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With a 24" screen, the SuperSonic 1080p LED widescreen HDTV offers a fantastic price-to-feature ratio. While SuperSonic makes this unit in a multitude of other screen sizes, the 1920 x 1080-pixel, 24-inch display is their largest TV/DVD LED combination. The addition of HDMI and USB input allow you to boost the television's capabilities beyond the DVD player with add-ons like Roku, Chromecast or Amazon's Firestick. Additionally, the inclusion of a PC input provides the option of utilizing the SuperSonic as a computer monitor. As an added bonus, the unit is also SD card ready, so you can plug-and-play and enjoy your favorite music or view photos on the 24-inch display.
Beyond noise reduction and noise interference reduction technology, a 120Hz refresh rate and a bevy of standard features such as sleep timer and multi-language support help the SuperSonic stay in line with today's top televisions. It shines with the side-loading DVD player that can play standard DVDs, CDs, and CD-RW/RW-formatted discs. Unfortunately, the SuperSonic, like most other TV/DVD combinations, will not play a Blu-ray DVD.
Sceptre's E246BD 24-inch 720p TV-DVD combination is an ideal choice for budget-conscious shoppers who don't want to skimp on features. Energy-star ready for energy-conscious homes, the side-loading DVD player is easily controlled via the included remote control that combines both TV and DVD functions. Handy extras such as remembering the last point where you paused a movie or DVD allows easy swapping between videos without needing to rewind or fast forward.
The included USB slot on the back allows owners to view slideshows or listen to music through a portable USB flash drive for extra entertainment value. Added extras such as HDMI, VGA, component and composite inputs help strike a careful balance between ports that are future-proof and also those that can play nicely with older equipment.
The sleek, side-loading DVD/TV combination from Axess comes in 24-inch and 32-inch varieties, and both include a 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution and 16:9 ratio for great TV viewing. The Axess includes built-in analog and digital tuners to catch favorite programs, as well as an HDMI port to connect any compatible media device such as Chromecast or Apple TV. Additionally, a 12V car cord adapter is available for powering the Axess while on the road, whether you're in an RV or tailgating at your favorite team's Sunday game. The built-in AC3 decoder allows for full compatibility with Dolby sound for theater-like quality. Alongside its side-loading DVD player capable of playing all forms of DVD, including CD/R and CD/RW, there is additional support for SD cards for viewing images and pictures. A USB port is also available in support of third-party connectivity options.
Versatile, sleek and connection-heavy, the Proscan 24-inch LED HD TV is a great choice for anyone looking to buy a two-in-one TV/DVD combination. The included digital ATSC tuner provides over-the-air broadcasts in standout quality with channel control coming via the included remote. The remote offers control of both the television and the DVD player. Additionally, the Proscan is wall mountable via a separately purchased wall mounting kit, but also includes a stand for placement on an entertainment center, dresser, etc.
The side-loading DVD player offers playback for traditional DVDs, but not Blu-ray. However, you will find playback capability for CD/R and CD/RW. Beyond the DVD, there's an included HDMI port, as well as VGA, audio/video in and a headphone jack for up close and personal DVD viewing. The 24-inch size is perfect for a dorm room, kitchen or small kid's room where watching DVDs doesn't allow for a huge television unit.
With its 19-inch display, the SuperSonic 1080p HDTV offers an HD display with a built-in DVD player that's sized just right for even the smallest of small spaces. Measuring just 17.8 x 5.7 x 12.9 inches and weighing only 6.3 pounds, the SuperSonic offers the right balance of all the basics. Your family room TV this is not, but that's just fine for the combination of price, size and all-in-one functionality. That said, the SuperSonic isn't completely devoid of extras. There's an HDMI input for enhancing your TV watching and the sound works alongside noise reduction and noise interference to ensure a crisp and clear image is available.
The SD card input allows users to plug-and-play any compatible-sized SD card and enjoy music and photos on the large screen. The same functionality is available over USB as well. Just plug-and-play for music and photos. One added extra that might appeal to home office workers is PC input, which allows the SuperSonic to double as a computer monitor and TV all at once with DVD compatibility baked in for good measure.
At just 19 inches in size, the NAXA TV/DVD combination is a wonderfully small option that's perfect for a small room or even a kitchen counter. The size and setup of the NAXA make it great for the road where it would fit nicely in a truck or camper and offer plenty of entertainment on-the-go. Small stature aside, the NAXA is full of inputs, including HDMI and USB for third-party plugins, as well as an SD card for loading pictures and video from a camera or computer. As a side-loading DVD player, the NAXA has the regular feature set, including CD/R and CD/RW playback, but lacks Blu-ray capability. The smaller size does require some finagling to find the right viewing angle, but it's a small price to pay for a TV/DVD combination that's RV- friendly. Its size might be perfect for road-warriors but homeowners will find wall mounting easy with a separately purchased wall mounting bracket.
While most televisions these days come in any color you want so long as it's black, the Sceptre 32-inch 720p 60Hz TV/DVD combination offers vibrant purple and gold options to break up the monotony. On top of its unique coloring, the Sceptre shines in the design department yet again with a super-slim silhouette and a rotating swivel base that can adjust up to 20 degrees in each direction for finding the ideal view in any sized room. Beyond design, the inclusion of MEMC 120 (Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation) help action sequences, sporting events and video games, whether on television or DVD, feel crisp and natural from frame-to-frame.
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Unfortunately, not every room in a home or office is built with 70-inch televisions in mind, so you may need something a little smaller. Enter the Sceptre 24-inch 1080p E249BD with its excellent display and energy-star efficiency for utility savings over the life of the television. With its built-in DVD player, you'll find every reason to make yourself right at home in a smaller room and binge watch that old DVD collection you've previously stored in the closet.
A single remote control helps eliminate the need for multiple controllers with both the TV and remote operated from the same point of contact. The inclusion of MHL helps provide an easy way to watch multimedia (movies, TV shows and music) directly from your MHL-enabled smartphone. Another multimedia extra is the USB port on the rear of the television that lets you easily connect a flash drive and play music or watch a slideshow right on the display of the television. For even more space saving, the Sceptre is VESA wall mount compatible, making it ready for hanging right out of the box with a separately purchased mount.
Resolution - You can save some money by choosing a 720p TV/DVD player combo if you plan on using it in a child's room, guest room, or anywhere else where the space is too limited to support a large television. If you want a bigger TV that will see regular use in a large media or living room, select a TV that supports 1080p and includes a built-in DVD player that's good at upscaling your DVDs.
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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has reacted to the release today of new figures on fires and fire deaths by describing both the rise in fires for the second year running and the rise in fatalities as 'horrifying'.
Fire incidents have increased in England by 9% for the year ending September 2017, having already increased the previous year (2015-2016).
More worrying still, say the FBU, is that fire fatalities have also increased, even with the dreadful death toll of Grenfell taken out of the statistic – 346 people in England died in fires for the period, including Grenfell, compared with 253 the previous year. With the Grenfell deaths removed from the total there were still 22 more people dying in fires than the year before.
These worrying increases have occurred against a backdrop of severe cuts to the fire and rescue service, which was cut between 2010- 2015 by 30%, with another 15% of cuts being implemented between 2016-17 and 2019-20, according to the Local Government Settlement announcement earlier this week.
Matt Wrack, general secretary of the FBU, said:
"All we hear from government when they attempt justification of butchering the fire and rescue service is that 'fires are down' – this is now clearly no longer a claim they can make. They wrote off last year's rise in fires as a 'blip' – what will they put it down to this year?
"It isn't complicated – the fire and rescue service is cut to the bone, and the result is more people dying in fires because crews can no longer respond promptly and in sufficient numbers to tackle fires professionally, quickly and effectively. How many more rises in these worrying figures before they join up the dots? How many more people are going to have to die?
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Since the skeletal remains found last year under a parking lot in Leicester have been confirmed as those of Richard III, England will finally properly lay to rest its last Plantagenet king.
Most know him as Shakespeare portrayed him: cruel hunchback and serial murderer. The remains confirm that Richard suffered from scoliosis, and given the thinking of the time, it is not hard to imagine how the truth about his reign might have been warped by prejudice; and it almost certainly was rewritten by the Tudors who, led by the man who became Henry VII, defeated and killed Richard at Bosworth Field. That the young sons of Edward IV, Richard's brother and predecessor, were never seen again after they came into Richard's care is troubling, although there is no evidence they were actually murdered. And as many have pointed out, Richard was not the first and certainly was not the last king to consolidate his power by eliminating his rivals. Richard III would be the last English king to die in battle, and even according to Henry VII, he died fighting honorably and bravely.
In certain ways Richard III was a champion of the common man. He instituted one of the earliest People's Courts, the Court of Requests, an equity court to which the poor could apply for redress of wrongs. The costs to prosecute a case in the Court of Requests were low and decisions were handed down quickly. Evidentiary requirements were relaxed so that expensive legal representation was unnecessary. The Court of Requests became immensely popular, so much so that the common law courts resented it. The common law courts eventually shut it down, primarily by issuing writs of habeas corpus for men imprisoned by the Court of Requests.
Richard also introduced bail: beginning in 1484, a person charged with a felony could offer a sum of money or a piece of property to be held by the court, in exchange for which the person would remain free unless and until he was convicted. This represented a huge step forward in English jurisprudence since it bolstered the most central criminal law premise: that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Permitting a person charged with a crime to remain free pending conviction meant that he could consult with his lawyers, manage his affairs, protect his property, and prepare his defense.
These advances in legal procedure and fundamental fairness lead me to think that Richard has been unfairly maligned, and that perhaps a lifetime of being despised for a physical deformity over which he had no control made him sympathetic to the needs of outcasts and people of limited means. Which is why I like this line so much, from Shakespeare's Richard III, because what it seems to be saying about the king on first read is not, in fact, what it is saying at all:
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"Our self defence classes create confidence that will aid in your safety, but also in your working and personal life. This is achieved by the life coaching skills our defence system promote"
Mens Self Defence is so much more different than females in that allot of attacks are ego and alpha male orientated, from alcohol fuelled attacks, road rage, muggings and gang culture attacks, the emotions of both attacker and victims can run high. You only have to watch the news to see that almost everyone can become a victim of violence. Allot of individuals try to blame the police or someone else, but the facts of the matter are that you need to look out for yourself more nowadays and spend time learning awareness and defence concepts. Going to a martial arts club is not the answer, as there are no rules, etiquette or philosophy in the streets. You should be developing skills that enable you to create Options as opposed to a technical based response.
From statistical information a man is 76% more likely to suffer some form of an attack than women and 16 – 24 year olds are more at risk, which is due to the fact that they are more socially active. With the extended drinking hours and the awareness of street crime and gang culture, I don't think that you can pickup a local newspaper without reading about an attack of some sort. The RAID mens self defence system is structured in a way that you can clearly understand the types, body language they use and the delivery indicators of attackers, so that you can avoid them without physical confrontations.
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The concept is simple. By placing the string coreContentOnly=1 in the URL while visiting a page in Content Server you can reduce the page to the core content only (yes, hence the flag name!). This page reduction strips away top menus, left menus, headers, footers, etc. One might wonder how this is useful. Various activities in Desktop Integration and Site Studio Designer take advantage of this scenario. This little bit of magic is possible because of the way the template type portions of the page such as headers and footers are coded in the content server core. In other words, it is very possible for you to create a layout not using base content server includes and not have this functionality work for you. Hopefully this is not a surprise for anyone!
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iConvert, by Future Apps, is a clever application for the iPhone that makes it easy to convert from one unit of measurement to another. This little app does an impressive job of converting on-the-fly and it can handle a wide range of conversions. These include length, weight, area, time, currency, speed, temperature, and more. I've tried a number of other conversion applications, but I like the format used by iConvert best. Take a look at the screen shot. All you do is put in the number that you want to convert, so in this example I put in "1". Next, you pick the type of conversion you want to do, like temperature, weight, and so on. I picked length. Then, as you can see in the screen shot the columns below give you a huge range of "length" items to pick from. I picked mile on the left side and then picked kilometer on the right side. My conversion is immediately shown down below as 1 mile equals 1.609344 kilometers. What's really cool about iConvert is that you can scroll to other selections and the program instantly shows you the conversion. So, for example, while leaving my main choice I could scroll the right-hand column and find out that 1 mile also equals 1,760 yards, 0.8689762 nautical miles, 63,360 inches, and so on. I love the fact that I don't have to navigate through multiple screens to get the answers I want. I also think the way the program is laid out is brilliant. As I've described I can get multiple conversions by just scrolling to another selection. Very nicely done. In fact, I like iConvert so well that it's not only a Pick, but I'm also making it a Dr. File Finder Favorite and in 26 years of evaluating software there aren't very many of those. So, check out iConvert of yourself. I recommend it and I bought it for the lovely price of ninety-nine cents.
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Who tried to tell us something we already knew?
Tau Henare, recently retired National MP…
Last evening LF's post outing Grahame Thorne as the well-known Kiwi with name suppression received an inordinately high level of traffic. LF went looking for the cause of the sudden spike and found a small Fairfax article that had been posted at around 2100 hrs [NZDST], that offered us a clue to the likely cause:
Ex-MP reveals suppressed name
Last updated 21:39 17/11/2014
Grahame Thorne, former National Party MP and All Black.
A retired National Party politician has named a prominent New Zealander who escaped conviction over a sexual charge in Central Otago.
Earlier this year the man was discharged without conviction, on payment of $6500 reparation to the female complainant when he appeared in the Dunedin District Court on an indecent act charge.
He was granted permanent name suppression.
Last month the woman involved, Louise Hemsley, successfully applied to lift her automatic name suppression – granted by law to all victims of sexual offending.
The man has never been publicly named although in the run up to the general elections, then Labour leader David Cunliffe was castigated for briefly meeting with him.
Tonight an ex-MP disclosed the suppressed man's name on social media.
Related articles
- Grahame Thorne – Who was the ex National party MP who thought he was telling us all something that we didn't already know (laudafinem.com)
- Ex-MP reveals suppressed name (stuff.co.nz)
- Ex-MP tweets name of sex-accused (nzherald.co.nz)
- Complaint laid against former MP over naming of Otago man (stuff.co.nz)


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Scharfenberg (also known as Scharffenberg; now known as Bystra-Osiedle; coordinates: 54.2842, 18.7465 [54° 17′ 3″ N, 18° 44′ 47″ E]; population in 2012, 320), lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 miles) east of Pruszcz Gdański (Praust) and 12 km (7 mi.) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig).
Scharfenberg was first mentioned in historical documents in 1308 and was granted a charter by the Teutonic Knights in 1367. In 1546, it was destroyed by a flood and was colonized by Dutch farmers in 1547, along with Landau and the Sperlingsdorfer Bruch. At least the second generation of settlers were Mennonites, the family names of Jantzen, Philippsen, Peters, and Giesbrecht, soon also those of Andres and Froese being predominant. If it may be assumed, as is probable, that the first generation of settlers were Mennonites from the Netherlands, this area was the first settlement of Mennonites in Prussia.
Until 1793 the village was part of Danzig in Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of Poland. The Second Partition of Poland in 1793 added Danzig and its surrounding territory to the province of West Prussia. The village was situated in the district (Kreis) of Danzig from 1818 until 1887, when it became part of the district of Danziger Niederung. The village became part of the Free City of Danzig from 1920 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, when it came under the control of Nazi Germany. In February 1945 it was occupied by Soviet forces and eventually returned to Poland. In 2012 it was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz Gdański, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The 1793 Danzig census lists one Mennonite family in Scharfenberg, named Allert.
Penner, Horst. Ansiedlung Menn. Niederländer im Weichselmündungsgebiet . . . . Weierhof, 1940: 12 ff.
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Bystra." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 27 December 2012. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=297&lang=en.
Wikipedia. "Bystra-Osiedle." Web. 27 December 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystra-Osiedle.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. 23 June 2020. http://www.westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/ortsverzeichnis/details.php.
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Well, I hope you had a nice holiday. I kind of tossed this show together hurriedly, as I was leaving town for the midwest and a gathering of relatives. In addition to a couple of interviews, I continued to explore the digital montages of the last couple of shows. That has been fun for me. The short story which began the show was written quickly and produced without much editing, so it's a bit disjointed, loopholish and windy. I also had a hard time finding a voice for Joe. All this aside, it was an hour's worth and I hope you found something to like. I can't believe this year has come and gone so quickly. What a strange and difficult year it has been for many of us, and what a strange place the U,S. is in. Hopefully, 2010 will be better. I do feel optimism.
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We celebrated the date August 11th, 1991 earlier this week by marking the anniversary of The Ren & Stimpy Show. But that same second Sunday morning in August also marked the beginning of Nicktoons itself and the start of a creator driven cartoon explosion. Since today is 20th anniversary that symbolic second Sunday of August, I thought another post to mark the occasion was due.
Long gone – but not forgotten – is the cool Nicktoons ID intro and several character bumpers created by J.J. Sedelmaier. His collaborator Craig Yoe recalled how it came to be:
"20 years ago Nickelodeon's VP of Creative, Scott Webb had seen an MTV ID that J.J. Sedelmaier of J.J. Sedelmaier Productions (still knocking out great animation) and I had done and drafted us to do an opening and closing for their new cartoon block, Nicktoons. Webb's assignment was to "do an intro so cool that it will become as famous as the beloved Looney Tunes one". Oh, sure, no problem there! We came up with the bit below joined by animators Doug Compton, JP Jacquet, and John Dilworth and with the music/sound design of the long missed Tom Pomposello. It debuted with Nicktoons, won some awards, but was quickly shit-canned by some suit who had other ideas and some political pull and, well… that's all folks!
Sedelmaier just posted the original Nicktoon bumpers on his site. Click the image below to see them:


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The Road to Waterloo: From Both Sides of the Atlantic
By Les Mansir and Richard Caldwell
We left Richard and Les preparing for painting, with the familiar dilemma of how to paint the remaining balance of the 1800 troops in the remaining six months?
At Richard's usual leisurely pace it would take him 24 months to complete so many detailed figures. He had to up his production by a factor of four. Les already had a tried and true painting system.
Richard's technique for mass production involves a egg crate frame about 12 inches square that he made several years ago, to hold figures for undercoating and painting. Mounting pieces on clothes pins with flattened tops using artist's temporary mounting gum whilst for metal horses the use of a hot glue gun is needed due to the weight. Be warned though, using hot glue on plastic makes it tricky to pry off the figures without damaging the base. Richard undercoats in white (so he can see the detail, Grey works well also but black is a real strain on his aging eyes!).
By painting the same parts on all the figures then going back and touching up details on each one, he can work on a whole Brit line battalion at one time – Thus regiments would be built, alternating French and British so that Richard could have a balanced force in case he ran out of time… admittedly with such a large project Richard finally adopted painting a company at a time to provide the gratification of seeing troops assembled ready for action. Les used the principal of painting six figures at a time from soup to nuts.
By mid February Richard had assembled and painted 20 battalions of infantry, 22 squadrons of cavalry and 12 batteries of artillery plus the Rocket battery from the collectors set. Three more French battalions arrived from Warlord to add to and make up for one battalion converted to Nassau-Usingen troops who defended the woods to the south of Hougomont. Well Richard had to confess that he recalled to service the surviving metal figures from 45 years ago. These lads, suitably rebased for Black Powder, rallied to the colours. Those troops were from the Imperial Guard including infantry, cavalry and horse artillery.
The Allies were not to be outdone. Here Scots Greys, Kings Own 4th Foot and the 6th Belgian Line. Along with French battalions Richard painted up the other companies from the collectors set. Some conversions are an amalgam of parts from Perry, Victrix and Warlord figures which worked very nicely. Since he was basing French battalions on 36 and Brits on 40 figures respectively, he had to supplement boxed sets with other figures to fill out the ranks. Here extra heads were married to extra bodies and metal parts to create additional dynamic poses for Voltigeurs who would be storming La Haye Sainte.
In late February and early March we were inundated with very cold and snowy weather. This, of course, created time for working on minis. By early March, Richard was working on a cuirassier regiment and disorder markers using casualty figures and conversions of extra figures including cavalry for disorder markers. Meanwhile Les was working his way through numerous French battalions. Richard had about 350 figures still to be painted plus the Chateau, and still had to make the large scale scenics. We had purchased all the materials. We just had to find time to put it all together!
Thus far we had made incredible progress for the Plancenoit table; with Prussian Landwehr troops, Plancenoit church was painted and assembled, and another good friend Jeff Kautz volunteered to paint up additional buildings. Matts for the fields surrounding La Haye Sainte and Hougomont along with some 50 plus feet of roads were also complete
Play Test Time
Our first playtest for the event was for the La Haye Sainte table. Immediately, we realized that we needed a six foot wide table instead of the four foot one in Richard's game room table which is 12 by 4 feet. The scenario rules from the La Haye Sainte box set worked really well. We had an RHA rocket troop on the field which created a lot of damage to the French! Can't imagine why Wellington didn't like them!
That's the Waterloo Event minus 60 days. The Chateau arrived and a Perry horse artillery team to grace the Plancenoit table. The churchyard complete with gravestones and local dignitary immortalized in bronze were added to the church along with a stout stone wall Richard was down to about 150 figures to paint although he needed only one more French battalion to finish off the units for the battles. Les was working more furiously than ever on Prussians and French. At this point the focus moved from painting figures to scenics with the chateau taking the top priority spot
The scenarios for Plancenoit and Hougomont were straight from the Albion Triumphant Volume 2 book, while La Haye Sainte was drawn from the booklet included with the La Haye Sainte set. We had to reduce the number of units on the French side to about half due to the usual restraints placed on most wargamers, time, space and money!
The closest we approached to a full up scenario was the one for La Haye Sainte with some 800 figures on the table. Hougomont had 600 and Plancenoit another 700
With 12 invitations accepted, Richard was designated as the representative of the dice gods for the day!
Game Time
We had planned on at least four players per table. We ended up with 16 on the day! Here is how the games played. The After Action Reports reflect a variety of styles. The Players really got into the games!
Plancenoit – The French Perspective
Prussians Pummelled at Plancenoit.
Things started well for the French Commanders, when they noted that they barely had enough room in the many houses and the Church to hold their men. This dash of confidence dipped when massive numbers of Prussians arrived on scene, determined to put an end to Napoleon's 100 day Reign. The Frenchmen girded themselves and made ready for the fury that was about to be unleashed…. And they waited. Perhaps exhausted by the long march, the Prussians struggled to put forth a cohesive line. Multiple Brigade orders were failed, and when they did move, the Freikorp moved sporadically. Thus began the first period of the battle–the Prussian slog.
In this opening phase the Prussians came to blows with the French only haphazardly. Attempts to marshal the troops along modern lines were generally unsuccessful. Despite this, when the opportunity to gain a charge was made, the Prussians manfully took it – albeit typically without supports. Given that the French were well ensconced within their buildings, with cannon covering the main streets, it is not surprising that little headway was made.
Quite a few Prussian units were disordered before they were able to charge, causing further delay as they either halted in place and opened fire, or else fell back to behind fresh comrades in the rear. The biggest gain made was by a quite heroic battalion who managed to clear two buildings, but at the cost of being forced to retire for the day, so great were their casualties. Strategically, although otherwise repulsed and frustrated, the Prussians managed to halfway encircle Lobau's Sixth Corps static forces. But the delay – both self-inflicted, and by French resistance – was enough to usher in the next phase of the battle.
The Young Guard arrive.
Seeing the town in a Prussian vice, there was only one allowable response from the Guards: l'audace, l'audace, toujours l'audace. Leaping forward with the vigor of youth, and the elan of a true French fighting force, the Young Guard, accompanied by Horse artillery, Lancers and Sabres leaped immediately into a devastating counter attack. Moving the maximum distance two turns in a row, they dramatically covered the same ground in half the time it had taken the Prussians as they pounded upon their opponents. The Lancers and Sabres easily outraced the Guard, forcing the Prussians to form square. This was done as a sacrificial maneuver, but the French cavalry fought savagely.
One square repulsed the onslaught, only to disintegrate as the unit understood the extent of its casualties. Another crushed its cavalry opponent with terrible loss, only to look up at the French attack columns, flying in at their unit, still in square formation. The Sabres in particular acquitted themselves with honor. Weakened by the cavalry, the entire lead formation of the Prussian military reeled backwards, giving up hard won ground, and with hundreds streaming off the field, not to return this day.
Setting up battle lines, the Prussians attempted to rake the French columns with fire, but these attempts were shrugged off by the Guard, who launched bayonet charge after bayonet charge without pausing to shoot. Eventually the sheer weight of support of the Prussians caught up with the elan of the French, but by the time the lines stabilized, the French had managed to re-occupy one of the lost buildings, and reduced the enemy numerical superiority by one-third. Vive le France!
The final phase of the game came when the Prussians began properly leveraging the French out of the buildings. In Black Powder, this is done mainly by having good support. The defenders being too well situated to expect to win on sheer wounds, the value of proper support to force a morale check on the unit defending the building became properly understood, and exploited.
However the hard run of luck continued to dog the attackers. Two French cannon firing grapeshot all game crippled the attack on the famous Plancenoit church, while heroic French resistance was blessed with ill-timed Prussian lack of nerve – no fewer than three units broke and fled the field on morale checks in this phase, a shattering loss for the Prussian commanders, who had spent the entire game painfully manoeuvring their soldiers into such good positions only to see them run the first time that they had to make a check!
With the town attack thus miraculous repulsed, and the Old Guard steadily marching to reinforce the still gamely attacking Young Guard, the Prussians capitulated on turn 9. They retained possession of 1 building, and had lost an estimated 7 or 8 units versus 3 of the French, and with more shaken besides. Whatever becomes of Wellington, his aid would not come through Plancenoit this day.
La Haye Sainte – The Allied View
La Haye Sainte was in the middle of the battlefield at Waterloo – Wellington prepared for the French attack by organising his forces into a series of layers;
– Several companies of the Kings German Legion occupying the walled farmstead and orchard located just outside the walls.
– Further back were successive lines of skirmishers pulled away from their parent regiments.
– The third line of defence rested on a long ridge that ran across the width of the La Haye Sainte battlefield – comprised of two batteries of artillery, a Congreve Rocket battery and a Battalion of Belgians.
– The final and strongest line lay just behind that ridge where the full sized battalions of the English waited.
A stillness lay over the battlefield, broken only by the cries of the Motley bird…when a movement through the cornfields leading up to and around the farmstead were noted…soon, the gold imperial eagle standards and French Tricolours could be seen sticking up above the corn stalks…..
The Allied plan was to hold on to the farm as long as possible, letting the French waves batter themselves in attempts to take it.
Meanwhile our skirmishers would be the second line and attempt to slow down the attacking French columns.
The action around the farm was indeed intense and it was several turns before the French finally scaled the walls and crashing through the barred gates. The gallant defenders were driven from the Farm, their ammunition depleted.
Outside the farm and as the reordered French columns came out of the cornfields, they were met by a withering fire from our skirmish line and long range artillery and rocket fire.
Despite becoming disordered multiple times and taking casualties, the French pressed on, crushing the skirmish line with sheer numbers of foot soldiers or trampling them with Heavy Cavalry.
Once out in the open fields they dressed their ranks and marched up to assault the ridge line.
Seeing charging French Cavalry, the Belgians were the first to form square and despite their reputation for less than able soldiers, they fought to the bitter end.
The French combined arms of Infantry and Cavalry assaulted the ridge and amid cries of Vive L'Empereur crested the top and right into the guns of the waiting main British units.
Cavalry charged on both sides but they were already finding out at this time that running over infantry was not an easy task.
The fighting was heavy all along this line but as it was getting close to five (and tea time!) the game was drawn to a close.
The French won a hard fought battle capturing 16 Victory Points to the English 13.
Oh to have been a participant with Richard and Les, hats off to you guys for a fantastic event!
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Saint Bernards are powerful, proportionately tall, strong and muscular, big boned and deep-chested. Males weigh from 170 to over 200 pounds and are over 27 inches at the shoulders.
Bitches weigh slightly less and are at minimum 25 inches at the shoulders. The original St. Bernard is short-haired; the long-haired variety appeared in the mid-nineteenth century.
Acceptable colors include white with red, red with white, and brindle patches with white markings. "Red" can vary from red to yellow-brown. Many have a dark mask over the eyes but this is not a requirement.
Saint Bernard appears to originate from native dogs that have been present in the Alps for millennia. Roman armies crossed into Switzerland in the second century possibly bringing with them an infusion of Mastiff-type dogs.
These dogs form the background of today's Swiss breeds, including Saint Bernard. As with all modern Swiss breeds, (including Bernese Mountain Dogs, Great Swiss Mountain Dogs, Entlebuch Cattle Dogs, and Appenzell Cattle Dogs) these dogs were used for a variety of duties including guarding, herding, and drafting.
By 1000AD, these ancestral dogs were apparently well known and referred to as "Talhund" (Valley Dog) or "Bauernhund" (Farm Dog) by this time. They came in a variety of sizes and shapes.
In 1050AD, Archdeacon Bernard de Menthon founded his famous hospice in the Saint Bernard Pass, 8000 feet above sea level, for travelers crossing the treacherous Swiss Alps. No one knows when dogs were first brought to the Hospice since early records were destroyed by fire near the end of the 16th century.
The earliest surviving written notation of the dogs is in 1707 and it implies that the dogs were well established at this point and their work was well known. The earliest paintings of the Hospice dog date back to two pictures done in 1695 by an unknown painter.
These paintings depict well built shorthaired dogs with long tails and dewclaws, type heads and nearly white: one is a mantle and the other is splash coated. From these portraits, it's clear that these dogs were already established as a breed by this time.
Independent records suggest that these dogs were initially used as watchdogs and companions for the Monks. Since the Hospice was largely isolated from the rest of the world, especially during the long winter months, a distinctive strain of dogs doubtlessly quickly developed.
These dogs would have been bred to withstand the harsh winters, with a short, thick, ice-proof coat and well-padded feet for walking on the snow.
As the Monks took the dogs along with them on their trips of mercy, they probably also quickly found that their dogs were excellent pathfinders and able to easily locate helpless travelers lost and buried in the storms.
It's likely the Monks started intentionally breeding the best of these dogs to assist them in their work, further refining this breed. And capable they were: in the three centuries of records available at the hospice, Saint Bernards have been responsible for saving well over 2,000 human lives.
Periodically, unusually severe winters depleted the Hospice's stock of breeding dogs. Contrary to popular supposition, however, the dogs were quickly replenished from good animals in the lower valleys, many of whom were descended from surplus Hospice puppies of more populous years.
The Hospice dog has never been crossed with another breed except once in 1830 when the Monks tried a cross with the Newfoundland. The theory was that the Newfoundland was a dog of similar conformation and ability to the Hospice dog, and the addition of the long coat might improve their resistance to cold weather.
Unfortunately, the long-haired variety proved inferior to the short haired dogs as ice would build up in the long coat. Thereafter, long-coated puppies born at the Hospice were given away or sold to people in the lower valleys.
Shorthaired dogs were preferred in the mountainous regions of Switzerland and the longhaired ones became well established in the less harsh valleys.
Naming the Breed
By 1800, the "Hospice Dogs" and their work were well known, but as of yet, they had no other name. Probably the most famous dog in history, Barry, lived at the Hospice between 1800 and 1810; he is credited with 40 finds and for years afterward, Hospice dogs were sometimes called "Barryhunds" in his honor.
The English who had imported some of the Hospice dogs as early as 1810 to invigorate their Mastiffs, referred to these dogs as "Sacred Hounds." In Germany, "Alpendog" was proposed in the late 1820s.
Daniel Wilson referred to the "Saint Bernard Dog" in 1833, but it was not until 1880 that the name was officially recognized for the breed by the Swiss Kennel Club.
Order out of Chaos
In the late 19th century, the development of the breed had become somewhat haphazard. Many breeders in the low valleys were not breeding true to type; the dogs being exported to other countries were often not good specimens, and the St. Bernards becoming established abroad were often widely divergent from the original stock.
In some countries such as England, the Saints were crossed with other breeds to produce thinner and taller Saint Bernards. To address this state of affairs, the Swiss Kennel Club (Schweizerische Kynologische Gesellschaft — SKG) was formed in 1883 to promote the best interests of Saint Bernard.
This, in turn, led to the International Congress in Zurich of 1887 that drew up a breed standard which all countries except England (which used its own standard) accepted.
Heinrich Schumacher (1831-1903) was at this time a respected authority on the breed. He had been deeply involved with it since 1855 when he began his own lines with the express intent of recreating "Barry".
With the assistance and approval of the Monks, he quickly established high-quality strains of the breed which he both exported and used to improve local stock. He started up the first stud dog book.
While he retired from breeding dogs in the 1890s, he continued to guide the development of the breed and the breed club until his death.
While modern-day developments with trains have lessened the need for the Monks' search and rescue efforts, the Hospice continues to maintain these dogs for companionship and to honor their close association with the Hospice's history and traditional work.
Saint Bernard In the US
Sometime after 1883, theatergoers in America were held spellbound by a giant dog called a Saint Bernard.
This dog, named Plinlimmon, was the first Saint to have any impact in the U.S. Born on June 29, 1883, in England, Plinlimmon was later brought to America by an actor who showed him in theaters throughout the country.
He won dog shows in 1884, and Best St. Bernard in 1885. During this time, other dogs of English origin were imported, and the breeding of these dogs flourished. However, as previously noted, the English dogs at this time were not true to type.
In 1888, St. Bernard Fanciers gathered together and originated the St. Bernard Club of America (SBCA) and it recognized the International Standard of 1887. However, US breeders were satisfied with the English type, creating a great paradox.
They now had the International Standard but had dogs from England, which did not conform to the International Standard.
The SBCA was reorganized in 1897, and again in 1932. During this period of time, breeding was mostly handled by dog dealers with little knowledge of type. The American St. Bernard had become an amalgam of English, German and Swiss lines.
However, several Fanciers quietly imported German and Swiss dogs to be integrated into breeding programs. These few Fanciers recognized the dichotomy of breeding the English dogs while being committed to the European Standard.
They opened the way to correct type of the St. Bernard in America by believing that the original type would eventually succeed.
These German and Swiss imports did their jobs, and the revitalization of the breed in the US began. One vitally important factor in the continued breeding of the correct St. Bernard, and now a primary low of breeding, is that dogs of outstanding character and quality had a considerable amount of smooth blood in their immediate pedigrees.
It is well documented that temperament is rapidly lost by continued breeding of only the rough coated St. Bernards.
Since 1945, the majority of imports to the U.S. have been the smooth coated dogs, both male and female, so important for the continued revitalization of the breed. By the 1960s, the smooth-coated Saint had been accepted in America as an essential and equal partner with the rough coated Saint.
Saints today are recognized by all major kennel clubs, including but not limited to the American Kennel Club, the Kennel Club of Britain, the Canadian Kennel Club, the FCI, the Swiss Kennel Club, and more.
The Saint Bernard Club of America
The Saint Bernard Club of America, Inc. (SBCA) dates from 1888 and is one of the oldest breed clubs recognized by the American Kennel Club. A non-profit organization, it is dedicated to the welfare of Saint Bernard.
The SBCA has active committees, dedicated to helping you enjoy your Saint Bernard, as well as helping Saint Bernard lead a long, healthy, and happy life.
For example, to promote the intelligence and strengths of the breed, the SBCA's Working Dog Committee supports activities including drafting and carting work, obedience and agility. The SBCA also encourages the selective breeding and showing of Saint Bernard.
At the same time, it has a national Rescue committee to help place Saints without homes. Membership is open to everyone who is interested in Saint Bernard and who agrees to abide by the objectives of the club.
The club is also charged with maintaining the Standard for the breed in this country. Note that both the British and Swiss Standards differ from each other and with the AKC Standard.
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Characteristics and Temperament
Known as the giant dogs that rescue people in the Swiss Alps, St. Bernards are much loved as gentle family dogs with big hearts and friendly temperaments. But think seriously about it before you decide to bring one into your family.
Saints require as much love and devotion as they give in return. Their size alone dictates the need for basic manners and early obedience training.
The fact that they can rest their heads on the kitchen table demands that they are taught their limits.
Although Saints dearly love to be with the family children, their sheer size requires close supervision. They would never intentionally harm one of their small charges, yet a huge paw or powerful tail can accidentally knock a child over.
They are enthusiastic participants in any family activity and will sulk if not included. Saints seldom bark without good reason. They are good watchdogs and protectors of their family, but should never be thought of as a guard dog.
Because of their large size, you must pick out a puppy carefully, checking into his background for common health and temperament problems. In general, the breeder of the puppy should be able to provide you with proof of health clearances on the parents, and you should be comfortable with the behavior of the adult Saints at the breeder's home.
It is also important to begin obedience and socialization training at a young age in order to assure they're good manners. Despite their large size and their tendency to physically grow quickly, Saints generally are slow to mature mentally, and training should be guided with a gentle, but firm, hand and a good deal of patience and consistency.
A well-trained Saint is a joy to behold, and they love to please their human pack leaders.
Saint puppies grow at a phenomenal rate during the first year of life, increasing in size an average of three pounds per week. They eat somewhere between 6 and 12 cups of high-quality dog food per day.
Puppy Saints should never be fed high protein puppy food, but rather they should be fed an adult formula containing 22-26% protein with 12-15% fat. High protein foods can cause the fast-growing Saint puppy to grown even faster, and thereby acquiring any number of bone problems.
It is important for a Saint puppy to eat at least two meals a day, to help ensure steady even growth during the initial growing period. Most owners continue this practice of two meals a day throughout the dog's lifetime to aid in the prevention of bloat.
Because they are slow to mature, Saints should not be pushed too rapidly into formal and serious training for the strenuous activities of weight pulling, high jumping, and broad jumping. Their giant sized bones do not finish growing until two years of age.
Activities as simple as jumping in and out of pick up trucks can permanently damage a Saint's soft bones. For this reason, a Saint Bernard should not be asked to jump or pull heavy loads before two years of age.
While adult Saint Bernards do not require a lot of exercises, they are better off with a long walk every day. They are willing and able to do much more than this, and their abilities as a working dog increase with good physical training.
When provided with good physical conditioning, Saints are powerful working dogs with plenty of stamina.
Most Saints love to play games and learn new things. Ask them to find you when you are hiding in a closet. Toss a tasty treat into the air and they will love to catch it.
They may not have quite as fast a "recall" as the Golden Retriever next door, but they will get the job done one way or another if you ask them to do so.
Some Questions You May Have About the Saint Bernard
How much do they eat?
A Saint Bernard will not "eat you out of house and home." The fact is, a Saint Bernard can be raised and maintained on no more food than required for other large breeds. Since Saints are basically placid dogs, they generally require less food per pound of body weight than most smaller, more active breeds.
How much do they weigh?
Saint puppies weigh about one and one-half pounds at birth and grow rapidly during the first year, although it may take as long as three years before they reach full maturity. Adult males may reach a height of 28-30 inches at the shoulder and will normally weigh between 140 and 180 pounds.
Female is somewhat smaller at about 26-28 inches at the shoulder and typically range from 120-140 pounds.
Are they good with children?
Definitely. They have an understanding of a child's way and are amazingly careful not to injure a child. They are excellent babysitters and companions. Naturally, a child must never be allowed to torment any dog, regardless of breed.
Are they easy to train?
Because of the size of the animal, Saint Bernards MUST be trained and this must be done early in their lives. Fortunately, Saints are eager to please and will begin responding to commands as soon as they understand what you want of them.
Do they shed?
Yes: twice a year, usually in Spring and Fall, they lose much of their coats to help them adjust to the changing seasons. For the remainder of the year, there is seldom any annoyance from shedding.
Do they drool?
Yes. Depending on the weather, the level of excitement, and the shape of the dog's jowls, most Saints will drool on occasion. Technically, there is no such thing as a "dry mouthed Saint", but most Saints do not drool to an offensive degree.
Are they good watch dogs?
The Saint's size and bark will discourage most intruders, yet they will learn to recognize your friends and receive them cordially. If an intruder gets by the size and barks, your Saint may decide to lead the intruder straight to the family silver since they would much prefer to be friends to all.
The one exception to this is when a member of the family is being threatened. The Saint's instinct to protect those they love becomes apparent at this time.
Why do some Saint Bernards have short hair?
The original Saint Bernards were all short-haired dogs. Over 150 years ago, the Monks in Switzerland found it necessary to bring some new blood into their breeding and interbred the long coated Newfoundland with the Saints.
Today, the influence of that breeding is still with us and we have both long and short-haired Saint Bernards.
How much exercise do they need? Can one be kept in an apartment?
Saint Bernards don't need as much exercise as many other breeds, but a fenced yard should be provided so they can get whatever amount they require. The apartment dweller must be walked frequently to make up for the exercise they would otherwise take at their leisure. It is not a good practice to keep a Saint Bernard tied up.
How much care do they need?
Clean fresh water (especially in Summer), a well-balanced diet and thorough brushing weekly, the necessary immunity shots and lots of common sense are all that is necessary.
Should I get a male or female?
This is strictly a matter of personal preference. Both are equal in pet qualities. The male, being larger, is more impressive when first viewed. The female, however, must be considered his equal in all other respects.
Once you have made the decision male or female your choice will be the right one: you will have a loving pet and a most rewarding experience.
How do they thrive in the hot weather?
The dogs will do well as long as they have a cool dry place to nap and plenty of fresh cool water. They will cut down both their food intake and amount of activity. It must be remembered that going from an air-conditioned place into the boiling heat can be disastrous.
The abrupt change in temperature will be extremely hard on a Saint.
Where do I buy a Saint Bernard?
There are breeders in most areas who are sincerely interested in supplying you with a Saint you will be proud to own. To these breeders, a dog is infinitely more than just a commodity to be sold for profit.
Their interest is in the animal and matching them to the right home. They are anxious to assist you with care, feeding and answering your questions.
Health Issues
Saint Bernards, like many other breeds, can have particular problems which reputable breeders try to breed out. A reputable and knowledgeable breeder will be glad to discuss these and other health concerns with a puppy buyer.
Hip Dysplasia
Because of their large size, Saint Bernards are particularly prone to Hip Dysplasia, a joint disease that can eventually cripple dogs, depending on its severity. Data from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals shows a rate of approximately 49% of x-rays sent to them for diagnosis being evaluated as dysplastic.
As many x-rays are never sent into OFA when something is obviously wrong, the actual rate may be much higher.
As a result, you should insist on the parents of any puppy you are considering to be OFA certified. Ask to see the certifications and don't accept excuses for a lack of OFA certification. Ideally, the grandparents and littermates of the parents should also have OFA certification.
As with any large or giant breed, care must be taken not to overfeed or over supplement young puppies. Too-rapid growth or excess weight can put undue stress on young still-growing joints and cause or exacerbate problems in the elbows or hips.
Consult with the breeder of your dog as to when it is appropriate to switch to an adult formula and monitor your growing Saint's weight level closely. Saints continue to grow and mature for at least the first three years, there is no rush to get to full size!
As with most giant breeds, Saint Bernards commonly have short lives from 7-11 years. A few individuals may live longer, but shorter lives are the rule and not the exception.
Other conditions
You should check about other conditions that Saints can get, such as entropion (a condition of the eyelid) and epilepsy. Again, a reputable breeder will talk freely and candidly about these problems.
In addition, as with other breeds of similar size and type, Saint Bernard may be susceptible to problems such as heat stroke and bloat. You should discuss these conditions with your vet so that you understand what the warning signs are and seek immediate veterinary care should they occur.
With such a large breed, you must plan in advance what you will do should your dog collapse (for whatever reason) as they are too large to carry.


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The word woe means distress, anguish, affliction, and tribulation. But what about the last days, and why is it going to be such a "woe" situation? According to scriptures there will be natural disasters which ruin food supplies, friends will destroy one another, and unrighteousness will multiply in the earth. (2Esdras 5:7-9)
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"Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works." James 2:18
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