load on NOAA's Office of Coast Survey website at www.nauticalcharts.noaa. gov. The new ed i[io n upda[es [he descripdo ns and depicd ons of [he basic naurical chart elements and symbols used o n naurical chans produced by [he Na[io nal O ceanic and A[mosph eric Admi nisrrad on and [he Na[ional Geos padal-In[elligence Agency (NGA). The d ocument also shows [he "INT I " symbols described in [he Chan Specificadons of [h e IHO published by [he Il1[ern a[io nal H yd rographic O rganizadon (IH O). h supersedes [he November 1997 edi [ion of US Chart No. 1. NOAA's Office of Coas[ Survey has prov ided rwo ce nwries of service w [he mari[ime [ranspo n ado n sys[em, as America's [fUS[ed so u rce of naviga[ional charts, darn, and services since 1807 .. .. The schooner Spirit of South Carolina has been put up for sale by its owners, the South Carolina Maritime Foundation (SCMF). The no n -profit organizado n has subsrnntial deb [s, which
include more than $2 millio n in ban k loans. Like m any no n-profits in this challenging econo my, the SCMF has not been able w bring in enough mo ney w operate the 140-foo t schoo ner, while trying to pay off the m oney it borrowed w build her. The Spirit of South Carolina cost approxim ately $4.5 million w build. The wooden vessel is m odeled on [he Frances Elizabeth, a l 9[h-cenmry, Charlesw n-built schoo ner. Since it started operating in 2007, the ship has had mo re than 9,500 smdents participate in its educa[ional program s. The "for sale" sign wem O U [ just as a local bank and the organ ization's fo rmer landlord filed laws ui ts that claim that th e SCMF fa iled w repay $2.25 million in loans that were issued by Carolina First Bank in 2009. In addition w the fo undation being named a defendant in the law-
Commodore John Barry's Wayside Dedication The Naval Order of the U nited Srntes has [earned wid1 [he Na[io nal Park Service w create a ways ide m arker w be pl aced alongside [he srnwe of Commodore Jo hn Barry, US Navy, in Franklin Park at 14th Street, N W, in Washingw n, DC. Al tho ugh the statue has been standing since its dedi catio n by Presidem Wood row W ilson in 1914, there has never been an in te rpreti ve marker w explain w the public who Comm od ore John Barry was and why he is important w d ay. The stam e was created by sculp w r John J . Boyle on a co mmiss ion from the An cient Order of Hibernians and o ther patrio tic American gro ups of Irish desce n t. The ways id e marke r will be dedica[ed in Franklin Park on 5 May 20 12 with a fo rmal public cerem o ny. John Barry (1 745- 18 0 3) was bo rn in Co unty W exford , Ireland, wem w sea when still a lad, and had arrived in Philadelphia by 1760. W hen [he Revoludonary War began , he was given comm and of [he Cominental N avy brig Lexington. H e commanded several o ther C ontinental Navy ships, including the fri gate Alliance, and wo n decisive vicwries over British warships and privateers. In 1794, he received an appo intment as [he senior caprnin of [he new U ni[ed States Navy. Barry supervised consrruc[io n of [he fri ga[e United States. During the Q uasi-War wi[h France (1 798 -1 800), Commodo re Barry comm anded a squadron protecting America's Wes t Indies trade. Celebrated wday as a founder of the US Navy, he was a gallant warri o r, a guiding fo rce in ship building and suppl y, and a men w r w the nex[ generatio n of US naval offi cers who wo uld go on w figh [ in the Barbary Wars and [he War of 18 12. -William S. Dudley, Sea Hiswry Editorial Advisory Board Member
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suit, three of its board members who pledged w guarantee the loan are also named. According w the bank's a[Wrney, the lender is only interested in having the debt paid off and not in foreclosing on th e ship itself. O ne board member who co-signed the loan has filed a countersuit with a demand that the ship be put up for sale o r have its ti de tran sferre d w the ban k. The vessel is listed for sale thro ugh yacht brokers Cannell, Payne & Page fo r $2,900 ,000 at www.cppyachr. com. (scmaridme.org) ... National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting nominations for the 2012 Jefferson Lecturer, the highest honor the federal government bestows for achievement in the humanities. NEH es tablish ed the lecmre in 1972 w ho nor the intellectual and civic virtues exemplifi ed by Thomas Jefferso n. 1he lectureship recognizes distinguished contributio ns w the humanities and provides an occas io n for the lecturer ro co mmunicate the knowledge and wisdom of the humanities befo re a broad general audience. The lecturer is expected w give an original and substantive address that is of interest to both scholars and the lay public. The awa rd carries a $ 10,000 ho nora rium, an am ount that is set by stature in N EH 's auth ori zing legislatio n. N ominees fo r the lectureship sho uld be persons who have made significan[ scholarly comriburions w [he hum anides and who have the abilicy to communica[e [he kn owledge and wisdom of [he humanides in a broadly appealing way. The NEH ch airman selec[s [he lecturer wi[h [he advice of [he Nad onal Coun ci l o n [he Humani[i es, a board of 26 dis[in guished priva[e citizens who are appoimed by [he Presidem of [he U ni[ed Srn[es and co nfirmed by [he Sena[e. A special co mmiuee of the Nadonal Co uncil considers the nominees fo r the awa rd and reco mmends a !is[ of fin alis[s fo r addition al co nsideration. To learn m o re abo ut the criteria and pas t lecturers, visi[ the NEH website a[ h[tp: //www. neh. gov/whoweare/jeffi ect.html. Nominati ons can be submi[ted at www.neh. gov/wh owea re/jeffi ecnominatio n .asp.
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