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Cinderella Stroud Subscription Rooms First Dress Rehearsal 189 by Acabashi

Cinderella at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. First dress rehearsal image, 21 December 2022.

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Podcasts by Dennis Sylvester Hurd

August 2010 - Photo of my phone with podcasts lined up in Google Listen.

Used in my blog today.

Birchbox January 2016 by Terri Oda

My many subscriptions by Eileen Critchley

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Vogue Contents by selinabessey

Fray Subscription Drive by Derek Powazek

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Here's the thing: small magazines like ours depend on our subscribers in order to publish. And we don't have enough subscribers to publish the next issue yet. And that makes us sad.

So we're having a subscription drive. If you've ever thought about subscribing, now's the time! And to sweeten the pot, we've reduced prices by up to $15. The more subscribers we get, the sooner we can publish issue 2. To sign up, step right this way.

We're also seeking sponsors for the issue. If you or your company would be interested in supporting Fray, please drop us a line.

Thanks for your support!

Alnmouth, Bridge subscription notice, 1864 by Bill M

A public notice to raise money to replace an existing wooden bridge over the "Alne" river, with a new stone structure (named later as the "Duchess' Bridge").

Note how this subscription (for £650 to build a bridge !!) was started in January, leading to the entire bridge being constructed and opened in the very same year !!!

Armadale Subscription School Deed Box by West Lothian Heritage Services

By the 1850s, local parish schools in Armadale were at capacity and struggling to serve the needs of the local community after an influx of miners to the local area significantly increased the population.

The community decided to raise funds to provide their own school for Armadale. A subscription lists was sent around the community, including to local businesses. Subscribers included the Earl of Roseberry and the Monkland and Iron Steel Company. This deed box was used to keep the school's important documents including the subscription lists and other historic documents.

This online exhibition has been created by West Lothian Council Museums Service. For further information, please email museums@westlothian.gov.uk

Cinderella Stroud Subscription Rooms Second Dress Rehearsal 338 by Acabashi

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Cinderella at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Second dress rehearsal image, 21 December 2022.

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October Subscription Dresses by Trillian

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Yay subscription complete by Princess Stitch

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Cinderella Stroud Subscription Rooms First Dress Rehearsal 144 by Acabashi

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Cinderella at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. First dress rehearsal image, 21 December 2022.

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good subscriptions by EP Holcomb

James Swinnerton, Macclesfield Courier invoice 1848-49 by tarboat

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The Macclesfield Express newspaper is celebrating its bicentenary in 2011 and has just published a facsimile of the first edition of the Macclesfield Courier from which it has evolved over the years. In my collection of local ephemera are a number of invoices issued by James Swinnerton who was proprietor of the paper in the 1840s and 50s when it was published as the Macclesfield Courier and Herald. This example was sent to Mr Thomas Bullock of Sutton, a local silk manufacturer, invoicing him for his subscription to the paper. For eighteen months from June 1848 to December 1849 the cost was 33 shillings which is 22 shillings per annum. Today the paper costs 57p which is just slightly more than you would have paid for 6 months of issues in 1848!

Subscription Fee in years gone by by Pat M2007

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Melbourne Athenaeum Library

188 Collins St., Melbourne

Argus Publications, 1978 by Cosmo Lutz

Ora e Tokes Shqiperi - Ecovolis by Ora Tokes

Ecovolis (Albanian for "Ecobike"), the system launched March 23 with four stations with 10 bikes each. They've already sold 2,000 subscriptions and have rented bikes out to many more customers on a per-trip basis.

The public enthusiasm has exceeded the best expectations of the group behind the scheme: the Social Alternatives Incentive Programme (PASS). It's also stirred interest among potential corporate donors, who had earlier raised their eyebrows at the idea. “Before starting the project, it was very difficult for us to persuade companies to sponsor the project,” said PASS's director Ened Mato “Now the companies are interested and trying to negotiate with us to sponsor the project.”

The response has been so promising, PASS already plans to open an additional two stations in Tirana and even hopes to expand Ecovolis to neighbouring communities.

Although the system is admittedly small for a city of 600,000 people, Ecovolis has been a feat of ingenuity and perseverance given the circumstances. In terms of infrastructure, Tirana has only a few recreational paths on the margins of city green areas, and also a few experimental shared bus/bike lanes. There is simply no culture of transport cycling in the city, and the modal share -- if it were to be measured -- is assumed to be well under 1 percent.

In a sense, introducing bike sharing to Tirana is tantamount to introducing cycling to Tirana. Full stop. Organisers had to be realistic about the start-up budget, while at the same time, make a big splash and stimulate interest in a novel transport concept. And because PASS's core mission is creating opportunities for needy citizens, they wanted the programme to have a strong social element.

So PASS rolled out Ecovolis as one element of a broader programme called Tirana Community Bicycle. Part of its activities are giving away bicycles to children of needy families and part is offering necessary staff positions to marginalised citizens. The programme also includes Sunday cycling lessons and various cycling activities for youth.

In regard to the bike-sharing scheme, it had to be low-tech. A swipe-card activated system of the type operating in London, Paris, Barcelona (and soon in Budapest) would have been far too expensive for Tirana. And aside from the cost, swipe cards just aren't used much in Albania.

But this was fine. PASS fashioned Ecovolis as a social business: Each docking station is staffed by two attendants at all times. The necessary staffing not only creates jobs (two shifts per day = four jobs per station), it also puts a human face on the service. The attendants can explain and promote bike sharing while raising awareness of utility cycling in a brand-new market.

Key to getting the project off the ground was the support of Tirana City Hall and a cash donation of USD 24,000 from the George Soros-funded Open Society Foundation Albania (OSFA). Even more significant was a donation of 450 used bikes from the US-based Pedal for Progress organisation.

One difficulty has been the higher than expected maintenance needs. Although this is a typical challenge for bike-sharing systems, it may be hitting Ecovolis especially hard due to the inexperience of users and the somewhat delicate quality of the standard-issue bicycles. During the initial weeks of the project, 30 of the scheme’s 40 bicycles required repairs on any given day. PASS hopes to address this by purchasing sturdier, new bikes as the system is expanded. It was also hoped that as the scheme’s customers get used to the system, they'll learn to use the bikes without causing damages.

Despite teething problems, Ecovolis is moving ahead. Plans include creating a database of users and members to get a better handle on Ecovolis's market (half of subscribers are women) and to start giving service discounts to Ecovolis customers. Meanwhile, according to Mato, PASS is in talks with the mayors of Durres, Pogradec and Vlora for possible franchises.

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Cinderella Stroud Subscription Rooms Technical Rehearsal 001 by Acabashi

Cinderella at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Show run: December 2022 to January 2023. Technical rehearsal image.

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Beauty and the Beast Stroud Subscription Rooms 072 by Acabashi

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Beauty and the Beast at the Stroud Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Show run: December 2021 to January 2022. Image from the technical rehearsal.

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Monthly Subscription Box | Pawsome Box - October 2015 by Cat Woods

It’s that time of the month when the postie delivers so special treats! And this month is once again an array of items! For those new to Pawsome box they offer tailored boxes for your breed, size and age of your dog.

Here’s a quick overview of what arrived in this month’s box! M...

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Cinderella Stroud Subscription Rooms First Dress Rehearsal 059 by Acabashi

Cinderella at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. First dress rehearsal image, 21 December 2022.

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Ecovolis - Earth Hour Albania 2013 by Ora Tokes