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Christening of Augusta
December 22, 2022 Dmitry Shulgin
In a time-honored Navy tradition, the Honorable Leigh I. Saufley, sponsor of the Navy's newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) the future USS Augusta (LCS-34), christened the ship during a 10:00 a.m. CDT ceremony on Saturday, December 17, in Mobile, Alabama.
Dean of University of Maine School of Law Christened Future U.S. Navy Ship Augusta
Saufley, president and dean of the University of Maine School of Law and the former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, broke a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow to symbolically christen the ship at the Austal USA shipyard. Augusta's commanding officer, Commander Christopher Polnaszek, represented the ship's crew in the ceremony.
The principal speaker was the Honorable Jerry Carl, U.S. House of Representatives (R-AL). Remarks were also been provided by the Honorable Mark O'Brien, mayor of Augusta; Vice Admiral John Mustin, chief of Navy reserve; Ms. E. Anne Sandel, acting principal civilian deputy to the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition; Mr. Rusty Murdaugh, president, Austal USA; and Mr. Stan Kordana, vice president of Surface Systems, General Dynamics Mission Systems.
«The future USS Augusta (LCS-34) will honor the beautiful, capital city of the pine tree state», said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. «The Honorable Saufley and the ship's crew will forge a special connection with the fine people of Augusta. This future ship's Sailors will stand the watch with pride and represent Augusta with the honor, courage, and commitment they deserve».
Augusta's motto, «Protecting the frontier», continues the legacy of the first USS Augusta (SSN-710), a Los Angeles-class submarine that was in active service for 24 years and decommissioned on February 11, 2009. Augusta is the 17th Independence-variant LCS and 33rd in the LCS class. It is the second ship named in honor of the city of Augusta, Maine.
Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS integrate with joint, combined, manned, and unmanned teams to support forward-presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe. Currently, Independence-variants USS Charleston (LCS-18) and USS Oakland (LCS-24) are on deployment in the Indo-Pacific.
The LCS class consists of two variants, Freedom and Independence, designed and built by two separate industry teams. Austal USA, which leads the Independence-variant industry team for even-numbered hulls, is a ship manufacturer headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, with service centers in San Diego and Singapore, and a technology center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Austal USA has earned 21 safety excellence awards.
The Independence Variant of the LCS
PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS
Construction Hull and superstructure – aluminium alloy
Length overall 421 feet/128.3 m
Beam overall 103 feet/31.4 m
Hull draft (maximum) 14.8 feet/4.5 m
PAYLOAD AND CAPACITIES
Complement Core Crew – 40
Mission crew – 36
Berthing 76 in a mix of single, double & quad berthing compartments
Maximum mission load 210 tonnes
Mission Bay Volume 118,403 feet3/11,000 m3
Mission packages Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
Surface Warfare (SUW)
Mine Warfare (MIW)
Main engines 2 × GE LM2500
2 × MTU 20V 8000
Waterjets 4 × Wartsila steerable
Bow thruster Retractable azimuthing
Speed 40 knots/46 mph/74 km/h
Range 3,500 NM/4,028 miles/6,482 km
Operational limitation Survival in Sea State 8
MISSION/LOGISTICS DECK
Deck area >21,527.8 feet2/2,000 m2
Launch and recovery Twin boom extending crane
Loading Side ramp
Internal elevator to hanger
Launch/Recover Watercraft Sea State 4
FLIGHT DECK AND HANGER
Flight deck dimensions 2 × SH-60 or 1 × CH-53 or multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Vertical Take-off and Land Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs/VTUAVs)
Hanger Aircraft stowage & maintenance for 2 × SH-60
Launch/Recover Aircraft Sea State 5
WEAPONS AND SENSORS
Standard 1 × 57-mm gun
4 × 12.7-mm/.50 caliber guns
1 × Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) launcher
3 × weapons modules
Independence-class
Ship Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport
USS Independence (LCS-2) 01-19-2006 04-26-2008 01-16-2010 San Diego, California
USS Coronado (LCS-4) 12-17-2009 01-14-2012 04-05-2014 San Diego, California
USS Jackson (LCS-6) 08-01-2011 12-14-2013 12-05-2015 San Diego, California
USS Montgomery (LCS-8) 06-25-2013 08-06-2014 09-10-2016 San Diego, California
USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) 04-16-2014 02-25-2015 06-10-2017 San Diego, California
USS Omaha (LCS-12) 02-18-2015 11-20-2015 02-03-2018 San Diego, California
USS Manchester (LCS-14) 06-29-2015 05-12-2016 05-26-2018 San Diego, California
USS Tulsa (LCS-16) 01-11-2016 03-16-2017 02-16-2019 San Diego, California
USS Charleston (LCS-18) 06-28-2016 09-14-2017 03-02-2019 San Diego, California
USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) 04-10-2017 05-22-2018 10-05-2019 San Diego, California
USS Kansas City (LCS-22) 11-15-2017 10-19-2018 06-20-2020 San Diego, California
USS Oakland (LCS-24) 07-20-2018 07-21-2019 04-17-2021 San Diego, California
USS Mobile (LCS-26) 12-14-2018 01-11-2020 05-22-2021 San Diego, California
USS Savannah (LCS-28) 09-20-2018 09-08-2020 02-05-2022 San Diego, California
USS Canberra (LCS-30) 03-10-2020 03-30-2021
USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) 10-27-2020 11-12-2021
USS Augusta (LCS-34) 07-30-2021 05-23-2022
USS Kingsville (LCS-36) 02-23-2022
USS Pierre (LCS-38)
Austal USAIndependence VariantLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)USS Augusta (LCS-34)
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin September 20.
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Cooperstown (LCS-23)
The ship is the 12th Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) designed and delivered by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team. Delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the U.S. Navy. Following delivery, the ship will sail away for a commissioning ceremony in New York City before transiting to its homeport in Mayport, Florida.
«Today marks a significant shipbuilding milestone in the life of the future USS Cooperstown, 'America's Away Team,' an exceptional ship and the latest inductee into the U.S. Navy's arsenal conducting operations around the globe», said Captain Andy Gold, PMS-501 (Littoral Combat Ships) program manager.
USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) is the second Freedom-variant ship outfitted with the combining gear correction that will allow unrestricted operations. The correction addresses a class-wide flaw that was identified as the Fleet deployed these ships in greater numbers.
The future USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) will be the first naval ship to honor the Village of Cooperstown in Otsego County, New York. The village is located at the southern end of the historic Otsego Lake in the central region of the state. Cooperstown, New York, is the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which is the source of the ship's motto, «America's Away Team».
Several more Freedom variant ships are under construction at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. The future USS Marinette (LCS-25) is scheduled for delivery in early 2023. Additional ships in various stages of construction include the future ships USS Nantucket (LCS-27), USS Beloit (LCS-29) and USS Cleveland (LCS-31). LCS-31 will be the final Freedom-variant LCS.
The LCS class is now the second-largest surface ship class in production. The future USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) is the fourth LCS delivered in Fiscal Year 2022, following the deliveries of the Freedom-variant USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21), Independence-variant USS Canberra (LCS-30), and Independence-variant USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32).
The LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore and open ocean environments, capable of winning against 21st-century coastal threats such as mines and swarming small craft. The ships are capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control and deterrence.
«I look forward to seeing Cooperstown step up to the plate with her sister ships in Mayport to bring her slugging capabilities to the Fleet», Gold said.
Ship Design Specifications
Hull Advanced semiplaning steel monohull
Beam Overall 57 feet/17.5 m
Draft 13.5 feet/4.1 m
Full Load Displacement Approximately 3,200 metric tons
Top Speed Greater than 40 knots/46 mph/74 km/h
Range at top speed 1,000 NM/1,151 miles/1,852 km
Range at cruise speed 4,000 NM/4,603 miles/7,408 km
Watercraft Launch and Recovery Up to Sea State 4
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Up to Sea State 5
Propulsion Combined diesel and gas turbine with steerable water jet propulsion
Power 85 MW/113,600 horsepower
Hangar Space Two MH-60 Romeo Helicopters
One MH-60 Romeo Helicopter and three Vertical Take-off and Land Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicles (VTUAVs)
Core Crew Less than 50
Accommodations for 75 sailors provide higher sailor quality of life than current fleet
Integrated Bridge System Fully digital nautical charts are interfaced to ship sensors to support safe ship operation
Core Self-Defense Suite Includes 3D air search radar
Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) gunfire control system
Rolling-Airframe Missile Launching System
57-mm Main Gun
Mine, Torpedo Detection
Decoy Launching System
Freedom-class
USS Freedom (LCS-1) 06-02-2005 09-23-2006 11-08-2008 San Diego, California
USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) 07-11-2009 12-07-2010 09-22-2012 San Diego, California
USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) 10-27-2011 12-18-2013 11-21-2015 San Diego, California
USS Detroit (LCS-7) 08-11-2012 10-18-2014 10-22-2016 San Diego, California
USS Little Rock (LCS-9) 06-27-2013 07-18-2015 12-16-2017 San Diego, California
USS Sioux City (LCS-11) 02-19-2014 01-30-2016 11-17-2018 Mayport, Florida
USS Wichita (LCS-13) 02-09-2015 09-17-2016 01-12-2019 Mayport, Florida
USS Billings (LCS-15) 11-02-2015 07-01-2017 08-03-2019 Mayport, Florida
USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) 07-18-2016 04-18-2018 10-26-2019 Mayport, Florida
USS St. Louis (LCS-19) 05-17-2017 12-15-2018 08-08-2020 Mayport, Florida
USS Minneapolis/St. Paul (LCS-21) 02-22-2018 06-15-2019 05-21-2022 Mayport, Florida
USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) 08-14-2018 01-19-2020 Mayport, Florida
USS Marinette (LCS-25) 03-27-2019 10-31-2020
USS Nantucket (LCS-27) 10-09-2019 08-07-2021
USS Beloit (LCS-29) 07-22-2020 05-07-2022
USS Cleveland (LCS-31) 06-20-2021
Fincantieri Marinette MarineFreedom-variantLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)USS Cooperstown (LCS-23)
On May 23rd, Austal USA successfully launched the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Augusta (LCS-34). Assisted by tugs, the ship was escorted out of Austal USA's floating dry dock and secured pier side on the waterfront for machinery commissioning and system activation in preparation for sea trials later this year.
Austal USA launches the future USS Augusta (LCS-34)
The launch of Augusta was a multi-step process which involved lifting the 2,500-metric-ton ship almost three feet in the air, moving it approximately 400 feet/122 m onto a moored deck barge adjacent to the assembly bay – using transporters – then transferring the LCS from the deck barge to a floating dry dock. The floating dry dock was submerged with LCS-34 entering the water for the first time.
«We're proud to announce another successful milestone achievement for the LCS program at Austal USA», stated Austal USA Vice President of New Construction, Dave Growden. «Austal USA's team of talented shipbuilders are excited to have another LCS in the water and are looking forward to delivering her to the Navy so she can join her sister ships in the Pacific fleet».
The LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. The LCS is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.
With capabilities focused on defeating global challenges in the littorals, these surface combatants are designed to provide joint force access in the littorals. LCS can operate independently or in high-threat environments as part of a networked battle force that includes multi-mission surface combatants.
Augusta is the 17th of 19 Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships that Austal USA is building for the U.S. Navy. Four LCS are under various stages of construction. Austal USA is also constructing four Expeditionary Fast Transport ships for the U.S. Navy and will begin construction on Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships this summer.
Littoral Combat Ship
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) in Duluth, Minnesota, May 21, 2022.
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) in Duluth, Minnesota, May 21, 2022
Representative Betty McCollum, Minnesota 4th District, was the principal speaker for the commissioning ceremony.
«The strength of America's national security, and the democratic values we hold dear, are being tested today like they have not been in decades», said McCollum. «I can think of no two names that represent that strength more than Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Together we are one team – those who built this fine ship, and those who will serve on her. It is the strength and determination of the American people that is the backbone of our national security».
The Honorable Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy, reflected on attending his first commissioning ceremony. «The Twin Cities represent the Great State of Minnesota's economic, cultural, and political center. The Twin Cities play a significant role in our nation's economic network», said Raven. «Now, more than ever, it is fitting that a Littoral Combat Ship is named Minneapolis-Saint Paul – honoring the legacy of work and contribution of the people whose work ultimately impacts our daily lives nationwide and globally».
Vice Admiral Scott Conn, United States Navy (USN), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities also attended. «Thank you all for preparing LCS-21 for this day», said Conn. «I recognize how special it is to be together for this milestone, and to spend this day bringing the newest ship in our fleet to life in this way. And more so, to do it in the State of her namesake cities is unique and special».
The Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, also attended the ceremony. «This is a unique opportunity to gather ourselves as Minnesotans, and Americans», said Walz. «We're not just a country; we're an ideal».
Guest speakers for the event were Jon Rambeau, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors and senator of Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar.
Attendees of the ceremony were Mayor Jacob Frey, City of Minneapolis; Mayor Melvin Carter, City of Saint Paul; Mayor Emily Larson, City of Duluth; Rear. Admiral Casey Moton, Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants; Mark Vandroff, chief executive officer, Fincantieri Marinette Marine; Captain David Miller, Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 2; Captain Andy Gold, Littoral Combat Ship program manager, Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants; Brian Kriese, deputy officer in charge, supervisor of shipbuilding Bath Detachment Marinette; and Matrons of Honor, Nicole Sunberg and Carly Olsen.
Representative Pete Stauber, Minnesota 8th District, assisted in placing the ship into commission. The ship's sponsor Jodi Greene, former Deputy Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy, gave the first order to «man our ship and bring her to life».
«As a crew, you have already proven your strength and determination in getting ready for this momentous day», said Greene. «You prepared this ship to take her place in the fleet during challenging times. All eyes were on you as you continued to make this pathway».
Built by the Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin. USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) was launched and christened in on June 15, 2019. The ship completed acceptance trials, August 21, 2020, and was delivered to U.S. Navy, November 18, 2021.
«I am incredibly proud of this crew for their dedication to shipmate and ship as we worked toward the commissioning of USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul», said Commander Alfonza White, commanding officer of Minneapolis-Saint Paul. «We are honored to carry the name Minneapolis-Saint Paul into the fleet».
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) is the second naval ship to honor Minnesota's Twin Cities although each city has been honored twice before.
The first U.S. Navy warship named Minneapolis-Saint Paul was a Los Angeles-class submarine launched in 1983 that participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN-708) was the first submarine to carry Tomahawk missiles specifically designed for use in strikes against Iraq during the Gulf War. Having served for over two decades with distinction, the submarine decommissioned in 2007.
LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed for operation in near-shore environments yet capable of open-ocean operation. It is designed to defeat asymmetric «anti-access» threats and is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) will be homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.
USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) 08-14-2018 01-19-2020
Fincantieri Marinette MarineFreedom-class LCSLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)Lockheed MartinUSS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)
Christened And Launched
The Lockheed Martin-led shipbuilding team launched Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 29, the future USS Beloit. Ship sponsor, Major General Marcia M. Anderson, USA (Ret.) christened Littoral Combat Ship LCS-29, the future USS Beloit, prior to its launch into the Menominee River at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) Shipyard on May 7, 2022.
Littoral Combat Ship 29 (USS Beloit) Christened and Launched
«Lockheed Martin is confident that the sailors of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 29, the future USS Beloit, will play a critical role in supporting maritime security and deterrence. The LCS Freedom-variant, operationally deployed today, is an unmatched and highly adaptable warship, designed to outpace the growing threat of our adversaries and fulfill the dynamic missions of the U.S. Navy. Our team of more than 800 suppliers maintains a strong partnership with the U.S. Navy to add lethality and survivability enhancements to the highly capable and resilient LCS class». – Steve Allen, Lockheed Martin vice president, Small Combatants and Ship Systems.
In 2011, Major General Marcia Anderson was named the first female African American officer to earn her second star in the U.S. Army reserves. When the former Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Richard Spencer, directed that LCS-29 be named after the City of Beloit, he also asked that General Anderson be honored as the ship sponsor.
«I am honored and excited to be a part of the christening and launch of the USS Beloit. As a Beloit native, I am well aware of the long history my city has had as it supported our national security by not just providing people who served, but also helped build the amazing ships and vehicles that have made our military the envy of the world. I know the USS Beloit will carry that tradition forward as she and her crew become an integral part of our nation's history, and I am happy to be able to play a small role as the Sponsor during the life of this great ship». – Major General Marcia M. Anderson, USA (Ret.), Ship Sponsor of the future USS Beloit (LCS-29).
The Lockheed Martin-led LCS team is comprised of shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine, naval architect Gibbs & Cox, and more than 800 suppliers in 42 states. Built at the Midwest's only naval shipyard, LCS production supports 12,500 U.S. jobs, including more than 7,500 jobs in Wisconsin and Michigan.
«Shipbuilding is hard work, done by dedicated professionals. And I could not be more proud of the work done by our team here in Marinette to get another Freedom-class warship built and in the water where she belongs». – Mark Vandroff, Fincantieri Marinette Marine CEO
Unique among combat ships, LCS is deployed today for close-to-shore missions and is a growing and relevant part of the Navy's fleet. In the last year, Freedom-variant Littoral Combat ships have supported the Navy on various missions including several counter-illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in narcotics seizures. Its speed, strength and versatility make it a critical tool to help sailors achieve their missions. Recently, the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship for the first time has deployed to US 6th Fleet, as a measure of assurance for NATO allies and partners in Europe and Africa.
LCS-29 is the 15th Freedom-variant LCS and 29th in the LCS class. It is the first ship named in honor of the city of Beloit, Wisconsin. Lockheed Martin is in full-rate production and has delivered 11 ships to the U.S. Navy. There are five ships in various stages of production.
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The christening and launch celebrate a major milestone in the life of the future USS Beloit (LCS-29) and marks a significant event in the history of the nation's 29th Littoral Combat Ship. LCS-29 is named for Beloit, Wisconsin, and its citizens. It is the first ship to bear the name. Beloit and its citizens have been tremendous supporters of the Navy and Marine Corps for decades. In Beloit, engines for the Freedom-variant LCS are built. These and many other contributions of Beloit citizens have made the U.S. Navy stronger, more capable and lethal.
USS Minneapolis/St. Paul (LCS-21) 02-22-2018 06-15-2019
Fincantieri Marinette MarineFreedom-variant LCSLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)Lockheed MartinUSS Beloit (LCS-29)
Keel Laying
February 28, 2022 Dmitry Shulgin
Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama, celebrated the keel laying of the future USS Kingsville (LCS-36) at our ship manufacturing facility on February 23, 2022. Kingsville is an Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), one of 18 that the U.S. Navy has contracted Austal to build. The ship is the first U.S. Navy ship named for the city of Kingsville in Texas.
Austal USA hosts keel laying ceremony for future USS Kingsville (LCS-36)
A keel laying ceremony is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. At Austal USA, the keel laying symbolically recognizes module erection in final assembly and the ceremonial beginning of a ship.
The ship's sponsor is Katherine Kline, a member of the sixth generation of the King Ranch family, decedents of Captain Richard King who founded the King Ranch located in Kingsville, Texas, in 1853. The Naval Air Station Kingsville, located three miles from Kingsville was founded in 1942 and continues a special relationship with the King Ranch.
As the keel authenticator today, Kline welded her initials onto an aluminum keel plate with the assistance of Austal USA A-class welder, Mr. Joseph Bennett, Jr.
Austal USAIndependence VariantLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)USS Kingsville (LCS-36)
The U.S. Navy commissioned the future USS Savannah (LCS-28) as the newest Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, February 5, in Brunswick, Georgia.
USS Savannah (LCS-28) commissioning
Remarks were provided by the Honorable Earl L. «Buddy» Carter, U. S. Representative, Georgia's First District; the Honorable Meredith Berger, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy; Vice Admiral Carl Chebi, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command; the Honorable Van Johnson, Mayor of Savannah; the Honorable Cosby Johnson, Mayor of Brunswick; and Larry Ryder, Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs, Austal USA.
The ship's sponsor is Mrs. Dianne Davison Isakson, wife of the late Honorable Johnny Isakson, former Senator from Georgia. In a time-honored Navy tradition, Mrs. Isakson, along with the Matron of Honor, her daughter Julie Isakson Mitchell, gave the first order to «man our ship and bring her to life».
«The city of Savannah, Georgia, has played an important role in our nation's naval history», said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. «I have no doubt the Sailors of USS Savannah (LCS-28) will carry on the fighting spirit of this city and will play an important role in the defense of our nation and maritime freedom».
The LCS class consists of two variants, the Freedom and the Independence, designed and built by two industry teams. Lockheed Martin leads the Freedom variant team, or odd-numbered hulls, constructed in Marinette, Wisconsin. Austal USA leads the Independence variant team in Mobile, Alabama for LCS-2 and the subsequent even-numbered hulls.
Savannah is the 14th Independence variant LCS and the sixth ship to bear its name. LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. The platform is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control and deterrence.
USS Savannah (LCS-28) will homeport at Naval Base San Diego, California.
USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) 10-27-2020
USS Augusta (LCS-34) 07-30-2021
USS Kingsville (LCS-36)
Austal USAIndependence classLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)USS Savannah (LCS-28)
15th Independence-class
Austal Limited is pleased to announce Austal USA has delivered the future USS Canberra (LCS-30) to the United States Navy.
The future USS Canberra (LCS-30) is the 15th Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship constructed by Austal USA (image: Austal USA)
The Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is the second LCS Austal USA has delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2021.
Austal Limited Chief Executive Officer Paddy Gregg said the latest LCS delivery was of great interest and significance as the vessel was named after Australia's national capital, Canberra and was sponsored by Australia's Foreign Minister, Senator the Honourable Marise Payne.
«We were honoured to have Senator Marise Payne lay the keel for the future USS Canberra in March 2020, and now we're very pleased to be delivering the completed vessel to the Navy, on time and on budget», Mr. Gregg said. «Canberra is the 15th Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship that Austal USA has delivered to the U.S. Navy, since 2010; an outstanding track record for a multi-billion-dollar program, comprising 19 ships in total. Add on the twelve Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessels that Austal USA has also delivered, during roughly the same timeframe, and you get a clear picture that our Mobile, Alabama shipyard is an incredibly efficient, value-adding asset within the United States' defence industrial base».
Four more LCS are currently under construction at Austal USA, including the recently launched future USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) and future USS Augusta (LCS-34). Modules are under construction on the future USS Kingsville (LCS-36) and the future USS Pierre (LCS-38). Two Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels (EPF's 13 and 14) are also under construction at the shipyard.
In October 2021, Austal USA was awarded a contract for the detailed design and construction of two U.S. Navy Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ships, the first contract for Austal's new steel construction facility. Austal has recently been awarded several post-delivery service-related contracts for the LCS program including Sustainment Execution Contracts (SEC) for both classes of LCS, on the east and west coasts of the United States, and a further contract to support LCS deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.
Further, Austal USA recently announced the company had completed the purchase of a lease on waterfront property to establish a permanent ship repair facility in the Port of San Diego – a 6-hectare site enabling ship repairs and maintenance on U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command ships. The facilities will include a new dry dock, designed specifically to service small surface combatants and other small to medium size ships.
This ASX announcement has been approved and authorised for release by Patrick Gregg, Austal Limited's Chief Executive Officer.
USS Savannah (LCS-28) 09-20-2018 09-08-2020
Austal USAIndependence classLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)USS Canberra (LCS-30)
Christening of Marinette
November 25, 2021 Dmitry Shulgin
The U.S. Navy christened the future USS Marinette (LCS-25) as the newest Freedom variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, November 20, in Marinette, Wisconsin.
Navy christened future Littoral Combat Ship Marinette
The principal speaker was the Honorable Meredith Berger, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy. Additional speakers included Vice Admiral William Galinis, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command; Rear Admiral Casey Moton, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned and Small Combatants; and the Honorable Steve Genisot, Mayor of Marinette, Wisconsin; and shipbuilders Steve Allen, Lockheed Martin Vice President of Small Combatants and Ship Systems, and Dario Deste, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fincantieri Marine Group. The ship's sponsor, the Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, broke a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow in a time-honored Navy tradition.
«The future USS Marinette (LCS-25) will be the second U.S. Navy ship honoring the important naval heritage and shipbuilding history the city of Marinette is known for», said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. «I have no doubt the Sailors of USS Marinette (LCS-25) will carry on the proud legacy from generations past and will stand ready to respond to any mission, wherever, and whenever, there is a need».
LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. The platform is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control and deterrence.
The LCS class consists of two variants, the Freedom and the Independence, designed and built by two industry teams. Lockheed Martin leads the Freedom variant team, or odd-numbered hulls, in Marinette, Wisconsin. Austal USA leads the Independence variant team in Mobile, Alabama for USS Jackson (LCS-6) and the subsequent even-numbered hulls.
USS Marinette (LCS-25) is the 13th Freedom-variant LCS and 25th in the LCS class. It is the second ship named in honor of the city of Marinette, Wisconsin. The first Marinette (YTB-791), a Natick-class large fleet tugboat, was launched in 1967 and performed miscellaneous tugging services in the 5th Naval District, headquartered at Norfolk, Virginia.
USS Beloit (LCS-29) 07-22-2020
Freedom variantLittoral Combat Ship (LCS)Lockheed MartinUSS Marinette (LCS-25)
Navy Accepts Delivery
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard November 18.
Navy accepts delivery of future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)
The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) is the 11th Freedom-variant LCS designed by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin. Delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder, part of a Lockheed-Martin-led team to the U.S. Navy.
«Today marks a significant shipbuilding milestone in the life of the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, an exceptional ship which will conduct operations around the globe», said LCS program manager Captain Mike Taylor. «I look forward to seeing Minneapolis-Saint Paul join her sister ships with 100 percent of propulsion power available for unrestricted use».
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) was accepted after rigorous testing of a combining gear modification that will allow for unrestricted operations, addressing a class-wide flaw that was discovered as the Fleet deployed these ships in greater numbers. USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) is the first Freedom-variant ship to receive the fix.
The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) is the second naval ship to honor Minnesota's Twin Cities although each city has been honored twice before. The first U.S. Navy warship named Minneapolis-Saint Paul was a Los Angeles-class submarine launched in 1983 who took part in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN-708) was the first submarine to carry Tomahawk missiles specifically designed for use in strikes against Iraq during the Gulf War. Having served for over two decades with distinction, the submarine Minneapolis-Saint Paul was decommissioned in 2007.
Several more Freedom variant ships are under construction at Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp. in Marinette, Wisconsin. Pending successful at-sea testing of its combining gear modification, USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) is planned to deliver in January 2022. Additional ships in various stages of construction include USS Marinette (LCS-25), USS Nantucket (LCS-27), USS Beloit (LCS-29) and USS Cleveland (LCS-31).
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. The LCS is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.
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A: Changing magnetic field caused by falling magnet induces current in the solenoid such that the magnetic field caused by induced current is opposite to magnetic field that induces a current (Lenz's Law). The induced current is proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic field so, the faster the magnet is going, the more current it induces and therefore the stronger magnetic field is induced that opposes the motion of the magnet.
If there is no sources of current in the solenoid other than the falling magnet, the force on the magnet will get stronger and stronger until gravity cancels it out and after that, magnet will fall with constant velocity.

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Have you sent that information to the CBI or are you bringing your case to the financial ombudsman? Variable base (tracker)is the variable basis on the fixed rate EBS contracts between 2004-2008.
Variable base(tracker) rate turned into an SVR sometime around mid 2008. Still surprises me the CBI let this one through.
No haven't sent this anywhere just found this thread & posting here for advise to see if it's worth doing something with and if so what should I do?
have you looked for / got a response from EBS on why you are not on tracker ?
It might really be worth emailing the details of your situation to the CBI - who don't seem to be yet - taking on board the EBS variable base rate / it was actually a tracker situation.
No harm sending info into CBI but I think in terms of them doing anything about it that ship has sailed. Better to contact Padraic Kissane ASAP.
just contacted ebs. Person I spoke to has logged a complaint for me but doesn't think much of my complaint as at end of my fixed I didn't write in to be put on tracker!! Loan offer (01/08) says I should have went to variable base letter from ebs after fixed (01/09) only gave me two options svr or fix again no variable base! I'll send my info to Paudi Kissane too and cbi after I get a response from ebs?
The times I called the 'EBS Helpline' I was told something pretty disingenuous stuff as well e.g. the reason you don't have a tracker is all your brokers fault nothing to do with EBS.
They also referred to the broker I used as my 'chosen intermediary' - that made me laugh - he was part of the EBS broker network and far from a stranger to EBS - they all seemed very 'chummy in 2008' - he was a broker who worked with EBS and I am sure he brought them a lot of business and did very well of out the commissions.
does giving out information over a bank helpline that is not true - is this breaking any laws?
I've been following this thread for a number of months. We recently received notification that our account has been impacted.
We had a tracker application with a margin above ecb rate @ 1.25%. The Loan Offer had Variable Base Rate of 4%(No mention of margin or tracker rate) The 4% in the Loan Offer was the ECB rate of 2.75% at the time of draw down plus the 1.25% margin combined.
In 2008 they moved us to a Standard Variable rate. We never fixed. In EBS's letter they contend it was an administrative error and we were placed on a Standard Variable rate from draw down.
We had complained to the Central Bank outlining our case, got a TD to make representations to EBS on our behalf, employed Padraic Kissane and called to our local EBS branch manager on a monthly basis looking for answers.
This thread has been a great aid in pursuing EBS and helped maintain our resolve to see this out.
Still a long road ahead but I want to say thank you to everyone here.
I hope this can help others and my advice is to leave no stone unturned in pursuing the banks.
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Am delighted for you trackman that youve been deemed impacted and it gives everyone else on this site hope that a resolution will indeed arrive to this issue. My partners mortgage though had it as a condition of her mortgage that she go on an initial 3 year fixed rate and despite the letter of offer stating shed go onto a VBR with no margin actually stated after this period she ended ip magically on a SVR despite her offer letter having no such terminology. The VBR just happened to track ECB at the same rate +1.25% above and i cannot for the life of me understand why the CB hasnt already deemed this cohort impacted. She has received a letter from EBS stating that she isnt deemed impacted and one of the reasons for this they say is she didnt sign a tracker application form. Thing is how could she when it was made a condition of her getting the mortgage that she go on a 3 yr fixed rate. She wasalso told that trackers were well advertised and available but shes told me she never heard of them until i said it to her about this VBR stuff as i found it strange that she was on an SVR despite this type of mortgage only coming into being long after she took out her mortgage.
Thank you. I didn't intend to hijack the thread only posted here because it has the most coverage with similar cases.
It's only a matter of time before it all unravels for EBS. All the smaller cohorts deemed impacted during this review will surely provide enough evidence for people to go to the FSPO. Such a shame your partners case was not impacted by EBS. Dont give up and best of luck.
Very encouraging news. Congratulations Trackman. Your case is the first variable base rate loan offer that I have seen to be deemed impacted. The administrative error excuse is merely an attempt by EBS to avoid contagion and redress for more Variable Base Rate customers.
Trackman-so they moved you from your tracker rate(variable base rate) to a standard variable rate in 2008 but then said that actually you were wrongly put on the SVR from the start of your mortgage thereby now implying that the variable base rate was actually a SVR? Haha. As Tonymac said I can't believe the CBI didn't see through this nonsense.
What are the chances that the same "administrative error" happened in mid 2008 to 1000's of Variable Base Rate customers? This thread has clearly shown that said "administrative error" occurred in mid 2008 when the variable base rate(tracker) was changed by EBS to a SVR but they are using the tracker application form as route out of paying redress to those thousands.
There is no administrative error across all of these accounts & it was a very deliberate attempt to take customers off their tracker rates. Somebody in EBS at the time made this call to change the rate on their system & I hope the CBI find out who & pass info on to the authorities if necessary.
Thank you. Yes you hit the nail on the head. So EBS can no longer argue that the Variable Base rate was a SVR.
By admitting to an administrative error from draw down they will end up paying far more compensation and redress to customers essentially to avoid criminal charges.
If they conceded they put us on a different product 2 years later without consent they would be in serious bother.
Hey Trackman - great news - congratulations- nice present for Christmas - and well done on your persistence.
Just wondering - during all this did ebs send you letters saying you were deemed not impacted or did you get a letter to say you were impacted?
loving the 'administrative error' excuse - rather strange error - to accidentally move you from one product to another for no reason, of courses mistakes are made all the time, except for the lucky fact that it meant banks could then take 100s more euros off you each month, and then you had drag it out of them to them 'rectify the error' ?
amazing how hard it was for you to have a bank who promises 'to put right their failures' to just simply 'rectify an error' ??
It would be great to hear about accidental errors where the customer ended up paying 100s of euros less each month on their mortgages- i wonder how often that happened.
I don't see during all this who is experiencing the Banks treating them with anything other than contempt and I thought the CBI had 'strongly' directed them otherwise, that a big culture shift was required - yet I don't see how anything has changed in the last year.
The answer EBS gave me was so insulting to my intelligence and that was after making me wait 6 months. My relative received the same treatment, months and months later they told her - it was a mistake on their side that her contract stated she must have completed a tracker application form to get her loan which was of course a 'variable base rate'.
The vast majority of customers on a variable base rate rolled onto it after a fixed rate. Your case is important as it shows that EBS moved you off a tracker rate in 2008. This thread has shown that EBS also moved others off their tracker rate at this point but most would have been locked into a fixed rate at the time. Alan Merriman has said it was EBS policy to push customers towards fixed rates.
Trackman-have they given you the exact date when they moved you from your tracker to SVR? Info from multiple sources on this thread indicates this change occurred somewhere around May-July 2008 and this is when we were all moved from the tracker rate to SVR on their system. So the variable basis of our loan was changed while we were still on fixed rate. This seemed to involve the margin deviating from the ECB base rate +1.25% to a higher margin.
A number of posters such as haveaniceday requested a tracker in early 2008 & were then sent a variable base rate loan offer by EBS. By mid 2008 EBS then informed customers that the variable base loan offer was not a tracker anymore. Evidence is pretty clear that this mid 2008 period is when EBS intentionally & strategically changed the variable base rate (tracker) to a SVR. Cases like haveanice & trackman merely illuminate this switch because they weren't on a fixed rate.
I know we started on a tracker rate because the monthly payments never stacked up to being a SVR at the time. In fact an SVR was not available then.
From draw down in 2006 to 2014 our repayments increased by 50%.
Its just a bit of luck we got a copy of the tracker application and we didn't fix during that period.
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Anyone heard any more? I rang fspo today and they said my case was still with investigations should I be getting back onto the central bank or who?


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The Global Super-Rich Stash: Now $25 Trillion
Sam Pizzigati,
Campaign for America's Future
In today's astoundingly unequal global economy, banks can go either of two routes — or both — to bag ever bigger returns. They can squeeze the 99 percent with nuisance fees and penalties. Or they can cater to the richest of the rich.
But both routes have bumps. The 99 percent can squeeze back, as they did earlier this month when Americans by the tens of thousands shut down their Bank of America accounts to protest the bank's $5 debit card greed grab. And the richest of the rich? To cater to these fortunates, you have to first find them.
That can be difficult. Fortunately, financial industry consulting firms have stepped up to help. These firms have started publishing annual global wealth surveys that pinpoint where banks — and luxury retailers and anyone else who wants in on top 1 percent action — can find "high" and "ultra high" net-worth individuals.
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Last week, a new global firm — the Singapore-based Wealth-X — entered the global wealth survey fray, joining a crowded field that already includes Capgemini and Merrill Lynch, the Boston Consulting Group, Credit Suisse, and Deloitte LLP.
Each of these firms has tried to carve out a unique market niche. The Wealth-X specialty? The world of the ultra rich, those individuals who can claim at least $30 million in net worth. And the researchers at Wealth-X haven't just counted these ultras in their first annual global wealth census. They've tiered them.
For the entire world — and major nations — Wealth-X teases out subsets of the super rich, from the $30-to-$50 million set to the $1 billion and up. For the first time, thanks to Wealth-X, we can compare the barely ultra with the comfortably ultra and those super ultras who can make the comfortables seem pinched.
"Our report maps exactly where the biggest money is located," Wealth-X CEO Mykolas Rambus boasted at a Geneva news conference last week, "and just how much there is."
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The Wealth-X research answers "how many" as well. The firm counts 185,795 individuals worldwide with at least $30 million net worth. These ultra high net-worth individuals — UHNWs — hold $25 trillion in combined wealth.
The global economy may be tottering, the new Wealth-X World Ultra Wealth Report 2011 goes on to inform us, but the "lifestyle habits of UHNW individuals have not been severely impacted."
"Simply put," the Wealth-X analyst team gushes, "the world's wealthy elite are in a class of their own."
In that class, Americans pack a bunch of the rows. Of the near 186,000 global ultra rich, 57,860 — 30 percent — carry U.S. passports. These American ultras hold a combined net worth of $7.6 trillion, an average of $131.4 million each.
That average masks a huge concentration of wealth at America's summit. The 455 deep-pocketed Americans worth at least $1 billion hold half a trillion more in wealth than the 29,415 Americans in the Wealth-X $30-to-$50 million tier.
These numbers need a bit more context to have any real meaning, and we can take a stab at providing that context by glancing over at the "super committee" deficit-reductions deliberations now underway in Washington, D.C.
The 12 lawmakers on this congressional super committee — six Republicans and six Democrats — are trying to trim $1.2 trillion off federal red ink over the next ten years. On their chopping block: Medicare, Social Security, and assorted other programs essential to the well-being of America's 99 percent.
The super committee reporting-out deadline comes next week. No one knows how much budget-cutting pain the panel will be recommending. But panel members could actually avoid all that pain — and raise over $1 trillion in new money for investing in America — simply by subjecting all U.S. individual net worth over $30 million to a modest wealth tax.
Our U.S. ultra wealthy, Wealth-X calculates, together hold almost $5.9 trillion over this $30 million threshold. An annual 5 percent wealth tax on this overage would raise over $293 billion a year, or $2.9 trillion over the next decade — more than double the $1.2 trillion the super committee is so desperately looking to find.
The most amazing part of this? America's ultra rich could easily pay this 5 percent annual wealth tax for the next ten years and remain as rich as ever.
That's because wealth begets wealth. All those trillions of dollars America's ultras are currently holding don't sit under some mattress. The ultra wealthy have those trillions invested in assets that generate short- and long-term returns.
If America's ultras averaged returns on those investments not that far above 5 percent over the next ten years, they could pay the wealth tax and still end the decade with higher personal net worths than when the decade began.
Back in the 1990s, a public-spirited financial industry superstar — multimillionaire San Francisco money manager Claude Rosenberg — spent a sizeable chunk of his personal fortune campaigning to get a similar message across about the enormous wealth of the wealthy.
Rosenberg's particular point: America's fabulously rich could hike their annual contributions to charity by tenfold and still end up with higher personal fortunes. Rosenberg started a research group dedicated to sharing this message and the analysis behind it. He wrote a book and peppered the periodicals that rich people read with op-eds that detailed his group's number crunching.
In the year 2000, Rosenberg's researchers would document, households with $1 million or more in income could have given $128 billion more to charity than they actually did in fact give, without losing any net worth over the course of the year.
Claude Rosenberg died three years ago at age 80, his message to the super rich essentially totally ignored. The vast increase in charitable giving by the rich he had hoped to inspire never materialized.
The message to the rest of us from Rosenberg's noble effort?
The excess wealth our ultra wealthy hold, if put to the public good, could change the trajectory of America's future. The ultra wealthy don't seem to be willing to do that putting on their own.
With a few tweaks of our tax code, we could do that putting for them.
Sam Pizzigati
Veteran labor journalist and Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) associate fellow Sam Pizzigati co-edits Inequality.org, the Institute's weekly newsletter on our great divides. He also contributes a regular column to OtherWords, the IPS national nonprofit editorial service. Sam, now retired from the labor movement, spent two decades directing the publishing program at the U.S.'s largest union, the 2.8-million-member National Education Association, and before that edited the national publications of three other U.S. trade unions. Sam's own writing has revolved around economic inequality since the early 1990s. His op-eds on income and wealth concentration have appeared in periodicals all around the world, from The New York Times to Le Monde Diplomatique.

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Hudson Valley High School Coach, Bus Driver Admits Workers' Fraud
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A Hudson Valley high school girls basketball coach working as a bus driver admitted to collecting almost $17,000 for false injuries.
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Tyrone Searight, 49, of Peekskill was charged recently with two counts of workers' compensation fraudulent practices and one count of grand larceny, felonies.
Searight, the Haldane High School's varsity girls basketball coach, was employed as a bus driver for the MTA Bus Company when he reported a work injury to his left knee on Nov. 7, 2016. After filing paperwork certifying he was unable to work due to the injury, he collected workers' compensation wage indemnity benefits from December 2016 to May 2017, officials say.
However, the Inspector General's investigation found while Searight was claiming he was not working and unable to work, he was actually still working as the girls' varsity basketball coach for the Haldane Central School District in Cold Spring, the Inspector General's claims.
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Between November 2016 and March 2017, Searight was observed coaching the team at games and running practices. Video surveillance showed Searight bending, squatting, pacing, waving his arms and abruptly standing up from the sidelines at several games, officials say.
Searight was terminated from the MTA Bus Company based upon Searight's work activity while receiving wage replacement benefits.
Searight pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct last week in Ramapo Justice Court. He was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge and has paid full restitution of $16,912.92 to the MTA Bus Company, officials say.
"This individual claimed an injury left him unable to work, but was actually coaching on the basketball court," New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro said. "As this case shows, we continue to fight fraud and abuse of the worker's compensation system.
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'Jew Coup': Impeachment Effort Prompts Another Anti-Semitic Tirade from Rick Wiles
By Kyle Mantyla | November 25, 2019 10:42 am
End Times broadcaster Rick Wiles used his most recent "TruNews" program to rail against an alleged "Jew coup" that he believes is working to impeach President Donald Trump.
Wiles, who is deeply anti-Semitic and dedicates many of his TruNews programs to railing against Israel and the Jews—yet still regularly receives press credentials from the Trump administration—titled his Friday night program, "Jew Coup: Seditious Jews Orchestrating Trump Impeachment Lynching" and spent an hour and a half viciously attacking various Jewish members of Congress, the media, and the government.
"That's the way the Jews work, they are deceivers, they plot, they lie, they do whatever they have to do to accomplish their political agenda," Wiles said. "This 'impeach Trump' effort is a Jew coup and the American people better wake up to it really fast because this thing is moving now toward a vote in the House and then a trial in the Senate. We could have a trial before Christmas. This country could be in civil war at Christmastime. Members of the U.S. military are going to have to take a stand just like they did in the 1860s with the Civil War. They are going to have to decide: are you fighting for the North or the South?"
"People are going to be forced, possibly by this Christmas, to take a stand because of this Jew coup in the United States," he added. "This is a coup led by Jews to overthrow the constitutionally elected president of the United States and it's beyond removing Donald Trump, it's removing you and me. That's what's at the heart of it."
"You have been taken over by a Jewish cabal," Wiles continued. "The church of Jesus Christ, you're next. Get it through your head! They're coming for you. There will be a purge. That's the next thing that happens when Jews take over a country, they kill millions of Christians."
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Нoliday accommodation rental: specific budgets and furnishing, pros and cons of studio and one-bedroom apartments in Dubai and choosing tips.
If you already know that short-term holiday accommodation rental is much better than hotels, you just need to choose the most convenient accommodation format for your needs. The most popular options among tourists are studios and one-bedroom apartments. Such accommodation can be used to fit 1-4 guests who came to Dubai to get new impressions and memories. We recommend you to search for another option if your group includes more than 4 people.
Please note: accommodation rental is more convenient only in case if you plan to spend the majority of your time outside (beaches or tours) and you don't need various services. Such accommodation is mostly used for sleeping.
Keeping in mind that the levels of comfort in studios and one-bedroom apartments are almost equal, your choice depends on the number of guests and the final price.
When it's better to rent a studio in Dubai?
In few words, if you want to find the minimum price for short-term holiday accommodation rental, then your choice is the studio. This is the most budget solution for 1-2 travelers. Sometimes owner allow children free of charge. However, there will be an additional fee for the third adult guest.
Нoliday accommodation rental: when it's better to choose a studio apartment, specific features, which make 1BR more favorable choice in Dubai.
Keeping in mind that the studio has no bedroom, you have to use the living room for sleeping. Guests need to understand that they have to sleep together. If such option is not acceptable by guests, the closest option is to rent a 1BR apartment.
However, one can't complain about the level of sleeping quality, because all accommodation in Dubai is perfectly furnished.
Who can rent 1BR apartment in Dubai?
One-bedroom apartment rental is the most popular option for a family with two kids or a group of friends. Such accommodation offers a living room where two guests can sleep in perfect conditions.
Please note that there are many various one-bedroom apartments in the property market of Dubai. One can book an apartment with one king-size bed or an apartment with two single beds. It doesn't affect the booking price.
Summary: a studio is your choice if you need the minimum price. If your group includes three or four people – choose 1BR apartment with a required number of beds.
Нoliday accommodation rental in Dubai: studio or 1BR?


The Moraga Library has a free parking lot (unlimited time duration during open hours) with 48 spaces along the front and west side of the building, three of which are designated for visitors with disabled license plates or parking placards. There are nine designated motorcycle spaces along the west side of the building near the Historical Society.
Flanked by majestic redwoods, the Moraga Library with its "Early California" design has served area residents in its current location since 1974. The Friends of the Moraga Library contributes significantly to the Library's materials budget and funds free programming for all ages. Interactive and lively storytimes , children's and family programs , such as music and dance performances, magic shows, lectures, author visits, and workshops are offered regularly. The Friends Book Shop is open to the public during most library hours. The Moraga Historical Society maintains local history archives in a separate climate-controlled room, adjacent to the Library. Home to almost 65,000 books, recorded books, music cds and DVDs as well as public computers, free WI-FI access, and large public meeting room, the Moraga Library is an inviting destination for all.


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College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs
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Terrence F. Ackerman, Ph.D., Medicine
Lorraine M. Albritton, Ph.D., Microbiology Immunology and Biochemistry
David M. Allen, M.D., Psychiatry
Billy S. Arant, M.D., Pediatrics (Chattanooga)
William E. Armstrong, Ph.D., Anatomy & Neurobiology
Alfred Durant Beasley, M.D., Internal Medicine (Knoxville)
Gregory H. Blake, M.D., Family Medicine (Knoxville)
Frederick A. Boop, M.D., Neurosurgery
Edward Buonocore, M.D., Radiology (Knoxville)
George A. Burghen, M.D., Pediatrics
Andrew J. Bush, Ph.D., Preventive Medicine
James P. Chen, Ph.D., Medical Genetics
Patricia Joan Chesney, M.D., Pediatrics
Robert C. Coddington, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery (Chattanooga)
Pamela D. Connor, Ph.D., Preventive Medicine
George Cowan, Jr., M.D., Surgery
James B. Dale, M.D., Internal Medicine
Dominic M. Desiderio, Ph.D., Neurology
Richard Daniel Drewry, Jr., M.D., Ophthalmology
Marion Dugdale, M.D., Internal Medicine
Neil B. Edwards, M.D., Psychiatry
Robert F. Elder, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology (Knoxville)
Blaine L. Enderson, M.D., Surgery (Knoxville)
Jerry L. Epps, M.D., Anesthesiology (Knoxville)
Timothy C. Fabian, M.D., Surgery
John N. Fain, Ph.D., Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry
Billye S. Taylor-Fogleman, Ph.D., Psychiatry
Jerry Francisco, M.D., Pathology
Bob A. Freeman, Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology
Mark S. Gaylord, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology (Knoxville)
Arthur M. Geller, Ph.D., Molecular Sciences
Nazareth Gengozian, Ph.D., Internal Medicine
Phillip George, M.D., Pediatrics
David A. Gerard, Ph.D., Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Knoxville)
Marshall J. Graney, Ph.D., Preventive Medicine
Ramareddy V. Guntaka, Ph.D., Microbiology Immunology & Biochemistry
James E. Hamner, III, D.D.S., Ph.D., Pathology
Aviv Hassid, Ph.D., Physiology
Fred E. Hatch, Jr., M.D., Internal Medicine
Thomas P. Hatch, Ph.D., Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry
Murray Heimberg, M.D., Ph.D., Pharmacology and Medicine
Henry G. Herrod, M.D., Pediatrics
Polly A. Hofmann, Ph.D., Physiology
Marcia G. Honig, Ph.D., Anatomy & Neurobiology
Colin W. Howden, M.D., Internal Medicine
Martha M. Howe, Ph.D., Microbiology Immunology & Biochemistry
Karl F. Hubner, M.D., Radiology (Knoxville)
Antonino Incardona, Ph.D., Microbiology & Immunology
Michael Jacewicz, M.D., Neurololgy
David H. James, M.D., Pediatrics
Howard M. Jernigan, Ph.D., Molecular Sciences
Dianna A. Johnson, Ph.D., Ophthalmology
Leonard R. Johnson, Ph.D., Physiology
Peter D. Jones, Ph.D., Molecular Sciences
Andrew H. Kang, M.D., Internal Medicine
Jon R. Katze, Ph.D., Molecular Sciences
Hitoshi Kita, Ph.D., Anatomy & Neurobiology
Max R. Langham, Jr., M.D., Surgery
James W. Langston, M.D., Radiology
Dukhee Betty Lew, M.D., Pediatrics
Gary H. Lipscomb, M.D., Family Medicine
Tony N. Marion, Ph.D., Microbiology Immunology & Biochemistry
Daniel C. Martin, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
David M. Mirvis, M.D., Preventive Medicine
David Muram, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
William D. Murphy, Ph.D., Psychiatry
John C. Neff, M.D., Pathology (Knoxville)
Henry S. Nelson, M.D., Surgery (Knoxville)
Randall J. Nelson, Ph.D., Anatomy & Neurobiology
James J. Neutens, Ph.D., Dean Emeritus (Knoxville)
Hiroko Nishimura, M.D., D.M.Sc., Physiology
Frederick B. Palmer, M.D., Pediatrics
Vicki M. Park, Ph.D., Medical Education
William A. Pulsinelli, M.D., Ph.D., Neurology
Jaya Ramanathan, M.D., Anesthesiology
Kodangudi B. Ramanathan, M.D., Medicine
Anton J. Reiner, Ph.D., Anatomy & Neurobiology
William W. Riggs Jr., M.D., Radiology
John W. Runyan, Jr., M.D., Preventive Medicine
Kenneth Sakauye, M.D., Psychiatry
Susan E. Senogles, Ph.D., Microbiology Immunology & Biochemistry
George E. Shacklett, M.D., Family Medicine (Knoxville)
James Lacey Smith, M.D., Internal Medicine
Solomon S. Solomon, M.D., Internal Medicine
Alan Solomon, M.D., Internal Medicine (Knoxville)
David T. Stafford, Ph.D., Pathology
Bruce W. Steinhauer, M.D., Internal Medicine
David Stockton, M.D., Family Medicine (Knoxville)
Jerome W. Thompson, M.D., Otolaryngology
Ina Lynn Dyer Tonkin, M.D., Radiology
Frances Ann Tylavsky, D.P.H., Preventive Medicine
Lester Van Middlesworth, M.D., Ph.D., Physiology & Biophysics
Santiago R. Vera, M.D., Surgery
Hershel P. Wall, M.D., Pediatrics (Chancellor)
Jewell C. Ward, M.D., Ph.D. - Pediatrics
Karl T. Weber, M.D., Internal Medicine
Ira Weinstein, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Jane V. White, Ph.D., R.D., Family Medicine (Knoxville)
Richard P. White, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Henry G. Wilcox, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Jack L. Wilson, Ph.D., Anatomy & Neurobiology
Robert J. Wilson, Ph.D., Radiology
William B. Wood, Ph.D., Pharmacology
Dale C. Wortham, M.D., Internal Medicine (Knoxville)
Mack Worthington, M.D., Family Medicine (Chattanooga)
Robert J. Wyatt, M.D., Pediatrics
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Today, we also released some other fixes in the monthly update for customers who have already taken the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. More details are available in KB 4464330.
We will continue to closely monitor the update and all related feedback and diagnostic data from our Windows Insider community with the utmost vigilance. Once we have confirmation that there is no further impact we will move towards an official re-release of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. We apologize for any impact these issues may have had on any of our customers. We are committed to learning from this experience and improving our processes and notification systems to help ensure our customers have a positive experience with our update process.
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To have had a successful event on the weekend, even though we didn't reach our goal. I knew back in November that we weren't going to reach our goal, so I wasn't surprised. But the event itself ran smoothly, every had fun, people were happy...a huge success.
That I support Bell's Let's Talk Campaign, which raises awareness and funds for mental health initiatives. For ever text message, mobile and long distance phone call, Bell will donate 5 cents to mental health initiatives. Not a Bell phone user? They are also donating 5 cents for every tweet that uses #LetsTalk. I also like that Bell is using all their media (phone, radio and tv) to focus on Let's Talk, including airing television different specials on their different channels. More info can be found here.
To be dreading my day full of meetings (11:30-1, 1-2, 2:30-4, 7-8:30), especially since I didn't fall asleep until 2am and was woken up before 5 by my neighbour.
That I can get back to life outside of work now that my event is over! A social tomorrow night, Brock basketball game on Saturday, dinner out on Saturday, touring the Hamilton Ti-Cats new stadium on Tuesday...lots of fun things coming up in the next week!
To think that everyone should enter Sew Crafty Angel's Birthday Giveaway. There's still time to enter and you can win $850!!! Enter here.
Good luck with all those meetings.
I'll have to keep #LetsTalk in my mind! Great cause.


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Cystic lymphangioma of the breast in an infant successfully managed with intralesional bleomycin: a case report with relevant review of the literature
Upadhyaya, Vijai D.a; Bhatnagar, Ankurb; Kumar, Basanta; Kishore, J. Srinivasa; Sthapak, Etic
Annals of Pediatric Surgery: July 2017 - Volume 13 - Issue 3 - p 163–165
doi: 10.1097/01.XPS.0000503270.19050.bd
Cystic hygromas, also known as lymphangiomas, are unusual congenital malformations of the lymphatic system and commonly involve the head and neck region or axilla. Involvement of other sites such as breasts is very rare. The preferred mode of treatment for lymphangioma of the breast in adults or children is surgery. We report a case of breast lymphangioma in a 3-month-old male child, which was managed successfully by intralesional bleomycin.
Departments of aPediatric Surgery
bPlastic Surgery
cERAS Lucknow Medical College Lucknow, Lucknow, India
Correspondence to Vijai D. Upadhyaya, MCh, Department of Pediatric Surgery, SGPGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India Tel: +91 941 527 4317; e-mail: upadhyayavj@rediffmail.com
Received June 24, 2016
Accepted September 4, 2016
Cystic lymphangioma (CL) is a multiloculated congenital malformation of the lymphatic system, occurring in approximately one in 6000–12 000 births. Almost all cases are diagnosed by the age of 2 years 1. This term comes from the Greek word 'hygroth' meaning fluid and 'oma' meaning tumor. Cystic hygromas are slow-growing benign tumors, resulting from a developmental anomaly of the lymphatic system. It can affect any site of the body, but is seen more commonly in the head and neck region and the axilla. It is also reported to occur in the mediastinum, retroperitoneum, breasts, and other regions 2. Treatment of CL occurring at unusual sites by large is complete surgical excision if possible. We report a case of an infant with breast CL, which was managed successfully by intralesional bleomycin.
A 3-month-old male child weighting 5 kg presented with a lump in the breast (Fig. 1). The lump progressively increased in size and was not painful with no associated nipple discharge. No history of trauma or previous surgery was reported. On palpation, the lump was mobile and nontender and involved almost the entire left breast with no significant axillary lymphadenopathy. His general physical and systemic examinations were unremarkable. Laboratory examinations including complete blood count, serum electrolytes, liver function tests, alkaline phosphatase levels, and thyroid function tests were all within normal limits. Ultrasonography of the breast showed a single large cystic lesion, located in the lateral half of the breast, suggestive of lymphangioma (Fig. 2). Aspiration under ultrasound guidance showed chylous fluid. Considering the cystic nature and the presence of chylous fluid on aspiration, the diagnosis of CL was made. As per our treatment protocol, the patient was advised for intralesional sclerotherapy. At our center, we use aqueous Bleomycin solution as a sclerosing agent, because it is cheap, easily available, effective, and safe. All interventions are performed under general anesthesia/sedation. The cyst was punctured under USG guidance, the content of the cyst was aspirated completely, bleomycin was injected into the cyst, and care was taken that the total dose should not exceed the recommended dose [0.5 mg/kg (3 mg/ml solution)]. After the procedure, compression of the injection site was performed for 6 h. Strict monitoring of vitals was carried out up to 6 h after the procedure, and the patient was discharged after 24 h. At our center, we review every case after 3 months, and the second session of review is carried out only after 6 months if required. The patient was reviewed after 3 months: clinically no palpable lump was detected (Fig. 3), and ultrasound examination showed a small cystic lesion that was not amenable for a second session. The patient is doing well at the follow-up after 2 years.
CL is a congenital malformation that likely results from sequestration of lymphatic tissue that fails to communicate with the rest of the lymphatic system. The origin of lymphangiomas is not clearly understood. Most authors favor the theory that dysplastic lymphatic tissue is sequestered in a target tissue during fetal development 3, whereas abdominal trauma, inflammatory processes, surgery, or radiation therapy may lead to recurrence of such tumors 4. They can occur anywhere in the body, but 75% involve the posterior neck, 20% the axilla, and 1% the mediastinum, groin, retroperitoneum, and breasts 5. The breast is a very infrequent site for the occurrence of the cystic subtype of lymphangiomas, with very few cases documented in the literature and is extremely rare in neonates 5.
Breast lymphangiomas tend to occur in the upper outer quadrant of the breast 6, whereas in our case it involved the whole breast. This pattern of location may be related to the drainage pattern of the lymphatics in the breast, which is mainly toward the tail and the axillary region 6,7. CL is mainly a childhood entity under extremely rare instances when the breast is the primary location; most of such cases have been reported in adults 7,8. Regarding the age distribution of CL, it has been reported usually in young females ranging from 4 months to 49 years of age 9. Until now, only five 5,9–12 cases (Table 1) of CL of the breast have been reported in the world literature, of which only one was an infant.
A typical lesion of CL may consist of a single or an aggregation of cysts; usually the larger cysts are located in the periphery, whereas the smaller ones lie deeper and may infiltrate in the neighboring structures 6. On histology, they are characterized by a single layer of endothelium containing, usually, a clear watery fluid (lymph). CLs are benign with no malignant potential, painless, soft, and fluctuant malformations that may or may not increase on coughing or crying and is brilliantly translucent if the content is clear fluid 6. Cystic hygromas are benign lesions, but warrant urgent attention because of the complications leading to sudden increase in size. Rapid enlargement may occur, usually because of hemorrhage into the cyst, inflammation, or trauma.
The differential diagnoses of CL of the breast include simple cyst, abscess, hematoma, postoperative fluid collection, and hemangioma. Simple cysts trends to occur in both breasts and can often occur in other regions of the same breast and the contents are turbid yellow or green. Hemangiomas generally show thick-walled blood vessels with numerous red blood cells that can be differentiated by Doppler ultrasound 3.
In the head and neck region, clinical signs and symptoms can confirm the diagnosis of CL. However, in atypical places such as breasts, confirmation requires imaging modalities such as Doppler ultrasound/MRI. Ultrasound can usually confirm and differentiate cystic lymphatic malformation with other cystic lesions. On ultrasonography, CLs are seen as cystic multiloculated masses, with linear septa of variable thickness that may contain solid components, although in certain circumstances.
Our review of the literature revealed that CL of the breast is mostly surgically excised. As these lesions are locally aggressive and tend to infiltrate the surrounding tissues, achieving safe surgical margins may at times be difficult. To achieve complete clearance, wide local excision including sacrifice of normal breast tissue can lead to poor, long-term aesthetic and functional outcomes. Keeping all these points in mind and our experience of bleomycin sclerotherapy in the head and neck region, intralesional bleomycin sclerotherapy was attempted after informed consent in our patient with equivocal results without scar.
We believe that intralesional bleomycin sclerotherapy can be safely used for CL of the breast without long-term complications.
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I am so excited!!! What a fantastic book!!
Today a copy of 'The Irish Pub' book by Turtle Bunbury, with photographs by James Fennell arrived on my doorstep.
I lent my last copy to a friend & they liked it so much I made a gift of it, it's such a great book!! So excited to get a copy back in the design office.
With great descriptions & quirky historical details of the pubs & the characters that own them by Turtle Bunbury along with the most beautiful photographs by James Fennell.
What a great book writing team those two make!
Full of inspiration for Irish Pub Design & full of details that make Irish Pubs as unique as they are.
If you have an interest in Irish Pubs, their stories & design, this book is a must for you!
One of the stars of the show in The Irish Pub Film was Leonards Grocery & Bar, in Lahardane.
I just love this shop / pub, one of very few around the country that have a working shop & pub in one, I wish more were still like this!
The pub owner is also the local undertaker, which a good few pubs were in town in Ireland in days gone by. Pubs really were at the heart & soul of the community.
This gorgeous shop / pub has two counters facing each other one serving its purpose as a shop counter, the other as a pub counter.
This is such a cosy pub with painted cream counter fronts & back bars, over which are lovely angled mirror & sign details, giving a bit of life to the cream paintwork.
The ceiling is also painted cream & consists of tongued & grooved boards. The beautiful grey flagstone floor in contrast with the rich cream.
This pub was renovated of late & the owners have done a wonderful job as everything looks as it is where it should be.
The simple shelves are filled with groceries & household items, a colourful display of cans & boxes.
It is lovely to see a real working shop / pub & the layout is so simple & could work very well as a design for a pub with a shop theme.
How lovely to be able to stop in for a sliced pan & cooked ham whilst having a pint of lovely Guinness!!
John Kavanagh's, 'Gravediggers', Glasnevin, Dublin.
Toner's Pub, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin.


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