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...visit was to familiarize undergraduates with the education, culture, role, and missions of the American military,” he said. Along with the seminars, the students visited the institution’s war-game facilities and historical sites and dined at the officers’ club overlooking Narragansett Bay. “It really shows you what military leaders need to take into account in planning and executing operations,” said Vivek Viswanathan ’09, another attendee. The Naval War College exists in large part to educate military and government officials in strategy and technology...
...club. Powers, Berry, and Walter Teitz became (and for many years remained) the heart of the BLOHARDS lineup. Powers ruled, Berry regaled, and Teitz collected the dues, much of which was channeled to various anti-Yankee activities-the lunches, the formal debates, especially the ceremonial case of Narragansett Beer, the essential ingredient of the quintessential BLOHARDS function: the Opening Day Bus Trip...
...legs and oversize breasts leave them unable to run, fly or even copulate; they have to be artificially inseminated. As an alternative, Slow Food U.S.A., a group dedicated to preserving unique regional foods, has encouraged more than 30 farmers in 17 states to begin raising heritage turkeys, like the Narragansett and the Bourbon Red, for local markets. These turkeys, descendants of breeds from the Pilgrim era, have richer, more savory meat than their supermarket cousins. Supplies are limited. For information on where to find a heritage turkey, go to www.slowfoodusa.org...
There is much to protect. According to lawyers for 38 plaintiffs in Rhode Island, the Roman Catholic diocese of Providence operates more than 220 corporate subsidiaries, including the Aldrich Mansion, a sprawling compound on Narragansett Bay where the Brad Pitt movie Meet Joe Black was filmed. Shooting took six weeks on a property that charges $3,000 to hold a baby shower there. The Providence diocese owns $44 million in real estate, and income from its property finances a wide range of social services. Diocese officials argue that it cannot afford to compensate victims of sex abuse...
Brown--which was responsible for a 1996 oil spill which leaked 60 gallons of fuel into the Narragansett Bay--was also cited for failing to develop plans to prevent future oil spills...