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Regardless of the general method being employed in a large-scale document review—keyword cull with linear manual review, technology-assisted review (TAR), or some other combination of human and machine analysis—it has become best practice to employ sampling as part of the overall process. Samples provide estimates for the rate of occurrence of variables of interest within a population; in an e-discovery context, such variables might be responsive documents, privileged documents, documents discussing a particular subtopic of interest, etc.
With sampling, a relatively small investment of resources returns a wealth of information that can inform the larger review going forward, provide clarity and confidence about the nature of the document population, and enhance defensibility. Recently, some questions arose from our readership on how best to apply sampling in e-discovery projects in which technology-assisted review (TAR) is used.
What can sampling achieve in TAR?
Sampling is useful for basic knowledge acquisition, allowing a team to learn about the general nature and composition of entire data sets or specific subsets, without requiring exhaustive review. Sampling allows users to gain quantifiable and actionable insights quickly and at a low relative cost. Sampling assists also in prediction of larger outcomes, for example the overall rate of responsiveness, privilege, and/or confidentiality. This provides visibility for project planning and effective resource allocation, and all of these data points can inform certain decisions within a TAR process. Finally, sampling can help ensure the defensibility of TAR-based data volume reduction efforts and document productions by providing vital metrics for both precision (how well the process managed to target only the pertinent data) and recall (how well the process managed to target all the pertinent data).
What do you need to know in order to sample successfully?
It is perhaps counterintuitive, but the sample size required to gain statistically valid feedback about even a large population is fairly small, and does not vary drastically with total population size. However, one factor that will cause some variation in required sample size is the desired confidence level and corresponding confidence interval.
Confidence level is a measure indicating the overall reliability of sample-based estimates. A confidence level of 95, for example, means that if the sampling were performed 100 times, one could expect the observed counts to fall within the given margin of error (or confidence interval—see below) for the estimate 95 times. Typical confidence levels are 95% or 99%. Generally speaking, and with all other factors being equal, the larger your sample, the higher the confidence level.
Confidence interval refers to the degree to which the actual rate of occurrence for the variable of interest may differ from the estimate. For example, a sample may have a rate of responsiveness of 10%, but if the sample size is associated with a confidence interval of +/-1%, the actual rate of responsiveness for the population as a whole can reasonably be expected to be anywhere from 9%-11%. Generally speaking and with all other factors being equal, the larger your sample, the narrower the confidence interval.
No single confidence level/margin of error is appropriate for all situations. Confidence level and interval settings can and should vary according to the goals of sampling, with proportionality and defensibility both playing important roles when making sampling decisions. Culling for responsive review, one application of TAR, should have higher standards, as one needs to be more confident in precision and recall measures. There is less room for variation if there is a legal obligation for attorneys to attest to the adequacy of production. Conversely, if goals are informational-only or for workflow planning and review prioritization, less stringent criteria can safely be adopted.
How can and should sampling be used in combination with TAR?
Sampling can determine the rate of responsiveness in a document collection, helping calculate the likely rates of production for project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation. Responsiveness rates are also key inputs for the calculation of precision and recall metrics, which are crucial for defensibility of results.
The TAR engine should be trained with a small, fully coded representative sample, or "seed set," pulled from the full review population. This allows the TAR engine to accurately recognize patterns of responsiveness in a population—what responsiveness "looks like" and how often it occurs.
Sampling on subsets of TAR-coded documents as part of a quality control process improves the defensibility of the data reduction and validates the coding results.
Do samples always have to be random?
There are two basic types of sampling methodology commonly used in a TAR context: random and judgmental. The first is a statistical sampling approach that gives each document in the overall collection an equal chance of being chosen for inclusion within a sample. Judgmental sampling, on the other hand, calls upon subjective factors when determining inclusion within a sample—e.g., a judgmental sample might be based on keyword hits or be pulled disproportionately from certain key custodians.
Random samples are essential for the generation of metrics (since one cannot accurately extrapolate out to a larger population based on an uncontrolled skewed input) and should also play a role in training the TAR engine, as noted above, as part of the seed set. A random coded sample should also be set aside (and not used for training) to function as a testing set for evaluation of the TAR engine's performance.
The seed set, however, can and often should be supplemented with judgmental sampling in addition to its random component. Exemplar documents added to the training set help to ensure that important examples of responsiveness are included in training. However, the training set must still include sufficient nonresponsive documents for the eventual TAR model to be effective at recognizing the difference between responsive and nonresponsive content. The training set should never consist solely or primarily of "hot" or otherwise significant but nonrepresentative documents.
Judgmental sampling can also be used to supplement TAR results, for example when certain key concepts are necessarily correlated with responsiveness (such as a particular and unusual code name or unique deal number). In such cases it makes sense to "force" these documents into the highest tier of results (if they are not there already).
When should one involve an expert in statistics?
While attorneys should be expected to understand the basics of sampling and know what questions to ask of their systems and/or processes, it is not their core competency – nor should it be. Certain TAR projects may enjoy greater efficiencies and reduced costs by bringing in a statistician highly knowledgeable in sampling techniques who can work behind the scenes during the TAR training process, iteratively testing and refining the TAR model, and identifying documents for QC. Furthermore, a statistician can generate defensible precision and recall metrics, providing peace of mind that a review was conducted with documented inputs, decision points, and performance metrics.
Statistical sampling is an incredibly powerful and flexible tool, and, when applied appropriately in a TAR process, can significantly increase TAR's efficiency and effectiveness.
Karen Baumer is a senior search consultant at Conduent. She can be reached at email@example.com.
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Having received my share of brickbats in the past, I am greatly pleased to tell you that the person who mistook James E Adams' booklet for something I had written has emailed me, very graciously apologizing. I accepted it in as gracious a manner as I could in return. It is always reassuring that there is still someone out there who isn't going to beat up on you for something you wrote, I appreciated his note and think that we could be good friends, given the opportunity.
Frankly, I wasn't all that disturbed about the simple, but understandable, error. It isn't the first time it happened. When I taught at Westminster Theological Seminary, and James was a student there, sometimes our mail got mixed up.
My only reason for writing was to remind us all (including me) to be extra careful about references and citations.
Thanks again, brother, for your very kind email.


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Kansas and farm economy ready to cash in on burgeoning UAS industry
"It's another component of the exciting things that are happening in agriculture. In some ways, this is proven technology by the military. We're seeing how to apply it in other places." -Joe Kejr, Saline County farmer
By Tim Unruh Salina Journal BROOKVILLE - When there is time away from traditional farming, Josh Kejr hones his skills at the controls of a $1,200 miniature helicopter. While the Quadcopter hovers at 400 feet or lower above his family's farmstead in western Saline County, an on-board video camera captures footage of the landscape that he can download to a computer.
"Right now, I'm just kind of messing around," said Kejr, 23. He completed a degree in agriculture technology management in May from Kansas State University, Manhattan, and is farming full time with his parents, Joe and Geena Kejr. "There could be some huge benefits. We're just getting into it," Josh said. Waiting for approval Many are doing the same, while the nation waits for federal approval to use unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, in a number of applications. Several industries are poised to flourish when the remote-controlled flying machines are approved for commercial use. Congress has mandated that the Federal Aviation Administration create the regulations to fly UAVs in national airspace by 2015, said Kurt Barnhart, director of the Applied Aviation Research Center at Kansas State University at Salina. This semester there are 35 students pursuing unmanned aerial systems certificates, aiming to secure employment in the industry when the time is ripe, in about a year and a half, he said. "This is going to revolutionize agriculture in the world in certain aspects," said Kevin Price, an agronomy and geography professor at K-State, Manhattan. He's retiring from the university in a few weeks and will continue his work in the private sector. "It's new technology, just like auto-steer tractors, variable-rate planters and fertilizer applicators, yield-mapping and all the new machinery," said Tom Maxwell, agricultural Extension agent for Saline and Ottawa counties. Newfangled machines Kejr intends to use his Quadcopter to scout fields for problems, such as weed and insect pressures. He's used it to film a family gathering - his grandfather Harry Kejr's 90th birthday last month - and view the landscape from above. Josh's father, Joe, is impressed with the video quality and eager to see what becomes of the newfangled machines. "It's another component of the exciting things that are happening in agriculture," Joe Kejr said. "In some ways, this is proven technology by the military. We're seeing how to apply it in other places." In a growing circle of professionals, the copters and fixed-wing UAVs are no longer considered pricey toys, but pieces of equipment that will make farming and ranching more efficient. More jobs and money Agriculture, Price says, will reap some huge benefits. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International expects more than 70,000 jobs and $13.6 billion in economic effect will be created in the United States during the first three years of UAS integration, and exceed 100,000 jobs and $82 billion in economic effect by 2025. AUVSI ranks Kansas seventh among states with the highest potential, with nearly $3 billion in economic effect, $29.1 million in taxes and 3,716 jobs created between 2015 and 2025, according to the forecast. Applications of unmanned systems include wildfire mapping, law enforcement, disaster management, power line surveys and weather monitoring, but agriculture has a 10-fold advantage in uses compared to the others, Price said. He's been working in satellite imagery and global positioning systems for 33 years. "GPS is hot," Price said. "This is even hotter." Rock star treatment The professor's example is the rock star treatment he receives when speaking on the subject, and his bookings are reaching around the globe. Price or another K-State representative will speak from 10 to 11:30 a.m., in the 4-H Building, March 26 at the Mid-America Farm Exposition, in Kenwood Park. The topic was in sizzle mode at the Kansas Ag Research and Technology Association meeting in Salina during January 2013. Price was slated for a 90-minute presentation, but the show went overtime. "He talked for three hours, and they told him to keep going. People were just riveted," Maxwell said. In a 350-seat meeting room in San Antonio Jan. 11, he said there was a butt in every seat and there were folks lining the walls for his talk to the U.S. Farm Bureau Federation. Price is planning a trip to China. Officials from Belarus visited Manhattan in mid- February to meet with Price, graduate students, and Pat Coyne, a recently retired KSU professor. A hit with the media Price said he's been quoted in USA Today out of Washington, D.C., the London-based Reuters news agency (his call came from Chicago). "I've even had calls from Al Jazeera America (news agency) out of San Francisco," Price said. Josh Kejr said his Quadcopter can stay aloft for 15 minutes. As with any technology, there are more expensive models that are capable of doing more, and doing it longer before batteries need charged. Price's department is building fixed-wing airplanes for about $2,000, and the copters can be put together for $3,000 to $8,000. "Some of the planes take 60 to 100 hours to build. That might explain why they're so expensive," Price said. "These are not toys. They're high-precision instruments." Plane a day, for now A fully outfitted Ag Eagle fixed-wing unmanned airplane runs $12,500, said Bret Chilcott, owner and director of sales at the Ag Eagle company, based in Neodesha. After working with KState 21?2 years to research UAVs, Ag Eagle started building and selling its airplanes last fall. They're shipped all over the world to farmers and agronomists. The crew of eight people is able to make one plane a day, Chilcott said. By April, Ag Eagle will be making two flying wings a day; more than that by May. The Ag Eagle is easy to use, Chilcott said. "It's a simple system. A guy doesn't have to be a pilot," he said. "It will automatically take off, scan the field (with GPS coordinates) and it auto lands." Captured images, some infrared, will help farmers and agronomists determine the health and needs of crops. Onboard equipment "can export geo-shaped files that create a map that the precision chemical applicators can use, so that the chemicals are only applied where they're needed," Chilcott said. They're learning to fly UAV operators can learn to be pilots, Price said. His students start with flight simulator software, such as Realflight 7, which is available from Amazon.com. Local flying clubs are available. He also suggests joining the Academy of Model Aeronautics that comes with a $2 million liability insurance policy. "They should become a member. Learn the safety rules so they're not doing unsafe things, and respect other people's privacy," Price said. In the agriculture arena, K-State at Salina is a "research enabler," Barnhart said. His department is working to integrate payloads to the UAVs, develop systems to collect and disseminate data so folks in the various fields, such as agriculture and veterinary medicine, can "exploit the data," he said. Last August, K-State at Salina became the first entity in the lower 48 states to be authorized to test certification standards for unmanned aircraft systems weighing 55 pounds or less. "We're well-positioned to bring this industry to Kansas," Barnhart said. Waiting on the FAA Before any of those UAV dreams can really mushroom into an economic driver, Barnhart said, a ruling from the FAA is imperative. Currently, a cumbersome certificate of authorization is needed to test these aircraft in national airspace. Farmers and others can operate UAVs over their own land at 400 feet elevation or less, but they cannot charge others for their services. "(New rules) are what's needed for getting into the national airspace on a routine basis," he said. "We think there will be some mechanism to get these vehicles in the air by 2015." Permission could be here now, depending on how a March 6 federal appeals decision is interpreted. A judge with the National transportation Safety Board, overturned a $10,000 fine by the FAA against someone who used a drone to make a promotional video over the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 2011, according to a online report from Bloomberg News on mashable.com. Judge Patrick Geraghty ruled that the FAA had no authority over that small UAV. "Some people are interpreting that (decision) as opening up the skies. Commercialization may be a lot quicker," Price said. The FAA has appealed Geraghty's decision. Kind of a dreamer The Kejrs are eager to see where the new technology takes them. Harry Kejr "was always kind of a dreamer," son Joe said, and he's passed that yearning for what's new on to the family's younger members. "In my day, turning a wrench is what you needed to know how to do," Kejr said. "In this day, it's the electronics. This generation understands it."
Dow on on the farm
Unmanned aeriel vehicles, or UAVs, are predicted to be a boon for agriculture. But how? � Saving money. It's been suggested that half the fertilizer applied to land is wasted. UAVs will help apply nutrients and chemicals precisely where they're needed, and in the correct amounts. � Saving time. Eventually, farmers and others can scan fields, as opposed to walking or driving them. Aerial footage, some using infrared, will produce data to create a map for precision chemical application. � Locating stock. Ranchers can use the machines to check cattle and find out where they're calving. � Feeding humanity. By 2050, it's estimated there will be 9 billion who need to be fed - with the same amount of land and the same amount of water, or less. - See more at: http://www.salina.com/news/Kansas-and-farm-economy-ready-to-cash-in-on-burgeoning-UAS-industry#sthash.JbxsT6z7.dpuf


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The Watched Pot
Waiting for a sign,
The world grows old, heart wears out;
The smile never comes.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Another you-know-who haiku (HBH 65)
Posted by Froog at 12:07 AM
Labels: 'Haiku Bar' haiku, Love etc.
2 comments:
- Tulsa said...
well, get yourself a new pot. maybe give yourself a trip out to IKEA so you can get yourself a Swedish pot and maybe some cool accessories to go along with...
- 1:45 AM, February 01, 2008
- Froog said...
Very expensive, that Swedish stuff - far too classy for me.
- 2:44 AM, February 01, 2008
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The Waldo cottages and charity, Kempshott........................................................................................ 3
The Waldo family.................................................................................................................................. 4
The setting up of the Waldo Charity..................................................................................................... 6
George Lamb's Repair Fund.................................................................................................................. 8
A description of the cottages and its tenants....................................................................................... 9
What happened to the charity finally………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Family trees …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..13
Some trustees of the Waldo charity……………………………………………………………………………………………….17
References ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................19
As you pass over the traffic lights at the junction of Kempshott Lane, Buckskin Lane and Pack Lane travelling in the direction of Oakley, if you glance to your right, nestled behind a very tall hedge in the field adjacent to the road are a pair of white-walled cottages of which you can only see the tops of the roofs at best when the leaves are off the trees. However these cottages have existed for nearly 200 years.
The two semi-detached cottages which were situated at Kite Hill, now in Kempshott, formerly in Worting, are now privately owned. They are not shown on The Bigg-Wither Worting estate map of 1817 drawn up for them as the then landowners, Plot 91 Pack Lane Ground (5a.1p.9r.) and Plot 92 Pack Lane Ground (10a.1r. 27p.) are on the map as fields only. But they do appear on Greenwood's 1828 map of Hampshire, thus implying that they were built during the period 1817-28.
According to Richard Ayland, whose father owned Kite Hill House, they were built in 1825. At this time they do not appear named as Waldo's charity as the charity was not yet set up.
The area on which the cottages were built was originally called Kidgell Piddle and Inner Piddle, the word piddle probably deriving from the old word "pightle" which means a small piece of land. The leases of 1835/6 cite the land as "2 Closes of arable land totalling 16 acres 17 perches now called Kidgell Piddle and Inner Piddle, bounded to the North by lands belonging to the Rev. Lovelace Bigg Wither, now in the occupation of Richard Read, on the South by a Land called Pack Lane, on the East by land belonging to Pembroke College, Oxford, now in the occupation of John Taplin and to the West by land belonging to the said Lovelace Bigg Wither in the occupation of William Pain. And also those 2 tenements, or messuages with the outbuildings and gardens and appurtenances sometime since erected and built on one of the 2 said closes". [i] It was only later that the name became changed to Kite Hill.
A wealthy widow called Hannah Waldo purchased them in 1835 but who was she and what was her purpose for buying them?
The Waldo family
The name Waldo is a strange one in England but Peter Waldo was descended from a long line of English Waldos. He was reputed to be the last living descendant of Peter Waldo who some say was the founder of the Waldensian sect in the 12th century in France or Switzerland. But current research refutes this. This family was however armigerous and wealthy.
Peter was born the son of Peter and Mary in 1742/3. He studied at Oxford - University College and matriculated on 2nd April 1758 aged 15.[ii] He wrote religious tracts such as "A commentary on the Liturgy of the Church of England" and "An Essay on the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper" though he was himself never in the priesthood. On the death of his father in 1762 he inherited the family estate in Mitcham, Surrey and this he retained throughout his life. How or why he came to Worting is not yet known, but Peter Waldo died 27.1.1803 aged 70 at his house, which was "Hatchetts" in Church Lane, Worting near Basingstoke and was buried in the parish church here by Daniel Lysons.[iii] A stone plaque, in the north wall, commemorates the deaths of Peter Waldo de Mitcham, a benefactor and friend of the church, and his wife Hanna.
Above the stone columns are hung two hatchments of the Waldo de Mitcham family. The hatchment on the left is that of a spinster and the other of a married man who died before his wife, both bear the words 'Disce Morte' meaning 'departing death'. A hatchment, usually diamond shaped, depicts a deceased person's armorial bearings. It was hung on the front of their house for some months after their death, before being brought into the church, a custom dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The Waldo Hatchment in Worting church
Hatchetts – the home of the Waldos in Worting
The Annual Biography and Obituary describes the Peter thus:
"Mr. Waldo was in his person tall, with a countenance indicative of the goodness of his heart and his dress so neat that he was at all times fit to appear in the drawing room. His death was to many both in a physical and moral sense a severe loss. The poor who felt his bounty were extremely numerous; for besides those who knew the hand which administered to their necessities, there were many from whom his name was scrupulously concealed. He however bequeathed a handsome sum to be yearly distributed by his surviving partner. In his dealings with the world he was punctuality himself. He possessed a meekness of manners and a diffidence truly Mosaic; in his habits temperate in his religion zealous without fanaticism, pious without gloom. In a word it was the study of his life "To point to heaven and lead himself the way". [iv]
Peter Waldo married Hannah Smith 14.9.1772 at St. Leonard's Streatham.[v] It has been very difficult to trace Hannah with a name like Smith, but she would have come from a family of similar status and presumably would have also shared her husband's views.
Peter Waldo's will cites lands in Surrey, Kent, London and elsewhere in England. He writes
"My dear wife has always shewn towards me that she will after my decease with the utmost readiness and cheerfulness cooperate with my said Trustees in carrying out my wishes into execution and therefore having made a very considerable provision for my said dear wife by this my will I do direct and desire that she will (with the advice and assistance of my Trustees) yearly during her life, lay out and expend one moiety or half part of the net income of my personal Estate in promoting charitable purposes as well as those of a public and private nature more especially in relieving such distressed persons either the widows or children of poor clergymen or otherwise as she shall judge most worthy and deserving, giving preference always to poor relations".[vi]
However in a letter of March 1835 from William Welles to John Jenkyns, Esq. William does not agree with Peter Waldo's description of Hannah. He writes:
"… I have seen a Lady from Basingstoke who lets me a little into the character of Mrs. Waldo. She is very old and a very devil and would not give a farthing for your Church if she was not oblig'd to give it to someone and I should recommend you to bother her very often and she will then say 'I must give these people twenty pounds for their church to get rid of them'. She spends a great part of her time with a friend at or near the Magdalene Hospital for which Mr. Waldo was a great supporter, tis the Chaplin or Governor she is with. I think I cannot do better than leave this aimiable [?] of 90 years to your management…" [vii]
Either this was malicious society gossip or he was jealous of her. The fact she had a great wealth to dispose of is shown in her will, where she bequeathes firstly considerable sums of moneys to local and other charities, her servants in her houses at Worting and Mitcham, Surrey and as they had no children, to wider members of her family must surely indicate her charitable intentions.[viii]
The Hampshire papers are full of Hannah's charitable donations after her husband's death: In 1804 these totalled £1,453.18s.10d. including to the Philanthropic Society, Prisoners in Dorchester Gaol, lambswool for clothing for poor children, blankets, meat etc.
1810 - £10 to the widow and family of the late Mr. Allen, Deputy Receiver of Land Tax for the County of Southampton.[ix] 1811 – Hannah donated £5 to the Hampshire Society for the Education of Infant Poor in the Principles of the Established Church.[x] 1814 - The Treasurer of Winchester Hospital has received the following donations for the benefit of that most excellent institution - Mrs. Waldo £20. Also she donated a further £50 (the highest donation) later that year.[xi] Donations raised in total nearly £700 at this time. 1820 – Hannah donated £10 towards a public monument to the late Rev. Frederic Iremonger of Winchester to perpetuate his memory and £5 to support the widow of the late Rev. William Bussell and their 9 children.[xii] 1827 – She donated a further £50 to the Winchester Hospital and £5 to another clergyman's widow and family, not named.[xiii]
The setting up of the Waldo charity
It was not until 1835 that Hannah purchased the two cottages on Kite Hill and on 15.4.1836 signed an Indenture which was the Release of 2 closes of arable land 16a 0r 17p. Called Kidgell Piddle and Inner Piddle 2 messuages built upon 2 closes in the parish of Worting.
Between (i) Almeira Philimore of Deacon's Hill nr. Elstree, Herts., spinster , (ii) William Phillimore, father of Almeira Phillimore of the same, (iii) John Hawkins of Bignor Park, Sussex, (iv) George Lamb of Basingstoke, gent., (v) Hannah Waldo of Worting, widow.i
It first cites the Waldo's own home and lands in Worting which was owned by George Lamb of the Basingstoke firm of solicitors Lamb, Brooks: "From 1814 land in Worting with annual rent of £80 was leased to Hannah Waldo from the Phillimores and John Hawkins (also lessor of the Phillimores). £55 of which was payable to Almeira Phillimore and £25 to John Hawkins. It consisted of a tenement with the Brewhouse, barns, stables, coachhouses
and outbuildings with the yards, garden and appurtenances and several Closes of land totalling about 25 acres for 99 years. The freehold grounds were called "Hatchetts and Severalls and 3 closes of freehold land called "The Down Closes" in Worting."
It then goes on to cite: "the 2 Closes of arable land totalling 16 acres 17 perches called Kidgell Piddle and Inner Piddle, . And also those 2 tenements, or messuages with the outbuildings and gardens and appurtenances sometime since erected and built on one of the 2 said closes and which are now in possession of Hannah Waldo or her Tenants and were formerly 3 closes as described in the Indentures of Lease and Release as The Down Closes."
George Lamb also had some of Phillimore's land from John Hawkins and was a neighbour of the Waldos in Worting.
All signed – Hannah Waldo with a very wobbly signature.
She had purchased the cottages by Indenture dated 4th May, 1835, duly enrolled in the High Court of Chancery, "a Piece of Land, containing by admeasurement, two acres and a half, part of a Close called Kidgell Piddle in Worting , Hants, and two Tenements thereon erected with their outbuildings, Garden and Appurtenances, as delineated on a Map in the margin of the deed and then in the occupations of John Crook and Richard Harmsworth were conveyed to, and now stand vested in three Trustees, upon Trust to let the same by yearly tenancies, to such persons, being members of the Protestant Episcopal Church of England, of honest repute and good character, whether legally settled in the parish of Worting or not, and whether receiving parochial relief or not, and at Rents, not exceeding in the whole, the yearly Rent of £6, as they, the Trustees in their uncontrollable discretion, shall think most deserving. The said Cottages and Land to be called and known by the name of "WALDO's CHARITY" for ever.
The Trustees out of the Rents and Profits of the premises, to pay and deduct such attendant expenses as are authorized by the deed, for Repairs, Insurance, and otherwise, and to pay the residue thereof on the first day of January in every year, to the Rector and Churchwardens, for the time being, of Worting to be by them distributed amongst such persons resident in Worting, and whether legally settled there or not, but being members of the Protestant Episcopalian Church of England, of honest repute and good character, and not receiving parochial relief, in such manner and in such proportions, and either in money or otherwise, as the Rector and Churchwardens of Worting, for the time being, in their uncontrollable discretion, shall think fit."[xiv]
The Trustees were given power 'to accumulate the rents and profits in any Savings Bank or other mode, for such time or times as they should think proper, and to apply the accumulation in like manner upon the same Trusts.' There is a deposit in the Basingstoke Savings Bank, arising from accumulations of rents and profits in the names of the Trustees with the aim of allowing poor members of the Church of England resident in the Ancient Parish of Worting to live there and be supported by her charity.
The 1838 Tithe Apportionment clearly cites Plot 92a of the accompanying Tithe Map as
"Waldo's Charity, 2 semi-detached cottages and 2acres of land as being owned by the Trustees of Mrs. Waldo's Charity who at the time were the Revd. Lovelace Bigg-Wither, the Revd. Jervoise Bigg-Wither and Mr. Taplin of Worting, and the then occupiers were the Harmsworth and Cook families. The amount of tithes payable was 10s.11d."[xv]
Plot 92a was taken from the field Plot 92 on the Tithe Map called Pack Lane Ground which John Hawkins, Esq. leased from the Phillimore family along with Plot 91, also called Pack Lane Ground.
Hannah Waldo died towards the end of 1842 and is buried alongside her husband in Worting church where they each have a plaque on the wall near their hatchment. Her charity however continued throughout the 19th and well into the 20th centuries.
George Lamb's Repair Fund
In 1873 George Lamb the Basingstoke solicitor sought to transfer the sum of £60 into the name of "The Official Trustees of Charitable Funds with the authority of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, so that it be invested in consolidated £3 per cent per annum annuities and the dividends earned put to charitable uses, which in this case was for the repair and maintenance of the fabric within and without the cottages, including the boundary fences. This charity would be administered by the Trustees of Mrs. Waldo's charity and from henceforth called "GEORGE LAMB'S REPAIR FUND".[xvi]
Repairs were carried out as they became necessary as the accounts show.[xvii]
Most years money was withdrawn for repairs to the cottages but these are just a few.
The charity paid the rent of £6 per annum, the rates, 10d. for lighting, 6s. insurance on the cottages, tithes of between 7s and 12s until they were abolished in 1936, and for the repairs. The tenants then had to repay the rates, tithes and insurance. The insurance remained constant at 6s. from 1901 until 1941 when it suddenly increased to £1.15s.6d.
Any excess funds from the repair fund was distributed to the poor of the parish of Worting and many families received assistance per year. The Charity has been distributed by the Trustees in gifts of 10/- or £1 as was found necessary during the year. For example
In 1955 a total of 26 gifts were given totalling £31, but not all in money
3 Food gifts valued 8/6; 8/4; 8/2; £1.
1 money gift £3.10s.
2 Money gifts £2 each £4.
1 Money gift £1.10s. £1.10s.
16 Money gifts £1 each £16.
2 Money gifts 10/- each £1.
And the statement of accounts show the sort of repairs for which the money was expended:
1903 Repairs of Drye's Cottage and Disinfecting £1.18s.8d.
1911 Blacksmith for repairs £2.15s.
1912 Builder for repairs to Well etc. £6.10s.9d.
1916 New gates. Goodall £4.10s.2d.
1921 External repairs to cottages £12.9s.0d.
Sometimes the repair fund paid part of an improvement as in 1936 George Sheath one of the then tenants paid part towards a new stove £1.13s.0d.
Most years money was withdrawn for repairs to the cottages but these are just a few.
Total number of recipients
1952: 14 £32.
1953: 15 £16.
A description of the Cottages and its tenants
Each cottage consisted of 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Kitchen, Larder and Outside W.C., Large garden. The two plots were slightly different in size one being an acre and the other an acre and 20 perches.
Rent 5/- per week inclusive. This was in 1943 and had held steady for many years.
In order to apply for one of the cottages, prospective tenants had to fill in a form provided by the Trustees and hand it back to them for consideration.[xviii] They were adjudged on their character and faith as stipulated in the wishes of Hannah Waldo. So who got to live in the cottages:
The first tenants were Richard Harmsworth his wife and children. He was a 51 year-old agricultural labourer born in Kingsclere, his wife in Hardington, Berkshire and the two children living with him in 1841 were both working as servants.[xix] They also had a lodger who was a servant named William Brown. The other tenant was John Crook and his wife and family – he had died by 1841 so his widow Ann, born in Corsham, Wilts. and their remaining 3 children who were agricultural labourers and servants and providing income for their widowed mother continued to live there. It is highly likely that each of these families had further children not baptised in Worting and having left home before the 1841 census, which was the first to list names. We know that the Crook family came via Christchurch as one child was baptized there.
By 1851 all of Richard and Susan Harmsworth's offspring had flown the nest, but the Crook family remained intact as in 1841.[xx] In 1861 Richard and Susan Harmsworth were still there but no sign of Ann Crook and her children. It appears that the cottage was unoccupied at this time as it has no mention in the census of that year.[xxi]
By 1871 Richard Harmsworth was 86 and had now given up work. His wife was 90. Again no tenant in the other cottage it appears. She died just after the census and Richard ended up in the workhouse in Basingstoke where he died.[xxii]
So by 1881 two new families were living in the cottages – Joseph Stevens aged 67 and his wife Ann of Basingstoke and Worting respectively. He again was an ordinary labourer. The other family were 55-year old Joseph Frazer and his wife Harriet and their 4 children plus one 2-year old grandchild, the son of their eldest daughter Elizabeth, who was unmarried. Their next child (another Joseph) was also labouring at the age of 14, quite normal for the times.[xxiii]
The Frazer family were still there in 1891, but Joseph Stevens had died in 1890 and there is no sign of his wife. Instead in the 2nd cottage was a new family headed up by Henry and Hannah Drye and their 5 children. Henry was a general labourer aged 63 and from Worting and his wife was 20 years his junior and from Maidenhead in Berkshire.[xxiv] But by 1901 Hannah had died and Henry had taken on the job of sexton (at Worting church) as well as labouring at the age of 75. The children were by now also working:
Mary Drye 26 and Florence aged 22 as tailoresses, both employed so presumably would have worked in Basingstoke at one of the three large tailoring firms. Thomas Drye a bricklayer aged 24, George Drye 19 and a labourer, Harry Drye was only 13 and not yet employed.
Next door in 1901 were James Kinge aged 47, a gardener's labourer and his wife Sarah and their family James was born in Rotherwick and Sarah in Hythe. With them in the same house were not only four of their children but also James' father John a 69 year-old widower who had been born at South Warnborough and was a carter on a local farm. Again the girls Amelia, 18 and Bessie Kate, 15 were tailoresses. 20-year old John was a bricklayer's labourer, and son Harry aged 16 was a railway engine cleaner.[xxv] An unimaginable 7 people living in a 2-bedroomed house.
Henry Drye died in 1907 and his tenancy was replaced by 7 members of the Perris family and William Perris was still there in 1940. James Kinge died in 1925 and Sarah in 1930 and their house was taken over by George Sheath and his wife Violet Elsie Emma Sheath and their son George Thomas. George Sheath left the cottage in January 1945 and a new tenant had been chosen, but the trustees could not let them take over occupation because young George Thomas with his wife Ellen were still living there and they had a young baby. George Thomas, or Tom as he was known locally was a bus driver and Ellen a bus conductress. The new proposed tenant may have been Albert Arthur Moore and his wife Jean Winifred. Albert was a railway waggon repairer and they had a son Kenneth Arthur Moore who was born in 1948.[xxvi]
The Kinge's cottage may have been taken over by the Lock family as in 1936 there is mention of Percy William George Lock of Kite Hill marrying Kathleen Emily Perrin of Laverstoke at Worting church, but whether this family were occupants of the Waldo charity cottages has not been able to be confirmed. But the Perris family are known to have lived there until at least 1939/40.
By 1955 Reginald E Wagstaffe and his wife Lilian were living at No. 1 and they lived there until at least 1972 and next door at No. 2 still George Thomas Sheath and his wife Ellen.
From 1922 the charity accounts cease to mention the names of tenants, but putting together information from the electoral registers and directories has enabled some gaps to be filled.
However in 1968 the charity was consolidated and registered:
Waldo & Lamb Charity No. 238073 Registered 30.1.1968
Aims & Objectives: The trustees shall apply the clear yearly income of the charity for the benefit of poor members of the Church of England resident in the area of the Ancient Parish of Worting. Makes grants to individuals, income support and maintenance. No accounts available – currently in abeyance pending changes.
The writer has written to the trustees to find out more and asked about the current status of the charity but although the new Rector of Worting church has at last acknowledged the request he has passed it on to another of the Trustees who would have had longer and better experience of it. Unfortunately nothing more has been heard from them to date.
So what happened to the Charity finally:
The Victoria County History Vol. IV tells us that:
"Basingstoke Church of England Sunday Schools regulated by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners at 19.12.1890, and i.a. Mrs. Waldo, trust fund and £100 consols. The several sums of stock are held by the official trustees. By scheme £30 p.a.of the income is authorized to be expended in support of the Sunday Schools, and the remainder in prizes for the scholars."[xxvii]
Prior to that in 1873 George Lamb also by deed when setting up the repair fund, had given £120 consols, the dividends amounting to £3 p.a. to be applied in prizes in the National School. The stock is held by the official trustees.
During the period 2004-6 the existence of the various amalgamated Basingstoke Charities including that of Mrs. Waldo was further discussed. Should they continue, either merged with another or should the capital be distributed? The author has been unable to find the outcome.
Whatever was thought of Hannah Waldo during her lifetime, one thing is certain her money was put to good use for the poor of Worting and Basingstoke and many other needy people in the wider country.
The cottages themselves are now in private ownership, one having been purchased in the 1970's by Roy Adlam who built another cottage on his land but the council objected and the building was demolished.
The family of Richard Harmsworth
The family of John Crook
The family of John Stevens
The family of Joseph Frazer
The family of James Dry
The family of John Kinge
The family of Reginald Wagstaffe
The family of George Sheath
The family of William Perris
The family of Thomas Lock
The Moore family
Some Waldo Charity Trustees
1835 The Rector and Churchwardens of Worting church
1873 Revd. Lovelace Bigg Wither (Patron of the Living)
Revd. Harris Jervoise Bigg Wither (Rector)
Senior Churchwarden
1901 Major Gen. A.F. Warren, Worting House, Basingstoke, Patron of Living
Revd. A.H. Gay, Worting Rectory, Basingstoke, Rector
1912 Maj. Gen. Sir A. Warren
The Revd. R.B. Fitzpatrick
1913 Major General Sir Arthur Warren K.C.B. ( Patron of Living) – Worting House
The Reverend N.R. Fitzpatrick (Rector of Living) – Worting Rectory
1915 Revd. N.R. Fitzpatrick
1918 S.L. Bullock (Solicitor), Hillside, Worting, Basingstoke
Isaac Benwell (schoolmaster), Worting, Basingstoke (Rector vacancy)
1922 Rev. C.F. Baines, Worting Rectory
S.L. Bullock, Isaac Benwell
1926 Rev. P. Leith Tomkins
S.L. Bullock, Isaac Benwell
1927 Rev. P. Lieth Tomkins
Letter from the Charity Commission, Ryder Street, S.W. Dated 31st August 1911. One enclosure.
Letters should be addressed
"The Secretary,
Charity Commission,
St. James's,
London S.W."
At the head of your reply please write{ County – Southampton, A. Place – Worting,
23630. George Lamb's Repair Fund
N.B. It is requested that all communications be made on FOOLSCAP paper.
With reference to your letter of the 21st instant, I am to point out that the Declaration of Trust of the 12th August 1873 provides that applications for the expenditure of the income of this Charity shall be signed by at least two of the Trustees. In these circumstances if the senior Churchwarden has not been appointed a Trustee of Mrs. Waldo's Charity, and as such a Trustee of this Charity, it would be proper that the Charity should stand over until the new Rector has been legally appointed a Trustee.
If however the urgency of the proposed repairs is great, you will, no doubt, be willing to advance the amount of the cost, pending the appointment of another Trustee.
Major General Sir A.F. Warren, K.C.B.
Worting House
I am to suggest with a view to avoiding the recurring trouble and expense of appointing Trustees of Mrs, Waldo's Charity by Deed upon the occurrence of each vacancy that application should be made to the Commissioners for the establishment of a Scheme constituting as Trustees and Patron of the Living, the Rector and the Senior Churchwarden for the time being. A form in which such application may be made is enclosed herewith.
I am Sir, Your obedient Servant
G.C. Bower[xxviii]
[i] Indenture of 451835 HRO 89M82/PK1 and Release of 2 messuages and 2 closes called Kidgell Piddle and
Inner Piddle HRO 21M58/T136
[ii] Alumni Oxiensis 1715-1886 p1482.
[iii] Ex "The Environs of London being an historical account of the towns and villages Mitcham – Page 792
[iv] The Annual Biography & Obituary, Vol. 3 pp 449-451
[v] Streatham Parish Register
[vi] PCC Wills PROB 11 Will Register 1802-4 Piece 1387 ff 120-177 (1803)
[vii] Letter undated, endorsed March 1835 from William Welles to John Jenkyns, Esq. HRO 44M80/PW47
[viii] The Will and codicils of Hannah Waldo 1842 PCC Wills TNA PROB11 Piece 1970 f 137/33
[ix Hampshire Chronicle dt. 19.2.1810 p1
[x] Hampshire Telegraph dt. 9.12.1811 p2
[xi] Hampshire Chronicle dt 8.8.1814 p4, Hampshire Chronicle 19.12.1814 p3
[xii] Hampshire Chronicle 9.10.1820 p1, Hampshire Telegraph 27.3.1820 p4
[xiii] Hampshire Chronicle 5.11.1827 p1, HampshireTelegraph 26.11.1827 p3
[xiv] Printed extract from indenture dated 4.5.1835 establishing Waldo's charity 1835. HRO 89M82/PK1
[xv] Worting Tithe Apportionment 1838 HRO 89/M82/PD1– Map of the Lands of the Revd. Lovelace Bigg
Wither with other lands comprising The Manor and Parish of Worting.
[xvi] Commission Order appointing patron of the rectory, the rector and senior churchwarden as trustees of
Mrs. Waldo's charity dt. 9.12.1873 HRO 89M82/PK2.
[xvii] The Waldo Charity and George Lamb Repair Fund 1901-54 HRO 35M84/651/1,2,3.4,5 and Statement of
accounts of the Waldo Charity and George Lamb repair fund year ending 31.3.1911 HRO 89M82/PK5
[xviii] Application Form Mr G,, Sheath 1945 HRO 89M82/PK8
[xix] 1841 Worting census on line at Ancestry.co.uk
[xx] 1851 Worting census on line at Ancestry.co.uk
[xxi] 1861 Worting census on line at Ancestry.co.uk
[xxii] 1871 Worting census on line at Ancestry.co.uk, Basingstoke parish burial register at HRO
[xxiii] 1881 Worting census on line at Ancestry.co.uk
[xxiv] 1891 Worting census on line at Ancestry.co.uk
[xxv] 1901 Worting census on line at Ancestry.co.uk
[xvi] Electoral Registers for Worting/Kempshott 1939-1969 HRO H/CL 9/4 & ff
[xvii] VCH 1911 Vol. IV p 140, p 244
[xviii] HRO 89M82/PK4
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The story of Yursgrad spread throughout the Gower townships, and the bells of victory were sounded. Yursgrad became a rallying cry for the townships. The young warrior who led his clansmen to victory was heralded as the Savior of Gower. The elders of Yursgrad bestowed upon him the name Connacht-meaning 'deliverance'.
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Historians, though, give the Ford presidency high marks, according to this Los Angeles Times story:
The article cites Ford's own assessment of his legacy:
Gerald R. Ford left office a defeated incumbent vilified for his pardon of President Nixon. But in hindsight, his short, tough presidency has been viewed kindly by historians.
Long overlooked as a lightweight, Ford and his brand of moderate, consensus-oriented Republicanism — out of vogue in today's GOP — have earned high marks from presidential scholars in the three decades since he left office.
And the pardon is now seen by many as a wise decision that helped the nation move beyond Watergate.
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Melvin R. Laird, a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin, former secretary of Defense and a close friend of Ford's, said that was the former president's style. Through almost three decades of public service as a Michigan congressman, vice president and president, Laird said, Ford frequently put politics aside to do what he considered the right thing.
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"No doubt arguments over the Nixon pardon will continue for as long as historians relive those tumultuous days. But I would be less than candid — indeed, less than human — if I didn't tell you how profoundly grateful Betty and I are for this recognition," Ford said in 2001 as he accepted the Profile in Courage Award.The lead editorial at yesterday's Wall Street Journal noted:
"Courage is not something to be gauged in a poll or located in a focus group. No advisor can spin it. No historian can backdate it," Ford continued. "In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval."
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The Hôtel du Centre Chez Janie, at the harbour, offers nautical inspired rooms and panoramic views to the marina from its restaurant.
If you have time to make more than just a stopover, the Domain Le Sablon is a very good option. 15 minutes from Le Mans, this beautiful farmhouse offers his guests magnificient views, a lovely terrace, an indoor pool and outdoor options like horse riding or mountain biking.
In the Loire Valley, just 15 minutes from the centre of Tours but deep enough in the countryside for deers and, in occasions, wild boards from the sorrounding woods to roam into its magnificient gardens. La Cornillière offers its guests a lovely rustic guest suite for 4 people.
Next to the Limoges golf course, Le Green Saint Lazare has 33 rooms (some with views over the course), a clubhouse and a seasonal restaurant. Ideal for those who want to start their holidays playing a round.
Open from April to October, Moulinard B&B is a converted farmhouse that offers 6 affordable minimalist rooms.
Near the Brenne National Park, Appletons B&B is located between Limoges and Orléans. This converted farmhouse is ideal for Nature lovers. Ducks and chickens live withing the 2 acres of gardens filled with vegetables and orchards. You can even gather your breakfast eggs!
With patterned wallpapers, picture windows, wooden floors and sunken baths the Hôtel de l'Abeille, in the heart of Orléans, is a family hotel that offers its clients a unique experience.
In the heart of Auvergne and not for all pockets, the Château de Codignat is a medieval castle with 14 bedrooms and 5 sumptuous suites. 15 acres of natural park with swimming pool, tennis court and a one Michelin star restaurant under the direction of chef Mathieu Barbet.
In the centre of Troyes, the Relais St Jean is a pet-friendly hotel with 24 modern rooms and views over the medieval city. If you are looking to recharge your own batteries then make sure you take advantage of its hot tub and massage chairs.
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Beginning of Rebellion in the Ukrainian Army?
Further to the report we published about a mutiny of soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 51st Brigade, here are some additional news which indicate that the mutiny is spreading to the 2nd Battalion based in Rivne.
Donetsk miners strike against war – eyewitness account
"Further to our report on the strike of Donetsk coal miners against Kiev's "anti terrorist operation" we publish here an eyewitness account by Stanislav Retinskyi which was published in the Ukrainian left wing site Liva. The author talks to the miners and explains … Continue reading
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PARIS, France — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday met with the migrant from Mali whose heroic "Spiderman" like scaling of an apartment building to save a young child dangling from a balcony caught international attention for his bravery. Macron said that 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama would be rewarded for his "exceptional act" with papers to legalize his stay, citizenship if he wants and a job as a firefighter.
"I ran. I crossed the street to save him," he told Macron. He said he didn't think twice. "When I started to climb, it gave me courage to keep climbing."
God "helped me," too, he said. "Thank God I saved him."
Gassama climbed some four stories to rescue a four-year-old boy to safety Saturday night in Paris' northern 18th district.
"Because this is an exceptional act … we are obviously, today, going to regularize all your papers," Macron told him, also offering to begin naturalization procedures so he can become French.
Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'spiderman' wows France with Paris child rescue https://t.co/8bvIYqBeS2
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) 28 maj 2018
The French president said Gassama's actions made him deserving of special treatment.
"You saved a child. Without you, no one knows what would have become of him," the president said. "You need courage and the capability to do that."
Working as a firefighter corresponds with his skills, Macron said, and opened the door for him to join.
"You have become an example because millions have seen you" on social media, the president said.
The French media reported that the father of the small child was detained for alleged parental neglect.


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Deciding to study at Plymouth University three years ago was the best decision I've made so far! Undergoing a dance degree was always the path I had picked through-out school and sixth form, deciding which university to go to was incredibly important to my journey. I picked Plymouth because of the beautiful, vibrant city and its ever-growing student community. Although completely scared and uncertain about moving away from home, I came into an open and passionate year group, all with the drive to further their dance education (they are also pretty fantastic dancers too as you can see below!)
Alongside being in the student community, in my second year I found myself volunteering for Plymouth Dance in a huge dance festival in the city called U.Dance 2015. Taking part in this event allowed me to observe different choreographic work, learn from an inclusive perspective and most importantly be a part of a network of dancers and makers working in the industry. Volunteering for Plymouth Dance really kick-started the seed that is my career, preparing me with useful and informative training on Child Protection, Hospitality, Becoming Self-Employed, Time Management, Networking and Marketing! It doesn't stop their either! Plymouth Dance also allowed me to become a qualified First Aider in addition to becoming DBS/CRB checked. I got to participant in all of these training opportunities for free in parallel to helping out with the biggest youth dance festival in the UK, a win-win situation if you ask me! I also had the opportunity to perform with Exim Dance Company's youth company Adapt, getting the chance to perform on the Theatre Royal Plymouth stage was just the highlight of the festival for me! Here is where I really began to start networking with artists and volunteers from all over the country, slowly inspiring me start making my own work (although I didn't realise at the time).
Moving into my third year I knew that my time a university would come to an end eventually, so I began thinking about what I was going to do after University. I had one particular conversation with an artist from Exim Dance Company that began to question the options I was giving myself and gave me a fresh outlook on my vision. Completely changing my original thought to studying further, working towards a master's degree, just getting out there and doing it first-hand, which was probably one of the most important and influential conversations I have had! This is something important I have learned from living in Plymouth, having conversations can encourage your next step, and ultimately that is what we go to university for, a better understanding of the career we could have! This then started With Company. With Company is a professional student dance company for undergraduates and recent graduates to make and perform work to the highest standard. It is a wonderful company that circulates backwards, in that the company will always be handed down to the new third years of Plymouth University each September for those emerging individuals to begin to start making their work and reaching out into the community through performance or teaching.
Starting this company really gave me the confidence to believe in the work I was making, also having the support of multiple Plymouth organisations and artists coming to see our sold out show at Plymouth Fringe Festival in May. I had the opportunity to work with talented dancers, musicians and film makers, in a wonderful process that made the final month of third year feel complete. This company is now run by new third years, Artistic Director Samantha Mills and General Manager Kaitlyn Howlett, who will carry on With Company and continue to make work under the name!
Finally, what am I doing now? I have moved back to my hometown Folkestone in Kent and have been given the fantastic opportunity to work with Instep Dance Company as a practitioner, teaching, participating and sharing information on dance opportunities. Instep have allowed me to be a part of professional development opportunities with The Point, Eastleigh such as a Pitch & Mix day learning how to form a company and how to fund it in addition to Tim Casson's Artist Development Day in November. I'm so lucky to have a wonderful company invest in me as a graduate artist and increase my learning in what can be a tricky first year out of university.
I also am still working with Plymouth Dance on their major project 'Tea Dances with a Twist!' once a month, which has successfully received funding to carry on through to August 2017! I'm excited to still be a practitioner working in beautiful Plymouth, Devon!
My future goal is to eventually have my own dance company, I recently submitted an application to be part of the Young Choreographers South West scheme and I have been super lucky to have successfully gain a place on the scheme for 2016/17! This is the most suitable next step for me as an artist to begin to learn from choreographers working in the industry and ready me for when I put in that first Arts Council England application! Without volunteering for Plymouth Dance to begin with I would not have had the training, experience or confidence to be able to do anything I have done so far, and with their support I hope we can continue a very strong friendship!
Check out my website and watch this space! www.rhiannonwilliamsdance.co.uk
Rhiannon Williams | Former Plymouth Dance Volunteer and Plymouth University Dance Graduate 2016


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Connecticut Lyric Opera – 2017 Summer Institute
revised April 16, 2017
Preliminary information:
Opera: Dido & Aeneas – Purcell
The 2017 Connecticut Lyric Opera – Summer Institute will run from August 7 to August 25, 2017. The first week of the program is opera-only period, during which we will start preparing the staging and focus on vocal coaching. The official dates of the main institute program are August 11 – 25, during that time opera will work with the Institute Orchestra and work on the production elements.
The program is design for young professionals as well as college and graduate students. Special voice technique lessons will also be provided for advanced high school students.
The Festival will make best effort to cast all participants in the leading roles and ensemble, based on their skill and ability. Participation in all assigned ensembles will be required.
Jurate Svedaite (Lithuania, USA, Assistant Professor of Voice at CT College >>>)
Adrian Sylveen (Poland, USA, Artistic Director CT Lyric Opera, CT Virtuosi >>>)
Daniel Juarez (USA, CT Lyric Opera)
Guest Master-classes:
To Be Announced
The tuition for the 2017 Connecticut Lyric Opera – Summer Institute is $1000.
Deadline for application is May 30, 2017, Tuition is due on June 30th.


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Ware High School Lunch sign now
We, The students, of the Ware High School, ask that the school cafeteria and its food to be improved. Food is soggy, cold, or extremely undesireable. The cafeteria manager takes credit from the cafeteria ladies when they do a good job, and when a state representitive attends the school, the school kitchen is at tip-top shape only upon their arrival. The lunch ladies are polite and hardworking, but the food is very disquisting. Food does not come from a good source, they choose poor types of food and there are no good secondary choices. Food is often repeated weekly and the food that is favored by the students is only cooked once in a great while. While foods like "Cold cut grinders" or sandwiches are so often repeated that they are hated. Sandwiches are all that are available during fridays. The school lunches are herrendous do to the lack of choices and varities, the lunch ladies try so hard for a choice but the manager is stubborn and won't listen. Even with the bad lunches, we are overpriced, a lunch today costs $1.85, where it has been increasing over the years, while faculty has to pay about three times the price that a student has to pay, which in our opinion is extremely unfair. They claim that we recieve more food this way, but we did not get any kind of increase with out food. So, the students of Ware High ask that our school manager either gives us a better lunch menu and lowers the food price, or backs down from his position.
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Reminder: The Nebraska Library Commission is offering a limited amount of grant funding to help small public and school libraries purchase the new SOLINET/NEBASE netLibrary eBook Collection. Applications must be submitted electronically or by fax by March 7 or postmarked by March 3. For grant information and application form, see nlc.nebraska.gov/netserv/netlibraryfunding.html. For more information about the SOLINET/NEBASE netLibrary eBook Collection see the Nebraska Library Commission home page Announcements, nlc.nebraska.gov.
Nebraska Libraries are encouraged to apply to host The Sixties: America's Decade of Crisis and Change. This new six-week library program features scholar-led lectures, documentary film screenings, and readings and discussions on a period of change and social conflict in American history. Apply to National Video Resources (NVR) and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office by March 28. For more information and an application see www.ala.org/publicprograms/sixties/.
Uhe Nebraska Book Awards, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book, recognizes and honors books written by Nebraska authors, published by Nebraska publishers, set in Nebraska, or relating to Nebraska. Submit nominations by June 30. For more information and entry forms see the Library Commission home page, nlc.nebraska.gov, search on Book Awards. Send the entry form, three copies of the book, and the $40 entry fee to NCB Book Awards, Nebraska Library Commission, The Atrium, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508-2023.
The Nebraska Library Association (NLA) invites nominations for the 2003 Meritorious Service and Mari Sandoz Awards. Deadline for nominations and letters of support is May 30. Mail to Dave Oertli, Chair, NLA Citations Committee, Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508-2023, e-mail: Dave Oertli. See Announcements on the Commission home page, nlc.nebraska.gov.
Nebraska public library staff members are encouraged to attend the What's NEW in Young Adult Literature and How to Use It in Your Program (Grades 6-12) workshop on March 12 in Council Bluffs, IA. For more information see www.ber.org/CourseInfo.cfm?SESS_ID=BH33S1&City=OMA.
Library staff and supporters are encouraged to attend the Nebraska Development Network Annual Meeting, Out-migration Mitigation: Tools to Build Community One by One, March 11 in Lincoln. Speakers include Lt. Gov. Heineman, Milan Wall, Don Macke, Jim Crandall, and Craig Schroeder. For more information contact the Network, 402-471-2698, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Nebraska Library Association (NLA) Spring Meetings are scheduled for 2003:
The Libri Foundation Books for Children program donates children's books to small, rural libraries in the United States. Grant applications will be accepted until March 15. For more information and application forms see www.librifoundation.org/apps.html.
The Beaumont Foundation of America awards grants to help provide access to information technology. Grants will be made in Nebraska in the 2003 grant cycle. Apply by March 31 for these three grant programs:
For more information see the Library Commission home page Announcements, nlc.nebraska.gov, or the Beaumont Foundation of America, www.bmtfoundation.com/grants/.
Children's Services Events will be hosted by Nebraska's Regional Library Systems, in cooperation with the Nebraska Library Commission:
The Nebraska Library Commission will again sponsor satellite teleconference programming from the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL for library supporters and staff members. The Commission negotiated a statewide license to offer Nebraska libraries free unlimited access to downlink each program and make a videotape for the use of the participating institution. The next program is March 21, Library Support Staff Soar To Great Heights: How library workers give back. Materials are available at the College of DuPage Web site, see www.cod.edu/teleconf/Soaring/session3.htm. For more information contact Pam Scott, Continuing Education Coordinator, 402-471-2694, 800-307-2665, fax: 402-471-2083, e-mail: Pam Scott or see the Commission Web site, nlc.nebraska.gov, search on DuPage 2003.
If you do not have access to the Internet World Wide Web, contact Mary Geibel, 402-471-2045, 800-307-2665, e-mail: Mary Geibel for print information about the previous announcements.
This publication was supported in part by the United States Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provision of the Library Services and Technology Act.
OCLC ILL Web Interface Basics (Formerly: ILL Basics Using the OCLC ILL Web Interface)
March 11, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Lincoln.
April 24, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, Lincoln.
May 7, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Lincoln.
This workshop covers basic OCLC ILL service, using the Web interface (alternative to the traditional Passport software). Audience: New ILL library staff and current users familiar with the OCLC ILL system. Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of searching OCLC WorldCat. Instructor: Christa Burns. CE Credits: 3.
Cataloging Serials (a.k.a. Serials Cataloging Basics)
March 12, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. cst, Lincoln.
March 28, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. cst, Lincoln.
An introduction to cataloging serial publications, this workshop covers changes to serials cataloging rules found in the most recent amendments to AACR2. Audience: Cataloging staff who are new to cataloging serials on the OCLC system or wanting a refresher. This workshop is not recommended for CatExpress or libraries who do not use the OCLC system to catalog. Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of cataloging and MARC tags helpful. Instructor: Margaret Mering, Principal Serials Cataloger, University of NE - Lincoln. CE Credits: 6.
OCLC Connexion: The New OCLC Cataloging Browser
March 19, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Lincoln.
April 15, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, Lincoln.
May15, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Lincoln.
Learn to use the new OCLC cataloging interface, merging CORC and CatExpress functionality. Audience: OCLC cataloging users who have questions or are interested in planning for migration to the new interface (not appropriate for CatExpress users). Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the OCLC cataloging system and the Windows environment. Instructor: Christa Burns. CE Credits: 3.
OCLC CatExpress
March 26, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, Lincoln.
This workshop provides an overview of CatExpress, the web-based, copy-cataloging interface to OCLC's WorldCat. Audience: New users, current users with questions. Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Windows environment. Instructor: Christa Burns. CE Credits: 3.
OCLC Cataloging Micro Enhancer: An Alternative to Passport
April 9, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Lincoln.
Learn how the OCLC Cataloging Micro Enhancer for Windows software combines interactive online searching and processing with optional offline editing. Audience: New and current OCLC full-cataloging users. Prerequisites: OCLC full-cataloging institutions only. Basic knowledge of the OCLC cataloging system and the Windows environment helpful. Instructor: Christa Burns. CE Credits: 3.
Note: For all of the above activities sponsored by the Nebraska Library Commission.
Location: Nebraska Library Commission, Heron Room, 1200 N Street, Lincoln.
Contact: Jeannette Powell, 402-471-7740, 800-307-2665, e-mail: Jeannette Powell. Fees: $10 for NEBASE members, others contact Jeannette Powell. Register: nlc.nebraska.gov/netserv/nebase/oclcworkshops.html.
The Nebraska Library Commission Network Services staff will present the following training to help librarians assist Nebraska citizens using the database resources provided by the Library Commission at no charge to local libraries.
netLibrary Training
March 4, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Metro Community College, Elkhorn.
March 25, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Ainsworth Public Library.
March 26, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, Raymond A. Whitwer Tilden Public Library.
April 17, during the NEBASE Annual Meeting West, Gering Civic Center.
May 1, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, Nebraska Library Commission, Lincoln.
May 20, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, McCook Community College.
May 21, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Meridian Library System Office, Kearney.
An overview of netLibrary eBooks, including searching and checking out titles. We will discuss the current purchasing opportunity and explore promotion with the eBook Tool Kit.
Updates on Upgrades: Learn about the new Wilson and bigchalk eLibrary database interfaces
March 4, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, Metro Community College, Elkhorn.
March 25, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, Ainsworth Public Library.
March 26, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Raymond A Whitwer Tilden Public Library.
May 1, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, Nebraska Library Commission, Lincoln.
May 20, 9:00 a.m. - Noon cst, McCook Community College.
May 21, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. cst, Meridian Library System Office, Kearney.
An overview of recent enhancements to the Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select and Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, as well as bigchalk eLibrary (formerly Electric Library) databases. For more information and to register for the above sessions see the Library Commission home page, nlc.nebraska.gov/netserv/training.html.
For more information see Library Calendar at nlc.nebraska.gov.
Continuing Education (CE) Credits are issued by the Library Commission as part of the Nebraska Public Librarian and Board Certification Program.
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Tax Research Skills Webcast | 4201354A
Tax research skills are a critical component of a tax practitioner's professional arsenal. Enhance your ability to identify tax issues; locate and evaluate primary source authority; and communicate research results in writing.
Electronic tax research services and Internet resources will be demonstrated to help you effectively perform your tax research.
Primary and secondary sources of authority
Research methodologies
Online and electronic tax research services
Evaluating and communicating tax research results
Recognize differences between primary source authorities and their hierarchical weight.
Determine and enhance your ability to analyze facts, identify tax issues and locate and evaluate primary source authority when using an electronic tax research service.
Recall reasoning skills necessary in evaluating conflicting administrative (IRS) and judicial sources (court decisions).
Identify how to reconcile or distinguish similar cases.
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Friday, November 19, 2010
A Gift Idea for the Book Lover
I just wanted to pop in quickly and let you know about a post I have up over at the Rogue Redhead Designs blog today. It's a quick and easy little gift idea for the book lovers in your life. It's getting to be that time of year.... ;)
Labels: Relish Reading, Rogue Redhead Designs
5 comments:
- Zue said...
Wow, I will go and have a look.
Sue xx
- November 19, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Cynthia Schelzig said...
mmmm I just had a look/seeee...love the project...will make some of these with these library pockets that I was so lucky enough to receive:)
- November 19, 2010 at 3:57 PM
- Carol's Ink Spot said...
Cute idea and love the vintage look to the pocket.
- November 19, 2010 at 7:49 PM
- Lynne Moncrieff said...
As a Book Lover I know how much such a gift would be appreciated. Love your projects with the Rogue Redhead stamps. Lynne M
- November 20, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Unknown said...
I went to take a better look and it was worth the trip very cool idea!
- November 24, 2010 at 10:06 AM
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