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Goslings' Bank Ledgers
Notice of a mid-May blog post by Barclays, the bank which (after an 1896 amalgamation with Goslings & Sharpe and several other banks) today is still doing business at the Fleet Street, London, premises of the family banking firm GOSLINGS & SHARPE. In Mary Gosling's lifetime the partners included her brothers and father.
I've long known of the firm's archives – quite intact after more than 200 years; Linda Slothouber, in researching her book Jane Austen, Edward Knight & Chawton: Commerce and Community, found that the Goslings' ledgers included Edward Austen Knight's accounts.
It was QUITE heartwarming to learn, since I've never visited the bank's archives myself, that my suggestion to Linda resulted in a good exchange after she contacted Barclays. Their archives is one of the places on my "little list" that I'll get to some day. But, as the bank isn't my main concern, books like Linda's help fill in some blanks.
It's also WONDERFUL to find a history like this dissertation by Gareth David Turner, "English Banking in the 18th Century: Bankers, Merchants and the Creation of the English Financial System."
I'll remind readers of a couple of old "finds" :
- Francis Bennion's memories of working at Goslings and his reproduction of the small booklet of the firm's history. [NB: some text is cut off on some pages.]
- the Smith&Gosling post about silhouettes of the Sharpe family (sold at auction)
TODAY's "find" is an on-going project, concerning the ledgers of Goslings & Sharpe: LEGENDS IN THE LEDGERS is Barclays' blog post about their project. The post also has the best representation of the old business sign "the 3 Squirrels":
Which THIS is not – click to their blog to see a full-color close-up.
The emblem exists even on firm checks.
The family diaries and letters seldom mention the firm – although Emma's great aunt Mrs Thomas Smith had several meetings with William Ellis Gosling (Mary's eldest brother) over her finances. Banking back then wasn't just standing behind the counter, greeting customers!
One of the stories mentioned in the Barclays blog is the Great Beer Flood of 1814 (yes, you read that right…). "Millions of pints of beer" flooded the area around the brewery of Meux & Co. Goslings had a "voluntary account" that raised funds for victims of the catastrophe.
The ledgers of Goslings & Sharpe (though there were other partners, in earlier days, I will use the name most associated with the firm) come in at a whopping 654 ledgers! It is said, in a family letter, that Mr. Gosling was very reluctant to give his blessing for his eldest daughter's marriage to Langham Christie because discussion of Elizabeth's dowery came at the same time that the bank was paying out its dividends…
So I'm always keeping my eyes and ears open about the family banking concerns.
Bath History Journal
October 2018: I would appreciate, dear Reader, anyone who can tell me what has happened to the digital back issues of "Bath History Journal". I suspect it is behind a Bath Spa log-in, i.e., available on campus and to its system users. I've searched, periodically, and never located updated pages pertaining to the journal, not even to its index. Real pity to lose this resource.
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I wanted to alert readers, since links can be somewhat "unhandy" to locate, of a FABULOUS online resource pertaining to a myriad of topics all pertaining to BATH, ENGLAND. Bath History is a journal, now up to volume 13, published in 2013 (not yet digitized).
Two useful links to the articles are,
- Volume indexes, via the Bath History website – most of the articles are linked.
- PDF articles – Bath Spa University; the downside is the lack of article names. Either now where to look, or love a surprise. HELPFUL TIDBIT: vol. 10 has an index to vols 1 thru 10.
There are so many interesting articles, that here I will only name a few:
Anne Buchanan – Charles Dickens and the Guild of Literature and Art Ticket, 1851 [vol 11; not yet digitized)
Angus R. Buchanan – Brunel in Bath [vol. 10]
Stephen Marks – The Journals of Mrs Philip Lybbe Powys (1738-1817), A Half Century of Visits to Bath [vol. 9]
Jean Manco – Saxon Bath: The Legacy of Rome and the Saxon Rebirth [vol. 7]
Nicholas von Behr – The Cloth Industry of Twerton from the 1780s to the 1820s [vol. 6]
I will make special mention of three articles:
- Deirdre Le Faye has a Jane Austen-related article, entitled 'A Persecuted Relation': Mrs Lillingstone's Funeral and Jane Austen's Legacy.
- another "Bath Widow" tale is brought to our attention by Hilary Arnold in Mrs Margaret Graves and her Letters from Bath, 1793-1807.
- and a particular favorite diarist, Katherine Plymley – who shows up in the Ladies of Llangollen blog! – gets a nod from Ellen Wilson in A Shropshire Lady in Bath, 1794-1807. Plymley was a subject in Liz Pitman's book Pigsties and Paradise: Lady Diarists and the Tour of Wales.
While searching for the article links I stumbled upon THIS surprise: images of two Margaret Graves letters! Chosen a "Gem from the Archive" by Who Do You Think You Are? magazine in 2013. A little more 'sleuthing' and a few more really neat tidbits popped up too:
- Gem from the Archive – two Margaret Grave letters (show in full)
- Devon Heritage Services Newsletter (2012) – more about Margaret Graves & her letters at the archive, part of the Simcoe Family Archive
- Devon Archives online catalogue
- John Graves Simcoe's biography of course mentions Margaret Graves, but it's the biography of Elizabeth Postuma Simcoe, 1762-1850 which has piqued my interest; author Mary Beacock Fryer has also published on Francis Simcoe (Our Young Soldier)
One Woman's Belongings, circa 1811
William in Hampshire sent this link to the National Archives blog, asking if this Mary Smith could be in any way connected to the Smiths of Suttons. As you might imagine: LOADS of Marys and LOTS of Smiths in the world!
But the story, about a poor woman in the lunatic asylum, is fascinating if only for the wealth of items she brought with her in a small wooden box. What I found MOST intriguing were the miniatures. Surely, they represented her family – several adults and even a baby. Of course today no one has a clue as to the identity of the sitters – nor does the repository have much information on this particular Mary Smith.
click to read Mary's full story
Peopling the Georgian House
Although centered on teaching history to school children, I highly recommend looking over the materials at Peopling the Georgian House. A useful look inside a Bristol residence, picking apart the rooms in the townhouse, as well as its people. Surprising to me was information about the Pinney family:
- domestic staff included two 'slaves' – Pero Jones (gentleman's valet); and Fanny Coker (lady's maid), who becomes manumitted.
- poet Robert Southey was a visitor.
- a Pinney connection to Horatio Nelson.
- the residence used SPEAKING TUBES in order to communicate upstairs to downstairs! Find out why we use the phrase "to bend one's ear"…
- and FABULOUS to see the house (illustration left) broken down floor by floor – from attics to 2nd, 1st and ground floor, until down in the cellars, two levels below ground!
After READING about the house, how about a TOUR through it: The Georgian House Museum has a brief online presence – including "Life below Stairs", and tells who used the "plunge pool" located in the basement. Alas, an actual walk through the property must wait until after April 3rd (closed for winter).
Lovers' Lettercase
Always a joy to read, Sabine has a post about a true *find*: what seems to be an embroidered silk lettercase, c1800. Click on the picture to go to the page and be ready to be AMAZED!
Clothing circa 1800
Just discovered this fascinating blog (in German and English):
Its subject matter deals in all things from the time period of my beloved Smiths & Goslings! Recent entries are the birthday of Goethe; and a couple lovely portraits assessed for their clothing and hair styles. Check it out!
Erlestoke – home of the "energetic" Joshua Smith
The following is from an 1853 volume of Burke's A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain, vol 2:
"ERLESTOKE PARK, Wiltshire, about seven miles south-west of Devizes, the property of Mrs. Watson Taylor, by whom it is let on a yearly lease to Lord Broughton de Gyfford. This estate, together with that of Eddington [sic], where formerly stood an old family mansion of the Dukes of Bolton, belonged at one time to Peter Delmé, Esq., and of him it was purchased about the year 1780, by Joshua Smith, Esq., M.P. for Devizes, who so completely altered the whole domain, as scarcely to leave it a single trait of its original character. The fine old trees in the park may be said to be almost the only remains of the bygone period. The pleasure grounds, the plantations, all sprang up under the hand of the energetic proprietor; even a new village started into life, like a second Aladdin's palace. The old house at Stoke Park, which was built close on the edge of a small stream at the foot of the hill, was pulled down, and a new mansion erected on the brow of a steep knoll, or eminence, partly embosomed in noble forest trees, and partly open to distant prospects. The building, composed of a fine white free-stone, was begun in 1786, and finished in five years. Together with the offices, it extends from east to west three hundred and fifty-six feet in front, in the centre of which is a Doric colonnade, opening into a very handsome hall, forty feet in length, and two-and-thirty feet in breadth. It is ornamented with a screen of six fluted Corinthian columns, and communicates with the drawing-room, dining-room, library, and other apartments. The first of these is thirty feet by twenty-four, its length being apparently enlarged, from the effect produced by two mirrors, placed at the opposite ends of the apartment.
The dining-room, to the east, communicates with the library, which faces the north, the former being thirty-six feet by twenty-four, while the latter is forty feet long, and twenty-six feet wide. West of this is the breakfast-room, which, with a large dressing-room, constitutes the ground suite of apartments.
In this noble mansion lived the family of the Smiths, in a manner worthy of its splendour; but they have now all descended to the grave, or are scattered and dispersed. In 1820, the executors of the late Simon Taylor, Esq., bought the manor and estate of Erle Stoke, with those of Edington and Coulston, for two hundred and fifty thousand pounds. They were settled upon Mrs. Watson Taylor, as sole heiress of her uncle, on the death of her only brother, Sir Simon B. Taylor (who died unmarried in the year 1815), the whole, with other landed property, being entailed on the heirs male and female in succession, of George Watson Taylor, Esq., M.P., and his wife, the above lady. Many large additions have been made to these extensive domains.
The present park and pleasure grounds consist of about six hundred acres, distinguished by a great variety of surface, with bold eminences, narrow, winding valleys, and wood and water in abundance. About a mile to the south of the House is the northern boundary of Salisbury Plain, presenting a lofty ridge, that extends in an undulating and irregular line, from west to east, for the distance of several miles. Towards the north this plain slopes rapidly, abounding in deep romantic dells, that are mostly covered with a thin turf; but on the Erle Stoke estate, it is clothed with thick and extensive plantations of firs, beech, larch, and other indigenous timber. From one of these hollows rises an abundant spring of fine water, that meanders through a secluded pleasure ground, and in places expands into small lakes, having in its passage over the ridges of rock formed several beautiful cascades. Upon reaching the park, the accumulated waters swell into a broad and noble sheet, that from the north and west sides of the House presents a most pleasing feature in the landscape.
The approach and entrance to the mansion were formerly on the south; but on that side, a few years ago, a flower garden was laid out, and enclosed from the park by a light, high, wire fence; a new road was also made, and an entrance portico erected, on the north side of the House. Other improvements have been effected, the only change for the worse being the dispersion of the excellent collection of pictures made by Mr. Watson Taylor, some of which present very choice specimens of ancient and modern art."
What a fascinating find! It's so easy to imagine young Augusta, when she lived here, getting her letter from Charles Smith which caused such "agitation" in early diary entries in 1798. Sadly, Erle Stoke/Erlestoke burned — as little now exists of Joshua's house as he left when building his home.
Would LOVE to hear from anyone with further information — or illustrations — of Erle Stoke Park!
A New Addition to our Family
It's always wonderful when I come across a new "illustration" of a family member — this one I grabbed from Wikipedia's entry on Sir Michael Seymour — he is the Rev. Richard Seymour's brother. Sir Michael followed in his father's footsteps; both were navy men (and, I hate to tell you, both named Michael!).
Sir Michael Seymour, the father, died in 1834 — an important year for Richard (he and Fanny married in October of that year).
As you can see here, Sir Michael Seymour, the son, lived a longer life (born in 1802, he died in 1887).
I have a cruder picture of a young Richard Seymour — it is a photo of a drawing, which is why the quality is not high (but I've never come across the original painting); do you think they look alike, these brothers?
Sir Michael was the husband of Dora K. (Dora Knighton, but Richard always referred to her as Dora K. in his diaries because the Seymours likewise had a SISTER named Dora!). Dora K., of course, was the daughter of Sir William Knighton — the subject of Charlotte Frost's new biography.
I Want to Read…
…DIARIES and LETTERS!
It occurred to me that blog readers might be interested in a bit of "hmmm… what's she raising money for??" explanation. (see the Austen Book Raffle posts).
I'm more than happy to bend a few "eyes" (and ears) about my research project! (As friends and family know, to their detriment…)
To start at the very beginning: I visited Northern Wales — Llangollen to be exact — and was just ENCHANTED with the story of the Ladies of Llangollen, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler. I began collecting "first-hand" information, and posted it on my website. Surprisingly, there was abundant material! Though much found was of the second-hand, mythic variety, there were some great finds.
One "find" was a Duke University diary. Once belonging to MARY GOSLING, the diary turned out to contain several trips – to the English coast, to the battlefields of Waterloo, and a certain trip to Ireland that took the Gosling family through Northern Wales. And — wait for it! — they visited with the Ladies! Were shown around Plas Newydd (the home of the Ladies of Llangollen; now a museum), in fact!
But who were these GOSLINGS??
(And, by the way, Mary hadn't much to about the Ladies, other than what was already known about them – ie, how they dressed and how they never travelled far from home.)
With the internet, I struck gold. Found a series of diaries written by Lady Smith, the 2nd daughter of William Gosling of Roehampton Grove, a banker. Now, in Mary Gosling's diary, there was a man who brought his family to see Bank of Ireland currency MADE. Who, other than a banker, would have the ability to go that? And Mary had them departing from "Roehampton"!
But, without seeing these later diaries of Lady Smith's, it was mere supposition that Mary Gosling = Lady Smith.
The main reason these Lady Smith diaries were listed online was that they were included in part of an exceptional large microfilm collection. Essex County was in PART FIVE, which I learned was a far cry from Part One — the only series owned by the closest "big" educational facility within easy driving: Dartmouth College (New Hampshire). Oh, the drive home that day was a disappointment.
Again: thankfully the internet — and online college & university catalogues — helped me track down a handful of places with the full series (or at least through series five). A trip to Colonial Williamsburg brought me within easy distance of one of those few: Old Dominion University. I've never seen such a lovely library! And once I found the rolls of film with Lady Smith's diaries, I was well rewarded: There was the SAME handwriting, the same reference to "My Sister" (Mary never calls Elizabeth Gosling anything other than "my Sister".)
I had found my girl!
Or, should I say girls — for that day I spotted my first reference to young Emma:
If I had KNOWN that in looking up some Jane Austen books I'd have found ALL of Charles Joshua Smith's siblings, I would have saved myself TONS of digging… Alas, it's almost a "happier" circumstance to piece the family together: 9 Smith siblings in all!
"Mr Austen, Mr Knight, and Mrs Leigh Perrot" in the diary entry above (Emma and Edward's first child's christening!) were the giveaways about the Jane Austen connection.
And thanks to that connection I got to see TONS of diaries and letters and memorabilia (for instance, a lock of young Drummond Smith's hair!) at the Hampshire Record Office, when I lived in England for two months in 2007 in order to transcribe as much material as possible. For most of the time, I worked six days a week at the archive (thanks to their generous hours) and on the seventh — well, I began well: reading and reviewing the work of previous days, but it was summer and, yes, some Sundays I spent in the park near Winchester's town hall.
I had already inter-library loaned those rolls of microfilm with Lady Smith's diaries; purchased a roll of film with all of the existing diaries written by Charles Joshua Smith (Mary Gosling's husband; Emma Smith's eldest brother), which the Essex Record Office houses. Now I had a growing collection of letters and diaries by the likes of Emma, her mother Augusta Smith, her sisters Augusta, Fanny and Maria; a diary series belonging to Fanny's eventual husband, the Rev. Richard Seymour was briefly worked on at the Warwickshire Record Office (their hours were much shorter than HRO's…).
In short, I've seen much, typed a LOT, and still there is more material for me to "visit" — if not in person (expensive) then via film.
And that's where the Book Raffle comes in. Edward Austen (later Austen Leigh) made some delightful silhouettes, and his descendent, Freydis Welland, put them together into a book, originally published by private press: A Life in the Country. The pictures are accompanied by Jane Austen quotes. The book was then published "commercially" by the British Library.
International Women – a Bit of a Rant
I was sorry to be waylaid by snow (and MORE and more and even MORE snow), here in New England, and be unable to post ANYTHING about International Women's Day — IWD marked its 100th anniversary on Tuesday, March 8th.
See IWD's website: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
I am fairly apolitical, but certainly "dream" of a world of decency towards all, equality of the sexes, equal wages, equal opportunity — and am smart enough to know I'll never live to see such things. ("Dreamers" see solutions to world problems, but no one listens.)
At the same time, it really annoys me when people, discussing Austen's era, disparage the idea of women of the "leisure class" having nothing to do and how boring their lives must have been because they couldn't go out and work, must marry and have children, must be under the thumb of father, husband or brother.
My Smiths and Goslings of course would be included here. And they were people not under anyone's thumb (you've never seen anyone more formidable than Mamma Smith!); they also had money enough to live without marrying — but the girls chose to do so. Choice is something many today don't have: we must work, even at jobs we hate, just to pay the bills. So who's to say that "today" is better than "yesterday"? It really all depends on the individual.
I adore the arts. Lament that my parents were not encouraging when, in grade 5 or 6, I wanted to take up the drums (you can guess why they were not encouraging! however: I never learned to read music…). I grew up in a small Vermont city with no one in my life who was interested in plays, theater, concerts (which were as active then as today). I found those things, later, on my own. I enjoy working for hours and days and months on a writing assignment; it fills my mind when I write. I cannot imagine a house devoid of books (even Andy Rooney, last Sunday, spoke of Kindles and real books!).
In short, I would KILL for a life as lived by young Emma Smith and Mary Gosling: drawing lessons from artists; trips away from a country home (quiet!!!) to the bustle of London for the 'season'; concerts and operas and plays enjoyed and understood; time to read; time to learn foreign languages — and money enough to go on trips to those foreign lands!
Now, I recognize that not everyone would have talent for, or even like, pursuits like drawing, music, travel, reading, learning. But some also don't care to spend time in an office. Some people are Career-minded; Career with a capital C. Some are nurturers and want a homelife and children. Some work to live rather than live to work. Some are artistic — and just wish artists didn't traditionally 'starve to death'.
I'm sure there were women in the 19th century who wanted to "work" for a living (and were disparaged for it, if they did it), just as there are women today who would rather be home (and are disparaged for it). Every individual tries to do what brings them enjoyment; some are less successful than others; some just never have the opportunity to rise to their particular potential. Roadblocks exist, have existed, and will exist. I don't fit into my "world," but have tried and am trying to carve a new niche. None of us represent an era, a generation, or women in general. We are each only ourself.


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Hello Again to all it's been way too long since I've blogged here on New Prairie Woman. Some of you know that NPW was compromised by a meanie hacker and was down for over a year but finally unblocked by the powers that be at after they cleared the virus out. Anyway, during that time and after, I went through my own issues and a bit of trauma in my life so writing was not on the top of my list.
New Prairie Woman will be concluded some day. When, I'm not sure. But, she will return, this I pledge to all of you, my loyal fans. In the meantime, I wanted to let you know that the cooking artist within New Prairie Woman, me, Susie Rosso Wolf, has decided out of the blue to open an online test market biscotti and confections mail order business. I opened for business in August and so far I'm very pleased with our progress. I'd like you to take a look at what I'm doing now in my life, to drop by my new website at: www.rossobiscotti.com. Please drop by to see our beautiful biscotti and chocolates and to read the history of our family recipes and how I grew to acquire them!
Thank you again for dropping in to visit me. I continue to live here out on the prairie. It is as lovely but as difficult as it ever was. A true dichotomy of splendor and torment, beauty and struggle. Looking over the snow packed prairie-land at this very moment I'm thinking of all of you who have visited here over the years and I wonder, could any of them have survived what we have gone through to live here, to sustain themselves. I don't know, I'm truly not sure for this country out here is very tough and one must be tough too to live in it. Therefore, I suppose I'm saying that this old tough gal wishes you a lovely holiday season and I pray you are all well and happy.
My heart is yours,
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What are we seeking for in the body of Christ as followers of righteousness does it count to us that the ways of man is not the ways of God neither our thought his thought, do think that our attitudes towards the fellowship of our redeemer and salvation bearer looks like the next neighbour issues we most attend to a rethink is valuable beyond repair,
🗣You got angry in church and stopped the choir membership, left ushering, stopped sanctuary cleaning and every other work you were doing in church.
Eventually you've stopped the church because someone spoke to you in a way you didn't like…
Most of the messages from the pulpit was against you from your opinion…
Nobody called you when you were sick because according to you they did not love or care in the church…
But please excuse me…
You've not stopped working for the boss who insults you most of the time, neither have you stopped work because your colleagues spoke ill of you… (Money was the reason)
When you were sick, you didn't wait for your boss to call you or look for you at work. Rather, you called and told him about your present condition. No complaint about him not visiting you (Fear of query or loss of the job)
Do you remember that at school, your teachers, your schoolmates and or even your best friends offended you, yet you didn't stop schooling..
You can easily miss Church but not lectures because the lecturer will take attendance which counts in assessment
You can be late with your appointment with God at Church but you will be extra early for your visa interview at the embassy… 🤔
Who are you deceiving?
I don't blame you too much. Maybe you don't know or you don't have adequate revelation about Church…
Please, Hear Me!👂 Church is not an "Offense Club" where all things must done to please you and you alone.
What have you done in church for the good of others?
According to Scripture the first knowledge everybody must have about Church is that… It's *The House Of God* and *The Gate of Heaven*… 📖 Genesis 28:17…
Your charisma may take you there but your salvation and spirit-led life will decide whether you will enter heaven or not.
Your service of God must be with reverential fear, honor and respect.
God is watching… 🤔 🙏_
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The Mobile Operations Complex is an 85,000-square-foot facility at 9990 Fannin, about two miles south of The Blood Center's Headquarters. It is home to the Donor Collections Department and serves as the launching site for more than 6,000 mobile blood drives that take place every year.
Originally designed to replace The Blood Center's onsite warehouse, which was destroyed in an electrical fire in 2005, the Mobile Operations Complex also houses the organization's Central Supply warehouse and Vehicle Maintenance shop. More than 200 of The Blood Center's approximately 750 employees are based at this location.
The facility was constructed using "green" practices, including:
• Thermal mass walls for decreased energy use;
• Use of regional materials during construction;
• Recycling of construction materials during construction; and
• Use of low-emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the interior.
The building opened in spring 2009 and continues to operate using environmentally friendly features, like:
• Prominent use of daylight and daylight views throughout;
• The solar orientation of the building, to minimize heat load;
• Lower water usage in landscape irrigation and dual flush options in the restrooms;
• Daily recycling opportunities; and
• Encouragement of alternate vehicle use by the provision of premium parking and bike racks.
"In building the Mobile Operations Complex, our vision was to seek further opportunities to give back by building green – taking fewer resources from our community and leading to greater sustainability for the environment," Melissa Fisher, The Blood Center's Chief Financial Officer, said at the time of the building's opening.
The Mobile Operations Complex achieved silver-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification in 2010.


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Christian Weber is an internationally exhibited filmmaker and photographer who is consistently recognized for challenging a conventional interpretation of beauty. His films and photographs have won numerous awards, and have been featured in publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Interview, Harper's Bazaar, New York Magazine, Newsweek, Esquire, Life, Spin, Variety, Details, GQ, and more. His short films have been screened internationally with The Creators Project in Tokyo, The New York Fashion Film Festival in New York and Seoul, and a special screening of the short film "Man on Fire" at the Musee d'art Moderne in Luxembourg.
Weber's work was most notably the recent subject of a monographic exhibition at the Southeastern Museum of Photography. He's also participated in a host of other exhibitions at home and abroad, in shows organized by the likes of The Bruce High Quality Foundation and Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam. 2015 saw a host of new solo projects, the first at Chicago's Schneider Gallery, followed by others in New York, Germany, and Los Angeles.
Between his film and photographic work, Weber has been commissioned to create visuals in collaboration with many influential figures including Rick Rubin, 50 Cent, The Black Keys, Ussain Bolt, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, dink Cavett, Landon Donovan, Jesse Eisenberg, Edie Falco, Rudy Giuliani, Josep Guardiola, Michael C. Hall, Anna Kendrick, John Kerry, Wiz Khalifa, Karl Lagerfeld, Sir Ian McKellan, Joe Manganiello, Seth Meyers, Frank Ocean, Manny Pacquiao, Rick Ross, Kelly Slater, Michael K. Williams, Miguel, Gary Oldman, Saoirse Ronan, Common, Guillermo Del Toro, and Nas. Weber has also been commissioned to create global campaigns for a host of diverse clients. His clients include brands such as Audi, Bottega Veneta, Nike, BMW, HSBC, GE, Hennessy, HP, IBM, Levi's, Showtime, Sony, Gap, Mazda, Toyota, VW and Xbox to name a few.
Weber has also published several monographs. The first, "Blackline," in 2009 featured haunting landscapes left in the wake of the Corral, Latigo, and Las Flores Canyon fires of October 2007. This was followed in 2011 and 2012 respectively by Weber's "Selected Works" Volumes 1 and 2, monographic surveys of his diverse and recent output encompassing portraits, abstractions, landscapes and more. In 2014 he published "Explosions" with german publisher Kerber Verlag his first hardcover monograph in 5 years. This books narrows in on Weber's recent "Explosion" works, gorgeous photos, with great detail of various pyrotechnic happenings, visually reminiscent of color field paintings in the vein of Jackson Pollock, Marc Rothko or Franz Kline.
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A decline in Egyptian workers in Libya will increase unemployment in the near future as political instability continues to plague Libya, said Hamdy Imam, Recruitment Division chair at the Federation of Chambers of Commerce.
According to Imam, precise figures do not exist for the number of Egyptian workers in Libya, but preliminary indicators show that over one million workers were employed in the country.
In May, average unemployment exceeded 13% for Egypt's total labour force of 26 million, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics.
"Egyptian workers in Libya are unskilled and work in the contracting, agriculture, and commercial services fields," said Imam.
Wages for workers in Libya range between EGP 2,500-4,000, higher than wages earned by labourers in the Gulf, according to Imam.
Egyptian labourers in Libya are often victims of the violence, as 23 workers died last week when their residence was shelled.
According to a Ministry of Civil Aviation official, the ministry is working to conduct four daily flights to Djerba airport in order to transport 2,000 workers stranded in Tunisia.
The Ministry of Defence send 13 tonnes of foodstuffs to Egyptians stranded in Tunisia during an influx from Libya as a result of fighting.
According to the Libyan Ambassador in Cairo Mohammed Fayez Jibril, the number of Egyptian workers in Libya amounts to approximately 1.5m, some permanent and others temporary residents in the country.
"In spite of poor security in Libya since the end of last year, Egyptian labour has been crossing the borders in search of work," the ambassador said.
Jibril added that Libya receives about 200,000 Egyptian workers illegally each year, which exacerbates the security risks. Besides, the Libyan embassy issues about 300 visas monthly in Cairo.
"Egyptian workers at present time are not trained and do not bother with training," said Osama Abdel-Moneim, member of the division for recruitments abroad, adding that the training centres do not accept them even though their doors are purportedly open.
He hopes that businessmen will pump investments into Libya in the future, so as to recruit more labour and decrease the high levels of unemployment.
Libyan investments in Egypt are up to approximately $12bn, according to Jibril, adding that Egyptian investments in his country are far less, not exceeding $2bn in the infrastructure sector.
Head of the Libyan-Egyptian Business Council Nasser Bayan believes that there will be a 60% decrease in Egyptian investments in Libya this year, as a result of the instability.
He demands the government to establish a free trade zone near the Salloum land port, to overcome the problem of exposure to truck robbery, assaults, and abduction of Egyptian transport vehicles.
According to a report issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, building materials topped the list of non-petroleum exports to Libyan territory during the first five months of this year, amounting to EGP 1.2bn.
Exports of the food industry came in second place, followed by agricultural crops, each worth EGP 1bn, according to the same report.
Bayan said a trade free zone in the Salloum land port would allow for trade and growth for both Egyptian and Libyan sides, and would need the work of investors. This will create more job opportunities, he added.


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The Evergreens
On 26th April 42 of us set off for Michelham Priory in East Sussex and what a wonderful day we had. The weather was glorious (apart from two five minute downpours of sleet and snow). The Priory is a Tudor Mansion, but originally a Monastery back in 1229, surrounded by a moat and beautiful gardens. It also has a working watermill and forge where you can watch the millers and blacksmiths at work. Altogether a lovely day, and we arrived home in a snowstorm and saw Capel covered in snow.
On the 9th May we had a Tombola in aid of Tadworth Children's Trust and raised £!50. Our next outing on 23rd May is to the Cotswolds, always a favourite place of the Evergreens.
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Whitewater Wednesday. 360 Video tour of the Grand CanyonWhitewater Kayaking - Jan 25, 2017
Friend, Werner Paddles athlete and film maker, John Grace, recently had the opportunity to one again head into the Grand Canyon on a self-supported whitewater kayak mission. From the John, "The Grand Canyon exists on a scale few other things in nature can compare with. If you are interested in learning how to self-support kayak the Grand Canyon or any river for that matter here is a link to the film entitled, "12 Days." The hour long look at the journey through the Canyon is the most compelling self-support kayaking film ever produced."
Enjoy this 360 video showing some of the more iconic rapids and side hikes. For those of you that 360 video is new, it is designed to be watched on your phone or tablet. With it, you can move your hand held device around to view the Canyon from 360 degrees. It's AWESOME and inspiring.


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Soundtrack review: Bastille Day (Alex Heffes – 2016)
"Bastille Day" is a 2016 American action film directed by James Watkins and written by Andrew Baldwin. The film stars Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Eriq Ebouaney and José Garcia. Michael Mason, a pick-pocket living in Paris steals a bag with a teddy bear in it. Not realizing the toy contains a timed bomb, he tosses it aside on a busy street. A few seconds later it explodes, killing four people. CCTV footage reveals Masons face and the French police tag him as a terrorist threat. In a separate CIA investigation the unruly agent Sean Briar, discovers the real story behind Masons "terrorist attack". The two men, on different sides of the law, collaborate to bring the corrupt members of the Ministry down. Alex Heffes wrote the score.
Alex Heffes has gotten my attention ever since he scored "State of play". That was a smart political thriller which the composer made even better with his music. Thrillers are, in a way, his specialty and he always knows how to make them sound intriguing. The risk with a story like this is that the score might end up generic. More and more producers or directors ask for a score that's cheap to make and functions well within the movie. It's not the case here as right from the start Alex Heffes blends exotic string motifs (almost African in sound) with a suspenseful undertone. I like how "Aftermath", for example, sounds as if it was experienced through the ears of someone in the middle of the action, with bits and pieces coming from everywhere and echoes mixing with each other.
"Rooftop chase" also feels more intimate than epic. Those special strings give the sensation of the pulse being raised until its felt in the character's throat and I haven't felt such a rush since Henry Jackmans' "Captain Phillips". I love the suffocating and relentless pace of this cue. This is how you write a clever chase cue.
I like this score because it doesn't settle in a suspenseful or investigative rhythm. The music moves, reacts, runs, hits and, in one word, lives. The score gives me a good feeling about the pace of the movie and I'm very curious if the two will fit. I like the experimental sound that it sometimes has and I like how Alex Heffes keeps me guessing. I like the thrilling action pieces and I like the feeling of being in a perpetual rooftop chase with this score.
Yes, I really liked "Bastille Day".
Cue rating: 86 / 100
Total minutes of excellence: 23 / 53
Album excellence: 43%
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A couple of weeks ago I bought a sweater for my husband at Costco. It quickly became one of his favorites. :-) So when it came time to wash it he wanted to make sure he followed the "instructions" on the label hoping to avoid repeating a recent "shirt shrinking" episode.
He showed me some symbols on the label of the sweater and asked me what they meant. I HAD NO IDEA! To be honest, I haven't really ever looked at any of the laundry symbols to figure out what they meant. But guess what? I have now! And now I can explain them to you. :-)
(Trust me…you're going to be glad to know this stuff!)
Way back in 1971 the FTC started requiring manufacturers to tag their clothing with at least one safe cleaning method. In 1997 they came up with SYMBOLS that could be used in place of words on labels. The universal symbols were developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and are used by the detergent, textile, apparel, and appliance industries around the world.
What does this mean to you and me? It means we better know what these symbols mean if we want to get the most "life" out of our clothing…or at least avoid their early demise!
While I was thoroughly confused when I first tried to decipher the symbols on Dave's shirt label…I have since realized it's a very simple system if you just take a minute to actually LEARN it. OR if you have a couple of "Cheat Sheets" like the ones I made up for MY laundry room that I want to share with you today! :-) The information comes from Textile Affairs.com which also has lots of other good information about caring for clothes.
Click here for a printable version
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I hope you all find these as helpful as I did! I feel like I "cracked the code" and now I am no longer intimidated by those cryptic-looking symbols on my clothes! Time to go buy some more to celebrate! ;-)


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A wonderful wedding in Secret Harbour WA 22-04-17
The weather was splendid, sunny, not hot.
The ceremony was held in a lovely secluded park in Secret Harbour. Featuring an amazing garden styled arbor with a minimal and pastel theme.
Photos and video were filmed around the gardens shaded by tall trees and surrounded by greenery. The reception celebrations held at the local golf course.
Filmed by: Cinemaze Films
This video was filmed mainly with the Sony A7sii and also with the Sony a6300 with a 50mm f1.8 & 24-70mm lens.
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Motorola's Recycled Plastic Phone Earns GreenTech Approval
The water cooler has come a long way: First we talked around them, and now we can talk on them. The first cell phone to receive our GreenTech Approved seal, the Motorola MOTO W233 Renew for T-Mobile, is the first U.S. phone whose body is made from recycled plastic--watercooler jugs, in fact. Aside from being very green, it doesn't offer a lot of features, but the Renew is a good choice if all you need is a solid voice-only phone.
The dual-band (850/1,900 MHz) Renew is an excellent voice phone--and one of the best we've tested on T-Mobile's 2G network. Reception is strong; the earpiece is loud yet clear, and voice quality is exceptionally good--the microphone aggressively cancels even very loud background noise. Voice quality does suffer a bit when the phone pumps up its noise cancellation, but conversations are still very intelligible.
Our GreenTech Approved standards require that we rate phones on seven environmentally friendly criteria, and the Renew passes with flying colors: It is RoHS compliant (meaning that it doesn't contain hazardous chemicals, like mercury), uses recycled packaging, is made partially from recycled materials, and comes with a postage-paid envelope so you can send back your old phone for recycling. For the time being, at least, we're dubbing the Renew the most environmentally friendly phone on the U.S. market. For more on the Renew, read the full review on PCMag.com.


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I've now read THE G.N.B. DOUBLE C, and it's an interesting companion piece to GREEN, although a very different book. Interestingly, Seth's introduction outlines the creation of the works, and it turns out that the initial work on this book actually began before GREEN was created, and picked up again after GREEN was done (all as a sideline to Seth's other work in that period). It sort of makes sense when you think about the two works, with GREEN being much more open and fanciful, less shackled by the bonds of reality than the much more melancholy world of THE G.N.B. DOUBLE C.
It's also kind of funny that I only read the book now, since a few months ago I would have had no clue that one of the last major "cartoonists" discussed was loosely based on Martin Vaughn-James and his fairly obscure 1975 book THE CAGE, which was only just republished with an introduction by Seth.
This is the type of book it's going to take me a few readings to fully digest. At some point I want to re-read it, WIMBLEDON GREEN and Seth's earlier, more "serious" book IT'S A GOOD LIFE, IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN together, since I realized half-way through that these two are sort of cousins to that book, which revolves around Seth becoming fascinated with an obscure NEW YORKER cartoonist who turned out to be just as real as Albert Batch of "Trout Haven" fame (I assume).
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About Us
Attorney Ken Osborne has been in private practice since 1988, while attorney Sammi Wilmoth has been a partner in the firm for five years. Today, Osborne & Wilmoth Law Firm is passionate about helping "the little guy." Located in Fayetteville, AR, we represent clients throughout Northwestern Arkansas in a wide range of accident, workers' compensation, disability, criminal defense, family law and civil law cases. Our knowledgeable and well-prepared attorneys always keep clients informed of the law and their rights throughout the entire case. We will fight our hardest for you!
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Since 1989
Ken Osborne
Being the son of a military officer, Ken Osborne grew up all over the United States before settling in Arkansas. He has made Fayetteville his home since 1979. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BSBA, majoring in marketing. Ken continued his education at the University of Arkansas School of Law, earning his law degree in December 1986.
Since opening his private practice in 1989, Ken has been dedicated to helping individuals: "the little guy." He has represented countless clients injured in automobile, accidents, motorcycle accidents, 18-wheeler accidents and on-the-job accidents. Over the years, Ken has handled complicated insurance cases involving severe automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, and serious on-the-job accidents. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients. These accidents are often disabling and Ken has helped hundreds of clients win their Social Security Disability cases.
In addition to handling personal injury cases, and workers' compensation cases, Ken has practiced criminal defense in Washington, Benton and Madison County District and Circuit Courts, as well as the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He has argued cases for his clients before the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ken is married, a father of three and grandfather of two.
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Attorney Sammi Wilmoth is a native of Springdale, Arkansas. She began working at the Osborne Law Firm immediately after graduating high school as a receptionist. She worked her way up to Office Manager. Having been inspired by the firm's work, Sammi decided to pursue her law degree. While juggling three small children and a full-time job, Sammi earned her undergraduate degree from John Brown University, graduating with distinction, in December of 2006. Still juggling marriage, motherhood and a demanding full-time job, Sammi earned her Juris Doctorate from the Arkansas School of Law in May 2012. During law school, Sammi won the 2011 Ben Altheimer Best Brief Award in Moot Court Competition.
So when she began practicing law in 2012, she already had 12 years of experience assisting Ken and helping thousands of clients. Sammi passionately represents each of her clients, providing quality legal services while keeping open lines of communication with each client. She is licensed in State and Federal Court. She has been very successful in court, fighting hard for her clients as they pursue their family law cases of divorce and custody.
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Coby's Bar Mitzvah
Our son, Coby is having a Bar mitzvah on 03.31.12.
We are looking for a design to use throughout the event, on napkins, placecards, giveaways etc.
The theme of the event is Vermont - and the mountains. it could include mountains, a snowflake, skis or snowboard
We'd like the design to have a background with a minimalist, abstract theme.
it could include his name "coby' , the date 03.31.12 or the word "vermont" but only if it's very subtle and abstract.
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START DATE: 14th April 2015 / 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Kimmage Development Studies Centre
FEE: €150 (Students/Unwaged – €75)
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|Introduction to the Humanitarian Field & Humanitarian Standards
|Tuesday 21st April 2015
|Sphere: How This Affects Logistics Operations
|Tuesday 28th April 2015
|Refugee Camp Logs Requirements: Kurdistan Case Study
|Tuesday 5th May 2015
|IDP's Iraq/Syria 2014: Logistics of Disaster Planning
|Tuesday 12th May 2015
|The Logistics of Health & Safety for Staff in Emergencies
|Tuesday 19th May 2015
|Communications: Managing Systems & Cultural Awareness
|Tuesday 26th May 2015
|Safety & Security During an Emergency
|Tuesday 2nd June 2015
|Preparing to Deploy: Personal Logistics
Course Aim
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an introduction to some of the key principles of Humanitarian Logistics. The course runs over 8 evenings at 6-8pm starting on Tuesday 14 April, ending on 2 June.
It will be facilitated by Will Holden, Irish Emergency Logistics Team (IELT). Will is founder and director of the Irish Emergency Logistics Team (IELT). He has over 20 years experience in supply chain management and logistics, working in the private sector in Ireland and overseas in conflict and complex emergency situations. He is currently based in Iraq, where he works as Head of Logistics, Procurement & Distribution for the Danish Refugee Council. He has also served in Haiti, South Sudan and Afghanistan. He will be returning to Ireland to deliver this course.
- To introduce participants to the humanitarian field and expand their understanding of a humanitarian emergency from a logistics perspective.
- To review the implications of decisions made before, during, and after, a major sudden onset conflict, using case studies.
- To identify key safety & security challenges during emergencies, using case studies.
- To review some of the key practicalities for consideration prior to deployment
The course is aimed at:
- Members of the general public who are keen to learn more about the role of logistics during Humanitarian Emergencies.
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- Professional Logisticians from the Private Sector who are interested in learning more about the Humanitarian Logistics Sector.
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Print (Aaron Stielstra) considers himself an educated man. He loves poetry and discussing human nature with his fellow turn of the century Western folk. Oh, and he also likes killing, making his living as a hitman for formidable prairie boss Mr. Paul (Brett Halsey). In fact, Print takes great pride in carving up his conquests in bloody, nauseating fashion. However, when the order comes down to destroy a local brothel owner (Dan Van Husen) who loves to perform crude abortions on his pregnant girls, Print is in a quandary. Even worse, he has to school a wannabe assassin (Derek Hertig) that may not be cut out for the murder-for-hire life. Naturally, nothing is as it seems, or transpires the way our hero expects...or wants.
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The Scarlet Worm (the title is taken from a Psalm in the Bible) is terrific. It meters out its pleasures in carefully considered tropes and takes its time developing into a clever character study. Like Unforgiven, and Ed Harris' criminally underappreciated Appaloosa, this is a story about people, not problems with ranchers and cattle rustlers. There are no 'injuns' to contend with, no structured standards requiring slit-eyed shoot outs and stare downs. Instead, Lambert and Fredianelli boil everything down to men facing their mortality and then borrow the best lessons learned from that cinematic stalwart to season their simple story. The results are often mesmerizing, the cast completing the vision in a way that makes you pine for more material like this. One of main reasons the Western died off is because there was more or less nothing left to say. Thankfully, the post-modern movement and its varying ideas about approach and iconography allows for even the moldiest meaning to be reinvested with new life. Such is the case with The Scarlet Worm.
This is a film of contrasts, an experience where men preach morality while systematically dismembering a corpse. There is violence, but it is frequently offset by the silent contemplation of the characters. There is even distinction in the approach. The low budget limits, which keep things from becoming too open and obvious, work astonishingly well with the narrative themes. Indeed, this small looking movie transcends its traps to become something akin to epic. The differing elements - the abortionist, the sex, the bloodshed, the mentorship, religion - all come together to transport us to a different time, a different place - and more importantly, a different atmosphere. Modern Westerns often make the mistake of trying to incorporate too many contemporary touches. What works better is something like the Coen Brothers' amazing True Grit. By applying the language of the era, the euphemisms and personality eccentricities, we are swept away. The Scarlet Worm balances the new with the known, the better to create a convincing past.
Then there is the acting. The cast all have the right look, the proper aging antiquity that sells the scenarios. But even better, the performances know how to maintain the proper amount of character intrigue. As our killer, Aaron Stielstra is excellent. He capitalizes on his unusual look to make Print something of an idiosyncratic icon. Then there is 'Montgomery Ford' - who is actually famous face Brett Halsey working under a false name - who does a fantastic job of creating the aura of threat. Add in the enthralling turn by legendary character ace Dan Van Husen (he absolutely nails the part) and you've got a great set of leads. Ancillary parts are then fleshed out by novices and unknowns, and the overall approach is professional and polished. Of course, all praise goes to Fredianelli for finding a way to bring his ideas to the screen under some of the most extreme budgetary boundaries possible.
The Video:
Presented by MVD Visual in a 2:35:1, 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 encode, The Scarlet Worm looks good. It just doesn't look great. There are issues with definition, a frequent lack of detail, and other elements that stem from the money problems the production faced. For the most part, the overall image is polished and professional, looking colorful and artsy. The director's decision to go with a limited palate provides a great deal of mood, and the cinematography more than makes up for any interfering budgetary facets. Still, for those expecting every Blu-ray release to be a revelation, The Scarlet Worm won't wow you. Instead, it's a solid cinematic experience.
The Audio:
The bad news? There is no lossless multichannel track here. The budget just wouldn't allow for a full on 5.1 mix. Instead, we get a dialogue friendly 2.0 Stereo offering that delivers the conversations in crystal clarity. Various ambient noises and F/X round out the backdrop, but there is a real lack of spatial ambience or directional depth. In fact, both the picture and the audio have issues, all of which can be attributed to technological, not artistic or talent issues.
The Extras:
There are two audio commentaries included on the disc, as well as a behind the scenes making-of documentary and a trailer. Of the two scene specific discussions, the one with writer Lambert is the best. He has the best insights about the troubled times on set, as well as the best supporting cast. Everything else here is interesting, if not necessarily essential.
Final Thoughts:
While a bit long winded in the exposition department and in need of a few dollars more, production wise, The Scarlet Worm is still an intelligent and entertaining fringe experience. It's the kind of indie effort we just don't see that much anymore, made outside the studio system and reeling with artistic integrity. Earning an easy Highly Recommended rating, it rewards the viewers patience with passion and drive. Some may find the tech specs a bit wanting and the overall atmosphere is considered, not rushed. Still, for a genre that's been on life support for decades and a core narrative conceit that's been done to death, this is a borderline masterwork. A century ago, the cowboy was our first silver screen myth. A movie like The Scarlet Worm illustrates why.
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MADISON — (WORT) The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit to obtain prosecutor training videos conducted by Waukesha District Attorney Brad Schimel, the GOP candidate for Attorney General. The Democrats filed an open records request for the videos in September which was denied by the state Department of Justice over concerns of victim privacy. The Democrats allege that Schimel made racist and sexist remarks in these videos and are asking a Dane County Judge to make them public. WORT's Dylan Brogan reports.
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Skegness lead the Premier Division of the South Lincolnshire & Border League with Spalding eight points behind but with a game in hand.
Both sides had a successful weekend, as did third placed Sleaford 2nd, Skegness bowling Bourne 2nd out for 66 and going on to win by eight wickets.
Josh Newton hit 51 for Spalding and Jonathan Miles 65 as their team notched up 216 runs before bowling out Billingborough for 45, Julian Wilson taking six for 25.
Sleaford beat Welby Cavaliers by eight wickets and Freiston moved into fourth place after an eight wicket win over Grantham 2 nd while Boston 2 nd beat Stamford Town by four wickets.
In Division One, Moulton Harrox hit 224 runs for the loss of only four wickets, Jack Barnett with 77 and Ansar Hussain 88 at Heckington who were all out for 75 and Timberland went down to Spalding 2nd by eight wickets.
But the closest game of the day was at Graves Park where Claypole could manage only 102 runs but managed to bowl their opponents out for 10 runs less, Joe Attewell returning the best bowling figures of the day with seven for 30.
Belton Park 2nd recorded the weekend's highest score with Matt Cocks hitting 87 of their total of 255-4 against league newcomers Uffington who were bowled out 46.
And bowlers had the upper hand in the match between Freiston 2nd and Long Sutton 2nd , Will Naylor taking six for 24 as Freiston were dismissed for 87, then Tom Appleyard claiming five for 29 as Long Sutton were bowled out for 71.
The first two SLBL Cup games resulted in wins for Market Deeping 2nd, who beat Baston by nine wickets and Skegness 2 nd for whom Ashley Redgard hit an unbeaten 68 in their seven wicket victory over Boston 3rd .
Premier Division: Welby Cavaliers 89, Sleaford 2nd 91-2; Spalding 216 (Newton 51, Miles 65), Billingborough 45 (Wilson 6-25); Grantham 2nd 71, Freiston 72-2; Stamford Town 112, Boston 2 nd 113-6; Bourne 2 nd 66, Skegness 67-2; Long Sutton v Woodhall Spa 2nd– cancelled, waterlogged ground.
Division One: Moulton Harrox 224-4 (J. Barnett 77, Hussain 88), Heckington 75; Claypole 102, Graves Park 92 (J Attewell 7-30); Timberland 83, Spalding 2nd 86-2.
Division Two: Belton Park 2nd 255-4 (Cocks 87), Uffington 46; Billingborough conceded to Spalding 3rd.
SLBL Cup: Baston 122, Market Deeping 2nd 123-1; Boston 3rd 151-8, Skegness 2 nd 152-3 (Redgard 68no).


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For those of us with a family, sometimes it can be difficult to work in our running and exercise program along with the duties of being a parent and spouse, not to mention the duties of our work life. So how do get in the habit of running when we have all of these responsibilities? Here are a few tips that may help. 6 Tips to Help Parents Stay in a Running Routine Obviously the […] Read more »
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We all must have priorities in life. By having priorities in life, we can have balance, which is just a better way to live. But where does running fit into your life? Is it too high or too low a priority? These are questions we will examine, and help you ensure running is at the right place in your life. So the first thing is to examine your priorities. For some of you, maybe you […] Read more »
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There are many parts and components of our life such as our career, family, spiritual life, finances, personal development, social life, and our health. If we neglect any of these areas then it makes it more difficult to be successful in the other areas. Your health and fitness, then, can be a great way to improve your quality of life in all the other areas. If you are unhealthy and sloppy, for example, it makes […] Read more »
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If you are like most people, you want to be fit and trim, and be on a regular exercise program. You really want to get started running, but for some reason you just cannot get off the lazy boy and stick with a running program. I know that forming a new habit and changing your patterns of life can be difficult. This is true if you are trying to get into the habit of […] Read more »


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I'm going to begin setting up my students and courses for school year 2012-2013. The first step (which we did previously) is to go to Admin->School Years and add the new year 2012-2013. Then on the Enrollments tab, I've assigned my students to the upcoming school year. Now, back to the School Years tab, I've set my active year as 2012-2013.
Now click the Courses tab at the top. In the upper right corner in the green header area, you should be seeing the new school year. The drop down is used to switch between your students. My courses will be different based upon which student I'm working on, so always keep that in mind. On the Display/Edit tab, click the new link and input your first course.
For course name, I'll use Biology. For subject, I'll select Science. For the most part, I leave the class duration at the default 60. The main thing to keep in mind is the number of hours you decided each school day should be when setting up your school year. If you said 5 hours, you'll want to make sure you're child will "mark done" 5 hours of school work each day. We'll get to the why on that later. Since I don't really track hours, I don't care much so I stick with the defaults.
I do leave checked the option to "Allow Activity Edit". For some subjects, I won't put in an actual assignment, I will ask my children to note what they did for that particular subject on that day. This allows them to type in the assignment box or edit it as needed.
The next option is Class Days, I leave mine Monday through Friday. If you change this, then on your students log in page, only the assigned subjects for that day will appear. So, let's say you put only Monday and Friday for Biology. When your student logs in on Wednesday, Biology won't appear as an assignment that day.
I do not use Advanced Scheduling, so I can't help you with those options.
If you wish to change your grading scale for this particular subject, you do that next. Choose how much credit you're giving for the subject, then specify if it's core, elective or misc.
Now, for grading weights. I typically do "workbook" at 75% and tests at 25%. Then all of my assignments are marked as "workbook" at 75% of the final grade with the tests and quizzes weighted the same and both marked as "test".
Course Groups- I don't typically use these. I've decided I prefer to just list each subject and not group any together.
Resources- Here you can add your courseware per subject. For Biology, we're using Oak Meadow so I'll go ahead and put that in. If I ever need to refer to it, I've got record of it.
Field Trips- I don't keep track of these here, that's something for my calendar 🙂
Copy- my favorite tab of all! If you have multiple children, once you figure out this tab, you will be so happy! This copy tab will copy courses (and activities) from student/year to another.It goes from current to selected year and copies to any year, which you'll see as I go through this. After I've put in all of my students for the upcoming year, I'm going to switch my active year to 2011-2012, last school year, (Admin->School Year), double check that I'm still editing the same student in the upper right corner, then navigate back to this tab. For Copy To, I'm going to select the upcoming school year, 2012-2013 (the one I was previously setting up). For Student, I'm going to select the student I'm working with, in my case I want to copy by daughter's 10th grade courses to 11th grade. And then I'm going to select the courses I wish to copy, I'm going to leave out Art and Health since she won't be doing those next year. Hit copy.
Now, go back to Admin->School Year and switch to the upcoming year. Hit that Courses tab and wala! All of last year's courses are now next year's.
You can go back to the first tab, the Display/Edit, and change the name or details of any course that you copied over. The edit screen will be exactly the same as the add new screen where we added Biology earlier.
You can use this across years and children so it'll be easy to replicate my oldest's 8th grade year for her brother who will be entering 8th grade this year. Such a time saver! Especially since it also copies over the assignments. We'll cover Assignments tomorrow.
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Welcome to August! This is the time of year to take stock of your accomplishments so far, and to plan for fourth quarter and the holiday push.
This year, the Chamber has made some changes. In addition to our monthly member programming, we have added a morning meeting option called Coffee with the President. The Monthly Morning Meeting is held at the Chamber office and is a great way to grow your business network in an informal environment. It is also a great opportunity to check in with Anne, the Chamber President, and discuss relevant business and community topics. If a morning meeting doesn't fit in your schedule, we have also added an evening Happy Hour. Happy Hours are hosted at member locations around town and are a great way for you to get out and familiarize yourself with other Chamber businesses.
We want you to know that in addition to adding some great programming and networking opportunities, your Chamber membership is so much more. We know that taking time away from your day-to-day schedule isn't always feasible. Did you know that on our website, we are now partnering with MN Job Match. If you are tired of going through the hiring process only to discover your new hire is not a good fit, give the MN Job Match site a try and take your hiring process a step further. MN Job Match is offering a few complimentary job match profiles. If you would like to learn more about the hiring process and what this new partnership has to offer you, contact Anne today and she will get you started!
In addition to finding ways to help your company save money, we also are creating strong partnerships within our community. Did you join the Chamber because you wanted to promote a strong community image? One of the goals for the Chamber is to help educate our youth on real world business. Can you remember what you thought your "adult life" would be when you were in high school? Did you think of the traditional roles of a doctor, fireman or teacher? Or did you think of yourself in the business community at a desk in an office building all day? What are opportunities might you be able to pass along to a high school student? Did you know that as a result of our involvement with the Richfield High School, one of the DECA students is now getting real world experience with a summer internship. Take a minute to think about your own business goals and how the Chamber can help you reach them. Building your business network and starting with your Chamber community is a great way to take the first step towards accomplishing your goal.


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Is Hulu Mulling a Sale? To Yahoo?
Hulu is considering selling itself, multiple sources are reporting.
The Wall Street Journal says Hulu's board is mulling a sale after a "potential buyer approached it with an unsolicited offer." The Journal claims the identity of the alleged suitor can't be identified. The LA Times chimed in, saying that the "unsolicited offer" was confirmed by "people close to the company," but also noted that the identity of the buyer can't be confirmed.
However, the LA Times has outed one party that supposedly has interest in Hulu: Yahoo. Citing "a person with knowledge of the matter," it claims that the company has, at the very least, approached Hulu about a possible acquisition.
But all of this might be irrelevant. It's unclear whether Hulu's owners are even interested in selling, and they reportedly haven't met to discuss the alleged offers. Hulu is jointly owned by News Corp., Walt Disney, and Comcast. However, Comcast wouldn't have a say in the matter. It obtained its stake in Hulu when it absorbed NBC Universal, but was forced to give up its seats on Hulu's board as a condition of the acquisition.
Hulu's owners haven't commented on the reports, and it's unconfirmed whether there's any truth to the buzz. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington has called foul on the Yahoo rumor, but said that Hulu is actively seeking a buyer and has pegged Morgan Stanley to field offers.
Earlier this month, Hulu removed the Hulu Plus subscribe link on its iPad app in order to comply with Apple's guidelines for in-app purchases. That came about a month after TiVo added Hulu Plus to its Premiere set-top boxes.


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Every now and again I like to spend the day in Oxford, wandering around, remembering how thrilling it was to be a student there. I went for a little trip only a few days ago, and as I sat drinking a coffee and enjoying a bit of 'people watching', my attention was drawn to a mature lady shuffling along the opposite side of the street. She was dressed in dirty cardigan, a pair of black trousers that were matted and frayed around the bottom and some sandals that had seen better days. Her hair was unwashed and she was clearly deep in thought.
'In most cities,' I mused to myself, 'this woman would be probably be considered a tramp of some kind. But in Oxford, she could be a genius – she could be the world expert in her field – some kind of Professor of an obscure Byzantine culture, or a leading quantum physicist or a radical philosopher with a 'theory of everything' so complicated that only she can understand it.' I shivered with excitement and wondered if I had had too much coffee. She could, of course, have been a tramp – Oxford certainly has its fair share of social issues, that's for sure. Or she could have just been a woman who couldn't be bothered to do any laundry that week – we've all been there.
But still, part of the nostalgia and the fun for me in these little trips is to fetish-ise the intellectual atmosphere of the place – it's a relief from the very opposite priorities of the London media world. Oxford Dons are scruffy – this is an important element of 'being a Don' – you must combine extreme academic prowess with an endearing inability to wipe boiled egg/marmalade/ chocolate milkshake off your jumper. This is part of the fabric of the place, along with antiquated rules about dressing up in a special costume to take exams and an insistence on mild, undiagnosed alcoholism.
And so I read with some alarm of a rumour that female Oxford dons are unhappy with the unofficial dress code. An 'image consultant' ran a course in the medieval city for University employees (the very thought of an image consultant in Oxford at all makes me feel a bit anxious) and heard that some of the female academics were worried about wearing nice clothes in case they appeared frivolous or un-intellectual to their learned colleagues.
Well, forget the learned colleagues – they know nothing of fashion - what about the decidedly unlearned undergraduates? The scruffiness is all part of the experience for them, is it not? And the pleasure of being in a city that is basically one, huge pulsating brain with no dress sense is a great foundation for life in a world obsessed with physical appearance, in which we are unceremoniously dumped after three short years. And so I implore you, lady dons of Oxford, look to your patron saint, Mary Beard - don't bow to more worldly pressures – don't give a second thought to what you put on in the morning – we like you, just as you are.


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20 12 3 days until Halloween! Did I actually check the calendar to see if that's true? I didn't! So please excuse me if my math is off. It's pretty much the same sort of wonderful, messed up logic by which I carved that atrocious pumpkin up there in the header image (seriously, what is that thing?). Let my shame not be yours as I present to you The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Carving Face Off ActiviTAY!
There are no real rules for the Carve Off (except for the one - thanks Neryl!).
But oh! Since this is TAY and a video game related site, BONUS points to anyone who makes their design video game related.
Show off those pumpkins and submit your entries on or before October 30th, the night before the devils, ghosts and tricksters come out to play on Halloween Night. We'll hold a Pumpkin Viewing on October 31st at 6 p.m. EDT.
Happy Carving, Everyone!
And please, try to not slice off your hand, Blaharg. Unless you wanted to of course. But no bonus points for that.


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They say that good artists copy and great artists steal—but artist Barry X. Ball sort of does both with his semi-unique sculptures that start where classic renaissance-era sculptors left off. The original pieces are recreated as digital models using a detailed scanning process, and then enhanced or augmented in 3D modeling software to either complete an unfinished work, or simply add to an already well-known piece.
When the new version is finished—or just waiting for a future sculptor to further add to Barry's work—it's reproduced in stone or marble using a painstakingly long computer-controlled milling process. A simple bust could take as long as a month to reproduce, not including additional finishing and details that have to be sculpted by hand.
The process is kind of like drawing a moustache and sideburns on the Mona Lisa, but the finished products are more likely to be exhibited in other galleries or museums, instead of remaining in an art history textbook. What's most important, though, is that we may finally get to see what the Venus de Milo's missing arms actually look like. [Cool Hunting]


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Colin Rourke (Warwick), Rob Curtis and Rob Wilson (Birmingham), David Armitage and Martin Mathieu (Belfast), Helen Robinson, Garth Dales (LMS, and Chairman elect), Ken Brown (LMS), Steve Pride (EMS), Graham Jameson (EMS), Ulrike Tillmann (representative elected by the AGM).
The Warwick programme was different in many ways from the standard BMC format: morning speakers and special sessions were run together, in three parallel streams rather than two.
It was suggested that the LMS use an electronic archive for the Scientific Committee papers.
There was some inconclusive discussion on software for conference web pages, online registration, etc.
Garth Dales has agreed to be Chairman of the revamped Scientific Committee for the first three years. The date of the first autumn meeting was set as Monday 14th October 2002, from 11am to 4pm (max) at De Morgan House. Need a long meeting and good turnout (at least one representative from each venue and LMS and EMS), as lots of important issues to discuss.
Budget of over £100K so difficult to predict finances: seems to be breaking even, estimate for travel probably way too high. Possible cancellation fees: should argue to reduce/cancel this. £4000 in unpaid fees: will chase up. Costs for accommodation etc. are high. Traditionally departments absorb secretarial costs, but Warwick has employed an extra secretary. Other suggestions were made for the benefit of future organisers. (May need to negotiate hard with conference office on costs: e.g. for lecture rooms. Local PGs help in return for no registration fee. Try to split costs of e.g. USA speakers with other conference/etc. Be careful about paying for wives and families: e.g. give an upper limit. Online credit-card payments are too expensive.)
The chairman outlined progress to date. We have a grant of £9000 from the LMS. Plenary speakers who've accepted: J Alperin, M Harris, T Gowers. Also R Taylor and R Borcherds declined, but might possibly get JH Conway at a later date (can't rely on it!). Kecheris was suggested as a fourth.
There was much discussion of morning speakers. It was suggested to have four or five themes with two or three speakers in each area (16 in all - our collective arithmetic obviously suffered from the lateness of the hour). Linking in one speaker with each special session was also felt to be a good idea. Suggested themes: number theory, analysis, groups, algebra / groups, topology, logic/etc, history/etc. Suggested names (if not recent BMC speakers) included Heath-Brown, Susan Howson, Tennenbaum, Everest, Tom Körner, Robin Chapman, C Read, David Preiss, S Powell, Martin Bridson, Nick Inglis, V Bavula, Ben Steinberg, Bridgeland, Rickard, Chuang, Dunwoody, R Seidel, Richard Thomas, Simon Singh, Moritz Epple, Rod Gow (for history).
Accepted wisdom is that UK invited speakers usually accept: traditionally waive registration fee, but do not pay expenses. (Do pay for foreign speakers and special sessions.)
Joint meeting with Irish Math Soc., who will contribute £1500. Possible students' day - maybe also satellite meeting for students.
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You may reeling back on your chair from disbelief, yes, I know I am. I'm starting to post again.
Please don't judge me on my new header, the table setting is not complete (just a quick snapshot with my phone), doesn't fit correctly in the space, the digital quality is REALLY bad, but I have to practice on something. Did I mention that I am NOT techie?
I really have missed being on blogger and sharing what I enjoy so much with you and especially connecting with you. Unfortunately, I am still so far behind the times (as usual) when it comes to the techy stuff on doing web pages. I'm still struggling with Facebook, its pretty embarrassing when most 10 years olds have it down to perfection. So bear with me while I try to figure out all these blogger techy things again.
The new header will give you an idea of the different direction that I am going, color and theme wise in my house. It's a happy and exciting time for me, leaving a bit of the past behind and looking forward to the future.
Hugs to all of you that have visited my stalled website, literally for years! Thank you for all the concerned emails and emails of lovely support.
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NIA Central Office – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) ventures to floating solar power project on its dams and reservoirs as the SN Aboitiz Power Group has already proposed a water-based solar power project in Magat Dam in Isabela which features solar panels fixed to floats on the water surface.
Such power group will conduct a 2,500-square meter pilot project over the Magat reservoir, a small-scale preliminary study prior to the performance of the large-scale project. The floating solar power project size is yet to be decided after the study.
The result of NIA's research shows that this water-based solar power project is more beneficial than the land-based one which converts large portion of agricultural lands into solar plants, making irrigable farmlands smaller. This results to the decrease in food production and poses a threat to the country's food security. It also defeats NIA's purpose of constructing and developing more irrigation systems in the country to ensure rice self-sufficiency. Instead of indulging into land-based solar project, NIA thus offers its dams and reservoirs for the water-based project which can achieve the same purpose of increasing power production while saving agricultural lands.
NIA Administrator Ricardo R. Visaya said that one hectare of solar field can produce one megawatt (MW). For instance, in Magat Dam with a reservoir of 4,500 hectares, if 200 hectares will be utilized for water-based solar power, 200 MW will be generated and 200 hectares of agricultural lands will be saved.
Moreover, the project can also be beneficial by providing additional income to the government. It can also prevent the decrease of the water level in the dams and reservoirs due to evaporation. It can likewise provide sanctuary for marine life as it prevents fishes and other species from dying due to hot temperature.
Interestingly, this could also be a tourism promotion for NIA's dams and reservoirs as the solar power plant will be located in an array of panels affixed to a flotation mechanism above the water surface.
Aside from Magat Dam, there are still other big dams in the country which can also be installed with floating solar power plant, such as the Pantabangan Dam and Casecnan Dam in Nueva Ecija.
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