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Collecting toys will undoubtedly evoke nostalgic memories of a long-gone childhood – from die-cast models (including Dinky Toys and Corgi), model railways, toy soldiers, dolls, teddies, games and general juvenilia, such as Meccano and LEGO, there is wealth of choice in this collecting area.
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Bungalow was filled to the brim with a remarkable collection of toys
A remarkable collection of dollhouses, dollhouse furniture and juvenilia was sold in London towards the end of 2022.
Pick of the week: Dinky labels drive demand to high level
Models produced for promotional purposes usually benefit from considerable rarity value and so it proved when a Dinky toy came up for auction at Stockton-on-Tees saleroom Vectis.
Famous owner of Steiff bulldog boosts toy value
A collectors' timed online sale at Mallams (25% buyer's premium) included a group lot of early 20th century juvenalia owned by a key figure in Second World War naval intelligence.
That's the way to do it if you buy Punch and Judy at auction
Punch and Judy shows in Britain date back to as early as 1662 – recorded by Pepys – with origins in the charismatic 16th century Italian puppet Pulcinella.
Young Victoria, the doll version
Lucy Peck ran The Dolls' Home, a successful business that opened in Regent Street in London in 1893.
Toys and collectables: Renowned enthusiast's collection causes a stir at Cheshire saleroom
Such was the renown of toy collector the late Jack Tempest that when his collection came up for auction many of the bidders who flocked to the sale on November 10 recognised a lot of the items on offer.
Lesser-known manufacturers play their part in the toy market
Forget names such as Palitoy, Britains, Dinky, Sindy, Bing and Marklin for a moment – recent auctions have shown the demand that can exist for lesser-known manufacturers and brands in the toys world.
"We had lots of interest – he had everything going for him": Early Steiff teddy put in the picture
This wonderful photo taken in 1914 shows the Coghill family plus a rather hairy friend: a rare large Steiff centre-seam teddy bear c.1906.
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Over the course of 35 years Andy Houldsworth amassed one of the largest collections of Action Man and similar action figures in the UK.
Prices by the power of Grayskull
In 1981 the most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, began his fight against the evil Skeletor to save the planet of Eternia and protect Castle Grayskull.
Holy automatons, Batman – it's a Japanese robot!
Nomura was one of the biggest Japanese toy makers post-war and is now particularly renowned among collectors for mechanical toys such as robots.
Japanese robot is a diamond pleaser
Shown here is one of 'very few known' examples of Yonezawa's c.1962 Diamond Planet Robot – the largest tin windup robot produced, 10in (24.5cm) high.
Super four figures for a space car
This Japanese 'Super Car' tinplate vehicle is an unlicensed model, probably based on the Supercar vehicle from Gerry Anderson's 1960s UK television series.
The fashion doll before Barbie courtesy of Madame Alexander
Bertha Alexander Behrman – aka Madame Alexander – was probably destined to be a doll maker.
Toys, teddy bears and dolls fest is back – three years on
To quote toys specialist supremo Daniel Agnew, ex-Christie's teddy bear auctions, co-organiser of the annual 'London International Antique Doll, Teddy Bear and Toy Fair: 200 Years of Childhood': "It's like being in a museum where everything is for sale."
Moxon Junior shaped up to be a talented son of Joseph
Illustrated here is a complete deck of James Moxon's 'Geometrical' cards, each bearing figures of scientific instruments and dating from the mid-1690s.
Toys steam away from Australian museum
Davidson Auctions in Annadale, New South Wales, Australia, is dispersing the contents of the Leuralla Toy and Railway Museum.
Trio sought after in specialised areas
The sales at Stride & Son (21.6% buyer's premium inc VAT) in Chichester on September 1-2 included a trio of avidly contested items, each a rarity in three highly specialised collecting areas.
Bidders track railway model maker Beeson
Revered in the world of railway modelling, the name James Stanley Beeson (1906-90), better known as Stan Beeson, attracted well-heeled collectors and specialist dealers to Tennants' (22% buyer's premium) sale on July 27.
Propaganda playing cards star in our latest pick of five auction highlights
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City to revamp private trash collection plan
By Daily News | and Rick Orlov | rick.orlov@dailynews.com |
PUBLISHED: December 6, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 28, 2017 at 9:15 a.m.
The City Council voted Tuesday to give trash haulers five years notice of the city's intent to dramatically overhaul private waste collection – a shift that could force many smaller waste companies out of the city.
The unanimous vote Tuesday was the opening salvo in a controversial fight over how businesses and apartment complexes dispose of trash and recyclables.
The city currently has an open market system, in which about 145 private trash haulers negotiate directly with commercial customers to pick up their trash. The Bureau of Sanitation wants to transition to a so-called exclusive franchise system, in which haulers would compete with each other for city contracts to pick up trash in designated areas.
Commercial trash accounts for nearly 77 percent of the city's waste, officials said.
"This puts us on track to begin expanding our recycling program by granting franchises to the private firms to recycle our trash," Councilwoman Jan Perry said.
"What we are doing is not limiting any waste hauler, but would allow us to look at how we recycle now."
But Sanitation Director Enrique Zaldivar said the new system would likely force some small trash haulers out of business. It would allow the city to require companies to use cleaner trucks, impose stricter worker health and safety requirements, improve the recycling system and collect franchise fees that would generate revenue for the city's sanitation department.
Zaldivar said the new system would also exempt haulers that pick up trash from construction and demolition sites, which he said account for the majority of small operators.
The proposal has received strong backing from unions and the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy.
Maria Elena Durazo, secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, said the franchise system would allow the city to improve working conditions at trash facilities.
"We know these are some of the most dangerous jobs that exist," Durazo said. "We need to protect the workers, we need to protect the community and increase recycling."
However, representatives of business organizations voiced concern over the potential loss of competition and higher rates.
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman Beverly Kenworthy said they are open to a franchise system if it is open to all trash haulers.
"We are concerned about the exclusivity and allowing only a select number of haulers in the city," Kenworthy said.
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Q: Is this proposition regarding conservative vector fields correct? I have a proposition here with a suggest for a proof. I did not find this in my textbook, which surprised me, since it seems so obvious and simple, and seems to me to give a very easy way to know for sure whether a particular vector field is conservative or not (at least if it is easily integratable). The fact that it is not in my textbook makes me think I made a mistake.
Here it is:

Proposition. Let $F(x,y) = \binom{f(x,y)}{g(x,y)}$ be a vector field. If $$\int f(x,y)dx = \int g(x,y)dy=\phi(x,y),$$ for some $\phi$, then $F$ is a conservative vector field with $F = \nabla \phi$.
proof. Let $$\phi(x,y)= \int f(x,y)dx = \int g(x,y)dy$$  Then by the fundamental theorem of calculus, $\delta\phi/\delta x=f(x,y)$, and
  $\delta\phi/\delta y = g(x,y)$.
Hence, $F=\nabla \phi$, which completes the proof.

If this proposition is correct, then all we need to do to check whether a vector field is conservative is to check the integral of both dimensions of the field and see whether they are the same.

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An accomplished academic, Dr. Rootman has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He lectures widely at the regional, national and international levels on a range of topics related to orbital, facial and lacrimal surgery. His research interests mirror his clinical focus and relate to orbital disease processes, particularly: thyroid eye disease, orbital vascular malformations and oncology. He also has a specific interest in the physiology of ptosis, eyelid position maintenance mechanics and the applications of these processes for surgical management and has published widely on these topics. His interests additionally intersect across a variety of academic disciplines and he maintains collaborative interdisciplinary relationships on projects relating to hyaluronic acid biochemistry, fat proteomics, big data and artificial intelligence. Dr. Rootman is a passionate teacher at all levels training and maintains academic focus in this area, specifically as it relates to methods of assessment in student performance.
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The event will be held this Thursday, September 24th between 5pm-8pm. By mentioning "Luxury Night Out" visitors will be able to take advantage of each individual's special promotion.
Enjoy complimentary cheese and charcuterie with drinks purchased at Bar Seven Five. Indulge in a complimentary dessert at the Wall & Water Restaurant with purchase of an entree. The Spa at Andaz Wall Street will offer complimentary "15 Minute" ("Share") treatments from noon to 2 PM and 4 to 6 PM. The Andaz will hold a raffle as well for anyone who leaves a business card.
Join BMW of Manhattan for a wine and cheese reception, preview the new 5 Series, and welcome the MINI brand to the Wall Street store.
Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drink specials surrounded by antique bank vaults from 1902 at Bobby Van's Steakhouse at 25 Broad Street across from the New York Stock Exchange. Dropping off a business card gives guests a chance to win a dinner for four.
Enjoy a wine and cheese reception while viewing Canali's Fall Collection. A complimentary tie will be given with the purchase of a suit or sports coat and trouser. A raffle will be held so drop off a business card.
Cipriani will be serving hors d'oeurves and its classic Bellinis at Tiffany's.
Enjoy the new KiptonART exhibition, "Kismet," and enter a raffle to win lunch with founder Kipton Cronkite, who will provide a free curatorial review and insider scoop on today's art market.
Visit La Maison du Chocolat to taste freshly prepared ganache and the signature hot and cold chocolate beverages.
Join The Capital Grille for complimentary Stoli Doli cocktails with the purchase of any appetizer or entrée. Leave a business card for a chance to win dinner for six at The Captain's Table with wine pairings by the sommelier.
Rest weary soles at The Setai Spa, where there will be complimentary mini-reflexology sessions and champagne toasts from 8 to 10 PM (Remember to RSVP to awells@thesetainewyork.com).
Enjoy a night of shopping with complimentary wine and a special gift with purchase and delectable hors d'oeuvres by The Capital Grille.
Tiffany & Co. will showcase its newest collection of dazzling yellow diamond jewelry (and serve the Cipriani delicacies as noted above).
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Changing Minds: Area 25
Experimental Brain Surgery May Help The Severely Depressed
Correspondent Daniel Schorn
As a nurse who understood those risks, 41-year old Deanna Cole-Benjamin says she went into surgery scared. "Knowing that if this doesn't work, then what else is there," she says.
Deanna, a wife and mother of three, was so depressed, she had spent four years in mental hospitals, undergoing repeated electric shock treatments.
She estimates she had around 80 such shock treatments.
Two years ago, just before she became one of the first people to have the surgery, Deanna said, "I just feel numb, I feel empty, I feel worthless."
Today, she is one of the experiment's most striking successes.
With 15 patients treated so far, researchers claim 10 have responded positively. And most of them were, like Deanna, depression-free within six months of surgery, with no apparent side effects.
When Debra heard about the experiment, she begged to be part of it. 60 Minutes spoke to her a few days before her operation last March.
"You don't feel, to me, like you're really afraid," Stahl remarks.
"I'm afraid of it not working. I'm very afraid of it not working," Debra says.
60 Minutes joined her in the O.R. the morning of her surgery. A metal frame is placed on her head to keep her immobile.
Debra will be awake and un-sedated during the operation. Once the stimulator is turned on, she can tell Doctors Lozano and Mayberg if she notices any lifting of her mood.
As they start drilling holes in Debra's skull, the reality of it all hits her.
"That's okay. That's okay. Just hold my hand," Dr. Mayberg said to Debra.
"I can't believe this is happening," Debra said. "It's just been such a long struggle."
Yet, while lying on the table, Debra acknowledged she was not really optimistic.
Dr. Lozano slides in the first of two electrodes. A loudspeaker in the operating room erupts with pops and pings.
It's the sound of nerve cells "talking" as the wire hits them. Believe it or not, nerve cells in Area 25 have a distinctive chatter that helps doctors know the electrode is in the right place.
As he turns on the electric current, Dr. Lozano hopes Debra will feel the flash that Deanna did, the moment her depression lifted.
"I was distinctly hit with being overwhelmed with color in the operating room," Deanna recalls. Before, she says she had been seeing everything in black and white and gray.
"But I didn't know it until it was given back to me," she says.
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"Do the best you can. 'Cause you're getting yourself psyched out," she told Debra.
They switch over to stimulating the right side of Debra's brain and suddenly she perked up. Things seemed brighter in the operating room, and more colorful.
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The acquisition of BHP Billiton's Gregory Crinum mine has not fully satisfied Japanese trading house Sojitz, which will consider buying more Australian coking coal assets in the near future.
Like many of the recent coal mine sales in Queensland, the headline price tells only part of the story; BHP said it would provide funding to Sojitz to assist with rehabilitation of the mine.
The mine contains high-volatile, low ash, hard coking coal and has been shuttered since November 2015, but Mr Vorias said he was keen to restart the Gregory open pit as soon as possible.
Sojitz will also seek synergies by combining Gregory Crinum with the nearby Fairhill and Wilton projects, which are owned by privately-held Futura Resources, which is backed by London's Baker Steel Resources Trust.
Sojitz, which has exposure to Australian coal through the Minerva, Lake Vermont and Jellinbah coal assets, will also consider developing the largely untouched property called "M Block", which sits within the Gregory Crinum mining lease.
Bechtel compiled a report for BHP in 2012 on the potential for "M Block" to host an expansion of Gregory Crinum, but the subsequent slump in coal prices ensured it was never developed.
Gregory Crinum is very close to the Kestrel mine, which Rio Tinto recently sold to EMR Capital, and some pundits had viewed EMR as the logical buyer once it got hold of Kestrel.
Glencore's Oaky Creek mine is directly north-east of Gregory Crinum.
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Canadian Track and Field Championships: Men's 5,000m preview
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The Canadian Track and Field Championship's men's 5,000-metre event will be a race between two men: Cameron Levins and Mohammed Ahmed. The rest of the field will be looking to take the third spot in a time that will qualify them for the 2015 IAAF Beijing World Track and Field Championships. The race takes place Thursday, June 2nd at 7:55 PM PST and can be viewed live at AthleticsCanada.tv.
Levins owns the second fastest time in Canadian history with his best from 2013, which is 13:15.19. It appears that he is capable of much more than that as he has run a 10,000m race in 27:07.51 this spring – a new Canadian record and a much better performance. It is doubtful that he will be pushed to a record time; however, he has a kick that can scatter an entire field in his wake, regardless of the pace. It might just be fun to view what he does in the race and how he unleashes his patented kick.
Levins remarked about his 1500m effort at nationals, "I am just looking to work on my speed and be competitive over the last lap."
Ahmed is one of the all-time fastest Canadians at the distance with his 13:18.88. He is third all-time in Canada behind Jeff Scheibler with his 13:13.96 and Levins.
Ahmed was a four-time Canadian junior 5,000m champion and twice finished in the top 10 at the world junior championships. He earned seven NCAA All-American honours. Ahmed competed in the 10,000m event at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Luc Bruchet is the third seed entering the race fresh off of a season best performance at the Portland Track Classic two weeks ago. His personal best is from the 2014 Payton Jordan Invitational at 13:33.20. The IAAF World Track and Field Championships qualification standard is 13:23.00. It is not a stretch to image that Bruchet, if in a race that suits his style, he may be able to run that fast. However, Geoff Martinson, who owns a personal best just a little back of Bruchet, also happens to possess speed, as he is a converted 1500m runner.
Martinson didn't just move up from the 1500m event, he moved back into running after semi-retiring for nearly two years. He has recommitted himself to training for an attempt to make Team Canada for the worlds and or 2015 Rio Olympics. He competed in the 2011 Daegu IAAF World Track and Field Championships. His personal best in the 1500m is 3:37.56, while his 5,000m best is 13:43.45. His comeback has been steady to the point now where he has run as fast as 13:48.36, which he pulled off at the Speed River Inferno on May 30th proving he has gotten close to where he left off when he retired. Again, like Bruchet, if the pace suits Martinson, he may perform close to the qualifying standard. He may outkick a few people in the final lap.
Peter Corrigan is a runner who has been around for a while and who has made a noticeable improvement during 2015. His best is a ways out from the top guns, but he is inching closer and he is right there with Bruchet and Martinson. During 2015, he improved his 5,000m time down to 13:46.01at the May 2nd Payton Jordan Invitational. During 2014, he set six new personal best times. He is another runner who could surprise. "I am really excited for tomorrow. I've never run the 5,000m at nationals before. It's going to be strange to only have to run once and then be done for the weekend! Despite not being able to run until January, I've definitely put in the best and most consistent spring/summer of training I've ever had. I've been in shape to run a big PB for a long time. I went out ambitiously in Portland to try and run really fast. As far as running that big PB tomorrow, it really depends on how the race goes!"
Regardless of what happens tomorrow, Corrigan is confident enough in his current fitness that he will continue to work on his performances by heading over to Europe to get into fast races.
"For tomorrow, I'm prepared for it to go out at 13:20 or 15:20. You never know what will happen in a championship race situation. If a PB comes tomorrow, that would be awesome. But it's more about getting a medal," shared the Toronto based athlete.
Declan White is one athlete that appears to be on the outside looking in; however, the 23-year-old has improved rapidly in 2015 with at least seven new personal best times, if you include a 4 x 800m relay team effort. He ran an 8:11.47 3,000m on May 30th in Victoria, BC and his 5,000m best of 14:07.56 took place on June 14th in Portland. Although he is a longshot to finish under 13:23, he may just surprise and finish well under 14:00, taking his next step towards international running calibre.
White suggested that he will run just under 14:00. "I don't expect the race to go out fast, but I am feeling fresh and ready to run a quick time."
3 1804 Levins, Cameron 89 Unattached B 13:15.38
4 1756 Hubers, Ben 88 Unattached – 14:20.60
5 1389 Noel-Hodge, Ryan 89 McGill Olymp NT
6 1610 Britt, Barry 90 Speed River 13:52.70
7 1488 Hunt, Theo 88 Point Grey T 14:28.35
8 1406 Ahmed, Mohammed 91 Niagara Olym 13:18.88
9 1483 Morgan, Blair 93 Physi-Kult K 14:20.10
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16 1623 Nixon, Andrew 91 Speed River 14:07.03
17 1053 Labranche, Jean-Daniel 91 C. A. Univer 14:59.93
18 1527 Corrigan, Peter 89 Running Room 13:46.01
19 1893 Weir, Ben 95 UVic Track C 14:26.07
20 1511 * Mohammed, Ibrahim 95 Riversdale A 15:29.04
21 1529 Johnson, Matt 92 Running Room 14:46.30
22 1199 Raymond, Benjamin 92 Dynamique de 14:30.74
23 1634 Woodfine, Tristan 93 Speed River 14:29.85
24 1318 White, Declan 92 Langley Must 14:07.56
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w61 4/15 pp. 229-236
The Sacred Bible and Our Problem of Survival
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom—1961
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WHAT THIS GENERATION FACES
Hope of Survival Faces the Problem
A Prophetic Drama That Foreshadowed Survival
A World That Was Destroyed
Survival Into a New Earth
Do You Condemn the World Through Your Faith?
"In Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will prove to be the escaped ones, just as Jehovah has said, and among the survivors, whom Jehovah is calling."—Joel 2:32
1. In regard to the art of printing, what proved to be a fitting tribute to the most famous book in all history?
AS LONG ago as the eighth century of our Common Era the Chinese of Asia practiced printing from engraved wooden blocks. In Europe the printing of literature from movable type was invented toward the middle of the fifteenth century, not long before the discovery of America. The first book turned out by the printing press of the inventor was the translation of the most famous book in all history, the sacred Bible, in the international language of that day, Latin. This was a fitting tribute to the value and importance of this great Book.
2. (a) In what language was most of the sacred Bible written, and to whom was this part of the Bible first given? (b) What was printing quickly seized upon to produce, and what circulation has come to be without equal?
2 The sacred Bible was written, for the most part, in the language of the ancient patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, which language was called Hebrew, since Abraham was a Hebrew. This Hebrew part of the Bible had first been given to the Jews or Israelites; and after printing was invented in Europe they quickly seized upon this newly invented means in order to reproduce copies of their inspired Holy Writings or Scriptures. In 1477 an edition of 300 copies of part of the Hebrew Bible was turned out by a Hebrew printing press in Europe. Then in 1488 a European Jewish printing house produced the first complete edition of the Hebrew Bible with vowel and accent signs. Since then the sacred Bible composed of sixty-six books has reached a circulation unequaled by any other book in all human history, namely, over two thousand million copies in more than a thousand languages. In all centuries of its existence it has proved itself to be a book that deserves the attention, study and obedience of all mankind.
3. Why is the Bible brought into this discussion, and what development has worked right in harmony with the predicted preaching of its message?
3 But why bring the Bible into this discussion? What has the Bible to do with our survival as a race? Those who are not familiar with the contents of the Bible are likely to ask such a question. To this the answer by those well informed on the Bible must be, that the Bible has much to do with our survival in the threatening future just ahead of us, in our generation. In view of this it is timely that the sacred Bible has today the greatest circulation of any book in man's existence in so many languages, this making it available to more than ninety persons out of every hundred to read. In the Bible itself the divine Author has definitely stated that its message for our day should be preached in all the inhabited earth for the advisement of the people of all nations. Not accidentally the wide spread of the Bible in print, in so many translations, works right in harmony with that divine purpose. It is to our everlasting interest to consider at this time with all honesty what the sacred Bible has to say as to our survival.
4. In this age of atomic bombs, what question of immediate moment has been forced to the front, and how was this worry referred to at a recent session of the National Conference on Social Work?
4 We are living in the age of the atomic bombs together with rockets that can hurl them even one third of the distance around the globe. Atomic survival of humankind has been forced to the front as a question of immediate moment. Are we prepared to survive? That question came up at a session of the National Conference on Social Work in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.A., on June 8, 1960. A correspondent of the New York Times reported on it; and the next day the report was published under the bold headlines: "MENTAL SPECIALIST FINDS HUMANS UNPREPARED FOR ATOMIC SURVIVAL." It reported the speech of a former director general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Brock Chisholm of Victoria, British Columbia. He told the conference that 'nobody had ever had to worry about the survival of the whole human race before. Therefore man now finds himself in as great a crisis as did forms of life that were annihilated in prehistoric times [such as dinosaurs]. Heretofore humans have been concerned only with survival of small groups, such as the family, the clan, the city and state.'—New York Times, June 9, 1960.
5. (a) How was an indirect challenge then hurled at the Bible? (b) How does the Bible stand with regard to traditions of a global catastrophe, and on what global catastrophe through which mankind survived does it report?
5 True as that may be, yet this mental health specialist hurled an indirect challenge at the sacred Bible as regards survival. How? He reportedly said that 'man's survival in the nuclear age is doubtful because there is no tradition for it.' Yet all around the earth today, in widely separate places even, there are traditions of a global catastrophe, generally by water, through which the human race survived by but a few human survivors. But, better than furnishing us mere tradition, the Bible presents the actual record of such a global catastrophe of historic times and of how our human family was preserved through it in a few members, to survive till today. The sacred Bible does not depend upon those many traditions among different peoples; the Bible record is merely substantiated by such traditions. The Bible record has borrowed nothing from those traditions handed down from of old; neither is the Bible record a modification of any of such traditions, such as the Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic or myth. The catastrophe that then caused worry about the survival of the whole human race was the global flood in the twenty-fourth century before our Common Era. The human race survived through it in our common forefather, Noah, and his three sons and the wives of all four. Eight souls! From Noah's three sons the three great branches of mankind sprang.
6. In what Bible book were the eyewitness accounts of the Flood embodied, and by whom was writing of the Bible begun and finished?
6 In the first book of the sacred Bible, called "Genesis," we have the eyewitness accounts of the great flood by Noah and his three sons. Their accounts were embodied by the Hebrew prophet Moses in his writing of Genesis. (See Genesis 5:32 to 10:1.) Genesis is the first of the sixty-six books in the complete Bible; and all these books were written over a period of about 1,610 years. It was in 1513 B.C.E. that Moses started the writing of those inspired sixty-six books, and the faithful followers of Jesus Christ finished the writing about the year 98 of our Common Era.
7, 8. (a) The acceptance of the eyewitness history of the Flood by other Bible writers is proved by what recent archaeological find? (b) What does page-column 45 of the Scroll say regarding the Flood, and how does Ezekiel support the Flood as history?
7 The eyewitness history of the Flood was never rejected by the other inspired writers of the sacred Bible. A recent archaeological find supports that fact, namely, the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah's prophecy, found in 1947 and estimated to be more than 2,000 years old. This Hebrew prophet wrote his set of prophecies in the eighth century before our Common Era (about 775-732). Isaiah, who wrote and spoke in the name of his God Jehovah, confirmed the historicalness of the flood of Noah's day.
8 Page-column 45 of the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah assures us that the survival of the whole human race will never again be threatened by a global flood. That page of the Dead Sea Scroll says for our comfort today: "'This is just as the days of Noah to me. Just as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more pass over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not become indignant toward you nor rebuke you. For the mountains themselves may be removed, and the very hills may stagger, but my loving-kindness itself will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of peace itself stagger,' Jehovah, the One having mercy upon you, has said." (Isa. 54:9, 10) Three times also the prophet Ezekiel, who wrote a century later than Isaiah, refers to the survival of Noah and thus supports that Noah was a historical figure.—Ezek. 14:14, 18, 20.
9. Whose miraculous birth did Isaiah foretell, and how did this one prophesy that survival of our race would become a problem in our day the same as in Noah's day?
9 The prophet Isaiah foretold the earthly birth and the experiences of the Messiah or Anointed One, whom Jehovah God promised to send for the saving of mankind from eternal extinction. Such prophecies of Isaiah were fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who miraculously had a virgin birth on earth. Jesus Christ also confirmed the actuality of the Flood. How could he do so? Well, as the Son of God he had viewed it in his prehuman existence in heaven. Prophesying that the survival of the whole human race would again be a problem in our own days as it was in the days of Noah, Jesus Christ said: "Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father. For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. For as people were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be." Those words were part of his prophecy concerning the visible evidences that would mark the time for the end of today's system of things.—Matt. 24:36-39; see also Luke 17:26, 27.
10. How did the writer to the Hebrews express the importance of faith toward survival of our race?
10 Faith in Almighty God is important toward the survival of the human race. Testifying to that, the writer of the letter to the Hebrews said: "By faith Noah, after being given divine warning of things not yet beheld, showed godly fear and constructed an ark for the saving of his household, and through this faith he condemned the world, and he became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith."—Heb. 11:7.
11. How did Peter express how the human family barely escaped being annihilated in the Flood?
11 Showing how the whole human family barely escaped being annihilated in the global flood, Simon Peter, a personal companion of Jesus Christ, wrote in his two letters contained in the Bible. In his first letter Peter said: "The patience of God was waiting in Noah's days, while the ark was being constructed, in which a few people, that is, eight souls, were carried safely through the water." (1 Pet. 3:20) In his second letter Peter says concerning this stupendous act of God: "He did not hold back from punishing an ancient world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, safe with seven others when he brought a deluge upon a world of ungodly people." "There were heavens in ancient times and an earth standing compactly out of water and in the midst of water by the word of God, and by those means the world of that time suffered destruction when it was deluged with water."—2 Pet. 2:5; 3:5, 6.
12. What makes it so remarkable that humankind should be preserved through the Flood in view of its release of natural energies?
12 Think of a tiny segment of humankind being preserved alive through such a terrific release of natural energies under God's control! Even today hurricanes as operations of energy are still a mystery. "The energies involved in a hurricane dwarf those of the largest hydrogen bombs. Hence control of such storms will be difficult," said a hurricane article in the New York Times of October 4, 1959. What starts such a storm and keeps it going is not yet scientifically known. But Almighty God Jehovah started the Flood and accounted for its globe-encircling extent. All the atomic and hydrogen bombs now kept in store by the four nuclear powers hold but a tiny fraction of all the dynamic energy released in the flood of Noah's time. The waters that fell from the heavens for forty days and forty nights swamped the whole earth up to fifteen cubits higher than the tallest mountains. (Gen. 7:19, 20) And yet, through it all, God kept our human race and the animal and bird forms alive, so that here we are today!
13. In view or this, why is there no need to be doubtful about man's survival in the nuclear age?
13 The Bible account informs us of this, and it is based, not upon tradition, but upon eyewitness accounts, the truthfulness of which is testified to by a number of Bible writers, yes, even by the Son of God himself. Truly there is no need for us to be doubtful about 'man's survival in the nuclear age,' because there is more than mere tradition for it.
14, 15. (a) What hope do events in connection with the Flood offer mankind today? (b) How do we know for certain whether we face another global deluge or not?
14 The events of the flood of Noah's day offer hope of the continuation of human life on earth to mankind who are again worried about surviving as a race. That flood is not just a fact of far-back ancient history. That flood situation foreshadowed our own situation today, according to the prophetic words of Jesus Christ the Son of God. The fact is, our world or system of things measures its duration from that flood in which God destroyed the ancient, ungodly world dating from mankind's fall into sin. Not that we face another deluge from the skies that will submerge even the Himalaya mountains. Jehovah God, the Bringer of the flood of Noah's day, assures us of that fact. The latest rainbow that we have seen in the clouds is a guarantee of that. After Noah and his household came out of the ark high up on a mountain's top in Ararat, God said to Noah and his household while at their altar of worship:
15 "My rainbow I do give in the cloud, and it must serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. And it shall occur that when I bring a cloud over the earth, then the rainbow will certainly appear in the cloud. And I shall certainly remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul among all flesh, and no more will the waters become a deluge to bring all flesh to ruin."—Gen. 9:13-15.
16. (a) As to our earth's existence, how does God's Word contradict the scientists and astronomers? (b) According to statements of worldly spokesmen, to what state of affairs have we come?
16 What, then, do we face that makes our survival a problem today? Of course, our generation does not have to fear what scientists and astronomers predict, namely, the making of our planet a lifeless, burnt-out cinder, for they locate such an imagined global catastrophe some billions of years in the future. Contradicting such scientists and astronomers, Jehovah God, earth's Creator, says in his Bible: "He has founded the earth upon its established places; it will not be made to totter to time indefinite, nor forever." (Ps. 104:5) "The earth is standing even to time indefinite." (Eccl. 1:4) But world statesmen, militarists and informed spokesmen keep telling us what they have reason to believe that our whole human race now faces. According to them we have come to find ourselves in a world in which it is too dangerous to live.
17. What did the U.S. Congressional Record have to say regarding the possibility of world destruction?
17 Says the U.S. Congressional Record as of June 13, 1960, on page A 5022: "Senator Kennedy . . . recently cited figures that would mean our arsenal now contains the equivalent of 1,250,000 bombs of the type that leveled Hiroshima. This was confirmed in substance by Thomas E. Murray, former Atomic Energy Commissioner, when he said we now have more than enough weapons to destroy the world." This does not include atomic weapons of other nations.
18. What did a noted American professor have to say about American doubts concerning survival and the spending of great values in the development of weapons?
18 In an article headed "National Purpose: Rossiter Concept—A Call to Rise Above Self-Interest to Aid 'Whole Human Race'," as published in the New York Times of June 13, 1960, Professor Clinton Rossiter said that the American people are besieged with doubts about their "capacity to flourish and perhaps even to survive"; and that, even though we might hold off a war crisis that will be worse than even war itself, the American people are "left deep in the crisis of a peace that is no peace. We pour an appalling amount of money, resources, skills and energy into the development and production of weapons we pray to God we will never use."
19. What did an American physicist of note say regarding the burial of our dead after another great war and a newly added cause of disastrous war?
19 The noted American physicist, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, at an international gathering under the auspices of the Congress for Cultural Freedom, in Berlin, Germany, June 16, 1960, said that all people should know today that if another great war occurs "none of us can count on having enough living to bury our dead." He went on to say: "In this decade the deadliness, the destructive power, of atomic stockpiles has increased far more than a hundredfold—how much more it may be neither permissible nor relevant to tell. Today . . . they have added chance to anger as another cause of disaster."—New York Times, June 17, 1960.
20. What was the overriding issue of America's 1960 presidential election campaign according to a New York Socialist newspaper?
20 In bold headlines on the front page of its edition of May 21, 1960, concerning the American presidential election campaign, the Socialist newspaper Weekly People of New York city screamed: "HUMANITY'S SURVIVAL IS OVERRIDING ISSUE OF THE 1960 CAMPAIGN."
21. What did the 1959 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize think as to world prospects within the next ten years?
21 In 1960 the receiver of the 1959 Nobel Peace prize, Lord Philip Noel-Baker, a British government officer, said: "I think it quite likely . . . that within ten years the governments will not have disarmed, we shall have had a nuclear war; we, our children, and grandchildren will all be dead, and the world will be spinning a lifeless, radioactive, incinerated globe throughout eternity."—New York Times Magazine, August 14, 1960.
22. What is CBR warfare, and how does it rate?
22 Now the talk is also about CBR warfare, or Chemical, Bacteriological, Radiological warfare, concerning which one American colonel, a director of the United States Army CBR Weapons Orientation Course, is reported as saying: "I'm an enthusiast over biological and chemical warfare. I think it's great stuff. It's more humane than anything else we've got." (New York Herald Tribune, August 29, 1960) CBR warfare is profitable, because it leaves standing intact the material properties of the enemies it kills.
23. What did the then American president say to the fifteenth session of the U.N. General Assembly as to the need of disarmament?
23 In addressing the historic fifteenth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York city, Thursday morning, September 22, 1960, the then American president, General Eisenhower, said to the greatest assemblage of statesmen ever to attend a UN meeting: "But armaments must also be controlled here on earth if civilization is to be assured of survival."
24. According to such prominent spokesmen, what is the outlook for this world, and how does reference to weapons at the Pentagon building bear out this view?
24 These are only a sampling of all the sayings of informed, prominent men of the world, whose utterances are not to be taken lightly. According to their own statements their world system of things is doomed to destruction by its own means. Quite expressive of such an outlook for this overarmed world is the fact that in Arlington, Virginia, opposite Washington, D.C., the people at the Pentagon building, which holds most of the United States Army headquarters offices, speak of "Doomsday weapons."
25. What question does indignation stir us to ask, and how have the nations thus brought themselves into direct conflict with man's Creator?
25 In indignation we ask, What group of warmongers, scientists or political rulers has the right to cause destruction to the whole human race, or even to threaten its existence and to make its survival a worrisome problem? This is a threatening to commit genocide on a world scale, the destroying of the entire genus homo, the man genus, the murder of the human family.* The fact that the world family of bloodguilty nations have armed themselves with the means to do this dastardly thing has brought the nations into direct conflict with man's Creator, Jehovah God. His purpose is that the human family shall inhabit this earth in peace and happiness for all time. "You must not murder," says the sixth of his Ten Commandments given through his prophet Moses. "Everyone who hates his brother is a manslayer, and you know that no manslayer has everlasting life remaining in him," says the Christian apostle John, a worshiper of Jehovah God.—Ex. 20:13; 1 John 3:15.
26. Whom are the hate-filled nations threatening to destroy, and hence into what day have they entered and with what expectation?
26 In destroying the human family, the worldly nations filled with hatred would destroy not only their own patriotic, nationalistic peoples but also the faithful servants of Jehovah, who are not of this world but who are for God's righteous new world. This destruction of his servants by nations opposed to his purpose Jehovah God will never permit. (Ps. 145:20) For bringing themselves to this threatening world situation the nations must render an account, no, not to the United Nations or to its International Court of Justice, but to the Creator, God the "Judge of all the earth." (Gen. 18:25) The nations have entered their judgment day before God. They must expect an execution of judgment from him.
27. What solemn illustration is there of such coming judgment execution, and what does Peter say is to be expected?
27 Consequently, the execution of divine judgment is what all nations of this unrighteous world face. The execution of Jehovah God's judgment in Noah's days upon the ancient world of ungodly people is a solemn illustration of what the violent, ungodly world of today has to expect. This present world had its beginning after the Flood that deluged the earth at God's word. Says the apostle Peter: "By the same word the heavens and the earth that are now are stored up for fire and are being reserved to the day of judgment and of destruction of the ungodly men."—2 Pet. 3:7.
28, 29. Why may we declare such a comparison of judgment executions without hesitation?
28 What the humanly governed, sovereign nations of this world face, therefore, is something comparable with that Flood of floods of Noah's day. Without hesitation we may declare this, according to the prophetic words of Jesus Christ himself. His reference to judgment executions as reported by his disciple Luke reads:
29 "Just as it occurred in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of man: they were eating, they were drinking, men were marrying, women were being given in marriage, until that day when Noah entered into the ark, and the flood arrived and destroyed them all. . . . The same way it will be on that day when the Son of man is to be revealed."—Luke 17:26-30.
30. Why have we all the more reason to believe Jesus' words on this, and how did he emphasize that it would be man's worst tribulation?
30 We have all reason to believe those words, for Jesus Christ will not forget that he said them, when he is revealed as God's judge of execution who must judge the living and the dead. Moreover, Jesus Christ is a reliable prophet, for in his prophecy on the end of this worldly system of things he foretold the world events and conditions taking place since A.D. 1914. Had he not done so, he would not have told us also how we may hope to get out of this world mess. That it will be man's worst tribulation in which the very survival of people of flesh and blood will be in the balance, he said in that same prophecy: "For then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world's beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones [of God's choice] those days will be cut short." And he added: "Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur."—Matt. 24:21, 22, 34.
31. Why is this the generation there referred to by Jesus?
31 The foretold events having begun A.D. 1914, the generation of mankind that is still alive from that year is the generation meant by Jesus Christ. Till now we have seen fulfilled the world-shaking features of the "sign of [Christ's invisible] presence and of the consummation of the system of things." (Matt. 24:3) What features? World War I, which failed to be the "war to end all wars"; famines and food shortages; earthquakes; the persecution of Christ's true, obedient followers; the rise of false religious prophets in Christendom; the disquieting increase of lawlessness; the flight of true Christians to the real place of safety and survival because they see and understand the foretold sign of coming desolation; and, in spite of all the persecution and all the bad times and bad news, the preaching of the good news of God's own kingdom "in all the inhabited earth for the purpose of a witness to all the nations." (Matt. 24:7-28) The occurrence of these things since 1914 is within the knowledge of millions of this generation. It is also a matter of published record for any questioners to examine.
32. Why is survival the problem of this generation?
32 We, then, are the generation that will not pass away till there is fulfilled that "great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world's beginning until now, no, nor will occur again." Survival is the problem of us of this generation.
[Footnotes]
Genocide has been defined as the "intent to destroy in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group."


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I drove to the scene of that horrible fire in Oakland overnight
By Frank Somerville and KTVU 5-6 and 10pm news anchor
Published 3:08 pm PST, Saturday, December 3, 2016
Personal photos taken by Frank Somerville of Oakland's Ghost Ship fire aftermath.
Photo: Frank Somerville/ Facebook
This morning I drove to the scene of that horrible fire in Oakland overnight. This is the building.
From the outside it doesn't look that bad. But I can't even begin to imagine what it looks like on the inside. Right now we know for sure that there are at least 9 bodies inside. But probably many more. In fact the Coroner's Department is preparing for the potential of 30-40 victims.
The whole time I was there this morning I kept wondering what it must have been like as people realized what was happening and desperately tried to escape. It's believed that many of them were trapped when the roof collapsed.
We spoke to one person this morning. He tried to save his friend who had broken his ankle.
But the smoke was too intense and he had to give up. He's still not sure whether his friend made it out safely. But it doesn't sound like he's very optimistic.
At least 9 dead, many missing in fire at Oakland party
Questions raised about Oakland building where fire victims died
For Oakland survivors, dodging death was a matter of luck
As I'm writing this I've got a strange range of emotions. I live in Oakland. At the moment I'm listening to my daughter singing down stairs. She's very excited because we're going to get our Christmas tree today. She can't wait to decorate it. But all I keep thinking about is that 10 minutes from my house is this building. Filled with the bodies of dozens of young people who were out enjoying their Friday night when the fire broke out.
In the coming days we'll learn all about them.
Their hopes.
Their dreams.
Their struggles.
Their families.
It kind of makes everything else seem so meaningless right now. I'm so sorry about what happened. I don't know what else to say.
Frank Somerville is a contributor to SFGATE and anchors the 5, 6, and 10 p.m. news on KTVU. This post originally appeared on his Facebook page.


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Developed July 1989, Revised September 1991, March 2001, June 2001 and February 2006, Revised June 2012, Revised June 2013, Revised June 2015, Revised February 2016, Revised September 1,2016, Revised June 2, 2017, Revised September 1, 2017, Revised August 24,2020
Article1: This Federation shall be known as the Northeast Beagle Gundog Federation, herein after referred to as the Federation. The principle office of the Federation shall be at the home address of the current Federation President.
Article 2: It is the goal of this Federation to promote and sustain the beagle as a hound that conforms with the American Kennel Club, "capable of serving as a field trial hound, a gun dog, or a member of a pack while pursuing either rabbit or hare".
Article 3: It is the purpose of this Federation to:
Promote the sport of Beagling, including hunting, competition, and breeding of beagles.
Promote and maintain through comment and action the sport of Beagling in legislation, and the rule and procedures of the American Kennel Club; and to provide competent representation to the AKC Beagle Advisory Committee.
Represent the Federation's members and clubs to the AKC SPO National Committee.
Support our individual members, member clubs, Associations through enhanced competition, communication, and coordination at a regional level.
Article 4: Membership
The Federation is primarily comprised of Associations: The Iroquois Beagle Gundog Association and The New England Hunting Beagle Association, As well as Independent clubs.
Each member Association is accorded one representative on the Federation's Board of Directors and a Director will be Elected to represent the Independent clubs.
Each member club is accorded one vote on any ballot issue and one representative to any Federation meeting, except as noted in Article 6, Section H.
New Associations may petition the Federation for membership at the Annual Meeting. Acceptance of New associations shall require a majority of the member clubs eligible vote.
Individual clubs may join the Federation under the following conditions:
1. Deleted 12/31/2015
Such club membership is approved by a majority of eligible voting member clubs at an annual meeting.
Individual club membership is accorded one representative and one vote at any Federation meeting or ballot issue.
Individual club membership requires $40.00 annual dues payable to the Federation. Modified 6/2015)
Individuals belonging to any member club are considered individual members of the Federation.
Individual must be in good standing with the American Kennel Club to participate in Federation events or business.
Individuals must be in good standing with their respective regional Association to participate in Federation events or business.
Article 5: The fiscal year for the Federation shall run concurrent with the calendar year, from January 1 through December 31.
Article 6: Meetings
The Federation shall meet annually for the transaction of business. This meeting shall be held at a location within the Federation (regionally New England, New York, or Pennsylvania). The annual meeting will generally coincide with the Federation's Annual Championship Trial.
The order of business for the annual meeting shall be as follow:
Call to Order and Roll Call
Reading of the Minutes of the previous meeting
Officers' Reports
Nominations for Beagle Advisory Committee
Motions for Beagle Advisory Committee
Delegation and Judges for AKC SPO National Championship
Nomination of Judges and Host Clubs
For the good of the Federation
Quorum: A quorum for the annual meeting shall consist of three officers of the Federation and no less than 30% of eligible clubs (Modified 6/2015)
The Board of Directors may conduct Federation business throughout the year. The Board of Directors will consist of all Federation Officers and Directors
The Federation president may call for a special meeting of the Board of Directors or the general membership at any time. Such meeting must be announced to the member clubs or Board members at least 30 days in advance of the meeting date either through correspondence or in at least two monthly periodicals recognized to publish beagle information.
Any three members of the Board of Directors may call a special meeting of the general membership or the Board of Directors at any provided notification and an agenda are provided to all officers and the general membership, either through correspondence or publication in a least two monthly periodicals recognized to publish beagle information.
Ballot voting on Federation business may occur outside of scheduled meetings. Member clubs may cast votes on published ballots provided by the Board of Directors. Such ballot issues shall be forwarded by mail or electronic mail or to each member club, allowing at least 30 days for a response from each club. Ballots shall be mailed to the club representative registered by the respective Associations on their mailing lists. All ballot results shall be certified by the Federation President and the Federation Secretary.
Voting Privileges: Only clubs that have paid the annual dues may send one delegate to represent them at the annual meeting.
Such person shall be a member in good standing of said club to vote on Federation business. The Federation Vice President shall certify the eligibility of all voting members prior to the annual meeting. Each Federation Officer and member of the Board of Directors is accorded a vote on ballot issues, except the Federation President who shall only cast a vote in case of a tie.
Except as specifically stated in this section, all meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order and Parliamentary Procedures.
Article 7: Officers:
General: The Federation officers shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Communication Director, and Field Trial Secretary. Elections for each office shall be held at the annual meeting. Each office is limited to a one-year term, but officers are eligible for re-election. Any persons attending the annual meeting, in good standing with their member club and association, and in good standing with the American Kennel Club, may be nominated to hold an office. Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the eligible member clubs attending the annual meeting. Revised (6/2/2017)
Vacancies: Whenever an officer becomes vacant by death, resignation, or dereliction of duty, the Board of Directors shall appoint an eligible person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term. If an office remains vacant due to lack of nominations, the Board of Directors may appoint an eligible person to fill the vacancy.
Replacement of Officers: The Board of Directors may at any time, and by a 2/3 majority vote, remove any officer determined to have become ineligible to hold office for such reasons as dereliction of duty, suspension or expulsion from The AKC, a member Association or club, or for any other reason that may cause harm to the office or the Federation. In such case the Board of Directors may appoint a replacement as eligible person to fill the vacancy for the period of the unexpired term.
Term of Office: For all officers the term of office begins at midnight on the date of the last day of the Championship Trial, and ends at midnight on the date of the last day of the following Championship Trial.
Duties of Officers:
President: The president shall preside over all Federation meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall be an ex-officious member of all committees with full voting privileges: except at regular meetings the President shall only cast a vote in the event of a tie. The President shall oversee and guide the business of the Federation and represent the Federation as appropriate in correspondence or attendance. Any contracts or agreements binding upon the Federation require the signature of the President. The President shall have the responsibility to see that all minutes from Meetings, General membership and Board of Directors, will be distributed to member clubs within 30 days after the meeting. (Modified 6/2015)
Vice President: The vice president shall perform the duties of the president upon the absence or inability of the president. The vice president shall serve as Field Trial Chair for all Federation trials. As Field Trial Chair, the vice president shall oversee the operation of Federation trials, coordinate with host clubs, acquire nominated judges, and publish appropriate advertising of Federation trials. The vice president shall maintain a log of all hounds qualified to compete at the Annual Championship Trial to be published at least 30 days prior to the Annual Championship Trial, and receive and calculate the results of Consistency Awards.
General Secretary: The general secretary shall keep accurate records of all Federation and Board of Director's meetings, generate minutes in a timely manner and present to the president for approval, so they may distribute to the membership 30 days after a meeting. The general secretary shall have charge over all Federation correspondence as directed by the president and shall maintain records of such correspondence including newsletters, e-mails, etc. The General Secretary shall certify all voting and ballots, including mailed ballots along with the Federation president. The general secretary shall perform an annual audit of the Treasurer's records at the conclusion of the annual championship trial. ( Modified 6/2015)
Treasurer: It shall be the duty of the treasurer to collect and receive all monies due the Federation and to keep accurate records of the same. The treasurer shall receive annual dues. At each annual meeting the treasurer will provide an accounting of all revenues and fees collected, all expenses, and any monies due and distribute such accounting to the member clubs present. (Modified 6/2013)
Vice President of Communications and Marketing: The Vice President of Communications and Marketing shall assist the vice president in maintaining a list of all member clubs and all members clubs eligible to vote, including each club's designated representative, his address and phone number. The Vice President of Communications and Marketing shall assist the president in publishing and distributing correspondence and shall oversee establishment, maintenance, and updating the Federation web-site. Vice President of Communications and shall be responsible for any publication of information, results, or advertising in approved periodicals. (Modified 9/17)
Field Trial Secretary: The Federation field trial secretary shall oversee the operation of each Federation trial including acquisition of AKC sanction, advertising, sponsorship, acquisition of trophies, prizes and awards. The field trial secretary shall receive entries and entry fees on the day of Federation events, and assure compliance with AKC Rules and Procedures. The field trial secretary shall maintain accurate records of each event including the list of winning and placing hounds from each event.
The Board of Directors: Shall consist of the Federation officers listed above and the president of each member Association. The Board of Directors shall also include the chair of any standing committee. Each Association is responsible for their Director in terms of participation and attendance. Association presidents serving on the Board of Directors serve at the pleasure of their respective association.
Vice President of Government Relations: Coordinates efforts of member clubs with the AKC Government Relations Department. Serves as a regional resource for monitoring Federal and state legislation affecting sporting dogs and hunting, fosters partnerships with other dog-related groups, and communicates news on impending legislation to the membership. Represents the Federation on legislative matters. Coaches the Associations and Members on dealing with legal issues. (Added 9/17)
Article 8: Committees may be formed by membership, the Board of Directors, or the President to carry out Federation business. The Federation president has discretion to select Committee chairs and member with approval from the Board of Directors. For conducting business, a majority of the committee members will constitute a quorum.
Article 9: Beagle Advisory Committee (BAC) is sponsored by the American Kennel Club to advise the voting delegates of AKC on matters pertaining to Beagling. The Federation is accorded a seat on the BAC and AKC selects one of those three persons. The BAC nominees shall be selected each year at the annual meeting by the Federation delegates and those names forwarded to the Performance Events Division of AKC by the Federation President. The selected BAC delegate shall represent the Federation's position on relevant issues and follow the direction of the Federation in casting votes or proposing rule changes.
Article 10: AKC SPO National Championship accords the Federation one or two judging positions each year depending on the rotation of judging allotments among participating Federations and Associations. Judges to represent the Federation will be selected by ballot by the delegates at the annual meeting. In case of refusal or failure to attend, the Federation president shall coordinate replacement (s) with the Board of Directors. The AKC National Championship Committee oversees the event and accords the Federation three (3) delegates. The Federation president, with approval from the Board of Directors, is responsible to select the three delegates to the AKC SPO National Championship Trial Committee.
Article 11: Qualifying Trials
Qualifying trials are events held in conjunction with sanctioned and or licensed trials, where winning and placing hounds earn qualification to participate in the Federation Championship Trial. Only All-age and Derby sanctioned trials earn points towards the respective Federation Consistency Awards. (Modified 6/2013)
Qualifying trials must be held under AKC Rules and Procedures and may be run in gun dog brace, SPO, Small Pack, or Large Pack format.
A club may hold up to three all-age Federation qualifying trials in a calendar year, including up to two sanctioned trials and one licensed trial. A club may also hold one derby qualifying trial in a calendar year. (Modified 6/2013)
A qualifying trial must be advertised as such in at least one monthly beagle periodical or posted on N.E.B.G.F website yearly calendar of events.
Qualifying trials may run in four sized and sexed classes or two combined sex classes.
For all age trials, results must be received by the Federation 30 days after the end of the trial to qualify hounds for the subsequent Championship Trial. Derby results and per capita must be received before the start of derby championship trial.
All-Age hounds placing 1st thru NBQ at an NEBGF All-age qualifying trial, Licensed or sanctioned, in the 12-month period preceding the Championship trial, are eligible to compete at the Federation Championship Trial. (Modified 6/2013)
All hounds placing first through NBQ at a qualifying all-age or derby trial are qualified to compete at the Federation Championship the following May or June.
Derby hounds that qualify during a calendar year are eligible to compete in the Federation Derby Championship that same calendar year. Results for derby qualifying trials must be received by the Federation Treasurer at least 24 hour prior to the start of the Championship Trial.
Article 12: Championship Trials
The Federation will Sponsor Championship Trials in the following formats; All-age SPO, Field Champion Only, Derby SPO and Two-Couple Format. (Modified 6/2015)
No Federation member club shall hold any type of trial event on the corresponding dates of a Championship Trial, unless both parties agree. ( Modified 9/17)
Championship Trials will be run in four (4) classes. Two-couple Pack trial will be run as one class. (Modified 6/2015)
Each Member club will submit a list of 5 judges they would like to see represent their region as a judge at a Championship trial. These judges must have judged 10 SPO Licensed trials to be eligible to judge a Championship trial. Clubs may submit names of judges that do not meet this requirement, but will only be used if the list of eligible judges has been exhausted. Clubs should have confirmation the nominee is able to attend a Championship event. From this list, the Vice President will tally the names and create a list by most nominated to least by region. Each region will be awarded a set number of judges based on the number of clubs in that region. ex. A 4 class event that esquires 8 judges would have 3 judges from the Pennsylvania region, 3 judges from the New York Region and 2 from the New England region. We will attempt to rotate which region judges what classes in consecutive years. If the list from a region is exhausted and the positions are not filled, the Board will fill the positions with qualified candidates that are not on the list, with preference shown to judges from the selected region. (Modified 9/2016)
The expense of hiring judges shall be the responsibility of the Federation.
Entries: Any all-age hound pacing first through NBQ at a Federation Qualifying trial (sanctioned or licensed) for which the annual dues and the results have been received by the Federation, in the previous calendar year or a hound that placed in the preceding years derby championship trial, may compete in the Championship Trial by completing an entry form and paying the entry fee. All AKC Field Champions are eligible to compete in the Championship Trial by completing an entry form and payment of the regular entry fee. Derby hounds are qualified by placing first through NBQ during the same calendar year as the Championship Trial, except that unqualified derbies may be entered by paying twice the announced entry fee.
The Federation shall abide by the AKC definition of a derby:
All unqualified derbies must be per-measured
Measurement at Championships; Procedure 3 Measuring, of the AKC's "Beagle Field Trials Rules' will be followed. (Modified 6/2015)
Host Club: The host club for the Championship Trial shall be selected from self-nominated clubs at the annual meeting by majority vote. If no club self-nominates, the Board of Directors shall coordinate the Championship Trial location. The host club shall furnish marshals for each class, all materials needed to run the trial, and appropriate meals. The host club will be paid a $2.00 per capita on each hound run at the trial, or $200.00 whichever is greater. The host club is also entitled to all monies collected in the kitchen or from club-sponsored raffles.
Article 13: Field Champion Only Trial
The Federation shall hold a Field Trial annually for Field Champion Beagle and entitle it "The Northeast Beagle Gundog Federation National Field Champion Trial"
The purpose of the Field Champion Trial shall be to showcase the best beagles in public competition for the advancement of the breed. This event should be viewed as a most prestigious competition of hunting beagles.
Any beagle that has been awarded the title of Field Champion by the American Kennel Club is eligible for entry.
Judges shall be selected from the list submitted by each association, (article 12, Section D)
The host club shall be selected as described in Article 12, Section G
The Field Champion Trial may be held on a date suitable to the Board of Directors, and may be held in conjunction with other club, Association, or Federation events.
Article 14: Consistency Awards
The Federation shall recognize those all-age and derby hounds which compile the most points in Derby qualifying sanctioned trials hosted by NEBGF member clubs and NEBGF qualifying sanctioned trials in a calendar year, for each size and sex class. Scoring shall be based on results submitted to the Federation Vice President. No results may be accepted for a calendar year after February 1 of the following calendar year. (Modified 09/2016)
Scoring shall follow this schedule: Hounds placing first shall receive 5 points; hounds placing 2nd shall receive 4 points; hounds placing 3rd shall receive 3 points; hounds placing 4th shall receive 2 points; hounds placing NBQ shall receive 1 point. (08/2020)
For all-age hounds and derby's placing in the Federation Championship trial, points will be awarded toward the consistency for that year.
Article 15: Judges Seminars. Occasionally clubs express a desire to hold an AKC Judges Seminar. AKC has determined that clubs must acquire permission from the Federation prior to scheduling a seminar. The Federation shall inquire of the membership which clubs intend to hold a Judges Seminar in the proceeding calendar year, then coordinate a schedule and issue a letter of permission. The Federation may limit the number and location of judge's seminars, but shall in all instances promote the availability and frequency of such certification to the greatest practicable extent.
Article 16: Discipline
Persons under suspension or barred from American Kennel Club privileges are not eligible to participate in Federation events.
Any association or member club may submit an individual's name to be barred from participating in Federation events. This submission must include the individual's name and the reason they wish to have them barred as well as any and all documentation supporting this action. The Board of Directors of the Federation, by a ¾ vote will determine if the individual will be suspended. Suspensions may be appealed to the voting delegates of the federation at the next annual meeting. Appellants must notify the President of their intent to appeal no less than 10 days prior to the annual meeting. In the event that the delegates reverse the Board's decision, the reversal shall become effective immediately. Any notice of suspension must be sent certified mail. This does not include AKC Licensed events, as the Federation has no authority over AKC Licensed events. (Modified 12/31/2015)
The Board of Directors may suspend an Association, club, or person from participation in Federation events or proceedings based on dereliction of duty, failure to follow the Federation's Constitution and By-Laws, unsportsmanlike conduct, abuse or mistreatment of animals, or actions that are detrimental to the sport of Beagling. Such suspension must be upheld by a ¾ vote of the Board of Directors. Suspensions may be appealed to the voting delegates of the Federation at the next annual meeting, but shall be in effect from the date of Board notification through the date of the next annual meeting. Appellants must notify the President of their intent to appeal no less than 10 days prior to the annual meeting. In the event that the delegates reverse the Board's decision, the reversal shall become effective immediately. Any notice of suspension must be sent certified mail.
Clubs or Associations that do not forward results, or fail to forward results in a timely manner may be prohibited from holding any NEBGF qualifying trials the reminder of the calendar year and the following calendar year. Clubs or Associations that advertise a trial as a Federation qualifying trial must submit the trial results to the Federation Vice President within 30 days of the date of the trial. The Vice President may assess a late fee of $25.00 for any results received more than 30 days following the last day of the trial. In no instance will results from one calendar year be accepted after February 1 of the following calendar year, except for Derby Qualifying Trial results. For Derby results, no results will be accepted after the Championship Trial has started.
Article 17: Dissolution
The Federation may be dissolved by a ¾ majority vote of the eligible voting member clubs, or a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors.
Upon dissolution, all remaining assets of the Federation shall be evenly divided among the member Associations.
Privileges of the Federation with the American Kennel Club, such as nominating BAC delegation and judges and representation to the AKC SPO National shall not revert to one Association without prejudice, but shall be awarded by the American Kennel Club or the AKC SPO National Committee as appropriate.
Article 18: Effective Dates
The Northeast Beagle Gundog Federation was officially formed on November 14th, 1992. The first officers of the Federation were President, Don Rankins; Vice-President, Rob Lincoln; Secretary, Ed Hart; Treasurer, Bob Lincoln; Board of Directors, Gary Keller, Gary Sampson, and Dave Rexford.
This revision of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Northeast Beagle Gundog Federation have been duly reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors and the membership, and are certified effective on this date: 2/1/2016