Tropical Storm Bill
Position: 27.1N 94.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [320°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [105 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 160 miles [260 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mb.
Currently about 155 miles [ 250 km] South-Southeast of Galveston, Texas.
The NHC finally declared Invest 91L a Tropical Storm. The real threat is for flooding as the storm brings even more rain into an area that has been waterlogged since Memorial Day.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to High Island.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]
June 15, 2015 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Bill
Magna Carta
John, by the grace of God, king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and count of Anjou in the meadow which is called Runnymede, between Windsor and Staines, on the fifteenth day of June, 1215, signed the Great Charter in the presence of assorted heavily armed peers of the realm, who assured him it was the right thing to do.
The British Library has pictures of the Magna Carta available, and Wikipedia has a nice discussion of the document.
The Magna Carta of 1297 is permanently residing in the US National Archives.
The Avalon Project’s translation of the 1215 version with an index and definitions.
John abided by the charter for several months, before he returned to business as normal, but the principle was established – no one is above the law.
June 15, 2015 Comments Off on Magna Carta
