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This is a discussion on Mag frenzie within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; I went online today to check on mag. prices, I noticed that most of my online shopping spots are all sold out of AR mags. ...
I went online today to check on mag. prices, I noticed that most of my online shopping spots are all sold out of AR mags.
Midway USA has a limit on mag. purchases. They had e-mailed me a few days ago, that they had a shipment of C-products mags in.
So I was going to order 6 of them and they, have a limit of 2 per customer.
Here we go again.
The shooting in Colorado, we got Ammo shortages, and now a psycho in Coneticutt, and a Maqg. shortage.
A lot of Smart people doing what they need to do..
Yup. I spent about an hour yesterday helping a buddy find the last of the parts he needs to complete a couple of ARs. I'll say this, I wish I had a few hundred extra BCGs laying around; I could get rich without even price gouging!
I ordered some extra CZ mags and some extra 20 and 30 round AR mags last night. I already have shipping confirmation on the CZ mags. We'll see what happens to my AR order...
Did the same last night. Ordered SKS magazines. By the time I went from selecting what I wanted from what was in stock, to check out...half were on back order.
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The Second Amendment is timeless for our Founders grasped that self-defense is three-fold: every free individual must protect themselves against the evil will of the man, the mob and the state.
― Tiffany Madison
Not just ammo and mags... try to find and AR firing pin! If you can find them in stock, places like Midway are selling only 1 per customer.
Gonna be a rough ride folks.
The Second Amendment *IS* Homeland Security
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I'm not buying anything. I learned from the last go around in the 90s.
I'll let the other dummies pay the inflated prices. I've got enough to do me.
" Blessed is that man, who when facing death, thinks only of his front sight"
-Jeff Cooper
Buy em all now, then sell em through eBay or Craigslist two years from now if that twit in California gets her way. I don't even own an AK-74, but I bought 3 mags at $11 each, knowing I can sell em for $30 apiece soon.
It isn't just mags that's for sure. I stopped by my lgs just to grab some .22 ammo Saturday and noticed that they had sold out on all of their lowers as well. The gun owners were just happy as can be.
"60% of the time...it works every time..." -Brian Fantana
Noticed on Cheaper than Dirt nearly all 30 rounders are sold out. Good frickin lord. I'm debating on whether or not to pick up two or three AK-74 mags. I don't have a 74 but one day probably will. Just not sure if it's worth picking up a few at this point. I've never went "buy crazy" after any of the other shootings, but I've got a bad feeling about what's coming down the pipe. Hopefully I'm wrong.

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About Alain "Dapifer" fitz Flaald, Seneschal of Dol
Alain "Dapifer" (c1024-after 1080), Seneschal of Dol. He is now known to have scion of the seneschals of Brittany, but he was traditionally thought to have been a son of Fleance MacAlpin, Thane of Lochaber. In MacBeth, Shakespeare has the witches tell Banquo that he will be the father of kings. The play was written for James I (VI) of England and Scotland, who as a descendant of Alan Dapifer was thought to have been a descendant of Banquo.
His wife is unknown except in later legend.
Some spurious genealogies call Alain a son of "Fratmaldus the Seneschal".
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J.H. Round: Studies in Peerage and Family History
I am very grateful to Mary Kifissia (née Stewart), who has transcribed most of J. Horace Round's paper on "The Origin of the Stewarts", from "Studies in Peerage and Family History" (Westminster, Archibald Constable and Co., Ltd., 1901, pages 115-146), and to Rick Eaton for permission to reproduce her transcript here.
[NB. Of course, any work of this age should be used with caution. However, this paper appears to have stood the test of time well, and I am not aware of any errors.]
Of the problems upon which new light is thrown by my Calendar of documents in France relating to English history, none, probably, for the genealogist, will rival in interest the origin of the Stewarts. It has long been known that the Scottish Stewarts and the great English house of Fitz Alan possessed a common ancestor in Alan, the son of Flaald, living under Henry the First. This was established at some length by Chalmers in his Caledonia (1807) on what he declared to be "the most satisfactory evidence."1 According to him, "Alan the son of Flaald, a Norman, acquired the manor of Oswestrie, in Shropshire, soon after the Conquest," and "married the daughter of Warine, the famous sheriff of Shropshire." Mr Riddell, the well-known Scottish antiquary, followed up the arguments of Chalmers, in 1843, with a paper on the "Origin of the House of Stewart,"2 in which he accepted and enforced the views of Chalmers, including his theory that Walter Fitz Alan brought with him to Scotland followers from Shropshire and gave them lands
1 Vol. I, pp. 572-575. 2 Stewartiana, pp. 55-70.
there. But research has hitherto been unable to determine the origin of Flaald father of Alan, or even to find, in England, any mention of his name.
No less an authority on feudal genealogy than the late Mr Eyton devoted himself to a special investigation on the subject of Alan "Fitz Flaald,"1 and arrived at the conclusion that, after all, he was a grandson of "Banquo, thane of Lochaber,", whose son "Fleance" fled to England. "My belief is," Mr Eyton wrote, "that the son of Fleance was named Alan ... and that he whom the English called Alan Fitz Flaald was the person in question."2 He admitted, however, of the priories of Andover, Sele, and Sporle, cells of the Abbey of St. Florent de Saumur, that he could "show a connection between Alan Fitz Flaald or his descendants and each of these cells3, which suggested an Angevin origin, and for which he could not account. But where he really advanced our knowledge was in showing that Alan Fitz Flaald married, not (as alleged) a daughter of Warine the sheriff, but Aveline daughter of Ernulf de Hesdin, a great Domesday tenant. I have now been able to trace Ernulf to Hesdin (in Picardy) itself, in connection with which his daughter 'Ava' also is mentioned.4 In 1874, an anonymous
1 History of Shropshire (1858), VII. 211-232. 2 Ibid, p. 227. It is essential to bear in mind that the old Scottish writers made Walter, the first Steward, a son of 'Fleance', wholly ignoring Alan his real father (see p. 119 below). This invalidates their whole story. 3 Ibid, p. 219. 4 See Preface to my Calendar, p. xlvii.
work, The Norman People, approached the problem from the foreign side, and adduced evidence to prove that Flaald was a brother of Alan, seneschal of Dol. But there was still not forthcoming any mention of Flaald in England, while the rashness and inaccuracy which marred that book resulted in his being wrongly pronounced a "son of Guienoc." The great pedigree specially prepared a few years ago for the Stuart exhibition by Mr W. A. Lindsay (now Windsor Herald) still began only with Alan son of Flaald, to whom a daughter of Warine the sheriff was assigned as wife. Moreover, in the handsome work on The Royal House of Stuart (1890), which had its origin in that exhibition, Dr. Skelton could only tell us that "there was (if the conclusions of Chalmers are to be accepted) an Alan son of Flathauld, a Norman knight, who soon after the Conquest obtained a gift of broad lands in Shropshire" (p. 5). Alan, we shall find, was not a Norman; the lands he was given were widely scattered; and he did not obtain them "soon after the Conquest."
The latest authoritative statement on the subject is that, it would seem, of Sheriff Mackay in the Dictionary of National Biography (1896).1 He tells us, of the House of Stewart, that
1 This passage is found in the biography of the first Stewart king, so that I only lighted upon it after this paper was written. It gave me the clue to Mr. Hewison's book, of which I had not previously heard, but which I have now read just in time to add his results to this paper (24th Jan., 1900).
Its earlier genealogy is uncertain, but an ingenious and learned, though admittedly in part hypothetical, attempt to trace it to the Banquho of Boece and Shakespeare, Thane of Lochaber, has been recently made by the Rev. J. K. Hewison (Bute in the Olden Time [Vol. II] pp. 1-38, Edinburgh, 1895).1
Mr Hewison's volume opens with the words:-
The origin of the royal house of Stewart has long remained a mystery, perplexing historical students, who feel tantalized at knowing so little concerning the hapless victim of the jealousy of King Macbeth - Banquo, round whom Shakespeare cast the glamour of undying romance, and to whom the old chroniclers of Scotland traced back the family of Stewart.
The author's 'glamour' augurs ill, and in spite of the unique advantage he enjoyed in having access to the late Lord Crawford's MS. collections on the subject, we soon find ourselves wandering, alas, with Alice in Wonderland.
It may be concluded that Walter, the son of Fleadan, son of Banchu, is identical with Walter, son of [A]llan (or Flan), son of Murechach of the Lennox family, if not also with Walter, son of Amloib, son of Duncan of the other genealogy. Chronology easily permits of the equation of Murdoch, the Maormor of Leven ... with Banchu ... who might have survived even his son Fleance -- we, meantime, only assuming that Fleance was slain in Cymru. Ban-chu, the pale warrior, would be his complimentary title; the old surname of his family ... also descended to his son, Flan-chu, the red or ruddy warrior, known to his Irish kinsmen as Fleadan.
We are surely coming to the Man-chu dynasty. But no.
This Irish form of the name Fleadan tan (i.e. either Fleadan the Tanist or Fleadan the younger) imports a significant idea -
1 Vol. XLVIII, p. 344.
namely, flead ... a feast, which corresponds in signification with Flaald ...
Then there bursts upon us yet another discovery:-
Fleanchus ... is the Latinised form of Flann-chu, the Red or Ruddy Dog ... and is also a sobriquet - the Bloodhound. ... This nomenclature is evidently a reminiscence of the dog-totem or dog-divinity, etc., etc.
There remains, however, the standing puzzle1 why Walter the first Stewart was made by the old romancers a son of Fleance son of Banquo, though his father was indisputably Alan son of Flaald. One solution offered by our author is that "Ailin or Allan may have become the family name"; but his own view is that
The native name of Banquo's son would be the common Goidelic one Flann, which signifies rosy or fair, and has an equivalent in Aluinn, beautiful, fair, to which the word Alan, both in Britanny and Ireland, may be traced.
Thus it was that 'Flann' would become 'Alan' in Britanny, "more especially when, in the vulgar tongue of Dol, the former, denoting a pancake, would sound like a nickname." And if we should still have our doubts, is there not, at Dol, to this day -
an imposing edifice, built of granite, in the purest Norman style of architecture of the twelfth century, which tradition names 'La maison des Plaids,' and avers was the revenue office and court-house of the archbishops. this name, "the House of the
1 See p. 116, note 2, above. It will be seen that to assert, as here, that Alan and 'Fleance' were the same will not overcome this difficulty.
Plaids," is touchingly significant of Fleance with the royal wearers of the tartan ...
But I really cannot pursue further these "ingenious and learned" new lichts. A dreadful vision of dog-totems, arrayed in the Stewart tartan, and feasting, with fiery visage, on pancakes in the streets of Dol, warns me to leave this realm of wonders and turn to the world in which we live. From "the House of the Plaids" I flee.1
Fortunately Flaald is a name, for practical purposes, unique; and we need not, therefore, hesitate to recognize in "Float filius Alani dapiferi" who was present (No. 1136) at the dedication of Monmouth Priory (1101 or 1102) the long-sought missing link. We thus connect him with the fourth, the remaining cell of St. Florent de Saumur in England. But we have yet to account for his appearance as a 'baron' of the lord of Monmouth, William son of Baderon. The best authority on Domesday tenants, Mr. A. S. Ellis confessed that he had failed to trace the lords of Monmouth in Britanny.2 The key, however, to the whole connection is found in the abbey of St. Florent de Saumur and in its charters calendared in my work. In the latter half of the eleventh century many Bretons of noble birth were led to
1 It is positively the fact that the author so renders the name of the 'Maison des Plaids' where the (Arch)bishops are supposed to have held their pleas ("plaids"). 2 Domesday Tenants of Gloucestershire, p. 46.
take the cowl. Among them was William, eldest son of that Rhiwallon, lord of Dol, whom, on the eve of the Norman Conquest, Duke William and Harold of England had relieved when he was besieged by his lord. Rhiwallon's son William, who was followed by his brother John (No. 1116), entered the abbey of St. Florent de Saumur, and became its abbot himself in 1070. Zealous in the cause of the house he ruled, he clearly urged its claims at Dol, receiving not only local gifts, but also, as its chronicle mentions, the endowments it obtained in England. Of the two families with which we are concerned the lords of Monmouth can, by these charters, be traced to the neighbourhood of Dol, for William son of Baderon confirms his father's gifts at Epiniac and La Boussac (No. 1134), which places lay together close to Dol. The presence among the witnesses to these charters of a Main or La Boussac and a Geoffrey of Epiniac affords confirmation of the fact. Guihenoc, the founder of the house in England (probably identical with "Wihenocus filius Caradoc de Labocac"),1 undoubtedly became a monk of St. Florent,2 and resigned his English fief to his nephew William (son of his brother Baderon), who is found holding it in Domesday.
Some charters were specially selected by me from the Liber Albus of St. Florent (Nos. 1152-4) to illustrate, about the end of the Conqueror's reign,
1 Lobineau, Histoire de Bretagne, II, 219. 2 Calendar, Nos. 1117, 1133.
the little group of Dol families who were about to settle in England.1 Among the witnesses to one of them are Baderon and his son the Domesday tenant. But the one family we have specially to trace is that which held the office of "Dapifer" at Dol. "Alan Dapifer" is found as a witness, in 1086, to a charter relating to Mezuoit2 (a cell of St. Florent, near Dol). He also, as "Alanus Siniscallus," witnessed the foundation charters of that house (ante 1080) and himself gave it rights at Mezuoit with the consent of "Fledaldus frater ejus," the monks, in return, admitting his brother Rhiwallon to their fraternity.3 He appears as a witness with the above "Badero" in No. 1152, and in 1086 as a surety with Ralf de Fougères (No. 1154). Mentioned in other St. Florent documents,4 he is styled in one, "Dapifer de Dolo"5. And it is as "Alanus dapifer Dolensis" that he took part in the first crusade, 10976. This style is explained in a charter of 1095, recording a gift to Marmoutier by Hamo son of Main, with consent of his lord "Rivallonius dominus Doli castri, filius Johannis archiepiscopi", in which we read:-
1 It would, no doubt, be a rash conjecture that the "Herveus botellarius" of these charters (Nos. 1153, 1154) was the ancestor of those Herveys, from whom the Butlers of Ireland are descended. But if it should eventually prove to be no mere coincidence, the Butlership of Ireland would have had an origin curiously parallel to the Stewardship of Scotland.
2 Lobineau, p. 250. 3 Ibid, 137, 138, collated by me with the Liber Albus at Angers. 4 Ibid 232, 234. 5 Ibid 310. 6 Ordericus Vitalis (Société de l'histoire de France), vol. III. 507.
Hoc donum factum est per manum Guarini monachi nostri de Lauda Rigaldi tunc temporis prioris Combornii, testibus his: Alano siniscalco Rivallonii predicti, etc.1
His brother's son, Alan fitz Flaald (ancestor, as has been seen, of the Stuarts) also occurs, in these Breton documents, as releasing his rights in the church of "Guguen"2 to Bartholomew abbot of Marmoutier;3 while two charters of Henry I confirming the foundation of Holy Trinity Priory, York, as a cell of Marmoutier, and prior to 1108, contain his name as a witness (No. 1225). Again, a charter of donation to Andover Priory reveals him as present in the New Forest with William son of Baderon and "Wihenocus monachus" (William's uncle) early in the reign of Henry I4. It was Alan also who founded Sporle Priory, Norfolk (No. 1149), on land he held there, as another cell of St. Florent, the Bretons who witness his charter further attesting his origin. Among them is seen Rhiwallon "Extraneus," the founder of the Norfolk family of Le Strange, which, more than five centuries later, was so ardent in its loyalty to Alan's descendants, the Stuart kings of England.5
It will have been observed that "Float filius Alani dapiferi" is assumed above to have been the
1 Transcripts from (Bretagne) cartulary of Marmoutier in MS. Baluze 77, fo. 134, and in MS. lat. 5441 (3) fo. 343. Alan is also brought into conjunction with this Hamo son of Main in No. 1152. 2 Cuguen, near Dol. 3 Lobineau, II. 310; MS. lat. 5441 (3) fo. 235. 4 Mon. Ang. VI. 993. 5 His name has hitherto remained doubtful, and is given as Roland in the Dictionary of National Biography.
brother, not a son, of the crusader. This assumption is based upon the facts that the crusader's gift at Mezuoit was 'conceded' by his brother 'Fledald,' who was, therefore, his heir at the time, and that his office of "dapifer" at Dol was afterwards held -- a fact hitherto unsuspected -- by descendants of Alan fitz Flaald. The crusader, it must therefore be inferred, left no heir.
The sudden rise of Alan fitz Flaald and his evident enjoyment of Henry's favour from the early years of the reign, were thought by Mr. Eyton to be due to his (fabulous) Scottish origin. But it might, with some probability, be suggested that his Breton origin accounts for the facts. When Henry was besieged in Mont St. Michel, he is known to have had Breton followers ("aggregatis Britonibus") and, after his surrender, "per Britanniam transiit, Britonibus qui sibi solummodo adminiculum contulerant, gratias reddidit" (Ordericus)1. Dol was his nearest town in Britanny, and Alan may thus, like Richard de Réviers, have served him across the sea, when he was but a younger son.
It would seem, indeed, although the fact has been hitherto overlooked, that a group of families whom Henry had known when lord of the Côtentin were endowed by him when king with fiefs in England. In addition to Alan fitz Flaald, founder of the house of Stewart, and to Richard de
1 Elsewhere, Orderic observes that Henry, "dum esset junior ... ut externus, exterorum, id est Francorum et Britonum auxilia quaerere coactus est."
Réviers, ancestor of the earls of Devon1, the Hayes of Haye-du-Puits were given the Honour of Halnaker (Sussex), the Aubignys, afterwards earls of Arundel, obtained from him a fief in Norfolk; the two St. John brothers, from St. Jean-le-Thomas, were granted lands in Oxfordshire and Sussex, and founded another famous house2; while the family of Paynel also, sprung from the Côtentin, owed to Henry lands in England.
Among the documents calendered in my volume are Papal bulls to the abbey of St. Florent, ranging from 1146 to 1187 (Nos. 1124-9), which suggest that Alan's son William, who acquired by marriage Clun castle, must have bestowed its church of St. George, with all its dependent churches, on Monmouth Priory, a fact hitherto unsuspected. Mr Eyton thought that the gift of this church to Wenlock Priory by his widow (temp. Ric. I) represents the first occasion on which it is mentioned.
Alan fitz Flaald has hitherto been credited with two well-known sons, William and Walter, ancestors respectively of the Fitzalans and the Stewarts3
1 He is found, seemingly, in Domesday, holding a single lordship. 2 See my paper on "The Families of St. John and of Port" in Genealogist, July 1899, p. 1. And compare p. 66 above. 3 A third son, "Simon", is claimed as the ancestor of the Boyds, and is assigned to him, with William and Walter, in Mr. Lindsay's great Stewart pedigree, the standard authority on the subject. But although a Simon 'brother' of Walter occurs as a witness in the Paisley cartulary, his name is very low on the list, and he may have been only a uterine or even a bastard brother. The Empress Maud's bastard brothers are styled her 'brothers' in her charters, nor was this unusual.
He had, however, another son, who needs to be specially dealt with. This was Jordan, his heir in Britanny, and, apparently, at Burton in England. Mr. Eyton knew of his existence, but could state little about him. In No. 1220 we find him, as a "valiant and illustrious man," making restitution to Marmoutier in 1130, with his wife Mary and his sons Jordan and Alan. In the same year we detect him entered on the English Pipe Roll in several places, though one of the entries suggests his Breton connection1. He may safely be identified with that "Jordanus dapifer" who witnessed a charter to Mont St. Michel in 1128-9 (No. 722); and consequently he held the family office. We find him also in a St. Florent charter,2 and in one of Marmoutier3. Of his sons, Jordan restored to the priory of St. Florent at Sele the mill at Burton given it by Alan fitz Flaald4, but was, probably, soon succeeded by his brother Alan, who confirmed to a priory of Marmoutier (No. 1221) another gift of his grandfather, Alan fitz Flaald, at Burton, mentioning his wife Joan and his son Jordan5. This
1 Rot. Pip. 31 Hen. I., p. 11. 2 Lobineau, II. 232. 3 Ibid 146. 4 "Jordanus filius Jordani filius Alani hominibus suis de Burt[ona]. Sciatis me reddidisse monachis S. Florentii de Salmur molendinum de Burt[ona] sicut habuerunt tempore Alani filii Flealdi et tempore Jordani patris mei" (original charter at Magdalen College). 5 It was either this Jordan or his grandfather who, as "Jordanus filius Alani siniscalli," confirmed a gift to Combourg (MS. lat. 5441 [3] 437).
Alan, who meets us also, as his father's son, in a Savigny charter (No. 824), is identical with that "Alanum filium quondam Jordani Dolensem senescallum," who confirmed the grant of his grandfather Alan (fitz Flaald) at Cuguen, and himself added the church of Tronquet1 about 11602. We have further in No. 1013 the confirmation by Alexander III of his gifts to the abbey of Tiron, including the church of Sharrington and three others in England. He attested a charter of the lord of Dol in 11453 and, in or about 1165, a royal charter at Winchester concerning a release by his fellow-countryman Geoffrey son of Oliver de Dinan4. He also leads the list of witnesses in a dispute about the abbey of Vieuville (in the parish of Epiniac) in 1167, as "Alanus filius Jordani dapifer."5. His wife Joan and daughter Olive were benefactors to the abbey of Vieuville for his soul.6
With this clue we return to England, and detect the heiress of the Stewards of Dol in that Olive, daughter of Alan "filius Jordani," who in 1227 was impleaded by one of her Breton tenants, -- his father Iwan had been enfeoffed by her own father Alan, -- at Sharrington, Norfolk. The record of
1 MS. lat. 12,878, fo. 248d., and Lobineau, II. 310. 2 The gift is wrongly assigned in Gallia Christiana (XIV.1074) to 1133-1147, as being made before Hugh archbishop of Tours. The prelate was Hugh "archbishop" of Dol, whose date was 1155-1161 (Ibid. 1050). 3 Lobineau, II. 147. 4 Mon. Ang., VI. 486. 5 Lobineau, II. 308; MS. lat. 5476, fol. 98d. 6 "Johanna uxor Alani dapiferi de Dolo et filia ipsius Oliva." Lobineau, II. 310; MS. lat. 5476, fo. 91.
the suit gives us the name of Alan's mother, Mary, mentioned as we have seen, in No. 1220.1 In the middle, therefore, of the 12th century, this family flourished simultaneously in Scotland, England, and Britanny.
A short pedigree (see page 129) will make the descent clear.
[For some further details of Jordan's family, see Round's Addendum ]
A chronological difficulty is created by Mr. Eyton's statement that Alan fitz Flaald was "dead ante 1114", for his son (it will be seen) the Steward of Scotland lived till 1177. It is desirable, therefore, to examine his authority for this date. Dugdale was acquainted with a confirmation by Sybil, lady of Wolston (Warwickshire), of a gift by her mother Adeliza to Burton Abbey of land in Wolston. In his History of Warwickshire (p. 33) he held that she was probably a daughter of Alan fitz Flaald, because Alan was "enfeoft of this Lordship" before her. Mr. Eyton accepted Dugdale's conclusion, and therefore identified her mother 'Adeliza' as that 'Avelina' de Hesdin, whom he had so skilfully shown to be the wife of Alan. Further, as the land ex hypothesi belonged to Alan himself, and yet was given by her, she must, he held, have been a widow at the time of the gift; and as the abbey was already in possession at least as early as 1114. Alan, he concluded, must have been dead before that date.2 These conclusions
1 Bracton's Note-book, III. 620. Compare 'Feet of Fines' (Pipe Roll Society), II. 160. 2 History of Shropshire, VII, 221-223,228.
Dapifer [Dolensis]
____________________________|_________________________ | | | | | |
Dapifer Dolensis occurs at Monk of
occurs in Britanny Monmouth St Florent
ante 1080 and in 1101 or 1102
1086; a leader in 'frater' (et
first Crusade 'filius') Alani
1097 Dapiferi
Founder of Sporle Priory
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occurs 1129-30 Founder of Haugh- "Dapifer Regis
Benefactor of mond Priory Scotiae"
Sele Priory ob. 1160 ob. 1177
Occurs also in (?Benefactor of Founder of
Britanny as Monmouth Priory) Paisley Abbey
"Dapifer (Dolensis) | | || |_________ _____l___________ | | | | | | | | | | |
FITZ JORDAN ob. infans FITZ ALAN THE STEWARD
Dapifer Dolensis* a quo Fitz "Senescallus
Founder of Tronquet Alan, Earl Regis
1155-1161 of Arundel Scotiae"
living 1167
- Among the obits at Dol we find that of another daughter of Alan fitz Jordan: "Kal. Sept. obiit Aelicia uxor G[uillelmi] Espine filia Alani Jordanis quae dedit episcopo et capitulo Dol ... pratum senescalli,", etc. (Gaignères' Transcript of Cartulary, MS. lat. 5211 C). A charter of her husband William Spina, son of Hamo, confirms the donations made to Vieuville "de feodo Aeliz uxoris mee filie Alani Dolensis senescalli ... concedente Alano filio nostro" (MS. lat. 5476, fo. 85). His father Hamo Spina occurs immediately after "Alan filius Jordanis dapifer" in the above letter of 1167 (Ib. fo. 98d). As we read of "Gaufridus Spina Doli senescallus"(Ib. fo. 91d) it would seem that the Dol office was inherited by the Spina family, and the English estates by the other daughter.
created difficulties, but, on Mr. Eyton's great authority, they have been duly accepted.1 Yet the whole edifice rests on Dugdale's careless reading of a document in the Burton Cartulary.2 That document does not connect Alan fitz Flaald with Wolston.
The facts are these. In Domesday the three Warwickshire manors of Church Lawford, Wolston, and Stretton-on-Dunsmore are entered together (fo. 239) as held of Earl Roger (of Shrewsbury) by that 'Rainaldus', whom the historian of Shropshire so brilliantly identifies with Renaud de Bailleul.3. We find him, accordingly as "Rainaldus de Bailoul,"4 confirming in No. 578 the gifts at Wolston and Church Lawford of his own under-tenant, a certain Hubert Baldran. Another of the charters in my Calendar (No. 579) proves that this Hubert (not Alan fitz Flaald), was the father of Sybil, lady of 'Wlfrichestone' (Wolston), from whom we started. Thus Adeliza, mother of Sybil, and wife of Hubert Baldran, was quite distinct from "Avelina" wife of Alan fitz Flaald, with
1 Burton Cartulary, Ed. Wrottesley (Salt Arch. Collections, 1884), pp. 32, 33. 2 Ibid. p. 33 bis. 3 History of Shropshire, VII. 206 et seq. 4 See my Calendar, p. 202.
whom Mr. Eyton rashly identified her.1 Alan may have lived, and probably did, beyond 1114; and his gift at Stretton to Burton Abbey was made after he was placed in the shoes (as Mr. Eyton has shown) of Renaud de Bailleul.
We have thus seen how a single charter may prove of great importance, not only in establishing the true facts, but in demolishing erroneous conclusions with the corollaries based thereon.
Within the last few weeks there has unexpectedly been revived that view of the origin of the Stewarts which had long, one thought, been abandoned. As the whole story is most curious, and has, moreover, an important moral, I propose to discuss it in some detail. The pedigree of the Stuarts "of Hartley Mauduit," who hold a baronetcy dating from 1660, began in Burke's Peerage, so recently as last year, with Sir Nicholas Stuart the first baronet, "son of Simeon Stuart, Esq." But now, in this year of grace 1900, -
A more thorough revision than usual has been possible ... To the laborious researches and experienced counsel of my brother, Mr. H. Farnham Burke, Somerset Herald, the genealogical and heraldic value of this work is much indebted and is gratefully acknowledged (sic).
The "laborious researches" of Somerset Herald have indeed developed the Stuart pedigree, thanks
1 She has been even further promoted in the British Museum Catalogue of Stowe MSS., where, in the abstract of the original deed (Stowe charter 103), she is strangely identified with queen Adeliza, widow of Henry I.
to those "invaluable documents the Heralds' Visitations, documents of high authority and value."1 The illustrious ancestry of this family is given fully in the Visitations of Cambridge (sic), 1575 and 1619, in which is traced their descent from the Royal Stuarts. ANDREW STUART, younger son of Alexander Stuart, 2nd son of Walter Stuart, seneschal of Scotland, great-grandson of Walter, 1st high steward of Scotland, grandson of Banquo Lord of Lochaber. He m. the daughter of James Bethe, and had an only son. ALEXANDER STUART, to whom Charles VI of France granted an honourable augmentation of his arms.
And so the pedigree proceeds through another eight generations down to the first baronet. Dear old 'Banquo,' "whom we miss"!2 What a pleasure it is to welcome him back among us once more, and to know that he, and not Flaald, was the founder of the house of Stuart on the unimpeachable authority of the Heralds and their 'Visitations'! It is true that, according to the "Royal Lineage"3 contained in the same volume, it was not descended from Banquo at all, and that the "above Alexander Stuart, 2nd son of Walter Stuart", had no existence; but these are details with the editor, doubtless, will see to in his next edition. It is also true that the new pedigree would at once make Sir Simeon Stuart heir-male of "the Royal Stuarts", an honour foolishly claimed by sundry Scottish families.4 Let us hope that Somerset Herald will inform Lyon King of
1 Preface to Burke's Landed Gentry, Ed. 1898. 2 Macbeth. 3 Burke's Peerage, 1900, pp. cliii-cliv. 4 See p. 89 above.
Arms that his "laborious researches" have decided this long-contested question.
But, seriously speaking, what is the origin of the new descent, which, this year, makes its appearance in Burke's Peerage? Well, the story is, or ought to be, familiar to all genealogists. For, owing to Oliver Cromwell's mother having been a member of this family, his Stuart descent was alluded to by Carlyle, which has given genealogists the opportunity of making merry at his expense. The alleged descent was, for several years, discussed in the recognised organ of genealogical research;1 but of this discussion Somerset Herald is, no doubt, ignorant. So far back, indeed, as 1878 the very interesting heraldic glass of which I am enabled to give an illustration was exhibited to the Archaeological Institute, and that well-known Scottish authority, Mr. Joseph Bain,2 discussed the whole story thereon before it. He then observed of the alleged grant by "Charles VI of France," to which Somerset Herald appeals:
In M. Michel's Les Ecossais en France, published in 1862, he gives a drawing of this very design, and the text of the asserted grant by Charles VI of France in the fifth year of his reign, conferring the strange coat of arms on Sir Alexander Stuart on account of the merits of his father Andrew ... M. Michel says that 'it is enough to cast the eye on these pretended
1 The Genealogist [N.S.], vols. I (1884), II, III, VIII, X (1893). 2 Editor of the 'Calendar of documents relating to Scotland,' the 'Hamilton Papers,' the 'Calendar of letters and papers referring to the Borders,' etc. etc.
letters of concession, to recognise the patois of an Englishman little familiar with the language spoken at Paris at the end of the fourteenth century, and to doubt the fact asserted by the writer' -- an opinion which will be shared by anyone moderately versed in Old French."1
The alleged grant only exists in the form of a transcript in a private MS. of the 16th century;2 but we shall see below that not only deeds, but even sealed deeds, were among the fabrications of those who concocted false pedigrees.3
1 Archaeological Journal, XXXV, 302-3, 399. 2 Add. MS 15,644. 3 See the paper on "Our English Hapsburgs".
[Transcriber's note: The next part continues briefly into the family of Oliver Cromwell's mother. However, it is only in passing, and the reference to the periodical The Genealogist, New Series, and the article in Volume X, should be followed up for anyone who wants the whole story. Most of what Mr. Round has to say is about heraldry and its abuse.]
Pages 126-7. Too late for insertion in the text I discovered that Jordan Fitz Alan (Fitz Flaald) and his son Alan Fitz Jordan were lords of Tuxford, etc., in Notts, and that Alan was succeeded there, as in Norfolk, by his daughter and heiress Olive. Further, Olive is there found to be identical with that Olive who was wife (1) of Robert de St. John, of St. Jean-le-Thomas (see my paper on "The Families of St. John and of Port" in Genealogist [N.S.], XVI. 45), and (2) of Roger de Monbegon, who gave 500 marcs for her and her inheritance in 1 John. This completes the pedigree of the line.
Their Nottinghamshire estate consisted of Tuxford, with lands in Cymruby and Kirton, together with West Markham and Warsop, all of which had formed part of the escheated fief of Roger de Busli (see Thoroton's Notts, III. 213, 214, 219, 220, 227, 354, 369), and must have been bestowed by Henry I. on this favoured family. It was as holding the 6 carucates at which these lands were assessed that Jordan had his 12 sh. of danegeld remitted in 1130. Alan Fitz Jordan enfeoffed Geoffrey de la Fremunt at Cymruby and Kirton, and his daughter Olive (who occurs in the Rufford Cartulary) kept her court at Tuxford.
This discovery enables us to identify two of the churches given to the abbey of Tiron by Alan fitz Jordan as "seneschal of Dol." In my Calendar of Documents preserved in France they occur as 'Tophor' and 'Garsop' (p. 358); but they were clearly Tuxford and Warsop. The scattered character of tenures in this obscure period is illustrated by this seneschal of Dol holding land independently in the counties of Lincoln, of Norfolk, and of Notts.
Excerpts from a letter, dated May 10, 1967, from Heber Rankin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 3rd cousin once removed of Joseph Philip Rhein, to Clayton Vogel, first cousin of Joseph Philip Rhein, follows.
I now have 18 generations back beyond our Revolutionary War Veteran, Lieutenant William Stewart, back to a little village of Dol in Brittany, France in the year 1040 A.D. Our ancestor came over to England with William the Conqueror and fought in the battle of Hastings in 1066. For his services in that battle he was given large tracts of land in England and about 100 years later some of the descendents came to Scotland in the train of David I of Scotland. There were given tracts of land in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, and one William Stewart came to the Laggan in County Donegal, Ireland about 1608 as Captain of a Scottish regiment that was sent to protect the English and Scottish settler who came there at the time of the Plantation
Dol de Breton: (Menhir de Champ-Dolent - Menhir of the 'Field of Woe')
Currently the largest standing stone in France.
The Dol-de-Breton stands on the borders of Normandy and Brittany. The nearby 'Mont Dol' is the place where St. Michael is said to have fought Lucifer.
The syllable 'Dol' is also used in the Breton word 'Dolmen', which means 'stone-table'.
It has been dressed (from pink granite) so that it is almost square at the bottom...
Alan was the son of Flaad, who was in turn a son [7] of an Alain who had been the crusader (in 1097[8]) who was Dapifer to the Archbishop of Dol, which is situated near Mont-Saint-Michel. "Alan, dapifer" is found as a witness in 1086 to a charter relating to Mezuoit, a cell of St. Florent, near Dol.
A Commander in the !st Crusade
Alan; Breton noble living c1045; hereditary Steward of Dol in Britanny. [Burke's Peerage], Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, CharlesMosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999, Page: 1985
Alain was a crusader in 1097 who was Dapifer to the Archbishop of Dol, which is situated near Mont-Saint-Michel. "Alan, dapifer" is found as a witness in 1086 to a charter relating to Mezuoit, a cell of St. Florent, near Dol.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_fitzFlaad for more information.
"Alain steward of Dol" was present at the capture of Nikaia in 1097. He died on the First Crusade
Alain "Dapifer" fitz Flaald, Seneschal of Dol
Misc Alan, Dapifer of Dol, was the hereditary Steward or Dapifer of Dol-de-Bretagne is about 30 miles north of Rennes in Brittany, France. A steward or dapifer was the man responsible for running the day to day affairs of the lord's lands, usually supervising several manors. User defined 1045 A Breton noble living circa 1045
- Senechaux de Dol at Medieval Lands.
Alain "Dapifer" fitz Flaald, Seneschal of Dol's Timeline
Dol, Ille-et Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Age 26
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Age 56
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Malaysia's Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the search was expanding further afield, not because of any new information about the plane's flight, but because the aircraft has not yet been found.
Malaysian officials declined to discuss when — or even whether — they had information about signals to satellites, and that they would release details only when verified. Hishammuddin said Malaysian investigators have worked with U.S. colleagues in Kuala Lumpur since Sunday.
"I hope within a couple of days to have something conclusive," he told a press conference.
If the plane had disintegrated during flight or had suffered some other catastrophic failure, all signals — the pings to the satellite, the data messages and the transponder — would be expected to stop at the same time. Experts say a pilot or passengers with technical expertise may have switched off the transponder in the hope of flying undetected.
No theory, however, has been ruled out in one of aviation history's most puzzling mysteries.
The Beijing-bound Boeing 777-200 last communicated with air traffic base stations east of Malaysia in the South China Sea, which for several days has been the main focus of the search. Planes and ships also have been searching the Strait of Malacca west of Malaysia because of a blip on military radar suggested the plane might have turned in that direction after the last confirmed contact.
If the plane flew another four hours, it could be much farther away.
Indian ships and planes have been searching northwest of Malaysia in the eastern Andaman Sea, and on Friday expanded their search to areas west of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands chain Friday, said V.S.R. Murty, an Indian Coast Guard inspector-general.
The White House said the U.S. may be drawn into a new phase of the search in the vast Indian Ocean but did not offer details. The U.S. Navy 7th Fleet said it was moving one of its ships, the USS Kidd, into the Strait of Malacca.
Hishamuddin said the search also would be expanded to more remote parts of the South China Sea as well.
However, Vietnam, which has been heavily involved in the search from the start, downgraded its hunt in the South China Sea to regular from emergency on Friday by reducing the frequency of aircraft flights and cruises by ships involved, said Lt. Gen. Vo Van Tuan, deputy chief of staff of Vietnamese People's Army.
Taiwan's gay marriage ruling raises hopes across Asia
Sherpas save climbers from death in heroic rescue on Everest
China's Geely takes stake in Proton, Lotus
Actor Hugh Jackman attened a press conference of their film "Logan" Thursday in Tokyo.
Australia's PM Turnbull lampoons Trump in leaked audio
Philippine leader taking a break after 'brutal' schedule amid siege
The dementia timebomb: Aging Japan faces health care crisis
Banned outfits in Pakistan operate openly on Facebook
S. Korea's new leader orders probe on US missile launchers
Debris of Myanmar plane carrying 116 found in sea


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Love Sewn One Stitch at a Time
For a group of 11 senior crocheters living at Wesley Graceland Gardens, receiving a bag of donated yarn feels like a child receiving their favorite toy on Christmas morning. The group of ladies called "The Stitch of Love" crochet group meets every Thursday in the community room to work on handmade items using yarn donated to GOLDEN CROSS Senior Residents Fund. Ms. Belle Artis is one of the instructors of the group began teaching mentally challenged students how to crochet back in Chicago. When she moved to Wesley Graceland Gardens, she wanted to continue teaching others how to crochet with love one stitch at a time. Ms. Artis loves to make clothing for stuffed animals and dolls. Every year, this humorous group creates beautifully designed items such as baby blankets and hats, booties, scarves and wraps for others in need. Ms. Alta Henry enjoys making scarves and hats while Ms. Georgia Clark likes to make clothes including suits and dresses. Not one strand of yarn is left unused; the creative bunch uses all of the yarn no matter how small to make sure each item is finished with love. One year they were able to make and donate nearly 1,000 items to a nursing home and another year 80 baby blankets were delicately make and donated to a maternity ward of a hospital. Ms. Arnethi Brown and Ms. Geraldine Williams enjoy crocheting scarves, hats and blankets while Ms. Ms. Deliah Griffin likes to crochet baby blankets and baby hats. One year the group donated handmade hats to a men's homeless shelter. Some of the ladies saw a man wearing a hat they had made later and they said they heart felt full knowing that they were doing something for others. Ms. Jessie Thomas favorite things to crochet are blankets and scarves while Ms. Patrica Brodnax likes to make blankets. So far this year, the Stitch of Love group has crocheted and donated baby items as well as other items to a women's homeless shelter. Other members of the group include Ms. Daise Williams, LaPaula Turner and Nancy Taylor. It doesn't take a lot of talent to crochet the ladies tell me, just a lot of faith and love. Faith in your ability to do for others and love in the gratification of knowing you are helping. Taking lap blankets to a nursing home, the Stitch of Love group was talking with a 99 year old woman who mentioned that her favorite color was lime green. One of the crocheters had one lap blanket left to donate and it was lime green. A little time had passed and upon returning to the nursing home to donate more handmade items, one of the doctors told the Stitch of Love group that the 99 year old woman had taken her lime green lap blanket with her everywhere. That blanket and every item the Stitch of Love group at Wesley Graceland Gardens crochets have love sewn in one stitch at a time. Donations of yarn are greatly appreciated and can be sent to GOLDEN CROSS @ 1615 Appling Road Cordova, TN 38016 and for additional information, please call 901-213-1930 and visit www.goldencrossfund.org
Congratulations to the 2015 "Bear Your Heart for Art" Contest!!!!
Congratulations to St. Matthew Manor/Manor West for wining the 2015 "Bear Your Heart for Art" contest!
The Foundation's Goodwill Ambassador, Wes, has a cousin named Art. Art is a plain white teddy bear in need of some pizazz. The residents of Wesley Living communities were more than happy to provide Art with some color and excitement! Copies of Art was sent to each of our communities to be decorated by teams of residents. Each community chose a community finalist to compete in the Grand Prize judging. For their victory, St. Matthew Manor/Manor West will receive a coveted trophy and a community celebration party.
Several highly talented discerning judges from the Memphis Conference of the United Methodist Church assembled yesterday to judge the finalist entries. After careful deliberations, the entry from St. Matthew Manor/Manor West was determined to be the Grand Prize Winner. Honorable mentions went to the "Judges Picks". They were, in no particular order: St. Mary Manor, Adamsville/Oakhaven Village and Pine Ridge/Pine Meadow.
All the bears from the "Bear Your Heart for Art" contest were collected and donated to the United Methodist Neighborhood Centers. The senior residents of Wesley Living communities were able to provide a blessing to children in need during the Christmas holiday. Rev. Mark Matheny stopped by the GOLDEN CROSS offices to offer this song of, "thanks!"


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The incredible Sydney home of artist Leah Fraser and her partner David Shrimpton. Above mantle – painted photograph of David's great grandfather c. 1900. Photo – Sean Fennessy, production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.
Dining room / front room. Irish gentleman's chair from the turn of the century, antique leather topped wine table, Afghan rug, antique washing bowl (on dining table), clock top left – a NSW standard issue railway clock. Photo – Sean Fennessy, production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.
Living room. Painting on mantle – 'Moths and mosquitoes beat your ears' by Leah Fraser. Ceramic vases on side table by Leah also. Photo – Sean Fennessy, production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.
Leah Fraser in her home studio, surrounded by works for her upcoming show at Arthouse Gallery in Sydney. Photo – Sean Fennessy, production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.
OK Today's post is what I call a seriously tight turnaround – we photographed this incredible home in Sydney's Surry Hills last week, and it's already up today! (Thanks Sean!). That's because this amazing space is home to artist Leah Fraser and her partner David Shrimpton, and I wanted to share it with you just in time to mention Leah's first solo show, which opens next week in Sydney at Arthouse Gallery!
But first. The house. What a treasure!
Being in this home is truly like stepping back in time. It's mesmerising. Each room is overwhelmingly dark and moody, and full of beautiful soft lamp lighting and an incredible collection of art, artefacts and antique furniture. Oh, and a seriously impressive audio system – we had quite an amazing playlist accompanying this shoot, care of David's former life as a record label owner / manager (this guy knows a thing or two about music!).
But what's really amazing about this space is that it's really the opposite of what most Sydneysiders do with a terrace house! Most people lucky enough to get their hands on a Victorian house in Surry Hills spare not much thought before lopping off the back, opening the space up to a pretty little courtyard, and adding a shiny white extension, complete with bi-fold glass doors and a stainless steel kitchen. No problems there, I love me a stainless steel kitchen. But what's interesting about this beautiful home, is that David and Leah have done precisely the opposite.
This home basically reverses the trend of transforming terraces into small white modernist boxes. When David first took possession of the property 5 years ago, it had already received the obligatory modern renovation treatment. 'He basically gutted it and restored it in a Victorian style' says Leah. 'The inspiration was a traditional Sydney Victorian terrace – taking ideas from Sir John Soane and Victor Horta' Leah explains. David was intent on recreating the grandeur of Victorian times – re-instating cornices and ceiling roses using original Victorian moulds, and salvaging antique doors and windows to complete the look. Floorboards were replaced with salvaged tallow wood. Layer upon layer of detail was added – from Victorian era paint colours to vintage lace curtains, giving this home an incredible sense of history, otherwise seen only on a film set!
When Leah moved in 3 years ago, another layer of decoration found its way creeping into this unique home. 'I am quite a collector of interesting objects and trinkets from all around the world – everything has a story, and I love making little installations around the place with vases, shells, crystals, flowers and the like' says Leah. Aside from a few feminine flourishes (!), Leah also brought with her an incredible collection of art – her own amazing paintings and sculptures, as well as the work of her mentor, Del Kathryn Barton, who Leah assisted before embarking fulltime on her own practice. These contemporary paintings somehow fit so perfectly with the nostalgic styling of the home. Don't ask me how it works – it just does! 'We are both really into beautiful old things, and the natural world' offers Leah by way of explanation.
Leah is such a thoughtful, gentle soul. When asked what she loves most about living here, she offers such a sweet, slightly romantic response – 'I love the little world that we have created here, it feels like a country retreat in the middle of the city. We spend a lot of time at home and put a lot of energy into it. There is a really interesting point of connect in our tastes, although David's is more grand and mine is definitely more folk/hippie. It's like a period piece drama set in a combi van!'
So there you have it, Sydney's most eclectic, interesting, and nostalgic renovated terrace house – period drama meets combi van!
And now a note about the lovely Ms Leah Fraser. I am firmly convinced this lass is going to be BIG. You heard it here first! We had the great privilege of previewing a number of works for her upcoming show whilst photographing her home, and I must say, Sydney – you are in for a treat!
Leah is a graduate of COFA. Her paintings and ceramics are so exquisite… there's something dark and haunting about the mystical characters she creates, and their environments, rendered as layered backgrounds dense with detailed flora and fauna, are just breathtakingly beautiful. DO check out Leah's first solo exhibition next week in Sydney, entitled Valley of the Silver Moon, or download the full exhibition catalogue here.
BIG massive thanks to Leah and David for sharing their home with us today, and to Arthouse Gallery for allowing us to preview and share Leah's stunning artworks prior to her show next week.
Valley of the Silver Moon – new paintings and sculptures by Leah Fraser
Arthouse Gallery
27th February to 15th March 2013


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We found it interesting to see how some media outlets reported on the latest Fannie Mae National Housing Survey. It is true that the number of people who believe that now is a good time to buy a home dipped 2% since the June report. However, the report also showed that 68% of people still believe it is a good time to buy. That is more than two out of every three people surveyed.
Yet, the headlines seemed to concentrate exclusively on the negative:
Survey: Americans Growing More Cautious on Housing – Wall Street Journal 11/24
Housing Drop: More Bad News for the Economy – Time 11/24
Is the fact that 68% of the people think now is the time to buy bad news? Shouldn't it be great news? We elect the president of this country with barely 50% of the voters agreeing. A senate 'supermajority' only demands 60% to bring out a vote of cloture or to end a filibuster. Over two thirds believing now is the time to buy is fabulous news.
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It's widely known that the Bible contains many passages which seem to implicitly condone slavery. For example, Exodus 21, which gives various rules for slavery including the rule that Hebrew slaves are to be freed after six years, or the infamous law from Leviticus that says you can only own foreigners as slaves. Then there are the various places in the Epistles where slaves are told to obey their masters (e.g. Ephesians 6:5, Colossians 3:22, 1 Peter 2:18).
What Christians often say about this is that God was making the best of a bad situation, and if he had started off giving sinful humans a command not to have slaves at all, no one would have listened. So instead he gave some commandments to limit the severity of slavery, which was better than nothing. That doesn't mean God approves of slavery. And the stuff about slaves obeying their masters can be interpreted in line with the stuff about turning the other cheek, and walking a second mile when forced to walk one mile.
However–and I don't understand why more people, in particular critics of fundamentalism, don't notice this–the Bible doesn't just occasionally seem to condone slavery. The Bible commands slavery. Exodus 22:3 commands that theives who can't make restitution be sold into slavery. Similarly, Deuteronomy chapter 20 commands that conquered peoples be enslaved when it isn't commanding they be exterminated.
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Students at Sussex University are campaigning to save the 'dissertation dash', an annual tradition where third-year students run through campus to hand in their university assignments before the deadline.
For the past 20 years, humanities and social science students have submitted their coursework at the same time and place, with many gathering to cheer on those making a last-minute dash from the library.
But this year there is no longer a single location to submit work, leaving the exuberant parade in jeopardy.
A spokesperson for the university says the event has become too large to manage.
"Student numbers are growing – by 2018 we expect to have 18,000 students – and a large number of those students will require a convenient and expedient way of submitting work and getting results. Naturally, the university would want to adapt its systems accordingly. For these reasons, handing in to one central point is no longer feasible.
"We'd love to see our students keep up their traditions, so we're talking with students about how they might adapt to this different way of handing in."
The university adds that a replacement ceremony may be more inclusive, since it could involve science as well as arts students.
But the University of Sussex Student Union (USSU) says it will fight the decision and has launched a Facebook campaign to rally support. Current finalists have also used the Twitter hashtag #savethedash to express their dismay at the university's decision, with one student tweeting: "I've been looking forward to my dissertation dash ever since my first year, don't take it away from me #savethedash".
Kit Bradshaw, communications officer at USSU, says students acknowledge that electronic submission will eventually replace paper hand-ins, but they hope the ceremony can survive until that date.
"Our university computer systems won't be ready for electronic submissions for another few years, there's no reason to scrap the dissertation dash before then. We've been doing the dissertation dash for two decades, I don't see why it's suddenly a logistical nightmare."
While for some students the dissertation dash is a panic-fuelled run along the 300-yard route from library to submission hall, others find time to indulge in fancy dress.
"Last year someone wrapped themselves in bubble wrap and rolled to the finish line, other students tie their legs to one another and have a three-legged race. Some people strip off altogether.
"Students feel very strongly about this, for many it's the highlight of their university experience. The ceremony has grown a lot since the 1990s, we put stalls on and arrange lots of entertainment. It's a big celebration for third years to mark the end of their time at Sussex."
The student union will meet university representatives on 14 February to discuss the future of the event.


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Perhaps the previous attacks on 2CO were also part of a larger extortion plot? Not that long ago the BBC ran a report on online casinos and betting shops being blackmailed, or they would be attacked on big days like the Grand National. I hope that this isn't a sign of things to come.
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Dr Susanna Leaf is labouring under some problems, she's in the wild west, she's a medical doctor and her father is a former shootist turned preacher. Now she's got another problem, Rafe LaCroix who is kidnapping her to help his injured companion. Turns out his companion is a kid and he was shot by one of the nastier gangs running around. Rafe is actually a bounty hunter.
It just didn't gel well for me, everything seemed to be more to do with fate and less to do with getting down to solving the problems, the two of them needed badly to grow up and face their adult responsibilities. It was readable but it didn't make me want to hunt down more by the author, wouldn't reject anything she writes but I lack enthuaism for her work. The growing relationship was interesting and I had sympathy for both characters until they really failed to join the dots properly.
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Memory Walks
[Written by Peter Nielsen].
Do your brain a favor … make walking a part of your regular routine! Evidence that regular walking benefits brain health continues to pile up. If you're not a walker, this should convince you to start!
A recent study from The Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois involving 120 sedentary people aged 55-80 found that walking increased the size of the hippocampus, a critical area of the brain for new learning and creating long-term memories. Participants of the study had not engaged in more than 30 minutes of daily exercise in the six months before of the study; they then took part in exercise groups for a year. Half of the participants walked three days a week, starting out 10 minutes per day and increasing to 40 minutes per day as their fitness levels improved. The other half did stretching and toning exercises for the same amount of time.
Participants were assessed at the start of the study, at six months into the study, and at the end of the year for spatial memory, fitness levels, and levels of a brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), an essential fuel for the growth of new neurons in the brain. They were also given brain scans to track physical changes.
The assessments showed that fitness levels for the walking group improved more than in the stretching and toning group. The walking group also had an increase in the size of the hippocampus. Spatial memory and levels of BDNF increased in both groups, but only the walking group was found to have increased the size of the hippocampus. Studies have shown that had the participants continued to be inactive for the year, their hippocampus would have shrunk by one to two per cent, while walking just three times a week boosted their memory and increased the size of their hippocampus.
While this study concentrated on walking, it is believed that any aerobic activity could offer the same benefits. If you can't get out for a walk due to weather conditions try walking on a treadmill.
If a knee injuries get in the way of your walking routine, try weight-lifting. A study conducted by scientists at the University of British Columbia focused on women ages 70 to 80 with mild cognitive impairment. They found that after six months of exercise, either walking or weight training, the women performed better performance on cognitive tests than they had before. It is interesting that while both exercise groups improved almost equally on tests of spatial memory, the women who had walked showed greater gains in verbal memory than the women who had lifted weights.
So get out there and walk … you'll build strength and memories!
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Recharge While You Sleep
[Written by Peter Nielsen].
It's not surprising that eighty percent of Americans suffer from long-term lack of sleep. When faced with overwork, stress, and tight schedules, sleep is often the first victim of the time budget. Be careful, the results can be harmful to long-term health and reduce your ability to manage day-to-day tasks!
New research from the University of Rochester's medical school shines a new light on the vital role sleep plays in our overall well-being. This research, recently published in the journal Science, found that sleep plays an important role in our brain's physiological maintenance. Simply put, it cleans out the trash that has accumulated during the day.
Our brains do not use the lymphatic system – the body's waste removal method. It maintains it's own system that works with the brain's blood circulation system and uses cerebral spinal fluid to wash away waste. Additionally, study of mice shows that the brain's cells shrink during sleep by as much as 60 percent, allowing cerebral spinal fluid flow easily between the cells and flush away waste. This leads researchers to believe that the brain probably has two functional states – processing information while we are awake and cleaning away the material that neurons generate during their normal activity while sleeping.
'Giving your brain time to clean up' may not spur you to improve your sleep habits, but there are plenty of proven benefits to a healthy sleep routine.
• Sharper Memory: Lack of sleep disturbs a person's ability to focus, learn and consolidate a memory, making it difficult for that information to be recalled at a future date.
• Longer Lifespan: According to an article published in the journal SLEEP, researchers studied 21,000 twins for 22 years and found that if people slept less than 7 hours a night or more than 8 hours a night, they had an increased risk of death.
• Lower Inflammation Risks: Researchers surveyed 525 middle-aged adults and found that those who reported six or fewer hours of sleep had higher levels of inflammatory markers. C-reactive protein levels were approximately 25 percent higher than adults who slept between six and nine hours.
• Improved Performance: A study from Stanford University found that college football players who tried to sleep at least 10 hours a night for seven to eight weeks improved their average sprint time and had less daytime fatigue and more stamina.
• Help Maintaining a Healthy Weight: The Nurses' Health Study followed roughly 60,000 women for 16 years. At the beginning of the study, all of the women were healthy, and none were obese. After 16 years, women who slept 5 hours or less per night had a 15 percent higher risk of becoming obese and had 30 percent higher risk of gaining 30 pounds over the course of the study compared to women who slept at least 7 hours each night.
Let your brain get to work on it's other job … and get a good night's sleep!
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Cold Weather Workout Tips
[Written by Peter Nielsen].
It's been an unusually cold winter, which can wreak havoc on your workout schedule! Don't give up. That winter weight gain isn't all tied to eating more or lack of exercise. New research shows how important exercise is … especially in the winter. In this study, researchers from the University of Colorado followed a group of twelve women and six men in both summer and winter. They discovered that their production of ATLPL (Adipose Tissue Lipoprotein Lipase), the chemical that promotes fat storage, almost doubles during the winter and dropped during the summer. They also found that the increase of muscle enzymes gained from exercising can help to counter the increase of ATLPL, and help the battle against those extra winter pounds.
Winter workouts carry their own dangers, here are a few tips to protect you on the coldest days.
• Wear layers. Insulate yourself against the wind and cold with a layered barrier rather than a single, bulky garment. The first layer that's directly touching your skin should be a lightweight synthetic or polyester material. It will dry quickly and wick away moisture. The second layer should be wool or polyester fleece. The outermost layer — worn in the rain, snow, or wind — should be lighter weight and water-repellent to help you stay dry.
• Keep your head covered. It is believed that between 50 and 70 percent of body heat is lost when your head is unprotected in cold weather. Wearing a hat can help your body retain heat.
• Protect your feet and hands. Keeping hands and feet warm is vital. Your body concentrates on keeping your internal organs warm in cold weather. Gloves also help prevent skin damage and frostbite. To keep your feet warm, make sure your torso is properly insulated and keep feet dry with winter athletic socks that have an inner layer that moves moisture away from the skin to an outer absorbent layer.
• Wear a face mask or scarf in frigid temperatures. A loose layer over your nose and mouth can warm cold air before you inhale and protect your lungs.
• Drink Water. You don't feel as sweaty as you do in the summer, but water is just as important in winter months. It even keeps you warm by helping the body retain heat!
• In extreme cold, which we've seen this winter, move your workout indoors to the gym. Can't make it to the gym? Develop a workout regimen you can do at home, take the stairs at work or speed walk through the mall!
• Finally, consider some traditional warming foods. Ancient Chinese medicine advised adding fresh ginger, garlic and cayenne to your food as a way to boost the immune system! Eucalyptus and juniper also stimulate the circulation and help protect the immune system.
It may seem more difficult to exercise when the weather gets cold and days seem shorter, but it's important to work against the natural increase in fat storage that occurs during the winter months!
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Take a Vacation from the Winter Blues
Winter is almost here. That means staying in and waiting for spring — right? Not at all! There are plenty of activities you can do in the winter, no matter where you live. You can even plan a getaway to one of the many winter sports resorts in the United States.
From coast to coast, you can find a resort for yourself or your family to satisfy all your winter sports desires. Those traveling to the West Coast, Midwest and northeastern parts of the country will find an abundance of resorts close by, but others will not have to travel far. There are winter sports resorts all over the country to satisfy any of your cold-weather interests.
"States as far south as North Carolina and Tennessee feature ski resorts that also offer other winter sports, such as ice skating and tubing," said TripAdvisor Public Relations Specialist Julie Cassetina.
You don't even need to find mountains to find great winter sports, Cassetina said. There are Winter Wonderlands all across the U.S.!
"While the mountainous regions of the East and West Coasts are the most popular destinations for winter sports, travelers in the comparatively flat Midwest can find resorts that offer plenty of snow-filled fun across the Great Plains," Cassetina said.
Popular resort destinations in the western half of the United States include Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev.; Park City, Utah; Big Bear Region, Calif.; and Sun Valley, Idaho. Eastern destinations include Lake Placid, N.Y.; North Conway, N.H.; and Stowe, Vt.
Those living in the Midwest can find a variety of Winter sports resorts as well, including Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs, Mich.; Lutsen Resort on Lake Superior in Lutsen, Minn.; Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Mich.; and Granite Peak in Wausau, Wisc.
Ski-lovers will find a plethora of trails to suit their needs at nearly any winter sports resort. For example, Boyne Highlands has 55 trails on 435 skiable acres, which makes it the largest ski area in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. You even find a resort —like Boyne — with a variety of room styles, from hotel rooms to condos and cottages.
Erin Ernst, director of communications for Boyne, suggests that resort-goers consider their skill level when choosing a resort. If you are new to skiing, for example, you should see if the resort offers lessons or free hills to beginners.
"There are many factors to explore when considering a winter resort for vacationing," Ernst said. "Lodging options, resort offerings and variety of winter sports should all be taken into consideration."
Looking to branch out for your winter sports vacation? You aren't limited to skiing! You can find resorts that offer almost any winter activity you desire. Cassetina said resorts are branching out in their offering to accommodate sports such as horseback riding, dogsledding, snowshoe hiking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
Heading out into the snow is fun—but it can be dangerous and downright unpleasant if you aren't prepared with the correct gear. The National Ski Patrol says that having the proper clothing is a key to safety and enjoyment when participating in outdoor winter activities.
The right equipment means not only having the right skis, skates or sled. It also means having the proper clothing to stay both warm and dry. The National Ski Patrol says that the key to dressing for the cold is in the layering. The organization suggests lightweight layers. You should have an inner moisture-wicking layer, a middle insulating later and an outer shell layer.
Check the weather forecast to be sure you are dressing appropriately. Also consider your exertion level. Are you going on a horse ride, which requires very little exertion, or cross-country skiing, where you will be exerting a high amount of effort? Layering allows you to shed and add clothing as it is necessary, but you should always be prepared for the worst.
If you are searching for a resort, the best way to find the one you want is to use a service such as TripAdvisor to look at reviews and photos from real travelers, Cassetina said.
"When searching for a resort, travelers can use the filters on TripAdvisor to sort by price, traveler rating, distance and more," Cassetina said. "They can also select from additional categories such as 'family,' 'romance,' 'ski-in/ski-out' and more to identify resorts that will fit their travel type."
Don't take the chilly season off from being active. Get all the cold-weather gear you need at your local Dunham's, and head out into the snow!
-Ski Bum
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