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Isle of Man News, Articles and InformationLetter: The lion and the foxMany kinds of animals are used to illustrate the lessons of politics and statecraft: Here I will mention only two, the lion and the fox.Several familiar historical analogies are used and reused to make political points; here I will use one that is probably unfamiliar to most readers and let them draw from it what they will: the tragedy of Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator. Almost two centuries ago, Daniel O'Connell was the lion of the Irish Catholics' movement for freedom and representation in the British parliament. At the time, the only Irish who could be elected to parliament were Protestants. Both the Protestants (oranges) and Catholics (greens) were Gaelic and often considered themselves Irish, but the former had come from Scotland at the behest of the British Crown. Thus, they were considered loyal to England.
The Vacation Manifesto: Radical Ideas to Grow the Quad CitiesEditor's note: Last year, after a European vacation, longtime Renaissance Rock Island leader Dan Carmody submitted a draft of a "Vacation Manifesto" - a series of anecdotes and ideas for the Quad Cities.In the year since, Carmody left our area for Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he serves as president of the Downtown Improvement District. We recently asked him to revisit his manifesto. Here it is. We welcome your ideas in the comments section of the article.
City Centre; Manchester, England. People on the street, lots of them. Regardless of the size of the town, pedestrians fill UK city centers in dramatic contrast with most American downtowns, which look as if a neutron bomb had been deployed. Less reliance on the automobile and more fragmented retailing accounts for much of the difference.
Police follow trail to suspectCARIBOU - A local man faces accident-related charges after investigators tracked a wrecked van over a two-mile trail of antifreeze and shrubbery leading to the business that owns the vehicle, police said Sunday. John Lancaster, 49, was charged with operating under the influence of intoxicants, failure to give a report of an accident by the quickest means, and violation of conditions of release. Caribou police Officer Douglas Bell said Sunday that police received a call at 8:30 a.m. Friday that a vehicle had gone off a road and into some trees on the Washburn Road. When police arrived, they realized the vehicle had traveled about 250 feet through the brush, climbed an embankment to make its way back onto the road, and been driven away. But the driver had left the grill of the 2001 Toyota van at the scene.We don't do cheap, say aides - as Royal costs reach £37mTHE Royal Family's travel costs jumped 10 per cent to £5.5 million last year, with aides admitting they were not seeking to keep a "low-cost monarchy".Buckingham Palace's accounts revealed yesterday that the overall cost to taxpayers of keeping the monarchy rose by 4.2 per cent to £37.4 million in the last financial year. .King ArthurWHAT A witty, whimsical, mesmerising and meltingly beautiful entertainment the American choreographer Mark Morris has made of Henry Purcells semi-opera. Its a village fête, a seaside show and a surreal pageant of British eccentrics from all eras and many mythologies, rolled into one and done with winning grace.And how audaciously Morris has refurbished this bizarre Baroque hybrid for our impatient century. Try staging King Arthur as it was done in 1691 a sprawling historical play by Dryden, intermittently spiced with Purcells music and you would end up with a four-hour show, involving parallel casts of actors and singers, costing millions (just what Covent Garden did in the 1990s). .
Fiddling in Central ParkOpening at 2 p.m. in Philip Marx Central Park, located at E and Mojave Streets, on July 9, will be a group of young fiddlers, cellists and guitarists coached by Mountain Music teachers. The students will perform Irish jigs, American rags and Scottish reels, as well as hoedowns and waltzes.From 3 to 4:30 p.m. the international touring and recording group Golden Bough will heat up Tehachapi with Celtic fire. In addition to music from Ireland and Scotland, the group will perform music from the lesser-known Cornwall, Wales, Isle of Man, Brittany and Galicia.Since 1980, Margie Butler and Paul Espinoza have recorded and performed Celtic works, as well as their own compositions. They are now joined by violinist Kathy Sierra, whose vibrant energy and exquisite fiddling complement the singing and playing of Butler and Espinoza.UK. Highs & lows of opening weekend of Honda Formula 4S Powerboat ...The Isle of Man saw a fantastic weekend of powerboat racing in Douglas Bay as the first round of the 2006 Honda Formula 4-Stroke Series got under way. Competitors had to contend with varying conditions as a windy Sunday morning turned Saturdays calm water into stormy seas. Ebel got off to a flying start in the 150hp Series securing first place in both races following the unfortunate disqualification of Sundays 150hp winners Manx Radio Racing after first time driver Chris Kinley swapped places with navigator Nick Warren. Despite a fantastic race, competition regulations meant the officials were forced to disqualify the pair as any change of driver contravenes race rules. The rest of the race weekend witnessed some exceptional racing with teams eager to get back into their boats after a long closed season. |
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