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Chronology of Coverage
Jun. 9, 2015
Conservative Iranians express outrage at European Parliament foreign affairs committee delegates, who arrive in Tehran for meeting with Iranian Parliament leader Ali Larijani wearing clothing that they say is mockery to Islamic law. MORE
Apr. 18, 2015
Turkish Prime Min Ahmet Davutoglu condemns European Parliament resolution calling on his country to recognize Armenian genocide of early 20th century, saying it shows signs of racism; push for recognition of genocide has been boosted by upcoming 100th anniversary of events as well as comments by Pope Francis. MORE
Apr. 16, 2015
European Parliament adopts resolution commemorating centennial of Armenian genocide and urges Turkey to acknowledge its role in event; move follows comments by Pope Francis calling event first genocide of 20th century; Turkey, which has ignored similar resolutions in past, vows to reject latest one; Francis' remarks fuel long-term debate. MORE
Feb. 3, 2015
Belgian authorities say armed man identified as W R was arrested after seeking meeting with European Parliament president, which led to evacuation of several buildings; W R is charged with threatening attack and possessing unauthorized weapons. MORE
Dec. 18, 2014
European Union's General Court reverses bloc's designation of militant Palestinian group Hamas as terrorist organization, straining relations with Israel; court's decision coincides with increased European impatience with stalled Middle East peace effort and with European Parliament's vote to recognize Palestinian statehood in principal. MORE
Nov. 28, 2014
European Parliament passes nonbinding vote to break up Google; symbolic resolution comes one day after a separate European body sought to expand online privacy rights across Continent, and signifies growing antipathy to American technological dominance in the European Union. MORE
Nov. 26, 2014
Pope Francis addresses European Parliament, for first time since John Paul II in 1988, striking a somber tone; states that Continent has lost its way, that its energies have been sapped by economic crisis, and that it has become a bystander in a world that is ever less Eurocentric; comments amount to a strikingly blunt critique from the first non-European pontiff in more than a millennium. MORE
Sep. 6, 2014
Saturday Profile of Manolis Glezos, iconic Greek freedom fighter who has for more than 70 years taken activist role in most critical moments of country's modern history; Glezos continues to fight for his beliefs as leftist member of European Parliament. MORE
Jun. 20, 2014
Hans-Olaf Henkel, former German business leader who has been elected to the European Parliament, calls for abolition of the euro; joins growing wave of popular discontent with European Union, arguing that Germany would be better off returning to deutsche mark. MORE
Jun. 1, 2014
Serge Schmemann Quick History column reflects on events of the week, including Pres Obama's foreign policy address at West Point, situation in Ukraine, European Parliament vote and elections in Egypt. MORE
May. 30, 2014
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Front, helped her party beat out government Socialists and opposition conservative party in European Parliament elections by portraying mainstream politicians as corrupt and out of touch; as if on cue, party of former Pres Nicolas Sarkozy has now acknowledged that it covered up a breach of legal campaign spending limits in 2012 with false billing. MORE
May. 29, 2014
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Front, which trounced nation's established political forces in European Parliament elections, takes her crusade to European Union headquarters in Brussels; says she has a mission to form a bloc of like-minded groups to restore power of nation states and prevent progress toward European unity, hoping to transform party into respectable political force with serious shot at governing France. MORE
May. 29, 2014
Editorial warns that even though political parties supportive of European Union hold significant control in European Parliament after recent elections, Europe's leaders must give serious consideration to mounting frustrations, hostilities and apathy toward very idea of union; says that challenge will be to ease tensions between EU and 28 national identities it represents, beginning with selection of new European Commission president. MORE
May. 28, 2014
United Kingdom's far-right Independence Party emerges as a force from elections for local councils and the European Parliament, setting off recalibration and even panic among political establishment; party's gains will allow it to exert pressure against immigration and to ratchet up criticism of membership in the European Union. MORE
May. 28, 2014
France's far-right National Front party makes strong gains in European Parliament elections, rattling country's political establishment and eroding support for Pres Francois Hollande within his own Socialist Party; results call into question France's power on the European stage; leaders meet to assess fallout from the election, in which centrist parties across Continent lost ground to fringe groups. MORE
May. 27, 2014
Angry eruption of populist insurgency in elections for European Parliament ripples across Continent; insurgents' success unnerves political establishment and calls into question the assumptions at heart of Europe's post-World War II order; voters in France, Britain and elsewhere turn against traditional parties to support scores of rebellious outsiders, including xenophobes, racists and even neo-Nazis, who are opposed to the European Union. MORE
May. 27, 2014
New European Parliament, despite having different political makeup, is widely expected to reach final agreement in 2014 on stricter online privacy rules that have long been in the works; some expect one nation's regulators to enforce the rules throughout the union, although it is not clear yet which country that will be. MORE
May. 26, 2014
Fringe political groups hostile to European Union post dramatic gains in voting for European Parliament, delivering blow to bruised but still dominant mainstream parties; exit polls show fringe parties performing well in countries including France, Greece, Britain and Denmark, dealing setback to supporters of greater European unity. MORE
May. 25, 2014
Serge Schmemann Quick History column reflects on week's events, including Ukraine's presidential election, European Parliament elections, indictment of five members of Chinese military's for hacking by Justice Dept, gas accord signed by China and Russia, and surrender of Societe General rogue trader Jerome Kerviel. MORE
May. 24, 2014
Elections for European Parliament will provide the best indicator yet of the depth of disillusionment and anger in Italy and Greece; southern Europe has borne worst of economic crisis and churned with resentment and fury over austerity policies imposed by elites perceived as running Europe. MORE
May. 23, 2014
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column warns that alarmingly high fraction of the vote in elections for European Parliament is expected to go to right-wing extremists hostile to the very values that made the election possible; contends situation is due to bad economic performance that has been aggravated by bad economic policy. MORE
May. 22, 2014
Editorial warns that popular resentment of European Parliament is being fueled by years of economic trouble in Europe and may result in increased wins by populist and fringe figures in coming election; holds goal of such people is to dismantle very union they are meant to serve; says Europe's problems demonstrate need for greater unity. MORE
May. 18, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft article profiles Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, which is expected to come out on top in elections for the European Parliament; winning in the European elections will greatly enhance the party's position in Great Britain, even though party does not have a single member of Parliament in the House of Commons. MORE
May. 12, 2014
Adam B Bartos, Czech journalist running in May elections for European Parliament, has campaigned on anti-Semitic sentiments and anti-European Union messages; parties outside the mainstream are expected to win as many as quarter of the Parliament's 750 seats, indicating rise of far-right leaders. MORE
Apr. 4, 2014
Editorial praises European Parliament vote for rules that will restrict Internet service providers from blocking or slowing down services on their networks; contends rules stand in stark contrast to the situation in the United States, where Congress has refused to enact strong anti-blocking rules; underscores the Internet has become a vital global utility, and phone and cable companies should not be allowed to block or slow content. MORE
Mar. 19, 2014
Panel of lawmakers in European Parliament vote for tougher measures to promote equal access to the Internet and to lower rates for cellphone use across European Union, but many lawmakers, consumers and industry groups criticize draft legislation and want changes. MORE
Jan. 10, 2014
European Parliament committee invites Edward J Snowden, former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified government documents, to testify via video link as part of an investigation into how to protect the privacy of European citizens. MORE
Jan. 10, 2014
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Front party, lays out ambitious plan to win seats in European Parliament; Le Pen hopes to create 'political crisis' in country that will destabilize institutions of European Union. MORE
Nov. 10, 2013
European Parliament votes against proposals to regulate electronic cigarettes as medicinal product, which would have restricted their sale to pharmacies in many countries and imposed costly certification procedures on producers; decision, which could have set stage for debate over regulation in United States, had been swayed by outspoken consumer groups mobilized by e-cigarette makers. MORE
Oct. 17, 2013
Editorial praises European Parliament for voting to toughen regulations on marketing and sale of tobacco, which puts the Continent ahead of the United states in discouraging smoking, particularly among children; urges US regulators to do the same. MORE
Oct. 15, 2013
Italian Prime Min Enrico Letta warns rise of angry populism poses the greatest threat to stability on the Continent and could undermine critical efforts to build and strengthen the euro zone's political and financial institutions; warning comes with European parliamentary elections less than eight months away. MORE
Oct. 26, 2012
European Parliament narrowly rejects nomination of Yves Mersch to executive board of European Central Bank, reflecting frustration with preponderance of men in top jobs; governments could still approve his nomination. MORE
Sep. 8, 2012
Sharon Bowles, chairwoman of the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee, announces that a hearing to fill a seat on the executive board of the European Central Bank has been postponed after officials ignored demands to develop a plan to promote more women as candidates. MORE
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With Backpacks and Exposed Skin, European Officials Roil Iranians
Members of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee set off a firestorm of criticism in Iran after they greeted officials in what was deemed inappropriate attire.
June 9, 2015, Tuesday
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Law Firm Fraud Trial; Silk Road Sentencing
Business news this week will include opening arguments in the trial of three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives and a prison sentence for the founder of Silk Road, an online drug bazaar.
May 25, 2015, Monday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: Dewey & LeBoeuf , Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline , Consumer Confidence (Economic Indicator) , Group of Seven , European Parliament , International Trade and World Market , Gross Domestic Product , Silk Road (Web Site)
Far-Right Party in France Tries to Push Jean-Marie Le Pen, Provocative Founder, to the Margins
The National Front's decision to distance itself from Mr. Le Pen comes as the party tries to win favor with a mainstream electorate.
May 5, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: France , Le Pen, Jean-Marie , National Front (France) , Anti-Semitism , Discrimination , European Parliament
Turkish Premier Says European Stance on Armenian Genocide Reflects Racism
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged Europe to look in its own backyard after the European Parliament asked Turkey to recognize mass killings of Armenians as genocide.
April 18, 2015, Saturday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: Turkey , War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Armenia , European Parliament , Francis , European Union
European Parliament Urges Turkey to Recognize Armenian Genocide
A resolution passed by the European Parliament was likely to aggravate tensions with the Turkish government.
April 16, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: Armenia , Turkey , European Parliament , War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Francis , Erdogan, Recep Tayyip
Belgium: Man Accused of Threat Close to Parliament
A man with a gun and a chain saw in his car was detained Monday by the police near the European Parliament, prompting the temporary evacuation of several buildings.
February 3, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: European Parliament , Belgium , Evacuations and Evacuees
Vote Result in Greece Challenges More Than Austerity
The leftist politician created the government with a right-wing fringe party that will charge immediately into the task of reversing wrenching austerity policies.
January 27, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: Greece , Tsipras, Alexis , Elections , European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) , European Parliament
Fueled by Rotten Eggs, an Annual Mock Coup Mirrors Spain's Mood
The playful political upheaval is held in Ibi every year, but the satire has been imbued with outsize significance amid scores of fraud scandals around Spain.
January 6, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: Spain , Ibi (Spain) , European Parliament , Podemos (Spanish Political Party) , Elections
European Court Reverses Designation of Hamas as a Terrorist Organization
A decision to reverse the European Union's designation of the group came amid a swell of opinion in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state.
December 18, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: Palestinians , Hamas , European Parliament , European Union , Terrorism , Israel , Israeli Settlements , Palestinian Authority
European Internet Proposal Under Attack
Proposals that would water down rules to benefit big telephone companies by creating a two-tier system should be rejected.
December 9, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND: Net Neutrality , Europe , Germany , Merkel, Angela , Editorials , Telephones and Telecommunications , European Parliament , Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
Pope Francis Addresses European Union
In Pope Francis' first address to the European Parliament, he called for a united response to the plight of migrants. "We cannot allow the Mediterranean to become a vast cemetery," he said.
Berlusconi public office ban upheld
Italy's highest appeals court upholds a two-year ban from public office imposed on former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi after he was found guilty of tax fraud. Sarah Toms reports.
Berlusconi public office ban upheld
Italy's highest appeals court upholds a two-year ban from public office imposed on former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi after he was found guilty of tax fraud. Sarah Toms reports.
Fishing the Old-Fashioned Way
A vote by the European Parliament this week could determine whether subsidies continue to support big-fleet fishing or help steer the industry toward a more sustainable future.
A Final Fight
Images from the last bullfight of the season in Barcelona.
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Pentagon: Combat will open to women
The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening more than 200,000 front-line military positions to American women for the first time, possibly even elite special-operations jobs such as Navy SEALs.
The changes, set to be announced today by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, will not happen overnight.
The services must now develop plans for allowing women to seek the combat positions, a senior military official told The Associated Press.
Some jobs may open as soon as this year, while assessments for others, such as special operations forces, including SEALs and the Army's Delta Force, may take longer.
The services will have until January 2016 to make a case that some positions should remain closed to women.
Reaction from Marine and Navy veterans around San Diego was mixed.
Some male combat veterans say that women have earned the right to fight. Others agree but at the same time voice concerns that inserting women into small tight-knit units could lead to problems.
"There's capability clearly held by many women to do — physically and mentally — anything required in combat. Their loyalty and commitment are already proven," said Jack Harkins, a Marine Corps combat veteran from Vietnam and chairman of the United Veterans Council of San Diego County.
Women comprise about 14 percent of the 1.4 million active military personnel. More than 280,000 women have been sent to Iraq, Afghanistan or to jobs in neighboring nations in support of the wars. Of the more than 6,600 who have been killed, 152 have been women.
This groundbreaking move to officially open more jobs to women overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting females from being assigned to smaller ground combat units.
The SEAL community, headquartered at the Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, is the last all-male part of the Navy, after submarine jobs were opened to women in 2010. In the Marines, infantry and reconnaissance jobs have been all-male.
Former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb said women are more than physically capable of doing special operations work, adding that elite units such as the Navy SEALs are more about mental tenacity than physical prowess.
"I had Olympic athletes in my class who could do amazing things physically. But they didn't like the cold water and they quit because they weren't mentally tough enough," he said.
But Webb, 38, said he thinks it will be disruptive to put women and men together in small, tight-knit units — which is how special operators usually work.
"If you have a six-person team and most of the guys are single, and you have a single female in the mix — chances are you are going to establish close relationships. And that can impair judgment. It's like having your girlfriend in the field with you. Your decision-making becomes completely different."
Former Navy SEAL and San Diego entrepreneur Brent Gleeson said that any woman who tries to join the elite ranks will have obstacles to overcome outside of the physical requirements.
"It's going to be a major cultural challenge on both sides, for women to be able to become part of this culture and for men to accept it as a new reality," said Gleeson, 36, adding, "I don't think there will be a big influx of women trying out."


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When evacuees become separated from their pets while fleeing hurricanes, wildfires or other natural disasters, they're often difficult to reunite.
Computer scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder hope to change that with a new online tool designed to leverage the work of crowds to reconnect pets with their human families.
Last fall, computer science major and avid cyclist William Luce and a friend turned their bikes east onto Niwot Road north of Boulder.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Better than Candy
26 comments:
- David said...
Should a 42 year old man dressed as a California Highway Patrolman show up at your door Saturday night please do drop one of those in his candy sack.
- October 30, 2009 at 12:43 AM
- Millie said...
Oh Patricia, I've ended the week a little teary-eyed - this is exquisite.
Millie ^_^
- October 30, 2009 at 5:42 AM
- Shandell's said...
A wonderful Halloween treat indeed. I love to wrap myself in vintage Paisley, there is nothing better.
- October 30, 2009 at 7:09 AM
- Nancy Gibson said...
Ahhh! Paisley. Yummy!
- October 30, 2009 at 8:12 AM
- mb said...
I am a Hallow eve grump. I just don't like all of the goulish stuff around. It is far better to concentrate decorating efforts on fall themes.
Love the fabric. I have something similar that I have draped around the bottom of our Christmas tree for a few years. I keep wondering when I will repurpose the fabulous wool remnant for a higher purpose.
- October 30, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- Isabella & Max Rooms said...
Yes, I'm with you! What a lovely treat this would be!
- October 30, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Karena said...
Gorgeous textile, love the color palette....
- October 30, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- home before dark said...
I'm with you on halloween. Trust us Americans to turn what was once a solemn way to honor the dead into a monster with no soul. I think this paisley, in a more red colorway would be smashing draped at your dining room windows perhaps with tortoiseshell bamboo blinds? And black vs white trim?
- October 30, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- mary said...
Love antique Paisleys--you are inspiring me to put mine out. I especially love the really big ones. My grandmother arrived from Ireland with one; my mother hung it one the wall and when it faded, through it out--ever since I have collected textiles and especially paisley beauties when I can find them in good condition (I think I am still saving them from my mother). Have a great week-end.
- October 30, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- abigail said...
that might even be better than Christmas!
- October 30, 2009 at 10:02 AM
- acecopygirl said...
Paisleys are my passion. Unfortunately they've become so expensive, but I treat myself toone whenever I can.
- October 30, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Brillante Home Decor said...
I agree, and at times it hurts my feelings to see all those skulls and dead bodies and think about all my dear people who passed away or the people in war zone. It has become a "gross" celebration.
What happened to Charlie's great pumpkin raising from the patch?
- October 30, 2009 at 9:15 PM
- VictoriaArt said...
I adore that throw/shawl/piece of beauty...
I love paisley, this reminds me of India and travels, far from Halloween Land...
Wappy weekend!
- October 30, 2009 at 10:53 PM
- Reggie said...
How marvelous that you have a penchant for paisley shawls. They are indeed lovely, but so often in shreds and tatters given their age and oftentimes careless storage in the intervening years. You are fortunate to find one in such good condition. Do take a gander at Reese Witherspoon in the film of "Vanity Fair" to see how these were worn in the day. While it is undeniably a case of bad-miscasting (Reese as Becky Sharpe?) the sets and costumes are delicious and sumptuous and include a scene in which Ms. Witherspoon is gorgeously draped in such a paisley as yours. Turns out they were the pashminas of their day, where every fashionable was in a frenzy to own and wear one...or as many as she could get her hands on. My grandmother, who inherited hers from an ancestress (these were at the height of popularity I believe at the time of the Crimean War or thereabouts), draped hers over a black lacquered grand piano, covered with large silver-framed black and white portrait photographs. It seemed the height of chic to me as a child and on one level it still does all these years hence...albeit through a very different aesthetic lense from those employed today.
- October 31, 2009 at 6:50 AM
- Karen said...
I'm with you. Kids dressed up in costumes who love candy, cute. Macabre decorations, not for me.
Boo humbug -- I'll take the paisley!
- October 31, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- Anonymous said...
Oh for god's sakes, it's about laughing at death, which once in a while is exhilarating.
This culture could do with a little less wallowing in victimhood.
- October 31, 2009 at 8:43 AM
- Cote de Texas said...
I know what I am wearin tonight to my daugther's party - thanks for the great idea!
and - I'll look great in jail when they haul Ben and I down there for teenage drinking. pray for me..
- October 31, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- pve design said...
Thanks to you, one chair was delivered to be re-upholstered from a dreary black to a brilliant paisley.
Any tips for a new coffee table will gladly be a treat.
My kind of treat. Happy November NOW!
- November 1, 2009 at 6:47 AM
- An Aesthete's Lament said...
Can never get enough of these shawls. And neither could women in France in the early 19th century, if the portraits by Ingres are any indication.
- November 1, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- Love the Home You're With said...
I love the paisleys that i've collected over the years and have used as tablecloths, throws and yes, under the christmas tree. i love to bring them out in the fall and scatter them around the house - their coloring is perfect for the season. thanks for the lovely reminder....robi
- November 1, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- Errant Aesthete said...
Dear Mrs. Blandings,
Aren't you the refreshingly wonderful contrarian opting for paisley over the corrosive candies of Hallow's eve.
A prudent and beguiling alternative to be sure.
- November 1, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- Easy and Elegant Life said...
Eye candy! Delicious. Wish I had one to place at the foot of the comforter. Or drape around Mrs. E. for a quick stroll to the neighbouring bistros.
- November 2, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- katiedid said...
Yes! And less worry about cavities too.
- November 2, 2009 at 6:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
Aye-aye on Halloween, Mrs B.
I LOVE November 1.
Halloween is history.
Would giving squirts of hand lotion (or sanitizer) as the reward for coming to our door, be so bad?
Of course this is only playing out in my mind, as our 3 kids would be mortified.
Here's to November.
Oh, and that paisley nugget of beauty.
Alison (WI)
- November 3, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Mélanie said...
This is a gorgeous treat , you are right
- November 3, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- BonjourBruxelles said...
I'm only slightly late to the party....but a thousand thanks for the mention, Patricia. Big November 5th kiss for you!
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you can't run any of the apps you'd need/want.
Not everyone uses the same programs as everyone else and needs a bunch of extra hardware/software. Those people would use a Chromebook. A Chromebook wouldnt be for me either since I do more....but there is a small market for it. The initial report that CBs only sold 500k was inaccurate. Acer alone has sold around 500k CBs and that doesnt account for Samsung and HP.
CBs will never be as popular as laptops tho.
I'd rather do it the way I do it - buy a 11.6" netbook (I got the Asus S200E - Core i3/4GB RAM/128 GB SSD) with Windows 8 - just use cloud services, and use any application you want to run.
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3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
They're NICE
December 13, 2014
These pants are really nice, they're not true to size im usually an 11 but i had to get a 15 due to previous reviews and they fit like a glove, i would definitely recommend to get a bigger size than what you normally wear. I havent had any stitching problems with the pants yet, but i've heard that does occur. They're very sexy and look way more expensive then they really are ! LOVE THEM. Also the picture shoes belt loops there is NO belt loops on these pants, very misleading !
Pros:Look and style
Cons:Not true to size
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Love these pants
December 6, 2014
I love these pants good quality nice shine not too cheap looking but just right for that perfect faux leather however I went with the reviews and sized up I'm normally a 3 but got a 5 and they are perfect tight hugging fit with out the yi jean look I love them would purchase again
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August 1, 2014
If you get these pants, make sure you get three sizes bigger than you because I have ordered two pairs of them, one my size and one a size bigger, and they both ripped.
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Cons:rip very easily, not made sturdily
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
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February 28, 2014
I finally got mine the other day I was so excited these pants are HOTT after reading the reviews I ordered the largest size they have I'm normally a 11/12 so I ordered the size 15 and they fit like a glove so I would suggest go up a size or two now the picture show the pants have belt loops they don't and the pockets in the front are faux pockets they do have real pockets in the back I give these pants a 3 stars because they aren't true to size and the don't have belt loops as advertised and they kind of make my butt look a little flat just giving a honest review hope this helps :)
Pros:Look more expensive
Cons:NOT TRUE TO SIZE
Dallas, Texas
3 Stars
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February 14, 2014
The first time I order this item I didn't listen to the reviews and got my actual size 9. They were extremely tight. Then I exchanged them to go up a size and the back seam ripped! I didn't even get to wear them. I was so upset because I loved the way they looked on me.
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3 Stars
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February 5, 2014
I ordered my normal size.. Medium! And they're too tight. They flatten my butt lol wore them once and tried to wear them again n my butt was too big obviously and it made marks on the butt that look like stretch marks smh lol I suggest a size up!
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I would recommend this item to a friend.
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January 5, 2014
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Pros:High waisted, cute, nice faux leather
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3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Not Bad
December 18, 2013
I ordered these a week ago and finally got them yesterday. They look exactly how it is on the website. Im usually a size one but ordered these in a 3 because I read the reviews before purchasing and they fit me ok. But I do recommend going up a size.
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3 Stars
The sizing is way off
December 14, 2013
I know that I'm a size one but these definitely didn't fit me I ordered a size 1 didn't fit me and then a 3 didn't fit me either so now a 6 I guess ? If the sizes were true I would have given 5 stars because the pants look great but it all comes down to sizing . Hoping the 6 will fit... Will have to pay again for shipping it back so I ended up paying more for them :(
Pros:Looks good
3 Stars
Cute Pant
November 22, 2013
I really liked the high waisted style of the pant, and the look of the fabric used. But, for the form fit I'm looking for, the pants aren't overly comfortable and I personally found them restrictive in the legs (making is hard to even sit properly), since they don't have much at all in the way of stretch. Unfortunately, I'll be sending them back.
3 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Very nice
November 20, 2013
These pants are bomb! They look leather-ish and are well made but YES they run small. I don't understand why Gojane wont list the brand name, which would help me to chose the right size by the maker of the items, but anywho they are very similar in style to the acid wash high waisted jeans on this site and if you own a pair then you know they have plenty of stretch and run true to size. Although these have stretch in them its a different kind of stretch since the material is different then denim. I'd say go up a size for the regular fitted look and 2 sizes for a loose fit even though I don't understand why some girls would want this style to fit loose but hey do you. So that's it. They're cute, faux front pockets, high waisted, no belt loops, open back pockets, they run a size small and they are a good look.
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=Tamar wrote:Margi wrote:I just had a look at it and the Amazon sample has a few pages from each of about 4 sections in the book. (You can tell I didn't bother counting.) So there's quite a bit but not consecutive. Probably about 16 to 20 pages in total, but like I said, I didn't count.
What version of Amazon are you using? The ones I can find give the front cover, the copyright stuff in front, the prologue bits explaining the previous three TSoD books, the Index at the back, and the back cover.
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For days, Google and Verizon have been taking it on the chin for allegedly forging an online content distribution deal that might topple the hallowed notion of Net neutrality, the idea that no content or content provider should be able to pay for priority delivery on the Internet. Google flatly said the New York Times story was wrong, and so did Verizon, though the Times stood by it. This morning, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg are holding a press call presumably to clear the air. Google said in emails to reporters:
A preview of their announcement will be posted on both the Google and Verizon public policy blogs at 1:25pm Eastern. You may find the statement of principles and our joint filing to the FCC earlier this year helpful.
I'll blog the highlights as they happen. The call's a bit delayed as of 10:35 a.m. Pacific, as are the blog posts.
And now Schmidt kicks off the call.
Schmidt: We've spent quite a bit of time talking. To my very pleasant surprise, over the last several years we've found more and more we agree on (with Verizon).
Basic goal is to put aside the very divisive debate. This is the next step in making this debate more profound and clear.
An open Internet allows the next Google to be created. Openness leads to more innovation, more (services) for consumers.
Almost all of the criticism is wrong.
And now the blog post is up. The essential takeaways seem to be 1) that net neutrality should be the law of the land for wired networks, meaning that there shouldn't be paid priority for content on the open Internet, but paid-priority services on top of the open Internet should be allowed (yes, this is confusing for many people on the call, and no doubt will not satisfy some Net neutrality advocates). But 2) for the most part these principles shouldn't apply to mobile, because it's early and there's somewhat more competition (this also will not please Net neutrality purists). Here's the full blog post from Google:
A joint policy proposal for an open Internet
Posted by Alan Davidson, Google director of public policy and Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president of public affairs, policy, and communications
The original architects of the Internet got the big things right. By making the network open, they enabled the greatest exchange of ideas in history. By making the Internet scalable, they enabled explosive innovation in the infrastructure.
It is imperative that we find ways to protect the future openness of the Internet and encourage the rapid deployment of broadband. Verizon and Google are pleased to discuss the principled compromise our companies have developed over the last year concerning the thorny issue of "network neutrality."
In October, our two companies issued a shared statement of principles on network neutrality. A few months later we submitted a joint filing to the FCC, and in an April joint op-ed our CEOs discussed their common interest in an open Internet. Since that time, we have listened to all sides of the debate, engaged in good faith with policy makers in multiple venues, and challenged each other to craft a balanced policy framework. We have been guided by the two main goals:
1. Users should choose what content, applications, or devices they use, since openness has been central to the explosive innovation that has made the Internet a transformative medium.
2. America must continue to encourage both investment and innovation to support the underlying broadband infrastructure; it is imperative for our global competitiveness.
Today our CEOs will announce a proposal that we hope will make a constructive contribution to the dialogue. Our joint proposal takes the form of a suggested legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers, and is laid out here. Below we discuss the seven key elements:
First, both companies have long been proponents of the FCC's current wireline broadband openness principles, which ensure that consumers have access to all legal content on the Internet, and can use what applications, services, and devices they choose. The enforceability of those principles was called into serious question by the recent Comcast court decision. Our proposal would now make those principles fully enforceable at the FCC.
Second, we agree that in addition to these existing principles there should be a new, enforceable prohibition against discriminatory practices. This means that for the first time, wireline broadband providers would not be able to discriminate against or prioritize lawful Internet content, applications or services in a way that causes harm to users or competition.
Importantly, this new nondiscrimination principle includes a presumption against prioritization of Internet traffic – including paid prioritization. So, in addition to not blocking or degrading of Internet content and applications, wireline broadband providers also could not favor particular Internet traffic over other traffic.
Third, it's important that the consumer be fully informed about their Internet experiences. Our proposal would create enforceable transparency rules, for both wireline and wireless services. Broadband providers would be required to give consumers clear, understandable information about the services they offer and their capabilities. Broadband providers would also provide to application and content providers information about network management practices and any other information they need to ensure that they can reach consumers.
Fourth, because of the confusion about the FCC's authority following the Comcast court decision, our proposal spells out the FCC's role and authority in the broadband space. In addition to creating enforceable consumer protection and nondiscrimination standards that go beyond the FCC's preexisting consumer safeguards, the proposal also provides for a new enforcement mechanism for the FCC to use. Specifically, the FCC would enforce these openness policies on a case-by-case basis, using a complaint-driven process. The FCC could move swiftly to stop a practice that violates these safeguards, and it could impose a penalty of up to $2 million on bad actors.
Fifth, we want the broadband infrastructure to be a platform for innovation. Therefore, our proposal would allow broadband providers to offer additional, differentiated online services, in addition to the Internet access and video services (such as Verizon's FIOS TV) offered today. This means that broadband providers can work with other players to develop new services. It is too soon to predict how these new services will develop, but examples might include health care monitoring, the smart grid, advanced educational services, or new entertainment and gaming options. Our proposal also includes safeguards to ensure that such online services must be distinguishable from traditional broadband Internet access services and are not designed to circumvent the rules. The FCC would also monitor the development of these services to make sure they don't interfere with the continued development of Internet access services.
Sixth, we both recognize that wireless broadband is different from the traditional wireline world, in part because the mobile marketplace is more competitive and changing rapidly. In recognition of the still-nascent nature of the wireless broadband marketplace, under this proposal we would not now apply most of the wireline principles to wireless, except for the transparency requirement. In addition, the Government Accountability Office would be required to report to Congress annually on developments in the wireless broadband marketplace, and whether or not current policies are working to protect consumers.
Seventh, and finally, we strongly believe that it is in the national interest for all Americans to have broadband access to the Internet. Therefore, we support reform of the Federal Universal Service Fund, so that it is focused on deploying broadband in areas where it is not now available.
We believe this policy framework properly empowers consumers and gives the FCC a role carefully tailored for the new world of broadband, while also allowing broadband providers the flexibility to manage their networks and provide new types of online services.
Ultimately, we think this proposal provides the certainty that allows both web startups to bring their novel ideas to users, and broadband providers to invest in their networks.
Crafting a compromise proposal has not been an easy process, and we have certainly had our differences along the way. But what has kept us moving forward is our mutual interest in a healthy and growing Internet that can continue to be a laboratory for innovation. As policy makers continue to formulate the rules of the road, we hope that other stakeholders will join with us in providing constructive ideas for an open Internet policy that puts consumers in charge and enhances America's leadership in the broadband world. We stand ready to work with the Congress, the FCC and all interested parties to do just that.
On to questions. First one basically asks if Google will get any priority on its content or traffic from Verizon. Seidenberg says absolutely not. Schmidt also says it has no plans to create some kind of special channels on Verizon's Internet services.
Seidenberg says there will be no paid prioritization. We could not degrade anything related to the public Internet. But he says there could be additional (private?) services for which content delivery (presumably mostly video and voice) could be offered. But those services wouldn't harm any content delivery on the open Internet.
Schmidt says not only does Verizon promise not to degrade any content delivery but it has no incentive to do so. "We will make sure they enforce those principles." Schmidt says in response to another question that YouTube and other services will remain on the public Internet. So I'm not clear what other Verizon content delivery services would be.
Q: Is there any business arrangement between Google and Verizon? Schmidt: No, he says in no uncertain terms. Seidenberg says it's a suggestion for public policy, nothing more.
Q: Something on the network management issue, meaning to what extent can or will Verizon do anything that allows it to prioritize some traffic over other traffic. Seidenberg: Need some flexibility, like prioritizing voice traffic during emergencies, but nothing else. We don't do it now, so I don't see why we'd ever start doing it.
Q: So what is this alternative system to the open Internet, asks Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land? Schmidt: We have no intention of doing anything other than the Internet. Seidenberg: I never said an alternative. But other services could be built that ride the open Internet. Like Verizon's FIOS television service now.
Q: What kind of entertainment service might go over a new service riding on the Internet? Seidenberg: Let's assume Metropolitan Opera wants to broadcast every one of its performances. They probably don't want to do that over the open Internet.
Last Q from Erick Schonfeld of Techcrunch: It's hard for us to imagine future services that aren't on the Internet. (Clearly this is confusing to many people on the call, understandably so. I'm not yet sure how you can hold out the possibility of services that would appear to be apart from the open Internet while insisting that everything will remain on the open Internet. On the other hand, it's not a stretch to think that there are certain bandwidth-hogging services that the content providers themselves would want to have a more guaranteed level of service for–like Met operas.)
Seidenberg: You think 3D is something that goes over the Internet?
More to come as people more knowledgeable about network operation weigh in. One of them, Cecelia Kang of the Washington Post, thinks Net neutrality advocates won't like it. Dan Gillmor is skeptical too. Meantime, watch the opinions splatter on Techmeme. Update: A nice analysis by Wired's Eliot van Buskirk explains that this indeed would mean essentially a second, paid-access Internet–a necessary carrot to get Internet service providers like Verizon to go along with Net neutrality. Karl Bode at DSLreports.com rakes the proposal over the coals.
Activists aren't happy. Public Knowledge President Gigi B. Sohn says the agreement "does almost nothing to preserve and open Internet." Free Press political adviser Joel Kelsey says there are "giant loopholes," not least in wireless networks.
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A Tree which stands in a Lake District wood is the tallest in Cumbria and could be the largest in the North West.
The 57.8-metre giant grand fir in Skelghyll Wood, Ambleside, has also been recorded as the tallest of its species in England, breaking the previous Cumbrian record of 55 metres, which was held by a conifer at Thirlmere.
National Trust ranger John Pring got the idea to get the tree measured and recorded by the National Tree Register charity when driving through Ambleside.
He said: "I've driven on that main road (A591) in Ambleside for a long time and I just thought: 'That really is a very big tree, I wonder how big it is? We were surprised just how tall it was when we measured it. There are some very big trees in the area but we didn't realise how tall it actually was. This is just one of the thousands of big old trees the National Trust looks after in the area."
Mr Pring, who has covered Windermere and Ambleside for 20 years, is now encouraging nature lovers to go to Skelghyll Wood and see the true scale of how tall the trees are for themselves and the grand fir, which was planted in 1860, looks set to continue growing and could push the 60-metre mark unless there are any accidents such as a storm blowing it over.
The tree was measured by tree climbers Mark Sigrift and Mick Lupton of Aspen Tree Management in Witherslack by dropping a long tape measure and using a badminton pole to attach a tape measure. "It just shows that the tree is happy with the climate there," said Mr Pring. It's only 160 years old so it is still growing."
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One of Windermere's well-worn wooden tourist vessels has been selected by Royal organisers to take part in the event – the largest flotilla in modern times.
More than two million people are expected to watch from the embankments of the Thames as the seven-mile procession steers through London waters.
Cumbria's own aptly-named participant, The Queen of the Lake, owned by Windermere Lake Cruises, is currently being repainted and refurbished for the spectacular, on Sunday, June 3.
The flotilla will be led by Her Majesty the Queen and other members of the Royal family aboard a barge called The Spirit of Chartwell.
It will sail under 14 bridges, alongside groups of narrow boats, historic vessels including World War Two ships from the Dunkirk beaches and replica Tudor ships.
Managing director of Windermere Lake Cruises Nigel Wilkinson said: "We are delighted Cumbria will be represented at such a high-profile, patriotic event which will inevitably strike a cord with the whole country as we celebrate her Majesty the Queen and her 60-year reign together.
"We hope to be able to involve the wider Cumbria community in this project and to give some younger Cumbrians a day out that they will remember for the rest of their lives."
Boat building manager Alex Williamson and operations manager Russell Bowden will lead the team south for the patriotic event.
Windermere skipper Ron Walker will captain the boat on the day itself.
The 15-metre tourist boat, built in 1949, will be hoisted out of the water at Ambleside and driven almost 300 miles by lorry before it is launched on the Thames.
It is a reversal of the ship's initial northern voyage, 60 years ago, when she was transported to Windermere from the Thames-side town of Molsey, where she was built.
It is not the first time the Queen of the Lake has been given a Royal mark of approval. In March 2010 it carried the Prince of Wales when he visited the Lake District.


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|Solid hike with 1/2 of SEA
Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2008
|Caught a nice weather window, amidts one of the crappiest winter/spring's ever. Loved the Haystack scramble (sounds like a item on a Denny's menu, mmmm), and will likely be back to do this a few more times before the snow finally melts out from the more interesting summits.
|Posted Jun 17, 2008 7:44 pm
|Mt Si 6-8-08
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2008
|Picked the one decent weather day of the weekend to bag my first Washington peak with Nordic Lass. Very well traveled trail through heavily forested terrain. The haystack at the top was the highlight with some scrambling to reach the summit. The views would have been awesome had we not been socked in with fog and clouds. We summited in two hours. Like others have said, good training hike.
Looking forward to more Pacific Northwest hikes.
|Posted Jun 10, 2008 7:49 pm
|First date
Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2004
|This was my first date with my now-wife. I hope I got the date right!
|Posted Apr 4, 2008 6:55 pm
|Worth the workout
Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2008
|I just hiked it yesterday and it was hard for me once we got past the 3rd mile marker because after the extremely steep part, the incline keeps going. I'm not use to that kind of steady incline, so it was rather difficult for me but I kept going. Totally worth it when we got to the top. Everybody seems to be complaining that there were too many people on this one. We did it on a weekday and we only passed maybe 10 people at the most, as well as a small field trip group of kids. Other than that, it was quiet. Despite the occasional cloud cover, the view was nice and I had a couple of gray jays eat out of my hand. The incline up makes it a lot easier to go down and it takes half the time to get down as it does to get up. Some snow cover up and mud and slush on the way down as it melted. The only irritating part was the constant slush and water drops falling from the trees. It often felt like somebody was hitting me with snowballs. My hair was soaked by the time we were less than halfway up to the top. Didn't do the haystack, I don't have enough experience with rock scrambling and I was too tired.
|Posted Apr 2, 2008 5:05 pm
|Hmmm. This is it? Gotta do it in winter.
|Posted Mar 11, 2008 5:46 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 1, 1994
|Posted Mar 8, 2008 11:24 pm
|Spring Condition
Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2008
|Spring hike up to get in shape for the climbing season. The trails have been cleared of all blow downs but there is still hard-packed snow at about 2700 feet to the top. Lots of melting ice/hard snow on the haystack. We were glad to have ice axes to chop steps, but didn't need crampons.
|Posted Mar 3, 2008 8:23 pm
|Mark Straub
|Standard Route Overnight
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007
|Went with Josh Lewis, his older brother Michael, and his mom. We decided that a hike up Mt. Si. on Independence Day would be a great place to watch fireworks, but that doesn't work very well when you start at 7:45 P.M. and have 50 pound packs (That's over half my weight.) Spent the night at the base of the Haystack, which we climbed 3 times the next morning (We got kind of bored, and scrambling up that is really fun). I found out that going too far to the left of the standard way up the haystack is a bit scary with no ropes when you hit the vertical parts.
|Posted Jan 31, 2008 9:01 pm
|Great nearby mountain
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2005
|Used to do solo trail runs up this mountain in the evenings after work. No crowds when it's dark.
|Posted Dec 27, 2007 9:27 am
|Yup...also a first summit
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2007
|This mountain gets a lot of chuckles from hardcore climbers but for newbies like me Mt Si is no joke. The elevation gain is close to 4000 feet which for a 4 mile trail is pretty steep. After 2-1/2 miles of switchbacks there is another mile and a half of...even steeper switchbacks. The top was rocky but offered nice scenery and there were several rocks that one could just lie down and snooze on (which I did for a bit). Mt Si is known for being crowded but we went on a weekday morning and didn't run into too many people although the top had quite a few visitors at any one time.
My wife and I longed for hiking poles on the way back down as our knees were jarred pretty good but all in all this was a great first summit experience. We can't wait to do it again soon.
|Posted Oct 28, 2007 1:15 am
|So many people
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
|So crowded, felt like a amusment park
|Posted Sep 25, 2007 5:38 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2007
|Been in the area for a few months and FINALLY was able to make it out to Mt Si. Nice family hike, with a succesful climb of the haystack.
|Posted Sep 23, 2007 11:06 pm
|yeah yeah
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
|Mt Si is the classic conditioning hike around here. I've been up Si a few times to train for other large Cascade peaks. After the first time, I've never been that excited about it. There are so many other amazing places to go ... It's also very populated -- The old trail is less populated, but I think that idea is catching on as I've seen more people on it lately.
|Posted Aug 19, 2007 2:58 am
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2007
|The hike up is quick and fairly easy going. My wife and I were quite surprised at the steepness of the scramble at the end though. Still worth it to get to the top. Good views, and it was fun to watch an American Kestrel fly around beneath us.
|Posted Jul 29, 2007 8:49 pm
|Bruce Christensen
|Mostly there
Date Climbed: May 29, 2006
|Climbed most of the way with some friends, but skipped the rock scramble at the top because some of our group wasn't up to it. It took about two hours to make it to the base of the rock at a pretty leisurely pace.
|Posted May 28, 2007 2:14 pm
|Familiar Friend
|I've been to the hiking top maybe a dozen times, but for some reason that scramble makes me nervous. Have attempted and backed off of it twice (started to rain once and there was snow on top the second). One of these days.
|Posted May 24, 2007 6:22 pm
|Great Workout!
Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2007
|I used this hike to help train for Mount Rainier. I actually went on two hikes: April 22 (with another SP poster) and then one week later, April 29, by myself.
I took a 20-lb pack with me during the April 29 trip: Ascending to the trail's summit in 100 minutes, and then half-jogging/ half-walking during a 50-minute descent. I have yet to climb the entire Haystack Scramble; that will be my next Mount Si trip.
|Posted May 11, 2007 4:40 pm
|Needed this hike
Date Climbed: May 3, 2007
|Took the old trail to the summit and back with TNAB. TNAB is a great group of fellow hikers who I hope to do many more hikes and scrambles with. The trail though made me realize that I had to get serious about conditioning if I want to do higher peaks. Skipped Haystack due to fog and wet rocks. All the more reason to be back again in the near future. Will edit this post when I am back.
|Posted May 4, 2007 11:31 am
|Cascade Scrambler
|Main trail and Haystack
Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2007
|Hiked the trail for the first time as a training hike for a planned Rainier summit attempt in June. Took us two hours and forty minutes to get up to the Haystack. This included 10 minutes to find my partner's lost contact and time to talk to a member of the Mountaineers and another fellow who had ample Rainier advice for us. I scrambled up the Haystack with my 50lb pack on my back which made the scramble awkward, but the view was totally worth it. We made it back down in under 90 minutes, including a 10 minute break at the first set of benches (mile 1 or so?).
This was a great hike that really worked us with our 50lb packs on our backs. We'll return again, I'm sure.
|Posted Apr 24, 2007 11:52 pm
|Good training spot, but quite a bore
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2005
|I can definately see why people like this for a training area, but the trail is quite boring until the end. Still, it is a hell of a work out if you go quick.
|Posted Feb 26, 2007 3:54 am


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Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd, ) (c. 849 – 26 October 899) was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defence of the kingdom against the Danish Vikings, becoming the only English King to be awarded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the English". Details of his life are discussed in a work by the Welsh scholar Asser. Alfred was a learned man, and encouraged education and improved his kingdom's law system as well as its military structure.
At five years old, Alfred is said to have been sent to Rome where, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he was confirmed by Pope Leo IV who "anointed him as king." Victorian writers interpreted this as an anticipatory coronation in preparation for his ultimate succession to the throne of Wessex. However, this coronation could not have been foreseen at the time, since Alfred had three living older brothers. A letter of Leo IV shows that Alfred was made a "consul" and a misinterpretation of this investiture, deliberate or accidental, could explain later confusion. It may also be based on Alfred later having accompanied his father on a pilgrimage to Rome and spending some time at the court of Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, around 854–855. On their return from Rome in 856, Æthelwulf was deposed by his son Æthelbald. Æthelwulf died in 858, and Wessex was ruled by three of Alfred's brothers in succession.
Asser tells the story about how as a child Alfred won a prize of a volume of poetry in English, offered by his mother to the first of her children able to memorise it. This story may be true, or it may be a legend designed to illustrate the young Alfred's love of learning.
In 868, Alfred is recorded fighting beside his brother Ethelred, in an unsuccessful attempt to keep the invading Danes out of the adjoining Kingdom of Mercia. For nearly two years, Wessex was spared attacks because Alfred paid the Vikings to leave him alone. However, at the end of 870, the Danes arrived in his homeland. The year that followed has been called "Alfred's year of battles". Nine martial engagements were fought with varying fortunes, though the place and date of two of the battles have not been recorded. In Berkshire, a successful skirmish at the Battle of Englefield, on 31 December 870, was followed by a severe defeat at the Siege and Battle of Reading, on 5 January 871, and then, four days later, a brilliant victory at the Battle of Ashdown on the Berkshire Downs, possibly near Compton or Aldworth. Alfred is particularly credited with the success of this latter conflict. However, later that month, on 22 January, the English were again defeated at Basing and, on the following 22 March at the Battle of Merton (perhaps Marden in Wiltshire or Martin in Dorset) in which Ethelred was killed. The two unidentified battles may also have occurred in between.
A popular legend originating from early twelfth century chronicles, tells how when he first fled to the Somerset Levels, Alfred was given shelter by a peasant woman who, unaware of his identity, left him to watch some cakes she had left cooking on the fire. Preoccupied with the problems of his kingdom, Alfred accidentally let the cakes burn and was taken to task by the woman upon her return. Upon realising the king's identity, the woman apologised profusely, but Alfred insisted that he was the one who needed to apologise. From his fort at Athelney, a marshy island near North Petherton, Alfred was able to mount an effective resistance movement while rallying the local militia from Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.
Another story relates how Alfred disguised himself as a minstrel in order to gain entry to Guthrum's camp and discover his plans. This supposedly led to the Battle of Edington, near Westbury, Wiltshire. The result was a decisive victory for Alfred. The Danes submitted and, according to Asser, Guthrum and 29 of his chief men received baptism when they signed the Treaty of Wedmore. As a result, England became split in two: the southwestern half was kept by the Saxons, and the northeastern half including London, thence known as the Danelaw, was kept by the Vikings. By the following year (879), both Wessex and Mercia, west of Watling Street, were cleared of the invaders.
For the next few years there was peace, with the Danes being kept busy in Europe. A landing in Kent in 884 or 885 close to Plucks Gutter, though successfully repelled, encouraged the East Anglian Danes to rise up. The measures taken by Alfred to repress this uprising culminated in the taking of London in 885 or 886, and an agreement was reached between Alfred and Guthrum, known as the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum. Once more, for a time, there was a lull, but in the autumn of 892 or 893, the Danes attacked again. Finding their position in Europe somewhat precarious, they crossed to England in 330 ships in two divisions. They entrenched themselves, the larger body at Appledore, Kent, and the lesser, under Haesten, at Milton also in Kent. The invaders brought their wives and children with them, indicating a meaningful attempt at conquest and colonisation. Alfred, in 893 or 894, took up a position from whence he could observe both forces. While he was in talks with Haesten, the Danes at Appledore broke out and struck northwestwards. They were overtaken by Alfred's eldest son, Edward, and were defeated in a general engagement at Farnham in Surrey. They were obliged to take refuge on an island in the Hertfordshire Colne, where they were blockaded and were ultimately compelled to submit. The force fell back on Essex and, after suffering another defeat at Benfleet, coalesced with Haesten's force at Shoebury.
Alfred had been on his way to relieve his son at Thorney when he heard that the Northumbrian and East Anglian Danes were besieging Exeter and an unnamed stronghold on the North Devon shore. Alfred at once hurried westward and raised the Siege of Exeter. The fate of the other place is not recorded. Meanwhile the force under Haesten set out to march up the Thames Valley, possibly with the idea of assisting their friends in the west. But they were met by a large force under the three great ealdormen of Mercia, Wiltshire and Somerset, and made to head off to the northwest, being finally overtaken and blockaded at Buttington. Some identify this with Buttington Tump at the mouth of the River Wye, others with Buttington near Welshpool. An attempt to break through the English lines was defeated. Those who escaped retreated to Shoebury. Then after collecting reinforcements they made a sudden dash across England and occupied the ruined Roman walls of Chester. The English did not attempt a winter blockade but contented themselves with destroying all the supplies in the neighbourhood. Early in 894 (or 895), want of food obliged the Danes to retire once more to Essex. At the end of this year and early in 895 (or 896), the Danes drew their ships up the Thames and Lea and fortified themselves twenty miles (32 km) north of London. A direct attack on the Danish lines failed, but later in the year, Alfred saw a means of obstructing the river so as to prevent the egress of the Danish ships. The Danes realised that they were out-manoeuvred. They struck off northwestwards and wintered at Bridgenorth. The next year, 896 (or 897), they gave up the struggle. Some retired to Northumbria, some to East Anglia. Those who had no connections in England withdrew back to Europe.
Alfred's main fighting force, the fyrd, was separated into two, "so that there was always half at home and half out" (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). The level of organisation required to mobilise his large army in two shifts, of which one was feeding the other, must have been considerable. The complexity which Alfred's administration had attained by 892 is demonstrated by a reasonably reliable charter whose witness list includes a thesaurius, cellararius and pincerna—treasurer, food-keeper and butler. Despite the irritation which Alfred must have felt in 893, when one division, which had "completed their call-up (stemn)", gave up the siege of a Danish army just as Alfred was moving to relieve them, this system seems to have worked remarkably well on the whole.
One of the weaknesses of pre-Alfredian defences had been that, in the absence of a standing army, fortresses were largely left unoccupied, making it very possible for a Viking force to quickly secure a strong strategic position. Alfred substantially upgraded the state of the defences of Wessex, by erecting fortified burhs (or boroughs) throughout the kingdom. During the systematic excavation of at least four of these (at Wareham, Cricklade, Lydford and Wallingford) it has been demonstrated that "in every case the rampart associated by the excavators with the borough of the Alfredian period was the primary defence on the site" (Brooks). The obligations for the upkeep and defence of these and many other sites, with permanent garrisons, are further documented in surviving transcripts of the administrative manuscript known as the Burghal Hidage. Dating from, at least, within twenty years of Alfred's death, if not actually from his reign, it almost certainly reflects Alfredian policy. Comparison of town plans for Wallingford and Wareham with that of Winchester, shows "that they were laid out in the same scheme" (Wormald), thus supporting the proposition that these newly established burhs were also planned as centres of habitation and trade as well as a place of safety in moments of immediate danger. Thereafter, the English population and its wealth were drawn into such towns where it was not only safer from Viking soldiers, but also taxable by the King.
Alfred is thus credited with a significant degree of civil reorganisation, especially in the districts ravaged by the Danes. Even if one rejects the thesis crediting the "Burghal Hidage" to Alfred, what is undeniable is that, in the parts of Mercia acquired by Alfred from the Vikings, the shire system seems now to have been introduced for the first time. This is probably what prompted the legend that Alfred was the inventor of shires, hundreds and tithings. Alfred's care for the administration of justice is testified both by history and legend; and he has gained the popular title "protector of the poor". Of the actions of the Witangemot, we do not hear very much under Alfred. He was certainly anxious to respect its rights, but both the circumstances of the time and the character of the king would have tended to throw more power into his hands. The legislation of Alfred probably belongs to the later part of the reign, after the pressure of the Danes had relaxed. He also paid attention to the country's finances, though details are lacking.
Alfred's relations with the Celtic princes in the western half of Britain are clearer. Comparatively early in his reign, according to Asser, the southern Welsh princes, owing to the pressure on them of North Wales and Mercia, commended themselves to Alfred. Later in the reign the North Welsh followed their example, and the latter cooperated with the English in the campaign of 893 (or 894). That Alfred sent alms to Irish as well as to European monasteries may be taken on Asser's authority. The visit of the three pilgrim "Scots" (i.e., Irish) to Alfred in 891 is undoubtedly authentic. The story that he himself in his childhood was sent to Ireland to be healed by Saint Modwenna, though mythical, may show Alfred's interest in that island.
Alfred established a court school, following the example of Charlemagne. To this end, he imported scholars like Grimbald and John the Saxon from Europe, and Asser from South Wales. Not only did the King see to his own education, he also made the series of translations for the instruction of his clergy and people, most of which survive. These belong to the later part of his reign, probably the last four years, of which the chronicles are almost silent.
Apart from the lost Handboc or Encheiridion, which seems to have been merely a commonplace book kept by the king, the earliest work to be translated was the Dialogues of Gregory, a book greatly popular in the Middle Ages. In this case the translation was made by Alfred's great friend Werferth, Bishop of Worcester, the king merely furnishing a foreword. The next work to be undertaken was Gregory's Pastoral Care, especially for the good of the parish clergy. In this, Alfred keeps very close to his original; but the introduction which he prefixed to it is one of the most interesting documents of the reign, or indeed of English history. The next two works taken in hand were historical, the Universal History of Orosius and Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. The priority should likely be given to the Orosius, but the point has been much debated. In the Orosius, by omissions and additions, Alfred so remodels his original as to produce an almost new work; in the Bede the author's text is closely stuck to, no additions being made, though most of the documents and some other less interesting matters are omitted. Of late years doubts have been raised as to Alfred's authorship of the Bede translation. But the skeptics cannot be regarded as having proved their point.
Alfred's translation of The Consolation of Philosophy of Boethius was the most popular philosophical handbook of the Middle Ages. Here again Alfred deals very freely with his original and though the late Dr. G. Schepss showed that many of the additions to the text are to be traced not to Alfred himself, but to the glosses and commentaries which he used, still there is much in the work which is solely Alfred's and highly characteristic of his genius. It is in the Boethius that the oft-quoted sentence occurs: "My will was to live worthily as long as I lived, and after my life to leave to them that should come after, my memory in good works." The book has come down to us in two manuscripts only. In one of these the writing is prose, in the other a combination of prose and alliterating verse. The latter manuscript was severely damaged in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the authorship of the verse has been much disputed; but likely it also is by Alfred. In fact, he writes in the prelude that he first created a prose work and then used it as the basis for his poem, the Lays of Boethius, his crowning literary achievement. He spent a great deal of time working on these books, which he tells us he gradually wrote through the many stressful times of his reign to refresh his mind. Of the authenticity of the work as a whole there has never been any doubt.
The last of Alfred's works is one to which he gave the name Blostman, i.e., "Blooms" or Anthology. The first half is based mainly on the Soliloquies of St Augustine of Hippo, the remainder is drawn from various sources, and contains much that is Alfred's own and highly characteristic of him. The last words of it may be quoted; they form a fitting epitaph for the noblest of English kings. "Therefore he seems to me a very foolish man, and truly wretched, who will not increase his understanding while he is in the world, and ever wish and long to reach that endless life where all shall be made clear."
Beside these works of Alfred's, the Saxon Chronicle almost certainly, and a Saxon Martyrology, of which fragments only exist, probably owe their inspiration to him. A prose version of the first fifty Psalms has been attributed to him; and the attribution, though not proved, is perfectly possible. Additionally, Alfred appears as a character in The Owl and the Nightingale, where his wisdom and skill with proverbs is attested. Additionally, The Proverbs of Alfred, which exists for us in a thirteenth century manuscript contains sayings that very likely have their origins partly with the king.
The Alfred jewel, discovered in Somerset in 1693, has long been associated with King Alfred because of its Old English inscription "AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN" (Alfred Ordered Me To Be Made). This relic, of unknown use, certainly dates from Alfred's reign but it is possibly just one of several that once existed. The inscription does little to clarify the identity of the central figure which has long been believed to depict God or Christ.
|Married 889, Eald of Mercia d 910; had issue.
|17 July 924
|Married (1) Ecgwynn, (2) Ælfflæd, (3) 919 Edgiva
|Abbess of Shaftesbury
|Married Baldwin, Count of Flanders; had issue
|16 October 922
|Married and had issue
A number of educational establishments are named in Alfred's honour. These are:
The statue was vandalised on New Year's Eve 2007, losing part of its right arm.


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