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Country diary: Fungi season is here, so I head – yes – to the beach Original
Dapperlings and toughshanks, bonnets and brittlegills, bird's nests and fairy clubs. Fungi season has begun, and for me it is heralded by the "fungus foray" held at Bangor University's Treborth Botanic Garden. An annual event, this year it produced more than 200 species in just 90 minutes, thanks to the 225 forayers who took part. Among the feast of colour and form was one I'd never seen in 50 years of foraying – orange ping‑pong bat fungus (Favolaschia calocera), glowing vivid along a fallen twig.
Country diary: Fungi season is here, so I head – yes – to the beach
Dune brittlestem fungi among marram grass at Aberffraw Dunes. Photograph: Caroline Brown Dapperlings and toughshanks, bonnets and brittlegills, bird’s nests and fairy clubs. Fungi season has begun, and for me it is heralded by the “fungus foray” held at Bangor University’s Treborth Botanic Garden. An annual event, this year it produced more than 200 species in just 90 minutes, thanks to the 225 forayers who took part.
Country diary: A peachy, summer beauty that loves the clean air
I have a routine in the summer months that I like to keep to as often as I can. That is, to start my day in the company of moths. This morning, after a gentle night – too cloudy to see the flight of Perseid meteors but mild enough to encourage the flight of moths – I head out to my Robinson light trap. It’s 40 years old and somewhat shabby, and sits between the meadow plots in our wildlife garden like a tiny flying saucer.
What to consider when appointing a company director
The UK corporate landscape has evolved significantly in recent years, particularly following the introduction of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). The reforms it introduces – including identity verification for directors and increased scrutiny of company information – represent a shift in how director appointments are regulated in practice.
Country diary: This is as wild and remote as Britain gets – a trip to St Kilda
Fri, 26 June 2026 at 4:30 am UTC A view of the St Kilda archipelago, showing Boreray left, part of Stac an Armin near right, Stac Lee mid-centre and Hirta in the distance.Photograph: Caroline Brown Dawn on a deep-rolling ocean, and I am about to realise a dream.
Country diary: It’s hard to top a calling curlew
‘With trembling wing and voice, the curlew captured the essence of the marsh.’Photograph: Rebecca Cole/Alamy The RSPB’s Cors Ddyga reserve is truly bioluxuriant. I am lucky to live nearby and explore it often, but one particular recent visit left us thrilled by its riches, and also posed the tricky question: was there a highlight among so many unforgettable wildlife encounters?
Country diary: Look up! Tonight’s the night to see Jupiter at its brightest
Jupiter and its moons in the January night sky. Photograph: Alamy As unmissable as new year’s fireworks, the wolf moon held the heavens for the first few nights of January, casting an unearthly radiance over everything, night almost as bright as day. Now, as that moon wanes, prepare to be wowed by a true planetary A-lister: Jupiter. Named after the king of the sky gods in Roman mythology, Jupiter rises each evening in the east, unmatched by any star save Sirius.
Introducing mcp-tef - Testing Your MCP Tool Descriptions Before They Cause Problems
Introducing mcp-tef - Testing Your MCP Tool Descriptions Before They Cause Problems TL;DR When you build MCP tools, vague or overlapping descriptions cause LLMs to select the wrong tools—or no tools at all. Testing in production frustrates users and damages trust. mcp-tef is an open-source tool evaluation system that lets you test tool descriptions systematically before deployment, catching problems early with real LLM testing, similarity detection, and quality analysis.
Country diary: The marshes are graced with a little catwalk glamour
A gentle autumn glow saturated the RSPB’s wetland reserve at Cors Ddyga, illuminating the rushes and reeds, and sparkling the pools that were excavated just a few weeks ago. Perhaps “scrapes” would be a better word to describe these slivers of liquid light, their margins still mottled dark with freshly turned mud and root, harbouring long-buried organic treasure, waiting to be snatched.
Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy
Skip to content Podcast, Original Fiction TEXT VERSION Our second podcast for October is “The Buried People” written by Nigel Brown and read by Kate Baker.
Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy
4530 words, short story That evening, the buried people woke from their hibernation. The sound of fingernails being scraped along wooden bars alerted Alison. She glanced at the others, but they made no sign that they’d heard the noise. Alison mumbled an excuse about leaving the campfire. She threw on her woolen cloak as an extra layer and donned her felt hat. Beyond the fire’s heat, the chill wind off the glacier caught her breath.
Fireworks events unveiled
Fireworks events unveiled 1,703 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus January 3, 2024 A bumper free fireworks programme has been unveiled by Clacton Pier for 2024. The seaside attraction will be staging ten exciting extravaganzas starting in March and ending in November. Once again the line-up will include summer holiday dates which were trialled for the first time three years ago and have now become a regular fixture.
Chef cooks up special treat
Chef cooks up special treat 315 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus December 18, 2023 A chef cooked up a special treat for those visiting Clacton Pier. Executive head chef Jon Fraser created a giant gingerbread house which has been placed outside Santa’s grotto. The house was made from 120 eggs, 20 kilos of gingerbread, 16 kilos of icing sugar and was decorated with sweets. It took two days to build and the gingerbread biscuits were created in the kitchen.
Biggest ever fireworks programme
Biggest ever fireworks programme 1,668 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus December 27, 2022 The biggest ever free fireworks programme has been unveiled by a popular seaside attraction to help make next year go with a bang. Clacton Pier is to stage 13 displays throughout 2023, including those to celebrate King Charles’ Coronation and one to launch the beginning of the Year of the Pier. The events are designed to pull in the crowds and boost trade.
Pier buys big wheel
Pier buys big wheel by Nigel Brown Jan 03 2022 1,992 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus January 3, 2021 Clacton Pier has bought one of its most popular rides having leased it for the first time last summer. The big wheel, which operated from June through to October, will now be a permanent part of the seaside attraction’s offer. It is due to return from its winter break in Wales next week and the aim is to have the wheel ready for visitors during February half term.
Cairn and cist south of Craig Y Gwynt
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Cefnfilltir Cairn
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Roadmap welcomed
Roadmap welcomed by Nigel Brown Feb 22 2021 651 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus February 22, 2021 The Prime Minister’s roadmap to re-opening after Lockdown 3 has been warmly welcomed by Clacton Pier and is better than expected. There is genuine hope that outdoor areas – including rides and the new observation wheel – will be given the go-ahead for April 12, depending on the data.
Plans in for wheel
Plans in for wheel by Nigel Brown Feb 03 2021 812 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus February 3, 2021 Moves to bring an exciting new high quality attraction to Clacton Pier have taken a major step forward. An application has been drawn up to allow the permanent installation of a 30 metre plus observation wheel. The application has been submitted to Tendring District Council (TDC) and seeks to permit the structure to be sited anywhere within the landmark attraction’s boundary.
Balnuaran of Clava (Stone)
The National Trust for Scotland write: As Scotland's leading conservation charity we're concerned about unacceptable proposals to construct a run of 50 metre high electricity pylons close to some of the nations most important heritage.
Raven's Stone (Elgol)
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New murmur
New murmur http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7082-1547Dominic Hayes, Holly Morgan, Nigel Brown Cardiology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, UK Correspondence to Dr Dominic Hayes, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport NP18 3XQ, UK; dwhayes96{at}gmail.com Statistics from Altmetric.com Positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging echocardiography tricuspid valve disease cardiac imaging and diagnostics Clinical introduction A woman in her 60s was referred for...
Support for saving lives
Support for saving lives by Nigel Brown Oct 09 2020 87 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus October 9, 2020 Clacton Pier has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation to support a vital campaign to save lives. The landmark attraction will be lit up red to highlight an annual training event which raises awareness about cardiac arrest and helps people learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques.
Julius Perpetuus was here
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Popular ride returns
Popular ride returns by Nigel Brown Sep 21 2020 171 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus September 21, 2020 One of the most popular rides on Clacton Pier is set to make a return for half term. The Miami Beach Party has not been operating this year as it was sited next to an area of the ride deck which was affected by the storm damage in February. However, the outside area of the Pier was closed for one day last week for the Miami to be moved across to its new position.
Rough Hill Tarn Stone Row/Alignment
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Cefn Ty-Mawr
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Pen Twr Enclosure
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Helter Skelter back
Helter Skelter back by Nigel Brown Jun 04 2020 336 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus June 4, 2020 The most iconic ride on Clacton Pier has returned from its winter holiday and is going back up for the summer season. The Helter Skelter, which was bought by the Ball brothers soon after they purchased the landmark attraction in 2009, was carefully taken down at the end of last year. It was transported to Edinburgh where it was part of the famous Princes Street Winter Wonderland.
Historic paddle steamer to return to Clacton
Historic paddle steamer to return to Clacton by Nigel Brown Mar 16 2020 666 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus March 16, 2020 The world’s last remaining seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer is set for a return to Clacton later this year, it has been announced. The Waverley was withdrawn from service in May 2019 after its operators needed to raise £2.3 million to replace the boilers.
Corner of ride deck collapses into sea
Corner of ride deck collapses into sea by Nigel Brown Feb 14 2020 1,366 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus February 14, 2020 A small section of the outside ride deck of Clacton Pier collapsed into the sea today as structural refurbishment work was being carried out. The scheme that was being undertaken was to put in a new area of concrete decking. A limited section was being cast in the far corner of the ride deck which is currently closed off to the public.
The Elan above Pont ar Elan (C) Nigel Brown
SN9071 : The Elan above Pont ar Elan taken 2 years ago, near to Pont ar Elan [other Features], Powys, Great Britain The Elan above Pont ar Elan A late afternoon sun breaks through on an overcast day and lights up the landscape. Compare it with SN9071 : The Elan under rain taken a couple of weeks earlier. © Copyright Nigel Brown and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Garn Lwyd Cairn
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Coed Ty'n y Cwm
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Esguan Stone
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Toscaig (Applecross)
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Carreg Y Bwci
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Time called on end of the Pier circus
Time called on end of the Pier circus by Nigel Brown Jun 22 2019 962 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus June 22, 2019 Time has been called on Clacton’s end of the Pier circus following recent disappointing audience figures. Operator Circus Fantasia made the difficult decision and has cancelled its six week run through the summer holidays.
Caerffynnnon
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Pier turns blue to support important campaign
Pier turns blue to support important campaign by Nigel Brown May 20 2019 123 Share Tweet Pin it Google Plus May 20, 2019 Clacton Pier was lit up blue to show its support for an important campaign and to raise awareness over a little known illness. Neurofibromatosis is a condition that results in the growth of nerve tumours and affects around 26,000 people in the UK.
“The Monarch apologised to the nation. When had that happened before?”
During her reign as monarch, Queen Elizabeth II has aimed to be as unpolitical and uninvolved in the scandals that surrounded her as possible. Should the Queen make more of an effort to be involved to lead our nation in the 21st century? Or should she remain our stoic and reserved Head of State? In the fourth episode of The Royal View, The Palace Puppet Masters, Tim Vincent and guests examine the moment the Queen famously broke her own rules by speaking out about the death of Princess Diana.
Managing Containers with Docker
What would Docker be without Docker Hub? If it were not for images, you would never have heard of Docker, and that's because simplifying image distribution is what made Docker exponentially useful. Initially the images on Docker Hub suffice, but at some point, as you begin to build your own images, you'll outgrow storing them on Docker Hub for a variety of reasons. In this course, Implementing a Self-hosted Docker Registry, we will dissect deploying your own registry in the following scenarios.
View south east from Sgurr an Doire... (C) Nigel Brown
Looking to the nearest bit of the South Glen Shiel ridge, with the twins of Spidean Mialach and Gleouraich in the distance.
The southwest ridge of Gleouraich (C) Nigel Brown
The renowned stalkers' path up Gleouraich finally finishes at this small plateau, leaving you with a easy climb up this ridge, which bends right where it joins the north ridge, to reach the summit.
Geograph:: Cadair Idris from Llyn Cau (C) Nigel Brown
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My notes from Sept 2016: This second stone takes a bit more getting to, in the field to the north, behind a large wall near to the cattle grid. It’s a splendid slab of a stone, much taller than me. As I am looking I get called over by one of two walkers out for the afternoon, and he is asking me about the stones and what I think they are for.
How strong is the evidence for using blood biomarkers alone to screen for alcohol consumption during pregnancy? A systematic review
Publication HistoryPublished online: April 05, 2017Accepted: April 4, 2017; Received in revised form: March 30, 2017; Received: January 10, 2017;
Simple acts all around us
It was nine months ago, with 30 Covance colleagues, that I headed to Dallas, Texas, to volunteer with the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics’ C.A.R.E. Clinic for the first time. Our team included doctors, a pharmacist, paramedics, nurses and translators, and we joined another 1,000 volunteers for the event.
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West Ham 1-2 Arsenal - player ratings
West Ham 1-2 Arsenal – player ratings Blimey, I could get used to this winning games one after the other thing. We probably should have hammered the Hammers with all those second half chances, but in the end we hung for a second 2-1 win in a row. Here’s how the players rated. Bonus rating: 2/10 for Tony Gale and the only reason it's 2 is so I can say I gave Tony Gale a number 2 (sadly not smeared all over his stupid face though).
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