses are still without power, many in the Cranston and Warwick area. Hundreds also remain without power along the southern coast near Westerly and Charlestown, according to National Grid's website. Flash Flood Watch In Effect Through Tuesday Evening By John Bender • Jun 2, 2015 A flash flood warning is in effect until Tuesday night for a large swath of Rhode Island. Flooding has already caused trouble in some low-lying areas. According to the National Weather Service, the greater-Providence area saw three-point-two inches of rain over the weekend, leaving some Cranston roadways underwater. The flooding, mainly in urban areas, included Oaklawn Avenue, where two cars were trapped. Cranston officials say they will deploy public works crews to clean out drains, and monitor the Pawtuxet and Pocasset rivers, which routinely flood. Unseasonably Cold Temps, Snow, For The First Day Of Spring By John Bender • Mar 20, 2015 It's the first day of Spring, but don't put away your winter coat just yet. After a brutal January and February, more snow is predicted today. National Weather Service meteorologist William Babcock said it's expected to start late this afternoon. "It could become a factor for the evening commute for parts of the state. Possibly Providence, better shot in spots like Newport and Westerly," said Babcock. Arctic Blast Hitting Rhode Island By John Bender • Feb 20, 2015 Rhode Islanders are in for another arctic blast starting Friday. Temperatures plunged into the single digits, and the National Weather Service says things will only warm up to the high teens through the weekend. Meteorologist Mathew Belk, said wind chills will make temperatures feel far below zero. "Wind chills are going to be generally in the minus fifteen to minus 24 range, so it's going to feel pretty chilly out there," said Belk. Wind Chills Reach Dangerously Low Levels In Rhode Island. By John Bender • Feb 16, 2015 Yet another winter storm has blanketed Rhode Island in snow. This weekend saw more than a foot of the white stuff fall in areas including North Providence, Burrilville and Warren. Residents are now dealing with arctic temperatures. New Weather Stations Provide Critical Data During Storms By Ambar Espinoza • Feb 12, 2015 National Grid has completed installing the last of seven weather stations throughout Rhode Island. This program collects local weather information in real time. The weather stations are strategically located in Coventry, Bristol, Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, and Little Compton. The town of Westerly has had its weather station for only a couple of weeks, and already it's proved to be useful, said Amy Grzybowski, the town's emergency management director. Succession Of Storms Straining Municipal Budgets By Ian Donnis & Elisabeth Harrison • Feb 10, 2015 The latest in a series of snow storms is putting pressure on municipal budgets. City and town leaders are reacting in different ways. In Pawtucket, snow-removal costs have led Mayor Donald Grebien to tell department heads to hold the line on new spending. Braving The Cold Weather For Season's Best Seal Watching In Rhode Island By Ambar Espinoza • Feb 9, 2015 Courtesy Save The Bay Seals from Maine and the Atlantic Provinces of Canada start migrating to Narragansett Bay in October. But February is one of the best months for seal watching in Narragansett Bay. That's when the number of migrating seals peaks, ranging between 300-500. Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 next › last »


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Skipton, Yorks - Alfred Shackleton
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Elizabeth CHEW? [b.c. 1839, Skipton]. Cotton Winder m. Alfred SHACKLETON, Moulder
Alfred SHACKLETON [b.c. 1859, Skipton, Spindle Maker/Journeyman. m. {29/03/1886, Skipton} Catherine Eleanor HARKER [b. 14/03/1865, Hellifield]. Alfred was living with his mother at 7 Back Water Street, Skipton in 1881 Census <4310-19-33>
Alfred and Eleanor had the following son:
Fred SHACKLETON [b. 7 Back Water Street, Skipton 02/08/1886]
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Daughter of Alfred and Elizabeth:
Mary J. SHACKLETON [b.c. 1866, Skipton]. Cotton Winder living with brother Alfred and mother in 1881 Census
Hannah Chew [b.c. 1844, Skipton] Unmarried Cotton Winder living with sister Elizabeth in 1881 Census
Ellen Chew [b.c. 1858, Skipton]. Cotton Winder living with Uncle Alfred Shackleton in 1881 Census
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OAKLAND, CA (ATS Consultants) – The Clippers and Warriors will square off in Game 4 today at 3:30PM ET. Will Golden State cover as a home underdog?
ODDS: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv have installed the Clippers as 2-point home favorites over the Warriors, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 209.5 points. Los Angeles currently owns a two-games-to-one lead over Golden State in this series.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Warriors opened as 2.5-point underdogs but the line has dropped to 2 at most online and Vegas sports books, while the total opened at 209.5 and that's where it currently sits. If you shop around, however, you can find the number at 210.
PUBLIC BETTING: The latest public information says that 70% of bettors that have wagered on this game favor the Warriors. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure to click on the link provided to get the most up-to-date public betting numbers.
NBA FREE PICK: Take Golden State. According to latest NBA trends, the Clippers are 1-5 against the spread in their last six meetings with the Warriors in Golden State, while the home team is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings between these two teams overall. The Clippers are also 1-7 against the number in their last eight conference quarterfinals games and 1-5 ATS in their last six games versus a team with a winning straight up record. The Warriors, meanwhile, are 6-1 against the number in their last seven games overall, 12-1 ATS in their last 13 conference quarterfinals games and 4-1 ATS in their last five home games.
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Booth graduates continue to diversify in their career choices. The number of students heading for the fast-growing technology industry grew by almost 7 percentage points over the past five years, according to the Career Services Employment Report for the Full-Time class of 2013.
Financial services, which includes investment banking, investment management, and other sectors, remains the single biggest draw, although it has declined by almost 8 percentage points over the past five years. Investment banking, the single biggest sector in financial services, has declined by 7 percentage points as a result of declining student interest and the banks scaling back their recruiting efforts. The investment management, private-equity, and venture capital sectors, however, have gained in the same period.
Booth students in greater numbers joined tech giants such as Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc., and Microsoft Corp. These companies only in the last several years have joined the list of major employers at Booth - those hiring four or more graduates.
Not surprisingly, the West Coast has become a top destination, with that region drawing 16.3 percent of Full-Time graduates, an increase from the 6.9 percent of students that headed West in 2009. The San Francisco Bay Area drew 10 percent of graduates, as compared to 4.4 percent five years ago. - Judith Crown


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The 25th anniversary celebrations of the Casio G-Shock continue with a collaboration with Lowercase and LVMH's members only store Celux. They chose the DW5600VT model, gave the watch a lizard skin look and made all metal parts in gold to give it an overall luxury feel. Of course the watch also comes in a quality casing. The Casio x Lowercase x Celux G-Shock will be available exclusively at Celux in Tokyo. Via Honeyee.
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A Plan, A Stand and A Problem
The President has vetoed the Congress's spending bill which included troop withdrawl provision. The plan, give troops the funding that they need until they can be brought home. The stand, sending that plan to the President. The problem, the President has decided to not fund the troops and to not bring them home.
Regardless of political beliefs, a few things cannot be denied. Aside from simply cutting funding for the troops, this was the strongest move that the Democrats could make to precipitate a troop withdrawl. As the current administration has shown however, aside from cutting funding, there will be no troop withdrawl anytime in the near future. However, at the same time, the White House has effectively done just that, cut the funding for the troops.
What happens now?
The Democrats have three options. First, they could sit down with the Administration and try to come to an agreement on a troop withdrawl strategy. This would probably be the best option, however, I don't see this happening. The sides will probably sit down, but the Administration will not budge. The Administration does not want to leave Iraq on their watch. It is in the Administration's interest to maintain troops in Iraq until the next president takes over, then Iraq will be their problem. Second, the Democrats could simply decide not to pass a funding bill. This seems like an unlikely and probably poor option. Aside from how the public and troops may react to such a measure, it would seem unlikely that it would pass in the Senate. Third, the Democrats could modify the spending bill slightly, try to draw more Republican support and send a bill similar to the recently vetoed one to the White House. This probably is not the best option, but boy, it would be fun. Another plan, another stand, and another problem.
Could the White House afford to cut the funding for the troops twice?
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