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SAN ANTONIOWhen Gregg Lowe, Freescale Semiconductor Inc.'s president and CEO, took the microphone to deliver the keynote address at perhaps his company's most important annual event Tuesday (June 19), he was in the early stages of his 14th day on the job.
Later, when asked a question about Freescale's strengths and weaknesses, Lowe freely acknowledged he was unqualified to answer, owing to his brief stint on the job thus far.
But Lowewho was named to Freescale's top job June 5made one thing clear above all others. He stated several times that his primary mission is to improve Freescale's market share, growing the company faster than the overall semiconductor industry.
"I don't know that I can point to a single weakness after 13 days," Lowe said. "What I would tell you is that the employees of this company feel they know they have the skills and the capabilities to do a better job of growing the company and gaining market share."
Greg Lowe, Freescale Semiconductor's president and CEO, speaks at the Freescale Technology Forum Tuesday.
Lowe acknowledged that he is not yet ready to list in which product areas Freescale has the best opportunities to capture greater market share. He also declined to put a timeline on how long it will take he and the rest of the company's management to agree on a strategy to grow the company's top line.
"I am working on that aggressively," Lowe said. "But I am not going to be impatient. This is a company that has a lot of different things going on. We've got to make the right decisions and choices."
Early on in his keynote address, Lowe, a longtime executive at Texas Instruments Inc., said he was drawn to the Freescale job by what he saw as values that he sharedintegrity, openness, a team environment and a desire to win. He added later that he was intrigued by Freescale's solid technical heritage and strong position in a number of markets.
Lowe was appointed Freescale's president and CEO about six weeks after Rich Beyer announced his decision to retire pending a search for a new top executive at the company.
Lowe said he has spent the past 13 days talking to Freescale employees at all levels, from high-ranking executives to random employees in the company cafeteria. "This is a team that is hungry," he said. "This is a team that wants to win. This is a team that has a heritage of winning. And I hope to work together with that team to put us back in that position."
In a meeting with analysts later Tuesday, Lowe was asked about managing Freescale's massive debt load, which stands at more than $6 billion. "The debt is what it is," Lowe said. "It's down from what it's been, so there's been some good progress on that front." Lowe added that the "one lever that hasn't been pulled enough" is to grow the company's top line faster than the overall market.
Asked by an analyst to describe to what degree his compensation was tied to Freescale's success, Lowe largely sidestepped the question. But, he said that he had been asked if he had "skin in the game" previously.
"I feel like I have all of my organs in the game at this point," Lowe said.


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I'm running RHEL 5.2 and would like to run an iptables command when an ethernet device goes up, and a different iptables command when it goes down. I want this to happen automatically after the device goes up or down.
For instance... eth1:2
I tried just adding a line to to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1:2 like so:
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This ends up getting run on both ifdown eth1:2, and ifup eth1:2 - which helps but isn't quite what I want.
Thanks for any help in advance!
Network device status is managed with /etc/rc.d/init.d/network. This SysV initscript changes dirs to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts and runs 'ifup' on found devices. Looking in 'ifup-eth' you will find the last thing it execs is 'ifup-post'. About the last thing 'ifup-post' exececutes is the do_netreport shell function. This function is sourced from network-functions and runs 'netreport'. See if reading 'man netreport' gives you ideas or else check if modifying ifup/ifdown scripts is more your thing.
Thanks for the info!
So if if I understand netreport... I'd have to have a background process for each eth interface in question which calls 'netreport -r' and then waits for a SIGIO signal meaning that the interface's state has changed. I guess that seems a bit complicated, but doable.
This is really easy on Debian/Ubuntu. You can just add one-liners to /etc/network/interfaces that get run when an specific interface goes up or down. Here's an example. Is there anything simple like that I can do on RHEL?
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I just got back from presenting our work in Manila! I brought way too much work, was only about 60% into our presentation, when they pulled the plug and people were ready for me to wrap it up. I hope everyone there enjoyed it and found it somewhat entertaining. Either way, was great fun and thanks to Aram and GraphikaManila for having us be apart of this great event. I want to give a big shout out to all the people there that took care of me and my wife Piyada while were there. The scene in Manila is awesome, very humble, lots of energy and great work being done and very progressive for a small country! In no special order, big thanks to Rex and Jois, Nico and Katwo, Aram, and many others! As well, saw some great new work from people like Asylum (smoking hot ad agency style work), Hue Visual Lab, Electrolychee, Team Manila (I am sporting the Pling shirt today) and many more! Overall it was a great event, scene and people in Manila. Rawk!
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by Lawrence Meyers | November 2, 2012 7:45 am
After reading the headline, you might be asking yourself, "What? Wasn't the time to short Best Buy stock months ago?"
Yes — unless you happen to be very careful with your shorts.
I don't like to short on speculation. I only short stocks that are insanely overvalued, like when Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX[1]) was at $300, or when I see a stock that will ultimately end up in bankruptcy. I wrote earlier this year[2] that, at the time, Best Buy (NYSE:BBY[3]) was sitting on $800 million in cash and had ample free cash flow, and thus was in too strong a position for investors to go short.
Now, there's a short case to be made with Best Buy stock at $15, because I'll take 15 points on a short any day.
Best Buy pre-announced awful Q3 earnings. Here are some of the highlights:
Analyst also have adjusted earnings downward to as low as 8 cents from last year's 47 cents.
As I wrote earlier, Best Buy is obsolete. It is in the commodity business, and those commodities are available at lower prices online, at places like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN[4]) or eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY[5]) or Walmart (NYSE:WMT[6]) or countless other online retailers. Online margins are extremely thin thanks to intense competition, so imagine how Best Buy must be burning through cash, considering it must compete while operating large stores.
In the meantime, Best Buy's expenses are increasing, and the company is paying a dividend while burning through cash.
As of Aug. 3, Best Buy had $771 million in cash and long-term investments. That was a decline of $740 million from the prior quarter, of which $513 million was used to reduce long-term debt and $104 million was used to pay a dividend. In the meantime, the quarter saw negative free cash flow of $776 million. BBY simply cannot sustain that kind of negative cash flow much longer.
The good news is that the fourth quarter is when Best Buy really shines. The problem is I don't expect much out of it, for all the reasons stated, and the fact that all these new initiatives (such as mobile stores[7]) aren't going to work.
Some investors might be holding out for the promised buyout from the company's ousted chairman and founder[8], Richard Schulze. This is the only true risk to a short right now.
Heck, Best Buy does more than $50 billion in sales, just like Amazon. The problem is after backing out cost of sales ($38 billion) … and SG&A ($10 billion) … and interest and income taxes … there just isn't much left over.
However, even though I see Best Buy as a company headed for bankruptcy — just like Circuit City (which had the same model) — that doesn't mean there aren't enough stupid private equity firms to pony up some capital because they mistakenly see a distressed asset. Perhaps that's the reason the company paid down so much debt — it is trying to shine up the balance sheet for a prospective sucker… er, I mean buyer.
Overall, the path of least resistance to the stock is down, and — barring a miracle buyout — bankruptcy seems certain. Short BBY.
Lawrence Meyers does not have a position in any security, but might enter a short position on BBY in the next 72 hours. He is president of PDL Capital, Inc.[9], which brokers secure high-yield investments to the general public and private equity. You can read his stock market commentary at SeekingAlpha.com[10]. He also has written two books[11] and blogs about public policy[12], journalistic integrity[13], popular culture[14] and world affairs[15].
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Ruth Madoff: 'I feel betrayed and confused'
In her first public comments since her husband's arrest in December in a massive Ponzi scheme, Ruth Madoff seemed to seek solidarity with victims. "Like everyone else, I feel betrayed and confused," said the statement, released Monday after Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison. "The man who committed this horrible fraud is not the man whom I have known for all these years." "I am breaking my silence now, because my reluctance to speak has been interpreted as indifference or lack of sympathy for the victims of my husband Bernie's crime, which is exactly the opposite of the truth," she added. But if she wanted to elicit sympathy, she may have fallen short, some image consultants said Monday. "It doesn't have the emotion," said Judith Glaser, author and chief executive of Benchmark Communications, a Manhattan executive-coaching firm. "It sounds too thought out. It sounds as if it was written over and over again to make sure it was the appropriate policy." Another consultant questioned the timing. "Why was it released [Monday]?" asked Ronn Torossian, chief executive of 5W Public Relations, a Manhattan firm whose work includes image consulting. "All these months she didn't think to release a statement." Ruth Madoff has not been accused of any wrongdoing, and she has agreed to surrender homes and jewelry as part of a federal court order that her husband forfeit $170 billion in assets. And she has been shunned in the community, according to published reports. In the statement, released by her attorney, Peter Chavkin, she said her husband "stunned us all with his confession and is responsible for this terrible situation in which so many now find themselves." She added: "Lives have been upended and futures have been taken away." Glaser said that Ruth Madoff can rebuild her tattered image, and should start by working with a psychiatrist. "If you believe her [story], then she is going to need a psychiatrist to work through this because it means that for the last 10 to 15 years, she's been living through the delusion of who her husband was," Glaser said. Ruth Madoff ended her statement by saying she is "devastated for the many whom my husband has destroyed" and that they should know "not a day goes by when I don't ache over the stories that I have heard and read."


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Rangers relievers hit 100 on radar gun
Rangers relievers hit 100 on radar gun
KANSAS CITY -- Rangers relievers were lighting up the radar gun on Friday night. Both Tanner Scheppers and Alexi Ogando hit 100 miles per hour with their fastball while pitching against the Royals. "I know...I was watching that and thinking, 'I wish I had that,'" closer Joe Nathan said. Scheppers, who hit 101 at the All-Star Futures Game in 2010, said hitting triple digits is not that big of a deal.
"As long as I get outs, that's all I care about," he said. "It does something for me if they get outs," manager Ron Washington said. "It doesn't do anything for me if they don't get outs. If it's 100 and not in the zone, it doesn't matter." Ogando and Scheppers are two of 20 pitchers in the Major Leagues who average at least 96 miles per hour with their fastball. Padres reliever Andrew Cashner averages 98.6 miles per hour, the highest in the Majors. Mark Lowe and Neftali Feliz both averaged over 96 last season for the Rangers.


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Resistance: Jews and Christians who defied the Nazi terror by Nechama Tec
One can learn a lot about a nation's priorities, hopes and fears by observing the urban topography of its capital city.
Jerusalem is a striking example. A keen observer will notice that clustered on the hill of Givat Ram in West Jerusalem are all the great institutions of modern Israel: the Knesset, its leading university, the national library and the national museum. Tucked away at the border of the Jerusalem forest some five kilometres to the southwest lies Yad Vashem, the national Holocaust museum and memorial .
It is no secret that the early pioneers of the state were embarrassed by the Holocaust. The image of six million Jews passively going to their deaths like sheep to the slaughter jarred with the image promoted by…


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There are few things in life more awkward than job hunting whilst gainfully employed.
For one, job hunting is a veritable job in and of itself. It takes time to scour job boards, craft memorable cover letters, and go on interviews.
And those interviews? They are definitely the most awkward part. After all, you can only have so many doctor appointments, family emergencies, illnesses, burst pipes, etc. before people start to suspect. (Or at least think you are just a disaster of a human being.) And I'm a terrible liar. I hate doing it.
I tend to get stressed out by phony doctor appointments (the rushing to get there on time, the rushing to get back to the office at a reasonable time…it's too much) and will often just take a day off, especially if I have more than one interview. The problem is, eventually you burn through 3-4 vacation days, which is fine if you get the job. Not so much if you don't.
Here are a few things I've learned about job hunting while having a full-time job:
1. Timing is everything. Schedule interviews either first thing in the morning (ideal, because there are a myriad of excuses that can happen in the morning…late train, dishwasher overflowed, husband got sick and needs me to pick up a prescription, dog ran away, car broke down, etc.) or last thing in the afternoon ("I need to jet out of here a little early tomorrow evening, but I'll be in early to make up for any missed work."). If all else fails, lunchtime is doable. ("My cousin is in town just for the afternoon and asked if I could meet for lunch — is that okay?")
2. Be cautious about dressing too professional if you have to go back to work. Unless you show up every day in a blazer and heels, wear an outfit you can dress up for the interview and down for your office. Nothing tips people off like you showing up late and in a suit.
3. Be respectful of your current employer's time. 3 pm is not the right time to troll LinkedIn job boards. It's also not the right time to update your resume. You are still an employee, and you want to leave on good terms regardless of the situation. (If possible.) Save your job hunting for after-hours (and answer emails/phone calls on your lunch break) to avoid leaving anyone with bad thoughts about you after you're gone.
You're probably wondering why I'm being so candid about my job hunting process. Well…you guessed it; I got a new job recently. My last day at my current company is next Wednesday. Then it's off to Paris, and then I start the new gig when I get back.
The long-time readers among you will probably feel like you have déjà vu, but in my defense, I've been at my current job for almost two years. That's a lifetime in the media world. Plus, I'm super excited about the new opportunity.
I've got a good feeling about 2014, you guys.
Ha I LOL'd at your disclaimer on Facebook "I'm not pregnant." I'm quickly realizing I have to do this with all messages to family now. Ah, married life.
Congrats on the new gig! It is awkward, but I've always heard that it's better to look for a new job while you have a job. 🙂
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It is too bad you felt you had to straight up lie to your employer to go on interviews. What would have happened if you were honest with them. I've been at Northwestern for four years now and have applied for a handful of other jobs in my time here. I was a finalist (and 2nd choice) for two of them, and both were out of state and required me to take a day off to go to the interview. But I was honest with my boss and told him exactly what I was doing both times (and used him as a reference both times). Both jobs were clear steps up for me, and he understood that I had to pursue the opportunity. I didn't end up with either job, and I am still happily and gainfully employed here. Both times the news was met with an "I'm sorry you didn't get the job but we are happy to see you're still going to be here".
I'm legitimately curious. What would have happened if you were completely up front with your current employer? It seems like job changes happen often in your industry. Would it have been as bad as you imply?
Whoa, congrats, girl! That's awesome…I'm excited to hear about the new gig. 🙂
Congrats! and perfect timing with your trip to Paris! That is very exciting!
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Feb. 25, 2014
Source: BASF news release
BASF announced today that Sercadis® fungicide has received full U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration. Sercadis fungicide provides rice growers with a solution for resistant sheath blight in rice. Since 2012, Sercadis fungicide has been available to Louisiana rice growers through a Section 18 emergency exemption.
"Sercadis fungicide is a tool to help rice growers control the problematic rice disease sheath blight," said Brianne Reeves, D.P.M., Technical Market Specialist, BASF. "With a new mode of action available to growers, Sercadis fungicide protects crops against this economically damaging disease."
Sheath blight typically infects the culms at the water line between the late tilling and joint elongation growth stages, and can progress rapidly, causing tiller lodging and collapse. It can spread from tiller to tiller within a rice field. Growers commonly rotate rice with soybeans, which can also carry the disease, known in soybeans as aerial web blight.
Sercadis fungicide contains the active ingredient Xemium® fungicide. It provides consistent performance and longer-lasting disease control. Xemium fungicide is also an active ingredient in Merivon® fungicide for specialty crops and Priaxor® fungicide for corn and soybean crops.
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Other fungicides in the BASF portfolio received expanded labels. Priaxor fungicide is now labeled for sorghum and sugarcane. Merivon fungicide's label was expanded for use on tree nuts; including almonds, pistachios and walnuts; strawberries; select vegetables; and pome and stone fruits.
Priaxor fungicide, which provides another mode of action for row crops, delivers continuous protection and consistent performance against a broad spectrum of diseases. Growers can apply Priaxor fungicide to their soybean acres, as well as corn acres, early in the season, pre-tassel. Merivon fungicide provides long-lasting and consistent protection against detrimental diseases in specialty crops.
"As an industry leader, BASF is dedicated to providing resistance management solutions, technical support and educational tools to growers," said Reeves. "Sercadis fungicide will be another tool available to help growers get the most out of every acre."
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Longfellow names
I know some of you are much more literary than I am and I'm asking for your help! What female names can you think of that are associated with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? DD is Allegra...we've already discussed Evangeline, Alice and Edith, as well as his other childrens' names. Any other names from his poetry that you can think of? Still trying to find a name that we both love and feels right. I love subtle connections like this for sibling names (we got Allegra's name from "The Children's Hour")
Thanks in advance!
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He had siblings named Elizabeth, Anne, Mary and Ellen. He also married a woman named Mary. He married again a woman name Frances "Fanny". They had daughters Alice Mary and Edith and Anne Allegra. You could also use Gabrielle, the feminine form of Gabriel who was the love of Evangeline in his poem with the same name.
You could also use literary names as a theme and it doesn't have to be just names associated with Longfellow.Mom to Isaiah to Zachariah
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Just wanted to mention that in college I took a class called "Longfellow" where we examined only his works throughout the entire semester. If I had paid a little more attention in that class I might be able to help you now! :/Everett Thomas (11/28/14)
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The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday night has ballooned to $355 million with a cash option of $224.2 million.
The last drawing, on New Year's Eve, was for around $240 million. With no jackpot winner, the amount rolls over and continues to grow.
How do you win? Match five out of five numbers picked between 1-56 and then pick a sixth ball, the Mega Ball, between the numbers 1-46. Match all six and then promptly retire on a tropical island.
"Any number that's chosen is equally likely to be chosen," said Monnie McGee, a statistical scientist at Southern Methodist University.
But using important dates -- such as birthdates and anniversaries -- can limit you.
"You can choose one of 56 numbers, but birthdates limits you to basically 31 numbers," McGee said.
Tickets can be purchased up until 9:45 p.m. for tonight's drawing, and the odds of winning are 1 in 176 million.
But don't think it can't be done. On New Year's Eve, Steven Parris of Sulpher Springs managed to match five out of five numbers, only missing the Mega Ball, for a cool $250,000. Not a bad way to start off the new year, eh?
The other Texas lotteries, PowerBall and the Texas Lotto, are at $34 million and $12 million, respectively -- still nothing to shake a stick at.
What would you do with $208 million? Tell us in the comments.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a signal balloon device employing chemical substances that react to produce a lighter-than-air gas which inflates a locating balloon.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Various types of signal balloon devices have been suggested. However, as exemplified by U.S. Pat. No. 2,646,019 of Chetland, such devices typically have a canister for compressed gas which is opened to inflate a locating balloon. One common drawback of compressed gas type signal balloon devices is the relatively bulky and heavy canister required to hold sufficient compressed gas to inflate a balloon of reasonable size. This bulk and weight makes such devices inconvenient for backpackers and others who desire lightweight easily portable equipment. Another disadvantage of these devices is the high cost of compressed gas canisters.
In addition to the above known devices, military specification MIL-31-115C, EL, dated Dec. 7, 1962, mentions a device for combining calcium hydride with water to produce hydrogen gas. The gas is then used to inflate meterological balloons. The calcium hydride is encased in a sealed metal canister attached to a hydrogen generator, the canisters having scored knockout holes which are punched open to permit the entrance of water and the escape of hydrogen gas during the gas generating process. It is believed that the military device is bulky and heavy, thereby making it difficult to transport. Also, it is believed that this device does not include an integral balloon and charge container assembly with the balloon being detachable when filled. Furthermore, this device apparently requires the time consumimg step of opening knockout holes with separately carried tools before the calcium hydride and water may be mixed.
The present invention is a signal balloon device including a special charge container means for containing a first substance. The charge container has a plurality of apertures so that when it is placed in an activation container means holding a second substance, the second substance passes through the apertures and reacts with the first substance to produce a lighter-than-air gas. A balloon assembly means captures the lighter-than-air gas so that it inflates a locating balloon means of the assembly.
A particular feature of the invention is a liner means positioned within the charge container for preventing the first substance from passing out of the charge container through the apertures.
Another feature of the present invention is a one-piece covering means for covering the apertures.
As another feature of the invention, the charge container is a cylinder with the apertures equally spaced around its circumference.
As a more specific feature of the invention, the apertures are through a wall of the charge container, the liner is positioned inside the charge container adjacent the wall and the covering means comprises a covering strip attached to the outside of the charge container and separated from the liner means by the wall. The strip is removable from the charge container without rupturing the liner.
As still another feature of the invention, the balloon assembly is attached to one end of the charge container so that when the charge container is placed in the activation container the assembly is in position to seal the activation container and capture the lighter-than-air gas.
As a further feature of the invention, the longitudinal axis of the charge container and the longitudinal axis of the balloon assembly are the same. This facilitates placement of the charge container in the activation container and sealing of the activation container by the balloon assembly.
Another feature of the present invention is the inclusion in the activation container of more of the second substance than is needed for the complete reaction of the first and second substances, the excess second substance aiding in the dissipation of heat produced during the reaction away from the charge container.
A still further feature of the balloon assembly is a reflective metallic material attached to the balloon to increase the balloon's detectability when it is aloft.
Still another feature of the invention is a transmitter carried by the balloon to transmit its location which uses the reflective material as an antenna.
A primary object of the invention is to provide an improved signal balloon device which is inexpensive and easy to use.
Another object is to provide such a signal balloon device which is lightweight, portable, and usable under adverse or emergency conditions.
Another object is to provide such a signal balloon device which produces a gas for inflating a locating balloon.
Still another object is to provide such a signal balloon device which is easily detectable from a long range and for a long time.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawing.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the signal balloon device of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of the charge container taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the charge container taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cinch shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a partially broken away side elevation view of the device of FIG. 1 with the charge container placed within the activation container; and
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the balloon of FIG. 1 when aloft.
With reference to FIG. 1, a signal balloon device in accordance with the present invention includes a charge container means 10 for containing a first substance that reacts when placed in contact with a second substance contained in an activation container means 12 to produce a lighter-than-air gas. A balloon assembly means 14 traps the gas produced by the reaction in a locating balloon means 16 of the assembly so that the balloon inflates. The inflated balloon 16 floats upwardly for signaling purposes.
Although a number of substances are usable for the first substance, metal hydride substances are particularly suitable with the preferred substance being granulated calcium hydride (CaH2). With calcium hydride as the first substance, the second substance is water and the lighter-than-air gas is hydrogen. When placed in contact with one another these two substances undergo the following reaction:
CaH.sub.2 (solid) + 4H.sub.2 O (liquid) → 4H.sub.2 (gas) + 2Ca(OH).sub.2 (aqueous) + heat.
For purposes of explanation, and not as a limitation, the description proceeds with the first and second substances being described as calcium hydride and water, respectively.
The charge container 10 comprises a cylinder (FIG. 1) having a sleeve or wall portion 18, an upper concave end cap 22 and a lower concave end cap 24 (FIG. 2). The cylinder is preferably of a lightweight heat conducting material such as aluminum, to facilitate dissipation of heat produced during the reaction away from the charge container.
A plurality of apertures 28 are provided through wall portion 18. These apertures are positioned in a plurality of spaced apart rows with each row being generally located in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 40 of the charge container 10. As shwon in FIG. 3 for one row, the apertures 28 of each row are spaced apart at equal distances around the circumference of wall portion 18. This spacing permits water to pass through the apertures and evenly penetrate the calcium hydride powder 34 contained within charge container 10.
To provide room for expansion, the calcium hydride (FIG. 2) and water (FIG. 5) do not completely fill their respective containers.
Wall portion 18 is reamed to form a notch 46 (FIG. 2) around the inner periphery of each of its ends. These notches provide seats for caps 22, 24 which are press fit into the ends of the wall portion 18 and provide a watertight seal at the ends of the charge container 10.
A water permeable liner means 30 is positioned inside container 10 adjacent wall portion 18 to prevent the calcium hydride from passing outwardly from the charge container through the apertures. Liner 30 may be of a lightweight inexpensive filter paper of a type that allows the passage of water and hydrogen gas through it.
A removable covering means covers apertures 28 and prevents moisture from entering the charge container 10 and causing the reaction to occur when not desired. As shown in FIG. 1, the covering may comprise a covering strip 44 for covering the rows of apertures 28. A waterproof tape adhesively secured to the outer surface of wall portion 18 can be used for strip 44. With this arrangement, strip 44 may be easily and rapidly peeled away from wall portion 18 in one motion to uncover the apertures. Wall portion 18 separates liner 30 from strip 44. Therefore, when the strip is removed, the liner is not ruptured and the calcium hydride 34 remains inside charge container 10.
Balloon assembly means 14 includes a stopper 50 having a hole 52 along its longitudinal axis 40. The neck 56 of locating balloon 16 is stretched over the stopper 50 to prevent gas, passing through hole 52 into the balloon, from escaping. Stopper 50 may be of a neoprene rubber material.
A conventinal self-latching cinch of tab 60 is positioned above the stopper 50 around the neck 56 of the balloon. As shown in FIG. 4, an end 62 of tab 60 is threaded through a slot 64 to form a loop which surrounds the neck 56. Pulling end 62 tightens the loop to close the balloon. Ridges on the tab prevent the tab from loosening after it has been tightened. The use of a tab eliminates the difficult task of a person with fingers numbed by cold trying to seal the balloon 16 by tying a knot in its neck 56.
A spool of tethering line 70, of monofilament or other material, is attached at end 72 to the tab 60. When the inflated balloon is released, the line is played out until the balloon is at a desired height. A piece of shiny, metallic film-like foil material 76 has an end 78 inserted under tab 60. Tightening the tab secures the foil 76 to balloon 16. The foil reflects light and makes the balloon more visible when aloft. Foil 76 is detectable by radar thereby making the balloon easier to locate. In addition, the foil functions as an antenna for a transmitter 82 (FIG. 6) which may be attached by tab 60 to the balloon and carried aloft from which it transmits locating signals.
To decrease the porosity of the balloon, it may be made of a clay-filled latex material. This increases the time that the balloon remains aloft as it holds the lighter-than-air gas longer. The balloon is colored a bright orange to add to its visability.
A connecting rod 84 is welded at one end to cap 22 (FIG. 1) and has its other end inserted into stopper 50. Rod 84 rigidly secures the balloon assembly 14 and charge container 10 together. Therefore, when charge container 10 is inserted into activation container 12, stopper 50 is in position to seal activation container 12 so that the balloon traps the gas produced by the reaction. This interconnection of charge container 10 and balloon assembly 14 increases the reliability of the device. That is, absent such connection, a person who places charge container 10 into the activation container may be startled by the rapid reaction that takes place, and as a result, delay the capping of activation container 12 with the assembly means 14. This delay could allow a large amount of the gas to escape instead of filling the balloon. Furthermore, charge container 10 and stopper 50 are both aligned with the same longitudinal axis 40. This alignment facilitates the use of the device as only one motion is required to both insert charge container 10 into container 12 and seal the container 12 with balloon assembly 14.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, container 12 has an externally threaded neck 88 to which an internally threaded cap 90 is secured to hold water therein. A small amount of alcohol may be added to this water to prevent freezing. Container 12 is conveniently formed of a lightweight plastic material. In many situations, such as on a boat, the user will have easy access to water. In these situations container 12 is kept normally empty to further reduce its weight and is filled with water just prior to use.
The signal balloon of the present invention is extremely simple to use. As a consequence, it can be employed even during adverse weather or emergency conditions.
To operate the device, strip 44 is removed (FIG. 5) and charge container 10 is immersed in the water within activation container 12. Stopper 50 engages neck 88 of activation container 12 and seals this container. Connecting rod 84 brings stopper 50 into contact with neck 88 at about the same time charge container 10 is submerged in the water. Because activation container 12 is sealed at about the same time the charge container is submerged, only a minimal amount of the gas escapes. After insertion of charge container 10, water passes through liner 30 and reacts with the calcium hydride in charge container 10. The resulting hydrogen gas passes outwardly from container 10 into container 12. From container 12, the gas passes through hole 52 into the locating balloon 16.
Container 12 holds approximately seven or more times the amount of water needed for the complete reaction of the calcium hydride to take place. The additional water dissipates heat from the reaction away from charge container 10. This dissipation of heat prevents water within the activation container 12 from boiling and therefore minimizes the production of steam. Introduction of steam into the balloon 16 would reduce its ability to float. Also, as hole 52 is of a smaller diameter than the opening into container 12, stopper 50 blocks water from splashing into the balloon in the event the container 12 is tilted during the inflation process.
Following inflation, tab 60 is tightened to close the balloon and the balloon is removed from the stopper. Line is played out from spool 70 so that the balloon floats upwardly to a desired height.
As previously mentioned, the device is extremely lightweight and compact. As a specific example, in one form that has been tested, the charge container 10 is slightly over two inches tall and one inch in diameter and the entire device weighs less than one pound. This tested device inflated a 16-inch diameter balloon in about eight minutes. It is estimated that such a balloon will remain aloft for at least 17 to 20 hours and will be visible for up to three to four miles. Of course, the size of the device may be varied depending upon the desired application.
Having illustrated and described the principles of my invention with reference to one preferred embodiment, it should be apparent to those persons skilled in the art that this invention can be modified in arrangement and detail without departing from such principles.
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I booked the cocktail making class for my sisters hen and it was brilliant. Right from my enquiry, function were incredibly helpful and took all the stress out of organising an activity.
The class was excellent and our mixologist was superb. It was a great activity to get a group of people who don't know each other mingling and was a lot of fun.
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Arsenal beat Cardiff 3-0
Man of the moment Aaron Ramsey scored twice against his former club as Arsenal beat Cardiff City 3-0 on Saturday to move seven points clear atop the EPL.
Ramsey broke the deadlock with a fine first-half header and after substitute Mathieu Flamini added a late second, the Welshman completed victory in stoppage time to take his tally of league goals this season to eight.
The win took Arsene Wenger's side seven points above Liverpool and Chelsea, both of whom play on Sunday, as well as Everton, who climbed to fourth place by beating Stoke City.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere had scored after 14 seconds against Marseille in mid-week and he almost repeated the trick at the Cardiff City Stadium, curling a 20-yard shot against the crossbar in the second minute.
A remarkable incident then saw Olivier Giroud shun an opportunity to extend Arsenal's lead. Wrongly believing himself to be offside, the French striker stopped with a clear run on goal, and when he belatedly realised that the assistant referee had kept his flag down, Steven Caulker rushed back to block. Fortunately for Giroud, Ramsey was on hand to spare his blushes (29th minute).
The Welsh midfielder sent a superb header past David Marshall from Mesut Ozil's cross, and his refusal to celebrate against his former club saw him being applauded.
Flamini then added a second for the visitors' in the 86th minute, gathering a pass from Ozil and lashing home, before Ramsey continued his astonishing form by claiming an emphatic second goal in stoppage time.
EPL results
Cardiff 0-3 Arsenal
Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
Everton 4-0 Stoke City
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"We think that threats become evident when a capability to invade is coupled with an intent to invade."
"[In May 2003, many Muslims] saw a worldwide threat to Islam and [bin Laden] represented opposition to the West and the United States, ... Tempers have since cooled."
"But it can also be used against commercial aircraft carrying civilians. That is the bigger threat we have found."
"It's too hot. There's too much threat of rain. October is the driest month of the year, and it starts getting cool. We just feel we owe it to the crowd to give them a little bit better conditions."
"The threats to birds and mammals are well known, but it turns out that languages are far more threatened."
"Despite the threat of eminent domain, we have been moving ahead under the assumption that we're going to open. Now we don't have to worry about looking over our shoulders."


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Lambert, Allen: 'American Idol' Not About Religion
"American Idol" will be crowning a winner Wednesday night based on the tens of millions of votes expected to flood the popular singing contest.
And while some are wondering whether the faith – or lack thereof – of the final two contestants will play a role in the final outcome, most would rather it not, particularly finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.
"I hope that having the Christian vote does not help with anything," Allen told a throng of reporters gathered Monday outside the Nokia Theatre in Hollywood.
"I hope it has to do with the talent and the performance that you give. It's not about religion and all that kind of stuff," added the married college student, who has worked as a worship leader at the New Life Church in his hometown of Conway, Ark.
While those who know Allen well have described him as a humble young man with a heart for Christian service, Lambert has kept his beliefs, as well has his sexual orientation, largely under wraps.
And that's likely because Lambert views "American Idol" as "a singing competition, not a church thing."
"I would hope people vote based on what they like to hear," the 27-year-old theater actor from San Diego said Monday alongside Allen, who "totally" agreed with him. "I don't think it has anything to do with your religious background, what color you are, gender. It doesn't have anything to do with that."
Though Lambert has long been a heavy favorite, Allen has made leaps and bounds over the past several weeks that have surprised judges and viewers alike. Last week, only one million votes out of 88 million separated Allen from Lambert, and Tuesday's part of the season finale left the two still neck and neck.
But with supporters of second-runner up Danny Gokey now up for grabs, many believe the stage has been set for a possible upset.
On Wednesday, Lambert and Allen will perform three songs a piece: a favorite performance from this past season; a tune selected by "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller and a song co-written by Kara DioGuardi, the show's fourth judge.
The two-hour finale will kick off 8 p.m. ET.


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Iggy Azalea is not only killing it on the radio, she's also slaying on Youtube. "Fancy" was a massive hit—event Clueless director, Amy Heckerling, loved it—and "Black Widow" garnered over a million views in 10 hours. That being said, Iggy probably wants her "Nothing Like Me" video kept under wraps.
Apparently an artifact from a time when Iggy had aspirations of being a pop superstar, the track is more "Work Bitch" than "Work." While Ms. Azalea hasn't commented on the video or its authenticity, it certainly looks like her, even though it may not sound like her. The video's been up since Monday, and the only thing that might be construed as a comment from the "Change Your Life" singer is the following tweet.
I think seeing someone progress and become great is inspiring. If you feel mad watching it, check yourself and adjust your perspective.
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Ahh. Thanks to KallieBoo! I got to taste a sample of this. Okay, or 3 cups of it. :). Today was going horribly, ended up with me crying in the middle of a bank, but this tea was there to comfort me when I got home.
The dry leaf smell is a little underwhelming. Sweet and tangy but subdued, the green tea really stood out to me. I was a little hesitant making it because of the fact that I like the flavors in the tea. I'm not good with green tea, but KallieBoo gave me nice little instructions that helped me. Steeped it for 3 minutes at 175 degrees. Normally, I would have boiled it for about 5 minutes.
The color is a nice dark orange and again, smells more like green tea than any tropical flavor. I let this cool and threw it in the fridge for when I would actually have the time to drink it. Today was that time.
I was pleasantly suprised. It didn't get great reviews on here, but maybe its becuase I like overly sweet things. It's very sweet and a little tart, with more of the taste of mango than any other fruit. Reminds me of being on a tropical vacation.
Thanks again KallieBoo! You gave me my escape for the day :)


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The primary defendant in an Ohio Valley prescription painkiller ring was arraigned on Tuesday, but on separate charges.
37-year-old Brian Schultz appeared in front of Magistrate Joe Roxby on Tuesday morning. Schultz is facing charges stemming from an incident on January 22, in which emergency responders arrived at his home for a self-inflicted medical issue. Schultz allegedly became combative with officers.
Schultz is facing two counts of obstructing and two counts of battery on an officer.
Schultz was also named Monday as a main defendant in a prescription painkiller ring.
(Original Story: Fifteen Ohio Valley Residents Arrested for Conspiracy to Distribute Painkillers)
The 83-count indictment states Oxycodone and other prescription drugs were brought into West Virginia from northern Ohio and Detroit.
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Originally the site of a small fort built by the Chola dynasty in 9th century AD, it was later modified by the Vijayanagar empire in the 13th century to elevate it to the status of an unbreachable citadel to protect the small town of Gingee.It was also the head quarters of the Gingee Nayaks,during the Nayak domination in Tamil Nadu. The fort was built as a strategic place of fending off any invading Muslim armies. The fort was further strengthened by the Marathas under the leadership of Shivaji in 1677 AD, who recaptured it from the Bijapur sultans who had originally taken control of the fort from the Marathas. For most part of the 1690s the fort was under constant siege by the Mughals, who were unable to enter the fortress for over a decade, before finally coming under their control. It was later passed on to the Carnatic Nawabs who lost it to the French in 1750 before the British finally took control in 1761 despite losing it to Hyder Ali for a brief period.
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Friday Night - IN or OUT - 2/24/12
Where will you be tonight?
home watching a movie?
or out
or something else? :-D
I was going to take the kids to the dollar movie theater. Only problem is its a long way away. I really don't want to drive that far but, we're bored and have had the week off for school vacation, and haven't taken them out much this week, so, kinda feel like I should let them do something fun.
Home...with five kids and one on the way I don't feel like doing anything! We were going to go to the library but they close in less than an hour
In, every Friday night is family movie night. We watch a new movie and have popcorn and/or ice cream.
We're home tonight....big family dinner with talking, joking, some stories we'll read to the kids....then off to bed (probably late...dinner starts at 6pm but probably won't end until 8:30-9:00).


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The honeymoon may not be over, but the first moments of dizzying ecstasy have passed. Kevin Pietersen enjoyed a wonderful consummation of his appointment as England captain at the Oval. Everything clicked perfectly. It is unlikely to be quite so straightforward over the next fortnight when England take on South Africa in a solitary Twenty20 match (Just the one? There must be some commercial men out there grinding their teeth) and five 50-over games.
The bald facts are not encouraging for Pietersen and his team. South Africa, if they win the ODI series emphatically, can go top of the ICC's table. England, defeated by New Zealand earlier in the summer languish in sixth position. In our rush to judge Pietersen, the captain, we should moderate our expectations in the next week or two. But moderation and Pietersen rarely go hand in hand.
Yet if we look at the personnel of the two sides there should not be a gulf between them. Andrew Flintoff is back, hungry for action, always reliable with the ball, always prompting expectation with the bat. His mere presence on the scorecard appears to transform the depth of the bowling and batting line-up.
Paul Collingwood, back in form, must miss the first two matches because he is still being penalised for overseeing England's slow over rate against New Zealand. The selectors have dispensed with Tim Ambrose and have recalled Matt Prior. No doubt Prior is earmarked for the Test job again. Nottinghamshire's Samit Patel awaits the chance to make his debut. Chris Tremlett is in the squad - as he always is - without having much chance of actually playing a game. Should a vacancy arise at Headingley we assume they will summon up Darren Pattinson.
England do not lack depth, but they lack a lead. How many successful one-day sides are there still searching for an effective opening pair who can dictate the tempo of a match? Not many, but England is one of them. Ever since Marcus Trescothick withdrew from the fray England have had problems at the top of the order. Even when Trescothick was there they were fretting about who should accompany him. The fretting continues.
Days before the ODIs begin I cannot tell you who will open the batting. I can't be sure that the England hierarchy know. Eeyore might assess the candidates thus (Peter Moores is better at finding the positives): Alastair Cook is the solitary specialist opening batsman in the squad so has a good chance of playing. But Cook is a traditional plodder, who needs a dasher at the other end while he anchors the innings. That was once fine. Mike Atherton could be a brilliant anchor. Occasionally England employed two of them - Mike Brearley and Geoff Boycott. But nowadays anchors are out. Sailing free is the fashion.
Ian Bell? A relative stranger to opening. Gifted and infuriating. Has the time to play his shots but rarely seems to have the time or the wherewithal to play a significant innings. Prior? Opened without success earlier in his ODI career - at a time when he was batting down the order for Sussex. At least he has been batting up the order for his county this summer. But I note that he did not open for England Lions at Grace Road last week. Er, is there a plan?
Instead the England Lions opened with Owais Shah. Now Shah has rarely opened for anyone. He has, however, consistently proven his worth down the order in limited-over cricket, adjusting to a variety of situations cleverly. But Shah seems to be a perpetual fall guy as far as England are concerned, not required for Tests and - perhaps - shunted up to unfamiliar territory against Dale Steyn in the ODIs. A pity he can't run faster in the field.
Luke Wright has been tossed to the top of the order recently. He is a ferocious unorthodox hitter, a destroyer of mediocre bowling. Whether he has the technique to deliver the same treatment to bowlers of international calibre is another matter. I doubt it.
And finally - for the moment - Pietersen. He is probably the best equipped of all of them to do the job well. But he currently has quite a lot on his plate. Whether they are playing Tests or ODIs he is England's prized asset. It is probably unwise for him to be exposed to the new ball. He can't do everything.
So we wait to see what solution they come up with this time. It'll probably be Flintoff and Ravi Bopara. Now there's a thought...


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Pages 233-243
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth, Volume 21, Part 1, 1586-1588. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1927.
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March 1587, 1-15
|March 1.
|Memorandum of Directions to "Mr. Horatio" [Palavicino] with notes of certain of his letters, from May, 1586, to March 1, 1586–7.
|To procure the delivery by exchange in Germany of 50000 crowns, amounting to 15468l. 15s. sterling, to be paid by parcels to parties to be authorised by him to receive the same upon bills of exchange that shall be sent to London.
|To let Duke Casimir understand why her Majesty disburses but 50000 crowns, while the King of Navarre's ministers challenge her promise of double the sum.
|Quitry named to her 150000 crowns as the sum in readiness in Germany, and promises to procure the adding of 50000 more to her Majesty's, thus making up the sum of 250000 crowns.
|Conditions demanded by her Majesty.
|1. The sums promised by the King of Navarre's ministers to be answered.
|2. Casimir to march in person with 9000 reiters, 10000 Swisses and 4000 'lanskenechts,' and
|3. To promise that he will not return out of France until the conclusion of a peace.
|Qualification of the said conditions.
|"There may want of the said sums.
|"The number of reiters and Swisses may come short by 1000, either of them; and
|"The Swisses may be turned into so many lanskenechts, so as Casimir march and bind himself to enter into France ut supra.
|And if Casimir cannot march, he may appoint another prince in his place, "yielding a sufficient excuse in writing for himself, and undertaking for the other prince.
|"To demand such a promise in writing as is specified in the 3rd article before, either of Casimir or of the other prince; or to procure that an article to that effect may be set down in the capitulation between either of them and the King of Navarre's ministers, and require a copy thereof signed by both parties . . .
|"To require a bond of the King of Navarre's ministers for repayment of the said sum within a year after the conclusion of peace.
|"That her Majesty be not named in the said bond, but the sum to be contained among other sums payable in Germany."
|[Notes of letters.]
|1586, May 23. "Her Majesty's good liking that he stood upon the signing of the capitulations before he delivered the money. A reformation of the part concerning her contribution, "which she would have contained in some capital apart. The other parts of the capitulation allowed of."
|June 19. As the levy "goeth not forward for want of money, to sound the Duke what new supply would serve the turn." If 50000 crowns more will do so, to signify that her Majesty will furnish it, or so much as shall be necessary. But first to inform himself whether the levy may not go forward otherways; and if he finds a new contribution necessary, to advertise her how much may suffice.
|June 29. If another prince march in place of Duke Casimir, both must be bound. "Upon the granting that Casimir shall be bound," he [Palavicino] may disburse the money, "and otherwise not."
|Sept. 2. If other princes should contribute, and "there will be means enough otherways to make the levy, he shall forbear to offer the 50000 crowns"; but if without it the levy cannot go forward, he may offer it.
|"To know what authority the King of Navarre's ministers have to assure repayment, and if they have any, then to require such assurance.
|Nov. 16. "Her Majesty offended that he had yielded to pay the whole sum, for that she hoped that the other princes would not refuse to contribute; but afterwards better satisfied.
|[1586–7] March 1. "Her Majesty offended with the last disbursement of the 50000 crowns, alleging that she meant not to have yielded thereunto unless the rest of the princes had contributed."
|Endd. 2¼ pp. [Germany, States V. 25.] (fn. 1)
|March 2.
|M. de Quitry to Horatio Palavicino.
|Leaves the account of his journey to M. de Queteller, the bearer of this, who has accompanied him on behalf of M. de Bouillon, and is now going to Duke Casimir. The evil of doing nothing is so great, seeing the general state of public affairs and the extremities to which their cause is reduced in France, that whatever happens, he is determined to make an agreement by God's help, and to gain sufficient time to allow the aid of the English Queen to come in to crown the work which she has so well begun; so that, if left to perish, they will have arms in their hands to do what God shall counsel them.
|Herein Palavicino can greatly oblige this Prince and many honest men, and worthily and faithfully serve the Queen his mistress and the State of England. Is assured that he will do so by letters now, and in person after he has arrived there.
|In Palavicino's handwriting and endorsed by him: "Copy of M. de Quitri's letter to me, written from Misen in Misnia 2 March." Endorsed also by Burghley's clerk "March 2, 1586" etc. French ¾ p. [Germany, States V. 26.]
|March 3/13.
|Captain Jacopo da Pissa to [Walsingham?]
|On the last of last month he wrote that the Pope had contributed 600000 crowns for the enterprise [of England.] Also that his legate had passed through this city, going to the Swiss Catholics, to whom the Catholic King last year also sent an ambassador to conclude a league; and had already sent 60000 crowns from Milan to pay the captains and others entertained by him.
|Sixty Spanish captains have gone for Spain, of those in Flanders, Naples, Sicily and Milan, and there will shortly go in Doria's galleys some footmen of the old troops, as I have already told you. So far, there is at this time no other movement in Italy, but something may show itself in a few days.
|By letters of the 14th ultimo from Spain, his Majesty was going to Lisbon, where the armada is assembling. It is said that Andrea Doria has already departed with twenty galleys to go to meet three English ships which they say are going to Constantinople with gifts for the Turk, and which are believed to have put in on the coast of Marseilles in consequence of contrary weather.—Milan, 13 March, 1587.
|Endd. by Philippes. Italian. 1 p. [Italy I. 20.]
|March 5.
|Stafford to Burghley.
|Two letters which I now write to Mr. Secretary will show you all that has passed here since my last.
|"I must needs write unto your lordship the truth, that I never saw a thing [more hated by] little, great, old, young and of all religions than the Queen of Scots' death, and especially the manner of it. I would to God it had not been in this time, and when it happened, I would I had lost one of my fingers she had died and no more. And for my part I do think that it is a happy thing for us that there is a thing of that humour of this King, that no man knoweth and can dissemble [sic] his thoughts; for surely else everybody is so animated against this, that they would put him to the touch with this matter, to sound the bottom of his stomach; and I think as he is, he shall be extremely urged to declare himself upon this pretext, to either attempt or help to attempt somewhat against her Majesty. For my part, I think he will not be brought unto it; and that which is happiest for us are the jealousies that the King and they of the League be [in] one of another, which is daily continued and augmented; and if, as I have written to Mr. Secretary . . . he be well handled, I think he may be used to good purpose; and . . . as things go there is most likely[hood] to do good of him; of any prince at this day.
|"I beseech God, and so I have written to her Majesty, she may think to look well unto herself, for I think she never had more nor so much need; for I never saw all so desperately bent against her as they are. I pray God save and keep her." Paris, 5 March, 1586.
|Postscript. "Belliever is a very honest man, and I dare assure you will do all good offices he may. He told me no longer agone than yesterday that he was sorry extremely that he could never speak with your lordship throughly when he was in England: that the colour of his journey was not all the intent of it.
|Holograph. Add. Endd. by Burghley. 1 p. [France XVII. 31.]
|March 5.
|Horatio Palavicino to Walsingham.
|I am in great anxiety for my servant, sent on the 28th of January, not having had any news of him, and fearing that the passages being closed at Cales [here means Calais, not Cadiz] may have hindered him; as I hear that it stayed the copy of the dispatch which I sent by way of Antwerp, and which reached you on February 11. I expected by this time to hear how you had been pleased with this negotiation and to receive her Majesty's orders to stay or to return home, which I await with eagerness. Whatever orders come to me, I engage to follow with all diligence.
|So far, I do not perceive that the death of this minister has caused any disturbance to our business, although D. Casimir will not do any thing much until Quitri returns. We expect him daily, and depend entirely on the success which he will bring, which I hope will be conformable to his commissions, of which in due time I will inform your honour. As showing that we do so depend, D. Casimir has desired me to leave the capitulation for eight or ten days longer in the place where it is deposited, to which I have willingly agreed, but on condition that I do not receive orders to return home, seeing that to leave it where it is or to have it in my hands amonnts to the same thing.
|D. Casimir is sending La Huguerie into England, and a Swiss scholar informed me that he wished to hide it from me, fearing it may be, that I should have done ill offices; and yet I have never had such an intention, because what the service of her Majesty and the safety of the common cause requires is more to me than any other thing, and I know well enough that upon these the determination depends, and not on any persuasion or information. I consider it not only useful but necessary that her Majesty shall aid herself by the reputation of these arms, and in order so to do, should support them liberally and countenance D. Casimir's actions, provided that, on his side, he will do what is reasonable, and in this and no other sense, I make account that all my letters shall be understood.
|I pray you to let the aforesaid man know this, seeing that he is of those who believe it less and have striven with me more than any other; as also that he having projected all the writings, thought it meet to dispute over every exception contained therein.
|Besides this, you may be able, if it please you, to make him feel how much there [in England] these doubts have been held needless; and that there is some resentment at the distrust and refusal of the writing of Neuschloss, first granted and offered. Finally, if you will take your stand upon the bond of D. Casimir and will inquire very particularly of his thoughts in executing it, it will be a very good thing for future actions and for what you may desire me to procure.
|There is no news, save that the wife of Duke Julius of Brunswick's eldest son has died in child-birth, and that it is said that the King of Denmark is making a great fleet.
|Of the Archduke Matthias I know nothing except that from Hamburg he went to Lubeck, and thence, it is said, into Denmark. In Poland, the election of the new King proceeds slowly but peacefully.—Frankfort, March 5, 1587.
|Holograph. Add. Endd. Italian. 1¾ pp. [Germany, States V. 27.]
|March 5.
|Duplicate of the above.
|Holograph. Add. Endd. Italian. 1¾ pp. [Ibid V. 28.]
|March 5/15.
|M. Clervant to Horatio Palavicino.
|I have come with M. de la Noue to meet the Duke, who sent for me to this place, believing that M. de Guytry would have returned; but hearing that he is delayed, I have put off going to Frankendal until Tuesday, when his Highness will be there. He goes meanwhile to Louter [i.e. Kaiserslautern], and I also for a day or two, to put before him many details which would take up the time on Tuesday. I am expecting the return of my servant from Cassel, and pray you to tell him to go by way of Frankendal to see where I am.
|I am seeking in many directions for aid in the great charge laid upon my shoulders, and so far God has blessed me, for what was judged impossible by Heidelberg has been easy to me in that poor and rude nation [i.e. the Swiss] where I have found both zeal and honour, and more satisfaction than I dared to hope for.
|In brief, I have fifty-five companies ready, which are six thousand five hundred men. I should much like to see you, and think you should be at Frankendal on Tuesday, or at least at Vorme [i.e. Worms] in order to discourse together beforehand that we may not find ourselves to seek in matters which concern your Mistress, which I learnt in Switzerland, and which, if difficult would also be useful. I would go to you but that I must go to 'Kaiserlouter,' and the day after we have finished at Frankendal must return in haste into Switzerland, because of M. de Guytry's delay, for I had arranged my affairs on the information that he would be back at the beginning of March. You have nothing pressing on hand, therefore I pray you, come to 'Vorme', where you will see M. de la Noue and be able to confer together, and consult upon the matter which I have to impart to you.—Neustat, 15 March.
|Signed. Add. Endd. Fr. 1 p. [Germany, States V. 29.]
|March 6.
|Waad to Burghley.
|We cannot by any soliciting obtain answer to her Majesty from the King for my negotiations until the return of the groom of his chamber, and then are put in hope to have also conference about the arrests, though daily new complaints arrive of depredations committed by our nation, which breed great slander and hate, so "as we understand nothing here but things very unpleasant to write and most grievous to us to hear; wherein I assure your lordship the good opinion my lord ambassador hath purchased here, to the nourishing of good amity and to be desirous to do good offices, hath greatly served to temper the vehement choler and fury of this passionate time. But he, on the other hand doth movere Acheronta. Those that be best disposed here, weighing the credit of the friends here to him there, wish, if with her Majesty's honour it might stand, they might discreetly be retained by some favour showed to him; who otherwise apprehend so his case as they apply it to themselves, and such is their credit as they have a voice negative in the chapter to overthrow anything propounded. But seeing how far her Majes ty's honour is to be weighed before any particular's credit, I leave it to your lordship's wisdom to consider how that may be done. The accident of the Scottish Queen happening to the former occasions hath raised such a tempest as there is nothing but fury; but time will lay these blazes," and we omit nothing to allay these heats and to give forth the truth in these matters, wherein strange things are daily invented. For these and other occurrences I refer your lordship to the ambassador's letters.— 6 March, 1586.
|Holograph. Add. Endd. by Burghley. 1 p. [France XVII. 32.]
|March 8.
|Horatio Palavicino to Walsingham.
|For the greater clearness in the account of these moneys, he has taken up some part, to show from whence arises the difference which appears in the sum of the crowns sent over by Giustiniano and Rizzo and that which he has paid. For the greater part thereof, he has had testimony from Messieurs Ludovico Perez and company, with whom they were passed, who proved it so justly that he hopes his honour will be fully satisfied, and that he will not, by any pretence, be defrauded of the thanks and recompence which his toil has deserved. Prays that her Majesty may have knowledge of this, in case she may have heard somewhat of the allegations against him.—Francfort, 8 March, 1587.
|Signed. Add. Endd. Italian. ½ p. [Germany, States, IV. 30.]
|March 8/18.
|Ferdinand Duke of Tuscany to the Queen.
|As in his states, the subjects of her Majesty will always find justice, courtesy and favour, with good correspondency of trade, so he assures himself that his own subjects and vassals in her Majesty's dominions will find the like, and therefore confidently recommends to her Filippo Corsini, his subject; that he may have dispatch of the cause which he is carrying on by the name of Bartolomeo Corsini and Company of London, against Nicolas Rainton (also his subject), and recover what is due to him from the said Rainton, who for many years has avoided paying it.—Firenze, 18 March, 1587.
|Signed. "Fer. Gran duca di Toscana." (fn. 2) Add. Endd. Seal inscribed "Ferd. Med. Card. Magna Dux Etrurie." Italian. 1 p. [Tuscany I. 8.]
|March 9.
|Walsingham to Stafford.
|"With what answer her Majesty hath returned du Roger to the King his master you may perceive by the enclosed.
|"Because M. de Villeroy is said by his credit to govern all at this present in court, and for that also the ambassador cannot otherwise be directly charged in this matter of the late conspiracy against her Majesty's person than with concealing his knowledge of the same; doubting lest those of the League might, upon the advantage they have now, prevail with the French King in drawing him to combine with Spain against her Majesty; it was thought meet by my Lord Treasurer, my Lord of Leicester and me that her Majesty should be moved that she would be pleased, for the better removing of the present jealousies and unkindnesses . . . to yield that des Trappes might be sent to the King by du Roger and left to such punishment as in honour and justice it should please the said King to lay upon him . . . That the ambassador himself might privately have access unto her, whereof (fn. 3) —for that being by some apt instruments secretly dealt withal, and let understand what a blemish it would be to him in honour and reputation to be touched with so foul a fact and sent out of the realm with shame, which would breed unto him the reproach to be a turbulent person and so make him unfit for ever hereafter to be employed towards any other Prince, (fn. 3) he hath showed himself very desirous to satisfy her Majesty, and to be restored again to her good opinion and favour; offering to deserve the same by any good means or offices he could use; as well to remove the present unkindnesses as to continue good amity and friendship between the King his Master and her. And lastly that some commission might be appointed to yield redress unto the French King's subjects of such wrongs and spoils as they should prove to have been committed upon them by hers.
|"The two first points her Majesty did not find convenient to yield unto, lest such a kind of too overtimely relenting in a matter that touched her own life should confirm the suspicion conceived that the charging of the ambassador grew but out of practice. And in that part which concerneth des Trappes, her Majesty thinketh fit, if the King take her refusal unkindly, that you should let either himself or such as may make report unto him understand that she hath more cause to find herself grieved with the delays and difficulties that have been so long used . . . in the delivery of Paget and Morgan . . . found guilty by privity, assent and practice of so horrible and detestable a conspiracy as the attempting to offer violence to her own person."
|But for the last, touching the appointing of commissioners here to yield redress to the French, her Majesty was content to agree thereunto, if the King would do the like, which you are to signify to him, moving him "that some order may be taken for the release of her subjects' persons, ships and goods, (fn. 3) as by the contents of her letters to him you may perceive her Majesty writeth that you are directed to do." (fn. 3)
|The French ambassador earnestly requesting to be admitted to her Majesty's presence, Mr. Vice-Chamberlain and Mr. Wolley were sent to know what he had to say to her; to whom he made answer that the matter must be delivered to her by himself; and, besides, "did let them understand that it seemed convenient unto him that special commissioners should be appointed on both sides to compound the griefs of the subjects of either prince."
|Mr. Vice-Chamberlain has been in London ever since, by reason of the parliament, and so no resolution is yet taken on the ambassador's motion.
|"About five weeks since, we had many alarms and a general uproar throughout the realm. False bruits were spread abroad that the Queen of Scots was broken out of prison; that the City of London was fired; that many thousand Spaniards were landed in Wales; that certain noblemen were fled and such like . . . The stir and confusion was great; such as I think happened not in England these hundred years past; for precepts and hue and cries ran from place to place, even from out of the north into these parts, and over all the west as far as Cornwall. Every man was in arms and doubtful in what state things stood; the ways and passages were kept, and no man could travel without being stayed; yet was there a general dutiful affection found in the subjects towards her Majesty, and a constant resolution to fight in her defence. Amidst these great accidents her Majesty was also in continual danger of her life and so subject to daily practices and conspiracies as she could scarcely stir out of her chamber with assurance of safety, which did necessarily move my Lords of the Privy Council to urge her Majesty with all dutifulness to take a final resolution for the late execution of the Queen of Scots.
|"And for that you may perhaps be desirous to know the cause of Mr. Davison's commitment, and of her Majesty's displeasure against her Council, especially against my Lord Treasurer, with whom she is highly offended, you shall understand that upon the necessary resolution, her Majesty having signed the warrant or commission for the execution of the said Queen, directed unto the Earls of Shrewsbury, Kent, Cumberland and Pembroke, delivered the same unto Mr. Davison, with commandment, as her Majesty saith, that he should keep it to himself; which words Mr. Davison understood otherwise, as he offereth to take it upon his death [sic], supposing her Majesty had said that she would no further be troubled with the matter—which he thought had been the circumstances and order of proceeding, wherein her Majesty would no further be dealt withal—and thereupon caused the said commission to pass under the great seal, and presented it unto my Lords of the Council, by whom it was sent down unto my lord of Shrewsbury, but with no other direction than to refer his lordship to the contents of the same. Her Majesty, understanding what hath followed, in great passion against Mr. Davison hath committed him to the Tower, and proceeded so far as to require the opinion of the judges how far forth the law might reach unto him; who made answer that because her Majesty, who was to carry credit in the matter, did affirm that she directed him to do otherwise than he had done, his fact might be within the compass of a contempt punishable by fine and imprisonment; and further the law could not touch him.
|"Her Majesty is offended against her Council and specially against my lord Treasurer, (upon whom she layeth the greatest blame) because they sent down the commission without making her acquainted withal. My lord at that time kept his chamber by reason of a bruise of his leg that he had received with a fall from his horse, and besides, doth allege in his own defence that Mr. Davison was her Majesty's secretary, unto whom credit was to be given; that the commission was brought by him sealed with the Great Seal, and that if, in that dangerous time, he had stayed the sending of the same, whereby any danger should have happened to her Majesty's person, all the whole realm would have accused him of high treason. This in substance is the very truth of the whole state of that matter.
|"I de easily believe . . . that this execution is greatly stormed at there, for you are in the midst of the most passionate Leaguers, who are chiefly interressed in the cause; nevertheless I cannot so easily be persuaded that we have cause to fear any new attempts against her Majesty's person; the papists being now out of hope to advance their religion by the taking of her away: because as well the King of Scots as all others that pretend right of succession are protestants; and they have no reason, nor I think any meaning to hazard themselves in the quarrel of the dead. And yet you shall do well to forbear hereafter to write any more of the sharp humours that this accident hath bred there, because it increaseth the more her Majesty's offence against her Council.
|You may tell M. de Bellievre that all men of judgment do conceive that no good servant of the King his master or sound patriot could like to see any prince possessed of this crown who should in any sort be at the devotion of the house of Guise; considering that as things do stand, if Spain and this realm should combine together and have intelligence with the Guises, the said King could not long keep the possession of his crown; so as we suppose they find little cause to be sorry for the late execution of the Queen of Scots.
|I am also to tell you that her Majesty hath now taken order that my Lord Treasurer, Mr. Vice-Chamberlain, Sir Walter Mildmay and myself shall join with my Lord Admiral for the satisfaction of the French, wherewith you are to acquaint the King and move him also to appoint commissioners to yield redress to her subjects; for many of our merchants' ships and goods are stayed there and they said to be committed to prison, a very strange proceeding, which cannot but endanger a breach of the good amity between the two realms; for we must now be constrained to stay all French ships which come into our ports or pass along the coast. Therefore you may do well to be earnest with those best affected, that they use their means and credit for the timely compounding of these difficulties.
|Draft, corrected by Walsingham. Endd. "Minute to Sir Edw. Stafford, March 9, 1586." 6 pp. [France XVII. 33.]
|March 11.
|Waad to Walsingham.
Roger, the groom of the chamber, arrived on Wednesday night,
and I hope the King will now stay me no longer, as I have
been delayed until he might hear from his ambassador. I will
do all I can to procure my answer, but believe the King will
resolve nothing until the coming of the Queen Mother, which is
looked for on next Tuesday; "being here the week of their
devotions, (fn. 4) where in the King will attend nothing else," so I fear
it will be after Easter before I get hence. I forbear to write
further, for they stay all letters, both going and coming, save
those sent with their messengers, and we know not how they
shall be used.—Paris, 11 March, 1586.
Holograph. Add. Endd. ¾ p. [France XVII. 34.]
|March 12.
|Horatio Palavicino to Walsingham.
|I have to-day received a letter from the Sieur de Quitry [see under March 2, above] of which I send you a copy. The bearer reports that he had come to an agreement with the three chief colonels and that on the 8th, the Rittmasters were to come, in the presence of whom they wished that the capitulation should be subscribed. The charge will not be more than was calculated, viz. 20 florins per horse for the Anrittgelt (fn. 5) and a half month['s pay] to be given them at the time of the muster. But M. de Quitry has exceeded what we hoped by promising to pay them the other half month so soon as the army shall join the forces of the King of Navarre, and in regard of this promise, he writes what your honour will see of a new succour; on which point I pray for your earnest consideration and that you will write what I shall reply, either of hope or of promise. I think he has acted prudently in resolving to treat, even with this condition, for time demands on all sides that they should put themselves in arms, and these arms will do a thousand benefits in a thousand ways and will never be more opportune than now.
The Sieur de Clervant has come to Franckenthal, and writes
that he left all matters of which he treated with the Swiss in
good order, promising himself to have as many as forty companies. I hope to see him within three days and to hear further
particulars. He also wrote that a regiment of thirteen companies
would offer themselves for service in the Low Countries, if
desired, who would be raised and conducted together with the
others at small charge. Meanwhile, I await your honour's
orders, being very vexed that my servant had got as far as Calais
and that the delays there have prevented him from going further.—Frankfort, 12 March, 1587.
Signed. Add. Endd. Italian. 1 p. [German States V. 31.]
|March 12.
|Duplicate of the above.
|Signed. Add. Endd. Italian. ¾ p. [Ibid. V. 32.]