Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Swan Upping
Traditionally, the Monarch of the United Kingdom owns all unmarked mute swans on the River Thames. This dates from the 12th century, during which swans were a common food source for royalty. Swan upping is a means of establishing a swan census, and today also serves to check the health of swans. Under a Royal Charter of the 15th century, the Vintners' Company and the Dyers' Company, two Livery Companies of the City of London, are entitled to share in the Sovereign's ownership. They conduct the census through a process of ringing the swan's feet, but the swans are no longer eaten.
Swan upping occurs annually during the third week of July. During the ceremony, the Queen's, the Vintners', and the Dyers' Swan Uppers row up the river in skiffs. Swans caught by the Queen's Swan Uppers under the direction of the Swan Marker remain unmarked, those caught by the Dyers' are ringed on one leg, and those caught by the Vintners are ringed on both legs. Originally, rather than being ringed, the swans would be marked on the bill — a practice commemorated in the pub name The Swan with Two Necks, a corruption of the term The Swan with Two Nicks.
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Silvia Saint's Greetings To Us All - Christmas and New Year
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Monday, 29 March 2010
Type species
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Sunday, 28 March 2010
Weekly Address: Two Major Reforms on Health Care & Higher Ed
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I wonder what he would think of a book on swans or other animals. Would he buy such books? ,;
Books on Mute Swans
The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan, and thus a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa.
Adults of this large swan range from 125 to 170 centimetres long with a 200 to 240 centimetres wingspan. They may stand over 120 centimetres tall on land. Males are larger than females and have a larger knob on their bill.
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Blurb, Inc
Blurb offers a free, downloadable, book-layout software client, BookSmart, with which potential authors create their books using their own text and images. The completed book layout can then be uploaded to Blurb's web server, after which copies may be ordered for printing and delivery. Blurb also allows authors to sell their books to anyone and retain a mark-up on the printing costs as author profit. An ISBN number can be obtained through any ISBN provider and added to a book for distribution through third-party retailers.
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Saturday, 27 March 2010
Friday, 26 March 2010
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Digital Text Platform
This is a service offered by amazon
Digital Text Platform is a self publishing tool on Amazon, that lets you upload and format your books for sale in the Kindle Store.
Concurrently with the Kindle device, Amazon launched the Digital Text Platform, a system for authors to self-publish directly to the Kindle. In open beta testing as of late 2007, the platform has been promoted to established authors by e-mail and by advertisements at Amazon.com. Authors can upload documents in several formats for delivery.
Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform developed by Amazon.com (subsidiary Lab126) for the rendering and displaying of e-books and other digital media. Three hardware devices, known as Kindle, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX support this platform. Kindle software applications exist for Windows, iPhone OS, BlackBerry and Mac OS X. Amazon's first hardware device, the Kindle First Generation, was only released in the United States on November 19, 2007.
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Blackmore's Night - Locked Within The Crystal Ball
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
The Fylde
The Fylde is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 20 kilometre square shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the Bowland hills to the east. The eastern boundary is approximately the location of the M6 motorway.
It is a flat, alluvial plain; parts were once dug for peat, and it is the western part of an area formerly known as Amounderness. The name Fylde is of Scandinavian origin, meaning field.
The west coast is almost entirely urban, containing the towns of Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Blackpool and Lytham St Annes, with Thornton and Poulton-le-Fylde not far inland. This area forms the Blackpool Urban Area. The central southern part of the Fylde includes the smaller towns of Kirkham and Wesham. The rest of the Fylde is rural, containing villages such as Freckleton, Warton, Wrea Green, Great Eccleston, Hambleton, Knott End and Pilling.
Monday, 22 March 2010
Ideas
Old pictures of lake wales
Pictures of rivers in wales
Photos of portmeirion wales
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Sunday, 21 March 2010
Sandbanks
Sandbanks is connected to Studland by a chain ferry, the Sandbanks Ferry, which runs across the mouth of the harbour. The Sandbanks area of Poole Harbour (known as North Haven Lake) is widely used for water sports and by light marina craft. The north side is home to the Southern Headquarters of the Royal Yachting Association and an international sailing school.
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Saturday, 20 March 2010
Paul Theroux gives great advice to young writers on ThinkTalk
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Need new ideas
Need a target that will make Tens of thousands of pounds within a few days.
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How do you get that then?
Need to think about this How could it be done?
1. Adverts
Sell pictures
Selling pictures
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Monday, 15 March 2010
Changing Room Confessions: Leggings -- Don't Do it!
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Sunday, 14 March 2010
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Zoe Salmon and Gethin Jones outdoor swimming bloopers
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Monday, 8 March 2010
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Friday, 5 March 2010
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Brunette Bombshells Beach Photoshoot
Lisa Angeline & Victoria Virgen
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Hollyoaks Babes 2010 Calendar Photoshoot - Behind the Scenes
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