tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79595755020588418212024-11-06T03:07:47.866+00:00To whom it may concern " Welcome"The prattle of a simple man,living simply.John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-1304772849346857502014-01-23T16:36:00.000+00:002014-01-23T16:37:45.967+00:00Walter Linsley Meegan.
Walter Meegan
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Allan Turing.
1912-1954
Allan Turing -Bletchley Park- (Hut 8)
"The father of computer science."
“It seems probable that once the machine John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-57391565945588770492013-12-17T16:18:00.000+00:002013-12-17T16:18:02.292+00:00
George Orwell
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John Steinbeck. 1902-1968
From " Tortilla flat" to" The Grapes of wrath."
When John
Steinbeck died in 1968, he was one of John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-25271195931272831902013-10-15T15:59:00.000+01:002013-10-15T16:01:11.103+01:00
Amelia Earhart
The First Woman to Fly The Atlantic
"Trailblazers prepare the John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-52304048148367634632013-10-09T14:15:00.000+01:002013-10-09T14:15:08.053+01:00
Amy Johnson
Queen of the air----Amy Johnson C.B.E.
(1903---1941)
&John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-66328088830265339222013-07-06T13:37:00.000+01:002013-10-05T15:36:39.629+01:00 The Filey Coble ( Yorkshire, England.)
"The Filey Coble"
SH 218 The last of its kind fishing off the coast of Filey
The Filey Coble is an open clinker-built type of traditional John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-64233491440248113152013-06-22T15:52:00.000+01:002013-06-22T16:22:00.034+01:00Master Glass Blower
John DitchField
&John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-9273709757260759672013-06-19T22:15:00.002+01:002013-06-19T22:18:39.571+01:00Diana Krall
 John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-43633301336444297622013-03-02T16:10:00.000+00:002013-03-03T16:01:16.046+00:00
The Six Burghers of Calais.
During the hundred years war, there occurred a small incident which men have looked back and wondered at for over four centuries.
&John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-69109871857881151942013-02-10T10:28:00.000+00:002013-02-13T16:33:28.558+00:00Planet Armageddon - Probability, 2050 ?
Unchecked, the combination of global warming and population growth will result in a clear and extreme danger to civilisation.The Planet by 2050 will be unable to achieve a sustainable economy. The question is,do we really care? If we are over 30 we are unlikely to be present, and if we are under 30 we are likely to be more interested in who wins "Britain's got Talent" , "The X John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-54728624142861152392013-01-27T13:50:00.000+00:002013-01-27T13:55:29.355+00:00
Grinling Gibbons 1648 - 1721
This master carver to Charles 11 was renowned in his day - 17th century England - for his exquisite skill and ability in wood carving.
Working in lime wood - a lighter, crisper alternative to oak, Gibbons has never been surpassed and it is said that he was so fine a carver that many of his flowers used to John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-75226777177813820872013-01-07T15:45:00.000+00:002013-01-07T15:47:15.385+00:00
Saving the life of a Humpback Whale
Captured on valentines day 2011 and published in September 2012.
This is an incredible story which should be watched by as many people as possible.
Shot in film on the beautiful Sea ofJohn Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-89049977115301848662012-12-26T16:08:00.001+00:002012-12-29T10:47:16.473+00:00
The Misty Miss Christy
June Christy 1925-1990
Probably one of the best female singers of cool silkyJohn Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-18574178070027353482012-09-10T16:59:00.000+01:002012-09-10T17:01:00.792+01:00Peter Cosslett (Oil Painter)
Born in Cardiff in 1927 Peter Cosslett spent his early life in the Merchant Marines,where he became fascinated by the power and drama of the sea.
After the war he worked as a salesman, but found difficulty in coping after the loss of a leg through cancer. As a challenge he took up painting and despite early setbacks, persisted.
Completely self taught, he learnt John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-59526237126432291352012-08-29T16:57:00.000+01:002012-08-30T10:20:02.487+01:00The Founder of Celebrity
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Born in Devon in 1723,Reynolds was an 18th century English painter.He was an intellectual, and a friend of Dr Johnson and his circle.
Reynolds believed in the art of history painting, but accepted John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-74380485426190382612012-08-04T16:50:00.001+01:002012-08-30T10:21:24.562+01:00Jessica Ennis
One of the problems with having heroes or heroines is that you are constantly searching for excuses for their failings. No such problem with Jessica Ennis. "The Golden Girl".
Jessica Ennis MBE was born in Sheffield on the 28th January 1986.
She is a British track and field athlete and winner of both outdoor and indoor world John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-73125106501992747452012-07-06T16:10:00.000+01:002012-07-06T16:11:37.250+01:00Hans Holbein (The Younger) 1497-1543.
Self Portrait of Hans Holbein
Born 1497 in Augsburg Germany and into a painting family,Holbein became one of the greatest portrait painters of the sixteenth century. After an early career in mainland Europe,and on the recommendation of Erasmus, Holbein came to England, in 1526, where he quickly built up a reputation as a great painter.
With the friendship of SirJohn Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-82081857987158220522012-06-24T17:28:00.000+01:002012-06-24T10:00:07.516+01:00John Barry (predergast) Film music composer of renown.
3 Nov.1933 -- 30 Jan 2011
In a career spanning 50 years, John Barry composed the scores for eleven&John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-15332643044491977372012-06-19T13:41:00.000+01:002012-06-19T08:52:20.581+01:00George Frederick Handel 1685-1759
The German-British musician is regarded by many to be the greatest composer of all time. his many works include The Messiah, The Water Music, The Royal Fireworks and Zadoc the Priest.
http://youtu.be/76RrdwElnTU
Although of German birth,Handel spent most of his life in England,becoming naturalised.The Messiah was produced in Dublin in 1742,and was immediately recognised as one of John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-29714350767783487822012-06-14T16:28:00.000+01:002012-06-14T10:41:05.187+01:00Alexander Borodin composer and chemist 1833-1887
Perhaps better known as a composer, Borodin was in fact one of 19th century Russia's top people in the science of elements and compounds. Born and died in Saint Petersberg, Borodin became a member of "The Five" all composers whose aim was producing original rather than imitative music. In his teens Borodin could speak four languages and could play three instruments.
Borodin's music is full ofJohn Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-55965602108106126822012-06-06T15:00:00.000+01:002012-06-06T12:08:14.567+01:00Polar Bears
Satiated,Polar Bears rarely attack humans unless severely provoked,whereas starving bears are extremely unpredictable and are known to kill, and sometimes eat humans. Due to warming air temperatures,ice-flow breakup is currently occurring three weeks earlier than thirty years ago,reducing dramatically the duration of the Polar bears feeding season.
Polar bears hunt seals from a platform of John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-29293019805669020392012-06-05T16:25:00.000+01:002012-06-05T08:44:18.028+01:00Rene Descartes (pronounced Dacart) 1596-1650
Born 31 march 1596 in central France,Rene Descartes lived to become not only a soldier,but also a brilliant mathematician and philosopher.
As a soldier, Descartes joined the catholic army in 1612 and was present at the battle of White Mountain in 1620 when the Holy Roman Emperor routed the protestants during the thirty year war.He was also present in 1627 at the infamous siege ofJohn Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-11498410180246524342012-05-26T16:52:00.000+01:002012-05-26T08:51:41.049+01:00The Huguenots
"The Edict of Nantes" (1598)
In an effort to end the years of religious wars,Henry 1V of France issued an Edict which granted
Protestants of France(known as Huguenots) substantial rights, in a predominately Catholic nation.
Through the Edict, Henry,in the hope of national unity,offered a path of tolerance and freedom to the
Huguenots.
"The Edict of Fontainbleau." (1685)
John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959575502058841821.post-16310856252778119652012-05-23T15:37:00.000+01:002012-05-23T09:14:40.911+01:00Ralph Vaughan Williams (The most English of Englishmen.)
Though born (12 Oct 1872 ) into the privileged intellectual upper middle class, with family connections to both Josiah Wedgewood and Charles Darwin, and friend of Gustaf Holst,Vaughan Williams never took it for granted,and worked all his life for the democratic ideals.As a private in the medical Corp,he saw action as a stretcher bearer in the Great War.
As an English composer of Symphonies,John Ray Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927358788241059683noreply@blogger.com0