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Dawlish Chronicles : Naval Artists of the 18th Century – Part 5
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Friday, 7 August 2015. Naval Artists of the 18th Century – Part 5. A View of Nevis from St Kitts by Nicholas Pocock, 1790. This is an area Pocock knew well from his days as master of a merchant ship. The Consultation" - circa 1810. A situation Pocock would have. Been familiar with as a master - heavy weather and decisions need to be made. Pocock's log book of the Betsy. National Maritime Museum D1784. View of Charleston, South Caroline, 1767. The Frigate HMS Triton.
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Dawlish Chronicles : March 2015
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Tuesday, 31 March 2015. Diplomacy at Sea: USS Miantonomoh 1866/67. Two recent blogs described the loss of low-freeboard monitors in the open sea, the Dutch Adder. In 1882 and the Russian Rusalka. In 1893. In both cases the inadvisability of taking vessels designed for protected coastal waters into open-sea conditions was a major contributory factor to the disasters. By Francois G. Roux (1811-82). Had made her spectacular debut. Details are provided in the table.
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Dawlish Chronicles : April 2015
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Friday, 24 April 2015. The SS Arctic Disaster 1854. In my recent blog about the loss of the steamer SS Utopia. In Gibraltar harbour in 1891 I commented on the fact that for almost a century insufficient provision of lifeboats a major factor in marine tragedies. Only the Titanic. Loss in 1912 was to evoke a sufficient measure of outrage for the problem to be finally addressed, even if the rules are not always enforced today. The spectacular loss of the SS Arctic.
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Creative Writing Classes | Writers Write Daily
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Just Sit Down and Write. Ed Griffin is offering an incentive to all prospective writers who want to see what a writing course is all about. It’s called the Pay What You Can Program. For this term only, Ed is offering his Introduction to Creative Writing and his Creative Writing Seminar classes to a maximum of 15 students. Each student will pay what they can, either a lump sum at the beginning or cash/coins in the hat each week. The course descriptions are:. Introduction to Creative Writing:. Cost: Pay Wh...
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Dystopia is on SALE for $0.99 (Down from $3.99) November 30 to December 7 | Writers Write Daily
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Just Sit Down and Write. Dystopia is on SALE for $0.99 (Down from $3.99) November 30 to December 7. November 30, 2014. Http:/ www.amazon.com/dp/B005LE97E0. Dystopia is a society of human misery, squalor, disease, terror and overcrowding. It is the opposite of Utopia. Mike counts the years and the days until he can get back on the street; Ed numbers the converts to his revolution. One day they meet in a classroom and neither is the same again. Click to email (Opens in new window). Enter your comment here.
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Dawlish Chronicles : Penang, Malaysia – touching history
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Friday, 14 August 2015. Penang, Malaysia – touching history. Looking out across Penang harbour today. Now enter Francis Light. Light's statue in Fort Cornwallis. Penang in early 19th Century. Note Fort Cornwallis is top right corner. Seaward-facing bastions of Fort Cornwallis. The moat has long been filled in. A lighthouse is position at the far corner). Applies). A number of Napoleonic-era cannon-barrels have been set in the embrasures. This weapon had a very col...
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Word on the Street in Toronto | Canadian Authors Association, Toronto Branch
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Canadian Authors Association, Toronto Branch. Writers Helping Writers Since 1921. For Your Information…. Upcoming Meeting – September 15, 2011. CAA Toronto : January’s Meeting →. Word on the Street in Toronto. September 29, 2011. Photo Caption: Liisa Hyponnen, Imma and Patrick Argiro engaging WOTS 2011 visitors. President, Canadian Authors Association, Toronto Branch. This entry was posted in Event Reviews. Upcoming Meeting – September 15, 2011. CAA Toronto : January’s Meeting →. President, CAA Vancouver.
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Dawlish Chronicles : January 2015
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Duty and Daring in the Heyday of Empire. Friday, 30 January 2015. 1866: Horror at Sea - the loss of the London. 8221; is a term often applied to our own time but the process was in full swing a century and a half ago. The 19. The wreck of the Corsaire. By Gustave Dore, 1860. Such disasters were not uncommon in this era. Catastrophe in 1912 that this concern was finally addressed comprehensively. Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) is one of the forgotten heroes of the 19. Century and for many years he campaigned...
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Forces with History -- Official Blog of Robert W Mackay: June 2014
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Monday, June 30, 2014. Halifax and Stadacona Part 1- North Gate. Time stood still for a short time for me a month ago during a trip to Halifax- first real visit for me since 1969. A major stop was what had once been HMCS Stadacona. Now part of CFB Halifax. John F. Kennedy. Saturday, June 21, 2014. Sally" in The Crow's Nest, and Slackers. In my blog post of June 6th. Here is another Crow's Nest photo: "Sally", high in a corner on a prominent wall. H83, HMCS St. Laurent. Next on the recent itinerary to the...
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Forces with History -- Official Blog of Robert W Mackay: July 2014
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Navy Woes and Cavalry Stories. Tomorrow, July 30th, will be a busy day for Soldier of the Horse. My talk is the first of four scheduled in the VPL to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One. In the meantime, across the Pacific, the huge naval, land, and air exercise RIMPAC 2014 continues. But the Royal Canadian Navy finds itself short of seagoing ships. Our submarine Victoria. Is there, along with frigate HMCS Calgary. And minesweeper HMCS Nanaimo. Amazing- the ne...
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