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Post by neilmcgowan on Jul 25, 2013 7:43:45 GMT -5
(Steve Bell, in The Guardian today)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2013 7:59:41 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 2:20:49 GMT -5
Good morning to you all! To all those who survived Götterdämmerung[/i] last night, what a twilight of the gods it turned out to be! Congratulations to all! ' The Times' leads this week with some editorial comment on monarchy's merits. The Republican form of Government is the highest form of government,” insisted Herbert Spencer, the Victorian philosopher, “but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature — a type nowhere at present existing.” Were a modern democracy devising from scratch a method of government, it would probably not specify as an ideal an hereditary head of state whose people are “subjects”. Good government, however, is what works in practice rather than in grand designs. The royal birth may provoke curmudgeons but is an opportunity to consider the virtues of constitutional monarchy. When Prince George ascends the throne, Britain, the Commonwealth and the rest of the world will all be very different places. Yet if humanity is to meet the great challenges of the twenty-first century, we have to do so together. ' The Thunderer' concludes that a head of state who is above politics provides a sense of continuity and tradition. Due to unprecedented demand from around the world, everyone reading ' The Third' is cordially invited to see Queen Elizabeth I & Her People at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) promptly at 19:30 (BST) on Friday 11 October 2013. The exhibition explores the remarkable reign of Queen Elizabeth I through the lives and portraiture of her people. The Elizabethan period spanned over forty years and saw a significant expansion in trade, the creation of new industries, a rise in the middle classes and the development of a remarkable literary culture. These changes were brought about by the achievements of many different individuals, both at court and those working in the cities and towns and this exhibition explores their fascinating personal stories. National Portrait Gallery - Elizabeth I & Her PeopleThe show includes many outstanding paintings of Elizabeth I and her courtiers including explorers, statesmen and soldiers and enchanting portraits of the queen’s female attendants and maids of honour. Visitors will also come face-to-face with lesser-known Elizabethans including butchers, goldsmiths, personal servants, businessmen and women as well as writers and artists. These will be shown alongside artefacts from this period including exquisite jewellery, clothing, books and coins, which give a fascinating glimpse into their way of life. If you cannot wait for the date, how about a portrait instead, Sydney? The Third - Calendar - Elizabeth I & Her People (19:30)National Portrait Gallery - BP Portrait Award 2013I propose some toast: to Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth II and Britannia herself! Three cheers from kleines c and the gang (Monday morning breakfast coffee)!
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Post by Gerard on Jul 29, 2013 3:05:02 GMT -5
So many of the photographs submitted to this forum would make excellent jig-saw pictures. All we need is an enthusiastic woman of business willing to work towards making the concept a reality. Does not "Jig-saws of the Third" have a certain grand cachet?
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Post by ahinton on Jul 29, 2013 5:37:54 GMT -5
So many of the photographs submitted to this forum would make excellent jig-saw pictures. All we need is an enthusiastic woman of business willing to work towards making the concept a reality. Does not "Jig-saws of the Third" have a certain grand cachet? I have less than no idea - but why a "woman" in particular?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 6:06:42 GMT -5
Good afternoon to you all! I trust that you are all enjoying the summer, or if you happen to live in the southern hemisphere, the winter. If I may nevertheless address your final question directly, ahinton: 'So many of the photographs submitted to this forum would make excellent jig-saw pictures. All we need is an enthusiastic woman of business willing to work towards making the concept a reality. Does not "Jig-saws of the Third" have a certain grand cachet?' " ... I have less than no idea - but why a "woman" in particular?" Her Majesty the Queen loves doing jigsaws. Do you, ahinton, or indeed, anyone reading ' The Third' today? Writing in ' The Daily Telegraph', Laura Roberts reported more than three years ago that the Queen's love of jigsaw puzzles was on display at Sandringham: personal trinkets belonging to the royal family, including a custom-made jigsaw puzzle owned by the Queen, are on public display for the first time.The 2010 exhibition offered an insight into the private life of the royal family at Sandringham estate in West Norfolk. A complicated 400-piece jigsaw puzzle, a collage which includes the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Princes William and Harry and the Duke of Edinburgh, was among other previously unseen personal items on display. The jigsaw puzzle was sent to the Queen, for whom puzzles are a favourite past time, in 1993 as a gift from a specialist jigsaw puzzle maker in London. The box is left plain because the Queen is understood to find that having a picture to follow makes the task too easy. Romantic gifts of jewelry from her predecessors are also on show. When Queen Alexandra (then the Princess of Wales) gave a pair of studs and a tie pin to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), on the anniversary of their engagement in 1896 she wrote: "Wear these for luck on St Leger Day!" Before a campaign, Napoleon, too, used to ask his generals, " Vous avez de la chance?"
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Post by ahinton on Jul 29, 2013 7:22:23 GMT -5
Good afternoon to you all! I trust that you are all enjoying the summer, or if you happen to live in the southern hemisphere, the winter. If I may nevertheless address your final question directly, ahinton: " ... I have less than no idea - but why a "woman" in particular?" Her Majesty the Queen loves doing jigsaws. Do you, ahinton, or indeed, anyone reading ' The Third' today? Writing in ' The Daily Telegraph', Laura Roberts reported more than three years ago that the Queen's love of jigsaw puzzles was on display at Sandringham: personal trinkets belonging to the royal family, including a custom-made jigsaw puzzle owned by the Queen, are on public display for the first time.The 2010 exhibition offered an insight into the private life of the royal family at Sandringham estate in West Norfolk. A complicated 400-piece jigsaw puzzle, a collage which includes the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Princes William and Harry and the Duke of Edinburgh, was among other previously unseen personal items on display. The jigsaw puzzle was sent to the Queen, for whom puzzles are a favourite past time, in 1993 as a gift from a specialist jigsaw puzzle maker in London. The box is left plain because the Queen is understood to find that having a picture to follow makes the task too easy. Romantic gifts of jewelry from her predecessors are also on show. When Queen Alexandra (then the Princess of Wales) gave a pair of studs and a tie pin to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), on the anniversary of their engagement in 1896 she wrote: "Wear these for luck on St Leger Day!" Before a campaign, Napoleon, too, used to ask his generals, " Vous avez de la chance?" I do not see tht the above specifically answers my question, but then it was Gerard's, rather than yours, to answer, if you'll pardon my saying so.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 7:41:39 GMT -5
There is no pardon for you today, ahinton, as you have completely failed to address my question to you!
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Post by ahinton on Jul 29, 2013 8:10:47 GMT -5
There is no pardon for you today, ahinton, as you have completely failed to address my question to you! Then I will go without - but what question was that in any case?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 8:23:13 GMT -5
Her Majesty the Queen loves doing jigsaws. Do you, ahinton, or indeed, anyone reading ' The Third' today? The Third - Jigsaws for 'The Third'Furthermore, what do you all make of this particular portrait? National Portrait Gallery - Catherine, Duchess of CambridgeCATHERINE Middleton, now officially The Duchess of Cambridge, is the wife of Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge. Kate was born on January 9, 1982, in Reading. She is the eldest of three children and has a brother, James, and a sister, Pippa. Her mother was a flight attendant and her father a flight despatcher, though now they co-own Party Pieces, a mail-order company that sells party supplies. From May 1984 to September 1986, the family was based in Amman, Jordan, where her parents were working for British Airways. They then moved to Berkshire, where Middleton attended St Andrew's School. After a brief time at Downe House, she continued her studies at a co-educational boarding school in Wiltshire, Marlborough College. Following school, Kate furthered her education at the University of St Andrews, where she studied History of Art. It was there that she met Prince William. Kate reportedly first caught the Prince's eye when she walked in a university charity fashion show in 2002, wearing a Charlotte Todd sheer skirt as a dress. The item, which cost £30 to make, was later sold for £78,000 at an auction in March 2011. In June 2005, Middleton graduated with a 2:1, before joining high street chain Jigsaw as an accessories buyer. Until January 2011, she worked part-time as a catalogue photographer and marketing officer for her parent's company, Party Pieces. She got engaged to Prince William in October 2010 during a holiday to Kenya. She was given Diana, The Princess of Wales' engagement ring. Clarence House made the news public on November 16 2010. The couple married on April 29 2011 in Westminster Abbey. The bride wore an Alexander McQueen gown designed by the label's creative director Sarah Burton - a detail that was kept secret until the day of the wedding due to Catherine's wish that the gown would be a surprise for her husband. The day was declared a bank holiday in Great Britain and 300 million people watched the ceremony on television. The pair then left for the Seychelles, where they spent their honeymoon. Following the wedding, Kate was given a new title, Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge, while her husband Prince William became His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge. On December 3 2012, St James' Palace announced the Duchess was expecting her first child. On July 22 2013, she gave birth to a baby boy, who was born weighing eight pounds and six ounces. The Duke released a statement to say that he "couldn't be happier". Vogue - Duchess of Cambridge
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Post by neilmcgowan on Jul 29, 2013 10:09:16 GMT -5
Serfdom is the condition in which ordinary and decent human beings are held in abject poverty so that their labour can be had for next-to-nothing by royalty and nobility. The root of serfdom lies in ensuring that the serfs don't have their own land. If they had their own land, they might spend their time tilling it and looking after themselves. By denying land to the serfs, the monarchy and nobility ensure there is a continuous supply of landless peasants available to toil for them. However, change is in the air. In Brazil, the Landless Peasant Movement is calling for social change.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 10:23:03 GMT -5
Out of interest, Neil, do you have land?
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Post by ahinton on Jul 29, 2013 10:42:35 GMT -5
Her Majesty the Queen loves doing jigsaws. Do you, ahinton, or indeed, anyone reading ' The Third' today? If that was indeed your question, I apologise for not noticing and answering it, which I will do now by saying that I don't particularly (not that I can imagine what earthly or other connection that might have with the slender possibility of 22nd century British kings) but I cannot comment about anyone else here in that regard.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 10:51:47 GMT -5
I merely thought that you might share a hobby with Queen Elizabeth II and kleines c, ahinton.
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Post by ahinton on Jul 29, 2013 11:07:00 GMT -5
I merely thought that you might share a hobby with Queen Elizabeth II and kleines c, ahinton. Well, you now know that I do not, but I still fail to grasp what that has to do with the future (if any) of the British monarchy in the next century.
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