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Lloyds Insurance Radio Signalling station ~ Cape Wrath.

In 1734, merchants and underwriters used to gather in a Lloyds Coffee house London to hear the latest news and gossip from the business community. Here they also read a news sheet called Lloyds Lists. They were keen to keep track of their investments as it was shipped around the globe. As technology developed through the 19th Century, communication was made possible by the early 2oth Century, from ship to shore by radio signals within a range of 25 30 miles. In 1903 Lloyds indicated that they would be building a radio signalling station at Cape Wrath. I made my own Shipping news with papers made using coffee grains from Mackay's hotel in Durness. On the cover is a watercut design of the Canton which which was Shipwrecked off the rocks at Clach Mhor Na Faraid. Mick Fitch from Balnakeil, used to work as a computer programmer, with many jobs from Lloyds Lists. I photographed Mike reading my shipping news inside the old radio signalling station on Cape Wrath. I also made extra copies of the shipping news, one of which was posted to Susan Pope from Cape Cod. Susan had been watching my residency through my blog .

Chase Masterson was recently named one of the "50 Sexiest Women of the Year" by Femme Fatales Magazine and one of the "Hot Leading Ladies" of film by Film Fetish for her role in the upcoming Yesterday Was a Lie. She first became known for her break-out role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, one of the highest-rated internationally syndicated shows of all time.

Chase's huge, international fan base saw her rise from a four-line role in one episode to a five-year story arc, which prompted USA Networks to begin Chase's hosting career with a news-magazine talk show, Sci-Fi Entertainment. In the 2005-06 season, Chase was tapped by Encore's STARZ On Demand to host their Only Here Channel.

Known to millions of fans worldwide, TV Guide Online Reader's Poll voted Chase the "#1 Favorite Science Fiction Actress on Television," and Sci-Fi Universe Magazine honored Chase as one of the "Top 20 People to Watch in Hollywood.

She was a sweetheart and was raising money for OPERATION CALL HOME providing free telephone calls for the troops.

Photo taken Saturday, August 30, 2008 - closing weekend for the Star Trek Experience