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Richard Lipsey stirs up the following omelette of platitudes in a review of Peter Victor's Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, Not Disaster:
On employment, in spite of dire predictions, continued growth has created many more jobs than it has destroyed, holding North American unemployment to levels that can be dealt with fairly easily by public policy.Where to begin? I guess with the observation that the cliché Lipsey undoubtedly had in mind is "technology has created many more jobs than it has destroyed." But this still evades the burning question, why would an emeritus professor of economics, who has written a prize winning book on technology and economic growth, need to reach for a cliché precisely at the moment he is addressing the core issues of employment and growth?
Perhaps Professor Lipsey's complacent opinion about how easily unemployment can be dealt with by routine public policies offers a clue. One might ask, if it's so easy why is the official unemployment rate in the U.S. now 9.8%? Why is youth unemployment and underemployment at an astounding 32%? Perhaps Professor Lipsey hasn't heard that a long bout of unemployment in youth has future employment consequences that last a lifetime? Lipsey mixes up his clichés about technology and growth because his concept of the relationship between public policy and employment is also a cliché: public policy creates jobs by stimulating growth. Sure, there are so-called "active labor market policies" but they are ineffectual in the absence of sufficient demand for labor. They are only supplementary to the main game, which is growth, growth, growth.
Of course Peter Victor's point is all about how we cannot continue with such one-dimensional growth-obsessed policies because of resource constraints and the environmental consequences of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. And not only are there environmental limits to growth but social limits as well, as Fred Hirsch eloquently demonstrated 30 years ago. In his review, Lipsey takes no note of Victor's extensive discussion of the centrality of the growth imperative in economics, based largely on H.W. Arndt's 1978 gem, The Rise and Fall of Economic Growth. A Study in Contemporary Thought. If he had, he might have noticed that the growth compulsion in economics relates back to the view that you can't have full employment without economic growth.
Like any other self-fulfilling prophecy, experience has shown that, indeed, if you eschew any other policy for achieving full employment, then you can't have full employment without the only policy that you do allow. The old hammer/nail principle. But the converse is not true. You can have economic growth without full employment. And the single-minded pursuit of "only one particular application of an intellectual theorem" over more than a half century has eroded the effectiveness of that strategy. To put it simply, you need more economic growth per job created today than you would have 60 years ago. The GDP is much, much bigger than it was 60 years ago, both in absolute terms and per capita.
What this loose coupling of growth and employment implies for the great green utopian fantasy of uncoupling fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth is grim indeed. Yes, you can easily achieve relative uncoupling of greenhouse gas emissions per dollar of GDP. But since a large component of GDP is the measurement of energy consumption and throughput, such a relative uncoupling has to be accompanied by a more than compensating increase in market economic activity elsewhere if you are still going have economic growth. And if the rationale for economic growth is that you need it to generate jobs, then you're going to have to have an ever greater increase in non-energy intensive economic growth to offset the diminishing job-creating effectiveness of the growth policy.
And what is it all for? To ensure the expansion of superfluous labor time. That is to say the point of it all is to expand the amount of work being done regardless of whether or not that work is socially necessary for the production of sufficient material wealth to comfortably feed, clothe, house and educate the entire population.
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Visitors to the Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles this Halloween should prepare to be scared, Alice Cooper-style. According to NME.com, the Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare attraction is a "spooky" maze containing snakes, spiders, guillotines and electric chairs. It will be at Universal only for this year's Halloween season, from September 23 to October 31.
Universal Studios creative director John Murdy said: "As a life-long Alice Cooper fan who's been motivated and inspired by his craft, I am absolutely thrilled by this incredible opportunity. It's a nightmare come true."
The maze also will preview music from Cooper's new album, Welcome 2 My Nightmare, to be released on October 17.
Cooper said in a statement that the ride "is a nightmare that will haunt visitors' dreams for a long time to come… [It's a] living horror movie, so there's no place more appropriate to offer a preview of the new [record]."
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Subject: Counterfeit Official Checks
Date: March 21, 2007
Description: Great Lakes Bank, N.A.
Counterfeit Official Checks of Great Lakes Bank, N.A., Blue Island, IL
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit official checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 022000868 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a lottery scam.
While the counterfeit items have a strong resemblance to the authentic items, the counterfeit checks may be identified by the following: the instruments are green in color and contain the bank's name and logo in a blue and green two-tone color. A security strip within the top border states: "THE CHECK IS VOID WITHOUT A COLORED BORDER AND BACKGROUND PLUS A KNIGHT & FINGERPRINT WATERMARK ON THE BACK – HOLD AT ANGLE TO VIEW."
Items presented to date have been made payable in the amount of $5,000 and contain a remitter name of Jim Powers. Due to possible variations of appearance and/or scam, it is suggested that Great Lakes Bank, N.A. officials be contacted to verify authenticity of the bank's official items if received from an unknown or questionable source.
Correspondence accompanying the checks may contain the letterhead of "Mega Millions, PO Box 99902, Las Vegas, NV 89197-8902, 1-877-878-9392, 1-866-859-6706, 1-778-386-3680." The letter alerts the recipient that he or she is the winner of a lucky drawing and should contact Account Manager Jim Powers or Patricia Banker at 1-877-878-9392 or 1-778-386-3680 (Canadian telephone number). The recipient is advised to keep all information confidential and is encouraged to act by a specific date or the winnings will be forfeited. The letter further states that the enclosed check is to be used to pay legal and administration fees between $2,000 to $6,880, which should be wire-transferred using Money Gram or Western Union. The correspondence may be signed by K. Jamison, Financial Manager.
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of Great Lakes Bank, N.A.'s official checks, please contact Judith L. Boyer, AVP/Security Officer, Great Lakes Bank, N.A., 13057 S. Western Avenue, Blue Island, IL 60406, by telephone at (708) 283-5821, by fax at (708) 503-5445, or via e-mail at [firstname.lastname@example.com].
Consumers who receive a counterfeit item and associated material should file complaints with the following agencies:
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Thomas Jefferson and Music
Music was the love of Thomas Jefferson's youth, companion in his middle years, and comfort in his old age. He hailed music as the "favorite passion of my soul," but lamented the uneducated ears of his fellow countrymen, whom he considered in 1778 to be in a musical state of "deplorable barbarism."
Jefferson devoted his musical talents to the violin—the king of instruments in his time—and practiced for three hours a day from 1764 to 1776. Although he never played professionally, he did perform for a time with Francis Fauquier, the governor of Virginia in the 1760's.
For Jefferson, music could both release tension and unite family. The sage of Monticello spent many happy hours in the parlor accompanying his daughters and granddaughters, who played harpsichord and piano, on works by Hayden, Vivaldi and other favorite composers. At the age of seventy-four, Jefferson wrote that "music furnishes a delightful recreation for the hours of respite from the cares of the day, and lasts through life."


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Reliable, research based greenhouse advice on issues facing professional and hobby greenhouse managers.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Leaf Wetness Sensors
The Leaf Wetness Sensors were created by Spectrum Technologies, Inc. as a low-maintenance tool in IPM systems for disease prediction and spray scheduling of outdoor field-grown crops. The logger records values of simulated leaf moisture between 0 (dry) and 15 (wet) which are used in quantifying cumulative hour above some disease threshold. Our work evaluated this instrument in a commercial hydroponic tomato greenhouse for the purpose of disease prediction and humidity control at various levels within the crop canopy. Data indicate that the sensors may also be used to improve irrigation scheduling with regard to disease prevention.
Spectrum Technologies' Leaf Wetness Data Logger and LogBook Software were used to record leaf wetness values over two 18 day periods. For the 18 day maximum interval, recordings are taken every 12 minutes. Relative humidity values and irrigation timings were recorded on the greenhouse's Priva environmental control system. The sensor was stationed 1 meter above the floor within the crop canopy, at the same location for both monitoring periods.
Examining the figures below, it can be observed that spikes in the leaf wetness values are generally preceded by irrigation intervals (red columns), with some cumulative effects occurring during periods of frequent irrigation. The timing of irrigations is controlled by the Priva system according to maximum time intervals over four periods during each day, and to quantities of incoming light received following the previous irrigation. It may be assumed that by analyzing daily leaf wetness fluctuations during the different seasons, environmental control settings can be selected which will allow for more appropriate irrigation timings in regard to reduced leaf wetness and disease prevention.
Leaf wetness (columns), relative humidity (blue line), and irrigation time (red columns) measured mid-December
Leaf wetness (columns), relative humidity (blue line), and irrigation time (red columns) measured early February.
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As the shortened but grueling NBA season was winding itself down into so many ugly wins over mere Hornets, Bobcats and Cavaliers, the Grizzlies' Rudy Gay looked back and summed up the journey.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay, right, and guard Tony Allen will be two big factors as the team prepares for the 2012 postseason with a first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers.
(Photo: AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
"We've played strong," he said. "We've survived."
The challenges, especially the injuries, are well-documented, so there's no sense in rehashing all of that again. Beginning this weekend, it's all about the postseason – win or wait till next year.
Guard O.J. Mayo is not inclined to wait. He remembers too vividly that in the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder the Grizzlies were on the verge of advancing another round.
"Last year we stole home court in OKC and then we gave it away in the triple-overtime (loss)," Mayo said. "That's haunted me."
What lies ahead this time? Well, that's why they play the games – to find out. As the Grizzlies prepare to face the Los Angeles Clippers in a matchup of the No. 4 and 5 seeds, there are several keys to the Grizzlies advancing past the first round.
Rudy. Is it unfair to start this analysis by singling out one player? Maybe, but Gay is a 6-8 small forward averaging 19 points per game and in the words of center Marc Gasol: "His athleticism is unique. Nobody else on the team can do what he can do."
Which is one reason he has a five-year $84 million contract.
"It's the one thing I've been waiting to do my whole career," Gay said, noting he missed the playoffs last year with a shoulder injury. "I'm anxious to get the jitters out."
So are Grizzlies fans.
Pounding the paint. It worked in last year's playoffs when power forward Zach Randolph became a postseason star. It worked when Randolph went down with a knee injury early this season and the Grizzlies made Gasol the go-to guy; he responded by putting up numbers that earned a spot on the Western Conference's All-Star team.
But the Grizzlies also discovered they couldn't rely on the paint quite as much. They adapted by often playing a faster, more free-flowing, style and sometimes that turned into getting away from their inside game.
A few games ago Gasol said they had to be careful to not become "so predictable offensively." That comment came after Gasol took just three shots and scored six points against New Orleans. His message isn't lost on point guard Mike Conley.
"We still want to get the ball inside, dominate the paint," Conley said. "Teams try to make us play from the outside, not let the bigs touch the ball. At times, Marc and Zach will be featured and at times it'll be Rudy."
Have plenty of Juice. Mayo hasn't started a game all season, but it doesn't matter because he has become the fourth-quarter closer and is the team's most dangerous 3-point shooter.
"O.J. has embraced his role to the hilt and has played outstanding," said coach Lionel Hollins.
That role has included logging minutes at point guard, but this is a delicate balance for Hollins. The late-season signing of Memphis native Lester Hudson may allow Hollins to give Mayo maximum offensive freedom, but if there are times the choice is having Mayo run the team from the point or living with a few minutes of rookies Jeremy Pargo or Josh Selby, well, that's no choice at all.
Defend, defend, defend. Elementary, right? But the intensity required to do it well tends to ebb and flow. When the Grizz have that intensity, "you can really see the face of this team," Gasol said.
Especially on the wild-eyed face that is Tony Allen, who could be asked to man-up on Clippers' explosive point guard Chris Paul (a tough matchup for Conley).
While Hollins likes to downplay the Grizzlies' league-leading steals, opponents say the defensive energy and steals separate the Grizzlies from other teams.
"Where they get you is on the hustle points," said Dallas guard Jason Terry.
"The thing that really carries them is their opportunity to get steals, which leads to fast-break points," said the Lakers' Kobe Bryant.
The new guys. Namely, the guys that general manager Chris Wallace brought in as the season was just getting started: forwards Dante Cunningham and Marreese Speights, and swingman Quincy Pondexter.
Speights, considered a bust with Philadelphia, has played well as a starter but is still inclined to pout when confronted with adversity. And there will be adversity. Cunningham has been the best energy source this side of Allen, and Pondexter has quietly become an effective role player.
Even holdover backup center Hamed Haddadi has contributed here and there.
So, is the roster better than last season?
"I would say maybe," Hollins said, "but that doesn't guarantee anything. We have to go out there and do it."
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In amongst the debates over the rights and wrongs of freeing the leopard, it is vital that we understand that the leopard can be a force for good in the world.
All of us can point to the past misdeeds of the leopard, which has at times been vicious, savage and selfish - that has no bearing on its future conduct.
Let us look upon the uncompromising, ugly face of the leopard in the past...
We can all agree that the leopard was a wild, uncontrollable beast seeking self-fulfillment.
But, alas, there are worse things than leopards in the world - lions, tigers and bears! Crocodiles, sharks and piranha!
Do you really want to defend these terrible animals? Surely, nobody prefers lions and tigers to leopards.
And for all of those who say that the leopard will simply rampage across town, attacking people and scrabbling in rubbish bins, I implore you to look at the dramatic change that September 11th has wrought upon it's spots.
I say that we should support the leopard in its bid for freedom - open that cage, then allow it to roam free.
Update!: July 2007 - It has recently been brought to my attention that the leopard has indeed rampaged about town, attacking people and rummaging in rubbish bins.
Further, I now realise that this leopard's coat remains substantially similar to its previous patterning. What I mistook for a decisive change in its appearance was merely a crudely tacked-on sign reading "I Ams a Nice Lepard Now."
On reflection, it seems that it would have been wiser to have left the cage locked.
I apologise for any confusion my previous comments may have caused.


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Lucinda Devlin
Lake Pictures
Lake Huron, 6-6-2012 11-35 pm,
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Lake Huron, 6-6-2012 11-46 pm,
Archival pigment print
74,4 x 74,4 cm (100 x 100 cm)
From July 15 to September 23, 2015, Galerie m Bochum will for the first time host a larger selection of photographs from the series Lake Pictures by US photographer Lucinda Devlin (b. 1947 in Ann Arbor, MI).
The photographer, who works exclusively in series, already developed an incisive pictorial idiom all her own in the 1970s. After devoting her attention to specific interiors in her early career, she embarked in 2006 on an intensive engagement with agricultural and lake landscapes. Her square, generally axially symmetrical photographs generate typologies of the marks left by humans on the environment, expressed in the Lake Pictures in a minimalist, almost abstract formal language.
The subject of the over 60 photographs is one of the largest lakes in the USA, Lake Huron in Michigan, on the border of Canada. Devlin has a house on the lake, from where she photographically recorded her observations of its many moods between 2010 and 2013. She describes her work with the words: "Lake Pictures is a series of photographs of Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes surrounding the state of Michigan, taken at the same place, during different seasons, and at different times of day or night, exploring the changing atmospheric nature of the lake. These pictures are about water, sky ,color, light, place, space and time.
When we look at a large body of water, intellectually we know that there is more water beyond the horizon. If we suspend our intellects, our mind's eye perceives the water as occupying infinite space. The same concept is true regarding the sky. It appears limitless. The way we can distinguish between the two is the fine demarcation line of the horizon that separates water from sky."
Devlin's photographs frame only a portion of the lake and the sky above it and yet convey an impression of the immeasurable expanses stretching beyond the horizon. By noting the exact date and time of each shot and maintaining the same central horizon line, Devlin allows us to compare these amazingly diverse images. Witnessing the wide range of light and color that unfolds across the various scenes, for example the turquoise clouds in the winter or the blue and pink twilight sky with a summer moon, it is almost incomprehensible that we are looking at one and the same place.


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Pour into crust. Spread out evenly and place in oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.


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Students Participate at San Miguel
Although most students were anxious to be finished with school at the end of the spring semester, eight College of Education students decided they weren't quite finished yet. They applied and were accepted to participate in the service learning experience at San Miguel Back of the Yards Campus the week of May 9. Along with Dr. Pamela Jessee, Mrs. Joan Williams, Director of Advising; Mr. Dick Clish, Assistant Professor in Secondary Education; and Dr. Barbara Mackey, Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, these eight students spent four days learning about this extraordinary school and the faculty, students, and families that make up the San Miguel community.
The Back of the Yards Campus is located at 1949 W. 48th St., in Chicago. It opened in 1995 and serves approximately 80 Latino students in grades 6 through 8. San Miguel specifically targets academically underachieving, low income, at risk students and provides them with a model of education that includes an extended day schedule and a year-round calendar, individualized instruction with a 10:1 student teacher ratio, and strong parental involvement. Students are accepted into San Miguel based on three main criteria: academic underperformance, financial need, and living in proximity to the school.
Welcoming the College of Education group to the school were Mr. Mike Anderer-McClelland, President & Executive Director of San Miguel Schools Chicago; Assistant Principal Mrs. Allison Orbin; 6th grade teacher Mr. John Kennedy-Farrell; and 7th grade teacher Ms. Kristina Anderson.
"What a great way this was to end the school year!" said Marie Ryan, Special Education graduate student. "After everything I have learned in my classes at Lewis this year, participating in the service learning trip to San Miguel allowed me to see first-hand how much students benefit from having teachers that are passionate about what they are doing and the pride they take in the success of their students."
College of Education students had the opportunity to interact with the students, faculty, and staff of the school. They observed in the classrooms, taught a lesson, read with the students, ate lunch with the students and even played soccer, softball and dodge ball with the students. In addition, the College of Education group brought several boxes of school supplies and sports equipment that had been donated by Lewis students, faculty, staff, members of Christ Community Church of Plainfield and CenterPointe Church in Plainfield, and the Angels R Watching Foundation of Will County.
Marie Ryan's favorite part of each day was reading one on one with the students. "It was so powerful to feel their excitement about reading and be able to see the stories through their eyes," she said. "I hope that I am able to pass along that type of excitement about learning to my students when I am in the classroom."
COE students assigned to the sixth grade classroom worked on a poetry book project with the class. The lesson plans were developed by Jennifer Sitar, Special/Elementary Education major and then shared with the other COE students in the class. The lesson was based on the writings of Mattie Stepanek, a boy who began writing at the age of 3 and died of a rare form of muscular dystrophy at the age of 13. Helping each of the 6th graders write a poem about them and draw a picture to accompany it were COE students Kristen Calvert (Special/Elementary Education major), David Nykiel (Secondary Education graduate student) and Kimberly Jurani. The poems and pictures were collected. This summer they will be made into a book that will be given to the 6th grade class.
"The experience of San Miguel left me with much to think about," said Kimberly Jurani. "I was so struck by how different their school is. I find it hard to believe any other classroom will ever measure up to their methods. I most appreciated the mutual respect between teacher and student and the consistent effort on the part of the faculty to foster long term relationships with the students. These long term relationships ensure success on the part of the students to go on to become college graduates. "I very much liked the environment the school provided for the students," continued Ms. Jurani, "with regard to brightly colored walls and classrooms, many living plants, beautiful paintings, and comfortable couches for them to read on. This made such a difference!"
The lesson plan for the 7th grade classroom was developed by Marie Ryan and will culminate in a quilt comprised of poems and drawings done by the 7th grade class. Those assisting in the 7th grade classroom were Kelly Reimer (Secondary Education graduate student), Christina Salvador (Special Education graduate student), and Jackie Argenbright (Math/Secondary Education major).
"Through participation in the San Miguel experience, I can clearly see how, as a teacher, understanding multiculturalism within the classroom is essential to the success of your students", said Jennifer Sitar. "Every morning can bring a new challenge. How we are able to interpret the situation and react to it can dictate the rest of the day. Seeing this first hand has helped me to understand how to fit the College of Educations three core principles into my teaching practices."
"This experience at San Miguel changed my life," said David Nykiel. "The students were a lot of fun to work with. I know I learned more from them than they learned from me. These students know what kind of neighborhood they live in and strongly believe education is the best way to improve their lives and community."
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Good pizza comes to those who wait.
That's the motto of sorts for the folks at Rance's Chicago Pizza, whose pies are made in authentic Chi-Town style, right down to the Wisconsin cheese.
But how long a wait is it for such iconic Midwestern flavor?
"Being that it's a deep dish — and there's so much food and so many ingredients that need to be cooked — whether you're in Chicago or here, it takes 40 to 45 minutes," said co-owner Rance Ruiz, who opened the Costa Mesa pizza business last month with childhood friend Aaron Tofani. "This kind of pizza is very labor-intensive. Everything is handcrafted from start to finish. We wanted to have a couple months for our cooks to really feel comfortable before we got incredibly busy."
Soft openings preceded the Dec. 1. grand opening for Rance's, 1420 Baker St., Suite B, in the Costa Mesa Square shopping center anchored by Target. Things seem to be starting off well. Rance's is getting positive reviews on Yelp and Facebook.
"They have a specific flavor that they're looking for, that Chicago flavor," Ruiz said. "I try to get as much of it as I can out here, albeit it's a little more expensive. But the customers appreciate it, and they can taste it."
Rance's serves pizza in three styles: stuffed, pan and thin.
The stuffed style, Ruiz said, is "in essence, a true pie."
For those pizzas, after a layer of dough and adding the ingredients and handfuls of cheese, "we put a very paper-thin layer of dough on top of that, which actually doesn't cook. It actually melts into the cheese but keeps the sauce separate from your ingredients, so the cheese and your ingredients are cooking together."
All the pizzas go into an oven with a revolving tray that resembles a Ferris wheel.
Rance's oven, where temperatures are usually between 490 and 500 degrees Fahrenheit, can bake up to 40 pies in 30 minutes. It provides an even cook, Ruiz said, no matter how many pizzas are in there.
"Come the dinner rush, it's very handy," he said.
The thin style is crispy and cut into squares — another Chicago tradition, Ruiz said.
Ruiz got into the pizza game after being inspired years ago by Zachary's Chicago Pizza in Berkeley.
"It blew my mind, just the flavors alone," he said.
It led him on a pizza-making quest, where he was "practically obsessed" over all the details until he got them just right after much trial and error. In 2011, Ruiz opened P.H.A.T. Pizza — the acronym stood for "pretty hot and tasty" — in Yorba Linda. It has since closed and now Ruiz, a Mission Viejo native, is focusing on his new operation.
Some of Rance's employees came from P.H.A.T., while others are new. Ruiz chose Costa Mesa after thinking its demographics and age groups would provide a good customer base.
"Costa Mesa's been really good to us," he said. "It's been a great place to start."
Rance's offers takeout, full-service dining and delivery. There's also a weekday happy hour.
In addition to the pizzas, Rance's sells salads and breadsticks, and has 10 beers on tap, a few of which are from Chicago-based breweries.
All in all, Ruiz and his team see Rance's as offering what few others do in this part of the U.S.
"That's the beauty of Chicago deep dish," he said. "For people in California and the West Coast, it's a very rare item to have true, Chicago-style pizza."
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Lincoln Continues Support of Arts as Signature Sponsor of Tribeca Film Festival
Jan 28, 2014, 10:00 ET
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
- The Lincoln Motor Company demonstrates commitment to the arts as signature sponsor of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival®, a diverse, international event
- Lincoln's involvement extends the festival experience with a new initiative: Tribeca Interactive & Interlude: A Music Film Challenge, in collaboration with The Lincoln Motor Company
- Lincoln will co-sponsor the 2014 festival's Spotlight film section, which showcases a mix of big names, bold talents on the rise, highly anticipated new releases and festival favorites
- Lincoln is official vehicle of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival
The Lincoln Motor Company announces today signature sponsorship of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival® in New York City, April 16-27.
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Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, the festival helps emerging and established filmmakers reach a broad, diverse and international audience.
"The creative and visionary participants of the Tribeca Film Festival mirror Lincoln," said Matt VanDyke, director, global Lincoln. "Just as they are driving film in new and exciting ways, Lincoln offers a fresh alternative with its vehicles and client experience.
"We continue to support and encourage innovative ideas and projects that echo the Lincoln brand's passion for the arts, design and thought leadership," VanDyke added. "With signature sponsorship of the Tribeca Film Festival, Lincoln celebrates achievements in filmmaking."
New for 2014 is Tribeca Interactive & Interlude: A Music Film Challenge, in collaboration with The Lincoln Motor Company, a call for filmmakers to create an interactive music film. This new initiative celebrates the growing trends in filmmaking and further extends the festival experience online.
The Lincoln Motor Company will co-sponsor Tribeca Film Festival's popular Spotlight film section, which showcases a mix of big names, bold talents on the rise, highly anticipated new releases and festival favorites.
"We are proud to be partnering with an iconic global brand like Lincoln," said Jon Patricof, president, Tribeca Enterprises. "Its involvement will help us further our mission of supporting filmmakers and bringing audiences the best in new independent storytelling."
Lincoln's support of Tribeca Film Festival builds upon its leadership in recent initiatives involving the film industry; in September, Lincoln worked with Vanity Fair and Film Independent to create a series of original short films reimagining classic Hollywood themes with emerging filmmakers.
Lincoln's history in film
Lincoln has a longstanding relationship with films and stars. In 1939, the first 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet, the top of the line for the Lincoln Zephyr range, was presented by Edsel Ford to Mickey Rooney. Rooney had played the title role in "Young Tom Edison," which was filmed at Greenfield Village.
The 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II – widely acclaimed as a milestone in American automotive design – was the choice of such stars as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
A notable example of the marque's ties to Hollywood could be seen at Lincoln's stand at the 2012 Los Angeles International Auto Show. A Lincoln built especially for Elizabeth Taylor included bespoke paint and interior that matched the color of the movie star's eyes.
Lincoln Futura served as the basis for the Batmobile for the 1960s movie and TV show, while a 1964 Lincoln Continental played a key role at the end of the iconic fraternity movie "Animal House."
As official vehicle of the 12-day Tribeca Film Festival, filmmakers, VIPs and special guests from around the world will get to know the new Lincoln brand – fueled by a focus on design, quality and personal service – as they are transported in style and comfort to film premieres and events throughout Manhattan.
About The Lincoln Motor Company
The Lincoln Motor Company is the luxury automotive brand of Ford Motor Company, committed to creating compelling vehicles with an exceptional ownership experience to match. The Lincoln Motor Company is in the process of introducing four all-new vehicles through 2016. For more information about The Lincoln Motor Company, please visit media.lincoln.com or www.lincoln.com. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/lincoln.
About the Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival helps filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enabling the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote New York City as a major filmmaking center. It is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors.
Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 following the attacks on the World Trade Center, to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of the lower Manhattan district through an annual celebration of film, music and culture, the Festival brings the industry and community together around storytelling.
The Tribeca Film Festival has screened more than 1,500 films from more than 80 countries since its first edition in 2002. Since inception, it has attracted an international audience of more than 4.5 million attendees and has generated an estimated $850 million in economic activity for New York City.
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Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence
Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence
ISBN: 978-0-470-22838-8 June 2010 624 Pages
This book collects and analyzes all the current trends, opinions, and emerging hot topics in the field of metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF). Readers learn how this emerging technology enhances the utility of current fluorescence-based approaches. For example, MEF can be used to better detect and track specific molecules that may be present in very low quantities in either clinical samples or biological systems. Author Chris Geddes, a noted pioneer in the field, not only explains the fundamentals of metal-enhanced fluorescence, but also the significance of all the most recent findings and models in the field.
Metal-enhanced fluorescence refers to the use of metal colloids and nanoscale metallic particles in fluorescence systems. It offers researchers the opportunity to modify the basic properties of fluorophores in both near- and far-field fluorescence formats. Benefits of metal-enhanced fluorescence compared to traditional fluorescence include:
Increased efficiency of fluorescence emission
Increased detection sensitivity
Protect against fluorophore photobleaching
Applicability to almost any molecule, including both intrinsic and extrinsic chromophores
Following a discussion of the principles and fundamentals, the author examines the process and applications of metal-enhanced fluorescence. Throughout the book, references lead to the primary literature, facilitating in-depth investigations into particular topics.
Guiding readers from the basics to state-of-the-technology applications, this book is recommended for all chemists, physicists, and biomedical engineers working in the field of fluorescence.
Table of contents
Mental-Enhanced Fluorescence: Progress Towards a Unified Plasmon-Fluorophore Description (Kadir Aslan and Chris D. Geddes).
Spectral Profile Modifications In Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (E. C. Le Ru, J. Grand, N. Félidj, J. Aubard, G. Lévi, A. Hohenau, J. R. Krenn, E. Blackie and P. G. Etchegoin).
The Role Of Plasmonic Engineering In Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (Daniel J. Ross, Nicholas P.W. Pieczonka and R. F. Aroca).
Importance of Spectral Overlap: Fluorescence Enhancement by Single Metal Nanoparticles (Keiko Munechika, Yeechi Chen, Jessica M. Smith and.David S. Ginger).
Near-IR Metal Enhanced Fluorescence And Controlled Colloidal Aggregation (Jon P. Anderson, Mark Griffiths, John G. Williams, Daniel L. Grone, Dave L. Steffens, and Lyle M. Middendorf).
Optimisation Of Plasmonic Enhancement Of Fluorescence For Optical Biosensor Applications (Colette McDonagh, Ondrej Stranik, Robert Nooney and Brian D. MacCraith).
Microwave-Accelerated Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (Kadir Aslan and Chris D. Geddes).
Localized Surface Plasmon Coupled Fluorescence Fiber Optic Based Biosensing (Chien Chou, Ja-An Annie Ho, Chii-Chang Chen, Ming-Yaw, Wei-Chih Liu, Ying-Feng Chang, Chen Fu, Si-Han Chen and Ting-Yang Kuo).
Surface Plasmon Enhanced Photochemistry (Stephen K. Gray).
Metal-Enhanced Generation of Oxygen Rich Species (Yongxia Zhang, Kadir Aslan and Chris D. Geddes).
Synthesis Of Anisotropic Noble Metal Nanoparticles (Damian Aherne, Deirdre M. Ledwith and John M. Kelly).
Enhanced Fluorescence Detection Enabled By Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials (Jong-in Hahm).
ZnO Platforms For Enhanced Directional Fluorescence Applications (H.C. Ong, D.Y. Lei, J. Li and J.B. Xu).
E-Beam Lithography And Spontaneous Galvanic Displacement Reactions For Spatially Controlled MEF Applications (Luigi Martiradonna, S. Shiv Shankar and Pier Paolo Pompa).
Metal-Enhanced Chemiluminescence (Yongxia Zhang, Kadir Aslan and Chris D. Geddes).
Enhanced Fluorescence From Gratings (Chii-Wann Lin, Nan-Fu Chiu, Jiun-Haw Lee and Chih-Kung Lee).
Enhancing Fluorescence with Sub-Wavelength Metallic Apertures (Steve Blair and Jérôme Wenger).
Enhanced Multi-Photon Excitation of Tryptophan-Silver Colloid (Renato E. de Araujo, Diego Rativa and Anderson S. L. Gomes).
Plasmon-enhanced radiative rates and applications to organic electronics (Lewis Rothberg and Shanlin Pan).
Fluorescent Quenching Gold Nanoparticles: Potential Biomedical Applications (Xiaohua Huang, Ivan H. El-Sayed, and Mostafa A. El-Sayed).


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Israel has serious doubts as to the sincerity of its "peace partners" in the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is once again in the region to press forward US-brokered peace talks.
Netanyahu said that Israel's doubts stem from "unabated" anti-Israel incitement emanating from official Palestinian Authority organs, as well as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' personal and public embrace of recently released Palestinian terrorists as a gesture of goodwill by Israel.
"A few days ago in Ramallah, President Abbas embraced terrorists as heroes," Netanyahu noted. "To glorify the murders of innocent women and men as heroes is an outrage. How can President Abbas say that he stands against terrorism when he embraces the perpetrators of terrorism and glorifies them as heroes?"
But there is more to suggest the Palestinian leadership doesn't really want a compromise peace.
A day before Kerry's arrival, a senior member of the PLO Executive Committee (the Palestinian Authority is an extension of the PLO) was cited by The Jerusalem Post as suggesting that the Palestinian leadership had no intention of accepting any proposal put forward by the American administration.
At the same time, a leaked report by Palestinian security officials "predicted" a new terrorist uprising against Israel should the US-brokered talks fail to produce an outcome acceptable to the Arab side.
Netanyahu is also facing increased Israeli opposition to surrendering to any of the Palestinians' demands. On Thursday evening, representatives of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace met with Israeli government ministers and insisting they could not be party to any surrender of biblical Jewish lands.
The rabbis advised government ministers to resign their posts if Netanyahu tried to further divide the Land of Israel. They noted that Judaism prohibits the willful surrender of the any portion of the Land of Israel, and that past withdrawals, such as from Gaza, only resulted in increased conflict.
Despite these seeming insurmountable obstacles, Kerry declared that concluding a final status peace deal was not "mission impossible." Many believe that Kerry is now jockeying to be the next Nobel Peace Prize winner, or that he has begun his campaign for the 2016 US presidential election.
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DITrack is a free, open source, lightweight, distributed issue (bug, defect, ticket) tracking system. It is implemented in Python and runs in UNIX (*BSD, Linux, MacOS X) and Windows environment, though support for the latter is limited. DITrack is distributed under BSD license.
The goal of this project is to provide a solution that would allow one to start tracking issues almost instantly, i.e. without requirements for complex backend infrastructure. Currently DITrack uses Subversion as its distributed file system backend, though we are planning to be backend-agnostic in the future.
The target auditory for DITrack are geeks — developers and system administrators. These species usually spend their life in command line and thus we first focus on command line interface. At the same time we strive to grow simple and clean APIs for easy integration with other systems. As a proof of concept we have implemented a simple read-only web interface on top of the DITrack client library.
The following are distinctive features of DITrack:
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For more information about the design of DITrack and its current status, see the development information page.
DITrack is developed by a small core engineering group with lots of help from individual contributors.
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SierraUD needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 155 designs submitted by 55 freelance designers.
Ultradurance LLC (Ultradurance.com)
Ultradurance is a new dietary supplement company focusing on sport nutrition. One of our primary goals is to offer the highest level of trust in the purity of our products in contrast to the numerous tainted supplements on the market we hear so much about.
Endurance and "ultra" athletes who participate in multi-hour to multi-week events such as cycling (road & mountain), running, adventure racing, triathlon, mountaineering, hiking. Professional athletes who need the highest level of trust with what they ingest to safeguard their careers.
Bold lettering & simple design - must stand out at a distance, no cursive or foofy type, be readable in black & white. Clean lines, simple, striking, powerful. Can be just distinctive lettering or with a simple logo. Among the logos I like are Oakley, Cisco Systems, Nike.
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If you reach 100% P and T there are more benefits available to you. This is by no means an extensive list and we recommend calling the Veterans Affairs at 1-800-827-1000 with any questions about the following benefits.
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Dental treatment for 100% disabled veteran benefits.
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i am a Navy Reservist and deployed in later 2009 to mid 2010 and again later 2014 to mid 2015; had a 2 year recall between those deployments.
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insulin dependent and have dietary restrictions and in a non deployable status.
VA denied initial claim due to Type 1 not showing on active duty and now appealing.
Anyone with successful experience getting a rating with my circumstances? I live in Upstate New York.
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Researchers Focus On Bringing Back Missing Bees
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (AP) - Scientists are trying to solve a mystery critical to the future of American agriculture: Why are honeybee hives failing at a disturbing high rate?
Some researchers are studying whether pesticides and other chemicals used in fields and gardens might affect honeybees, as well as bumblebees and other insects that pollinate crops. Other research is focusing on building more habitat - planting trees, shrubs and flowers that pollinators prefer.
Bees are vital to U.S. agriculture because they pollinate many flowering crops, including almonds, apples and blueberries. Bee pollination is responsible for $15 billion annually in crop value.
Honeybees, a non-native species from Europe, are the pollinators of choice because they are easier to manage and are more plentiful - a single colony can contain 20,000 workers. By comparison, a bumblebee colony may have only a couple of hundred worker bees.
The honeybees have taken a hit over the years from mites and, most recently, colony collapse disorder, in which beekeepers have found affected hives devoid of most bees. Bees that remain appear much weaker than normal.
Beekeepers in 2006 began reporting losing 30 percent to 90 percent of their hives. Since then the annual loss rate has been roughly 33 percent, according to government estimates.
The first case of colony collapse disorder was officially reported in Pennsylvania, and Penn State University has been spearheading research.
"We realize it's much more complicated than what we thought a year ago," Frazier said recently. " From what we know now, it's not something we'll figure out very, very quickly."
Native pollinators also are being monitored. The National Academy of Sciences in 2006 found declining populations of several bee species, along with other native pollinators like butterflies, hummingbirds and bats.
The report suggested landowners can take small steps to make sure habitats are more "pollinator friendly," like by growing more native plants.
And that's what scientists appear to be doing on a larger scale across the country in hopes of bringing bees back.
At the Environmental Research Institute at Eastern Kentucky University, apiculturalist Tammy Horn oversees an experiment in apiforestation, a term the school describes as a "new form of reclamation focused on planting pollinatorfriendly flowers and trees."
The project is in its first year. Horn is working with local coal companies to plant trees, shrubs and native wildflowers on reclaimed lands, rather than the once-typical scenario of planting only high-value hardwoods to establish a timber industry.
There are years of study still to go, though there are no signs of colony collapse disorder so far, Horn said.
Local support from residents and coal companies has been encouraging to Horn. It helps that locals have family ties to beekeeping, with parents and grandparents perhaps dabbling in the hobby before it started to become less popular locally.
"That's been important for my project to succeed," Horn said in a phone interview. "Even people who don't care about beekeeping show up to (beekeeping workshops) in eastern Kentucky and know it's important."
Karen Goodell, an ecology professor at Ohio State University, has been trying to find the right mix of plants and trees to build native bee populations. Her project is housed at The Wilds, a nonprofit conservation center on nearly 10,000 acres (4,050 hectares) of reclaimed mine land in rural southeastern Ohio.
"The more of these pollinator friendly areas we have... the more likely we are able to retain bee species," said Goodell. Her work deals with native bees, which she said could also end up helping farmers.
"Those populations would then be contributing to colonizing areas that have lost bees because of poor management," Goodell said. "Definitely, these bees will be playing a role in pollination services."


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If you have a Waterman or Lighterman Ancestor then you are very fortunate indeed. The surviving records of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen are rich and varied, and date back to the late 17th Century.
The Bindings books (recording when and to whom an apprentice was 'bound') and the Affidavit birth proof records (noting the date and place of birth of an apprentice) provide a straightforward source of genealogical information.
Quarterage books (recording license payments), Court of Complaint books
(recording complaints to the Company about Watermen and Lightermen and
the action taken) and the many other records showing names, plying places,
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For as long as London has existed, there has been a need to carry passengers and goods up and down and across the River Thames. The first attempt to regulate these activities came in 1193 when the Corporation of London began licensing boats on the river. No doubt there were other attempts to impose order on what, from contemporaneous accounts, seems to have been a fairly rough trade, but the next surviving record comes in 1514. In that year, Parliament introduced an act to regulate the fares charged by London Watermen. (Lamentably, it has been recorded that Watermen, once safely away from the banks, sometimes threatened to tip their unfortunate passengers into the river unless more money was forthcoming.) Further regulations regarding apprenticeships and complaints followed and in 1555 a governing body to be called The Waterman's Company was set up.
Eventually, the apprenticeship system which was to persist for many centuries was set up. The boy had to be between the ages of 14 and 20, and a recognised affidavit or birth proof had to be produced. He was bound to a recognised master who was responsible for housing, clothing, feeding and training the boy. Piloting a boat on the Thames was (and is) a skilled occupation. There was much to be learned. After 2 years training, the boy and master had to satisfy the Company of the boy's competence, before a provisional license was issued. After a further 5 years, the boy was examined by the Company again, and if successful, gained his 'freedom' i.e a full license to work on the river as a Waterman.
Lightermen, who worked on cargo boats rather than passenger vessels, were originally members of the Woodmongers Company. In 1700 they petitioned Parliament to join their Watermen colleagues and were successful. Thus, the Company of Watermen & Lightermen came into existence.
Over the years, as successive bridges have been built over the Thames, the demand for the services of Watermen has declined. The opposite, however, happened with Lightermen, who became busier and busier. Employment of Lightermen probably peaked last century, between the two world wars.
More information on the History of the Company can be found on the Bindings records CD produced by Rob Cottrell. Click here for more information. Additionally, there is a chapter on the Company in James' e book 'A Guide to Tracing Your Watermen & Lightermen Ancestors'. Click here for more information and to order your copy now.
the first and the second Watermen's Halls were destroyed by fire - the
first in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Many records were also lost.
Those that remain and are available for consultation include:
already mentioned the first two (Apprenticeship Bindings and Apprenticeship
Affidavits) in the section entitled 'Tracing Your Watermen &
Lightermen Ancestors'.
Additionally, we're pleased to be able to offer Rob Cottrell's latest transcription. This covers Watermen & Lightermen (or their wives / widows) receiving relief (pensions) from the Company in the years 1794 to 1837. Over 1,100 names are shown, with the date relief was granted and the area the pensioner was living in. Click here for more information.
you might be interested in the items that the present Company of Watermen
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The first hall of the Company was reputed to be Coldharbour Mansion, just upstream of London Bridge. In History and Progress of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen, Henry Humpherus certainly believed this to be the case. I however am persuaded by Christopher O'Riordan in The Thames Watermen in the Century of Revolution that this was not the case.
first hall was in fact situated at Three Cranes Wharf, south of the Guildhall,
in Broad Lane. It was leased from the Merchants Taylors' Company in 1565,
for an annual lease of £66 and a rent of £8, the lease being
renewable at 21 year intervals.
The present, 4th hall, was built in 1780 and can be seen today situated in St Mary At Hill, close by the Thames. It was designed by William Blackburn, who is also noted as being the leading designer of prisons of his time. Built in the classical style, with Croade stone decoration, the hall remains the only original Georgian Hall left in the City of London.
The hall was damaged by bombing in the War and repairs were not completed until 1951. It was extended in 1983 to include bigger dining and meeting facilities, with the acquisition of two adjacent buildings, including the former Fellowship Porters Hall. An anteroom on the ground floor is panelled with timber from demolished riverside warehouses
All Watermen and Lightermen have passed through the hallowed doors to be examined by the Court at the time of their Binding and Freedom admission.
Click here to visit our Picture Gallery to see pictures of the Hall
Robert Crouch
Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen was established
in 1872 as the Amalgamated Society of Watermen and Lightermen of the River
Thames. In 1901 it absorbed the Society of Watchmen of the Port of London
and changed its name to the Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen
and Watchmen of the River Thames. This union absorbed the Medway Sailing
Bargemen's Union in 1910.
here to see a banner of the union
K. Coates and T. Topham, The making of the labour movement. The formation
of the Transport and General Workers' Union 1870-1922. Oxford : Basil
Blackwell Ltd., 1991.
are always searching for more information that can help to fill in the
gaps and provide detail and colour on the lives of Watermen & Lightermen
Ancestors. There is a wealth of supplementary material (held mainly by
the Guildhall and the National Archives) and we are slowly but surely
managing to transcribe what seem to be the most useful items.
Watermen in the Navy lists the surname and forenames of some 525 Watermen, together with both the name of the ship they were serving in and how many guns it had. Additional notation sometimes included such details as their rank or the date they arrived on the ship. Included also is an index to the ships. These provide a fascinating insight into the Fleet as a whole during the time of Nelson's Navy. The index lists 233 ships, including 85 ships of the line. 7 of the Watermen in the Navy actually served on HMS Victory. Was your Ancestor one of them?
Watermen Killed in Action, or Invalided from Service covers the same period and the original was compiled by the same clerk. It lists the details of 105 Watermen who were either killed in service, discharged, invalided or held in prison in France.
transcriptions of both these records are available on one CD-ROM. This
is searchable, and is available from our Shop. Click
here for more information.
here to see a list of winners of the race from 1716-2004.
Directories can be a useful source of information for the Family Historian. A regular visitor to our site has sent in this list of Lightermen from Kelly's Post Office Directory for 1853.
here to see the entries and to check whether your Ancestor is in this
The list below was transcribed from the original held at the National Archives, Kew. The reference number is ADM106/282, folio 197.
let us know if you can interpret the queried entries!
It is one of the rare surviving examples of records that pre-date the
Apprenticeship Bindings, held at the Guildhall Library.
Here are some possible interpretations kindly provided by two of our visitors . . .
1. Heather, 17th August 2009
July 1673 List of Watermen Imprest into the Navy
16 John Crowch = Lane (= could mean aka or als)
I have a few suggestions for the 1673 List of Watermen Imprest at the Tower of London
Michaell Whitehouse looks like Whitehead
2. Christine, 11th July 2009
1 yes, Lewice
websites provide a handy starting place:
http://www.port.nmm.ac.uk/research/b7.html , National Maritime Museum
http://www.bl.uk/collections/social/srvlst2a.html , British Library
on Ship's Musters can be found here:
The list below was extracted from the 'Metropolitan London in the 1690s' project, based at the Center for Metropolitan History, by Derek Keene, Peter Earle, Craig Spence and Janet Barnes.
All the men below were recorded with the notation 'Occupation: waterman'. None were recorded as having any liability to the property tax.
You can view the whole of the document at the excellent British History website using the link below.
Letter from King Charles I to the Master of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen
This document is to be found in the State Papers collection at the National Archives (PRO, SP 16/195, no. 15, ff. 21-[21a). The Marquis of Hamilton was instructed by the King in 1630 to levy troops to fight for the Protestant cause in Europe, under the Swedish king, Gustavus Adolphus, (the "Lion of the North").
Hamilton had a great deal of trouble raising the required number of troops, hence this letter to the Watermen. In 1631, Hamilton led a force of about 6,000 English and Scottish troops to fight against the Catholic Hapsburgs in Germany. However most of his army died from famine and plague before taking part in any fighting.
The next task is to try to identify which watermen were impressed. For this, our starting point has to be the Admiralty Muster of 1628(9), which lists the watermen living at that time. Many of these are undoudedly likely to have sailed with Hamilton to Germany.
I'm hoping that there are further references to the watermen impressed in the State Papers at the National Archives.
To the Master of the Company of Watermen, 28 June 1631
Charles Rex.
wee are informed that there is in the Thames
the Masters & Rulers of
here to see a copy of the original document.
always interesting to read about the researches of other Family Historians.
It can also be useful, and suggest possible avenues for exploration.
Here is a contribution from someone who has been in touch with us many times over the past few years.
late 17th Century saw the beginning of the insurance industry and companies
recruited men from amongst the watermen who worked on the barges and lighters
on the Thames finding that they were strong, reliable men, well used to
danger, could always be found at specified places owing to their calling,
and could, therefore, be readily summoned to a fire.
insurance companies provided their fireman with a distinctive livery,
consisting of caps, coats, breeches, stockings and shoes, and with a large
badge to wear upon the upper part of the left sleeve of their coat, with
the company's emblem embossed on it. Many of these arm badges were made
of silver and silver-gilt, some of the later badges being made of silver-plated
metal and others of brass.
book "Badges of Extinction" by Brian Henman and Brian Sharp
said that Robert Edward Storey was promoted from supernumerary fireman
to full fireman with the Sun in 1798. In 1806, he had become sufficiently
respected to be appointed the representative of the firemen at the committee
management meetings. Four years later, in 1810 he was ranked as an Engineer
in charge of one of the Sun's engines. For twelve more years he continued
in this job and in 1822, whilst Engineer at the Commercial Road, Lambeth,
engine house, he was charged with assaulting a boy who was hindering the
firemen at a sugar house fire and steeling the sugar. The Sun's lawyers
fought his case for him (at a cost of over £52) and he was eventually
acquitted of the charge.
I recently received an e-mail from Rosemary about her great grandfather which included a very interesting newspaper article from the 1930s which she thought might be of interest, and once you've read it I'm sure you'll agree it definitely is. She also sent me a photograph with William Fishlock seated on the grass furthest left of photo. He was born 1858, and lived in Chiswick. She was wondering if anyone might recognise the place or even some of the others in the picture. If you can help then please e-mail me!
"William Fishlock ( William E Fishlock my gt grandfather), his father before him (William J); and a fine well set-up man, his son, make three generations of licensed lightermen of the City of London. As a boy of 6, William often went trips on the barge 'Edith' of which his father was a skipper and he keenly remembers one voyage from Brentford to Sea Reach (nr Southend) for sand or gravel. They got down alright and when the tide had ebbed away and left them high and dry on the Bligh sand they loaded up, which has to be done by hand and shovel and is pretty hard work. As sometimes happens, when the tide turned and the flood began to make, the wind freshened up, until by the time she was again afloat , it was blowing hard westerly and before long there was a whole gale meeting them. The skipper had his wife , daughter and young son on board and for safety sent them all below, afterwards battening everything down and locking them in. Those who have used the river know what such a gale and a strong flood tide means, and how nasty a sea can get up under those conditions, especially when a sand laden barge has to beat up to windward through it, which, however, this one did and in the end brought up off Gravesend, where there was a little shelter. It can be guessed how the poor women folk below felt about it ,and as to the boy William Fishlock says that was the last time in his life he ever kept below deck in bad weather, preffering to take his chance on deck whatever happened. In time and as he grew up, he kept on the river and later found himself mate and then skipper of different barges the "Lydia", "New John" and "Oliver" all about 70 tons and smaller then than now and all under sail. In those days barges were never towed; they sailed everywhere, and he recalls how it was a common sight to see a fleet of 20 or 30 of them outside Brentford and if the wind was (....erly?) or otherwise ahead, have to (.....?) practically the whole way to (...?) a distance of 50 miles at the least. One experience that has possibly never happened to any other man. It occured later on, about middle life when it chanced that a barge he was master of, with another man as mate, was towing down the river. It was at the time when Cannon street railway bridge was building, and the craft he was on was a tank to hold liquids, having a cargo from brentford gas works and being three quarters full, everything was strongly battened down.As they were passing through an archway of the bridge, a sudden set of tide threw her up against one of the piers, this impact caused her to heel over, which in turn made her liquid cargo surge heavily and started a roll which made her turn turtle completely and come up on the other side. Strangely the rolling motion once started, continued and again she turned turtle, again coming up on the other side. The mate, who had been forward, had jumped overboard and swum clear, but W Fishlock who was aft, had clung to a rope fixed to the craft's sidee, which steadied the tiller,and he of course went round and under water with the ship. Finally she again floated on an even keel and he was rescued as quickly as possible though at the "far end" , and into an ambulance and hurried off to hospital where he had to spend a month before getting right again after his narrow squeak. When Thorneycrofts were busy building T.B.D. there was at launching times a great deal of traffic on the river, and there were always many Admiralty people about on their 'lawful occasions', it fell to W.Fishlock's lot to especially attend to these and to take them about in his small rowing boat wherever they wished to go. On such occasions a good deal of paint and varnish would be expended to smarten up his boat. A lighterman's life is not an easy matter as far as working hours go and that it is a dangerous calling goes without saying. In the end that was the undoing of W.Fishlock , as in February last he tripped over the coaming of the hold and seriously damaged his knee, which at the age of 72 has but little chance of gettin well."
Pictures by kind permission of All Hallows by the Tower
Licensed River Thames Watermen & Lightermen
by Robert John Cottrell
No doubt many of you present today have studied and searched the various census returns and come across the occupations of Waterman or Lighterman. It is surprising how many people ask me exactly what these professions are. Many think the trades are connected with what we now term today as utility occupations supplying water and lighting to the general public, so before proceeding further it is important to be aware what exactly Licensed Thames Watermen and Lightermen are. First, you must be made aware of the fact that they are two completely different professions, indeed the Lightermen up until 1700 were members of the Woodmongers Company and only joined forces with the Thames Watermen after successfully petitioning Parliament . . . Read More (PDF download) . . .
The Charles Smith Doggett's Coat & Badge Race mystery
I am indebted to Pam Smith, who contacted me recently, with a fascinating waterman mystery. Pam had been given a collection of waterman artefacts, as pictured above. At first glance these appeared to be the regalia of a Doggett's Coat & Badge winner, as depicted by the scarlet coat and silver arm badge.
However, the records show that in the year in question,1869, the winner was George Wright. So, the mystery was, how to reconcile the physical evidence with the recorded history?
Rob Cottrell was adamant that his records, from the Company, were accurate. My records come from two sources: the Company, via their annual diary, and from Henry Humpherus, in History of the Origins & Progress of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen, first published in the 1870s. (Humpherus was the Clerk to the Company). So all in all, I'd put my money on the historical records.
key to the mystery lies in the silver badge. According to the will of
Thomas Doggett:
'Cyril Chapman came from a long line of lightermen. He was apprenticed from 1951 and became a Freeman in 1958. He was apprenticed by his father, as were previous generations. He worked on the River Thames for many years until the decline of the London dock industries in the 1970's. However, his thoughts and interests were never far from the River until he died on 12th December 2006.
This book is available to Watermen, Lightermen and their families who wish to add their stories and memories to its pages. It is also available to any museum visitor who would like to read the contributions. The book is available during Study Centre opening hours. Please ask a member of staff if you would like to see the book or add a contribution.
The Ballad of the Last Lightermen
Well we listened to your stories
Of pockets full of money
Of hours you've spent in cafes and pubs
Of the barmaids you've pulled
But like the arrowsmiths and wheelwright
For The Port of London's dying
In their luxury apartments
What do they know of Greenhithe
But still you'll have the last laugh
The author of this ballad remains anonymous. If anybody can identify him, please get in touch.
I am indebted to George Moss, an ex lighterman, for passing on another interesting article which was written by Jane Furnival who bought the chapel in Royal Waterman's Square, home of the alms houses for retired watermen in Penge. I have edited the article and changed it from the first person to the third. I hope you find it as interesting as I did.
'The chapel in Royal Waterman's square, south London, is spookily gothic, laced with leering gargoyles, and crowned with two tall towers, like Camelot's battlements. It is the focal point of Royal Waterman's square, a little park bordered by cloistered cottages. A plaque outside says it was built in 1840 as an 'asylum'-not a mental hospital but almshouses for retired people, old Thames Watermen; characterful Cockneys who ferried around and across the Thames for centuries before there were bridges.
The square flourished for a century, but was badly bombed in 1941, but repairing it was too costly for its owners, the Company of Watermen and Lightermen, whose fortunes had dwindled since the 19th century. London's new docks wiped out the small boats that ferried goods ashore from cargo ships and new bridges, trains and trams spelled the end for passenger boats too, So bomb-torn Watermen's square made do with zinc roofs instead of Welsh slates. These degenerated so badly that the residents moved elsewhere in 1971. The land was sold and some of the buildings were demolished, before a preservation order was made. After a facelift the cottages were sold or rented out by Bromley Council. Meanwhile, the jewel in the crown, the chapel, lay unloved. Gargoyles were stripped from the hammer-beam roof. Huge latticed windows were smashed. The grand entrance stairs collapsed. Eventually, it was auctioned for £25000. The buyers used grants to make it habitable until, defeated by the cost of its upkeep, they put it on the market. For another ten years it remained unsold. It was then bought by Jane Furnival and her husband. They decided to restore the building to its original condition. The British library provided them with a print of the square in 1844, amazingly unchanged but without the central monument to its founder John Dudin Brown, who died in 1855. Some nuggets of history dropped into their laps, when they employed old local firms to work on the building. Mr Butler, their chimney sweep, recalled his father doing the same job. He said, "Your chimneys are more complicated than the ones at Buckingham Palace." He also solved a puzzle; why did they have two bread ovens in the outer walls? He said that they weren't ovens; they were doors to give the sweeps; brushes access to the flues so that little boys didn't have to climb inside and clean them. Outside there were dolphin shaped pumps that were used to provide water during the cholera epidemic in 1831. Jane explained that despite this modernisation, the building seemed to be Victorian retro. On a visit to Hampton Court she realised where the inspiration came from; the gatehouse of Henry VIII's palace looked suspiciously like their chapel and they saw 'their' heraldic gargoyles there. So, why copy the Tudors? She thought it was down to Sir Walter Scott, who was so popular then, and the fashion for harking back to a golden age. Watermen's square, with its towers and cloisters, reminded the Victorians of a gentler age when supposedly you could find a bed and care in a monastery.
Who had lived and worked in the chapel? She found the Company of Watermen and Lightermen's records and learned that sheltered housing is not a modern concept. John Williams, 65, and his wife Mary, 71, had to show their marriage certificate before moving in on May 11th 1841. Once accepted, the care was excellent, to judge by the number of staff. Mr Hayes the gardener was paid £14 3s 6d in 1885 while the reverend Anolly received a princely £36 5s for services to the inmates over three months. Dr Wood, the surgeon, gained £20 for six months. The company also introduced her to Ray Hackett, the last caretaker at Waterman's Square. She went to visit him in Hastings, where he looked after the watermen in their new retirement home. Ray told her that the chapel was hardly holy when he arrived as maintenance man in 1963, "If you wanted to hear bad language , you watched the lightermen play snooker there every afternoon." He said.
If you would like to purchase a CD which contains a 34 page booklet listing the patrons, inmates, candidates and unsuccessful candidates of the Royal Asylum at Penge please click here.
Two articles submitted by George Moss, Ex-Lighterman
Life & Traditions, London's East End by Jane Cox, published by Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated. ISBN 1857999568. Paperback
Tales of a Thames Lighterman by Ernest G. Murray, published by Baron Birch for Quotes Ltd. ISBN0860235157.Paperback.
Men of the Tideway by Dick Fagan and Eric Burgess, published by Hale, 1996. ISBN n050002989. Hardback. Written by a Thames Lighterman.
Voices from the Waterways by Jean Stone, published by Sutton Publishing Ltd., 2000. ISBN 0750923857. Paperback. Chapter 7 features Robert Crouch, Bargemaster to HM the Queen until 1997, a 3rd generation Watermen and winner of Doggett's Coat & Badge in 1958. Wonderful recollections of a life on the river.
London's Thames by Gavin Weightman, published by John Murray, 2004, hardback. ISBN 0719564115. Chapter 8 has quite a bit on watermen. Some very good illustrations too.
Working Lives Volume 1 published by Hackney WEA and Centerprise Trust, 1969, paperback. ISBN 090373821X. Twelve accounts of working life in the east end. Chapter 12 features an interview with a Lighterman, Arthur Dedman. Recommended reading!
Dockland Life:A Pictorial History of London's Docks 1860-1970 by Chris Ellmers & Alex Werner. Published by Mainstream Publishing Company Ltd 1991. Hardback. 205 pages .ISBN 1851583645. Published in association with the Museum of London. Photo book.
History,The Thames Through Time, by Stephen Croad, published by B
T Batsford, 2003. Hardback.ISBN 0713488344.
On the River: Memories of a Working River by Pam Schweizer; Charles Wegner; Alex Schweitzer. Paperback, 184 pages, Published: December 1989 by Age Exchange Theatre Trust. ISBN 0947860096.
Thames Tideway, by Robert Simper. Volume Six in the English Estuaries Series. Hardback, published by Creekside Publishing, 1997. ISBN 0951992767. 96 pages, over 150 black & white plates
Thomas Doggett Pictur'd by Walter Leon. Published by the Company of Watermen & Lightermen 1980. Hardback.52 pages
& Progress of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen by Henry
Humpherus. This is the definitive history of the Company written by a
clerk to the Company in 1859. Hardcover 508 pages (July 1981)
Thames Watermen in the Century of Revolution by Christopher O'Riordan.
Oars: Reminiscences of a Thames Lighterman, 1894-1909, by Harry Harris
Paperback 42 pages (December 1978)
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