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Yup. This is the 100th entry for this blog. I started it 2 years ago to shed light on my travels as an artist and business person. It's been a way for me to share and process what I've been making and thinking. A lot has happened these past 100 weeks!
Over the last couple months, however, I've had fewer ideas of what to talk about each week. My guess is because I'm also making weekly video tutorials and essays. So, now I'm only going to post on this blog when bigger things happen or when I have something I want to share. The blog has been great for me, regardless of how many people have read it, but I feel like it's had its moment. I want to focus on other things now.
So, in one final, self-indulgent post, I'm going to list some of the things I've talked about over these past two years. Thanks for reading, friends!
Your pal, Bailey

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Presidents of Southport Rugby Club
The records show that the club in its various guises is now on its eighteenth President in its 140 year plus history which include at least one Lord, two with roads named after, three Sirs, four Doctors, and five Mayors with a father and son, a husband and wife, and one who served twice for good measure.
A new Presidents Gallery has been created in the main bar with portraits of the illustrious figureheads as ever keeping a watchful eye on the proceedings below.
1872 – 73
Samuel Henry Swire (1839 – 1905)
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne he was a keen cricketer and in January 1864 he was a founder member of Lancashire County Cricket Club, and its first secretary, playing in the clubs first ever match against Birkenhead Park at Warrington on 15th and 16th June the same year, and the initial first-class game against Middlesex at Old Trafford on 20th to 22nd June the following year.
In 1872-73 Samuel Swire, Esq., JP was also Mayor of Southport, although the 1881 census shows him to be resident at Portland House, Ashton-under-Lyne. He was a Colliery Proprietor, a director of the Wigan Coal & Iron Co.Ltd., and a director of J.Bayley & Sons Ltd. a Cotton Spinners in Bolton.
He continued as secretary of Lancashire CCC until his death in Southport.
Matlock Road in Birkdale was formerly called Swire Road after him, but for some reason the name was changed.
1879 – 80
The Lord Skelmersdale (1837 – 1898)
Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom, known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a politician. He was a member of every Conservative administration between 1866 and 1898, and notably served three times as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under Lord Salisbury. Having succeeded his grandfather as Baron Skelmersdale in 1853, he was created Earl of Lathom in 1880. In 1892 he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
The Lord Skelmersdale was also President of the Southport branch of the Lifeboat Association. The lifeboat always featured prominently in the processions and pageantry which the Victorians loved so much, one such occasion being the re-opening of the Victoria Baths (where the club changed in later years) when his Lordship was noted in the evening for his great gallantry when, 'to make himself agreeable, (he) not only danced with everyone, but every one twice over, as gentlemen were scarce.'
1906-12 and 1914-15
Dr (later Sir) George Pilkington (1848 - 1916)
Born George Augustus Coombe on 27th October 1848 in Upwell, Cambridgeshire, he was the son of R. G. Coombe a surgeon. Educated privately and trained for medicine at Guy's Hospital, London he became MRCS Eng and LSA in 1870 practising medicine in Southport from 1870 to 1884 when he was House Surgeon to Southport Infirmary, Medical Officer of the North Meols District, Ormskirk Union, Surgeon to the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers, and Medical Officer to the Southport Convalescent Hospital and the Southport Infirmary.
In 1872 he was one of the driving force behind the formation of the Southport FC, the rugby club.
On marriage to Mary Elizabeth Pilkington, daughter of James Pilkington, former MP for Blackburn in 1876 Dr. Coombe changed his name to Pilkington on the death of his brother-in-law.
Dr. Pilkington was Mayor of Southport from 1884 to 1885. In 1885, he was elected Member of Parliament for Southport but lost the seat in 1886. He was a councillor and Alderman on Lancashire County Council, Deputy Lieutenant, J.P. and Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Liverpool Volunteer Regiment.
On 9th December 1886 as local secretary to the Lifeboat Association he rushed from a ball at the town hall to try and join the crew of the Eliza Fernley but he arrived too late to go to the assistance of the Mexico in what turned out to Britain's worst ever lifeboat disaster.
Despite losing his seat to Lord Curzon in 1886 by 3723 votes to 3262, he was knighted in 1893, before regaining the seat against Mr Cb Balfour in 1899 by 5635 to 5052. He then lost it the following year.
In 1904 – 05 he was President of Southport & Birkdale Cricket Club, followed by the rugby club on two occasions, and at some stage also Southport Golf Club (now Hesketh), a colonel of the local Volunteer Battalion and a member of the Southport Caledonian Curling Club at the Glaciarum on Lord Street which claimed to be Great Britain's first year-round indoor ice rink before it went bust.
Sir George resided at Belle Vue, Lord Street West, close to Victoria Park the then home of the rugby club which later became a hotel before being demolished and the site redeveloped as Beechfield Gardens. He died on 28 January 1916.
Pilkington Road close to the site of the old hospital off Scarisbrick New Road is named after him.
CJB Marriott
This could well have been the CJB Marriott who played for Blackheath, Cambridge University & England, and on 15th July 1911 celebrated his 50th birthday whilst the incumbent secretary of the Rugby Football Union.
Charles Marriot was secretary from 1907 to 1924 characterised by a strong alliance with the most important RFU politician of the time - William Cail, treasurer from 1894 onwards. That they joint retirement signified the end of an RFU era that began with England homeless and without a championship since 1893 and ended with five Grand Slams in seven seasons and Twickenham grown to a capacity of more than 60,000.
Marriott was the second paid RFU secretary, succeeding after the short and ill-starred term of office of Percy Coles. His playing career would have merited a footnote in rugby history even if he had never held an administrative role. He was a native of Suffolk, but his path towards rugby was set when he was sent to Blackheath Preparatory School, whose former pupils formed perhaps the most important recruitment stream for Blackheath, the dominant club side of English rugby's early days. Going up to Cambridge in 1880 at his suggestion the university adopted a more sophisticated combined forward game. It was not sufficient to bring them success against Oxford, which was ahead of them in adopting a game that combined forwards and backs and also had perhaps the most brilliant crop of players in their history.
But at a time when the universities were immensely important to the development of the game, Marriott's role as an intermediary was vital. And as well as adopting Marriott's ideas, the university awarded him three blues and the captaincy in 1883. He also led the campaign to get rugby admitted as a full blue sport. In his final year he was picked for England, playing all three matches in their second Triple Crown season. He played seven times in all, leading England twice in 1886 when incumbent Temple Gurdon was unavailable, but was discarded after the only defeat among them - England's first ever loss to Ireland in 1877.
He enjoyed a varied life. He was the only England player ever to describe himself simply as a 'landowner', but there were also periods in teaching and - during the First World War - as one of the oldest junior officers in the British army.
While in office at Twickenham he set up the Rugby Football Annual, which reigned as the game's most important reference work until the Second World War, and after leaving he worked in the city. He retired at length to his native Suffolk, where he died in 1936.
The Cambridge alumni register also records him as having 'travelled frequently with dipsomaniacs'. Whether this was charity work, or a donnish joke about the habits of players on rugby tours, is sadly unclear. One suspects that with Marriott either was equally possible.
Whether this is the same CJB Marriott as recorded in the history of the club is conjecture as there is nothing that relates him to Southport nor to having been a Reverend as noted in some quarters, although there may have been a link through his position at the RFU. If not, it's still a good yarn, but if further evidence comes to light this will be reviewed.
Sir James Wallace Paton
Sir James was a J.P. and Mayor of Southport 1908-09.
His three sons George, Stanley, and Walter played for the club, Walter being the oldest living member of the club at 78 in the centenary year.
On New Years Day 1909 he kicked off unusual Northern (Rugby) League match between Australian touring team and Widnes to raise money for Southport FC at Ash Lane and afterwards entertained both teams to dinner at The Prince of Wales.
He was a prominent member of the Southport Caledonian Society. The Society holds an Annual Golf Competition and Dinner when the Sir James Paton Challenge Cup and Replica is presented to the member with the best score. The 2009 competition was played at Hesketh Golf Club.
Dr Arthur Wier Limont
An outstanding personality of the club Alderman Dr A W Limont J.P. was President for 25 years and continued as Vice-President and Hon. Life Member.
Dr Limont appears to have originated from Scotland and to have been associated with Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in the late 19th century.
In moving to Southport he made his mark on the town and was Mayor in 1913-14. On September 19th 1914 he addressed the crowd at Southport FC after game against Liverpool Reserves appealing for recruits for the forces.
He was also Chairman of the Southport Town Planning Committee post First world War which recognised a responsibility to provide sound cheap housing for the working classes and returning soldiers. In 1921 'homes fit for heroes' were built in Limont Road in Ainsdale, the road being named after him.
Dr. Limont represented the club on the Lancashire Committee, and to him was largely due the strong position and fixture list of the club at this time. However, he was apparently vehemently opposed to the club having a licenced bar which was soon rectified when his long term of office was over!
Following the death of Dr Limont in summer 1952 on 29th October the secretary of the RFU F D Prentice wrote to the club stating that there was no objection to a Cup being presented by his son Alderman Dr W Limont to be competed for each year by a place kicking competition among Club members. Apparently the younger Dr Limont cited that his father was "always concerned with the low standard of place kicking" which in his opinion had "recently sunk to an all time low".
Regrettably the Cup, or the Limont Bowl as it was referred to has only been competed for intermittently over the years, the last recorded winner being Mike Halsall in the 1969-70 season but the competition is to be resurrected in the 2012-13 season.
Paul Carter
Mr Carter was an Alderman, and was Captain of Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club in 1933 when it hosted the Ryder Cup.
He was a referee as the Centenary brochure noted that in November 1906 he refereed a game between Southport and Waterloo.
He was proprietor of the infamous Birkdale Steam Laundry in Birkdale, aka Whiteleys. The laundry was bought in 1893 by brothers John and Thomas Whiteley from Halifax, although Thomas was a teacher working in Kenilworth. Older residents of Southport may recall a horse drawn van collecting and delivering laundry in pre-launderette days. Likewise a story of a patient who escaped from Greaves Hall in Banks who made his way to Whiteleys and had his wicked way with two of the female workers before running off. The headline in the local paper the day after apparently read "Nut Screws Washers and Bolts". The old laundry site is situated off Bedford Road and is now occupied by Dickenson Court, a sheltered housing complex.
The open space at the junction of Hartley Road and Blundell Drive now known as Hartley Green was previously referred to Carter Piece in recognition of it being bequeathed by Alderman Carter.
Sir Herbert Barber
Sir Herbert was the patriarch of a famous Southport political dynasty. He was Mayor of Southport 1936-37, leader of the Council for many years and knighted for services to the Conservative Party in 1953.
He was President of Southport & Birkdale Cricket Club 1938 – 40, and a Trophy awarded at the judges discretion at the Southport Flower Show is named after him.
In the brochure produced in 1972 by the club to celebrate it's 100th anniversary Sir Herbert wrote:
"The centenary of the Southport Rugby Union Club is an epoch event. In fact I have been connected with the club for over half that time and have seen a great deal of progress.
I even remember those days when the club played in Victoria Park and the players had to change at the corporation baths and run along the promenade in all kinds of weather.
When the club moved to Hillside the membership increased and today, of course, we have four teams playing each week sometimes five.
We are the oldest club in the district and whether we win or lose we provide a healthy outdoor recreation for hundreds of youths who will benefit from the team work in which they take part.
Throughout this year we hope to provide many amenities, and I hope this progressive policy will supported by the public of Southport and district."
Dr William Limont
Dr Limont JP followed the footsteps of his father Dr AW Limont (President 1924-49). He was also President of the Rotary Club of Southport 1982-83.
His successor as president Jack Glassberg recalled in the 1972 Centenary brochure that he once turned up to watch the Third A's and because they were short of a centre he ended up playing wearing the shoes he'd come in on a wet slippery surface. To add insult to injury the few spectators soon disappeared for a half-time cup of tea.
He practised in the Norwood Surgery which celebrating 100 years in business in 2007. Since being founded in 1907 at 12 Wennington Road, the surgery has witnessed the introduction of the NHS, treated thousands of patients from around the town and moved to a new location. Now based at Norwood Avenue, the Practice became a partnership 50 years ago when Dr Limont was joined by Dr Philip Harrison.
Jack Glassberg (1933 – 2001)
Originating from a north Manchester family Jacks paternal grandfather Eli was reputed to be one of the earliest owners of a Rolls Royce in the whole Cheetham area.
In the centenary brochure Jack recalls his first game for Southport as a 16 year-old youth in the autumn of 1949, long black shorts, short cropped haircuts, and swapping positions being the order of the day. In Jacks eyes as long as a player had two arms and legs and could breathe he was expected to fill any position in emergencies,
Twenty three years later he said all he could remember were the emergencies including the time the coach driver whose athletic career had in the main been confined to pulling on the handbrake was pressed into service at tight-head prop.
He was still plying his trade as fourth team skipper, and would continue to play for another fifteen years.
In that time he saw a lot of changes not least of all on the training front. In the early '50s it consisted of endless running around the field; forwards were expected to do a minimum of six laps, backs four. One player apparently regularly turned out for the Third C's had a perfect solution to fitness problems: he simply used to stop the game with a complaint of feeling unwell. This generally took the form of a bad knee or awkward sprain in a vital part and Jack reckoned that, allowing for the variety of different ailments he could complain about in one match he was a biological curiosity!
Jack must have seen it all in playing for Southport for an incredible 38 years before hanging his boots up at the age of 55. His brother Eric had also played for the club.
Jack passed away in 2001 and is buried in the Southport Jewish Cemetery.
Joseph Hackney
According to an advert in the Centenary brochure Joe appears to have been the proverbial "Man from the Pru" being listed as the District Manager of the Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. at 138C Lord Street, Southport.
He was chairman of the Colts Committee in 1972.
Stuart Wilson
Stuart returned from having been a prisoner of war in World War Two to playing as a First XV hooker or wing forward, as well as taking on a variety of Committee Roles off the field.
1951/52 – Social Committee
1952/53 – Selection Committee
1953/55 – Social Committee
1955/67 – Selection Committee
1967/68 – Hon. Ass. Secretary, Ground Committee
1968/74 – Hon. Secretary
1976/77 – Finance Committee, Selection Committee
1979/83 – Ground Committee
Stuarts work was recognised by the Club in 1957/58 when he was elected Vice-President, in 1974/75 when he became Hon. Life Member and in 1987 to 1990 when he was Club President.
In April 1992 Stuart, along with then President Keith Shorrock, future President Alan Havard, and immediate past Chairman John Winn unveiled boards commemorating past Captains and Presidents in the clubhouse.
Stuart was married to Enid (nee Brook) who in 1970/71 along with 'canteen colleague' Peggy Wainwright were elected the first lady vice-presidents of the club.
Keith Shorrock
Keith is married to immediate past-President Ann and continues to offer tremendous support to the club as one of its "elder statesmen".
Educated at KGV he joined the RAF in 1951 and as a Flight Lieutenant in the 1950s literally saw the world before returning to his home town. Keith served in Egypt and Cypress, before doing a round-the-world trip via Australia, Christmas Island and USA. Other exotic places like Nairobi, Gold Coast, Fiji and Honolulu have also been on his itinerary.
A keen sailor Keith has crewed in the RAF sailing championships and when based at the recently closed RAF Lyneham he ran the sailing club.
In April 1992 Keith, along with future president Alan Havard, past president Stuart Wilson and immediate past chairman John Winn unveiled the boards commemorating past captains and presidents.
Robin Porter
Robin served as a player and on the club committee, notably as honorary treasurer, before being elected club president in 1994.
He made his First team debut in 1964 against a strong Orrell First team under the captaincy of Neil Pidduck. In a feature in the Southport Champion to celebrate 'a magnificent 125 years' of the club Robin commented that the Southport team in the early 60s was one of the best and it was not until the early 80s that its record was beaten.
"Between those years however, some of the individual players provide the strongest memories. Paul Booth who played first team over four decades from the 50s to the 80s, and another skipper Brian Roberts who always played his best games without his contact lenses were stalwarts in the 70s.
Flasher Evans even managed to get the team to train on Sunday mornings and narrowly lost to Liverpool in the Lancashire Cup".
Finance director in the family firm Porters Horicultural Ltd, commonly known as Porters Fuchsias , Southport Old Road Formby, Robin originally started out as a Merchant Seaman. After gaining a BSc in Business Studies, he became a maths teacher, before joining the family firm.
Over the years the firm has been a match sponsor and advertiser in the programme, and apart from rugby Robin is a keen golfer and, aptly as far as the business is concerned, gardener.
Dr Alan Havard
Alan hails from Milford Haven where he was introduced to rugby at Haverfordwest Grammar School. He joined Llangwym RFC playing for the club first team. In 1958 he attended Imperial College, London where while studying for his physics degree, he captained the college rugby team. After leaving London he moved to Scunthorpe, captained the town team, and was also chosen for the Lincolnshire County XV. He joined Southport RUFC in 1969 and was first choice hooker.
He was Club Captain from 1970 to 1972 and in the centenary year he played in every match and was awarded Club Colours and Clubman of the Year. He was also very active off the field organising a draw for the Clubhouse extension.
The same year Alan was instrumental in setting up the first Minis section, also coaching the youngsters himself before becoming Club Treasurer from 1972 to 1974 during which time he developed the sponsorship programme, obtained grants for new kitchen, Colts equipment and funding for refereeing and coaching courses. The job description in his own words: 'Anything the Chairman wants me to do!
He started refereeing whilst abroad and on his return joined the Liverpool Society and was its Secretary for five years before becoming Club President in 2002 until 2009. His seven year tenure saw £40000 raised internally and externally for a new roof, boiler and floodlights, his financial nous being put to continued good use as he resumed as Club Treasurer in 2009.
In his playing days Alan was often the subject of the 'Overheard in the changing room' snippets as reported in the Southport Visiter:
- "Whenever I come to watch you play there's always lots of scoring" was a remark passed by Alan Havard's wife, following Monday's heavy defeat.
- First team players Havard and Hackney, seeing the wretched conditions on Monday night, quietly slipped away to "train" at a local pub. Unfortunately, when they arrived they found the Selection Committee chairman had beaten them to it.
- Q.- Is Alan Havard coning to the ground tonight?
A. – "No, he letchering in Wales" (courtesy of Mrs Havard).
- Alan Havard's observation on this week's Third XV back row: "The good, the bad and the ugly".
- Best pass of the week came from skipper Alan Havard on Wednesday when, after nursing his new baby daughter for an hour, he slipped her to his wife narrowly avoiding a wetting.
In April 1992 Alan, along with then president Keith Shorrock, past president Stuart Wilson and then immediate past chairman John Winn unveiled the boards commemorating past captains and presidents.
Ann Shorrock
Ann became the club first lady president following in the footsteps of husband Keith fifteen years previously.
She took great pleasure in welcoming all players, families, coaches, sponsors and supporters to Southport RFC. Anne promoted a sense of community rugby, aiming to develop players of all ages, sexes and backgrounds in a fun and safe environment, motivating supporting and encouraged each other to play in the true spirit of the game.
Ann built a 'Family, Fun & Friendship environment' for all players and members and thanked every volunteer for their work they do for the club and encouraging all members and parents to become part of it by assisting and helping out throughout the year to ensure Southport RFC has a bright and successful future.
Graham Ellis
Ex Quintin RFC (Chiswick), St Edwards RUFC (Liverpool)full back turned second row Graham was a lot slower than he looked! Brought up in Stockport Graham had learned the game at Bramhall Grammar School and Davenport Felons.
To his regret (despite occasion to do so) he never played for Southport but after a few years away from the game he got involved at Waterloo Road via the parental route before coming club historian and PR.
He is immensely proud of the clubs heritage allied to new blood coming through the junior set up, and in particular the exciting brand of fast running rugby in a setting to grace any club at this level in the country.


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It is also a spot of predilection for nature and sports lovers. Albion is such a spot that blends a whole gamut of scenery resplendent with, sand, sun, sea and craggy coastline. It is couched on the west coast between Pointe aux Sables and Flic en Flac.
It can easily be readied from Port Louis by passing through Petite Riviere. Another route is the mainroad to Bambous and then turning right after Canot and driving straight to it. Those from Flaine Wilhems can borrow the same itinerary that passes through variegated landscapes with aloe trees, acacias, cordia macrastatia on one side and plantations either of sugar cane or tomatoes on the other side. The lack of water in this part is made good by overhead irrigation and the drive leads through different vistas that townees or tourists starve to behold
Sleeping Beauty
Albion, as the name suggests, has been taken from the blonde Albion because of the disrupted relief that is reminiscent of the cliffs of Dover in England. There was a time when Albion was associated with weird happenings. It has recently come into the limelight because of cases of rape and murder.
However its population keeps on increasing. It has reached almost 5000 and land for building houses is still in great demand as it is a haven of peace. It is the best place to relax after a hard day's work. A shower freshens the body and mind and nothing disturbs the soothing atmosphere that reigns. Motorcycles' earsplitting noise or the whizzing sound of passing cars at night it, or the unnecessary barking of dogs or hoodlums strolling in the streets till late.
This is perhaps the reason why many middle class people are leaving the hurly burly of the towns and the incessant noise of vehicles that add to the already stressed and strained mind. They hope that these serene and soothing moments continue. Retailers of alcohol are-rare and alcoholics hardly vitiate the peace and harmony of the region. It can be said that it has a sleepy charisma.
In addition to this very inspiring and harmonious atmosphere, Albion has a lot of attractions to offer to the visitors in that there is scope for research. An old sugar estate covering 500 arpents of land fringed on a roaring and rocky sea Cotton, too, was cultivated in that area by an officer of The French East India Company, Sir Pierre Guillaume de Seligny. He had set up a water mill to treat the cotton. Albion had its share of distress. The malaria epidemic from 1866 to 1944 had completely depleted the village of its inhabitants. The eradication of malaria infused new life into the area. The sea, fishing, sugar boom of the early 70s gave a new lease of life and since then mere is no looking back Albion is becoming a sort of hub along the western coast.
A mythical Lighthouse
The lighthouse at Pointe aux Caves known as Albion lighthouse had boon for quite long the principal attraction. The road to the lighthouses lined with sugar carte fields that at tire approach of harvest look like a wheat field. Sometimes it reminds us of the undulating movements of tire daffodils. One side of tire path is bordered with huge trees and on the other side there are cliffs with caves; the air is fresh and humid, the sound of tire waves breaking gently against tire rucks and tire whisper of tire breeze quietly lulls the visitors to sleep. Tire chirping of different kinds of birds like the redbird, tourterelles and many others fill the heart with joy. Students, tourists and visitors never miss the opportunity to visit it. The lighthouse still operates and guides ships that enter the harbour. It's rough gem worth a visit. There is also the opportunity to step up the lighthouse.
The sea as usual offers swimming, fishing facilities coupled with a lot of fun and frolic Boating, collection of corals and other fauna thrill the lovers of such games.
Hunting Ground
Another highlight is the spectacle the sea gives at low tide. Vast expanse of the sea becomes a sort of hunting ground. Old, young, women and children are seen wading as for as the reef to collect fish, crabs, sea fruits and whatever interesting things they can lay hands on. Most of them are sure to get something for supper. It's a spectacle not to be missed People from far turn up to admire that magnificent view rendered doubly eye catching by the setting sun.
There are many things like villas and bungalows or real restate projects that have enhanced the value of the village close to the emerald sea. lt is as if a village has emerged by magic. Restaurants, pharmacies, bungalows have cropped up and cater for the needs of the inhabitants. Ah Coy's fish or chicken balls or cakes are highly appreciated. Recently a church has been built satisfying a badly felt need. The advent of the Club Med is like icing on the cake It has conferred a new dimension on the village, a sort of world class resort.
The village has been graced with the building of a Shiv Kali mandir found near the Albion experimentation station at the Petite Riviere Albion station. This lends a divine and propitious atmosphere to the place .
Albion has a few research centres, namely the Formosan government experienced growing of rice that proved conclusive, Fisheries and Aquaculture research centre Japan sponsored. The streets have been named alter great naval battles namely Cutty sark grounded at Greenwich in South London, Aquanaut, and Endeavour Albion has moved a long way from the deserted, impoverished diseased region it was some 50 Year back.
Make an amazing Road Trip from Bel-Ombre to Flic en Flac in you car rental and discover the amazing villas in Bel Ombre.


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Thinking About an Audiobook Edition of Your Book? Check This Out!
Biff Barnes
Last weekend at the Wordstock Book Festival in Portland, Oregon I had an opportunity to talk with Beth Anderson, Executive Vice President and Publisher at Audible.com. We discussed how an author can get a book or ebook produced as an audiobook.
This spring Audible, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, launched a new process for creating audiobooks called The Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX) Audible describes ACX as "a dynamic online marketplace, production platform, and sales system. ACX directly connects professional authors and other book rights holders with actors, studios, and audio publishers to…provide an easy way to turn professionally published books -new or old – into professionally produced audio books."
A short YouTube video describes the process.
If you are thinking about an audio edition of your book, ACX looks like a platform worth looking into.


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LAHORE: Gullu Butt, dynamic part of the decision Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and police tout, was sent on a 14-day legal remand on the requests of the judge.
He was taken to the court for the second time today in police care in the midst of overwhelming security.
Prior in the day, Gullu Butt was thumped by a furious crowd in Lahore as reported by Express News.
The improvement comes two days after savage crashes between Tahirul Qadri's supporters and the police left eight individuals dead and scores others harmed.
On Thursday, the PML-N specialist – who was found taking dynamic part in the crashes against Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) laborers – was bound and pounded outside a session court in the Model Town region of Lahore.
Police in the end mediated and moved Butt to an undisclosed area after he swooned and supported damages.
Gullu Butt was discovered crushing autos throughout the crash between PAT laborers and the police outside the Minhajul Quran International Secretariat on Tuesday.
He crushed windscreens and windows of private vehicles with his club, while police authorities looked on and the vandalism proceeded unaba.


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The Western Australia senate election has been entertaining at best and a debacle at worst, but now with 68 per cent of the votes counted and the outspoken hero of the piece (Greens Senateor Scott Ludlam) able to catch his breath a little, what do the results really mean for Western Australia and, more importantly, Tony Abbott's government?
In a nut shell, both the Greens and Palmer United Party have secured a seat each (Senator Ludlam and Dio Wang respectively), along with two Liberals and one Labor candidate with one seat still to be determined.
The clearest message that came out of the election results was a message sent to Labor and the Liberal Nationals that they are not in favour, with a 6.7 per cent swing towards the Greens and a 7 per cent swing to Palmers party. On the other hand, Labor suffered a 4.8% swing against it after details of the controversial Labor candidate, Joe Bullock, were uncovered in the lead up to the vote. Louise Pratt, the second ticketed ALP candidate is fighting it out for the sixth senate spot with Liberal Linda Reynolds. The Liberals saw a swing of 5.5 per cent against it and have acknowledged what they believe is a protest vote from Western Australian constituents.
On current results, the Coalition government is on track to hold 33 seats in the 76-member chamber. This means if Labor and the Greens team up they will hold a majority and be able to oppose laws and make it difficult for the government to pass legislation easily through the Senate.
For the Abbott government, securing the support from six of the eight crossbenchers will be the only viable way to pass their controversial repeal of the carbon and mining taxes and proposed industrial relations changes.
This may be easier said than done, as Clive Palmer now holds a significant balance of power. The eccentric billionaire has gone on record many times to ensure the public and the government understand he will not make it easy to get legislation through the Senate, particularly when it comes to Mr Abbots paid parental leave scheme.
"We believe in paid parental leave, but we don't believe in people are that are very wealthy just getting a higher rate than the average working woman or stay-at-home mums," Mr Palmer told ABC Melbourne.
As we wait to see what happens to the final Senate seat – which currently looks like it may go to the Liberals – we can be sure that the WA Senate will be an interesting spectacle as the Greens and Palmer pick up votes from those disenfranchised with the two major parties.


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TRENTON – Art All Night Trenton will host the world premiere of "Our Ghostbusters," a scene-for-scene parody and love letter to the 1984 horror-comedy classic film. More than 15 filmmakers from the greater Trenton area will collaborate in the creation of the film. "Our Ghostbusters Remake" will premiere at 8 PM as part of Art All Night Trenton 2015 on June 20, 2015 at the Historic Roebling Wire Works, located at 675 South Clinton Ave. in Trenton. Art All Night Trenton is free and open to the public.
"Our Ghostbusters Remake" is a crowd-produced film recreation based on the 1984 Ivan Reitman film. Under the management of Jeff Stewart, Trenton filmmaker and Art All Night Trenton's Director of Video Documentation, the original film will be segmented into individual pieces, each of which will be shot in a different style by each director. Similar efforts based on "Footloose" and "Robocop" have amassed sizable internet followings. In keeping with the creative impulses of the different directors involved, the film will not be a shot-for-shot remake, but a scene-for-scene re-telling drawn from a variety of inspirations.
"With Hollywood working on at least two different Ghostbusters reboots, we wanted to make sure there was one out there that showed some serious love from the fans," said Stewart. "The result of this process will be a funny, weird mash-up of our tributes to one of the greatest genre films of all time—and it's going to be a hell of a lot of fun to watch."
Stewart will be directing two sequences of the film himself—one will be the famed ESP-test introduction of Bill Murray's Peter Venkman, in a scene that flips genders and draws new inspiration from recent horror films. The second sequence is best kept as a surprise to viewers, but features a cameo from another famous 80s adventure foursome (guesses welcome).
Area filmmakers involved with "Our Ghostbusters Remake" include Jeff Stewart, Anthony Catanese, Chris Kaczor, Will Foskey, Frank Williams, Jamaal Green, Joshua Borden, Mark Mackner, Juan Irizarry, Robert A. Emmons Jr., Ryan O' Leary, Richard Priest, The Gambino Brothers, Krystle Ann Griffin, and Loren Lepre. Stewart and other members of the "Our Ghostbusters Remake" team were responsible for "Bench," a collaborative film that debuted at Art All Night 2014.
"'Our Ghostbusters' is all about fun and honoring a film we all love," said Art All Night Event Director Joe Kuzemka. "It's going to be a blast to watch, and the process of making it combines some of Trenton's best artists with a sense of inspiration and pop culture—with a little bit of craziness mixed in, too. It really speaks to the spirit of Art All Night."
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This is my home town. The following images were taken after the EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, MO. Sunday, May 22, 2011. Here is my story.Sunday evening… five o'clock something… the tornado sirens go off. Huddled in the closet… holding the door tight… praying… windows breaking… debris hitting the house… trees, large beautiful trees hitting the ground. Exit closet… start crying… call Tyler… drop call… look outside… trees uprooted out of the ground… CIAOS. Not a very good story, I know, but that's how it felt.
Some the photos that I shared were taken right after the tornado hit. A couple blocks south of my home is (was) a small retirement home. The sadness that hovered amongst the individuals that were desperately seeking to find others amongst the rubble left me speechless. As I walked down the street, I did nothing but stare in devastation. So many stories have surfaced since that tornado. My story is one of blessing; I still have my car, I still have a bed to sleep in, I still have my job. Not everyone has those things.
One of the most beautiful things that came from the devastation of this tornado has been watching the community of Joplin come together along with others around the nation to support each other.
My house after the storm. We are so blessed to only have minor damage.


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A gift of Hope
This Christmas Emmanuel House will give homeless people hope and a reason to celebrate. We welcome everyone on Christmas Eve, Christmas day and Boxing day reducing social isolation. Our Support Centre will offer warmth to anyone in need, with hot drinks, warm clothes, festive food and gifts for all
December 2017 - January 2018
Charity information: Emmanuel House Day Centre
Emmanuel House will run this project to reduce loneliness and social isolation suffered throughout the Festive Period particularly focusing on engaging those aged over 55. Christmas can be a particularly hard time for those who are isolated and alone and people who are rough sleeping or in temporary accommodation often have no contact with family or friends leaving them struggling to cope. Emmanuel House will open its doors and give hope to homeless and vulnerable people
We will be open throughout the festive period offering a warm welcome to all. Our support workers will be on hand to offer emotional and practical help to those in need and provide access to The Nottingham Winter Shelter. We also offer services such as laundry facilities, hot meals and drinks. The centre will be a place of comfort, festive fun and warmth where everyone is included. The project will run all over the festive period enabling people to continue to access support.
Aim 1
To support 60 plus people over the Christmas period reducing social isolation and loneliness.
Activities» Hold a Christmas party prior to Christmas to enable people to feel included in the community, with a focus on older homeless and vulnerable people.
» Open our doors on Christmas eve and Christmas day and Boxing day to ensure all people can access support and socialise
» Serve Christmas dinner and provide suitable gifts for those in need who would otherwise go without.
What success will look like
We will record the numbers and ages of people accessing the service on a daily basis along with their individual needs.
People who access the service over the period will be empowered to make positive changes & continue to access support to meet their individual needs, including permanently resettling within the community as a result of our support. Information and figures collected will highlight the needs of homeless people during the winter & be used to inform the ongoing work of our organisation and partner agencies to ensure peoples needs are met. In the long term this will improve the services available.
As we are open all year around we are confident that the project is needed and we will support over 60 people during the period. Risks could be other informal projects being set up to support people on Christmas day. We are the only open access drop in centre within Nottingham city and are raising our profile to ensure people are aware that what support and services we can offer. We work in partnership with other organisations to mitigate any risk of the project failing to fulfill outcomes.
Through direct contact with them regarding reporting of the Christmas hope project, messages of thanks and newsletters showing our work over the Christmas period. We will also report the work through our annual report .
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Amount Heading Description £1,000 Christmas Dinner To open the centre and serve a free Christmas dinner to 60 plus people £1,000 Christmas Eve To open the centre and support 60 plus people emotionally and practically £1,000 Boxing Day To open the centre and offer support and services to those in need
The project will take place solely within the Emmanuel House Support Centre, in Hockley Nottingham. The beneficiaries are all vulnerable people aged over 55 many of whom are homeless and mainly people based within Nottingham city and some of the surrounding areas. We are centrally located making it easy for people without transport to access the centre.
Men and women aged 55+ who have no where else to go at Christmas time. These are adults who are mainly homeless or inadequately housed vulnerable people suffering poor mental health and whom have various other multiple and complex needs.
Why Us?
Why Us?
As we are an established independent charity that runs an open access Support Centre. We are the service of choice for many vulnerable and homeless people who use the centre to access support, advice and advocacy services to help them transform their lives. We have the systems in place to be able to carry out the project successfully and are familiar with the client group, their needs and the best ways of supporting and empoweringthem.
Read more about the Charity running this project.
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The UK's largest zoo has set tails wagging with the exciting arrival of a pack of endangered African hunting dogs.
Also known as African wild dogs or painted dogs, five members of the fascinatingly charismatic species have been introduced to a huge new exhibit which opens for the first time on 1 April.
The pack will initially be made up of five females – a group of sisters named Malindi, BeeBee, Brandy, Donnie and Ginger – who have relocated from sister-site ZSL London Zoo.
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By Thomas Sellers Jr.
For four years, Jasmine Newsome built a reputation around Millington for clutch plays and timely shooting on the basketball court.
The all-time leading scorer in Millington Lady Trojans Basketball history is now preparing for her junior season at UT-Martin. One of the Millington coaches that watched Newsome all those years from the sideline was current Lady Trojan Soccer Head Coach Melida Jemmott.
These days Jemmott has an up close view of another Millington Lady Trojans standout in Katlyn Dupree.
"Dupree, I call her my Jasmine Newsome," Jemmott said after the Lady Trojans took on the Brighton Lady Cardinals Sept. 18 in Centennial Park.
Dupree scored two late goals in Millington's comeback effort. But the 3-0 lead Brighton built in the first half was too much to overcome with the Lady Cardinals heading back to Tipton County 3-2 victors. The victory improved Brighton to 7-1 on the season.
"It's going good," Lady Cardinal Head Coach Shari Garrett said. "They prepared well. We have a strong back four. It's keeping us solid. We lost a huge player, our center-mid. So we're trying to pick that up in the middle. We moved some people around and doing well."
Garrett got a late start on the 2012 season after giving birth to daughter Norah on July 2. After wrapping up maternity leave Garrett kept Brighton's positive start going, rolling off six wins.
The latest came against the Lady Trojans. The Lady Cardinals jumped ahead 1-0 in the first half when Courtney Carpenter located Kelsi Williams for a goal.
Then Carpenter got into the scoring act taking a shot on goal and connecting. Ahead 2-0, the Lady Cardinals put the ball back on the feet of Carpenter.
She tallied her second assist of the contest finding teammate Montana Allread. The goal from Allread made the score 3-0 before halftime.
"The strength is we play as a team," Garrett said. "We don't really have a strength or a weakness. We play as one. We practice as one. Then we're winning as one."
Winning seemed to be a done deal late into the second half. Then the Lady Trojans seemed to get a second wind.
"They were a little tired because we played three games on Saturday in Jackson," Jemmott noted. "They played three full games. Not giving up at the end, if we would have had another five minutes, we would have tied the game. They played hard until the end."
The Lady Trojans went to their go-to player in Dupree. The all-time leading scorer in Millington Soccer history added to her total with a goal from 25 feet away. Just minutes later Dupree took a shot from a side angle and hit a rainbow over the Brighton goalie's hands that made the score 3-2.
"That sun beaming on the keeper, she got two lucky shots off in the corner," Garrett said. "We played strong until the end."
The Brighton defense lock down in the last few minutes of the game and Lady Cardinals like Hannah Whitefoot played keep away until the whistle blew.
Despite the defeat, Jemmott said her team played well against a good Brighton team.
"If you have seen us the very first game, we were playing like we were in Kindergarten," she acknowledged. "Now you look at us, we're playing aggressive, not giving up, passing the ball better. We're making adjustments. As we continued to move forward, things will continued to get better."
Garrett said her team is getting better each game because the level of competition has increased.
"We're not going to get any better until we start playing harder teams," she said. "So we really jumped up our schedule this year. That was by design.
"We're not going to get any better until we start playing Arlington and Bolton," Garrett concluded. "So we took out some of those Memphis teams to step up a little bit."


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(This first appeared in the Sunday Guardian)
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We have sadly come to the end of our trilogy about the esteemed leaders running our country. Granted, they might be running it into the ground, but at least we can laugh at them while we drown our sorrows in alcohol and gallows humour. In this edition we also give an honorary shoutout to two former members of the cabinet who we will always remember with a smile on our faces, disgust in our hearts and a solitary tear in our eye.
Our seventh contestant is defence minister and the inspiration behind the Mr. Magoo cartoon character, AK Antony. Possessing the personality of a tetanus injection, Antony is proof that being clueless is considered a virtue in this country. His main qualification for one of the top four jobs in the union cabinet was that he is too stupid to be corrupt. He is so out of his depth in the defence ministry, even Manmohan Singh is able to bully him. Antony also has to visit the hospital very often because he keeps getting his foot embedded in his mouth and has to get it surgically removed. He once floated a 26/11 conspiracy theory that even an anonymous internet commentator would be ashamed to propagate. He continues to deny that any incursions take place on the India-China border even though Chinese soldiers regularly cross over into our side to satisfy their insatiable thirst for Chicken Manchurian while taking pictures of each other using the smartphones assembled in a factory by their own children. Yet, Antony's employers keep him where he is, because honesty!
Our final contestant is Minister of State for Human Resource Development and human plate of scones, Shashi Tharoor. For the first few years after his election, he appeared to be out of place among his contemporaries in Parliament. He seemed like he would have been more comfortable arguing with Bertie Wooster about the ownership status of a cow creamer rather than explain the vagaries of international law to Sharad Yadav. Back when he was Minister for External Affairs, he was often found bringing a chippy attitude to his job. I say old chap, what's all this rummy business with that old codger they call the Dalai Lama? He spent most of his first year clarifying and apologizing for some gaffe or the other. Being made a constant target fortified his credentials as a bonafide middle class icon. He became a real life hero. One of us, as they like to say. He could speak English with an indeterminate accent! He went to all the right schools! He was the type of politician who wouldn't get his hands dirty by committing petty crimes! He was being bullied into silence by his own jealous colleagues and their surrogates in the media because he dared to speak the truth on twitter! He liked to pose for photographs which showed him thoughtfully staring into the future, the true mark of an intellectual.
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Our first honorary shoutout goes to former Home Minister and safari suit aficionado, Shivraj Patil. His greatest (and probably only) achievement was turning incompetence into high art. In fact, Shivraj Patil's stint in government was such a catastrophe, Shivraj Patil promised that the perpetrators of this horrible incident will be caught and brought to justice. And then he wet his pants. These days, Patil is cooling his heels at the expensive senior citizen home known as the Punjab Governor's mansion and is currently working on his memoirs, tentatively titled, 27 Dresses: The Shivraj Patil Story.
Let's not forget about former Minister of Petroleum and Burra Sahib extraordinaire, Mani Shankar Aiyer. He left the union cabinet to spend more time being mean and distant to every guest on every NDTV show. But nothing encapsulates his personality like an article he wrote last year for Outlook magazine. In it, he whined about not being served champagne in first class while he was travelling in an American airline. He was also angry at being addressed by his name by people he thought were beneath him. His exact words were "Democracy in America apparently means the right of the lower orders to be rude to their social superiors."
HOW DARE THEY ADDRESS HIM BY HIS FIRST NAME? HE HAS MORE MONEY THAN THEM FOR PETE'S SAKE! He gets invited to the best parties! He appears on teevee! Why didn't they prostate in front of him? They treated him like a . . . . normal! Preposterous! It was very brave of Mr Aiyar to not have reported this incident to the American state department. As everybody knows, the state department's only purpose of existence is to make sure all Indian VIPs visiting America are treated with the respect they deserve. Also, for future reference, the only acceptable salutations are: A) SIR DR MANI SHANKAR AIYAR SIR, B) HIS EXCELLENCY MANI SHANKAR AIYAR THE EIGHTH and C) MANI HONEY. Mani remembers a time when social superiors were not forced to mix with the rest. Everybody knew their place in the world. The rich would be treated with the importance they deserved and the rest would be . . . . well, who cares about the rest? That was a golden age! When sitting in premier class meant something. If you asked for champagne, you would get champagne. If you asked for caviar, by jove, you would get caviar. And now? First class just means that you have more leg space than those unfortunate masses forced to travel in economy.
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