phonogram noun date: 1860
1 : a character or symbol used to represent a word, syllable, or phoneme
2 : a succession of orthographic letters that occurs with the same phonetic value in several words (as the ight of bright, fight, and flight
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phonogram

The famous @ sign is a phonogram. See other definitions at: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:phonogram&sa=X&ei=bKpdTMPfF8P-8AbO74W1DQ&ved=0CBcQkAE

Where did the name "Martha's Vineyard" come from?
English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold is credited with giving Martha's Vineyard its name. When he visited this area in 1602, he had two journalists on board his ship who documented the voyage. When Gosnold returned to England, a book was published describing the voyage and the name "Martha's Vineyard" was assigned to this island. Martha was the name of Gosnold's mother- in-law, who supposedly helped finance the voyage, and also the name of his infant daughter. At the time of the voyage, and still today, wild grapevines grow throughout the island.
http://www.marthasvineyardhistory.org/faq.php

Animal names abound for houses: Badgers Bend, Fox Dell, Squirrel Bank, Deer Leap, Beaver Lee, Moles Retreat, Snakesfield, Bat's Cottage, Toad's Green, Robin's Oak, Ravensmead, Eaglescroft, Sparrow's Thatch, Herongate, Owlsmoor. House Names Around the World

In the 17th century, some of my ancestors lived in a house in England called Ravenroyd. "Raven" refers to Vikings, and "royd" refers to clearing. Today Ravenroyd is a 100-acre farm and riding school located beside the River Aire in West Yorkshire.

Ravenroyd is referred to in the book "Chronicles and Stories of Old Bingley" by Harry Speight. :- "...in the old name of Ravenroyd (mentioned in the poll tax of 1378-9), between Thwaites and Bingley, we have still another exposition of a royd, or clearing, made for the men of the raven, as the Vikings were sometimes called. Often on their marches they carried live ravens, as portents of good luck and on their battle-flags and banners its image always appeared, in the same way as the eagle was borne as the ensign of the Romans. The raven indeed was unknown in Yorkshire before its importation by the Vikings from the cliffs of Norway in the ninth century. To the valleys of Yorkshire they gave the name dales, and the streams they called becks and the ravines gills." The earliest mention of Ravenroyd of which we have any record was in 1312 when the Abbot of Rievaulx agreed that the canons of Drax (at that time owners of the Parish Church and other property, including Priest-Thorpe, in bingley) were granted "the tithes of places at Whitecoat in Ravenrode". http://www.ravenroyd.com/index_files/About.htm http://www.ravenroyd.com/index.htm

Q: How many states have now passed the Uniform POA Act?
A: The Uniform Power of Attorney Act was created in 2006 to set uniform standards for people to choose a representative to act on their behalf in a legal or business matter if they become incapacitated. When planning their estate, people often grant "durable" power of attorney to a friend or relative to represent their interests in the event they cannot do so themselves. Many states have different standards for granting durable power of attorney, and that has led to confusion and occasional mischief by people claiming to represent others when they are not authorized to do so. The Uniform Power of Attorney Act was designed so every state can have the same standards and prevent the misuse of the law. It's been approved by Maryland, Virginia, Wisconsin, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Maine, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Beth Fouhy, AP, New York. http://www.thecourier.com/Opinion/columns/2010/Aug/JU/ar_JU_080910.asp?d=080910,2010,Aug,09&c=c_13

LYNNE'S TIPS
• The key to juicy burgers is to keep the meat cold, and handle it with a light touch. Shape into loose patties, and never press down on the meat with a spatula while it's cooking; you'll just press out the good juices. Finally, let the meat rest, covered loosely with a tent of foil, before serving so the juices settle into the meat.
• For meatballs once the weather gets cold: Form the mixture into small balls, brown in olive oil in a skillet, then cook in a light tomato sauce—delicious reheated and so good just eaten on their own. Of course these and their sauce over a plate of brown rice are pretty swell, too.
The Splendid Table August 4, 2010