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Specifications & Dimensions
Dimensions and Capacity: | |
Impeller Diameter: | 12 in. |
Intake Height (In.): | 21 |
Color and Styling: | |
Color/Finish: | Red/Black |
Product Overview: | |
Auger Type: | Serrated steel auger |
Clearing Width (In.): | 24 |
Drift Cutters: | No |
Number of Rotor Blades: | 3 |
Number of Stages: | Dual Stage |
Single Hand Control: | Yes |
Skid Shoes: | Glide-Tech |
Usage: | Medium Use |
Materials & Finishes: | |
Auger Material: | serrated steel |
Housing Material: | Steel |
Handles: | |
Handle Type: | Panel |
Handles Fold For Easy Storage: | No |
Heated Handles: | No |
Drive System: | |
Number of Forward Speeds: | 6 |
Number of Reverse Speeds: | 2 |
Steerable: | No |
Variable Trigger Speed: | No |
Motor-Engine: | |
Electric Start: | Yes |
Engine Cycles: | 4-cycle |
Engine Make: | Craftsman |
Engine Displacement (cc): | 208 |
Starter Type: | Push button |
Wheels & Tires: | |
Rim Material: | Metal |
Tire Type: | Inflatable |
Tire/Wheel Size: | 13" x 4" X-Trac tires |
Controls, Safety: | |
Safety Override: | Yes |
Convenience: | |
Headlights: | No |
Chute System: | |
Chute Control: | Crank Manual |
Chute Material: | Polymer |
Extended Chute: | Yes |
Maximum Chute Rotation: | 180 deg. |
Warranties & Coverage: | |
General Warranty: | 2 Year Limited Warranty |
Ratings & Reviews
Product Description
Dual-Stage Snowblower Makes Clearing Snow Quick and Easy
Put away your old snow shovel and start clearing your driveway and walkways with a Craftsman 24' Snowblower. This easy-to-handle 24 in. tool has a powerful 4-cycle, 208cc OHV engine that easily moves blows snow out of your way in less than half the time it takes to shovel out a driveway the old-fashioned way. The state-of-the-art design includes an easy push button electric starting switch that gets you started immediately, even in the most frigid temperatures-no tedious mixing of gas and oil.
The Dual-Stage Snowblower has an impressive 24 in. clearing width that gets the job done fast, even when you're clearing oversized driveways and large porches and decks. To remove packed snow, sludge and ice, engage the 12 in. serrated steel auger or 12 in. impeller to break up the masses and blow them out of your way. With 8 different speeds, 6 forward and 2 backward, you can easily adjust the thrower to clear light to heavy snowfall all over your property.
- Craftsman 24' Snowblower is equipped with an EZ rotation chute to quickly and easily direct icy deposits anywhere you aim.
- Extra long chute gives better aim and reduces snow blowing back on the operator.
- Large 13 in. x 4 in. X-Trac tires keep the tool steady for extra maneuverability and safety.
- Easy-grip handle is easy to operate while wearing gloves or mittens.
- Plow handles increase control and reduce pressure on legs and lower back.
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I owned an older craftsman 29" cut last season and gave that one away when I moved to a house with a smaller driveway. Bought this 24" cut after the first blizzard up here, and it performed well throughout all storms. I needed a 24" to fit in a small crawlspace storage area out of season, and the handlebars on this unit are easy to fold down after removing a few screws and pins. I was regularly using this blower to push through snow drifts upwards of 3ft. Granted, most of the snow this winter was light and fluffy so it had no problem. Wet snow at the end of the driveway doesn't throw 40ft with this machine, but it'll throw it 15 to 20ft which is much better than shoveling. The chute is plastic, but I haven't had an issue on this new machine or my older unit that also had a plastic chute. The forward speeds worked fine for me. I found that speed 1 is good for deep snow, and 3 or 4 is good for a few inches of snow. Both reverse speeds are too slow. Fortunately, the machine is small enough to easily just pull it backwards instead of using the gear. Starts easy with the pull start and I haven't had any issues with it running.
Westford, MA
This is an awesome snow blower. I have changed the oil once a year for heavy seasons and skipped a year for light ones. Follow the instructions for choke and pumping and it starts on first or second pull every time. Excellent range of engine settings. Light and easy to move around (poly chute makes it lighter and in my opinion better). Pretty much drives itself (6 front and 2 reverse gears). The only issue I have had is that if I stop it after 1-2 hours of snow-blowing, I need to use the electric option to restart (I might be doing something wrong/flooding the engine). My friends Ariens died and mine still goes on...
Truro, MA
Brookfield, WI
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This dual-stage snowblower is so Much better than a shovel!!! I used to have a single stage snowblower that would always get clogged and sometimes I felt like it would just be easier to shovel, but with this craftsman dual-stage it's so much easier to get through the snow and I haven't had to deal with repeated clogging.
Mundelein, IL
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I've only used it once so far for our winter blizzard, but did it sure keep us from breaking our backs!!
Cedar Rapids, IA
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Its a strong machine. The controls take a bit getting used to. Picking the correct forward speed will be easier as time goes on. I drop it 1 star even though I've only used it twice due to the fact that I have already bent one of the augers. Not so bad it doesn't work but I noticed this after I hit a small branch that had come down in high winds and was buried by snow. It wasn't so big that my lawn mower wouldn't survive if it happened to go over it. I will be submitting a parts request to replace that at some point this month.
Huntington Station, NY
Bought the floor model a day before the big storm last month. Glad I did. Electric start gets you going quickly, and the machine handled almost two feet of snow with ease. Seems to be pretty fuel efficient too - I cleared two 100 ft driveways with less than a tank of gas. The adjustable chute is great, and the machine throws snow up to 50 feet - oops, sorry neighbor! I would recommend this machine to anyone looking for a machine with a lot of power at a reasonable price. And for peace of mind, I bought a three year in home service contract - if anything can't be fixed, you get a new machine for free!
Westport, CT
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Using this in Connecticut where snow is usually wet and heavy. It covers a 150 foot driveway and parking area easily. Bought it in Nov 2010 and have used it thru 5 winters, three of which brought very heavy snowfalls. Never clogs unless you use it in deep slush. Has handled 20 inch plus snowfalls a couple of times with no problem. Blows thru a foot of snow like it wasn't there. So much better than rubbish 2-stroke or electric blowers that are a waste of money. Has always needed to be set to run with the mixture just a little rich, adjusting the choke leaver a bit higher. Once I figured this out, no stalling problems ever. Runs at full power and shifts any kind of snow. I was wary of the Chinese engine, but so far no problems and no repairs to any part of the machine. Well finished and no rusting although I do dry it out as soon as possible. Still looks like new. Get rid of the oil that is in it when it arrives. Looks like dark gray sludge! Put in some quality synthetic oil and you're all set. Always mix Stabil into the gasoline and drain it in the spring. Not too heavy for me to handle and I'll a 66 year old geezer. Reading other reviews, there do seem to be some lemons being shipped, but mine has been terrific for 5 problem-free years. Reliability is important because Sears at-home repairs are outrageous, not going to fit it into my 350Z and I can do without the grief. I figure that after 5 winters, it's paid for itself and I could still sell it for a few hundred bucks.It was a great deal and I could not be happier with the machine.
College Point, NY
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Nashua, NH
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Speed selector cable snapped on the 3rd use. After calling and being on hold for over 15 minutes, I was told, even though I purchased the snowblower 3 months prior and had only used it 3 times, that it would cost $96 for a technician to be sent out for repair. So I had the cable sent to me to replace myself. Well they sent me the wrong cable (clutch cable). When asked again, because of their error, would they send out a technician to repair my faulty snowblower free of charge, they said no. I would NOT recommend purchasing this item.
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Real Title - UN Arms Trade Treaty Calls for Disarmament of Persons 55 and Older
4/01/13 | by S.H. Blannelberry
WHAT? Take the Guns away from the Adults? ROFLMAO..... Don't make me start quoting Hank Williams Jr.!
UN Secretary Gen. Ban Ki-moon spoke about the impetus behind the controversial measure at a press conference over the weekend in New York City, the site of the final negotiations between the 193 Member States.
......"There's an emerging consensus that certain groups should be restricted from possessing conventional arms, certainly those who fuel conflict, arm criminals or violations of international humanitarian or human rights law are at the top of the list," Ban Ki-moon continued.
"But also, the international community believes segments of the population that present a danger to themselves and others, chiefly individuals deemed or adjudicated mentally defective and persons with attenuating cerebral faculties, should be added to that list."
....."Simply put, the UN believes guns don't belong in the hands of the elderly," said H. Michael Chase, an attorney for the human rights watchdog group.
My Comments = OK, now they are getting really Desperate and reaching at straws........ I used to be afraid of black Helos, now I'm trying not to crap my pants while laughing at the UN............... You cannot just make this stuff up! Kind of tells you who they are afraid of, no?
UN Arms Trade Treaty Calls for Disarmament of Persons 55 and Older - Guns.com

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May 21st, 2003, 11:34 AM
Lucie Ahl lost 6-0 6-1 :sad:
May 21st, 2003, 02:20 PM
Bally lost 6-3 5-7 6-4
Anne WON!!!!! 6-0 6-2
May 21st, 2003, 08:42 PM
Julie Won!!! 6-4 6-4
May 22nd, 2003, 01:23 PM
Anne lost 7-5 6-4 :-(
May 22nd, 2003, 06:58 PM
Julie lost 7-5 6-2
Anne :sad:
May 22nd, 2003, 07:05 PM
Well considering the amount of clay wehave in this country, we did okay, especially Anne, who will now be British Number one.
Now onto Wimblden, were I feel things are going to get a lil' bit better.
Colin B
May 22nd, 2003, 07:35 PM
Well considering the amount of clay wehave in this country, we did okay, especially Anne, who will now be British Number one.
Our players do have year-round access to clay court facilities in Spain, whether or not they're using them, I've no idea.
The differences between surfaces are less marked for women than for men and besides, we're not supposed to be producing serve-and-volly-grass-court-specialists any more, so let's hope Anne and Bally can put this year down to experience and do better on the surface in future.
Well done to Anne and Julie for winning their 1st round matches and congratulations to Anne on becoming British No. 1.
Let's hope that stirs Elena into action!
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Tewari, SK (1990) On achieving 5000 MW From Wind Power13; 13;. Technical Report. National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, India.
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An attempt is made in this paper to assess the feasibility of achieving 5,000 MW of wind power capacity by the end of the present decade, a target set for it self by Union Ministry of Energy. The present installed capacity is about 30 MW. In order to achieve this 150-fold increase in installed capacity in the next ten years it is perhaps desirable that an assessment is made of the experience and the strategy. For doing so, some lessons from the Californian experience of commercially viable windfarms of over 1,400 MW are discussed to develop a background since this has preceded the Indian programme and is two orders of magnitude larger. Experience in Europe is also discussed with reference to the status of wind industry, wind resources, financial and legislative support. Some of these aspects have a direct relevance in the Indian-context. The Indian experience is discussed in terms of machines imported and their indigenisation, indigenous development, wind resources of plains and high quality wind resources of hill sites, a tentative estimation of potential, and organizational and relevant policy ' aspects. It is concluded that the target is feasible but its achievement needs a programme of directed action including legislation to support small producers of power from decentralized sources, availability of financial packages to assist such producers, support to Ramp;D including wind surveys on hill crests in several parts of the country to firm up the potential of at least 5,000 MW, and speedy dissemination wind resources as well as on performance of power generaing units.13; 13; 13;
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Capacity factor;Commercial viability;Complex terrain;Grid; Power generation;Windfarm;Wind potential13; |
Subjects: | GEOSCIENCES > Energy Production and Conversion |
Division/Department: | Wind Energy Programme |
Depositing User: | Mrs Manoranjitha M D |
Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2006 |
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Venerable Order of Saint John
Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem |
Knight of Justice of St John insignia | |
Awarded by the Sovereign of the Order | |
Type | Order of chivalry |
Motto | Pro Fide Pro Utilitate Hominum[1] |
Day | 24 June[2] (St John's Day) |
Status | currently constituted |
First Sovereign | Queen Victoria |
Sovereign | Elizabeth II |
Grand Prior | Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester |
Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Bailiff/Dame Grand Cross (GCStJ) Knight/Dame of Justice or Knight/Dame of Grace (KStJ/DStJ) Commander/Chaplain (CStJ/ChStJ) Officer (OStJ) Serving Brother/Sister (SBStJ/SSStJ) Esquire (EsqStJ) |
Established | 1831 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Dependent on State |
Next (lower) | Dependent on State |
Ribbon of the Order |
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (French: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem[n 1]), also referred to as the Order of St John[3] and St John International,[4] is a royal order of chivalry established in the United Kingdom in 1831, incorporated in 1888, and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations,[5] Hong Kong, Ireland, and the United States of America,[6] with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and injury, and to act to enhance the health and well-being of people anywhere in the world."[6]
The order's approximately 25,000 members, known as confrères,[5] are mostly of the Protestant faith, though those of other Christian denominations or other religions are accepted into the order, honorary membership usually being awarded to the latter. Except via appointment to certain government or ecclesiastical offices in some realms, membership is by invitation only and individuals may not petition for admission. The Order of St John is perhaps best known through its service organizations, including St John Ambulance and St John Eye Hospital Group, the memberships and work of which are not constricted by denomination or religion. It is also a member of The Alliance of the Orders of St. John of Jerusalem.
In 1823, the Council of the French Langues—a French state-backed faction[7] of the Order of Malta (the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta) in France—sought to raise through private venture, funded by subscription, sufficient money to restore a homeland for the Order of Malta and aid the Greek War of Independence.[7] This was to be achieved by issuing bonds in London to create a mercenary army of unemployed British soldiers using readily available cheap war surplus. A deal giving various islands to the Order of Malta, including Rhodes when captured, was struck with the Greek rebels[8] but ultimately the attempt to raise money failed when details leaked to the press, the French state withdrew its backing of the Council, and the bankers refused the loan.[8]
The Council was reorganised and the so-called Marquis de Sainte-Croix du Molay became its head (previously number two of the Council and a former order administrator in Spain[7]). In June 1826 a second attempt was made to raise money to restore a mediterranean homeland for the Order when Philippe de Castellane, a French knight, was appointed by the Council to negotiate with suitable persons in Britain. Through this, in 1827 Scotsman Donald Currie was given the authority to raise £240,000. Anyone who subscribed to the scheme and all commissioned officers of the mercenary army were granted the right to be created Knights of the Order, but this attracted few donations; the Greek War of Independence was won without the help of the Knights of the Council of the French Langues. De Castellane and Currie were then allowed by the French Council to form the Council of the English Langue, which was inaugurated on 12 January 1831, under the executive power of a man who called himself "Count" Alexander Mortara, and headquartered at the "Auberge of St. John, St John's Gate, St John's Square, Clerkenwell". This was the "Old Jerusalem Tavern", a now defunct public house occupying what had once been the gatehouse to the ancient Clerkenwell Priory,[9] the medieval Grand Priory of the Knights Hospitaller, otherwise known as the Knights of Saint John.
The Reverend Sir Robert Peat, the absentee perpetual curate of St Lawrence in Brentford, Middlesex, and one of the many former chaplains to Prince George (Prince Regent and later King George IV), had been recruited by the council as a member of the society in 1830. On 29 January 1831 in the presence of Philip de Castellane and the Agent-General of the French Langues, Peat was elected Prior ad interim.[10] He and other British members of the group, with the backing of the Council of the French Langues, then, on the grounds that he had been selling knighthoods, expelled Mortara, leading to two competing English chivalric groups between early 1832 and Mortara's disappearance in 1837. Despite his flaws, Mortara was a man of considerable bravery, distinguishing himself in the First Carlist War. Fighting on the Carlist side alongside Viscount Ranelagh, he was awarded Spain's highest award for valour, the Cross of San Fernando 1st class.[11] On 24 February 1834 Peat, three years after becoming prior ad interim, in order to publicly to emphasise his claim to the office of Prior, and in the hope of reviving the charter of Queen Mary[clarification needed] dealing with the English branch of the Order, took the oath de fideli administratione in the Court of the King's Bench before the Lord Chief Justice of England.[10] Peat was thus credited as being the first grand prior of the association, however "W.B.H." wrote in January 1919 to the journal Notes & Queries: "His name is not in the knights' lists, and he was never 'Prior in the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem': he became an ordinary member of that Order on Nov. 11, 1830."[12]
Regardless, Peat died in April 1837 and Sir Henry Dymoke was appointed grand prior and he re-established contact with the knights in France and Germany, into which the group had by that time expanded. However, until the late 1830s, the British arm of the organization had only considered itself to be a grand priory and Langue of the Order of St John, having never officially been recognized as such by the established order. Dymoke sought to rectify this by seeking acknowledgement from the Roman Catholic headquarters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, but that group's lieutenant grand master, then Philippe de Colloredo-Mansfeld, refused the request. In response to this rebuff, the British body declared itself to be the Sovereign Order of St John in the United Kingdom, under the title The Sovereign and Illustrious Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Anglia, thereby emphasising the order's independence and claim to direct and continuous succession from the Order of St John that was established in the 11th century.
This new order grew in population over the ensuing decades, during which the Duke of Manchester was in 1861 recruited as grand prior and a national hospitaller organization was formed when the Order of St John formed a corps of ambulances. In 1871, a new constitution brought about further changes to the group's name, offering the more modest Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in England, and, five years later, Princess Alexandra, Princess of Wales, was recruited into its membership, followed by her husband, Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. In 1877, the order established at large railway centres and mining districts various St. John Ambulance associations, so that railway men and colliers could learn how to treat victims of accidents; in 1882, the Grand Priory founded a hospice and ophthalmic dispensary in Jerusalem (known today as the St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group); and by 1887, had created the St. John Ambulance Brigade, which undertook practical and life-saving work.
The Order of St John's most substantial leap forward came in 1888 when Queen Victoria granted the society a Royal Charter,[5] yet again renaming the order, this time as the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in England. This was amended in 1926 to the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, and further in 1936 to the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.[13] In 1961 it played a role, together with the Protestant Continental branches of the original Order of Saint John (the so-called "Johanniter Orders" in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and elsewhere), in the establishment of the Alliance of the Orders of St. John of Jerusalem and thereafter finally received through an agreement in 1963 collateral recognition by the Order of Malta. The most recent royal charter was issued in 1955, with a supplemental charter granted in 1974,[14] recognizing the world-wide scope of the organization by setting its present name. In 1999, the order was granted special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.[6]
Queen Elizabeth II—the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms since 1952—is at the apex of the Order of St. John as its Sovereign Head,[15] followed by the Grand Prior—since 1974 Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.[14][16] He, along with the four or five other Great Officers—the Lord Prior of St John, who acts as the lieutenant of and deputy to the Grand Prior; the Prelate, a member of episcopal rank in the Church of England; the Deputy Lord Prior or Priors, depending on the Grand Prior's needs, who act accordingly as lieutenants and deputies to the Lord Prior; and the Sub-Prelate, who has interests in the commanderies and associations of the organization[17]—as well as the Priors and Chancellors of each of the order's eight priories and the Hospitaller make up the Grand Council.[14][18][19] On recommendation of that body, the Grand Prior appoints all the Grand Officers, besides himself,[20] and may also appoint members of either Grade I or Grade II as other officers, known as the Principal Officers,[21] such as the Secretary-General, and honorary officers, such as the Genealogist,[22] who all hold office for a period not exceeding three years.[23] The Grand Prior may also appoint a secretary of the order, who holds office at the pleasure of the Grand Prior or until resignation.[24] A subset of the Grand Council is the Honours and Awards Committee, which considers all recommendations for appointment or promotion into the grade of Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross, appointment or promotion into any grade of a person not resident within any priory's territory, and advises the Grand Council in respect of the award of the Life-Saving Medal and Service Medal.[25]
Senior figures[edit]
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List of Grand Priors[edit]
- Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1974–present)
List of Lord Priors[edit]
- The Lord Vestey (1991–2002)
- Eric Barry (2002–2008)
- Anthony Mellows (2008–2014)
- Neil Conn (2014–present)
After the officers of the order follow members, who are divided into six hierarchical grades, all having accordant post-nominal letters.[26] Grade I is limited to only the members of the Grand Council plus no more than 21 others,[27] though royalty and heads of state of any country may be appointed as a Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross without counting towards the total population;[28] All Priors, should they not already be in the grade or higher, are made a Knight or Dame of Justice upon their assignment;[29] this formerly enabled them, along with all Bailiffs and Dames Grand Cross, to nominate two personal Esquires, just as each Knight or Dame of Grace could nominate one personal Esquire, subject to the Grand Council's scrutiny.[30]
Grades of the Order of St. John: | ||||||
Grade | Grade I | Grade II | Grade III | Grade IV | Grade V | Grade VI |
Title (English) | Bailiff/Dame Grand Cross | Knights/Dames of Justice or Grace | Commander | Officer | Serving Brother/Sister | Esquire |
Title (French)[n 1] | Bailli/Dame grand-croix | Chevallier/Dame de justice ou grâce | Commandeur | Officier | Membre | Ecuyer |
Post-nominal letters | GCStJ | KStJ/DStJ | CStJ | OStJ | SBStJ/SSStJ | EsqStJ |
Knights and Dames receive the accolade from the Grand Prior when they are touched on the shoulder with a sword and are given their robes and insignia. However, post-nominal letters of the order are not used outside the organization itself and a Knight and Dame may not use the prefix Sir or Dame,[31][32][33][34][35] though they may request from their local heraldic authority a personal coat of arms, should they not already be entitled to use one, and have it adorned with emblems of the Order of St. John. Knights and Dames Grand Cross additionally have the right to be granted heraldic supporters for life. Further, membership in the order only grants precedence within the society, which is as follows:[36]
- The Sovereign Head
- The Grand Prior
- The Lord Prior of St. John
- The Prior of a Priory or the Knight or Dame Commander of a Commandery when within the territory of the establishment
- The Prelate of the Order
- The Deputy Lord Prior or the Deputy Lord Priors and if more than one in the order of seniority in their grades
- The Sub-Prior of the Order
- Former Great Officers
- Bailiffs and Dames Grand Cross
- The Prior of a Priory or the Knight or Dame Commander of a Commandery outside the territory of the establishment
- Members of the Grand Council not included above in the order of seniority in their grades
- The Principal Officers in the order of their offices
- The Sub-Prelates and the Honorary Sub-Prelates
- The Hospitaller of the Order
- Knights and Dames
- Chaplains
- Commanders
- Officers
- Serving Brothers and Serving Sisters
- Esquires
Precedence within each grade is dictated by date of appointment,[37] save for those in Grade I who are either a head of state or royal, in which case they all precede the other members of the grade in the following order:[36]
- Members of the Sovereign's family
- Heads of state from the Commonwealth of Nations
- Foreign Heads of State
- Members of other Commonwealth royal families
- Members of foreign royal families
Priories and commanderies[edit]
Following constitutional changes made in 1999, the Priory of England and The Islands was established (including the Commandery of Ards in Northern Ireland) alongside the existing Priories of Wales, Scotland, Canada, Australia (including the Commandery of Western Australia), New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States.[6] In 2013, the Priory of Kenya and in 2014 the Priory of Singapore were formed. Each is governed by a Prior and a Priory Chapter. Commanderies, governed by a Knight or Dame Commander and a Commandery Chapter,[38] may exist within or wholly or partly without the territory of a priory, known as Dependent or Independent Commanderies, respectively.[39] Any country without a priory or commandery of its own is assumed into the "home priory" of England and The Islands, many of these being smaller Commonwealth of Nations states in which the order has only a minor presence.[n 2]
The Order of St John is said to have arrived in Canada in 1648, as the second Governor of New France, Charles de Montmagny, was a member of the original order, but it was not until 1883 that the first branch of the modern organization was established in the country, at Quebec City, growing to 12 branches by 1892.[40] The Order of St. John today forms part of the Canadian national honours system and the priory, established in 1946 out of the Commandery of Canada, is the largest outside of the United Kingdom,[41] with some 6,000 members.[42] The governor general, serves as the Prior and Chief Officer in Canada, while lieutenant governors act as the Vice-Priors, overseeing the administration of the order in their respective province.[41] These individuals thus automatically become Knights or Dames of Justice upon their swearing-into viceregal office.
An American Society of the Order of St John was established in 1957 as a foundation to assist the order with charitable work, after 1961 focusing its efforts specifically on the St John Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem and some other organizations aiding the sick. This branch was successful enough that Queen Elizabeth II in 1996 officially created the Priory of the United States of America, the seventh priory at the time, with John R. Drexel as the first Prior. By late 2000, the US priory had approximately 1,100 members. As citizens of a country that did not have the sovereignty of the Order of St. John vested in its head of state, American inductees who first joined the new priory were specifically asked to only "pay due obedience" to the governing authorities of the order "in all things consistent with your duty to your own country," thus eliminating any question of loyalty to a foreign head of state superseding American postulants' duties as US citizens.
Vestments and insignia[edit]
Upon admission into the Order of St John, confrères are given various insignia of the organization, each level and office being represented by different emblems and robes for wear at important occasions for the order. Common for all members except Esquires is the badge, consisting of an eight-pointed Maltese Cross embellished in the four principal angles alternately with two lions passant guardant and two unicorns passant.[43] That for the Sovereign Head is gold with arms of white enamel and the embellishments rendered in gold, all surmounted by a jeweled St. Edward's Crown, while those for the Officers of the order are the same save for the Grand Prior's having the crown made only of gold; the Lord Prior's having in place of the St. Edward's Crown the coronet in gold of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; and the Prelate's having instead a representation of a mitre in gold.[44] Thereafter, the badges are prescribed as follows:[45]
Badges of the Order of St. John: | ||||||
Grade | Bailiffs/Dames Grand Cross | Knights/Dames of Justice | Knights/Dames of Grace | Commanders | Officers | Members |
Insignia | ||||||
Diameter | 82.5 millimetres (3.25 in) 57.2 millimetres (2.25 in) suspended |
57.2 millimetres (2.25 in) | 57.2 millimetres (2.25 in) | 57.2 millimetres (2.25 in) | 44.4 millimetres (1.75 in) | 44.4 millimetres (1.75 in) |
Material | Enamel | Enamel | Enamel | Enamel | Enamel | Silver |
Backing and embellishments | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver[n 3] |
All Bailiffs and Dames Grand Cross may wear their badges either at the left hip on a 101.6 millimetres (4.00 in) (for men) or 82.5 millimetres (3.25 in) (for women) wide, black watered silk ribbon over the right shoulder or from a 16.5 millimetres (0.65 in) wide black band at the collar. Male Knights Justice or Grace and Commanders wear their badges on a 16.5mm wide ribbon at the neck, while Officers and Members have theirs on a 38 millimetres (1.5 in) straight ribbon suspended from a medal bar on the left breast. Females in all grades have the option of wearing their insignia on a ribbon bow pinned at the left shoulder.[46] Bailiffs and Dames Grand Cross, Knights and Dames of Justice or Grace, and Chaplains may all also wear a breast star,[47] which appears the same as their badges, only at a diameter of 88.9 millimetres (3.50 in) and without embellishments for those in Grade I and 76 millimetres (3.0 in) for those in Grade II.[48] Further, those in these groups are also given a button for wear on the lapel of non-formal civilian clothing, for events such as business meetings of the order.[49] In general, the insignia of the Order of St. John may be worn at all occasions where other decorations are worn, not only those connected with the ceremonies of the order.[50]
All members of the order are also required to wear specific robes for formal occasions of the society, including a mantle, sopra vest, and hat. The mantles of the Sovereign Head and Grand Prior are all of black silk velvet and lined with white silk, the former's differentiated by an additional train. Bailiffs and Dames Grand Cross and, before 1926, Knights of Justice formerly wore black silk robes with a lining of the same material and colour; these members now wear the same mantle as Commanders, Officers, and Esquires, which are made of black merino wool faced with black silk. The only other unique mantles are those of the Medical Officer of the St. John Ophthalmic Hospital, which bears a special pattern,[51] and of Chaplains, which is a black silk robe with full sleeves. Each cloak also bears on its left side a rendition of the order's star in white silk: the Sovereign Head, Grand Prior, and those in the first two grades of the order all have a 300 millimetres (12 in) diameter emblem; the Sovereign's and Grand Prior's are of white silk with gold adornments, the former's also surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown, while those for Bailiffs and Dames Grand Cross, Knights and Dames of Justice, and Knights and Dames of Grace are rendered in white linen, the first two groups having embellishments in gold silk, the latter in white silk. Similarly, the star for Commanders and Officers is of white linen with white silk ornamentation, though they are only 228.6 millimetres (9.00 in) and 152.4 millimetres (6.00 in) in diameter, respectively. The secretaries of the order, the Priors, and the Commanders also wear the badge superimposed upon two goose quill pens embroidered saltire-wise in white silk.[51]
The sopra (or supra) vest is a long drape of thin, black cloth that buttons close down the neck and to one side, falling to the ankles and cut so as to entirely cover the body. It is similar to a cassock, though it is actually derived from the supra vesta—a black surcoat worn in the mid 13th century by the Knights of St. John. Confrères in Grade I have a plain, white, 300mm diameter Maltese Cross on their sopra vests, while members of Grades II and III, plus Chaplains, have a plain garment, though the wearer's Order of St. John insignia is displayed outside the vest, 152mm below the collar. Clerical inductees of the order may, when officiating, wear over their cassock and surplice a tippet of black with red lining, edging, and buttons, a 76mm wide star worn on the left breast and the accordant badge suspended at the neck.[52] When full mantles and sopra vests are worn a black velvet Tudor style hat is included.[53]
Eligibility and appointment[edit]
The Sovereign Head makes all appointments to the order as she, in her absolute discretion, shall think fit,[54] though the constitution does impose certain limitations: the maximum number of members is set at 35,000,[55] and appointees to the level of Esquire may not be under the age of 16, nor appointees to all other grades under the age of 18.[56] Recommendations are made by the Grand Council, and those selected have generally acted in such a manner as to strengthen the spirit of mankind—as reflected in the Order's first motto, PRO FIDE—and to encourage and promote humanitarian and charitable work aiding those in sickness, suffering, and/or danger—as reflected in the order's other motto, PRO UTILITATE HOMINUM.[57][58]
To be inducted, new members must recite the organization's declaration:
- "I do solemnly declare that I will be faithful and obedient to The Order of St. John and its Sovereign Head as far as it is consistent with my duty to my [sovereign/president] and to my country; that I will do everything in my power to uphold its dignity and support its charitable works; and that I will endeavour always to uphold the aims of this Christian order and to conduct myself as a person of honour."[59]
Notwithstanding the order's devotion to Christian ideals of charity and its official position that the order has a "Christian character", its Grand Council has since 1999 affirmed that "profession of the Christian Faith should not be a condition of membership of the Order." The issue of the order's Christian character and the issue of "inclusive membership" was dealt with in the Grand Council's Pro Fide Report in 2005, wherein it was said that the order's life is shaped by Christian faith and values, but that "[r]ather than the emphasis being primarily upon 'spiritual beliefs or doctrine' it is on works of mercy rendered through St. John". Therefore, while the Great Officers are required to profess the Christian faith, the same is "not an essential condition of membership" and "[t]he onus is on the man or woman who is invited to the privilege of membership to decide whether he or she can with a good conscience promise to be faithful to the stated aims and purposes of this Christian lay order of chivalry." On the subject of inclusive membership, the report stated "Christian hospitality is a criterion which can be applied to the Order's relationships to persons of other religious faiths," and "the Order needs to be characterized by a hospitable disposition towards other faith traditions while holding fast to its own origins and foundational identity in Christian faith."[60]
As the Order of St. John is international, the order's place of precedence varies from country to country. Unlike those of other hierarchical orders, all grades of the Order of St. John rank between the order's predecessor and successor. Some examples follow:
Country | Preceding | Following | |
Australia Order of precedence |
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) | Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) (if awarded prior to 6 October 1992)[n 4] |
Canada Order of precedence |
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) | Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec (GOQ) | |
New Zealand Order of precedence |
Royal Red Cross (Class II) (ARRC) | Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)[62] | |
United Kingdom | Royal Red Cross (Class II) (ARRC) | Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)[63] |
See also[edit]
- List of the priors of St John of Jerusalem in England
- Museum of the Order of St John
- Service Medal of the Order of St John
- Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- ^ a b For use in Canada, in accordance with the country's policy of official bilingualism.
- ^ Those countries with Associations of the Order of St. John are: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[6]
- ^ An older style of badge for Serving Brothers and Sisters is circular and silver with a white enamel Maltese cross on a black enamel background.
- ^ The "Australian Honours Order of Wearing" stipulates: "All Imperial British awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly."[61] Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.
- ^ The Venerable Order of Saint John is listed in the Australian Honours Order of Wearing to indicate where any awards within the Order of St John should be worn; however, the Service Medal of the Order of St John should be worn as a Long Service Medal after all other Imperial Long Service awards. Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised as notified in the Governor-General's media release of 14 August 1982.[35]
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 10, s. 3
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 10, s. 2.1.k
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 6.
- ^ "Our History". St John International. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
The Order of St John, now known as St John International
- ^ a b c "Who We Are". The Order of St. John. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Canada Wide > About Us > The Order of St. John". St. John Ambulance Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ a b c Riley-Smith 2013, p. 55.
- ^ a b Sire 1996, p. 249.
- ^ Old Jerusalem Tavern, 1 St Johns Square, Clerkenwell, London, The Historical street & Pub History directory of London, Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Middlesex, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Devon, Somerset & Dorset.
- ^ a b King 1924, p. 113.
- ^ Stephens 1837, pp. 290–.
- ^ W.B.H. (January 1919). "Rev. Sir Robert Peat". Notes & Queries (London: Oxford Journals) V (12): 23. doi:10.1093/nq/s12-V.88.23-d. ISSN 0029-3970.
- ^ Elizabeth II (1955), "Royal Charter, 1955", in Elizabeth II, Royal Charters and Statutes of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, Preamble, Westminster: Queen's Printer (published 2004), p. 3, retrieved 9 August 2009
- ^ a b c "Who We Are > About the Order > Structure and Governance". The Order of St John. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Elizabeth II (1955), "The St. John Statutes 1974 to 2003", in Elizabeth II, Royal Charters and Statutes of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, s. 5.1, Westminster: Queen's Printer (published 2004), p. 12, retrieved 9 August 2009
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 12, s. 6.
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 13, s. 8.1.a-8.1.d
- ^ "Structure and Governance". The Order of St. John. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 15, s. 13.1
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 14, s. 8.3
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, pp. 15, s. 9.1–9.2
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 15, s. 11.1
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 14, s. 8.6
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 12, s. 7.4
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, pp. 18–19, s. 16.3.a-16.3.e
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 30, s. 32.1
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 35, s. 37.2.a
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 35, s. 38.1
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 36, s. 38.4
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 36, s. 39
- ^ "Post Nominals & Form of Address". Royal Heraldry Society of Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "About the Order of St John > Glossary". Order of St. John. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ Office of the Governor General of Canada. "It's an Honour > Additional Information". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ The Australian Army (2001), Army Protocol Manual, Australian Government Publishing Service, p. AL1
- ^ a b Office of the Governor-General of Australia (25 September 2007), Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards, Australian Government Publishing Service, p. 5, retrieved 24 March 2011
- ^ a b Elizabeth II 2004, p. 37, s. 41.1
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 37, s. 41.2
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 19, s. 18.2
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 20, s. 20.2.a-20.2.b
- ^ "Canada Wide > About Us > History > Our History in Canada". St. John Ambulance Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Canada Wide > About Us > The Order of St. John > The Order of St. John in Canada". St. John Ambulance Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "Canada Wide > About Us > Corporate Information > Priory Chapter". St. John Ambulance Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ Elizabeth II (2003), The St. John (Order) Regulations, 2.i, Westminster: Queen's Printer, p. 29, retrieved 10 August 2009
- ^ Elizabeth II 2003, p. 34, s. 5.i-5.iv
- ^ Elizabeth II 2003, p. 34, s. 4
- ^ Elizabeth II 2003, pp. 36–37, s. 7.ii-7.iv
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 35, s. 6
- ^ Elizabeth II 2003, p. 38, s. 9.ii-9.v
- ^ Elizabeth II 2003, p. 39, s. 11.i
- ^ Elizabeth II 2003, p. 33 s. 3
- ^ a b Elizabeth II 2003, p. 40, s. 15.ii-15.vii
- ^ Elizabeth II 2003, p. 42, s. 19.ii
- ^ Elizabeth II 2003, p. 41, s. 18
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 12, s. 5.2
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 35, s. 37.1
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 32, s. 33.2
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, pp. 10–12, s. 4.a-4.b
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 32, s. 33.1.c
- ^ Elizabeth II 2004, p. 32, s. 34
- ^ Order of St. John, Grand Council Pro Fide report, 2005.
- ^ Office of the Governor-General of Australia (25 September 2007), Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards, Australian Government Publishing Service, p. 1, retrieved 24 March 2011
- ^ New Zealand Defence Force. "Medals Home > general medals information > order of wear". Queen's Printer for New Zealand. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. pp. 3351–3352. 2003-03-17. Retrieved 2010-06-13. Order of Wear
- Hoegen Dijkhof, Hans J. (2006), The Legitimacy of Orders of St. John: a historical and legal analysis and case study of a para-religious phenomenon, Leiden: University of Leiden, ISBN 9065509542
- McCreery, Christopher (2008). The Maple Leaf and the White Cross: A History of St. John Ambulance and the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in Canada. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-740-2.
- King, E. J. (Earl of Scarbrough) (1924). The Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England. ISBN 978-1-4940-5105-1.
- Riley-Smith, Jonathan Simon Christopher (2013). The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-51794-2.
- Sire, H. J. A. (1996). The Knights of Malta. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-06885-6.
- Stephens, Edward Bell (1837). The Basque provinces: their political state, scenery, and inhabitants; with adventures among the Carlists and Christinos. Whittaker & Co.
- Elizabeth II (1974), "Supplemental Royal Charter, 1974", in Elizabeth II, Royal Charters and Statutes of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, 5, Westminster: Queen's Printer (published 2004), p. 6, retrieved 9 August 2009
External links[edit]
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- "The Order of St John Regulations" (PDF). Order of St. John. 2003. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- "The Alliance of the Orders of St. John of Jerusalem". The Secretariat of the Alliance of Orders of St John.
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Royalties are good; healthy food is better
A few weeks ago, members of the Manitoba Buckwheat Association faced an unusual dilemma as they gathered for their annual meeting.
What would they do with their first-ever royalty cheque? As co-owners of a buckwheat snack with the Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network (MAHRN), the association is entitled to half the royalties generated by the licensing agreement with the company now selling it.
Oak Bluff-based Stone Milled Specialty Grains is selling Buckshots -- a gluten-free roasted buckwheat snack that comes with a variety of seasonings --as part of its lineup of speciality flours and food products.
The royalty cheque was more symbolic than financially significant. It was a first for a unique set of partnerships between six Manitoba commodity grower associations and the research network.
These companies are combining farmer investment with public funds to develop functional food products from commodities such as buckwheat, beans and vegetables grown on Manitoba farms.
"We have been depending on foreign markets to buy our raw seed in the past, so this allows us to develop products better suited to the North American market," said Les McEwan, research chairman of the Manitoba Buckwheat Growers. "The model we have chosen is very unique to Canadian grower groups in that it allows for royalties to come back to the consortium for reinvestment in future projects."
Part of the goal is to build a brand identity around the Canadian Climate Advantage, a registered trademark for grains and oilseeds that have a role in healthy living.
"This is hopefully the beginning of a mechanism that will put buckwheat onto our store shelves and into the hands of the health-conscious North American consumer," McEwan said.
We've all heard of the so-called Mediterranean diet and its association with good health and longevity. Many of the crops grown on Canadian farms, including canola, barley, beans and berries, can make a similar contribution. One report said health-care costs in Canada could be reduced by $19 billion annually if consumers started including more of these foods in their diets.
It is no easy task. The science has shown eating foods such as pulse crops is a no-brainer for good health -- they reduce cholesterol, they are low-fat, high-fibre and jam-packed with useful nutrition. But North America isn't a bean culture.
"We can't just say 'eat more pulses' (peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas)," said Lee Anne Murphy, MAHRN executive director. "You have to provide them to the public in forms that they can enjoy."
That's the challenge the research network -- which is a creation of the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Research and Medicine, the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and the Manitoba government's Food Product Development Centre, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada -- took on about four years ago.
Through its not-for-profit corporation NuEats, it has since co-ordinated the development and commercialization of several functional food products containing homegrown ingredients. It's on the constant lookout for more, especially if it involves developing products that can be made from commodity components that currently go to waste, such as off-size carrots, sunflower hulls or pinto beans that are too dark.
University of Manitoba students can now buy pinto bean pizza crusts and pita bread, which are not only gluten-free, but nutritionally enhanced. They're downright tasty, too. "It's non-gluten and meeting nutritional needs, but people are enjoying it as a pizza crust," Murphy said.
"We're not educating people on a new way to eat, we're just saying, if you're going to eat snack food, choose a healthy snack."
There is also a Prairie Berry Parfait ice cream treat, featuring saskatoons, Manitoba-made ice cream and oatmeal-granola crumble, and probiotic cookies. Some of these products, as well as the ingredients that go into them, can be purchased at Generation Green at The Forks Market.
In another value-added spinoff, NuEats hires university-level food science students, giving them both experience and exposure in product development, consumer testing and marketing.
It can be a long trip from gate to plate in the food business. The real payback from initiatives such as this one isn't the royalty cheque, it's the connections it builds between farming and healthy eating.
Laura Rance is editor of the Manitoba Co-operator. She can be reached at 204-792-4382 or by email: email@example.com
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Jurors weighing whether Keith Jerome Roberts was involved in the 2006 murder of Morehouse College student Carlnell Walker were stuck at a "standstill" Thursday after approximately three hours of deliberations, a Clayton County Superior Court judge announced.
Judge Deborah Benefield announced the jury's impasse to prosecutors and defense attorneys at 5 p.m. She said the jury was split 10-2 on one of the seven counts Roberts has been charged with. She added, however, that they did not specify which count they were stuck on, and she did not say whether the panel was leaning towards a verdict of "Guilty," or "Innocent," on that count.
The counts pending against Roberts include: Malice murder, felony murder, kidnapping, false imprisonment and three counts of aggravated assault. Walker died sometime between late June 2006, and early July 2006, after he was stabbed, beaten, bound with cable cords, doused with lamp oil, and then placed in the trunk of his car, where he died from hyperthermia.
Benefield gave the panel the option of continuing deliberations into the evening, or taking a break for the evening, and resuming their work Friday morning.
"They decided to take their evening break, so we'll recess until 9 a.m. [Friday]," Benefield later told the attorneys.
The deliberations began Thursday, after a morning of closing arguments where prosecutors and defense attorneys accused each other of trying to get jurors to take them at their word as to whether Roberts is guilty or innocent.
Defense attorney Dwight L. Thomas said prosecutors provided no proof that definitively showed his client was involved in the 2006 murder of Morehouse college student Carlnell Walker, other than a finger print found on a glass globe from an oil lamp at the crime scene. He pointed out that no prosecution witnesses testified that they saw Roberts at Walker's home, participating in the murder.
"Their whole argument has been 'Take my word [because] I have no evidence, and I have no proof, so just take my word,' " Thomas told jurors. He later added "[Roberts] is innocent. In our nation, and our state, reasonable doubt can exist by not having enough evidence to satisfy your minds."
Assistant District Attorney Katie Powers countered, however, with criticism of inconsistencies in testimony offered Wednesday by Andrew Roberts, Keith Roberts' younger brother. Prosecutors presented a former Clayton County investigator, on Thursday, whose testimony impeached a portion of Andrew Roberts' testimony about being in Georgia when Walker died.
Andrew Roberts had testified that he returned to Georgia, from Virginia, in May 2006. Former Clayton County Police Investigator Mike Harris testified that the younger Roberts told him, at the time of his brother's arrest in late-July 2006, that he had returned from Virginia five days earlier. Harris left the police department in 2007, to work for the Clayton County District Attorney's Office. He retired last year.
Andrew Roberts had also testified that he and his brother were friends with Walker, but prosecutors repeatedly pointed out that he did not tell anyone about that friendship, until late in the trial — six years after his brother was arrested for the murder.
"He [Andrew Roberts] wants you to believe what he says from the same mouth that he lied through," Powers told jurors during her closing arguments.
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The document to the left was in my "in box" on 7 April, one week after a Southwest Boeing 737-300 experienced rapid decompression after a large section of its cabin crown ripped away in flight. The suspected cause? Widespread Fatigue Damage (WFD), a problem that started near the fuselage lap joints.
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Today it seems like everyone is on Twitter, following and/or being followed. There's a hashtag for everything (#chestnuts, anyone?) and much of the traffic is devoted to fun and games and news. But away from the chatter, there is also a steady stream of educational Twitter use. It makes sense: Twitter is free, easy to use, and most high school students are already on it.
But as late as September 2014, Ben Stern of TeachBoost described teachers who are heavily engaged with Twitter as "outliers". Why? Some school districts don't allow in-school use of social media, of course, but that's not the whole reason. Many teachers who have not yet used Twitter as part of their curriculum may be holding out for some concrete examples of using Twitter with their students. If that's you, you're in luck. We provide some great examples right here:
Hold Tweet Chats and Conversations
Have students who don't like to speak up in class? Of course you do. Twitter allows students to comment and contribute to classroom discussions without raising their hand. Have students who can't stop speaking up in class? Twitter's 140-character format discourages long harangues and allows for more equal participation.
The joy of Twitter is that it expands the definition of student participation, both in class and well after the bell rings. Tweet a question like "Who's most responsible for the tragic introduction of Jim Crow segregation law?" during your U.S. history class at 9:00 AM and you'll be reading tweet after tweet on the subject well after 9:00 PM, and into the next day and the next—for as long as you keep the topic open. Discussions that light up Twitter go on to feed vibrant and informed classroom discussions.
Don't forget to add custom made hashtags so that you and your students can easily follow the conversation. George Couros offers some tips to create classroom hashtags for Twitter on his blog.
If you prefer more structure to your Twitter chat, ask students to discuss a question for homework within a specific time frame (on Tuesday evening from 7-9 pm, for example) to give students a window for participation. Designate a hashtag for the assignment and tweet out the question with that hashtag at 7pm to get the students going.
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Ever notice how people at conferences tweet like mad during the presentations? (Are you one of them?) They're giving instant feedback on speakers and ideas to their network and getting responses right away. By the time the speaker is finished, their thoughts have already gone around the world twice and been thoroughly hashed and re-hashed by their peers before the live discussion in the conference room even begins. Your students can do the same thing: have them tweet questions and comments during videos or student presentations so that when it's time to talk, the conversation is already in motion. For example, if your science class watched "Biodiversity Decline", program 9 of Annenberg Learner's series The Habitable Planet, they could tweet questions and comments about the episode using the hashtag #HP9discuss.
Have Students Tweet in Character
Taking on a persona can be a tough sell in the classroom. Few students want to stand up and deliver a presentation in character (especially in costume) as a figure from the past or from literature. But ask them to tweet from the perspective of a Revolutionary soldier or Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games and it's a different story. Tweeting allows students to create a longer-term project of living inside a character's head from day to day, expressing concise thoughts from their point of view over a longer time period that immerses them in the character—especially when they have to answer questions as the character.
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Students can also reach beyond their peers to begin meaningful dialogues with people outside the classroom. You can help them come up with questions for local political candidates, performers, business owners, and more to inform in-school projects and help create socially engaged members of your city and state.
Follow News and Issues
Have students track specific issues in the local, national, or world news as they are being tweeted about (#climatechange for example) to get a sense of how those issues are being discussed at large.
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Twitter can get students cooperating as a group. For your next reading or video assignment, organize your class into groups and have each group post a summary. It's hard work to summarize any resource in 140 characters! Tweeting content like this forces students to really single out the main point of a text. You can have students vote on the best summary, or choose and retweet it yourself.
As students do all these things on Twitter, you are able to track their activity and get a good sense of where to go in your next classroom session. Afraid of spending hours each day tracking hundreds of student tweets? You can spread out Twitter-based assignments. Even one a month will give your students the benefits of the format without keeping you chained to your web browser. If your students and school have internet access, try one of the strategies above to join the "outlier" teachers who are teaching with Twitter.
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