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Greenwood & Scythe course dates 2012
My course dates are now set for the year. It's always a juggling exercise to fit everything in, especially as I have again been asked to attend scythe course and events around the UK and Europe. This year I'm aiming … Continue reading
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Purple birch bark
On Sunday I organised a group of volunteers, the NW scythe 'gang', to do some coppicing in Edward & Romola Acland's woods. It's a 2 acre hazel with standards woodland that Edward & Romola have been working for about 20 … Continue reading
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Birch bark box photos
In response to the request from an earlier post, here are a few more images of the latest two birch bark boxes. The first box measures 72x95mm (68x53mm internal). £25 + £5 p&p This box measures 80x90mm (75x50mm internal). £28 +£5 p&p. … Continue reading
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New birch bark boxes
Pictures of a couple more birch bark boxes that I finished during the holidays. These have bases and lids carved from green willow which is a lovely wood to work with, it was in just the right state and carved … Continue reading
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Birch bark pot
Although I make as part of my living it is still also my favourite hobby and now and then it's lovely to work with a new material and make something just for the pleasure of it. This weekend I got … Continue reading
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Peeling Oak Bark with CANW
On Sunday I met with other members of the Coppice Association NW (CANW) at Moss and Heights Spring Woods for a day of peeling oak bark. The woods were worked for many years by legendary coppicer Bill Hogarth up until … Continue reading
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On June 14 of 1747 several Spanish privateers (privately owned warships with a government sponsored license to attack enemy shipping) from St. Augustine entered Beaufort harbor and made off with several small ships. At the time, a militia of only 13 men were posted in the town to protect the area. The Spanish easily escaped.
Only two months later on August 26, the Spanish privateers reappeared. This time, their intention was to take the town. Major Enoch Ward and fifty-eight militiamen responded but were driven from the town. The citizens fled leaving behind everything for the privateers to pillage.
Three days later Colonel Thomas Lovick and Major Ward had collected more men and counterattacked, driving the Spanish out. It is said that without the help of close to 100 farmers and locals, the militia may not have prevailed.
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Jennifer Robinson and Dennis Holler ran a 5K race in Florida Sunday, then the bride ran down the aisle into wedded bliss.
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The Raptors are 5-2 since Rudy Gay came to town, having beaten the Clippers, Pacers, Nuggets and Knicks. There is real reason for optimism — Toronto usually plays hard, plays together and play an athletic, uptempo style that's easy on the eyes.
To what degree is Rudy Gay responsible for this success? Well, he's hit two game-winners, including an ice-cold one-dribble pull-up over Corey Brewer on Tuesday night.
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It's just hard to say exactly how much help Gay is providing. He's shooting a ton and not very accurately. But with his great size and skill, he can get off a reasonably decent shot in a one-on-one situation, and that talent has made him into the closer that Toronto believes it needs. But would the Raptors be in those tough end of game situations if Gay made more shots during the other 47 minutes?
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Invisible was a good mystery read. The novelwas all over the place with complex family issues to environmental issues. It is told in first personby Dana carlson, the Aunt and in the third person from Peyton who is a sixteen year old. I only gave this bool 2 stars as i felt it was a bit slow at times.
Over breakfast this morning I read about John Snow, a London doctor in the mid-19th century whose research showed that polluted drinking water was responsible for the severe cholera outbreaks that were claiming so many lives in certain areas of the city. The authorities refused to believe him and his substantial evidence, preferring to believe the disease was being caused by bad air, not bad water.
Move this story ahead almost two centuries and change a few details and you have the basic plot for Carla Buckley's novel "Invisible." Dana Carlson returns to Black Bear, Minn., her hometown, after many years away after getting a call from her teenage niece telling her that her older sister, Julie, has seriously damaged kidneys and needs a transplant. After arriving in Black Bear, Dana learns that Julie has died and that a shocking number of other locals have failing kidneys, too.
She wonders what has happened in Black Bear since she left town under mysterious circumstances. Is something making all these people sick? Does it have anything to do with the most prominent local industry, a company that manufactures sunscreen and cosmetics? Her sister worked there. So does Julie's husband and daughter, Peyton.
Although "Invisible" is an interesting medical thriller that raises serious questions about the safety of nanotechnology, the novel comes most alive when Buckley writes about the relationship between Dana and Peyton. While Dana searches for answers, Peyton has many questions of her own. Why did Dana disappear? Why has she never even come back for a visit? Why does she stay in town after Julie's funeral? Why is she so committed to tracking down what may be threatening Black Bear when she doesn't live there anymore? What family secrets are being withheld from Dana?
The novel makes compelling reading, even if it doesn't always ring true. The story is telescoped into a matter of days, when in real life it would take months, if not years, to accomplish what Dana, who lacks even the training John Snow had, accomplishes.
Author: Carla Buckley
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Age Recommended: Adult
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"Invisible" by Carla Buckley was some good mystery read. I feel this read would appeal to the women-chit-lit. This novel will have you still thinking of it long after the read. "Invisible" was all over the place with a real complex family relationship to environmental issues that lead to a deep mystery. There will be many twist and turns...along with some surprises as you read through this novel. "Invisible" is told in first person by Dana Carlson (aunt) and in third person from Peyton Kelleher's who was a sixteen year old.
"This story is an environmental warning story, as Dana discovers a possible source for the increase in kidney in Black Bear. The potential toxin that Dana uncovers is an interesting topic, and it makes you wonder about the possible dangers of modern products."
We find Dana Carlson gets a call from her niece letting her know that her mom, Julie was very ill, Dana rushed back to Black Bear, Minnesota to her sister. Even though Dana had not spoken to Julie for over twenty years, when arriving Dana find that Julie had died.Now, this is where and when all the secrets began to come out and when I say to you that you must pick up this good read to see not only where and when but you will also get all of the what and how in this excellently written read. It is some intriguing read that I wasn't able to put down until the end only to see how these two were telling this to us.
Questions that will be asked and answered.....
"Is there an environmental problem in the town? Will Peyton find out the truth? Will Joe? What happens with Joe and Dana? Dana's job? Peyton? Will Peyton's grandma ever tell her the secrets? Could this work of fiction be true?" "Invisible" was definitely one of "lost chances, forgiveness, and healing." How does all of this fit together?...well, this is where you will have to pick up the good read to find out.
I felt this author did a good job making you wonder if this really could happen. Only leaving me to say Wow, what a read. If you like family drama and secrets with realistic characters .. you have come to the right place for "Invisible" would be a excellent read for you that I would recommend.
I was intrigued by the synopsis of Invisible and wanted to know what secret the sisters were keeping. This novel offered so many different elements; compassion, addiction, mystery, a cluster of unexplained illness, and an emotional journey. I became swept up in the tale, the characters and discovering the truth.
The prologue left me baffled as we jump ahead sixteen years but the author slowly revealed things and the pieces began to click into place.We meet Dana Carlson a demolition expert who is in the middle of taking down an abandoned building when she gets a phone call from Black Bear, Minnesota. The call is from Peyton; her sister's child, the one she has not seen since her birth sixteen years ago. She learns her sister is dying and after all these years she heads back to Black Bear and the secrets she has buried there. The tale that unfolds has several stories lines and each kept me entangled as Dana confronts her past and races to protect the people of Black Bear.
The tale is told from the POV's of Dana and that of sixteen year old Peyton. Dana is complicated in the beginning and her motives unclear, but as we slide back and catch glimpses of her past I came to respect and adore her. I will not give things away, but Dana is one tough cookie, who loves unconditionally with great sacrifice. Her only shortcoming in my opinion was that she put the needs of everyone else first and it cost her and her family. Peyton despite some rocky times has grown up secure in the fact that her parents love her, she is compassionate about fish, and at the beginning of each of her chapters she tells us about a species of fish. Read them because they hint to her thoughts and emotions. I liked Peyton, she is kind of a loner and I became emotionally attached to her. Peyton's emotions were raw and felt real. I thought Buckley did a great job of developing the characters. Other characters added to the tale, and while there was a romance both for Dana and Peyton it took a backseat in this emotional tale.
Buckley did a wonderful job of bringing Black Bear, Minnesota and the tale to life. While not everyone will understand how a secret can drive two sisters apart; as both a mother and sibling I could grasp what the sisters were going through and I understand that sometimes time itself creates an impenetrable wall that cannot be broken through. The tale felt genuine, the people dying in town and the events that took place felt real as the author blurred the lines of reality. The tale she told has happened, does happen and will happen again in small towns around the world. The pacing was wonderful and I loved getting inside the minds of both Peyton and Dana. The only thread that bothered me was about Dana's life in Chicago and I felt it did not really add to the tale and brought up some issues that could not properly be addressed. The ending was open ended and left me with a good feeling.
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Dana has avoided going home to Black Bear, MN for about 16 years. She must return now because her sister, Julie, has lost her battle with kidney disease. Julie has left behind her daughter, Peyton, and her alcoholic father. Dana finds Julie's diary that shows a connection between the local factory where half the town works and the kidney related illness happening in Black Bear. Dana also runs into her high school sweetheart and her secret is going to be harder and harder to keep if he continues to hang around.
Invisible had me confused and intrigued throughout. The main plot line is what intrigued me with the link between nanotechnology and the health scares that the townspeople are having. What confused me were all the other plot lines that were trying to happen. Some were, I felt, unnecessary (such as Dana and her demolition business partner's issue) and others were just weak. The predictable secret that is eventually revealed didn't seem like something that would keep two sisters apart (not even talking on the phone). Dana seemed very selfish and I didn't understand the brother-in-law's hatred for her because he didn't know the secret so he shouldn't have felt threatened. All the characters felt one-dimensional and I as a reader didn't feel invested in them or the story.
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On Thursday, November 29th (tomorrow) Padraig O'Sullivan, a graduate student and Drizzle team member extraordinaire and amazing developer who has worked on a number of projects both for Drizzle and libmemcached-- and who also helped me get the memcached functions for Drizzle off the ground is giving a webinar on the C++ API to libmemcached.
Recently, when Patrick Galbraith and I put together the next moxi release, we spent a bit of time getting the build clean on a number of platforms and with a number of compilers. Continually building and testing on multiple platforms helps ensure the usefulness, quality and longevity of the code.
This past week at Northscale has been a great week of productivity! Dustin released just this weekend SASL support for memcached so the statement that I put in my previous book about memcached having no authentication is now no longer valid!
As a nerdy adolescent boy growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana I discovered that I really loved computers – and computer software in particular. Creating something from nothing and instantly seeing the results in all their black-and-green, 64 column-by-16 line, ASCII-character glory gave me a level of satisfaction very few other things did.
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Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver (UK Proof copy)
This is a lot younger than what I normally read but looks so cute (and is written by such an awesome author) that I'll probably give it a go anyways.
Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton (UK paperback)
A huge thanks to Clover for this one. It looks ace.
Clash by Colin Mulhern (Signed UK paperback)
I couldn't make an event last week which Non from Catnip invited me to so she picked me up this bad boy - complete with signed dedication. I love having signed copies of books I love so I was very excited to get this through the post. Non was already one of my favourite booky people but this is awesome on a whole new level.
We can be heroes by Catherine Bruton (UK paperback)
This is a debut novel which I am excited to read - the author will be popping by the blog at some point soon to do a bookcase showcase post.
Bumped by Megan McCafferty (UK paperback)
I've been looking forward to this for ages, despite hearing mixed reviews. Will get to it soon.
Thank you to all my lovely commenters this week. Sorry I have been a bit AWOL. I am in the middle of exam marking season (having done close to 500 this week). I do appreciate every comment and will return the favour shortly!
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- The Slowest Bookworm said...
That's definitely not a quiet book week lol. I can't wait to pick myself up a copy of Liesl & Po. It sounds so good.
- 3 July 2011 10:37
- The Library Owl said...
Great IMM! I love that cover to Darkness Becomes Her. I hope you enjoy them all :)
- 3 July 2011 11:46
- Vicki said...
I've been wondering about Darkness Becomes her so will watch out for your review!
- 3 July 2011 13:36
- Vivienne said...
That reminds me I need to read Bumped soon.
- 3 July 2011 14:32
- Alison said...
Great set! So lucky to get Liesl and Po. I want to read Bumped too.
My IMM
- 3 July 2011 14:42
- Cara said...
Bumped looks so interesting! I've seen quite a few great reviews for it. Happy reading! :)
- 3 July 2011 14:43
- The Book Angel said...
Great IMM! Lots of awesome books! :) I heard a lot of good things about Bumped so I've been wanting to get that one. Haven't gotten around to it yet. There are just TOO many amazing books out there haha.
My IMM is here:
- 3 July 2011 14:52
- Alicia said...
Bumped looks pretty intriguing; great IMM!
My first ever one is here:
- 3 July 2011 15:00
- Jayme @ Horribly Bookish said...
Oh I really enjoyed Bumped--the lingo is the best part! And the Darkness Becomes Her cover is lovely. Not a quiet week at all!
- 3 July 2011 15:14
- Jessica (Peace Love Books) said...
I read bumped and thought it was okay, but a ton of people I know loved it! I hope you enjoy it too! Here's my IMM! Happy reading!
-Jessica (Peace Love Books)
- 3 July 2011 15:15
- turn-the-page.net said...
Haven't read any of these but Im excited about Lisel and Po! We can be heroes looks interesting :)
Happy reading.
Amy @ Turn the Page
- 3 July 2011 15:35
- Idris said...
Wow! Darkness Becomes Her! I prefer this cover than the US one... Is so nice...
Happy Reading! : )
- 3 July 2011 16:43
- Sally@Always Lost in Stories said...
I like the look of Bumped despite reading mixed reviews on it like you say. I'll look out for your review. Enjoy your books!
- 3 July 2011 17:25
- Sally said...
Great books this week. I may have to get Darkness Becomes Her soon.
Happy reading.
- 3 July 2011 17:28
- Book Angel Emma said...
Great book week. ENJOY :D
- 3 July 2011 17:30
- Erica said...
Bumped looks so good! Enjoy all your books :)
- 3 July 2011 17:34
- Jesse Owen said...
Nope, not a quiet book week :D Bumped sounds so good - I can't wait for your review, happy reading :D
- 3 July 2011 17:48
- Kate said...
Bumped! You got Bumped! I love the sound of this one (will work on getting a copy) (:
Great books this week, by the looks of things
- 3 July 2011 18:10
- Kristin said...
Nice mailbox for the week. I really want to read Bumped. Happy Reading
Book Sniffers Anonymous
- 3 July 2011 19:07
- Patricia's Particularity said...
Lovely haul this week! I love the cover of Darkness Becomes Her. Very different from the one in the U.S. I find myself really enjoying the covers of books overseas compared to here.
<3 Happy Reading!
Patricia @ Patricia's Particularity
P.S. If you have time you should stop by my Harry Potter Celebration!
- 3 July 2011 20:23
- Jadey! said...
Bumped is amazing! I really want to read Liesl and Po and Darkness Becomes Her!
Amazing book week!
- 3 July 2011 20:26
- Mia said...
A great haul! Awesome stuff... I can't wait to read Bumped :)
Check out what's In My Mailbox
Mia @ Gripped into Books
- 3 July 2011 20:36
- Jenny said...
I really love that cover for Darkness Becomes Her! You got some good stuff. Liesl and Po look so cute! Enjoy your books! Here's what I got this week.
- 3 July 2011 21:30
- Bailey said...
I really need to get Bumped. It sound so unique! And the other books sound great, as well!! =)
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- 3 July 2011 23:09
- Chelsey @ Starry Sky Books said...
Liesl and Po looks very good! Hope you like it. :)
- 4 July 2011 00:30
- Kaity said...
Lots of wonderful books, great IMM. I've got a copy of Bumped that needs reading too. I'm really hoping that I like it but the negative things I've heard about it are all things that I also dislike sooo we'll have to see.
Happy reading :)
- 5 July 2011 06:43


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According to the Gulfport Area Chamber of Commerce President Lori Rosso, this year's Pink Flamingo Tour of Homes may not happen.
"We're nine weeks out," Ms. Rosso says, "and right now it looks like it won't happen. We're not ready to officially say 'it's canceled'," but the lack of homes from the Ward One area of the city – this year's chosen area – makes the probability of the tour happening slim.
Ms. Rosso says that the chamber does not, at this time, have a written commitment from the Pasadena Yacht and Country Club to gain access to the homes inside the gated community.
"We have postponed it before," Ms. Rosso says. "Between 2006 and 2007, one of those years, we didn't do it. And that's what we'd be doing; we'd be taking hiatus."
The event, if it does take place, would fall on March 9. It would be the ninth year of the Pink Flamingo Tour of Homes.
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I know we want the 2nd or 3rd seed to avoid Ku til the finals.. but really, regardless of seed.. what is our best matchup in round 1? Texas, k state, Oklahoma, Oklahoma state, west Virginia???
All possibilities are difficult.. the thought of meeting oklahoma state 5 days after we see them in Hilton isnt good. Especially since the cowboys are fighting to get in to the dance.
Texas has a size advantage over us
We know w Virginia can skunk us (morgantown Feb 10)
Oklahoma has Spangler and hield
We prob match up against k state the best..
Your thoughts?
Doesn't matter. We have wins over all of them.
But we won't be in the first round. Won't even play on that day.
Since we are an elite team now, let's go get that One Cyclone Moment.
Make this one for the ages!
My preference in order right now:
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Texas Christian
I don't care who we play, let's make a statement.
TCU, duh.
And for clarity, we will not be playing in the first round. We will have a bye.
Originally Posted by Rhoadhoused
My preference right now:
How could anyone say anything else? Even if they are coming off of a huge upset to get to the next round, there is no question ISU wants to face TCU.
"There are five real good recruits in the state. We got three of them. One couldnt get into school, and the other went to (the University of) Iowa...which is about the same thing." - Coach Johnny Orr
I would rather play WVU. I think that we could handle them on a neutral court.
3. OU/Texas
Feel good about any of those matchups though.
"But lets see if the Cyclones can give everyone a nice big ****burger to eat. Opportunity awaits." -Brent Blum
"I am the one who knocks" -Walter White
Originally Posted by Rhoadhoused
My preference right now:
This except I'd switch OU and BU. I feel pretty good about Baylor after how things went early in the season and for some reason OU scares me. I may be singing a different tune after the game tomorrow but this is how I see it right now.
I don't want to play anybody in the first round, because that means we are the 2 seed.
Originally Posted by ThurgoodMarshal
This except I'd switch OU and BU. I feel pretty good about Baylor after how things went early in the season and for some reason OU scares me. I may be singing a different tune after the game tomorrow but this is how I see it right now.
KSU through BU is pretty muddy for me. BU is the most talented but we match up well with them. Maybe Ill change it to tiers.....
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How could anyone say anything else? Even if they are coming off of a huge upset to get to the next round, there is no question ISU wants to face TCU.
That is my one "basketball gods" wish....TCU with an upset and we then get to face them. Sure, winning the tourney going through KU would be sweet..but so is winning the tourney. Same for the big dance, would love to get one of the "upset" type of teams from the first round that isn't Cinderella caliber.
since we are going to win the whole thing, the order doesn't matter
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The brutality and scale of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo almost defies imagination.
But Congo/Women, an international photography exhibition and educational campaign, compels viewers to acknowledge and respond on some level to the suffering endured by women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to recognize the human faces behind it. Accompanying essays contextualize the impact of the crisis from a range of perspectives.
Congo/Women has been shown in cities across the United States, and in the lobby of the United Nations during the General Assembly's commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in October 2009. [See UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's statement at the exhibition opening.] It traveled widely throughout the United States and England in 2010, and will continue to tour in the United States and Europe during 2011.
This multimedia slide show juxtaposes the photographs with reactions of persons viewing them in a variety of venues. See brochure for additional details about the exhibit and about the scourge of gender-based violence.
The exhibition was produced by Art Works Projects and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media Columbia College Chicago. Major support for Congo/Women has been provided by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, Humanity United, Oak Foundation and Leadership Donors of the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media Columbia College Chicago.


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When President Eisenhower was growing up in Kansas, he saw America's byways and back roads develop to meet point-to-point needs, eventually forming a loosely connected national interstate highway...
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Recent attrition raises the question: Consolidation or death spiral?
often are reluctant to bring transmission-related rate cases before utility commissions if it means other revenue streams might be opened to scrutiny.
"Some of the barriers to investment via vertically integrated IOUs lie with state regulation," says FERC Commissioner Suedeen G. Kelly, speaking at the FERC technical conference in April. "If you have to go to the state regulator to get your transmission investment included in your rates, then the whole game is up. Since a significant portion of the investment of an IOU is in the generation assets, that opens up the generation assets to a rate case and potentially a lowering of the rate of return."
Such barriers are difficult to break down, given the historic and continuing turf war that rages between state and federal authorities. The transco business model, however, was conceived in the mid-1990s as a way to sidestep many barriers by disconnecting transmission operations and planning from integrated utility operations. Because transcos are focused solely on transmission systems, they are one step further removed from the competing interests that have discouraged integrated IOUs from investing in transmission. Additionally, they are regulated by the federal government, not by the states, which allows transcos to take a more expansive and less parochial view of the transmission system.
In theory, these advantages allow stand-alone transcos to invest more money in transmission upgrades faster than integrated utilities generally can. And in many cases that theory has proven to be true. "We'll invest more than $300 million this year alone," says Dale Landgren, vice president and chief strategic officer at American Transmission Co. in Pewaukee, Wis. "We expect to be in that range each year for the next few years at least. Our customers are clamoring to get greater access to the regional market, and we are working on projects to increase that."
The trouble with transcos, however, is they need a critical mass of operating transmission assets to work effectively. When the first transcos formed in the late 1990s, transmission assets were expected to become white elephants for IOUs and other integrated utilities. As wholesale electricity markets became more robust and competitive, integrated utilities were expected to divest their transmission assets and put the money into assets with greater strategic value—such as generation capacity.
But except for three examples, involving utilities in just two states (Michigan and Wisconsin), that hasn't happened. In many cases state lawmakers have stymied the move toward transcos, fearing they'd lose authority over key utility assets and ratepayers would be forced to pay for investments that would benefit out-of-state energy consumers. Additionally, IOUs in general have been unenthusiastic about getting out of the transmission business.
"Clearly many utilities view their transmission as a strategic asset, plain and simple," says Laurie J. Oppel, a managing director with Navigant Consulting in Albany, N.Y. "Where the utility has a fairly decent transmission portfolio and it is a significant piece of their asset valuation, they don't want to spin it off."
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Over the skies east of San Jose, CA, a Black Hawk helicopter was seen flying low and slow November 5. There were pilots aboard the aircraft, but all maneuvers during this flight were being conducted autonomously.
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's Aviation and Missile Center successfully demonstrated low-level autonomous behaviors in a flight over the Diablo Range. This demonstration is critical to the next generation of technological advances in military rotorcraft: obstacle field navigation and safe landing area determination.
Terrain sensing, statistical processing, risk assessment, threat avoidance, trajectory generation, and autonomous flight control were performed in real-time during the two-hour test flight. "This was the first time terrain-aware autonomy has been achieved on a Black Hawk," said Lt. Col. Carl Ott, chief of the Flight Projects Office at AMRDEC's Aero Flight Dynamics Directorate.
Testing was conducted on the Rotorcraft Aircrew Systems Concept Airborne Laboratory, or RASCAL, a JUH-60A Black Hawk equipped with the H.N. Burns 3D-LZ laser detection and ranging system for terrain sensing. "The RASCAL aircraft was the ideal platform to demonstrate this technology. It provides a fully programmable, fly-by-wire flight control system and [has] advanced sensor interfaces for rapid prototyping of new concepts while maintaining the standard UH-60 hydro-mechanical flight control system as a safety backup," said Jay Fletcher, RASCAL project manager.
Throughout the flight, the aircraft maintained an altitude of 200 and 400 feet above ground. During the final obstacle of the field navigation flight, the safe landing area determination algorithm autonomously identified a safe landing spot within a forest clearing and commanded the aircraft to approach and hover at 60 feet.
Final hover was accurate within a foot.
"A risk-minimizing algorithm was used to compute and command a safe trajectory continuously throughout 23 miles of rugged terrain at an average speed of 40 knots," said Matthew Whalley, the Autonomous Rotorcraft Project lead. "No prior knowledge of the terrain was used."
Crew members on the historic flight were Army experimental test pilots Lt. Col. Mike Olmstead and Ott, RASCAL system operator Dennis Zollo, and Dr. Marc Takahashi.
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A HUGE Grazia pat on the back to author Hilary Mantel. Last night, she took home the 2012 Man Booker Prize (and £50,000 thank you very much) for her book Bring Up The Bodies. The judges, including Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens, whittled the 145 entries down to a long list back in July with the final shortlist of six titles announced at the beginning of September.
As well as fighting off the stiff competition, to be in the running for this prestigious literary accolade, you must have written a novel and be a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
But Hilary's achievement, although in itself is pretty awesome, is even more incredible for several reasons. Firstly, she is the only woman and indeed only the third person to ever win the prize twice. Only Peter Carey and J.M. Coetzee have managed it previously, making her the only Brit to take the double as these guys hail from Australia and South Africa respectively.
Not only that, Bring Up The Bodies is the only sequel in the prize's history to nab the award which is even more amazing because just three years ago, Hilary won the 2009 Man Booker Prize for the first instalment, Wolf Hall.
Understandably, it came as quite a shock. 'You wait 20 years for a Booker prize and then two come along at once', said 60-year old Hilary of her win. Quite! But with the final part of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy still to come, we're now wondering, can Hilary make it a hat-trick?


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Reflecting a broad overview of Murphy's work over the last ten years, this exhibition comprises sculpture, collage, drawing and engraving. Classical in his rules, indomitable in his choices and flirting cleverly with the art of the banal and the kitsch, Murphy's approach has been influential. This travelling exhibition is the first retrospective of his work and features the artist's most recent piece: the sculptural installation Scuplter les jours (Sculpting the Days).
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After months of "when is it going to open?," the new SFEagle reopened today. I just attended the soft launch and it is great to have the venue return to SOMA. Due to Mr SF Leather taking place this weekend, it seems that the new owners were able to open to host tomorrow's after-party beer bust.
They made improvements but the old character and layout of the previous incarnation of the bar are still there. In the main area, the bar itself is now located along the south wall which opens up much more space in the bar's interior. Gone are the trees in the patio – a new stage replaces the former wooden one. The patio seems more spacious but will no doubt still be full of men during beer bust. Otherwise, the bar is more or less the same but seems bigger. Oh yes – it reeks of new paint but the engrained popper smell will likely return.
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BOURBON — Once drab and dreary walls that lead down the stairs and to the children's area and meeting room of the Bourbon Public Library are now full of color and life. Thanks to five Triton High School students who took on an enormous project for the library and devoted their time throughout the school year and even over the summer, kids and adults now enjoy walking downstairs as they pass through a rolling country farm scene.
Ethan Yazel, Hope Dormire, Tayler Fisher, Nick Nordmann, and Grace Eib were responsible for a dramatic change in scenery, putting in 34 hours as a group and nearly 70 additional hours of their own time. This is in addition to sports, Destination Imagination, dance, plays, academics, and other commitments.
"They are amazing and we cannot say thank you enough for the change that they inspired," library director Heather Barron said. "If you have not already experienced the hallway, we invite you to stop by anytime and see the level of volunteer work that these five dedicated teenagers put into their local library."
This project was made possible through donated time and talent of the volunteer painters, but would not have happened without the Marshall County Community Foundation. A permanent endowment fund was established for the library in 2010 and part of the first disbursement that the library received went to reviving this area of the library for patrons. Several people pass through these hallways to use the children's area and the meeting room each day. The library is now a much more warm and welcoming environment for everyone. If you would like to contribute to this fund and help your local library, you can do so at anytime. Simply contact the organization or donate online at marshallcountycf.org/donations/, where you can type a search for "Bourbon Public Library."


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The 28-year-old loose-head has made 58 appearances in the RaboDirect PRO12 and 20 in the Heineken Cup and his powerful displays earned him a call-up to the Scotland squad in 2012.
Grant, who made his Scotland debut in the win over Australia on the 2012 summer tour, has gone on to win 15 caps for his country and is in the Scotland squad for the RBS 6 Nations.
He was called-up to the British & Irish Lions squad for the successful series win in Australia last summer.
Ryan Grant said: "I've really enjoyed my four years at the club and I'm excited about the opportunity I have in Glasgow.
"There has been so much progress at the club recently, with our support getting bigger each year and our excellent facilities at Scotstoun, so it's a great place to be.
"We have a really good squad, which gets stronger every season and there is now so much competition for places.
"I'm really looking forward to another three years in Glasgow."
26-year-old Reid joined the club in 2011 after a number of standout performances for Ayr in the RBS Premiership and has become an integral part of the Warriors pack.
His performances earned him a call-up to the Scotland squad during the 2012 Autumn Tests and he featured for Scotland A in the draw with England Saxons last month.
He has made 44 appearances for the Scotstoun-based side.
Gordon Reid said: "I'm very happy to be staying in Glasgow for another three years.
"I've really improved since turning professional and joining the club and I want to continue to learn and develop my game.
"There is a great atmosphere around the club and we have a very strong squad, which is made up of a group of players who all work hard for each other."
Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said: "It's excellent news for the club that both Ryan (Grant) and Gordon (Reid) have signed up for another three years.
"Ryan has worked hard over the past two seasons and he's got his rewards through playing at the highest level.
"His display against the Ospreys last season was one of the best individual performances of the season.
"He delivers what we expect from our props, which is scrum dominance, strong defence, work-rate and accuracy in contact.
"He's also very good at staying on his feet when carrying the ball.
"Gordon (Reid) has really developed since he became a professional.
"He played very well for Scotland A against England Saxons last month and is getting closer to playing at international level.
"Gordon is a genuine, hard-working player, who takes feedback on board very well and shows a real desire to improve his game.
"He's at an age where he'll continue to develop and we'll benefit from this over the next few years.
"I'm so pleased that both players have committed their futures to Glasgow."


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Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Human & Molecular Genetics Center
Medical College of Wisconsin
PhD, Molecular Biology (Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA)
Post-doctoral Fellowship in Genetics of Human Dyslipidemia (Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA)
Previous Positions:
Research Scientist, Genetics and Epigenetics of the Metabolic Syndrome (MCW, Milwaukee, USA)
TOPS Obesity and Metabolic Research Center
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226
Phone: (414) 955-4013
Fax: (414) 955-6386
Email: email@example.com
Investigative Interests:
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), Obesity, Epigenetics of adult and adolescent MetS, Gene-environment interactions in MetS etiology.
Ongoing Research:
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) affects one of every three Americans and dramatically increases their risk for cardiovascular disease. Individual phenotypic components of MetS such as skewed body fat distribution and insulin resistance are consequences of the dynamic interaction between nature (the genome) and nurture (the environment). Genomic CpG methylation status, an epigenetic regulator of gene expression, is one of the prominent mechanistic links between the genome and the environment. Studying the quantitative relationship of MetS traits and genomic methylation status is therefore likely to unravel genetic elements and pathways that have not been identified by previous genomic studies focusing on primary sequence variants.
The TOPS Obesity and Metabolic Research Center possess a unique study population that consists of multi-generational extended families of Northern European origin that have been phenotyped for 42 clinical and biological components of the MetS. These large pedigrees also contain children undergoing puberty, a crucial stage in the development of MetS in adults. I am interested in applying state-of-the-art high throughput genomic technologies to the investigation of pathogenesis of MetS using this unique population. We have recently proposed to study the relationship between regional and global DNA methylation and these 42 MetS phenotypes in these families. By combining genome-wide SNP genotype data as well as genome-wide gene expression data of the most informative pedigrees, we will be able to prioritize our candidate genes for the detailed CpG methylation study.
We hope to create a new map of MetS epigenetic markers by using our unique suite of expertise in human and animal systems. By using related human subjects and inbred mouse strains, we aim to assess heritability of CpG methylation as well as diet-, age- and sex- effects on this epigenetic feature. This will enable us to identify the epigenetic loci that can integrate environmental cues in triggering pathophysiological pathways leading to MetS, a cluster of high-risk factors for type 2 diabetes, CV disease and cancer.
Selected Peer Review Publications (*= co-first author; **= corresponding author):
Zhang Y.**, Kent Jr. J.W., Olivier M., Ali O., Broeckel U., Abdou R.M., Dyer T., Comuzzie A., Curran J.E., Carless M.A., Rainwater D.L., Göring H.H.H., Blangero J. and Kissebah A.H. (2013) QTL-based association analyses reveal novel genes influencing pleiotropy of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Obesity 21(10):2099-111.PMID: 23628382; PMC3643849.
Zhang Y.**, Kent Jr. J.W., Lee A., Cerjak D., Ali O., Diasio R. Olivier M.,Blangero J., Carless M.A., and Kissebah A.H. (2013) Fatty acid binding protein 3 (fabp3)is associated with insulin, lipids and cardiovascular phenotypes of the metabolic syndrome through epigenetic modifications in a Northern European family population. BMC Medical Genomics6:9-23.PMID: 23510163; PMC3608249.
Zhang Y.**, Kent J., Olivier M., Ali O., Cerjak D., Broeckel U., Abdou R., Dyer Anthony T., Comuzzie A.,Curran J., Carless M., Rainwater D., Göring H., Blangero J. and Kissebah A.H. (2013). A comprehensive analysis of adiponectin QTLs using SNP association, SNP cis-effects on peripheral blood gene expression and gene expression correlation identified novel metabolic syndrome (MetS) genes with potential role in carcinogenesis and systemic inflammation. BMC Medical Genomics6:14-29. PMID: 23628382; PMC3643849.
Smith E.M.*, Zhang Y.*, Baye T.M., Gawrieh S., Cole R., Blangero J., Carless M.A., Curran J.E., Dyer T.D., Abraham L.J., Moses E.K., Kissebah A.H., Martin L.J., and Olivier M. (2010) INSIG1 influences obesity-related hypertriglyceridemia in humans. Journal of Lipid Research51: 701-708. PMID:19965593 PMCID:PMC2838707.
Zhang Y.*, Smith E.M.*, Baye T.M., Kissebah A.H., Martin L.J., and Olivier M. (2010) Serotonin (5-HT) receptor 5A sequence variants affect human plasma triglyceride levels. Physiological Genomics42: 168-176.PMID:20388841 PMCID:PMC3032280.
Baye T.M.*, Zhang Y.* Smith E., Hillard C.J., Gunnell J., Myklebust J., James R., Kissebah A.H., Olivier M. * and Wilke R.A. * (2008) Genetic variation in cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) is associated with derangements in lipid homeostasis, independent of body mass index.Pharmacogenomics9 (11):1647-1656.PMID:19018721 PMCID:PMC2784739.
Zhang Y.*, Sonnenberg G.E.*, Baye T.M.*, Littrell J., Gunnell J., DeLaForest A., MacKinney E., Hillard C.J., Kissebah A.H., Olivier M. and Wilke R.A. (2010) Obesity-related dyslipidemia associated with FAAH, independent of insulin response, in multigenerational families of Northern European descent. Pharmacogenomics10 (12): 1929-1939.PMID:19958092 PMCID:PMC3003434.
Zhang Y. and Schläppi M. (2007) Cold responsive EARLI1 type HyPRPs improve freezing survival of yeast cells and form higher order complexes in plants. Planta227: 233-243.PMID:17786468.
Wu C., Chen S., Shortreed M.R., Kreitinger G. M., Yuan Y., Frey B. L., Zhang Y., Mirza S., Cirillo L. A., Olivier M., and Smith L. M.. Sequence-specific capture of protein-DNA complexes for mass spectrometric protein identification. (2011) PLoS One 6: e26217. PMID:22028835 PMCID:PMC3197616.
Book Chapters:
Zhang Y. *, Smith E. *, and Olivier M. (2008). Putting the Invader® Assay to Work: Lab Application and Data Management. In: Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: Methods and Protocols (the Methods in Molecular Biology series), 2nd edition. Vol: 578: page 363-377. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ


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YouTube Lad from Lagos stranded in London
Pity if you will poor Prince Obi - our fave Lad from Lagos who last month made a YouTube appeal for assistance - because the poor bloke's apparently stranded in London having flown in to do business with one James Alexander Smith. Sadly, it's evident that Smith has led Prince Obi a merry dance. For shame... Lovely. You can …
This is obviously some viral marketing bullshit. Do us a favour, El Reg, stop giving it airtime. You're just making it worse. :(
Viral marketing hoax.
Well, I'd bet on it. I'd also bet that sofa on which he made the first couple of videos is located somewhere in either Hampstead or Islington.
Oscar Winner
This guy is good. I'm not sure whats going on, its a bit too professional to be a real 419'er. Its too scripted, and too stereo-type conforment - its smacks of acting and makeup and setup.
That is good comedy
don't need to say anything else
brilliant !
"Whore books" ! Brilliant !
Think they've shot their bolt with the whole soap-opera bit a little now though. Could have strung this one out a little longer for our entertainment, perhaps a bit more banter between the two before the lucky "Prince" came to London but yeah - good fun while it lasted :)
I wonder what it is they're advertising, but I don't care enough to find out.
i hear
the police station might be able to fit him in.
he just needs to go in, tell his story and they'll take pity and give him a room.
although actually maybe that's a bad plan as my tax cash monies would then be spent keeping the fucker fed and alive. hmm.
Today the news is sponsored by..
Oh come on El Reg.. this is a viral. Three times you've covered it. Careful, people might start thinking you were being paid to..
it's definitely some kind of viral marketing thing, you can see the sound boom in the bottom of the video at the end.
Re: FFS
Oh come on, it's just a bit of a laugh. Looks like some guy who does acting and makes movies decided to do a 419 video. Don't take it so bloody seriously, if you're not interested, there is no one forcing you to read the article or watch the video.
I dunno some people are just too up tight.
whore books indeed
This whole utube advert scam is as fake as a pair of giant silicone jubbs.
Prince Obi should've enlisted
help from El Reg for a more authenticate prank. (I recall the first of a certain month when not everyone was so quick with skepticism.)
I agree with some though - this one cheesed it up a bit. Would've been lulzy if they'd strung it out a bit more.
methinks you're on the right track. I suspect Lester Haines is holding the camera.
getting very boring
Don't you have anything interesting to report?
Haines, I'm not the only one who has you...!
@dickwillard, you're absolutely right. I have suspected it for a while, and by now I'm most certain that this was Lester's campaign from the very beginning. The whole story was created to fit Bootnotes' pattern.
Re: Haines, I'm not the only one who has you...!
Woohoo! It's a conspiracy!
Also, that Kanye West thing was totally a stunt and everyone involved is a brilliant actor.
(Look, the moderatrix is trying to cover for Haines... that CONFIRMS it!)
Someone remind me...
Didn't El Reg itself have a dabble with video clip production many years ago? Some kind of subscription service, as I recall, in the heady days of the internet's infancy. I must admit, it's all a hazy blur now.
Marketing? Who cares?
Seriously, who gives a flying squirrel's left nutsack whether this is viral marketing or not?
It's funny.
Or are you so worried that you're such a mindless slave to marketing that you clearly won't be able to resist the creator's obvious "Jedi mind trick" ability to make you buy whatever they're selling?
Sheesh, some people just like to complain about nothing...
New vidya alert
"Bouncy Helen" has a new response to add to the melange: http://www.youtube.com/user/BouncyHelen
I'm a bit dubious about her being 24 but she has watched 34 videos. Clearly it must be real, just like Skweezy.
Oh, my...
Some commentards are just plain stupid...
Anyway, adding to the choir, the first ones were funnier, this one... Meh.
What is funniest for me is that one of my friends looks quite a bit like "Prince Obi", and speaks in a similar way too! Only he is from Liberia, not Nigeria... I'm probably committing a terrible African faux pas by saying that they sound similar -- maybe like saying that a German and French sound similar when speaking English -- but I care not.
Yeah it's probably a viral, but it's still hilarious!
Here be my theory......
This has all the marks of a BBC pre-tease campaign..
possibly something to "counter" the Darren Brown thing - which incidentally who the dooby announces a viral campaign?
Take a look at his facebook page. Apparently he was born on the 25/12. Makes me think there is some christmas link in. Don't know what though.
@Dale Richards
I'd tend to agree with you. All three joined on the 23rd Aug, and Helen was wearing a collar mike in the last film....
This guy is...
...fuckin hilarious!!!!
I laughed til my eyes welled up!!
Perspective on viral marketing
The advertising industry is one of the most hated on the planet, and the reason is simple: their job is not merely to promote a product, but to find ways to make you want to buy it. To this end,we all know that there is no depth to which they will not sink - even outright mind control would be acceptable to these morons if it were possible.
With the advent of psychological manipulation such as that made possible first by Alan Pease with his "Body Language" shows in the 80s, and more recently Derren Brown, most of us are increasingly aware of our vulnerability to this kind of manipulation. Noting seanj's comment above, if you think you are immune to marketing "Jedi mind tricks" you are deluding yourself. Unless you have a PhD in psych science, chances are you've purchased at least one product on the strength of manipulative advertising, whether or not you were aware of being manipulated at the time. I myself have become a paranoid advert-hater as a result of this manipulative behaviour of the advertising industry, and even I've been sucked in on a few occasions; I'll freely admit it.
This new wave of viral marketing is just the latest attempt by the advertising industry to invade popular culture and humour and turn it to their own devious ends. This awareness is why so many of the commenters above hate it. It demeans and belittles the value of humour and infects cultural memetics with false memes. Fortunately society has its own antibodies against this disease: a meme becomes "old" or "uncool" the moment the advertising industry gets its grubby mitts on it. Look at what happened to the rickroll, for example - it's dead in the water. And look at how easily the majority of people here have spotted this video series for what it is - a viral marketing attempt, with "Prince Obi" soon to appear on YouTube or even on TV selling something or other - and people will say "Oh, that's that funny guy on YouTube!" and create an association of humour that supposedly will induce them to buy the product.
Yet it'll probably backfire. Would you buy something from someone you had been led to think was a fraudster?
I used to think...
That the El Reg journos were 'cool dudes from tha neighberhooood'; hip, swingin' and down wit' da kids!
Not any more though, no-sir-ree.
Not after your repeated reporting of what is obviously a bunch of drama students trying their hardest to not get a job!
Helen is branded in third video
I join with some others in not caring if this is some kind of advertising gimmick, but those that seem to care might like to know that in her third video Helen has exchanged a reference to one "A" word for a reference to another.
So what?
Just because something is viral, doesn't mnean it isn't entertaining or funny. Take the meerkat adverts. Garanted they're becomming less funny and a tad predictable but they're still entertaining.
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Five candidates have filed nomination papers for the upcoming councillor by-election for Estevan City Council.
Lynn Chipley, Trevor Knibbs, Rev. Stewart Miller, Mohammad Waseem and Marge Young are the candidates for the by-election, which will happen April 23. Chipley and Young filed today, just hours before the deadline to submit papers.
Knibbs and Miller submitted papers on Monday, while Waseem was the first to file. His papers came in on March 11.
Chipley is the only one of the five to have served on council before. The owner of Century 21 Border Real Estate Service in Estevan, she was a councillor from 2006 to 2012. She ran for mayor in the 2012 civic election, but was defeated by Roy Ludwig.
Knibbs operates Power Dodge in Estevan, and is making his first foray into civic politics. But he has served in a variety of capacities in the community in the last few years.
Miller is the pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan. He has spent more than 12 years in the community in two stints in Estevan, and has also been involved in numerous organizations.
Waseem ran for council in the 2012 civic election, and finished eighth. He runs the Fas Gas service station in Estevan.
Young is a retired teacher who has been at the forefront of the effort to twin Highways 39 and 6 from North Portal to Regina in recent years, as she has been the co-chair of Estevan's Time to Twin committee.
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A distribution to the poor of corn
from Woolaston Grange was said to have been made
from the time of the foundation of Tintern Abbey. (fn. 17)
No dole was made after 1546 when John Conway,
steward of Henry, Earl of Worcester, obtained a
lease of two-thirds of the Grange and defended
apparently with success an action by the parishioners
to recover the gift in 1559. (fn. 18) Henry Newland, Abbot
of Tintern, gave the church house with a small
piece of village green at the east end of the churchyard as an alms-house in 1501. (fn. 19) It was pulled down
c. 1818 and replaced by a range of five dwellings for
five poor widows, (fn. 20) which became disused in the
later 19th century. The site of the alms-house was
exchanged by the trustees for ½ a. land at Woolaston
Common belonging to Col. P. S. Marling in 1904, (fn. 21)
who conveyed it and neighbouring land for the
enlargement of the graveyard. (fn. 22) A sum of 4d. was
distributed for the relief of the poor c. 1547 from
land left for obits. (fn. 23) Richard and Margaret Clayton
gave an annuity of 20s. for the poor and 2s. to the
churchwardens in 1595. (fn. 24) The charity to the poor
was distributed in bread on Good Friday c. 1958. (fn. 25)
Thomas James of Bristol gave £100 in 1618 (fn. 26)
which was to be lent by the churchwardens to
employ ten poor widows in spinning, each having
the use of £10 interest-free for 12 years. Owing to
the difficulty of carrying out the donor's intention
the money was apparently lent to anyone offering
security and by 1828 £50 had been lost irrecoverably.
The interest at that date was paid for the use of the
school, but it was proposed that it should in future
again be applied for the benefit of the poor. (fn. 27) The
charity could not be traced in 1969. A bread charity
of £1 a year was established by Mary and Elizabeth
Smart in 1685, (fn. 28) and was still distributed in 1969.
The rector, Robert Griffith, is said to have given
another bread charity of 40s. a year in 1719; (fn. 29)
the gift is not recorded other than in the late
18th century, and there may have been confusion
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