Sunday, August 2, 2009
Edward Hart (1847 - 1928)
"In 1857 I shot three of three birds and afterwards mounted them, little thinking at the time that this attempt at taxidermy was to be the beginning of making my collection, which has been my fortune to accumulate principally from Hampshire." Father and son eventually went into business together which was advertised as "William Hart & Son, Preservers of Birds and Beasts."
Edward Hart continued accumulating his own collection and in 1866 he opened a museum in The Bow House (now the Portman Building Society) to display his pieces. The total length of the bird cases was 270 feet (82 metres) with a height of 10 feet (3 metres). The mammal cases extended another 30 feet (9 metres). The museum continued to increase in size, including upwards of 420 cases, containing 1350 specimens of birds, 2000 birds' egss, 1000 fossils and flint implements, moths and butterflies, and various horns, skulls, and antlers. The mammals included squirrels, rats, shrews, stoats and dormice. Hart arranged his birds and animals in naturalistic settings including painted backgrounds, rocks, and foliage. Hart also created several anthropomorphic tableaux which he termed "Grotesque Groups" including Prize Fight, Leap Frog and The Barber.
Most specimens in his museums were collected by Hart himself (he kept notebooks detailing where he found each specimen) although others were donated by local naturalists including Mr. T. Pike.
For further comments on Hart's conservationist tendencies (or lack of) and the legacy of his collection, go to the Hampshire County Council's website.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Pizza Hut has changed...its name to Pasta Hut
Pizza Hut has changed...its name to Pasta Hut
06/10/2008
For the first time in our 50 year history, we have changed our name.
We have changed a lot over the past few years – with huge investment in our restaurants, significant nutritional changes and the launch of a delicious range of 12 Tuscani pastas. To mark the dawn of a new era for the company and because we are confident in our new menu, we have decided to change our name to Pasta Hut.
06/10/2008
For the first time in our 50 year history, we have changed our name.
We have changed a lot over the past few years – with huge investment in our restaurants, significant nutritional changes and the launch of a delicious range of 12 Tuscani pastas. To mark the dawn of a new era for the company and because we are confident in our new menu, we have decided to change our name to Pasta Hut.
Change Name
CEO, Alasdair Murdoch explains;
"We have made significant changes to every aspect of the business over the past few years and we wanted to create a moment in time for people to sit back and take notice. We are confident that people will like what they see when they come into the restaurants."
In an extensive six-year refurbishment programme, which began in 2004, we are investing £100 million in our restaurants. £17 million has been spent on updating over 100 restaurants this year alone, with a contemporary new look and state-of-the-art equipment and we plan to spend a further £24million in 2009, making your experience in the restaurant even more enjoyable.
As well as the introduction of the new pasta menu, we have also updated our popular salad bar and have made significant changes to the nutritional content across many menu items.[i] The company launched a salt reduction programme in 2004, when salt levels in some products were reduced by as much as 30%. We are also committed to a 10% reduction over the next three years with the intention of meeting the FSA's salt targets for 2010 for relevant items.
The children's menu has been revamped to include hidden vegetables[ii] and a complimentary side salad. All traces of hydrogenated vegetable oils[iii] have been removed from the menu, and there is also an ongoing saturated fat removal programme.
The name change will take place for a trial period, so let us know your thoughts about the new name by registering your votes in our online poll.
[i] Pizza Hut began a salt reduction programme in 2004 and has significantly reduced the salt content of its starters, pasta sauces, salad dressings and certain pizza toppings, in some cases by as much as 30%. Pizza Hut has committed to reducing salt levels, with the intention of meeting all the government's 2010 targets for relevant menu items.
[ii] Pizza Hut's children's menu now contains 'hidden' vegetables within some menu items.
[iii] In 2007, Pizza Hut removed Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils from its menu.
Press contact & resources
For press enquiries please contact the Pizza Hut Press Office on 020 3003 6300, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
"We have made significant changes to every aspect of the business over the past few years and we wanted to create a moment in time for people to sit back and take notice. We are confident that people will like what they see when they come into the restaurants."
In an extensive six-year refurbishment programme, which began in 2004, we are investing £100 million in our restaurants. £17 million has been spent on updating over 100 restaurants this year alone, with a contemporary new look and state-of-the-art equipment and we plan to spend a further £24million in 2009, making your experience in the restaurant even more enjoyable.
As well as the introduction of the new pasta menu, we have also updated our popular salad bar and have made significant changes to the nutritional content across many menu items.[i] The company launched a salt reduction programme in 2004, when salt levels in some products were reduced by as much as 30%. We are also committed to a 10% reduction over the next three years with the intention of meeting the FSA's salt targets for 2010 for relevant items.
The children's menu has been revamped to include hidden vegetables[ii] and a complimentary side salad. All traces of hydrogenated vegetable oils[iii] have been removed from the menu, and there is also an ongoing saturated fat removal programme.
The name change will take place for a trial period, so let us know your thoughts about the new name by registering your votes in our online poll.
[i] Pizza Hut began a salt reduction programme in 2004 and has significantly reduced the salt content of its starters, pasta sauces, salad dressings and certain pizza toppings, in some cases by as much as 30%. Pizza Hut has committed to reducing salt levels, with the intention of meeting all the government's 2010 targets for relevant menu items.
[ii] Pizza Hut's children's menu now contains 'hidden' vegetables within some menu items.
[iii] In 2007, Pizza Hut removed Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils from its menu.
Press contact & resources
For press enquiries please contact the Pizza Hut Press Office on 020 3003 6300, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Self Confident
หลากหลายสิ่งยอมมีความหมายของตัวมันเองอย่างเป็นธรรมชาติแล้ว เราไม่ควรปรุงแต่งเพิ่มให้มันจบกลบความสำคัญหรือจุดเด่นของมันในการสื่อสาร
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