Thursday, January 27, 2005
Friday, January 21, 2005
PopupTest - test your popup blocker software and download software
PopupTest - test your popup blocker software and download software:
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free downloads of blockers here.
"PopupTest.com provides a simple and independent source for popup window testing. Whether you are developing a popup killer software or you are thinking about purchasing one, you can use our sample popups to test the effectiveness of the application. We are providing samples of the most common popup styles, as well as some not so common ones (as indicated)."
free downloads of blockers here.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Dee, Manchester, Necronomicon
Following up the Manchester-Dee connection:
From Chapter 21 - Manchester
"The Collegiate Church, now the Cathedral of Manchester, was founded about 1420 in this already ancient town by Thomas de la Warre, baron and priest, rector or parson of St. Mary's, Manchester, and lord of the manor. The flourishing town of woollen industries, introduced by the Flemings a hundred or more years earlier, demanded a new and more capacious church; and De la Warre, the last of his noble house, determined to provide buildings in which a Warden, priests or Fellows, and choristers, should be continually resident, as well as to found a new church. He gained the consent of his parishioners to the appropriation of estates belonging to the existing rectory, as an income for the college, and supplemented it from his own lands in the district. He also obtained a charter of foundation from Henry V., dated May 9. The college was dissolved by Edward VI. and refounded by Henry VIII.; but by the time of Elizabeth its lands had been plundered, sold or leased, she herself becoming a sharer in the profits of spoliation until there was hardly any clear property left. At the instance of Dean Nowell, an inquiry was instituted, with the result that the college was granted a new charter in 1578, as Christ's College, to consist of a Warden, four Fellows, and two chaplains, with choristers. Nowell and Oliver Carter were two of the first Fellows. The second Warden was Dr. Chadderton, who had been Leicester's chaplain, and was Bishop of Chester. Under him the Catholics were relentlessly persecuted, Manchester prisons were filled, and the famous Marprelate printing press was discovered and seized. Chadderton's promotion to the see of Lincoln in 1595 made an opening for our persistent place-beggar to be disposed of at last.
"Dee arrived in Manchester on Monday afternoon, February 15, 1596, and took up his abode in the college. On the following Saturday he was installed inthe Wardenship, between nine and eleven o'clock, as he tells us...."
and so on with considerable detail and mentions of familiar places like Ardwick, Newton Heath and so on.
Handled much more briefly in Wilkipedia:
"Dee returned to Mortlake after six years to find his library ruined and many of his prized books and instruments stolen. He sought support from Elizabeth, who finally made him warden of Christ's College in Manchester in 1592. However, he was by now widely reviled as an evil magician and could not exert much control over the Fellows, who despised him. He left Manchester in 1605. By that time Elizabeth was dead, and James I, unsympathetic to anything related to the supernatural, provided no help. Dee spent his final years in poverty at Mortlake, where he died in late 1608 or early 1609. "
John Aubreyb (in BRIEF LIVES?) describes Dee in his later years thus: "a beaten old man with 'a long beard as white as milke, tall and slender, who wore a gowne with hanging sleves' . He earned a pittance telling fortunes and even sold his beloved books, one by one, in order to eat."
And believe it or not (I'm not saying), the Necronomicon makes an exntrance: Necronomicon FAQ: "The Necronomicon appears to have had a marked influence on Kelly; the character of his scrying changed, and he produced an extraordinary communication which struck horror into the Dee household; Crowley interpeted it as the abortive first attempt of an extra-human entity to communicate the Thelemic 'Book of the Law'. Kelly left Dee shortly afterwards. Dee translated the Necronomicon into English while warden of Christ's College, Manchester, but contrary to Lovecraft, this translation was never printed - the manuscript passed into the collection of the great collector Elias Ashmole, and hence to the Bodleian Library in Oxford."
From Chapter 21 - Manchester
"The Collegiate Church, now the Cathedral of Manchester, was founded about 1420 in this already ancient town by Thomas de la Warre, baron and priest, rector or parson of St. Mary's, Manchester, and lord of the manor. The flourishing town of woollen industries, introduced by the Flemings a hundred or more years earlier, demanded a new and more capacious church; and De la Warre, the last of his noble house, determined to provide buildings in which a Warden, priests or Fellows, and choristers, should be continually resident, as well as to found a new church. He gained the consent of his parishioners to the appropriation of estates belonging to the existing rectory, as an income for the college, and supplemented it from his own lands in the district. He also obtained a charter of foundation from Henry V., dated May 9. The college was dissolved by Edward VI. and refounded by Henry VIII.; but by the time of Elizabeth its lands had been plundered, sold or leased, she herself becoming a sharer in the profits of spoliation until there was hardly any clear property left. At the instance of Dean Nowell, an inquiry was instituted, with the result that the college was granted a new charter in 1578, as Christ's College, to consist of a Warden, four Fellows, and two chaplains, with choristers. Nowell and Oliver Carter were two of the first Fellows. The second Warden was Dr. Chadderton, who had been Leicester's chaplain, and was Bishop of Chester. Under him the Catholics were relentlessly persecuted, Manchester prisons were filled, and the famous Marprelate printing press was discovered and seized. Chadderton's promotion to the see of Lincoln in 1595 made an opening for our persistent place-beggar to be disposed of at last.
"Dee arrived in Manchester on Monday afternoon, February 15, 1596, and took up his abode in the college. On the following Saturday he was installed inthe Wardenship, between nine and eleven o'clock, as he tells us...."
and so on with considerable detail and mentions of familiar places like Ardwick, Newton Heath and so on.
Handled much more briefly in Wilkipedia:
"Dee returned to Mortlake after six years to find his library ruined and many of his prized books and instruments stolen. He sought support from Elizabeth, who finally made him warden of Christ's College in Manchester in 1592. However, he was by now widely reviled as an evil magician and could not exert much control over the Fellows, who despised him. He left Manchester in 1605. By that time Elizabeth was dead, and James I, unsympathetic to anything related to the supernatural, provided no help. Dee spent his final years in poverty at Mortlake, where he died in late 1608 or early 1609. "
John Aubreyb (in BRIEF LIVES?) describes Dee in his later years thus: "a beaten old man with 'a long beard as white as milke, tall and slender, who wore a gowne with hanging sleves' . He earned a pittance telling fortunes and even sold his beloved books, one by one, in order to eat."
And believe it or not (I'm not saying), the Necronomicon makes an exntrance: Necronomicon FAQ: "The Necronomicon appears to have had a marked influence on Kelly; the character of his scrying changed, and he produced an extraordinary communication which struck horror into the Dee household; Crowley interpeted it as the abortive first attempt of an extra-human entity to communicate the Thelemic 'Book of the Law'. Kelly left Dee shortly afterwards. Dee translated the Necronomicon into English while warden of Christ's College, Manchester, but contrary to Lovecraft, this translation was never printed - the manuscript passed into the collection of the great collector Elias Ashmole, and hence to the Bodleian Library in Oxford."
Search Results
British Museum - Joh Dee
Found this almost by chance - a spirit led me to be honest - I recalled looking at Dee's mirror years ago, amazed that such a thing should be on display! Anyway, the info here lets on the interesting fact that Dee was a Warden of Christ's College, Manchester in the 16th century. Est 1824 indeed: I will have to investigate further.
Found this almost by chance - a spirit led me to be honest - I recalled looking at Dee's mirror years ago, amazed that such a thing should be on display! Anyway, the info here lets on the interesting fact that Dee was a Warden of Christ's College, Manchester in the 16th century. Est 1824 indeed: I will have to investigate further.
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Terra Galleria photography: travel, landscape, and nature pictures
Terra Galleria photography: travel, landscape, and nature pictures one thing I enjoyed is the opportunity to look through pictures of places I (may have) visited in the past. Plenty gorgeous pix here.
Sunday, January 16, 2005
BBC - Radio 3 London Jazz Festival - Jan Garbarek
BBC - Radio 3 London Jazz Festival - Jan Garbarek two hour concert of gorgeous music - very little noodling!
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Telegraph | Connected | Bootcamp 353: Cloning for beginners, part two
| Connected | Bootcamp
Telegraph's equivalent of Guardian Online - since I often use the latter, political balance heh heh says I should point to this. Bootcamp is an archive of computer tips and projects.
Telegraph's equivalent of Guardian Online - since I often use the latter, political balance heh heh says I should point to this. Bootcamp is an archive of computer tips and projects.
Monday, January 10, 2005
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Friday, January 07, 2005
April Winchell: Multimedia
April Winchell: Multimedia This offers a wonderful collection of bizarre music. Highly recommended covers of "Stairways to Heaven", awful coporate music, peple who should have been better advised trying to sing...
The homepages are pretty cool too.
The homepages are pretty cool too.
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Brian E Hodges' Health Career Model Course Notes: (c) 2000 All rights reserved world wide
Brian E Hodges' Health Career Model Course Notes: (c) 2000 All rights reserved world wide & ISS Despite the title, there are excellent links here to resources on visualisation.
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Welcome to The Internet Archive Wayback Machine
Welcome to The Internet Archive Wayback Machine
This is not just fun - it can be a reesarch tool. For instance, you can look at historic versions of government websites, to get older policy formulations, etc. Try looking back at UK Foresight.
This is not just fun - it can be a reesarch tool. For instance, you can look at historic versions of government websites, to get older policy formulations, etc. Try looking back at UK Foresight.
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