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This month Simon Whaley shows us the value of media packs, Ten Top Tips covers reader’s letters, plus there are success stories and ideas to inspire.

END NOTE and a little inspiration!

Could you use any of these historical events to create an interesting article? This month you should be planning for submission in August. The winning poem for the 21st Birthday Poetry Competition is here, plus numerous idea inspiring nuggets of information.

Inspiration

1st August 1834	Slavery is abolished in The British Empire.
2nd August 1932	Carl D. Anderson discovers the positron.
3rd August 1958	The Billboard Hot 100 chart is founded.
4th August 1693	The widely accepted date of the invention of Champagne by Dom Perignon.
5th August	International Beer Day.
6th August	Japanese remembrance ceremony for the victims of Hiroshima.
7th August 1960	Cote d’Ivoire becomes independent.
8th August	Fathers Day in Taiwan as Ba Ba means 8 or 8-8 as in August 8 and also father.
9th August 1907	Brownsea Island in southern England sees the first boy scout encampment.
10th August 2000	According to www.ibiblio.org – the world population tracker – this is the day the population reached 6 billion.
11th August 1858	The first ascent of the Iger took place.
12th August	United Nations International Youth Day.
13th August 1913	Harry Brearley invents stainless steel.
14th August 1908	Folkestone, England holds the first known beauty contest.
15th August 1977	A radio telescope operated by Ohio State University – known as The Big Ear – picks up a signal from deep space as part of its involvement with the SETI programme. The event is named ‘Wow!’ after the notation of the volunteer who recorded it.
16th August 1977	Elvis Presley dies at the age of 42.
17th August 1982	Melissa Anderson – better known as Cheerleader Anderson the American wrestler – is born in Palmdale, California.
18th August	International Lighthouse Day.
19th August 1561	Mary Queens of Scots, aged 18, returns to England after spending 13 years in France.
20th August	World Union Day.
21st August 1911	The famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is stolen from the Louvre by a staff member.
22nd August 1989	Neptune’s first ring is discovered.
23rd August 1305	Scottish Patriot William Wallace – more commonly known as Braveheart – is executed for high treason by Edward I of England.
24th August 1456	One of the first books printed in Europe –The Gutenberg Bible – is completed.
25th August 1910	The now famous Yellow Cab Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
26th August	Women’s Equality Day in the USA.
27th August 1883	One of the most violent eruptions of recent times begins at Krakatoa, Indonesia.
28th August 1953	The first TV show, including advertising, is shown by Nippon TV in Japan.
29th August 1885	The world’s first motorcycle is patented by Gottleib Daimler.
30th August	International Day of the Disappeared.
31st August 1920	8MK – a radio station in Detroit – broadcasts the first radio news programme.

And now the winning poem. It’s an evocative ensemble that certainly takes me back to childhood. Well done again Su, it’s just fabulous!

Grandma Ruby

This I remember:

You served potted shrimp spread

On potted dreams

In your white bread buttered

Geranium cluttered

busy-Lizzie life.

This month’s game is called Pictogrid – don’t be fooled by the relatively easy early levels – it soon gets very tricky!

A sad note to end on – R.I.P JD Salinger January 1st 1919 – January 27th 2010. For those who haven’t read Catcher in the Rye you really should – it’s a classic!

And finally, if you found something of use to you in this issue please pass the word on to all your writer friends – and even those who don’t! You never know, you might inspire them to take it up. They can sign up here.

Until next month farewell and do lots of writing!

Shelley x

P.S. Don’t forget the 21st Birthday Celebration Competitions – next month will be about the Best English Glitch – further details will be available on the website soon.

As usual, if you've any suggestions or would like to comment on anything you have read then please contact me at: ezeewriter@writersbureau.com

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