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|December 4, 2012, 02:14 AM
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My quest for a AR:question 1
My quest for a AR:question 1=Do I really need forward assist,Chrome lined barrel or a dust cover?
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|December 4, 2012, 02:26 AM
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Answer: No, no, and no.
For you intended purpose a sporter rifle sans forward assist and dust cover would be fine. I do use my forward assist regularly after performing chamber checks, but there are other ways to chamber check and I've never needed the forward assist otherwise. A dust cover and chrome lining would be nice for a rifle intended for mid-to-long term survival as you indicate, but if you maintained your rifle well there would be no need for either.
|December 4, 2012, 03:12 AM
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|December 4, 2012, 03:48 AM
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Chrome lining isn't needed, and an alternative is a melonited barrel, which are becoming more common but are still going to cost a little more too, IIRC.
If a melonited barrel is out of the question, why not just get chromed? Less risk of rusting, easier to clean. It's better for the overall life of the gun, and in my opinion, is a good investment.
|December 4, 2012, 04:31 AM
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If you only plan on having one AR and keeping fit or a life time . I would recommend chrome lined or melonite coated . You should get double the life with those coatings . As for the dust cover and foreward assist sure why not . If your looking to save some money , thats cool . I assume your looking at the M&P 15 sport . I have heard nothing but good things about that rifle .
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|December 4, 2012, 07:15 AM
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Chrome lining is over rated IMHO. I have several mil-surp bolt gins, some dating back to the Spanish-American war and the non chrome lined barrels are still in good condition. Chrome does have positives, easy to clean, longer life, but it shouldn't be a deal breaker. If you want chrome get it, if not don't. You well not see any difference when shooting it.
|December 4, 2012, 09:32 AM
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With 556/223 having a melonite/chrome chamber/bore is important in my opinion. The taper of the round can cause extraction issues and the chome/melonite helps. Do you need it? No. Is it worth the extra $30? Probably.
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|December 4, 2012, 09:37 AM
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The chrome barrel is worth it and doesnt cost very much. The forward assist isnt needed...until it is. The dust cover is an very useful feature to have as well. Most AR uppers come with the forward assist and dust covers anyway, so why not?
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|December 4, 2012, 09:58 AM
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I'm in the no, no, no school of thought. Chrome may be useful if you shoot crap ammo and don't clean, the dust cover and forward assist add more weight and have little use, other than making a small jam a large one.
|December 4, 2012, 10:22 AM
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Chrome barrels may reduce accuracy by a 1/4 MOA at 100yrds...not an issue with a defensive rifle or a plinker. Over the life time of the barrel, having the corrosion resistance far outweighs the expense savings of not having a chromed lined barrel.
The forward assist is very useful when doing a chamber check. If you pull the bolt back just a bit to check for a round, the bolt usually will not go back into battery all the way...the FA re-seats the bolt nicely. However, I will only use my thumb to re-seat the bolt instead of using my palm...just in case of a deformed cartridge.
The dust cover is excellent, especially for folks who like to run their rifles soaking wet with lube. The lube collects dust. A dust cover that is kept closed helps minimize junk getting in there, and I personally have taken a tumble or two while carrying an AR while on patrol.
I wont have a defensive AR with out any of these features. And seriously, there are other better ways of saving weight on an AR than going without them.
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|December 4, 2012, 10:48 AM
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it all depends on your intended use. there is no place in the united states that requires the use of a dust cover and from what I was told from guys returning from the desert, the dust covers always seemed to trap the finer particulates inside anyway.
forward assists are another pointless feature. if you have a round that refuses to chamber in any other rifle the approved method of clearing the issue is to retract the bolt eject the bad one and try to chamber the next but apparently with the AR you are supposed to use a forward assist to ram the bolt forward and lodge the tight casing in so tight that you have to break 3 cleaning rods and dump a half a bottle of CLP down the barrel to dislodge it. I have never had an issue where i've needed a forward assist and doubt that I ever will.
chrome lined barrels are way overrated in my opinion. for the vast majority of shooters, it is nearly impossible to shoot enough ammo out of our ARs in a lifetime to warrant needing a chrome lined barrel and when the chrome starts flaking then the accuracy takes a nosedive. if you are planning on shooting 1,000 rounds per range trip and doing so multiple times a month then a chrome lined barrel may be a better option but if you are going to be shooting only a few hundred rounds per year then no there is no reason to need chrome.
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|December 4, 2012, 01:01 PM
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I assume you are considering a S&W M&P-15 Sport. That rifle is building a pretty good reputation for itself. They run about $650-699 from what I've seen.
However, consider this. For about the same money (less if you build your own lower or if they are on sale), you can get a Palmetto State Armory rifle that includes a chrome-lined barrel, forward assist, and dust cover (as well as other plusses like a hammer-forged barrel). Seems like a no-brainer to me.
|December 4, 2012, 01:55 PM
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I'd say no, no & no for a typical range or sport at. For HD or SD, you might be giving up something.
If you plan to shoot rapid fire for multiple 30 rnd strings, the first 2 would be nice. Dust cover is just that. No need, unless you drop in the dirt!
I would like to see a properly marketed sport AR. Trouble is, they get marketed now as a $600 AR. Seems like giving that up and marketing it more like a better Ruger Mini 14 would be best.
|December 4, 2012, 02:08 PM
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No, no and probably not.
FAs have broken and jammed more guns that problems solved. Chamber checking? Really. Check position of top round in mag, insert mag, drop bolt, check that round stripped off mag, reinsert. Even the tactical crowd does it this way. I've done thousands of reloads on the AR platform, never did a chamber check and in the vast majority of cases, there was no time to check. Load and go. Most of my ARs have plugged FA ports anyway.
Chrome lined barrels are less accurate, but last about twice as long as an unlined barrel. Unless you get a match barrel with a tight chamber, the reliability won't be any different. 3Gun match barrels typically have a littel looser chamber and the .223 Wylde so they can run everything with accuracy and reliabilty.
Dust covers are not needed, but they are nice if you are hunting, in dust or rain. I have them on all of my ARs except my heavy varmint rig which I would not be shooting unless the conditions were nice anyway.
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|December 4, 2012, 02:43 PM
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Thanks for all the replies
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|December 4, 2012, 04:13 PM
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Judging by the amount of business I see every time I walk into one of PSA's brick & mortar stores (and the amout of product turnover I see on their website) I doubt they are going anywhere soon.
That said, if you are dead-set on an M&P-15 Sport, by all means, go for it. Just know that there are other options out there that don't sacrifice the features you were initially inquiring about.
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|December 4, 2012, 04:32 PM
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tahunua001 wrote:
I could literally shake dust and sand out of the hand guard and other little nooks and crannies of my rifle on many many occasions while participating in serious (and many just-for-fun) training sessions in the high desert of California as well as in the Sonora Desert in Arizona. Easterners are not immune either: dirt and leaf debris is easily collected on well lubed bolts as well.
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|December 4, 2012, 04:38 PM
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Instead of the forward assist button, you can use the little detent in the right side of the bolt carrier --- that houses the bolt --- as a forward assist, by just putting your finger in the detent and pushing forward on the bolt carrier. I like stainless steel bores for accuracy, but I still like chrome lined bores --- because of longer barrel life --- especially when my barrel gets hot, though my rapid fire target shooting sessions, usually last only six rounds at a time; inorder to keep the barrel from getting too hot.
I do like AR dustcover's, as a covenience for muddy, snowy, icy and dusty enviroments.
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|December 4, 2012, 06:14 PM
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To chime in again, I've used the forward assist, both for a time where I didn't let the bolt slam forward totally on it's own, and so the bolt did not go into battery. Slap the forward assist, and you're live. Similarly, if you check the chamber, you might need to hit the assist. Get one.
As for the dust cover, I have two cats. If I leave the dust cover open, the bolt gets covered in cat hair. Same with dust and such.
IMO, do the rifle right: chrome lined or melonited, chrome lined bolt, dust cover and forward assist.
|December 4, 2012, 06:46 PM
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|December 4, 2012, 07:12 PM
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1. I am about equal on solving vs. creating problems by using the forward assist. Worst case scenario, you can use your thumb against the BCG cutout. Not necessary in my opinion.
2. A chrome lined barrel adds lubricity and can enhance reliability in tough conditions (typically a seriously hot chamber). However, your chances of running the rifle hard enough to notice that problem outside of some carbine training classes is extremely low. I've read tests of an unlined barrel shot continuously throughout a single weekend - the throat gave out just a bit before 10k rounds. Considering that is about $4000 of .223 ammo, I'd guess an unlined barrel is not an issue for you if you are looking to save a few hundred on the rifle.
3. The AR15 is one of the few rifles where your gas chamber is also your bolt carrier group. There are very few rifles that deliberately expose the gas chamber to dust and debris and there is probably a good reason for that; however that is part and parcel of the AR15. I do consider the dust cover to be necessary, though ARs certainly can and do run well without them, especially with generous lube. If I had a Sport, I would consider investing in a product like the Brownells Dust Cover/Safety Flag to minimize the amount of debris that can enter through the ejection port
|December 4, 2012, 07:33 PM
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I'd say no....if you shoot out a barrel or wear out an upper or bolt just get new parts.
If you find the need for a forward assist as a civilian, just stop, clear the rifle and investigate the cause. No need to try to fire more rounds at the coke can
|December 4, 2012, 09:54 PM
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Here's my $.02.
The forward assist has a use on my hunting rifles. Numerous times, I've needed to load w/o making the noise created by letting the bolt slam forward. Easing it closed and bumping the FA is much quieter than the rack & slam method. When hunting in snow conditions, I've fallen or had snow laden branches dump snow onto my AR. With the dust cover closed, the chance of snow clogging the action is lessened. With a snow ball packed around the bolt it might work or maybe not but either way it's likely a cleaning will be needed later. But with the cover closed, I'm more confident the rifle will function and I'm not going to have to warm, dry, and clean the rifle after a long day in the snow. The chrome lined bore is optional. I have chromed and non-chromed and Melanite coated but don't see a great advantage among them since I'm not a high volume shooter. It does appear the Melanite may be more resistant to dings and scrapes than phosphate but that's outside the bore and not part of the question.
|December 5, 2012, 12:00 AM
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ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar.
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|December 5, 2012, 06:15 AM
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So, what's needed here, painfully obvious, is a Garand style action...lol, just kidding. Sorta
The dust cover, forward assist are not necessary, along with the other items mrntioned. If I hunted with an AR I would slingshot the charging handle just like it was intended. I wouldn't want to hear a click instead of boom.
I hunt with a mini14, and it is the gawd-awefullest loud when clambering a round and the safety is like a thunder clap, and I've never scared off an animal. The sound of the safety actually makes the animals pause for a good shot. I chamber a round when I get settled in and I usually fire the chambered round into a water bottle or something when I leave.
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August 28. 2013 9:30PM
Allen Lessels' On Baseball: Owens impresses on the mound
placed yet another 90 mile per hour fastball nicely on the outside corner to strike out
Adam Loewen
for the third straight time and got
Lance Zawadzki
to line out to left field and that was it.
Portland manager
Kevin Boles
went to the mound and got the long and lanky Owens — considered by some the best Red Sox pitching prospect still in the minor leagues and one of the best left-handed prospects in all of baseball — and his next extended stride was toward the Sea Dog dugout.
His longest and perhaps best start in five Double-AA appearances, and another memorable Manchester moment for a Red Sox-star-on-the-rise, was in the books with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning on Tuesday night.
Owens — the Sea Dogs list him as a 6-foot, 6-inch 205-pounder, but he says he's 6-foot-7 and 215 — allowed but two hits and no runs and left on a roll. He retired the last dozen batters he faced on an assortment of well-placed fastballs, nasty changeups and curves.
"I would say it was my best," Owens said of his outing. "Any time I can go deeper into a game, it's more value to the team and gives us a better chance to win."
He had gone three, five, four and six innings in his previous four starts. In 24 and two-thirds innings, he has allowed 12 hits, struck out 38 and walked 14.
Owens upped his personal record to 3-0 and lowered his earned run average to 1.09. The Sea Dogs are 5-0 in the games he has started since getting promoted from Single-A Salem on Aug. 1.
Yes, he's seems to be getting comfortable in Double-AA. By taking batters out of their comfort zones.
"He was able to throw all his pitches on all the counts for strikes and when you can do that, from a hitters' standpoint, it makes you real uncomfortable up there," said Matt Spring, who caught Owens in what turned into a 9-2 Portland win on Tuesday. "You can't just go up there and look for a fastball when he's throwing his other pitches for strikes."
He didn't have as good a feel for his curveball as usual, so he used the changeup more.
"Today, they were fouling off my curve and I was like, 'Why am I throwing a pitch that they're fouling off?' Owens said. "Why don't I throw my changeup that they're swinging through and my fastball that they're making weak contact with? It's kind of reading a team the first time through."
Tuesday's effort may not has been as dominating as
Jonathan Papelbon
's eight-inning one-hitter and John Lester's seven-inning, one-hittter that the Sea Dogs came up with against the Fisher Cats in the span of about six weeks in the 2005 season, but it was impressive still.
Owens struck out only six on Tuesday, but they came in the last 11 batters he faced.
"For him to keep this lineup off balance was pretty impressive," Boles said.
He does it by throwing the fastballs at 90 and the changeups and curves in the high-60s and a little above with a consistent delivery and arm speed, said Boles and Spring.
"The changeup has been terrific," Boles said. "The arm speed's the same on all three pitches and they're all different velocities. Nobody's been able to pick it up yet."
Added Spring: "I mean, he's seven-feet tall and he throws everything with good arm speed."
Owens walked one on Tuesday, bouncing back nicely from his previous outing when he walked seven – half his AA total - in just three innings.
"His game makeup is phenomenal," Boles said. "He turns the page, no matter what happens the outing before, good or bad. He's ready to go."
Owens has had that approach for a while.
He turned 21 last month and was starring in high school just over two years ago when the Red Sox took him as a sandwich round pick (No. 36 overall) in the 2011 draft out of Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Cal.
"His stuff was so good," said Edison director of athletics
Rich Boyce
by phone on Wednesday morning. "You could tell he was destined for something big, destined to play in the big leagues someday. He's got that makeup, that drive to do it in baseball. It's such a failure sport and he's got the makeup to battle and come back from mistakes. Nothing bothers him much."
Boyce coaches basketball at Edison and at one point thought he could recruit Owens — athletic and tall no matter the specific height — to his team.
"We tried to get him out there, but once you saw him on the mound, you knew he made the right call," Boyce said.
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Amori, duro quidem deo, non es vincendus. Natura enim homini animum dedit quo pectus regitur.
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For love, I endure even to God, you must not conquer. He gave animals to man, to which the heart is being ruled (by).
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A former German top diplomat said he still had fond feelings for Yemen as he and his family headed home Sunday after a four-day hostage drama at the hands of Yemeni tribesmen.
Jürgen Chrobog and his wife in Aden on Sunday
"Despite everything, I love Yemen," said Jürgen Chrobog, a former ambassador and foreign ministry number two who was snatched on a road in the east of the country on Wednesday with his wife and three sons.
The five were released Saturday after security forces backed by army solders laid siege to the kidnappers' hideout in the small village of Al-Saeed and seized four hostage-takers.
It was the fourth abduction of foreign tourists in Yemen this year. Two Austrians were freed in December after being held for three days.
After meeting with Yemen's president, Chrobog, 65, and his family boarded a Lufthansa plane chartered for their return to Germany and told reporters that they were going home to Cologne.
Tribal dispute
The family was seized by tribesmen who reportedly sought to use them as bargaining chips in a tribal vendetta. They were abducted from a restaurant on the road between the port city of Aden and Shabwa, which lies 480 kilometers (300 miles) east of the capital Sanaa.
"We were worried during the first few hours after we were kidnapped. But the kidnappers told us they were not terrorists," Chrobog said, adding that he then felt "reassured."
However, he noted that "during our time in captivity, we saw some children of the tribe were carrying guns when they should have been at school."
"I think that this country's problem is education. Such children should be in schools," he said. "But it seems unfortunately that there are no schools (in their region) and so they have to create tribal zones to resolve their problems."
Presidential reception
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh received the former hostages at the presidential palace prior to their departure, where he wished them a Happy New Year and assured them that their kidnappers would be "punished."
"Kidnappings are unacceptable and against the law," Saleh said, adding that the Germans' kidnapping did not have "political motives" and therefore was not "an act of terrorism."
"It was the work of individuals disowned by their society and their tribe. They will have to account for their actions and they will be punished," Saleh said.
Three Yemeni drivers were also freed along with the family.
Their release followed mediation efforts by a team made up of tribal chiefs and government representatives who negotiated with the hostage-takers.
Tribal chief Sheikh al-Ahmar Ali al-Aswad was said by tribal sources to have been holding the Germans as bargaining chips for the release of the five brothers he said were wrongly imprisoned by Yemeni authorities.


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What were the Padres thinking, drafting a quarterback who has NFL potential, two years left as Toledo's starter and-- key point -- no baseball experience over the last five years?
Football scribes snickered.
"It's a real shocker the Padres are in last place," snarked Graham Watson for Yahoo's college football blog, Dr. Saturday.
Chad MacDonald, Padres draft overseer, explained his selection of Terrance Owens, telling reporters in San Diego he phoned Owens and asked if he'd like to play baseball. "Yeah, if I don't play quarterback in the NFL," said Owens, according to MacDonald.
"I said, 'OK, we'll hedge our bets on that in the 40th round,' " said MacDonald, who described Owens as an "electric athlete" with a stunningly strong left arm.
Owens said he'll stick with football, meaning the Padres will lose rights to him on July 13 barring a big surprise.
What became of another speedy and strong-armed lefty quarterback with NFL potential, drafted 12 years ago by another National League West team?
Michael Vick went first in the NFL draft, to the Falcons in 2001, a year after the Rockies took the Virginia Tech star in the 30th round.
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So, here we are in episode 3. Shit is about to go down. No more laying the groundwork, there is real action to be had. Finally! So, what did we learn in this episode? Well, we learned a lot actually. Even more new characters were introduced—including Brynden "The Blackfish" Tully who is a total badass. Lots and lots of stuff happened. There was sex and there was violence and there was death and there was birth. And the ending. The ending! Let's get to it.
So, the King of the North and his people have arrived at Riverrun, the family seat of House Tully. They are here to mourn the death of Lord Hoster, Catelyn's father. He gets a Viking-esque send-off, and is laid in a boat covered in kindling before being pushed off into the river. Here's where you realize, though, that not all of the Tully's are super-skilled at doing things. Not that Catelyn is exactly a model of competence herself, what with having kidnapped Tyrion a while back and then fucking up the whole Jaime situation as badly as she did. Actually, considering how crazy Lysa Arryn née Tully is too, maybe something just went totally wrong in that generation? Anyway. The boat carrying Lord Hoster is supposed to be set ablaze by an arrow. Unfortunately Catelyn's brother, Edmure, is no Bronn of the Blackwater and can not hit the boat to save his life. Luckily, total badass Brynden Tully steps in and does it in one try. Apparently, this is a skill that is needed in Westeros. And Brynden the Blackfish has skills.
Once the funeral is over, Robb really tears into Edmure, who, it should be noted, is played by Tobias Menzies who played Brutus in HBO's "Rome." Will Edmure Tully and Mance Rayder have any scenes together? A nerdy as hell fangirl can dream, can't she? Anyway, Edmure didn't just screw up the funeral, he also screwed up an opportunity to capture the Mountain and bring Tywin Lannister to his knees. Edmure maintains that he captured a mill and two young, unimportant Lannisters, and Robb looks like if he could change into a wolf, he would. And then he'd tear his uncle's head off.
The Blackfish, who is equally disappointed in Edmure, points out that, "We seem to be running thin on patience here."
And Robb tersely states, "You know who isn't? Tywin Lannister."
Which is true! But Tywin Lannister is running out of chairs. He is leading the King's Small Council meeting, which is attended by Varys, Pycelle, Littlefinger, Cersei, and Tyrion. Cersei goes to sit near her father. Tyrion, already situated at the far end of the table, moves away even further, putting himself directly opposite Tywin and Cersei. Not really subtle, but definitely effective. Tywin is angry and wants to know where Jaime is. Me too! I always want to know where Jaime is. We find out that Roose Bolton, who is aligned with the Northmen, is in Harrenhal. And then Lord Baelish is told that he should wed Lysa Arryn, which seems to make him happy because he will have dominion over the Arryn lands. I'm not sure if he knows that Lysa still breastfeeds her preteen son, but I'm sure he'll find out soon enough. Also, Tyrion is named new Master of Coins. Which doesn't seem so bad? But because of Cersei's devilish smile, it clearly is.
And out in the woods, a pack of men move together, singing the song "The Bear and Maiden Fair." It is, frankly, creeping me out. These are Jaime and Brienne's captors who are singing and these are bad, bad guys. Jaime and Brienne are tied together, riding a horse and bickering. Mostly, Jaime is trying to convince Brienne that she never would have beaten him in a fair fight. Suddenly though, Jaime transitions into, like, real talk. Jaime warns Brienne that their captors will probably try to rape her and that she shouldn't resist, lest she be killed. He admits to her that he'd rather die if he was in her position, but also that he's just glad he's not a woman to begin with. Yeah, women. We do not have an easy time of it. But then, neither does Jaime in the end.


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NE colleges win awards for reducing food waste
BOSTON (AP) — Seven New England colleges and universities have been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for significantly reducing food waste.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Clark University in Worcester and Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., were among the schools that were given "Food Recovery Challenge Achievement Awards" for cutting food waste below previous years' levels. Suffolk University in Boston, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Keene State College in Keene, N.H., and the University of New Hampshire in Durham, also won the awards.
The EPA said the schools prevented more than 2,528 tons of food scraps from disposal.
The EPA's Food Recovery Challenge invites organizations across the country to divert surplus food to feed people or for composting instead of disposing it in landfills or incinerators.


text: The wiki regarding RoR in a shared environment is pretty short: http://www.litespeedtech.com/support/wiki/doku.php?id=litespeed_wiki:rails_hosting It says to enable the 'Rails shared hosting', it doesn't even go into detail about installing Rails or the LSAPI, one presumes that comes from the other two guides. However, having done the install, enabled the shared hosting for rails, the error_log show: Code: 2012-11-19 15:36:51.291 [INFO] [127.0.0.1:51156-0#APVH_exmaple.com:lsapi] connection to [/tmp/lshttpd/APVH_example.com:testApp.sock] on request #0, confirmed, 0, associated process: -1, running: 0, error: Connection reset by peer! the stderr log shows: Code: 2012-11-19 15:36:51.622 [STDERR] /usr/local/lsws/fcgi-bin/RailsRunner.rb:131:in `require': cannot load such file -- config/environment (LoadError) 2012-11-19 15:36:51.622 [STDERR] from /usr/local/lsws/fcgi-bin/RailsRunner.rb:131:in `<main>' 2012-11-19 15:36:51.974 [STDERR] /usr/local/lsws/fcgi-bin/RailsRunner.rb:131:in `require': cannot load such file -- config/environment (LoadError2012-11-19 15:36:51.974 [STDERR] ) from /usr/local/lsws/fcgi-bin/RailsRunner.rb:131:in `<main>' This file does exist, and actually if you strace the lsws process it shows the file being accessed at the RoR application location within the user account. Code: 926369 open("config/environment.rb", O_RDONLY <unfinished ...> 926369 <... read resumed> "# Load the rails application\nrequire File.expand_path('../application', __FILE__)\n\n# Initialize the rails application\nRor::Application.initialize!\n", 147) = 147 Anyone have any suggestions here?


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Real women's bodies aren't given much air time in our culture (beyond the political battlefield, anyway). In fact, the accepted female beauty standard has strayed so far from what's real that even 'flawless' fashion models are losing work to computer-generated images of bodies more uniform, and less unique, than theirs; what consumer culture projects into our collective consciousness as female perfection is literally a flat, lifeless depiction of a human. But the fact remains that it's not, and never will be, human... let alone have the capacity to create one.
Then there's reality, this ever-shifting, pulsing, procreating planet that we live on and are a part of. And these ever-shifting, pulsing, procreating bodies women the world over inhabit. Growing a baby involves handing our bodies over to processes that induce rapid physical changes, and leave long-lasting evidence of where we've been.
I wrote a little while ago about my own belly, about how it's never been the same since Kaspar was born, and how I'm okay with that. I think our culture's obsession with female bodies, and the stark contrast between what shows up in beer ads and what shows up in the mirror ends up both complicating and deepening our relationships to our bodies after our babies are born. The contrast isn't something we can possibly miss, unless we're Amish. So we're forced to come to terms with it... or get a tummy tuck, I guess, but going under the knife? That's no small thing.
If you've ever considered it (and I bet most of us have)-- or frankly, if you've ever had a baby-- you must watch the short film Birth Markings. By showing the viewer-- up close and personal-- its subjects' bellies, instead of their faces, while they tell their stories, it shares a diverse assortment of mothers' thoughts and beliefs about their unique post-baby bodies, and bellies. Sometimes celebratory, sometimes conflicted, these women inadvertently arrive at the consenses that we're new people, with new bodies, now that we're mamas. And ultimately, these are the selves-- these are the bodies-- we want to keep.
In the opening sequence, one woman asserts that the marks on her belly show that "something happened here... It's dynamic... It's creation... It means that there's been life. It's not static." As other women's voices, and bellies, appear before us, that airbrushed ideal begins to fade, and we (the audience) become captivated by what is real. Another mom recalls the "cute" stages of pregnancy-- you remember that winning combo of adorable bump plus adorable ass, right?-- as well as her reluctance to move into those, er, not-so-cute stages that followed. But then she begins to read her stretch marks aloud, pointing, as if using a map, and says of her belly, "You can tell how it grew." She's in awe, and appreciation, of her scars and the story they tell. And as we look closer at these bellies, as we see each one in its utter uniqueness, interspersed now and again with images of the earth as it moves and stretches and grows-- water, hardened lava, the bark of a tree (I'm not even sure?)-- "cute" gives way to something stunning: beauty. Simple as that.
The women rub their bellies gently, almost absentmindedly when speaking about them, in the way that we do when we're pregnant, reassuring our babies and ourselves that this is all real indeed: from the inside out, "Hello, I'm here." And from the diverse collection of experiences delivered, there emerge common words-- like 'badge', and common conclusions about bellies after babies, like "It tells me that I have had children, and life will never be the same again."
Omigosh, mamas: get ready for some awesome.
What's your post-baby belly's story? How do you feel about your body now? How have those feelings changed over time? (I felt like a slightly horrified foreigner in my own skin for a couple of months after birthing Kaspar... That-- along with my body-- has changed). Have you contemplated having any procedures-- or actually gone for it-- to make your body more like it was (no judgments!)? Does this film change the way you relate to your own belly now?
PS. For mamas who've adopted, or otherwise not gone the baby-by-belly route: I know y'all have your mama-badges, too! (Little parenting perks like pulling all-nighters and having no personal time/space don't exactly leave any of us looking our 'best' on a regular basis). Please share your perspectives. This post and the film it references are clearly about the body-morphing pregnancy experience, but I want to be clear that it is not the belly that makes the mom. It's just a big part of a lot of moms' experiences, and worth discussing for all of the reasons listed above. :-)


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The EU received the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for promoting peace and human rights in Europe following the devastation of World War II, and the bloc was urged to use that unity in its battle with an economic crisis that is causing suffering for many of its citizens.
About 20 European government leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, attended the ceremony in the capital of Norway, an oil-rich country that has twice rejected joining the European Union.
Not everyone approved the decision to give the prize to the EU, created 60 years ago as Europe was struggling to recover from a war that killed millions of people.
Three Peace Prize laureates — South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire of Northern Ireland and Adolfo Perez Esquivel from Argentina — have demanded that the prize money of $1.2 million not be paid this year. They said the bloc contradicts the values associated with the prize because it relies on military force to ensure security.
Amnesty International said Monday that EU leaders should not "bask in the glow of the prize," warning that xenophobia and intolerance are now on the rise in the continent of 500 million people.
Prize committee Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland handed out the Nobel diplomas and medals to EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy and president of the EU Parliament Martin Schulz before at a ceremony in Oslo's City Hall attended by heads of state, royalty and international dignitaries.
In his awarding speech, Jagland said the EU had been instrumental in turning "a continent of war" into one of peace.
"In this process the European Union has figured most prominently," he told an applauding gathering of several hundred people.
This year's prize comes against a backdrop of protests as the debt crisis for countries using the euro currency triggers tensions within the union, causing soaring unemployment and requiring massive austerity measures.
The EU's institutions, and the member countries, have been criticized for reacting too slowly to the crisis, which has continued for three years. The EU, and the 17 members that use the euro in particular, have struggled over too much government debt that has resulted in the eurozone's economy being mired in recession.
In his speech, Jagland addressed the financial woes, saying European unity has become increasingly important.
"The political framework in which the union is rooted is more important now than ever," he said. "We must stand together. We have collective responsibility."
Jagland's speech mainly dealt with past achievements, saying the awarding committee had decided to honor the union, which grew out of the conviction that ever-closer economic ties would make sure that century-old enemies such as Germany and France never turned on each other again.
He described that reconciliation as "probably the most dramatic example in history to show that war and conflict can be turned so rapidly into peace and cooperation."
Jagland said the presence of Merkel and Hollande on Monday made "this day very particular, symbolic for all of us," prompting extended applause from the gathering and bows from the two leaders.
He didn't mention that the two leaders had spent most of the summer arguing over how best to solve Europe's economic problems. Merkel has stuck to her line that the region has to cut back and introduce painful reforms if it is to survive the current crisis, whereas Hollande has been calling for spending by governments to encourage growth.
In his speech, Van Rompuy acknowledged the economic crisis is causing "great hardship and putting the political bonds of our union to the test."
But, he said, "while we must keep a sense of proportion — even such tensions don't take us back to the darkness of the past — the test Europe is currently facing is real."
The Nobel Peace Prize is always awarded in Oslo on Dec. 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death in 1896. Similar ceremonies are to be held in the Swedish capital for the Nobel laureates in medicine, chemistry, physics and literature.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nucor Corp.'s third-quarter net income plunged 39 percent on lower sales and prices as demand for steel fell in the sluggish global economy.
The company still managed to beat analysts' expectations for earnings, but its outlook for the rest of the year was bleak.
Nucor said Thursday that it earned $110.3 million, or 35 cents per share, in the July-through-September quarter. That compared with $181.5 million, or 57 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
The company took a non-cash accounting charge of $28.2 million, or 6 cents per share, related to the acquisition of Skyline Steel LLC. It also posted a loss of $17.6 million, or 4 cents per share, on the sale of some assets. Excluding those one-time items, adjusted earnings were 45 cents per share.
Revenue fell 8.6 percent to $4.8 billion. The average sales price per ton dropped 8 percent from a year ago. Steel mill shipments fell about 2 percent.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet predicted, on average, earnings of 41 cents per share on revenue of $4.81 billion.
Nucor and other steelmakers have struggled as demand has dropped because of slower economic growth around the world. Also, supplies are bulging because of a sharp increase in imports and new production at domestic facilities.
There were some bright spots in Nucor's most recent quarter. The Charlotte, N.C., company said demand was strong from manufacturers of heavy equipment, automobiles and from the energy industry. But the construction market was weak.
Nucor doesn't see the global economy improving much anytime soon, and it expects earnings to fall in the fourth quarter.
Nucor shares rose 36 cents to $40.77 in morning trading. The stock has ranged from $34.23 to $45.75 during the past 52 weeks.


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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Root Canals
Is a root canal necessary?
Hi. I recently went bike riding with some friends up a mountain. I'm not experienced and I fell of my bike and fell right on my face. I ended up breaking 1/4 of my front tooth off and I'm devastated thinking I will never have a nice smile again.
The dentist put some "permanent" material that's temporary and it looks hideous. You can see lines/cracks in my tooth, where my real tooth ends and the fake begins, and the surface of the tooth is rough.
I went to the endodontist and they took x-rays but they rescheduled my appointment because they said the tooth is still "in shock" and the x-ray results are not accurate when the tooth has been hurt. So I've been waiting and my appointment isn't until the end of October.
I'm terrified that they're going to tell me I need a root canal and I'm going to have a black front tooth for the rest of my life. I've been reading up on root canals and a lot of the symptoms are sensitivity to hot foods and liquids, soreness of the gums, darkening of the tooth and pimples in the mouth?
I have none of those symptoms other than sensitivity but to cold liquids. I'm 24yrs old and I can't imagine myself with a fake tooth. PLEASE tell me what you think I should do, and how bad you think my situation is. Is there any way of making a tooth look normal with the "permanent material" if this is my last resort?
Call your endodontist and express your questions/concerns. It is normal to not treat a tooth immediately after trauma and to reevaluate the status of your tooth. There is no reason to be terrified of needing a root canal. They are often done following trauma. That does not mean your tooth will be black. Many people after trauma have root canal treatments and restorations done and no one would ever know by looking at them.
Please direct your questions to your endodontist who knows the specifics of your case. He/she should help alleviate your fears.
Melissa McCartney Drum, DDS, MS
Assistant Professor of Endodontics
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Mayor Terry Culbertson presented a commemorative clock engraved with a message of thanks to longtime Council President Mick Donato.
Mayor Terry Culbertson presented a commemorative clock engraved with a message of thanks to longtime Council President Mick Donato.
Donato will not be able to attend the final meeting of the year. Council members also expressed their thanks for his many years of dedication, support, time and hard work on behalf of the city.
In other matters, Culbertson reported that three city lots were sold recently. Two lots on Water Street beside the former L&N Clothing building were sold to that owner, Jeff White, for $1,999 and $3,599. A lot on Sixth Street was sold to Tony Danza for $3,100. The money will go into the general fund. The city retains mineral rights to all three properties.
Ordinances to transfer funds and to make temporary appropriations were given first readings, but due to only four members of council being in attendance, council could not approve them as emergency measures. Council will meet again Thursday with the hope that enough members will be present to pass the needed ordinances.
• Recognized the Claymont Competition Cheerleading Squad for their state championship award this year.
• Learned from Bob Baker that Mako's Market took care of the city Christmas tree this year.
• Heard that a records commission meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Jan. 23.
• Approved a request to replace eight Tasers for the Police Department at a cost of $6,348.
• Reminded council that four-way stops will be put in place at the intersections of Third and Uhrich streets and Main and Third streets.


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Recall Details
The retainer clip for the fuel rail pulse damper may fracture and allow the damper to come loose from the fuel rail. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire. Dealers will replace the engine fuel rail pulse damper free of charge. The recall began August 31, 2006. The GM recall number is 06080.
Our Quick Take
A damper on the fuel rail may come loose and cause a fuel leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
What Should You Do?
Please contact your GM dealer. They will check to see if your specific vehicle is affected and advise you on what to do next. Always have your vehicle identification number (VIN) handy when you call.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two airports that serve the Washington region have released their passenger travel statistics for 2012.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which oversees Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, says 19.7 million passengers traveled through National and 22.6 million people traveled through Dulles in 2012.
National's numbers represent an increase of 4.4 percent in passenger traffic over the previous year. They're also a record high for the airport, surpassing the 18.8 million passengers who traveled through the airport in 2011. Fewer passengers, however, traveled through Dulles than in 2011. Travel through Dulles was down 2.8 percent.
Officials presented the numbers during a meeting Wednesday.


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Speech to The Democratic National Committee–Western Caucus
Saturday, May 25, 2002
Seattle, Washington
I love the West. In some ways, the spirit of my own politics is animated by the mythology of the West: independent, restless, striving, seeking new paths, pushing the frontiers, seeking new horizons. Whether contemplating the pioneering spirit atop the Oregon capital in Salem, the daring trek of Lewis and Clark, the California experience of Carey McWilliams or Seattle's own Space Needle which flung the dreams of a people toward the stars, the spirit of the West is one of daring, of exploration, of courage and creativity. The narrative of the West has become the narrative of our nation. If all Americans could remember where we came from, a people of courage and daring, we could easily pass through the momentary challenge to our national nerve and recapture the heartfelt rhythms of the land of the free and the home of the brave celebrated in our national anthem.
In November of 1979, I came West to begin my own odyssey. In 1977, I was elected mayor of Cleveland, on a promise to save Cleveland's 46,000-customer, municipally owned electric system, Muny Light, from a takeover by the privately owned utility, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, CEI. Muny Light's rates were as much as 25 percent lower. CEI was in the middle of an aggressive nuclear-power building program. A utility monopoly in Cleveland would have enabled CEI to raise utility rates to help pay off their rapidly expanding debt on the nuclear power plants.
How people come to pay what they pay for electricity is one of most fascinating economic questions of our time. City-owned utilities, of which there are over 2,000 in America, have lower rates, are publicly accountable and do not have to pay stock dividends and high salaries. CEI tried to block the creation of Muny Light at the turn of the twentieth century. Federal antitrust case records proved CEI tried for years to put Muny Light out of business. CEI damaged Muny's self-sufficiency by blocking repairs to the Muny system through exercising undue influence with the City Council.
When Muny looked to purchase power, CEI quietly intervened to stop other utilities from selling to the city. When the city had to turn to CEI for emergency power, CEI charged the city triple what it charged other customers, creating great financial pressures on the public system. It lobbied members of City Council to raise Muny's rates to wipe out the price difference. Once, when Muny Light needed emergency power from CEI, the transfer was operated in such a way as to deliberately cause a blackout in the Muny system. CEI used its advertising dollar influence with the media to attack Muny Light as unreliable and worthless, even though the system was making a profit. With a military-type precision, the case for a sale of the Muny system soon became the cause of all the radio, television and newspaper outlets in Cleveland. At the time Cleveland was the number three corporate headquarters city in America. The corporate community supported the sale. So did both political parties.


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Roof beam twisted
Thursday, August 09, 2018 By: Jose [1721]
During internal visual inspection on a 50000 m3 oil tank russian design self supported roof, dozen of beams, same quadrant, were found twisted.
We are thinking could be an edge settlement problem which transmitted some grade of deformation to the roof, twisting the main beams.
Any input is appreciated.
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Saturday, August 11, 2018 By: ITS [1678]
Since you did not mention any other deformations, then it should be marginal live load roof design and or steel roof beams are lighter in-grade than specified. Maybe you or someone else have more information or insite. Any photos?
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018 By: Tankee [235]
You state that its a self supported roof, so what beams are you referring to are they welded to the roof?
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Tuesday, September 04, 2018 By: Jose [1721]
I am talkimg about main beams.
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The scale is all wrong, was the first thought that crossed my mind as I glanced at this home in the rainy Vancouver area.
The massive brick columns and tired plywood overhang seemed disproportion compared to the meek single door.
Then there was a mishmash colouring that accentuated the dated feel. Although the red roof was not going anywhere, the poor condition of the garage door and the small triangular roof had to be addressed. The size of this one will not alter, but its facing would entail a more intricate geometric relief design. The base of the brick pillars would support new posts that would measure about half of the original width. Please, no round columns.
Since the porch entry should be the focal point, I wanted to transform this space to deliver sumptuous visual impact by incorporating identical double doors. Inside the portico, an extra three feet was available. The functional door would be installed on one side and its twin would be stationary. They both would be in the same accent as the roof tint in a slight sheen finish.
To take advantage of the interior ceiling height, a large opening, as wide as the two doors and as high as the couple of windows on the right, will be positioned inside the empty wall. This will procure balance, presence and luminosity.
A large, suspended lantern-style light fixture and two wall hanger flower receptacles will contain purple and white annuals that will elevate the polished factor. The aluminum siding, the soffits, the fascias, horizontal and vertical gutter pipes ought to be painted with an exterior acrylic product in golden sandy beige, free of any hint of pink. This colour should be lighter than the bricks in intensity and in a matte finish.
The windows would wear the same rich tone and texture, but with a specialized paint for vinyl surfaces. The new square columns and overhang as well as the neo-garage door will be the same shade but in a soft sheen finish.
For a striking statement of elegance, the main staircase could have been larger, from beam to beam, but to limit expenses, a cheaper alternative is available. It would involve recoating all cement surfaces on the property by a professional parging applicator.
On the left half of the façade and on the right side of the porch, a thin layer of mortar covered what probably had once been a flower bed. This will be removed to allow in natural elements. I believe that the previous owner didn't appreciate gardening since he has also filled another bed on the side of the house with gravel. The cement and gravel, as well as the clay ground inside the incoming flower bed alongside the pathway, ought to be removed and replaced by well drained soil.
The curvy shape of our new bed will be born out of the proprietor's existing plant collection on the left of the property. In this area, white, peach and purple blooming perennials and shrubs will coexist with other plantings of the same hues recuperated from around the house.
An addition of such variegated leaves as Iris pallida Aureo-variegata, Cornus alba Ivory Halo, Salix in-tegra Hakuro Nishiki or the chartreuse tint of Hosta Sum & Substance and even the deep purple of Cimici-fuga ramosa Brunette could be integrated in the composition for an interesting foliage contrast.
All the current pink blooms could migrate to the backyard. The new organic composition will consist of silver, caramel, yellow-lime and purplish leaves, some of which are persistent. An introduction of red blooms will echo the roof and door tones. A divider between lawn and new plantings is needed.
Three large reddish pots with drainage holes will reside near the smaller stairs while another taller vessel will be filled with a trumpet-like red flower annual that will gladly climb a trellis.
Further away from the facade, the owners will plant a medium to big tree of their liking with, perhaps, white flowering. This handsome fellow will wonderfully complete the landscaping.
This residence has now made a youthful shift from the passé for a well deserved housewarming.
Vegetation (from left to right):
- Owner's perennials and shrubs
- Hosta sieboldiana Elegans (several perennials, white blue grey, slug repulsive)
- Heuchera villosa Caramel (several persistent perennials, white, near foundation)
- Hemerocallis Stella Ruby (several perennials, red with yellow heart)
- Thuja occidentalis Danica (three, globular evergreens)
- Heuchera Stoplight (several persistent perennials, white, lime with red veins)
- Catharanthus Vinca Rosea (annuals, white with red heart, wall hangers)
- Lobelia erinus (annuals, purple, wall hangers)
- Ajuga Black Scallop (persistent perennials ground cover, purple, walkway edges)
- Arenaria verna Aurea (perennial moss-like ground cover, white, yellow green, flagstones)
- Pennisetum setaceum (ornamental grasses, three pots)
- Lophospermum Great Cascades (annual, red, trellis)
- Athyrium niponicum Pic-tum (several perennial ferns, silver, side walkway)
- Clethra alnifolia (shrubs, white, almond scented, side walkway)
This is a column in which designer Suzanne Rowe selects homes that could benefit from a little inexpensive help in increasing their curb appeal. After examining photographs, she then proceeds to sketch out an artist's rendering of what they could look like with a few minor changes. We hope you enjoy the results.
Most homes can use a little bit of help when it comes to warming up their curb appeal. If you would like some inexpensive ideas on how to improve the appearance of your home, send a clear photo of your house with your commentary to: Suzanne Rowe, Designer, firstname.lastname@example.com


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SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Fijian authorities claim two teens dug up a grave, stole a skull and hid it as part of a plan to practice witchcraft.
The teens, aged 17 and 19, were due to appear in court Tuesday charged with unlawfully disturbing a grave and "pretending to exercise witchcraft."
A statement from the Fiji Police claims that last November the unnamed teens dug up the grave of a 60-year-old man who had died four years earlier and then hid the skull under a tree about a mile away.
The Fiji Times newspaper reported the dead man's brother alerted police in the town of Savusavu to the incident this week. The Times said the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in jail.
A police spokeswoman couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday.