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The mystical masterpiece from Stalag VIII-A

1 week ago | spectator.com.au | Ian Thomson

Olivier Messiaen was a French composer steeped in the solitude and ecstasy of Catholic mysticism: everything he wrote was dedicated to the greater glory of God. He was in thrall to the liturgical works of Stravinsky, but also to the percussive cling-clang of Javanese gamelan music and other eastern sonorities.
The mystical masterpiece from Stalag VIII-A

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | Ian Thomson

Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Olivier Messiaen was a French composer steeped in the solitude and ecstasy of Catholic mysticism: everything he wrote was dedicated to the greater glory of God. He was in thrall to the liturgical works of Stravinsky, but also to the percussive cling-clang of Javanese gamelan music and other eastern sonorities. His thirst for ‘un-French’ music sometimes put him at loggerheads with the Paris old guard who found him as...
Regulatory Changes To Reduce Grid Connection Costs For Housing Development Projects

Jan 15, 2025 | mondaq.com | Charles Keizer |Ian Thomson |Daliana Coban

On December 23, 2024, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) released amendments to the Distribution System Code(DSC) to reduce grid connection costs for housing developments bylowering the capital contribution that developers must pay if theirproject triggers a grid expansion.
Norman Lewis – a restless adventurer with a passion for broken-down places | The Spectator Australia

Jan 7, 2025 | spectator.com.au | Ian Thomson

A Quiet Evening: The Travels of Norman Lewis Eland, pp.502, 25 The travel writer Norman Lewis, the son of a Welsh psychic medium, died in Essex in 2003 at the age of 94. In his darkly comic autobiography, Jackdaw Cake, he relates how, in 1937, his mother built a spiritualist church in the north London suburb of Enfield as a sort of Taj Mahal memorial to her late husband (who was a retail pharmacist as well as a psychic).
Norman Lewis - a restless adventurer with a passion for broken-down places

Jan 6, 2025 | spectator.co.uk | Ian Thomson

Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments The travel writer Norman Lewis, the son of a Welsh psychic medium, died in Essex in 2003 at the age of 94. In his darkly comic autobiography, Jackdaw Cake, he relates how, in 1937, his mother built a spiritualist church in the north London suburb of Enfield as a sort of Taj Mahal memorial to her late husband (who was a retail pharmacist as well as a psychic). Enfield is not a likely pocket of the paranormal, but the...
Germany’s bleak future under Olaf Scholz

Nov 12, 2024 | thespectator.com | Leon Mangasarian |Gavin Mortimer |Lionel Shriver |Ian Thomson

The demise of chancellor Olaf Scholz’s lackluster coalition of Social Democrats, Greens, and the liberal Free Democrats is unsurprising. The ideological blend fits Germany, as Stalin might have said, “like a saddle fits a cow.”The election that may truly define Germany’s future will be held in 2029Scholz seems almost to have modeled himself on Britain’s Liz Truss; though it took him longer to damage the world’s third-largest economy, he has done a thorough job.
Biocarburants avancés Canada annonce un changement au niveau de sa direction et l’arrivée de nouveaux cadres

Nov 8, 2024 | einnews.com | Ian Thomson

Biocarburants avancés Canada annonce un changement au niveau de sa direction et l’arrivée de nouveaux cadres VANCOUVER, CANADA, November 8, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Le conseil d’administration de Biocarburants avancés Canada a annoncé des changements au sein de la direction et du personnel de l’association lors de son assemblée générale annuelle du 22 octobre. Le conseil d’administration de l’association a nommé Fred Ghatala au poste de président à compter du 1er janvier 2025.
Advanced Biofuels Canada Announces Leadership Transition and New Executives

Nov 8, 2024 | einnews.com | Ian Thomson

Advanced Biofuels Canada Announces Leadership Transition and New Executives From the association’s roots in 2005, our year-on-year growth affirms the value that we add to our members’ businesses and to Canadians’ embrace of functional, cost-effective low carbon fuels.” — Kent Engelbrecht, Board Chair VANCOUVER, CANADA, November 8, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Board of Directors of Advanced Biofuels Canada Association (ABFC) announced executive and staff changes within the association at its...
Democrats pounce on sold-out Madison Square Garden rally

Oct 28, 2024 | thespectator.com | Naveesha Ghedia |Zack Christenson |Philip Patrick |Ian Thomson

New York, New YorkFor New Yorkers fed up with the Jets, Giants and Yankees, this weekend offered no shortage of entertainment, with former president Donald Trump returning to his hometown for a sold-out rally at Madison Square Garden, the “world’s most famous arena.”While the election isn’t over for more than a week, Trump made what is likely his highest-profile event before Election Day in the heart of deep-blue New York City.
The two Dearborns that could decide the election

Oct 28, 2024 | thespectator.com | Zack Christenson |Philip Patrick |Ian Thomson |Charlie Gammell

Dearborn, MichiganLeave Detroit and drive down Michigan Avenue, past the liquor stores, abandoned houses and weed-strewn fields; eventually you’ll hit Dearborn. You’ve undoubtedly read a lot about Dearborn these past few months, the Michigan city whose voters could sink Harris’s chances at the White House.