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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – First lady Michelle Obama has joined her husband's frenetic pace on the campaign trail in the run-up to tomorrow's elections with appearances all over the place, including Philadelphia. She'll be welcomed this evening on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
The first lady, the self-described "mom in chief" whose popularity remains high even as her husband's wanes, has mostly stayed out of the political fray since Mr. Obama took office.
Now she's back on the campaign trail, trying to reinvigorate dispirited Democratic voters. She will be stumping for Democratic candidate for governor Dan Onorato and US Senate candidate Joe Sestak.
Philadelphia-based Democratic analyst Larry Ceisler expects the first lady to make a positive case for the Obama administration's achievements over the last year and a half:
"The first lady has the ability of delivering a potent political message without having the baggage of an unpopular policy."
Michelle Obama's appearance at the University of Pennsylvania will be at the Perelman Quadrangle, at 34th and Spruce Streets. The doors open at 5:30 PM with the program starting at 7 PM.
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- Main article: Skills (Morrowind)
- For other uses, see Athletics.
- "Athletics skill trains and conditions one for running and swimming. Skilled athletes move short and long distances over land with speed and efficiency, and they also swim swiftly underwater."
- ―The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Construction Set[src]
The Athletics skill determines how fast the Nerevarine can run, swim, and also how much endurance the player will have. It is governed by the Speed attribute.
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Certain races gain a one-time skill bonus during character creation:
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- Adairan Lalansour, at Manat's Yurt (up to 49)
- Edryno Arethi, at Hlaalu Waistworks (up to 62)
- Flaenia Amiulusus, at Balmora's Fighters Guild (up to 44)
- Hides His Eyes, at the Suran Tradehouse (up to 59)
- Iulus Truptor, at the Imperial Chapel (up to 38)
- Nedhelorn, at the Hawkmoth Legion Garrison ( up to 53)
- Nine-Toes, at his house (up to 54)
- Sovor Trandel, at Balmora Council Club (up to 43)
- Theldyn Virith, at the Ald Velothi Outpost (up to 60)
- Zallit Assattadaishah, at Ghostgate (up to 49)
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How I became a showbiz journalist WITHOUT going to uni…
I've never been someone to follow the flock.
When I left college I actually applied to study law at the University of Brighton but I completely fucked my sociology exam (I now know that's because I had glandular fever throughout my entire A2 exams and then had my appendix out two weeks later due to appendicitis) and didn't get the AAA I needed to go there.
I did, however, get offered a place to study law at Chichester.
But, me being such a home body at the time, I really didn't want to stay in halls. The thought of leaving my cosy home, my four dogs and my mum's dinners every night sent my anxiety through the roof. So, alas, I didn't go to uni at all.
I got a job on the jewellery counter at Argos and decided I would save some money, figure out what I wanted to do with my life and re-apply for uni the following year.
Little did I know when I got the job that I was actually quite good at selling jewellery and I worked my way up to become a team leader before starting the course to become a manager.
I've always been the type of person to put 100 per cent effort into everything I do. If you gave me a picture of a cake and told me to make it with no instructions, I'd practice and practice until I made something identical to the photograph.
However, working in a shop – particularly around Christmas – is enough to send anyone insane. But I'll never forget this one customer who walked up to the counter with her teenage son, accidentally dropped £1 into the bin below and then TOLD me to get it out for her.
That was the day I decided I no longer wanted to work in retail. I didn't work my arse off at school and college (despite fucking up my sociology exam) to be told to fish money out of bins.
Writing was always something I did in my spare time. I'd write when I was happy, I'd write when I was sad, I'd make up short stories, I'd come up with poems, I'd blog about my day, I'd flick through the dictionary to expand my word repertoire and so on and so forth.
Around the time I flipped out over £1 lady, there was a show called The Exclusives on television. It basically followed a group of aspiring reporters who went head-to-head to prove they had what it took to win their dream job with one of Britain's most famous magazines.
And right in that moment I realised that I didn't need to work in a shop, I didn't need to spend nine years studying to become a lawyer just because I wanted to prove to my family that I was clever.
I could become a journalist and do what I loved to do every single day – write.
With my mind made up I just needed to figure out how to get into this tough industry with no experience – except a blog, stacks of diaries with short stories I had written and an A in English A-Level – and no degree.
I spent hours trawling through pages on the internet trying to figure out a way that I could become a journalist without having to go to uni and wracking up £30k debt.
I then found Brighton Journalist Works – an accredited NCTJ diploma in Journalism – located just 15 minutes from my house. The best bit? It was a 14-week intensive fast-track course meaning I would be a qualified journalist in less than four months. The worst bit? It cost just over £4,000.
I honestly owe so much to this company because without doing this course – and passing my exams – I wouldn't have the career I have today and I wouldn't have done half the things I have in my 20s.
After passing my exams – including media law, shorthand, reporting, public affairs etc etc – I realised I was in a bit of a predicament because everyone else on my course wanted to go into hard news.
I knew for certain I didn't want to go into hard news because I couldn't report on animal abuse and the thought of knocking on someone's door and asking for a quote after their relative had been stabbed quite frankly terrified me.
To be fair, I was only 18 at this point!
I knew before I started that course that showbiz was the field I wanted to get my teeth into so after I finished I emailed a few women's gossip magazines and asked for work experience. I spent two months doing work experience with companies in London before finding the company that launched my career to the next level.
I did work experience for them for a week, then an eight-week internship before being offered a job at the end of it – and I've been there ever since!
In between working for them, I went to Australia and landed a job at the Daily Mail Australia for three months while I was travelling the East Coast with my then-boyfriend.
Journalism is a field that requires a lot of hard work to break into, tonnes of passion and a little bit of luck! If you give anything less than 100 per cent, you'll find yourself trailing at the back of the line. It takes a long time to work your way up and earn a decent wage so you have to love what you do so much that you don't mind working for free for a little bit! But, then again, if you're good at what you do then you'll sail through the ranks.
My top five pieces of advice for becoming a showbiz journalist
- Be prepared to work hard and long hours!
- Build your contacts – it's not what you know, it's who you know!
- Be willing to do anything your editor throws your way.
- Attend events and cover awards ceremonies (even if they fall on the weekend).
- Be prepared to be poor for a LONG time!
I'm a firm believer in what's meant for you won't go by you. If you work hard, put in the hours and have the passion to succeed then eventually the stars will fall into place for you.
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Philadelphia – An Art Lover's Dream
Written by Colleen Pero.
If Philadelphia doesn't come to mind when you think of world-class art, think again! In March, I was fortunate to escort a Kresge Art Museum trip to Philadelphia, and can personally attest to what this dynamic city has to offer the art aficionado.
Wanting to get the most out of our weekend excursion, we opted for a Friday morning flight out of Lansing which, with a connection in Detroit, would get us into Philadelphia in time to visit the Rodin Museum en route to the city. Founded by Jules E. Mastbaum, a Philadelphia philanthropist for the purpose of enriching the lives of his fellow citizens, this museum not only finished bronzes but plaster studies as well as drawings, prints, letters, and books. The museum, which opened to the public in 1929, houses 124 sculptures, including bronze casts of the artist's greatest works: The Thinker, perhaps the most famous sculpture in the world and The Burghers of Calais, his most heroic and moving historical tribute.
After our Rodin Museum visit, we were off to our hotel, the Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel, located just off the world-renowned Rittenhouse Square in the city's most prestigious neighborhood. It was just footsteps away from numerous cultural and historical attractions, fashionable shops and boutiques, as well as award-winning restaurants. Having planned ahead, we were treated to dinner at the Acorn Club, a private women's club which was formed in 1889 for the promotion of literacy, and musical and artistic tastes. However, there are many wonderful restaurants in the downtown area from which to choose!
Saturday began with a private early morning tour of Degas and the Dance at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. What a treat to be able to view the entire exhibit before the museum even opened to the public! For those of us who missed the exhibit when it was showing at the Detroit Institute of Art, this was a highlight of our weekend!
Of course, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has an outstanding permanent collection and is world-famous for its major holdings of Western and Asian art dating from the Middle Ages, its Rodin sculptures, early Italian Renaissance paintings, medieval arms and armor, and its collection of 19th and 20th-century works from Thomas Eakins to Constantin Brancusi. The collection also includes Van Gogh's Sunflowers, Cézanne's Large Bathers, Renoir's Great Bathers, Picasso's Three Musicians and Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase. So there was plenty for each of us to search out after our Degas tour.
After a short break for a special lunch at the delightful Merion Cricket Club, in Haverford, Pennsylvania, we were on way to the Barnes Foundation which houses one of the most important private collections of Impressionist/Post-Impressionist and early modern art in America. The Foundation's collection includes works by such artists as Renoir, Cézanne, van Gogh and Picasso. Note: if you visit the Barnes Foundation during the late spring, summer or fall, build in time to stroll the grounds of the Foundation, a twelve-acre arboretum with an extensive grouping of rare and specimen shrubs and trees.
Sunday began with a special visit (they opened it just for us) to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology-featured as one of the "10 great" science museums. The many highlights include a 12-ton sphinx and monumental architectural remains from the ancient Egyptian palace of Merenptah.
From the Museum, we proceeded to the Brandywine Valley, a region renowned for its fine gardens and museums. After a beautiful drive through the country, we arrived in northern Delaware, where we enjoyed lunch at the private Greenville Country Club. (It was the scene of the wedding of Eugene's daughter, Ethel t o Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. in June of 1937.)
Next on our agenda was the Winterthur Museum and Gardens, a nine-story mansion originally owned by Henry Francis du Pont. Determined to share with the public his vast collection of Americana, du Pont founded Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in 1951. But du Pont did more than establish a great museum and naturalistic garden. In a single lifetime he created an extraordinary American country estate on par with English examples that had evolved over centuries. The museum houses paintings by Charles Willson Peale, furniture by Townsend and Goddard, Paul Revere silver and Chinese porcelain.
Visiting the Winterthur mansion is like becoming immersed in another place and time. This world-class museum, with its unsurpassed collection of antiques and Americana, is the ideal place to rediscover America's heritage. In the inspiring architectural surroundings of the Period Rooms, you will view magnificent vignettes of antiques celebrating the finest in style and craftsmanship. The permanent exhibitions in the Galleries at Winterthur invite exploration and discovery. From a collection of more than 85,000 objects made or used in America between 1640 and 1860, Winterthur curators have crafted displays that focus on specific media.
Winterthur, like the Barnes Foundation, has a wonderful physical setting. There was snow on the ground during our visit, and though sunny, the air was cold. I personally am looking forward to a return trip in order to tour the 200-acre naturalistic gardens (either by foot or by garden tram).
We had specifically planned our weekend to coincide with the Philadelphia Flower Show, the largest and most beautiful indoor flower show in the world, featuring ten acres of colorful floral displays. Again, our advanced planning was important in that we were able to enter the show at 7:30 a.m., have a guided tour, and pick out our own personal favorites before the doors opened to the general public at 10 a.m. If you have any interest in flowers, this is a must-do for your future travels!
For lunch, we took a break from the Flower Show and go to the Reading Terminal Market, a 105-year-old farmers market housed on the ground floor of a restored train station. One of the top tourist destinations in the City of Philadelphia, the market offered something for every taste for lunch. After lunch, there was plenty of time to return to the Flower Show or visit any of the other extraordinary sites of downtown Philadelphia.
When gathering at the airport for our late-afternoon flight home, it was clear that everyone had a wonderful time in Philly. It was amazing just how much we had seen and experienced in our weekend trip. Of course, doing so required lots of planning…much of it having taken place months in advance! So if you have a weekend in mind, give us a call… we'll make it worth your while!


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Investors looking for tech stocks that can rise faster than the rebounding group of FAANGs may consider three smaller e-commerce players that are already leading the market and are poised to outperform longterm, according to some market watchers. Stitch Fix Inc. (SFIX) has soared about 82% this year, Wayfair Inc. (W) has gained nearly 84% and Etsy Inc. (ETSY) is up almost 46%, compared to a 13% rise for FAANG rival Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).
These lesser-known e-commerce companies, which are successfully growing in Amazon's shadow, have also posted better returns than the other four FAANGS this year. Despite their recent outperformance, the stocks still have room to rebound as they all are trading sharply below their highs. These 3 stocks are likely to surge higher if the companies continue to expand. Their gains were detailed in a CNBC story.
3 Small Techs Vs. FAANGs
(YTD Stock Performance)
- Stitch Fix Inc (SFIX); 81.9%
- Wayfair Inc. (W); 83.9%
- Etsy Inc. (ETSY); 45.9%
- Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN); 13%
- Facebook Inc. (FB); 30.3%
- Apple Inc. (AAPL); 16.4%
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL); 14.8%
- Netflix Inc. (NFLX); 34.9%
Source: Investopedia
Stitch Fix
Earlier this week, Stitch Fix skyrocketed 40% on better-than expected earnings, sales and active customers for the recent quarter. The company also gave strong full-year guidance. While the stock has risen nearly 82% in 2019, it still remains 40% below its 2018 highs.
RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney lifted his forecasts for Stitch Fix based on those results, per Barron's. "We now see a near-term outlook for stable or even accelerating active clients. More important, we are increasingly impressed by the consistency of Stitch Fix's financial results," said Mahaney. He now expects to stock to jump almost 67% over 12 months to reach $52, up from his previous price forecast.
S&P Global's Erin Gibbs and Newton Advisors' Mark Newton regard Etsy as one of the premier picks among online retailers. "I like Etsy quite a bit. … [It] has just broken out a couple of weeks ago and has really been consolidating of late," said Newton, per CNBC. And Gibbs says Etsy's stable earnings growth is a strong point. "Etsy is the one that really is growing steadily and actually has expanding profits," she said.
Looking Ahead
While these smaller stocks are flying high now, disruptions in the broader market or their industry niches could cause them to pull back more quickly than the FAANGs. A pullback and even an economic recession would test the mettle of these young techs, and would determine whether they have the ability to grow their earnings, sales and share prices longterm.


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Athabasca Basin and beyond
Uranium news from Saskatchewan and elsewhere for July 20 to 26, 2013
by Greg Klein
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Denison reports best grade/interval result from high-grade Wheeler River
A radiometric probe has found the most impressive result so far from Denison Mines' TSX:DML Wheeler River project in the eastern Athabasca Basin. Of four holes reported July 24, one showed the project's highest grade-times-thickness calculation.
Three holes at the Phoenix A deposit showed:
- 43.2% uranium oxide-equivalent (eU3O8) over 10.3 metres, starting at 401.6 metres in vertical depth
- 16.4% over 1.7 metres, starting at 403.5 metres
- 13% over 3.1 metres, starting at 403.7 metres.
Roughly 2.1 kilometres from the Phoenix deposits, one hole at the 489 zone showed:
- 0.3% over 3.2 metres, starting at 411.1 metres.
Intercepts are approximate true widths. The company explained eU3O8 as "radiometric equivalent uranium oxide calculated from a total gamma downhole probe." Radiometric probes are not chemical assays.
The Phoenix A drill holes tested for possible extensions of the deposit's higher-grade domain, defined as approximately 20% U3O8. Using a 0.8% cutoff, the December 2012 resource estimate for Phoenix A showed:
- an indicated category of 133,500 tonnes averaging 15.8% for 46.5 million pounds U3O8
- an inferred category of 6,300 tonnes averaging 51.7% for 7.2 million pounds.
With the same 0.8% cutoff, the Phoenix B deposit showed:
- an indicated category of 19,000 tonnes averaging 14.1% for 5.9 million pounds
- an inferred category of 5,300 tonnes averaging 3.5% for 400,000 pounds.
Combined, Wheeler River's resource comes to 52.4 million pounds indicated and 7.6 million pounds inferred.
With 15 of 23 holes in three areas now complete, drilling continues. Wheeler is held 60% by project operator Denison, 30% by Cameco Corp TSX:CCO and 10% by JCU (Japan-Canada Uranium) Exploration.
This summer will also see Denison busy at seven other Basin properties: Waterbury Lake (held 40% by the Korea Electric Power Corp), Packrat, South Dufferin, Johnston Lake and Moon Lake (held 45% by Uranium One TSX:UUU, which is expected to be taken private by the Russian state-owned company ARMZ in Q3).
WASP extends VTEM-Plus, advances radiometrics on PLS-area's largest package
A four-company strategic alliance announced progress on its airborne surveys over the Patterson Lake South-area's largest land package. Jointly funded by Skyharbour Resources TSXV:SYH, Athabasca Nuclear TSXV:ASC, Lucky Strike Resources TSXV:LKY and Noka Resources TSXV:NX, the Western Athabasca Syndicate Project totals 287,130 hectares, with 275,361 hectares in the vicinity of the near-surface, high-grade PLS discovery of Alpha Minerals TSXV:AMW and Fission Uranium TSXV:FCU.
A VTEM-Plus survey has flown 720 line-kilometres in addition to the original 4,120-line-kilometre survey. The additional coverage consisted of infill and extension of conductive anomalies and structural features identified in preliminary data, the syndicate reported on July 23. Meanwhile Goldak Airborne Surveys is wrapping up a 4,400-line-kilometre radiometric program at 200-metre line spacing to measure radioactivity in outcrops and boulder trains. Goldak compiles the data using a proprietary digital acquisition system.
"We should have complete interpretation done by [geophysicist] Phil Robertshaw in early or mid-August," Skyharbour president/CEO Jordan Trimble tells ResourceClips.com. "That will delineate the highest-priority targets for fieldwork but we've already had boots on the ground doing some preliminary surveying and prospecting. We plan to have a small team back there in early August and that will lead to the full-fledged field program that will commence probably in late August."
With the four companies earning 25% each, the alliance plans to spend $6 million over two years. "The syndicate is a real advantage to budget," Trimble points out. "Skyharbour's obligation is just one-sixth of that. The same with Athabasca Nuclear and then Lucky Strike and Noka pay just one-third each, so it's not onerous for any one company. It makes the project a lot more viable, especially in these tough markets. And we're really starting to see the synergies pay off here with the different geologists and their contact base. Their networks are open too."
Read more about the Western Athabasca Syndicate Project.
VTEM-Plus, radiometric collaboration flies Aldrin's Triple M
The VTEM-Plus and radiometric surveys also cover PLS-area properties held by Aldrin Resource TSXV:ALN and Forum Uranium TSXV:FDC, a money-saving collaboration announced in May. On July 24 Aldrin also reported the program completed VTEM-Plus infill lines and began radiometrics using 100-metre line spacing over its Triple M property.
Scheduled for August is radon sampling as well as follow-up work on any anomalies found by the radiometrics. The company hopes to start drilling next January to test basement conductors reported in June.
NexGen expands PLS-adjacent Rook 1 drill campaign
NexGen Energy TSXV:NXE has doubled its drill plans for Rook 1, the company announced July 24. With two rigs scheduled to start in mid-August, the campaign now calls for approximately 20 holes totalling 3,000 metres, twice the amount announced in May. Land-based, shallow drilling will test targets identified by airborne VTEM and ground gravity and DC resistivity surveys in the property's southwestern section, immediately northeast of PLS. NexGen interprets a conductor to extend from the Fission/Alpha discovery into southwestern Rook 1.
In June NexGen began a 4,000-metre campaign on its Radio project, part of a 70% earn-in on the property adjacent to Rio Tinto's Roughrider deposit.
Fission, Azincourt announce summer program for Patterson Lake North
Immediately north of Patterson Lake South lies, of course, Patterson Lake North. On July 22 joint venture partners Fission and Azincourt Uranium TSXV:AAZ announced a $530,000 summer program to start in early August.
Following up on "conductive areas of interest" found by a previous survey, an airborne VTEM max will fly 303 line-kilometres at 400-metre line spacing over the approximately 25,000-hectare property's northern half. That will be followed by a single-line 6.3-line-kilometre ground magnetotellurics survey. The property's southern portion will get a ground TDEM survey. The partners hope results will help identify targets for a drill campaign anticipated for next winter.
The companies say PLN sits within a large gravity low structural corridor that incorporates PLS, the former Cluff Lake mine and the Shea Creek deposits of UEX Corp TSX:UEX and AREVA Resources Canada. Additionally PLN shows EM anomalies that might be interpreted as an extension of the Saskatoon Lake EM conductor associated with Shea Creek.
Azincourt may earn 50% of PLN by paying $4.75 million in cash or shares and spending $12 million by April 2017. Fission gets a 2% NSR and acts as project operator. Fission has already spent about $4.7 million exploring PLN. Earlier this month the company applied for a patent on its "System and Method for Aerial Surveying or Mapping of Radioactive Deposits."
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By Peter Hoskin
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There are lots of reasons to believe that George Osborne will remain as Chancellor. Bruce Anderson details one of them in a wonderful article for today's Telegraph: the personal bond between Mr Osborne and David Cameron. I mention another in a column for the Times (£): Mr Osborne is the embodiment of the coalition's austerity politics. To move him would be to suggest that the Coalition's entire plan — predicated on two fiscal rules devised by Mr Osborne — wasn't working.
And it's no use to expect a shift away from austerity, either. Although the last Budget proved highly malleable, the u-turns on charity taxes, pasty taxes and fuel duty hikes were as marginalia compared to the overarching fiscal plan. In truth, Mr Osborne is the government's Unchanging Man. As I pointed out in a line that was cut from my Times article for space reasons, he has really only made one defining change in his political position since ascending to David Cameron's right-hand: the shift to austerity in the first place. And that came about slowly and after much brow-furrowing. It's now strange to think that Mr Osborne first properly mentioned spending cuts as late as June 2009. But as soon as he committed to them, he comitted entirely: fiscal rules, eradicating the structural deficit, the lot.
One defining political change in the seven years that Mr Osborne has been in charge of Conservative economic policy? And it served to mark out the cause with which this government is most associated? Labour may be calling for a second change, a change back to some extent. But you suspect they'll lose their voices before it ever comes.


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Beef & beetroot salad platter
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal415
- fat25g
- saturates8g
- carbs14g
- sugars0g
- fibre3g
- protein34g
- salt0.74g
- 1 seasonal green lettuce, such as Batavia, Webb's or Cos
Lettuce are available in a vast number of varieties, and are either crisp or floppy, growing…
- 400g small cooked beetroot, fresh or vacuum-packed, cut into wedges
A favourite in 1970s British salads (cooked and pickled in vinegar), beetroot is a root…
- bunch radishes, halved if large
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- 2 x 300g/10oz thick sirloin steak
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- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
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- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
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- 2-3 tbsp soured cream
Tear the lettuce into pieces, pile on a platter and scatter over the beetroot and radishes.
Brush the steaks with oil, then season. Toss the onion in oil. Heat a griddle pan, then cook steaks for 2-3 mins each side, remove and cover with foil to rest. Cook the onions until softened.3 Thinly slice the steaks and arrange over the leaves with the onion and capers. Dress with vinegar and remaining oil, season, then drizzle over soured the cream. Serve with bread.


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Category: Authors
Treading Clams
National Poetry Month is almost over but we have time for one more power ballad. This time, we're looking over the body of work of Paul Bailey. Bailey was a newspaperman from Amityville (founder of the Amityville Sun) as well as the publisher of the Long Island Forum. His dedication to Long Island history ran deep as he was also president of the Suffolk County Historical Society and Suffolk County Historian. He wrote a syndicated column on Long Island History and was a sought-after public speaker on the topic.
So it's no surprise that his posthumous book of poetry, Treading Clams (1965) is filled with light verse on all aspects of Long Island. Today we read through excerpts of three of the poems, "The Midnight Rides of Austin Roe," "Shoes from the Sea," and "When Prohibition Came."
Born in 1885, Bailey actually spent some time out west before settling down to his newspaper career. He worked on cattle ranches and possibly in the movies – enough experience, at least, to fuel a number of Western stories that he wrote for pulps like Argosy later on. He also struck up a friendship at home with nearby neighbors Will Rogers and Fred Stone. Stone was an actor and comedian and the first person to play the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz (in the 1902 Broadway version).
Our reader today is Dr. Josh Gidding, Professor of English at Dowling College. Thanks, Josh! And we hope you've enjoyed our spelunking through poetry history. Make sure you check out our other Long Island Power Ballads and leave a comment on what you thought.
Stream in the player above or download audio.
Further Research
- Treading Clams by Paul Bailey (find in a library via WorldCat)
- Long Island Forum index (Patchogue Medford Library)
- Roe Tavern (Three Village Historical Society)
- The Truth Behind the Spies: Decoding AMC's Turn
- Montauk Lighthouse
- Rum Runners (from Long Island Traditions)
- Amityville Historical Society
- All Long Island Power Ballad episodes
Writing the Rails
Back when men were men and railroads were railroads, Charles M. Murphy challenged a locomotive and lived to tell the tale. He rode behind a Long Island Railroad locomotive in 1899 and clocked a mile in under 58 seconds, earning him the immortal nickname Mile-a-Minute Murphy.
On today's episode we look back at Murphy's accomplishment through the eyes of Si Tannhauser. Who was Si Tannhauser, you ask? Only the "poet laureate of Long Island" circa 1934. That's when he published his ode to Murphy in the Leader Observer. Si was a ticket agent for the Long Island Railroad by day, poet by night.
The lives of both men brim with anecdote and pathos. Tannhauser survived the San Francisco earthquake as well as hardscrabble times that left him near blind, lame and half-deaf. Murphy went on to Vaudeville and the New York City Police department where, among other things, he wrestled down a runaway horse.
This episode is part of our celebration of National Poetry month and the reader of this particular Long Island power ballad is Rick Jackofsky of the Home Grown String Band. Many thanks, Rick! And check out our past ballads for more poetry/history mashups.
Stream in the player above or download audio.
Further Research
- Rhymes of the Sunrise Trail by Si Tannhauser (find in a library via WorldCat)
- Songs of Horticulture by Si Tannhauser (find in a library via WorldCat)
- "Mile-a-Minute Murphy," Sports Illustrated, Sept. 5, 1955
- Long Island Railroad History
- San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
- Homegrown String Band
Audio Credits
- Steam Whistle by Bidone CC 0 License
- Music: Razzle Dazzle
- Crowd cheers by jessepash CC 0 License
- Peak rails by konakaboom CC Attribution-NonCommercial License
- Bicycle by DamianMinnie CC Attribution-NonCommercial License
- Heavy breathing by Under7dude CC 0 License
- Grunts by mattgarkusha CC 0 License
- Wheezing by thedapperdan CC 0 License
- Man saying OMG by firstname.lastname@example.com CC Sampling Plus License
- Ooh females by AudioRichter CC Attribution License
"The Land of Rum and Romance"
We continue our celebration of National Poetry Month with our second Long Island power ballad from the past. This time out we are looking at "A Babylonish Ditty" by Frederick Swartwout Cozzens (writing as Richard Haywarde).
Few will remember New York wine merchant-turned poet Cozzens and his heyday as a humor writer in the mid 1800s (although you should try his Sparrowgrass Papers, something of a 19th-century prototype for the sticom Green Acres.) Fewer still will remember the Knickerbocker, the magazine where he cut his teeth. But that's where, in 1850, he first published "A Babylonish Ditty," a quick-trotting ode to a long gone summer romance.
Why Babylon? Well, the south shore of Long Island ("the merry old south side") had a reputation that drew men out from New York City. Mostly they were merchants and lawyers, amateur sportsmen drawn to the abundant fish and game along the Great South Bay. They came by rail and stage coach and after a long day traipsing through the great outdoors, they retired to one of the many inns and taverns strung along the South Country Road (today's Montauk Highway).
Listen to Cozzens relive those hazy summer days and wonder to yourself how the "fickle" object of his affection viewed the whole affair. Many thanks to our guest reader, Steve Birkeland.
Stream in the player above or download audio.
Further Research
- "Babylonish Ditty" Kinckerbocker Magazine, December 1850. (via Hathi Trust)
- Prismatics by Richard Haywarde, 1853
- The Sparrowgrass Papers, 1856
- Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society
Audio Credits
- Clock by pogotron CC Sampling Plus License
- Anita
- Female giggle by ch0cchi CC Attribution License 3.0
- Stream by gluckose CC 0 License
- Cheers by Corsica_S CC Attribution License 3.0
- Drinking glasses by EpicWizard CC 0 License
- Fireworks by noah0189 CC 0 License
- Crowd Ooohs by noah0189 CC 0 License
- Breeze by keweldog CC 0 License
- Footsteps by mentalsanityoff CC 0 License
- Bees by Benboncan CC Attribution License 3.0
- Pain by 11linda CC Attribution License 3.0
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- Female startled surprise by AudioRichter CC Attribution License 3.0
- Male laugh by ch0cchi CC Attribution License 3.0
- Screams and pain by thanvannispen CC Attribution License 3.0
- Running by Benboncan CC Attribution License 3.0
- Vocal (Kiss) by Adam_N CC 0 License
- Slap by talis1942 CC Attribution License 3.0
- Summer sounds by jymdavis CC 0 License
- Writing by moai15 CC 0 License
- Paddle in rowboat by jakobthiesen CC Attribution License 3.0
- Storm by crooner CC Attribution Noncommercial
- Oh disappointed by esperar CC 0 License
- Splash by petenice CC 0 License
- High heels on wooden floor by avakas CC Attribution License 3.0
- Door slams by bennstir CC Attribution License 3.0
- Heavy surf by odilonmarcenaro CC 0 License
- Raven by bidone CC 0 License
- Grandfather clock by ollyoldhoff CC 0 License
Swimming with Dolphins and Alligators
A self-confessed Nancy Drew aficionado, Addie Meyers has followed her passion and made writing an integral part of her life, finding inspiration for her books from the wide range of her experiences. Here she discusses how she went from raising children in Sayville to teaching poetry in schools (Alligators, Monsters & Cool School Poems), researching dyslexia (The Upside Down Kids written with Dr. Harold N. Levinson) and swimming with dolphins (Top Fin.) She also discusses the writing process – refining concepts, finding the right publisher, and ignoring trends in favor of your own ideas. You'll hear her read some of her poems and the picture book I Don't Want to Go, revealing at the same time the secret to Grandpa's super special tomato sauce.
Books by Addie Meyer Sanders via Worldcat.org
Further Research
- Nancy Drew and Friends (online exhibit from the University of Maryland Libraries)
- Judy Blume on the Web
- Theodor Geisel (Dr Seuss)
Warren McDowell and the Fire Island Tide
The summer of 1977 brought Star Wars, blackouts, and the first appearance of The Fire Island Tide. From that first 24-page Memorial Day edition, Warren McDowell's dream grew to a 140-page color news magazine with poetry, history and artwork along with community news. Here Warren recounts that growth and the work it took: delivering papers every Friday by boat from Kismet to Watch Hill, dealing with national advertisers warily marketing to the "alternative lifestyle", and loving every minute of it. Although clearly aware of the dangers facing newspapers (and radio stations) today, his message to those dreaming of starting their own: go for it!
Further Research
- "When a Paper Like the Tide Rolls In…"
New York Times, August 7, 2007
- Bill Plympton cartoons
- Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society


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Like usual, Matt and I forgot to get some things from the supermarket. Namely, cat food. Those fur-balls really pitch a fit when you forget to give them their wet slop and nuzzle and purr until you scream, "Okay, I love you, too, I'll feed you god dammit just quit slobbering on my ear!"
It's about 9:30 and we trek over to the market. I say trek like it's a million miles away and we're about to dump the ring in Mount Doom or something, but seriously, driving a block after dinner is like trying to roll a boulder uphill. That shit's laborious.
So we get to the market and make our way to the pet food aisle. We have a solid set of rules when venturing into Ralph's after the sun's gone down: get in, get out, don't make eye contact, and avoid the people who talk to themselves. It sounds simple, but as I said earlier, It's a trek and treks, as I also mentioned earlier, are laborious, so of course it wouldn't be that easy.
We scan the broad selection of Friskies cat food, looking for the preferred disgusting meat concoction for our kitties. Yes, they have a preference, if not in flavor, then in texture. So, we're scouring through salmon, beef, and tuna & egg–the personal favorite of my gag reflex–and come across a can of chicken a la the Savory Shreds variety. "Those cats are going to be excited as hell," Matt says and I nod in agreement like we're making a life-changing decision.
Then, our eyes fall on it at the same time. It's Friskies, all right, but the labeling has changed. There's swirls and motifs all over the can. To top it off, there's a delighted orange tabby raising a paw as if to waft those swirls carrying fishy heaven closer to his nostrils to really take in the aroma. They're flavor swirls, and I'm telling you: they're downright whimsical.
We grab the same can, oblivious to the fact that Friskies' damn marketing plan has worked. Whimsy sells, and we load up the cart with multi-colored cans. There's swirls and decorative outlines of fish and cows and chickens tempting that tabby. We grab all sorts of flavors, just so long as they've got flourishes and shit. By the time we're done, we've got a barnyard in our cart and we dontevencare.
But let me tell you something disturbing. One of the cans said Friskies with Chicken and Gravy. WITH! Do I need to emphasize that more? WITH!!
What the hell does that mean? I was under the impression my cats were chowing down on chicken shreds in gravy. But apparently I was mistaken. They've been lapping up Friskies and the manufacturers have been so kind as to add chicken and some gravy to the mystery stew out of the kindness of their hearts. Here's my question:
What the fuck is a frisky?
Whoa! I know, right? Did I just blow your mind? I thought so.
Now that your life won't ever be the same, allow me to move on and tell you about the rest of the supermarket experience…
We start wandering about the store like a pair of lost children looking for some sort of sugary snack to take home and devour on a Thursday night, because that's how awesome we are. Then I hear it.
I pause in my tracks and turn my head to the side trying to listen. Matt hears it too and our eyes go wide in horror, but not in surprise. Because we live in Huntington Beach, deep into the O.C. That high-pitched drone coming from a few aisles over can be one thing and one thing alone: high school girls.
We try to keep our cool, even though our first instinct is to run. We examine the ice cream as a distraction. It was so picked over Matt nearly lost his arm in the back of the freezer trying to get some damn strawberry cheesecake ice cream. That's what we'd do for you Ben & Jerry's! Your ice cream is like crack and we are your junky addicts, willing to lose an arm to frostbite for just another creamy spoonful! But I digress.
The laughing gets louder. One voice squeals above the rest. She can't stop chuckling about something. She's about to have an aneurism. I just know it. And then the girls round the corner. They giggle like a pack of hyenas and even though their screeching laughter is enough to make me want to stick my head in the freezer, and slam the door repeatedly on my temples, I don't. Because then they would win. And I can't allow that to happen–as an American.
The Sweatpants and Hoodie Hyenas saunter off. The laughter fades and we both breathe a sigh of relief. Those sighs say, "Whew, that was a close one."
But as we turn to head over to the checkout we have to stop. I can't move. One of the hyenas, er, girls, broke free from the pack. She leans on her cart and skids through the store, giggling to herself like a mindless idiot. Then I look down.
Now, let me emphasize something here. We live near the beach. I get the whole beach culture thing, I do. But this was just not right, okay?
She wasn't wearing any shoes. Do I need to repeat that? The chick had no shoes on! Just socks. As if that weren't bad enough, there was a giant hole one of the socks and her big toe protruded through it like a hernia. I mean, is it that hard to find a pair of shoes when you're stumbling to the market on a weekday night?
I'm not going to lie. It was sad. And disgusting. But mostly just sad.
We wait for the straggler to pass before dashing to the self-checkout counter. But again, our progress is thwarted.
The pack of teenagers had converged at the self-checkout, doubled over in laughter, half buns bobbing, hoodies spontaneously flinging over their heads. And the source of their amusement?
Glinting in the harsh fluorescent lighting lay a minefield of blueberries, peppered across the linoleum. Why, they were even still frosty from the refrigerator. And the girl with the loudest laugh that crossed the entire market like a smoke alarm held the container, dangling in her hand, empty and useless.
We followed the rules: get in, get out, don't make eye contact, avoid the people who talk to themselves. After tip-toeing through the blueberry massacre ("they were so young!" we cried as we wept for their purple souls) we made it to the checkout stand unscathed.
The car ride home was silent, somber even. There's was nothing to say other than to reflect on what had just transpired. What evils we had encountered. What perils we narrowly escaped. The trek was complete, the journey at an end. But I doubt we'll ever be the same.
And the nagging certainty that we will forget something from the grocery list again haunts my dreams.


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BBC3 or not BBC3, that is the question (sorry)
By amy, Dec 1 2014 09:08PM
It was one of those times when your body knows sleep is the right way forward but your brain decides otherwise, and this time it wandered onto Shakespeare. 'He loved a bit of magic, did that Shakespeare', I thought, as I remembered the sessions I'd spent exploring The Tempest with Year 2 that week. 'And a bit of murder. He didn't half like a bit of murder. If he was alive now, I bet he'd love watching some decent telly dramas and Nordic noir.' This was good. A nice bit of distraction thinking. 'But then again he loved comedy too…I reckon he'd have been a fan of…..' and this is where I couldn't decide. He liked farcical stuff, and wordplay, and often his comedies have other darker elements, or magical aspects. So maybe he'd like Nighty Night? Not Going Out would have lots of puns for him. Mock The Week for some satire? Despite my life-long adoration of telly comedy I struggled to think of many comedies with magical elements in them – any ideas?
My Mum (excellent at this sort of stuff and also never asks why I might want to know, just accepts it as a genuine question) reckoned on QI, Would I Lie To You, The Thick of It (as he liked political intrigue), and The Inbetweeners for bawdy comedy, among others in a fairly extensive list. Good shouts, I reckon (told you she was good).
What do you think? What telly suggestions would you give the Bard? If I have managed to work out how, I'll have made comments accessible here, but if not then please do let me know on my Facebook page (or search ExploraBox) or my Twitter (@ExploraBox1)
Let's aim for a good evening's television planning for him and Anne to watch together on a rare Sunday night off back up visiting the folks in Stratford.


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Seven Students Named Christopherson Scholars
Seven Augustana students who exemplify scholarship and campus/community service have been awarded Fred C. and J. Marie Christopherson Scholarships for 2012-2013.
Alumna, Professor Honored by YWCA
Terryl Cadwell, Augustana class of '75 and former chief probation officer for U.S. Probation / Pretrial Services, and Jaciel Keltgen, assistant professor of business administration, were honored on Thursday, March 29, at the 2012 Sioux Falls YWCA Tribute to Women Awards.
Oliver: Education has Value
At the same time the government is proposing to charge young people more to learn the technical, creative and critical reasoning skills they'll need to pilot our country tomorrow, the rates on homes, cars and property are at historic lows. Read the op-ed by President Rob Oliver about the value of education.
Swanson Invited to Global Scripture Translation Seminar
Dr. Richard Swanson, professor of Religion and chair of the Humanities division at Augustana, has been selected for the Inter-Semiotic Translation Seminar, an invited group of only 15 scholars from around the globe, to explore the role of modern semiotics in the translation and communication of Scripture for the 21st century.
In the News: 'Artists Depict Wounded Knee Massacre'
Learn more about the latest exhibit by the Center for Western Studies, "Interpretations of Wounded Knee 1973 and 1890," now on display through May 26.
Activist Russell Means to Speak at Augustana April 27
American Indian activist Russell Means, widely known for leading the 71-day armed takeover of Wounded Knee on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation in 1973, will discuss "Wounded Knee, Before, During and After," at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27, in Augustana's Chapel of Reconciliation.
Trombone Choir to Perform at National Music Workshop
The Augustana College and Community Trombone Choir, under the direction of Mr. Vance Shoemaker, has been selected via audition to perform in concert at the Eastern Trombone Workshop (ETW) March 21-24 in historic Fort Myer, Va.
Forum to Discuss Governance in an Age of Globalization, Hyperpartisanship and Mistrust
As the race for the U.S. presidency heats up, American voters should consider how the country's next commander in chief will deal with the growing political trends of globalization, partisanship and mistrust. Dr. Joel A. Johnson, associate professor government and international affairs, will examine these trends during his discussion on "2012 and Beyond: The Challenges of Governance in an Age of Globalization, Hyperpartisanship and Mistrust" at the Augustana Thought Leader Forum on Thursday, March 29.
Alumni, Professor Nominated for YWCA Tribute to Women Awards
Six alumni and one professor have been nominated for the Sioux Falls YWCA Tribute to Women Awards, honors that recognize local women who have made exemplary contributions in the workplace and in the community.
The Augustana: Winter 2012
The winter issue of the magazine for alumni and friends of the college celebrates "champions" of education. Whether in a classroom, as an administrator, a university president, or on a desert migrant trail, these Augustana graduates are doing all they can to help nurture and support the young people of today in order to make tomorrow's world even better.


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Industrial Jazz Group -- This thirteen-piece band from Los Angeles, CA, was the highlight of MPMF Day One. Before their set, members of the band drove up Cincinnati's Main Street in a minivan playing songs. Once I walked into the tent were they were performing I was instantly drawn in to the band's entertaining atmosphere. The Industrial Jazz Group consisted of a drummer, a bass player, nine horn players (3 trumpets, 2 soprano saxophones, 1 alto saxophone, 1 tenor saxophone, 1 baritone saxophone, and 1 trombone), a female singer, and a keyboardists who doubled as conductor. The energy level of the band will remain unmatched. The singer spent much of her time dancing through and with the audience. The horn section wore unique headgear - which included a Skeletor mask, a crab hat, a fish hat, and a hot dog hat - and had some choreographed swaying and directional moves. The charts they played were dynamic and fluid. If they toured the country playing for high school students, every student would want to join the school's jazz band. They could save the entire country's educational music program and revive the art of jazz performance. This band exemplifies what a jazz ensemble should be!
Thanks, TWSIS!
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May 8, 2013 – Ex-Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva Arrested By The EFCC Over Fraud In Abuja
After weeks of refusal of invitations for interview, the Economic and Financial Crime Commision of Nigeria, EFCC has arrested the ex-governor of Bayelsa State Nigeria.
Former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva was arrested yesterday over his connection to a multi-billion naira fraud scheme
He was arrested while hiding in the upper chamber of his mansion in Abuja.
Read an official PR by the EFCC below
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today (May 8, 2013) arrested the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva. He was picked up at his No. 3, Niger Street, Maitama, Abuja home. On arrival at the facility at about 10.00 am, the Commission's operatives were told that the ex-governor was not in town but they insisted on conducting a search of the house having obtained a warrant from the court.
During the search, vital documents were obtained. Ironically, the ex-governor who was said to be out of town was later found hiding in a dingy corner in the upper chamber of his expansive mansion.
He was immediately whisked away and is currently being interrogated at the Abuja headquarters of the anti- graft agency. He is being grilled in connection with fresh evidence linking him with a bouquet of fraudulent transactions that borders on money laundering. Part of the new evidence includes a number of eye-popping real estate acquisitions in Abuja.
The arrest of the former governor is sequel to his refusal to honour invitations by the Commission. Rather than appear before the EFCC, he got his lawyers to inform the Commission that he was unable to appear because he was sick, and hospitalised in Lagos. The lawyer had promised to appear with his client on May 7, 2013 but failed to do so.
The Commission warns that it will not longer tolerate the antics of suspects who treat its invitations with levity.
Wilson Uwujaren
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
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First off we would like to wish all Viewpoint readers a very happy Christmas and
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I looked at the face staring back at me in the mirror and sighed. Its leathery skin made me look old. The holes for eyes appeared like they were cut by a maniac; no that will not do at all.
I put it down and held up another and peered through it; just as bad. Their age had caused them to lose all their moisture. They just looked like masks now.
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1. everyone (the freaky guys anyway with little to do) are anticipating for the start of the premier league come this aug 11th. ok, fine. sarip's still a "liverpudlian", but something tells him it's going to be a case of same 'ol same 'ol for the reds this year. lots of hype, slow start, mid-season flourish and the inevitable failure when the crunch comes in around jan till march. and he think that torres dude will be crocked within a month or two citing indifference and "rough play". or as what big priced strikers do at anfield, they'll just flopped to follow the likes of saunders, collymore, riedle, diouf, cisse and most recently bellamy. surprisingly those who came without much fanfare flourished amazingly and sarip's thinking benayoun will make a big impact there this season. but sarip can still hope. though he does not understand how on earth pool did not signed a player of class in roque santa cruz who came in for free FOR FREE! to blackburn.
that lad's class! everyone needs a second club to cheer on so blackburn is one sarip will be pinning on at their games this season.
2. it's all over sports columns- kg going green. he shld've gone to the suns methinks.
3. ogostos first is tomorrow. sarip does not mind getting this, can?
4. in tune with the ageing process, sarip will stand by these rules. yeah right.
5. unless sarip's arnie. but he's not born to reaaaaaaaaaaaaad but to leaaaaaaaaaad.
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The Rushey Green Community Project programme is a MATCH FUNDING programme so operates a little differently to other types of grants
We can either match the value of cash or materials donated to your project or we can match fund the volunteering hours that are donated to you. We value volunteers as a core resource – so for every hour each volunteer, that they donate we will match fund your project with £11.09
Rushey Green Pensioners Tea Party – Example
Funding Stream: Activities for older people
Context: Rushey Green has a number of isolated pensioners who find it difficult getting out during the winter due to the cold. There has been a few incidents recently around gangs from other areas coming into Rushey Green and this has added to the problem. A Rushey Green church leader decides that they want to do something about it, and they apply to hold a tea-party at the Town Hall.
The Church leader decides they want to hold it in mid-December, meaning that they have from April to mid-December to get everything in place. They approach Lewisham's Pensioners Forum and ask for volunteers, as well as the local youth council programme, and 5 volunteers come together to make a steering group. The five volunteers meet 2hrs a month for 8 months. Outside of this they all do an extra hour of volunteering calling and emailing to get things sorted.
On the day of the event the tea party lasted 4hrs and everyone has a great time, but for it to be a success 10 people had to volunteer to help host the event, serving teas and coffees and running activities. Setting up took 3 people 90mins and clearing up took 4 people 1hr.
The local business forum decides that the project is a really great activity that will unite the generations and also give Lewisham's Pensioner community to stay out later and shop! To help the project along they donate £500 towards room hire.
A baker who trades on Catford Broadway Market wants to donate a sticky bun to everyone. They sell at 60p each and their will be 100 attendees.
How Match Fund works in this Example
Steering Group meeting: 5 volunteers x 2hrs x 8 months = 80hrs total
Match funding value: 80hrs total x £11.09 = £887.20
Steering group volunteering: 5 volunteers x 1hr x 8 months = 40hrs total.
Match funding value: 40hrs total x 11.09 = £443.60
On the day – volunteering:
Set up team: 3 volunteers x 1.5hrs = 4.5hrs total
Event hosting: 10 volunteers x 4hrs = 40hrs total
Clean-up team: 4 volunteers x 1hr = 4hrs total
Event delivery match funding = 4.5hrs + 40hrs + 4hrs = 48.5hrs Total volunteering time = £537.87
Donation from Local Business Forum = £500 + £500 match fund
Bakers in-kind Donation = 100 x 60p = £60 + £60 match fund
MAXIMUM Match Funding available from Rushey Green Community Projects = £887.20 + £443.60 + £537.87 + £500 + £60 = £2428.67


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The first video from our apple road trip to North Carolina and Virginia is up on YouTube; click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSltvzCEdNA to see the first of three parts of my interview with C. Lee Calhoun, author of Old Southern Apples, discussing Lee's efforts to locate, catalog, and bring back into cultivation apple varieties that were grown in the South over the last 200 years. Lee and his wife Edith are treasures as are the apples they have tirelessly worked to save.
Archive for October, 2010
Old Southern Apples Video
October 26, 2010
Apple Road Trip
October 21, 2010
Just so you don't think I've been slacking the last few days, above is a photo from our apple road trip we've just returned from. We traveled to North Carolina and Virginia on the trail of Old Southern Apples, and started out with a visit with C. Lee Calhoun, author of the book by that very name. The next day we visited the heritage orchard at Horne Creek Farm in Pinnacle, NC, where Lee has planted an orchard with hundreds of the varieties he's found in his trips across the South hunting down old varieties.
The tree behind me is Terry Winter, and although larger and deeper in color, tasted identical to the ones we just finished harvesting here in Southern California. It was nice to be able to sample how these apples taste in their native home; I'll be doing a few more posts on this trip in the coming days and even a couple of You Tube videos.
October 7, 2010
This apple has been growing on us the last couple of years. Originating in the town of Chili, New York in 1875, Stump apple ripens here the end of September and beginning of October. It insanely overbears and if you don't thin it, you end up with a bunch of golf balls, which I always do as I don't have time to thin. I'll hand them out at work and folks are amused at this tiny little apple, until they bite into it; their eyebrows raise up and they are amazed at the spicy sweet apple flavor packed into this little fruit. It has a nice fruity aroma and is firm and crisp, our heat not bothering it at all. I wish I had enough for a pie or cider.
It is very vigorous here and reliably bears big crops, and thus is a candidate for export to the tropics where they would be blown away by the flavor. It cracked badly the first couple of years, but since has grown out of that bad habit.
Anne Elizabeth
October 5, 2010
We picked our one and only Anne Elizabeth apple last week. it is described by my friends at Orange Pippin as:
"Annie Elizabeth is an old-fashioned English cooking apple, possibly a seedling of Blenheim Orange, which it resembles in shape and size, and also in its relatively sweet flavour. " The one shown above resembles the illustration provided with the description.
It dates from about 1850 in England, and is said to be a good apple for baking where it needs to hold it's shape. It is also said to do well in a cold, damp climate, and we found it held up to a stinking hot and dry climate just fine also. It riped in our worst heat but was still crunchy, juicy, and sweet-tart. I wish we had enough to bake a pie with; oh well, maybe next year.
*Weather update: it actually rained today- not a thunderstorm or tropic monsoon, but an actual rain storm like we get in the winter, and was cold and windy. It is still supposed to be in the 90s by Saturday.
Stupid Weather
October 4, 2010
One week ago it was 113 degrees here; today it struggled just to get into the 70's, and the sun never peeked out all day. This Saturday is supposed to be 95 degrees again. Big Bear Lake in the mountains is getting down to 34 tonight. There's a big battle going on between summer and fall here, and I hope fall wins soon (I agree with a co-worker that anything over 80 degrees is stupid and uncalled for).
Granny Smith Tree
October 3, 2010
My friend Damo from Australia asked to see a photo of the entire Granny Smith tree, as his is "tippy with a lot of bare wood" (which means it bears only on the branch tips, and the branches also only have leaves on the tips). He said it bears heavily though.
In this photo the Granny Smith tree is on the right, and the two left ones are Pink Lady. All three are on seedling rootstock, but its easy to keep them trimmed to this size by summer pruning (I suspect I have a bit of wooly aphid also, which can stunt the growth). You may see some tags on the bottom of the middle tree; this is my "Frankentree" that I graft scionwood on from our collecting tours.
I really like using the seedling rootstock, as the tree bounces back from any borer attacks or irrigation failures. They pretty much outgrow anything that tries to damage them, and you don't have to worry about pruning them wrong. Its like a bad haircut that will grow out and you can try again.
October 1, 2010
I just bit into the best Granny Smith of my life. It had fallen to the ground after a thunderstorm today, with a codling moth hole in it, and so I expected mushy blandness (especially after Monday's 113 degree heat). What I got instead was a crispy, very juicy, wonderfully sweet/tart zingy appley treat. Never had I tasted anything like this in the store, nothing even close.
Granny Smith does wonderfully here, always producing large crops, seems to be self-fertile, and blooms a long time to pollinate other apples. If you thin them hard they can get huge. It seems to really enjoy long, hot summers and even direct sun doesn't make it flinch. It truly is an heirloom apple, dating from 1875 in Australia, the oldest supermarket variety in existance. Funny it didn't catch on in America until the 1980's; I wonder what other old apples will ever make it to our supermarket after being in obscurity for a century.


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ARCast – SQL Server Application Platform (Part 2 of 2)
You are thinking of a messaging solution for your application. A solution that can exchange messages reliably, predictably and in-order. A solution that offers queue like functionality only better. What is it you ask? None other than SQL Server 2005 and this very interesting technology known as SQL Service Broker that is built right into it. On today's program I'm joined by my colleague Roger Wolter who is going to give us all the juicy details. And as an added bonus if you want to see this episode you can download the video from the link below.
- ARCast – SQL Server Application Platform (Part 1 of 2)
- Have Data Will Travel (Roger's Blog)
- Video of this episode
- How to subscribe to ARCast
- www.arcast.net
The Discussion
Hello Ron,
That was a very good Arcast / web cast with Roger Wolter.
I bought his book as well, it seems to me that with Service Broker some middle-ware layers could be reduced or moved closer to the database, improving performance, queuing reliability, etc.
I found interesting that his book does not mention architects at all, just DBAs and DB developers, and it seems to me that this could become an important solution to implement many architectural patterns. I was wondering why didn't he mention architects, and also the scope of the applicability of the solution seems humbled to me, meaning that I believe it has many more applications than just what is suggested, I heard many times that it only apply to Database applications, and I do not know exactly what does that mean. Maybe I am totally wrong, so I was wondering about your take on this, how does it relates to architecture directly and its applicability in normal solutions, not just database applications, its applicability in implementing several enterprise architectural patterns.
On a different now, In this new Arcast web page, I also had to create a profile in order to write this message, and curiously enough the profile options only mention Solutions architect and Infrastructure architect, not Enterprise architect… ???
When it comes to topics of Arcast, some times it will be interesting to look deep into the applicability of some patterns, like:
- How to create application Context that is shared in a distributed environment.
- How to utilize work flow as a visitor pattern in a distributed environment.
- Much more on applicability of strongly typed data sets, Opinions, etc. How compatible are strongly typed datasets between 2003 and 2004, etc. I believe you are not in favor of strongly typed dataset, which are a w3c standard, but honestly the more I utilize them the more I get from them. SOA tenants and SO tenants differ a little according to some, and I believe in some instances strongly typed datasets are an excellent messaging alternative. I am interested on positive opinions about strongly typed datasets, if you can find some for me that will be great.
- All those cool patterns that the P&P group is utilizing, like going deep into CAPs or the Object generator, maybe I am not utilizing the right terms or spelling but you know what I am refereeing too.
- Applicability and adoption of Attributes, difficulty of adoption and understanding of new concepts like generics in c#, etc.
- It is clear that Microsoft aims at a large base of developer types, and architecture probably takes less advantage of quick and no so clean solutions. Identifying those are also another interesting topic. In particular the case of declarative coding, strongly typed coding as oppose to quote delimited coding. I am very much against quote delimited coding because of how expensive maintenance of this is. I like having automated tools that generate types out of quote delimited data, this way any time you change the quotes, the types change as well, or fail if you don't change them.
I believe the work you are doing is very valuable to all of us, so thank you very much to you and Microsoft
Hi There,
the video link is broken , does anybody know how to get the video or an audio cast