The Blockship Flag

BLOCKSHIP 1 - a political micro-unit

The Blockship is a political micro-unit of community based upon enclosure of a public access road.  Generally speaking the Blockship is a road circuit that forms a loop.  It can be composed of private houses, businesses, parks, apartment complex, supermarket, or any combination of properties.  It is the public place where person can drive a car in a loop around a particular area.

The design of a Blockship flag is restricted to having a frame around the edge.  Yey any sort of design can be utilized within the center.  The flag above represents the first Blockship flag.  In the following map the highlighted area represents Blockship 1 which can be found in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.


The Numerical Level Assignment
LEVEL 10. Nation
LEVEL 9. State
LEVEL 8. County
LEVEL 7. Township-Borough
LEVEL 6. Quadrant
LEVEL 5. Blockship  
LEVEL 4. Hutship
LEVEL 3. Partship
LEVEL 2. (CLASSIFIED)
LEVEL 1. (CLASSIFIED)

Landale Borough Quadrant Flags

Lansdale Alpha Quadrant Flag

 Flags for the four quadrants of Lansdale Borough Pennsylvania in Montgomery County.

Lansdale Beta Quadrant Flag

Lansdale Gamma Quadrant Flag

Lansdale Delta Quadrant Flag

New Sub-Level of Community Organization - Below the Township Quadrant

All nations can be broken down into smaller units as 'sub-federal districts'.  In the United States the first sub-federal unit is usually called a state.  Furthermore states can be broken into counties, and counties are broken into townships or boroughs.  Thus officially speaking, the fundamental political unit of a community is the township. 

Put on a numeral progression, if nations are assigned the number 10, as a Level 10 Zone.  Then the 50 US states are known Level 9 Zones.  Subsequently counties are a Level 8 Zones.  And finally townships and boroughs are Level 7 Zones.    

But the purpose of this post is to elucidate a further geographical division: the Level 6 Zone.   In this case the each township or borough can be broken into four quadrants: The Alpha Quadrant, The Beta Quadrant, the Gamma Quadrant, and the Delta Quadrant.

Typically the Alpha Quadrant is the most Eastern, the Beta Quadrant has a southern orientation, the Gamma Quadrant has a northern orientation, and the Delta Quadrant has a western orientation.  The general rule for dividing up a township or borough into four quadrants is based upon the biggest road to cross into the middle of town.  Then the second axis of division is based upon a road that is perpendicular to that road, and also cross near the middle.   

In this post Lansdale Borough, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania will serve as the first example of a Level 6 Zone.  Note that each quadrant gets its own flag.  The general design of the Level Six Quadrant flag is based upon quartering.  In this case a quarter canton was used to divide up the field.  The method of quartering up a flag can vary and it is important that the township or borough seal be utilized.

On a more stringent level the quadrants are restricts to specific range of colours.  Alpha Quadrant colours can range from pink, red, orange, maroon, or red-orange.  Beta Quadrant colours can range from yellow, gold, buff, and light brown.  Gamma Quadrant colours should be green of any shade that is distant from blue.  While the Delta Quadrant colours should be indigo, blue, or navy blue.

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US Scottish Presidential Heritiage Flag

Who was the highest ranking political officer before George Washington became president in 1788?  Remember, independence was declared 1776 and peace made in 1783.  So in between 1776 to1787 who was the leader of America?  This is a much skipped over chapter of American History, a kind of dirty little secret that nobody likes to talk about.

The highest ranking member of Congress under the Articles of Confederation:US Gov 1.0 was known as the 'President'.  This 'Articles of Confederation President' had none of the powers or respect under the US Constitution:US Gov 2.0 President, which we currently operate under. In Millennial terms, the Articles of Confederation is like Friendster, while the US Constitution is like Facebook.

Only one Articles of Confederation President was born abroad, Arthur St. Clair.  It was during the St. Clair Administration that the Northwest Territories were declared 'free soil.'  Likewise the US Constitution was created during his term in office.  Thus when foreign leaders wanted to put a face on the 'Leader of America' they had to deal with a Scotsman - President St. Clair. 

More than just a political jug head, President St. Clair was a close associate to Washington who was a part of the legendary team that Crossed the Delaware and was present at the Battle of Yorktown when the British surrendered to rebel forces.

Although born in Scotland, his adopted home colony was Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh area. So in honor of the man of arms and political US chief of chiefs, and a native to Scotland, it is only appropriate that a flag be created in his honor and intimate link the United States has with Scotland, presenting the US-Scottish Heritage Presidential Flag.

Note that at moment Scotland is the only foreign land to give the US a national leader, albeit under the now defunct program of US Gov 1.0 also known as the Articles of Confederation.

 image credit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_St._Clair#mediaviewer/File:ArthurStClairOfficialPortrait-restored.jpg

US New York State-Ireland Presidential Heritage Flag

Besides Guyana, Antigua, and Liberia the United States has given birth to one of the modern day leaders of Ireland.  The third president of the Republic of Ireland was born in New York, New York - Eamon de Valera.  Thus in honor of this special relationship this flag consecrates this historically significant fact.

Vexilloids from Star Trek: The Animated Series 1973

 Star Trek: The Animated Series was slated at a children's time slot, yet it was mostly watched by adults with adult themes.  Basically it was a second chance at life for the Star Trek storyline and much of the original cast starred in this cartoon series.

Classic American Anime, it used a simple and cheaper method to animate the show, which saw that it became its own kind of signature and enchanting art form.

Of particular interest to vexillology is the episode that takes place on Star Date 5499.9 or locally broadcast to Earth on December 1, 1973 was The Ambergris Element.

The natives to the water planet genetically modify Kirk and Spock to breathe underwater.  The leader carries a staff with a white sea shell trident as the finial. 

Celebratory Flags for Naboo - The Phantom Menace 1999

 Several flags and vexilloids appear during the celebratory sequence on Naboo in the first Star Wars prequel The Phantom Meance 1999.  The most noticeable flag can be seen in the hands of a boy in the background.  It is a traditional flag as used on Earth, but represents some unexplained element of Naboo culture.  It is composed of the colours blue, yellow, and purple.

In addition to flags the people of Naboo uses flag streamers with the livery of the nations.  Which includes the colours purple, pink, and blue, red, and while. 

Along the building you can see what looks like a royal standard of red and purple with a slight swallowtail.  Who or what it represents exactly is not explicitly explained in the movie.  Nonetheless, it is a remarkable type of flag of social importance.