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Gov. Malloy is now in a quandary concerning the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Connecticut as Tom Foley, his Republican opponent for governor, has indicated that he plans not to implement the Common Core in all Connecticut school districts if elected governor.
No longer are the critics of Common Core throughout the country considered to be extremists who have been ridiculed or ignored as the opposition to CCSS appears to be real and heartening. As many of the critics of Common Core have predicted, it is slowly dying as federal "national standards" are considered by many towns and cities as an infringement of local control for public education.
Thirteen states in the nation have opted out of Common Core, so Malloy and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor must now determine whether their blind allegiance to Common Core is worth losing the upcoming election.
Many of the teachers in Connecticut are now saying that the upcoming governor's race in Connecticut may serve as a referendum on the future of Common Core.
We have already witnessed how one of the champions of Common Core, Michelle Rhee, has gone down in flames as she recently resigned from her post as CEO of the Students First organization. Likewise, the staunchest advocates of Common Core in the United States are Jeb Bush, Arne Duncan, billionaire Bill Gates and a host of other corporate reformers, so why would Malloy want it for Connecticut?
Many critics throughout the entire nation have raised questions concerning the development and implementation of standards that constitute a "one size fits all" approach that will also usher in more high stakes testing and for what purpose?
Interestingly, every corporate reformer's child who attends an elite private school is exempt from CCSS. One of the main critics of Common Core is Diane Ravitch, author of the best selling book, "Reign of Error," had this to say about CCSS. --¦..the Common Core standards are going nowhere. State after state is dropping them or the federal tests or both. The standards ignore the root causes of low academic achievement: poverty and segregation.
There is no proof that they will fulfill their lofty goals. They will end up one day as a case study in college courses of the abuse of power; how one man (Bill Gates) tried to buy American education and bypass democratic procedures."
Likwise, Peter Greene, who writes an education blog "Curmudgucation," had this to say about Common Core: "The purpose of education is not to rank children, but to develop them to be good human beings. If we design tests that fail half our students, it will be a malignant system."
Research also indicates that the Common Core standards are not developmentally appropriate for very young children in our elementary schools.
In a recent speech given by noted child psychologist Dr. Megan Koschnick at the American Principles Project (APP) in Washington, DC, she cited how the CCSS "will cause suffering, not learning, for many, many young children."
Another psychologist, Dr. Carla Horowitz of the Yale Child Student Center, claims that "the Common Core asks small children to behave like little adults and they are not little adults."
The future of public education in Connecticut is at stake and Governor Malloy must decide whether the implementation of the CCSS in Connecticut is worth jeopardizing his reelection. It is his choice to make.
Joseph A. Ricciotti, Ed. D. is a retired educator. He was Teaching Internship Program Director at Fairfield University but is not now affiliated with any university.


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Common Questions and Answers about Tooth extraction cats
Simply, you get what you pay for. Pulling a tiny tooth is not really that simple. The top three causes of tooth loss in cats is a carie or cavity also known as FORL (Feline Oral Resorptive Lesion). There becomes a PAINFUL (though pets don't show much pain - more as I go along) cavity in the mouth and the gum line gets red and irritated and the gum line gets infected. (More on gum issues and how it affects the rest of the body and why bloodwork is VERY beneficial.
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Also recommended dental cleaning ($200) and extractions (1 loose
definitely needs to be removed. Another is a 'maybe'. Was vague about price, but I think it was going to be $50-100 for the extraction of two teeth - said he would give me a minimal charge for the loose tooth which would probably come out easily). Vet was good until it came time for a simple administrative request - letter stating cat is healthy enough to fly in-cabin on upcoming trip.
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He said that he's got a
abscess in a healthy
and that the
should be extracted. He said it is unusual in cats and that they don't know the cause. He also suggested some antibiotics for a few days before the surgery to help with the infection. Just wondering if it is worth trying to save the tooth. Go through the course of antibiotics and see if he gets better. My vet made me feel like I was just being cheap and that conventional wisdom is to just remove the tooth.
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I am wondering if there is another way of extracting the
without using the anaesthetic? My vet feels that the
heart is sounding fine. I guess that I am looking for a second opinion on the possibility of him making it through the extraction procedure. Any information that you may be able to provide would be greatly appreciated.
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I took him to another vet for a second opinion...this vet said that a K-9
is a last resort. He recommended a deep cleaning for the infection. Less than a year later, the infection is back. Everything I have read, suggests extraction. I took him back again today & once again the vet recommended another deep cleaning & if the tooth is not loose, not to extract it. What should I do?
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Kim, I applaud you for taking your dog to the veterinarian for this procedure. It's much better to be without a
than have a painful
. The bite strength is in the jaw not the tooth. Your dog will still be able to eat hard food (after healing) if no teeth remain in the mouth - AND he will have much less pain than with those painful teeth. It's likely a disease causing oral resorptive lesions. Known as FORL in cats and stomatitis in both dogs and cats.
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I just got through getting a tooth pulled and was prescribed pain killers I believe this is where things went south I had gotten two Xanax pills from a relative because I didn't want to feel pain and I thought that the prescribed pain killers weren't going to be strong enough by the 3rd day of
I finished all the prescribed pain killers and went to friends house and he gave me two of his moms pain killers. By day 5 I was taking excedrin because my jaw was killing me.
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I am not sure I am following your post. From what I read, the kitty was drinking more excessively prior to the
(last year) and then the "excessive" drinking subsided. Is the excessive water consumption happening again now? What about her urination? How often is she using the litter box? What kind of food are you feeding her? Some diets actually encourage a cat to drink more water. Was any sort of bloodwork done prior to her surgery?
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I took my two 11-year-old
to the vet last week. He said everything was fine except for some dental problems. He gave me an itemized breakdown of what it would cost - $359 to $408 and that is for EACH cat, so that means I could be spending anywhere from $716 to $816 on cat teeth. I wanted to know if these charges on the list are on the high side and what, if any, are "padding".
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Two days ago I begun to get an overnight sharp pain in a different
. The pain was in the very last back
, which is two teeth down from the tooth with the odour mentioned above. Something small had just snapped off and slightly chipped this last back tooth and caused immediate pain when touched and I thought "dam" I expected merely just a small repair job a tiny pin head side minor filling.
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Tooth cleaning alone under anesthesia is $170 + $100 for blood work and IV during cleaning = $270. This price does not include
but I think it's # $40/
. If I were you, I would shop around to find a less expensive vet...
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did the radiographs and said the Lesions hadn't progressed since our last visit a year and a half ago..that is GREAT NEWS...he had just one loose
on top front that needed to be extracted the rest were doing just fine..so one extraction and a cleaning:)) momma was very happy to hear that. Sami has a progressive disease called Resorptive Lesions or RL, this used to be referred to as FORLS...
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but had said she was pawing and howling about it and that is why I had taken her in... If it is the
do you think I should have it pulled...Do older
do well with being put under usually? The fang is chipped and sharp on the end... should I file it...The Vet said they really had no good way to deal with the chipped fang tooth....didn't see any puss...but she won't let me look more than a few seconds at a time...
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I would definitely suspect a tooth problem. you said the Vet won't consider surgery, not even a
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For Oliver they added an
because we knew one of his canines would have to come out. They scheduled them both to come in this morning. Ollie was first- the vet called to get permission to pull teeth and that type of stuff - he needed 5 teeth pulled, and 2 more needed something else done. They are also doing a biopsy of a growth in front of his lower canine. She didn't think it was cancer, but wanted to make sure. He will be on soft food from now on.
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crowned. At same time began course of Famvir 250mg daily as titers of HSV1 and coxsaccie still very high. This seemed to help for a few months. Pain was definitely better although left side of face served by facial nerve feels "tight". Concern is that I began in November to have flareups of small herpetic vesicles around mouth, on tip of nose. For one month( Feb) I have had sore throat due to cancker type sores in throat.
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ZQ----I did ask about Diabetes and Thyroid and these tests are included in the blood work, so that's good. I have never had a cat that needed a
pulled. This is a big one, so I'm sure it's going to hurt! Was wondering if anyone has had a cat that needed an extraction and if so, what was your experience? Thanks in advance!
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Again it's much better off without a
than a painful
. Dogs and
WITHOUT ANY teeth can still eat hard food. If no teeth are present, it's better to feed soft food or moistened dry food as having more moisture is better for the body. Soft food tends to have more fat which is not good for the waist/joints. Soft food will damage teeth faster, so hard is better when teeth remain. 20% of small dogs get sore at the injection site with the porphormonas vaccine.
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I am going to try and give him his oral antibiotics later today. I am very concerned with my
health and I am feeling that he is worse off than when he went in. He had none of these issues other than licking his nose which indicated to me he was having issues with his teeth again.
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I have an 18 year old female tabby who had a full mouth
exactly one month ago. She began exhibiting signs of FOPS (feline orofacial pain syndrome), the most severe of which was her clawing at her mouth--which was triggered by any mouth movement (grooming, yawning, eating). She was started on gabapentin and I was told to give it time.
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With gingivitis you will see an angry, bright red line at the gum line. Some
will make it obvious their teeth hurt by turning their head when they chew, but not necessarily as Jade never displayed such behavior and her poor little teeth are rotten. Although Jade's eyes still get inflamed, the running had ceased for the most part until last year when the left one started again with the black/brown goop.
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were sneezing more frequently after the new box of litter. The other 2
got over it and I returned the product. Cloud was not so lucky. He probably did have an infection because he started to eat less and even passed on his favorite shrimp... After Convenia sneezing stopped in 48 hours, there was no running nose. My joy did not last. On the third day Cloud became lethargic, hardly ate. On the fourth day he did not eat or drink but secluded himself.
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A cone beam ct scan revealed an inflammatory process in the sinus above the implant and apical periodontal inflammation on the
behind the implant which was also giving me night fevers. I have since had the root canal retreated on the tooth that was being blamed for my mouth discomfort.
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,one that never really gave me any problems. this
still had a bit of gum growing over the back of it and aparently bits of food and other debris had gotten into it and there was the problem. I discovered this quite by accident ( that this was the source of the hives) as I bought a water pic and started using it, by the next day the hives had all but disapeared!
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abscess that has leaked the infection into the maxillary sinus. The teeth may be X-rayed to find this. • Ethmoid sinuses. If infection occurs, you may get puffy eyes and pain between them. The sides of your nose may get tender to the touch, your nose may get stuffy, and you won't be able to smell so well. You may also get a splitting headache, felt most intensely in the forehead. • Sphenoid sinuses.
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HMS Spartiate and her Union Jack
The foreign contingent among the draft may well not know that... Recently the last surviving Union Jack from the battle of Trafalgar is to be Auctioned in London. It is expected to fetch in the region of £15k.
The flag was from HMS Spartiate,a 74 gun French ship captured at the battle of the nile, ( named as Sparti ). It was found in a drawer by one of the decendants of her First Lieutenant, James Clephan.He had the Flag presented to him after the battle by the crew, an esteemed honour
She was broken up in 1842.
I do think that looking at this flag with all the holes from the battle, should go for much more than estimated as it is an object that can never be replaced and that it is the epitomy of all that is England and the Royal Navy. It should be bought and placed in a museum where it can be properly preserved and viewed by all who want to pay thier respects.
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Good suggestion Les, the Victory museum at Pompy would be ideal.
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Absolutely fantastic relic. Let's hope it indeed finds a place in Portsmouth. When is the auction ... will check my piggybank.
Clive Sweetingham
"Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it." - Sir Henry Royce
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Incredible flag,inspirational,let's hope it's displayed in a fitting manner for all to see.
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This unique, priceless relic from our history should be bought for the nation for all to see. Could you imagine any other country not doing so? After all, it would still cost rather less than many individual MP's annual expenses!
Regards, Bill
"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?" - Cicero.
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The more I read about this auction the more annoyed and saddened I am becoming. By what I can gather the flag passed into the possesion of one Charles Miller who owns an auction house. He sells amongst other things marine antiquities. In interviews he has stated and I quote 'It is one of the most important, historical items any collector could expect to handle.What a thing to say from a professional antiques dealer. We just don't handle these sorts of things. It is these types of "Throw Away" comments that leads me to question wether this sale is purely for monetary gain and if it is it is damming in its entirity to all the blood that was spilt over this flag.
The Auction is to be held on ( You guessed it ) the 21st October. Trafalgar Day.
I have included a link from a press source and toward the end there are comments from the public,notably one fellow from the states who comments that us Brits don't value our national treasures very much. How true.
This whole episode is disgusting and shows just how far this wonderful countries morals have fallen.
If any member knows of anyone who can stop this happening please do so
Without Prejudice.
Les A....
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Hello Les,
Thank you for drawing my attention to this thread. I am not surprised at all. It is a national disgrace the flag that so many sailors gave their lives for is to be sold. I really hope it is purchased by a British institution put I won't hold my breath. I will watch with interest to see the outcome.
The older I get the better I was.
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There is a full page feature article in today's Daily Mail about this Union Jack, HMS Spartiate and the flag's first owner. Aparantly he was press ganged into the navy and rose through the ranks to become captain. One of the very few to do so. Makes interesting reading!
Regards, Bill
"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?" - Cicero.
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...just one point. It is claimed that the Spartiate flag is unique, in being the only surviving Union Jack from Trafalgar. It is not; the Union flag from the MINOTAUR also survives....it was laid up in Selling Church, Faversham for many years before being removed for conservation. Two captured Spanish ensigns from Trafalgar also still exist.
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If you have not seen the article, here is a synopsis.
"On the most memorable day of his extraordinary career, it is unlikely that 2nd Lieutenant James Clephan gave much thought to the Union Jack being shot to pieces on the jackstaff of his ship.
Clephan was a poor man who never intended to go to sea. But fate, economic circumstance and his own personal courage conspired to place him on the quarterdeck of one of Admiral Lord Nelson's men o' war, off Cape Trafalgar in the autumn of 1805. His life had begun 37 years earlier amid far less distinguished circumstances, in Fife. As a boy, Clephan was apprenticed to a weaver in the cottage industry which flourished in that part of Scotland in the mid-18th century. But domestic looms were soon to be overtaken by the Industrial Revolution. Factories replaced cottages and the American Revolution of 1776 then took away one of the weavers' major export markets.
Clephan was not alone in seeking alternative work. Coastal Fife has a rich tradition of producing sailors and it was to the sea that the young man turned. Initially, he joined the merchant fleet, but the Royal Navy soon sequestered his skills. Press gangs roamed Britain's ports looking for men to put before the mast. Records show that on July 23, 1794, the 'Impress Service' caught up with Clephan, then 26.
But for Clephan, this was to be the start of an extraordinary naval career. His first boat was the 26-gun Sibyl, aboard which he was rated an able-bodied 2nd Class Mate, reflecting some previous experience. By October 1796 he had been promoted to Master's Mate, stowing his hammock aboard the 36-gun frigate Doris.
In 1800-01, HMS Doris, commanded by Captain John Holliday, made a thorough nuisance of herself to the French, capturing six merchant brigs and other prizes. During these cruises Clephan must have impressed his captain, because in January 1801 he was made Midshipman. By now he was in his early 30s and probably more than twice as old as some of his contemporaries. Nevertheless, his achievement was notable. Within seven years of being press-ganged, he was a junior officer and would be entitled to have 'Mr' before his name.
On the night of July 21, 1801, boats from the Doris rowed into the anchorage off the northern French port of Brest. There, in the face of French opposition, a party of British sailors boarded the French corvette Chevrette. After fierce fighting with cutlasses, the Chevrette's cables were cut and she was sailed out of the bay to the waiting British squadron. It was a bloody little action. Several of the British had arms cut off trying to board the Chevrette. By the time the fighting was over, three Royal Navy officers and nine men lay dead or dying. More than 50 were wounded. But such daring merited promotion for those who led the way and survived. Among them was Midshipman Clephan - the first Briton to set foot on the enemy deck.
For this he was immediately promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. The elevation was signed off by Admiral Cornwallis, who told Clephan: 'You well deserve your promotion. Few officers have earned it so hardly.' This could not be denied; both socially and physically, Clephan had overcome enormous obstacles and dangers to get so far. He was transferred to the 90-gun HMS Namur, where he served until the Peace of Amiens in 1802 brought Europe a respite from conflict. But the calm didn't last long. Clephan had enough time to marry before a resumption of hostilities with France saw him back at sea the following year aboard the 74-gun HMS Spartiate, a French-built ship captured at the Battle of the Nile.
Spartiate had joined up with Nelson's fleet when his pursuit of the Franco-Spanish force took him across the Atlantic and back. The two fleets finally met off the coast of south-west Spain. Nelson sent his immortal signal, 'England expects that every man will do his duty', and battle was joined. Bringing up the rear was Spartiate - with Clephan aboard - and Spartiate's closest confederate, the 74-gun HMS Minotaur. Being so far behind, they did not take part in the initial stages of the battle, but when ten enemy men o' war attempted to turn and attack the British centre, including the battered Victory, the Spartiate and Minotaur were there to block their paths.
The enemy had closed on HMS Spartiate and chainshot shrieked just feet over Clephan's head. Muskets crackled from the tops of the Spanish 80-gun Neptuno, whose own decks were running with blood. The Spartiate's gun crews were battering her mercilessly, their steady broadsides helping to drown the howls of the British injured and dying. Around Lt Clephan and his shipmates, the seascape off Cape Trafalgar offered any number of hellish scenes.
A single shot had raked the entire interior of the French battleship Bucentaure, killing or maiming 40 of its crew. Aboard the nearby British flagship Victory, Admiral Lord Nelson's secretary had been cut in half by a cannon ball. Eight marines on board were also butchered by a single Spanish barshot.
Some 4,000 sailors would be dead by the evening. William Beattie, the surgeon who treated the dying Nelson, had another 145 casualties to attend during the day. Throughout the action, the tablecloth-size sewn patchwork of 31 red, white and blue strips, which had begun life as naval bunting, had fluttered at the bow of HMS Spartiate. Musketry and shrapnel had rent it - but 204 years later it survives as an unique and enduring relic; not only of the greatest battle in the Royal Navy's history but also of one of its most remarkable sailors.
During the action, Spartiate and Minotaur took on the Spanish warship Neptuno, which was forced to surrender. Compared with other ships at Trafalgar, Spartiate's butcher's bill was slight; three men killed and 20 wounded. Many thousands of British sailors had done their duty that day. After such an immense and total victory, there was a rash of promotions. Once again, James Clephan was foremost among them. He was immediately elevated to the rank of First Lieutenant.
He was not only a brave sailor, but a popular one, too. Spartiate's crew, among whom Clephan was considered 'one of our own', presented him with the tatty Jack which had flown at the bow during the ship's most famous action. It is possible that it had been stitched together by the Jack Tars - as the ratings were known. Then in April 1811, he was promoted again, to the rank of Commander and given his first ship, the sloop Charybdis which saw action in the attempt to take New Orleans.
But in reality, his fighting career was nearing its end. After the post-Waterloo peace of 1815, Clephan was paid off at Deptford and put on half pay. By the time of his retirement, in 1840, he had achieved the rank of Captain. It is thought that James Clephan was one of only 16 men in Royal Navy history to have risen to this rank after being press-ganged.
Clephan died in Edinburgh in January 1851, aged 83. He had kept his flag, which still smelled of gunpowder, from that famous day almost half a century earlier. The relic has passed down the generations until today. For many years it has been kept in a darkened drawer to preserve it from further decay. Trafalgar Day - October 21 - this year will see it change hands for the first time in more than two centuries. "
You can read the full article on the Daily Mail website. (DailyMail.Com)
Regards, Bill
"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?" - Cicero.
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I have just read on teletext that the Spartiate Union Jack sold for £384,000 (including a 20% premium)! It didn't say who bought it, but it wasn't me. Though I wish I could have afforded it.
Regards, Bill
"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?" - Cicero.
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I understand that the union flag was flown at the fore of all the British ships on Nelson's direct instruction as he had anticipated that the action would quickly degenerate into a free-for-all and that there must be a way of recognising who was who to avoid "friendly fire". The flags were light and hand stitched from thinner fabric to ensure that even when blocked from wind they would still fly with maximum exposure to avoid being mistaken. A fantastic price to pay for this piece of history which must tell us how much people (enough of them to bid it up to this level) really appreciate heritage. However repugnant trade in precious artifacts like this might seem they would be lost forever without it. Sales of medals and awards are another topic that fit this category.....
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Flag of the Spartiale during the auction.
(For the benefit of Bee..........The Butler and Head Footman are holding it for me to take the picture!!!!!!!)
Non illigitamus carborundum!
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Having only just joined this forum, I know that this topic is a few months old, but I did have an observation of the flag.
I have just received my latest issue of Naval History, where there is a short article on the auction of HMS Spartiate's Union Jack. There is a good photograph of the flag being held up, and what I immediately noticed was the difference in design compared with today's Union Jack. Namely the diagonal red stripes(St Patrick) are centered on the diagonal white stripes (St, Andrews Cross) And not offset.
Was there a change in design later on?
What my theory is, that maybe the crew of Spartiate, who sewed the flag, probably under the supervision of the sailmaker, that they did'nt want to waste time with the tedious task of measuring the off setting of the stripes.
Any comments on this?
I hope the flag will go on display where the public can view it. Its a national treasure for sure.


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Best Places to See in Syria
Syria is not exactly a tourist spot now especially for those who are not Muslims. Well, for one, the organizers of ISIS destroyed the reputation of Syria and the whole country is suffering because of these terrorists. This is one of the reasons why the tourism of Syria is very slow except for Islam believers. Nonetheless, if ever you find the bravado to explore the ancient cities in Syria, you should definitely do so. Here is a Syria travel guide with at least fifteen of the must see destinations in the country.
15. Water Wheels of Hama
The Water Wheels of Hama are also called the Norias of Hama. It is one of the 100 Wonders in Syria and a frequently visited tourist attraction in Syria. The origin of these norias cannot be ascertained as to when it was really constructed but a painting was found which dated back to 469 AD and the water wheels were drawn there. So, it most probably existed even before the 5th century. Today, there are seventeen water wheels left but they are not active anymore.


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What do I want to be? I want to be the best person I can be and do some good in the world.
Sadly for our dreams and wishes we cannot change into anything other than the person we already are. You cannot become a vampire, a mermaid, a werewolf, a fairy, or anything else. Magic doesn't work that way. No matter how many spells you cast you will always remain a human. And that being the case, why don't you try to make the human you are into the best person you can be.


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It's been a rough winter for me. I've sent a lot of time in and out of the hospital and doctors's offices. Crochet helped me through it all. It was a comfort to complete new hats and little purses to gift nurses and beloveds.
That I could create while waiting, and in that time when I couldn't sleep -- that there was the wonderful feeling of yarn flowing through my fingers and evolving into new things, was most precious and healing.
So I wish you all joy as you explore the offerings of the other fabulous creators in this tour.
My gift to you is my heart pouch for free for the next three days if you use the code NCM for National Crochet Month.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Happy National Crochet Month!
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
The Independent Designer Gift-A-Long is an annual event where independent knit and crochet pattern designers have the opportunity to showcase some of their creations and inspire others to make them. The Gift-A-Long is essentially two events:
A Sale: Each of the designers has chosen 5 – 20 of their favorite patterns and will offer them at a 25% discount from 8 p.m. Nov 22 – 11:59 Nov 30 EST when you use the code giftalong2016. There are over 300 designers participating this year which means there are thousands of patterns on sale!
The GAL (gift-a-long): an opportunity to knit and crochet at the same time with other like-minded crafters and have the chance to win amazing prizes! ALL patterns created by the participating designers can be made during the GAL, however only the non-free patterns will be eligible for prizes.
The GAL begins Tuesday November 22, 2016 at 8 pm (EST) and ends December 31, 2016 at 11:59 pm (EST). While you are waiting, make sure you join the Indie Design Gift-A-Long group. That is where all the chatting, friend-making, showing off of finished projects and prize awarding will take place.
Speaking of prizes … free patterns, pattern books, amazing yarns, yarn and pattern kits, stitch markers, project bags … there are hundreds of prizes this year! I've donated a book, the Crocheter's Companion, beads, crochet hooks and stitch markers.
You may make as many projects as you want. There will be separate threads for 8 different categories:
- giftalong2016head
- giftalong2016hand
- giftalong2016feet
- giftalong2016kids
- giftalong2016garments
- giftalong2016shawls
- giftalong2016neck
- giftalong2016other
There is even a special prize category you can enter if you complete at least one project in each of the 8 categories listed above.
There will be more information appearing in the official Ravelry group as we get closer to the start date.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
2016 International FreeForm Arts Guild Challenge
You can see my, and the other artists' work that is included in the book here:
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Saturday, April 9, 2016
Art Made in March
March was National Crochet Month and these are the works I created: Catfish (catghan made for charity), Joy in the Making, Way and Bird. The couch picture gives you a gauge as to their sizes.
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
Happy National Crochet Month 2016
Happy National Crochet Month
& Welcome to Day 12 of Crochetville's
2016 National Crochet Month Designer Blog Tour
This year's blog tour includes daily visits with crochet designers and daily giveaways:
Daily Designer Schedule
Crochet Friendly Local Yarn Stores
Yarn Company Schedule
Party on Ravelry
For the past several ears, I've participated in the Party for National Crochet Month on Ravelry, mainly by joining the FreeForm Crochet-Along, as both participant and designer for a day. I've learned so much over the years from this. The sharing and camaraderie are amazing. It's a joy to have an international brain trust of knowing hands whose efforts, exchanges, and endeavors inspire.
Free Patterns for National Crochet Month
It's been a busy new year for me! I've created a number new patterns to use as fabric, appliqués and motifs.
From now until March 31, 2016, my Tiny Circles in Squares and Tiny Circles in Triangles patterns are available for free on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tiny-circles-in-triangles
They were created to fill in those small spaces in crochet fabric in an interesting way.
Wishing you all joy in the making!
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Friday, March 4, 2016
Native Flora and Fauna: International Freeform Challenge
This year's theme for the International Freeform Challenge is native flora and fauna.
So far I've designed the NYS official bird, a blue jay, a red cardinal, trees, squirrel, black bear, bison, and moose.
I've written patterns for all of these and have tested the red cardinals, black bear and squirrel.
I'm considering adding a beaver, coyote and owl.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Heart Package, Heart Pouch
Valentine's Day, my play niece, and an ad for a class on creating felt pouches led to a new creative series. (Really? does one need a class on that?) I though I would go one better and made heart envelopes/ pouches out of felt, stamped them, layered them, sewed on glass beads and stitched them with delicious Rowan wool cotton yarn.
Then I thought -- why not crochet them. I began by designing intarsia hearts -- one in a rectangle and the other in a graduated flap and then created a textured body. They're about 5" x 3.5" and feel lovely.
Then I thought -- why not crochet them. I began by designing intarsia hearts -- one in a rectangle and the other in a graduated flap and then created a textured body. They're about 5" x 3.5" and feel lovely.
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Oh man, I have an early upgrade coming up . I wonder if I can still sell my bb . That's it I'm putting up my phone for sale again lol
T-Mobile, AT& and Rogers today announced the upcoming availability of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi
Calling from T-Mobile. It will be the first 3G-powered BlackBerry smartphone available through T-Mobile USA, and also the first smartphone from Research In Motion that includes built-in support for both 3G connectivity and voice calls over Wi-Fi.
3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, image stabilization, video recording, flash and 2 x zoom
122 g, 109mm x 60mm x 14.1mm
2.44?480 x 360 display
New 624 Mhz processor, 256 MB of flash memory
Wi-Fi with UMA support, A-GPS, Bluetooth (incl. A2DP)
3.5mm headphone jack, microUSB jack, and microSD memory card slot supporting up to 32 GB
Optical trackpad
1500 mAh battery with 6 hours of talk time or 19/15 days standby (GSM and UMTS, respectively)
1900/1800/900/850 MHz on GSM, 2100/1900/850/800 Mhz or 2100/1700/900 Mhz on UMTS (for T-Mobile)
Sleek design measuring 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.56" and weighing only 4.3 oz
BlackBerry OS 5.0
Built-in* Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for Wi-Fi calling via UMA where available
and Macs, and BlackBerry® Media Sync
256 MB Flash memory
microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB cards today and is expected to support 32 GB cards when available (a 2GB card is included)
Premium and easy-to-access phone features, background noise suppression technology and high quality speakerphone
The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 delivers state-of-the-art features and performance in a compact and beautifully designed handset, said Don Morrison, chief operating officer, Research In Motion. This sleek and powerful 3G smartphone offers an incredibly refined mobile experience that is ideal for both personal and professional use.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 offers easy access to BlackBerry App World, the official app store for BlackBerry smartphones, enabling customers to browse and download fun and functional mobile applications to their phone. Many applications are readily available directly on the smartphone, such as Slacker Radio for easy access to free music, TeleNav GPS Navigator for turn-by-turn directions, and visual voicemail for easier access and response to voicemails. A hot-swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot provides additional storage for multimedia files and archiving applications with a 2GB memory card included and support for 32GB cards when available.
T-Mobile plans on selling the Bold 9700 in time for the holiday season, I been told Nov 11th, priced at $199.99 with a 2 year contract.
Rogers has also made their announcement saying that the Bold 9700 will be available in the coming weeks for $299.99 with a 3 year voice and data activation of $45+.
AT&T is saying that it will be available in the coming weeks for $199 after $100 rebate.
Whos ready for the 9700? I am!
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Oh man, I have an early upgrade coming up . I wonder if I can still sell my bb . That's it I'm putting up my phone for sale again lol
What's the matter? CIA's got you pushing too many pencils?
I would love to pick this device up, if nothing else, for the 3G. However I used my upgrade back in June for my 8900. Oh well, I can wait a few months.
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I played with this phone yesterday, and I'm not too fond of the optical track pad, it might just take some getting used to, it's not much different than the trackball, but enough to annoy me LOL. Still a cool phone and it feels good in your palm.
I've got me an early upgrade coming as well. Even though I just got my 8900 in February when it came out.
@ Beeshabo-Where did you get your hands on a working one?
Im ready!! i have an upgrade for december but i should be able to get the phone for the 199 or 250$...
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beesh, what didn't you like about the pad? Did you try adjusting the sensitivity?
So is the track pad going to be standard in all new BlackBerries aside from the Storm? I still like the trackball especially in the 8900


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Woman killed after car crashes into her house at Murray Bridge
South Australian police have charged a man after his car ploughed into a house, killing a woman and seriously injuring another man.
Police say the sedan crashed into a bedroom of the house at Murray Bridge, south-east of Adelaide, about 7:30pm.
The 27-year-old woman died at the scene and a 29-year-old man was flown to hospital in Adelaide.
The 28-year-old driver of the car, from Tailem Bend, was taken to hospital with minor injuries and has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
It is the second time in less than a month that a car has failed to take the same corner and crashed into a house.
Acting Superintendent Peter Duance says excessive speed was a factor in the crash.
He says police are also investigating whether the man had been drinking.
"It's extremely unfortunate. People should feel safe inside their houses and expect drivers to drive within the speed limit and obey give way signs and shouldn't have to experience something of this nature," he said.
Neighbour Jeanette Shaw says the house has been reduced to rubble.
"The house was on top of the car. The house is a write-off, it's mangled," she said.
"The lounge room and the bedrooms are all pushed out the back of the house - kitchen's in the yard apparently."
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Preview: Portsmouth v Wycombe
Wycombe Wanderers recorded a long overdue first home win of the season at the weekend, beating Torquay United 2-1 at Adams Park.
The side continued where they left off following last Tuesday's encouraging 1-1 home draw with Plymouth Argyle and claimed three deserved points against the Gulls. The performance was worlds apart from that endured against AFC Wimbledon just a fortnight ago and the players are clearly giving their all for caretaker boss Gareth Ainsworth.
Unsurprisingly he named an unchanged starting line-up with striker Matt McClure able to continue despite suffering from a tight hamstring in midweek. Defender Gary Doherty headed the hosts in front with Ainsworth the provider but some poor defending allowed the Gulls to level before the break. A desperate performance from referee Darren Drysdale saw the Blues denied a stonewall penalty when defender Aaron Downes handled Josh Scowen's corner just before half-time.
Scowen has been a revelation since being recalled from a loan spell at Eastbourne Borough by Ainsworth and he marked his man-of-the-match display with the winning goal just past the hour mark. Dean Morgan replaced McClure at half-time and he created the chance as he outwitted his marker Joe Oastler before crossing for Scowen to head powerfully past visiting goalkeeper Michael Poke from close-range.
Wycombe's on-loan goalkeeper Jordan Archer made a superb save to deny striker Ryan Jarvis an equaliser within sixty seconds and the hosts should really have won by more with substitute Matt Spring wasting a great chance when played clean through on goal only to elect to square the ball for Morgan allowing Oastler to make a vital last ditch interception. It didn't matter in the end as the Chairboys held on to take all three points and climb out of the bottom two in League Two as a result.
Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton has been fighting against extraordinary odds with the club still in administration. He was unable to save them from relegation to League One last season and the future of the club still hangs in the balance. It is a reminder of what our fate might have been had it not been for the skill, hard work and dedication of the Trust over the last nine months to conclude a takeover which may have appeared smooth to many on the outside but is likely to prove to be one of the most significant events in the clubs' modern history.
Tuesday evening's Football League Trophy second round tie with Portsmouth at Fratton Park in the first ever competitive meeting between the two clubs. We have met in friendly matches and Portsmouth's reserve team spent five seasons competing with the Wanderers in the Southern League Division Two at the turn of the last century.
The less said about that set of results the better as in ten league meetings, Pompey won nine of them, including a 11-1 thrashing on the South Coast in October 1904. The other result was a 2-2 draw at Loakes Park in April 1907 with goals from Roberts and Rose.
Gareth Ainsworth is likely to make changes for the clash with Pompey but will have to adhere to the competition rules which state at least six of the players that started in the previous game must be named in the starting line-up. He is unlikely to pick himself and it doesn't seem sensible to pick Matt McClure after he had to be substituted again with a hamstring tweak at the weekend.
Goalkeeper Nikki Bull could be set for a welcome return having recovered from a pulled thigh muscle and that is likely to mean Jordan Archer's return to Spurs. Dean Morgan will hope to have earned a starting role after his performance against the Gulls whilst Anthony Stewart, Matt Spring and Oliver Taylor could also join him. Midfielder Jesse Kewley-Graham, winger Lee Angol and striker Richard Logan will be hoping for recalls to the squad.
Seven players won't be involved. Midfielder Josh Scowen is suspended after collecting his fifth booking of then season at the weekend. Midfielder Matt Bloomfield has missed the last six weeks with a groin problem but he will be hoping to play a part at Fleetwood next weekend.
Goalkeeper Matt Ingram is recovering from knee cartilage surgery, midfielder Sam Wood and striker Dennis Oli are recovering from knee and ankle ligament damage respectively and the trio are between two to three weeks away from a return to action.
Full-back Marvin McCoy continues his rehabilitation after fracturing his left fibula and damaging ankle ligaments and will be hoping to return by the end of November. Full-back Grant Basey has had surgery after damaging his anterior cruciate ligaments and will miss the rest of the season.
The Wanderers starting eleven may look something like this (4-3-3):
Nikki Bull
Danny Foster - Anthony Stewart - Leon Johnson - Charles Dunne
Joel Grant - Stuart Lewis - Matt Spring
Dean Morgan - Oliver Taylor - Jo Kuffour
Subs: Lee Harrison, Gary Doherty, Dave Winfield, Jesse Kewley-Graham, Lee Angol, Junior Morais, Richard Logan.
Portsmouth go into the game on the back of three games without defeat. They sit in 17th place in the League One table and have won just one of their six matches at Fratton Park so far this season, although they did beat AFC Bournemouth in a penalty shoot-out after drawing 2-2 in the first round of this competition.
Manager Michael Appleton is likely to make changes against the Blues with striker Luke Rodgers one of the candidates to come back into the side. He has just recovered from a thigh problem and may be given a run out. Hungarian midfielder Akos Buzsaky could also be handed his full debut after signing a one-month deal last week following his release from Queens Park Rangers. Central defender Gabor Gyepes may be rested as he has been playing with an ankle knock.
Defenders Ashley Westwood and Josh Thompson are both sidelined with ankle injuries. Left-back Alex Grant is ruled-out with a knee injury whilst midfielder Darel Russell faces another fortnight out with a hamstring injury. It's difficult to predict the Pompey line-up so this is how they started last time out (4-4-2):
Mikkel Andersen
Mustapha Dumbuya - Adam Webster - Gabor Gyepes - Lubomir Michalik
Lee Williams - Brian Howard - Johannes Ertl - Jon Harley
Izale McLeod - Wes Thomas
Subs: Simon Eastwood, Liam Walker, Akos Buzsaky, Jack Compton, Jordan Obita, Ashley Harris, Luke Rodgers
In the first round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, Portsmouth beat Bournemouth 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Fratton Park. Wycombe received a bye.
Portsmouth are 17th in League One with 12 points from 11 games.
Wycombe are 22nd in League Two with 8 points from 10 games.
Portsmouth's Home Record (All comps).....W 2 - D 1 - L 3
Wycombe's Away Record (All comps).........W 1 - D 0 - L 5
Portsmouth's last five results (All Competitions)
Lg1: Swindon (H)...............Lost 1-2
Lg1: Notts County (A).........Lost 0-3
Lg1: Scunthorpe (H)...........Won 2-1
Lg1: Yeovil (A)...................Won 2-1
Lg1: Franchise (A).............Drew 2-2
Wycombe's last five results (All Competitions)
Lg2: Exeter (A)....................Lost 2-3
Lg2: AFC Wimbledon (H).......Lost 0-1
Lg2: Dag & Red (A)..............Lost 0-3
Lg2: Plymouth (H)..............Drew 1-1
Lg2: Torquay (H).................Won 2-1
Portsmouth Goal Stats (13 games in all Competitions)
Goals Scored (Total)..........Lg: 16...Cups: 2...Total: 18
Goals Conceded (Total)......Lg: 19...Cups: 5...Total: 24
Goals Scored (Home).........Lg: 5.....Cups: 2...Total: 7
Goals Conceded (Home).....Lg: 7.....Cups: 2...Total: 9
Clean Sheets.....................Lg: 1.....Cups: 0...Total: 1
Wycombe Goal Stats (11 games in all Competitions)
Goals Scored (Total)..........Lg: 10...Cups: 0...Total: 10
Goals Conceded (Total)......Lg: 16...Cups: 1...Total: 17
Goals Scored (Away).........Lg: 6.....Cups: 0...Total: 6
Goals Conceded (Away).....Lg: 11...Cups: 1...Total: 12
Clean Sheets.....................Lg: 0.....Cups: 0...Total: 0
Portsmouth's Top Goal Scorers - (All Competitions)
Izale McLeod............5
Luke Rodgers...........3
Gabor Gyepes..........3
Ashley Harris............2
Five other players have each scored 1 goal.
Wycombe's Goal Scorers - (All Competitions)
Gareth Ainsworth......1
Stuart Beavon..........1
Matt Bloomfield.........1
Gary Doherty...........1
Matt McClure............1
Dean Morgan............1
Josh Scowen............1
Sam Wood...............1
Most Assists
Portsmouth - Brian Howard...........3
Wycombe - Ainsworth & Grant.......2
Portsmouth Shooting (Top-3) - League Only
Izale McLeod.......13 on-target...18 off-target...4 against woodwork
Luke Rodgers........6 on-target....5 off-target...0 against woodwork
Jack Compton.......4 on-target....6 off-target...0 against woodwork
Wycombe Shooting (Top-3) - League Only
Joel Grant.............3 on-target...8 off-target...0 against woodwork
Joe Kuffour...........4 on-target...4 off-target...0 against woodwork
Gareth Ainsworth...2 on-target...5 off-target...0 against woodwork
Shooting (Club) - League only
Portsmouth...48 on target...66 off target...9 against w'work
Wycombe.....29 on target...38 off target...0 against w'work
Previous Meetings
The two sides have never met in a competitive match.
The Man In The Middle
Tuesday's referee is Simon Hooper from Wiltshire who was promoted to the National List of Referees in 2008. His most recent Wycombe game was last season's 0-0 draw with Colchester United at Adams Park. During the current campaign he's issued 1 red and 19 yellow cards in 9 appearances.
Benny: Portsmouth 2 Wycombe 0
Len: Portsmouth 3 Wycombe 1


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Los Angeles-based metallers ARMORED SAINT has been listening to East Coast US fans clamber for a Saint show for years, and finally they are prepared to answer the call. The band will be returning to New York for the first time in 20 years along with two other shows in Amityville, NY and Allentown, PA. Armored Saint will be playing songs from their latest album, La Raza, as well as a set full of songs from throughout their deep and storied catalog. Support on these dates comes from fellow metal veterans SEVEN WITCHES.
Joey Vera discusses the shows further: "In July, we held a poll asking fans to choose their favorite Saint songs and we compiled a list of the top 10. At recent gigs in Los Angeles and in Germany, we would allow fans to come up and choose one of the top 10 songs for us to play, right there on the spot. We did this three times during our set. It was such a good time that we're going to do this again for our tri-state shows. John Bush will stop the show at three different times and choose someone from the crowd to come up and pick what song we play next. So come down and be a part of choosing our set list for the night!"
Armored Saint dates (with Seven Witches):
30 – Amityville, NY – Ollie's Point Bar
2 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
3 – New York, NY – The Studio at Webster Hall


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Pope's doctoral dissertation published as part of 16-volume series
March 15, 2012
The University of Regensburg has published The People and the House of God in Doctrine of the Church, a doctoral thesis on the work of St. Augustine that was presented in 1953 by the young Father Joseph Ratzinger.
The volume is part of a 16-volume series in which the university is collecting the written works produced by Joseph Ratzinger prior to his 2005 election to the papacy. The book was formally introduced on March 15 at the German embassy to the Holy See by Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller of Regensburg.
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Reflections from the Southwest
Posted on 08/05/2010 @ 04:21 PM
Impact: Southwest 2
Today we woke up to a nice discussion about the morning blessings and a breakfast of egg burritos. Then we drove to do service. We are excited to finish the project of re-cementing the benches in the village plaza. We also worked on cleaning out rocks at a lot to help prepare for discussion.
Right before lunch a 24 year old Hopi man stopped by and talked to us. We learned about the tribal clans and the matriarchal aspect of their society. We also talked with our host Iva about the Hopi culture, she fielded our questions, and we definitely learned a lot. We have much more to learn and we all can't wait.
-Eve Montclair, NJ
We continue our Hopi adventure today and morale is pretty high. Our hardcore service days are full of cement covered gloves and dirty clothes. Hauling bricks and performing service has helped us to open our minds. Asking the Hopi people about their tribal traditions, we have realized there are a lot of similarities many of us would not have expected.
Today during a break from work we began a conversation with a young Hopi man. He told us the complexity of the Hopi culture; that it is a matriarchal society with deeply interconnected clans each with their own responsibilities and duties.
Everyday has been such and amazing opportunity to expand our minds to a different culture and living style. -Ayelet Detroit, MI


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(116) That woman, who had risen to greatness and independent wealth by the weakness of another Queen, forgot, like Duc d'Epernon, her own unmerited exultation, and affected to brave successive courts, though sprung from the dregs of one. When the Prince of Orange came over to marry the Princess Royal, Anne, a boarded gallery with a penthouse roof was erected for the procession from the windows of the great drawing-room at St. James's cross the garden to the Lutheran chapel in the friary. The Prince being indisposed, and going to Bath, the marriage was deferred for some weeks, and the boarded gallery remained, darkening the windows of Marlborough House. The Duchess cried, "I wonder when my neighbour George will take away his orange-chest!"—which it did resemble. She did not want that sort of wit,* which ill-temper, long knowledge of the world, and insolence can sharpen-and envying the favour which she no longer possessed, Sir R. Walpole was often the object of her satire. Yet her great friend, Lord Godolphin, the treasurer, had enjoined her to preserve very different sentiments. The Duchess and my father and mother were standing by the Earl's bed at St. Albans as he was dying. Taking Sir Robert by the hand, Lord Godolphin turned to the Duchess, and said, "Madam, should 'you ever desert this young man, and there should be a possibility of returning from the grave, I shall certainly appear to you." Her grace did not believe in spirits.
* Baron Gleicken, minister from Denmark to France, being at Paris soon after the King his master had been there, and a French lady being so ill-bred as to begin censuring the King to him, saying, "Ah! Monsieur, c'est une t`ete!"-"Couronn`ee," replied he instantly, stopping her by so gentle a hint.
(117) Amelia Sophia, wife of the Baron de Walmoden, Created Countess of Yarmouth in 1739.
(118) For an interesting account of the death of George the Second, on the 24th of October, 1760, and also of his funeral in Westminster Abbey, see Walpole's letters to Mr. Montagu on the 25th of that month, and of the 13th of November.-E.
George the Second's Daughters-Anne, Princess of Orange-Princess Amelia-Princess Caroline-Lord Hervey-Duke of Cumberland.
I am tempted to drain my memory of all its rubbish, and will set down a few more of my recollections, but with less method than I have used in the foregoing pages.
I have said little or nothing of the King's two unmarried daughters. Though they lived in the palace with him, he never admitted them to any share in his politics; and if any of the ministers paid them the compliment of seeming attachment, it was more for the air than for the reality. The Princess Royal, Anne, married in Holland, was of a most imperious and ambitious nature; and on her mother's death, hoping to succeed to her credit, came to Holland on pretence of ill health; but the King, aware of her plan, Was so offended that he sent her to Bath as soon as she arrived, and as peremptorily back to Holland-I think, without suffering her to pass two nights in London.


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Panthers Agree to Long Term Deal with D Mike Van Rynby Staff Writer / Florida Panthers
Defenseman Inks Four-Year Contract with Cats
SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Mike Keenan announced today that the club has agreed to terms on a four-year contract with D Mike Van Ryn.
Van Ryn, 27, posted career highs last season in games played (80) and assists (29), while also tying a professional best with 37 points. He also placed second on the club averaging 22:35 in ice time and third on the team with a plus-15 rating. During the 2003-04 campaign, Van Ryn become only the third defenseman in Panthers history to score at least 13 goals in a season.
"Mike is a top tier defenseman who we are extremely pleased to have come to terms with on a long-term deal," said Keenan. "He is a fine ambassador of the game for the Panthers both on and off the ice. We look forward to his continued contributions to our team, as well as the South Florida community."
The 6-foot-1, 202-pound defenseman has played in 228 career contests scoring 23 goals with 64 assists and 168 penalty minutes. In two seasons with the Cats, the London, Ontario native has recorded 21 goals and 53 assists with 142 PIM.
Off the ice, Van Ryn was awarded the 2005-06 Sziro Jewelry Community Service Award for his involvement in the South Florida community. He was also the Panthers nominee for the 2006 NHL Foundation Player Award for Community Service and served as a guest coach at the Panthers summer hockey schools this year.


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On Sun, Mar 13, 2005 at 04:07:02PM +0100, Michel Talon wrote: > > there was a discussion recently on cubfm about some guy who > has problems converting his setup from windows to freebsd > because he has more than 32k directories stuffed in a directory > which is not allowed seemingly in all *BSD by the size of the > link count in inode.h. Apparently this same size is an unsigned integer > in Linux, so that at least reiserfs can cope with this situation. > Since *BSD have dirhash, saying that such a vast number of entries is > bad in a directory is not really adequate. What do you think about > enlarging this field? Of course i understand that this is incompatible > with all other BSDs :-( We can't enlarge it in dinode.h, because that would change the on-disk structure of UFS. They seem to have forgotten to include that field in the UFS2 work too. :( Joerg


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DirecTV Complaint
Reviewed by runemason
Verizon and DirecTv bundles - bill
Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, I just had a conversation with John (ID# U1481) from the Office of the President of DirecTv. The conclusion of that conversation was basically John repeating the exact words I hear from DirecTv's first line Customer Service Representatives, which is that the charge for an early disconnection fee is valid. Up to this point I have not included Verizon in this dispute, because Verizon released themselves of responsibility by NOT charging any type of penalty when I cancelled their service within 30 days. This Sales point, is in fact which got my wife and I into the current situation. During my phone conversation with John, I reiterated what I have always told the CS reps at DirecTv, which is that the Verizon Sales personnel not only sold us the service on the premise that we could cancel within 30 days, but that the only contract which was mentioned would be a contract with Verizon for 1 year if we decided to keep the service. John's rebuttal to that was since he wasn't in on the phone call that my statement was heresay. In other words, your representatives are calling me a liar. When we originally were asking questions of the Verizon Sales rep we asked them several times about contracts because we wanted to be able to get FIOS as soon as it was available. We expressed that was why we did not want any long term contract. Now I have talked to DirecTv several times and read numerous complaints regarding this exact situation. So either every customer out there is a bold faced liar, or there are sales agents who neglect to mention DirecTv's terms and conditions because they know the mention of a 2 year contract negates any advertising of being able to cancel within 30 days. In fact, it is outright false advertising to say you can cancel the 3-in-1 bundle services within 30 days. I have also talked to several sales people at Verizon who state that there have been several memos passed down to your Sales personnel reiterating the need to disclose DirecTv's terms and conditions. These memos would not be necessary if in fact there hadn't been numerous complaints of this deceptive behaviour. So in reality it is Verizons fault for selling me a service that they were aware they could never fulfill. (The DSL speed sold to me could never be reached according to the field tech because of the distance I was from the signal). I acknolwedge mistakes made by Verizon, but they released themselves by allowing me to cancel their service without a penalty. But that's when I first became aware that I had a seperate contract with DirecTv. Here is where some efficiencies can be made by both companies. If after I ordered the service with Verizon, a DirecTv sales person called and made me aware that I would be signing a contract at the time of installation, this would be proper disclosure. If the subcontractor hired by DirecTv advised us BEFORE installation that we would be signing a contract (which you call a work order form), that would be proper disclosure. Having a customer sign a work order form which has a contract on the back, is NOT proper disclosure. Disclsoures are made BEFORE the actual service. I work in the loan industry and if I had a customer sign a contract which I called by another name, after I funded the loan, I would be fined for violation of RESPA. I ask you to take the perspective of a customer who thinks they have made an agreement with one company (Verizon). Do you think that customer is expecting a seperate contract? Especially when they are being billed by one company? Furthermore, do you actually think your customers are going to read a work order form when it is handed to them at the end of the installation when the field tech is leaving? Do you think a customer thinks that a work order form is being used as a contract, especially when they have already listened to all the terms and conditions disclosed by the Verizon sales rep? Say you go buy a new car with a great GPS service and that car turns out to be a lemon. Well when you took the car back, what if the Sales man told you that he would take the car back with no penalty, but you have to call the GPS service to cancel with them. Oh and by the way the GPS service has a 24 month contract, and by the way you signed that contract when they installed your GPS when the mechanic handed you the work order form. Would you be happy with this level of service? This is exactly what you have done to me and my wife. My wife is especially upset because we have been diligently trying to keep her credit perfect so we can purchase a home in a year. Your company has now made it that much more difficult. Not to mention that my wife never authorized DirecTv to access her Social Security Number. So now I am involving Verizon because it was their Sales team who got me here. Both companies need to take responsibility for this and rectify the misleading advertising and deceptive practices. I was able to speak with a Verizon sales personnel who confirmed that you don't keep the recorded phone conversations of the Sales pitch, and that it might have never been recorded. I may not be able to subpeona recorded phone conversations but I will have no problem bringing ex-verizon sales personnel to perform as a witness for these practices. I urge you to do the right thing, and waive these charges and correct the deragotory credit reporting you have attributed to my wifes credit. If this is not done in a timely fashion, not only will I be filing an action, but I will make sure that every consumer complaint department and internet site, be alerted to each and every one of your emails and business phone numbers. If I can not achieve the result that you and I know is right, my only recourse will be to feel justified in recouping my lost funds by taking up all of your valued time. And it won't just be me, but the thousands of other customers I pass this information to. The simple solution is to do what was promised to me in the first place, which was to let me cancel within 30 days without penalty. I am attaching the original dispute letter I sent to DirecTv, which I still have yet to receive a written response for.
David B.
Janice Weidman
It does my heart good to hear someone who is trying to do something. Maybe there should be a national protest week of not watching cable and maybe their advertisers would get after them. Or not buying certain brands of products advertised the most. I didn't know until I tried to bundle and it was scary. Both at&t and charter. I talked to 3 capable people out of very many. There were menus that didn't mesh with answers made.
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2014 Chevy Volt Pricing Announcement Coming in Mid- to Late August
Most of us expect General Motors to lower the price of the Volt by some unknown amount when the Model Year 2014s arrive.
That unknown amount could be several thousand dollars or maybe only a couple hundred bucks.
Nobody outside of GM knows what's to come.
But there's something we do know regarding the 2014 Volt pricing announcement: we'll have to wait a little longer for it.
We had expected an official 2014 Volt pricing announcement to come well before production begins on the new Model Year Volt this month, but that's not going to be the case.
When will that announcement come? Well, here's the official take on the matter, according to Michelle Malcho at Chevrolet Communications:
"We will announce pricing mid to late August for the 2014 Volt."
Sit tight. There is still a bit of a wait yet to come.
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Reading between the lines, it sounds like they won't start producing the 2014 Volt immediately after the plant's shut down, while they wait for more of the 2013's to sell.
Does that mean you can't order a 2014 until mid to late August?
The fact that they are being so secretive about it pretty much tells us there is going to be a significant price drop. otherwise, why hide it? If there were no change in MSRP, we'd already know by now.
This. My forecast had been for between 2500-5000, but I feel more confident bumping that up to at least 3500 now. It'll go for under $29K after rebate.
Here's a data point from a similarly-priced plug-in… folks on the myfocuselectric forum are seeing online window stickers and window stickers on the lot for the 2014 Focus Electric showing a base price of $35.2K, about a $4K drop from 2013….
That's true. Focus Electric is now $35,200. It got a $4k price drop for 2014.
So it should offer a $199/mo lease with $2k down to match the Leaf. But will they market it????
The official 2014 launch is July 15, so Ford has not updated their website yet, but the window sticker is already available.
Because they'll time the price release with the reveal of the i3.
Make it a EREV instead of a PHEV and I'll take one.
It is an EREV. It's always been an EREV.
Isn't an EREV a particular kind of plug-in hybrid, meaning that some vehicles can be both?
I understand that GM, and Volt fans in general, really frown on having the label "hybrid" tacked on this vehicle, like it would imply that its performance would be downgraded to that of a Plug-in Prius. Of course it doesn't.
Looking beyond the dramatic differences in motors and battery sizes, their drivetrains share a lot of fundamentals though.
Tesla hasn't attempted to brand its vehicles "HPFLs" (high-performance fuel-less) or something, they remain EVs, yet somehow none confuses their products with the i-MiEV. I just don't understand what GM's marketing guys had in mind…
Going back to "EREV", what is it really — besides "the Volt is one, the Energi isn't, Model S isn't either"?
A plug-in hybrid which maintains full performance on battery power alone? Or at least some arbitrary percentage?
Absence of mechanical linkage between the gas engine and the wheels? Or just "most of the time"?
A certain amount of electric-only and/or total range? Who decides how much?
Without its ICE, starting from ~40MPH, the Volt develops a bit less power (its 0-to-60 times are also not quite as good). http://image.motortrend.com/f/roadtests/alternative/1010_2011_chevrolet_volt_test/34788726/2011-chevrolet-volt-horsepower-graph.jpg
Also, torque from the engine can be transferred to the wheels without going through generator/motor, which is a good thing as it improves efficiency. But is it still an "EREV" then?
Last but not least, does it matter anyway?
Would anyone base a purchasing decision on some marketing-acronym-of-the-day more than fuel(s) type, efficiency, range(s), performance, comfort and, yes, cost?
The Volt is an EREV (despite whatever Aaron says). The main distinguishing feature is this. Can you drive in electric mode completely without any help from the gas engine even at full pedal-to-the-metal acceleration, using the A/C or Heater? But then also have the ability to switch to gas (extended range) when the battery runs out?
The Ford Energi products, for example, have a smaller battery and electric motor. Even though they "can" drive in electric only mode, you have to sacrifice a lot of acceleration power. I believe in EV mode they only go 0-60 in around 16 seconds. The Volt, on the other hand has full power available even when driving in EV mode. The Plug-in Prius cannot use the heater without the engine being on. So you get the idea. As it stands right now, the Volt is the only vehicle in its class. Soon it will be joined by the BMW I3 and the Cadillac ELR.
Don't get me wrong.. I've nothing against the Energi vehicles or the PiP, they are what they are. But I think people need to understand the difference before making a decision on one or the other.
Outlander PHEV seems to come close, but the electric heater is only available in Japan or Europe AFAICT, so it'd need to run the engine to run the heater. Also, not liquid cooled.
Still, it would be the only plugin AWD, and fairly big, so I could see it attracting quite a lot of people.
The causes as to why the change in price announcement date compared with previous years is more interesting than the date itself. Monitoring the movement of current inventory at discount might be one reason to wait before setting the 2014 pricing at a time when the tax rebate has a more immediate appeal. Anything else?
When is GM expected to announce ELR pricing? Spark EV, Volt & ELR pricing all need make sense in the customers minds, even if sold to very different markets.
Foreign exchange rates are moving around quite a bit at the moment, as is possible short to medium term US monetary policy.
There is a lot more competition now than previously. GM needs to be more attuned to market expectations, and is probably better served by pricing closer to time of production/sale.
I'm still wrestling with why GM is late in announcing the 2014 spec. The ELR sister car has quite a few power train innovations that could arguably be also used in the Volt to give higher yield per car at a time when the Volt we have known for so long seems a little dated and having a middle of the road performance that is less than the Spark EV. An inventory of 2013 models selling at discount and higher priced/specification/performance 2014s could be a neat way of segmenting the market a little more, and might provide a better return for GM.
I hope GM can still amaze us with innovations of substance
My $0.02 of speculation
Indeed it will be interesting is some of the powertrain changes/limits they did for the ELR end up in the 2014 Volts.
'Most Of Us Expect Auto Makers To Lower The Price Of The Mercedes C- Class, Infinity IS, BMW 3, Cadillac CTS and Acura TL By Some Unknown Amount When The Model Year 2014s Arrive.'
Well no you don't.
As it currently stands and has for two years, the Chevy Volt Extended Range Electric Vehicle dominates most of the field of the 20 best Upscale Midsized Cars in performance, critics ratings and fuel economy, ( Driving in CS Mode Only), over at the Us News publishers web site.
This publishing powerhouse, in existance since 1948 is older then most of the throngs of Auto Industry Critics, Writers and Bloggers that saturate Big Media today.
That Us News with is legacy analytic's has chosen to rate the Chevy Volt in this luxury, pricing and performance category is impressive in itself. That Us News has this machine dominating most of the competition is stunning.
That most of you expect it important for General Motors to reduce the MSRP of the Chevy Volt while not demanding a similar reductions in MSRP to the other cars in its class is baffling-
Thomas J. Thias
The Amazing Chevy Volt EREV- Facts Guy
Twitter- @AmazingChevVolt
This is not a valid comparison. Its a Chevy. It's not at a Chevy price point. If it was a Cadillac it would be different. I think it was a big mistake not introducing it as a Cadillac. Decade upon decade of Chevy brand price point expectations have been engrained in the buying public's psyche for Chevy sedans (note: the Corvette is viewed differently). The Volt as a Chevy is not going to change that. The vast majority of Mercedes C- Class, Infinity IS, BMW 3, Cadillac CTS and Acura TL buyers will never look at a Chevy. They just won't. If it were a Cadillac, GM would be much more likely to attract interest from those buyers/market segment. Could that perception change over time? Possibly. But it will be many years.
If they want to reach the numbers they were originally projecting for this vehicle as a Chevy, they are probably going to have to reach a bottom end price point after the tax credits expire of around $28K with options that maybe take it to $35,000 or $38,000. Or then again, maybe they should narrow the Chevy price range and add a Buick at the next price point up.
Last time I checked a Corvette is a Chevy, not a Cadillac right? I do not see too many of those for under $30K new.
BTW, the Chevy Volt outsold the Corvette in 2012.
I think the list price will drop the what you could get it for now with rebates, about 33-34k.
GM needs to price the Volt to compete competitively with the new BMW i3. The i3 is going to be the closest competitor to the Volt now. With a possible price point of $34,500 GM appears to be waiting for the July 29th reveal of the i3 before they release their pricing on the Volt.
That's $34,500 after the $7500 rebate. The Volt is already $3K cheaper than that.
My prediction for the 2014 price is still $36,999 MSRP. This will allow them to be under $30K after tax credits.
We're in about $500 of each other KDawg. I agree with you, as I think GM will just strive to get the price below the psychological hurdle of $30,000. I would be really surprised if they made some herculean efforts at price cutting for the car now. The 2014 is really no different than the 2013. It's easier to imagine that they are saving the BIG price cutting headlines for when they offer the Gen. 2 car.
I am going to guess a price cut of (only) $1650.
I figure GM is looking at a target of $29,995 after tax rebate. Starting MSRP currently is $39,145 – $7500 tax rebate = $31645 – $1650 = $29,995. This makes for an easy advertising lead-in as they now can say, "Now starting under $30,000". I really don't expect a big drop until they come out with the Gen. 2 car.
Do the Insiders at InsideEVs have any educated guesses? What say you?
I agree with your estimate. Until the gen 2 model arrives, I don't see a huge price drop. As said before, the $30k post tax credit price is a good goal.
GM recently gave up an extra $2k, to move Volts, and they still need that 3,000 unit month. So, I doubt MSRP will stay above 37,500. I haven't seen where it says the $34,500 i3 is a post-$7,500 price, but I sense a game of chicken may be going on with BMW. Many Volt drivers left one, and GM must know they'll be on the short-list of any i3 prospect.
I'd hate gaming interior climate, to save range, but am also not so sure about the motorcycle extender.
Chevy still has 7,700 2013 models in stock as of today, so my guess is they want to clear more of those out in July, before launching a less expensive 2014 model in August, and have to discount the 2013 models even more.
It should be at least a $5k price drop for 2014. The Volt still offers 40 EV miles and 300 total miles or range, compared to the upcoming i3 with a max of 200 total miles.
I think at the least if GM is on the ball they will try to cut the price of the Volt to at least a $1000 to $2000 lower then the Plug in Prius which would knock the Plug in Prius out of the game over night. Also there are a lot of plug in Ford products coming out that are in the $30,000 to $35,000 range which right now the volt is priced anywhere from $3000 to $5000 dollars above them. It is also priced above the Plug in Prius. So at the least the logical thing for the time being would be to cut prices to mach this same playing field them which it will dominant with it's 40 mile EV range. A price cut such as this would also get rid of the stigma of it being a rich man's $40,000 dollar car.
Another thing which could triple or make volt sales go up by five to ten times would be to cut the price of the volt sometime in the future down to that of a Impala or a $25,000 dollar Prius. If that ever happened the regular Prius would go out of style quickly and the volt would become quite common.
As for some augments supporting some of these price cuts of at least $3000 to $5000 dollars right off the bat I would rate this as a 60% to 70% chance of happening in the the Nissan Leaf had a $6000 dollar price cut and sales tripled and doubled. Also when they asked the car dealers to cut prices by $4000 to $5000 dollars sales went from somewhere in the 1500's to the 2500's range. So a further cut could help raise it a great deal. Such as a solid $5000 dollar price cut should put demand in the 3000 to 4000 car a month demand range in that the volt as a back up gas engine which would help send people off of the side lines who don't want to risk it with a fully electric.
Another few things that could be looked at is over all global lithium battery prices from what everyone is talking about have fallen anywhere from 20% to 40% over the last three to four years. So if this is true the cost to make a volt battery back would have or should have gone down by 20% to 40% during this time which should in turn make them want to cut the over all price due to these raise sluggish sales. If the price of the cost to make a volt battery did go down a great deal and they cut the over all price of it do to this a great Flood of Chevy volt demand could be coming.
All I hope is that in the event of a price drop, they also apply this to Canada. We haven't seen any deals on Volt here up north. As much as I want to get one, 42000$ for a Volt is simply not worth the price.


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My 2000 Escort's battery went out when I left the lights on for 3-4 days over Thanksgiving (I was in to much of a hurry). I got it rebooted, but since then a friend let me know that my alternator wasn't working. We've ordered another to put in ourselves since money is tight. My major question is that the radio hasn't been working since then, a car repair person said that it needed a code to reset it. Is this true and where would I get that code, also how and where would I enter it? Also my automatic lock that I carry on my key chain stopped working. The same person told me that just by chance it's small battery went out and needs replacement. Does this sound right? One last question, Can a cigarette lighter be instaled? Thanks so much for the help. Money is tight all around these days, so you are a blessing!
have the same problem?
Monday, January 31st, 2011 AT 3:20 AM