JohnRich 4 #176 January 2, 2009 News:Israeli airstrike kills a top Hamas leader An Israeli warplane dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas' top five decision-makers Thursday, instantly killing him... The airstrike on Nizar Rayan was the first that succeeded in killing a member of Hamas' highest echelon since Israel began its offensive Saturday. The 49-year-old professor of Islamic law was known for personally participating in clashes with Israeli forces and for sending one of his sons on a 2001 suicide mission that killed two Israelis. Israel's military, which has said the homes of Hamas leaders are being used to store missiles and other weapons, said the attack on Rayan's house triggered secondary explosions from the arms stockpiled there. Israel has targeted Hamas leaders many times in the past, and the current leadership went into hiding at the start of the offensive. Rayan, however, was known for openly defying Israel and in the past had led crowds to the homes of wanted Hamas figures — as if daring Israel to strike and risk the lives of civilians...Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090101/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #177 January 2, 2009 Dammit! I had to go googling this morning to figure out what the St George's Cross was. Now what the heck is it you are using now? "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #178 January 2, 2009 A rose by any other name... Cryptic huh? When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #179 January 2, 2009 I see Scoop still doesn't have the nads to give it up... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #180 January 2, 2009 LOL When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #181 January 2, 2009 The Rich family crest, nice.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #182 January 2, 2009 Quote The Rich family crest, nice. You got it. How did you happen to recognize it? I figured why should only the Brits have fun playing with pretty flags? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #183 January 2, 2009 Here is my family crest. How do you like it? "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #184 January 2, 2009 You're a master of the heraldic arts (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #185 January 2, 2009 QuoteThe Rich family crest, nice. Gardez la Foy ........ Keep the faith (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #186 January 2, 2009 A bit of googling found this (attached), but what the heck does all this signify? QuoteCoat of Arms: A silver shield with two red lions supporting a dexter red hand , three red estoiles in chief, and a silver salmon in blue savy water in base.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #187 January 2, 2009 Quote Quote The Rich family crest, nice. You got it. How did you happen to recognize it? I figured why should only the Brits have fun playing with pretty flags? Well I guessed it would be your family crest s I simply Googled Rich family crest and there it was. Its an interesting name.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #188 January 2, 2009 Hey there cousin, My family on one side are also Neal's (My Maternal Great grandmother.) Actually they were originally O'Neal. The dexter red hand on the sheild is from Ulster/Northern Ireland and the family originated in Co Tyrone (Which is known as the O'Neal county) When many Irish moved out from Ireland there was allot of discrimination against the Irish and to get a job many had to Anglasies their names by dropping the O' (Meaning son of). Hence Neal from O'Neal. You might also find this of interest.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hand_of_UlsterWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #189 January 2, 2009 Heraldic Symbology Gules or red - Military fortitude and magnanimity Lion - Deathless courage (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #190 January 2, 2009 Interesting stuff, thanks!! I know my older brother researched all this stuff years ago when he was in SCA, and that we had bloodlines that came from Old England. (And American Indian, and German, and some other stuff). I'm a mutt!!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #191 January 2, 2009 Quote psst Google "Salopian flag" Is that with the 3 lions and the bridge over them?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #192 January 2, 2009 Sorry Mike , I miss read your post ... My flag is the one for Shrophire. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #193 January 2, 2009 Quote Interesting stuff, thanks!! I know my older brother researched all this stuff years ago when he was in SCA, and that we had bloodlines that came from Old England. (And American Indian, and German, and some other stuff). I'm a mutt!! That makes two of usWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #194 January 2, 2009 Mongrels of the world, unite!!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #195 January 2, 2009 Cool thread-drift tangent! /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #196 January 2, 2009 Thanks (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #197 January 2, 2009 Thanks, I though so too. So Marg have you got a family crest or Coat of arms too?When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #198 January 2, 2009 QuoteThanks, I though so too. So Marg have you got a family crest or Coat of arms too? Not one of which I am aware. Like Mike, I’m an American mutt – known ancestry traces back to northern Italy, France (Alsace Lorraine & Loire Valley area), England (don’t remember where specifically - had a grandfather who was a “Brown”), Portugal, western Germany, Germany/Poland (one of the towns at the border, which border seemed to depend on the century), and Russia (western). I do find it kind of neat that my surname is more common in Thailand, Cambodia, and Korea than Europe … a couple years ago when I volunteered with a Thai Girl Scout troop (the leader was one of my work colleagues), many of the parents assumed I was Thai too based on my last name; I’m not. Suspect an “owski” or some other modifier was dropped between eastern Europe & here. My connection and allegiance is to America. VR/Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #199 January 2, 2009 Definatly an interesting background.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #200 January 2, 2009 You oughta google it anyway, Marg - ya never know what you might turn up!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
