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Dryline/warm front setup over IA/SD Sioux area. Targeted warm front along I-90 in e SD for afternoon tornadic supercells. Intercepted severe warned linear MCS in morning with dramatic shelf clouds and lightning. Retargeted developing supercell in ne NE. Documented two concurrent, violent tornadoes ne of Pilger, NE, satellite orbiting developing violent, wedge tornado south of Wakefield, NE. Several funnels and decaying udpraft tower sw of Sioux City, IA. Dramatic updraft bases and scud at dusk over Sioux City followed by intense MCS.
This is the story of my greatest and most intense storm chasing adventure since 2010. Jennifer Brindley Ubl, Phil Bates, and I were on an extended trip chasing storms across the northern plains. We awoke on Monday, June 16, in Yankton, South Dakota at the Riverfront Hotel, a newly remodeled hotel in an ancient building right on the Missouri River. A quirky local place with tons of character, it was just our style. The previous day was spent shooting clouds and sunsets, relaxing on patios with drinks, going for walks in parks and watching movies. The tone was completely different on Monday, however. It was a big chase day. We were anxious and excited to get out there having yet to get a photogenic tornado on the trip. The forecast was ominous. A strong to extremely unstable airmass was forecast across the Sioux region with a warm front extending along I-90 and a dryline draped down into eastern Nebraska. A strong southerly low level jet, moderate southwest flow aloft and backed (southeast) surface winds made for great shear profiles. The ingredients were there for tornadoes.
Ironically, Monday’s chase wasn’t even part of our original itinerary for the chase trip. Early forecast models made it appear that the weather was going to dry up after the weekend, as a cold front was forecast to push through and the trough eject. We were going to head home, but decided we wanted more time in the Badlands and Black Hills, so we decided to extend the trip a couple days to do some sightseeing across South Dakota. As Monday approached, however, the weather models started to change their tunes. The NAM model was plotting instability values as measured by CAPE exceeding 5,000 to 6,000 J/Kg, an extremely explosive environment. The shear wasn’t quite there with rather weak flow aloft, but with that kind of instability, storms can create their own shear with deviant motion and powerful updrafts. All bets were off and anything is possible with extreme instability. We decided to chase the event instead. The night before the event, the NAM picked up on the strong low level jet. Storm relative helicity was forecast to exceed 800 m2/s2. The tornado parameters were off the charts. Huge and violent tornadoes are possible with that kind of shear and instability combination, however, only if discrete supercells could be maintained. If the capping inversion, the lid on the atmosphere, is too weak, the atmosphere could blow up too early in a huge mess of rain, or if it’s too strong it could stifle storms completely. It looked like we might face challenges from both ends of the cap, with a warm front socked in with junky convection, and a capped warm sector to the south. Forecasting a storm chase is almost never a slam dunk. The Storm Prediction Center was on top of the event, mentioning supercells with potentially violent tornadoes. By the 3pm outlook as the show was about to erupt across northeast Nebraska, the region was upgraded to a moderate risk.
A “selfie” in front of a shelf cloud is called a “shelfie”.
“What The Duck” even made an appearance for a few photos in front of the shelf cloud (while also managing to photobomb my time lapse).
Phil was able to shoot some spectacular shots with his IMAX quality Red camera including time lapse of the approaching shelf, and swirling, roiling motion in the blue-green cloud bases.
As the line approached we could see a terrific amount of cloud to ground lightning. One spot in particular appeared to be spitting out bolt after bolt. CG strikes were coming at a frequency of one per 3-4 seconds at times. It was much more than I expected from an elevated morning MCS. The lightning wasn’t hitting close, staying mainly in the rain, but it still had us on guard, and as the rain approached so did the lightning. One close strike rattled us and made Brindley and I retreat to the van. “I felt that one in my teeth!” she exclaimed.
Before the line engulfed us, we headed south, back to the interstate. We stopped at a gas station to top off and see what our next play might be. The gust front of the MCS looked like it was going to engulf the remainer of the South Dakota target, while storms to our east would remain largely elevated. The storm hit while we waited at the station. Torrential sheets of rain propelled east by howling winds rocked the van. Phil ran into the station to charge some of his gear and cars from the interstate piled in under the canopy to get out from the storm. Lightning struck all around us with piercing cracks of thunder, and one bolt momentarily knocked the power out.
A green blip appeared on the radar in northeast Nebraska near Norfolk. I pulled away from the canopy to clear the pump, the storm starting to taper down. I checked the parameters where the tiny radar return was located. The environment was primed. A couple scans later and we realized we had our storm and not a transient shower as the radar echoes continued to grow. We should have moved immediately on the development. We only delayed by about 10-15 minutes, but the time lost dramatically influenced how and where we would intercept the storm. With Phil back in the van, we started making a mad dash south for the developing storm, as fast as we could reasonably and safely go. We took a few side roads to get out from underneath the MCS before running south on 81 to Yankton. I couldn’t hold it any longer and pulled off to pee on the side of the road just north of town. Another delay, and moments counted. Traffic was heavy through Yankton and we crept through the town and several traffic lights. Once across the river and into Nebraska we cleared the morning MCS gust front and whale’s mouth and were under sunny, soupy skies, thick with moisture. The atmosphere was unbearably warm and muggy, creating our extreme instability. Which route should we take though, direct on US 81 getting there fast but coming in behind the storm, or running east to get ahead of it first? We opted for 12 running east along the river, and then south through Wayne.
We passed several cars, pushing our speed. It looked as if we still had time to spare. The updrafts hadn’t consolidated into a single, dominant supercell yet. I was wrong, however, and there were multiple updrafts with powerful mesocyclones already in progress. The complex went tornado warned and a report of a large, wedge tornado rapidly followed. We were missing the show, and I gritted my teeth, desperate to get us down there. Running south into Wayne we started to get into the northern edge of the storm’s precipitation. Crisis hit in the van. The GPS went out. We had turns coming up, no visibility on the storm’s structure or tornado’s position, and now no navigation support. It was a tense couple minutes as I directed Brindley on how to reset the GPS, while negotiating traffic in town. At the main intersection in town we had one last critical decision to make. Do we move in for the intercept now, with a direct core punch heading south, or cut east first and get ahead of the storm? With a violent wedge being reported on the storm, what would later be known as the Stanton EF4, I decided that a south core punch would be too dangerous given our proximity. We drove east through Wayne to get to our next south option. Traffic and the rain were heavy through town. The residents were no doubt rattled as the town had taken a hit from an EF4 the previous fall, and were now again being side swiped by a massive tornado producing supercell.
We cleared the town and were rolling east. A single car ahead of us was the last of the traffic, tooling around at slow speeds in the heavy precipitation. We went for the pass, probably looking like lunatics as we raced through the storm. We turned south on 16. We were all alone now, having left the last of the traffic miles behind us. The sky to the south was ominously dark, and being the only ones out there was giving us creepy vibes. Brindley was starting to get jumpy. We pushed deep into the core of the storm. The rain picked up and then the hail began, pinging off the van with “dings” and “donks.” Another mile south, and we still had zero visual on storm structure. We pushed on, taking the van as fast we could safely go in the conditions, hoping to beat the storm and tornado before it crossed our route. Another couple miles, and we started getting really anxious. We should see the base by now, and I was worried the tornado had occluded and moved into the forward core and become completely rain wrapped, an incredibly dangerous situation to encounter that I had hoped to avoid by going east first. Another mile and the southern horizon started to lighten, and the faint form of the storm’s updraft tower and base started to appear through the pouring rain and hail. “Thank God!” Brindley exclaimed in relief. We cleared a hill and a tree line. The base of the storm dipped making it appear that the storm was dragging on the ground. “Yep, we’ve got a wedge!” Brindley shouted. “It’s huge!” From the driver’s seat I couldn’t closely monitor the tornado, so I relied on Brindley for guidance on its position and our safety. I wanted to keep heading south, but the road looked like it went to gravel ahead. “Are we in the path still?” Brindley looked at the huge, looming wedge tornado which appeared to smother the southwest sky with epic proportions. There were actually two large tornadoes in progress, which we didn’t know at the time, but they lined up and appeared as one due to the low visibility at our position. Slate grey, featureless storm spanned overhead, tapering down to a tornado that appeared to be miles wide. The epic mass towered over us and seemed to be rolling toward us. “Wow, we’re definitely in the path!” Panic was creeping into Brindley’s voice. Since our harrowing, and life changing encounter with the tragic El Reno tornado that killed our colleagues and friends, Brindley and I have both been instilled with deep respect for tornadoes and a fear that keeps us safe. Brindley especially, who is the first to alert us to danger and get us moving to safety, and everything about our position was telling her that we needed to flee.
Without delay we followed 16 as it turned east to get a couple miles ahead of the storm. There was a driveway at the top of a hill and I pulled into it to get our bearings, and see if we were still in the path. We watched the low contrast mass of tornado through the rain and as it approached, its form started to take shape. “That looks like two wedge tornadoes.” “It does!” I replied to Brindley. Two tornadoes emerged from the rain. I stared in disbelief. Brindley was completely dazed and I had to remind her to take pictures. She stepped out into the rain to shoot them, and standing downstream of two large tornadoes was breathless with awe. Overwhelmed, she still wanted to put ground on the tornadoes and execute an escape route. Meanwhile, Phil was scrambling to get his Red camera and tripod ready. Fixated on getting the shot, he almost seemed lost in the moment, ignoring Brindley’s urging that we had to go. I was trying to keep the van sane and on an even keel between people wanting to stay or flee. The tornadoes appeared to still be a few miles away so we had minutes yet, and after watching them for a few moments, both appeared to be tracking to the right slightly, which would put them on a course to eventually pass to our north. We were safe for the moment.
As the rain started to move off to the north, the contrast increased dramatically. Looking straight up, I could see the updraft tower of the storm extending far overhead. The storm’s base and mesocyclone wasn’t even over us yet. This reassured Brindley that we had some time yet, and we continued to watch the tornadoes to make sure that we remained clear of the path.
The sight was like nothing I had seen before. I’ve seen two concurrent tornadoes before, but it was always a smaller rope satellite orbiting a larger tornado, or the decaying stage of one tornado and the initial developing phase of another on a cyclic supercell. It looked like there were dueling mesocyclones on this storm, however, with two mature, violent looking tornadoes on a parallel course. The scene reminded me of the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado, in which a famous photograph showed what appeared to be two large tornadoes in close proximity. I always thought that tornado was one wedge undergoing a process known as vortex breakdown. This was different, clearly two independent tornadoes. We didn’t know it at the time, but the tornado on the right had just devastated the tiny town of Pilger, Nebraska, the core of the vortex going right through the center of town. The tornado would be known as the Pilger EF4. Its twin on the left stayed over mostly open terrain, but inflicted EF4 damage as well: the East Pilger EF4. The storm had produced three violent tornadoes in a short amount of time. It was far from done, however.
Phil was moving between the trunk and the sliding door, getting his camera and tripod setup. Meanwhile, an intense barrage of positively charged cloud to ground lightning bolts had begun. Positively charged “superbolts” as they have been called can be 10 times stronger than the much more common negatively charged bolts, last longer in duration, originate from much higher up in the atmosphere, and are incredibly dangerous. The lightning channel is smooth without the jagged branching, and the thunder sounds like one giant mortar blast that you feel in your chest, rather than the extended crackling and rolling rumbles. “Keep your feet in the van,” I told Phil. Staying inside your vehicle minimizes the chances of getting struck, as the current is usually conducted around the car’s steel body. The positive CG barrage was unusual to me. Such a display is often the precursor to tornado development, and not something I’ve seen during a tornado show. I couldn’t fathom that it was indeed still a precursor.
Crisis hit the van again. “I can’t get my camera to work,” Phil announced in despair. Phil had been trying for over four years, after many failed storm chasing attempts, to get a dramatic shot of a tornado with the Red. Now, presented with what might be a once in a lifetime opportunity in scale and rareness, his camera’s touch screen refused to take any input. The tone in Phil’s voice sounded like he was almost on the verge of tears. It was heartbreaking to hear. Brindley wanted to move, and again trying to keep the van sane I tried to calm everyone down, reassuring them that we were still clear of the path, and offering some towels to Phil to dry off the rain splattered touch screen, and that he should take his time and focus on getting the camera running rather than giving up in despair. I yanked my camcorder out of the dome enclosure on the roof of the van and shot handheld through the driver’s window so at least somebody could get a clean video shot of the tornadoes, while Phil worked on his camera, and Brindley was stuck shooting stills over my shoulder.
We lost sight of the Pilger EF4. We didn’t see it dissipate. Instead it looked like it had been merely enveloped by rain. Perhaps the condensation funnel had dissolved, but the rainy mass no doubt still contained a damaging circulation of wind at the ground. The East Pilger tornado was taking on a fat barrel shape and looked like it was becoming the dominant circulation. Meanwhile, the inflow winds picked up dramatically at our location, rocking the van. They were so strong I was worried that something like a tree or power pole could come down on us if we were haphazardly parked, but we appeared to be clear of obstacles. The winds were another ominous precursor. Meanwhile, Phil had managed to get his touch screen cleaned off, the camera rebooted, and he was rolling with a lap steadied shot from within the van.
The East Pilger tornado looked like it was beginning to rope out and also being enveloped by rain. The rotating base of the storm was now moving overhand, but the one visible tornado was still tracking to the right and our north so I thought we were still out of harm’s way. Then I finally saw it, the source of the subtle precursors I had noticed earlier. A dip in the base of the storm to our south-southwest, was now taking on the shape of a distinct bowl funnel. It was much closer than the roping out tornado, and we appeared to be immediately downstream of it. I watched it for a couple moments to see if we were in the direct path. There was no perceivable left or right motion in the short time I watched it. We were in the path, or dangerously close to it. We had to execute our escape route immediately.
We scrambled to get tripods back in the van and the doors shut and then were rolling down 16 east away from what was a developing a tornado.
We stopped at the next intersection atop a hill, about a mile. I didn’t know if we were clear of danger but wanted to get my bearings. Getting out of the van I could see clear air overhead and that we had more than cleared the path of the developing tornado. A well-defined cone funnel was extending from the tornado cyclone. I had barely enough time to get the camera enclosure open and cameras aimed before a large plume of dirt and debris was lofted into the air.
Two bright flashes as the fledgling tornado struck power lines.
A wide angle shot showing the exquisite cinnabon-like swirl of the tornado cyclone with cone funnel and tornado debris cloud underneath.
The debris cloud tracked just west of the house where we had been parked. We could see it between the house and the next hill less than a mile from there. We would have been on the edge of and dangerously close to the tornado had we stayed at that position.
The funnel had yet to descend all the way to ground, but the debris cloud indicated that a powerful tornado was in progress.
It hit something and the air became filled with debris.
The rushing, waterfall like noise of the tornado was distinctly audible at this point.
A corkscrewing tendril kicked up on the back end of the debris cloud. It was a suction vortex of what was now a multiple vortex tornado.
A moment of triumph as a dream is realized. For years, Phil had been working to get this shot: a high contrast, dramatic tornado at close range in 5k resolution. Here it was finally, in all of its glory. The tornado had likely impacted structures, but from our vantage it appeared to be tracking relatively harmlessly across open terrain. We were alone, witnessing this epic force of nature in a remote corner of rural Nebraska, and we celebrated the moment.
I was amazed and perplexed at how little traffic there had been. On what was likely going to be the biggest chase event of the year, we had yet to see another chaser. Just a couple of cars had passed by, likely local traffic.
The tornado was now displaying very prominent, classic multiple vortex structure, which is often a precursor to the entire condensation funnel filling in and becoming a violent, wedge tornado. To the left, off frame, and for only a moment, a tall, snaky rope satellite tornado was visible. It was low contrast, and vanished back into the rain before anyone had a clear shot of it.
A lowering with modest rotation was forming directly overhead. I watched it, but it didn’t appear to be a threat. Then the satellite reappeared, emerging from the rain as a tall stovepipe tornado.
We were stunned by the display: a tall stovepipe next to a large multiple vortex tornado.
The satellite tornado twisted, with a knobby, turbulent condensation funnel and large dusty debris cloud. It appeared to hold stationary for a few moments before moving east toward the larger multiple vortex.
Then a positively charged bolt of cloud to ground lightning struck between the tornadoes, piercing through the tornado cyclone of the multi vortex and illuminating both. The moment was one of the most epic sights I have ever witnessed. The scale and awesomeness of the scene made it appear as if there were two monsters of mythical proportions doing battle in the sky. Like Godzilla versus the Muto, firing bolts at each other.
A close up shows the thickness and smooth channel of the positively charged “superbolt” lighting up the nearby storm structure.
Nearly a half second later, a long time by lightning standards, the video camera captured the beaded break-up of the channel.
The satellite then appeared to be roping out, the funnel narrowing, but as it did so it also accelerated, increasing its forward speed.
A close up of the satellite’s narrow funnel and churning debris cloud.
A wide angle shot captures our view of the northwest sky, showing the horseshoe shaped updraft base, RFD clear slot to the left, tornado cyclone with multiple vortex tornado, and rope satellite orbiting it.
The satellite accelerated to incredible speeds. I had never seen a tornado move that fast before. It was beginning to make a full circle around the larger parent tornado. The roar of the tight, drill bit debris cloud of the satellite was audible. At this point I was nearly overwhelmed by awe, only able to exclaim that I had never seen anything like it before.
As the satellite moved between us and the multi vortex, we could still make it out against the larger tornado. It went clear around the east side of the tornado, while continuing to rope out and dissipating somewhere on the northeast side of the parent. No doubt some remnants of the circulation continued on and were ingested by the larger, parent tornado.
As if it had eaten the smaller tornado to add to its own mass and strength, there was a momentary pause underneath the large tornado cyclone, and then a robust funnel rapidly condensed to the ground and filled out as a large stovepipe with violent looking motion.
The tornado appeared to be gaining in size and intensity, but it was rapidly moving away from us, heading north-northeast. We opted to film it for a couple more minutes before heading north to keep up with it. The multiple vortex nature of the tornado continued. Horizontal and vertical vortices extended from the large funnel, like the tornado was made of a bag of writhing snakes that couldn’t be contained.
“Vorticity noodles” as they’ve been called, are exhibited usually on only the most violent of tornadoes, when the parameters in the environment contain huge amounts of horizontal and vertical spin or vorticity.
We packed up our cameras and piled into the van, tearing off north down a gravel road, trying to catch up to the tornado as it moved away from us. We were slowly gaining ground on it, but it soon became quite apparent that the tornado was becoming rain wrapped. It continued to grow in size, while also moving into more and more and rain. We lost sight of the tornado as a wedge, a huge shape looming to our northwest, shrouded in rain. I pushed on heading toward the rear flanking downdraft, hoping to get our view back as we approached and got past some of the rain. We wound up underneath the clear slot, a dangerously misleading benign looking place, but where tornadic winds can hit without warning. With no view and in the path of the RFD on a violent wedge tornado, we decided to abort our intercept. We pulled a U-turn and headed to our next east road to get ahead of the storm again.
The storm appeared to be transitioning into a high precipitation mode. Rain filled the rear flank. On the southern rim, however, a tiny snake like funnel was hanging down from the base. It persisted for less than a minute before roping out and dissipating.
We caught up with Jonathan Williamson and his girlfriend Emilie as we turned north to catch back up with the storm on an unpaved road, stopping to chat for a bit while the storm cycled. While we were talking it up, “Eagle Eyes” Williamson spotted another funnel. This one, however, was dangling from a completely disconnected puff ball of cumulus well south of the storm. The rope funnel looked disproportionately large dangling from the tiny cloud. It seemed almost a freakish phenomenon to me, and a real testament to the massive amounts of vertical and horizontal vorticity that must have been present in the atmosphere. Anything with an updraft was spinning like a top and spitting out funnels.
We moved in a caravan to keep up with the storm, chatting on the ham radio. The rain had cleared out under the base, and it actually appeared like it was taking on more of a low precipitation state. Our north bound gravel road came to the top of a tall hill and we decided to stop to shoot structure, when another funnel started to dangle from the horseshoe shaped base of the supercell. We scrambled to get cameras ready to shoot another tornado. Other chasers reported a circulation at ground level with the funnel, but we couldn’t confirm it at our position, so we didn’t count it as a tornado. The funnel soon retreated after we stopped as well.
The view from our position was absolutely spectacular. A twisting barber pole of convection stretched far overhead marking the supercell’s updraft tower, with a classic RFD cut underneath, and a rapidly rotating point that was spitting out brief funnel clouds. It was textbook storm structure.
The leading edge of the updraft tower was producing small, mid-level funnels.
Meanwhile, the lowering underneath the base persisted with rapid rotation. Dust might have kicked up underneath, but an obvious tornadic debris cloud was not apparent from our position. I time lapsed the storm twisting away. We followed it on 20 toward Sioux City, but it was becoming quite obvious that the storm was dying, shriveling up into nothing. It had apparently hit some dramatic change in the atmosphere, stable air perhaps, which was causing a quick demise. It’s a good thing. The storm had now produced four violent tornadoes, and it was on a course directly for Sioux City. Had the storm gone on to produce another significant tornado, it could have been a huge catastrophe.
We found ourselves in Sioux City, underneath benign convection and rain showers, many miles away from the next chaseable target, so we decided to stop and get some dinner. We wound up at Applebee’s, the five of us gathered at a table, absolutely blown away from the chase. Brindley and I had such an intense experience that, as we were coming down, we actually had some minor flu like symptoms. We drank some ice water to cool down, unable to focus on anything or eat. Afterwards we met up with Tony Laubach, Ed Grubb, and crew. It was an emotional reunion after an intense and amazing chase day.
The day wasn’t over yet though. Lines of low topped storms were moving over Sioux City. The bases churned and swirled ominously. We stopped in the middle of the city to watch the bases. We didn’t see anything tornadic, just a bunch of scary looking clouds under the likely elevated storms, but they sure did look dramatic. We got rooms at a downtown conference center hotel. A severe MCS raged outside with howling winds, torrential rain, and an amazing lightning display. Brindley, Phil, and I watched it from outside underneath the enclosed loading area. We felt like hurricane chasers watching a land falling tropical cyclone from a concrete parking garage.
The damage path survey, which indicated that the Pilger EF4 made it almost to the track of the Wakefield EF4. The proximity suggests that the satellite tornado we witnessed was not a new tornado, but the rope out phase of the Pilger tornado, which then became a satellite of the Wakefield tornado.
I had never seen a tornado move as fast as that satellite had. I had to know exactly how fast. Using our GPS position and the positions of other chasers and their videos, I was able to triangulate the fast moving satellite's positions at times where it appeared to be moving the fastest. I estimated it to be moving close to 90 mph, which is absolutely amazing. I suspect that the tornado was ejected by the storm's rear flanking downdraft and into the outer ciruclation of the Wakefield EF4, which it orbited and was absorbed into.
This was my best chase since 2010. We counted just three tornadoes, but the display of epic force, dramatic structure, and combinations of tornadoes was like nothing I had ever seen before. Many other chasers would count more tornadoes, but the storm produced just four significant tornadoes, each rated EF4. It was the first time I had ever seen concurrent violent tornadoes, and the first time I had seen three violent tornadoes in one day, let alone on the same storm. The event deserves to be studied for its many remarkable properties, including its ability to produce concurrent violent tornadoes, positive CG barrage, plethora of funnels, and complex tornado interactions.
Unfortunately, the Pilger EF4 was also a killer. A young girl lost her life when her family's trailer was struck. The tragedy underlines the importance of having a plan for what to do during a tornado and having safe shelter to go to. Quite a bit of controversy and criticism was created when one chaser chose to document the death that occurred, while also appearing to make comments that indicated they were out to profit from such tragedies. Serious questions about the motives of storm chasers need to be asked, or at least reminders made as to why we're out there. While storm chasers seek events such as the June 16 storm, respect and consideration for those in the path must be given, and as caring human beings it's important that storm chasers give back where they can, acting as either storm spotters, first responders, or rendering aid later. Storm Assist, a 100% volunteer organization run by storm chasers, was able to organize a short order fund raiser for the town, raising thousands for a rebuilding fund.
Don't waste any time getting to your target storm once it's going up.
Keep your head on a swivel for new tornado developments, even if there are already multiple tornadoes on the ground.
Give respect and consideration to those in the path, and help out when and where you can.

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On a hot May day in 1996 a car bomb detonates in a Delhi marketplace. Just a small bomb, but it is fatal for two Khurana school boys. Their friend Mansoor survives the blast bearing the physical and psychological effects of the bomb. After a failed stint at university in America, Mansoor returns to Delhi, where he becomes entangled with the mysterious and charismatic Ayub, a fearless young activist. Yet Mansoor isn"t the only one damaged by the bomb. Mr and Mrs Khurana are trapped in labyrinthine legal battles, desperate for justice to appease their grief. Young bomb maker Shockie, striving for the future independence of his Kashmiri homeland, is also in Delhi that day, and afterwards will be inextricably linked to the blast. Humane and clear-eyed in equal measure, The Association of Small Bombs tackles the most urgent issue of today with astonishing empathy. Karan Mahajan writes about the effects of terrorism on victims and perpetrators alike, proving himself to be one of the most provocative and dynamic novelists of his generation.

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We come across myths and folklore a lot when looking into flowers. Flower meanings especially tend to have very strong links to myth and legend, and of course flower festivals such as QiXi, the ‘Chinese Valentine’s Day’, often involve both the giving of flowers and the telling of some truly remarkable stories.
So we’re going to take a wander around some of these amazing stories, and have a look at just how many myths involve flowers that are still garden and cut-flower favourites today. In this way, something as simple as a type of flower can become a strong link to our distant past, binding us across a period of millennia to history.
Today, we’ll pluck a few examples from Greek myths. If you know of any myths and legends which involve flowers, especially flowers which we still know and love, then please do mention them in a comment, and we might even work them into some future blogs!
1. Larkspur: the death of Ajax.
Today we know him mostly as ‘Ajax’, but ‘Aias’ is probably a more authentically Grecian way of spelling this great Homeric hero’s name. Aias was a hero on the Greek side in the Trojan War. He contested Achilles’ claim to the armour of Achilles – but Odysseus was chosen to take the armour instead. Mad with jealousy, Aias threw himself upon his own sword. As he lay dying, the larkspur flower sprung from his pooling blood, with the petals inscribed with the letters ‘ai’ from his name.
Bringing a girl flowers is a good way to show her your affection, but breathing one from the mouth of a bull? That may be going too far. Zeus lusted after the beautiful Phoenician princess Europa. He came to earth in the form of a bull – and then, to lure Europa towards him, he transfixed her by breathing a crocus flower. She came close, following the scent and beauty of the crocus, and he whisked her away.
3. The Bouquet of Persephone.
This story contains a whole range of flowers we still know and love today! The goddess Persephone was kidnapped by Hades, lord of the underworld. What followed is perhaps a little too dark for a family-friendly blog, but then myths have a habit of tackling the darkest subjects as well as the most beautiful. Where this story s revelant to us is that Persephone and her nymphs were gathering flowers when Hades swooped upon her: her arms were full with roses, crocuses, violets, larkspur, irises and lilies.
Like we said, if you know any other great flower myths, join the conversation! More will follow in future blogs.

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In this direction, to get a feel for things of interest to them and to lull the attention of the interviewees, they often ask questions whose purpose is quite different from the first glance. Here are some such issues, according to experts cited by financial magazine Forbes.
1. than time not working and how many employees were laid off with you?
This question could easily be followed by “why you were shortened.” Its aim is for the interviewer to understand whether the company is deprived of the services you for reasons that lie within you. Instead approaches emotionally and is dropped to give information that can reduce your chances of being hired experts advise to approach more diplomatically with an answer like “I do not know why they had shortened was an excellent officer …”.
2. How do you manage to go to job interviews when you work now?
The purpose of this question is to see if “truancy” in the workplace, something which will automatically be transferred, he would do on his new job. You can tell that rarely go on interviews and only those that meet your requirements perfectly, as this use your free personal time.
3. How are you prepared for this interview?
In fact, the real purpose of this question is for the interviewer to understand how much you are motivated and want to get a place. Show your knowledge of the industry and the company you want to work.
4. Do you know someone who works for us?
If you know someone from your company, consider first whether it is worth to mention it. His reputation in the company will automatically be passed on to you, not to prevent potential hire you, it should not be bad.
5. Where indeed would you like to work?
The aim here is to assess whether you are applying for every available ad, or you have specific goals, desires and motivation.
6. What are the disadvantages of your current employers and colleagues?
Do not release the negative comments, either for your current employer or for your colleagues. This will look like a confrontational personality, your attitude about previous employers and colleagues presumption will be extended to your future in this new company.
7. Can you describe a situation where you have fixed a working problem?
8. Can you describe your work situation that you were wrong?
This is not the time to specify your biggest failure. To share and minimal significant error is not the best option. The purpose is to assess what is your opinion and you work and how you charge. Another goal is to see if you have taken a lesson from what happened.
9. How to collate job you are applying for the others, which go to interviews?
The purpose of the question is to compare the competitive environment with other items offered by other companies, and to assess what and how much is needed to be attracted to work in the company.
10. If you win the lottery will you continue to work?
Another way to gauge motivation and your desire to work, and whether you take it as fun, or as a liability.
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Riders love a challenge. And every great challenge brings a reward. Yours will come in the form of epic canyons, grand rock formations and lots of downhill. You'll marvel at how wind and water can produce such beautiful places. But most of all, just enjoy it. And when you return home, the challenge becomes finding routes that can live up to these.
Days 1-2 Pedal through Snow Canyon's orange and white Navajo sandstone cliffs | Experience awe-inspiring Cedar Breaks National Monument, a lesser-known gem with stone towers, canyons, columns and arches | Descend into meadows ringed by quaking aspen and ponderosa pine | Spin across the high desert to Bryce Canyon, where visibility on a clear day exceeds 100 miles.
Day 3 Explore the otherworldly wonderland of Bryce Canyon National Park during a ride to Rainbow Point and hikes on such aptly named trails as Sunrise, Inspiration and Queen's Garden | Grab your camera and a seat on the canyon rim to watch the sun set—an unforgettable performance.
Day 4 Witness extraordinary rock formations en route to Zion as you pedal through Red Canyon, brimming with crimson-colored pinnacles, spires and hoodoos | Watch for the impressive white-sandstone Elkhart Cliffs and geometric Checkerboard Mesa.
Days 5-6 Choose your adventure! Picturesque routes abound in this hiker's paradise from easy walks past emerald pools to unforgettable climbs providing panoramas of Zion's soaring sandstone | Enjoy a quiet morning ride through car-free Zion Canyon.
From $2,699 - $2,849 pp dbl. occ.
Lodge at Bryce Canyon is a fairly rustic national park lodge that reflects its natural surroundings. While this historic hotel offers simpler accommodations than the typical Backroads property, it's been selected because of its unparalleled access to the best riding in the region. Please note that the guest rooms are basic and are not equipped with televisions or air-conditioning (nights are usually cool due to the high elevation).
While Backroads strives to find roadways that are quiet and off the beaten track, some routes on this trip follow heavily trafficked roads. Of course, you're always welcome to jump in the shuttle to avoid the busier sections of the route.
The National Park Service has many regulations on hiking. In Zion National Park they limit where you can hike when accompanied by your Backroads Trip Leaders. Your leaders will provide pre-walk briefings, maps and directions so you can explore certain trails on your own. In Bryce Canyon National Park, your leaders can hike with you but can't act as "interpretive guides." Throughout the trip, your leaders will give an orientation to the area's flora, fauna and terrain before your hikes. Thank you for helping us cooperate with each park's regulations.
Backroads is the only active travel company providing two support vans in Bryce and Zion—because we know it's essential to ensure a truly great travel experience. It doubles our ability to be there when you need us to offer hydration, lighten your load or give you a lift if it's time to take a break. Read more on why two vans make all the difference.
We design and support our Bryce and Zion trips to suit mixed abilities and varied interests—so you can set your own pace, then change things up as the day unfolds. And all guests are free to do the same, traveling together or apart, with no one cramping anyone else's style. Which sounds easy in theory, but it's hard to pull off. Here's more on how we do it.
On our Bryce and Zion trips we have an extra leader supporting you along the road—for a total of three, compared to the industry standard two. So we can be in more places at once, giving personal attention to guests traveling at their own pace. Here's more on our Trip Leaders.
Backroads has the best-qualified people to lead your trip in Bryce and Zion, and our guests back that up, rating our Trip Leaders an average of 9.75 out of 10 for all-around quality of performance. Get the facts (and no fluff) on how we recruit and develop the very best people for your trip.

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In trading this week the Australia 200 index is sending a clear technical signal. The slice straight through resistance at 6,000 is a sign of underlying strength. On balance this market action indicates a test of the post GFC highs around 6,150.
Commodity strength, a lower Australian dollar and relatively cheaper valuations could all contribute to the positive momentum. Whatever the drivers, the higher levels of the Australia 200 index could in itself force more cautious investors back into the market as underperformance (due to defensive positioning) becomes a more prominent risk.
Traders and investors should respond in ways that reflect their own circumstances as well as the change in the market. No one can say with certainty whether the index will break through 6,150 to make new post-GFC highs. However a move through that level would in big picture terms introduce the possibility of a test of the all-time highs around 6,852.
Even at its much reduced level the financial sector plays an important part in the Australia 200’s performance. The sector comprises around 34% of the value of the index. That is substantially down on the peak composition of about 47%, reflecting the sell down in the sector from the 2015 peak. Mathematically, all the financial sector has to do for the index to make new post-GFC highs is sit still. Given a positive outlook for industrial commodities, any further recovery in financials (up 1.9% yesterday) may see those marks hit well before most investors currently expect.


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Jesus has power over life and death as well as power to forgive sins. This is true because He is the Creator of life. In chapter 14:6, Jesus said; ”I am the way, the truth, and the life”.
Because He is life, He can surely give life and restore life. Everyone who believes in Christ has a spiritual life that death cannot conquer or destroy in any way. When we know His power and how wonderful His life really is. How can we not commit our lives to Him? Because we have believed in Him, we have a wonderful assurance in Him.
In verse 19, Jesus declared; “Since I live, you also will live”.
What a wonderful assurance we have! Sin and death lost power and have no place in us any longer. The radical truth is, we are permanently declared not guilty and we are enveloped in the life-giving Spirit. Praise God! Jesus is Lord!
Thank You, for removing my sin and for Your life-giving Spirit. Let Your truth be revealed and teach me to walk in it. Thank You, for the impact of Your word in my life. I yield myself completely to Your Spirit – in my thoughts, words, and actions today and always, in Jesus’ name. Amen.


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text: How does Arnold Zable do it? After two finely wrought, deceptively simple books on Holocaust themes, he has brought out another, linking tales of the Greek island of Ithaca with the stories of his parents, Polish Jews, and their contemporaries who settled in Melbourne just before or just after the Annihilation, as Zable prefers to call the Holocaust. It is tempting, and dangerous, for a writer to return perpetually to the obsessions that drive him. The Holocaust and its manifold aftermaths is a literary seam in danger of being mined to exhaustion. But Zable’s heritage, replete with a strong Yiddish-Polish culture, is so rich, his approach so fresh, that his readers will follow him willingly down some well-worn paths.


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On June 15th, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services began accepting applications for the new Badger Care Plus Core Plan– a public health care plan for low-income adults with no dependent children. Early education professionals with no health insurance available through their employer may be able to take advantage of this opportunity by learning more/applying here. Share this information with your staff (if your) program doesn’t offer health insurance, your fellow early educators, and anyone else you think may qualify. Applicants can call the Enrollment Services Center at 1-800-291-2002 with any questions.
The successful implementation of this program serves as an example of an effective advocacy effort led by a diverse group of advocates that spanned over a number of years.
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This large tractor is representative of many trucks used in the USA.
these vehicles travel hundreds of miles at a time from one State to another.
and every other possible comfort, they are, for their American drivers, a true home from home.
Numerous on the road movies have succeeded in making this category even more popular.


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Looking for a new home in Parish Tr? It is a great time to buy real estate in Parish Tr and our site is a great place to begin your search. You can check out Parish Tr schools, market statistics, the latest listings and more. Whether you are a first-time home buyer or you are already familiar with the home buying process, you can be assured that you have the best tools and the perfect agent available to help with your Parish Tr home search.
There are currently 1 multi-family res (2-4) unitss for sale in Parish Tr. The average price for Parish Tr properties is $85,000which is 74% lower than all multi-family res (2-4) unitss within a 20 mile radius. The highest priced property in Parish Tr is $85,000 while the lowest priced multi-family res (2-4) units is listed at $85,000. Most of the properties available in Parish Tr are multi-family res (2-4) unitss while there are other property types as well. Compared to last month, the average price of real estate in the area has gone up 100%.

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The project is prototyping blockchain based real life trading of “OTC equity clearing, settlement and reporting,” chosen due to their low volume. If successful, they aim to expand to further assets, including “globally transacted financial products,” according to a Swiss news website.
On the regulatory end, the consortium is supported by Switzerland’s Commission for Technology and Innovation. Moreover, Switzerland is rising as one of the key hubs for blockchain technology, alongside London, California, Shanghai and other centers. Zug, specifically, a small idyllic lake-side town with a population of just under 30,000, has been a preferred choice with many blockchain companies, including Ethereum’s Foundation and Xapo.
The town made history recently when the mayor announced municipality services will accept bitcoin payments indicating a highly welcoming and accommodating approach to blockchain based innovation. However, there have been little, if any announcements, from the central government regarding blockchain technology and their regulatory approach to Fintech innovation, but considering the nation harbors what some call the crypto-valley, we can expect a facilitating attitude from central regulators.
As blockchain technology is now going mainstream with household names moving to a testing and prototyping stage, we can expect a number of blockchain based products to hit the market as early as next year.
A showcasing of the opportunities offered by blockchain technology and ethereum’s blockchain specifically is to take place in just over a week when world industry leaders, bankers, visionaries, policy makers, are to participate at the biggest blockchain event since its invention. More than 30 projects are to be unveiled in just one day, with numerous announcements expected at Decon2 and even more during the blockchain summit.
The event is likely to go down as blockchain’s coming out party after almost a decade as the number of participating household brands is sufficient to state that blockchain technology has gone mainstream this year, at least with decision makers. Moreover, Xinhua, China’s official and largest news agency, is a media partner and will cover the event. Therefore we can expect a new awareness and understanding of blockchain technology as we near 2017 and the invention enters a new stage.
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This bill would roll back much of the progress that has been made in clean energy and energy efficiency programs, weakening Ohio’s energy portfolio.
OEC Action Fund President Heather Taylor-Miesle will join constituents in Congressional District 15, tonight, for a community-organized town hall meeting. Environmental protection will take center stage in the discussion.
COLUMBUS, OH - In response to Governor Kasich’s veto of HB 554 today, the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund issued the following statement by Executive Director Heather Taylor-Miesle.
A coalition of environmental groups and clean energy advocates are working together to send a strong message to the Ohio Legislature: “Thaw the freeze because Ohioans are watching.” Paid messages have covered billboards, radio, social and print media.
The Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund (OEC Action Fund), announced today their endorsement of Denise Driehaus for Hamilton County Commissioner. Driehaus is committed to fighting climate change, growing Ohio’s clean energy economy, and addressing environmental challenges like the Combined Sewer Overflows that threaten the health of our families and the mighty Ohio River.
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will implement sound environmental policies, today announced its endorsement of former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland for U.S. Senate. Through a long and distinguished career in public office, Strickland has fought to grow Ohio’s clean energy economy and is committed to addressing the climate crisis.
As Governor, Strickland advocated for and signed into law the state’s renewable portfolio standard, calling for 25 percent of the state’s energy to be produced by advanced energy by 2025. By 2010, the state was ranked second in solar production and continued to be a top-five state for “green energy” production. These efforts led to 25,000 new advanced-energy manufacturing jobs. Furthermore, on the campaign trail, he has called for a regional approach to help Ohio’s Appalachian communities take advantage of new opportunities in the clean energy economy.
During his tenure in Congress, Strickland served on the Energy and Commerce Committee and cast important votes against additional oil and gas drilling, in favor of clean air and water protections and to address the challenge of climate change.
Strickland is featured on LCV Action Fund’s GiveGreen website, the only bundling website devoted exclusively to raising money for environmental champions for federal office.
Paid for by the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund and authorized by Strickland for Senate.

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Here is something that might be of interest to Nokia fans anxious to get their hands on the latest smartphones introduced by HMD Global earlier this year. Nokia 6, the first handset HMD made available on the market (China only), will have different global variants that are supposed to hit the shelves in early August.
Even in China, two Nokia 6 models are available for purchase, but they're not different when it comes to hardware. The only difference between the TA-1000 and TA-1003 versions is the fact that the latter comes with Google services, whereas the former doesn't.
However, when it comes to the global version, there are plenty of differences that we'll most likely talk about as soon as they arrive on the market. Until then, here is one that we didn't know about, but was recently confirmed by HMD.
It appears that the global version of Nokia 6 will not come with the notification LED that's included in the Chinese models. Neither of the four Nokia 6 models (TA-1033, TA-1039, TA-1021, TA-1025) will have this feature added.
HMD said they had taken the decision to remove the notification LED after doing some research, which means that customers outside China might not be so attached to this feature.
When it comes to your inquiry about the removal of LED from the global version, please be aware that in regards to global markets, due to specific research, a decision has been made about the removal of the LED.
The notification LED usually makes things easier for someone that is using different communication channels (SMS, messaging apps, email, phone, etc.). That LED would have helped you avoid checking the phone every 5 minutes to make sure you haven't received any messages that you must reply. Still, the lack of a notification LED shouldn't be such a deal-breaker for Nokia fans.
whoever buys a Nokia running Android is scammed!
Whoever believes what you're saying is scammed.
'whoever buys a Nokia running Android is scammed!' How do you come to such conclusion?
Do you guys feel like buying a Nokia Android phone? I was a big fan of Nokia phones from Finland back then. But as of the moment I'm not just feeling them.
No interest from me. Especially because they look like dinosaurs.
Yes, I do, and I am. Been a fan of Nokia since their Symbian days, and that's not going to change now.
I'd honestly buy the Nokia 6 if it had a bigger battery, so I'll just watch and see what will show up in the future.
Not a deal breaker for me in the least.
But my existing Android phone has notification led and i have growth attach to it. I only check my phone when the led light up.
Yeah the notification light is important to me.
Android is software, Google is too lenient with OEMs. Asia will always be given special privileges, especially if it is a Chinese phone, then they will get software updates first.
looks like they want to follow Lenovo/Moto in that. Its really annoying to pick the phone and unlock every time just to check notifications!! OEMs don't get it, do they? i will let lt pass, though wanted to buy one, already the SOC is old and outdated.
I need the led notification. Cant unlock my phone every time to check for notifications.
What an absolutely stupid idea, that's the number 1 feature a mobile should have. & what specific research?
Agree 100%. I'm beginning to wonder about the type of people who run some of these tech companies. Google and their clusterf*cked messaging apps and now HMD and no notification led.
Old Nokia used to be good. This new Nokia is shooting itself in a foot with such stupid decisions. Many people use notification light, but even if you don't use it that much it's always good to have an option.
The longer we wait in Europe for Nokia 6 the lesser appealing it becomes. From huge delays to hardware decisions like that.
Just ordered nokia 6 for my mother .
Guess I'll just stick with Samsung phones then. Was interested in checking out Nokia's hmd offerings but I use the notification light.
Everybody uses the notification led. Some people even install elaborate apps to control them. So they even have less need to turn on their screens to know what's going.
Notification led is a must for me.
So these idiots do an enquiry in China and decide on that enquiry that people NOT in China don't want an notification led?!?!? Please remind me NOT to buy a phone from these morons. "...Still, the lack of a notification LED shouldn't be such a deal-breaker for Nokia fans..." Yes, it IS! Every Nokia had a notification led. Most (Symbian) models had it in the home-button. Instead of making users less depending on switching on their screens and thus save battery, these idiots do the opposite.
If these phones come equipped with amoled screens and provided they have something like Nokia's own "sleeping screen" THEN this isn't a deal breaker.

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Jake Rosenthal is considering making postcard-size maps of Elsewhere, a labyrinthine new two-floor venue on the border of Williamsburg and Bushwick; it takes a few rounds of circling before the space reveals all its sections, pathways, and staircases. Since it opened, last Halloween, Elsewhere has drawn fans from all over the area for deep-house raves, cozy rock shows, and anything else that Rosenthal and his partners can dream up. The space is an experiment in the city’s ever-changing night-life economy: it’s one of the few venues that’s independently owned and operated, and designed entirely by show bookers.
Rosenthal, thirty-one, and Rami Haykal, thirty, began throwing small concerts and parties as Popgun in 2008, scouting rising talent from blogs and MySpace pages, often bringing bands to the city for their first New York shows. The duo found a home base in Glasslands Gallery, a ramshackle venue on the Williamsburg waterfront, but when the space closed, in 2014, they were already imagining building their own live-music headquarters. Though they had little instruction in the way of contracts and permits, they scoured Craigslist for a footprint large enough for what they pictured. After connecting with a landlord and developer, they settled on a former furniture-assembly factory, and, in 2015, signed a lease.

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The Fairy Tale Ink is proud to present these five retold stories of the classic, Cinderella. A story for every reader from best-selling and award-winning authors!!
Hunted by people who want to use her for her magic, Cinder is a mage in hiding until a chance encounter with an infuriating and handsome man threatens to ruin it all. Now Cinder has to decide if she’s going to run, or use her power to fight with him. But exposing herself means everything could go up in smoke.
Felicia didn’t dance with anyone at the ball, yet her small feet have doomed her to marry a prince she doesn’t even know – a man desperate to find a mystery princess that he danced with that night. Felicia’s determined to find her and get out of this forced engagement… until the prince begins to capture her heart.
When Cinderella gets to the ball, things begin to seem all too familiar, as if she’s been there before. Time loops, evil curses and one wicked glass slipper lead this princess on an adventure she won’t soon forget-until midnight.


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I have recently bought a couple of things from charity shops including a necklace. It had pearly coloured leaves and wooden beads. I wasn't very keen on the initial look of it, so I decided to paint it with my Topshop nail varnish.
And this is the finished necklace! Its now a bronze/gold colour which I love!!!
I also bought a cute black and white polka dot sleeveless shirt, which was £3.50 from one of the charity shops (it was originally from Marks and Spencer). It only buttoned 3/4 of the way, so I decided to safety pin the top to make it look as if it was buttoned to the top.
I loved it because it was a take on the dalmatian spots which is on trend this winter.
We went to see the midnight showing of the new Twilight film Breaking Dawn for my house mates birthday. But before that we went out for tapas and cocktails. This is what I wore for the evening. My new charity shop shirt, leather look leggings from River Island and my brogues from Primark. The lipstick I am wearing is from Topshop, I'ts called Inhibition. I'm quite impressed with it, it's a dark red berry colour which is a colour I have never tried before. I will defiantly be buying more Topshop lipsticks!!
I love the polka dot top! Its lush!


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The updated clinical policy bulletin (CPB) is available on Aetna’s website.
“This CPB is revised to state that gallium Ga-68 dotatate PET (NETSPOT) is considered medically necessary for diagnosis, staging and restaging of persons with primary and metastatic neuroendocrine tumors bearing somatostatin receptors when criteria are met,” Aetna said in a note accompanying the update.
SNMMI pushed for this change back in April, writing a letter that detailed why its members believed Aetna’s decision was wrong.

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By custom, the surface warfare officer with the earliest Officer of the Deck qualification is recognized as the Navy’s “Old Salt” — an award initiated in 1988 by the Surface Navy Association.
On Friday, that distinction will be bestowed on Adm. John Harvey, commander of Fleet Forces Command, in a ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock ship San Antonio at Naval Station Norfolk.
The current Old Salt is the recently retired Adm. Mike Mullen, who stepped back into civilian life Sept. 30 following four years as the nation’s top military officer and 43 years of service. There was no interim Old Salt, according to Ted Brown, a Fleet Forces Command spokesman.
Harvey, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1973, earned his OOD qual on Oct. 11, 1977, aboard the nuclear-powered cruiser Bainbridge. He assumed command of Fleet Forces in July 2009.
Dec. 20 CLARIFICATION: According to Brown, Harvey earned his surface warfare officer or SWO pin in October 1977. He earned his OOD qual in the spring of that year.
Here’s the Old Salt and the Old Salt-to-be back in 2005, when Mullen, then the chief of naval operations, promoted Harvey to vice admiral.
So – there was no ‘Old Salt’ between 30-Sep and 15-Dec?
Leave it to the SWOs to screw up something as simple as an award for longevity.
Graduated from the Naval Academy in 1973, qualified OOD in 1977. 4 years to qualify? Is it because standards are lower now since no one takes 4 years? Why? Very interesting.
To hokie_1997: Mullen apparently continued to hold the honor — “no interim Old Salt”, according to CFFC.
To older Salt: Fair question. Adm. Harvey spent a good chunk of time after he graduated to attend and complete nuclear propulsion training. According to his command blog, he was about halfway through that training in the spring of 1974 when he received orders to report to Enterprise. That probably wasn’t complete until some time in 1975. He was assigned to the Reactor Department, and his first priority was completing nuclear watchstanding quals so he could become the 4 Plant Station Officer. I don’t know what all that entails, but it sounds pretty time-consuming.
Per the Surface Navy Association, Old Salt is an ACTIVE DUTY Surface Warfare Officer with the earliest date of qualification as Officer of the Deck, Underway (OOD-F).
No offense to the former CNO/CJCS – but he retired in late September. He should’ve forfeited Old Salt on 09/30/11.
A bit minor I know, but seems silly to have an award and not follow your own rules.
And despite the shrinking size of the navy, seems like lots of USN ships are running into piers/ships/buoys, etc.
So clearly, doesn’t appear to be a particularly demanding, thorough, or even effective training syllabus.
Makes me wonder: Are shiphandling mishaps more frequent these days or are we just hearing about them more frequently because of social media and the Navy seeming of late to hold leaders more publicly accountable?


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DAY 2. What a day..the picture you see up there pretty much summed up how I felt. I was probably the happiest I had been in a while. I felt confident, inspired, motivated, just plain old happy. I keep saying thank you but THANK YOU. to everyone who made this possible. When I sent in my picture to audtition to be a part of the Olympia 2014 Flex Magazine Booth I never even imagined I had a chance. Which brings me to my new position in life. #NEVERSETTLE Thank you @1stphorm for inspiring me to really live those words. Why think I can't when I can just think I can. Anyway, Hope you enjoy some of my pics and my newest vlog of day 2 I got to meet some incredible individuals!!!
India Paulino IFBB PRO Bikini athletes stopped to chat sign an autograph and say hello to all of you guys!!!
CHRIS JONES ! POG himself what a freaking pleasure I am going to DALLAS to meet him and workout with him and all things fancy. Love this guy!! Check out his youtube channel he will inspire you REALTALK.
Bodybuidler Zack Khan!!! what an incredible large sweet guy!!!
Met this lovely lady Charlene and clicked immediately. I love it when that happens. Felt like we had been long lost friends or something!! Hope we can re unite once again I owe you a coffee love!
Special thank you to this handsome guy for making the experience once to remember!
KAI GREEN ya see em?
My girl Jemma came by to visit!I am so proud of her for taking this journey she has been killing it in the gym and it was so nice to see her!!
Jen Jen my love made me laugh and together we had a blast. Definitely a good luck charm! Thank you my love for motivating me and making this experience so much fun!
I was so excited when my friend Dawnya and her boo Nate came to say hello!!!! Means so much and together I know we can do anything!!! time to get shredded!!! Love you!
Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest where ever you want to follow and send me your questions. I know I keep saying this but I am FINALLY editing the Q&A video for all of you guys!!!
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