The first presenter for NAVA 54 Online was John Andrews. Andrews, gave nn informative presentation on the flags that have flown over Iraq. In the slide above Andrews traced the origins of many of the Middle Eastern Arabic to flags that flew at the earlier part of the 1900s. These first colours of the Arab Revolt against the Turks would provide 'a representational framework.' Although many of these clubs were short lived, their impact would continue unto today in 2020. When the Otttomans 'cracked down on these Arab clubs' they 'gained reputations for subversive inclinations.'
Andrews also gave a stellar performance under the 'fire' of technical difficulties, maintaining composure and train of thought.
On Saturday June 13, 2020 NAVA held its first Cyberspace meeting, due to he Corona Virus outbreak of 2020. Since NAVA 54 took place in Cyberspace it also happened on Sunday June 14, due to the overlap of Time Zones. We had participants across the world participate from from Japan and Ireland. NAVA 54 was supposed to take place in St. Augustine, Florida. Although the meeting did not have an official place of designation, it was set to Eastern Standard Time (GMT -4:00). Since Ansoff is the president and it makes sense to view his locality as the designated geographic space for NAVA 54. Thus in manner of speaking, NAVA 54 took place in cyberspace, the anchor point for NAVA 54 in space and time was at Annadale, Virginia.
Any meeting in cyberspace can take place in two days of the calendar, so be that someone attending is across the dateline. Further, if someone is attending a meeting in cyberspace from Kiribati then it is possible that three calendar days expand as the official meeting date. However it must take place between the hours when today, tomorrow and yesterday appear: 10:00am to 12:00pm GMT.
As a part of the opening ceremonies, FIAV President Zeljko Heimer of Croatia gave the blessing and opening speech. He reiterated the values and core ideas of vexillology.
The International Maritime Flag for Lambda had many incarnations. No doubt ,this signal flag was used by several navies, nations, and communities across time. But its modern historical fame would begin as a pattern within the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. Lord Howe, Admiral of the Royal Fleet, put this pattern on the historical map in 1790 to indicate the numerical value of 'zero.' By the battle of Trafalgar in 1803 this pattern was coded to 'six,' since a copy of the code book was lost to potential enemies.
Then sometime in the middle of the 1800s this flag became associated with the letter 'S.' However with the USA it was associated with the letter 'J' and then with the number six. By WWII, the UK was code this pattern the number 7. Upon the dawn of the Space Age, all the major navies of the world would abandon this earliest of signal flags from the Enlightenment Era.
Today this flag well known to many of Generation X and below as the middle signal flag on a fictional restaurant at Bikini Bottom, The Krusty Krab. However, it has a Sinister Blue Tide—meaning that the hoist is blue with a blue bottom and the fly is white.
Since 2020 this flag has been rechristened as the Greek Letter Lambda. This new association gives the ancient pattern a new life. Since zero, six, seven, and the other letters already have established patterns, it makes sense to adopt this flag a new symbol.
Texas and Thailand have much in common. They both begin with the letter T. Both are proud nations that were never truly conquered. They have their state flags that shine with red, white, and blue in different ways. Finally they aint afraid of a little heat, now and then.
When you sub in the Arabic letters in the Blue Star Spelled Texas Flag you get a mighty holy flag. No doubt the first Arabic person to visit was Black Steven long long ago, when our Earth was in a different position of the Galaxy, far far away.
Today, Texas is home to a small community of Arab-Texans. Fine thing to note is that much of North Africa, Iraq, Syria, and Iran are at the same latitude of Texas. Thus they should feel somewhat on a climatic level, at home in Texas. Or rather Texas would find North Africa and the Levant much like home, with regard to Mother Nature.
Since Texas is in the Bible Belt and directly due west of Israeli in the Israeli Belt, this state deserves a Texas Spelled in Hebrew Flag. The is something blessed about Texas, after all when they pray East their are facing Jerusalem. It is most likely that most of the people in the Bible and Old Testament would have found Texas, especially West Texas, to feel like home. Or rather, when persons from West Texas visit Israel, they should feel at home.
The Blue Star Spelled Texas Flag in Greek is a fun addition for Greco-Texans and people who love Greek culture in Texas. It makes best to use the lower case of Greek, because the upper case looks too much like the original Roman Alphabet: TEXAΣ as opposed to TEXAS.
The Megatron Come and Take It flag replaces the cannon with the original Megatron with some attachments. Likewise the black star is now a Decepticon Logo and the text is in computer style text.
The Klingon Race is somewhat like that of the people of Carthage. We are connected to both in two different ways through our speech. One was real and the other is virtual. Something of our nature, but none the less when you combine it with Texas Come And Take It flag it makes good sense.
Here are several possible version of the Klingon-Come And Take It flags. Sometimes the cannon is replaced with a Klingon Disruptor.
Of things that make up the stereotypical Southern Man, we have JEB Stewart. He was a dashing, talented, skilled, rootin' tootin,' rip roaring, and a bit a jokster. His clever command of the Southern Calvary was a severe annoyance to Union forces. No doubt if you were a solider under his command, you would have loved this man and be willing to take a bullet for him—he was the Han Solo of the Confederacy.
Funny thing is JEB Stewart is the spittin' image of Jim Henson. Maybe Jim Henson was the reincarnation of JEB Steward? When you superimpose Kermit on JEB Stewart, it becomes more than obvious.
Now if you switch em' up, and put Jim Henson's head on JEB Stewart's portrait, we gotta' match. In fact, Henson was born in the South in the state of Mississippi, which is the state that has the mostest theme of Confederate flags. However, nobody knows what Henson thought of his home state's flag—should it be changed or kept the same.
Easy it is, to pass judgement on persons of the pass, on ghosts who can not defend their actions. And harder it is to imagine what it must have been like to have been born as another ethnicity from the past.
Try imagining being born as white southern slaveholder or as black woman in bondage or as a Native American fighting for the North? Can you imagine? Certainly they offer of two different points of view. Likewise the attachment of things of what one knows is a common theme across the ages.
Given, enough time these persons of the past accrue and certain glory and deserve a proper respect.
Rather than split into new states, California should divide internally into sub-state regions. That way California remains united in some fashion for resident's rights and state agencies. Consequently the regional-prefect governors will gain more power in a step wise evolutionary process, instead of cutting it cold turkey.
If California were to split up into smaller political entities. No doubt there would be a fight as to which offspring prefect would get to keep the California state flag. In this case they remain as the State of California but have a new regional-prefect flags.
This keeps California together, and allows regional sectors to more effectively govern at the expense of the state government. Additionally, California keeps all her problems to herself, without dragging other states to take care of her business.
Many of the proposed prefect flags of California are based upon historical flags and flags that currently fly over California.
Every so often, voices in California call for the split up of the state. One of the primary reasons is to fix the states chronic problems. However, in reality it can be seen as a political power grab for the Senate. It is not fair that California only gets 2 Senate seats, but then California gets all those electoral college votes and power in the lower house.
All in all California should fix her own problems. Likewise a better plan would be to create internal quasi-states if California really wanted to separate. California would remain as a state but have five internal prefects that would be nearly equivalent to states, but all under one governor, who would be more like a prime minister-governor with reduced powers to the provinces. Thus California will have it both ways. The Provincial Prefects would have the power within the state of California. For example the state tax of California would be reduced to 1% while the provincial governors could set up taxes to whatever they like from 1% to setting a record at 12% or higher.
Nominally California's split up for Senate Power Grab would favor the Democratic Political Party.
Eventually this power grab could cause a chain reaction in states opposed to West Coast politics and Texas could counter such a political move. Texas even has it written in their constitution that they could split up into five more states if need be. With five new 'blue' states their would be five new 'red' states. Additionally California would have more power over the government to come fix her own problems.
In this political cartoon, the flag of the US Senate is hanging over the Congressional Capital Building, to demonstrate this political process.
There are two forms for the Roman Number 4; it can be IV or III. Most clocks use IIII for the 4th hour. Also IIII can be found on the Roman Colosseum. Note that the Roman Numeral quad-I maritime flag is composed of four colours. Likewise there are already established four coloured maritime flags like Zulu and #9. NATO's maritime flags for 'Division' and 'Squadron' also use four colours but of the same palette. The IIII flag however, maintains its own palette.
Most but not all Roman Numeral clocks employ the IIII for the 4th hour. You can see to the left a clock with IIII instead of IV. One major exception is Big Ben's Clock Tower in London, that uses the official IV for the 4th hour time slot.
Roman Numeral flags should be used in the composite form, but there are options. Option number one is to use singular flags in a one to one ration of letters to flags. This is long yet stylish.
Another way is to use them without substitute repeaters. And finally the official way is to use repeaters as necessary.
Note that number L has the same form as the original international L flag, before it the blue section became black.
Flags for numbers are noting new. But here we have the International Roman Numerla Maritime Flags coding for years. Above is the year 1999 and below is the year 1988 in the three different possible forms. Also note there are additional substitute-repeater flags that have been added.
Roman Numerals have a special place in modern society. This ancient numerology of the West has traveled East and is truly an International System of Symbols. As a consequence, there are now International Maritime Signal flags for this long honored classical system of symbols.
The design of the flags are based upon forlorn signals flags, that were used by the nations born in the after wake of the Rome Empire. Most of these flags are derived from vexilloids conceived in the Austria-Hungarian Empire, the Keigsmarine, French Empires, United Kingdom and the United States. Thus these new international maritime flags pay tribute to all their sacrifices, efforts, and most importantly, higher good. All these nations are 'Children of the Roman Alphabet' and are dominantly tilted towards Western-Roman Astrology, than Eastern-Chinese Astrology.
Some of the flags are based upon permutations of the single, double, and triplet of the letter combinations. Note that some Roman Numerals are solo indicators: L, V, and D. However I, X, and M are clonal indicators, since they can form pairs and triplets. Also included are Roman fractional symbols that were indicated by 'decimal' points or 'periods.' Although modern math proclivities prefer reduced fractions, the fractions are kept in 'concordant denominations' so the Roman Fractional Decimals can be more easily understood. Unfortunately, the fractional symbols are not taught in schools and it may be revelation that S represents "half."
The International Maritime flag for Infinity ∞ uses all the colours of the available in the International Maritime Code of colours. In this case it makes a red cross with four squares of white, blue, black, and yellow.
After the Roman Alphabet, perhaps the next most important international alphabet is the Greek Alphabet. It is used in science and math: as with pi, theta, sigma, or delta. Likewise astronomy uses the Greek letters to indicate brightness within a constellation. The uses in science is nearly countless. Consequently, this alphabet deserves its own International Maritime Flag set based upon the Greek Alphabet.
There was already an established set that was found in the signal book a Greek admiral, Yakoumakis Tombazis' flagship "Themistikles." To the bottom-left is the original flag page. Perhaps there were other flags for the other letters of the Greek Alphabet?
In this modern 2020 version the mono-coloured flags from Themistikles are replaced with lost signal flags that retain some of Tombazis's old colours but with an added pattern.
Likewise retired signal flags that were lost across the ages are resurrected from the old international maritime navies that include: Japan, France, England, Germany and no longer used signals flags of the American Navy. Take note that old flags from Marrayts, Pophams, and Admiral Howe are reconstituted with the Modern Greek Maritime Signal Flags. Also note that effort was taken to select flags that look a little bit like the Greek letters themselves.
November's checker pattern does not equate to Zeta to avoid confusion with the letter 'N.' But another blue and white flag takes Zeta's place. Just reassigning the International Maritime Flags with Greek designations would be confusing and could easily lead to mistakes.
Most of the letters should be called out as they are, except for Alpha. Since Alpha already is used in ICS ABCs, Athena is the name of Alpha. Likewise Delta is called Demeter, since Delta too is in ICS ABC International Maritime flags. Mu and Nu also get different designations, since they sound so much alike. Mu's name is Metis and Nu's name is Nike. Finally to bring clarity between Epsilon and Upsilon, Epsilon is Electra.
Unique 1980s tassel balls are on the curtains of Pat Kramer's Kitchen while she is literally on a hand soap box. They are of that early 1980s garish pinky pom pom style, of people on the well to do happy pappy path. The colour and tone of this movie is like a happy version of Edward Scissor Hands.
Notice the Burger Power logo; it is attention to detail like this, with extras that make a movie great. Who knows how many others props and scenes that got lost during the editing process? Perhaps it was made to cover up another official company that refused free advertising in a movie like M&Ms for 1981's E.T?
A quirky Shrinking Woman logo is created when a news reporter speaks about the strange phenomenon. It is pink question mark with woman 'bathroom' symbol in white upon it. As the news does, things are often interpreted through another lens that was not a part of the original story. The reporter equates the shrinking woman with the shrinking role of motherhood.
A protest banner made from a grocery bad with Pat Kramer's face. Wow! The kudos to the props. They did a great job. This movie was like an Edward Scissor Hands with a delightfully sparkly tone.
In the movie The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981, rainbow streamers can be seen along the ceiling corners of the children's bedroom. In this shot Lily Tomlin, plays as Pat Kramer who is starts to shrink to due a misapplied science.
In 1981 the rainbow did not yet have mainstream recognition as the Gay Pride flag. It would be another 15 years before rainbow was dominantly associated with non-heterosexuality in collective consciousness. Coincidentally Lily Tomlin is an active member of the rainbow community; she was pioneer ahead of her time, leading the way in that polite and providential manner.
In the background the of the corporate cabal office the logos of the most powerful consumer based products can be seen. In 1981 the public was horridly unaware of the commercial powers that be, but in 1981 a sci-fi dramedy was released on the public The Incredible Shrinking Woman.
In it, our heroine is affected by all the chemical additives that makes her shrink. Ironically her husband's company is responsible for making many of these man-made chemical agents.
Interesting thing to note is the transgender symbol; it is above the nose of the man on the far left, that is known as Genetic Engineering Applied. No doubt in the future, science will tame the virus and harness it to modify ones gender, ethnic, height, and aptitude.
That's a Samsung Galaxy! In 1981!
Do not doubt that in a1000 years, cybernetic humanoids from Earth will unlock and master genetic expression, giving people the ability to shape-shift. Funny thing is... that 1000 years ago, cultures across the world believed in the shape-shifters as a natural part of the cosmos. But now, people laugh at those who claim to know or have observed shape-shifting beings. In a weird way, we are the weird middle civilization who do not believe in shape-shifting. As one could have imagined flying to the moon in 1701, one can see that science will deliver the shape-shifter to Earth, by at least by the year 7101. The evolution of mankind will continue, and the great rat race of life will push it further.
Coincidentally, one of the corporate spy goons who takes a clandestine picture of Pat Kramer is holding what looks like an I-Phone, in the year 1981!
The PAT KRAMER pennant appears twice in the 1981 seminal classic The Incredible Shrinking Woman. It first appears during a segment when the Incredible Shrinking Woman appears on TV. After she gets to her seat, the host points out in to the audience that her 'first ever, fan club' is present. They appear with pompoms and a pennant that has Pat Kramer's name upon it.
The pennant is purplish-pink and Pat Kramer's name is in all capital letters and fills up the pennant. No doubt this movie is a cult classic, and the high water mark of Lily Tomlin's career. Tomlin was riding wake upon the hit of 9 to 5 1980, and for a short moment had the heart of America eating out of her palm. Later, she would shine again behind the mask of Mrs. Frizzle on the Magic School Bus.
In another scene, when media circus of neighbors and news camps out on her front lawn, the same flag is visible. In this shot the her first name is clearly visible "PAT."
In 1981 Lily Tomlin, aka Mrs. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus, began her journey into the imaginations of children across America. The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981 was a comedy-science fiction commentary on modern day consumerism. However, the political message is packaged softly and with a comedic tone. The film captured suburban life in the early 1980s, with an artistic twirl that combined all sorts of film types yet and fit perfectly into a spectacular cartoon like sitcom, that felt like a movie. Unlike many modern movies, as was the case with Downsizing, this movie hits the mark without smacking the audience over the head with political club. Rather this movie allows the viewer "think" as ideas are presented.
The film was also a portent for Lily Tomlin, because later in her career she would become the bus driver of the animated series The Magic School Bus. Many times over, her magic school bus would shrink in size; on one class trip it shrank so they could explore the digestive track of one of her students.
This movie is often overlooked, but it is a masterpiece and a work of art of the 1980s. However, this movie has a delightful dose of 'That 70s' feels afterglow—a kind of Very Brady touch. The Special effects do not distract, but add appropriately to the plot, with just the correct amount of ham and spectacle. Even without the extra effects, the story, filming, and acting carry the show.
The US flag appears in this movie, incompletely. During one of breakfast kitchen scenes a boy in green pjs, or kiddie costume has US flag as an arm patch.
