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California Watch, a nonpartisan investigative reporting initiative, has released a study showing that for-profit hospitals in California are performing cesareans at higher rates than non-profits, even in low-risk pregnancies.
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MYSORE: M. Rama Jois, former Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand has lamented the moral degradation in society and decline in cultural values in the country.
He was delivering the 90th convocation address of the University of Mysore here on Friday.
Mr. Jois, who is the former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, said six decades after independence enormous development and progress had taken place in the field of university education.
A large number of private universities and colleges in all faculties with good infrastructure and facilities — both in private and public sectors — had come into existence. Though proficiency had been acquired through these educational institutions in various subjects, creation of men of character was conspicuous by its absence, Mr. Jois said.
Moral degradation in society was alarming and cultural values such as gratitude, honesty, truthfulness, respect for womanhood, and desire to lead a simple life were declining in society which had laid emphasis on materialism and commerce without importance to morality, he said. As a result, there were eminent individuals in every profession or avocation but several of them were without ethics, and this was the biggest problem being faced by the country, Mr. Jois said.
The university conferred an honorary doctorate on Meira Kumar, Lok Sabha Speaker, and Sukhdeo Thorat, Chairman of the University Grants Commission, in absentia. Goverdhan Mehta, National Research Professor and Chairman of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and former Director of the Indian Institute of Science, was conferred a doctorate.
In all, 17,791 candidates, including 9,715 women, were eligible to receive their degrees, and the percentage of women graduating was higher than men.
The university also conferred Ph.Ds on 301 candidates in 51 subjects.
The highest number of Ph.Ds (106) was awarded in the faculty of arts (30 for women). In the commerce faculty, 10 Ph.Ds were awarded (three for women). In the field of science and technology 163 candidates, including 53 women, qualified for Ph.D.
M.R. Sandhya, M.A. (Kannada) from the Postgraduate Centre in Mandya, topped the chart of medal winners by bagging eight gold medals and two cash prizes while S. Aruna Kumari, M.A. (Jain and Prakrit) bagged eight gold medals.
In the faculty of science and technology, Sudeesh Kumar, who completed his M.Sc. in Chemistry from Government Science College, Hassan, topped the chart with eight gold medals and two cash prizes. Of the 17,791 candidates, 2,997 were conferred postgraduate degreesof whom 1,467 were women. Similarly, 14,493 candidates received graduate degrees of whom 8,150 were women candidates.


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Meghane, could you provide a link?
I remember a year or two ago you referenced a study that concluded that every heat cycle experienced by an intact female increases the chances of that animal contracting mammary cancer later in life. At least that's what I *think* I remember. If available (and if my memory hasn't completely distorted this), would you please provide a link to that study or provide the source of the study? It's something I'd like to have handy to pass along to folks who are waivering on the "should I, shouldn't I have my animal spayed" debate.
You can use any search engine to find more information, the web is loaded with links regarding this subject
Actually I remember it from my class and I did have a link at one time but have since lost it. The stats are forever engraved in my brain though, since we were tested on them:
Spay before first heat cycle gets you less than 0.1% of breast cancer later in life.
Spay after first heat cycle, risk goes to 12%.
Spay after second heat cycle, risk goes to 25%.
This has only been figured in dogs as far as I know. But the short story is spaying after 2nd heat cycle increases risk of breast cancer over 250 times vs spaying before first heat cycle.


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Though it's not an empirical fact,it's hard to refute the argument that Rory is somewhat of a deterrent to Caro's career.Still,I saw the photo gallery of them this morning and they looked like a couple of cute dorks in love;he seems to really adore Caroline.Ideally,she would learn to balance relationship and tennis well,but I'm glad that she's stable AS A PERSON even when her tennis is less than perfect--and that she can find happiness from other sources
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new hiv meds 4 drugs in one pill taken once a day..Hi Dr Ben,could you please tell me about this new 4 drugs in one pill, once a day... it sounds great.. when will it be out for general use ???thank you so much for your time..tim Gilead aims to start trials in 2009 of a new four-drugs-in-one-pill...
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You Can travel by boat along the Amazon river. It's about R$300,00 reais and you can be all day longer to see the river, the Aldeias, the animals. \you can take photos with the animals, bicho preguiça and Jacaré. Don't be afraid of them! You can eat in a restaurant on the water. The lunh is really good. Typical food. Come to Manaus and relax!more
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If you want see the real Amazon, you need a time.
First: Go to Parintins, they have a such nice festival just like carnaval( without all the ass or breast and naked women) but is all about Indian rituals and is beautiful. It happens between june and july.
Second: Go to fish, they have really good areas. Barcelos is really good for catch tucunare. Also you can see some nature and stay in a jungle hotel they have many options. Also in Barcelos they have the high water fall in Brazil and the Mariua reserve. And also the deeper grotto in the country , if you like rappelling. They also have a festival for ornamental fish happens at end of january. Barcelos is responsible for 20% of world ornamental fresh water fish market .
Third:In one city called Novo Ayrao you can feed and swimming with the dolphins of fresh water. They ask for 15 reais and they feed the dolphins 1 - 1 hour. They are beautiful some pink and some grey. They also have some nice beaches , that happens at august when is dry time in all Amazon. Jau national park and Anavilhanas park are a good choice too.
Fourth: Presidente Figueiredo , they have several waterfalls9Iracema and Satuario are the most famous ) and also one blue lagoon you will not hear so much about the lagoon will be difficult find somebody to take you there, because is not like a touristic place, but is beautiful. They also have a festival for Cupuacu is a acid fruit , and is really good, the festival happens at end of may., different bands go there to play good music. And also they make many different dishes with cupuacu.
Fifth: Manaus the meeting of water the opera house, Kabannas Hall is the best nigth club now, Remulos is in the center of city it is for who want girl ( prostitute).El Touro Loco is the best restaurant of the city but is a little far from the center, is almost 40 min far from the center of city. The best shopping center is the Manauara.Another good place to visit in Manaus is Cachacaria do Dede they have several kinds of Cachaca ( typical in all Brazil ) and several beers from all over the world, you will be amazed with the numbers there , last time I found a bottle of wisk cost 10.000 reais , that was a special edition of Jonie Walker , I really like this place and they have one in the Manauara Shopping Center.
In the end of November they have the big fair in the state in Manaus, if you like rodeo and also good music, there is the place, you can enjoy typical food there every year run about 30 million in business, so I think is a good place to know more about the city and also the state.
If you like a lot people and party party party you can go to Ponta Negra beach, is a really beatiful area but many people are party I dont like. You also have a option to go to Praia da Lua, is a beach at other side of river.
They also have another festival at city called Maues, is the festival of Guarana, the Guarana is really famous in the world for give you a lot energy , and is natural. It happens at end of october.
Tips: The areas where have the most part of mosquito are the areas where the river is withe color, dark water means less mosquito . I said less, because they always will be there. One really crazy thing is the area close to the city Balbina will not have so much mosquito, I don't know why but is true, there is a really good place Called Cacaia, I spend one week there, is not a touristic place, but no mosquitos, I fished a lot and also I hunted.
I prefer to be far from big hotels, they are expensive and don't offer so much no for free , and for me after charge 500 dollars for night they should give you some things for free I am sorry.
Be careful with taxi , a withe taxi with nothings wrote in the door ( advertise) is bad. Always try to chose for a company, the big company's in Manaus are Tucuxi, Golfinho and Manauara Radio Taxi. Thats not just for MANAUS but for all Brazil.
Manaus doesn't have so good roads so rent a car is not a good idea and also is dangerous , I am from Manaus, and even I have afraid to drive there, I am sorry.
To travel the best way still is the boat.
I love Amazon, and I will be back to my place. But I am really open eyes for all the problems we have there.
I am from Manaus and I am living right now in Seattle so if I get new updates I will let you guys know.
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BRAHAM BOMBERS Boys Basketball Thursday, Feb. 26 • 7:00 p.m. 5AA Playoffs vs. Foley HOME Saturday, Feb. 28• 3:00 p.m. 5AA Quarters @ St. Michael-Alb. AWAY Tuesday, Mar. 3 • 7:30 p.m. 5AA Semis @ St. Michael-Alb. AWAY Girls Basketball Thursday, Feb. 26 • 7:30 p.m. Zimmerman AWAY Thursd...Read More
Bluejacket seniors go out big – The endurance test of the 2015 gymnastics season came to a close for the Cambridge-Isanti squad last weekend with the 25th State berth in the program's history. The Bluejackets placed seventh in the Class AA standings with 142.45 points in the Friday night gath...Read More
In front of a large crowd at St. Francis, the Cambridge-Isanti gymnastics team locked in its sixth-straight and 25th overall State trip with a steady performance to win the Section 7AA title by nearly four points over runner-up Forest Lake. This year's State team berth ties Mahtomedi with the most...Read More
BRAHAM BOMBERS Boys Basketball Monday, Feb. 23 • 7:30 p.m. Pierz AWAY Girls Basketball Friday, Feb. 20 • 7:30 p.m. Hinckley-Fin. AWAY Tuesday, Feb. 24 • 7:30 p.m. Aitkin HOME Wrestling Fri-Sat, Feb. 20-21 • 7AA Individuals @ Virginia AWAY CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS Boys Basketball F...Read More
BASKETBALL UPDATES: The Braham girls continued their development on the courts by knocking off visiting Onamia 60-44 for a Great River victory on Feb. 10. Emily Lindquist popped for six three-pointers and paced the offense with 22 points. Additional scoring came from Lizzie Altendorf (13), Kaitl...Read More
COMMUNITY SPORTS: Mason Grecula, age 11 of Cambridge, took first place in the 7-11 y/o 85cc division when the AMA Ice Race Grand Championship was held last weekend at Edgerton, Wis. In frigid -10° and windy conditions, Mason rode well in the qualifying heat, then he sped to a three-length win in ...Read More
Cambridge-Isanti boys hockey had its season close with a 10-15 overall mark when host St. Francis won the Feb. 14 Section 7AA play-in game 7-1. The Bluejackets owned an early 1-0 lead on a deflection goal by senior Collin Anderson (celebration pictured at left). The Saints broke open the game with a...Read More
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If selected for publication, it will appear as soon as possible on Haaretz.com.
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Honeoye Falls-Mendon Senior Citizens Club
The HF‐M Senior Citizens got off to a slow start courtesy of Mother Nature but the group is catching up quickly. On Tuesday, March 10th, our regular meeting date, we will enjoy a Chinese luncheon.
Then on March 19th we will have our annual trip to Cartwright's Maple Tree Inn for buckwheat pancakes. This is open to all qualified senior tax payers living in the Village of Honeoye Falls or the Town of Mendon at a cost of only $11.00 per person. If you wish to join us call Don or Marj Vogt at 624‐8388 or Ray Milne at 624‐4133. A school bus will leave the Community Center on N. Main Street at 9:00 a.m. and return at approximately 12:30 p.m.
The club's regular meeting in March on the 24th will feature the election of officers for the year 2015‐16 followed by bingo and euchre.
We are in the process of completing our calendar for the rest of this year and will have it in print by the first of April. A picnic in Rotary Park, Corn Roast at the Mendon Conservation League and Harvest luncheon in October, as well as trips are being priced out. Continue to pick up your Sentinel each week to stay informed and also check the websites for the Village of Honeoye Falls and Town of Mendon Senior Citizen Activities.


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Someone told me just where to go
------- no - not there ! LOL
I posted an ad on Craig's list under 'wanted' - I asked if anyone had old railroad items that I can weld into yard art. (of course I said I just learned to weld ) I got a reply back from a guy that said "If you like to make garden junk - you have to check out this guys welded sculptures ..... you'll be amazed....and he even gave me the directions to it ! SO - that my my "birthday road trip" ( the real gift was DH keeping his mouth shut and not making fun of the stuff ! ) LOL Most of it is abstract ... but it's still neat . Pics :
Boy, I am lovin' that 1st pic especially...suns, moon, stars, shapes...wow...would look great on my old barn door projects! Luv it! TFS his stuff! Jeanne s.
I love the 1 in center of 1st pic. Sort of a beach scene all in 1. all those colors!! I like the horn bird too. Jan
He's located in Colgate , Wi . The map & everything is listed on his webpage. The place is very neat - even with having all that junk ! He has alot of woods to hide everything. I saw ( faded ) price tags on alot of his stuff ... big $$$ .... ! I would have loved to watch him work . Maybe next time !
What cool stuff! I'll have to check him out sometime (I found his website - look up Paul Bobrowitz). I have seen one of his sculptures in Waukesha. Didn't know he was a local guy! His stuff kind of reminds me of Dr. Evermor's Forevertron (somewhere I'm going to visit this summer if I have to crawl there!). Thanks so much for sharing TMG!


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Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)
|Most Venerable Order
of the Hospital of Saint John
of Jerusalem
|Breast star of Knight of Grace
of the Order of St John
|Awarded by the Sovereign of the order
|Order of chivalry
|Pro Fide Pro Utilitate Hominum[1]
|24 June[2] (St John's Day)
|Currently constituted
|First 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)
|c. 1830 (chartered 1888)
|Next (higher)
|Dependent on State
|Next (lower)
|Dependent on State
|Ribbon of the order
The Order of St John,[3] formally 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]) and also known as St John International,[4] is a royal order of chivalry. It had emerged in the United Kingdom in 1831 before being granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria in 1888. The modern order is found 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 organisations, 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 a constituent member of the Alliance of the Orders of St. John of Jerusalem.
In 1823, the Council of the French Langues—a French state-backed and hosted faction[7] of the Order of Malta (Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta)—sought to raise through private subscription sufficient money to restore a territorial base for the Order of Malta and aid the Greek War of Independence.[7] This was to be achieved by issuing bonds in London to form a mercenary army of demobilized British soldiers using readily available, cheap war surplus. A deal transferring 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 monarchy withdrew its backing of the council, and the bankers refused the loan.[8]
The council was reorganised and the Marquis de Sainte-Croix du Molay (previously number two of the council and a former Orden de Malta administrator in Spain[7]) became its head. 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 of Malta, was appointed by the council to negotiate with supportive persons in Britain. Scotsman Donald Currie[9] was in 1827 given the authority to raise £240,000. Anyone who subscribed to the project and all commissioned officers of the mercenary army were offered the opportunity of being appointed knights of the order. Few donations were attracted, though, and 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 control of Alejandro, conde de Mortara, a Spanish aristocrat. It was headquartered at what Mortara called the "Auberge of St. John",[10] St John's Gate, Clerkenwell.[11] This was the Old Jerusalem Tavern, a public house occupying what had once been a gatehouse to the ancient Clerkenwell Priory,[12][13] the medieval Grand Priory of the Knights Hospitaller, otherwise known as the Knights of Saint John. The creation of the langue has been regarded either as a revival of the Knights Hospitaller[14] or the establishment of a new order.[15][16][17]
The Reverend Sir Robert Peat, the absentee perpetual curate of St Lawrence, Brentford, in 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.[18] He and other British members of the organisation, 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. On 24 February 1834, Peat, three years after becoming prior ad interim, in order to publicly reaffirm his claim to the office of prior and in the hope of reviving a charter of Queen Mary I dealing with the original English branch of the Order of Malta, took the oath de fideli administratione in the Court of the King's Bench, before the Lord Chief Justice.[18][19] 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."[20]
Sir Robert Peat died in April 1837 and Sir Henry Dymoke was appointed grand prior and re-established contact with the knights in France and Germany, into which the group had by that time expanded.[21] However, until the late 1830s, the British arm of the organisation 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 headquarters of the Roman Catholic Sovereign Military Order of Malta, but its then Lieutenant Grand Master, 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 entity grew its membership over the ensuing three decades and, in 1861, the Duke of Manchester agreed to become its grand prior. Additionally, an associated national hospitaller organisation was formed with a corps of ambulances. In 1871, a new constitution brought about further changes to the order's name, offering the more modest Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in England and, five years later, Princess Alexandra was appointed a Lady of Justice,[citation needed] followed by her husband, Albert, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), as a Knight.[citation needed] Sir Edmund Lechmere in 1873 purchased St John's Gate as the order's headquarters; the property was initially leased from Lechmere before the order acquired the freehold in 1887.[12] In 1877, the order established various St. John Ambulance associations in major railway centres and mining districts, so that railway men and colliers could learn how to treat victims of accidents with first aid; 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 established the St. John Ambulance Brigade, which undertook practical and life-saving work.
The Order of St John's most significant development occurred in 1888, when Queen Victoria granted its royal charter,[5] giving it the name the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in England. This was amended again by royal charter 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.[22] In 1961 it played a role, together with the Protestant Continental branches of the original Order of Saint John (the "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. Its most recent royal charter was granted in 1955, with a supplemental charter issued in 1974,[23] recognizing the world-wide scope of the organisation by setting its present name. In 1999, the order received special consultative status from 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 Saint John as its Sovereign Head,[24] followed by the Grand Prior—since 1974, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.[23][25][26] 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, who is an Anglican bishop; the Deputy Lord Prior (or more than one depending on the Grand Prior's needs), who acts accordingly as a lieutenant and deputy to the Lord Prior; and the Sub-Prelate, who has interests in the commanderies and associations of the organisation[27]—as well as the priors and chancellors of each of the order's eight priories and the hospitaller make up the Grand Council.[23][28][29] On recommendation of that body, the Grand Prior appoints all the Grand Officers, besides himself,[30] and may also appoint members of either Grade I or Grade II as other officers, known as the Principal Officers,[31] such as the secretary-general and honorary officers, such as the genealogist,[32] who all hold office for a period not exceeding three years.[33] The Grand Prior may also appoint a secretary of the order, who holds office at the pleasure of the Grand Prior or until resignation.[34] 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 its Lifesaving Medal and Service Medal.[35]
List of Grand Priors[edit]
Since the order's royal charter of 1888, the Grand Prior has been appointed by the Sovereign Head and has always been a member of his or her family.
- The Reverend Sir Robert Peat (1831–1837)[36]
- Sir Henry Dymoke (1838–1847)[36]
- Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Lamb (1847–1860)[36]
- Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Arbuthnott (1860–1861)[36]
- The Duke of Manchester (William Montagu) (1861–1888)[36]
- Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1888–1901)[36]
- Prince George, Prince of Wales (1901–1910)[36]
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1910–1939)[36]
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1939–1974)[36]
- Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1975–present)[36]
List of Lord Priors[edit]
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- The Lord Wakehurst (John Loder) (1948–1969)[36]
- The Lord Caccia (Harold Caccia) (1969-1988)[37]
- The Lord Grey of Naunton (Ralph Grey) (1988-1991)
- The Lord Vestey (Samuel Vestey) (1991–2002)
- Colonel 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.[38] Grade I is limited to only the members of the Grand Council plus no more than 21 others,[39] though royalty and heads of state of any country may be appointed as a Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross without counting towards the complement.[40] All Priors, should they not already be in the grade or higher, are made a Knight or Dame of Justice upon their assignment.[41] 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.[42]
|Grades of the Order of St. John:
|Grade I
|Grade II
|Grade III
|Grade IV
|Grade V
|Grade VI
|Title (English)
|Bailiff/Dame Grand Cross
|Knights/Dames of Justice or Grace
|Serving Brother/Sister
|Title (French)[n 1]
|Bailli/Dame grand-croix
|Chevallier/Dame de justice ou grâce
|Post-nominal letters
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 organisation itself and a Knight and Dame may not use the prefix sir or dame,[43][44][45][46][47] 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. Bailiffs and Dames Grand Cross additionally have the right to be granted heraldic supporters for life. Further, membership only grants precedence within the order, which is graded as follows:[48]
- 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 by seniority in their grade
- 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 by seniority in their grade
- The Principal Officers by seniority of their office
- 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,[49] save for those in Grade I who are either a head of state or royal, in which case they all precede other members in their grade as follows:[48]
- 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,[50] may exist within or wholly or partly without the territory of a priory, known as Dependent or Independent Commanderies, respectively.[51] 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 organisation was established in the Dominion, at Quebec City, growing to 12 branches by 1892.[52] The Order of St John today constitutes 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,[53] with some 6,000 members.[54] 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.[53] These individuals thus automatically become Knights or Dames of Justice upon their assuming 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 organisations 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 presented with appropriate insignia, each level and office being depicted 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).[55] 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, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII); and the Prelate's having instead a representation of a mitre in gold.[56] Thereafter, the badges are prescribed as follows:[57]
|Badges of the Order of St. John:
|Bailiffs/Dames Grand Cross
|Knights/Dames of Justice
|Knights/Dames of Grace
|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)
|Backing and embellishments
|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.[58] Bailiffs and Dames Grand Cross, Knights and Dames of Justice or Grace, and chaplains may all also wear a breast star,[59] 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.[60] 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.[61] 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.[62]
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,[63] 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.[63]
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 mozzetta 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.[64] When full mantles and sopra vests are worn a black velvet Tudor-style hat is included.[65]
Eligibility and appointment[edit]
The Sovereign Head confirms all appointments to the order as she, in her absolute discretion, shall think fit,[66] though the constitution does impose certain limitations: the maximum number of members is set at 35,000,[67] 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.[68] 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 Utilate Hominum.[69][70]
To be inducted, new members must recite the organisation'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."[71]
Notwithstanding the order's promotion of Christian values of charity and its official stance 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."[72]
As the Order of St John is international, its 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:
| 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)[74]
|United Kingdom
|Royal Red Cross (Class II) (ARRC)
|Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)[75]
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."[73] Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.
- ^ The Most 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.[47]
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External links[edit]
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- When was the Venerable Order founded, and by whom?, Museum of the Order of St John, Clerkenwell, London
- "The Order of St John Regulations" (PDF). Order of St. John. 2003. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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Large Numbers Of Americans Have No Estate Plan When you hear estate planning attorneys encouraging people to take action and create an estate plan for the protection of their families you may think that they are preaching to the choir. If you are someone who recognizes the value of planning for the future you may assume that just about everybody understands the fact that estate planning is a basic adult responsibility. When you examine the facts, however, you find that a surprising number of Americans have not done any planning at all for the latter portion of their lives and their eventual deaths. There was an article published in Forbes magazine last year that offered statistics that were compiled via a Harris interactive survey. Harris contacted 1022 adults, and they found that only 35% of them had executed even a single estate planning document. This is a truly remarkable statistic that sheds a lot of light on just how prepared people are for the future. You may look at that number and say that the majority of people who don't have an estate plan are young folks. That is of course true; this study found that only 24% of people under 35 had even a rudimentary estate plan in place. What is really jaw- dropping is the fact that almost one-fourth of the people who participated who were over the age of 55 said that they had not executed any estate planning documents at all. Estate planning is important for all responsible adults. It may seem as though you will always have time to do it in the future, but the cold hard reality is that the Grim Reaper does not send you an RSVP. If you have no estate plan or your plan is outdated, it is time to stop the procrastination and contact an estate planning attorney to arrange for a consultation. Experienced estate planning attorneys Reno NV of the Anderson Dorn & Rader Ltd offers estate planning and business planning resources to residents of Reno NV. To learn more about these free resources, please visit http://www.probatebusters.com today.
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This is a very good book, covering a huge geographical area. (The well known herpetologist Dr. Das has conributed much already to the known reptile species of this area.)
Instead of photographs the book has opted for well executed paintings, produced by wildlife artists. However there are some glaring typographical errors, particularly the colour plate showing the Pythons. Species Names are mixed up on this page and will require attention on the next reprint. This does not detract from the main object of the book, and is easily attended to by amatuer herpetologist lay readers. the book covers information on Identification, habitat, distribution and behaviour. The 11 page bibliography is a very useful resource and attests to the huge undertaking this book must have been.
My only complaint (apart from the typos) is the books claim to being a Field Guide, it is a little too large to fit that description. However it is highly recommended and is a much needed single volume for South East Asia.
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best dwarf root stock for grafting in zone 7a?
I am new and trying to get off on the right foot before starting some ambitious plans here. I intend to plant 9-12 dwarf fruit trees and bushes as that is all i can fit
step one was identifying what will grow easiest in my zone. (lets leave lemons for later ;) If I accept Mr Smiths opinion, he gives in "ScottâÂÂs Guide To Easy Tree Fruits for Baltimore " .pdf then I will be looking for :
Asian persimmon
Paw Paw
Asian Pear
Euro Pear
he lists others but is what I am interested in.
Outside of the easier stuff is apples/quince/medlar family and the peach/plum family.
My questions begin at step 2 here...
Dont we need to get the variety we choose on a rootstock appropriate for our zone (in this case zone 7a)? Unfortunately he does not mention what stock is preferred for ANY variety. Nor is the author a fan of multigrafting...
So then once we have found our hardy dwarfing roots stocks we would want to pick the one that will accept the most varieties via grafting. that is my current mission to find if anyone can tell me.
The spawing question is:
If i am able to find an apple root stock that is dwarfing, pest and disease resistant, and able to accept a few varieties as grafted scion then I would have a tree with 4 diff apples, lets say...So even tho the root stock is not compatable with any more than the 4 we found, can we continue to graft other compatable varieties on the 4 original grafted branches.?
I will begin year one by planting my choice variety on this prefered root stock and will spend years achiving my goals, but I hope starting right with some science will avoid the disappointment other may have experinced.
Thanks for opinions both positive and negative!
I think figs and pomegranates are normally rooted (not grafted), so there wouldn't be any separate rootstock with them. Pawpaws and jujubes would normally be grafted, but I don't think there are any rootstock choices for them either (just their respective seedlings). There are rootstock options with persimmons, but I've never heard of any of them having any more of a dwarfing effect than another. Some varieties of persimmons are smaller than others, though. The majority of the Asian persimmon varieties available in the US would be dwarf size no matter what the rootstock. Apples and pears would be the only things you mentioned where dwarfing rootstocks would come into play. You may, however, want to choose better anchored more disease-resistant rootstocks and rely on more aggressive (esp. summer) pruning to keep your trees to a size your space will allow. I know very little about pear and apple rootstock differences, so I can't make any particular recommendations for you.
You can graft as many apples as you want on one tree. I've heard of 50 or 100. But be aware that there can be a downside, virus infection. This might not ever hit you but could. If one scion has a virus then you have infected everything on that tree.
Why not just buy trees on dwarf rootstocks and forget making your own multigrafts? With summer pruning apples can be kept pretty small on the M9 and smaller roots. Making your own multigrafts will delay fruiting by years.
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what salvias do well in heat and humidity?
I am in the Tampa, Florida area and I love salvias!!! I am constantly drooling over some of the salvias that you all post like S. pachyphylla. Wow is that a beautiful salvia, but sadly will not do well in my area.
I would love some suggestions of what would do well in my area.
Some of the salvias I am currently growing are;
S. Limelight
S. mexicana
S. Vanhoutti
S. coccinea 'Coral Nymph'
S. Dancing Flame
S. Hot lips
S. Pineapple
S. Mystic Spires
S. Maraschino
S. leucantha
I have a few more but I don't know there names yet and I forgot to take pitures when the were blooming.
I would love to add to my collection and could use some imput.
Well, most of the glossy green broadleaf sages will do well. These include the puberulas, involucratas, blepharophyllas, miniata (almost a weed), buchananii, iodanthas, purpureas, species from Smith College (blue), littae, leucantha hybrids, farinacea hybrids and forms, reglas, sessei, holwayi, cacaliifolia, most microphyllas, darcyi, guaraniticas (especially Van Remsen form), mexicanas, caudata, sinaloensis, disjunctas, chiapensis, karwinskii and hybrids, glechomiifolia, tubiflora and especially its newly discovered cousin SL411, penstemonoides, uricas, melissodora, and keerlii. I anticipate that S. dichlamys will thrive in Florida. Some of the high Andean sages like corrugata, and especially sagittata, scutellarioides, and possibly macrophylla may melt in the heat.
Greggiis and especially the hairy, silver leaved forms are usually a problem, as are many South African ones. Scabra, namaensis, and possibly chamelaeagnea are exceptions.


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