Daffy for daffodils: Plant these lovely, rugged bulbs now for a springtime bursting with cheerful color Oct 15, 2009
Varieties that have been around for years, such as King Alfred and Dutch Master, for example, still sell, but new varieties are on shopping lists too. "People always want the interesting and the new," Pierson says. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Visual Time Machine Offers Tourists A Glimpse Of The Past Aug 18, 2009
In Winchester, the system showed visitors the court inside the castle s Great Hall and even offered an introduction by a virtual King Alfred. One of [our] key innovations is that we do not need markers in each location to tell the mobile device to show a certain image or pull up certain information. (Science Daily)
Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment Aug 11, 2009
It also details the not-so-barbaric reign of the farm-loving Vikings before getting stuck into the guts of how many of the Anglo-Saxon laws we use today were introduced by the innovative King Alfred, the commonsensical monarch to whom much of the show is devoted ... In one glorious segment, he explains how King Alfred insisted all laws be written in plain English so they could be clearly understood when read to the illiterate. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
SMU dean named chairman of Minnesota State Arts Board Aug 5, 2009
Charron has long been interested in the arts, ever since he played King Alfred in his school s fifth-grade production of King Alfred and the Cakes. He graduated from Lourdes High School in Rochester, holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor of arts degree in theater, English and secondary education from SMU.. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Arewa backs action in Delta, S'South alleges genocide May 28, 2009
After its 2nd Assembly in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the 150 delegates of Niger Delta leaders in a statement issued yesterday by a prominent monarch, King Alfred Diette-Spiff and Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas, declared the military operation a "genocide.". The Assembly said carnage in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State, which has been described as a "genocidal by local, national and international observers" was avoidable. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Family’s roots intertwined with city’s Mar 19, 2009
In the 1930s, she acquired a state horticulture license and began commercially growing King Alfred daffodils. The bulbs were picked when they showed a little yellow, packed in wooden boxes and shipped by rail to New York or Chicago for the early market, Wiese said. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The Birth and Development of the En... Mar 14, 2009
The roots of English sea power traditionally trace back to King Alfred the Great (r. 871-899), an Anglo-Saxon king who ruled from the kingdom of Wessex in southwest England. (Suite101.com)
Rethinking the work week Mar 3, 2009
King Alfred the Great of England, who ruled the kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899, is said to have uttered the above phrase ; or something to its effect. Clearly a member of upper management, King Alfred was ahead of his time in the long history of human resource management ... If King Alfred did indeed forecast the eight-hour a day, six-day work week, then it was not for another 1,000 years that a re-evaluation of that concept was sparked by Henry Ford in the 1920s, while he was converting... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Candle clocks Mar 1, 2009
The most famous candle clock was invented by King Alfred the Great of England in 878. King Alfred created a device that utilized six candles ... King Alfred used his candle clock to organize the time he spent on monarchy duties, prayer and study. (Suite101.com)
Alfred the Great Saves England from... Feb 26, 2009
King Alfred the Great's defeat of the Danes freed England from foreign occupation and established England as a unified power ... This strong force defeated one of King Alfred's attempts to push them out of Wessex at a battle in Wilton ... During that time, King Alfred built up the army and English defense tactics to protect England from the Danes. (Suite101.com)
