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Now this is interesting, a law still on the books with the original Norman French available to read as well.
It's both readable and unreadable. Here are the words that I either don't know or have some doubts about.
auxint p'ceo
Cõe - court, probably
leinesce
ovt
Baunk
esteiantz - being?
Less than a year after a large discovery of Anglo-Saxon treasure in Britain, another discovery has been making headlines: 52,503 Roman coins from the 3rd century in Britain, meaning the emperor at the time (or the person that wanted to be emperor, and minted coins with his image for this purpose) was Carausius:
Doing a search for Carausius turns up the same story in a number of languages: Portuguese, Dutch, German, French, Finnish.
Read about it here and see some of the images here. Apparently this discovery was made in July by an amateur metal detector who lived on disability pension, but the news was just released today, and this is really an incredible find, three times more than a famous discovery called the Sutton Hoo ship burial from 1939.
The belt on the right is a Latin inscription from Psalm 67, so let's consult the Vulgate to see what it says:
Exsurgat Deus et dissipentur inimici eius et fugiant qui oderunt eum a facie eius.
English: Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face.
Apparently the Latin is misspelled in places.
I like how the article puts it: "not just the quantity, but the dazzling quality of the pieces have left them groping for superlatives." Me too.
From here in Norwegian, but the video has an interview in English.
-Big Ben is not the 100-metre high tower but rather the name of the bell inside the top of the tower
-Was probably named after Sir Benjamin Hall
-It's one of the only clocks/bells in the world with its own website
You can explore the area yourself starting here:
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A new report ordered by Mayor Boris Johnson on this subject has been prepared, and the conclusion is:...unknown! However, it does have some other interesting findings that I'll sum up here.
-The report was 52 pages long and on Turks, Cypriot Turks and Kurds.
-The Turkish-speaking population is unknown, but Cypriot Turks are more well integrated and have a better economic position than Turks and Kurds.
-One reason why the exact number is hard to know is that these groups will often mark themselves down on surveys in the "white/caucasian, white English and others" group.
-Places in London with large numbers of Turks and Cypriot Turks are Harringey, Hackney, Islington, Waltham Forest and Enfield.
-London is the place where most Turks and Cypriot Turks live in the country - 60% of Cypriot Turks born in Cyprus and 74% of Turks born in Turkey live in London.
-The Turkish and Kurdish population is younger than that of the Turkish Cypriot population.
-Turks and Kurds have a low
-Most Turks, Cypriot Turks and Kurds living in Londan work in restaurants, cafés and supermarkets, taxi companies, jewelers, clothing and import-export companies, and the unemployment rate among Turks and Kurds is double that of the unemployment rate in London.
-Education and health is also lower than the average.
The reason Johnson commissioned this report was to get a better idea as to how to improve health/education/etc. among minorities in London. Johnson's great-grandfather was also Turkish so he has a bit of personal interest there as well.
Also note the numbers from the 2001 census:
In the 2001 Census, nearly 52,000 people in London identified themselves as Turkish (37,827) or Turkish Cypriot (14,074). A further 7,360 stated they were Cypriot, without specifying whether they were Greek Cypriot or Turkish Cypriot. There were 9,659 people in London who identified themselves as Kurdish. The Census figures are considerably lower than estimates given by other local surveys and studies.Wikipedia also has a page on the subject. Read more...
Some might know about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's "alternative Christmas message" given two days ago on Channel 4 in England. Politics aside, this is one of the few times I've seen him on the news without the annoying dubbed voice, and through a bit (okay, a lot) of searching I was able to find the speech in Persian here too, so it's perfect for those of us studying the language. The English transcript comes from here. First the video:
Then the transcript in both languages. Like most speeches it's a wee bit different from what he actually says but it's close enough.
And one peeve of mine that I've written about before: it's been over 14 years now since the internet first came to be a part of all our everyday lives, and people are still writing articles as if they were on paper with limited space, to be read by the local residents. Every article on a speech should have:
1) a link to the entire speech, and
2) a link to the entire speech in the original language if it was given in another one.
This should be standard practice by now, no exceptions.
| English | Persian |
|---|---|
| In the Name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful. | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم |
Upon the anniversary of the birth of Jesus, Son of Mary, the Word of God, the Messenger of mercy, I would like to congratulate the followers of Abrahamic faiths, especially the followers of Jesus Christ, and the people of Britain. | ولادت حضرت عیسی ابن مریم، کلمه خدا و پیامبر رحمت را به پیروان ادیان ابراهیمی به ویژه پیروان حضرت مسیح و مردم انگلستان تبریک عرض می کنم. |
The Almighty created the universe for human beings and human beings for Himself. | خداوند متعال همه عالم را برای انسان خلق کرد و انسان را برای خودش. |
He created every human being with the ability to reach the heights of perfection. He called on man to make every effort to live a good life in this world and to work to achieve his everlasting life. | استعداد رسیدن به قله کمال انسانی را در وجود همه انسان ها قرار داد و از همه بشر خواست تا با تلاش و مجاهدت حرکت کند؛ هم در این دنیا زندگی سعادتمند را برپا کند و هم زندگی جاوید و ابدی آخرت را برای خودش بسازد . |
On this difficult and challenging journey of man from dust to the divine, He did not leave humanity to its own devices. He chose from those He created the most excellent as His Prophets to guide humanity. | در این مسیر سخت و طولانی رسیدن از خاک تا خدا، او انسان را تنها نگذاشت؛ برجستگانی از بهترین خلق خود، پیامبران را برای هدایت انسان فرو فرستاد. |
All Prophets called for the worship of God, for love and brotherhood, for the establishment of justice and for love in human society. Jesus, the Son of Mary, is the standard-bearer of justice, of love for our fellow human beings, of the fight against tyranny, discrimination and injustice. | شعار همه پیامبران دعوت به خداپرستی، عشق و برادری و عدالت در زندگی جامعه بشری است. حضرت عیسی ابن مریم پرچمدار عدالت خواهی، عشق به مردم و مبارزه با ظلم و تبعیض و بی عدالتی است. |
All the problems that have bedevilled humanity throughout the ages came about because humanity followed an evil path and disregarded the message of the Prophets. | همه مشکلات بشر در طول تاریخ به دلیل دوری از این پیام پیامبران و تبعیت از شیاطین است. |
Now as human society faces a myriad of problems and a succession of complex crises, the root causes can be found in humanity's rejection of that message, in particular the indifference of some governments and powers towards the teachings of the divine Prophets, especially those of Jesus Christ. | امروز هم که جامعه بشری با مشکلات فراوان و بحران های پی در پی و بسیار پیچیده مواجه است؛ علت و ریشه را باید در جدایی او به خصوص دوری برخی از دولت ها و قدرتمندان از تعالیم پیامبران الهی به خصوص حضرت مسیح دانست. |
The crises in society, the family, morality, politics, security and the economy which have made life hard for humanity and continue to put great pressure on all nations have come about because the Prophets have been forgotten, the Almighty has been forgotten and some leaders are estranged from God. | بحران های اجتماعی، خانواده، بحران اخلاقی و سیاسی و اقتصادی که عرصه زندگی را بر بشریت تنگ کرده و فشارهای زیادی را به ملت های گوناگون وارد می کند؛ همه ناشی از فراموش کردن پیامبران و فراموش کردن خدا و قطع ارتباط برخی از حاکمان با آسمان است . |
If Christ were on Earth today, undoubtedly He would stand with the people in opposition to bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers. | امروز اگر حضرت مسیح حاضر بود؛ بدون تردید در کنار ملت ها و در مقابل قدرت های زورگو و بداخلاق و توسعه طلب قرار داشت. |
If Christ were on Earth today, undoubtedly He would hoist the banner of justice and love for humanity to oppose warmongers, occupiers, terrorists and bullies the world over. | امروز اگر حضرت مسیح بود؛ بدون تردید پرچم عدالت و عشق به انسان ها را در برابر جنگ طلبان و اشغالگران و تروریست ها و زورگویان عالم بلند می کرد . |
If Christ were on Earth today, undoubtedly He would fight against the tyrannical policies of prevailing global economic and political systems, as He did in His lifetime. The solution to today's problems is a return to the call of the divine Prophets. The solution to these crises is to follow the Prophets - they were sent by the Almighty for the good of humanity. | بدون تردید اگر حضرت عیسی امروز بود؛ با سیاست های ظالمانه نظامات اقتصادی و سیاسی حاکم بر جهان به مبارزه بر می خواست؛ همانگونه که در زندگی خود این کار را انجام داد. راه حل مشکلات امروز بازگشت به دعوت انبیای الهی است و راه حل بحران ها تبعیت از پیامبران است که فرستاده خدا و برای سعادت بشر هستند. |
Today, the general will of nations is calling for fundamental change. This is now taking place. Demands for change, demands for transformation, demands for a return to human values are fast becoming the foremost demands of the nations of the world. | امروز آرام آرام، اراده عمومی ملت ها بر تغییر و تحول اساسی در حال شکل گیری است. مطالبه تغییر و مطالبه تحول و مطالبه بازگشت به اصول انسانی به سرعت به یک مطالبه عمومی ملت ها تبدیل می شود. .. |
| The response to these demands must be real and true. The prerequisite to this change is a change in goals, intentions and directions. | پاسخ به این مطالبه باید حقیقی و واقعی باشد. مقدمه تحول، تحول در اهداف و نیت ها و جهت گیری ها است |
| If tyrannical goals are repackaged in an attractive and deceptive package and imposed on nations again, the people, awakened, will stand up against them. | اگر اهداف سلطه طلبانه با بسته بندی جدید و ظاهر زیبا و فریبنده جدید مجددا بخواهد بر ملت ها تحمیل شود؛ بیداری ملت ها در مقابل آنها خواهد ایستاد |
Fortunately, today, as crises and despair multiply, a wave of hope is gathering momentum. Hope for a brighter future and hope for the establishment of justice, hope for real peace, hope for finding virtuous and pious rulers who love the people and want to serve them – and this is what the Almighty has promised. | خوشبختانه امروز به موازات تشدید بحران ها و تشدید یاس آفرینی ها، یک موجی از امید در حال رشد و نمو است؛ امید به آینده روشن، امید به برپایی عدالت، امید به صلح واقعی و امید به دستیابی به حاکمان صالح وپاک و عاشق مردم و خدمتگزار مردم و این همان وعده الهی است . |
We believe, Jesus Christ will return, together with one of the children of the revered Messenger of Islam and will lead the world to love, brotherhood and justice. The responsibility of all followers of Christ and Abrahamic faiths is to prepare the way for the fulfilment of this divine promise and the arrival of that joyful, shining and wonderful age. | ما معتقدیم حضرت مسیح به همراه فرزندی از پیامبر گرامی اسلام خواهد آمد و جهان را به نقطه مطلوب یعنی دنیای سرشار از عشق و برادری و عدالت رهنمون خواهد ساخت و ماموریت همه پیروان مسیح و پیروان ادیان ابراهیمی، حرکت در این جهت و زمینه سازی برای تحقق وعده الهی و آن دوران شیرین و دوست داشتنی است. . |
| I hope that the collective will of nations will unite in the not too distant future and with the grace of the Almighty Lord, that shining age will come to rule the earth. | امیدوارم اراده جمعی ملت ها با همگرایی در آینده نه چندان دور به تحقق بپیوندد و با عنایت خداوند متعال آن دوران درخشان بر جامعه بشری حاکم بشود |
Once again, I congratulate one and all on the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. I pray for the New Year to be a year of happiness, prosperity, peace and brotherhood for humanity. I wish you every success and happiness. | مجددا میلاد حضرت مسیح را به همگان تبریک می گویم و سالی سرشار از دلخوشی، شادکامی و صلح و برادری را برای جامعه بشری مسالت دارم. موفق و سربلند باشید. |
Norfolcia est regio Angliae et Angliae orientalis. <-- not much info on Norfolk in the Latin Wikipedia.Head teacher Sandra Barker, said: “We use a text book which takes real-life situations and puts them in cartoon form so the children can easily understand the Latin. It is going marvellously well so far.
“The idea came about because we had some children who were really talented in English and Maths and we decided learning Latin would help broaden their learning even more.”
The project has now been going at the school for two terms, and the children studying Latin will do so for a year.
But Ms Barker said everyone will get the chance to experience Latin.
She said: “We are going to make sure all year six pupils in the school get the chance to look at the Latin we are doing, so everyone gets a chance to be involved.
“We are really pleased with how the project is going so far, our aim is to improve their thinking and their English and spelling skills.”
One single line in the Latin Wikipedia on Worcester: "Vigornia sive Wigornia (Anglice: Worcester) est urbs Angliae, caput comitatus Vigorniae, sedes episcopi ecclesiae Anglicanae."For every 35-40 new Latin teachers entering the profession every year, more than 60 were either retiring or opting to do something else, Labour peer Lord Faulkner said in the House of Lords.and:
The number of non-selective state schools offering Latin had doubled since 2000, she said, while there would be a consultation on Latin's inclusion in the languages diploma next year.In other words, demand is up and teacher supply is way down. Read more...
But she stressed: "It is for schools to decide whether it should be included in the curriculum."
Figures published earlier this year showed the number of non-selective state secondary schools in England teaching Latin rose from 200 in 2000 to 471 last year.
Bournemouth Town Hall.BOURNEMOUTH council says claims in the national media that it has banned staff from using Latin words are untrue.
...The councils were said to have labelled Latin “elitist and discriminatory” because people whose first language was not English would not understand it. It prompted a furious response from many Latin scholars, including Professor Mary Beard of Cambridge University, who said it was the linguistic equivalent of ethnic cleansing.
But Bournemouth Borough Council has denied issuing any such directive to its staff, adding that there is no intention to do so in the future.
...
“Inaccurate national reporting has caused a number of our residents to get in touch and ask us if the claims about Bournemouth council banning Latin are true.
“We are pleased to let them know that they are not. We have made it very clear to the media from the outset that no Latin phrases have been banned and there is no intention to do so.”
Mr Smith added that advice given to its staff in 2006 encouraged “plain language and clear information that is easy to understand and appropriate to the audience concerned”.
Si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit.
From Wikipedia: "A busy sunset over Graham Road, Hackney Central (19 September 2005—3 days before the autumnal equinox)"And the zest with which the boys and girls of Year Five are singing out their Latin verbs is in sharp contrast to the leaden tones in which generations of public schoolboys have traditionally chanted their first and second conjugations.
"The children love these lessons," says resident form teacher Bryan Nelder. "They look forward to them beforehand, they talk about them afterwards and they find them extremely valuable in terms of improving their English grammar."
And that's the key to it all. For this lesson is officially timetabled not as Latin, but as Literacy.
That's a good way to put it. In Korea for example the study of hanja (Chinese characters, also known as kanji or hanzi) is really an exercise in Korean literacy, but at the same time is a big stepping stone to learning Chinese later on for those that want to. It's different in the sense that grammar isn't touched upon, so it's more about etymology than studying a foreign language, but in the sense of providing a richer understanding of one's native tongue it's quite similar.
Here's where the money comes from:
"There are many more schools which would like to do it," says Dr Lorna Robinson, founder of the Iris Project, the charity behind the whole idea. "But we don't have the resources." Or the teachers, since the Iris Project has a pool of just 20 to cover the 40 schools.
All are students at either University College or King's College, London, and the money they are paid for their Latin teaching comes from what's called the Widening Participation Fund. This is designed to open up Britain's halls of learning to a less privileged public.
That apart, the scheme is run on unpaid effort. But, just as Hannibal remained undaunted by The Alps, so the Iris volunteers are not put off by lack of cash.
They also publish a quarterly classical studies magazine and run lunchtime Latin In The Park sessions for adults, which earlier this year were the subject of an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons, whereby 32 MPs called for these picnics to be rolled out across the nation.
| English | Occidental |
|---|---|
The Cherhill White Horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down, in the county of Wiltshire, England. Dating from the late 18th century, it is the second oldest of several similar white horses to be seen around Wiltshire, with only the Westbury White Horse being older. The figure is also sometimes called the Oldbury White Horse. 'Cherhill' is pronounced as if spelt Cherrill. | Li Blanc Cavalle de Cherhill (anglesi: Cherhill White Horse) es un coline-figura sur Cherhill Down, in li comtia de Wiltshire, Angleterre*. Datante del tard 18im secul, it es li duesim old de pluri simil blanc cavalles queles posse esser videt circum Wiltshire, e sol li Blanc Cavalle de Westbury es plu old. Li figure es anc quelcvez nominat li Blanc Cavalle de Oldbury. Li pronunsation de 'Cherhill' es quam 'Cherrill'. |
Location Facing towards the north-east, the Cherhill White Horse lies on a steep slope of Cherhill down, a little below the earthwork known as Oldbury Castle, and can be seen from the A4 road and the nearby village of Cherhill. A good viewpoint is a lay-by alongside the westbound carriageway of the A4 where it passes below the horse. From near here, a footpath climbs the hill towards the horse itself. Near the Horse is an obelisk called the Lansdowne Monument, visible in some photographs of the White Horse. This is a 38-metre stone structure, erected in 1845 by the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne to commemorate his ancestor Sir William Petty. | Situation Li Blanc Cavalle de Cherhill fronta al nord-ost, e jaca sur un declivi scarp de Cherhill down, un poc sub li diga conosset quam Oldbury Castelle, e posse esser videt del Via A4 e li proxim village de Cherhill. Un bon punctu de vista es un halta along li strade eante west, quande it passa sub li cavalle. De proxim a ci, un ped-via ascende li coline al cavalle. Proxim al cavalle es un obelisco nominat li Lansdowne Monument, visibil in alcun fotos del Blanc Cavalle. Ti es un structura de petre de 38 metres, erectet in 1845 per li Triesim Marqueso de Lansdowne por comemorar su antecessor, Sir William Petty. |
| Inspiration The Cherhill horse may have been inspired by the first such Wiltshire horse, that at Westbury, which had just been remodelled. The origins of the Westbury horse are more obscure. Unlike the Uffington White Horse in Berkshire, which has been shown to date from the Bronze Age, the earliest evidence of the existence of the Westbury horse is in a paper published by the Rev. Francis Wise in 1742. A bold theory for the origin of the first Wiltshire horse is that it commemorates Alfred the Great's victory over the Danes at the Battle of Ethandun, 878. Another is that it was carved in the early 18th century as a show of loyalty to the new royal house, the House of Hanover, the white horse being an heraldic symbol of the Electorate of Hanover. One writer on the subject has commented "...the hillside white horse can be a slippery creature, and the origins of some are impossible to establish with any certainty." | Inspiration Li cavalle de Cherhill posse ha esset inspirat per li unesim Wiltshire-cavalle, to in Westbury, quel apen hat esset re-modellat. Li orígines del Westbury-cavalle es plu obscur. Ne simil al Blanc Cavalle de Uffington in Berkshire, quel se monstra un etá del Bronzin Era, li plu tost testimonie del cavalle de Westbury es un papere publicat del Rev. Francis Wise in 1742. Un audaci teorie por li orígine del unesim cavalle de Wiltshire es que it comemora li victorie de Alfred li Grand sur li Danes in li Batallie de Ethandun, in 878. Un altri es que it esset tranchat in li tost 18im secul quam un spectacul de loyalitá al nov reyal dom, li Dom de Hanover, proque li blanc cavalle es un heraldic simbol del Electoratu de Hanover. Un scritor sur li subjecte ha comentat que "...li cavalle del coline-látere posse esser un glissid ente, e li origines de alcun es ínpossibil a establisser con alquel certitá." |
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