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Deadline: December 1, 2015
Location: Oklahoma, USA.
Type: Fully Funded.
The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma has partnered with the U.S. Department of State, the Center for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) at BRAC University in Bangladesh, BRAC Myanmar in Burma and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) to host a five-week professional exchange in the United States that includes a professional fellowship placement at an American small business organization. The first Professional Fellows Exchange program for 2016 will be in May and another is scheduled for October 2016.
This program, funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Professional Fellows Program, will inject Bangladeshi, Burmese and Indian mid-level emerging leaders in small or start-up business ventures, business administration, government, NGOs, business education, incubation hubs, community training programs or social entrepreneurship into working small businesses in Oklahoma and associate them with one of America's leading universities. The program aims to provide professional experience and training that will nurture participants' talent and prepare them for more responsible leadership positions in their businesses, communities and society in general as they return to their countries. In addition, the program will provide U.S.-based small business stakeholders an opportunity to collaborate with their Bangladeshi, Burmese and Indian counterparts as they participate in a two-week outbound exchange to the respective countries in June/July 2016 and December 2016/January 2017.
Interested applicants must adhere to the following requirements to be eligible to apply:
- Be emerging leaders in either government, civil society or the private sector in Bangladesh/Burma/India who have demonstrated expertise in economic empowerment and entrepreneurial/small business development in the respective countries;
- Have relevant experience and expertise in the small business/entrepreneurship/economic empowerment profession;
- Be a citizen of either Bangladesh, Burma or India;
- Be interested in experiencing hands-on the activities in a U.S. business or economic empowerment organization;
- Be committed to the importance of a sustainable and empowering business sector in a democracy;
- Be proficient in written and spoken English as the entire exchange program and professional placements will be conducted in English;
- Be computer-literate;
- Be between the ages of 25 and 40.
In selecting participants, the grantee organization and its in-country partners will also give preference to candidates who are:
- Self-directed;
- Able to work independently, as well as in a teamwork environment;
- Able to adjust to changing cultural settings and environments;
- Considered leaders in their profession and their community;
- Genuinely interested in developing and/or expanding on an individual project of their own selection in their home workplace or community; and
- Innovative and open to new ideas.
Additional program requirements include:
- Ability to travel without family members (including children) or other individuals (relatives, friends);
- A guarantee that participants will, at all times, comply with all program requirements and program activities.
Through this program, participants will specifically:
- Be exposed to the day-to-day workings of the U.S. business workplace through quality professional experiences of four weeks;
- Gain exposure to a variety of American business organizations and networks in Oklahoma and Washington, D.C.;
- Get a conceptual and practical background for integrating themselves into the American business environment through conceptual lectures, discussions and exercises to expose them to concepts related to budgeting, business plans, strategic communication, leadership and management principles, social media developments, the business/government interface, intellectual property, contracts and business ethics;
- Enhance their leadership skills to facilitate positive change in their workplaces and communities as they develop personally and professionally;
- Participate in weekly face-to-face feedback sessions with University of Oklahoma faculty to reflect on their professional experiences for that week;
- Be exposed to a variety of business networks in Oklahoma designed to support start-up companies and to governmental/media institutions that can influence business;
- Be exposed to rich cultural experiences that represent Oklahoma's unique environment especially the Native American experience, and exposure to American family life in a variety of settings;
- Become acquainted with the Bangladeshi-American, Burmese-American and Indian-American communities in the Oklahoma City metro area;
- Be exposed to networking opportunities with U.S. placement hosts and partner organizations in an ongoing discussion and exchange of ideas, support and resources;
- Get connected to a network of alumni from previous professional exchanges programs, professional placement providers and university faculty to facilitate ongoing discussion and exchange through social networking; and
- Have the opportunity to reconnect with Oklahoma stakeholders who will make reciprocal visits to Bangladesh, Burma and India.
Application Process:
If you are interested in applying for this program, fill out the online application form at Note that all application and supporting material MUST be provided in English. The deadline for submitting the online application is December 1, 2015. The grantee organization and in-country partner will review applications from December 2, 2015 onward and set up in-person interviews with a shortlist of candidates in the respective countries in January 2016.
If you have questions, contact the following in-country representatives:
- Bangladesh: Shamim E. Haque ([email protected]);
- Burma: Kazi Faisalbin Seraj ([email protected]);
- India: Sanjay Pal ([email protected]);
Or contact program director Elanie Steyn ([email protected]) at the University of Oklahoma.
Organized by: The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma.


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Davos is here again, so it's time for Oxfam's new report on prosperity and poverty, wealth and work.
As the masters of the universe (or at least planet earth) gather in Davos, here's a curtain-raiser from Deborah Hardoon, Oxfam's Deputy Head of Research, introducing its new report. Gotta love a data release. Every year I look forward to the release of the Credit Suisse Global Wealth databook. An immense piece of work, developed over […]Read More »
The income of the world's poor is going up, but they're $1 trillion poorer. What's going on?
Oxfam number cruncher Deborah Hardoon tries to get her head round something weird – according to the stats, the poorest half of the people are getting poorer even though their incomes are rising. It has become something of a tradition that in January every year we take a look at the Forbes list of billionaires […]Read More »
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text: John Gabrielson is Vice President of Analytical Sciences at KBI Biopharma where he oversees the Louisville, Colorado site. Prior to joining KBI, John co-founded Elion Labs in 2015, where he served as President and CEO and was accountable for defining Elion's strategic direction and implementing its business plan. Prior to Elion, John led an analytical organization at Amgen focused on developing and implementing analytical methods for structural characterization and comparability testing of biologics from late-stage clinical development through commercialization and post-approval. John received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado.


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Get ready to dive into your red, white, and blue paper stash with these beautiful handmade, stamped card ideas for 4th of July…
But first!
… indulge me in a little Forth to July humor (in honor of my father-in-law, who is 99 years old, fought in WWII, and is a lover of all the bad jokes ever written…)
What was the most popular dance in 1776? Indepen-dance.
What did one flag say to the other flag? Nothing. It just waved.
And lastly… Did you hear the one about the Liberty Bell? (Yeah, it cracked me up, too!)
Okay… now that I got that out of my system 😀 Let's start making cards!
(Oh yeah! And don't forget to download your FREE digi-stamps below…)
Here are 7 beautiful inspirations for your 4th of July celebration, PLUS a FREE sentiment download so you can start craft right away!
Seven Card Idea Inspirations for Independence Day
Card 1 – Red, White & Shaker Card
This Shaker-style card from Queen & Co. is sooo pretty! (Plus, I've got some washi-tape that will be perfect for replicating that background!)
Card 2 – Americana
I'm a sucker for anything with a sepia-toned, Americana feel 🙂 Plus: The star-flag combo, buttons, and twine makes this card look extra-special.
Card 3 – Picnic or BBQ Ready
Looking for an idea for invites? Maybe for your BBQ, picnic or pool party? Who wouldn't love getting this beauty in the mail? (I was sold once I saw the mason jar stamp 🙂
Card 4 – All About the Paper
Have a 'Merica themed paper you love? Then show it off with a layout that celebrates the paper! (And America, of course 🙂 The adorable little pinwheel is an extra fun bonus. I found easy instructions on how to make a paper pinwheel here.
Card 5 – Keep it Simply Red, White, and Blue
You don't need anything special to make this card! Just some basic paper colors, with maybe a little embossed white paper, glitter and ribbon to make it all come to life!
Oh, and don't forget to grab your FREE SENTIMENT DOWNLOAD (which really makes this a quick and easy card to inspire your next craft-room creation!)
Card 6 – More Pinwheels!
If you have a stamp featuring a little girl or boy, then you've got everything you need to make a replica of this card! (Don't forget your quickie instructions on how to make a paper pinwheel.)
Card 7 – Celebrate Those Who Serve!
Take a moment this year to create a card that celebrates those who serve! Whether you know someone on active duty or retired, it's a special way to show them you care. ❤
And don't forget to grab your FREE digi-stamp sentiments HERE– and let the card making begin!
Until next week, happy scrapping & card making!
❤ Love, glitter, and washi tape,
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PS. Have you heard about the digi-stamp group we've started called Mad Stamper Society???
We're running a great discount this month, so be sure to check it out here!
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WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Chase and Southwest Airlines introduce the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Card, a new credit card for business owners with an enhanced day-of-travel experience and accelerated earning in key business spending categories.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Card has a new Cardmember offer of 80,000 points after qualifying spend. This is the highest-ever bonus for the Southwest portfolio.
"Through research, we heard directly from business owners that they're looking for simple and attainable perks out of their business credit cards, as well as more rewards for the business they do," said Leslie Gillin, Chase Co-Branded Cards President. "That was the inspiration for the new Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Card, which is all about providing business owners with the reward categories most relevant to them, while at the same time offering enhanced travel benefits from an airline known for its exemplary Customer Service."
"Our Customers are always our top priority, and we're making it even easier for them to travel and earn more Rapid Reward points. Our new Performance Business Card adds new perks, which include more enhanced benefits specifically designed with business travelers in mind," said Ryan Green, Southwest Airlines Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "We are proud to offer a card that truly supports the entrepreneurial spirit, and offers great rewards."
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Card benefits include:
- 9,000 anniversary points after your Cardmember anniversary
- 3 points per $1 spent on Southwest Airlines flights and hotel/car rental partners
- 2 points per $1 spent on social media and search engine advertising
- 2 points per $1 spent on internet, cable and phone services
- Four upgraded boardings per year (when available),
- Inflight WiFi Credits
- up to $100 Global Entry or TSA PreCheck® Fee Credit
Performance Cardmembers will also enjoy the same benefits as Premier Business Cardmembers, including:
- 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Earn tier qualifying points that count towards A-List and A-List preferred status (1,500 TQP for each $10,000 spend up to 15,000)
- Points earned count towards Companion Pass
- Points don't expire as long as account is open
- No foreign transaction fees
- Employee cards at no additional cost
And Cardmembers are always able to take advantage of the existing benefits of flying Southwest:
- No blackout dates or seat restrictions when you redeem with points
- Bags fly free®
- No change fees
Chase and Southwest are commemorating the launch of the Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Card by hosting networking events for business owners called #BigDreamsStartSmall. At these events, business owners will have the opportunity to network, listen to a panel of business experts talk about what it takes to grow a business.
The Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Card has a $199 annual fee. To learn more visit: chase.com/SWAPerformanceCard.
About Chase
Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.7 trillion and operations worldwide. Chase serves nearly half of America's households with a broad range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. Customers can choose how and where they want to bank: Nearly 5,000 branches, 16,000 ATMs, mobile, online and by phone. For more information, go to Chase.com.
About Southwest Airlines
In its 48th year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other air carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by more than 59,000 Employees to a Customer base topping 120 million passengers annually. Southwest became the nation's largest domestic air carrier in 2003 and maintains that ranking based on the U.S. Department of Transportation's most recent reporting of domestic originating passengers boarded. In peak travel seasons, Southwest operates more than 4,000 weekday departures among a network of 101 destinations in the United States and 10 additional countries.
Southwest coined Transfarency® to describe its purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and fairly, and low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only major U.S. airline to offer bags fly free® to everyone (first and second checked pieces of luggage, size and weight limits apply, some carriers offer free checked bags on select routes or in qualified circumstances), and there are no change fees, though fare differences might apply.
Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world, known for a triple bottom line approach that contributes to the carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of its People and the communities they serve, and an overall commitment to efficiency and the planet. Learn more about how the carrier gives back to communities across the world by visiting Southwest.com/citizenship.
Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online at Southwest Airlines or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA.


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The Istituto Geografico Militare, abbreviated to IGM, or The Military Geographic Institute is an Italian State organization, under the auspices of the Italian Army, General Staff. It is the national mapping agency for the Republic of Italy and was so for the former Kingdom of Italy.
Its headquarters are in the Via Cesare Battisti, Florence in Tuscany, and the Institute occupies the Santissima Annunziata Cloister in that town. It was established by King Victor Emanuel II (Vittorio Emanuele II) in 1861 and it is governed by national statute: No. 68l, February 2nd, 1960- which was passed, more or less on its centenary.
The Institute describes itself thus:
"L'Istituto geografico militare ha il compito di fornire supporto geotopocartografico alle Unità e ai Comandi dell'Esercito italiano.
L'istituto svolge le funzioni di ente cartografico dello Stato ai sensi della Legge n. 68 in data 2 febbraio 1960. L'Istituto opera, quindi, per assicurare ai numerosi utenti, sia pubblici che privati, prodotti cartograficiche offrano la totale garanzia, in termini di contenuti e di ufficialità, per la descrizione del territorio.
Trae le sue origini dall'Ufficio Tecnico del Corpo di Stato maggiore del Regio Esercito che nel 1861 aveva riunito in sè le tradizioni e le esperienze dell'omologo Ufficio del Regno sardo, del Reale Officio topografico Napoletano e dell'Ufficio Topografico toscano. Trasferito da Torino a Firenze nel 1865, nella sede attualmente occupata, fu trasformato in Istituto topografico militare nel 1872 per assumere, 10 anni più tardi, l'attuale denominazione.
Le attività principali dell'Istituto sono: produzione, aggiornamento e cessione di cartografia a media e piccola scala; copertura aerofotogrammetrica del territorio nazionale; costituzione e gestione della banca dati geografica; manutenzione dei confini di stato; conservazione della cartografia storica nazionale. Il personale dell'Istituto è impegnato nelle operazioni a supporto della Pace."
Which I loosely précis as:
"The Institute Military Cartography, abbreviated to IGM, is responsible for providing support to land-cartographic units and operates under the auspices of the Italian Army.
The institute acts as the mapping agency of the Italian State according to Law Number 68 which came into force on the 2nd of February 1960. The Institute operates to ensure, on behalf of its many users: both public and private, the production of cartographic products that provide total reliability, in terms of content and detail, for the geological description of the territory of Italy.
The Institute traces its origins back to the Engineering Staff Corps of the Army in the year 1861, and that body took over and embraced the traditions of the former corresponding Geographic Office of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the "Real Officio Topographico Neapolitano" and Tuscan Topographical Bureau. The Institute was transferred from Turin to Florence in 1865, and was there located on the site that it currently occupies, which was transformed into Topographic Military Institute in 1872 . 10 years later its name was changed to the present one.
The main activities of the Institute are:
The production, updating and sale of cartography drawn to medium and small scales.
Aero-photographic Survey of the National Territory of Italy.
The establishment and management of a geographic archive for the country.
The maintenance of State Borders.
The Preservation of the National Archive of Historical Maps.
In their historical notes they note the following: (this is a very loose translation to put the text into readable English)
" In the 19th century most European States, aware for the need for reliable and up to date cartography to serve their military and strategic needs, as well as the development of their respective countries, formed State bodies responsible for drawing up geometric surveys and systematic Cartographic surveys of their own and other territories.
Italy, because of the particular historical events, only put into place a unified mapping project after 1870.
The Government of the Kingdom of Italy, considering the work of the pre-unification period to be uneven and inaccurate So, in 1872, it commissioned the "Military Topographical Institute" (which then changed to its current name of Military Geographic Institute in 1882). The goal was for a general understanding and mapping of State territory. In due course, the new Topographic Map of Italy to the scale of 1: 100,000 was completed. The Institute was formed by the merger of the Technical Staff Corps of the former Kingdom of Sardinia with the Institutes and mapping bureaux of the previously existing states in the Peninsula. It inherited the scientific and cartographic culture of pre-unification times: a major component of which was as the depositary and inheritor of the School and Tradition of National Mapping.
The Institute Military Geographic (IGM).
Thus the IGM began its work in the service of Italy, in times of peace and war, promoting scientific and technological progress, using and teaching the discipline of cartography, while keeping up to date with developments and studying important physical aspects of the national territory; and always honouring their primary mission: the production of the topographical and geological works at the service of the State.
This was written originally as: "Nel XIX secolo la gran parte degli stati europei, consapevoli della necessità di disporre di cartografia affidabile e aggiornata per servire non solo le esigenze di carattere militare ma anche quelle di sviluppo tecnologico e sociale dei rispettivi paesi, si erano dotati di appositi organismi incaricati dell´esecuzione di lavori di inquadramento geometrico e di rilevamento cartografico sistematico e regolare dei territori di pertinenza.
L´Italia, a causa delle particolari vicende storiche, solo dopo il 1870 formulò un progetto cartografico unitario.
Il governo del Regno, considerando inadeguati i disomogenei lavori preunitari affidò nel 1872 all´Istituto Topografico Militare (il quale assunse l´attuale denominazione nel 1882) l´esecuzione del progetto di rilevamento generale del territorio dello Stato e della formazione della nuova Carta Topografica d´Italia alla scala 1:100000. L´Istituto, formatosi dalla fusione dell´Ufficio Tecnico del Corpo di Stato Maggiore del Regno Sardo con gli Istituti e gli Uffici topografici e cartografici dei diversi stati esistenti nella penisola prima che si compisse la sua unità politica, ereditò il materiale scientifico e cartografico preunitario caratterizzandosi di fatto come il depositario e continuatore della scuola e della tradizione cartografica nazionale. L´I.G.M. iniziò così un lungo e proficuo viaggio al servizio dell´Italia, in pace e in guerra, promuovendo lo sviluppo della cultura scientifica e del progresso tecnologico, esercitando l´insegnamento delle discipline geotopocartografiche, assicurando costante concorso di pensiero e di azione per la risoluzione di importanti problemi attinenti, in genere, gli aspetti fisici del territorio nazionale, ma soprattutto onorando la missione primaria relativa all´esecuzione dei lavori geodetici e topocartografici volti al soddisfacimento dei bisogni di informazione geografica dello Stato"
The New Map of Italy 1: 100000
The surveying of the authoritative "Map of Italy" began in 1878: it was of sufficient importance to draw the attention of the experts and professional groups and also of the authorities of the Kingdom.
The preamble to the founding bill presented on the 3rd of February 1875 placed particular emphasis on the importance of having maps that "not only serve the purposes of the traveller and the curious, but also aid research in all branches of civilisation."
This major project occupied the IGM for almost thirty years: measurements were carried out at a scale of 1: 50000 for about ¾ of the national territory and the scale of 1: 25000 for the most densely urbanised regions and those of the most militarily significance. The mixed method graph- numerically, with the use of a uniform base line led to the final definitive mapping of the territory of the unified state,as and was published as: "The Topographical Map of Italy."
The original definitive map was followed by the publication of the entire work on 271 sheets at a scale of 1: 100,000.
Compared to the OS in England or German Maps, the IGM maps have a hand drawn quality- the wording is in an Italic pen like script and the founding date is important to the manner of production because, as is was roughly a century later than the Ordnance Survey of England, Copper Plate or Steel Place was not strictly necessary and the work may always have been lithographic. The virtue of the lithographic stone or zinc plate is that anything that can be hand drawn or written can be printed- and as this printing form can be offset- another barrier to naturalness is breached. However, the script used by the IGM can be difficult to interpret- but that is a matter of style only. Off-setting is the printing of a positive from a stone or plate by transferring the ink from plate to paper via a tracked rubber roller- thus the image is inverted twice and so prints positive. Lithography uses no engraving but a block which retains moisture. The principle is that a simple chemical processes creates a positive image which is a water-repelling or hydrophobic; where as the negative parts of the image are water-retaining or hydrophilic. So, when the plate is inked up with a compatible ink, the ink will adhere to the positive image and will be repelled from the negative image. Thus there is no barrier between the artist or draughtsman and his image- not necessity to transcribe it into cut or etched lines, and no necessity to draw or write in an inverted manner.
One superiority of IGM maps is their marking of vegetation- In a landscape relatively poor in tree cover- Italian IGM maps name many species and provide symbols for each: citrus, vine, willow, poplar, chestnut, oak and elm, beech, fir and larch, cedar, cypress. Note that oak and elm, and fir and larch, share symbols.
The other feature underlined by the 1920s and 30s maps is the advanced nature of the country's infrastructure- with electric railways and autostrada at a time when such things were almost entirely absent from England and Wales. Another feature of the pre War IGM maps is the dating- Anno VII, Anno IV, and this seems to return to a base date of 1922 which is the year that the government of Mussolini took power. There is a hint of the same "resetting of history" that was attempted in the French Revolution.
It must be noted that the Kingdom of Italy survived throughout the Mussolini period and the modern republic was declared on June 2nd 1946. There had been a Republic of Italy from 1802-1805 under Napoleonic rule. This date setting cannot be from the accession of Victor Emanuel III- for he became King in 1900.
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Like many of my classmates, shortly after college, I joined the ranks of a top strategy and management consulting firm. I knew I was signing up for long hours, but the reality of that didn't really sink until a few months in, when I asked for a vacation day to go to a friend's wedding. My request was granted, sort of. My wife handled the long drive to the wedding, while I spent my "day off" in the passenger's seat working furiously on my laptop, with occasional stops at cafes to recharge my computer and send emails via the free wifi. This pace continued for months – even on national holidays, I holed up in my apartment to work — and I began to wonder how long I could continue.
Unfortunately, this story of impending burnout is not unusual. In fact, as recently as 2012, a Gallup poll revealed that 40% of U.S. workers "were so stressed out they felt burnt out." Stress and anxiety are cited in 70% of the calls placed to phone-counseling lines at Workplace Options, a provider of employee-assistance programs. This may not be too surprising since working hours continue to climb for the highest paid workers. In the last 30 years, the multi-century trend of the best-paid workers working less than the lowest-paid workers has been turned on its head. Today, the best paid are about twice as likely to work long hours as the most poorly paid. According to a 2008 survey, the vast majority of professionals (94%) worked 50 hours or more a week, and almost half worked more than 65 hours a week.
Employers have not missed or ignored this troubling reality. Instead, they've tried three different strategies over the last few decades.
While each of these approaches have some merit, they all fail to address the root cause: overwork. My guess is that most employers know this, but don't know what they can do about it without sacrificing their bottom lines. Fortunately, there are strategies we each can use to cope on our own.
That's what I decided to do as the path to burnout became more certain. Intrigued by the possibility of a way out of the burnout cycle, a coworker (Colin) and I started meeting every other week to discuss productivity. We didn't have much of an objective and it showed. We had little to show for six months of meeting. To give more rigor to our meetings, we decided to define a metric for our productivity: average weekly hours worked. We began measuring it and setting goals for reducing it. In one month, we decreased our average weekly hours worked by 10% compared to our baseline average. Over the ensuing six months, we improved that figure further, such that our average hours worked over the course of those six months were 15-20% lower than our baseline average. But we were still getting just as much done as before.
We didn't quite know what we had done to make such a difference, other than tracking our time and meeting bi-weekly. But we saw, for the first time, that our previous work habits – developed unintentionally or copied from others — had cost us a lot of time.
This was the first time I realized that most people have no idea whether they're really being productive or not. But it wouldn't be the last. What started as a bi-weekly meeting with my coworker, Colin, evolved into a 3-office initiative involving over 40 colleagues that spanned two years. (Disclosure: this experience ultimately led me to leave that job and found Zarvana, a company that offers productivity technology and services.) I've realized specifically what enables people to scale back on the hours they put in, while actually improving their performance:
While the path to great productivity described above is not rocket science, my guess would be that most of you won't stay on it long enough to see the benefits unless you reckon with the following truth. Becoming more productive ultimately requires an investment now for the promise of future benefits. This means that in the midst of your busyness and impending burnout, you actually need to add another task to your to-do list. Until you can make becoming more productive a priority, it will remain elusive.
Even so, the good news remains that there is an answer. I am hopeful that even as individuals embark on this journey, employers, too, will go beyond making up for the burnout problem, making it more fun, or even making it better, and commit to solving the problem of overwork. And to do that, they no longer have to demand less. By helping their employees make behavior changes and develop productive habits, they can get more work at higher quality out of their employees, while finding them healthier and happier.


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Ranked: These are the least expensive island destinations for 2017
Spring break is flying by and it's hard not to dream up your next vacation.
Maybe you want to go to New York City's concrete jungle, or one of America's many national parks, or all you need in you life might be the warm sand of a beach. Well, if your next vacation goal is the latter of those three, we're here to help.
Comparison group Price of Travel has compiled and ranked the cheapest Caribbean islands to travel. The criteria for the ranking was the sum of the average cost of a 3-star hotel for a 7-night stay and flights from New York City (since it's one of the furthest American cities from the Caribbean).
LIVE IT UP: TripAdvisor names the best all-inclusive resorts around the world
Keep in mind that every nation has different standards for what a 3-star hotel is. A 3-star hotel in one country may not even amount to a 1-star hotel in another. For new travelers, it's important to research what criteria comes into play for a 3-star hotel in your destination of choice.
Bermuda, Turks & Caicos and The Bahamas were included in the ranking even though they technically aren't defined as Caribbean islands. These were included as good alternatives for a Caribbean-like scenery, according to the methodology used by Price of Travel.
Furthermore, it is important to mention that the CDC has travel notices for the majority of the Caribbean islands, because of the Zika virus. So, if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, keep the CDC's warning in mind before traveling. If not, just be sure you load up on mosquito spray and remember that the Zika virus can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, as well.
STAY SAFE: The four ways you can get the Zika virus


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What a whirlwind !
June 17, 2017
Hello again. It certainly has been a whirlwind of projects, celebrations, busy days, and change. I am happy to be writing again!
Where do I start? Perhaps from the beginning, make a list, then go from there.
1. April 26th, Rebecca's Senior Honor's Night
2. April 29th, Mom's 75th Birthday Party in my garden.
3. May 3rd, Rebecca's ESUHSD Photography Show and Awards
4. May 10th, Book signing event I organized for a client.
5. May 18th, my "first" workshop this year!
6. May 20th, Rebecca's Senior Ball
7. May 24th, Janet and Kalisha in town, a family picnic.
8. May 25th, Rebecca's High School Graduation
9. May 26th, Rebecca's Graduation Party
10. May 27th, Mitty's graduation, brunch, and a party.
11. May 28th, Two graduation parties.
12. June 5th – 9th, Rebecca's graduation trip to Universal Studios and Disneyland.
13. June 18th, Father's Day and the Morgan Hill Car Show (okay this is tomorrow).


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I've mentioned before how great the blogging and writing community is on Twitter. It's so supportive and people love to lift one another up and give shoutouts to others!
Well, this week, I received a great shoutout! Joy over at The Joyous Living nominated me for The Versatile Blogger Award! I love book tags like these… it's so fun to find out more about each other!
Here are the rules for this award:
- Thank the person who nominated you, and include a link to their blog.
- Share 7 things about yourself.
- Nominate more bloggers that you follow for this award! (The original rules say 15 but I'll do a shorter list!)
Thanks to Joy for the nomination… here's a link to her Versatile Blogger post:
So… here are some fun facts about me:
~ I am *totally* a dog person. I've always lived with a dog, and our current pup is a standard poodle. I actually call him the not-so-standard poodle, because the boy is quirky! He's also pretty sure he's second in command after dad, but he loves his mama a lot so that makes up for the 89% of the time he doesn't really listen to me.
~ Becoming a book blogger seemed like a really natural choice when I wanted to start a website, because I've *always* been a reader! Does everyone remember living for the Scholastic Book fairs during elementary school?!? They still do them, if you're out of the loop and wondering! (International friends, maybe that's just a US thing?)
~ I never leave home without lip gloss, and whenever possible, I prefer it sparkly!!
~ Pizza is my favorite food. Like, I'm not sure I've ever turned down pizza in my life, and I don't foresee a time when that will happen.
~ Gilmore Girls is everything, and Lorelai is my spirit animal. I didn't watch the show while it was actually airing, but discovered it later on Netflix. Now I've watched the entire series three times and counting!
~ Word games and trivia games are my thing. I love Words with Friends, Scrabble, Boggle, etc. And no one in my house will play Trivial Pursuit with me anymore. Apparently I "always win" and I'm "super competitive." Or something.
~ My favorite role in life, hands down, is being a mom. I have a teenager now and he's amazing. But I do want to freeze time, because I'm told that eventually he'll finish growing up and want to… LEAVE ME. Sigh. It's fine. I guess I'll just get more dogs or something. And maybe move in across the street from my kid and his family. I mean, it worked on that TV show, right?? (I'm kidding, of course… probably…)
And finally… here are a few more bloggers I'd like to nominate to be next for the Versatile Blogger Award:
Christine @ The Uncorked Librarian
Thanks to everyone for joining in… hope you enjoyed! Don't forget to take a peek at Joy's blog and the blogs I nominated above. Hope your weekend has been fabulous… happy reading, friends!


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[Excerpt] Why are boys so much more likely to be academically disengaged in secondary school? It's not because school is too difficult for them. Standardized test scores are comparable and they are less likely to say they "Find the schoolwork too hard to understand". It's not because they believe that 'the things' they 'are learning in school' are less important "for your later life". Answers to this question are unrelated to gender. They also enjoy "being at school" just as much as girls. So what is the cause? This paper will attempt to answer this question and then suggest school policies that can improve peer support for effort and engagement.
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Employees of the Linn Woolen Mill at a Company Gathering around 1877
at Mill Owner Archibald Linn's (sitting front center) home on Commercial Street.
at Mill Owner Archibald Linn's (sitting front center) home on Commercial Street.
Our Hartland People Page takes a look at some of the many faces of Hartland over its history including a brief biography. For those we have (and will) list below, you'll usually find, when noted, more detail about them on their individual Family Tree which is located under the DOCUMENTS & MAPS Tab of the website with more trees being added and/or updated constantly. Many may also be found at the respective Hartland cemetery they were interred listed on our Cemetery Page under the same tab. If no family tree currently exists or they are interred outside of Hartland, there's usually some reference to a location or story on the site associated with their connection to Hartland.
William Moor (1776-1848) first came to explore Hartland around 1796 and purchased property almost a mile wide and a mile long on both sides of the Sebasticook River. He returned to his native Goffstown, New Hampshire where he married Sally Moor. In 1802 they returned to the property and he built the first sawmill and their home on what became Commercial Street. He traded some of his property with Captain Joseph Ireland in Corinna around 1811. They would eventually move to Corinna with their 6 youngest children while their 2 oldest children, Maria (Moor) Stinchfield & James Moor, remained in Hartland. William & Sally are buried in the Corinna Village Cemetery. (See Moor/Moore Family, Baird Family & Commercial Street)
Philomelia (Starbird) Elliott (1833-1910) was the daughter of David Starbird & Affie Fogg of North Hartland. She married John Hancock Elliott in 1854 and had 7 children. The Starbird Family are one of the oldest settlers of North Hartland and Starbird Pond bears their namesake. (See Starbird & Elliott Family)
Dr. Lynne Harry Blanchard (b.1872) operated the Hartland Drug Store from about 1895-1906 and served as a physician for many years to the people of Hartland. He married Carrie Linn, daughter of Thomas Archibald Linn. Dr. Blanchard moved to Pittsfield about 1906 to become a full-time physician but still offered his services in Hartland. (See Linn Family & Commercial Street)
Albert W. Miller (1835-1916) was born in Palmyra and moved to Hartland around 1860 where he opened the A. W. Miller Drug Store on Main Street. Miller was very active in town affairs and served in several offices including Town Selectman, Liquor Agent, Probate Judge and a Maine State Representative. (See Miller Family & Main Street)
Allen W. Webber (1840-1920) and his wife, Louisa (Tripp) Webber (1840-1934) pictured about 1905. Allen served in the Civil War with the 22nd Maine, Company K. Their daughter, Lena (Webber) Davis, and her husband would build the Davis Block at Warren Square in the mid 1920s. (See Webber Family, Tripp Family & Warren Square)
The Webb Family Back Row (L-R): Nina, Cora & Eva Webb. Front Row: Almeda (Moor) & Nathan Webb. In 1932, Nina Webb-Scott would bequeath the family house to open a hospital. Almeda is a daughter of James Moor who originally built the house around 1820. James is a son of William Moor. (See Moor/Moore Family & Scott-Webb Memorial Hospital)
The Archibald Linn Family Heirs The 3 surviving heirs of Archibald Linn; Thomas Archibald, Robert Wilson Linn, Sr. & Mary Isabelle (Linn) Fuller, along with spouses and other members of the Linn Family pose on the roof of the new 1892 Linn Woolen Mill addition on Main Street about 1900. (See Linn Family, Fuller Family and Woolen Mills & Tanneries)
Walter Ernest Mebroy Seekins (1860-1910) came from St Albans and built his store on Commercial Street in the mid 1880s. The store, pictured here with Walter on the right and Elberton P. Dyer, would be operated by several different owners over the next few decades. In 1903, Seekins purchased land from Calvin Blake, Jr and extended a road from Commercial Street through to Blake Street which became known as Seekins Street. (See Walter Seekins Family, Commercial Street & Seekins Street)
Archibald Linn (1818-1889) and his wife, Grace (Wilson) Linn (1819-1884) first came to Massachusetts from Scotland in 1848 where he worked and later built several woolen mills. After moving to Dexter in the late 1850s, they came to Hartland in 1862 where he built the Linn Woolen Mill. They lived on Commercial Street and were known for entertaining both family and employees. Mr. Linn played a major role in town affairs and was one of the driving forces behind the railroad coming to town in 1886. He was also was of the original founders of The Wild Goose Club at Castle Harmony on Great Moose Pond which was built on property he owned. (See Linn Family, Commercial Street, SMRR, Castle Harmony & Woolen Mills & Tannery)
The Baird Family are direct descendants of the Moor Family via Harriet's lineage. Pictured around 1910 are Alfred & Harriet (Stinchfield) Baird with their children Carl, Arthur, Frederick, Stuart, Harold, Elmer, Marion and Ethel. Harold operated a wood delivery service while Stuart operated a gas station at the corner of Main Street & Pittsfield Avenue. (See Baird Family, Moor/Moore Family & Main Street)
1948 Gold Star Ceremony Representing the families of 4 of the 5 registered Hartland men Killed in Action during the World War II Memorial Dedication at Warren Square are (L-R): Charlotte (Gordan) McDougal (former fiancee' of Clarence Walker), Vivian Sherburne (Mother of Arthur Sherburne), Elsie (Bennett) McCormack (Mother of Donlin McCormack) and Nina (Felton) Steeves (Aunt of Norman Steeves). Absent is the family of Rendall Phinney who had moved by this time. (See Warren Square, McDougal Family, McCormack Family & Hartland Academy)
Blake Family Carrie Blake and her sister-in-law Jeanette "Nettie" (Turner) Blake with an unidentified lady (possible her sister, Hattie Blake) at the Blake home on Academy Street. The house was built by Dr. Calvin Blake and was owned at the time by his son (and Jeanette's husband), Calvin Blake Jr. It became the home of his nephew, George Merrill Lancey then was purchased by Lewis H. Barden. (See Academy Street, Blake Family, Lancey Family & Barden Family)
Allen Richard Burton (1865-1932) and his wife, Adeline (Woodbury) Burton (1864-1929) opened "A. R. Burton & Son Hardware & Undertaking" around 1903 on Commercial Street at the former Lancey-Skinner store location. His son, Elmer Burton and his wife, Marguerite (Hatch) Burton, took over the business following his death in 1932 before selling to Rae Fuller Randlett in the early 1940s. Pictured in front of the store in 1932 are (L-R) Bert Lovely, Will Deering, Marguerite Burton. (See Commercial Street, Burton, Woodbury, Lovely, Deering & Randlett Family)
John Plummer purchased the former Hartland Hardware store from Harry Randlett in 1959 and operated the Hartland Emporium there until 1984. "Johnny" was famous for his rotating displays of store goods in the large glass bay windows and particularly popular was an annual Christmas display of Santa's Workshop complete with mechanical elves that seemed to saw and hammer away at their workbenches. Johnny was also very involved in town affairs and will long be remembered for his portrayal of Uncle Sam in numerous parades. (See Park House & Main Street)
Ralph Carlton Hamilton (1882-1955) operated the Hartland Drug Store from about 1906 until 1955. In addition to his many business and town political ventures, Hamilton also built the Hamilton & Young Shirt Factory on Mill Street in 1914 which later became Skate Land and the Blue Moon Roller Skating Rink. Ralph and his wife, Gertrude (Patterson) lived at the corner of Main Street & Mill Street at her parents former home. (See Hamilton Family, Commercial Street & Mill Street)
Dr. Charles Avery Moulton (1860-1946) attended Bowdoin College Medical School graduating in 1884. He began his practice in North New Portland until he moved to St Albans in July of 1885 where he practiced until 1897 before moving to Hartland. While in St Albans he began the St Albans & Hartland Telephone Company in 1893. He changed the name when he removed to Hartland where he also continued his medical practice. In 1923, he was President of the Maine Medical Association. He would also be the first Administrator and Head Physician at Scott-Webb Memorial Hospital which he helped to establish at the request of Eva (Webb) Scott in 1932.
(See Moulton Family, Hartland & St Albans Phone Company, Scott-Webb Memorial Hospital)
Rae Fuller Randlett I (1904-1984) is a son of Thomas Randlett & Margaret (MacRae) Randlett. Rae was very involved with town affairs and purchased the former A. R. Burton Store in the early 1940s where he began Rae's Hardware later becoming Randlett's Market. Seen here with his 2nd wife, Meredith (Knowles) Randlett, at their Commercial Street store. (See Randlett Family, Fuller Family, Knowles Family & Commercial Street)
Mary (Coston) Smith (1884-1971) graduated from Hartland Academy in 1902 and married Harry Newton Smith, a Barber in Hartland, in 1905. After they divorced around 1910, she began working at the Hartland Public Library in 1916 until her retirement in 1966. She was also a pianist for silent movies being shown at the Avon Theater. She remained in Hartland her entire life and never remarried. (See Coston Family & Commercial Street)
Dr. Edwin Augustus Bean (1848-1898) was born in Brighton and was practicing medicine in Newport when he moved to Hartland to replace Dr. Harris H. Pushor as a physician in the late 1880s following Dr. Pushor's death. He lived in Warren Square with his office located next door with his wife, Loantha (Libby) Bean (1851-1888), also pictured here. They are interred together at Ireland Cemetery. (See Warren Square)
Samuel Ham, Sr (1782-1865) as noted in 1912, "was the first of the name to come to Cambridge. He came from Kennebunkport to Harmony nearly 100 years ago, and soon afterward to Cambridge, where he settled on Ham Hill. He married Shuah Staples and they had 14 children, only the last three of whom were born in Cambridge. The old place is now occupied by Sumner Ham. The house is situated on the old county road from Skowhegan to Moosehead Lake. It is now the home of the fourth generation of the family. During his life Mr. Ham worked to a considerable extent at the blacksmith's trade, making chains, axes, and all kinds of farming implements for the farmers in the vicinity. An interesting event to members of the family is the annual reunion, which is to be held on the last Wednesday in August. In 1910 the gathering was held at the home of Samuel Ham and 48 members of the family were present. In 1911 the place of meeting was the home of Ivan Ham in Cambridge." Ivan would move to Hartland in the 1920s. (See Samuel Ham Family)
Ambrose Finson Church (1836-1920) "is virtually unknown, yet his masterpieces, the 'Church Maps', are hailed as genealogical treasures and are unequaled as a genealogy tool. In the States he had been employed with a mapmaker, Jacob Chace Jr, who in 1862 had been dickering with the Nova Scotia government regarding the creation of county maps and had already surveyed portions of the province. The government of Nova Scotia became interested in map-making in 1862 and contracted Jacob Chace, a mapmaker from Portland Maine for a series of 18 county maps. Civil engineer, Ambrose Finson Church took over the contract in 1865 and relocated from his hometown of Hartland to Bedford, Nova Scotia for the duration of the work." (See Church Family)
Dr. Peleg Sprague Haskell (1832-1890) opened his first practice in Hartland at the future Harrington Block and married the daughter of John Page. Following her death, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota with his 2nd wife & family where he remained until his death. Dr. Haskell was a son of Peleg C. Haskell & Louise (Fogg) who settled in Hartland in the early 1820s. (See Main Street, Haskell & Page Family)
Elizabeth Ann Linn (1875-1973) was a daughter of William Linn Jr. & Luella Greene. Her grandfather, William Linn, Sr. is a brother of Archibald Linn. She operated a Variety Store on Commercial Street and was quite fond of collecting postcards and spending time at her cottage "The Wee Helm" on Great Moose Pond with her younger brother, Otho Linn. (See Linn Family)
Joshua Moody (1808-1894) moved from Hartland to Victoria, British Columbia in December of 1865 after the death of his wife Amy (Bowley) Moody with his surviving daughters, Sarah Jane (see below) and Mary. They traveled via the Isthmus of Panama to join his sons, Sewell Prescott Moody (see below) and Thomas Gage Moody. As noted in the The Daily Colonist on 4 Jan 1894; "Still another familiar face will be missed from the little band of hardy pioneers whose ranks daily grow smaller and more scattered. Joshua Moody died at his home on Pandora Avenue at a late hour last night, after an illness of several weeks duration. The deceased was a native of Massachusetts, coming from Newburyport, and was in his 86th year, the greater portion of his busy life being spent in Victoria, where he accumulated considerable property interests, and where he leaves a numerous family, the majority of whom have grown up and taken their places as the heads of families in the city of their birth."
(See Spearin, Bowley & Church Family)
Merrill Amasa Moore (1897-1976) is a Great-Great Grandson of Hartland settler, William Moor. He was a graduate of West Point Academy and served in WWI. In 1923, he began the W. H. Moore & Son Woodworking Mill on North Street with his father, Walter H. Moore. Walter is a son of Amasa James Moor and a grandson of James Moor. Merrill was involved with numerous town affairs including his role as Boy Scout Troop Master and President of Hartland Mills, Inc. (See Moor/Moore Family, Mill Street, North Street and Woolen Mills & Tanneries)
Kingman Littlefield (1823-1902) was the oldest of the children of early North Hartland settlers, Charles Littlefield & Nancy (Ham) Littlefield. Her family were also early settlers to the region. Kingman lived his entire life in North Hartland and his property still remains in the Littlefield Family today. (See Littlefield Family, Daniel Ham Family & North Hartland)
Lucius Bowles Marsh (1818-1901) "at the age of 12 in July of 1830, Lucius, with his brother Thomas, then two and a half years older than himself, with a horse and a herd of cattle, went from Hartland to Milton, Massachusetts, a distance of 230 miles, occupying nine days, including the Sabbath, which day they rested. Lucius carried the money and made all the bargains. He expected to remain and receive an education in the vicinity of Boston, but his father having been disabled by a stroke of palsy, he was obliged to commence, at this early age of 12, to earn his own living, in which he was not only successful, but was also able to assist his parents, who had become dependent on account of his father's total inability to do anything." (See Marsh Family)
William P. Larrabee (1825-1904) left the family farm in Hartland in 1846 and worked 9 summers in Somerville, Massachusetts as a brick maker returning home to work in the woods during the winters. He traveled to the West Indies twice during this time and in 1852 went to California to be a miner, probably with his brother, Hugh. He returned to Hartland one final time in the spring of 1854 then traveled that summer to Illinois. In September of that same year, he purchased 232 acres of land in Auburn, Sangamon County, Illinois. He built this sprawling farm raising corn and livestock and spent the next 41 years there raising his family. (See Larrabee Family)
Sewell Prescott Moody (1837-1875) moved from Hartland to Vancouver in the late 1850s with his brother, Thomas Gage Moody, who was also a lumber merchant. "Sew" Moody founded Moodyville in British Columbia (eventually becoming North Vancouver) and was the principle owner of the Moodyville Sawmill Company. He went down with the 'S.S. Pacific' off the coast of Cape Flattery in Washington in 1875. (See Bowley & Spearin Family)
John Morrill Annis (1832-1892) served twice during the Civil War; the 1st time with the 7th Maine Infantry, Company C and again with 2nd Maine Calvary, Company K. Known as Morrill, he would marry Susan Woodbury (1845-1912) in 1869 and their descendants would include numerous Hartland families.
(See Annis, Woodbury, Dyer, Randlett & Seekins Family)
Dr. Paul Revere Briggs (1904-1985) graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1931. Dr. Briggs joined the Scott-Webb Memorial Hospital Staff in 1935. He became the Chief Hospital Administrator and Resident Surgeon following the death of Dr. Charles A. Moulton in 1946. (See Briggs Family, Blake Street & Scott-Webb Memorial Hospital)
Sarah Jane Robinson (Moody) Dalby (1836-1886) came to Victoria, British Columbia from Hartland with her father, Joshua Moody (see above), and married William Dalby. William came to Victoria in 1862 and became the 9th Mayor of the City of Victoria in 1873. He was once Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia, A.F. & A.M., and in 1887 was appointed by the Grand Lodge of Canada as Representative of their Grand Lodge of British Columbia. As noted in The Daily Colonist on 10 March 1886; "No death has occurred in Victoria for a long time that has created so deep and painful a feeling of regret as that of Mrs. Dalby. The flag at City Hall was displayed at half-mast during the day as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased". (See Bowley & Spearin Family)
Dr. Arthur Lunt Moulton, D.D.S. (1901-1985) pictured here while attending Hartland Academy about 1916 is the son of Dr. Charles Moulton & Abbie (Lunt) Moulton. He became a Dentist in Auburn and also took over his father's business at the Hartland & St Albans Telephone Company following his death. (See Moulton Family & Hartland & St Albans Telephone Company)
Thomas Fuller Randlett (1869-1955) seen driving his one horse buggy is a son of Harrison Randlett & Ellen Maude (Fuller) Randlett. Thomas was greatly involved with town affairs and also operated an Ice Cutting & Delivery Company on North Street. He also had a trucking company and a large farm on the St Albans Mountain Road. Thomas is a brother of Carl Fuller Randlett & Harry Elwin Randlett. (See Randlett Family, Fuller Family & North Street)
The Littlefield Sisters are the daughters of Kingman Littlefield (See above) and his 2nd wife, Sophia Ann (Wing) Littlefield. (Clockwise from Left): Flora (Littlefield) Longfellow, Mattie (Littlefield ) Malbon, Della (Littlefield ) Clough, Mina (Littlefield ) Clough about 1895. (See Littlefield Family)
(L-R) Donlin Francis McCormack (1919-1943), Norman Bennett McCormack (1921-1994) & Murray Lawrence McCormack (1923-2007) pictured in the late 1920s at their Pleasant Street home. They are the sons of Frank Michael McCormack & Elsie Geneva (Bennett) McCormack. (See below)
In 1951, the Christopher G. Linn American Legion Post #141 of Hartland changed its name to the Steeves-McCormack Post #141 in honor of Donlin McCormack and Norman Steeves, another of the 5 Hartland Serviceman Killed in Action in WWII.
(See McCormack Family, Pleasant Street, Warren Square & Hartland Academy)
Ardis Elizabeth Lancey (1900-1983) is a daughter of George Merrill Lancey & Annie Clapperton (Linn) Lancey. In 1936, she married George A. Moore of Pittsfield but the couple eventually divorced and had no children. She returned to Hartland to live with her parents at their home on Academy Street. (See Lancey Family & Linn Family)
Isreal M. Elliott (1813-1895) headstone at Ute Cemetery in Aspen, Colorado. The oldest son of Isaiah & Betsy (Maloon) Elliott, he was living in Hartland when he enlisted in the Union Army as a Musician on 29 Aug 1862 at the age of 49. He was mustered into the 20th Maine Infantry, Company F at Portland which was assigned to the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Elliott was listed as sick at Antietam, Maryland on 1 Oct 1862 and fell ill again in June of 1863. He was later transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps (aka VRC) on 5 Jan 1864. The Veteran Reserve Corps, previously known as the Invalid Corps, was established for soldiers who were unfit for active service due to injuries or diseases contracted in the line of duty. These men were assigned to participate in appropriate military or semi-military activities, such as garrison and light duty work, after being declared deserving of such duty by their commanding officers.
(See Elliott Family)
Lewis Harry Barden, Sr (1876-1960) opened his first grocery store in Hartland about 1920 at the former A. W. Miller Drug Store location on Main Street then moved to Commercial Street in the late 1920s at the Walter E. M. Seekins Block location until 1949. He then purchased the Davis Block building at Warren Square and relocated his store there. In 1942 he purchased and moved into the former Blake-Lancey house on Academy Street. (See Barden Family, Main Street, Commercial Street, Academy Street & Warren Square)
Everett Wesley Ham (1921-1999) is a son of Ivan Warren Ham & Nora Edith (Adams) Ham and a Great-Great Grandson of Samuel Ham, Sr. (see above) "Hammie" was a well known and active citizen of Hartland and a very popular local musician as seen here playing his sax with The Nite Hawks. (See Samuel Ham Family)
Mary Anderson (1888-1985) is seen here in 1905 at the corner of Water & Commercial Street near her parent's Commercial Street home. Mary is the daughter of William & Alice (Nicol) Anderson and was a local school teacher. She married Percy Butterfield and they eventually moved into her parent's house. (See Commercial Street)
Albert Brooks Deering, Sr (1866-1951) was the first of the Deering Family to move to Hartland soon after 1880. In 1920, "Bert" began working as a Custodian at Hartland Academy where he continued for another 22 years. The Academy's 1942 Yearbook, "The Ripple" was dedicated to him upon his retirement that year. (See Deering Family & Hartland Academy)
William Richard Cross (1839-1907) "Photographer of the Nebraska & South Dakota frontier, was born in Bennington County, Vermont, in 1839. His older brother, Daniel H. Cross, (a famous Union Army photographer during the Civil War) taught him photography. In 1867, Cross married (Sarah Jane) "Jennie" Church, of Hartland, Maine and they moved to Omaha, Nebraska that same year. He was one of the first professional photographers to live on the Great Plains and is known as one of the most prolific and unappreciated western photographers." (See Church Family)
Charles H. Springer (1842-1914) was a long time employee of the Linn Woolen Mill from when it first opened in Hartland in 1862.
As noted in this 1906 newspaper article, he also served during the entire duration of the Civil War with the 11th Maine Infantry, Company E.
Charles and his wife, Christiana (Nevens), lived in North Hartland and are both interred at Pine Grove Cemetery with their son, Harry Springer.
William Linn, Sr. (1822-1903) is a younger brother of Archibald Linn. William and his 6 young children, ranging from 17 yrs old to 3 yrs old, first arrived in New York City from Scotland on December 9, 1864 on the ship "Caledonia" before arriving in Hartland on December 14th of that same year.
Noted on the Caledonia's Passenger List are: William Sr, Robert, Walter, William Jr., Elizabeth, Charlotte and Annie along with Nicholas Linn, age 80, his widowed mother.
He lived on Park Street (Outer Main Street) and worked at the Linn Woolen Mill for his brother as a Weaver Overseer.
(See Linn Family)
Frederick Haseltine (1881-1971) & his wife, Bertha (Hoyt) Haseltine (1882-1964) seen here in their 1902 wedding photo, moved to Hartland with their family around 1913 living on Water Street then Mill Street until around 1927 when they moved back to Ripley. Fred worked at the American Woolen Mill and did various odd jobs. They were typical good and hard working citizens of Hartland and were very active in various social activities around town as noted in a 1918 daily diary he kept which has been shared with us by his grandson and will be posted to the website.
He begins his diary on the front page, "My name is Fred Haseltine. In 1918, my wife Bertha and I live in Hartland, Maine on Water Street with our children, Mary (14), Vera (12) John (8) and Tim (3). I'm writing this diary in my 36th year so that someday people can see what life was like here in Hartland."
Frank Michael McCormack (1878-1955 ) & his wife, Elsie Geneva (Bennett) McCormack (1896-1970) lived on Pleasant Street for many years where they raised their 3 sons, Donlin, Norman & Murray. Frank was the Manager of the Whiting & Son Creamery on Elm Street in Hartland in the early 1920s. He later worked at the American Woolen Mill before serving for over 20 years years at H. C. Baxter Canning Company as a Night Watchman. Elsie is a sister of Etta (Bennett) Baird who married Harold Baird.
(See Pleasant Street and McCormack & Baird Family)
Uzzial Withee (1765-1862) first settled in Norridgewock with his brother Luke in 1783 before becoming an early settler in North Hartland by 1810 where Withee Stream and Withee Pond still bear his name. He enlisted in the Revolutionary War on April 4, 1781 for a period of three years serving as a Private under Captain Williams in the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment under the command of Colonel Sprout. Uzzial lived to be the oldest Revolutionary War Veteran in Somerset County (and the 2nd oldest in Maine) and one of the oldest survivors in the entire country. (The oldest died in 1866) He was 97 years, 4 months and 18 days old when he died on September 5, 1862 according to his grave stone. Uzzial and his wife, Betsey (Stevens) Withee are buried together at Ireland Cemetery with a couple of their children, several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
(See North Hartland, Withee Family & Ireland Cemetery)
Elberton P. Dyer (1869-1947) had lived in St Albans working as a school teacher before moving first to Newport then to Hartland with his family around 1902. In Hartland, he operated his store, E.P. Dyer Mens Clothing, on Commercial Street with his wife, Georgia Ellen (Annis) Dyer. (1870-1963) (See Commercial Street, Dyer & Annis Family)
Carl Fuller Randlett (1868-1951) was the oldest of the 3 Randlett Brothers who all had successful businesses in Hartland. Carl was involved in almost every aspect of town business and civic organizations as well as operating his Hartland Grain & Grocery Store on Main Street for some 48 years with his wife, Maude (Annis) Randlett and son, Linwood Randlett. The store continued business into the 1980s operated by his granddaughter, Estelle Randlett, and her husband, Keith Tapley. Carl served as Town Clerk for over 4 decades and was a major part of the Hartland Mills Company which brought the Hartland Tanning Company to town in 1937.
(See Main Street, Woolen Mills & Tannery, Randlett Family, Fuller Family & Annis Family)
William Larrabee (1796-1850) "was a prominent citizen of Hartland where he filled various offices including for many years as Justice of the Peace, for one term as County Commissioner, and twice represented his District in the State Legislature. Farming was his life occupation and he owned, cleared and developed one hundred acres of land in West Hartland (later owned by Mr. Ames). He was accidentally killed by falling upon a rake while throwing down hay from the barn loft. The handle pierced his body and caused him to bleed to death. He was a most popular man, well educated, genial in manner and courteous in deportment." (See Larrabee Family)
Vaughn Adair Stedman (1932-2015) graduated from Hartland Academy in 1950 and went on to Boston University on an American Legion Baseball Scholarship. He played baseball professionally for the Milwaukee Braves for 4 years and served in the U. S. Army for 2 years. He received a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Maine and was a Science Teacher at Hartland Consolidated Schools, Principal at Hartland Academy, and Guidance Counselor at Nokomis High School, retiring in 1992. He was involved in education for 34 years and served as the area State Representative for 10 years. He was a member of the Hartland-St. Albans Lions Club for over 50 years, receiving the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, the highest honor the Lions Club can bestow. He was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992." (See Stedman Family)
Angilee (Fuller) Seekins (1913-1991) and Linwood "Tim" Hoyt Haseltine (1914-1992) in the backseat of this August 24, 1916 photo from a parade in Dexter.
Angilee was born in Hartland and is the daughter of Edmond Lee Fuller & Lillian Clark. She married Harold E. Seekins in 1929 and they resided in St Albans. (See Stephen Seekins Family)
Tim was born in Hartland and is the son of Fred Haseltine & Bertha Hoyt who resided in Hartland from about 1913 to 1928 before returning to Ripley. (See above)
The driver is Althea Heminway of Ripley.
Samuel Littlefield (1825-1917) celebrating his 90th Birthday on May 19, 1915. Samuel is the 2nd child born in North Hartland to Charles Littlefield, Sr & Nancy (Ham).
Samuel married 1st to Almira Starbird in 1855 and had 2 children. Following her death in 1859 he remarried to Sophia Hoyt about 1861 and had 6 more children with her. Samuel and both of his wives are interred at Black Stream Cemetery in North Hartland.
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A dominating special-teams performance, led by second-period power-play goals from Johnny Gaudreau and Mikael Backlund, sent the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday in the opener of a best-of-five Western Conference qualifying round series in Edmonton.
Tobias Rieder added a short-handed marker in the middle frame for the Flames, who received a 17-save performance from goaltender Cam Talbot. Game 2 of the series will be Monday.
The Jets lost not only the series opener but also a pair of key players due to injury. First, it was top-line center Mark Scheifele, who left the game before the six-minute mark after his leg appeared to be clipped by the skate of Matthew Tkachuk near the boards while the Flames forward was attempting a body check.
Sniper Patrik Laine left the game midway through the third period due to an apparent injury to his right hand or wrist. Both appeared to be in significant pain, and neither returned.
After a horrid start in which they were outshot 7-1 over the first 13-plus minutes and trailed by a goal, the Flames controlled the game and were rewarded with four unanswered tallies.
Gaudreau, who failed to score in his team's last two playoff series, cued the comeback at 7:06 of the second period. He was fed the puck after a point shot was blocked and calmly waited for the right moment to find the mark.
Rieder netted the game-winning goal on a short-handed breakaway at 12:51 of the period when he deposited a backhand deke, and then Backlund added another man-advantage marker with 106 seconds remaining in the period. Backlund was alone in the left circle when fed by Andrew Mangiapane and made no mistake with the golden chance.
Mangiapane rounded out the scoring with a late empty-netter.
The Jets, who failed to score on seven power-play chances, actually opened the scoring at 8:51 of the game. Adam Lowry made a perfect no-look pass to Andrew Copp, who was parked in the left circle and ripped a top-shelf shot over Talbot's glove.
Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves for the Jets.
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03 June 2016
From the Forum — Issue #126
Welcome to the latest installment of From the Forum. In this series, guest blogger Alex Jackson highlights outstanding threads from the Corona Forum. The goal is to bring attention to the most captivating, interesting, and thought-provoking discussions taking place in our very own backyard.
Please visit the forum to join these conversations or start your own!
Math libraries
Shorthand geometry has never been my strong suit. I've always struggled with the area of a triangle, circumference of a circle, or any number of esoteric vector math functions. However, it's vital to have some grasp of these concepts when engaging in extensive game development — but going back and forth between trigonometry documentation and your code is no way to live! That's why it's so nice that there are several math libraries for us to leverage. Extending the usefulness of Corona's baked-in math library, we can start using some simple shorthand functions, easing us into the proverbial bathtub of complicated arithmetic scenarios.
Check out the original thread here to grab some info on math libraries. Have a helper module of our own? We'd love to hear about it!
Dusk 1.0 beta
One of the first posts we highlighted in the From the Forum series was the up-and-coming developments of a little software studio called Gymbyl Coding. Over the years, Caleb, the main man at Gymbyl, has gifted the Corona community with awesome modules to extend the usefulness of the already-useful Corona SDK.
One of the main focuses of Gymbyl in the last year has been their Dusk game engine. What started out as a basic tile management system evolved into a fully-realized library that has helped many new and veteran developers quickly produce fantastic games.
Now, Dusk 1.0 has entered beta testing and it's your chance to help Gymbyl kick the tires. Head down to the original thread to get in on this great opportunity!
Stopping objects with a touch
When prototyping simple object movement mechanics in your games, it's easy to become entranced by the siren song of updating coordinates during the "moved" phase of a touch function. Dead simple, but it isn't as extensible when you start dealing with physics objects.
Physics objects need some additional TLC to work with a user's touch interaction, and this is what initiated the birth of the physics touch joint. This joint lets us modify the location of a physics object without Box2d throwing a fit.
Check out the original thread that discusses one approach to using touch joints, and stick around for other samples that RoamingGamer drops on us. That guy is the gift who keeps on giving!
About Alex
Alex Jackson is an indie developer and the founder of Panc Interactive, specializing in retro-style gaming. He has created several mobile applications, enjoys long walks on the beach, pixel art, and reading the Corona forums. Contact him by email or follow him on Twitter: @pancinteractive. Check out his new game Segreta on iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Amazon devices.


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It's supposed to be about the client, isn't it? How collaboration empowers clients.
Outline of Presentation:
The workshop will provide an overview of Independent Health Care Service working cooperatively and collaboratively with Hospice at Home to ensure that its Home Care Package program clients are empowered to make decisions about the end of life care they wish to receive.
The presentation will discuss positive outcomes, challenges, workforce issues and recommendation for the future with direct references to the Aged Care Sector Statement of Principles for Approach to Partnership (2015, Department of Social Services) and the model of Consumer Directed Care.


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After finishing high school, Edwin studied History for two years at the University of Amsterdam. He then made a move towards acting. He started his acting career in 2001 playing Tom Collins in the musical Rent and received a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for Best Supporting Actor for his interpretation of this role.
In the past Edwin played Eddy Souther in Sister Act, Curtis in Dreamgirls and played the lead in A Chorus Line. Before that he appeared in the musicals such as Copacabana (Ricco), The Lion King (Mufasa), Billy Holliday (Lester Young) and Miss Saigon (John). Most recently he took the stage as Mister in The Color Purple and toured the country with Driving Miss Daisy.
Edwin is no stranger to the big screen, he played in films such as Oesters van Nam Kee, Madame Jeannette, Trage Liefde, Stiletto's, Vox Populi, Polonaise en Tuintje In Mijn Hart. He made quite an impression playing, alongside Isa Hoes, in the feature film De Ontsnapping and most recently had a part in F*ck de Liefde. One of the most visited films of 2019.
Next to theater and film Edwin regularly appears in television series. He played Melvin Klamer in Trauma 24/7, played in Costa !, Wet En Waan, Spangen, Baantjer, Alex FM, Lotte, Meiden van de Wit, Voetbalvrouwen, Van God Los (de serie) and in the international Nickelodeon serie; Hunter Street. In the spring of 2019 Edwin played the part of Jesus in The Passion 2019.
Currently Edwin is on tour as Oliver Warbucks for the musical Annie and is getting prepared for his next film production.


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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The International School of Stuttgart (Degerloch Campus) proudly presents Alice@Wonderland!
Thursday April 4
Friday April 5
Saturday April 6
7:30pm in the Aula, Degerloch Campus
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"What would happen if a 21st century Alice collided with Lewis Carroll's legendary Wonder land? This modern retelling of the classic children's story has all of the characters you know and love. A sharply told, crisply paced ride, this quality adaptation has been praised for its humor, modern style and appeal to both children and adults. " PIONEER DRAMA SERVICE.
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Christian Harden and Patrick Carney of NAI Hallmark announced today they represented the seller, Frank Schiavone, in the sale of 9191 RG Skinner Parkway – Building 200 in Jacksonville, Florida 32256 ("Property"). The Property is a single-story building consisting of 5 individual condo units totaling 6,000 square feet located off of I-295 and Baymeadows Road. The buyer acquired the property for $1,080,000.
"The Property was purchased by an owner occupant who was attracted to the property because of its current layout and ease of access to I-295 and Butler Boulevard. The previous tenant was Advanced Dermatology, which allowed the buyer to perform minimal renovations after the purchase for a similar medical use," said Patrick Carney, Associate at NAI Hallmark. "We are seeing an increasing amount of interest in this area for owner occupants, especially medical users."


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Kangaroo Group - Term 2, Week 8
The children respond very well to having whole group experiences where they all sit together and engage in an activity. This week we attempted to provide more of these for the children. On Monday, we began with cooking Autumn Sausage Rolls. Half were sausage and the other half were vegetable. The children assisted with grating the carrot and the potato, measuring the ingredients and finally rolling their own sausage rolls. This experience is fantastic for their developing fine motor skills along with their literacy. Saturday was Karen's birthday, so we discussed what we should do for her at mat time and then kept it a surprise. The children decorated a card and we sang happy birthday to Karen. Then we all sat together and shared the sausage rolls.
There has been a big focus on construction both in the room and outside. This type of play usually requires that the children work together to create something and negotiate any conflict which arises. An aspect of teamwork which the children are facing consistently of late, has been cooperation and compromise. Compromise is a particularly difficult skill to learn and one which will take time to understand. The form it takes at the moment generally revolves around turn taking and working together. The educators in the room assist the children in figuring out ways to ensure everyone has a turn and is happy with the outcome.
On Friday, Fiona and the children made play dough together. The children assisted in measuring the ingredients, stirring the mixture and choosing the play dough colour. This involves the children more in the process and is an activity which we will definitely do again. The play dough table is always a busy one, however, all of the children wanted a turn once Fiona had cooked the mixture. Activities such as these ensure the children take ownership of the things in the kinder room.
On Monday the 15th of June we will have David the Music Man come for an incursion. This is an excellent incursion which will introduce the children to interesting musical instruments. We hope all of the children will be there!
Jess, Karen and Fiona
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WIA featured artist Jasmina Cibic works in film, sculpture, performance and installation to explore 'soft power' – how political rhetoric is deployed through art and architecture, particularly examining how cultural production is used by the state to communicate certain principles and aspirations. Through unfolding the complex entanglements of art, gender and state power, the artist encourages viewers to consider the strategies employed in the construction of national culture.
Gathering together symbols and iconographies, Cibic's projects present a synthesis of gesture, stagecraft and re-enactment. Realised in films and installations, her on-going performative practice is an 'enacted' exercise in the dissection of statecraft. Her multi-layered approach draws together primary sources and falsified narratives. This wilful overwriting creates shifting meanings and highlights historical uncertainties and untruths, especially in the gendering of the past. Cibic plays a double-game, at once decoding mechanisms of power whilst building her own allegorical structures.
Shortlisted for the Jarman Film London awards last month, Cibic is WIA featured artist this week.
WIA: What are you doing today?
Jasmina Cibic: Preparing for a series of lectures and talks on my recent project currently on view at DHC/ART in Montreal.
WIA: Tell us about your creative process.
JC: My practice is research based, cross platform oriented and it reaches out to a number of different professionals from fields of art, architecture, philosophy, history and politics. My creative process attempts to create a ground for debate and further research and draws in very different voices – not only cross discipline but also cross-territory. As I am dealing with the questions of decolonisation of specific, potentially geo-politically exotic themes within the art world – I find its vital to include diverse territorial and field inclusions and their discontents.
WIA: Describe where you do most of your creative work.
JC; Different phases of my work demand different spaces of production. So I nomadically follow individual project's paths – from my studio, to dusty archives, site visits, location recces and finally days on sets of my films and installs – which I enjoy the most.
WIA: What's the most exciting project you've worked on?
JC: That would most definitely be my project For Our Economy and Culture – with which I was invited to represent Slovenia at the Venice Biennial. I chose to play a double game – and create a total installation where I summoned together failed and successful icons of national presentation from the country's history. These included an endemic beetle named after Hitler and the artworks hanging behind the backs of the politicians in office.
WIA: What made you decide to become an artist?
JC: I find art one of the best fields to explore different typologies of knowledge and bring them together into new proposals of critical thought. I still find it super exciting and I love the fact one can continue to reinvent the rules of one's practice to fine tune and sharpen its outcomes. Basically continuously tear down and rebuild.
WIA: What are you currently working on?
JC; Currently I am in research phase of my next project, so spending most days sourcing specific case-studies and archives, discovering exciting new writers and researches. The topic is once again looking at soft power like my past works – but from the other side of the medal – instead of scrutinising its national mechanisms I am looking into the complicitness of cultural producers in the construction of ideological spectacle. Seems about the right time to be self-reflexive.
WIA:Do you listen to music while you work, and if so, what's your soundtrack?
JC: Glenn Gould.
WIA: What are the key themes in your work?
JC: In the last years I have been engaged in the study of archival remnants of soft power cultivation, where art and architecture have been utilised and commissioned by various nation states in order to co-create and establish their new ideological face. So world expositions, state branding, failed ideologies and nation states have been the main chorus of my thematic.
WIA: What would you like people to notice in your work?
JC: I strive to create immersive installations and films, which function as readers into specific themes, unpicking nation-building, statecraft and gendering them. Despite the complex entanglement of the discourse I present, the final outcomes are not intended as complicated didactic exercises, but spaces where I invite the audience to immerse into. Not only mentally but also bodily.
WIA: What attracts you to the mediums you work in?
JC: The creation of teams behind the project. Meeting always new people and learning so many new things and being humbled by the incredible creative energy out there.
WIA: What equipment could you not do without?
JC: My laser measure.
WIA: Who or what inspires you?
JC: My 9 year old daughter and her girlfriends.
WIA: How does gender affect your work?
JC: I have been very fortunate to be able to work with some of the most incredible case studies of patriarchal construction of state endorsed architecture from some of the key moments of European identity crises of 20th Century – such as the launch of the Non-Aligned movement in Former Yugoslavia in 1961 and Mies van der Rohe's projects for Krefeld art collectors – which led to Mies being chosen as the architect for Germany's re-aesthetisation at the Barcelona 1929 EXPO. Delving into these themes, and political transcripts surrounding their discussions – one finds the female voice is completely absent. So I chose architecture itself as a metaphor for the body of nation state – an allegory I equipollate to Mother Nation – which paradoxically needs to lure and protect at the same time. So my projects are very much driven with the gendering of the (present and) past and the female body always features as the carrier of emancipated political thought.
WIA: If you could own one piece of art, what would it be and why?
JC: The Croatian sculpture Vojin Bakić's Statue of Marx and Engles from 1953. This bronze sculpture was stolen in 1981 from the former Political School in Kumrovec where it was on loan. Today it is apparently installed in a garden of a private house in Zagreb. To my knowledge it has not even been reported stolen by the Museum into which collection it belonged to.
WIA: If you could collaborate with one artist, from any time, who would it be, and why?
JC: The architect Vjenceslav Richter who created most of former Yugoslavia's EXPO and trade fair pavilions.
WIA: Is there an artist, movement or collective you'd like to see re-evaluated, or a contemporary artist who is underrated?
The art coming from post 2WW Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav modernist architecture from that period has been amazingly presented and debated at the current exhibition at MOMA in New York, and it would be incredible to see an exhibition going to such detail on the artists from that time and space.


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Incredible 1995 archival footage of Japanese virtuoso Ryu Goto, aged just 7 at the time, performing the 3rd movement from Paganini's 1st Violin Concerto in D Major – at the Pacific Music Festival, in Sapporo, Japan.
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RYU GOTO | PAGANINI | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 in D MAJOR | 3rd MVT | 1995 | AGE 7


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Spring may have finally sprung, with Cramlington year-ticks accumulated this afternoon and evening:
Willow warbler in full orchestral song at West Hartford this afternoon - maybe 5+ singing, two sand martin and a belated addition of Jay too.
Later, to the East of West, three wheatear in the ploughed field behind the football pitch - Cramlington birders duly alerted, though PA had clearly left the mobile at home.
At Laverock, a minimum of 4 tree sparrow on the territory side of the patch and a few barn swallow too.
Chiffies abundant... it's finally starting to happen...