Black Rock City is a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. It is 2-3 hours drive north of Reno.
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Monday, 20 April 2020
Sechselaeuten
Sechselaeuten is a Swiss festival to signify the beginning of Spring. It is a German word which literally means the "six o'clock ringing of the bells".
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Where is Aylesbury? Why is it Newsworthy?
Aylesbury is a town in Buckinghamshire.
It was the town where David Bowie debuted Ziggy Stardust.
Its name literally means "church town", with Ayles derived from Welsh eglwys (from Latin ecclesia).
Friday, 3 January 2020
What is an h-index?
An h-index is an author's influence rating in academia. It is based on an author's citation impact. Head of Research at the ECB, Isabel Schnabel, has an h-index of 24.
Thursday, 2 January 2020
Who is "Leonessa D'Italia"? What is the Charlemagne Connection?
"Leonessa d'Italia" means "lioness of Italy" and is the nickname of Brescia, a city and "comune" in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
Its name in Roman times was Brixia and Roman buildings can be seen in its old town. Brescia has a picturesque piazza known as Piazza della Loggia (the first stone of the associated palazzo, Palazzo della Loggia, was laid in 1492, intended to symbolise good governance to the populace).
Now for the Charlemagne connection.
A former monastery called San Salvatore, where Desiderata (whose name in Latin means "things desired"), wife of Charlemagne (King of the Franks, later King of the Lombards, who gave his name to the Carolingian Empire), is reputed to have spent her exile, has now been turned into a museum,
San Salvatore became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
Its name in Roman times was Brixia and Roman buildings can be seen in its old town. Brescia has a picturesque piazza known as Piazza della Loggia (the first stone of the associated palazzo, Palazzo della Loggia, was laid in 1492, intended to symbolise good governance to the populace).
Now for the Charlemagne connection.
A former monastery called San Salvatore, where Desiderata (whose name in Latin means "things desired"), wife of Charlemagne (King of the Franks, later King of the Lombards, who gave his name to the Carolingian Empire), is reputed to have spent her exile, has now been turned into a museum,
San Salvatore became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
Saturday, 28 December 2019
In Search of "Leningrad State University"
The university now known as "Saint Petersburg State University" was known in the Soviet period as "Leningrad State University" from 1924-91. Leningrad was the former name of Saint Petersburg.
Sunday, 10 November 2019
Law and Poetry Intertwined
Sir John Davies (SJ) was both an Elizabethan lawyer and poet.
His poetry brought him into contact with Good Queen Bess (Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I, born in Greenwich) whose reign became known as the Elizabethan Era.
His poetry brought him into contact with Good Queen Bess (Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I, born in Greenwich) whose reign became known as the Elizabethan Era.
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