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Posted on 09/17/2005 11:05:59 PM PDT by snippy_about_it
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 are acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated.
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  "the arms, thirteen bars mutually supporting each other, alternate red and white in a blue field, and surmounting an anchor proper. The crest a ship under sail. The motto Sustentans et Sustentatum. The legend U.S.A. Sigil. Naval." (snippy's note: sigil = seal) The ship on the seal wore a national ensign at the stern and a commission pennant atop the mainmast. The Continental Navy of the American Revolution went out of existence in 1785 with the sale of the last ship, USS Alliance. When a separate Navy Department was founded in 1798, the Board of Admiralty seal was no longer used. Naval officer commissions from 1798 to 1849 carried a distinctly different seal which contained the basic elements of the current official seal -- the sea, ship under sail, eagle and anchor. The seal again underwent change about 1850 as the design came even closer to that which is in use today. Neither the 1798 nor the 1850 seal seems to have had any specific authorization. The century following the appearance of the 1850 design witnessed variations in the position and shape of the eagle, ship and anchor. Sometimes land was shown on the seal, and at other times only water. Likewise, the several Navy Bureaus and Offices employed a variety of seal designs. For years prior to 1957, when the present seal was adopted, military and civilian officials within the Navy expressed the need for an official seal of uniform design. Naval records reveal an interest in and awareness of the many variations which had crept into the seal details. Concerted effort to arrive at a redesigned standard seal for use by the Navy, afloat and ashore, awaited the post-World War II period. Recommendations from Secretaries of the Navy, heraldic experts, and historians resulted in this final seal design approved by President Eisenhower, and promulgated by Executive Order 10736 on 23 October 1957:  On a circular background of fair sky and moderate sea with land in sinister base, a three-masted square-rigged ship underway before a fair breeze with after topsail furled, commission pennant atop the foremast, National Ensign atop the main, and the commodore's flag atop the mizzen. In front of the ship a Luce-type anchor inclined slightly bendwise with the crown resting on the land and, in front of the shank and in back of the dexter fluke, an American bald eagle rising to sinister regarding to dexter, one foot on the ground, the other resting on the anchor near the shank; all in proper colors. The whole within a blue annulet bearing the inscrip tion "Department of the Navy" at top, and "United States of America" at the bottom, separated on each side by a mullet and within a rim in the form of a rope; inscription, rope, mullet, and edges of annulet all gold. Land in the design would symbolize the Navy's supporting shore facilities as well as the fleet's amphibious strike capabilities. Since the wording "Navy Department," used on earlier seals, had generally come to signify only the headquarters activities in Washington, the inscription was changed to "Department of the Navy" in order to embrace the Navy's total world-wide operations afloat, in the air, and ashore. The seal was to serve as the main feature of the official United States Navy flag, adopted in 1959.       |
i, for one, am off to snooze.
free dixie,sw
Still hard to believe what a STRAC (I believe I use the US Army idiom correctly - the guys we used to say spit shined the soles of their boots every night) outfit that was.
Good morning, Snippy and everyone at the Freeper Foxhole.
((HUGS))Good morning, Bentfeather. How's it going?
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on September 18:
1709 Dr Samuel Johnson writer (Boswell's tour guide)
1733 George Read lawyer/signed Declaration of Independence
1752 Adrien-Marie Legendre mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals
1779 Joseph Story Mass, US Supreme Court justice (1812-45)
1805 Robert Cowdin Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1815 Henry Constantine Wayne Brig General (Confederate Army)
1818 Marcellus Augustus Stovall Brig General (Confederate Army)
1870 Clark Wissler anthropologist (American Indian)
1893 Arthur Benjamin Sydney Australia, composer (Jamaican Rumba)
1895 John G Diefenbaker Neustadt Ontario, 13th Canadian PM (C) (1957-63)
1905 Agnes De Mille NYC, choreographer (Oklahoma)
1905 Claudette Colbert Paris, actress (Drums Along the Mohawk, Three Came Home)
1905 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Oakland Calif, actor (Jack Benny Show)
1905 Greta Garbo Stockholm (Ninotchka, Grand Hotel, Camille)
1920 Jack Warden Newark NJ, actor (NYPD, Crazy Like a Fox,)
1921 John Glenn, astronaut/Senator, born.
1928 Phyllis Kirk Syracuse NY, actress (Thin Man, Red Button's Show)
1932 Jack Mullaney Pitts Pa, actor (My Living Doll, It's About Time)
1932 Nikolai N Rukavishnikov cosmonaut (Soyuz 10, 16, 33)
1933 Jimmie Rodgers Wash, country singer (Honeycomb)
1933 Robert Blake Nutley NJ, (Baretta, Little Rascals, Coast to Coast)
1933 Roman Polanski Paris France, director/pedophile (Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown)
1939 Fred Willard Ohio, comedian (Fernwood 2 Night, Real People)
1940 Frankie Avalon Phila, actor (Beach movies)/singer (Venus)
1944 Charles Lacy Veach Chicago Illinois, astronaut (STS 39)
1966 Spike vocal/guitar (Ian Spice Breathe, Flash Cadillac-R&R Forever)
1970 Michela Rocco Udine Italy, Miss Italy (1987)
Good morning to you EGC. *HUGS*
Going great thanks, how about you??
Gorgeous weather today, cool very cool.
Had a great KFC supper yesterday while unfortunately watching our OU Sooners lose to UCLA 41-24.
OSU had a little better luck with Southern Arkansas 20-10 last night.
We may take our dog out for a ride today and to do some swimming out at the lake.
You're going swimming? LOL. oh man, the leaves are falling here. The parks all closed on Labor Day.
I have run my furnace already this month!! 64 in the house. Burr.
Y'all 'ave a great day, I am off to finish a couple of doors and the trim.
Regrads
alfa6 ;>}
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A "Well" Church
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Pastor and author Greg Laurie says that churches are "well" when they practice these activities:
W-orship
E-vangelize
L-earn
L-ove
Like the early church, we should be active in these ways today.
Worship. We must meet together for fellowship, communion, prayer, and praise (Acts 2:42,47). God is to be the focus of all we do in His church.
Evangelize. As we share the Word, the Lord will add new believers to the church (v.47). We can all take part in spreading God's Word by developing a friendship, by giving someone an article about the gospel, or by sharing some Scripture verses with a stranger.
Learn. We must continue learning sound doctrine taught by qualified leaders (v.42). The Bible is filled with instruction for living, and we should take every opportunity to learn from it, apply it to our lives, and teach others.
Love. We are to share with whoever has need, and enjoy the fellowship of other believers regularly (vv.45-46).
A church whose members worship, evangelize, learn, and love will be a "well" church, effective in the community, and appreciated by "all the people" (v.47). —Anne Cetas
A world in despair needs churches that care.
He likes the wwaters of our area lakes. We take him out there every once in awhile to play catch with some sticks that we find out there at lake.
Shameless Plug
2nd Battalion/5th Marines plan to hold their Marine Corps Birthday ball (Dig Deep Alert)
Hugh Hewitt.com ^ | Hugh Hewitt
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1486809/posts
Yesterday I posted on the 2nd Battalion/5th Marines plan to hold their Marine Corps Birthday ball at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and the Battalion's effort to raise money to pay for bus transportation and defray the cost of the tickets for the young Marines who will find the cost a bit high.
The Battalion has been washing cars on the weekend (and are doing so again at the Jiffy Lube on La Paz in Mission Viejo tomorrow) and providing security at Chargers games to get $ into the kitty.
I asked Sgt. Matthew Hays if the unit would accept contributions from grateful Americans who can't get to the car wash, and he assured me that would be fine. So drop a check, payable to 2nd Battalion/5th Marines, with a notation Marine Corps Birthday Carwash Fund, to:
Sgt. Major Jordan 2nd Battallion/5th Marines P.O. Box 555473 Camp Pendleton California 92055
/Shameless Plug
Don't make start nagging..cause I will....and you don't want that...trust me
The circular boundary signifies the outermost edge of the seal.
The dexter seal recognizes the conservative nature of Engineers.
The seal signifies, well, a seal.
The seal is erect due to it's eternal vigilence in the search for stupid drafting errors.
The whiskers add a touch of whimsy, since a seal would not normally tote a pocket protector full of pens and pencils.
Total absence of color represents the black and white nature of decisions. {As well as the fact that most plotters are monochrome. This is only a minor consideration.}
Hi miss Feather
I'm home alone with the Knackster. Msdrby and Spiderboy went to spend the day with grandma.
Who knows what mischief lurks...
Only the Knackster knows.
That bloody Newton fellow sure messed with peoples lives. Creating that Calculus stuff and all.
Wow, a whole fort named after a pencil!
Aim High, because I'm driving a fuel truck!
Folks, be sure to click on my screename and then "In Forum" to read some thoughts I'm about to post on another thread.
Can't wait for the end of the day report.
My youngest daughter was in the Netherlands Antilles on the island of St. Thomas when Hugo went through. Lot of damage there that year. We were worried sick as there were no phone lines open. She survived unscathed.
Anchors Aweigh. :-)
Hey there,
so far we have been put to work. The fun will begin as soon as "gumma" gets back from her meeting (started at 1:30). For now, we are done working and are having a late lunch.
Kiss BittyGirl for me. (BTW, I do still have the camera.)
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Now you know I saw that image while searching for the Navy Seal and I was sure someone at the Foxhole would post it. :-)
Wonderful news. Thanks.
A beautiful lazy day Sunday picture, thanks alfa6.
Most interesting. Important events unfolding.
So many possibilities, so many possible good outcomes.
You found it in your search? Cool.
BTW, since I created it, it wasn't hard for me to find.
Good evening and thank you.
Howdy PE. And I got to spend the weekend with my 4 and 7 year old cousins! :-) We had a blast. :-)
But, I had to have a nap when they went home. LOL
WOW! How do we get a Party like that started in America?!?!?!?!
End of Day report:
10:30 [o-dark thirty] Bitty girl is offered buttered toast to accompany her botle of vitamin D whole milk. She says, "thanks dad, but I'd prefer the chocolate chip cookie on the counter." After some discussion, and half a cookie, she also has some sliced turkey and a piece of mozzerella to make the toast into a sandwich.
14:30 Dad opts for some chili with beans and about a dozen slices of jalapeno. Wisely thinking of the afternoon diaper patrol duties, Bittygirl is offered a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She inhales it, and states, "thank you sir, may I have another".
19:00 Whilst roaming through the kitchen Bittygirl spies the last jello fruit cup. she immediately indicates her desire to eat said jello. [desire is expressed by marching in place to show excitement. Hey it works] Dad, being practical, has leftover bbq chicken, with a side of mashed taters and some fruit. Bittygirl, realizing her meal is nowhere near complete, asks for chicken and taters too. She consumes all, slowly, but with great zeal.
20:00 the last of the jello is wiped from BG's face. Alas, no pictures, gotta protect the innocent until proven guilty, er, Msdrby has it. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Tired dad out.
Are they 1st cousins? I've got two, that I know of, 1st cousins who are 20+ years younger than me.
I'm not sure, since we're the poster family for Disfuntional Family R Us.
LOL
Time for tired dad to hit the feathers.
ms feather is heading in that general direction, too.
Night all.
BWAAHAHAHAHA... Are you ready for this? Okay, here goes.
They are my first cousin's children. This first cousin is the same age as my oldest daughter and is referred to as my younger daughter's "big brother." Since 1st cousin is "Big Brother", that means Myranda is called "Aunt." But, I can be referred to as both Aunt and Granny by the kids. However, Jill is just Jill. Therefore, my 1st cousin Jason is also my son.... and my Uncle is my son's dad. Hmmmmmmmmm... that all sounds very.... rural Texan doesn't it?
Yeah, we get laughs out of this. But, it was "interesting" a week ago when the youngest 2nd cousin called me up on Thursday night to invite me to a "Grandparent's Day Muffin Breakfast" for her Pre-K class. I was to be her Grandparent-O-The-Day. :-) But, nobody at her school had ever seen me even though both her grandmothers are on the "pickup list" for her at school. Aunt C, her grandmother (who I am also living with at present) suggested that I introduce myself at the school office for entrance as the "aunt."
So, with all this confusing family connection that we've sewn into this 4 year old's psyche I am escorted into the classroom for "Grandparent's Day" by the school official I've told I am the "aunt." The teacher asks my cousin to introduce me and thekid (who normally calls me Granny or Aunt) says, "it's my cousin [wneighbor]. BWAAAHAHAHAHA She ain't no fool!
LOL
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