tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58983442012-01-27T12:09:03.047ZAndy Roberts' blogger blogLearning Journal, links, 43things and stuffAndy Robertsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-52468754435000887912012-01-27T12:09:00.001Z2012-01-27T12:09:03.071ZHaverfolk Newsletter Andy Roberts feature evening<div class='posterous_autopost'><table border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><h1>HaverFolk News</h1> <p><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Arial;">26<sup>th</sup> January, 2012</span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hi all,</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Newsletter time once again with a report of last nights’s Andy Roberts feature evening from John the Fox.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Havering report 25 January: </span></b></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">A splendid turnout for our guest artist Andy Roberts (Haverfolk’s Andy not the Liverpool Scene one) meant the number of floor spots was restricted (the guv’nor Simon Oliver led by example and stood down, despite having practised something special for the evening).</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Proceedings were opened by our Hillbillies Pep and Terry playing a quick bluegrass piece then leading all-comers in the songs <i>You Ain’t Going</i> <i>Nowhere</i> and <i>Worried Man Blues</i>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">MC for the night Smolovik formally opened proceedings with <i>Down By the</i> <i>Riverside</i> then called on Foxen who performed <i>Freewheeling Days</i>, their tribute to the late Suze Rotollo, Bob Dylan’s girlfriend who is pictured on the front of his Freewheeling album.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our own Thief of Dadgad, Graham Harrison, marked Burns Night by singing Archie Fisher’s <i>Lindsay</i>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Concertina and guitar duo Bernie and Maureen Pilgrim gave us <i>Grandfather’s</i> <i>Tune</i> and <i>Uncle Bernard</i> then violin maestro Richie Barratt made a welcome return, accompanying Micky Brown on a song we think was called <i>Can’t Wait</i> <i>Till the Weekend Comes</i>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Newcomer Di Russell accompanied herself on mandolin for a Mumford and Sons song, <i>Awake My Soul</i> and Ray Spillman, recovering well after his recent stay in hospital sang <i>Norwegian Wood.</i></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Poetess Carol read us a brief ode written during a workshop she went to on hands and Peter Walters sang <i>Gypsy Rover</i>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then it was time for the main event. Andy has a growing reputation as a songwriter and treated us to an hour and three-quarters (with a break) of mostly his own compositions. Old favourites such as <i>London Bridge</i> (which Haverites insist on calling the Cormorants) and Winter In Andalucia jostled with newer compositions such as <i>Never Was to Be</i> (an online collaboration with lyricist Daryl P Hall) and <i>Clean Living Woman Blues</i> (lyrics by Andy’s partner Linda Hartley).</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">As it was Burns Night he gave us two of his Scotland-inspired numbers <i>The</i> <i>Last Nail</i> and <i>The Rowan Tree</i> (not to be confused with the Scottish ballad written by Lady Nairne). </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">We also got a version of his epic, <i>Gernika</i>, inspired by a visit to the Basque city on the anniversary of its bombing by the Luftwaffe.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">He finished off with his song <i>Cajun  Music Cajun Food</i> and invited Pep on banjo and Richie Barratt and John Foxen on fiddles to join him. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">He was called back for a well deserved encore and aptly provided <i>The Last</i> <i>Subway Home</i>, reminding us it was time to take the last train.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">A fine end to a fine evening. – <i>John Eason</i></span></p> <p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Local Round-Up:</span></b></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">This Sunday, 29<sup>th</sup> January the FaB Club has a “Club in the Pub” session featuring Al Neville &amp; Friends. <a href="http://www.fabclubgrays.com/" target="_blank">www.fabclubgrays.com</a> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">There is a singaround at Waltham Abbey Folk Club on Monday, 30<sup>th</sup> January; all welcome. <a href="http://www.walthamabbeyfolkclub.com/" target="_blank">www.walthamabbeyfolkclub.com</a> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">This coming Tuesday, 31<sup>st</sup> January sees a guest night at Romford Folk Club with C’est la Vie; the compere &amp; commere are Mick &amp; Nora. <a href="http://www.romfordfolkclub.com/" target="_blank">www.romfordfolkclub.com</a> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Also on Tuesday, 31<sup>st</sup> January the Hoy at Anchor Folk Club has a guest evening featuring Tony McManus. I quote direct from their website: <span style="color: black;">&#39;&#39;Tony McManus is the Jeff Beck of the acoustic guitar&#39;&#39;; &#39;&#39;His guitar playing is faultless...atmospheric and evocative...consistently appealing&#39;&#39; just two of the many glowing reviews attributed to this guitar virtuoso. In the course of his relatively short career Tony has established a reputation as the best Celtic guitarist in the world...the man whose fellow guitarists would aspire to and are in awe of!”<span>  </span><a href="http://www.ridgeweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.ridgeweb.co.uk</a> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">On Thursday, 2<sup>nd</sup> February, Loughton Folk Club has guest Josienne Clarke; again I quote direct from the website: “</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Josienne Clarke is now one of the leading lights in the current folk revival movement. Her music is borne from sincere and succinct songwriting, distilled through traditional folk, executed with skill and dexterity. Come and see!”<span>  </span><a href="http://www.loughtonfolkclub.btck.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.loughtonfolkclub.btck.co.uk/</a><span>   </span>also<span>   </span><a href="http://www.josienneclarke.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.josienneclarke.co.uk</a> </span></p> <p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Back to Haverfolk:</span></b></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our next open session is on Wednesday 1<sup>st</sup> February when all are welcome to claim a floor spot. The first 15 to give their names to the night’s MC are guaranteed at least two songs. After that, it depends on how many we have, but we’ll try to fit you in for two if we possibly can.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">That’s it for this week – a rather shorter-than-usual newsletter, but not so much happening this time. <i>Make it a date- Wednesday at eight!</i></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cheers – Peter Walters</span></p> <p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">HaverFolk, The Function Suite, The White Horse, 118 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6NU</span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">                           <a href="http://www.haveringfolkclub.bravehost.com/" target="_blank">www.haveringfolkclub.bravehost.com</a></span></b></p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/haverfolk-newsletter-andy-roberts-feature-eve">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5246875443500088791?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-4058922714598941982012-01-26T17:24:00.001Z2012-01-26T17:24:24.524ZHome Email Addresses<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>Please read, understand and inwardly digest that </div><p /><div><a href="mailto:aroberts@gmail.com">aroberts@gmail.com</a> is NOT an email address belonging to Adrienne Roberts. </div><div><p />Get it right!<p /> <br />Brain surgeons, tut. What can you do with them?<p /><p /><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 January 2012 16:15, Adrienne Roberts <span>&lt;<a href="mailto:aroberts@neurosurgery.org">aroberts@neurosurgery.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br /> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div><p><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><div><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Adrienne Roberts</span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Senior Manager, Legislative Affairs</span></p> <p><span style="color: #1f497d;">American Association of Neurological Surgeons/</span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">   Congress of Neurological Surgeons</span></p> <p><span style="color: #1f497d;">725 15th Street, NW, Suite 500</span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Washington, D.C. 20005</span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="mailto:ARoberts@neurosurgery.org" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1f497d;">ARoberts@neurosurgery.org</span></a></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Direct Phone: <a value="+12024462029" target="_blank">202-446-2029</a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Main Phone: <a value="+12026282072" target="_blank">202-628-2072</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Fax: <a value="+12026285264" target="_blank">202-628-5264</a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Cell: <a value="+17032549424" target="_blank">703-254-9424</a></span></p></div><p><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span></p> <div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #b5c4df 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Cynthia Spriggs <br /> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:11 AM<br /><b>To:</b> Adrienne Roberts; Alison Dye; Cathy Hill; Katie O. Orrico; Koryn Rubin; Rachel Groman (<a href="mailto:groman.rachel@gmail.com" target="_blank">groman.rachel@gmail.com</a>)<br /> <b>Subject:</b> Home Email Addresses</span></p></div></div><p> </p><div><p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Adrienne:            <a href="mailto:arobertsdc@gmail.com" target="_blank">arobertsdc@gmail.com</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Alison:                  </span><a href="mailto:adye12@hotmail.com" target="_blank">adye12@hotmail.com</a><span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">Cathy:</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #1f497d;">            </span><a href="mailto:jandchill@aol.com" target="_blank">jandchill@aol.com</a><br /> <span style="color: #1f497d;">Cynthia:           <a href="mailto:cyntmaria@msn.com" target="_blank">cyntmaria@msn.com</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Katie:                    </span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"><a href="mailto:kateorrico@aol.com" target="_blank">kateorrico@aol.com</a></span></p> </div><div><div><div><p><span style="color: #1f497d;">Koryn:                   </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><a href="mailto:Koryn.rubin@gmail.com" target="_blank">Koryn.rubin@gmail.com</a></span><span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></p> <p> </p><p> </p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/home-email-addresses">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-405892271459894198?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-84220307821542809022012-01-02T11:51:00.001Z2012-01-02T11:51:04.996Ztime capsule from December 25 2011 Calabardina<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"><p /> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Calabardina</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4HoQLMXvSgXcGUxnGGuhHbMux%2FR6aWO3%2FkdNnR9Kwzqg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnPnJ%2FuMqMum04lauQEZm00rZMv0w9F98SSAOya0pirdUCGtqV20QedCLNjcTy9%2Fb4%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=On2cNFJiS2OeoVENhtPzsg%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5128/5317053715_4c641250e3.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Calabardina</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 25, 2010 at 3:28 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Aguilas</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4HoQLMXvSgXcGUxnGGuhHbrZfHa3zR%2B725SJR35X4tdA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnPnJ%2FuMqMum04lauQEZm00rZMv0w9F98SSAOya0pirdUCGtqV20QedCLNjcTy9%2Fb4%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=On2cNFJiS2OeoVENhtPzsg%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5087/5317164545_5a54cab050.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Aguilas</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 28, 2010 at 1:21 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Calabardina</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4HoQLMXvSgXcGUxnGGuhHbEh3a4p71a3RxadnHjIt3cg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnPnJ%2FuMqMum04lauQEZm00rZMv0w9F98SSAOya0pirdUCGtqV20QedCLNjcTy9%2Fb4%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=On2cNFJiS2OeoVENhtPzsg%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5317226793_aa24303a3b.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Calabardina</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 29, 2010 at 4:49 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Underwater</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4HoQLMXvSgXcGUxnGGuhHbeXa8TB9nh8rqflAr5bwcbQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnPnJ%2FuMqMum04lauQEZm00rZMv0w9F98SSAOya0pirdUCGtqV20QedCLNjcTy9%2Fb4%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=On2cNFJiS2OeoVENhtPzsg%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5317671240_889d20ce83.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Underwater</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 27, 2010 at 12:40 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Underwater</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4HoQLMXvSgXcGUxnGGuhHbs9bXJLrvRMuG7srhYQJeNA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnPnJ%2FuMqMum04lauQEZm00rZMv0w9F98SSAOya0pirdUCGtqV20QedCLNjcTy9%2Fb4%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=On2cNFJiS2OeoVENhtPzsg%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5317727080_7bb2e76650.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Underwater</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken January 2, 2011 at 2:13 pm</span> <p /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-from-december-25-2011-calabardin">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8422030782154280902?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-42715465186709771972011-12-15T12:42:00.001Z2011-12-15T12:42:28.432ZAguilas and Callabardina Christmas 2010<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><a href="/"></a><span></span><span></span><br />Time capsule pictures from <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/01/03/calabardina">Calabardina</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/sets/72157625595504625/">Aguilas</a> in Murcia, Spain just before Christmas 2010. Sad that we can&#39;t be there every year at present. The current weather over there doesn&#39;t seem to be quite as idyllic as usual though, bu a few degrees warmer than London and a lot milder than Scotland. </div> <p /><p /><div style=""><br /><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center" height="1"><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Calabardina</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U98sp6B84AM83qp5X1iAUwUIg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGm5uGeogaBCwgDaDSvhwnzL5zzpF0N%2FO9eI%2BhlFkJHl8dwRzkS%2BeZzzWeq1L4oJYto%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=Ul2ryDG8QhW7PkM30x2nzQ%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5312349059_8c1240824a.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Calabardina</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 21, 2010 at 4:23 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Evan Roberts pouring cider</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U98bwaN8osIu5B6AmTL%2FoTwfw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGm5uGeogaBCwgDaDSvhwnzL5zzpF0N%2FO9eI%2BhlFkJHl8dwRzkS%2BeZzzWeq1L4oJYto%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=Ul2ryDG8QhW7PkM30x2nzQ%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5312922644_ccbdeaf3a2.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Evan Roberts pouring cider</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 20, 2010 at 3:19 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Aguilas, Murcia, Spain</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U98rH%2Frud7lGnVs6SXAF0L8NQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGm5uGeogaBCwgDaDSvhwnzL5zzpF0N%2FO9eI%2BhlFkJHl8dwRzkS%2BeZzzWeq1L4oJYto%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=Ul2ryDG8QhW7PkM30x2nzQ%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/5312311559_d10eab7340.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Aguilas, Murcia, Spain</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 20, 2010 at 11:23 am</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Aguilas, Murcia, Spain</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U98CRwl8EDzJn00wYMhyc9RVw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGm5uGeogaBCwgDaDSvhwnzL5zzpF0N%2FO9eI%2BhlFkJHl8dwRzkS%2BeZzzWeq1L4oJYto%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=Ul2ryDG8QhW7PkM30x2nzQ%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5312899374_ca5346d30f.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Aguilas, Murcia, Spain</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 20, 2010 at 10:30 am</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Aguilas, Murcia, Spain</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U98x%2Fy7XMoj%2BTQz6xCy9NhI9w%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGm5uGeogaBCwgDaDSvhwnzL5zzpF0N%2FO9eI%2BhlFkJHl8dwRzkS%2BeZzzWeq1L4oJYto%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=Ul2ryDG8QhW7PkM30x2nzQ%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5312900148_622e025ede.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Aguilas, Murcia, Spain</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 20, 2010 at 11:23 am</span><br /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/aguilas-and-callabardina-christmas-2010">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4271546518670977197?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-33967455513920505262011-12-01T12:22:00.001Z2011-12-01T12:22:13.227Ztime capsule November 24th to December 8th<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="">This time last year, an evening session about music online at the <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/09/03/school-of-everything">School of Everything</a> and Romford Market with a bit of snow.<p /> <table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: #9d9d9d; font-size: 14pt;"> November 24<sup><span style="font-size: 8pt;">th</span></sup> to December 8<sup><span style="font-size: 8pt;">th</span></sup>, 2010 </span><br /> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> School Of Everything</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U981DJfBa2I7W0puWhzb8r1vQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnZc25U%2FyjILSDB1IR1Y4TRSEcss3PrayEPXAmOEHw0eAAKWUiy%2BXS%2BxpOGrEwqzVU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=HhIgLnuxQmGML1esReCKEg%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5312299665_cd5ac4c8f9.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">School Of Everything</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 30, 2010 at 6:57 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Romford Market</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U98iHn5s00g1y0jv0WZ6zdJXg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnZc25U%2FyjILSDB1IR1Y4TRSEcss3PrayEPXAmOEHw0eAAKWUiy%2BXS%2BxpOGrEwqzVU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=HhIgLnuxQmGML1esReCKEg%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5312891576_1fc53fac5b.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Romford Market</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 1, 2010 at 10:35 am</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> School Of Everything</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U98EPzCNzE2AIKMKuR81DTdDQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnZc25U%2FyjILSDB1IR1Y4TRSEcss3PrayEPXAmOEHw0eAAKWUiy%2BXS%2BxpOGrEwqzVU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=HhIgLnuxQmGML1esReCKEg%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5312298999_341e607f28.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">School Of Everything</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 30, 2010 at 6:36 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Romford Market</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4zRUzA5azHBXZWgyGG3U98j6i4qF5wldJ%2FHPpgPA%2BKJw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGnZc25U%2FyjILSDB1IR1Y4TRSEcss3PrayEPXAmOEHw0eAAKWUiy%2BXS%2BxpOGrEwqzVU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=HhIgLnuxQmGML1esReCKEg%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5312302659_9d7c59467f.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Romford Market</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken December 1, 2010 at 10:35 am</span><br /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-november-24th-to-december-8th">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-3396745551392050526?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-57044174721216289932011-11-15T12:21:00.001Z2011-11-15T12:21:57.439Ztime capsule November 8th - 20th 2010 Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center" height="1"><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><p /> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6vaSlpLYqHZ7TpfM8et9lUriYV1ut9TnxIX36bgUzdtA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGlOi0P2TC4oAJMgas2QPKl3AFA%2FsEfTGKmudGYXiOe1wJdg%2BTfL3K%2F7Bismjs82Veo%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=jst0wmUdRfKJUJluhAnwwg%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5191366227_677fa9a7b8.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 16, 2010 at 11:02 am</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6vaSlpLYqHZ7TpfM8et9lU2bPHTSrucB4bs9Y%2BO0PzLA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGlOi0P2TC4oAJMgas2QPKl3AFA%2FsEfTGKmudGYXiOe1wJdg%2BTfL3K%2F7Bismjs82Veo%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=jst0wmUdRfKJUJluhAnwwg%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5191366615_94e2ff6dd3.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 16, 2010 at 11:03 am</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6vaSlpLYqHZ7TpfM8et9lUMnlkRED9wYZe26DS1ekY3g%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGlOi0P2TC4oAJMgas2QPKl3AFA%2FsEfTGKmudGYXiOe1wJdg%2BTfL3K%2F7Bismjs82Veo%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=jst0wmUdRfKJUJluhAnwwg%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5191367213_6e8428d57d.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 16, 2010 at 11:03 am</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6vaSlpLYqHZ7TpfM8et9lUT2I9iOyQJ8KfgS%2B%2B9UPmKA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGlOi0P2TC4oAJMgas2QPKl3AFA%2FsEfTGKmudGYXiOe1wJdg%2BTfL3K%2F7Bismjs82Veo%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=jst0wmUdRfKJUJluhAnwwg%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5191367473_0958ca6e05.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 16, 2010 at 11:04 am</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6vaSlpLYqHZ7TpfM8et9lU3IV9ll%2F4x%2BaqTdwkJ77DmQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGlOi0P2TC4oAJMgas2QPKl3AFA%2FsEfTGKmudGYXiOe1wJdg%2BTfL3K%2F7Bismjs82Veo%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=jst0wmUdRfKJUJluhAnwwg%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5191367741_7b3ddc39b2.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Alexandra Lake Wanstead Flats</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 16, 2010 at 11:04 am</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-november-8th-20th-2010-alexandra">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5704417472121628993?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-79216681981763248342011-11-01T09:16:00.001Z2011-11-01T09:16:28.732ZTime capsule from October 2010<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"> <table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Kew Gardens October 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6h3Npkz%2BRUp1A4uiAI0SNLCatpgptyV168Km3gcZ1dvg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGmbbynj947JS%2F302ovPUhJfIEGck7Yp2xMSarUKWj%2BP6qIDoG7GRf%2FWGs9aGJuB4NU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=nB9JqyiVSYmq0tDuUpVKag%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5115318089_2893045f1d.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Kew Gardens October 2010 Red Shoveler from South America</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken October 25, 2010 at 1:43 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Shabby Chic Dresser Portobello Road Market</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4ApEJx%2Fqxep0pG4a8QdYbRU%2FMl4ULawvh8DRHTl3%2B%2Bzw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGmbbynj947JS%2F302ovPUhJfIEGck7Yp2xMSarUKWj%2BP6qIDoG7GRf%2FWGs9aGJuB4NU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=nB9JqyiVSYmq0tDuUpVKag%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5128286383_24db4e3fcc.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Shabby Chic Dresser Portobello Road Market</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken October 30, 2010 at 11:14 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> St Paul&#39;s - Millennium Bridge - Glass</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6Fmz1C66ftTxlsmDuTtgOwDGtUbtYiN1iwquyKvefuRA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGmbbynj947JS%2F302ovPUhJfIEGck7Yp2xMSarUKWj%2BP6qIDoG7GRf%2FWGs9aGJuB4NU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=nB9JqyiVSYmq0tDuUpVKag%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1402/5136667591_b73d54c01c.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">St Paul&#39;s - Millennium Bridge - Glass</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 1, 2010 at 7:57 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Wanstead Park</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6CHjhzkY95e2v6k9Pi7nRDjMAe08oSPUBIsQW3RnpqQA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGmbbynj947JS%2F302ovPUhJfIEGck7Yp2xMSarUKWj%2BP6qIDoG7GRf%2FWGs9aGJuB4NU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=nB9JqyiVSYmq0tDuUpVKag%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/5157387331_462d9b1861.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Wanstead Park</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken November 4, 2010 at 12:57 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Kew Gardens October 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6h3Npkz%2BRUp1A4uiAI0SNL4z4xggP97YIaGH1AJRofWQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW%2FWdcQaSx%2FYuuK%2BbvqX5wGmbbynj947JS%2F302ovPUhJfIEGck7Yp2xMSarUKWj%2BP6qIDoG7GRf%2FWGs9aGJuB4NU%3D&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=nB9JqyiVSYmq0tDuUpVKag%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1046/5115319475_bc1b7b6aa2.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Kew Gardens October 2010</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken October 25, 2010 at 1:44 pm</span><br /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-from-october-2010">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-7921668198176324834?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-59155754156718376842011-10-28T07:31:00.001Z2011-10-28T07:31:25.934ZLondon's Air Ambulance<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Air-ambulance" height="214" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/ZK10kXK1jWA3uQrK8G84447WiPqQ9SpS2GfocE1wKOU5nalOLqRU1TvmQaXy/air-ambulance.jpg" width="450" /> </div> <p>I saw a car driving up the Romford Rad the orther day with &quot;Air Ambulance&quot; written on the side.</p><p /><div>It didn&#39;t fool me, I know what a helicopter sounds like. </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/londons-air-ambulance">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5915575415671837684?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-89074814746684654942011-09-02T13:08:00.001Z2011-09-02T13:08:43.185Z2012 don't miss your chance to carry the Olympic Flame<div class='posterous_autopost'><div marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><table border="0" height="100%" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top"> <table border="0" align="center" width="600"><tr><td><table border="0" width="600"> <tr> <td></td> <td> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #73663a; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-shadow: 1px 0 0 #ffffff; text-decoration: none;"><a style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #73663a; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-shadow: 1px 0 0 #ffffff; text-decoration: none;">Dear Bethan,</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img height="12" alt="" style="display: block;" width="1" /></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.4em;"><a style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.4em;">Last month we emailed you to let you know you have been shortlisted to carry the Olympic Flame during the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay through our &#39;Moment to shine&#39; campaign.<p /> Don&#39;t miss out on this opportunity of a lifetime!<p /> In order to continue in the process you need to accept your nomination by <strong>Friday 16 September</strong> using the </a>online nomination acceptance form. <p /> We will first need you to verify the details provided about you in your nomination and then confirm the story that was submitted about you.<p /> If you were under 18 when you were nominated, you will also need to print off and send back a hard copy of the participation terms signed by your parent/guardian. You will find the link and all the details through the online form.<p /> By accepting your story, it will then go forward to be reviewed by one of 12 regional selection panels. The 2,012 individuals with the most inspirational stories, chosen from over 28,000 nominations we received, will be offered a place as one of 8,000 Torchbearers needed for the Relay, joining those chosen through our Presenting Partners&#39; public nomination campaigns.<p /> To make sure you receive our emails straight to your inbox add us to your &#39;safe senders&#39; list.<p /> Please note, if we do not hear from you by <strong>16 September</strong> your nomination will be withdrawn without notice. (If you have accepted your nomination in the last seven days, thanks! We are still processing the most recent responses; you can disregard this email.)<p /> We will next be in touch during the week beginning 5 December 2011, when we be letting all those who accepted their nomination know whether they have been made a Torchbearer offer.<p /> Best wishes,<p /> <strong>The London 2012 Torch Relay team</strong><p /> PS Don&#39;t forget, you can keep up-to-date with the Torch Relay and all London 2012 news by signing up to our e-newsletter.<br /></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><br /></td><td width="20"><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/2012-dont-miss-your-chance-to-carry-the-olymp">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8907481474668465494?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-65281797319894999752011-09-01T09:19:00.001Z2011-09-01T09:19:35.915Ztime capsule for August 25th to September 8th, 2010<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"><br /> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Riverford Field Kitchen Yurt</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP7wI7u7e9bkkop8i03Xd0DopB1EJ7ei1l8uS3zC39P2YA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dnjpmAgcRpuFq2NJGhNx-w%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4931373429_ee791fc085.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Riverford Field Kitchen Yurt from the people who do the <a href="http://organicboxes.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: #00aeef; font-size: 11pt; font-family: georgia;">Vegetable Boxes</a></div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 27, 2010 at 12:46 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://eurostarbreaksparis.co.uk/"> Eurostar Breaks Lille</a></div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6cPVy%2Bzh4JIfWKy13EnSorociAcaMxFhWSmVOafKuPZw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dnjpmAgcRpuFq2NJGhNx-w%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/4948775820_6f3296d0aa.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://eurostarbreaksparis.co.uk/">Eurostar Breaks</a> Lille</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 31, 2010 at 12:30 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Where Evan Is</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP60R6JP%2B%2BT9z6r8NdIZh61WsWnsu2LDztEMoB7bWuW%2BEw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dnjpmAgcRpuFq2NJGhNx-w%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4960588655_cfdf14982c.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken September 5, 2010 at 7:42 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Eurostar Breaks Lille</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6cPVy%2Bzh4JIfWKy13EnSorh9QokZlyn%2BK9SwfltPGhdg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dnjpmAgcRpuFq2NJGhNx-w%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4948186479_445520f4fb.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Eurostar Breaks Lille</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 31, 2010 at 12:30 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Eurostar Breaks Lille</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6cPVy%2Bzh4JIfWKy13EnSorrke%2FXJL3nt9llpraf7TpUg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dnjpmAgcRpuFq2NJGhNx-w%2Fh10" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/4948193287_62ef4d8052.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eurostardealsblog.co.uk/">Eurostar Deals</a></div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 31, 2010 at 2:33 pm</span><br /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-for-august-25th-to-september-8th">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-6528179731989499975?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-20005932808081753782011-08-31T07:33:00.001Z2011-08-31T07:33:28.368ZWednesday 31 august • tinyvox<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/wednesday-31-august-tinyvox"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>wednesday-31-august.mp3</span> <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/wednesday-31-august-tinyvox">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> <p></p><p /><div class="gmail_quote">Wednesday 31 August</div><p /><div class="gmail_quote">Short message tape via tinyvox whoch is cool because it has a big red button that says record, and when you are recording, the tapes go around!</div> <p /><div class="gmail_quote">But how well does it share and embed everywhere? </div><div class="gmail_quote"><p /> on 08/31/2011 at 08:19am with <a href="http://tinyvox.com" target="_blank">tinyvox</a> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/wednesday-31-august-tinyvox">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2000593280808175378?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-9132254367422286812011-08-24T15:34:00.001Z2011-08-24T15:34:56.866ZShiptrax Booking Confirmation<div class='posterous_autopost'> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Gentlemen:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">This shipment actually contains 4 pieces.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">2 crates of glass for 1.07.12</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">1 crate of metal backer plates for 1.07.12, approx. 16.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">1 skid, </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">1.07.11A-1.07.07-1.09.02-1.09.03-1.11.01-1.14.02.1.05.01</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">Call with questions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">Maurice</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"></p><p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> You are receiving this email because you have been listed as one of the contacts for <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">THOMAS SWAN SIGN CO.</span></b> on a shipment booked at <a href="http://www.shiptrax.com">www.shiptrax.com</a></span></p><p></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 24.0pt;">On-Line Booking Confirmation</span></b></p> <div align="center"> <table border="1" width="640" style=""> <tr> <td rowspan="6" valign="top" width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Falcon Global Edge Inc<br /> 88 Black Falcon Avenue<br /> Suite 315<br /> Boston, MA 02210<br /> 617-778-6520</span></p> </td> <td width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="35%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">HAWB #:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="65%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">99105347</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="35%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Pick Up:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="65%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">8/23/2011 15:00-16:00</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="35%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Delivery:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="65%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">BY 8/30/2011 08:00-09:00</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="35%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Service Level:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="65%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">ECONOMY</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="35%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Freight:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="25%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">Shipper </span></p> </td> <td width="40%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="35%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">3rd Party:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="65%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Shipper </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="40" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">THOMAS SWAN SIGN CO.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">2717 GOODRICK AVENUE</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">RICHMOND</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">, CA 94801, United States</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">System Admin  510-232-9610</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="mailto:mauricev@thomasswan.com">mauricev@thomasswan.com</a></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="35%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Shipper Ref #:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="65%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;"> 7426</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="50%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Consignee </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="40" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Sign Image</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">8155 Gratiot Rd</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Saginaw</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">, MI 48609, United States</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Todd  989-737-6837</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td width="35%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Consignee Ref #:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="65%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="1" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Pcs</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">3</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Act. Wt.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">1564</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Vol. Wt.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">592.86</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Charg. Wt.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">1564</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Shipper COD</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">$</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Decl. Value</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">$</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Insured Value</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">$</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="1" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Special Instructions</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">DO NOT BREAk SKID DELIVER INTACT~!</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="1" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Product Description</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">two crate are Glass 1.07.12. Skid contains 1.07.11A-1.07.07-1.09.02-1.09.03-1.11.01-1.14.02.1.05.01</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="1" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <h3 align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial;">Shipment Status</span></b></h3> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table border="1" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Date</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Time</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Type</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Tracking Notes</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">8-23-2011</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">3:45:03 PM</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier; font-weight: bold;">Shipment Created</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;"><br /> System Admin</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <table border="0" height="100%" width="100%" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Courier;">A New Domestic Shipment has been created</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /> * Times listed are in GMT -6 : Central (US &amp; Canada), Mexico City, Saskatchewan</span></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/shiptrax-booking-confirmation">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-913225436742228681?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-77284118617402373872011-08-15T09:12:00.001Z2011-08-15T09:12:12.900Ztime capsule for August 15th Richmond to Twickenham<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"> <table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Richmond - Twickenham</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5JHlRUXQidbQCSNMxfJCcluzcCXtoqRXRBuMbiaji5xQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dBEj7bjTRHGXT2i1o5xc2g%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4875938225_843f3fe501.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Green Pine Cones Richmond - Twickenham</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 9, 2010 at 1:39 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Airstream Cafe</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5Gw%2Bd8ftmqu2YrPuYpJKOfj3%2FGr1SFdlLqecXnbYOJhA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dBEj7bjTRHGXT2i1o5xc2g%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4897681324_64e20c334e.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">London 08 10</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 14, 2010 at 2:41 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Street Cries Prohibited</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5JHlRUXQidbQCSNMxfJCclsjAirayUEe6ElfXlNrK7Vw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dBEj7bjTRHGXT2i1o5xc2g%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4875939989_35dea1f2be.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Richmond - Twickenham</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 9, 2010 at 1:44 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Bat Walks at Marble Hill Park Richmond - Twickenham</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5JHlRUXQidbQCSNMxfJCclhaLXTupq%2BULy8YOh3fOmRA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dBEj7bjTRHGXT2i1o5xc2g%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4875940767_7ddb2837fc.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Bat Walks at Marble Hill Park Richmond - Twickenham</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 9, 2010 at 1:52 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Richmond - Twickenham Ferry Crossing The River Thames</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5JHlRUXQidbQCSNMxfJCclyAidnWyGpl%2FjDbgHMlIYoA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=dBEj7bjTRHGXT2i1o5xc2g%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4875986515_6ecabf932e.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Richmond - Twickenham</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 9, 2010 at 11:27 am</span> <br /></div> </center></td><td></td></tr></table><a name="131ccb1ca43d5480_storeGoodies"><p /><br /></a></td></tr></table></div></div></div></div>Andy Roberts<p /><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/">http://distributedresearch.net/blog/</a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-for-august-15th-richmond-to-twic">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-7728411861740237387?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-85325127476962993992011-08-01T09:22:00.001Z2011-08-01T09:22:52.766ZTime capsule for July 25th to August 8th, 2010<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"><p /><table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Cycle Hire Norton Folgate</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP7WJnVRBmnQi%2FRRLCRzWFXYRpENbuHei16UiJKiF79p7w%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=3X0eQ0uSS8avTYZ2GFe7KQ%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4827355112_9023d142c4.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken July 25, 2010 at 11:45 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> London Bike Hire Bicycles Arrive</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4Xb%2F0AMDttlEVMVlgtrJ2YeugAT1zl9CCOks55AIOVZg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=3X0eQ0uSS8avTYZ2GFe7KQ%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4841272506_e0fb778842.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"> London Bike Hire Bicycles Arrive</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken July 29, 2010 at 5:27 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> London Palladium Sister Act</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5JHlRUXQidbQCSNMxfJCclWANcH3CfP%2FN5td3b1kHB9A%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=3X0eQ0uSS8avTYZ2GFe7KQ%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4875805961_f3f3732b87.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken July 28, 2010 at 10:12 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Ship In A Bottle Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5LZrYA0hhtxBdeUQE%2Fjgsm6lcNuPUzP3H679ITad7u9g%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=3X0eQ0uSS8avTYZ2GFe7KQ%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4876425002_1b84bef05c.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken August 2, 2010 at 6:15 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Bandstand Busking</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5jFfUmbIrF8%2FMJKsejt7O%2F3LjODCNgoKevWgzMl2f7Fg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=3X0eQ0uSS8avTYZ2GFe7KQ%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4826751467_9effb51af0.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken July 25, 2010 at 11:56 am</span><br /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-for-july-25th-to-august-8th-2010">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8532512747696299399?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-21213032457023790762011-07-28T11:23:00.001Z2011-07-28T11:23:33.893ZGoogle+ For Musicians<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote><div> <p /><div><div><div><a href="http://plus.google.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQw9AXKAObNd-o0aL_DPbiR-uM0UxVPCe-tEas7vfYRJxuKL50CLQ&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311161298216" alt="" /><p /></a></div></div>You would be hard pressed to NOT have heard of Google+, the newest social networking and sharing tool from Google which after one month of existence boasts around 18 million users. Artists are already bombarded with a plethora of tools to help them connect with their fans, but Google+ truly adds some unique features which have great potential for integration into a musician&#8217;s marketing arsenal.&nbsp;</div> <p><strong>Overview:</strong></p> <p><span>Google+ consists of a content stream, photos, sparks, hangouts, and chat. While these features are nothing groundbreaking, the feature pulling all of the others together is Circles. Circles allow you to put contacts into different, self-defined groups, which control&nbsp; what content you see and share. Since there are a number of <a href="http://mashable.com/follow/topics/google-plus/"><span>good articles</span></a> explaining the basics of the platform, let&rsquo;s get into how each feature may be utilized by an artist.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note:</span>&nbsp;Currently only personal accounts exist and Google has suggested that businesses (artists) postpone creating accounts until special business accounts currently under development are made available. &nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong>Circles:</strong></p> <p><span>Circles is where the magic of Google+ takes place. You can create as many Circles as you want, and add people by simply dragging their info into a Circle. Once your Circles are created, you can share content to select Circles as well as view content streams from specific circles. Artists should start by importing their mailing list addresses into Google+, posting their info on their existing marketing channels (facebook, twitter), and inviting those not yet using the service to join.&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Now that you have your contacts, it is time to organize your Circles. It should be noted that your Circles are private, so others cannot view or be offended by your orginizational decisions. Some possible Circles include:</p> <ol> <li><span><em>Industry Representatives: </em>You probably only want to share updates concerning your latest releases, videos, and press content with industry folk who may be following you as they are less concerned about the burrito you just consumed.</span></li> <li><span><em>Fans: </em>This is where you can share the content your fan base enjoys reading. Let them know about your whereabouts, experiences, touring or recording progress, post photos and music etc&#8230;</span></li> <li><span>Breakdown the Fan Circle into smaller circles to have more defined targeting. For example, create Circles for different areas of the country and international fans to ensure you aren&rsquo;t over promoting shows to fans thousands of miles away. If your fan base includes young teens, young adults, and older adults, consider categorizing these contacts as well. Each group prefers to be spoken to in different tone and filled in on different activities. Sometimes even male and female Circles make sense.</span></li> <li><span><em>Other artists:</em> Much like yourself, other artists are learning from experiences, trying out new marketing ideas, using new services etc&#8230;Follow what others are doing and share what you know with others in your position.&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span><em>Following:</em> Much like Twitter, you can follow others without being Circled back. This is good for keeping up with informative figures who may not call for reciprocal sharing.&nbsp;</span></li> </ol> <p>Knowing which content your various Circles enjoy receiving will help ensure that only the most suitable posts make it to their stream.</p> <p><strong>Sparks:</strong></p> <p><span>Sparks are similar to your RSS feed or Google Alerts. Simply add some interests and topics you&rsquo;d like to follow and check it ever so often to stay up to date.</span></p> <p><strong>Hangouts:</strong></p> <p><span>This is another great feature for artists. Hangouts are hosted group video/audio/text chats. If you&rsquo;ve used Ustream, it&rsquo;s a little similar but even more interactive considering you can see and hear the other members in the Hangout.&nbsp; It is really a great way to allow your fans to get to know you as well as for you to get more acquainted with your fans. Host special Hangouts for your different Circles and maybe play an acoustic set, have an open question and answer session, or just let your fans connect with one another.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p> <p /><div><div><a href="https://plus.google.com/100974258168375166691/posts"><img src="http://www.musicthinktank.com/storage/post-images/daria-2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1311161559557" alt="" /><p /></a></div><span style="">Daria Musk performs in a Hangout.</span></div> <p><span>The features are there, but the success of Google+&rsquo;s ability to provide artists with the ultimate marketing tool will largely depend on how many users ultimately adopt the platform. Overall, Google+ will provide artists a way to more meaningfully connect with their audience.</span></p> <p><span>Please share your thoughts and ideas concerning Google+ for artists as this is unexplored territory that begs for creative implementation.&nbsp; If you aren&rsquo;t yet a part of the club, post your email and I or another kind soul will send you an invite.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Scott Horton</strong> helps recording artists achieve the &#8216;sound in their head&#8217; by providing his technical and creative sonic input through his online mixing service <a href="http://www.virtualmixengineer.com">Virtual Mix Engineer</a>.&nbsp;</em></p> </div></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/lets-talk-about-google-for-artists.html">musicthinktank.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/google-for-musicians">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2121303245702379076?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-2544396895273544722011-07-20T07:59:00.001Z2011-07-20T07:59:00.507ZNetwork Rail for New Graduates<div class='posterous_autopost'><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Hello</span><br /><div><div> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Hopefully you have already picked up the mail that Tom’s sent you yesterday to introduce use. He mentioned the chance to come to York and meet us and get your self familiarised with the place and ask a few questions if needed. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">We have a room booked at one of our offices arranged by Kafui to have a talk about what to expect and see what we have been up to in the first year. Also we plan to have a bit of a social after wards at a local public house. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">So we have booked a room up for the 4<sup>th</sup> August 3-5 at Hudson House York. It’s opposite the train station but not all that important as it will probably be easier to meet you at the station anytime from around half 2 onwards and then we can take you over there. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">If you can let me know ASAP if you can, or for that matter, cannot make it?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">As there is only the 3 of you I am sure we can look at rearranging it if not convenient, however we are all away on a training course for 2 weeks after that and would hope to meet up asap.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Please let me know asap if you can make it either by mail or by phone. I will probably have a ring round towards the end of the week if I am waiting on a response.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">By the way this is nothing formal, its relaxed just to try and put you at ease before you get started proper.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">Speak soon</span></p></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/network-rail-for-new-graduates">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-254439689527354472?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-26142817290488641162011-07-13T08:00:00.001Z2011-07-13T08:00:49.873ZGood Morning Sunshine in the Valley<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/hZpSKq8AOOUN0I1SS9sKjWYLXO7Nf3bbJ0VFiSc2w0p83vIyxCoMfaINfYEX/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="167" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/O4gMuqW4tQjj7vrgAcv4LQ7tK6fjVZuBqGGDt0hignoaHO6XQgvIgRYZQuLL/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/good-morning-sunshine-in-the-valley">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2614281729048864116?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-10775924754469565802011-07-12T13:42:00.001Z2011-07-12T13:42:16.097ZI think this is the best so far<div class='posterous_autopost'>High tide from the point, 340 degrees.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/It7az3wK9GCloXjV2AHagUX9FrPJZw0y7cukE6vfLz4HVSlG60q8GD8Pf9qn/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="209" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/k6Mcibsf2PYEPIRAxafNqkmOBunM9lCBuC5DiptKMCQCXcCIQE4aBQOMHYby/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/i-think-this-is-the-best-so-far">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-1077592475446956580?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-84242817219009963412011-07-12T04:49:00.001Z2011-07-12T04:49:26.865ZThe point<div class='posterous_autopost'>I created this panorama of the Point at Penpol.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/Yq8GJDq32RvzQENYJWblxMyJgDGAZKViijEKTsFJet2SbjCWPLNW9tWO3Wgl/panorama.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Panorama" height="60" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/1APH1pakyThKuiupmMio2PSFAd1Qz4IhQqnlo7B2WHmw8oJ1eQzpUcjriOyb/panorama.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/the-point">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8424281721900996341?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-53996165889136823342011-07-12T04:47:00.001Z2011-07-12T04:47:04.205ZThe tide is in<div class='posterous_autopost'>I created this panorama when the tide was in on my iOS device. <br />The point is here.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/wPreAZYkc6JoUI3WCeq6cac1RtUFCUQJrVaeLwpndFEuQwLKAnnf23Oefrsn/panorama.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Panorama" height="209" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/2EZiytgO0tgaKonPAGovGCqh9xZA9aFt80W7pBJvvxk8hpEJ66F9RVQK8QeV/panorama.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/the-tide-is-in">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5399616588913682334?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-49961347323728693442011-07-11T12:51:00.001Z2011-07-11T12:51:57.376ZNetwork Rail - Welcome & Information Requests<div class='posterous_autopost'>Hi <br />2011 intake! <p /> It <br />was really good to meet those of you who were able to come along to our Welcome <br />Days on Wednesday 18th May and Wednesday 6th July. <br /> I would like to take this opportunity again to welcome and congratulate <br />you on your appointment on Network Rail’s graduate engineering <br />programme.  For those of you who were unable to make it the reason for my <br />email is to introduce myself and run through what was covered on the day. <br />We had a number of speakers and current graduates covering a variety of <br />elements but I need to focus with you my session from that day. <p /> <p /> I <br />support Nigel Ward, Professional Development Manager who will be your line <br />manager for the duration of your scheme.  One of my responsibilities will <br />be managing the on-boarding of you all and assisting Nigel with your <br />development when you join us in September.  As part of the planning <br />process for this, there are a number of initiatives that we are working on to <br />ensure your smooth transition into the business.  You will shortly be <br />receiving joining instructions from me for our induction event which will <br />commence on Sunday 4th September at our residential training centre <br />in Coventry. <br />You will be there for the whole week and on the Friday (9th Sept) all <br />of the 2011 intake will then be transported to our technical training centre at <br />HMS Sultan in Gosport.  I have to stress <br />to those of you who missed the event at Westwood that you will be required to <br />stay the middle weekends of the three week induction. <br />Accommodation and full board will be provided for the duration of the induction <br />event and whilst at Gosport you will be <br />working the Saturday mornings.  You will, however, have free time on the <br />Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday.  You will leave Gosport <br />on Friday 23rd September.  On your fourth week you will spend <br />this with your buddy and the other graduates who are based in your <br />‘home’ location.  This is to familiarise you with the relevant <br />offices/areas that you will be based at. <p /> <p /> One <br />of my first priorities is to look at your initial placement following on from <br />your induction programme.  All of the 2011 cohort will start the initial <br />training with a 20 week (approx) placement in one of our maintenance delivery <br />units.  We have a number of these around the country and it is my plan to <br />try and place you in one that is nearest, not only to your place of <br />work e.g. Swindon, but also where you are living if that is <br />possible.  In order for me to look at the range of locations vs the <br />delivery units, I would be grateful if you could complete the attached <br />information <br />form (if you haven’t done that) to update me on your contact <br />details.  I appreciate that you may be planning on moving over the summer <br />but if you can give me an indication on where you are likely to be <br />living when you <br />commence employment with us that will assist me greatly.  Please note the <br />broadness of London as an area as this covers Sussex, Wessex, Anglia & Kent. <br /> Once I have all these forms returned I will be able to confirm where you <br />will be based for that placement.  After your initial maintenance <br />placement you will then start your formal 6-9 month placements which will be <br />outlined to you during the induction period.  If you are unclear about any <br />of this please don’t hesitate to contact either myself or Nigel for <br />clarification.  Again, don’t worry too much about this as we will <br />discuss this with you during your induction event. <p /> <p /> A <br />second initiative that I am working on is getting our graduates from 2010 to <br />contact you to invite you into the location where you will be working i.e. if <br />you are based in Glasgow you will be invited to <br />meet the previous grads at the office in Buchanan House in Glasgow! <br />This will be over the next few <br />weeks.  I will assume that by your completion and return of that document <br />you are happy for me to pass these details to our grads so they can contact you <br />and arrange a suitable date to bring you in to meet them along with the other <br />grads who are joining that location. <p /> <p /> Full <br />joining instructions for your three week induction programme will be sent out <br />over the next couple of weeks.  All travel arrangements and tickets will <br />be organised for you and I attach the form that you need to complete and return <br />to me so that I can arrange this for you.  As part of your training you <br />will be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).  Attached is <br />a form that you need to complete with the size that is relevant to you. <br />Please can you return the Graduate Information Form, Ticket Request Form and <br />PPE form to me (if you haven’t already done so) by Wednesday <br />20th July at the latest. <p /> <p /> Important Information Required : for those of you who couldn’t make the <br />welcome events and those of you on the 18th <br />May event I need you to complete the attached security clearance <br />form for your stay at HMS Sultan.  The forms that were included in the <br />packs I issued to those who did attend on the 18th May were <br />incorrect so please can you complete the one that is attached and send to <br />Lesley Harding (along with the necessary ID forms) asap.  Those of you who <br />were on the 6th July event are ok as you received the correct <br />version of the form. <p /> <p /> If <br />you have any concerns or want to chat through any issues please don’t <br />hesitate to contact myself or Nigel either by phone or by email. <p /> <p /> Kind <br />regards <p /> <p /> <p /> Janice <br />Bridgeland <p /> Professional <br />Development Assistant <p /> Engineering <br />(Graduates) <p /> Network <br />Rail <p /> 40 Melton Street <p /> London NW1 2EE <p /> Tel: 020 7557 8858 <p /> Mobile: 07825 376901 <p 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That's a huge increase on recent years, and suggests the curlew <br />population, and that of other wader birds, are well on the way to <br />fully recovering after the wildlife disaster that followed the closing <br />of the tin mine inland. The curlwes were mostly resting, but some were <br />feeding on small molluscs in the mud. Their downward curved beaks are <br />proportionately probably longer than that of a pelican, but narrow. In <br />order to swallow or crush the little periwinkle type univalves, they <br />were having to manipute the shell whole, right down the beak almost to <br />the head in order to get enough leverage. <br />We also saw two grey herons fighting over a small piece of fishing <br />territory, flocks of oystercatcher, redshanks and a family of buzzards <br />overhead. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/140-curlews">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8992496620031077949?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-35709445213221610962011-07-10T18:33:00.001Z2011-07-10T18:33:47.948ZPhotosynth Panorama<div class='posterous_autopost'>I created this panorama on my iOS device with the Photosynth app, <a href="http://www.photosynth.net">http://www.photosynth.net</a>.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/MlklaGHaZw9T8mxgZBDop3Gtv79j9fxiBsxE8RPLWgAFawM5X7OKEFdttolh/panorama.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Panorama" height="137" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/oy97NCdsJGZosOw5FlIcTodEU37IOi3Pa0d7krSWL3Vx1MoxiV58QPhz14Hh/panorama.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/photosynth-panorama">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-3570944521322161096?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-27485516928927724472011-07-10T18:24:00.001Z2011-07-10T18:24:34.601ZThe App Store Turns Three After A Number Of Recent Milestones<div class='posterous_autopost'><div> <div class="reeder-article"><div><span style="">&nbsp;'Just in the past week, Apple revealed that there had&nbsp;<a href="http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-reveals-over-15-billion-apps-have-been-downloaded-from-the-app-store/" title="MacStories: Apple Reveals Over 15 Billion Apps Have Been Downloaded From The App Store" style="">been 15 billion apps downloaded</a>&nbsp;from the App Store. Recently it was also revealed that there are now over&nbsp;<a href="http://www.macstories.net/news/app-store-hits-milestone-of-500000-approved-apps/" title="MacStories: App Store Hits Milestone Of 500,000 Approved Apps" style="">500,000 apps available</a>&nbsp;in the App Store (<a href="http://www.macstories.net/stories/the-ipad-now-with-100000-apps-available/" title="MacStories: The iPad: Now With 100,000 Apps Available" style="">100,000 of which are iPad apps</a>) '</span></div><p /><div><span style="">Huge numbers reported for the ipad apps store. But will it become saturated with cr@pps after a short while?</span></div><p /><p /><p /><div><span style=""></span><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macstories/ad-supported/~3/olf5NpCnhy0/" style="color: #000; border-bottom: none;">The App Store Turns Three After A Number Of Recent Milestones</a></div> <div style="color: #999; font-size: 0.9em; padding-bottom: 10px;">MacStories</div> <p><a href="http://www.macstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Header1.png"><img title="Header" src="http://www.macstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Header1.png" height="282" alt="" width="600" /></a></p> <p>Today marks the third anniversary of the launch of the (iPhone) App Store which <a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/07/14iPhone-App-Store-Downloads-Top-10-Million-in-First-Weekend.html">launched on July 10, 2008</a>. It launched simultaneously with what was then called the iPhone OS 2.0 software (now dubbed iOS 2.0) and was subsequently followed by the release of the iPhone 3G the next day, which came with iOS 2.0 and thus the App Store pre-installed.</p> <p>The availability of third-party applications and an ‘App Store’ on the iPhone was certainly one of the most demanded features of the iPhone after it was revealed and launched in 2007. Whilst it hasn’t been revealed when exactly Apple decided to open up the iPhone to third-party apps (or if they had always planned for it), Steve Jobs was quoted in the New York Times shortly after revealing the iPhone in January 2007, as saying:</p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"><p>We define everything that is on the phone. You don’t want your phone to be like a PC. The last thing you want is to have loaded three apps on your phone and then you go to make a call and it doesn’t work anymore. These are more like iPods than they are like computers.</p></blockquote> <p>Since the launch of App Store, it has become one of the defining successes for the iPhone and Apple more broadly – becoming a cornerstone feature being used in a number of advertising campaigns. Most notable is the ‘There’s an App for that’ ad campaign which highlighted the wide array of apps available to consumers (jump the break to relive the first of those).</p> <p><a href="http://www.macstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/App-Store.png"><img title="App Store" src="http://www.macstories.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/App-Store.png" height="296" alt="" width="550" /></a></p> <p>Over the past few months, the App Store has hit a number of milestones that reveals how successful it has been over the past three years. Just in the past week, Apple revealed that there had <a href="http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-reveals-over-15-billion-apps-have-been-downloaded-from-the-app-store/" title="MacStories: Apple Reveals Over 15 Billion Apps Have Been Downloaded From The App Store">been 15 billion apps downloaded</a> from the App Store. Recently it was also revealed that there are now over <a href="http://www.macstories.net/news/app-store-hits-milestone-of-500000-approved-apps/" title="MacStories: App Store Hits Milestone Of 500,000 Approved Apps">500,000 apps available</a> in the App Store (<a href="http://www.macstories.net/stories/the-ipad-now-with-100000-apps-available/" title="MacStories: The iPad: Now With 100,000 Apps Available">100,000 of which are iPad apps</a>) – virtually a hundred-fold increase from the 500 apps that were available at the launch of the App Store in July of 2008. Apple has also been very keen to note at their WWDC conferences that they are paying out significant amounts of money to developers; at last count it was <a href="http://www.macstories.net/news/over-200-million-ios-devices-sold-25-million-ipads-and-2-5-billion-paid-to-developers/" title="MacStories: Over 200 Million iOS Devices Sold, 25 Million iPads And $2.5 Billion Paid To Developers">over $2.5 billion</a>. The question is, where will the App Store be in a year from now,&nbsp;let-alone another three years? The pace at which it has grown is truly mind-boggling.</p> <p>[Sources: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/11/technology/11cnd-apple.html?hp&amp;ex=1168578000&amp;en=f1aed4fed98b8686&amp;ei=5094&amp;partner=homepage" title="NYT: Phone Shows Apple’s Impact on Consumer Products">New York Times</a>, <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/app-store-launches-upgrade-itunes-now/" title="TechCrunch: iPhone App Store Has Launched (Updated)">TechCrunch</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/jobs-app-store-launching-with-500-iphone-applications-25-free/" title="Engadget: Jobs: App Store launching with 500 iPhone applications, 25% free">Engadget</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(iOS)" title="Wikipedia: App Store (iOS)">Wikipedia</a>]</p> <p> </p> <p><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/szrsfeyLzyg?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="never" height="304" width="500" /></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/macstories/ad-supported/~4/olf5NpCnhy0" height="1" width="1" /> <div style="color: #999; padding-top: 30px;">Sent with <a href="http://reederapp.com" style="color: #999; border: 0;">Reeder</a></div> </div></div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></div><p /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/the-app-store-turns-three-after-a-number-of-r">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2748551692892772447?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-86958691080819947172011-06-15T10:01:00.001Z2011-06-15T10:01:40.047Ztime capsule June 8th to June 22nd, 2010<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"><table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Duck House</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6a%2BYdAGJrZeG0a114Bt6KYv2HUZyWx%2B8g5UJ7HxcKwfg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=UUsNky6bQ4Cmdh7bHEvxnw%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4696143758_506e8a07cc.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Duck House</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken June 9, 2010 at 4:17 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Canal Boat Isabella Kennet &amp; Avon Canal</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6a%2BYdAGJrZeG0a114Bt6KYpoeEB0mOMjTKfjwcq%2B60Hg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=UUsNky6bQ4Cmdh7bHEvxnw%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1295/4696156590_13f4e58a2b.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://canalboatingholidays.org.uk/">Canal Boat</a> Isabella Kennet &amp; Avon Canal</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken June 10, 2010 at 2:24 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Pumping Station</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6a%2BYdAGJrZeG0a114Bt6KYTP87DNn6LFptWOEPQkK1Aw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=UUsNky6bQ4Cmdh7bHEvxnw%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4696188812_c9650bfe83.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Pumping Station</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken June 11, 2010 at 12:56 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Hungerford Fete</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6a%2BYdAGJrZeG0a114Bt6KYoA%2FVShtnCEqoF4iu9e74dQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=UUsNky6bQ4Cmdh7bHEvxnw%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4696193394_f357c7ea89.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Hungerford Fete</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken June 12, 2010 at 1:00 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Small Pond Lilly</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6Dv9AEm9W%2FJgBhUyDAzYFqmyenERyXiEH4P3mmAjCkvQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=UUsNky6bQ4Cmdh7bHEvxnw%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4716187857_0b6fd261b6.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Small Pond Lilly</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken June 18, 2010 at 3:53 pm</span> <br /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-june-8th-to-june-22nd-2010">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8695869108081994717?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-1242902466225456532011-06-13T07:08:00.001Z2011-06-13T07:08:03.886ZAndy Roberts Music Podcast #44<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><table border="0" style="padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(87, 92, 93);" width="100%"> <tr><td style=""><a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/its-podcast-44-romford-folk-club-part-2" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(21, 58, 164); text-decoration: none;">It’s Podcast 44 – Romford Folk Club part 2</a></td> </tr><tr><td height="5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"></td></tr><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(87, 92, 93);"> June 12, 2011 at 5:27 PM</td></tr></table><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">  </td></tr><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 1.3em; padding-bottom: 10px;"> <h3>Andy Roberts Podcast 44</h3><p>Episode 44 of the Andy Roberts Podcast continues the soundtrack from the <a href="http://andyroberts.me/wiki/Romford_Folk_Club" title="Romford Folk Club" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Romford Folk Club</a> guest night of April 12th with six more self written songs performed live.</p> <p>Here’s the download and play link etc: <br /><a href="http://andyroberts.me/podpress_trac/web/763/0/44%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2044.mp3" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Download podcast 44</a><br /> </p><blockquote><p>Subscribe to the <a href="http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">podcast RSS </a>or get it from <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">iTunes</a></p> </blockquote><p>Download MP3 to save – 38 Mb in size, playtime 26 minutes 20 seconds :- <a href="http://andyroberts.me/wp-content/podcast/44%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2044.mp3" title="Andy Roberts Podcast 44" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">44 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 44.mp3</a></p> <h3>Andy Roberts Podcast #44 Shownotes</h3><p>Show Notes for Podcast 44</p><ol><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2009/05/07/yellow-boat" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Yellow Boat</a><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wiki/Hold_On_Below" title="Hold On Below" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></a></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2006/12/31/gernika-2" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Gernika</a></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wiki/Doing_it_all_alone" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Doing it all alone</a></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wiki/Migration" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Migration</a></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wiki/Joan_Of_Arc" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Joan of Arc</a></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wiki/The_Dream_Is_Over" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">The Dream is Over</a></li></ol></td></tr></table></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/andy-roberts-music-podcast-44">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-124290246622545653?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-74159630316079028772011-06-07T08:07:00.001Z2011-06-07T08:07:34.952ZThere is a Mole<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Photo" height="281" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/efrpTYAUGC593hBrzkoUuxxf2a061XEVB1OzP4aOEj7hhRjNdKFb4ZdzkZ2N/photo.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <p>There is a mole in the garden, Hotel Sully, Paris, Marais. <p /> Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/there-is-a-mole">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-7415963031607902877?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-75813394001407935472011-06-06T06:40:00.001Z2011-06-06T06:40:05.721Ztime capsule from May 25th to June 8th, 2010<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"><p /><table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> South Africa Landscape British Museum</div><a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP56fK128QF1J4ZM4Ex%2BXIUEJYCGLg2UJeVp7%2BsWaWhM4w%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=efpO642hSL6Fpj6UIhPDVQ%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4644422871_804ebab350.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /><img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the British Museum have brought a small corner of South Africa to the heart of London.</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 27, 2010 at 11:48 am</span> <p><br /></p></div></center></td><td></td></tr></table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Barbican Centre London</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP7wLiiWDXY2Rw8RYE1dt0V95ejxbrbRAFgPc6QI75NPlA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=efpO642hSL6Fpj6UIhPDVQ%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4655374873_6079e8ac91.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">Barbican Centre London Shakespeare Tower, one of the three residential towers. The Barbican Estate is a residential estate in the City of London</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 29, 2010 at 2:41 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Ducklings and Cygnets Valentines Park Ilford</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP7wLiiWDXY2Rw8RYE1dt0V9XRktRDAR%2FHHPj2BUVmR5XA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=efpO642hSL6Fpj6UIhPDVQ%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4655383905_6661592bfd.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Ducklings and Cygnets Valentines Park Ilford</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 31, 2010 at 4:49 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Ducklings and Cygnets Valentines Park Ilford</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6qg3w3oINU4%2FBPVKjYq81jUDG7vSpy6bzrqd665CmHbg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=efpO642hSL6Fpj6UIhPDVQ%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4656005376_e19dfbf812.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Ducklings and Cygnets Valentines Park Ilford</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 30, 2010 at 11:46 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Shabby Chic Furniture</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6KxyvYzxSKWmhtjHAIAgfoGdAnRG7HByU84mowqcxZlQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=efpO642hSL6Fpj6UIhPDVQ%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4663493556_057f18fe3a.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Shabby Chic Furniture</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken June 1, 2010 at 12:31 pm</span> <br /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-from-may-25th-to-june-8th-2010">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-7581339400140793547?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-84219361861278558752011-05-28T10:38:00.001Z2011-05-28T10:38:16.910ZTemple of Concordia Agrigento + Igor Mitoraj<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/rd3GIJ74r0qsBiFIG33lrYxrc9Xs3BlzPGUb5NsvAyJmF0KFDEkLKFhMgKeA/IMG00042-20110528-1706.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img00042-20110528-1706" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/grCQMJ0h7Extw2TDnRQG4ssZ4ZwKllSqIzxM6vLjF8n3Xt617UStt6HHwzaJ/IMG00042-20110528-1706.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p></p><div class="gmail_quote"><p /><br />Temple of Concordia Agrigento and sculpture in foreground by Polish sculptor Igor Mitoraj who lives in Italy. A series of these are placed in different places and are there till November this year.<br /> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/temple-of-concordia-agrigento-igor-mitoraj">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8421936186127855875?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-20863780736009245282011-05-24T09:37:00.001Z2011-05-24T09:37:26.099ZWicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><p>It's Bob Dylan's 70th birthday today.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s | <a href="http://MikeMarqusee.com"></a><a href="http://MikeMarqusee.com">MikeMarqusee.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.mikemarqusee.com/?p=153"></a><a href="http://www.mikemarqusee.com/?p=153">http://www.mikemarqusee.com/?p=153</a></p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"><p>Mike Marqusee restores the forgotten moral and political contexts of Dylan’s supernova years. In doing so, he rescues one of the most urgent poetic voices in American history from the condescension of his own later cynicism.</p></blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p> </div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></div><p /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/wicked-messenger-bob-dylan-and-the-1960s">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2086378073600924528?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-57906678873630471812011-05-24T09:34:00.001Z2011-05-24T09:34:37.918ZObama abroad<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><p><br /></p><p>The economic driving imperative is fundamental. Eveything else is just words and fluff.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obama abroad | <a href="http://MikeMarqusee.com"></a><a href="http://MikeMarqusee.com">MikeMarqusee.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.mikemarqusee.com/?p=1165"></a><a href="http://www.mikemarqusee.com/?p=1165">http://www.mikemarqusee.com/?p=1165</a></p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"><p>Crucially, Obama insists that democracy must be accompanied by what he calls “economic reform”, the neo-liberal prescriptions that have already exacerbated poverty, inequality and corruption in many west Asian and north African states and against which the Arab Spring was in part a revolt. He wants the new democracies to prove their credentials by opening their doors to predatory multi-nationals and exposing themselves to destructive international competition. All of his proposals for debt relief and aid are tied to this model, which Obama identified with the free-booting capitalism that wrought havoc in Russia and Eastern Europe.</p></blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p> </div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></div><p /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/obama-abroad">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5790667887363047181?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-3662940107954890382011-05-24T07:51:00.001Z2011-05-24T07:51:32.213ZUnderstanding the latest Facebook scam<div class='posterous_autopost'>Understanding the latest Facebook scam <p /> Every few weeks there's a new scam that makes the rounds on Facebook. <br />This week it's the "Find out who visits your profile," scam, which <br />we've all seen before. Here we take a deeper look at the scam to <br />understand better what exactly the virus is trying to do and how we <br />can all protect ourselves. <p /> The virus works first by gaining access to your Facebook account. <br />Unlike other methods for hacking, which involve somehow accessing your <br />login credentials, this scam needs only for you to click a link posted <br />on your wall or someone else's wall. To entice you into clicking, the <br />scam offers something lots of people would love to know, but Facebook <br />doesn't allow: a list of people who've viewed your profile. You might <br />receive an e-mail notification that tells you a friend has posted a <br />link on your wall with this context: <p /> "LOL !! Me cant believe that you can see who is viewing your profile! <br />I can see the TOP 10 people and I am really OPENMOUTHED that my EX is <br />still checking my Pix and my Profile. You can also see WH0 CHECKS YOUR <br />PR0FILE here)" <p /> The most important thing to understand about this scam is that you <br />should not click the link. If you don't click the link and opt-in, the <br />virus is rendered powerless. If you click the link, and you happen to <br />be logged into your Facebook account when you do, the virus <br />immediately goes to work posting the same link and content on your <br />friends' walls. There's no way to stop it in progress — the only way <br />to repair the damage is to visit each of your friends' walls <br />one-by-one and remove the post, or message all and hope they haven't <br />already clicked the link, as well. <p /> Within social networks users are largely accountable for their own <br />safety. The primary thing to remember: if you have any doubt, don't <br />click the link. Facebook offers this bit of advice: <p /> "Always use caution when clicking on a link or opening an attachment, <br />even if it's been sent or posted by a friend or other reputable <br />source. If you have any doubt, get confirmation directly from the <br />sender. Be especially wary of messages that include attractive offers <br />or urgent requests, and watch out for links that require you to <br />immediately provide a login. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/understanding-the-latest-facebook-scam">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-366294010795489038?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-44579042517171074852011-05-20T11:17:00.001Z2011-05-20T11:17:07.348ZArticle: BBC News - Tidal energy trial in Thames offers glimpse of future<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><p>The River Thames in London has an enormous tidal change twice a day so it makes sense to try and harness some of that as a renewable energy source.</p><p><br /></p><p>BBC News - Tidal energy trial in Thames offers glimpse of future<br /> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13443663"></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13443663">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13443663</a></p><blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"><p> The turbines can operate at a range of depths</p><p><br /> A tidal energy farm providing green energy to London could become a reality if a two-month trial proves successful.<p /> A tidal turbine is being installed in the River Thames alongside World War II ship HQS Wellington in central London.<p /> If the trial proves successful and does not adversely affect the environment, hundreds of turbines could be installed between Kent and London.<p /> Energy company Nautricity said a tidal energy farm would generate enough electricity to power 35,000 homes.</p></blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p> </div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></div><p /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/article-bbc-news-tidal-energy-trial-in-thames">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4457904251717107485?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-29103093193254658502011-05-20T10:46:00.001Z2011-05-20T10:46:39.087ZReal Food Market | Southbank Centre.<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><p>I'm not sure if this is every weekend but I'm going to a concert at the Royal Festival Hall tonight so it might be a good opportunity to pick up one or two items to supplement the organic vegetable boxes</p><p><br /></p><p>Real Food Market | Southbank Centre.<br /> <a href="http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/tickets/real-food-market-1000131"></a><a href="http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/tickets/real-food-market-1000131">http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/tickets/real-food-market-1000131</a></p> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"><p>The Real Food Market has become a real food lover's destination. Take a wander round and it's easy to see why, with fresh produce, tasty treats and gourmet delights every weekend.<p /> <br /> </p></blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p> </div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></div><p /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/real-food-market-southbank-centre">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2910309319325465850?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-49599861225933136182011-05-19T13:59:00.001Z2011-05-19T13:59:24.509ZMy Snapshot Statigr.am<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/XVVrMH6ERHxUot6gETv4JlPDYkMA3JTkXvYVhFeCD9O2jvizZYYdEC68Tsez/statigram.png"><img alt="Statigram" height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/jn6GG7gFtLNVS6pFUHh4QmqxS7twkbuAKDAbFMzwVYEN5d0leJMCenAbPgSQ/statigram.png.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Here's a snapshot of my Instagram stats. <p /> <a href="http://statigr.am/andyroberts9">http://statigr.am/andyroberts9</a> <p /> You're on your iPhone right now? <br />- Save the image in your library <br />- Open your Instagram app and share your snapshot with your community <br />(You can even give it your favorite filtering option! ;) ) <p /> See you soon on Statigr.am <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/my-snapshot-statigram">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4959986122593313618?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-6494652386565282992011-05-18T13:31:00.001Z2011-05-18T13:31:53.371ZOrbit Tower 12th May<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>http:// <a href="http://orbittower.org.uk"></a><a href="http://orbittower.org.uk">orbittower.org.uk</a></div><p /><div>The Orbit Tower is showing signs of growth around the base even if the overall height of the tower is not increasing at the present stage.</div><p /><div>Taken by AndyRoberts</div><p /><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21372046@N00/5713013785"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21372046@N00/5713013785"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/5713013785_0a2c4882d7.jpg" border="0" height="281" width="500" /></a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/orbit-tower-12th-may">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-649465238656528299?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-52994816519047001772011-05-18T07:18:00.001Z2011-05-18T07:18:29.161Z2011 Summer Ball Camp Schedule released!<div class='posterous_autopost'>2011 Summer Ball Camp schedules have been released! <p /> Below is the schedule for our summer ball camps. We are super excited, <br />as we will offer 13 different camps, clinics, and academies throughout <br />the summer with a variety of our instructors. <p /> It will be the BEST summer yet! <p /> <br />Note each camp price includes: <p /> Professional Instructor or instructors <br />camp t-shirt <br />lunch <br />Indoor inflatable playtime. <br />Registrations due Friday before each camp starts. <br />Participants will be allowed registration the day of the camp if space <br />permits.  Each camp has an individual limit. <br />    *Lunch and inflatables are not available for these camps. <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> Dates <p /> <br />Time <p /> Focus <p /> Instructor(s) <p /> Description <p /> Skill Level <p /> Price <p /> <br />June <p /> 9am-1pm <p /> Basic Skills Softball <p /> Felicia Lowe <p /> Fundamentals: hitting, fielding and baserunning <p /> Beginner to Intermediate <p /> $139 <p /> <br />6-8 <p /> <br />13-15 <p /> 9:00am-1pm <p /> Basic Skills Baseball <p /> Luke Allen <p /> Fundamentals: hitting, fielding and baserunning <p /> Beginner to Intermediate <p /> $139 <p /> <br />17 <p /> 9:00am- 1pm <p /> Pitchers/ Catchers Baseball <p /> Andy Mitchell & Christian Corvos <p /> Working bullpens together, with runners on base; ball transfer drills. <p /> Intermediate to Advanced <p /> $79/ <br />$149 <p /> <br />20 <p /> 9:00am-1pm <p /> Basic Skills Pitching Softball <p /> Brittany Yearwood <p /> Breaking down mechanics; Game day prep. <p /> Beginner to limited experience <p /> $59 <p /> <br />23 <p /> <p /> <p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/2011-summer-ball-camp-schedule-released"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>Ball camp registration form.pdf</strong> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/oMMUPutUpq40pc4N8mM0NRbKmp2QR8GXZufj89e7kp9cohkwAglU3rpf6MyJ/Ball_camp_registration_form.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Sigimg1" height="235" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/eTSQxkgUwVygzYnbKkxy5UT06kuRHXq21XeO6O2p22k5eFxQ05VItgTT7bD0/sigimg1" width="291" /> </div> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/2011-summer-ball-camp-schedule-released">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5299481651904700177?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-90523846401803408252011-05-15T14:57:00.001Z2011-05-15T14:57:11.903ZThe Forbidden City, Beijing China<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/the-forbidden-city-beijing-china"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/unknown.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>Forbidden City_KP.pps</strong> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/7nvJKVW8bnd3UEOSLTolaU8SMRL7jPu19zKBPQJPByVCTRegcXKWdaCqH1Ru/Forbidden_City_KP.pps">Download this file</a> </div> </div> <p>Pictures infographic and background narrative about The Forbidden City, Beijing China</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/the-forbidden-city-beijing-china">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-9052384640180340825?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-86726952148940092992011-05-15T14:53:00.001Z2011-05-15T14:53:59.587ZPhoto time capsule from May 8th to May 22nd 2010<div class='posterous_autopost'> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <p style="color: #a8a8a8;"> </p><div style=""> <table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"><br /> <table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> IMG_4547</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6HPQhs1%2B39Qzj%2F%2BNC4cAD5IGYkUyIN7K%2BjWu42gw7CoA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=ewlzmQFfRvm9nZ-5oDOdTw%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/4607015104_531d12e7e4.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 12, 2010 at 9:50 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wiki/Cormorants"> Cormorant</a></div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6HPQhs1%2B39Qzj%2F%2BNC4cAD5CdsK%2F%2FHs8SDkHHcDseBc7w%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=ewlzmQFfRvm9nZ-5oDOdTw%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/4607024854_0f5bec0670.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 13, 2010 at 11:57 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> London gets uglier and uglier</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4V6L9N106%2FTqW%2B1BCOq%2FCK2%2BorKNw9wgU71GtuBy%2BI%2BA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=ewlzmQFfRvm9nZ-5oDOdTw%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4612408110_d4c6cca99c.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2010/05/27/london-gets-uglier-with-skyscrapers-unlimited">London gets uglier and uglier</a></div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 16, 2010 at 1:39 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> IMG_4553</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4CpXINn3AjMNES6ecc28uRmmbZ5l3QXtDvp8BLSRmRQQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=ewlzmQFfRvm9nZ-5oDOdTw%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4606406611_98ef49475b.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 12, 2010 at 10:13 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> IMG_4554</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP4CpXINn3AjMNES6ecc28uR4ShuXiyDXae64JKriManZQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=ewlzmQFfRvm9nZ-5oDOdTw%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4606408055_8bd2987ca6.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken May 12, 2010 at 10:14 am</span> <p /></div></center></td><td></td></tr></table><a name="12ff2e19699e1f07_storeGoodies"><span style=""><br /> </span></a></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/photo-time-capsule-from-may-8th-to-may-22nd-2">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8672695214894009299?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-58504446029479379812011-05-12T08:18:00.000Z2011-05-13T20:45:39.703ZEarthquake in Spain, Murcia, Lorca<div class='posterous_autopost'>Murcia is Spain's most seismically active area and suffered earthquake <br />tremors in 2005 and 1999. It is close to the large faultline beneath <br />the Mediterranean Sea where the European and African continents meet. <p /> A Murcia regional government statement said eight people, including <br />one child, had died in the two quakes at Lorca which seriously damaged <br />many buildings and crushed vehicles. A total of 167 people were <br />treated in hospitals in the city. <p /> Television images showed cars that were crushed by falling rubble, and <br />large cracks in buildings. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/earthquake-in-spain-murcia-lorca">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5850444602947937981?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-27753301694553410092011-05-05T17:08:00.001Z2011-05-05T17:08:15.312ZFacebook Scams<div class='posterous_autopost'>Dear FB Friends/Family: <p /> You can't find out who saw your profile. You won't see what you'll <br />look like in the future. You won't know what that man saw when he <br />walked in on his daughter. There are no free IPads. And you can't see <br />the video of Osama's death... Not on Facebook. Please stop clicking <br />the spam links and exposing yourself and friends to virus risks. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/facebook-scams">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2775330169455341009?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-52710220658688351712011-05-03T19:51:00.001Z2011-05-03T19:51:47.756ZELEVEN ITEMS OF FOLK MUSIC NEWS FROM LEWES FOR MAY<div class='posterous_autopost'>ELEVEN ITEMS OF FOLK MUSIC NEWS FROM LEWES FOR MAY <p /> 1] LEWES FOLK FESTIVAL 6th – 9th OCTOBER 2011 <br />Since last month, a number of top names have been added to the <br />mouth-watering line-up for this year’s Lewes Folk Festival Those <br />appearing include:- <br />SID KIPPER * THE BLACK UMFOLOSI 5 from Zimbabwe * CHRIS WOOD * THE <br />GECKOES with caller WILL HALL * SHIRLEY COLLINS * THE COPPER FAMILY * <br />THE LONG HILL RAMBLERS * THE TWAGGER BAND * ANDY TURNER <p /> There will be workshops led by the following people:- <br />SHIRLEY COLLINS – song <br />BEN PALEY - fiddle, DAN STEWART - banjo, <br />KERRY FLETCHER & ROSIE DAVIS – Gypsy Step Dance <br />SUSSEX HARMONY – West Gallery Singing <br />SPARE PARTS - Sussex tunes & part-playing for any instrument <br /> As well as a multimedia presentation on the life of the great Sussex <br />traditional singer, JOHNNY DOUGHTY, <br />Once again there will be many dance teams displaying on four sites in <br />the Cliffe area of the town on Saturday as well as singarounds, tune <br />sessions. <br />The programme as it is finalised will appear on the website at <br /><a href="http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/">http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/</a> and tickets will be on sale from June <br />1st. <br />*********** <br />2] FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK <br />Station Street, Lewes <br />Enquiries: - (01273) 478124 or 881316 <br />Email <a href="mailto:tinvic@globalnet.co.uk">tinvic@globalnet.co.uk</a>. <p /> We have a very strong programme to take us up to the end of the season in July:- <p /> May 5th * £7.00 * MARRY WATERSON & OLIVER KNIGHT <br />A new generation of England’s leading folk music family! They are Lal <br />Waterson’s children; Marry an outstanding singer and Olly a great <br />multi-instrumentalist. <p /> May 12th * £7.00 * TIM LAYCOCK <br />A return visit for this multi-talented performer – an excellent singer <br />and great musician. Tim has a wonderful way of involving his listeners <br />in his varied performances. <p /> May 19th * £6.00 * STUART REED <br />One of the cornerstones of the folk scene in Sussex, Stuart’s voice <br />was at the centre of our most popular group, The Taverners. <p /> May 26th * free admission * OPEN NIGHT <p /> June 2nd * £7.00 * THOMAS McCARTHY & SIMON BOYLE <br />Thomas McCarthy is a man steeped in the tradition of Irish songs, <br />intoxicated by the music and passionate in his sensitivity towards <br />them. Joined tonight by a fine uilleann piper <p /> June 9th * £6.00 * DENISE & STUART SAVAGE present “WHAT A HAPPY YOUNG MAN” <br />A multimedia presentation on the life and songs of Henry Hills of <br />Lodsworth – with Denise & Stuart singing many of the songs. <p /> June 16th * £8.00 * JAMES FAGAN & NANCY KERR <br />One of the most established and respected duos on the folk scene, <br />Nancy Kerr and James Fagan are winners of the 2011 BBC Radio 2 Folk <br />Award for Best Duo <p /> June 23rd * £7.00 * LIZ & YVONNE KANE & EDEL FOX <br />Highly exciting and vibrant music from sister fiddle players from <br />Connemara and their concertina playing friend from County Clare. Three <br />of the most highly regarded amongst the rising generation of Irish <br />musicians. <p /> June 30th * £6.00 * BING LYLE <br />Accordion, flute and guitar player, Bing also has one of the finest <br />singing voices whether he is singing traditional songs or his own <br />compositions. <p /> July 7th * £8.00 * RORY McLEOD <br />A one man soulband, poet and storyteller, singing his own unique <br />upbeat dance stories. A modern travelling troubadour using tap shoes, <br />acappella, harmonica, guitar, trombone, spoons, finger cymbals, <br />bandorea, djembe and various percussion instruments! <p /> July 14th * Free Admission * OPEN NIGHT <p /> July 21st * £7.00 * THE NEW SLIDE <br />An excellent young band including two exceptional local musicians, <br />Matt Quinn and Tom Redman. English tunes and songs. <p /> July 28th * £10.00 * THE SAVOY FAMILY BAND <br />A great coup for us as we have the opportunity to book the world’s <br />leading Cajun band from Eunice, Louisiana. Advance tickets from May <br />5th. <br />Our Future Guests will include:- <p /> *  Cathal McConnell & Duncan Wood (September 15th) <br />*  Debby McClatchy (September 22nd) <br />*  Black Umfolosi 5 (September 29th) - Opening night of Lewes Folk Festival <br />*  Alice Gerrard & Beverley Smith (October 13th) <br />*  Lady Maisrey [Hazel Askew, Rowan Rheingans and Hannah James] (October 27th) <br />*  Zoox [Linda Game, Jo May & Becky Menday] (November 10th) <br />*  Elsie's Band [Dave Watts, John Hills, Iris Bihop & Tony Deane] <br />(November 17th) <p /> Our websites are at <br /><a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/</a> <br />and <br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes">http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes</a> <p /> Those of you who arrange listings are politely requested to include <br />all of the above. <br />*********** <br />3] THE SAVOY FAMILY BAND FROM EUNICE, LOUISIANA – JULY 28th <br />A real coup for the Royal Oak as we are able to present one of the <br />world’s top Cajun music bands consisting of Marc & Ann Savoy and their <br />songs Joel and Wilson. We rarely do advance tickets for our events but <br />this will be needed in the case of the Savoys because of the <br />anticipated size of the turn out. Tickets (£10) are now on sale – <br />please phone 01273 478124 or email <a href="mailto:folk@brighton.co.uk">folk@brighton.co.uk</a> in the first <br />case. <br />*********** <br />4] FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK ON "MYSPACE" <br />Our MYSPACE profile enables us to provide sample tracks of coming <br />guests as well as show photos and biographies of coming guests. It is <br />at http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes <p /> Currently on our MYSPACE we have the following tracks by coming guests:- <br />Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight - "Father Us" - (May 5th) <br />Tim Laycock - "Old Daddy Fox" - (May 12th) <br />Stuart Reed - "Rolling Home" - (May 19th) <br />Stuart & Denise Savage - "Our Captain Cried" - (June 9th) <br />Nancy Kerr & James Fagan - "The Banks of the Condamine" - (June 16th) <br />Edel Fox [with The Kane Sisters] - "Jigs" - (June 23rd) <br />Liz & Yvonne Kane [with Edel Fox] - "13 Reels" - (June 23rd) <br />Bing Lyle - "Painting The Town" - (June 30th) <br />The Savoy Family Band - "Valse De Chagrin" - (July 28th) <br />Cathal McConnell & Duncan Wood - "Highland March/Earl of Errol/Bleaton <br />Gardens" - (September 15th) <p /> (After each gig the tracks will drop off to be replaced with another <br />by an upcoming guest.) <br />There is also two photo montage videos of some of the best nights at <br />the Royal Oak. One covering the club evenings during 2007 and the <br />other between 2002 and 2006. <br />*********** <br />5] SUSSEX FOLK GUIDE WEBSITE - UPDATED <br />For all the listings of folk music, song club, dances, festivals in <br />and around Sussex, have a look at http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk <br />This site all always kept updated with the latest events and there are <br />over 100 events currently listed covering all the dates up until the <br />end of May. <br />*********** <br />6] THE FOLK DIARY <br />Most of the listings on the Sussex Folk Guide website are taken from <br />the paper magazine, THE FOLK DIARY. Issue no 248 covers the months of <br />April and May. They are packed with adverts for various folk <br />festivals, folk music record companies, specialist shops, instrument <br />makers and other services as well as details of all the folk song and <br />dance events in our area. To obtain copies of this free magazine as it <br />is published, please send SAE's to Vic Smith at the address below. <br />It is also the address to send album review copies to.  Potential <br />advertisers are also asked to contact Vic for a statement of our <br />advertising rates. The delivery of issue 249 covering June and July <br />has just passed. <br />Please contact <br />JIM MARSHALL 01273 559750 <a href="mailto:jimars@globalnet.co.uk">jimars@globalnet.co.uk</a> <br />Or <br />VIC SMITH 01273 478124 <a href="mailto:tinvic@globalnet.co.uk">tinvic@globalnet.co.uk</a> <br />********** <br />7] THE FOLK DIARY ON LINE <br />THE FOLK DIARY is available on-line at <br /><a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/fd.htm">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/fd.htm</a> You will need Adobe ACROBAT <br />READER to read the pages. The size of each page is given by each page <br />link and the content of each page is indicated. The following issue is now <br />on-line and are listed here with the contents:- <br /> ISSUE No. 248 April - May 2011 <br />Page 1 Blackwood's Blue Coconut Club (Thurs), North Brighton Sing & <br />Chat (Suns), London Old Timey & Bluegrass week, "What A Happy Young <br />Man" Lodsworth. <br />Page 2 Spyboy Presentations, Cara Dillon at East Grinstead, Crawley <br />Folk & Beer Festival. <br />Page 3 Lewes Saturday Folk Club, Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (Thurs). <br />Page 4 Piggie's Open Mic Uckfield (Tues). Folk Diary advertising rates <br />& Copy Dates, Amberley Folk Club (Tues), Meltdown Ceilidhs Haywards <br />Heath (Sats), Barber & Taylor at The Open House Brighton. <br />Page 5 Acoustic Festival of Britain <br />Page 6 Gilmore/Roberts at the Stag Sevenoaks, Bryan Creer's 60th <br />birthday party, Sandra Goddard's party, Edge of Chaos Orchestra gigs, <br />Hat Music Films, Fee Calls Ceilidhs, the second Lewes Folk Festival, <br />Lewes Favourites Tune practice sessions. <br />Page 7 Hobgoblin Music, Fareham & Gosport Easter Festival, Rattlebag <br />singarounds Hastings (Thurs), Wickham Festival. <br />Page 8 Electric Voices presentations, CD Reviews. <br />Page 9 Willows Folk Club Arundel (Weds), CD reviews. <br />Page 10 Tenterden Folk Festival, CD Reviews. <br />Page 11 Seaford Folk Club (Fris), Acoustic Sussex presentations. <br />Page 12 The Unreel's Barn Dance Henfield, Barry Murphy's banjos, <br />Horsham Folk Club (Suns), Croydon Folk Club (Mons), Beacon Tunbridge <br />Wells folk club (Mons). <br />Page 13 Eastbourne Folk Club (Weds), So Last Century String Band, <br />Brighton Acoustic session (Mons), Chichester Pickers (Thurs), Folk & <br />Blues at the Roebuck Ringmer (Suns), Grassroots gigs, Folk at the <br />Coast, Bognor (Fris), Brighton Singers' Club (Weds). <br />Page 14 Cigar Box Guitars, The Rude Mechanicals Shoreham (Weds), Six <br />Bells Chiddingly (Tues), Vince's violins, Elsie's (Sats), Eastbourne <br />Story Tellers, White Horse Bodle Street Green (Mons), Mid-Sussex <br />Chorus & Harmony Ashurst (Weds), Button Accordeon for sale, Tonbridge <br />Folk Club (Mons). <br />Page 15 St. George's Day Folk at the Orchards. Haywards Heath. <br />Page 16 Towersey Village festival. <br />********** <br />8] VIDEO PAGE ON THE FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK WEBSITE <br />The Folk at the Royal Oak website now has a page devoted to YouTube <br />and Facebook videos. It is at <br /><a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/videos.htm">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/videos.htm</a> The page is <br />divided into two sections, the first showing videos of guest artists <br />who will be appearing at the Royal Oak, and the second section showing <br />videos of some performances on past nights at the Royal Oak. The <br />videos currently being shown on that page are as follows:- <br />SECTION 1 <br />VIDEOS: VIDEOS OF COMING GUESTS <br />MARRY WATERSON & OLIVER KNIGHT on May 5th <br />THOMAS McCARTHY on June 2nd <br />NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN on June 16th <br />THE KANE SISTERS & EDEL FOX on June 23rd <br />RORY McLEOD on July 7th <br />THE NEW SLIDE on July 21st <br />THE SAVOY FAMILY BAND on July 28th <br />CATHAL McCONNELL & DUNCAN WOOD on September 15th <br />BLACK UMFOLOSI 5 (from ZIMBABWE) on October 6th <br />ALICE GERRARD [with Beverly Smith] on October 13th <br />BEVERLY SMITH [with Alice Gerrard] on October 13th <br />LADY MAISERY on October 27th <br />ZOOX on November 10th <p /> SECTION 2 <br />VIDEOS TAKEN DURING CLUB EVENINGS AT THE ROYAL OAK <br />Currently 48 videos of appearances at the Royal Oak including Chris <br />Foster. Jez Lowe, Bartram Brookes & Weatherall, Martyn Wyndham-Read & <br />Iris Bishop, Mike Gulston, Tim Van Eyken, Carthy Waterson & Parkinson, <br />Davis Locker & Winquist, Black Umfolosi 5, John Kirkpatrick, The Long <br />Hill Ramblers, Mandy Murray, Linda Game, Maggie Boyle, The Twagger <br />Band, Marilyn Bennett, Terry Masterson, Dana & Susan Robinson, Pete <br />Cooper & Richard Bolton, Gavin Atkin, Ian Chisholm & Derrick Hughes, <br />Roger Brasier. Bayou Seco. <br />********* <br />9] LEWES WORKSHOPS AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE <br />The workshops last a full Saturday or Sunday and the tutor performs at the <br />club in the evening. <br /> Forthcoming workshops in 2011 - <p /> 04 June    Martyn Wyndham-Read & Iris Bishop    Singing & accompaniment <br />11 June    John Kirkpatrick    John K's tunes (any instrument) <br />16 July    Brian Peters    Melodeon <br />17 July    Brian Peters    Ballad forum <br />15 Oct    Tom & Barbara Brown    West Country songs <br />29 Oct    Jody Kruskal    Concertina <br />03 Dec    Paul & Liz Davenport    Ballads <p /> The Lewes Saturday Folk Club has a new domain name - <br /><a href="http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/">http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/</a>. This will work in parallel with <br />the old name http://www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org/ for the time being but <br />they hope to phase it out so please change your bookmarks. <br />******** <br />10] REGULAR SESSIONS IN THE LEWES/BRIGHTON AREA <br />Bryan Creer has taken on the task of detailing these, and they are posted at <br /><a href="http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/LAFC/Sessions.php">http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/LAFC/Sessions.php</a> <br />Have a look and if there are any you think that Bryan has missed - contact <br />him on <a href="mailto:Bryancreer@aol.com">Bryancreer@aol.com</a> <br />******** <br />11] THE TRIBAL EARTH GATHERING August 18th -21st <br />We have been asked to mention a small very friendly festival in the <br />Hastings area. The event is a smaller four day outdoor event, <br />providing music (mainly world/folk) and workshops etc raising funds <br />for a charity providing housing and education for street children in <br />Nepal and all profit goes to the charity every year. There are full <br />details of a very varied and attractive programme at <br /><a href="http://www.tribalearth.co.uk">www.tribalearth.co.uk</a> <br />> <br /> ...And  if you are ever looking for a good barn dance band, look no <br />further than THE SUSSEX PISTOLS - though you should get in quickly - <br />available dates for 2011 are being snapped up quickly. Contact Tina on <br />01273 478124 or email her at <a href="mailto:tinasmith226@yahoo.co.uk">tinasmith226@yahoo.co.uk</a>  to <br />book the band. The band's website is at <br /><a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/pistols.htm">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/pistols.htm</a> and they have a <br />MYSPACE profile as well at http://www.myspace.com/thesussexpistols <br />__________________________________________ <p /> VIC & TINA SMITH <br />26 Ferrers Road <br />LEWES <br />East Sussex <br />BN7 1PZ <br />England <p /> Tel & Fax:- 01273 478124 <br />Email:- <br /><a href="mailto:tinvic@globalnet.co.uk">tinvic@globalnet.co.uk</a> <br /><a href="mailto:folk@brighton.co.uk">folk@brighton.co.uk</a> <p /> ROYAL OAK WEBSITES:- <br /><a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic</a> <br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes">http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes</a> <p /> SUSSEX FOLK GUIDE WEBSITE:- <br /><a href="http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk">http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk</a> <p /> LEWES FOLK FESTIVAL WEBSITE:- <br /><a href="http://lewesfolkfest.org/">http://lewesfolkfest.org/</a> <p /> SUSSEX PISTOLS BARN DANCE BAND WEBSITE:- <br /><a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/pistols.htm">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/pistols.htm</a> <p /> COMPOUND SOUNDS WEBSITE <br /><a href="http://www.compoundsounds.com">http://www.compoundsounds.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jalisherrifokonteh">http://www.myspace.com/jalisherrifokonteh</a> <br />____________ <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/eleven-items-of-folk-music-news-from-lewes-fo">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5271022065868835171?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-58715320192018625762011-05-03T14:28:00.001Z2011-05-03T14:28:08.663ZSome things I can't do on the ipad 2 yet.<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>So this is an experimental blog post feeding the output from a mind map directly via eamil to the blog. The mind map software is ithoughtsHD as recommended by Ed Dale and MacSparky, and it's an addition to one I made early in order to accumulate some tasks I needed to do when I get back on my iMac again. So the first one was a kind of to do list, which is against the spirit of action logging I know, but sometimes I need the memory aid in special circumstances.&nbsp;</div><p /><div>I've had an intense unplanned two weeks or so learning curve with my new iPad 2, and it's been enlightening and fun on the whole, but occasionally frustrating as well.</div><div>In theory there are only about 20-30% of activities which cannot be done easily on the iPad, but in practice they can soon mount up into a bit of a backlog. I've tried to avoid getting involved in really complicated workflows which are basically workarounds to make up for the deliberately isolated structure of the IOS apps system.&nbsp;</div><p /><div>Other things I haven't mentioned are native OSX apps such as Market Samurai, or Firefox plugins, which haven't been ported to iPad yet, if at all.&nbsp;</div><p /><div>The iThoughtsHD output to email process includes a number of different formats and here they are:</div><p /><ul><li>cant do on ipad</li></ul><ul><li>adding autolinks into wordpress blog posts </li><li style="color: #54FF00; font-size: 100%;">of course this is a bit like thinks to do on the iMac</li></ul><ul><li style="color: #54FF00; font-size: 100%;">the difference being here I might try to find ways to do them on the iPad eventually</li></ul><li style="color: #0055FF; font-size: 100%;">podcasts</li><ul><li style="color: #0055FF; font-size: 100%;">broadcast with livestream</li><li style="color: #0055FF; font-size: 100%;">edit sound files in audacity</li></ul><ul><li style="color: #0055FF; 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This <br />is a 6 piece band who are finalists in the 'Battle of the Bands' <br />competition plus local performers and surprise guest. So looking <br />forward to seeing you all on friday at Forest Roots, the Lord <br />Rookwood, 314, Cann Hall Rd, London, E113NW. Starts 8.30, free entry <br />with a voluntary whip round <p /> see you then <br />stay forever young <p /> Jenny and Caroline <p /> <p /> <br /></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/dave-peabody-and-brendan-power-plus-karen-gra">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-3274590326152747214?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-41839040769924952972011-05-03T09:05:00.001Z2011-05-03T09:05:38.386ZSerums regimen for skin care<div class='posterous_autopost'>Hi Allison, <p /> I apologize for the delay. <br />the following are my suggestions for your skin care <br />regimen: <p /> AM <br />Cleanse <br />exfoliatevita c serum- massage into skin using upward strokes toward <br />the ears and temples.  let serum penetrate <br />pigment lightening serum massage into face, neck and hands. let penetrate... <br />moisturizer <br />sun screen <p /> PM <br />Cleansedon't exfoliate <br />vita c serum <br />pigment lightening serum <br />oxygen serum <p /> moisturizer <p /> Please let me know if you have any questions and do not hesitate to <br />call or email me with them. <br />Thank you so much <br />Sylvi <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/serums-regimen-for-skin-care">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4183904076992495297?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-36259814831355214832011-05-03T08:24:00.001Z2011-05-03T08:24:38.700ZSmallest cities in the United Kingdom<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>According to the current Wikipedia entry, Truro is the eighth smallest city in the UK, after St Davids, and two in Norther Ireland plus the City of London which is a bit of an anomoly really, and Truro would also be the third smalles city in England after Ely and Ripon.</p> <div><div><h1>Smallest cities in the United Kingdom</h1> <div> <div> <div> <p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p> <p>These are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="City status in the United Kingdom">chartered cities</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> with a population of less than 100,000 at the most recent (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Census_2001" title="United Kingdom Census 2001">2001</a>) census. For the full list, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_United_Kingdom">List of cities in the United Kingdom</a>.</p> City Population Home Nation 1 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_David%27s" title="St David's">St David’s and the Cathedral Close</a> 1,797<sup><a href="#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales">Wales</a> 2 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London">City of London</a> 7,185<sup><a href="#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 3 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells">Wells</a> 10,406<sup><a href="#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 4 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor,_Wales" title="Bangor, Wales">Bangor</a> 13,725<sup><a href="#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales">Wales</a> 5 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armagh">Armagh</a> 14,590 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> 6 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely,_Cambridgeshire" title="Ely, Cambridgeshire">Ely</a> 15,102<sup><a href="#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 7 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon">Ripon</a> 15,922<sup><a href="#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 8 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro">Truro</a> 17,431<sup><a href="#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 9 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichester">Chichester</a> 23,731<sup><a href="#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 10 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newry">Newry</a> 27,433 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> 11 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichfield">Lichfield</a> 27,900<sup><a href="#cite_note-8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 12 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury,_England" title="Salisbury, England">Salisbury</a> 39,726<sup><a href="#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 13 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester">Winchester</a> 41,420<sup><a href="#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 14 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury">Canterbury</a> 43,432 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 15 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling">Stirling</a> 45,115 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland">Scotland</a> 16 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereford">Hereford</a> 50,154<sup><a href="#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 18 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness">Inverness</a> 71,000 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland">Scotland</a> 19 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisburn">Lisburn</a> 71,465 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> 20 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle,_Cumbria" title="Carlisle, Cumbria">Carlisle</a> 71,465 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 21 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester">Chester</a> 77,040<sup><a href="#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 22 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry">Derry</a> 83,652 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> 23 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Somerset" title="Bath, Somerset">Bath</a> 83,992<sup><a href="#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 24 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_England" title="Lincoln, England">Lincoln</a> 85,595<sup><a href="#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 25 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_(district)" title="Durham (district)">Durham</a> 87,709<sup><a href="#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> 26 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_England" title="Worcester, England">Worcester</a> 93,353<sup><a href="#cite_note-17"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England">England</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/smallest-cities-in-the-united-kingdom">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-3625981483135521483?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-74334488976827415652011-05-02T08:03:00.001Z2011-05-02T08:03:47.682ZiPad2 mind maps<div class='posterous_autopost'>The iPad 2 is very useful for making mind maps, so I made a mind map <br />of all the things I need to do when I can get back on my iMac that <br />can't be done on the iPad2 yet. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/ipad2-mind-maps">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-7433448897682741565?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-9943451555200475612011-05-01T18:26:00.001Z2011-05-01T18:26:00.306ZWild parakeets seen as a threat in the UK<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>I think these are just one particular species of parakeet, the monk parakeet which can apparantly cause damage to electricity pylons. The ever increasing rose ringed or ring necked parakeets that we see fly overhead on a daily basis shoudn't be affected by any cull. They might be able to be shot like pigeons , though, if crop farmers are affected and apply for a license to do so. The local parakeets are a bit noisy as in raucous, so it would be a shame in some ways if they kept on increasing and drowned out the native song birds.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wild parakeets seen as a threat in the UK<br /> <a href="http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wildlife-in-your-garden/wild-parakeets-seen-as-a-threat-in-the-uk/"></a><a href="http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wildlife-in-your-garden/wild-parakeets-seen-as-a-threat-in-the-uk/">http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wildlife-in-your-garden/wild-parakeets-seen-as-a-threat-in-the-uk/</a></p> <hr /> <div> <div> <div> <div> <h1>Wild parakeets seen as a threat in the UK</h1> </div> <div> <p><a href="http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/parakeet.jpg"> <img title="parakeet" alt="" /></a>Because of damaging food crops and being a threat to native wildlife, parakeets in Britain living in the wild may be culled. Originally from South America they were released from captivity in the 90s and the grey, yellow and green birds are living in the south of England.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>There are only between 125 and 150 that live in the entire UK nevertheless the decision to exterminate them has been taken but conservative groups are calling for them to be re-homed instead of being shot.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Department of Environment’s Food and Rural Affairs said that as part of the Defra initiative control is being done to eradicate the potential threat imposed by the parakeets to the native wildlife, crops and national infrastructure. Significant damage has been done by the species in other countries through their activities of feeding and nesting so early preventative action is being taken to stop the same from happening in the UK.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>These parakeets build very large communal nests and could cause a threat to the agriculture and our safety since they could cause structural problems with the national electrical supply, said The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds but they should not be shot.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Related posts:</p> <ol><li><a href="http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wildlife-in-your-garden/simple-planting-to-entice-birds-to-your-garden/" title="Permanent Link: Simple planting to entice birds to your garden" rel="bookmark">Simple planting to entice birds to your garden</a> <small>If you are planting a landscaped garden you may want…</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wildlife-in-your-garden/wild-about-gardens/" title="Permanent Link: Wild About Gardens" rel="bookmark">Wild About Gardens</a> <small>The Wild About Gardens scheme is run locally every year…</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wildlife-in-your-garden/making-your-garden-a-home-for-birds/" title="Permanent Link: Making your garden a home for birds" rel="bookmark">Making your garden a home for birds</a> <small>With just a bit of effort on your part you…</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wildlife-in-your-garden/are-foxes-a-threat-to-humans-in-cities/" title="Permanent Link: Are foxes a threat to humans in cities" rel="bookmark">Are foxes a threat to humans in cities</a> <small>The fox has become integrated with urban life as you…</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/wildlife-in-your-garden/rspb-says-use-logs-to-attract-garden-insects-and-birds/" title="Permanent Link: RSPB says use logs to attract garden insects and birds" rel="bookmark"> RSPB says use logs to attract garden insects and birds</a> <small>The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is…</small></li> </ol><p>Related posts brought to you by <a href="http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/">Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div> <h3>Leave a Reply</h3> </div> </div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/wild-parakeets-seen-as-a-threat-in-the-uk-0">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-994345155520047561?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-66603130911795755712011-05-01T18:00:00.001Z2011-05-01T18:00:17.604ZGreat Diving Beetle in a small garden pond?<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><p>Well this article arrived just on the same day that Linda reported seeing an enormous flying beetle, shiny green coloured, in the back garden near our small pond. We identified the beetle as the great diving beetle and I knew that these insects are viscious predators, at least in the larval form. I'm not going to panic about loosing frog tadpoles though, or even fish fry. As far as I'm concerned if a great diving beetle chooses to use our small garden pond as a nursery for his aquatic offspring then we should be honoured to play host to such an auspicious example of native pond wildlife. I'm sure the frogs will manage to keep up their numbers one way or another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Who’d be a tadpole?<br /> <a href="http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/2011/05/01/whod-be-a-tadpole/"></a><a href="http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/2011/05/01/whod-be-a-tadpole/">http://thegardenpondblog.org.uk/2011/05/01/whod-be-a-tadpole/</a></p> <hr /> <h1>Who’d be a tadpole?</h1> <div> <div> <div> <h2>Who’d be a&nbsp;tadpole?</h2> <small>By Jeremy Biggs</small> <div> <div><a href="http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/beetlelarvacroppedcopyrightcarolewoodall1.jpg"> <img title="Diving beetle larva (copyright Carole Woodall)" alt="" /></a> <p>Larva of a great diving beetle feeding on a frog tadpole.</p> </div> <p>A common question we get at this time of the year is: “Where have my tadpoles gone?”</p> <p>A common answer is probably provided by this picture from Pond Conservation member Carole Woodall who managed to capture what must be a common fate for many a tadpole. Indeed, it’s probably one of the main fates that nature intended!</p> <p>And this is not the only way that our precious tadpoles get gobbled up: fish of course are regular frog tadpole eaters and so, to the surprise of many, are our innocent looking newts.</p> <p>Now of course, almost every normal person loves newts – but not your average tadpole because a tadpole is basically a tasty newt snack.</p> <p>A common course of events is:</p> <p>- Pond lover makes pond, frogs arrive in year 1 or 2, pond lover very happy.</p> <p>- Newts arrive in year 4 or 5, pond lover even happier.</p> <p>- Tadpoles disappear, pond lover puzzled, calls Pond Conservation.</p> <p>- Frog and newt lover discovers newts eat tadpoles and realises newts not quite so cuddly as previously thought.</p> <p>- Pond lover becomes older and slightly wiser!</p> <p>But it’s not all one-way traffic: our clever little frogs have learnt (excuse the anthropomorphism) to steer clear of the nasty newts, and other predators.</p> <p>Tadpoles can sense the presence of <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00282.x/abstract"> backswimmers</a> and <a href="http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/07-1521.1">dragonfly larvae</a>, and take avoiding action.</p> <p>They can also sense <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/1565000">fish</a> too.</p> <p>Although many may still perish, if you are one of the few that gets through, that’s all that <span style="">matters.</span></p></div></div> </div> </div> <p>------</p></div><div>Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></div><p /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/great-diving-beetle-in-a-small-garden-pond">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-6660313091179575571?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-42831088528455609002011-05-01T12:03:00.001Z2011-05-01T12:03:29.239ZTime capsule for May 2011<div class='posterous_autopost'>April 24th to May 8th, 2010 <p /> <p /> A selection of my most interesting photos from one year ago. <p /> <p /> <p /> Trafalgar Square Moonlight <p /> <p /> <p /> Trafalgar Square Moonlight <br />Taken April 27, 2010 at 9:27 pm <p /> <p /> <br />Emperor Goose x Greylag? <p /> <p /> <p /> Emperor Goose possible greylag hybrid <p /> Location: Kew Gardens, London <p /> Same size as the clear Emporer goose accompanied but with the markings <br />of a greylag. <br />Taken April 29, 2010 at 2:24 pm <p /> <p /> <br />Greylag Goose goslings <p /> <p /> <p /> Taken May 3, 2010 at 7:11 am <p /> <p /> <br />IKew Gardens London <p /> <p /> <p /> Kew Gardens London <br />Taken April 29, 2010 at 12:00 pm <p /> <p /> <br />Kew Gardens London <p /> <p /> <p /> Kew Gardens London <br />Taken April 29, 2010 at 12:04 pm <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/time-capsule-for-may-2011">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4283108852845560900?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-85734430788524427322011-04-30T14:09:00.001Z2011-04-30T14:09:52.559ZVideo: World's Luckiest Man<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><br /><strong>World's Luckiest Man</strong><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rapvHU3aoCw"></a><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rapvHU3aoCw&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rapvHU3aoCw&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="opaque" height="417" width="500"></embed></object><p />(Sent from <a href="http://flipboard.com">Flipboard</a>)</div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></div><p /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/video-worlds-luckiest-man">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8573443078852442732?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-15514000051485767352011-04-29T21:07:00.001Z2011-04-29T21:07:48.602ZRadio<div class='posterous_autopost'>this is what the new radio will look like. <p /> <br />cool huh?<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/AqHBLmIDBRRiki5DCL1ihom98rausJO7Z50NHpJ44XpaA7JzWUuoqeekxIRo/Sketch_2011-04-29_at_10.05.31_.png.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Sketch_2011-04-29_at_10" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/8QSeZ7igVS4sPixsW8eRavEXLIWlpn5YCvkEgZlTAThDQtJYyCnYaQOKpX03/Sketch_2011-04-29_at_10.05.31_.png.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/radio">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-1551400005148576735?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-68387298709320718462011-04-29T11:04:00.001Z2011-04-29T11:04:04.249ZIndia dabbles in fish genetic experiments<div class='posterous_autopost'>Interesting ethical justification involved in the production of genetically modified ornamental fish. <p /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZV7PwzlC54&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZV7PwzlC54&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="opaque" height="417" width="500"></embed></object><p /> <br />Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/india-dabbles-in-fish-genetic-experiments">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-6838729870932071846?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-80486689986590424712011-04-27T14:14:00.001Z2011-04-27T14:14:06.037ZHow to Catch Beetles<div class='posterous_autopost'>If you want to know how to catch beetles you would to well to buy read <br />and study this book. <p /> METHODS FOR CATCHING BEETLES <br />By Carlos Aguilar Julio <br />English version <br />Limited Edition <br />14.8 x 21 cm <br />320 pages <br />16 color plates <br />160 images <br />Full color cover <p /> BOOK REVIEW <p /> Many methods have been written about the collection of beetles in the <br />world.  However, only very specific papers were developed until now, <br />for example: the traps, or about specific sampling methods of some <br />families or genera of Coleoptera in the planet. <p /> This book aims provide to the scientific world and for students a <br />collection of knowledge and experience of the author and others <br />professionals of entomology, related to methods and capture <br />techniques, transfer and preservation of Coleoptera, encompassed in a <br />single work. <p /> This study tool has long been expected. There are many forums <br />(especially in the internet) which perceived the need for instruction <br />about this subject.  Our colleagues were the first to applaud this <br />initiative, describing it as very valuable in relation to its content. <p /> Now the students can count throughout this material, which is <br />complement of development in the field activities, through practice. <p /> The methods of capture are varied and numerous, such as or more than <br />the number of families of beetles. <p /> Early detection of environmental damage, which can be detected through <br />the study of beetles populations and / or endangered species (it <br />require also knowledge for the capture of different species in <br />selected environments) will provide help for the implementation of <br />measures to assist the conservation and protection of the environment. <p /> On the other hand, there is a tacit agreement among entomologists, in <br />which the number of known species of Coleoptera is very small compared <br />with the suspected number of existing species.  This reminds us that <br />phrase regarding the tip of the iceberg, and arouse our interest about <br />how much we are lacking to know. <p /> This book offers: <p /> 1) A brief summary of the physical and structural characteristics of <br />major biomes in the world. <p /> 2) Instructions to collect beetles in every kind of environment such <br />as savannas, forests, deserts, streams, rivers, mountains, caves, <br />beaches, mangroves, dunes, etc. <p />  3) Specific details about all beetles families known until now, in <br />the long chapter "Where do they live? What do they eat? How to collect <br />them?" <p /> 4) A variety of traps chosen according to their effectiveness, and how <br />to make them by yourself. <p /> Finally, we hope that this tool now available to all supporters of <br />life on this planet, serve to understand it, preserve and improve it. <p /> Jorge Barrett Viedma <br />Editor <br />Naturalia - Scientific Collection <br /><a href="http://www.naturalia-editions.com">www.naturalia-editions.com</a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/how-to-catch-beetles">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8048668998659042471?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-44602256693832656162011-04-26T17:12:00.001Z2011-04-26T17:12:06.346ZCheck out FiRe - Field Recorder<div class='posterous_autopost'><div> <p style="font: 17px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Check out this application on the App Store:</p> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;"> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fire-field-recorder/id309378684?mt=8&amp;ls=1"> <img src="http://a529.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/028/Purple/e8/9e/00/mzi.szwbmzsu.170x170-75.jpg" border="0" height="170" alt="Cover Art" style="" /> </a> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fire-field-recorder/id309378684?mt=8&amp;ls=1" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> <h1 style="">FiRe - Field Recorder</h1> </a><p style="font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 2px;">Audiofile Engineering</p> <p style="font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 2px;">Category: Music</p> <p style="font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 2px;">Updated: 23 Dec 2010</p> <ul style=""> <li style=""><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/email/images_shared/rating-star.png" /></li> <li style=""><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/email/images_shared/rating-star.png" /></li> <li style=""><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/email/images_shared/rating-star.png" /></li> <li style=""><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/email/images_shared/rating-star-half.png" /></li> <li style=""><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/email/images_shared/rating-star-ghost.png" /></li> </ul> <span style="display: inline-block; 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He's just flown in for his UK tour. I'm going to see him again at the Royal Festival Hall before I go to Paris. <p /> <br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13185323">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13185323</a> <p /> <br />Andy Roberts <p /> <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/folk-music-legend-loudon-wainwright-on-his-mu">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4172995436437934036?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-69206988197796825382011-04-23T22:52:00.001Z2011-04-23T22:52:49.861ZFree Mac Notes App -like onenote for Mac<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><p>Free Mac Notes App<br /> <a href="http://www.macsparky.com/blog/2011/4/21/free-mac-notes-app.html"></a><a href="http://www.macsparky.com/blog/2011/4/21/free-mac-notes-app.html">http://www.macsparky.com/blog/2011/4/21/free-mac-notes-app.html</a></p> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote"><p></p></blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.instapaper.com/">Instapaper</a>)</p> </div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog">http://distributedresearch.net/blog</a></div><p /><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/free-mac-notes-app-like-onenote-for-mac">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-6920698819779682538?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-88619517654742648882011-04-23T12:10:00.001Z2011-04-23T12:10:43.083ZHigh Tide dare<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>Taken by LindaH <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25747180@N00/5317665948"></a><object data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="281" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=ac43765b65&photo_id=5317665948&flickr_show_info_box=true" /></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" /></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="281" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=ac43765b65&photo_id=5317665948&flickr_show_info_box=true" width="500" bgcolor="#000000"></embed></object></div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net">http://distributedresearch.net</a></div><p /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/high-tide-dare">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8861951765474264888?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-46096076368126750482011-04-23T12:08:00.002Z2011-05-06T13:28:51.369Zgarden furniture<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><a href="http://instagr.am/p/DcoHf/"><img src="http://images.instagram.com/media/2011/04/23/65f110768b8c43f3b20ee46d0019c240_5.jpg" /></a><br />(<a href="http://instagr.am/p/DcoHf/">see full image</a>)</div><p /><div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><div><a href="http://distributedresearch.net">http://distributedresearch.net</a></div><p /></div><p style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/garden-furniture">Andy Roberts</a> </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4609607636812675048?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-87434894323237406862011-04-17T16:13:00.001Z2011-04-17T16:13:13.751Ztransmission belt<div class='posterous_autopost'>Dear sir: <br />    Glad to hear that you're on the market for transmission belt. We <br />manufacture  transmission belt for several years, with the strength of <br />timing belt and v belt, conveyor belt etc.with good quality and pretty <br />competitive price. <br />    Main Products: <br />    .Timing belts <br />    .Wrapped V belts <br />    .Cogged V belts <br />    .Ribbed v belts <br />    .Variable speed belts <br />    .Agricultural Machinery belts <br />    .Pu open end belts <br />   Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact <br />me,need catalogue ,please email us. <p /> <p /> Thanks & Best Regards <br />Richard <p /> <br />EKE Transmission Belt Co.,Ltd <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/transmission-belt">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8743489432323740686?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-86084528236808458962011-04-15T12:24:00.001Z2011-04-15T12:24:26.798ZCheck out Andy Roberts Music Podcast Feed<div class='posterous_autopost'><div> <p style="font: 17px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Check out this podcast on iTunes:</p> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;"> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/andy-roberts-music-podcast/id378470885?ls=1"> <img src="http://a289.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Podcasts/ee/8c/b0/ps.sexumgrk.170x170-75.jpg" border="0" height="170" alt="Cover Art" style="" /> </a> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/andy-roberts-music-podcast/id378470885?ls=1" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> <h1 style="">Andy Roberts Music Podcast Feed</h1> </a><p style="font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 2px;">Andy Roberts</p> <p style="font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 2px;">Music</p> <p style="font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0;"> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/andy-roberts-music-podcast/id378470885?ls=1"><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/email/images_shared/view_item_button.png" /></a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p /> <table align="center"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 11px; color: #696969; font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/download/" style="color: #1b1b1b;">iTunes for Mac and Windows</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 11px; color: #696969;">Please note that you have not been added to any email lists.<br /> Copyright © 2011 iTunes S.à r.l. <a href="http://www.apple.com/uk/legal/" style="color: #1b1b1b;">All rights reserved</a><br /> </span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p /><div><p />Sent from my iPad</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/check-out-andy-roberts-music-podcast-feed">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8608452823680845896?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-74531694492743748812011-04-14T20:38:00.001Z2011-04-14T20:38:52.729ZResume submission for Student Records/Provincial Offences Assistant<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/resume-submission-for-student-recordsprovinci"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>County of Grey resume submission with cover letter.pdf</strong> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/ktGHHGeLHaTnLXrIYhUQY2inCCUhUKj5MuePRxlEaPu6nHJHUYb8IenqsGcG/County_of_Grey_resume_submissi.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> <p>Dear Ms. MorrisonI am interested in applying for the Student <br />Records/Provincial Offences Assistant summer position that was listed <br />on the County of Grey website.  My cover letter and resume are <br />attached for your review.  I hope to schedule an interview at a <br />mutually convenient time.  If I can provide you with any further <br />information on my background and qualifications, please let me know. I <br />look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your consideration. <br />Arlene Roberts <br />362 2nd Ave SEOwen Sound, ON  N4K <a href="mailto:5T1a.roberts@bmts.com">5T1a.roberts@bmts.com</a> <br />Home Phone 519-470-8391 <br />Cell Phone 519-386-3352 <p /> <br /></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/resume-submission-for-student-recordsprovinci">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-7453169449274374881?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-76063353373967413252011-04-14T19:12:00.001Z2011-04-14T19:12:12.699ZiPad desktop<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/AFWCQHdekStIIHwhNHr3jMeDVNIM8ByI5oomYK70Dttu6Qk1vbCIa59ouB8r/photo.png.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="667" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/MDoRak9OfhH9FRcVtvkmBcGQRRHOehNxBy96F7GWecH9JM2qAGlyoeRokwZt/photo.png.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Sent from my iPad</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/ipad-desktop">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-7606335337396741325?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-54960060391890105232011-04-14T09:14:00.001Z2011-04-14T09:14:57.506Zchoir<div class='posterous_autopost'>Bishop, <br />We only have two weeks to Easter.  So many <br />people are gone, that I am now officially asking for your help.  The Young <br />Married gospel doctrine class is my primary field for recruitment.  They <br />are not inclined to sing.  Why?  I do not know..  It would not <br />matter if it were me, Jennifer N, or Darice.  They just seem to feel that <br />they are so importamt and so busy with their lives that they cannot sacrifice a <br />few hours to make this Easter Program a part of their lives.  I have <br />non-member coming and you led me to believe you did also.  I am asking for <br />your support to go to that class and ask them to sing.  Our practices are <br />this Sat. 16 th at 9:00 am,  Sat 23, 9:00 am and of course both Sundays the <br />17 and 23 at 8:00 am in the RS Room.  Most of them have sung this Cantata <br />before, so it is easy and familiar.  Please help me make this a special <br />program. <br />Bonnie <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/choir">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5496006039189010523?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-55797623236077983412011-04-13T19:52:00.001Z2011-04-13T19:52:30.346Z♪♫ Going Up Camborne Hill Coming Down - Trevithick Day<div class='posterous_autopost'>It's Richard Trevithick day <p /> Check out this video on YouTube: <p /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/np5BcZAsJVo&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/np5BcZAsJVo&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="opaque" height="417" width="500"></embed></object><p /> <br />Sent from my iPad <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/going-up-camborne-hill-coming-down-trevithick">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5579762323607798341?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-78291862402038720092011-04-13T14:42:00.001Z2011-04-13T14:42:56.337ZTerrarium<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/BzVufdmOHr7rSub9uZPgt20mHO8w96nrMn2HA7LDdmWCSrzPyRZChKztAbSC/photo.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/pbM3S5Eqi4Dk8jSxGwTzi3pCNgAkbtNRH4LPjmgJrMK9T5rxocVfaWdjoWnm/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>Sent from my iPad</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/terrarium">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-7829186240203872009?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-64688743325981455922011-04-13T11:39:00.001Z2011-04-13T11:39:33.558ZIpad2<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/dZxDNTiwgwcvvxKLove2OJzGuMYSwejrYosL6VzUh1A0P95lsMiaWhdKMZCm/photo.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="640" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/andyroberts/8h5gYITD0aCWQqaYBIn81R6UYbls9LGZJY8BvBuUOn97H4f7H7cg61OEDYX0/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="480" /></a> </div> <p>Sent from my iPad</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/ipad2">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-6468874332598145592?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-8252140928894940122011-04-12T16:13:00.001Z2011-04-12T16:13:32.133ZComplimentary Parking Pass for Night of Joy All Access Event<div class='posterous_autopost'> <div marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" height="246" width="600"> <tr> <td><img height="153" alt="" width="600" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0"> <tr> <td width="22"></td> <td width="16"></td> <td align="left"><p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Please print this email for complimentary parking on the day of the event.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">  </span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32pt; color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Night of Joy Youth Pastor </span></span></strong></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32pt; color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">All Access </span></span></strong></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32pt; color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">with TobyMac Event</span></span></strong></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 35pt; color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Parking Pass</span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Valid: Monday, April 18, 2011 </span></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">ONLY</span></span><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> </span></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">for Complimentary Parking at</span></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><em><span style="font-size: 22pt;">Disney’s Hollywood Studios®</span></em><span style="font-size: 22pt;"> Theme Park</span></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #5f497a;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Not Valid for Theme Park Admission</span></span></span></em></strong></p></td> <td width="16"></td> <td width="21"></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="8" alt="" width="38" /></td> <td><img height="8" alt="" width="525" /></td> <td colspan="2"><img height="8" alt="" width="37" /></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img height="85" alt="" width="600" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" width="600"> <p><span style="font-size: 9px;"><br /></span></p></td> </tr> </table></div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/complimentary-parking-pass-for-night-of-joy-a">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-825214092889494012?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-27114150645480889692011-04-06T15:54:00.001Z2011-04-06T15:54:12.071ZQuotation for charcoal<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="gmail_quote">It&#39;s a nice sunny day so obviously everybody is planning a BBQ</div><div class="gmail_quote"><p />Good day,<br />Thank you for your inquiry. Regarding your request, here are the required information;<br /> Charcoal Size: 10mm-120mm or 10mm - 200mm<br />Packing: Bulk or 35kg PP bags or Customer Specification<br />Load per 40&#39;&#39; HC: 22MT<br /> Carbon: 85-90%<br />Humidity: Less than 5%<br />Quality: High quality, very dry, no- water<br />Minimum Order: 1x40HC Container<br />Supply Ability: 1000MT/Month<br />burning duration..5 hours<p />1) We are registered business in Nigeria. I do not have any European Certificate.<br /> 2) As regards the packing pix, please see the attached<br />3) Wood Type: Hard Woods (Fig, Carob, Mango, etc)<br />4) Accept L/C: Yes (100% at sight against FOB)  or T/T Payment<br />5)Tons Per Container? 23tons max<br />6) Transit to europe: 24 - 35 days<p /> i will be looking to hear from you<br />PRICES<br />bulk price offer: $240 (USD dollars)/MT fob for orders below 100MT<br />Exprot Price for : $260 (USD dollars)/MT fob for orders below 100MT in 35kg pp BAGS<br />For orders above this, please make us an offer<br /> Our charcoal are clean of powder charcoal, It is smokeless,non-sparking,odorless,well-sorted, and other free from other impurities such as stones, leaves, woods, debrises etc Our charcoal is one of the best in West Africa and we export regularly to Belgium, Cyprus, Turkey ....<br />  terms of payment is bank to bank transfer you pay into my bank account.<br />Please confirm if these FOB prices are okay with you so that we can get the price for shipping from Lagos to your port.<br />The shipping Cost per 40&#39;&#39; HC but I need to confirm to your port. DO YOU WANT TO ARRANGE SHIPPING BY YOUR SELF?<p /> Mcbotton Invest.Nig.Ltd<br />7 Sadiku Lane,Abule Oja.<br />Yaba, Lagos 23401<br />Nigeria.<br />Phone:+2347025700705<br />Email: <a href="mailto:Patrick.botton@yahoo.com" target="_blank">Patrick.botton@yahoo.com</a><br />Regards<br /> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/quotation-for-charcoal">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2711415064548088969?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-38856761474787147882011-04-04T14:43:00.001Z2011-04-04T14:43:23.815ZThank You for Your Interest<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="gmail_quote">ALFRED david ROBERTS,<p /> Thank you for submitting your resume to Amarr Garage Doors for consideration.<p /> We are fortunate to have many qualified candidates apply to each of our positions. We have reviewed the qualifications of each candidate and after careful consideration, we have determined that the credentials of other candidates may better fit our needs at this time.<p /> Please accept our best wishes and thank you for your interest in Amarr Garage Doors.<p /> Cordially,<p /> Amarr Garage Doors<p /> </div><p /><div class="gmail_quote">Yes, and some of the other candidates probably know their own email addresses as well!<p /> <p /> <p /> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/thank-you-for-your-interest">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-3885676147478714788?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-34665125278962241132011-04-02T05:13:00.001Z2011-04-02T05:13:31.286ZVegetable & Fruit /business information<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>Dear Purchasing Manager, </div> <div> <div>Hope you are fine.</div> <div>Thanks for your time to read my mail.</div> <div>Glad to know you are in the market of fresh vegetable and fruit.</div> <div> </div> <div>Here below our main products:</div> <div> <div>Garlic/Ginger</div> <div>Carrot/Onion</div> <div>Taro / Chestnut</div> <div>Fuji Apple/ Pear</div> <div>Chestnut/Cabbage</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Our products are with superior quality and have enjoyed good reputation from all of clients.</div> <div>So we believe that we will become one of your good supplier.</div> </div><br /> <div>Wish our products will be helpful for your business.</div> <div> </div> <div>Any questions, welcome here.</div> <div> </div> <div>Best &amp; Regards</div> <div>**********************************************</div></div></div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>April Wang</p> <p>Sale Manager,</p> <p>Tel:0086-18653201480</p> <p>Fax:0086-532-82655928</p> <p>Email:<a href="mailto:ajchina2001@vip.163.com" target="_blank">ajchina2001@vip.163.com</a></p> <p>MSN: <a href="mailto:ajchina2001@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ajchina2001@hotmail.com</a></p> <p>Skype: april.wang71</p> <p>Agriculture Ltd</p> <p>****************************************</p></div></div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://organicboxes.posterous.com/vegetable-fruit-business-information">organicboxes's posterous</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-3466512527896224113?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-85858668872716872162011-04-01T09:17:00.001Z2011-04-01T09:17:05.418ZMy twice a month time capsule April 2011<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;" width="100%"> <tr><td align="center"><p> </p><table border="0"><tr><td style=""><center><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Valentines Park</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5Dv%2FE5ZJUQfP6gbeD9g%2Bw66e1AMtIGljnK1yaNf7vY5A%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=5p_QXiJ9Q7KNlHggkdwCGg%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4479061904_52c9983a34.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Valentines Park</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken March 28, 2010 at 12:54 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Canterbury 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5Dv%2FE5ZJUQfP6gbeD9g%2Bw6z3tWnCKuZkWZM7A6WOwsDQ%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=5p_QXiJ9Q7KNlHggkdwCGg%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4479088076_5e1e02d770.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Canterbury 2010</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken March 29, 2010 at 2:53 pm</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Canterbury 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5Dv%2FE5ZJUQfP6gbeD9g%2Bw6jOToIzeKrwnbaPI9grYW1Q%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=5p_QXiJ9Q7KNlHggkdwCGg%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4479095218_03129c4b9e.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Canterbury 2010</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken March 30, 2010 at 10:51 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Canterbury 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP5Dv%2FE5ZJUQfP6gbeD9g%2Bw6KjAfbBH2WfOibGD5F8Avxg%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=5p_QXiJ9Q7KNlHggkdwCGg%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4479107508_9d97172233.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Canterbury 2010</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken March 31, 2010 at 9:53 am</span> <p><br /></p></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Theydon Bois</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP78uV8sUPevIuwqtF%2F5t%2FoJlXaABBFgJsLLtBjfGvjhcA%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=5p_QXiJ9Q7KNlHggkdwCGg%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4490068500_e9cb338776.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #ddd9d9;" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 800; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Theydon Bois</div> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #a8a8a8; font-family: georgia;">Taken April 3, 2010 at 12:05 pm</span><br /></div></center></td><td><br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/my-twice-a-month-time-capsule-april-2011">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8585866887271687216?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-24503205693431909112011-03-31T22:06:00.001Z2011-03-31T22:06:46.441ZConfirmation Youth Pastor All Access Event with TobyMac<div class='posterous_autopost'>On Thursday, 31 March 2011, Jessica Savage-Penso <br /> wrote: <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> Dear Adam, <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> Youth Pastor ALL ACCESS EVENT Confirmation Number <br />> 1076. <br />> <br />> Thank you for reserving space for the Youth Pastor All <br />> Access Event with TobyMac on Monday, April 18, 2011 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios®. We are very excited to be hosting <br />> you for this special occasion. <br />> Here are some important reminders for the upcoming <br />> event: <br />> <br />> Who - You and one guest (age 18 and older) <br />> What – A private, exclusive, up close and personal event with TobyMac, including acoustic performances, stories and live audience <br />> interaction. <br />> <br />> Where – Premiere Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios <br />> <br />> When – Monday, April 18, 2011 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, plus access to the Theme Parks before and after the event <br />> <br />> IMPORTANT INFORMATION  - You will be able to pick up your tickets at a <br />> special table located outside the entrance to Disney’s Hollywood Studios  between 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM on April 18– <br />> please be sure to bring this confirmation, along with a photo ID, to pick up your tickets. The table will be located to the right side of the <br />> turnstiles. The tickets are good for full day admission with park hopping privileges, so you are free to enjoy and explore any of the theme parks <br />> after the All Access Event. (Parking at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is $14 for cars and $18 for buses/RVs.) <br />> <br />> Please visit <a href="http://www.DisneyYouthTickets.com ">www.DisneyYouthTickets.com </a> to order Theme Park tickets for additional guests. (Note that admittance to <br />> the All Access Event is only available for the 2 guests per group, with event wristband.) <br />> <br />> Please feel free to contact me with any questions, and <br />> we look forward to seeing you at the event! <br />> <br />> Sincerely, <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> Jessica E. 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It was my pleasure serving you today. I am personally committed to providing excellent customer service. My goal is to make certain you can say YES when asked if your issue has been resolved.<p /> If for any reason your issue has not been fully resolved, we’d like to hear from you. Your voice is extremely important in understanding how we can improve our overall customer experience. <p />By replying to this email, we will ensure your comments are noted and any unresolved issues are addressed. To better assist you, please provide your account number and mobile number in your email reply. <p /> <p /><p />Thank you for choosing Sprint Nextel. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in the future.<p />Sincerely,<p />Melvin<br />(ei627035)<p />Sprint – Delivering Excellence, Every time! Industry Leader in 4G &amp; Call Satisfaction Manage your account in one easy location; register for My Sprint Business today!<p /> <br />Need a new device? Sprint brings you the first 4G network from a national carrier, which offers speeds up to *10 times faster than 3G. Dial *2 from your Sprint phone today and ask about the great deals you may be eligible to receive on some of our most popular devices including our <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/03/24/ipad-2-queues-start-33-hours-early-as-demand-expected-to-beat-supply">new 4G devices</a>. Speed and Value…..now that’s Powerful!<br /> *Based on download speed comparison of 3G’s 600 kbps vs. 4G’s 6 Mbps. Typical published 3G avg. speeds (600 kbps-1.7 Mbps); 4G avg. speeds (3-6 Mbps). Actual speeds may vary. Sprint 4G currently available in over 25 markets and counting, and on select devices. See <a href="http://sprint.com/4G">sprint.com/4G</a> for details. <br /></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/sprint-customer-confirmation-phone8013186005">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2030614140538782050?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-64642531471950897152011-03-20T18:18:00.001Z2011-03-20T18:18:46.146ZNashville Diaries -Day 2<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> Graham Turner from <a href="http://songwriterscircle.co.uk">the Songwriters Circle</a> blogs about his experiences in Nashville <blockquote><div> Settling in to my surroundings a little - I'm still surprised at how big Nashville is geographically , even though the entire population would fit into 2 London Boroughs, you wouldn't really want to be here without a car and I'm thankful to Lorna for running me around yesterday and getting to meet the some pretty awesome songwriters - whether you're into country music or not ( I'm not a big fan personally) there are songwriters of every genre here and some pretty amazing songs being written by some 40,000 writers . Last night we went to see Lorna play at the listening rooms in the city centre alongside Tiffany ( I think we're alone now) and Trent Jeffcoat who after having heard him , I'm a big fan - his lyrics are very special. I much prefer going to see people sing and play their own stuff than watch bands doing cover versions all night.... you really get to see the true talent behind the emotion of the song and hear why or how that song was written. Today , I'm off to a songwriters regular meeting at Doake Turner's ( legendary locally) and then to watch a writers night in town; I hope I learn as much as I did last night.... I learned more in one day here yesterday than I did in the whole of the Bath Snngwriting Festival last year even though I met some great friends in Bath and written some good songs with some of them... this, as a learning experience, is totally different Gravy !!! <a href="http://www.blogger.com/comment-iframe.g?blogID=7544069547537966146&amp;postID=7525945386118313591"></a> </div></blockquote><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://grahamturner.blogspot.com/2011/03/nashville-diaries-day-2.html">grahamturner.blogspot.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/nashville-diaries-day-2">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-6464253147195089715?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-50287837596870655642011-03-16T13:37:00.001Z2011-03-16T13:37:16.131ZPodcast #37 – Soundcloud<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote><div> <p>Andy Roberts Podcast Episode #37 was put together from tracks which are hosted on my <a href="http://soundcloud.com/andyroberts">Andy Roberts Soundcloud </a>account, and one extra song ( Work is Done) recorded live for you on Wednesday morning. The live show had to be canceled this week due to an unfortunate throat incident on the Tuesday evening.</p> <p>Here’s the download and play link etc:</p> <div> <p> </p><div><a href="http://andyroberts.me/podpress_trac/web/663/0/37%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2037.mp3" title="Download: podcast 37" target="new"><img src="http://andyroberts.me/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/audio_mp3_button.png" alt="" /></a><p> &nbsp;podcast 37 [25:42] <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-37-soundcloud#podPressPlayerSpace_1"><span>Play Now</span></a> | <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-37-soundcloud#podPressPlayerSpace_1">Play in Popup</a> | <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podpress_trac/web/663/0/37%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2037.mp3" target="new">Download</a></p></div> </div> <blockquote><p>Subscribe to the <a href="http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast">podcast RSS </a> or get it from <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885">iTunes</a></p></blockquote> <p>Download MP3 to save – 39.26 Mb in size, playtime 28 minutes 32 seconds :-</p> <p><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wp-content/podcast/37%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2037.mp3" title="Andy Roberts Podcast 37">37 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 37.mp3</a></p> <h3>Andy Roberts Podcast #37 Shownotes</h3> <p>25:42 37.1Mb</p> <p>Show Notes for Podcast 37</p> <ol> <li>Clean Living Blues – by <a href="http://lindamhartley.co.uk/" title="Linda Hartley">Linda Hartley</a> and Andy Roberts</li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/04/12/hold-on-below" title="Hold On Below">Hold On Below</a> -&nbsp; Andy Roberts as featured on The Lost Folk Tapes</li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSPJgsTvrto" title="Work Is Done">Work is Done – Andy Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68irLNqJZ_A" title="Never was to be">Never was to be – Daryl P Hall Andy Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z5NU0EC_fo" title="Highway Blues">Highway Blues – Roy Harper</a></li> </ol> </div></blockquote><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-37-soundcloud">andyroberts.me</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/podcast-37-soundcloud">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5028783759687065564?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-65052447568841594372011-03-10T17:58:00.001Z2011-03-10T17:58:10.497ZTEN ITEMS OF FOLK MUSIC NEWS FROM LEWES FOR MARCH<div class='posterous_autopost'>TEN ITEMS OF FOLK MUSIC NEWS FROM LEWES FOR MARCH<p />Fwd from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/andyrobertsfolkmusic">http://www.facebook.com/andyrobertsfolkmusic</a><br /><div class="gmail_quote"> <br /> Rather later this month as Vic &amp; Tina have been out of the country<p /> 1] FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK<br /> Station Street, Lewes<br /> Enquiries: - (01273) 478124 or 881316<br /> Email <a href="mailto:tinvic@globalnet.co.uk">tinvic@globalnet.co.uk</a>.<p /> A great start to the New Year with a large attendance appreciating some really fine music. Now we look forward to:-<p /> <br /> Mar 10th * Free Admission * OPEN NIGHT.<br /> All are welcome to come and have a go!<p /> Mar 17th * £6.00 * TERRY MASTERSON<br /> The man who started the first folk club in Lewes all those years ago. Come and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a great singer who has a huge repertoire of Irish songs.<p /> Mar 24th * £7.00 * TOM PALEY<br /> A rare solo appearance by this important and prominent figure. The best of Old Timey on fiddle, banjo and guitar.<p /> Mar 31st * £10.00 * MARTIN CARTHY &amp; CHRIS PARKINSON (Advance tickets on sale from Feb 01st)<br /> The iconic singer/guitarist who has been the leading exponent of English traditional song for decades now is joined by one of his favourite accompanist on various free reed instruments.<p /> Apl 07th * £7.00 * PETE COOPER &amp; RICHARD BOLTON<br /> Richard on guitar and cello and Pete on fiddle and mandolin present a mesmerising evening of fiddle tunes and songs<p /> Apl 14th * £7.00 * DANA &amp; SUSAN ROBINSON<br />  Two guitar-playing, banjo-frailing, fiddle-sawing, and harmony-singing interpreters of the American experience with a deep understanding of their musical heritage.<p /> Apl 21st * £7.00 * JEZ LOWE<br /> Utterly convincing singing backed by outstanding instrumental back-up on guitar, cittern, and mandolin has made Jez one of Britain&#39;s top attractions on the folk/acoustic/Celtic circuit.<p /> Apl 28th * £7.00 * BAYOU SECO<br /> From New Mexico, Ken and Jeanie bring us a range of their wonderful music that covers Cajun, traditional Hispanic, Cowboy, native American and Old Timey music.<p /> May 5th * £7.00 * MARRY WATERSON &amp; OLIVER KNIGHT<br /> A new generation of England’s leading folk music family! They are Lal Waterson’s children; Marry an outstanding singer and Olly a great multi-instrumentalist.<p /> May 12th * £7.00 * TIM LAYCOCK<br /> A return visit for this multi-talented performer – an excellent singer and great musician. Tim has a wonderful way of involving his listeners in his varied performances.<p /> May 19th * £6.00 * STUART REED<br /> One of the cornerstones of the folk scene in Sussex, Stuart’s voice was at the centre of our most popular group, The Taverners.<p /> May 26th * free admission * OPEN NIGHT<p /> Our Future Guests will include:-<br /> NANCY KERR &amp; JAMES FAGAN * ZOOX * ALICE GERRARD &amp; BEVERLY SMITH * DENISE &amp; STUART SAVAGE with their presentation on the life &amp; songs of Henry Hills * CATHAL McCONNELL &amp; DUNCAN WOOD<p /> Our websites are at<br /> <a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Etinvic/" target="_blank">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/</a><br /> and<br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes</a><p /> Those of you who arrange listings are politely requested to include all of the above.<br />  ***********<br /> 2] ADVANCE TICKETS FOR MARTIN CARTHY &amp; CHRIS PARKINSON – 31st MARCH<br /> It is now obvious that Norma Waterson will not be back to full health in time for this booking. She is still in hospital after twelve weeks (though reports in the last few days do report an encouraging progress). The booking will go ahead with only Martin and Chris, but will still be an enormously popular attraction so we will be selling advance tickets (£10 each). Tickets will be on sale at the Royal Oak each Thursday but you can apply for tickets by sending a cheque and an S.A.E. to us at the address at the bottom of this newsletter.<br /> ***********<br /> 3] LEWES FOLK FESTIVAL 6th – 9th OCTOBER 2011<br /> Following the success of this October’s event, the organisers have decided to go ahead with another festival in 2011. Details of guests and events will be announced in future issues of this circular – but names as diverse as SID KIPPER and THE BLACK UMFOLOSI 5 from Zimbabwe have already been booked.<br /> ***********<br /> 4] FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK ON &quot;MYSPACE&quot;<br /> Our MYSPACE profile enables us to provide sample tracks of coming guests as well as show photos and biographies of coming guests. It is at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes</a><br /> Currently on our MYSPACE we have the following tracks by coming guests:-<p /> Terry Masterson - &quot;The Song of Wandering Aengus&quot; - (March 17th)<br /> Tom Paley - &quot;George Collins&quot; - (March 24th)<br /> Martin Carthy - &quot;The Foggy Dew&quot; - (March 31st)<br /> Chris Parkinson – “Scotch Measure/Mount Hills” – (March 31st)<br /> Pete Cooper &amp; Richard Bolton - &quot;Roadrage Berserk&quot; - (April 4th)<br /> Dana &amp; Susan Robinson - &quot;Glory In The Meeting House&quot; - (April 14th)<br /> Jez Lowe - &quot;The Judas Bus&quot; - (April 21st)<br /> Bayou Seco - &quot;Lazy Heart&quot; - (April 28th)<p /> (After each gig the tracks will drop off to be replaced with another by an upcoming guest.)<br /> There is also two photo montage videos of some of the best nights at the Royal Oak. One covering the club evenings during 2007 and the other between 2002 and 2006.<br /> ***********<br /> 5] SUSSEX FOLK GUIDE WEBSITE - UPDATED<br /> For all the listings of folk music, song club, dances, festivals in and around Sussex, have a look at <a href="http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk" target="_blank">http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk</a> This site all always kept updated with the latest events and there are over 100 events currently listed covering all the dates up until the end of March.<br /> ***********<br /> 6] THE FOLK DIARY<br /> Most of the listings on the Sussex Folk Guide website are taken from the paper magazine, THE FOLK DIARY. Issue no 247 covers the months of February &amp; March. They are packed with adverts for various folk festivals, folk music record companies, specialist shops, instrument makers and other services as well as details of all the folk song and dance events in our area. To obtain copies of this free magazine as it is published, please send SAE&#39;s to Vic Smith at the address below.<br /> It is also the address to send album review copies to.  Potential advertisers are also asked to contact Vic for a statement of our advertising rates. The delivery of issue 248 covering April &amp; May is promised for tomorrow.<br /> Please contact<br /> JIM MARSHALL 01273 559750 <a href="mailto:jimars@globalnet.co.uk" target="_blank">jimars@globalnet.co.uk</a><br /> Or<br /> VIC SMITH 01273 478124 <a href="mailto:tinvic@globalnet.co.uk" target="_blank">tinvic@globalnet.co.uk</a><br /> **********<br /> 7] THE FOLK DIARY ON LINE<br /> THE FOLK DIARY is available on-line at<br /> <a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Etinvic/fd.htm" target="_blank">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/fd.htm</a> You will need Adobe ACROBAT<br /> READER to read the pages. The size of each page is given by each page<br /> link and the content of each page is indicated. The following issue is now<br /> on-line and are listed here with the contents:-<br /> ISSUE No. 247 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2011<br /> Page 1( Meltdown Barn Dances Haywards Heath (Sats), Brighton Singers&#39; Club (Weds), Vinces&#39;s violins, Spiers &amp; Boden at Martlets Hall Burgess Hill<br /> Page 2 Spyboy Presentations, Richard Thompson Band at Brighton Dome, Hobgoblin Music<br /> Page 3 Brighton Folk &amp; Blues Club is taking a break, Cara Dillon at Chequer Mead East Grinstead, De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill Presentations<br /> Page 4 Eastbourne Folk Club (Weds), Brighton Acoustic Session (Mons), Cigar Box Guitars, Roebuck Laughton (Suns), Folk On The Coast Bognor (Fris), Beacon Tunbridge Wells (Mons), Cellarfolk Brighton (Tues).<br /> Page 5 Lewes Saturday Folk Club,Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (Thurs).<br /> Page 6 CD Reviews.<br /> Page 7 Seaford Folk Club (Fris), Sussex Song and Ale in July, Electric Voice Presentations in the Guildford area<br /> Page 8 Chichester Pickers (Thurs), Rude Mechanicals Shoreham (Weds), Six Bells Chiddingly (Tues), Elsies (Sats), Tonbridge Folk Club (Mons), North Brighton Song &amp; Chat (Suns), Fee Calls Ceilidhs, Mid-Sussex Chorus &amp; harmony Night Ashurst (Weds), White Horse Bodle St, Green (Mons).<br /> Page 9 Horsham Folk Club (Suns), Acoustic Sussex Presentations<br /> Page 10 Amberley Folk Club (Tues), Copy dates and contact details, Hove Folk Club (Fris), Hat Music Films, Sussex Folk Association.<br /> Page 11 Willows Folk Club Arundel (Weds), Tannahill Weavers at Framfield Hall, Fairtrade Festival Ceilidh Burgess Hill.<br /> Page 12 Ropetackle Shoreham Events.<p /> **********<br /> 8] VIDEO PAGE ON THE FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK WEBSITE<br /> The Folk at the Royal Oak website now has a page devoted to YouTube and Facebook videos. It is at <a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Etinvic/videos.htm" target="_blank">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/videos.htm</a> The page is divided into two sections, the first showing videos of guest artists who will be appearing at the Royal Oak, and the second section showing videos of some performances on past nights at the Royal Oak. The videos currently being shown on that page are as follows:-<br /> SECTION 1<br /> VIDEOS: VIDEOS OF COMING GUESTS<p /> TERRY MASTERSON on March 17th<br /> TOM PALEY on March 24th<br /> MARTIN CARTHY &amp; CHRIS PARKINSON on March 31st<br /> PETE COOPER on April 7th<br /> DANA &amp; SUSAN ROBINSON on April 14th<br /> JEZ LOWE on April 21st<br /> BAYOU SECO on April 28th<br /> NANCY KERR &amp; JAMES FAGAN on June 16th<br /> ALICE GERRARD on October 13th<br /> BEVERLY SMITH on October 13th<br /> SECTION 2<br /> VIDEOS TAKEN DURING CLUB EVENINGS AT THE ROYAL OAK<br /> Them38 videos embedded here include performances by  CHRIS FOSTER * JEZ LOWE * CHRIS BARTRAM, NEIL BROOKES &amp; TONY WEATHERALL * MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ &amp; IRIS BISHOP *MIKE GULSTON * TIM VAN EYKEN * CARTHY, WATERSON &amp; PARKINSON * DAVIS, LOCKER &amp; WINQUIST * BLACK UMFOLOSI from ZIMBABWE  *SPIDER JOHN KOERNER with CHIP SMITH * TERRY MASTERSON * MARILYN BENNETT  * JOHN KIRKPATRICK * THE LONG HILL RAMBLERS * THE TWAGGER BAND * LINDA GAME * MAGGIE BOYLE * MANDY MURRAY<p /> *********<br /> 9] LEWES WORKSHOPS AT THE ELEPHANT &amp; CASTLE<br /> The workshops last a full Saturday or Sunday and the tutor performs at the<br /> club in the evening.<br />  Forthcoming workshops in 2011 -<p /> 12 March Tom McConville    Fiddle<br /> 12 March David Newey    Guitar<br /> 19/20 March    Alistair Anderson    Steel Skies Suite &amp; performance (any instrument)<br /> 09 April    The Claque    Ballad forum<br /> 30 April    Sara Grey    Banjo &amp; song<br /> 21 May    Chris Sherburn    Irish concertina<br /> 21 May    Denny Bartley    Irish song &amp; guitar<br /> 04 June    Martyn Wyndham-Read &amp; Iris Bishop    Singing &amp; accompaniment<br /> 11 June    John Kirkpatrick    John K&#39;s tunes (any instrument)<br /> 16 July    Brian Peters    Melodeon<br /> 17 July    Brian Peters    Ballad forum<br /> 17 Sept    Cloudstreet    Vocal harmony<br /> 15 Oct    Tom &amp; Barbara Brown    West Country songs<br /> 29 Oct    Jody Kruskal    Concertina<br /> 03 Dec    Paul &amp; Liz Davenport    Ballads<p /> The website for more details is<br />  or<br /> The Lewes Saturday Folk Club has a new domain name - <a href="http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/" target="_blank">http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/</a>. This will work in parallel with the old name <a href="http://www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org/" target="_blank">http://www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org/</a> for the time being but they hope to phase it out so please change your bookmarks.<p /> ********<br /> 10] REGULAR SESSIONS IN THE LEWES/BRIGHTON AREA<br /> Bryan Creer has taken on the task of detailing these, and they are posted at<br /> <a href="http://www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org/LAFC/Sessions.php" target="_blank">http://www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org/LAFC/Sessions.php</a><br /> Have a look and if there are any you think that Bryan has missed - contact<br /> him on <a href="mailto:Bryancreer@aol.com" target="_blank">Bryancreer@aol.com</a><br /> ********<br /> &lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;<br />  ...And  if you are ever looking for a good barn dance band, look no further than THE SUSSEX PISTOLS - though you should get in quickly - available dates for 2011 are being snapped up quickly. Contact Tina on 01273 478124 or email her at <a href="mailto:tinasmith226@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">tinasmith226@yahoo.co.uk</a>  to<br /> book the band. The band&#39;s website is at <a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Etinvic/pistols.htm" target="_blank">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/pistols.htm</a> and they have a MYSPACE profile as well at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesussexpistols" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/thesussexpistols</a><br /> __________________________________________<p /> VIC &amp; TINA SMITH<br /> 26 Ferrers Road<br /> LEWES<br /> East Sussex<br /> BN7 1PZ<br /> England<p /> Tel &amp; Fax:- 01273 478124<br /> Email:-<br /> <a href="mailto:tinvic@globalnet.co.uk" target="_blank">tinvic@globalnet.co.uk</a><br /> <a href="mailto:folk@brighton.co.uk" target="_blank">folk@brighton.co.uk</a><p /> ROYAL OAK WEBSITES:-<br /> <a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Etinvic" target="_blank">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic</a><br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes</a><p /> SUSSEX FOLK GUIDE WEBSITE:-<br /> <a href="http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk" target="_blank">http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk</a><p /> LEWES FOLK FESTIVAL WEBSITE:-<br /> <a href="http://lewesfolkfest.org/" target="_blank">http://lewesfolkfest.org/</a><p /> SUSSEX PISTOLS BARN DANCE BAND WEBSITE:-<br /> <a href="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Etinvic/pistols.htm" target="_blank">http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/pistols.htm</a><p /> COMPOUND SOUNDS WEBSITE<br /> <a href="http://www.compoundsounds.com" target="_blank">http://www.compoundsounds.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jalisherrifokonteh" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/jalisherrifokonteh</a><br /></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/ten-items-of-folk-music-news-from-lewes-for-m">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-6505244756884159437?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-37248685395198708322011-03-08T15:19:00.001Z2011-03-08T15:19:31.350ZTutorials<div class='posterous_autopost'>This is ridiculous, <p />My children are much too old for this kind of thing. <p /><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 March 2011 14:23, Janet S. Vatland <span>&lt;<a href="mailto:jvatland@conroeisd.net">jvatland@conroeisd.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br /> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Parents,<br /> Your child started the 2nd round of tutorials yesterday.   She will be pulled<br /> out of class for two 30 minute sessions a week.  During this time they will<br /> focus on multi-step multiplication and division as well as problem solving.<br /> Your child will not miss any work in class.  We will be working on the same<br /> concepts during the tutoring time.  Your child will get individualized help<br /> since she is in a group of two students.  Please feel free to call me if you<br /> have any questions.<p /> Janet Vatland<p /> <br /> __________________________________________________<br /> Janet S Vatland<br /> Teach Elem/Fourth Grade<br /> Kaufman Elementary School, Conroe ISD<br /> Tele: 832-592-5600<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:jvatland@conroeisd.net">jvatland@conroeisd.net</a><p /> <br /> </blockquote></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/tutorials">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-3724868539519870832?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-40304508259645746132011-03-06T01:06:00.001Z2011-03-06T01:06:54.434ZInternational Boat Show<div class='posterous_autopost'> <p><span>Dear Lloyd Roberts:</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">I wanted to take a moment and personally thank you for taking your time to visit Prestige Yachts during the Miami International Boat Show last week. I hope you enjoyed working with Frank Tuma. If you would like to contact Frank Tuma directly you may reach him at or . You can also visit him at , <a href="http://www.UnitedYacht.com">www.UnitedYacht.com</a> or <a href="http://www.unitedyacht.com/prestige">www.unitedyacht.com/prestige</a>. </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">The professionals at United Yacht Sales are anxious to help you fulfill your yachting dreams.<span>  </span>Last year our firm participated in excess of three hundred yacht sales.<span>  </span>In fact we are the largest independent yacht brokerage firm in North America.<span>  </span>If we may be of any help in either purchasing a vessel or selling your boat please allow us the opportunity to assist you.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">Prestige Yachts is the luxury yacht division of the Beneteau-Jeanneau Group from France.<span>  </span>Beneteau and Jeannea have been building boats since 1887 and are the largest boat builders in the world.<span>  </span>Their balance sheet has no debt and they have plenty of cash as well to keep them moving forward.<span>  </span>No other company is able to produce such high quality yachts at such a reasonable price.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">Please contact Frank Tuma at anytime to arrange for a personal inspection of the yachts.<span>  </span>Or if you prefer please call me anytime to discuss any of your boating needs.<span>  </span>My cell number is 772-285-3381.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">Or motto at United Yacht Sales is “<b>To Earn Your Trust, One Boat At A Time</b>”. </span></p> <p> <span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">Please allow us the opportunity to earn yours!</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p> <span style="color: black;">Sincerely,</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">Joel Lipton</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">President - United Yacht Sales</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;">772-285-3381</span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:joel@unitedyacht.com" target="_blank">joel@unitedyacht.com</a> <span>      </span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/international-boat-show">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4030450825964574613?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-55770769467790945792011-03-03T20:38:00.001Z2011-03-03T20:38:58.515Z11SLARTFEST - THE ARTS FESTIVAL RECEPTION - JONATHAN GREEN<div class='posterous_autopost'>Welcome to Celebrate the Arts Festival weekend!<br /> Following is a schedule of the activites happening this weekend. You are receiving this note because you have a reservation for the Jonathan Green Reception.<br /> We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening!<br /> Thank you for being a part of this festival, proudly supported by the University of South Carolina Beaufort, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the National Endowment For The Arts.<p> Schedule of Events -  Free &amp; Open to The Public<p> Friday, March 4         Front Lawn of Historic Beaufort Campus<br /> 1:00-5:00 p.m.<br /> Welcome and Kick-Off, Art Festival for Students and the Community<br /> Emerging Artist Competition Artwork on Display<br /> Juried High School Art Show &amp; Awards<br /> Art Displays and Vendors<br /> Art Studio Tours and Demonstrations<br /> Meet the USCB Art Faculty<p> 6:00-7:00 p.m.<br /> Reception in Honor of Celebrated Artist Mr. Jonathan Green (Free &amp; open to the public)<br /> 7:00 p.m.  Jonathan Green - lecture in the auditorium at the Beaufort<br />  Center for the Arts Auditorium - Historic Beaufort campus<p> Saturday, March 5<br /> 11:00 - 3:00 p.m.       Art Festival - Day Two<br /> Kids &amp; Family Activities<br /> Campus Tours of Art Facilities<br /> Art Displays and Demonstrations<br /> Music, Art, Food - 11am - 1pm, chalk art 12:30 pm, magic show 1pm<p> 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.        Panel Discussion in the Auditorium (public warmly welcome)<br /> Defining Art<br /> Lisa V. Ciresi, USCB Faculty - moderator<br /> Gordon Haist, USCB Faculty<br /> Deanna Bowdish, Beaufort Artist<br /> Carlos Colon, USCB Faculty<br /> Brandon Gardner, Printmaker, University of Alabama Huntsville<p> &quot;What is art? What is its function? How and for whom does it &quot;work?&quot;<br /> The goal of this panel discussion is to address the problems of defining or determining what is &quot;art,&quot; and further, to help our audience develop a critical voice in evaluating its success, based not on &quot;beauty or physical perfection&quot; alone, but rather on an artist&#39;s ability to create something timeless and evocative that never ceases to stimulate response and strike deeper chords than mere physical or visual pleasure from its audiences.<p> <p> </p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/11slartfest-the-arts-festival-reception-jonat">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5577076946779094579?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-2811692892916768662011-03-02T20:47:00.001Z2011-03-02T20:47:28.478ZPodcast #35 – Lizzy B’s Session and The Streets of Paris<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote><div> <p>The Live Session from Lizzy B’s acoustic night at the Essex Arms Brentwood takes up most of podcast #35 with one new song written for the <a href="http://songwriterscircle.co.uk" title="The Songwriters Circle">Songwriters Circle</a> challenge appended. There wasn’t a live <a href="http://andyroberts.me/weekly-podcast" title="Weekly Podcast">podcast</a> on <a href="http://andyroberts.me/livestream" title="Livestream">livestream</a> this week, so it was handy that I had these tracks almost ready to go.</p> <p>Here’s the player, link and download :</p> <div> <p> </p><div><a href="http://andyroberts.me/podpress_trac/web/648/0/35%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2035.mp3" title="Download: Podcast 35" target="new"><img src="http://andyroberts.me/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/audio_mp3_button.png" alt="" /></a><p> &nbsp;Podcast 35 [23:02] <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-35-lizzy-bs-session-and-the-streets-of-paris#podPressPlayerSpace_1"><span>Play Now</span></a> | <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-35-lizzy-bs-session-and-the-streets-of-paris#podPressPlayerSpace_1">Play in Popup</a> | <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podpress_trac/web/648/0/35%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2035.mp3" target="new">Download</a></p></div> </div> <blockquote><p>Subscribe to the <a href="http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast">podcast RSS </a> or get it from <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885">iTunes</a></p></blockquote> <p>Download MP3 to save – 28.8 Mb in size, playtime 29 minutes 54 seconds :-</p> <p><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wp-content/podcast/35%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2035.mp3">35 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 35.mp3</a></p> <h3>Andy Roberts Podcast #35 Shownotes</h3> <p>The first 4 songs were recorded at <a href="http://www.activbrentwood.com/community/detail/AcousticOpenMictheEssexArms-9750.html">Lizzy B’s Acoustic Sessions</a> in Brentwood, Essex</p> <p>I also mentioned the <a href="http://www.lostfolktapes.com/1/post/2011/02/andy-roberts.html" title="The Lost Folk Tapes - Andy Roberts ">Andy Roberts interview for The Lost Folk Tapes</a></p> <p>The last song, was a contribution to the <a href="http://songwriterscircle.co.uk/node/7135">Songwriters Circle WK 2 Challenge</a></p> <ol> <li>Mazet – Andy Roberts</li> <li>Migration – Andy Roberts</li> <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150097982758189&amp;oid=8422231396">The Last Subway Home – Andy Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6CMXoQLSs">Grow Fins – Captain Beefheart</a></li> <li><a href="http://soundcloud.com/andyroberts/the-streets-of-paris">The Streets of Paris – Andy Roberts</a></li> </ol> <p>The Streets of Paris</p> <p> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/andyroberts/the-streets-of-paris">The Streets of Paris</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/andyroberts">andyroberts</a></span> </p> <p><a href="http://andyroberts.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/pont-neuf-paris.jpg"><img title="pont-neuf-paris" src="http://andyroberts.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/pont-neuf-paris-300x276.jpg" height="276" alt="" width="300" /></a></p><p></p> </div></blockquote><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-35-lizzy-bs-session-and-the-streets-of-paris">andyroberts.me</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/podcast-35-lizzy-bs-session-and-the-streets-o">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-281169289291676866?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-22101477894301462502011-03-01T10:19:00.001Z2011-03-01T10:19:26.405ZKew Gardens in March<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style=""><table border="0" style="border: 0px solid red; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0pt;"> <tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/collections/72157602231137023/">Kew Gardens </a><p /><table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Kew Gardens March 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6t2sz5DzrZVuDnCpIg5hh9METYfEFzCHl5mLG1jnSl3g%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=6G1XnRPpQBGpeM8kHM5gwQ%2Fh5" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4399860324_2da56cdc11.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 217, 217);" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(168, 168, 168); font-family: georgia;">Taken March 1, 2010 at 12:24 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Kew Gardens March 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6t2sz5DzrZVuDnCpIg5hh9XWLf4rRulDTwEyj1fth%2B%2Fw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=6G1XnRPpQBGpeM8kHM5gwQ%2Fh6" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4399097327_ec5f9f8a6c.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 217, 217);" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(168, 168, 168); font-family: georgia;">Taken March 1, 2010 at 1:53 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Kew Gardens March 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6t2sz5DzrZVuDnCpIg5hh9IT%2BhIes%2BUpqMsBElfeA82A%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=6G1XnRPpQBGpeM8kHM5gwQ%2Fh7" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4399098923_4a316e3f5b.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 217, 217);" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(168, 168, 168); font-family: georgia;">Taken March 1, 2010 at 1:56 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Kew Gardens March 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6t2sz5DzrZVuDnCpIg5hh9RHOhS6%2FIqYDPJ4JS5s6Hnw%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=6G1XnRPpQBGpeM8kHM5gwQ%2Fh8" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4399099565_443434820d.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 217, 217);" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(168, 168, 168); font-family: georgia;">Taken March 1, 2010 at 1:56 pm</span> <p /><br /></div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0"> <tr> <td style=""> <center> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 4px; color: black; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15pt; font-family: georgia;"> Kew Gardens March 2010</div> <a href="http://u16880.sendgrid.org/wf/click?c=StH6BEKlNbwS%2BceGO34DbQDOdoUK2akdwY%2B0A7jxwP6t2sz5DzrZVuDnCpIg5hh9fEKBV9%2B7ajpJ8xBnJOHq5w%3D%3D&amp;rp=5OA4%2BjR%2BFPp%2BsZgokxIXW7QXuTYfroTTjZF1971eLRUq73R%2F33hroTomSsp44bnk&amp;up=jmxHFPbw9DSwoT1qbxLR07NKZDSxJ3UCOggkOzp2rM8%3D&amp;u=6G1XnRPpQBGpeM8kHM5gwQ%2Fh9" target="_blank"> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/4399100987_50dde59506.jpg" style="padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 217, 217);" /></a><br /> <img src="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/images/shadowFlipBottomSmall.jpg" style="" /> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; border: 0px solid red;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(168, 168, 168); font-family: georgia;">Taken March 1, 2010 at 1:58 pm</span> </div> </center></td><td> </td></tr> </table> <a name="12e70da64e19ffbb_storeGoodies"> </a><form name="futureMessage" method="get" action="http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/leaveMessage/" target="_blank"> <a name="12e70da64e19ffbb_storeGoodies"> </a></form></td></tr></table></div> </div> </div></div><p />Andy Roberts<p /><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/">http://distributedresearch.net/blog/</a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/kew-gardens-in-march">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-2210147789430146250?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-791159030999539062011-02-28T14:08:00.001Z2011-02-28T14:08:03.979ZThe biggest garden birdwatch yet?<div class='posterous_autopost'><h2 style="line-height: 1.2em; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">You did it! You took part in the world&#39;s biggest birdwatch.</h2> <p>Hello,</p> <p>Thanks so much for being part of <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2009/03/25/big-garden-bird-watch-results-are-out">Big Garden Birdwatch</a>. With a record number of results submitted over the birdwatch weekend this could be our biggest year yet.</p> <p>We&#39;ll be using your results to create a &#39;snapshot&#39; of bird populations across the UK. This will give us a country-wide picture of how birds are faring compared to previous counts.</p> <p>The full results will be available on our website and in our monthly e-newsletter at the end of March.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Great for you and wildlife</h3> <p>By taking part in Big Garden Birdwatch you&#39;ve already helped nature out - thank you! But we hope that&#39;s only the start of your journey with us.</p> <p>One of the best ways to continue helping your garden birds is to join the RSPB.</p> <p>You&#39;ll be speaking up for the wildlife and wild places you love, plus be able to enjoy nature at over 100 of our reserves for free. These special places for birds and other wildlife are also great places for you and your family to get closer to the natural world.</p> <p>You&#39;ll also get a free nestbox, so who knows what you&#39;ll see during next year’s Big Garden Birdwatch!</p> <p>Join today and enjoy many more hours with nature!</p> <p>Best wishes,</p> <p>Richard Bashford<br /> Big Garden Birdwatch team</p> <p>P.S. Get a free &#39;bag for life&#39; if you join within 7 days.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/the-biggest-garden-birdwatch-yet">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-79115903099953906?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-49154140172114058022011-02-28T07:15:00.001Z2011-02-28T07:15:26.423ZDARnet Andy Roberts - 9 new articles 28 February 2011<div class='posterous_autopost'><a name="12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_title"></a><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div align="center"><table><tr><td><div align="left"><p style="clear: both;"></p> <h2><b>&quot;DARnet Andy Roberts&quot; - 9 new articles</b></h2><p> </p><ol style="clear: left;"><li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_0">I don&#39;t hate Macs, but they do give me a syncing feeling</a></li><li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_1">Toto recall: the Wizard of Oz hits the West End</a></li> <li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_2">Can a group of scientists in California end the war on climate change?</a></li><li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_3">Tunisian prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigns amid unrest</a></li> <li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_4">Drowning on Dry Land – review</a></li><li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_5">Wisconsin is making the battle lines clear in America&#39;s hidden class war</a></li><li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_6">Egypt&#39;s generals unveil reform package</a></li> <li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_7">What the frack? US natural gas drilling method contaminates water</a></li><li><a href="#12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_8">Smartphone competition heats up as HTC closes in on Apple</a></li></ol> <h3 style="clear: both;"><a name="12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_0"></a><b>I don&#39;t hate Macs, but they do give me a syncing feeling</b></h3> <p><i><b>I love my iMac  but I don’t sync. </b></i></p> <hr /> <p>In 2007, I wrote a column entitled “I hate Macs”. I call it a column. It was actually an unbroken 900-word anti-Apple screed. Macs, I claimed, were “glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy-cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work.”</p> <p>In 2009, I complained again: “The better-designed and more ubiquitous they become, the more I dislike them . . . I don’t care if every Mac product comes with a magic button on the side that makes it piddle gold coins and resurrect the dead. I’m not buying one, so shut up and go home.”</p> <p>The lady doth protest too much. A few weeks later, I buckled and bought an iPhone. And you know what? It felt good. Within minutes of switching it on, sliding those dinky little icons around the screen, I was hooked. This was my gateway drug. Before long I was also toting an iPad. And after that, a Macbook. All the stuff people said about how Macs were just better, about them being a joy to use . . . it was true, all of it.</p> <p>They make you feel good, Apple products. The little touches: the rounded corners, the strokeable screens, the satisfying clunk as you fold the Macbook shut – it’s serene. Untroubled. Like being on Valium.</p> <p>Until, that is, you try to do something Apple doesn’t want you to do. At which point you realise your shiny chum isn’t on your side. It doesn’t even understand sides. Only Apple: always Apple.</p> <p>Here’s a familiar, mundane scenario: you’ve got an iPhone with loads of music on it. And you’ve got a laptop with a new album on it. You want to put the new album on your phone. But you can’t hook them up and simply drag-and-drop the files like you could with, ooh, almost any other device. Instead, Apple insists you go through iTunes.</p> <p>Microsoft gets a lot of stick for producing clunky software. But even during the dark days of the animated paperclip, or the infuriating “.docx” Word extension, they never shat out anything as abominable as iTunes – a hideous binary turd that transforms the sparkling world of music and entertainment into a stark, unintuitive spreadsheet.</p> <p>Plug your old Apple iPhone into your new Apple Macbook for the first time, and because the two machines haven’t been formally introduced, iTunes will babble about “syncing” one with the other. It claims it simply MUST delete everything from the old phone before putting any new stuff on it. Why? It won’t tell you. It’ll just cheerfully ask if you want to proceed, like an upbeat robot butler that can’t understand why you’re crying.</p> <p>No one uses terms like “sync” in real life. Not even C3PO. If I sync my DVD collection with yours, will I end up with one, two, or no copies of Santa Claus the Movie? It’s like trying to work out the consequences of time travel, but less fun, and with absolutely no chance of being adapted into a successful screenplay.</p> <p>Apple’s “sync” bullshit is a deception, which pretends to be making your life easier, when it’s actually all about wresting control from you. If you could freely transfer any file you wanted onto your gadget, Apple might conceivably lose out on a few molecules of gold. So rather than risk that, they’ll choose – every single time – to restrict your options, without so much as blinking.</p> <p>Sure, you can get around the irritating sync-issue, but doing so requires a degree of faff and brainwork, like solving the famous logic problem about ferrying a load of foxes and chickens across a river without it all ending in feathers and death. And even if you find it easy, it’s a problem Apple don’t want you to solve. They want you to give up and go back to dumbly stroking that shiny screen, pausing intermittently to wipe the drool from your chin.</p> <p>Apple continually attempts to scrape even more money from anything that might conceivably pass through iTunes’ tight, leathery anus. Take ebooks. Apple’s own iBook reader app may be nauseatingly pretty, but it’s not a patch on Amazon’s Kindle, which, far from being just a standalone machine, is a surprisingly nifty cross-platform “cloud” system that lets you read books on a variety of devices, including the iPhone and iPad. It even remembers what page you were on, regardless of whichever machine you were reading it on last. (It does that by “syncing” – but we’ll forgive it that, because a) it happens seamlessly and b) you never, ever lose any of your purchases.)</p> <p>Now Apple, typically, are no longer content to let people read Kindle books on their iPhones and iPads without muscling in on some of that money themselves. So they’ve changed their rules, in a bid to force Amazon (and anyone else) to provide in-app purchases for their products. What this dull sentence means in practice is that Apple want a 30% cut each time a Kindle user buys a book from within the iPhone Kindle app.</p> <p>So 30% less for authors and publishers, and 30% more for the world’s second-largest company. And that’s assuming they’ll let any old book pass through the App store: given their track record, chances are they’ll refuse to process anything they consider objectionable. Still, if they start banning books, never mind. Winnie the Pooh looks great on the iPad.</p> <p>Every Apple commercial makes a huge play of how user-friendly their devices are. But it’s a superficial friendship. To Apple, you’re nothing. They won’t even give you a power lead long enough to use your phone while it’s on charge, so if it rings you have to crawl around on your hands and knees, like a dog.</p> <p>So I no longer hate Apple products. In fact I use them every day. But I never feel like I own them. More like I’m renting them from Skynet.</p> <p><img src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-apidev/1/H.20.3/98867?ns=guardian&amp;pageName=I+don%27t+hate+Macs%2C+but+they+do+give+me+a+syncing+feeling+%7C+Charlie+Brooker+Article+1524946&amp;ch=Comment+is+free&amp;c2=73274&amp;c4=Apple+%28Technology%29%2CiPhone&amp;c3=The+Guardian&amp;c6=Charlie+Brooker&amp;c7=11-Feb-28&amp;c8=1524946&amp;c9=Article" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></p> <p></p><p></p> <p>Thanks for subscribing to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog" target="_blank">Andy Roberts blog</a> <p /> <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/28/i-dont-hate-macs-but-they-do-give-me-a-syncing-feeling" target="_blank">I don’t hate Macs, but they do give me a syncing feeling</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><ol><li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/20/apples-slice-makes-the-ipad-a-bad-deal-for-newspapers" title="Permanent Link: Apple’s slice makes the iPad a bad deal for newspapers" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Apple’s slice makes the iPad a bad deal for newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2007/09/29/give-this-man-a-job-building-a-wiki" title="Permanent Link: Give this man a job building a wiki" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Give this man a job building a wiki</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/27/smartphone-competition-heats-up-as-htc-closes-in-on-apple" title="Permanent Link: Smartphone competition heats up as HTC closes in on Apple" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Smartphone competition heats up as HTC closes in on Apple</a></li> </ol> <h3 style="clear: both;"><a name="12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_1"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=54116242&amp;f=20928&amp;u=202065&amp;c=0" target="_blank">Toto recall: the Wizard of Oz hits the West End</a></b></h3> <p>A preview for <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://wizardofozlondon.co.uk/" title="The Wizard of Oz" target="_blank">the Wizard of Oz</a> opening soon in <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/03/31/london-breaks" title="London breaks with theatre show and hotel" target="_blank">London’s West End </a>starring <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://daniellehope.org.uk/" title="Danielle Hope" target="_blank">Danielle Hope </a>as Dorothy and Michael Crawford as the Wizard, with Hannah Waddingham as the Wicked Witch of the West.</p> <hr /> <p><sup>‘</sup>From where I’m sitting,” splutters Jeremy Sams, “I can’t think of anything less safe in the world.” The director seems flabbergasted, wounded even, by my suggestion that his new West End production of The Wizard of Oz seems a surefire hit. After all, it reproduces much of the formula that made Sams’s 2006 staging of The Sound of Music such a triumph: it’s a musical better known as a film; it’s an Andrew Lloyd Webber collaboration; choreographer Arlene Phillips and set designer Robert Jones are back on board; the lead, Danielle Hope, is an unknown who won the part in a reality TV show, Over the Rainbow.</p> <p>“Nothing’s safe,” continues Sams. “Nothing’s safe, and to say safe almost sounds pejorative and derogatory. There are good titles – but if you don’t respect a title, the audience throw shoes at you very quickly.”</p> <p>If contemplating the audience makes Sams nervous, he has no fears about his creative team. “These are all people who have done big shows, so when things get hairy and scary and look massive, they can say we’ve got through this before, we’ll get through it again.” It also helps, says Arlene Phillips, that “we can pick at each other’s work. None of us are precious about anything if, in the bigger scheme of things, it isn’t going to work.”</p> <p>Nor does Sams feel any trepidation about working with a young actor whose only qualifications are a drama A-level and three months of training. “We always wanted a young girl, aged 17 or 18, so whoever we cast, it would have been the same issue,” he says. As far as he is concerned, Hope’s appearance on reality TV has been nothing but advantageous – not, oh cynical reader, because of the attendant publicity, but because “someone who’s got the fearlessness to get through a TV job like that arrives with a certain amount of chutzpah. It’s an audition process and an unbelievably stressful and public one.”</p> <p>Hope is perfect casting, he thinks, because she embodies “the most key thing for Dorothy – not ever to be defeated or downhearted. Even when things are going against her, she has to believe it’s going to be OK.” A few minutes in Hope’s company is enough to see what Sams means: she is radiant with optimism. She is so down-to-earth, you wonder what possessed her to enter Over the Rainbow.</p> <p>“I’d never watched a reality TV programme,” she laughs. “I didn’t know what I was in for.” She only applied because she didn’t think she would be able to afford to go to drama school. Despite her inexperience, Hope talks like a seasoned actor. Asked if she feels burdened by the responsibility of comparing favourably with Judy Garland, she admits that she did initially, but then says firmly: “I’m not going to imitate Judy because no one could and no one should. I made a conscious decision to find out who [Dorothy] was – if you make that as real as possible, an audience should forget about what they’ve seen.”</p> <p>Nonetheless, it’s clear that the fame of the film is as much a curse as a blessing. “There’s no way of replicating it, because how do you put a movie on stage?” asks Sams. “Movies have different logic, different structures, different feel, different tempo.” Yet there is a sense in which it is the movie that audiences come to see – and the creative team respect that. “I’d be mad to reinvent it completely,” says Robert Jones. “Everyone’s got images in their head of what The Wizard of Oz is, and to an extent you’ve got to give them that. But it’s got to be my take.”</p> <p>With another Oz story, Wicked, already attracting huge West End crowds (last year it broke box-office records, earning over £1m in a single week), Sams and Jones know that, to compete, this has to be a lavish show. But it isn’t just that, says Sams: the story demands visual extravagance. “It’s a picaresque with scene after scene after scene in different places, so the show has to be perpetually delivering more things,” he says. The stage for Oz has a triple revolve, with a system of hydraulics that can raise or tilt each section. The models for the design alone took five months to make; and, with 25 scene changes, the building of the set has been “a nightmare”.</p> <p>It has also made the transfer from the rehearsal room – a bog-standard space with a resolutely flat, still floor – problematic. “So much of the movement becomes hit and miss,” says Phillips. “A stage section you thought was going to be smooth has a gap and you can’t ask people in high heels to tread on it. It’s a complicated process.”</p> <p>And then there’s the last-minute work required to tailor the show’s lighting and sound. I spend an afternoon watching rehearsals, and progress is agonisingly slow. I start watching at 2pm, as the projections team screen a just-finished animation of the haunted forest. There is a long lull, then the Wicked Witch’s wrought-iron castle revolves into position, presided over by Hannah Waddingham’s imperious witch and two terrifying monkeys. It looks glorious – but it has taken an hour and 20 minutes to run through barely two minutes of show.</p> <p>The danger, Sams recognises, is that this intense focus on getting the technology working, testing lighting and sound effects, tailoring the choreography to the stage, might swamp the story at the heart of the show. “The trick,” he says, “is to take what we had in the rehearsal room, which is a heartfelt, touching, small thing, and make it small but big.” But despite all his jitters, he’s clearly having the time of his life. “It’s The Wizard of Oz,” he says cheerfully, “and who wouldn’t want to work on The Wizard of Oz?”</p> <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://www.facebook.com/wizardofozlondon" target="_blank">The Wizard of Oz</a> opens at <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://theatrebreaks.co/wiki/London_Palladium" target="_blank">the London Palladium </a> on Tuesday March 1st, <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2007/03/01/saint-davids-day" title="Saint David’s Day" target="_blank">St David’s Day</a> <p>Thanks for subscribing to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog" target="_blank">Andy Roberts blog</a> <p /> <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/28/toto-recall-the-wizard-of-oz-hits-the-west-end" target="_blank">Toto recall: the Wizard of Oz hits the West End</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><ol><li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/26/west-is-west-%e2%80%93-review" title="Permanent Link: West Is West – review" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">West Is West – review</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2009/12/12/west-end-shows-london" title="Permanent Link: West End Shows London" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">West End Shows London</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/11/west-ham-win-delivers-olympic-stadium-option-nobody-wanted" title="Permanent Link: West Ham win delivers Olympic Stadium option nobody wanted" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">West Ham win delivers Olympic Stadium option nobody wanted</a></li> </ol> <p /><h3 style="clear: both;"><a name="12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_2"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=54108807&amp;f=20928&amp;u=202065&amp;c=0" target="_blank">Can a group of scientists in California end the war on climate change?</a></b></h3> <p><i><b>A plan to publish ‘the definite truth about <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/05/10/great-tits-cope-well-with-climate-change" title="Great tits cope well with climate change" target="_blank">Climate Change</a>‘ using open sourced data and workings.</b></i></p> <hr /> <p>In 1964, Richard Muller, a 20-year-old graduate student with neat-cropped hair, walked into Sproul Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, and joined a mass protest of unprecedented scale. The activists, a few thousand strong, demanded that the university lift a ban on free speech and ease restrictions on academic freedom, while outside on the steps a young folk-singer called Joan Baez led supporters in a chorus of We Shall Overcome. The sit-in ended two days later when police stormed the building in the early hours and arrested hundreds of students. Muller was thrown into Oakland jail. The heavy-handedness sparked further unrest and, a month later, the university administration backed down. The protest was a pivotal moment for the civil liberties movement and marked Berkeley as a haven of free thinking and fierce independence.</p> <p>Today, Muller is still on the Berkeley campus, probably the only member of the free speech movement arrested that night to end up with a faculty position there – as a professor of physics. His list of publications is testament to the free rein of tenure: he worked on the first light from the big bang, proposed a new theory of ice ages, and found evidence for an upturn in impact craters on the moon. His expertise is highly sought after. For more than 30 years, he was a member of the independent Jason group that advises the US government on defence; his college lecture series, Physics for Future Presidents was voted best class on campus, went stratospheric on YouTube and, in 2009, was turned into a bestseller.</p> <p>For the past year, Muller has kept a low profile, working quietly on a new project with a team of academics hand-picked for their skills. They meet on campus regularly, to check progress, thrash out problems and hunt for oversights that might undermine their work. And for good reason. When Muller and his team go public with their findings in a few weeks, they will be muscling in on the ugliest and most hard-fought debate of modern times.</p> <p>Muller calls his latest obsession the Berkeley Earth project. The aim is so simple that the complexity and magnitude of the undertaking is easy to miss. Starting from scratch, with new computer tools and more data than has ever been used, they will arrive at an independent assessment of global warming. The team will also make every piece of data it uses – 1.6bn data points – freely available on a website. It will post its workings alongside, including full information on how more than 100 years of data from thousands of instruments around the world are stitched together to give a historic record of the planet’s temperature.</p> <p>Muller is fed up with the politicised row that all too often engulfs climate science. By laying all its data and workings out in the open, where they can be checked and challenged by anyone, the Berkeley team hopes to achieve something remarkable: a broader consensus on global warming. In no other field would Muller’s dream seem so ambitious, or perhaps, so naive.</p> <p>“We are bringing the spirit of science back to a subject that has become too argumentative and too contentious,” Muller says, over a cup of tea. “We are an independent, non-political, non-partisan group. We will gather the data, do the analysis, present the results and make all of it available. There will be no spin, whatever we find.” Why does Muller feel compelled to shake up the world of climate change? “We are doing this because it is the most important project in the world today. Nothing else comes close,” he says.</p> <p>Muller is moving into crowded territory with sharp elbows. There are already three heavyweight groups that could be considered the official keepers of the world’s climate data. Each publishes its own figures that feed into the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Nasa’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City produces a rolling estimate of the world’s warming. A separate assessment comes from another US agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa). The third group is based in the UK and led by the Met Office. They all take readings from instruments around the world to come up with a rolling record of the Earth’s mean surface temperature. The numbers differ because each group uses its own dataset and does its own analysis, but they show a similar trend. Since pre-industrial times, all point to a warming of around 0.75C.</p> <p>You might think three groups was enough, but Muller rolls out a list of shortcomings, some real, some perceived, that he suspects might undermine public confidence in global warming records. For a start, he says, warming trends are not based on all the available temperature records. The data that is used is filtered and might not be as representative as it could be. He also cites a poor history of transparency in climate science, though others argue many climate records and the tools to analyse them have been public for years.</p> <p>Then there is the fiasco of 2009 that saw roughly 1,000 emails from a server at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) find their way on to the internet. The fuss over the messages, inevitably dubbed Climategate, gave Muller’s nascent project added impetus. Climate sceptics had already attacked James Hansen, head of the Nasa group, for making political statements on climate change while maintaining his role as an objective scientist. The Climategate emails fuelled their protests. “With CRU’s credibility undergoing a severe test, it was all the more important to have a new team jump in, do the analysis fresh and address all of the legitimate issues raised by sceptics,” says Muller.</p> <p>This latest point is where Muller faces his most delicate challenge. To concede that climate sceptics raise fair criticisms means acknowledging that scientists and government agencies have got things wrong, or at least could do better. But the debate around global warming is so highly charged that open discussion, which science requires, can be difficult to hold in public. At worst, criticising poor climate science can be taken as an attack on science itself, a knee-jerk reaction that has unhealthy consequences. “Scientists will jump to the defence of alarmists because they don’t recognise that the alarmists are exaggerating,” Muller says.</p> <p>The Berkeley Earth project came together more than a year ago, when Muller rang David Brillinger, a statistics professor at Berkeley and the man Nasa called when it wanted someone to check its risk estimates of space debris smashing into the International Space Station. He wanted Brillinger to oversee every stage of the project. Brillinger accepted straight away. Since the first meeting he has advised the scientists on how best to analyse their data and what pitfalls to avoid. “You can think of statisticians as the keepers of the scientific method, ” Brillinger told me. “Can scientists and doctors reasonably draw the conclusions they are setting down? That’s what we’re here for.”</p> <p>For the rest of the team, Muller says he picked scientists known for original thinking. One is Saul Perlmutter, the Berkeley physicist who found evidence that the universe is expanding at an ever faster rate, courtesy of mysterious “dark energy” that pushes against gravity. Another is Art Rosenfeld, the last student of the legendary Manhattan Project physicist Enrico Fermi, and something of a legend himself in energy research. Then there is Robert Jacobsen, a Berkeley physicist who is an expert on giant datasets; and Judith Curry, a climatologist at Georgia Institute of Technology, who has raised concerns over tribalism and hubris in climate science.</p> <p>Robert Rohde, a young physicist who left Berkeley with a PhD last year, does most of the hard work. He has written software that trawls public databases, themselves the product of years of painstaking work, for global temperature records. These are compiled, de-duplicated and merged into one huge historical temperature record. The data, by all accounts, are a mess. There are 16 separate datasets in 14 different formats and they overlap, but not completely. Muller likens Rohde’s achievement to Hercules’s enormous task of cleaning the Augean stables.</p> <p>The wealth of data Rohde has collected so far – and some dates back to the 1700s – makes for what Muller believes is the most complete historical record of land temperatures ever compiled. It will, of itself, Muller claims, be a priceless resource for anyone who wishes to study climate change. So far, Rohde has gathered records from 39,340 individual stations worldwide.</p> <p>Publishing an extensive set of temperature records is the first goal of Muller’s project. The second is to turn this vast haul of data into an assessment on global warming. Here, the Berkeley team is going its own way again. The big three groups – Nasa, Noaa and the Met Office – work out global warming trends by placing an imaginary grid over the planet and averaging temperatures records in each square. So for a given month, all the records in England and Wales might be averaged out to give one number. Muller’s team will take temperature records from individual stations and weight them according to how reliable they are.</p> <p>This is where the Berkeley group faces its toughest task by far and it will be judged on how well it deals with it. There are errors running through global warming data that arise from the simple fact that the global network of temperature stations was never designed or maintained to monitor climate change. The network grew in a piecemeal fashion, starting with temperature stations installed here and there, usually to record local weather.</p> <p>Among the trickiest errors to deal with are so-called systematic biases, which skew temperature measurements in fiendishly complex ways. Stations get moved around, replaced with newer models, or swapped for instruments that record in celsius instead of fahrenheit. The times measurements are taken varies, from say 6am to 9pm. The accuracy of individual stations drift over time and even changes in the surroundings, such as growing trees, can shield a station more from wind and sun one year to the next. Each of these interferes with a station’s temperature measurements, perhaps making it read too cold, or too hot. And these errors combine and build up.</p> <p>This is the real mess that will take a Herculean effort to clean up. The Berkeley Earth team is using algorithms that automatically correct for some of the errors, a strategy Muller favours because it doesn’t rely on human interference. When the team publishes its results, this is where the scrutiny will be most intense.</p> <p>Despite the scale of the task, and the fact that world-class scientific organisations have been wrestling with it for decades, Muller is convinced his approach will lead to a better assessment of how much the world is warming. “I’ve told the team I don’t know if global warming is more or less than we hear, but I do believe we can get a more precise number, and we can do it in a way that will cool the arguments over climate change, if nothing else,” says Muller. “Science has its weaknesses and it doesn’t have a stranglehold on the truth, but it has a way of approaching technical issues that is a closer approximation of truth than any other method we have.”</p> <p>He will find out soon enough if his hopes to forge a true consensus on climate change are misplaced. It might not be a good sign that one prominent climate sceptic contacted by the Guardian, Canadian economist Ross McKitrick, had never heard of the project. Another, Stephen McIntyre, whom Muller has defended on some issues, hasn’t followed the project either, but said “anything that [Muller] does will be well done”. Phil Jones at the University of East Anglia was unclear on the details of the Berkeley project and didn’t comment.</p> <p>Elsewhere, Muller has qualified support from some of the biggest names in the business. At Nasa, Hansen welcomed the project, but warned against over-emphasising what he expects to be the minor differences between Berkeley’s global warming assessment and those from the other groups. “We have enough trouble communicating with the public already,” Hansen says. At the Met Office, Peter Stott, head of climate monitoring and attribution, was in favour of the project if it was open and peer-reviewed.</p> <p>Peter Thorne, who left the Met Office’s Hadley Centre last year to join the Co-operative Institute for Climate and Satellites in North Carolina, is enthusiastic about the Berkeley project but raises an eyebrow at some of Muller’s claims. The Berkeley group will not be the first to put its data and tools online, he says. Teams at Nasa and Noaa have been doing this for many years. And while Muller may have more data, they add little real value, Thorne says. Most are records from stations installed from the 1950s onwards, and then only in a few regions, such as North America. “Do you really need 20 stations in one region to get a monthly temperature figure? The answer is no. Supersaturating your coverage doesn’t give you much more bang for your buck,” he says. They will, however, help researchers spot short-term regional variations in climate change, something that is likely to be valuable as climate change takes hold.</p> <p>Despite his reservations, Thorne says climate science stands to benefit from Muller’s project. “We need groups like Berkeley stepping up to the plate and taking this challenge on, because it’s the only way we’re going to move forwards. I wish there were 10 other groups doing this,” he says.</p> <p>For the time being, Muller’s project is organised under the auspices of Novim, a Santa Barbara-based non-profit organisation that uses science to find answers to the most pressing issues facing society and to publish them “without advocacy or agenda”. Funding has come from a variety of places, including the Fund for Innovative Climate and Energy Research (funded by Bill Gates), and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley Lab. One donor has had some climate bloggers up in arms: the man behind the Charles G Koch Charitable Foundation owns, with his brother David, Koch Industries, a company Greenpeace called a “kingpin of climate science denial”. On this point, Muller says the project has taken money from right and left alike.</p> <p>No one who spoke to the Guardian about the Berkeley Earth project believed it would shake the faith of the minority who have set their minds against global warming. “As new kids on the block, I think they will be given a favourable view by people, but I don’t think it will fundamentally change people’s minds,” says Thorne. Brillinger has reservations too. “There are people you are never going to change. They have their beliefs and they’re not going to back away from them.”</p> <p>Waking across the Berkeley campus, Muller stops outside Sproul Hall, where he was arrested more than 40 years ago. Today, the adjoining plaza is a designated protest spot, where student activists gather to wave banners, set up tables and make speeches on any cause they choose. Does Muller think his latest project will make any difference? “Maybe we’ll find out that what the other groups do is absolutely right, but we’re doing this in a new way. If the only thing we do is allow a consensus to be reached as to what is going on with global warming, a true consensus, not one based on politics, then it will be an enormously valuable achievement.”</p> <p> <br /><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/27/can-a-group-of-scientists-in-california-end-the-war-on-climate-change" target="_blank">Can a group of scientists in California end the war on climate change?</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><ol><li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/05/10/great-tits-cope-well-with-climate-change" title="Permanent Link: Great tits cope well with climate change" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Great tits cope well with climate change</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2007/10/07/searchcop-a-yahoo-group" title="Permanent Link: SearchCoP: a Yahoo group" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">SearchCoP: a Yahoo group</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2006/02/02/dar-group-at-areol" title="Permanent Link: DAR group at AREOL" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">DAR group at AREOL</a></li> </ol><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/darnet?a=RTtul9z6vl0:YKTp1v7x5Vk:V_sGLiPBpWU" target="_blank"></a> <h3 style="clear: both;"><a name="12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_3"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=54108808&amp;f=20928&amp;u=202065&amp;c=0" target="_blank">Tunisian prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigns amid unrest</a></b></h3> <p>Down with the interim coalition <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/26/fiannafail-labour-coalition-socialistparty-dublin-joehiggins" title="Fianna Fáil trounced as Fine Gael and Labour set to form coalition" target="_blank">Government</a>. The Tunisian mass movement is being emulated in the whole region. In the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/4879" target="_blank">revolutionary process</a>, the mass of workers, young people and poor are learning very quickly. Past illusions in the ‘benevolent’ and protective role of the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/13/army-protesters-egypt-democracy-communique-no-1-demands" title="Army and protesters disagree over Egypt’s path to democracy" target="_blank">army</a> have been replaced by a much more defiant attitude. <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/27/egypts-generals-unveil-reform-package" title="Egypt’s generals unveil reform package" target="_blank">Egypt</a> take note.</p> <hr /> <p>Tunisia was thrown into turmoil once more after Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned as prime minister of the post-revolution government amid further clashes between police and protestors. The interim president, Fouad Mebazaa, named the former government minister Beji Caid-Essebsi as Ghannouchi’s replacement.</p> <p>Ghannouchi said he felt forced to stand down “because I am not willing to be a person that takes decisions that would end up causing casualties”. He made the announcement after three people died on Saturday and nine others were injured during outbreaks of violence on the streets of the capital, Tunis.</p> <p>Tunisia’s interim coalition has struggled to assert its authority since a wave of protests that started in December sparked what was called the “jasmine revolution”, leading to the overthrow in January of president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, who had ruled for 23 years.</p> <p>Protestors have targeted Ghannouchi, accusing him of being too close to the former government. They have also become frustrated over the slow pace of change since the revolution despite the interim government’s pledge to hold a general election by 15 July this year.</p> <p>Ghannouchi, 69, who since 1989 had held various ministerial posts under the old regime, told a news conference he had thought carefully about the decision. “I am not running away from responsibility,” he said. “This is to open the way for a new prime minister.”</p> <p>He added: “This resignation will serve Tunisia, and the revolution and the future of Tunisia.”</p> <p>On a third day of clashes, police fired tear gas and warning shots in an effort to disperse stone-throwing youths and protesters shouting anti-government slogans around Habib Bourguiba avenue in central Tunis. More than 100 people were arrested and accused of “acts of destruction and burning”, according to a statement by the Tunisian interior ministry put out by the state-run news agency Tunis Afrique Presse.</p> <p>Demonstrators want the interim government disbanded along with the current parliament. They also seek the suspension of the constitution and the formation of an elected assembly that can write another, organise elections and oversee the transition to democracy.</p> <p>Ghannouchi took power after Ben Ali fled on 14 January. He formed a new “national unity” government, including opposition party members and a blogger.</p> <p> </p> <p>Tunisia’s revolution was sparked by the death of a young street vendor, Mohammed Bouazizi, in December. In an act of desperation which sparked unrest in several other Arab countries in the region, Bouazizi set fire to himself after officials stopped him selling vegetables without permission.</p> <p></p> <p>Thanks for subscribing to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog" target="_blank">Andy Roberts blog</a> <p /> <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/27/tunisian-prime-minister-mohamed-ghannouchi-resigns-amid-unrest" target="_blank">Tunisian prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigns amid unrest</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><ol><li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/21/oil-price-rises-libya-unrest" title="Permanent Link: Oil price climbs on Libyan unrest" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Oil price climbs on Libyan unrest</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/20/anger-on-the-streets-unrest-in-iran-algeria-yemen-morocco-and-china" title="Permanent Link: Anger on the streets: unrest in Iran, Algeria, Yemen, Morocco and China" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Anger on the streets: unrest in Iran, Algeria, Yemen, Morocco and China</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2010/05/04/harriet-harman-next-uk-leader" title="Permanent Link: Harriet Harman Next UK Leader" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Harriet Harman Next UK Leader</a></li> </ol> <h3 style="clear: both;"><a name="12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_4"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=54108809&amp;f=20928&amp;u=202065&amp;c=0" target="_blank">Drowning on Dry Land – review</a></b></h3> <p><i><b><a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/theatre-breaks" title="Theatre Breaks" target="_blank">Theatre review</a> of </b></i>Alan Ayckbourn’s <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://theatrebreaks.co/wiki/Drowning_On_Dry_Land" target="_blank">Drowning on Dry Land</a> at the at the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://theatrebreaks.co/wiki/Jermyn_Street_theatre" target="_blank">Jermyn Street theatre</a>.</p> <hr /> <p>Long before it became trendy to attack celebrity culture, Alan Ayckbourn satirised it brilliantly in his 1988 Man of the Moment. He returned to the theme in this play, which had its Scarborough premiere in 2004: the year that The X Factor made its debut. And, even if the fame game is now madder than even Ayckbourn foresaw, it’s salutary to be reminded that comedy, at its best, can have a moral purpose.</p> <p>Ayckbourn’s hero, Charlie Conrad, is a TV celebrity who has charm but no talent: he has risen to the top by his persistent failure, first as a middle-distance athlete and then as a hopeless quiz contestant. But Charlie’s world unravels when he is caught in a compromising position with a female clown at his son’s birthday party. Even if Ayckbourn takes time establishing Charlie’s epic incompetence, he is very good at showing what happens when the bubble bursts. While Charlie’s wife, agent and the sexually impetuous clown all benefit from his humiliating downfall, he himself retreats into a shrunken private life. Although Ayckbourn ends with a faint gesture of hope, the play burns with indignation at the way fame is now divorced from hard work and achievement.</p> <p>Christopher Coghill makes Charlie a little too blandly apologetic. Otherwise, Guy Retallack’s production nails all the key points. Mark Farrelly is buoyantly funny as a vain celebrity lawyer who helicopters in to destroy the charges brought by the litigious clown, played by Helen Mortimer with a touching solemnity. Emma Swain as Charlie’s resentful wife and Les Dennis, who knows a thing or two about the whirligig of fame, as his agent also lend weight to a play that may not be major Ayckbourn but is one that effectively harpoons our society’s elevation of the untalented.</p> <p><img src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-apidev/1/H.20.3/98867?ns=guardian&amp;pageName=Drowning+on+Dry+Land+-+review+Article+1525090&amp;ch=Stage&amp;c2=73274&amp;c4=Theatre%2CAlan+Ayckbourn+%28Playwright%29%2CStage%2CCulture&amp;c3=The+Guardian&amp;c6=Michael+Billington&amp;c7=11-Feb-27&amp;c8=1525090&amp;c9=Article" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></p> <p></p> <p>Thanks for subscribing to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog" target="_blank">Andy Roberts blog</a> <p /> <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/27/drowning-on-dry-land-review" target="_blank">Drowning on Dry Land – review</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><ol><li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/26/west-is-west-%e2%80%93-review" title="Permanent Link: West Is West – review" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">West Is West – review</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/20/radiohead-thekingoflimbs-reviews" title="Permanent Link: Radiohead: The King of Limbs – review" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Radiohead: The King of Limbs – review</a></li> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/23/spelling-bee-theatrebreaks" title="Permanent Link: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – review" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – review</a></li> </ol> <h3 style="clear: both;"><a name="12e6af90c6f95e86_20928_5"></a><b><a href="http://feedblitz.com/r.asp?l=54108810&amp;f=20928&amp;u=202065&amp;c=0" target="_blank">Wisconsin is making the battle lines clear in America&#39;s hidden class war</a></b></h3> <p><i><b>From <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2011/02/22/those-wisconsin-unions" title="Those Wisconsin unions" target="_blank">Wisconsin</a>, class politics emerges into the US news, but the interpretation here has more to do with culture and aspirations than the relationships to the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/10/11/how-is-wealth-destroyed-and-where-does-wealth-come-from" title="How is wealth destroyed and where does wealth come from?" target="_blank">means of production</a>. And who is responsible for these ‘distorting filters of media representation’?</b></i></p> <hr /> <p>You can tell a great deal about a nation’s anxieties and aspirations by the discrepancy between reality and popular perception. Polls last year showed that in the US 61% think the country spends too much on foreign aid. This makes sense once you understand that the average American is under the illusion that 25% of the federal budget goes on foreign aid (the real figure is 1%).</p> <p>Similarly, a Mori poll in Britain in 2002 revealed that more than a third of the country thought there were too many immigrants. Little wonder. The mean estimate was that immigrants comprise 23% of the country; the actual number was about 4%.</p> <p>Broadly speaking, these inconsistencies do not reflect malice or wilful ignorance but people’s attempts to make sense of the world they experience through the distorting filters of media representation, popular prejudice and national myths. “The way we see things is affected by what we know and what we believe,” wrote John Berger in Ways of Seeing. “The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.”</p> <p>When it comes to class, Americans have long seen themselves as potentially rich and perpetually middling. A Pew survey in 2008 revealed that 91% believe they are either middle class, upper-middle class or lower-middle class. Relatively few claim to be working class or upper class, intimating more of a cultural aspiration than an economic relationship. Meanwhile, a Gallup poll in 2005 showed that while only 2% of Americans described themselves as “rich”, 31% thought it very likely or somewhat likely they would “ever be rich”.</p> <p>But trends and ongoing events are forcing a reappraisal of that self-image. Social mobility has stalled; wages have been stagnant for a generation. It is in this light that the growing resistance to events in Wisconsin must be understood. The hardline Republican governor, Scott Walker, has pledged to remove collective bargaining rights from public sector unions and cut local government workers’ health benefits and pension entitlements.</p> <p>As the prospect of becoming rich diminishes, many are simply trying not to become poor. Inequality of income and wealth has been more readily accepted in the US because equality of opportunity has long been assumed. The absence of the latter raises serious questions about the existence of the former. This tension brought thousands to the streets in all 50 states to support the Wisconsin unions last weekend.</p> <p>For Walker’s measures to pass, a certain number of local senators must be present in the chamber for the vote. To prevent that happening, the entire Democratic delegation fled the state and is refusing to return until Walker agrees to negotiate. Meanwhile, thousands of pro-union demonstrators have descended on the state capitol to protest, sparking solidarity rallies nationwide.</p> <p>Polls suggest the public is siding with the unions locally and nationally. A survey last week showed 53% against cutting benefits and pay for government workers and 61% opposed to removing collective bargaining. Even conservative polls suggest a majority in Wisconsin is opposed to Walker’s attempt to eliminate collective bargaining.</p> <p>Coming so soon after Republican electoral victories at federal and state level, Walker might have anticipated an easier ride for his agenda than this. After all, membership of unions is at an all-time low and public support for them does not fare much better. Moreover, support for unions ordinarily falls when unemployment rises. But these are no ordinary times. For if organised labour has fallen out of favour, the illusion that you can make it on your own is not far behind. A Pew survey in 2008 – before the banking system imploded – showed that fewer Americans than at any time in 50 years thought they were moving forward in life. The number of those who don’t believe you can get ahead by working hard has doubled in 10 years. Half the country thinks its best days are behind it. While many may question the role of the unions, few believe firing 12,000 government workers, as Walker has pledged to do, is the answer.</p> <p>Walker’s case is as predictable as it is weak. Government workers, he claims, have higher pay and better benefits than others in a bloated state that must slim down if it is to keep running. This is hardly true. Accounting for age and education, US local government employees earn 4% less than their private sector counterparts. Yes, the shortfall in pensions is real. But if the political will existed, calamity could be avoided with a fairly modest <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/20928/202065/0/http://www.thenation.com/article/158647/betrayal-public-workers" title="increase in the budget allocation" target="_blank">increase in the budget allocation</a>. Union members do generally enjoy better benefits. That’s the whole point of being in a union: to improve your living standards through collective action. And that is precisely why Republicans like Walker want to crush them.</p> <p>His agenda has nothing to do with redressing a fiscal imbalance and everything to do with exploiting the crisis to deliver a killer blow to organised labour. If fixing the budget deficit were really Walker’s priority, he would not have waved through $140m in tax breaks for multinationals or refused to take federal funds for transport or broadband development. Like 10 other states, he might even have raised taxes progressively.</p> <p>None of</p></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/darnet-andy-roberts-9-new-articles-28-februar">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-4915414017211405802?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-59310447336830255422011-02-24T17:11:00.001Z2011-02-24T17:11:57.519ZPodcast 34 – Loudon Wainwright and Extended Watchtower<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote><div> <p>This week’s podcast full length (29:54) episode 34 started off quietly due a blistered chord finger, which meant abandoning any possibility of trying out one particular new song. Instead I decided to try a few more <a href="http://andyroberts.me/covers/loudon-wainwright">Loudon Wainwright</a> songs I haven’t recorded before. There are a couple of my own in there as usual, and also an extended improvised version of All Along The Watchtower. This is what the live shows and podcasts were always meant to be for really, to capture some of the unusual stuff that otherwise would have been lost in the moment or performed to an audience of one.</p> <p>Here’s the link and stuff:</p> <div> <p> </p><div><a href="http://andyroberts.me/podpress_trac/web/642/0/34%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2034.mp3" title="Download: Podcast 34" target="new"><img src="http://andyroberts.me/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/audio_mp3_button.png" alt="" /></a><p> &nbsp;Podcast 34 [29:54] <a href="http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/podcast-34-loudon-wainwright-and-extended-watchtower#podPressPlayerSpace_1"><span>Play Now</span></a> | <a href="http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/podcast-34-loudon-wainwright-and-extended-watchtower#podPressPlayerSpace_1">Play in Popup</a> | <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podpress_trac/web/642/0/34%20Andy%20Roberts%20Podcast%20Episode%2034.mp3" target="new">Download</a></p></div> </div> <blockquote><p>Subscribe to the <a href="http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/podcast-34-loudon-wainwright-and-extended-watchtower#">podcast RSS </a> or get it from <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885">iTunes</a></p></blockquote> <p>Download MP3 to save – 28.8 Mb in size, playtime 29 minutes 54 seconds :-</p> <p><a href="http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/podcast-34-loudon-wainwright-and-extended-watchtower#">34 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 34.mp3</a></p> <h3>Shownotes for the Episode 34</h3> <ol> <li><a href="http://distributedresearch.net/minute/">Standing By</a> – Andy Roberts</li> <li>Come a Long Way – Kate McGarrigle</li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT3xOD04-d0">Puddles – Andy Roberts</a></li> <li>Dreaming – Loudon Wainwright</li> <li>New Paint&nbsp; – Loudon Wainwright</li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ba0IVat1xg">The Dream Is Over – Andy Roberts</a></li> <li>All Along The Watchtower – Bob Dylan Arranged Andy Roberts</li> </ol> <p>The last time I did a <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/episode-4-loudon-wainwright-special">Loudon Wainwright Special was back on Podcast Episode 4 </a></p> <p><a href="http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/andy-roberts-podcast-24">All Along The Watchtower was last covered more recently on Episode 24</a></p> <p>There’s a couple of lines missing from The Dream is Over. I need to brush up on the lyrics to that one. </p> <p></p> </div></blockquote><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/podcast-34-loudon-wainwright-and-extended-watchtower">andyroberts.me</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/podcast-34-loudon-wainwright-and-extended-wat">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-5931044733683025542?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-83511548811534261712011-02-22T16:24:00.001Z2011-02-22T16:24:01.236ZDARTFORD FOLK CLUB UPDATE 22 February 2011<div class='posterous_autopost'> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a name="12e4e0966ff99f12_OLE_LINK1">DARTFORD FOLK CLUB UPDATE</a></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>BBC Radio 2 <a href="http://andyrobertsblog.co.uk/items/tag/havering-folk-club">Folk Club</a> of the Year 2008 – check out the following link:</span></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span></span><a><span>http://www.dartfordfolk.org.uk/dfc_award08.htm</span><span></span></a><span></span></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Dartford Folk Club meets on Tuesday from 8.30 to 11.00 p.m. at Dartford Working Men’s Club, 40 Essex Road, Dartford DA1 2AU.</span></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>*<span>  </span>Floor Singers Welcome – ring Pam or Alan on 01322 222553.</span></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>*<span>  </span>Drinks at club prices, including up to 15 real ales!<span>  </span><a href="http://www.ukcider.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Cider_Pub_Guide_to_Kent">Draught ciders</a>, coffee &amp; tea also available.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span> </span></span></p> <p align="left" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>FORTHCOMING GUESTS:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>MARCH 1ST – THE NEW SCORPION BAND<br />(</span><a><span>http://www.new-scorpion-band.com/homepage.html</span><span></span></a><span>)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span>New Scorpion are seen by many (including yours truly) as one of the very best traditional music bands around.<span>  </span>Their musicianship is second to none and their harmony singing is beautiful.<span>  </span>A typical concert includes around 25 instruments and 5 voices and contains an entertaining mix of traditional songs, ballads and instrumentals.<span>  </span>If you’ve never seen the band, please take our word for it, this is something special and you don&#39;t need to be a &#39;folkie&#39; to appreciate it!</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p><span>MARCH 8TH – JOHNNY COPPIN<br />(</span><a><span><a href="http://www.johnnycoppin.co.uk/">http://www.johnnycoppin.co.uk/</a></span><span></span></a><span>)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Johnny Coppin is a singer/<a href="http://songwriterscircle.co.uk">songwriter</a> who has played on the European folk scene for many years.<span>  </span>Besides playing solo, he frequently performs with Mike Silver or in a trio with Karen Tweed and Paul Burgess.<span>  </span>Johnny’s many albums also include a collaboration with the late Laurie Lee.<span>  </span>His fine singing and song writing make his music essentially English in character while having universal appeal.</span><span><span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><a name="12e4e0966ff99f12_OLE_LINK2">MARCH 15TH – EDDIE WALKER<br />(</a></span><a><span><span>http://www.eddiewalker.net/</span></span><span><span></span></span></a><span><span>)</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span>Eddie Walker comes from the North East and has been a regular guest at Dartford Folk Club for many years.<span>  </span>He has won awards for his song writing, but his repertoire is much wider than just his own songs and embraces a wide range of different genres</span> including old country blues, rags, hillbilly, original songs and instrumentals.</span></span><span><span><span><span>  </span></span>Eddie is an impressive <a href="http://andyroberts.me/tag/guitar">guitar</a> picker and an irrepressible entertainer!</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span>MARCH 22ND – CLIVE CARROLL &amp; AIRAVATA CARROLL<br />(</span></span><a><span><span>http://www.clivecarroll.co.uk/</span></span><span><span></span></span></a><span><span>)</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span>Clive Carroll and his sister, <span style="color: black;">Airavata, </span>started playing bluegrass and Irish music in their family band as children.<span>  </span>Clive went on to study classical guitar and won prizes for his playing and composition.<span>  </span>He performs in many guitar styles with exceptional speed and accuracy and has supported the likes of John Renbourn and Tommy Emmanuel.<span>  </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Airavata has a very powerful country/blues voice and is an accomplished guitarist.<span>  </span>She perform regularly with </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Broderick and adds an extra dimension to Clive’s act.</span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span> </span></span></p><span></span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>MARCH 29TH – TANNAHILL WEAVERS<br />(</span><a><span><a href="http://www.tannahillweavers.com/">http://www.tannahillweavers.com/</a></span><span></span></a><span>)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span>The Tannahill Weavers are trailblazers for traditional Scottish music.<span>  </span>Their repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, original ballads and lullabies.<span>  </span>Playing pipes, whistles, fiddles,</span></span><span><span> bodhran</span></span><span><span> and guitar, they blend the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms.<span>  </span>Expect a combination of foot stomping jigs and reels, driving rhythmic accompaniment, and rich vocal harmonies making it an altogether unforgettable performance.</span></span><span><span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span>COMING UP IN APRIL</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>April 5th – <a href="http://andyroberts.me/podcast/podcast-4th-and-final-prototype">Mike Silver</a> (</span><a><span>http://mikesilver.viviti.com/</span><span></span></a><span>)</span></p> <p><span>April 12th – Dana &amp; Susan Robinson (</span><a><span><a href="http://www.robinsongs.com/">http://www.robinsongs.com/</a></span><span></span></a><span>)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>April 19th – Jim Reynolds (</span><a><span><a href="http://www.jimreynoldsmusic.co.uk/">http://www.jimreynoldsmusic.co.uk/</a></span><span></span></a><span>)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>April 26th – <a href="http://haveringfolkclub.bravehost.com/Askewsisters.html">The Askew Sisters</a> (</span><a><span><span>http://www.askewsisters.co.uk/</span></span><span><span></span></span></a><span><span>)</span></span></p> <span></span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>For more information on the club (including directions on how to get there) and listings of guest performers past, present and future, please visit our website at </span><a><span><a href="http://www.DartfordFolk.org.uk/">http://www.DartfordFolk.org.uk/</a></span><span></span></a><span>.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://andyroberts.posterous.com/dartford-folk-club-update-22-february-2011">Andy Roberts</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5898344-8351154881153426171?l=andyroberts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898344.post-5154032075304490942011-02-15T17:49:00.001Z2011-02-15T17:49:54.200ZThe Lost Folk Tapes interview Part 2<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote><div> <p /><p>In <a href="http://songwriterscircle.co.uk/node/7128">Part one of this interview</a> for The Lost Folk Tapes, Nigel Spencer interviewed Andy Roberts about his early days and the Cornish Folk scene. </p> <p>Part 2 Continues....</p> <p>Nigel Spencer asked:</p> <p>- Were you primarily doing your own material? Were you influenced at all by traditional song or by any particular songwriters?</p> <p>Andy Roberts replies:</p> <p>I was writing some of my own material right from the start and I knew I had one or two good songs, but at first it always seemed like the latest song was supposed to be that much better than everything that went before, so I was ditching them as fast as I was writing them, which wasn't all that fast anyway! I don't think I'd ever write anything that sounds recognisably like Loudon Wainwright, although I admire the songwriting tremendously and learned dozens of those songs as covers. Roy Harper on the other hand, not being American and coming out of the earlier UK contemporary folk tradition, has a style that I relate to easily and there have been times when I wo