The Battle of Pinkie, fought between the English and the Scots in 1547, was the last great clash between the two as independent nations. It is a well-documented battle with several eyewitness accounts and contemporary illustrations. There is also archaeological evidence of military activities. The maneuvers of the two armies can be placed in the landscape near Edinburgh, despite considerable developments since the sixteenth century. Nevertheless, the battle and its significance has not bee...

For quite sometime...now...I have been extracting from my mind an enormous amount of cultivating (alphabetically speaking ) unhinged surrealism for the Substack blog ( written , Podcast , thoughts ) titled ~ The Dialogist ~ for a good amount of years. Recently someone suggested to me ....why don't you put some of your early work in an ebook for those that may find an actual interest in investing some time in a short book . For those that like unorthodox verbal communication, very direct co...

...The Anomaly Dialogist ..is simply about two things Poetry & Thought..........Poetry....Poetry is that moment of truth. A couple of words that characteristically challenges what you once felt about yesterday. An ambitiously well versed amount of sentences that puts life in a unique yet particular perspective. Sometimes a poetic moment ropes you in the beginning. Other times poetry tends to cleanse you of what no longer fundamentally ma...

What is Anomaly Dialogist?...Poetry ( Allow me to elaborate)....Poetry is that moment of truth. A couple of words that characteristically challenges what you once felt about yesterday. An ambitiously well versed amount of sentences that puts life in a unique yet particular perspective. Sometimes a poetic moment ropes you in the beginning. Other times poetry tends to cleanse you of what no longer fundamentally matters & opens up the infinite possibility of what does. Poetry is like t...

Walsh, Caldwell and Jureidini offer an expansive linguistic perspective on the evaluative language prevalent in the world of professional sports.This book presents a close linguistic analysis of evaluative language in sport. Drawing on appraisal theory and data from three distinct sporting contexts – songs and chants in football stadiums, television commentary and coach discourse – it examines the critical role played by affectual, judgemental and appreciative language. In the spir...

This collection showcases the language of “doing” sport, emphasizing the real-time talk of players and coaches during training and games toward elucidating real-time language use and encouraging effective sporting pedagogies. While there is established work at the intersection of linguistics and sport, this book places a particular focus on real-time participation, as opposed to media reporting or post-match commentary.The volume is divided into two sections which look at language ...

The handbook brings together a growing body of research that explores the language people use when they are playing, coaching, administering, reporting on and watching sport. In addition to illustrating the variety of research being undertaken at the interface between language and sport, the volume conceptualises, consolidates and distinguishes the exciting and expanding field of sports linguistics that is emerging around these studies.Grounded in the broader concer...

The "Mahapadana Sutta," a pivotal text from the Pali Canon, weaves an intricate narrative focused on the Buddha's discourses about the origins of previous Buddhas and their life stories. Written in a clear yet profound literary style, it employs a blend of lyrical prose and detailed philosophical exploration, presenting the cyclical nature of existence and the fundamental principles of Buddhism. Through its rich allegories and historical contexts, the Sutta invites readers into a deeper un...

In "The Journal of Sir Walter Scott," the renowned Scottish author unveils a rich tapestry of personal reflections, literary musings, and insights into the historical landscape of early 19th-century Britain. The journal is characterized by a candid and contemplative style, mixing biographical elements with thoughts on writing, culture, and the nuances of everyday life. This work situates itself within the Romantic literary tradition, providing keen observations that echo the thematic preoc...

Originally published in 1982 Diversity and Decomposition in the Labour Market, is an edited collection addressing the contemporary sociology of the labour market. The collection focuses on the categorisation of the diverse dualities that might be thought to characterise certain labour markets. The collection addresses many economic sectors, and there is a distinct focus on labour market analyses developed within neo-classical and radical economics in the USA. The analyses maintain...

A somatic counselor offers tools for developing a deeper, more awakened relationship with your body through sensation, breath, and movementAs a foundation for a contemplative life, the body can both literally and metaphorically help us wake up. Breathing, sensing, and moving—the ways we know our body—carry tremendous contemplative potential, and yet, we so often move through our days unaware of or in conflict with our physical selves.In Bodyfulness...

Selected in 2005 by the Army to be the first airborne reconnaissance squadron, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, better known as 5-73 CAV, was formed from 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The members of the squadron were hand-selected by the squadron command team, Lieutenant Colonel Poppas and Command Sergeant Major Edgar. With just more than 400 paratroopers, they were half the size of a full-strength battalion and the smallest unit in the Panther Brigade.The s...