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By Tom King We continue our look at the music of 50 years ago….     I’ll admit I didn’t listen to some of the albums we will profile in these pages when they were new. Central Wisconsin was not exactly a breeding ground for cutting edge music and without an older sibling to get there first, I wasn’t hearing alot of British prog rock. Yeah, the radio would occasionally play a cut from ELP or Yes or the Moody Blues…but a band like Barclay James Harvest was u...

Advertisement This looks like it could be your lucky year, John Bryson. According to Jonty Grinter of Katoomba, “originally the ides (C8) in the Roman calendar were the mid-month days corresponding to the full moon. In March, May, July and October this was the 15th and all other months the 13th.” John Lees of Castlecrag adds, “To the Romans ‘ides’ meant the middle of the month. Don’t forget the number of days in Roman months was not the same as for our months.” At age 92 Dorothy B...

Many people have either lost their jobs or put career changes on hold because of the pandemic - however experts claim that remote working could in fact provide the perfect backdrop to finding the role youve always wanted.  HR experts and career coaches from around the UK have shared their top tips with Femail to provide the ultimate guide to making career changes.  From turning yourself into a brand to finding a mentor and applying even if there isnt a role advertised, the experts say finding...

At the beginning of the pandemic and over 1,000 miles from New Bedford, Britt St. George and Madison Lees quarantined in Florida with their father, John Lees, founder of Mar-Lees Seafood and current president of New England Marine; their mother; and their significant others, Zack St. George and Edward Smith.  It was a time in which scallops were a part of nearly every conversation, Madison Lees said, and not just because their father is in the business. It was because the family business ...

Last modified on Tue 16 Feb 2021 06.38 EST If job interviews are awkward and nerve-racking at the best of times, this is magnified by the prospect of having to do it from a corner of your home on screen, while hoping your children or pets don’t put in an appearance. Unfortunately, the pandemic has made interviewing for a job via the internet an increasingly common experience. Here is some expert advice on how to look like a pro, even if you are wearing pyjamas from the waist down. Know whe...

St George has dropped the ball with offer to Folau February 4, 2021 — 12.05am Save Normal text size Advertisement A few years back, Israel Folau gave a confronting opinion on gay people – and his career in major football codes was as good as over. Now, a lifeline back into rugby league is being given a fine-tooth comb scrutiny (“Folau to agree to social media terms in $1m Dragons offer”, February 3). What on earth does an ability to cleverly pass a lump of leather have to do...

We need the COVID jab now January 2, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Advertisement If Britain, America, Canada, Israel, Chile, Belgium, Argentina and many other countries are already rolling out vaccines for COVID-19, why is Australia sitting back and waiting (‘‘New entrant in vaccination race’’, January 1)? When are we going to see some proactive approaches implemented by our national cabinet and scrap leaving it all to individual state governments to deal with? It’s more than time...