IPhoto/Flickr sync problems

I use the built-in functionalitiy to upload my pictures to Flickr. Two things have been frustrating me:
1) The photos do not sync in any logical order. Not oldest to newest, not newest to oldest. The result is that my Flickr photostream is COMPLETELY non-chronological, which I find really frustrating. Is there any way to avoid this that doesn't involve uploading photos one at a time?
2) Every so often, iPhoto just stops uploading photos to Flickr. I'll start a sync and it will SEEM like it has worked, but the photos never show up on the web. The only solution to this I have found is to delete the connection to my Flickr account and then recreate it.
Any ideas?

Heh, that would have been a helpful detail, wouldn't it?
iPhoto 11.

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Anyone got any suggestions? I've also repaired permissions and all sorts in an effort to rectify things.
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M.

I suggest that you try to reset your sync history. Open iSync, go to preferences, and click Reset Sync History.
HTH
QS

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