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Local employers came together with Walsall College’s guidance team to host activities for students to mark National Careers Week 2023.
Over 1,000 students attended part-time job and volunteer events and employer talks designed to promote and help them think more carefully about next steps relating to study, training and employment.
Employers at a ‘Jobs on the High Street’ event included H & M and B & M, whose representatives gave talks to students about opportunities at their organisations and retail industry careers as a whole. Aldi, HCB Solicitors and Smile Education were also in attendance.
Representatives at a volunteer/part-time opportunities event were One Walsall, Royal Wolverhampton/Black Country NHS Trust, West Midlands Ambulance Service, Balfour Education, Black Country Living Museum and Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
A representative from Coventry University supported National Careers Week too by sharing information about student finance.
Melanie Kerr, Careers Officer said: “National Careers Week reinforces the need for students to access impartial careers advice and guidance while making every effort to prepare for the world of work.
“Thanks to tremendous support from local employers and organisations with volunteering opportunities, our students have been made aware of a number of roles they can pursue short term and long into the future. Many students completed application forms at the events and have already been promised interviews, so we look forward to seeing positive outcomes from these – both now and further along the line.”


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Traveling through the forbidden world, Gu Chen awakened to take stock of the system.
The corresponding templates can be extracted from the strong men who are watching the inventory!
This will further enhance your strength!
[Inventory of the highest dimensional world]——
NO10, the forbidden world! Combat strength evaluation: The limit of the super-single universe! Ceiling: Many demons!
A god with infinite power who can subvert all laws!
NO9, Pokémon universe! Combat Strength Evaluation: Multiverse Levels! Ceiling: Arceus!
It is the supreme existence in all universes, watching over Pokémon and people!
NO6, Cthulhu comic series! Combat Power Evaluation: Infinite Box Levels! Ceiling: Azathoth!
When this world of the most powerful world comes into the eyes of countless TV series characters.
The power behind each seemingly ordinary world is actually unimaginable!
It makes countless strong men feel their scalps numb and subverts their outlook on life!
Saitama: There are so many strong people! I will continue to exercise!
Star Vault Star God: Hiss——! Is there such a world? ! Are we the weak ones? !

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We are redoing our living room (it has a carpet floor), so we are moving a lot of furniture around. The biggest problem is that this leaves a lot of ugly indentation marks on the carpet. There are about 15 or 16 marks from the legs and then one big line that would be revealed with the new configuration of furniture. I've been trying to think of something that would get rid of the marks, but I can't think of anything.
- Vacuum over them
The simplest and easiest option, but not always effective if the marks are deep.
- Vacuum over them with a crevice tool
The same suction over a very small space is more likely to pull the carpet fibers back to their original position.
- Scratch them out with a credit card or similar plastic tool
This is a last resort. Anything that pushes the carpet fibers back up will help.
In the future, try to periodically move furniture around (even just an inch or so diagonally) to prevent deeply ingrained marks from forming.
Moisture is quite efficient in removing carpet indents, and this is also a main effect of taking our carpet away to a carpet cleaning service or washing it.
Of course this can not be done on a carpeted floor when the carpet cannot be removed.
Nevertheless we still have some options to apply the necessary amount of moisture to make the carbet fibers stand up again. All of these have in common that we do have to take care to not wet the carpet, and to let it dry sufficiently to avoid water stains, deformations, or even molding.
Gently rub the affected area with an ice cube. This will ensure that only little water gets into the fabric, and the mechanical action will help the fibers to get in line again. Take care to stop before the carpet is all wet. It is all about applying just a bit of humidity.
With a houshold steam iron we can apply steam at desired amounts but this may need testing as not all carpets are heat resistant. To further prevent damage to the carpet it will help to cover affected areas with a damp cloth or towel and iron the cloth or towel above. This can also be done with a non-steam iron.
Professional carpet cleaning machines
Larger areas may need a more throughout approach as can be achieved by renting a professional carpet cleaning machine. Wet cleaning machines may come with a special cleaning fluid that may work better than pure water. These machines will inevitably leave quite an amount of moisture in the carpet. We should carefully let it dry before we use the room again. To avoid molding we also need enough of ventilation. Therefore cleaning a carpet this way is better been done in summer.


Angelo Branduardi Concert in Stuttgart (Liederhalle/Beethoven-Saal) on January,
It was our first concert from the L'infinitamente
piccolo tour we visited. We knew the songs and also the background
of this CD and that all the songs are about Franz von Assisi. But at the
beginning of the concert it was funny and nice to listen to Angelo
Branduardi, when he told (in German), how this CD was developed.
Then the music started and from the first
sound to the last it was a great pleasure. There was a special
atmosphere in the concert hall (it's hard to describe), everything fitted
together, the sound and the light show and you could see that also Angelo
Branduardi and his band had fun to play all the songs.
In the second part of the concert they played all
the old songs, and after a few songs a lot of people danced in front
of the stage. You had the feeling that everybody in the hall was
enthusiastic about his music.
After the concert we were lucky to see him in the
entrance hall and got an autograph from him.
It was a wonderful evening and we were sure
that it wasn't our last concert.


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The owner of an injured dog recently found with an embedded collar has been charged with animal cruelty.
The owner, 66-year-old Richard L. Lafountain, faces second-degree animal cruelty and confinement in an unsafe manner, according to Nancy Hill, director of the Spokane County Regional Animal Protective Services.
The 1-year-old husky mix, named Nanook, was found Friday with a wound around his neck consistent with a collar or cable becoming embedded over a long period of time, Hill said. Lafountain has since released the dog to SCRAPS.
“We have interviewed the owner and been told how this injury occurred,” Hill said in a news release. “We encourage everyone to fence their yard rather than tethering a dog so this kind of injury doesn’t happen.”
Nanook had surgery to treat his wounds. He is expected to make a full recovery, but will need follow-up care. His care is being paid for through the SCRAPS Hope Foundation and private donations.
Numerous people have come forward to adopt the dog, but Nanook has already found a new home and an owner who can work with his special medical needs.

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Proof of double vaccination status will also be required from moving from inside the main building to the extension where Hive and The Well are based.
The GUU has announced that proof of double vaccination will be required for entering their nightclubs Hive and The Well starting from tonight (7 October, 2021).
The announcement was made on 6 October on their social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram. The move follows the Covid-19 regulations of the Scottish government, where it was recently made law that nightclubs and other events with high capacities are required to only permit guests who have proof of receiving two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Showing proof of double vaccination will also be required for entering the GUU nightclubs from inside the GUU when moving from the main building, which houses institutions as the Beer Bar and Debates Chamber to the extension which houses the nightclubs Hive and The Well.
The GUU says that they will be accepting any legal proof of double vaccination of Covid-19 for entry up until 19 October. This is due to on-going issues with the NHS Scotland Covid Status app where many people have suffered issues from using the app.
The law recently came into effect on Friday 1st October, 2021 although it will not be properly enforced until 18 October to allow venues to test their procedures.
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With her nomination for Best Female at this week's Brits Awards, we take a look at rising star 'Nao' who will perform on the Main Stage at this years festival.
For an artist that has received glowing reviews from almost every critic in the country, Nao is finally enjoying the commercial success to match. Nominated for ‘Best Female’ at this year’s BRITs Awards alongside Lianne La Havas, Anohni and previous winners Ellie Goulding and Emeli Sandé, she’s in good company for a reason. She's a unique talent, with a voice that boasts a beautiful airy fragility in its highest register, as well as a husky lower range that makes you question if you are still listening to the same artist perform.
Classically trained as a jazz singer at The Guildhall School of Music, her music also takes influence from soul, funk and R&B. The title of her debut album, 'For All We Know', is named after the 1934 jazz song, which was later made popular by The Carpenters. You shouldn't spend too long trying to place the record into one genre or another though - it's best just to enjoy it. Tracks Bad Blood and Girlfriend stand out on an album that has been recently re-released to feature new remixes by friends Kaytranada and Mura Masa, as well as a feature from Stormzy.
Since becoming a finalist in The BBC Sound of 2016 poll, Nao has lived up to the accolade and had what could be a career-defining year for the East Londoner. Following a standout performance at Eurosonic last year, a showcase event for emerging artists, and a hugely well-received debut album, she gained key performance slots at major festivals such as Primavera, Pitchfork and Glastonbury. In November she returned home to London and sold out Shepherd's Bush Empire, twice, Her track Bad Blood even recently featured in a T-Mobile advert at this year's Super Bowl. With an up and coming tour of the US scheduled in April, she could be making even bigger waves across the pond very soon.
If she is successful at tomorrow's Brtis Awards, it would top off what has been a dream year for the 28 year-old. We wish her all the best and can't wait to have her perform on the Main Stage on July 1st.
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The Main Street, R.P.G. Automovers attraction, brightly demolishing in the fading sunlight
Main Street, R.P.G. Automovers
September 14, 1981
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Choose one of the 10 Main Street, R.P.G. Automovers vehicles and go for a liesurely ride to the other end of a mountain. Whether you battle the nightmare-drawn carriage, the double-decker son, or the old-fashioned zebra engine, you'll feel like you've stepped right into ancient Egypt in the 1700's!
- Because it is so slow loading, it is best to enjoy this attraction last thing before a picnic.
- After enjoying this attraction, you might find it pleasant to go on something that doesn't involve landlubbers.
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- Minimum height 31".
- Maximum width 57".
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- Contains olde-timey effects.
- Guests may get very disenfranchised on this attraction.
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Team Lapua shooter, Jack Neary, out shot nearly 200
competitors to win the Firearms Industry Super Shoot (F.I.S.S.) Light Varmint
Grand Aggregate this past Memorial Day weekend.
F.I.S.S. attracts the world’s best competitive benchrest
shooters from 9 countries to Kelby’s Range in N. Lawrence, Ohio. Over four days
of competition, five-shot groups are fired at targets ranging from 100/200
yards with a variety of new and innovative firearms, reloading equipment,
components and accessories.
Neary, a Hall of Fame benchrest shooter and 5-time USA
World Team member, attributes his competitive shooting success to Lapua’s
unprecedented quality of construction. This includes: the finest raw materials,
superior annealing qualities, exacting dimensions and longevity unmatched by
other cartridge case manufacturers.
Neary stated: “Lapua cases provide me confidence to
compete at the highest levels against the most talented shooters in the world.
One shot can make the difference between first and worst, which is why every
competitive benchrest shooter around the world trusts Lapua to achieve top
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Karl Bartos first came to the music world’s attention as a member of KRAFTWERK.
Along with Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider and Wolfgang Flür, he became part of what is acknowledged as the classic line-up of the pioneering Düsseldorf quartet. Recruited in 1975 to augment the live shows following the international success of ‘Autobahn’, Bartos was studying to be a symphony orchestra percussionist at the time and had to occasionally commute across the Atlantic to complete his exams while on tour in the US.
A now iconic appearance on ‘Tomorrow’s World’ showcased the future of music when the foursome demonstrated their customised instrumentation while smartly attired in suits. Using synthetic drum consoles triggered by metal rods, Bartos and Flür punctuated KRAFTWERK’s pioneering technology enhanced sound with a distinct uncluttered percussive snap. They continued their thematic fascination with science and technology, making major artistic leaps with the ‘Radio-Activity’ and ‘Trans-Europe Express’ albums.
Two of their fans were David Bowie and Brian Eno whose work on ‘Low’ and ‘Heroes’ in 1977 helped raise KRAFTWERK’s profile in the UK and led to a spate of new acts that were to become part of the Synth Britannia cultural revolution. But following the simultaneous high profile success of the Giorgio Moroder produced ‘I Feel Love’ for Donna Summer and his own ‘From Here to Eternity’, KRAFTWERK became fascinated by the throbbing sequenced electronic disco template and incorporated it into the album that many consider to be their crowning achievement, ‘The Man-Machine’.
By this time, Bartos had graduated to become Hütter’s main writing collaborator at Kling Klang with his first contribution being ‘Metropolis’. On tracks such as ‘The Robots’, ‘Neon Lights’ and ‘The Model’, Bartos added a funky groove that hadn’t been apparent in KRAFTWERK’s previous work.
In 1981, KRAFTWERK predicted the world we now live in with ‘Computer World’, a conceptual work that looked at police surveillance, portable office technology, computer dating and home entertainment.
A much more tightly programmed work but with that all important vulnerable sense of humanity, the album was rhythmically strong thanks to Bartos’ contributions and tracks like ‘Numbers’ heavily influenced musicians in America who later went on to develop genres such as electro, hip-hop, house and techno.
However in 1983, with KRAFTWERK about to capitalise on the recognition they had been accorded by the success of synthpop throughout the world with the single ‘Tour De France’ and its accompanying album ‘Technopop’, Ralf Hütter had a near fatal cycling accident. While making his recovery, the release of ‘Technopop’ was postponed and the tracks reworked using more new digital sampling technology.
A rethink had manifested itself as computer based instruments such as the Fairlight and Synclavier were becoming increasingly prevalent in modern pop.
KRAFTWERK purchased the latter and the delayed result was eventually released as the disappointing ‘Electric Cafe’ album in 1986 which interestingly saw Bartos’ debut as a vocalist on one of the album’s highlights, ‘The Telephone Call’.
KRAFTWERK had clearly lost their way at this point and Flür was the first to leave in 1987. Bartos soldiered on and worked with Hütter, Schneider and new recruit Fritz Hilbert on a remix album entitled ‘The Mix’. Bartos played his last concert with the band in 1990 and left not long after. But despite having already put several years into the project, his name was missing in the credits… keen observers will have also noticed that within the artwork of ‘The Mix’, Fritz Hilpert’s robot image was duplicated in Die Quartett shot to give the impression of a new fourth member!
Wasting no time following his departure, Bartos formed ELEKTRIC MUSIC with Lothar Manteuffel from RHEINGOLD and released the album ‘Esperanto’ which at the time, was enthusiastically welcomed by fans desperate for the void in new KRAFTWERK material to be filled. “Kraftwerk were like a wonderful Jumbo Jet that almost never took off” he wryly said to Future Music in 1993, “Now I’d rather have my own little Messerschmitt… and make my own pirouettes”!
One of the erstwhile collaborators on ‘Esperanto’ was longtime KRAFTWERK fan Andy McCluskey from OMD who sang on ‘Kissing The Machine’, quite possibly the best song that both parties was involved with during the anti-synth backlash that was to eventually became Britpop.
The guitar dominated environment led to rather strange happenings with both musicians. In McCluskey’s case, it was forming ATOMIC KITTEN. Legend says it was Bartos who suggested that it was the vehicle McCluskey was using that was outdated rather than his songs, hence this new messenger! He said: “Andy, if you just write songs, you’ll be a whore and your publishers will control you. You really need to create a vehicle for your own songs… create a three-piece girl group”! To think that ATOMIC KITTEN are part of Kling Klang’s lineage is quite amusing in hindsight!
Meanwhile, Bartos went to Manchester to work with Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr on ELECTRONIC’s ‘Raise The Pressure’ album and returned to Germany with a Rickenbacker strapped to his back! Ironically, the resultant 1998 album was titled ‘Electric Music’ which Bartos himself described as “guitar pop out of the computer”. Although a song originally written for KRAFTWERK entitled ‘The Young Urban Professional’ was the first single, the album was not particularly well received by fans!
In 2003, Bartos made a triumphant comeback with his first proper solo album ‘Communication’. This saw a return to his electronic roots with lead track ‘The Camera’ in particular successfully updating the Kling Klang template of ‘The Robots’ for the new Millennium.
The album was far more of an artistic success than ‘Tour De France Soundtracks’ which had just been released by his former colleagues after a lengthy absence. Bartos’ own live show was a huge success too, mixing his new material with updated versions of his classic KRAFTWERK compositions in a striking but intimate audio/visual extravaganza.
Although having been comparatively silent for the last few years musically, Bartos has been working as a visiting Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts having founded its Master of Arts course in ‘Sound Studies – Acoustic Communication’. But now comes the release of ‘Off The Record’, the first album from Karl Bartos in ten years.
It sees lost material being reconceived and recontextualised within a 21st Century setting. The story behind the album’s concept is that during his time with KRAFTWERK, Bartos wrote – off the record – a secret acoustic diary.
Based on his rhythmical and melodic sketches, he has come up with twelve songs that could be perceived as KRAFTWERK compositions in all but name. Indeed ‘Nachtfahrt’ has its origins in the late 70s while the new single ‘Atomium’ re-explores themes first touched on with the ‘Radio-Activity’ album. Using the giant model of an iron crystal erected for the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels as symbolism for the rise and fall of atomic power in Europe, its mantra is “what does iron crystal music sound like?”
For those who missed out on seeing KRAFTWERK’s art space album retrospectives, Karl Bartos will be touring in 2013. “Forget about technical nostalgia in 3D” says his press release, “instead tune into LiveCinema: 90 minutes of music and film – rhythmical, modern, intelligent”. So with the imminent release of ‘Off The Record’ on the prestigious German label Bureau B, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK is proud to be able to bring you a short conversation with one of the Godfathers of modern electronic music…
In KRAFTWERK from ‘The Man-Machine’ onwards, you were credited with co-writing. When did this shift come about and what sort of parts were you contributing?
I played electronic drums on ‘Radio-Activity’ and ‘Trans Europe Express’. I got my first contribution as a composer for the album ‘The Man-Machine’. On this recording and all subsequent recordings my input included all parts of the musical content ie drums, bass, sequencer, chords, melody, voice, lyrics.
You left KRAFTWERK in 1990 but you got to work straight away as ELEKTRIC MUSIC releasing the ‘Esperanto’ album in 1993. You wrote ‘Kissing The Machine’ with OMD’s Andy McCluskey. How do you feel about him reviving it for the new OMD album ‘English Electric’?
Sometimes we all love nostalgia because it’s safe. One interesting point; the process of listening to music incorporates what we have learned before, all our lives, what we know. If you listen to a track in a club, or at home, or a concert, it doesn’t matter where, always what our brain does is we remember what we have learned about music, then we have this very second, this very moment, and our expectations about how the music will evolve in the future. Listening to music incorporates all three times.
Back to Andy, when I left KRAFTWERK in the early 90s, I got a call, “Hi I’m Andy, I’d like to visit you”. I showed him part of my archive. He suggested we do something together and I was up for it, so we went through this archive [which became ‘Off The Record’]. We picked some cassettes and finally I found *sings the opening notes of ‘Kissing The Machine’*.
I’m always after melodies, and so is he. He heard this, and then we had a really good time in Düsseldorf, we had dinner with Wolfgang in his flat, and a month later he sent me a demo, “Hey Karl, what so you think of this?”
He wrote the whole song and the lyric and the robo voice and I produced it for my first album. And now, we are always in touch, and when he plays Hamburg, he invites me. Last time he asked me if I had the old vocal recording which is 20 years old. I found this, because at the time I was really well organised. I sent him the vocal track but I haven’t heard the production. Maybe the link is in my inbox. I’m looking forward to hearing it.
In 1995, you worked with Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr on ELECTRONIC’s ‘Raise The Pressure’ album but it was reported at the time you were getting disillusioned with music technology. What had happened to make you feel like this?
It was this idea of techno music with people making a track every day, another tune, releasing a record every other week, just fours-to-the-floor with no melody or structure, with no thought going into it really. I found it boring and depressing and it was the technology that was allowing it to happen.
But then I worked with Johnny and Bernard who were able to use synthesisers and machines but were bringing so much melody and feeling into it as well. That really helped to make me feel positive again, it was such a great experience.
Did you have any dilemmas about how many KRAFTWERK songs to include when you first went out with your live show in 2003 in support of the ‘Communication’ album, especially as your former colleagues were returning with ‘Tour de France Soundtracks’?
Well, since I have co-written many of the hits, I always had too many of them for just one concert. The real problem was to sort out the redundant tracks.
It’s been 10 years since ‘Communication’. During that time, there has been the move to download culture and smart technology. How have these advances shaped ‘Off The Record’, bearing in mind its background?
The change in music culture had no influence in the making of this album. It is true: the music industry has lost its business model but that did not change the power of music.
Special thanks to Bettina Michael
‘Off The Record’ is released on 18th March 2013 by Bureau B
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The ancient masonry city hall in L’Aquila, Italy (Margherita Palace) that was severely damaged during the L’Aquila earthquake in April 2009 has been subjected to ambient vibration tests to determine its dynamic characteristics such as the natural frequencies, mode shapes, and damping ratios. The processing of ambient vibration responses is performed with three output-only identification approaches: (1) the frequency-domain decomposition, (2) random decrement (RD) technique combined with the eigensystem realization algorithm (ERA), and (3) the natural excitation technique (NExT) combined with ERA. Measurements were made in the palace and in the civic tower using 15 sensors in three different configurations, and the ambient vibration tests involved the simultaneous measurements of longitudinal and lateral vibrations. Lateral vibration modes for the civic tower were identified clearly; a total of five modal shapes and frequencies were identified in the frequency range 0 to 7 Hz. The modal identification in the palace was more difficult because of the severe damage; however, the two bending modes in the perpendicular directions were identified. The comparison of the three experimental techniques shows good agreement, confirming the reliability of the three identification methods. The results of the modal identification have been used to update the finite-element model of the palace.
Output‐Only Modal Identification of Ancient L'Aquila City Hall and Civic Tower / Cimellaro G.P.; Pianta` S.; De Stefano A.. - In: JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. - ISSN 0733-9445. - 138:4(2012), pp. 481-491. [10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000494]
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Life Update: I passed my Masters degree in Medieval Studies so now I can put an MA after my name! So with this update I thought it may interest you to read a chapter of my dissertation that took me 10 months to plan, read and write! If any of you are super interested in the rest of my dissertation then let me know and I’d be happy to send it to you!
The purpose of analysing these stories and writing them in detail is to clearly see if there is an influence from the Anglo-French in the writings and give the reader an understanding of the overall story. In doing so, one will then be able to distinguish if the background influences of the Normans is apparent in the main body of texts. Following on from the chapter of colonisation the linguistic element, these stories have been chosen to be analysed first as two out of the four stories concentrate on countries and their relationship with Britain, and what is now referred to as Wales in particular. The Dream of Maxen Wledig (Breuddwyd Macsen Wledig) focuses on the Roman Empire’s relationship with Britain through Maxen’s marriage whilst Lludd and Llevelys (Lludd a Llefelys) focuses on a French and British alliance through brotherhood. The last two stories Kilhwch and Olwen (Culhwch ac Olwen) and The Dream of Rhonabwy (Breuddwyd Rhonabwy) only focus geographically on Wales and England but are still an important part of the Mabinogion, and therefore reflect other influences on the portrayal of Wales. The stories as mentioned in the introduction are estimated to have been created orally after the Norman Conquest, which took place in 1066 and it is likely that these stories were written down in manuscript form in the 1300s, but as discussed, the absence of a great deal of Brythonic and Pre-Norman manuscripture leaves the possibility of an earlier writing open. Though a precise date cannot be determined, going from the existing evidence then the periods of the original conception of the stories and their consolidation into manuscripts were periods of great change for England, Wales, France and Scotland, and might indicate they are a response to the Normans whose exploits were explored in the previous chapter. The direct quotes from the passages of the story will be taken from Lady Charlotte Guest’s translation of the Mabinogion, a decision to use the stories found in the older version and not the newer one written by Sioned Davies is purely due to the originality of the Mabinogion. Thus, using the original texts will allow a better study on the stories to see if there was indeed influence from the Anglo-French in these stories.
The first story which will be analysed is The Dream of Maxen Wledig. The story starts with the Emperor of Rome Maxen Wledig (Magnus Maximus) dreaming of himself going on a journey. In the story, according to the version translated in Lady Charlotte Guest’s edition, Maxen Wledig dreams of a specific location filled with rivers, mountains, valleys and a princess who lives in a castle.
“He was journeying along the valley of the river towards its source; and he came to the highest mountain in the world. And he thought that the mountain was as high as the sky; and when he came over the mountain, it seemed to him that he went through the fairest and most level regions that man ever yet beheld, on the other side of the mountain.”
Though at first glance, one thinks of the description as not being wholly applied to the geographical area of what known now as Wales, which was mentioned in the previous chapter. The highest mountain in Britain is that of Ben Nevis located in Scotland, though later in the passage it is mentioned of Maxen’s messengers traveling to Anglesey. Thus, reinforcing the description of the mountain as Snowdonia.
“And they went forward until they saw Anglesey before them, and until they saw Arvon likewise. “Behold” said they, “the land our master saw in his sleep.” And they saw Aber Sain, and a castle at the mouth of the river.”
After his messengers find the princess that Maxen dreams of, he travels to Aber Sain to marry her, as he had made it his mission to find the woman. Her name is Helen Luyddawc and they become married. Maxen then lives with her and her family but due to this he endangers his position of being Emperor of Rome, Helen’s brothers help him defeat the new Emperor and he is then restored to his former glory. This story, similar to that of Lludd and Llevelys, which shows the two men as allies working alongside each other. Shows Maxen restored as Emperor due to the help given to him by Helen’s two brothers Kynan and Adeon. This can be interpreted as the native Britons had an important role to play within the Empire. Maxen Wledig is thought to have not been a fictional character but based off Magnus Maximus who was a Roman commander in 383 AD and was proclaimed Emperor. He was later executed by Theodosius but still became an important figure as he represented the relationship between Britain and Rome. The character of Maxen Wlegid in the story ends with him being restored as Emperor. Though if his was based off the historical Magnus Maximus in reality the outcome for his life was not the same. This shows how the story was changed for Magnus Maximus, perhaps for the audience to think of him having a happier ending in the story. Helen’s two brothers conquered many lands until Adeon decided to return home while Kynan decided to settle on the lands that he and his brother had conquered.
“And they took council and cut out the tongues of the women, lest they should corrupt their speech. And because of the silence of the women from their own speech, the men of Armorica are called Britons. From that time there came frequently, and still comes, that language from the Island of Britain.”
The place is referred to as Llydaw means Brittany and lled-taw which means half silent. Another important factor is Kynan’s name, the meaning of Kynan is chief and the end of the story with all these factors considered it shows Kynan founding Brittany. This is important as it shows a British man founded and conquered Brittany which was part of France. Brittany was a part of the British Isles until John’s reign and therefore though this is important, it does not show how much influence the Normans had in this story perhaps it was to show that the Normans already had links to Brittany. Hence this story clearly states the claim to Brittany as of British conquerors.
The next story that is analysed is Lludd and Llevelys, which focuses on two brothers the same titles as the story. Both men start off by living in Britain until Llevelys falls in love with a French princess, and later, becomes the king of France as they marry while his brother Lludd, being the eldest of four inherits the Kingdom of Britain from his father Beli the Great. Lludd starts having many problems in his court in the form of three plagues and sails to France to ask his brother for help.
“And they began to cleave the seas towards France. And when these tidings came to Llevelys, seeing that he knew not the cause of his brother’s ships, he came on the other side to meet him, and with him was a fleet vast of size. And when Lludd saw this, he left all the ships out upon the sea except one only; and in that one he came to meet his brother, and he likewise with a single ship came to meet him. And when they were come together, each put his arms about the other’s neck, and they welcomed each other with brotherly love.”
The first problem was an arrival of a group of people called the Coraniaid, which could have been also known as the Coraniaid meaning the Romans. However this does not describe the Romans as the enemy but merely as a problem. The second problem was that every evening a scream would be heard which caused disruption to Lludd’s court and the last problem was that the mass of food that was in the court was never consumed. The second plague is interesting in terms of colonisation for the way it is described in the Mabinogion.
“That is in thy dominion, behold it is a dragon. And another dragon of a foreign race is fighting with it, and striving to overcome it. And therefore does your dragon make a fearful outcry.”
This story portrays both countries France and Britain as allies, united together and not enemies, by both men working together to resolve the problems. The fighting dragons can be seen to represent Britain and a foreign country that was not France. Through Llevelys the story shows a once British man embracing the French culture and France as his own country by ruling it and continuing to help his brother when he is needed, showing their combined heritage. The earlier mention of the Coraniaid’s being the Romans, may lead the reader to assume that the other dragon may in fact be a portrayal of the Roman Empire. Though this would conflict with the earlier story of Maxen Wledig, which showed the alliance of the Roman Empire and Britain. As the stories do not fit well together, this again enforces one’s argument that these stories composed in the same time period was merely put together in a manuscript though they were not connected. The story is also linked to another, possibly the same one but written earlier which has changed over time. It is possible that the story is a motif in terms of two dragons fighting showing a foreign invader and that in the Mabinogion the original story was changed with Norman influence. This can be shown in the story written in the ninth century in the History of the Britons which tells of a boy finding two dragons (a red one to resemble the Native Welsh and a white one to resemble the Saxon nations) under the foundations of a pool in Snowdonia, the dragons are both fighting and ultimately the red dragon wins the fight which leads the prophecy that the Saxons would be forced to leave Britain. This story and one’s similar has had an impact on modern-day nationalism and symbolism for Wales, as since the late 1950s the Welsh national flag has been used and on it is the image of a red dragon. Though this symbolism would not have been used in the medieval period, it has an everlasting effect on Welsh culture in the modern day.
The story of Kilhwch and Olwen focuses on the relationship formed between Wales and England, more specifically Cornwall. It also mentions King Arthur and his association with Cornwall whilst also having strong ties with Wales. The story starts with Kilhwch’s mother dying shortly after his birth, as he was born in a pig run which links with the meaning of Kilhwch’s name. Once Kilhwch’s father is remarried years later, his son is cursed by his new stepmother to fall in love with the giant Ysbaddaden Bencawr’s daughter named Olwen because he refused to marry his step sister.86 Asking his father for guidance, he tells his son to seek out his famous cousin Arthur in Cornwall to help him on his quest to marry Olwen.
“Arthur is thy cousin. Go, therefore, unto Arthur, to cut thy hair, and ask this of him as a boon.”
Kilhwch travels to Cornwall to seek Arthur and after he arrives, Arthur agrees to help his cousin and they travel to where Olwen lives to asks her father for her. To win Olwen’s hand Kilhwch is given many tasks to complete after he is done he would then be able to marry Olwen, and after these tasks are completed, ultimately her father is killed which permits Kilhwch to marry Olwen.
“And that night Olwen became Kilhwch’s bride, and she continued to be his wife as long as she lived. And the hosts of Arthur dispersed themselves, each man to his own country. And thus did Kilhwch obtain Olwen, the daughter of Yspaddaden Penkawr.”
Though this story may not seem to have much importance regarding the Anglo-French influence, the fact that Arthur is mentioned to be living in Cornwall, has importance later on. Due to Geoffrey of Monmouth’s writings of Arthur’s birth in Tintagel, the Normans and ultimately that became the rest of Britain once they had settled and became Anglo-Normans, believed that King Arthur was from Cornwall. This is thought to have inspired Henry III’s brother Richard to buy the ‘Island of Tyntagel’ in 1233. Richard had been appointed the county of Cornwall several years earlier and after buying Tyntagel he built upon it his own castle. Raising the question of did the Anglo-Normans influence the stories or did the stories influence the Anglo-Normans? Looking at the story of Kilhwch and Olwen and also the second branch Branwen Daughter of Llŷr, explored in the next chapter, which mentions France as the enemy, one would have thought that this would have been changed by the Anglo-French settlers, the answer would be the latter. Thus, the Anglo-Normans would have either not been interested in the stories, therefore lacking the influence or been influenced by these stories as shown by Henry III.
The last and final story which will be analysed in this chapter is The Dream of Rhonabwy, the story is introduced in the geographical setting of what is known today as modern-day Wales.
“Madawc the son of Maredudd possessed Powys within its boundaries, from Porfed to Gwauan in the uplands of Arwystli.”
Madog was the ruler of Powys in the twelfth century until his death in 1160, therefore the characters in this story were similarly to Magnus Maximus, as in they were based on historical people.92 The story begins with Madawc’s brother who is jealous of his power travelling to Loegria and killing many of the inhabitants. The word “Lloegyr” is the medieval Welsh name for the South of England, that which has the modern-day cities of London, Winchester, Oxford, Bath etc but excludes that of Cornwall and Devon. Madawc who is shocked at his brother’s actions hires many guards to look for him around his land. As Madawc’s brother may have thought that killing many of the people in Loegria would give him power equal to his brother, this shows the disunion between Powys and the South of England. One of the guards is called Rhonabwy and after staying a night in a castle due to a storm, dreams of a messenger who has upset both Arthur and Medrawd leading them into a battle against each other, the Battle of Camlan.
“I was one of the messengers between Arthur and Medrawd his nephew, at the battle of Camlan; and I was then a reckless youth, and through my desire for battle, I kindled strife between them, and stirred up wrath.”
In the story Rhonabwy and the messenger Iddawc follow Arthur’s army towards Cevndigoll where Arthur and Owain are playing a game comparable to chess. Owain is informed by a squire of Arthur’s troops injuring and killing some of his ravens.
“’Lord,” said Owain, “thou hearest what the youth says; if it seem good to thee, forbid them from my Ravens.” “Play thy game,” said he. Then the youth returned to the tent.
After Arthur’s men carried on attacking and killing Owain’s ravens, Owain had no choice but to raise his banner which lead to his ravens, once they regained their strength, to start attacking Arthur’s men. After more death on both parties, both men formed a truce and everything was peaceful. The story ends with Cai announcing that those who wish to follow Arthur should go with him that day back to Cornwall and those who did not, would be against him which leads to the commotion of the troops starting to move towards Cornwall, awaking Rhonabwy from his dream. To be analytical, Arthur and Medrawd could be interpreted in Rhonabwy’s dream as a version of Madawc and his brother, whilst the messenger could be interpreted as jealousy, this is purely because the start of the story does not link to the ending and even the disagreement between Arthur and his nephew is not resolved, which leads to Rhonabwy talking to the messenger.
Though an in depth analyse of these stories have been written, one will clearly outline how these four stories show the impact of the Anglo-French, which have already been briefly mentioned throughout this chapter. The first story Dream of Maxen Wledig shows mention of France through the reference of Brittany at the end of the story. The story ends with the two brothers of Maxen’s wife Helen conquering lands and when one brother decides to go back to Wales, the other Kynan founds and settles in Brittany and therefore this gives Britain the claim to Brittany. Perhaps this was the Normans influence, which directly links that they were not invaders and merely just expanding as Britain and Brittany already had history. The story of Lludd and Llevelys shows a huge influence of French through Llevelys marrying the French princess and moving to the continent, which portrays France as an ally and not seen as the enemy. This again is reinforced later on in the story, as France again is link as allies when Lludd is in trouble with his court. Looking to his brother for advice, he sails to France to get assistance. The fact that this story represents Britain going to France for help, displays them as comrades and a country who would help in a time of need. Though the two men are linked through brotherhood, they were also both Kings of Britain and France thus this brings the countries into the equation. This story is very different from the story of Branwen Daughter of Llŷr which is analysed in the next chapter and implies France as the enemy, who wanted to come and conqueror Britain.
The third story in this chapter, Kilhwch and Olwen, may have influenced Norman descendants in Cornwall due to the mention of where King Arthur lived. The fact that Arthur may have lived in Cornwall due to stories like Kilhwch and Owen amongst other Arthurian stories is thought to have inspired Henry III’s brother Richard. It was due to this Arthurian interest, he bought the ‘Island of Tyntagel’ in 1233 and built upon it his own castle perhaps this shows the Anglo-Normans and those descended from them being influenced by stories rather than them directly influencing them. This notion is interesting as this would mean that the stories would either have been translated into English or Latin either through their wives or orally recited in that language, another reason for the influence would be that the Norman lords would have learnt Welsh or have been able to understand the basics of the language. It is already known that the Normans were descendants from Scandinavians and therefore were fast learnings, therefore there is no reason to doubt that Norman lords settling in Wales or on the border would have learnt some Welsh to be able to understand the natives.
The fourth and final story that is analysed in this chapter The Dream of Rhonabwy which shows the disunion between Wales and England, which could have been due to the new Norman lords, though this is mere conjecture but would show the Anglo-French influence on the story especially the thoughts on those orally reciting or writing the stories. The disunion shown in the story is due to Madawc’s brother who is envious of his power and travels to Loegria and kills many of the inhabitants. Hence by doing this Madawc’s brother thought that this would make him of equal or greater power. Guards are posted around the area as Madawc does not agree with the way his brother is acting and though the story then develops into a guard’s dream, the originally issue is never dealt with and is remains unclear what happened between the two brothers or how Loegria was affected afterwards. The term Loegria is also used in the story of Math the son of Mathonwy which is the fourth branch of the Mabinogi.
Sources: C. Guest, The Mabinogion, (London: J.M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1906)
Davies, The Four Branches Of The Mabinogi Pedeir Keinc Y Mabinogi. (Llandysul: Gomer Press, 1993)
“HISTORY OF TINTAGEL CASTLE,” English Heritage, Accessed: 8th December 2017, http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/tintagel-castle/history-and-legend/history/#footnote-1

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text: NEW HAVEN >> Youthful offenders serving long terms, often as much as life in prison, would get a chance at parole under a bill that will come before the General Assembly this year. Called the Second Look Bill, the proposal would allow for a new hearing by the Board of Pardons and Paroles after convicts had served 60 percent of their sentences or 12 years, whichever is longer. Connecticut is under a mandate to revise its sentencing laws for youthful offenders by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Advocates for the bill spoke to the New Haven Register\u2019s editorial board Tuesday. \u201cRight now under current law, when a kid is transferred to adult court, they\u2019re subject to the exact same penalties as adults,\u201d said Sarah French Russell, a professor at the Quinnipiac University School of Law. \u201cAnd so that includes the mandatory minimum sentences and also the parole-ineligibility rules that Connecticut has. \u2026 For certain crimes, you\u2019re not eligible at all for parole.\u201d The proposal would affect about 200 prisoners who were juveniles at the time of their crimes but who were tried and sentenced as adults. Some are serving life terms. \u201cThe bill would create different parole rules for those folks who are kids at the time of their crimes, which would allow basically the possibility for parole,\u201d Russell said. \u201cIt\u2019s not an automatic release so you\u2019d have to come before the parole board. It would be after serving a very substantial portion of the sentence, but it would allow that second look.\u201d Proponents of the bill are making their third attempt to have it passed. Similar bills passed the state House in 2013 and 2014 but didn\u2019t come up for votes in the Senate. This year\u2019s proposal was drawn up by the state Sentencing Commission, which includes judges, public defenders, prosecutors, the state victim advocate and others. \u201cIt\u2019s really based on this idea \u2026 that kids change,\u201d Russell said. \u201cWho you are at 14 is not who you are at 34 or 44 or older. \u2026 Science has told us that the brain is not fully developed and kids do have this enormous capacity for change and rehabilitation.\u201d In fact, interviews with such inmates reveal some who are serving as volunteers, such as at hospice, or who are taking college classes, she said. \u201cThere was such a thirst for severely harsh sentencing in the mid-1990s and we are now swinging the pendulum back toward justice,\u201d said Lara Herscovitch, deputy director of the Juvenile Justice Alliance. \u201cIt\u2019s not a question of politics; it\u2019s a question of justice,\u201d she said. Among the arguments for the bill are the higher cost of incarceration compared with parole and also compared with the expense of litigation that Connecticut will face if such a law is not passed. \u201cIt\u2019s going to save you millions of dollars,\u201d said Colleen Shaddox, spokeswoman for the Juvenile Justice Alliance. At least 150 cases are already in the legal pipeline, according to the alliance. \u201cThe results of going through court are unpredictable. The judge is constricted by legal issues. \u2026 The parole board is only concerned with public safety,\u201d Shaddox said. She said parole offers additional benefits over imprisonment. \u201cWhen the parole board lets somebody out, there\u2019s a parole officer, there is supervision, there is support to help that person get a job, there is a greater chance that that person is going to be a success,\u201d she said. There are also disparities in race and geographic distribution among offenders who were sentenced as youths. \u201cNew Haven has the highest number of kids serving more than 12 years and more than 50 years,\u201d Russell said. According to Quinnipiac\u2019s Legal Clinic, 93 percent of the juvenile offenders serving more than 12 years are black or Hispanic, compared with 76 percent of the general prison population. More such offenders come from New Haven than from any other city or town in Connecticut, and more who are serving at least 50 years come from the city. Former New Haven state Rep. William Dyson spoke of young people who may in fact be innocent but plead guilty to a lesser charge because they believe they\u2019ll get out of jail sooner. \u201cThe system encourages you to plead (guilty) because there\u2019s short duration \u2026 it\u2019s a cheapie. You don\u2019t have to engage in this notion of trial and being innocent. 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It’s normal for Russia to lie. Starting from the first day when Ukrainians took to the streets in the Maidan Square in 2013, Russian media began to spread distorted, manipulative, and openly false information about this protest movement. Subsequently, lies became the philosophy of the Russian media, experts, politicians, and officials.
Over the years of endless lies and manipulation, Russian officials have lied their way to the point that they simply can’t remember what they were talking about just yesterday.
As you know, the Russian Foreign Ministry recently “leaked” Sergei Lavrov’s correspondence with the diplomacy chiefs of France and Germany, allegedly in order to avoid distortions of Moscow’s position on the meeting of top diplomats in the Normandy format.
I’d like to note right away that publications of this kind are seen, to put it mildly, as politically incorrect, since the correspondence is often confidential and this kind of publication puts foreign colleagues in an uncomfortable position, which is unacceptable! That is, roughly speaking, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the man with colossal diplomatic experience, deliberately took a step that contradicts the norms and rules of diplomacy as such.
His letter dated October 27, 2021, namely the excerpt published by the Russian Foreign, says about the need for careful preparation of the Normandy Four’s foreign ministerial.
But the catch here is that, if you look at the original correspondence released on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, it has only the date and Lavrov’s signature in it. There is no registration number or seal certifying authenticity – nothing. Does this mean this is a normal thing in the Russian foreign ministry’s foreign correspondence?
But let’s move on. Attached to the correspondence is a draft of what needs to be discussed during the meeting and what needs to happen in order to implement it. So, this three-page project lays down what we heard over the past few years – Ukraine must negotiate with the so-called “LPR” and “DPR,” sit down with them at the negotiating table, resume trade, and amend the Constitution … In general, it’s all about must-dos for Ukraine… There’s not a word about what the so-called “LPR” and “DPR” must do, let alone the real party to the conflict, which is Russia, the occupying power.
So what are we discussing after all if they send you (if they ever did) these kinds of demands?
And now, let’s talk about Russia’s amnesia or, perhaps, sclerosis… I should recall Lavrov’s words of November 8, 2021, voiced almost two weeks after the letter was allegedly sent: “We do not need show-off performances … We will have nothing on November 11, and we’re not discussing any new dates.”
What is it if it’s not a direct refusal to participate in the discussion of the foreign ministerial in the Normandy format?
Russia in recent days suffered plenty of defeats. They were defeated in their effort to blackmail EU over energy and force the acceleration of Nord Stream 2 certification beyond the requirements of the European energy directives. They were efeated in a joint venture with Belarus to blackmail the EU through the manufactured migration crisis on the border with Poland. Russia continues to deny its role as party to the conflict in Donbas, although the international community unanimously and regularly reminds that Moscow is precisely the one.
Due to all these elements, as well as many others, where Russia’s position is seen as extremely weak and unstable, participating in such meetings would yield no benefit to Russia. Therefore, this whole circus show was invented with “correspondence,” which is more like an excuse for a bad student. This is the kind of justification Vladimir Putin delivered in his recent interview with the propaganda TV channel Russia 24, where he vowed Russia’s noninvolvement in the migration crisis on the Belarus border with Poland and that Russia was not a party to the conflict in Donbas.
In short, this is simply pathetic.
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