Which is the most northerly of the Met Office shipping forecast areas?

NAVTEX services in waters around the British Isles Table 1 : NAVTEX stations in the UK and Republic of Ireland Table 2 : Summary of NAVTEX broadcasts on 518 kHz in waters                     around the British Isles Table 3 : Subject content of message as defined by the B2 character Table 4 : Summary of the current UK National NAVTEX broadcasts on 490 kHz Table 5 : The Met Office Inshore Waters forecast areas included in each                     of the UK NAVTEX transmissions NAVTEX  General introduction NAVTEX is an international automated direct printing service for the promulgation of Marine Safety Information (MSI) to ships at sea. It is an integral part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and provides a low-cost system in coastal waters, a system that can provide all the safety information required whether on a Merchant ship or on a small craft. The simplest form of receiver incorporates a small printer which prints the output on a small roll of paper, but many units are now available at low cost which store the information in soft copy for access as and when required. The international system operates world-wide on a frequency of 518 kHz so there is no requirement for retuning of the receiver. The output on 518 kHz is in the English language no matter which part of the world the information is being received. The basic receiver can be programmed to receive specific transmitting stations and certain classes of messages, or more to the point, certain classes of messages cannot be programmed out. Messages which cannot be programmed out include distress messages, search and rescue messages, navigational warnings and meteorological warnings (in this context note that meteorological forecasts other than warnings can be programmed out - see below for more on this topic). The service has been so successful that several countries are now taking up the option of using the national frequency of 490 kHz for the dissemination of additional information such as forecasts for inshore waters and the promulgation of MSI information in the National language. Such information is of particular interest to small craft although it should be remembered that the output on the 518 kHz frequency is the source of essential Marine Safety Information (MSI) for all classes of vessel. Vessels obliged to carry NAVTEX equipment within the GMDSS regulations must have the receiver switched on and tuned to the 518 kHz frequency continuously, and if access to the new national frequency is required then a second receiver is required. On a vessel which is not required by the SOLAS regulations to carry NAVTEX equipment, it is feasible to have a receiver that can only receive one frequency at any one time. The user can switch to the national frequency of 490 kHz for reception of a bulletin and then switch back to the 518 kHz frequency when the bulletin has been received. This is possible since the NAVTEX station that one will be using will have different time slots for input into the 518 kHz and the 490 kHz service. Vessels that are required to carry NAVTEX equipment by the SOLAS regulations must carry a dual frequency receiver if reception on 490 kHz is required since availability to receive messages on 518 kHz must be maintained at all times. NAVTEX transmissions are, in general, routine broadcasts within an allocated slot time of ten minutes every four hours. However, urgent information, distress information, warnings of gales etc can be inserted into the system at any time although the NAVTEX operator will ensure that the non-routine transmission is not made at the same time as a neighbouring NAVTEX routine transmission is broadcast (the result of such an action would be that both transmissions would corrupt each other). Also it is worth noting that any warning issued at a non routine time is repeated in the following scheduled ten-minute slot. NAVTEX services in English on 518 kHz are now available in all coastal waters of Europe and in many other parts of t


Isohels are lines on a map linking places of equal ……….what?

Isohel - definition of isohel by The Free Dictionary Isohel - definition of isohel by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/isohel Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . i·so·hel A line drawn on a map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunlight. [ iso- + Greek hēlios, sun; see sāwel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] isohel (Physical Geography) a line on a map connecting places with an equal period of sunshine [C20: from iso- + Greek hēlios sun] i•so•hel a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine. [1900–05 <iso- + Greek hḗlios sun] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: 1. isohel - an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine isarithm , isogram , isopleth - a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: isopleth References in periodicals archive ? Back Disco was included in the worldwide blogger Music Alliance Pact for November and the duet, which features vocals from ex Isohels singer Claire Prendergast, draws from the bands American and Irish folk influences and takes a look at a typical Irish weekend on the town from the point of view of two newly acquainted partners/ Back Disco will be available on a 7" Vinyl and limited cd copies with the brand new B-side "Chelsea Bards" which was recorded in Rroom 325 of the Chelsea Hotel in New York City.


Which Irish province includes the counties of Cork, Kerry and Limerick?

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What is the administrative HQ of the Welsh region of Ceredigion?

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Which body of water separates mainland Scotland and the Orkneys?

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About The Deerslayer About The Deerslayer    Bookmark this page    Manage My Reading List The "Leatherstocking Tales," although they are only a small part of Cooper's literary output, are his main claim to recognition as a major American writer. The five books, however, were not written and published according to the chronological age of the hero, Natty Bumppo. In terms of the hero's age, the romances are as follows: The Deerslayer (1841), The Last of the Mohicans (1826), The Pathfinder (1840), The Pioneers (1823), and The Prairie (1827). Arranged in that manner, the "Leatherstocking Tales" are also easier to remember because they are in alphabetical order. The nicknames of Natty Bumppo are respectively: Deerslayer, Hawkeye, Pathfinder, Leatherstocking, and simply "The Trapper" or "The Old Man." The period covered ranges from about 1740 to 1804, and Natty Bumppo is seen in stages from his 20s to his 80s. The settings change from Otsego Lake, Lake George, Lake Ontario, and Cooperstown to the territories of Iowa and Missouri. If the "Leatherstocking Tales" are read in the light of Natty Bumppo's chronology, the five stories present a unified and logical progression of the hero's development. However, the reader who is interested in Cooper's conception of his hero should read the five titles in the order of publication because almost 20 years intervene between the writing of the first and last books. For example, The Deerslayer, chronologically the first introduction of Natty Bumppo, is actually the last "Leatherstocking Tale" published by Cooper. The student sees therefore in The Deerslayer the ideas of the author developed at a late period of his life. Cooper realized this problem about The Deerslayer when he wrote in a "Preface to the Leatherstocking Tales": "Whether these progressive years have had a tendency to lessen the value of the last-named book, by lessening the native fire of its author, or of adding somewhat in the way of improved taste and a more matured judgment, is for others to decide." Others have decided favorably that Cooper, in a "Preface" for The Deerslayer as well as in the "Preface to the Leatherstocking Tales," succeeded in his aims. Cooper expressed his intentions principally as the creation of the "beau ideal'' or highest possible embodiment of his characters, especially Natty Bumppo. Cooper's desire to present this 11 poetical view of the subject" is, however, tempered by his hope "to preserve the vrai-semblable." In short, he idealizes Natty Bumppo, but he balances this idealization with "traits derived from the prejudices, tastes, and even the weaknesses of his youth." If, as Cooper implies, the depiction of Natty Bumppo only emphasized the good side of his character, the reader would have perhaps rejected the hero as unrealistic, false, and unbelievable. Cooper's portrayal of characters has always been a point of controversy in any analysis of his art. For example, Honore de Balzac, the French novelist of La Comedie Humaine (The Human Comedy) and one of Cooper's friends in Paris, commented: "If Cooper had succeeded in the painting of character to the same extent that he did in the painting of the phenomena of nature, he would have uttered the last word of our art." Cooper is not, however, classified as a realistic author (such as Balzac), but as a romantic writer. The realistic novelist tries to reproduce life exactly, and the romantic author lends forcefully his own interpretations and impressions to characters. Cooper did not base his creation of Natty Bumppo on a single person known to him; he apparently drew upon various individuals recalled from his youth. Cooper then contributed his theory of "a moral sense" or "a moral point of view" to delineate his hero of the New World. Cooper's insistence upon morality is of course a reflection of the Puritan tradition — and his own forceful ideas. However, his originality lies in the creation of Natty Bumppo as an American epic hero. The epic hero is familiar in early European literature, and Cooper was undoubtedly aware of the English Beowulf, the


Which institution was abolished as ‘useless and dangerous’ in 1649?

19 March 1649: The House of Lords is abolished - MoneyWeek Home > 19 March 1649: The House of Lords is abolished 19 March 1649: The House of Lords is abolished By: Chris Carter 19/03/2015 “The House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the people of England.” Not words uttered in the endless debates to reform the upper chamber over the last two decades, but a line from an Act of Parliament to get rid of the House of Lords altogether in 1649. At the start of that year, King Charles I was beheaded. The king had fallen out with the Commons in spectacular fashion over tax revenues in the preceding decades and lost the First and Second English Civil Wars that followed. On 17 March, the monarchy was abolished. But there was still the small matter of the House of Lords. Although its power and size had been greatly diminished with the Bishops Exclusion Act of 1642, there were still enough royal sympathisers to be a thorn in the side of the victorious ‘Parliamentarians’. So, the upper chamber had to go. Two days later, by Act of Parliament, the House of Lords was dissolved – but not, as it turned out, for long. The Parliamentarians argued among themselves in the years that followed, and in 1660, the future Charles II seized his chance to grab the throne. Charles offered up a host of concessions to Parliament in his Declaration of Breda. Parliament responded by offering to forget the whole thing. The English republic had never existed and Charles had, in fact, been king all along since his father’s death. With the return of the king came the return of the House of Lords, along with many of the powers it had enjoyed prior to the wars. And that’s how things more or less stood for the next 250 years. Since 1911, there have been numerous attempts to reform the unelected upper chamber, with marginal degrees of success. The latest was last year’s House of Lords Reform Act that allows members of the House to resign. THE END OF OIL Understanding how the end of oil will affect your life and money is the single most important thing you’ll do in the next decade. And it will affect you, because it’ll affect everyone. But only a handful of people will be bold enough to see what’s happening and move early to take advantage. That’s exactly what our research report “The End of Oil” is designed to help you do. Trump's tax plans will jump-start the US economy How Bernie Madoff cornered the market for hot chocolate


Which educational movement was initiated by Robert Raikes in 1780?

Robert Raikes Robert Raikes Robert Raikes Robert Raikes was born in Gloucester on 14th September, 1735. His father was the owner of the Gloucester Journal and on his death in 1757, Robert took over the running of the newspaper. Raikes held liberal views and used his newspaper to campaign for prison reform and working class education. In July 1780 Raikes and a local curate, Thomas Stock, decided to start a Sunday School at St. Mary le Crypt Church in Gloucester . It is claimed that Raikes got the idea when a group of rowdy children were making so much noise outside his office he could not concentrate on his work. Every Sunday the two men gave lessons in reading and writing. Raikes was not the first person to organize a school in a church but by giving it maximum publicity in the Gloucester Journal, he was able to spread his ideas to others. The bishops of Chester and Salisbury gave support to Raikes and in 1875 a London Society for the Establishment of Sunday Schools was established. In July 1784 John Wesley recorded in his journal that Sunday Schools were "springing up everywhere". Two years later it was claimed by Samuel Glasse that there were over 200,000 children in England attending Sunday schools. Robert Raikes retired from the Gloucester Journal in 1802. He died on 5th April 1811 and was buried in the church of St. Mary le Crypt.


In Greek myth who won the beauty contest judged by Paris?

JUDGEMENT OF PARIS - Greek Mythology JUDGEMENT OF PARIS Paris Athena, Aphrodite and Hera (detail), Greco-Roman mosaic from Antioch C2nd A.D., Musée du Louvre THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos-- Aphrodite , Hera and Athena --for the prize of a golden apple addressed "To the Fairest." The story began with the wedding of Peleus and Thetis which all the gods had been invited to attend except for Eris , goddess of discord. When Eris appeared at the festivities she was turned away and in her anger cast the golden apple amongst the assembled goddesses addressed "To the Fairest." Three goddesses laid claim to the apple--Aphrodite, Hera and Athena. Zeus was asked to mediate and he commanded Hermes to lead the three goddesses to Paris of Troy to decide the issue. The three goddesses appearing before the shepherd prince, each offering him gifts for favour. He chose Aphrodite, swayed by her promise to bestow upon him Helene, the most beautiful woman, for wife. The subsequent abduction of Helene led directly to the Trojan War and the fall of the city. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Stasinus of Cyprus or Hegesias of Aegina, Cypria Fragment 1 (as summarized in Proclus, Chrestomathia) (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th or 6th B.C.) : "The [Homeric] epic called The Cypria which is current is eleven books. Its contents are as follows. Zeus plans with Themis to bring about the Trojan war. Eris (Strife) arrives while the gods are feasting at the marriage of Peleus and starts a dispute between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite as to which of them is fairest. The three are led by Hermes at the command of Zeus to Alexandros [Paris] on Mount Ida for his decision, and Alexandros, lured by his promised marriage with Helene, decides in favour of Aphrodite." Stasinus of Cyprus or Hegesias of Aegina, Cypria Fragment 6 (from Athenaeus 15. 682) : "The author of the Cypria, whether Hegesias or Stasinos, mentions flowers used for garlands. The poet, whoever he was, writes as follows in his first book [describing the Judgement of Paris] : ‘She [Aphrodite] clothed herself with garments which the Kharites (Graces) and Horai (Seasons) had made for her and dyed in flowers of spring--such flowers as the Horai wear--in crocus and hyacinth and flourishing violet and the rose's lovely bloom, so sweet and delicious, and heavenly buds, the flowers of the narcissus and lily. In such perfumed garments is Aphrodite clothed at all seasons. Then laughter-loving Aphrodite and her handmaidens wove sweet-smelling crowns of flowers of the earth and put them upon their heads--the bright-coiffed goddesses, the Nymphai and Kharites (Graces), and golden Aphrodite too, while they sang sweetly on the mount of many-fountained Ida.’" Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca E3. 2 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "[At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis :] Eris tossed an apple to Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, in recognition of their beauty, and Zeus bade Hermes escort them to Alexandros [Paris] on Ide, to be judged by him. They offered Alexandros gifts: Hera said if she were chosen fairest of all women, she would make him king of all men; Athena promised him victory in war; and Aphrodite promised him Helene in marriage. So he chose Aphrodite." Strabo, Geography 13. 1. 51 (trans. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "The Adramyttene Gulf [in the Troad] . . . Inside is Antandros, above which lies a mountain called Alexandreia, where the Judgment of Paris is said to have taken place." Pausanias, Description of Greece 15. 9. 5 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "[Amongst the scenes depicted on the chest of Kypselos dedicated at Olympia :] There is also Hermes bringing to Alexandros [Paris] the son of Priamos the goddesses of whose beauty he is to judge, the inscription on them being : ‘Here is Hermes, who is showing to Alexandros, that he may arbitrate concerning their beauty, Hera, Athena and Aphrodite.’" Paris, Hermes, Athena, Hera and Aphrodite, Athenian red-figure kylix C5th B.C., Antikensammlung Berl


In which cult 1960s TV series did villagers read the Tally Ho newspaper?

The Prisoner Online - The Prisoner (1967) Login Free Downloads We have loads of great free downloads including wallpapers, ringtones and The Village font. Click here to visit our Downloads section. The Prisoner (1967) This section is a complete guide to the original cult classic 1960's TV drama - The Prisoner. Click on the items below to find out more about the world of Number Six and The Village. Hammer Into Anvil Number 73 during an interrogation by Number 2, commits suicide by jumping from a Hospital window, Number 6 who hears her scream arrives too late to save her, and is told by Number 2 that he will pay for his interference. 'No you will' promises Number 6. Hammer Into AnvilHaving ignored instructions from Number 2 to come and see him, Number 6 is forcibly taken to the Green Dome by Number 2's assistant Number 14 and three thugs. During the interview Number 2 tells Number 6 that you have to be Hammer or Anvil, and sees Number 6 as the Anvil whom he is going to Hammer, as he promises to break Number 6. Number 6 sees a flaw in Number 2's character, he is afraid of his masters, not to mention more than a touch paranoid! Number 6 then gets to work on Number 2's paranoia, by pretending that he has word from XO4 via a record of Bizet's L'arlesienne and writes something down on a piece of paper. He also makes a question mark over the word 'security' in the Tally Ho. This is of course observed by the shop keeper, who reports to Number 2, who having seen a written page from Number 6's writing pad, now thinks Number 6 is a plant, 'D6', sent here by 'their' masters. Number 6 knowing that 'they' are watching, hides a white envelope in the cabin of the stone boat, where Number's 2 and 14 find it. Number 2 convinced that there is something written on the blank sheets of paper, words, figures, anything. But as a lab technician tries to explain to him, they are just blank sheets of paper!' Why should Number 6 hide blank sheets of paper in the stone boat?' The technician has no idea. Number 6 then puts a private advert in the Tally Ho news paper, 'Hey mas aml en el aldea que se suena' a private joke between him and a certain friend. Then a call to the Hospital, Psychiatrics, head of the department, and in an authoritative voice asks the doctor about his report on our friend, Number 2. Of course the doctor hasn't the faintest idea of what the caller is talking about. The doctor tells Number 2 that he is not making a report on his mental health, but Number 2 doesn't believe him! It was Number 6's voice on the telephone, and has the entire conversation on tape, he wants to know why Number 6 called him? The doctor suggests that he ask him! Number 2 then loose it, 'don't tell me what to do, would you like to sit in that chair? Number 2 allows the doctor to leave, but it is not long before another citizen is brought before him, the leader of the Brass Band. Apparently Number 6 asked a request to be played, 'Farandale' from 'L'arlesienne', but then simply walked away! Number 2 is convinced that Number 6 said something other than asking for a request to be played, but the Band leader doesn't know what Number 2 is talking about. He is as much in the dark as Number 2 is! A birthday greeting to Number 6 from Number 113 is announced by the supervisor from the control room. It is not Number 6's birthday, and Number 113 doesn't exist, an old woman she died a month ago! Now in the control room, Number 2 is in a rage, he sees the supervisor as working against him and has him replaced, warning the new supervisor to steer clear of Number 6 or he will loose more than his job! In his office Number 2 is studying a message Number 14 found in the personal column of the Tally Ho, a translation reads 'there is more harm in the village than is dreamt'. Number 14 is loyal to Number 2, and suggests that something be done about Number 6, he's out to poison the whole village! Number 2 sees that if anything happens to Number 6, our masters would find out who was responsible. Number 14 assures Number 2 that 'they' will never connect him with it. He is only too e


A15 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki A15 3.4 Disused Stations Route The A15 is the main north-south road in Lincolnshire, running the entire length of the county. It is also the road that crosses the Humber Bridge . Section 1: Hull - Lincoln The A15 starts on the outskirts of Hull near Hessle, and sets off in the wrong direction, north-eastwards, as a dual carriageway, and connects from roads west, north and east, though to come from Hull on the A63 requires quite a deviation under the high Humber Bridge and over half a mile beyond to come off the A63 , to then cross over the A63 , and continue to rise up over half a mile backwards back to the bridge roundabout to then go over the A63 again to the bridge. When built in the early 1980s this was the longest bridge span in the world and remained so until the late 1990s. The Humber Bridge The Humber Bridge is its own entity. After a settlement with the government in 1997 the users continue to pay massive tolls and the bridge doesn't go bust quite as quickly. The tolls maintain higher prices in the shops and some of the cheapest houses in Britain on the southern side of the Humber. The weather is usually worse on the bridge than anywhere else. However, the wind is remarkably steady until getting to the road going from the bridge on the south bank downwards, where it can throw vehicles around in an unsteady fashion. If anyone breaks down on the Humber Bridge (as they do), cameras spot the vehicle and the Humber Bridge Board rescues it free of charge and leaves it by the roadside at a point where other rescue services can collect it. The Humber Bridge Board knows two speed limits, 50 mph and an advisory 30 mph in difficult conditions. Few take any notice of the lower limit, except motorcycles leaning into the wind. It is never 40 mph. Sometimes the wind is up and down the bridge and doesn't matter, sometimes it is across the bridge and then it does. Going under the towers the wind goes the other way and vehicles veer sideways. Substantial road works mean the Board covers the main signs and clip over repeater signs with ones saying 30 mph, which is then compulsory. The bridge stays open almost always, but sometimes high sided vehicles either have to go around the Humber and cross at the Ouse or wait (in Barton, presumably). Just off the high roundabout in a southerly direction, on the road to Scunthorpe, there are two long laybys. They are always mysteriously full of cars and people pass and wonder what on earth are they all doing there. The answer is that in the morning a lot of cars arrive. People then get out of some and leave them, and a few of them set off to cross the bridge. It is simply because the tolls are so high that car sharing takes place into Hull. At one time it cost nearly £5 for a return trip but the current price is £3 return for a car. People can also get the coach to London on this roundabout near Barton. The coach to stop has to be booked and then the person stands on the roundabout. The coach instead of going under the roundabout comes up it and collects the person waiting. However, the scheduled hourly service to Humberside Airport, Grimsby and Sheffield (the coach connects at the airport - it used to do this at a cafe but the owner wanted more money) does not come up to the roundabout to collect people from Barton. They have to use the train, which itself has a bus connection from Hull, the one that replaced the ferry into New Holland. The A15 has come down from the Humber Bridge and rises up and yet underneath the roundabout as it goes into the chalk hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds. These wolds have swept well under the river and alluvial soil and sweep up again. There is a chalk cutting south of this roundabout and still rising. In fact the road rises quite further as it rides on top of the wolds. It is a dual carriageway from the Humber Bridge all the way to the M180. It is grade separated throughout, with a narrow strip and what is effectively a soft hard shoulder. The old route of the A15 (now the B1206 ) crosses the present route at the next junct


The Golden Spurtle is awarded for champion makers of what?

23rd Annual Golden Spurtle™ World Porridge Making Championship Download media photographs here . American Miller Wins 23rd Annual World Porridge Making Championships Bob Moore (87), founder of Bob’s Red Mill in Oregon, Portland, USA, has been awarded the coveted Golden Spurtle after today’s hotly contested World Porridge Making Championships in the Highland Village of Carrbridge. Bob Moore, 2016 World Porridge Making Champion – (Click for full res) Photo: Fergus Thom Bob founded Bob’s Red Mill with his wife Charlee in 1978 with a mission to move people back to basics with healthy whole grains and minimally processed foods. In 2010, on Bob’s 81st birthday, he gifted the business to the company’s 400 employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP). A gobsmacked Bob Moore said: “I couldn’t believe it when my name was announced. It is so meaningful to me to win the Golden Spurtle. I’ve devoted my life to eating and producing good wholegrain food and this really has made me so happy.” Winner Bob Moore of Portland, Oregon USA | Photo – Linda Ross The title of World Porridge Making Champion is awarded to the contestant who makes the best traditional porridge using just three ingredients – oatmeal, salt and water.  Contestants are also encouraged to enter the ‘Speciality’ competition, where oatmeal must be the main ingredient in any sweet or savoury porridge-based dish. Thorbjorn Kristensen, a Norwegian gardener, chef, nutrition expert and product developer took the speciality title for the second year running. His winning dish, which he called ‘Unexpected Guests’, was made from yesterday’s porridge combined with eggs, butter, vanilla sugar, cream and liqueur, which he recommends enjoying with sparkling wine or a glass of champagne! Special mentions were given to ‘Porizo’ a savoury chorizo porridge created by chef Graeme Miller from the Craiglynne Hotel in Granton-on-Spey, gluten free savoury porridge empinadas with venison, spinach and blue cheese created by Perthshire Oatcakes owner Chris Young, and a cherry bakewell porridge made by Neal Robertson, owner of the Tannochbrae Tearoom in Auchtermuchty, Fife. Judging this year’s competition were Neil Mugg, former Head Pastry Chef at Gleneagles, crime writer and experienced culinary competition judge Craig Robertson and classically taught French chef, Lydie Bocquillon, owner of the Auld Alliance restaurant and guest house in Kingussie, with crime writer Lin Anderson acting as MC and overseeing the event. The World Porridge Making Championships is organised by Carrbridge Community Council and sponsored by Hamlyns of Scotland. Event organiser, Margarete Paschke said: “After 23 years, the Golden Spurtle continues to inspire porridge makers from across the world. It really has been a fantastic day, the pinnacle of a great weekend in Carrbridge, which celebrates one of Scotland’s favourite national dishes with cooking, music and Scottish hospitality.” Alan Meikle, Managing Director of Hamlyns of Scotland said: “Hamlyns are absolutely delighted to continue our sponsorship of the World Porridge Making Championships, one of the most popular events in Scotland’s culinary calendar. We would like to congratulate both winners and all of the competitors, along with the judges and the organisers for what has been an excellent event.”


The pagan festival Samhain is now better known as what?

Samhain 2014: 3 Things You Need To Know About The Pagan Festival Samhain 2014: 3 Things You Need To Know About The Pagan Festival 10/29/14 AT 4:32 PM Close Many Wiccans, Druids and other pagans across the globe will be marking the beginning of their spiritual new year with the two-day festival of Samhain. The most widely observed pagan festival begins for most pagans on Oct. 31 -- known to others as Halloween. “At its core, Samhain is the start of winter and of the new year in the old Celtic calendar,” Jason Pitzl, a Wiccan from Eugene, Oregon, told International Business Times. “This is a time when the ancestors are honored, divinations for the new year are performed, and festivals are held in honor of the gods. It is a time of final harvest before the long winter ahead.” Depending on geographical location, pagans celebrate Samhain at different times and in different ways. Some will choose to wait until the nearest weekend to the full moon to hold ceremonies. Others observe it a bit later, around Nov. 6, to mark the midpoint between fall equinox and winter solstice. In the southern hemisphere, Samhain takes place towards the end of April and beginning of May. Candles lit for the celebration of Samhain. Photo: Flickr Rituals can include bonfires, dancing, feasting and ceremonies honoring ancestors and those who have died in the past year. For those unfamiliar with Samhain, below are three answers to common questions surrounding the pagan festival. What is Samhain? Samhain, pronounced saah-win or saa-ween, comes from the Gaelic word “Samhuin,” which means summer’s end. It is one of the eight annual Celtic festivals and one of eight "sabbats" that modern pagans celebrate in the course of the year. Paganism is an umbrella term for a movement of different nature-based religions. It is not related to Satanism or any form of devil worship. “Samhain is the turning of the wheel. It feels almost like shutting off the lights for the evening or closing down the store for the night,” Heather Greene, the managing editor of a pagan news site, the Wild Hunt, told IBTimes. “It is time to go inward and focus on family and self.” For many, the festival is a time to honor ancestors and those who have died in the past year. Seances are popular rituals since this is the time when the veil between this world and the spiritual one is at its thinnest , pagans believe.    “It’s a kind of memorial day for pagan people. The strongest theme is that of remembering, honoring and paying respects to the beloved dead,” Selena Fox, a pagan priestess and co-executive director of Circle Sanctuary, a Wiccan church based in southwestern Wisconsin, told IBTimes. Common rituals? There are several rituals that can be practiced during Samhain. Some decide to celebrate in group settings, while others choose to perform rituals in private. “For me, Samhain has always been a very personal festival. My own celebrations have been either as a solitary practitioner or in a group of very close friends,” Green, who has celebrated Samhain as a Wiccan for 20 years, told IBTimes. Many rituals involve creating an altar table with objects that relate to a particular ceremony. For instance, to honor one’s ancestors , an altar can include family photos and heirlooms. A family tree, postcards and flags from that person’s country or hometown can also be used. Family members can say blessings, light candles to honor the deceased and, later, eat a meal.  Other rituals include bonfires, divinations like tarot card readings, reflecting on the past year, meditative nature walks and commemorating the dead with a cemetery visit, telling ancestors’ stories and preparing a Feast of the Dead. The latter involves placing an empty setting at the dinner table for the deceased. Each person is meant to give an offering from their plate to the one that belongs to the deceased. A variation of this is called a “Samhain Dumb Supper” where the meal is conducted in silence. “Typically, my family and I celebrate Samhain by having an Ancestor's Feast. I make foods that highlight both mine and my husband


Muslims traditionally break the fast of Ramadan by eating which fruit?

The Food of Ramadan: When and What to Eat — The Ramadan Table | The Kitchn Email Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان, Ramadān) is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. During the whole month, observers of Islam fast from sunrise to sunset. During the fast, no food or drink is consumed, and thoughts must be kept pure. Followers of Islam believe that fasting helps the Muslim learn patience, modesty, and spirituality. Meals are served before sunrise, called suhoor, and after sunset, called iftar, and eaten with family or with the local community. The Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, so it retrogresses about two weeks backwards every year. Last year, in 2015, it began on June 17 and ended on July 17, while this year, 2016, it begins on June 5 and lasts until July 5. Who Fasts and Who Doesn't The fast is strictly observed, even in higher latitudes. Muslims living in Northern Europe or Canada have to fast longer than Muslims living in the Middle East due to daylight hours being longer. That said, the elderly, sick, and mentally ill are exempt from the fasting. Also exempt are pregnant women, women during the period of their menstruation, and women nursing their newborns. In some Muslim communities, people who miss the fasting portion of Ramadan are expected to compensate by feeding the poor and unfortunate during the suhoor and iftar meals. Suhoor and Iftar During Ramadan, two main meals are served: suhoor, which is served before dawn, and iftar, which is served after sunset. Suhoor should be a hearty, healthy meal to provide needed energy throughout a day of fasting — it ends when the sun rises and the fajr, or morning prayer, begins. At the end of the day, when the sun sets, the maghrib prayer starts, and the day's fast is broken with iftar. Many Muslims break their fast by eating dates before beginning the iftar meal. Muslims can continue eating and drinking throughout the night until the next day's suhoor. At the end of the Ramadan month, Muslims celebrate the Festival of Fast-Breaking, called Eid al-Fitr. What to Eat Both of the suhoor and iftar meals contain fresh fruit, vegetables, halal meats, breads, cheeses, and sweets. "I try to keep my Ramadan very light and full of fiber, proteins, and complex carbs. When Ramadan is during hot summer months like it is this year, I also focus on hydrating foods," says Amanda Saab of the blog Amanda's Plate . The types of food served vary by region, whether you're in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America, or beyond. The meals are served either at home with family, in the community mosques, or other designated places within the Muslim community. "During iftar, a series of snacks are cooked. Some people prefer to have a few snacks and opt for having a complete dinner after. It usually includes spicy vegetable or paneer fritters, spicy fruit chaat, dal , dates, and sometimes fruit custard," says Kaif Khan of the blog Quirk Kitchen . Khan also calls out a special rosy pink syrup called Rooh Afza , made from a mix of ingredients including coriander, orange, pineapple, carrot, rose petals, spinach, and mint. "No Ramadan is complete without a bottle of Rooh Afza. This drink is a staple in our house for iftar. Usually it is prepared with addition of just water and lime — another version is a Rooh Afza lassi ," she says. 10 Ramadan Foods from Around the World Dahi vadey: Lentil dumplings that are soaked in a spicy yogurt sauce (India) Haleem: A slow-cooked stew of meat, bulgur wheat, and lentils (Middle East, India, Pakistan, and Central Asia) Chicken 65: Spicy, bite-sized pieces of chicken that are marinated and deep-fried (India) Ramazan Kebabi: A dish made with lamb, onions, yogurt, and pita bread (Turkey) Ful medammes : Fava beans cooked with garlic and spread on bread (North Africa) Paomo: A bread and mutton soup (China) Chapatis : Unleavened flatbread that is rolled up with vegetables and meats (India and Pakistan) Fattoush : A salad made of vegetables and pita bread (Lebanon and Arab countries) Konafah: A pastry made with phyllo dough and cheese (Middle East) Kolak


Byron and his dogs – in pictures | Books | The Guardian Byron and his dogs – in pictures Byron and his dogs – in pictures Share on Messenger Close After Byron lost his beloved Newfoundland Boatswain, the poet called the dog his 'firmest friend'. Geoffrey Bond introduces some of the Romantic pioneer's favourite canine companions Tuesday 3 December 2013 02.00 EST Engraving after a sketch by William Parry (1824) Rake, revolutionary and the original literary celebrity, Byron's constant companions were poetry and dogs. This famous engraving captures the poet communing with his Newfoundland, Lyon, during his disastrous escapade in Missolonghi. Lyon was always at Byron's side during the expedition to attack the Turkish-held fortress of Lepanto, where according to Parry he would play with his dog and say ‘Lyon you are no rogue, thou art more faithful than men and I trust thee more’ Photograph: Robert Seymor Pinterest Boatswain by Clifton Tomson (1808) Byron's most famous dog was another Newfoundland called Boatswain, who he seems to have acquired in 1803 when the poet was 15 years old. This life-size portrait was painted by the Nottingham animal and sporting artist Clifton Tomson, and hangs at Byron's ancestral home, Newstead Abbey Photograph: Nottingham City Museum and Galleries Pinterest Burgage Manor & Green, with Byron & Boatswain by Nick Hugh McCann (1990) While Byron was at Harrow school and Trinity College, Cambridge, he lived with his mother at Burgage Manor in Nottinghamshire while Newstead Abbey was rented out. Here McCann imagines Byron and Boatswain together in front of the manor house Photograph: Nick McCann Pinterest The Wonderful History of Lord Byron and his Dog by EB Pigot (1807) Elizabeth Pigot was like an older sister to Byron while he was growing up in Nottinghamshire, encouraging him in the writing of his early poetry. This parody of Old Mother Hubbard tells the story of the poet and his dog Boatswain. Here we see Boatswain turned vicar, after Byron visits the house of Reverend Thomas Beecher.'He went to the Cottage to chat   with Ann Beecher,& when he came back,Found Bo'sen' turn'd Preacher.'Boatswain says: ‘Repent ye wicked, resist temptation’ Photograph: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin Pinterest Aerial view of Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire Byron lived at Newstead Abbey at various times between 1808 and 1814, burying Boatswain here after the dog's death in 1808. The grave is at the centre of this photograph, carved with an epigraph and Byron’s poem paying tribute to ‘the poor Dog, in life the firmest friend, / The first to welcome, foremost to defend, / Whose honest heart is still his Masters own’. His wish to be buried alongside Boatswain was thwarted partly because Newstead Abbey was sold in 1817 Photograph: Nick Hugh McCann Pinterest Lyon, the Wolf Dog by Clifton Tomson (1808) Writing to Thomas Moore in 1815 Byron recalled a dog ‘half a wolf by the “she” side’ that ‘doted’ on him when the poet was 10 years old and ‘very nearly ate me at 20’. Lyon ‘never would consent to any sign of recognition in spite of all kinds of bones which I offered him’, Byron continued, though he clearly thought enough of his 'cur' to commission this portrait Photograph: Nottingham City Museum and Galleries Pinterest Lord Byron’s Lyon by Nick Hugh McCann (1992) As Byron prepared to set out for Greece in 1823, he was presented with a young Newfoundland. Fifteen years after the death of Boatswain, Byron was delighted, promising ‘never to part with him for any consideration’. Lyon or Lion was at his side throughout his ill-fated Greek adventure, returning to London with the poet’s coffin – as imagined here by Nick Hugh McCann. According to Walter Scott Byron loved his dogs very much, with the novelist suggesting ‘The companionship of a dog seemed to him almost as necessary as a hat or a stick. A man was not complete without a dog and a dog was scarcely complete without a man; Byron agreed with this’ Photograph: Nick Hugh McCann


What was the name of the dog who accompanied the Three Men In A Boat?

BBC - Berkshire - History - Three Men In A Boat in Berkshire You are in: Berkshire > History > Local History > Three Men In A Boat in Berkshire The real 'three men in a boat' Three Men In A Boat in Berkshire One of the great Victorian comic masterpieces takes place on the Thames - the classic Three Men In A Boat by Jerome K Jerome. The novel features the beautiful Berkshire countryside during a hilarious boating expedition. "The river is dirty and dismal here. One does not linger in the neighbourhood of Reading." Quote from Three Men In A Boat below. The BBC 2 series Three Men In A Boat, starring Griff Rhys-Jones, Rory McGrath and Dara O'Briain was a huge it. The three followed in the footsteps of the original Three Men In A Boat, a comic novel written by Jerome K Jerome. Their odyssey from Kingston to Oxford took place in an exact replica of the wooden skiff used by Jerome, George, Harris and Montmorency the dog. Rory McGrath on Three Men In A Boat The real 'three men in a boat' can be seen in the image above: Jerome K Jerome, Carl Hentschel and George Wingrave. The hilarious Victorian comic tale takes in a lot of Berkshire scenery. The St George & Dragon, Wargrave Here are some excerpts from chapter 14, with pictures: We caught a breeze, after lunch, which took us gently up past Wargrave and Shiplake. Mellowed in the drowsy sunlight of a summer's afternoon, Wargrave, nestling where the river bends, makes a sweet old picture as you pass it, and one that lingers long upon the retina of memory. The "George and Dragon" at Wargrave boasts a sign, painted on the one side by Leslie, R.A., and on the other by Hodgson of that ilk. Leslie has depicted the fight; Hodgson has imagined the scene, "After the Fight"--George, the work done, enjoying his pint of beer. Day, the author of Sandford and Merton, lived and--more credit to the place still--was killed at Wargrave. In the church is a memorial to Mrs. Sarah Hill, who bequeathed £1 annually, to be divided at Easter, between two boys and two girls who "have never been undutiful to their parents; who have never been known to swear or to tell untruths, to steal, or to break windows." Fancy giving up all that for five shillings a year! It is not worth it. It is rumoured in the town that once, many years ago, a boy appeared who really never had done these things--or at all events, which was all that was required or could be expected, had never been known to do them--and thus won the crown of glory. Shiplake church where Tennyson was married. He was exhibited for three weeks afterwards in the Town Hall, under a glass case. What has become of the money since no one knows. They say it is always handed over to the nearest wax-works show. Shiplake is a pretty village, but it cannot be seen from the river, being upon the hill. Tennyson was married in Shiplake Church. The river up to Sonning winds in and out through many islands, and is very placid, hushed, and lonely. Few folk, except at twilight, a pair or two of rustic lovers, walk along its banks. `Arry and Lord Fitznoodle have been left behind at Henley, and dismal, dirty Reading is not yet reached. The Bull Inn, Sonning, praised by Jerome K Jerome. It is a part of the river in which to dream of bygone days, and vanished forms and faces, and things that might have been, but are not, confound them. We got out at Sonning, and went for a walk round the village. It is the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river. It is more like a stage village than one built of bricks and mortar. Every house is smothered in roses, and now, in early June, they were bursting forth in clouds of dainty splendour. If you stop at Sonning, put up at the "Bull," behind the church. It is a veritable picture of an old country inn, with green, square courtyard in front, where, on seats beneath the trees, the old men group of an evening to drink their ale and gossip over village politics; with low, quaint rooms and latticed windows, and awkward stairs and winding passages. We roamed about sweet Sonning for an hour or so, and then, it being too late to push on pa


Which series saw Ben Wishaw as a gay man whose new partner is murdered?

Thinking Telly | Some thoughts on thoughtful television Some thoughts on thoughtful television Menu Leave a reply Oh the delicious thrill of a handsome and classically-trained English actor working his way across a sprawling drama set in sumptuous locales. Never mind that the plot, like so many British adaptations of spy thrillers – think Worricker Trilogy and London Spy — makes little sense.  You can’t take your eyes off our hero and you lean closer to hear when he says “I hope the weather wasn’t too ghastly.”  That’s the power of Tom Hiddleston’s performance in the AMC-BBC collaboration The Night Manager a short series based on a LeCarre story. Hugh Laurie of House fame (and wealth) plays arms dealer Richard Roper who has for decades escaped British agent Angela Burr played by the excellent Olivia Colman.  Roper crosses paths with Jonathan Pine played by Hiddleston (Thor, The Avengers, Crimson Peak) an ex-soldier and night manager at a Cairo hotel.  At the hotel. a beautiful woman with whom Pine has connected is murdered as a result of an arms deal.  Enter Angela Burr, played by Olivia Colman, a shoved aside agent fighting at cross purposes within the British government to bring Roper down. Burr recruits Pine and we are off to the sunny climes of Roper’s world in Turkey, Switzerland, Morocco, Spain and again Egypt. Laurie is fine but not great. His acting is a bit self-conscious and he relies on facial tics and expressions during gaps in dialogue.  He is not quite good enough to overcome the silly plot holes. What man would lock Hiddleston in with his gorgeous blonde American girlfriend at a sun-drenched luxury villa and not come home expecting trouble? Burr’s whose work in Broadchurch, Run, and W1A, has rightly earned her a devoted following is wonderful as the pregnant and put upon British agent.  She carries her scenes even though thee are other excellent supporting actors in them. Alas, the plot is the real weakness. Ludicrously, there is literally a list of illegal arms Roper is buying hidden is a drawer which is copied for Burr and passed around a corrupted MI5 with whispers akin to “You can’t mention you saw this to any one in the British government working with the arms dealer Roper because it will definitely get my source killed . . .” You shouldn’t watch this for plot. You watch it for the mood, the acting, the scenery. The cinematography is breathtaking. It surely makes you question those Jersey shore vacation plans.   And Hiddleston makes you question every director’s casting decision when it doesn’t involve a dashing RADA graduate. This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Leave a reply All the hip hop about Hamilton has drawn me into a torrent of books about the founding fathers. The eyestrain reminded me that there was an old and much ballyhooed HBO series eponymously named for its subject – our second President whose single term was rapped up in Hamilton by Jefferson as “Adams shat the bed… I love the guy, but he’s in traction.” Too bad the miniseries isn’t in much better shape. Paul Giamatti plays Adams with an unnervingly modern spirit. He is irascible, dour, foppishly petulant to the point of insult at the French court, cold and unforgiving to his disappointing children and befriended only by his wife Abigail – played by the predictably mannered Laura Linney — and at times, by Thomas Jefferson played wonderfully by Stephen Dillane. You don’t like Giamatti’s Adams. You are glad he is undone by Jefferson, secretly, and Hamilton, openly. His defeat in the election of 1800 is portrayed as a result of a peace treaty with Napoleon that came just a bit too late for the electors. In reality, Adams made many, many mistakes and had too few allies and too many powerful enemies. HBO wants you to believe Adams pulled off the Declaration of Independence almost alone and was undone by bad luck. Really he comes off as undeserving of the Presidential office to which he is elected. The writing piles on the unforgiveable character flaws making it hard to like him. It makes it appear that Adams abandoned his children pe


Who was killed when Gloria Jones’ mini left the road and hit a tree in 1977?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 16 | 1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash 1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash Pop star Marc Bolan has been killed in a car crash in south-west London. The 29-year-old former T-Rex singer was killed instantly when the car being driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes. Miss Jones - an American singer who had just returned from the US - broke her jaw and is suffering from shock. The couple's 20-month-old son was not in the car when they crashed at 0400 BST on the way to Mr Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. Miss Jones' brother - who was following their purple mini - told police the car was travelling at 30 mph (48.3 km/h) when it crashed at a notorious accident blackspot. Phillip Evans-Lowe was driving to work at a local dairy when he witnessed the smash. "When I arrived a girl was lying on the bonnet and a man with long dark curly hair was stretched out in the road - there was a hell of a mess, I rushed to get the police," he said. Bottle of wine According to the dead star's manager who was with them during the evening, Miss Jones had been drinking moderately at the restaurant. "They did not have a lot to drink - just a bottle of wine with the meal and a few after," he said. Mr Bolan had just completed a television series and was said to be poised to make a comeback after spending the last three years abroad as a tax exile. His former manager, Tony Secunda, said the son of a Hackney porter whose real name was Mark Feld had always feared he would die in a car crash. "He would never drive a car, he was always scared - Marc never had a driving licence, he refused to learn," he said.


toque or chef's hat - Young Gourmet Young Gourmet yg members Come on and join the YG team, suggest ideas, ask questions, send recipes and have your say! go on, give it a go! Follow and tweet us: Like us and tell your friends: toque or chef's hat Toque: French term for a chef's tall white hat. (pronouced 'tock') Little is really known about the origin of the toque or chefs hat. Todays version is normally white, conical and quite tall in shape with as many as 100 pleats. The more pleats, the more qualified the chef. YG has discovered more about toques than you will ever want to know, but if anyone can contribute further, please tell us! One story says the toque originated from the ancient Assyrians (Assyria is or was located in north Mesopotamia and spans four countries: In Syria it extends west to the Euphrates river; in Turkey it extends north to Harran, Edessa, Diyarbakir, and Lake Van; in Iran it extends east to Lake Urmi, and in Iraq it extends to about 100 miles south of Kirkuk.) During 1170  612 BC it was common to assassinate leaders using poison, so chefs were chosen carefully and treated well. A chef sometimes held quite a high rank in the Kings Court, which entitled him to wear a "crown" of sorts, in the same shape as the king's, though made out of cloth and without all the jewels. The crown-shaped ribs of the royal headdress became the pleats of the toque, originally sewn, and later stiffened with starch. During the decline of the Byzantine Empire at the end of the sixth century and during the seventh century AD, intellectuals and artists sought sanctuary in monasteries from the invading Northern barbarians. They hid by wearing the orthodox black hat and robes. Many of them were considered learned about health and food so they began to work in the church kitchens. Eventually they started wearing white hats instead of the black hats worn by Greek Orthodox priests, and the toque was born. The most widely circulated legend about the toque appears to be one concerning why Master Chefs wear hats with 100 pleats.  Ruth Edwards in her book A Pageant of Hats, Ancient and Modern said "It was regarded as natural that any chef, worthy of the name, could cook an egg at least one hundred ways. The most-renowned chefs often boasted that they could serve their royal masters a different egg dish every day in the year, some of them so cleverly prepared, that aside from being highly palatable they had flavours as widely different as completely diverse kinds of foods. Today, noted chefs are seldom called upon to prove their prowess in this manner. Many believe that today's toque is a more recent result of the gradual evolution of head coverings worn by cooks through the centuries. Looking through illustrations of past headgear, one sees that the "toque" originally referred to a head covering worn by both men and women. It eventually assumed the shape of the small, round, close-fitting band or "crown" of cloth without a projecting brim but encompassing a gathering of material covering the top of the head. Sometimes of gatherings were pleated. By the end of the sixteenth century, the height, shape and stiffness of the gathered material varied from country to country. It ranged from the flattened beret style of the French to the formally pleated middle height of the Italians to the tall, softly-gathered style favored by the Germans. Illustrations in cookbooks of these periods show male cooks wearing a variety of headgear, including floppy berets, tall toques gathered in to topknots, skull caps and stocking caps resembling pointed nightcaps. French cooks of the eighteenth century generally wore the "casque a meche" or stocking cap, the colors of which varied according to rank. Mr. Boucher, chef to the French statesman Talleyrand (l754-l838), is credited with introducing white as the standard color when he insisted for sanitary reasons that his cooks wear white caps. During this period, Spanish cooks wore berets of white wool or ticking; Germans wore pointed Napoleonic hats with a decorative tassel; the British wore s


Which anti-Catholic insurgencies took place in London in 1780?

The Gordon Riots of 1780: London in Flames, a Nation in Ruins The Gordon Riots of 1780: London in Flames, a Nation in Ruins Professor Ian Haywood Download this lecture In June 1780 the most destructive urban riots in English history erupted onto the streets of London. Sparked by resistance to the Catholic Relief Act of 1778, the riots soon escalated into a sustained assault on government properties and institutions. Fuelled by popular resentment against the war with America, the mob set fire to the private houses of members of parliament, central London prisons, and the toll-booths on bridges: at one stage even the Bank of England was attacked. For several nights it seemed as if the whole of London was ablaze and the country was on the verge of revolution: in the words of one newspaper, ‘every thing served to impress the mind with ideas of universal anarchy and approaching desolation’. In this talk, Professor Ian Haywood argues that it was this spectacle of apocalyptic destruction that gave the Gordon riots their cultural power and mystique, evoking memories of the Great Fire of 1666 and anticipating both the French Revolution and the Bristol Reform-Bill riots of 1831. This is the second in a series of four 'Mondays at One' lectures, From Gin Lane to the Band of Hope.  Other lectures in the series are as follows: Professor Ian Haywood Professor of English at Roehampton University. Recent publications include, The Gordon Riots: Politics, Culture and Insurrection in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain (Cambridge University Press, 2012) (co-edited with John Seed), Bloody Romanticism: Spectacular Violence and the Politics of Representation 1776-1832(Palgrave, 2006) and The Revolution in Popular Literature: Print, Politics and the People 1790-1860 (Cambridge University Press, 2004). Read More The Gordon Riots of 1780: London in Flames, a Nation in Ruins Professor Ian Haywood The Gordon Riots of 1780: London in Flames, a Nation in Ruins       Alcohol does have a part to play in this talk, at a certain point, a very significant part, but I want to begin with the riots of 2011. You will remember those riots, I am sure, and at that time, some commentators drew parallels with the Gordon Riots of 1780. Jonathan Jones, for example, in the Guardian newspaper, saw what he called an “eerie and striking parallel” between the two events, or a striking and eerie resemblance between engravings of the Gordon Riots, which I am going to be talking about quite a lot. I moved to Croydon shortly after the riots, and did not realise I was going to be so close to one of these iconic sites. I think what Jones had realised was that the Gordon Riots was not just an enormous destructive event, as I will be describing to you, devastating large parts of Central London, and particularly the City, around here, it was also a spectacular visual event, and this is one of the reasons for its historical impact. In the words of the poet, William Cooper, the Gordon Riots left, quote, “a metropolis in flames and a nation in ruins”.   Before I develop this theme about the spectacle of the Gordon Riots, and I must say, I am a literature professor primarily rather than a historian, so any historians in the audience may want to fire a deadly fact at me, I will outline briefly what happened during the second to ninth of June 1780.     The political background to the riots goes back a couple of years, when the Government introduced what was called the Catholic Relief Act. This new law only granted modest new rights to Catholics, primarily to do with education and owning a certain amount of property. They were still of course excluded from holding public office, a situation which did not change until 1829. But this new measure, which was partly designed to get more Catholics into the Army to fight against America – these riots take place in the middle of an unpopular war against America, the War of Independence, as we sometimes know it.     This was enough to provoke some fierce opposition from militant Protestants. The newly formed Protestant Association successfully manag


In 1797 what occurred at The Nore and Spithead?

The Naval Mutinies at Spithead and the Nore | Socialist Appeal The Naval Mutinies at Spithead and the Nore Tweet The State can ultimately be reduced to bodies of armed men. These bodies of armed men are used by the ruling class either to maintain its power against what it sees as internal enemies, to defend itself against foreign aggression, or in support of its own aggressive action against foreign nations. Since its power lies in its ability to threaten or actually to use force, the ruling class regards anything that jeopardises the effectiveness of the State apparatus with the utmost seriousness. This explains why mutinies in the armed forces are of such concern to them. In April and May of 1797 the British ruling class was horrified when two naval mutinies broke out; the first was at Spithead, close to Portsmouth; the second at the Nore which marks the seaward approach to the Thames Estuary. These occurred in some of the Royal Navy's most powerful fighting ships and in the middle of a desperate war against the French. The first mutiny was characterised by rigid discipline, a respect for good officers and utter loyalty to the King on the part of the mutineers. The second was more complicated. Ostensibly these mutinies were about concrete grievances concerning pay and living conditions at sea. The pay of sailors had not increased since 1653 while prices had risen dramatically. Pay was frequently in arrears and sometimes withheld for years as a deterrent to desertion. It grated that army pay had been significantly improved in 1795 while that of naval ratings was apparently forgotten. Sick and wounded men received no pay at all. Another issue was that of leave to go ashore. The bigger fighting ships spent much of their time engaged in tedious but demanding duties blockading French naval ports. Even when they returned to port, the crew was usually not allowed a run ashore, again for fear of desertion. Other sources of discontent included the poor quality of the provisions and bullying and arbitrary punishments, usually imposed by noncommissioned and petty officers. In wartime, the Royal Navy was always short of men. It received some volunteers but never enough. The pressgang swept up sizeable numbers of enforced recruits and was normally only interested in those who had at least some experience of ships and the sea. There were not enough such men. Because of serious under-manning, the Quota Acts were passed in 1795 and 1796. These required counties and boroughs to supply a specified number of men for naval service. Many were found among men awaiting trial or sentencing or incarcerated in debtors' prisons. Those liable to be hanged or transported often preferred to take their chance at sea. Their presence in the crowded confines of a fighting ship often harmed morale as they found it hard to fit into the live-and-let-live style necessary for shipboard life. Also swept into the Royal Navy was a sprinkling of political dissidents who found fertile ground for their ideas among their more disenchanted shipmates. While some of these men were natural leaders, the naval authorities saw them only as potential trouble-makers, described disparagingly as 'sea-lawyers'. At this time ordinary people had no effective way of obtaining redress for their grievances about wages, rising prices, the stinginess of the Poor Law, the corruption in political and public life and all the other issues which concerned them. Inevitably by impressing into naval service thousands of working men, forcibly plucked from family, friends and all that was familiar, the government was creating potential trouble. Sporadic mutinies had occurred in the Royal Navy over the previous century but they were usually the last desperate measure of a crew pushed beyond breaking point by bullying officers or failure to receive some or all of their pay. In the case of the naval mutinies, however, those caught up by the pressgang had inevitably been influenced not only by their own everyday concerns but also by the recent revolutionary events in France. These had demonstrat


Which economic law says ‘Bad money drives out good’?

Gresham's law | economics | Britannica.com See Article History Gresham’s law, observation in economics that “bad money drives out good.” More exactly, if coins containing metal of different value have the same value as legal tender, the coins composed of the cheaper metal will be used for payment, while those made of more expensive metal will be hoarded or exported and thus tend to disappear from circulation. Sir Thomas Gresham , financial agent of Queen Elizabeth I , was not the first to recognize this monetary principle, but his elucidation of it in 1558 prompted the economist H.D. Macleod to suggest the term Gresham’s law in the 19th century. Money functions in ways other than as a domestic medium of exchange ; it also may be used for foreign exchange, as a commodity, or as a store of value. If a particular kind of money is worth more in one of these other functions, it will be used in foreign exchange or will be hoarded rather than used for domestic transactions. For example, during the period from 1792 to 1834 the United States maintained an exchange ratio between silver and gold of 15:1, while ratios in Europe ranged from 15.5:1 to 16.06:1. This made it profitable for owners of gold to sell their gold in the European market and take their silver to the United States mint . The effect was that gold was withdrawn from domestic American circulation; the “inferior” money had driven it out. Learn More in these related articles:


Melbourne, Australia stands on which river?

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What is the appropriate gift for a 15 Wedding Anniversary?

15th Wedding Anniversary Crystal   15th Wedding Anniversary Crystal is the primary material for the fifteenth anniversary with glass as the modern material and watches as the alternate modern choice. Plenty of great options for gift giving! Beautiful         crystal jewelry, crystal flowers, or a figurine would make a nice gift. The crystal anniversary is also a great opportunity to invest in a feature piece of decorative crystal or art glass for your home. Glass also provides a very wide range for gifts including jewelry, wine, personalized keepsake gifts, vases, tableware, mood lighting, and so many more unique possibilities. Ruby, Alexandrite, and Rhodolite garnet are the alternate modern jewelry materials for the 15th anniversary.


Which deceased comedian’s real name was Maurice Cole?

Famous Scousers' REAL names revealed: Declan MacManus, Maurice Cole and Frederick Fowell - Liverpool Echo Famous Scousers' REAL names revealed: Declan MacManus, Maurice Cole and Frederick Fowell The ECHO reveals the famous Liverpudlians who have changed their names  Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Declan MacManus, Maurice Cole and Frederick Fowell may not sound familiar, but these are the birth names of three Liverpool celebrities. Here, the ECHO reveals eight famous Scousers who have changed their names - and some of the reasons may surprise you. Cilla Black = Priscilla Maria Veronica White Cilla Black Priscilla Maria Veronica White began her career as a cloakroom attendant at Liverpool’s Cavern Club, and quickly rose to stardom, known locally as “Swinging Cilla”. She was mistakenly referred to as Cilla Black in an article in the music newspaper Mersey Beat - a name she liked so much she chose to keep it as her stage name. Elvis Costello = Declan Patrick MacManus Elvis Costello In Conversation with Mark Billingham at The Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool (Photo: David Munn) Costello was born Declan Patrick MacManus and performed under the stage name D.P.Costello as a tribute to his father, a jazz trumpeter who went by the name of Day Costello. His manager later suggested a name change, combining Elvis Presley’s first name and Costello, his father’s stage name. Kenny Everett = Maurice James Christopher Cole Kenny Everett Comedian, radio DJ and TV entertainer Kenny Everett was born in Seaforth as Maurice James Christopher Cole. To avoid legal problems while working at pirate radio station Radio London, he was advised to change his name. The name Everett came from his childhood hero, American film star Edward Everett Horton. Ringo Starr = Richard Starkey Ringo Starr (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) The Beatles singer was born Richard Starkey and adopted his stage name after joining the group Al Caldwell’s Texans at the age of 19. The name was partly influenced by the rings he wore and also because it implied a country and western influence. Starr, a shortened version of his last name, stuck after he began billing his drum solos as “Starr Time”. Billy Fury = Ronald Wycherley Billy Fury British pop singer 1967 The legendary singer was born on Smithdown Road as Ronald Wycherley. At the age of 18, his manager Larry Parnes said that no one called Ronald Wycherley would become a rock star. Parnes renamed him Billy after band leader Billy Cotton, and Fury to compensate for his shyness. Les Dennis = Leslie Heseltine Les Dennis in Jigsy at Royal Court Liverpool (Photo: Steve Ullathorne) The TV presenter, actor and comedian was born in Garston under the name Leslie Heseltine. The young comedian had his first gig at Norris Green Social Club at the age of 17. His name was written as Les Dennis on the board because “Lesley Heseltine” was deemed a waste of chalk. Though his bank details are in the name of Les Dennis, his passport still says Leslie Heseltine. Michael Holliday = Norman Alexander Milne Singer Michael Holliday poses wearing check shirt in November 1957 Kirkdale-born Norman Alexander Milne took his mother’s maiden name as his stage name after leaving the Merchant Navy. His fake name Holliday was said to go with his fake American singing and speaking voice. He was famous in the 1950s and 60s. Frankie Vaughan = Frankie Abelson Singer Frankie Vaughan with Marilyn Monroe pictured at her 20th Centruy Fox Cocktail Party 20 April 1960 The pop easylistening singer was born on Devon Street in Liverpool as Frankie Abelson. His grandmother, a Russian Jew, used to tell him he was her ‘number one’ grandson - but with her pronunciation of ‘one’ sounding like ‘Vaughan’ Frankie adopted this as his stage name. Like us on Facebook


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Which common bird is also called the dunnock?

British Garden Birds - Dunnock Dunnock Wing Span: 19-21 cm  (7-8") Weight: 16-25 g  (½-1 oz)   Breeding Pairs: 2 000 000 Present: All Year Description At first glance the Dunnock, also known as Hedge Sparrow or Hedge Accentor, looks like a dull sleek sparrow. On    closer inspection it is quite attractive with its blue-grey head and breast,    light and dark brown streaky back, brown streaked flanks and pink legs. The black bill is finer than that of a sparrow, because it feeds mainly on insects and not seed. The sexes are very alike, though the female is a little drabber. Juveniles lack the grey on head and chest, instead they have brown streaks. Another Juvenile The Dunnock seems nervous and agitated, constantly flicking its tail and wings. They are the only Accentor to live in lowland areas, all others live in upland and mountainous regions. The Dunnock's song is a pleasant surprise also; an unhurried sweet warble   which can be confused with the Wren or Robin , but lacks the Wren's intensity and the   Robin's sweetness. The main call is shrill, persistent "tseep", which often betrays its   otherwise inconspicuous presence. Feeding The Dunnock is predominantly a ground feeder and feeds on insects, such as beetles and ants, and spiders, which it gleans from leaf litter, among plant roots, etc. In the autumn and winter they will eat seeds and berries. Occasionally, especially in the winter months, Dunnocks have taken small seeds, such as peanut granules, and suet off or around the ground feeder table. The Robin and Dunnock have similar diets. Consequently, in the winter when food is in short supply and Robins are defending their feeding territories, the Robin often chases the Dunnock away. The nest is built by the female in dense shrubs and hedges. The cup-shaped nest is    lined with moss and hair, and built from twigs and moss. Dunnock nests are often parasitized by Cuckoos . The female lays and incubates bright blue, smooth and glossy eggs that are   about 19 mm by 14 mm. Both adults feed the newly-hatched young, but are often   assisted by other male birds. The Dunnock's sex life is remarkable; few are monogamous and most are either   polyandrous (females have more than one male mate) or polygynous (males have   more than one female mate). Breeding Data Conservation The Dunnock is on the Amber    List of birds of medium conservation concern because after a serious    decline in numbers during the 1980's, indications are that the population    is recovering, but may be struggling in its "natural habitat" owing to    changes in woodland management practices. My Garden The chart shows that there is usually    only one or two Dunnocks present in the garden for much of the time. Towards the end of the winter there can be up to four Dunnocks, though    only a couple of them visit the garden at once. This corresponds with the    time of year that they establish their complex mating systems. At the beginning of July 1998, four Dunnocks visited. These could have    been adult birds with one or more young, but it's difficult to tell them    apart. A fortnight later an impressive group of 14 birds visited, could    this have been a crèche, or the result of infidelity? In the winter of 2003/4, a Dunnock visiting our garden had knobbly warts, or papillomas, growing on its claws. This is caused by a virus, which is more common in finches, and though most birds recover it can cause lameness.


What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic Facts on Largest Cities, Populations, Symbols - Worldatlas.com Ethnicity: Mixed 73%, White 16%, Black 11% GDP total: $98.74 billion (2012 est) GDP per capita: $9,600 (2012 est) Land Sizes Language: Spanish (official) Largest Cities: (by population) Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris, San Francisco de Macoris, San Cristobal, Puerto Plata, La Vega Name: Dominican Republic is derived from Santo Domingo, the capital city, which was named for Spanish Saint Domingo de Guzmán, the founder of the Dominican Order. National Day: February 27th


What word can precede ‘beer’, ‘bread’, and ‘nut’ to make well-known terms?

The Food Timeline--famous people & favorite foods What was the favorite food of a famous person? Excellent question with no simple answer. Biographers generally omit food-related information unless the person loved to eat, was a professional cook, cultivated exceptional gardens, or hosted fancy dinners. Alexandre Dumas' last book was a cook book. Monet was well known for his culinary prowess. John Muir was a tea afficianado. Louis XIV was celebrated for his splendid tables. Leonardo Da Vinci & Benjamin Franklin were a vegetarians. Anne Frank was genuinely grateful for all food delivered to her family's sequestered attic apartment. Keep in mind, what famous people eat in public settings (White House galas) may not reflect personal tastes. Public meals are dictated by decorum. Favorite foods are often the ones enjoyed in childhood. Sometimes this information is recoverable; other times not. These are the sources we use to research favorite foods of famous people: 1. Biographies, autobiographies, period history books ...check index for food, dinners, banquets, anniversaries, childhood (often the foods people love most were introduced by family), home life, health (allergies?). If the book does not have an index, check for an online copy. Use your browser's "find" tool to identify food references. Be creative with keywords. 2. Historic museums/libraries/birthplaces ...history experts working at famous people's homes (Jefferson's Monticello; Elvis' Graceland) sometimes offer online notes, historic food recreations, family archives for scholarly research. If the information is not online, contact the organization. Be specific about your request. 3. Reserarch databases (historic newspapers, magazines, JSTOR) ...Teddy Roosevelt's family Christmas menus, Lindbergh celebration banquet bills of fare, etc. were found here. 4. Creative works generated by the famous person ...books, art, plays, poems, music, etc. sometimes provide personal insights to favorite foods. Think: Vermeer's Still life fruits, Dinesen's Babette's Feast & Dicken's A Christmas Carol. 5. Period foods representing the person's social class and economic status ...Cleopatra dined like a pharaoh, Shakespeare dined in 16th century opulence, Harriet Beecher Stowe's sister Catherine wrote a cookbook reflecting family values. Biographers chronicle Mr. Hamilton's career from his socially-challenged origins in St. Croix to his coveted Secretary of the Treasury position in Washington DC. We know what he could have consumed. We don't know what he personally favored. High ranking public personae live in a larger arena where political correctness comes first. Early cuilniary exposure "Rachel [Alexander Hamilton's mother] took a two story house on 34 Company Street [St. Croix], fast by the Anglican church and school. Adhering to a common town pattern, she lived with her two boys in the wooden upper floor, which probably jutted over the street, while turning the lower stone floor into a shop selling foodstuffs to planters--salted fish, beef, pork, apples, butter, rice, and flour. It was uncommon in those days for a woman to be a shopkeeper...In her enclosed yard, Rachel kept a goat, probably to provide milk for her boys..." ---Alexander Hamilton, Ron Chernow [Penguin Press:New York] 2004 (p. 22-23) "There is no reason to suppose Alex, as he was then called, was sent to school. He was needed at home...Rachel had been set up...in a little store that was...part of the family residence...there were two warehouses in the yard where an eager small boy could keep track of stock--salt pork, salted fish, butter, flour, rice..." ---The Young Hamilton: A Biography, James Thomas Flexner [Little, Brown and Company:Boston] 1978 (p. 29) At dinner with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison "As soon as they saw that the salads had been disposed of, two servants were quick to bring in helpings of the first course that had been kept warming just outside the door. In keeping with the Monticello custom, there were two main courses. The first was a capon stuffed with Virginia ham and chestnu


What herb, mentioned by Ophelia in ‘Hamlet’, is often used to flavour roast lamb?

Rosemary — The FoodPath NZ Rosemary - one for remembering November 15, 2015 Rosemary flourishing, in gorgeous purple flower, in the New Zealand spring, inspired us to look at this interesting herb a little more closely.   Not to mention the classic aromatic combination of rosemary and slow cooked spring lamb filling the kitchen.  Followed by a simple sweet treat using this classic herb - more on that soon. Mediterranean sea dew Rosemary is a Mediterranean native.  It is these Mediterranean roots which see rosemary traditionally paired with grilled meats.  It is a great combination, with rosemary’s penetrating freshness working well to balance out the fattier gamier profile of grilled meats. With its eucalyptus notes, its membership of the mint family will not surprise.  We have read its name - ros, for dew, and marinus, for sea - links to the wild and rocky Mediterranean coastline where it grows wild, unirrigated, surviving on moisture given off by the sea.  And another curious fact - the oil content of Mediterranean mint family herbs (like rosemary) will be higher on the side of the plant facing the sun.  And so, with that, differences in flavour.   A favourite for the bees There are many rosemary varieties, and it enjoys tough growing conditions, poor dry soils and hot sun - which help concentrate its flavour and aroma.  Most commonly you see the upright types, like tuscan blue.  Trailing varieties are attractive, but they are not so flavoursome in cooking. There is an abundance of flowering rosemary in our gardens and in the streets all around us right now.  One thing we especially noticed, as we started looking more closely, is that bees find their blue flowers irresistible.  And for more on bees and how that rosemary nectar is turned into honey, click here . For baldness, for strong women, for marriage, and for remembrance Research records rosemary as the most widely known herb in the history of folklore and medicine.  So there are many intriguing associations of rosemary…  Some of you may be interested to know of its role in “curing” baldness - we have read its oils stimulate the hair glands.   We have also found reference to an historical saying:  “where rosemary flourishes, the lady rules”.  But men, be warned, legend has it that damaging or destroying your rosemary will not provide relief from a lady’s rule. It has a strong association with love, often somewhere in the bridal flowers.  Indeed, these nuptial associations are longstanding.  Rosemary is perhaps most famously recorded as adorning the hair of Anne of Cleves upon her marriage to Henry VIII. But the best association for rosemary, we think, is as the herb which is sacred to remembrance.  To take the words of Ophelia, in Hamlet:  “There’s rosemary for you, that’s for remembrance!  Pray you, love, remember.”   So perhaps all those sitting exams (some about now, perhaps) might need to put a wee sprig of rosemary in your pocket, and study with a vase of fresh rosemary alongside.  (Think here of the Greek scholars, with a garland of rosemary about their heads.)  Not to mention fueling up the night before on a lamb salad, slow cooked with rosemary ( click here ), or with rosemary roast potatoes.  And, if you have plentiful rosemary to hand in the garden, don’t forget to throw some sprigs on the barbecue or an outdoor fire, to scent the smoke.  And now for our rosemary idea.  While rosemary is so often used as a flavour in savoury dishes, don’t forget that its minty and floral notes also lend well to sweets.  For our sweet rosemary petit four idea, click here . Summary Block


What is the Italian for ‘None shall sleep’?

"None Shall Sleep" for the Mongol princess - Nessun Dorma, Puccini | Readish Course 805 "None Shall Sleep" for the Mongol princess - Nessun Dorma, Puccini     Overview Nessun Dorma is one of the best-loved tenor aria from Turandot - an Italian opera based on a French translation of a Persian story about a Mongolian princess in China. Composed by Giacomo Puccini (who died before completing the opera), Nessun Dorma is most famously sung by Pavarotti, several major tenors, and many talent show contestants. In the opera it is sung by Calaf, a prince in a deathly game to woo the cold-hearted Turandot, princess of China. Learning objectives Who have performed Nessun Dorma? Can I hear them? What is the background, context, and influence of the song? What is the lyrics and translation? How do I pronounce the Italian lyrics? Oh you mean I can sing along with karaoke as well? From which opera and composer did the song came from? What is the opera Turandot?   Dishes The king of opera singing the "king" of aria for tenor. Pavarotti "nessun dorma" live in Paris We all love the unexpected opera hero. Check out Paul's new greatest hits album, just released. http://smarturl.it/PaulPottsGreatestCD Paul on twitter: https://twitter.com/paulpottsmusic myredroom... Dish 3 : Nessun dorma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | en.wikipedia.org "Nessun Dorma," or "None Shall Sleep" is one of the most popular tenor arias. It came from the final act of Turandot, a Puccini opera. See bookmark of Wikipedia's entry about the opera Turandot below. "Nessun dorma" (English: "None shall sleep")[1] is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot,[2] and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto (the unknown prince), who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot. However, any man who wishes to wed Turandot must first answer her three riddles; if he fails, he will be beheaded. Chop 6 : Turandot on the Forbidden City of Beijing (1998). Giacomo Puccini's Opera on the original site | youtube.com 1:53 hours. The international collaboration in China. The story about a cold princess of China finally got its chance to be performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. « Turandot » on the Forbidden City of Beijing (1998). Giacomo Puccini's Opera on the original site. Singers : Giovanna Casolla, Sergeij Larin, Barbara Fritto... Chop 7 : The Imperial Palace-Gate Of Celestial Purity | 360cities.net Interactive panoramic view of Beijing's Forbidden City, the stage for the above production of Turandot. 360° panoramic photography by jacky cheng. Visit us to see more amazing panoramas from Beijing and thousands of other places in the world.