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Bayer CropScience is moving ahead with construction of its $17 million greenhouse near Agricenter International, filing a $2 million permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement.
The application lists Bayer as the owner and tenant and Rose Construction Inc. as the contractor. It describes the facility as 55,000 square feet at 7610 Smythe Farm Road, and lists the scope of the project as "shell permit to erect greenhouse shell only."
In late March, Bayer CropScience and Collierville-based Helena Chemical Co. announced separate investments at Agricenter International totaling nearly $20 million, and both companies unveiled their plans at an April 1 ceremony.
Bayer's greenhouse, which is expected to be finished early next year, will feature 40,000 square feet of growing space plus open office space. By incorporating automation into the design, the greenhouse will result in a 40 percent reduction annually in natural gas and electricity consumption.
Bayer, the leading cottonseed company globally, has leased space from Agricenter since 1992. Once finished, the company's Memphis greenhouse will allow it to increase the number of traits for cotton varieties in U.S. and global markets.
Helena Chemical's investment at the Agricenter includes construction of a $2.2 million, 8,500-square-foot research formulation laboratory as well as improvements to existing facilities.
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– Daily News staff
Memphis-area home sales posted gains in August when compared to August 2012 but were flat from July, according to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors.
MAAR reports 1,702 sales were recorded in the area in August, up 11.7 percent from 1,525 in August 2012. In July, 1,714 sales were recorded in the area.
MAAR records home sales in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy and Lauderdale counties in Tennessee; DeSoto County in Mississippi; and Crittenden County in Arkansas.
The average sales price in August was $144,063, up 11.3 percent from $129,380 last August. Total sales volume for August was $245.2 million, up 24.3 percent from $197.3 million last year.
Through August, 11,179 homes have been sold, up 11 percent from 10,072 sales over the same period last year. The year-to-date average sales price was $142,363, up 10.3 percent from $129,083 last year. Sales volume through August weighed in at $1.59 billion, up 22.3 percent from $1.3 billion last year.
– Amos Maki
Wunderlich Securities Inc. has downgraded shares of Memphis-based First Horizon National Corp. from buy to hold and lowered the company's price target from $13 to $11.
The move follows a visit with First Horizon management last week, according to Wunderlich bank analyst Kevin Reynolds. In a note to clients, Reynolds wrote that in the wake of that meeting, "our outlook on FHN shares is incrementally more cautious given a persistently difficult environment with near-term headwinds impacting both FHN's spread-based banking business as well as its fixed income sales operation."
He did note as the economic environment strengthens and interest rates normalize at higher levels, First Horizon's commercially oriented focus could produce "meaningfully higher growth and profitability." First Horizon is the parent company of First Tennessee Bank.
– Andy Meek
Memphis-based accounting firm Reynolds Bone & Griesbeck PLC has announced a four-year commitment to the Crews Center for Entrepreneurship at The University of Memphis.
The accounting firm has pledged a $40,000 donation – $10,000 per year over four years – to the center, which will be based out of the former's Mason's Lodge building that was built in the 1950s and is currently undergoing renovations. Those renovations will transform the space into a top-class venture development lab, complete with flexible office space, lab areas for prototype development, advanced technological systems and a conference room for meetings with potential investors and mentors.
RBG managing partner John Griesbeck said he approached the firm's partner group about making a funding commitment to support the lab and that he believes the project will enhance entrepreneurial activities of the university and the local business community.
First Horizon National Corp. has again earned a spot on the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption's list of best adoption-friendly workplaces.
Rankings for the best adoption-friendly workplaces were based on benefits available to employees who adopt, such as financial reimbursement and paid leave.
John Daniel, First Horizon's head of human resources, said the company works hard to provide the tools and benefits to help employees achieve a balance of being at their best to serve customers when they have the resources to juggle work and family life.
Shelby County Commissioners on Monday, Sept. 9, approved the reappointment of Al Bright as the chairman of the city-county Economic Development Growth Engine board.
But Commissioner Mike Ritz directed the county attorney's office to begin drafting a resolution he intends to propose that would block future approval of appointments to the EDGE board until the city of Memphis pays its part of financing both local governments pledged to fund the work of the economic development agency.
The funding was to come from the money city and county governments got from the sale of the old Defense Depot property in South Memphis. The city, however, used the money for other purposes and pledged to pay from other funds.
Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell said he had talked with Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. as recently as last week and had received a pledge from Wharton that the city would pay its share.
The commission also approved a $1.5 million contract with AlliedBarton Security Services LLC to provide security at county government buildings, as well as two contracts totaling $1.7 million in federal Community Development Block Grant funding to replace flood pumps and make bank repairs in the Millington area from the 2010 flooding there.
The commission also approved the addition to the Spring Creek Ranch golf course at Collierville-Arlington Road and Raleigh LaGrange Road. The item had been delayed several times as commissioners verified the owners of the property had paid their property taxes. The addition includes single-family housing, an events center including a culinary school and microbrewery, and a day spa with a pool.
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Pick up a pint of blueberries lately? Bet you have.
Whether they are on your cereal, in your smoothie or topping a salad, blueberries have become a popular addition to our diets.
Americans have more than doubled their blueberry intake in just 16 years, buying more than 853 million pounds of the superfood, according to a report from the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
That is good news for North Carolina farmers, where blueberry production has shown significant increases over the past five years. The Blueberry Council released 2012 numbers showing a 5 percent increase in year-over-year production and the Southern states make up for a quarter of the country�s blueberries, with North Carolina, Florida and Georgia leading the way.
�It�s been a good time for us,� said Cal Lewis, owner of Lewis Nursery & Farms in Rocky Point, where his family grows 350 acres of blueberries. �It�s no secret that blueberry consumption has been rising consistently and planting has been rising with that demand.�
Lewis credits several factors for the fruit�s increasing appeal, including greater availability due to more adaptive plant varieties as well as popularity from being named a superfood.
Many point to research on the health benefits of blueberries for sparking publicity, especially when it was dubbed a superfood in a medical journal in the late 1990s. That has led to the blueberry becoming a celebrity of sorts on TV health segments, magazine features and wellness blogs.
A New York Times blog in January touted the blueberry�s ability to possibly reduce heart attacks in women. Deepak Chopra tweeted about blueberries� health benefits in February to his 1.4 million Twitter followers. Dr. Oz often mentions them on his television show and recently recommended blueberries for lowering blood pressure.
So why all the buzz? Blueberries are rich in several nutritional must-haves � fiber, vitamin C, phytonutrients and manganese, according to the Blueberry Council. These qualities have been shown to aid heart health, the immune system, bone development, brain health, insulin responses and cancer risk reduction.
Because of the somewhat tricky conditions blueberries require to grow, most Americans got these nutritional benefits from other foods in the past. But with the cultivation of blueberry varieties such as highbush and rabbiteye from California, North Carolina blueberries are more plentiful and easier to distribute to the marketplace.
And with South America producing blueberries from September to April and North Carolina�s season running from May through July, the berries are available year-round.
�We have enjoyed great success, and it looks like we have an excellent crop pending,� Lewis said. He expects blueberries to be ready for picking around the second to third week in May. And in June, you can celebrate the blueberry at the 10th annual North Carolina Blueberry Festival in Burgaw.
The event is scheduled for June 15 at the Courthouse Square and will feature music, arts and crafts, children�s activities and � of course � blueberries.
�Blueberries are easy to eat, and the concentration of vitamins and nutrients make them an attractive fruit,� Lewis said. �Plus, adults and children love them.�
By the numbers
State�s top five blueberry-producing counties:
1. Bladen
2. Pender
3. Sampson
4. Duplin
5. Columbus
The healthy berry
A few of the reasons why blueberries are the healthy berry:
Low in fat: Just 80 calories per cup and virtually no fat.
Full of fiber: A handful helps satisfy recommended daily intake, which keeps you regular, the heart healthy and cholesterol in check.
Packed with vitamin C: One serving delivers almost 25 percent of daily recommendation, which aids collagen formation, helps maintain healthy gums and capillaries and a healthy immune system.
Source: U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council
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Buddy Stump
For 52 years, I have had the privilege and honor to grow up, know and be friends with your Sheriff, Donald "Buddy" Stump.
In response to Jim Waters' June 8 article:
Dear Editor,
I enjoyed your article on the NRA convention and how safe it was because everyone had guns.
I thought I heard on the news that guns and knives were not allowed in the room where our senators, our governor and Trump were speaking. What conclusion should I draw?
Larry Lawson
First let me get one thing clear: Although I am the chairman of the local Tea Party, I do not speak for the Tea Party. We simply try and inform the public of the truth.
I have, and will escalate if need be, started an effort to inform people not to vote for those who do not deserve their vote. I will no longer vote for the skunk that smells the least. Mitch McConnell has been in Washington, D.C., 30 years and cannot run a campaign based on his accomplishments. That is sad that We the People have allowed this to happen.
Back in the fall of 1993 we were looking for a place to build our dream house. Lucky for us, we discovered Spencer County.
We first fell in love with the beauty of Spencer County and soon after discovered the people who call Taylorsville home are even more delightful than the natural resources. From the start, we were warmly welcomed at every retail establishment, given much-needed advice on services, and formed friendships that will last for years.
There were standing-room-only crowds in the House and Senate chambers Tuesday as various Christian legislators spoke up about their faith in Jesus and how this faith effects their decisions.
Then there was a gathering in the rotunda where several ministers spoke and the songs "Amazing Grace" and "God Bless America" were sung. The weather was absolutely beautiful – our first "spring" day.
As we get closer to April, it's that time of year when many of us are renewing our farm license tags.
As many of you may not know, individuals purchasing farm license plates in Kentucky may make a $10 donation to the state 4-H and FFA youth programs through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. This donation is split evenly between Kentucky Proud, 4-H and FFA.
Of the FFA portion, 50 percent stays with the State FFA Foundation and 50 percent goes to the local FFA chapter.
My mother was a Taylorsville girl. Although I was reared in southern Indiana, my brother, sister and I spent many precious hours and days in Taylorsville with our grandparents and with my favorite uncle. We not only ran and played in the fresh country air, but we were also exposed to the love, generosity, cheerfulness, and faith in God that my grandparents and uncle so openly displayed and shared.
Our experiences here were not just the most magical moments of our young lives. They also laid a firm foundation for my faith in God and for my faith in the goodness of mankind.
Since the General Assembly is in session and legislatures are entering and voting on bills, I would like to mention a couple of things that need fixing along with a couple that don't need fixing.
We don't need more bills to regulate women's personal lives and interfering with the rights they already have.
The political left in this country has tried to define the Tea Party in a negative light. We've been called "jihadists, terrorists, arsonists, radicals and anarchists." Senator Mitch McConnell has called the Tea Party "traitors" and said that we "need to be punched in the nose." The very best explanation I've heard was on a recent interview of Matt Bevin on WHAS radio. I will paraphrase what Mr. Bevin had to say and add some thoughts of my own.
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Intel is accepting applications for participation in the upcoming Ct technology beta program. You can sign up for the beta program here although an exact date for beta kick-off hasn't been specified.
Intel developed Ct technology to provide programmers with tools that would abstract data-parallel programming away from the hardware, as well-known programming languages have done for single core processors, while also delivering forward-scaling performance across manycore and multicore processors. Ct technology assumes no specific processor architecture, but the underlying model requires a generalized parallel processing architecture as found in multicore and manycore processors.
Ct Technology provides several benefits for developers:
- Reduce Errors in Parallel Programming by supporting a programming style that tends to avoid the parallel programming pitfalls which can plague parallel program development. Specifically, Ct technology provides determinism, which helps provide certain guarantees about safety. Safety helps avoid data races and deadlocks, the two most often encountered parallel programming bugs.
- Parallel Programming that is readable with an expressive syntax that stays close the domain expert's mode of expression. Ct technology excels at providing a framework that allows programs to keep a programming notation close to the notation used by non-programmer experts.
- Scaling across Multicore and Manycore Processors.
- Fits into Existing Programs: Ct technology allows for effective data-parallelism to be added into legacy programs using existing tools and programming languages. Ct extends C++ for data-parallelism allowing for compatible and incremental addition of parallel programming into existing programs without the need for completely new and incompatible programming languages.


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Again, I cannot help but follow up on Zack's post on How to Come Up With Ideas. In the modern days of hypercompetition, where today's state-of-the-art solution quickly become yesterdays news, you have to set an environment where you continuously come up with new ideas and new solutions. Creating such an environment is not an easy task, since people are... well, people.
With this in mind, I find especially Zack's first five points critical, but I would like to add two more items that I personally feel are missing.
Set an example
When working as a doctoral student it was mandatory for all researchers to attend research seminars given by visiting fellows. The department's head professor always attended these seminars, and it was always the case that the most "stupid" and obvious questions was asked by the head professor. On the surface, the questions looked stupid, but actually they were very much to-the-point.
This, of course, made all us doctoral students start asking "stupid" questions. Many of the questions asked were indeed stupid, but that didn't stop us since nobody frowned or criticized us. Over time, the questions grew more and more precise and the students started finding many gems of insight into the subjects that were presented.
As time passed, I started realizing that the asking of questions where deliberately to create inquisitive and questioning researchers out of students that were used to learn just enough to pass the exam. By setting an example, he created an atmosphere were questions were asked, and where it was expected that some of the questions were stupid, some where silly, but that was nevertheless what you have to do as a researcher: constantly ask questions.
Enjoy yourself
People's minds work best when relaxed and when not forced to produce ideas. Adopting the view of treating it as an experiment and taking the occational break are good ways to ensure that people are relaxed and not trying to force ideas to come (which never works, at least, it has never worked for me). In general, if you enjoy the session, you will also be more relaxed and more ideas will appear. Some ways to make the occation enjoyable and more relaxed is: provide food (for some reason, many insight come to me when I am going to fetch an extra sandwich, or pouring a coffee), make sure you have plenty of time ("Hey guys! We need 10 new fresh ideas before lunch!" is a sure killer), and don't keep a strict schedule (It depends on the people involved, but maybe you could bring the lunch to the room instead of going out?)


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Good evening one and all,
We come to you with two news items this evening. Firstly we are officially announcing the bands end.
After two fabulous years making music and touring, receiving much critical acclaim in the process, we've decided to call it a day. We would like to thank all the wonderful people who supported us, bought our music and came to our shows. The people who we simply must thank by name will be included in the second news item this evening.
News Item 2…
We're going to deliver to all you great people the self made documentary 'Villa Del Vibro & The Trouble With Feedback'.
The documentary is a candid work which will allow you to see exactly what making an album with JABG can be like.
We will post the film here on Wednesday at 7pm. Those people who really went the extra mile for us and gave us such joy will be tagged in the video post.
Below is a small snippet of the 40 minute documentary.
Once again, thank you for all your support and energy.


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Two Hope College senior football players have been invited to play in post-season allstar games.
° Linebacker Zach Jones of Three Rivers (Three Rivers HS) will play in the 2nd annual D-III Football Senior Classic in Salem, Va. on Friday, Dec. 3.
° Wide receiver Kyle Dietrich of Gobles (Gobles HS) will play in the 13th annual Metrodome Division II/III All-American Bowl in Minneapolis on Saturday, Dec. 18.
This fall both players received first team all-conference honors for the second year from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Dietrich set a Hope career record for pass reception yardage with 177 catches for 2,685 yards. Jones topped the MIAA in total tackles as both a junior and senior.
Hope has a history of players participating in post-season allstar games. The first was tackle Larry TerMolen who played in the Optimists Bowl in 1959. Several players participated in the Aztec Bowl which featured NCAA Division III football players against the Mexican National Team. Representing Hope in the Aztec Bowl were running back Brandon Graham, 1997; defensive back Todd Tester, 1999; quarterback J.D. Graves, 2000; wide receiver Brian Adloff, 2002; and defensive back Andy Snyder, 2004.


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To make money online at home, affiliate marketing is the right online business model for you. In addition, the choice of your affiliate marketing software can either sky rocket your online success, or guarantee a serious failure for you. Therefore, it is worth to devote time and energy to choose the right affiliate marketing software, but the question is how to choose your software?
What should you consider when you've to choose your software?
1. Your vendor must be reputable.
Affiliate marketing field is unfortunately crowded with non-serious companies that promise you the moon and deliver nothing. Therefore, in case you want to target the best affiliate marketing software:
o You need to choose a robust and well-known affiliate vendor that is ready to provide you with a list of their previous history with other customers that stayed with this vendor for years and not for days.
o Never spend a cent in getting any affiliate marketing software without checking at least 3-5 online reviews and forums to read un-biased stories and reviews how effective and efficient this software is.
2. Good customer support is a key factor.
Customer support is a significant factor to choose your affiliate software vendor. You do not need to buy the product and stay alone with it. Instead, you need to get a continuous support in case you need to change something. Therefore, I'd recommend you to contact the vendor and ask for more information about their software and a free trail as well and see how they react.
3. Never target small internet marketing software companies.
Unfortunately, some small internet marketing software companies try to offer very low price products, or even free products in order to show you that they are better than other well known vendors. Therefore, compare other things rather than the price when you target a software vendor like its popularity.
A dramatic problem with small software vendors that they sometimes accept more clients regardless if they can afford to serve them or not and you'd, therefore, suffer later on. Additionally, small companies with low reputation can be gone from the market without any previous alerts.
4. Ask your vendor if you can create your own reports with their software.
On key factor to target the best affiliate marketing software is to ask your vendor if you can generate your personalized report rather than having to live with an automatic generated report with no chance to edit its settings.
5. Explore several vendors to compare different features.
A brilliant approach to target the best affiliate marketing software is never to rely on only one vendor. Instead, explore multiple vendors and see what their features are in comparison with the first one. Then, ask your target vendor "Why I should buy your software". I.e. tell them to inform you about that their features that are not offered by the other vendors.


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Now that we've had a few light frosts and one hard frost, I've begun collecting the seeds of my pole beans. This year we grew 4 varieties - Purple Podded Pole, Emerite, Fortex and Lazy Housewife.. Having just been up in the garden planting another 100 cloves of garlic and moving around a few kale babies, I took a quick peek at the drying bean vines still clinging to the A-frame trellis and decided to collect a few handfuls of the Purple Podded Pole since the pods were crisp and dry in the warm autumn weather. Here are some photos:
|They've lost their distinctive purple colour,
but these dried pods are ready to harvest.
|If they're still pliable or succulent, leave them
another week or two. The best quality mature
seeds come from comepletely dried pods.
|The dried pods pop open when you run your finger
down the seam. Careful, or the beans will spill out.
|Each Purple Podded Pole bean has about 7 to 10
|A handful from 3 beans - enough for about 25 plants
next year!! The seed from about 20 beans will yield
more than enough for our garden as well as extra to share.


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This is the only time I've ever heard side missions referred to as "odd jobs". Most pages still refer to and link to "Side Missions". But almost all of these are Vehicle Missions. Should we merge or rename one way or the other? gboyers talk 06:59, 18 August 2011 (BST)
- Side Missions are referred to as "Odd Jobs" on the GTA Chinatown Wars GPS, but I agree on moving this page to Side Missions (and on merging Vehicle Missions with this) as that term is the most common. --Bluesboyjr 18:23, 20 August 2011 (BST)
- No game (can't check IV yet) ever called these types of missions "side missions." The PC controls defined the key for the PS2's R3 missions as Sub-mission. "Odd job" is used a few times in some of the games. I'm not sure what the official game guides says about this.--spaceeinstein 07:20, 18 September 2011 (BST)
True, and happy to continue to discuss this. At the moment, we use "Side Missions" throughout this wiki a lot more than "Odd Jobs" or "Sub Missions". We need a term that accurately encompasses everything on this page - not just parts of it. This page will cover ALL non-storyline missions/tasks/quests (maybe excluding individual games/races). I believe "Sub-mission" refers only to R3 vehicle missions (vigilante, taxi, paramedic etc), which doesn't include races and other side-missions. Not 100% sure about Odd Jobs but that doesn't seem to be a good name for things like Stadium Events and races. If we can't find an official term that encompasses all of these things, then I'd suggest Side Missions to be the best thing to use. I doubt "Characters", "Vehicles" and "Modifications" are official designations found from in-game language files, but they're sensible/obvious terms to use.
If you think it's worth splitting these - so that races/sports/challenges are completely separate to jobs/missions/tasks, then that's doable. But we need to find a clear, obvious, real distinction between them, not an arbitrary line that visitors could misunderstand. Just like we separate storyline Missions and Collectibles from Side Missions - the divide is obvious. So far, I personally think it's safer to pack them all together under Side Missions, and within that we can specify what type of Side Mission it is (race, vehicle mission etc). gboyers talk 08:22, 18 September 2011 (BST)
I think that 'side missions' is the better term, so people wont be confused. And i have never heard anybody refer to them as 'odd jobs' before, so to me it would seem illogical to refer them as that or split up side missions into separate pages.--Raggi Boy 10:28, 18 September 2011 (BST)


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It�s said there is power in prayer � Thursday afternoon, that adage was proven correct.
It�s said there is power in prayer � Thursday afternoon, that adage was proven correct.
Prayer brought together a diverse crowd of worshipers on the steps of the Lenoir County Courthouse for National Day of Prayer events. It�s the 19th year Kinston has hosted a Day of Prayer event and the 62nd nationally.
Children, adults, teens and ministers all raised their hands up high, not only for a better tomorrow for the community, but also for the nation.
�As Christians, we�re called to pray for those in leadership and so often we forget that,� Kinston resident Joan Perry said. �It�s great to have a day when we know that the whole country is praying together for things that are important to us.�
The purpose of National Prayer Day is to �encourage personal repentance and righteousness in the culture,� according to the National Day of Task Force mission statement.
This year�s theme was �Pray for America.� Those approaching the courthouse Thursday might have been able to feel pride in America and in the uniting of others. The feeling of brotherhood was encouraged as red, white and blue balloons were hung on the steps.
Former N.C. Rep. Karen Kozel, R-Lenoir, participated in the event along with some of her children. She was impressed with the attendance of Thursday�s event, which included worshippers of every race, several nationalities and many faiths.
�I think it is exhilarating and very encouraging to see everyone corporately gathering together recognizing and acknowledging God as sovereign and as the leader of our country,� she said.
Yvonne Jones, a Kinston native and a minister at Goldsboro�s New Spirit Church Ministries, read scripture to the gathering.
�The Lord has said we should always pray and not faint,� Jones said. �It�s a time when we need to pray for our nation so it can come together and glorify God.�
At the end of the hour-long ceremony, individuals had the opportunity to write a prayer on a given note card and release the balloons into the air, sending those prayers into the community.
Prayer is certainly in great demand, said Pastor Jesse Wallace of Agape Unlimited Church.
�It�s needed so greatly in this land today,� he said. �All over the country and all over the nation, prayer is needed.�
He continued, �If each city would join hands, I believe the world would be a better place to live in today. God lifts us up when we pray and there is working power in prayer and in the precious blood of the lamb.�
Many had the opportunity to converse with each other, listen to local ministers and also be ministered through song and dance.
Due to recent tragedies in America, including last month�s Boston Marathon bombing, prayer for the government, churches, military, family, education, the media and businesses were lifted during the ceremony.
Thursday�s event marked a great outcome overall, according to Reverend Sheri Ezzell.
�Prayer is something that we should do everyday, but we do gather today in this day, because we want to place focus on praying for our nation and our community,� said Ezzell, who has helped with the local Day of Prayer event for three years. �We believe now is the time.�
Free Press Managing Editor Bryan C. Hanks contributed to this report.


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Chase Bank Slutshames Their Adult Performer Customers
from the which-of-them-is-more-dirty? dept
Porn. It's what the internet is for, as they say. Also, it's very hard for some people to avoid. Entire governments, too. But what about the little people with big parts that make all this wonderfully ubiquitous smut possible? It's easy to forget about the hard (ahem) working individuals that make these small businesses and big industry spurt out their wares like (insert grossest applicable analogy here). And now it's apparently difficult for those mostly-young laborers to get paid, since some banks seem to have adopted a rather convenient moral code when it comes to who can open accounts with their institutions.
Chase Bank has reportedly sent out letters to hundreds of porn stars notifying them that their accounts would be closed on May 11. Teagan Presley confirmed to XBIZ that her personal account was one of the ones shut down.In other words, Chase Bank is slutshaming adult performers and closing their personal accounts, whether those accounts are associated with the adult businesses in question or not. It's apparently something of a morality play. That may find some support with the more conservative and/or religious factions in America, but I'd say it's an interesting move by the same bank that has, among other transgressions: financed the Nazis, engaged in fictitious trades, wrongfully foreclosed on active US soldiers, financed other Nazis, bankrupted American towns through changes in their debt-rate programs, violated the Sherman Act, refused to return funds to Jewish families that were victims of those same Nazis they financed, lied to people trying to finance automobiles, and financed the damned Nazis. To invoke a morality clause with all of that on one's resume would be a bit like having Donald Sterling fire an employee for being racist.
"I got a letter and it was like please cancel all transactions, please fix your automatic pay account and make sure everything's taken care of by May 11," Presley told XBIZ. "I called them and they told me that because I am, I guess, public and am recognizable in the adult business, they're closing my account. Even though I don't use my account, it's my personal account that I've had since I was 18, when it was Washington Mutual before Chase bought them out."
Unfortunately, because the banking industry appears to have rules all its own, it's unclear whether anything can be done about this kind of blatant discriminatory policy.
Adult industry attorney Michael Fattorosi told XBIZ that Chase and other banks have "notoriously closed adult accounts or people in the industry's accounts, but nothing like this."And, yes, private businesses can choose with whom they do business, but I would suggest that if Chase wants to apply morality to their business, we should as well. That would mean they need to be paying far greater repercussions for their transgressions than the wrist-slapping they've experienced thus far.
Whether legal recourse for those whose accounts were nixed is plausible — and, if so, which path is optimal — remains unclear, given that the situation is novel and that banks generally have the prerogative to do business with who they choose (yes, that often means flagrant discrimination).
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Update: Morning of Dec. 20
Revelstoke Search & Rescue (SAR) lifted a family of four skiers out of the Montana Creek drainage after sunrise on Dec. 20.
The Swedish father and his three sons aged 11, 15 and 17 were stuck overnight after ducking the boundary rope at Revelstoke Mountain Resort and then getting lost in the Montana Creek area. Revelstoke SAR had dropped off overnight bags for the group the night before by helicopter.
A rescue was not possible on Dec. 19 due to fading light and weather conditions.
Cpl. Thomas Blakney of the Revelstoke RCMP detachment said Revelstoke SAR used a helicopter long-line to lift the four out in pairs. They were checked over by paramedics at a staging area, but none needed attention at a hospital and were in good shape.
The family had just arrived in Revelstoke from Sweden on Dec. 18. It was their first day at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Blakney said the family hadn't even got a run in before they opted to head out-of-bounds to ski.
They are described as advanced skiers.
Blakney said the group didn't leave the inbounds area at Revelstoke Mountain Resort by accident. "There was a rope there that they lifted up and went underneath," he reported.
The group got lost and attempted to walk out for several hours before calling for help.
Blakney said everyone was in good health, and the family group was planning to go heli-skiing from Revelstoke tomorrow.
For more, see our original story from Dec. 19 below. Following that, we've added a story from our Feb. 8, 2012 issue when we interviewed two other Swedish skiers who got lost in the same area last snow season.
Original story published Nov. 19 at 5:08 p.m.
Family of skiers trapped in Montana Creek area overnight
A man with his three sons aged 11, 15 and 17 will spend the night stranded in the forest near Revelstoke after the family ski group left the inbounds area on Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Thomas Blakney said the party reported themselves missing to the ski resort by cell phone on the afternoon of Dec. 19. The group walked downhill for several hours after getting lost before they got stuck in a creek gully and called for help.
Revelstoke Search & Rescue located the group in the Montana Creek drainage area after talking with them by cell phone and hovering over them in a helicopter.
Due to fading light, rescuers were not able to lift the stranded group out using a long-line rescue.
Instead they dropped two large overnight bags to the group and provided instructions on how to use the tarps, sleeping bags, radio, stove, food and other supplies inside.
SAR will attempt a rescue in the morning after sunrise.
Cpl. Blakney said one of the boys was injured slightly when he was struck in the head by a chunk of ice knocked from a tree by the hovering helicopter. Blakney said the area is impossible to access in the dark safely, "They can't get in there tonight, even if it was a fatality," he said.
Each year, many people become stranded in the Montana Creek drainage area on the southwest side of Mount Mackenzie at Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
Skiers and snowboarders access out-of-bounds sidecountry area above the drainage, then proceed too far down the mountain to get back inbounds. The Montana Creek drainage steers skiers away from the bottom of the ski resort towards a wilderness area.
Although some lost skiers are able to walk themselves out of the area to a road on the bank of the Columbia River, many more become stuck and require rescue.
The hike out is particularly dangerous early in the season because there is less snow at lower elevations, forcing dangerous scrambles over icy rocks and windfall trees.
Temperatures in Revelstoke are forecast to drop to –3 C in Revelstoke overnight, although it will likely be somewhat colder than that at the elevation where the stranded party is hunkering down.
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Swedish skiers spend the night in Montana Creek drainage
By Aaron Orlando
Two Swedish visitors to Revelstoke are safe and healthy after spending the night stuck in the Montana Creek drainage area overnight between Feb. 4 and 5. Luckily, the temperatures didn't drop too far below zero that night; other than the ski gear they were wearing and a lighter, the 24-year-olds weren't prepared for the night out.
The Times Review managed to get in touch with the long-time friends in order to find out what went wrong, and hopefully gain some insight into why they got lost.
The pair didn't want to use their real names, so we reluctantly agreed to change their names for this story after it became clear they wouldn't do the interview using their real ones.
I met them for an interview at the Modern Bake Shop and Cafe. Isabelle has lived here for over a year. Her lifelong friend Hanna was visiting for about six weeks.
Isabelle said she knew that many people had got stuck in Montana Creek and she's deeply embarrassed about the situation. "I am always wondering how is it possible," was her reaction when she heard of others getting lost. "And then I end up there, and I feel really bad about this," she said, burying her head in her hands. "We're feeling really, really stupid putting people in that situation."
They were taking a last run down Fast Fred's on Revelstoke Mountain Resort at about 2 p.m. The run zig-zags on the resort's southern boundary. At one point, they entered a forested area, thinking they were further down the run. They thought they were entering a gladed area bounded by trails; instead they were veering into the creek drainage. "And we didn't even realize we were out of bounds," Isabelle says.
They insist they didn't see any signs when they left the piste for the forest. However, they also insist the mistake was theirs; they should have paid more attention and knew where they were going. Isabelle grew up in a ski town in Sweden and has backcountry training and experience, but on Saturday they were just out for some in-bounds runs at the resort. They also say another skier headed into the area just before them, but they insist they weren't following him.
As Isabelle skied ahead, Hanna snowboarded behind, falling over frequently and then getting stuck in the deep snow. They say they lost track of time and distance because of the frequent falls. They estimate they were going downhill for about half an hour.
Pretty soon, they realized something was wrong. They tried to cut back up the hill to get back to the in-bounds area. It took them considerable time and energy to wade 50 metres back up through waist-deep snow. Realizing they'd never make it, they studied the area on Google Maps on the one cell phone they had. They figured they could ski out, so they called Isabelle's sister who also lives in Revelstoke, and informed her of their plan before continuing down the mountain.
Isabelle says one of their big concerns was not initiating a search; back home in Sweden, those not insured for rescue are handed a bill for many, many thousands of dollars for a rescue, she said.
Soon it went from bad to worse. They got steered into a creek at the bottom of a ravine. The creek was covered with snow, branches and logs, so it was impossible to tell if they were about to fall through the ice, and they worried about injuring themselves. They tried to update Isabelle's sister, but by then they were out of the cell service area. And their battery was dying, so they decided to turn it off for the night.
It was getting dark (remarkably fast, notes Isabelle) so they improvised a shelter out of branches and lit a fire.
By morning, their sister had already called authorities, who mounted a search. Their friends were driving around, looking for them on Airport Way, and their parents worried back home in Sweden. It took a Revelstoke Search and Rescue team aboard a helicopter to lift them out one-by-one with a rope by around noon. Early morning fog delayed the rescue after they were first contacted a couple of hours before that.
"We were so happy to see them," Hanna says. "They were so kind to us … they gave us tea and granola bars and warm gloves."
"I dont know how we could lose direction like that," Isabelle says. She told me the Revelstoke RCMP were due for an exit interview, but hadn't yet visited her. She even said she was expecting to have to return home to work in order pay off the bill.
They seemed surprised when I told them they likely wouldn't be billed for the incident.


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We all know the story by now. Ten years ago, a jewelry designer named Diana Duyser made a grilled cheese sandwich while working on some drawings. She took a bite, marvelled at its cheesy goodness, then had an epiphany: Her sandwich looked like the Virgin Mary!
Duyser, presumably no longer hungry after her brush with the Virgin Mother, hid the sandwich in a box for a decade, where it miraculously grew zero mold. Eventually, for reasons only known to Duyser, she unveiled it to the world, which went crazy for her little Grilled Cheese effagy. So crazy, in fact, that the Antigua-based casino GoldenPalace.com, best known for drawing its name on the backs of sweaty men who pummel the shit out of each other, bought it for $28,000 on eBay.
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Some of you have said that the outtakes from Pro Football Talk on NBCSN have become your favorite part of the show.
Some of those some of you have said that the outtakes from Pro Football Talk on NBCSN are the only part of the show you choose to watch.
As we continue to come up with ways to get you to watch more of the show, we'll share Friday's outtakes, which include a snippet or two from every day of the week. Since Ravens defensive lineman Chris Canty was in studio on Friday (I missed the show for the first time since it launched, and that's going to bother me until the day I die), he's in the outtakes.
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The subjects of our incarnation focus this issue have lived this cycle again and again (sometimes in almost literal ways). The world held its breath when Christian Peacemaker Teams members James Loney, Harmeet Singh Sooden, Tom Fox, and Norman Kember were abducted in Iraq last year. In an eloquent essay, Loney writes about their days of captivity, the humanity of their captors, and the questions he was forced to confront again and again: What does it mean to die to one's self? To be born again? To love one?s enemies?
No doubt these are questions John Perkins has asked himself many times. The venerable community development and civil rights activist, now in his 70s, has spent decades ministering to others, often at great cost to himself. A lifetime of confronting racism and greed has left its scars, but Perkins' service has taught others a new way of being, which in turn has brought new life to his community.
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State official tries to defuse tension over sex offender housing
Norwich - James Dzurenda did his best on Wednesday to reassure local officials concerned about the placement of released sex offenders in their communities. The interim commissioner for the Department of Correction said his department does everything possible to put offenders "on a path to succeed" after their release from treatment centers.
Dzurenda appeared before the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments after the group sent him a letter expressing concern about sex offenders being placed in Norwich rather than in their hometowns upon release from the January Center, a treatment facility in Montville run by The Connection Inc.
"We understand there are oftentimes sound reasons why a convicted sex offender cannot be returned to his hometown … (but) there appears to be an inordinately high frequency of placement of these released offenders in municipalities within our region," said the Oct. 23 letter, which called for improved communication between the DOC, The Connection and municipal officials prior to the placement of released sex offenders.
In 2010, Montville officials fought the placement of the January Center in their town, going so far as to sue the state over the issue. The Town Council voted to drop the lawsuit in August 2011, after state officials assured them at the time that only low-level sex offenders would be placed in the facility and that the offenders would not live in Montville after their release.
The news that sex offenders were being placed in Norwich renewed officials' fears.
Wednesday's presentation focused on how the DOC tracks released sex offenders and prevents them from reoffending. After the meeting, Norwich officials said they were thankful for the communication but remained concerned.
Outgoing Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom, who had to leave the meeting before the councilors questioned Dzurenda, said he was "not at all" reassured by the interim commissioner's presentation.
Nystrom said The Connection has been ignoring phone calls about the issue and hasn't been held accountable for its actions. Nystrom said he is "very concerned" about the offenders being placed near parks and playgrounds without regard for local zoning laws.
Dzurenda said The Connection secures placement for released offenders and holds contracts with landlords, so it would be part of the nonprofit's responsibility to consider zoning issues.
He said sex offenders who were homeless before entering the treatment facility might not be placed in their original communities.
Finding affordable housing for a formerly homeless sex offender enables the state to keep tabs on him or her, Dzurenda said. The DOC uses a sex offender registry to track most released offenders, but they are unable to track people who don't have a permanent address.
He didn't speak about the particular sex offenders who were placed in Norwich but said "every individual is done almost like an individual treatment plan" because their cases are so different.
When the council's vice chairman, Salem First Selectman Kevin T. Lyden, asked directly whether a disproportionate number of sex offenders were being placed in the communities surrounding the January Center, Dzurenda said more offenders have been moved from Norwich than placed within it.
Four sex offenders from other towns were placed in the city, but 10 sex offenders originally from Norwich were placed elsewhere, Dzurenda said. He arranged to send statistics on the placement of sex offenders in other southeastern Connecticut towns to the council's chairman, East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica.
Council members also expressed interest in holding follow-up conversations with the DOC and taking a tour of the January Center.
Montville Mayor Ronald McDaniel said the presentation didn't focus directly on the issues he was hoping to address, but he appreciated how responsive the DOC has been to questions from local officials. He expressed concern that the "worst of the worst" were being placed in the January Center despite verbal assurances that only low-level sex offenders would be located there.
McDaniel also said he hoped informational meetings like Wednesday's will continue and that officials can devise a plan to prevent disproportionately high placement of sex offenders in their communities in the future.
"We need to be vigilant and stay on top of it," he said.
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CLEVELAND — The frozen moment happened with just under 3 minutes remaining in the third quarter of Game 3 of The 2016 NBA Finals. After knocking loose a pass from Golden State's Stephen Curry to Festus Ezeli, Cleveland's LeBron James grabbed the basketball and raced the other way to start a fast break.
Just past halfcourt, James collided with Curry and stumbled, his right knee and hand going to the floor to help him retain his balance, while James used his left hand to slap at the ball and keep his dribble alive. One second later, his bearing renewed, James resumed his dash to the hoop.
Curry was the lone defender between James and the basket, and as James neared the rim, Curry slid one step to his left, to truncate James's angle of attack. LeBron quickly fired the ball to his left, where his teammate Kyrie Irving was streaking toward the rim. Curry and the basketball reached Irving at nearly the same time, and just as quickly as Irving caught the ball, he sprang off his right foot and immediately flipped the ball back up and over Curry, in the general vicinity of the hoop, where it figured that James would be arriving shortly.
"I knew he was going to throw it up there," James said later. "And I had to go get it. He threw it, I had to go get it."
It was not a perfect pass, but it was good enough. It was up to James, then, to do his part. And did he ever.
During the ball's brief dalliance with Irving, James took five steps in the direction of the basket and then, leveraging his left foot against the court, James launched himself skyward, soaring up and at least equal to the rim.
As he flew, James twisted his torso and reached back with his right hand past the edge of the backboard, corralling the ball, and then he fired it though the hoop with a breathtaking combination of equal parts improbability, power, force and grace.
It was the play of The 2016 Finals thus far, a moment tailor-made to immediately go viral and embed itself in our brains for posterity as one of the signature plays of the 2016 postseason, if not James' career.
But James and Irving weren't the only one who did great work on the possession. As LeBron stole the ball and turned toward his basket, sitting a few hundred feet away and a couple of rows up in an arena seat in Quicken Loans Arena's Section 106, Jesse Garrabrant was also preparing to try and create a different type of NBA Finals history.
A photographer for NBA Photos since 1994, Garrabrant lives on the New Jersey shore and shoots every Philadelphia 76ers home game. As the playoffs build toward an ultimate finish, NBA Photos brings all hands on deck to cover every game from every angle. In Cleveland for Game 3, Garrabrant rigged multiple remote controlled cameras around Quicken Loans Arena, which he could control from a button in his seat in Section 106. While Garrabrant could make the cameras click, he wasn't actually looking down the viewfinders as the shutter snapped. So Garrabrant was, quite literally, firing blind.
"You want to take chances and if it works, there's a big bonus," said Garrabrant a day later. "You get a guy like LeBron who can create an incredible play, and if he's in the exact right spot, it can totally work. At the same time, it could have also completely struck out, especially when you're doing directional lighting like that."
The lighting Garrabrant referred to is a special technique known as "spotlighting." Garrabrant's remote cameras for Game 3 were geared to take advantage of this method, which can give action photos a dramatic flair, adding depth and richness. But again, with the reward came a risk. "The lighting covers the paint," Garrabrant explained, "because that's where the majority of the action happens. LeBron is going to go to the hole sometime, and you just hope the lighting is going to cover it."
For Game 3, Garrabrant had a camera clamped to the edge of the set ESPN uses for their live pre-and postgame broadcasts, which is assembled on a platform in a corner of The Q, near Section 113. Unless you looked closely, you wouldn't notice Garrabrant's camera. Luckily for the rest of us, this camera saw everything. As it turned out, this was the ultimate angle, from which Garrabrant captured the photo you see at the top of this post.
Within seconds of James' dunk, Garrabrant's picture was made available for download via NBA Photos on Getty Images, and it quickly started popping up all over social media. It was tweeted and re-tweeted and shared tens of thousands of times, as fans and other media members expressed their amazement. ESPN's Don Van Natta tweeted that it was the picture of the year. It "belongs in the damn Louvre," noted Mashable's Sam Laird.
While the rest of us marveled over Garrabrant's image of James' Game 3 dunk, Garrabrant's mind drifted back to 2008. As it turned out, Garrabrant may have been the perfect person to capture this dunk from this player from this angle, particularly when you consider he'd done almost exactly the same thing before.
"[James] had almost the same dunk in the '08 Conference semifinals against Kevin Garnett, in the same spot on the court," recalled Garrabrant. "Same angle, he threw it the same way, everything, except this was an alley-oop and that one was just him driving to the basket. I shot that game and I got the same angle on that particular dunk."
We may live in an age where video is increasingly available, streaming at us almost inexorably every time we open a browser window. But there's still something magical about the perfect photo, which freezes a moment in time in a way that we never want to forget.
Following Game 3, Kyrie Irving was asked about his pass to James on the play. "I wanted to see something great," Irving said. "I threw it very, very… you know, some people may say it's a bad pass, but I wanted to see something great."
At least on this night, we all got to see something great.


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The Merit Badge Worksheets & Requirements include the maps, checklists and other materials you need.
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All Scouts, leaders, and counselors are to follow the principles of the Scout Oath and the Scout Law at all times. Here are some of the key Boy Scout Requirements (BSR) and Advancement Policies (#33088) regarding merit badges. Please also see the See Merit Badge Introduction and Guide for Merit Badge Counselors.
Who can earn a merit badge? Are there any age or rank requirements?
|— Guide To Advancement § 22.214.171.124 Scouting Ranks and Advancement Age Requirements (2019 Printing).
- "Any Boy Scout may earn any merit badge at any time." [1]
- "You don't need to have had rank advancement to be eligible." [1]
When can a Scout start work on a merit badge?
- "Unless otherwise specified, work for a requirement can be started at any time." [1] See Merit Badge Introduction.
Do you need a Merit Badge book? How should the Scout prepare for a merit badge?
- "You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject." [1]
- "…you may share with your counselor the work that you have already started or accomplished." [1]
Does a counselor "cover" the requirements or does each Scout do each requirement himself?
- "You are expected to meet the requirements as they are stated -- no more and no less. You are expected to do exactly what is stated in the requirements. If it says "show or demonstrate," that is what you must do." [1]
- "In the end, the Scout must be reviewed individually by the counselor to ensure completion of the badges requirements." - [2]
Can a merit badge counselor add or remove requirements?
- "Each counselor must maintain the exact standards as outlined in the merit badge requirements -- nothing deleted, nothing added..." - [2]
"No council, district, unit, or individual has the authority to add to or subtract from an advancement requirement." (p. 3, 23, 26, 34, etc.) See Boy Scout Advancement [2]
Can you modify requirements for a Scout with Special Needs? Who certifies Special Needs?
- No. "Merit badges are awarded only when all requirements are met as stated." [2] See Youth Members with Special Needs
- "Certification must be given by the appropriate local council..."[2] See Youth Members with Special Needs
How does a Scout get credit for his work?
- "When the counselor is satisfied that you have met each requirement, he or she will sign your application." [1]
- "Partial completion of merit badges should be credited to a Scout on the Application for Merit Badge..." - [2]
Must a Scout complete the merit badge within a certain time?
- "There is no time limit for completion of merit badges other than age 18."(p. 34). [2]
Where can we find merit badge books and other materials?
- "Find a local Scout Shop http://www.scoutstuff.org/BSASupply/storeloc.aspx or buy online http://www.scoutstuff.org/.
- "Optional Merit Badge Workbooks help you organize your work and include the logs, diagrams, and checklists you need.
What are the requirements to be a merit badge counselor? Do you have to register again? Who approves you?
- "Qualified:' "They must be men and women of good character, age 18 or older, and recognized as having the skills and education in the subjects for which they are to serve as merit badge counselors, as well as the ability to work with Scout-age boys." - [2]
- "Registered:' "All Merit badge counselors must…register as a merit badge counselor…" (Code 42). (p. 13-14) [2]
- "Approved:' ...they must be approved...for each specific merit badge." - [2]
- "Trained:' "in the aims of Scouting and in advancement procedures." - [2]. See Merit Badge Counselor Orientation.
- "All volunteers are expected to complete Youth Protection training...within 90 days..." - Adult Leader Application 28-501
What about the Buddy System?
- "You must have another person with you at each meeting with the merit badge counselor." [1]
What requirements and rules do we follow?
- For Advancement under the BSA National Council, the precedence of documentation is:
- 1. Boy Scout Requirements - make sure you have the current year
- 2. Advancement Policies #33088 - policies for Boards of Review, Eagle Projects, Scoutmaster Conferences, etc.
- 3. Policy support documents such as the:
- 4. Handbooks such as the Boy Scout Handbook and Scoutmaster Handbook
Are there additional rules for summer summer camps?
- Yes. See Advancement in Summer Camp.
Can a merit badge be taken away?
- A merit badge cannot be taken away once it has been earned, "provided the counselor is a registered counselor for the merit badge." (p. 26) [2] Also a merit badge application can't list the Counselor as "Pixley Fire Dept." A fire department can't be registered to counsel a merit badge.
Who selects a counselor?
- "Your Scoutmaster will give you the name of a person from a list of counselors." (33216 p. 22) See Merit Badge Introduction. [1]
Is there a limit to how many merit badges can one person can counsel?
"There is no restriction or limit on the number of merit badges an individual may counsel but they must be approved for each specific merit badge." (p. 13) [2]
Can a merit badge counselor counsel their own son or relative?
"An approved counselor can counsel any youth member, including his or her own son, ward, or relative." (p. 13) [2]
Can a someone under 18 teach merit badges?
"Camp staff members who are qualified in the subject and are younger than age 18 may assist the merit badge counselor with instruction...However regardless of the class format, each Scout must be tested individually by the counselor to ensure completion of the badge's requirements." (p. 34) [2]
Do we have to turn in an Advancement Report to buy merit badges?
"Badges of rank, merit badges, and Eagle Palms are restricted items. These items may not be sold or distributed unless the Advancement Report, has been properly filled out and has been submitted to the local council office." (p. 34) [2]
Should we wait until the next court of honor to present the merit badge?
"Presentation of merit badges and rank badges should not wait until the next court of honor; awards and badges should be presented at the next meeting after they have been earned." (p. 25) [2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Boy Scout Requirements p.22
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Advancement Policies #33088 p.26
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