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On this day in history, 23rd January 1570, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray and regent for King James VI, was assassinated—the first head of government in history to be killed by a firearm.   Discover how Moray, the illegitimate son of a king and half-brother to Mary, Queen of Scots, rose to power, ruled during turbulent times, and met a tragic end at the hands of a gunman in Linlithgow. What drove his enemies to such extremes? And what became of the infamous assassin?   Dive into this gripping tale of power, revenge, and survival in a deadly political landscape. Don't miss the full story—listen now!   #TudorHistory #MaryQueenOfScots #JamesVI #EarlOfMoray #ScottishHistory #RegentAssassination #OnThisDay #HistoricalDrama

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 7th of October 2024, dedicated entirely to speaking about Palestine, Palestinian resistance, and contextualising October 7th 2023 within a larger history of Israel's apartheid and genocide against Palestine. In this show you'll hear:  First up today, we will be listening to the first article from Issue Three of The Sunday Paper, and about the events of October 7th and the Palestinian Resistance doctrine. These topics are of particular importance to Issue Three, in which the editorial statement states “While outwardly supportive of Palestinian rights, and perhaps even self described as radically anti-colonial, many progressive publishers, platforms and organisations will quietly erase words like ‘martyr' or ‘intifada' and will quickly withdraw their support at the mention of armed liberation struggle”.You can go back and listen to the full editorial statement in the introductory episode, for a complete explanation of Issue Three's conceptual basis here. The piece we are featuring today, titled 'Tarakum' was written by a Palestinian PhD candidate in political science who wrote this analysis on the events of October 7 2023, under the pseudonym ‘Nabil Mustafa'. Read by Jeanine Mohanned, and with theme music from DOBBY, and includes the track the track ‘Liberation of Palestine', performed by Bilal and Khader Al-Ahmad. This episode was produced on Wurundjeri land, which was invaded, stolen and remains under occupation. Colonial violence continues as does Indigenous Resistance. Support the project by subscribing to their substack and gaining full access to their podcasts.Following that, Rob had an extended interview with Mai Saif, local Palestinian organiser who has been campaigning and fighting for justice for over a decade. They spoke about the Free Palestine movement here in Naarm, how life has changed for Palestinian activists over the past year, and what it has been like to organise a year of consistent rallies advocating for a free Palestine. We then hear speeches from the Sunday Free Palestine Rally on the 6th of October: Senator Lidia Thorpe spoke on the parallels between Palestinian and Australia Aboriginal genocide, before giving the floor to her uncle, Uncle Robbie Thorpe for an unexpected speech after spending 3 weeks in hospital. After, fellow Aboriginal activist and academic Professor Gary Foley took to the stage with a scathing rebuke of Australian Government hypocrisy.Finally, Rob spoke with Esther from the Flood The Post Campaign, which is a push to send as many physical postcards to MPs around this continent in order to pressure them to take meaningful action on Palestine. You can find out more about their campaign here and pick up a Flood The Post postcard at the reception desk of 3CR at 21 Smith Street in 'Fitzroy' during business hours. The show ends with a list of community announcements, mostly based around October 7th:  Monday night from 6pm: Vigil for Gaza to commemorate the first anniversary of the first bombs dropped on Gaza in Israel's current genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people. October 7 2023 also marks the first day Israel transformed Gaza from an 'open-air prison' into a 'graveyard for children'. No ministers, no Victorian Premier, no Prime Minister will join this multifaith, multicultural vigil. Wear your kufiya, wear black and respect the silent procession which starts at the Marquis of Linlithgow monument, corner of Anzac Avenue, and St Kilda Rd from 6pm sharp.There will also be a vigil this Friday the 11th of October at Federation Square from 6:30pm. The event organised by Free Palestine Melbourne is an event to grieve the many thousands of victims at the hands of Israel's violence.On Palestine National Day, the 1st of November, at 6pm Fed Square will see an event recognising Palestinian identity as a form of resistance. On Thursday evening the Migrant Workers Coalition hosts a public forum speaking about what's going on with the CFMEU. The forum will cover what the Labor Party's attacks on the CFMEU means for workers rights everywhere, how it will impact the real working and living conditions of tens of thousands of people and what we can do about it. Speakers include Ralph Edwards, Former presidentt of the Victoria CFMEU Construction and General Division and former BLF member; Sanja Markoska, CFMEU Construction worker and delegate; Guy Rundle, co-ordinating editor at Arena Quarterly and correspondent at large for Crikey. The forum will take place at 583 High St Thornbury from 6:30pm.

Send us a Text Message.It is 1787, Robert Burns has published the second edition of his poems, now known as 'The Edinburgh Edition'. He has sold the rights to all of his poems to William Creech and he needs to write some more....What does he do?He goes on tour around Scotland to get inspiration for new poems and songs. He also wants to introduce himself to the great and good people of Scotland. The Dukes and Duchesses, the captains of industry and the just plain wealthy. He does this as he wants them to buy his books but he also wants to become friends with them, as they can greatly improve his future prospects.He also has a few adventures along the way. Find out more in this weeks episode of 'Burns Banter'.

Coming up on the 20th of April, Believe in Scotland and Pensioners for Independence jointly host a march and rally in Glasgow. With 1 month to go until the big day, we chat to Believe in Scotland Chief Executive Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp about the idea of a Festival of Independence,  what's going on behind the scenes, which speakers have confirmed so far and what else Believe in Scotland is planning for a summer of activism. More information (and tickets for the afterparty) from Believe in Scotland:   also from Pensioners 4 Indy   Our video from last year's Believe in Scotland Edinburgh march Our video from the Linlithgow day of action  The Scottish Independence Podcasts team produce a NEW podcast episode every Friday search for Scottish Independence Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.  Remember to like and subscribe! Contact Us: indypodcasters@gmail.com  Visit our website for blogposts, newsletter signup and more episodes Subscribe to our Youtube channel @scottishindypodExtra for more of our video footage and clips Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Gary invites you on a tour which takes in the music of Scotland, Ireland, Northumbria, Asturias, Brittany, New Zealand and Cuba. And there's a first chance to hear a brand new bagpipe-infused single from Linlithgow's very own town piper, Ross Miller. The Battlefield Band with The Merry Macs, Dr Iain MacAonghais and Mrs Chisholm's Delight from Happy Daze Tejedor with Salton d'Lyana from Music na Maleta Canterbury Caledonian Society with Chief Grey Feather, Guards Club Recital Series, McPhedran's Strathspey, Cockerel in the Creel, Dr Alasdair MacKenzie, Alasdair's Reel, Wild Mountain Thyme, Miss Campbell of Sheerness and The Hard Drive  Calum Stewart with True North from True North Brian Lamond with the Islay Ball, The Shepherd's Crook, Loch Carron and The Rookery from Another Day at the Office Xavier Boderiou, Sylvain Barou and Antoine Lahay with Kernivinen Plinn from Liamm Anthony Robb with I Saw My Love Come Passing By Me from Northumberland Rant Ross Miller with Newly Wed At Newhall and Murray & Jacqui Ross of Torri Dhu – New single Salsa Celtica with Cajan Solo, Rumba Ecossia and Llego from Live in Concert at the Universal Hall, Findorn        Support the show

Ross hails from Linlithgow, West Lothian where he is the official Town Piper. He studied Bagpipes, Scots Song and Whistles at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Traditional Music - Piping in 2017. Ross was a finalist in the 2019 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition.   A World Champion piper, Ross began piping aged 7 and was the Pipe Major of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. He competed with the world famous Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band for many years. He is now a member the Grade 1 Inveraray and District Pipe Band.    Ross has performed in many countries such as: New Zealand, Australia, USA, Ghana, Russia and all over central Europe as well as appearing on BBC Hogmanay Live and performing solo on the roof of Murrayfield Stadium. He has also toured internationally with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.   Tune into this episode to hear the TRUE dictionary definition of not only, "Belterism," but also, "Ross". Check out Ross' website: https://www.rossmillermusic.com/ Pick up his album, tune book & more: https://www.rossmillermusic.com/shop And stream his music everywhere or, (even better,) buy it on BandCamp & via his own site, etc https://rossmiller.bandcamp.com/album/the-roke   - We're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/ - You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at TheDroningOnPodcast@gmail.com - Support the show via Patreon (patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast), or by buying cool stuff at BagpipeSWAG.com  -   -   -  And now, some keywords:  Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, border, borderpipes, smallpipes, trad music,

Massive pod full of all your Scottish non league updates like Greg wylde going to Camelon juniors, Whitburn win the centenary cup final against Linlithgow west east and lowland league updates, south challenge cup weekend and a surprise appearance from cammys granny

Its no surprise that Linlithgow win the League and Cammy reappears to go through the South, East And West Leagues. The Champions. Whats happening then finish with the Lowland League.Get 10% off StJarna with PROMO CODEPARKTHEBUSPOD

Ralph and Chris talk crowds throwing chairs in Linlithgow, Chris being an ordained minister and prom king at high school in America, doing comedy around the world, playing music festivals and being Duncan Murray, the other Murray Brother plus more.Follow Chris on social media:InstagramFacebookTwitterThe Other Murray BrotherWant to send me an anonymous message? Send one Right hereSuggest something for the podcast, tell me something you love or hate about the podcast. All messages welcomed!Leave me a voicemail - Let me know if you have any questions or things to be discussed on future episodesRalph Brown Comedy InstagramRalph Brown Comedy FacebookEmail: thebrownjewelspod@gmail.comPodcast artwork by the very talented @jmsyllart - check him out

All four of the lads talk everything that happened ij the Scottish cup matches go over the draw for the semi final's and are thoughts on the Scotland national team call ups that was announced the day after recording this episode.also wee news story's including Bo'ness athletic, Auchinleck Talbot, Linlithgow rose and Penicuik athletic.we are sponsored by Stjarna independent fashion brand from Scotland  https://www.stjarnaapparel.co.uk/for 10% use promocode"PARKTHEBUSPOD"

Join Annie as she travels to Linlithgow Palace, the jewel of Scotland's Early Modern crown. Annie speaks to Nicki Scott, Senior Cultural Significance Advisor at Historic Environment Scotland, who describes what Linlithgow Palace would have been like several centuries past. We learn about the monarchs who lived in this spectacular palace. From the Great Hall to the chamber where Mary Queen of Scots was born, we imagine the power of this palace when it was standing strong.  Next, we meet Christa Gerdwilker, who is one of the leaders for High Level Masonry project currently underway across Historic Environment Scotland sites. Christa explains the cutting-edge inspections underway to protect the precious fabrics of Linlithgow and other historic buildings managed by Historic Environment Scotland. We get a behind-the-scenes glance into masonry conservation, and the increasingly important role conservators play in protecting historic buildings from the impact of climate change. How can we listen to the stones to understand how to save these monuments? What does it take to ensure Scotland's built heritage can withstand the coming centuries? 

All roads lead to Alloa as the first stretch of Tour d'Écosse stages come to a conclusion with a trip to see the Wasps take on Clyde in the shadow of the beautiful Ochil Hills. The roll out is from the site of the West Lothian Cycle Circuit at Linlithgow. Lionel meets Matt Ball, one of the driving forces behind the creation of the circuit about how he hopes it will inspire generations of young cyclists and give riders of all abilities somewhere to meet, ride and race. Then it's a short final stage via Falkirk, Stenhousemuir and Stirling before the last stretch to Alloa in time for kick-off and the pre-match specialty, a Scotch pie on a roll. Yes, you read that correctly – a pie in a bread roll. The Tour d'Écosse resumes next time with the final run of stages taking Lionel and Simon all the way to Dingwall, home of Ross County. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport. Supersapiens Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. Stay in your performance zone with Supersapiens. Find out more at supersapiens.com Science in Sport Lionel and Simon were fuelled by Science In Sport. Everything you need before, during and after your ride. For 25% off all your SiS products, go to scienceinsport.com and enter the code SISCP25 at the checkout. MAAP The Cycling Podcast x MAAP collection is available now. Go to maap.cc to see the full MAAP range. Hammerhead The Tour d'Écosse routes were created using the Hammerhead dashboard and Lionel and Simon followed the yellow line and the Karoo 2's turn-by-turn directions from Gretna to Dingwall. For a limited time, listeners to The Cycling Podcast can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io and use promo code CYCLE at checkout when you've added both items to your cart. Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to more than 60 exclusive episodes. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie. Update Description

Lexman Artificial interviews Katherine de Kleer about her new yeti novel, Phellems Deluder of Linlithgow. They discuss the Brig of Linlithgow, the Scots language, and the importance of accuracy in science fiction.

We ask if Saturday's 3pm kick-offs should remain a TV-free zone; is Liverpool vs Manchester City now the biggest game in England; and is the Scottish Cup the world's most romantic cup competition? Answers on a podcast ...

When Zev from Linlithgow discovered he had a subsystem, his world turned upside down.

This poem is related to the legend of The Black Bitch ie the Black female greyhound depicted on Linlithgow's town crest. Written and performed by Glenn Muir.

This week we have a chat with Brett From Strangers Brewing Co Based in Linlithgow. We find out how the brewery was started and sample some of the beers. https://strangersbrewing.co.uk/

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Matt Stephens chats with Cameron Mason about his impressive performance at the HSBC UK Cyclo-Cross National Championships, taking home the Under-23 title and coming second in the Elite category at the tender age of 21. Wise beyond his years, Cameron credits his early-career success to his passion and motivation to learn every time he turns up to an event. With strong opinions on the maximum value of stock loaded into a Poundland lorry, a stunning performance in the Linlithgow quiz, and advice for what to pack on a 1000-year trip across the Galaxy in a UFO, this is an episode not to be missed.

The Black Bitch is the Black Greyhound on the town of Linlithgow's coat of arms. It is also the name of a popular tavern in the town and the title given to any person, male or female born in the town. However since being bought by a Sussex based pub chain there is a real danger that the tavern will be renamed. They have decided that the very name is racist, sexist or both when in reality it is neither. This poem in Scots is written in support of the campaign to keep the tavern's traditional name.

Rev. Dr Liam Jerrold Fraser is Minister of St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow. He was the first person to be ordained to a Pioneer Ministry role in the Church of Scotland, and he previously served as Campus Minister at the University of Edinburgh. He discusses his new book "Mission in Contemporary Scotland" with David in today's episode. His other works include Atheism, Fundamentalism and the Protestant Reformation (Cambridge University Press, 2018).   Presented by David Meredith -- #christian​​​ #church​​​ #mission​​​ #evangelism​​​ #podcast​​​ #scotland​​​ #christianity​​​ #freechurchofscotland​​​ #fcos​​​​ #gospel​​​ ​#bible -- Check out our site for more info: https://generation-mission.org​​​ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/generation/id1467210165 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenerationMission18 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6UFubppTd0-cpvhWgwFEgg

This week we have a full house again talking are picks of the week which include Linlithgow rose, Kelty hearts , Hearts , Scotland fans and Steven Gerrard at Rangers , plus we do a wee quiz for the upcoming scotland games and to finish off we go through WHO IS THE BEST and its RB postion up for grabs SPONSERD  BY BROWNINGS THE BAKERS ⚽

VIDEO: Maria regina di Scozia. Trailer italiano ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w7kMB9BVIQTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ http://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=5524FILM SU MARIA STUARDA, LA REGINA DI SCOZIA DECAPITATA DA ELISABETTA PERCHE' CATTOLICA di Paolo GulisanoIeri è arrivato nei cinema italiani Maria regina di Scozia, un film diretto da Josie Rourke, con protagoniste Saoirse Ronan e Margot Robbie. La pellicola biografica è l'adattamento cinematografico della biografia My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots scritta da John Guy. Il film narra le vicende di Maria Stuarda (8 dicembre 1542 - 8 febbraio 1587), regina di Scozia a sei giorni dalla nascita, regina di Francia per matrimonio a soli 16 anni e vedova a 18. Tornata nella nativa Scozia, nel frattempo divenuta un paese protestante, si scontra con i suoi lord ribelli guidati dal fanatico calvinista John Knox e infine deve scontrarsi con la cugina Elisabetta I d'Inghilterra, che nel frattempo aveva usurpato il trono inglese.Prima del cinema, l'arte si è già occupata della figura tragica della regina scozzese. Basti pensare al celebre dramma di Schiller. La pellicola della regista cattolica inglese Josie Rourke ha il merito di mostrare quella che non fu semplicemente una sfida tra due donne dalle straordinarie qualità come Maria ed Elisabetta, ma un vero scontro epocale tra due Paesi da sempre nemici, ma soprattutto uno scontro di religione. Una vera e propria guerra contro il Cattolicesimo. Si tratta di una storia non solo dimenticata, ma decisamente rimossa.Elisabetta, salita al trono d'Inghilterra, era decisa a togliere di mezzo quella rivale di fede cattolica che poteva vantare più diritti di lei a regnare su tutta l'isola britannica. Elisabetta tuttavia voleva non solo fagocitare la Scozia, da secoli sogno proibito dei Reali inglesi, ma principalmente sradicare il Cattolicesimo da quella nazione, così come dall'Inghilterra stessa e dall'Irlanda. Già suo padre, Enrico VIII, aveva favorito lo sviluppo tra gli scozzesi di una fazione filo-protestante e filo-inglese, che iniziò a ordire complotti contro il re e contro la Chiesa, in particolare contro uomini come il cardinale David Beaton, grande ecclesiastico e patriota. Come aveva notato Chesterton, il clero cattolico di Scozia aveva a cuore, oltre che il lavoro per la messe di Dio, anche il bene della nazione. L'Inghilterra finanziò bande di criminali, ubriachi, balordi, studenti falliti come lo stesso John Knox, per seminare disordini e paure nel Paese.Il giovane re di Scozia Giacomo V Stuart si rifiutò di seguire gli inviti di Enrico a lasciare la Chiesa e a seguire la sua riforma rivoluzionaria. Anzi, unendosi in matrimonio a Maria di Guisa rafforzò i legami con la Francia. Visto quindi il fallimento di ogni tentativo di condizionamento del sovrano scozzese, e temendo una ventilata crociata contro di lui da parte dei regni cattolici, guidata dallo stesso Giacomo, Enrico VIII ricorse alla forza. Nell'agosto del 1542 le sue truppe invasero la Scozia senza neppure la dichiarazione di guerra. Gli scozzesi subirono una pesante sconfitta, ma mentre il re giaceva agonizzante, fu raggiunto dalla notizia che nel palazzo di Linlithgow sua moglie aveva dato alla luce l'unico suo erede al trono, una bambina cui venne dato il nome di Mary.La principessa rappresentava le ultime speranze della Scozia, e fu affidata alle cure e alla protezione del cardinale Beaton, arcivescovo di Saint Andrews e primate di Scozia. Tuttavia la Chiesa e la nazione erano ormai alla mercé degli inglesi, che fecero in modo di inviare oro a profusione a tutti coloro che collaborassero alla diffusione della Riforma e delle nuove idee politiche. La Scozia, nonostante la sua lontananza geografica dal centro della cristianità, era stata per secoli una delle figlie predilette di Roma, tanto da meritarsi il titolo di Specialis Filia Romanae Ecclesiae, "figlia particolare della Chiesa Romana". Un titolo del quale i fedeli scozzesi erano sempre andati fieri. Il sedicesimo secolo trovò tuttavia il clero e i laici sorpresi e impreparati agli sconvolgimenti di quei tempi: la Chiesa, che conservava ancora felicemente le sue caratteristiche medioevali, fu letteralmente spazzata via, sradicata dal Paese senza quasi lasciare traccia: le gerarchie scomparvero, i fedeli rimasti furono dispersi, la Scozia rimase isolata rispetto alla vita cattolica del continente.In pochi anni la Riforma era penetrata in Scozia e aveva assunto il volto violento, iconoclasta e sterminatore del calvinismo di Knox. Il governo inglese aveva ospitato e in seguito sovvenzionato quest'uomo animato da un utopismo rancoroso, il quale aspirava a realizzare una comunità di perfetti, che detestava ferocemente ogni manifestazione dell'Incarnazione di Dio, a cominciare dall'Eucaristia, che incitava instancabilmente a profanare. Odiava la Messa, che riteneva "un rito superstizioso e blasfemo"; odiava ogni visibile realizzazione della carità. I suoi seguaci in pochi anni rasero al suolo tutti i monasteri e le più insigni chiese e cattedrali. Quella bellezza di armonie e di forme che aveva ingentilito il severo panorama nordico della Scozia fu ridotta in rovine.L'ultimo baluardo contro l'avanzare del regime del terrore era dunque la giovane principessa Mary, colei che nella forma italianizzata passò alla storia come Maria Stuarda. Gli uomini rimasti fedeli alla Casa degli Stuart la inviarono in Francia, mentre il governo veniva affidato a una reggenza. Maria visse una serena fanciullezza in Francia, sposò ancora giovane il Delfino, ossia l'erede al trono francese, e altrettanto giovane rimase vedova, quando un disgraziato incidente la privò del giovanissimo sposo, il sedicenne Francesco II. A questo punto, a 23 anni, Maria fece ritorno nella sua terra, a rivendicare il suo giusto diritto. La sua vicenda da questo punto si svolge in uno scenario di passione e tragedia: Maria era sbarcata a Edimburgo cosciente del ruolo a cui era chiamata, per il quale era nata ed era stata allevata. I suoi princìpi, conformi al sistema di valori in cui erano stati concepiti, basati sulla lealtà e la fedeltà, si scontrarono con la società nuova che si andava formando, selvaggia e crudele come non lo era mai stata in passato.La giovane regina attirò l'odio del vecchio Knox, che vide in lei la meretrice di Babilonia, al pari della Chiesa di Roma, da immolare perché potesse finalmente imporsi il nuovo ordine. Maria dovette affrontare un evento penosissimo quanto solo una guerra civile può esserlo: buona parte del Paese, della nobiltà e del popolo, vinse la paura e combatté al suo fianco. Accanto ai riformatori c'erano invece i nuovi "alleati" inglesi, certi che il prevalere del protestantesimo avrebbe finito per agevolare la progressiva anglicizzazione della Scozia e il suo spostamento nella sfera di influenza politica di Londra. Considerando il crollo del Cattolicesimo in Scozia, è certamente interessante notare quello che lo storico cattolico scozzese Compton MacKenzie ebbe a scrivere, individuando come il maggior peccato del clero cattolico del XVI secolo fosse stato la perdita di considerazione del sacramento della Messa. «La giustizia di Dio alla fine li privò di quello che non avevano sufficientemente stimato».Il Protestantesimo si diffuse grazie a una ondata emotiva, quella energia che nella Chiesa si era andata attenuando. Alla fine, dopo anni di lotte interne e contro le aggressioni inglesi, questa donna fiera e allo stesso tempo fragile, che aveva avuto un matrimonio infelice e aveva visto poi il suo sposo assassinato da una congiura, venne sconfitta in battaglia e portata prigioniera in Inghilterra. «Non dimenticatevi della sposa afflitta», era una scritta che era campeggiata sui suoi stendardi di guerra. Dopo la sconfitta molti fallirono e caddero nell'apostasia, ma altrettanti conservarono la memoria della Chiesa di Cristo afflitta, della terra sofferente, della libertà minacciata, e di una giovane umanissima regina.Gli inglesi decapitarono la regina di Scozia, dopo averla tenuta prigioniera per anni, l'8 febbraio 1587. Si trattò di un gesto crudele, indebitamente estraneo al diritto internazionale. La vita di Maria era stata intensa e in gran parte infelice. Le era toccato in sorte il fallimento politico e l'infelicità affettiva, provocata da un matrimonio sbagliato e da un amore difficile con un suo fedelissimo vassallo, il conte di Bothwell. Forse Maria non era stata quella che canonicamente si definisce una santa, tuttavia aveva sacrificato la propria vita per il bene del suo popolo e della Chiesa, affrontando tradimenti, intrighi di corte, minacce, guerre.Prima di salire al patibolo, lasciò questa preghiera, testimonianza di una fede intensa e appassionata: O Domine Deus, speravi in Te, O care mi Jesu, nunc libera me. In dura catena, in misera poena, desidero Te! Languendo, dolendo, et genuflectendo, adoro, imploro, ut liberes me. Durante l'orazione funebre per la regina uccisa, l'arcivescovo di Bourges disse che la sola colpa di Maria, per la quale era stata condannata, era stata di essere cattolica. Con Maria sconfitta e assassinata, si aprì per la Scozia l'ora più oscura della sua storia.Nota di BastaBugie: siamo andati a vedere il film, ma non ci è piaciuto perché infarcito di femminismo, multiculturalismo e gender. Peccato perché la storia è stata comunque rispettata abbastanza, addirittura Maria Stuarda appare come la buona (quale era, ma quando si parla dei cattolici, in genere, il cinema ne fa a pezzi la figura). In tanti dettagli si vede l'accurata ricostruzione storica, giusto per fare un esempio nella scena finale quando Maria viene decapitata e si presenta vestita di rosso a simboleggiare quello che stava subendo come un martirio (cosa del resto vera visto che era uccisa per la sua fede cattolica). Ma purtroppo i difetti del film, cancellano anche stavolta la possibilità di avere un bel film storico veritiero.

After Ryan spoke about the original series of Star Trek yesterday, Emma got in touch from a small town in Central Scotland called Linlithgow where Scotty is due to be born on the 28th of June 2222!

Ross hails from Linlithgow, West Lothian where he is the official Town Piper. He studied Bagpipes, Scots Song and Whistles at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In July 2017 he graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Traditional Music - Piping. Ross was a finalist in the 2019 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition. A World Champion piper, Ross began piping aged 7 and was the Pipe Major of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. He competed with the world famous Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band for many years. He is now a member the Grade 1 Inveraray and District Pipe Band. Also a successful solo piper, he competes regularly around the Highland Games in Scotland and further afield. Ross has performed in many countries such as: New Zealand, Australia, USA, Ghana, Russia and all over central Europe as well as appearing on BBC Hogmanay Live and performing solo on the roof of Murrayfield Stadium. A Grade 8 Trombonist, Ross has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at the Usher Hall. A keen theatre performer he has appeared in many amateur musical productions throughout Scotland. Ross was the recipient of the Young Scot of the Year award for heritage at the age of 12 (in 2007). If you enjoyed this, you should try a Dojo University Premium Membership. Our premium membership features over 50 courses, 17+ live classes each week, social interaction channels, feedback on your playing, weekly challenges, and more! Try one month for just $1 by visiting DojoUniversity.com/testdrive today! Join us on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter… wherever you do your social media!

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!This week we talk about the Lady from Linlithgow, The Sexy Stuart, The Tallest Hottie Ever to Wear a Crown in Scotland, MQoS herself: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. Chris is taking over this week and telling us all about the troubled and chaotic life of Mary Stuart. It turns out she had more drama than the Kardashians putting on Hamlet. From the hills of Scotland & the courtyards of France we take you on this Lady's journey from Baby Queen, all the way to an executioner's worst day in the office. SláinteInstagram: thistledopodTwitter: @thistledopodFacebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopodEmail: thistledonicelypod@gmail.comwebsite & sources: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/

Segon capítol dedicat als castells escocesos. Aquesta vegada el Santi ens parla dels castells de Balmoral, Blair, Old Wick, Duart, Dunnottar, Glamis, Dunvegan, Elean Donan, Linlithgow i, finalment, del Castell d'Inverness.Imatge: Castell d'Eilean Donan, al nord-oest d'Escòcia (Autor: Miquel Rosselló Calafell)Web on trobaràs els àudios de tots els capítols: https://www.spreaker.com/show/nessieFeed per subscriure's al podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4537106/episodes/feedPer contactar amb nosaltres:email · buscantennessie@gmail.comWeb: https://buscantennessie.wordpress.comYouTube: http://bit.ly/YTNessieFacebook: http://facebook.com/buscantennessieTwitter: http://twitter.com/buscantennessieInstagram: http://instagram.com/buscantennessieSintonia del podcast:Forget By Fire: A Celtic Battle Theme, de MoustroAltres músiques:Folk Round, de Kevin MacLeodThatched Villagers, de Kevin MacLeodFiddles McGinty, de Kevin MacLeodLlicències Creative Commons

Last start Linlithgow winner Kemalpasa lines up in Saturday’s Kevin Heffernan Stakes for Richard and Chantelle Jolly

En el episodio de hoy analizamos las seis rutas posibles que puse a vuestra disposición para poder elegir vuestro tour por Escocia. Esta votación tuvo lugar en Instagram y más de 2000 de vosotros elegisteis este recorrido de 3 días y 2 noches. Día 1 Opción A - The Hermitage, Pitlochry, Highlands Folk Museum, Inverness, Castillo de Urquhart (Lago Ness) y Castillo de Eilean Donan Dia 1 Opción B - Stirling, Castillo de Doune, Killin (falls of Dochart), Castillo de Inveraray, Oban Para este primer día se impuso la opción A con un 71% de los votos. Día 2 Opción A - Fort Augustus, Fort William, Glencoe, Rannoch Moor, Glen Etive, Luss (Lago Lomond) Día 2 Opción B - Sligachan, Portree, Fairy Glen, The Quiraing, The old man of Storr y ferry desde Armadale a Mallaig Para el segundo día vuelve a ganar la opción A pero de forma muy ajustada: 51% de los votos. Día 3 Opción A - Balloch, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Forth Bridge Día 3 Opción B - Stirling, Kelpies, Palacio de Linlithgow, Forth Bridge El último día se impone la opción B con un 67% de las votaciones. Muchísimas gracias a todos por participar. Durante este fin de semana realizaré el recorrido y haré las grabaciones para poder ofreceros este tour virtual por Escocia. En unos días subiré el video documental terminado al canal de YouTube. Puedes encontrar todos los capítulos aquí y también en plataformas para audios y podcasts como Spotify, Apple podcast, Google podcast, iVoox, etc… Puedes enviar tu pregunta, consulta o sugerencia para el podcast. ¿Quieres venir a Escocia en uno de nuestros tours? Busca tus fechas en www.mundoescocia.com ¿Quieres venir a Escocia por tu cuenta? Reserva una asesoría online para revisar o planificar tu ruta ideal y que tu viaje en coche o autocaravana sea perfecto. Gracias por seguir Escocia sin límites en Instagram y Facebook y por tus valoraciones en Ivoox y Apple Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/escocia-sin-limites/message

Part One: LINLITHGOW PALACE. This month sees the launch of a special celebration of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, here, on The Tudor Travel Show. Throughout September, I will be publishing one episode a week, as I follow 'In the Footsteps' of this legendary Scottish queen, visiting some of the most historic locations associated with her time in Scotland. Along the way, I will be meeting up with local guides, (many are members of the Marie Stuart Society), who will share their knowledge and passion for Mary and her story.   In this week's episode, I start at the place of Mary's birth, the palace of Linlithgow. Our guide is Anne Daly from Mary's Meanders, who takes us on a walk and talk tour around the palace while uncovering the story of Mary's early life there. If you wish to read more about the palace and its royal apartments, follow this link. To see more images of the palace, join my private FB group, which accompanies this podcast, The Tudor Travel Show: Hitting the Road.   Other links: For more information on The Tudor Travel Guide's 'In the Footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots' tour next June, click here. You can find out more about Anne Daly here. For up-to-date visitor information on Linlithgow Palace, follow this link. To join the Marie Stuart Society, follow this link.   If you want to keep up to date with all the Tudor Travel Guide's adventures, as well as top tips for planning your own Tudor road trip, don't forget to subscribe to the blog via www.thetudortravelguide.com.   This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. it is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to The Tudor Travel Show: Hitting the Road to join the community.    You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.   Credits: Presenter: Sarah Morris Guest: Anne Daly     Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

LINLITHGOW'S eye-catching main stand is named after Brown Ferguson's grandad's brother. The lounge at Prestonfield has his grandfather's name above the door. Plus there's a plaque not far from the pie stall which remembers his late uncle. Brown used to charge about the ground as a toddler - but now he's the man charged with bringing them glory. But The Rose's manager isn't just concerned with success in the East of Scotland League. In a fascinating chat deep-thinker Brown talks about his research into just why Scottish football has failed for so long - and why the likes of Uruguay and Iceland punch above their weight. He also tells us about the parallels between the young footballers he saw while working at Rangers' academy and elite athletes like swimmer Duncan Scott who he deals with in his day job as a performance lifestyle adviser with SportScotland. We hear about just what he learned during his spell as Stenhousemuir manager, why he thinks the Lowland League will soon be the most competitive league in the country and the day he gave one of his players the chance to give the teamtalk. All that and more on Episode 15 of Down The Divisions. If you have any comments we'd love to hear from you. You can email downthedivisions@gmail.com or contact us through Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. . Down The Divisions logo design Adam Aitken Intro and outro music Bensound

En el capítulo de hoy os hago una selección de muchos lugares que se pueden visitar pero que además tienen un gran trasfondo histórico detrás. Sitios que definen a la actual Escocia y que conjugan a la perfección turismo e historia. Lugares prehistóricos: Maes howe, anillo de Brodgar, piedras de Callanish, Clava Cairns. Periodo celta (pictos): Piedra de Sueno, muro de Adriano, muro de Antonino. Catedrales medievales: catedral de Glasgow, catedral de St Andrews. Guerras de independencia: Castillos del centro-sur de Escocia, Stirling, Bannockburn, abadía de Arbroath. Reforma protestante: Palacio de Linlithgow, Castillo de Edimburgo (capítulo 12), Castillo de Stirling, Palacio de Holyrood, Casa de John Knox, St. Giles, St Andrews (capítulo 33). Guerras jacobitas: Glencoe, Killiecrankie, Glenshiel, Eilean Donan (capítulo 39), isla de Skye (capítulos 20, 21 y 22), Culloden. Siglo XX: RRS Disvovery, Scapa Flow, memorial de guerra de Islay. Preguntas para el podcast: www.escociasinlimites.com ¿Quieres venir a Escocia?: www.mundoescocia.com Gracias por seguir Escocia sin límites en Instagram y Facebook y por tus valoraciones en Ivoox y Apple Podcast

Jumping right into week 2 of our Strange Religions mini series, with the nerdiest religion you can possibly imagine. This week, we reminisce about the outside world, and Rose tells us about The Four Marys in Linlithgow, Scotland. Then Chelsea fulfills all of her husband's nerdy dreams by learning all about the real (totally crazy) religion: Jediism. May the Force be with you. And also with you. Amen. Hosts: Rose Fueston & Chelsea West Edited by: Chelsea West Theme Song Composer: Jorge Ivan Ramirez Marin Find us on: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DAAMpod Email: dinnerandamurderpod@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/daampod/support

Huntly goalkeeper John Farquhar impressed in his side's Scottish Cup defeat in Linlithgow. The 34 year old who is also first team & under 20s coach feels the team are going in the right direction and was pleased to see so many young players involved in the national cup competition. We spoke to John for his views on the game and his attempts to send the tie to a replay in stoppage time.

A solitary Thomas Coyne goal was enough to put East of Scotland League side Linlithgow Rose through to the Scottish Cup second round following a one-nil win over Huntly. Huntly’s preparations weren’t helped after being delayed on the way to Linlithgow due to traffic tailbacks and they even had to make a change to their starting eleven after they got there when defender Christopher Herd failed a fitness test. Manager Martin Skinner was frustrated not to see his side force a replay late on in the game. Linlithgow are now seven games unbeaten against Highland League opposition in the cup as Manager Mark Bradley was pleased to get through to round two.

Paul goes Full Monty on us by traveling to his birthplace in Jolly Olde England and drives over 1600 miles in nine days on the wrong side of the road searching for the perfect pint and best fish and chips. Next, he scores a Golden Ticket to tour a brewery held in high regard there - Timothy Taylor's. Finally he meets up with his British cousins and asks them hard hitting questions like, "What is Spotted Dick?" and "If you speak English why can't we understand you?" To make sure we aren't thrown in the Tower of London we savor the liquid gold known as Timothy Taylor's Landlord Pale Ale. That and our usual craic so have a listen while enjoying your next pint with some fish and chips. Timothy Taylor's / Malham Cove / Ribblehead Viaduct / Skipton Pie and Mash / Alnwick Castle / Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island / Lindisfarne Causeway / The Cottage Inn, Dunstan / Bamburgh Castle / Jervaulx Abbey / Middleham Castle / Woolly Sheep Inn, Skipton / The Yorkshire Hussar, Markington / York Dungeons / Miller's Fish and Chips, Haxby / Rooster's Brewing Company, Harrogate / The Railway, Liverpool / Visit England / Park Bistro, Linlithgow (Scotland) /  Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall, Haydon Bridge /  Doune Castle (Scotland) This episode's featured beer is Timothy Taylor's Landlord, an award-winning British beer Paul discovered on a previous trip to England. (Life in 16 oz./Paul Wade) Paul's home away from home in England, also known as Barolin Farm House in Markington. In a previous incarnation, the structure was used to stable horses. The 8 bedroom, 8 bathroom home is located next door to the world famous Yorkshire Riding School. (Courtesy photo/Michelle Halpin) Paul searched for 1627 miles for the perfect fish and chips and can say that Skipton's Woolly Sheep Inn and Miller's Fish & Chips in Haxby ranked in his top three. Please note that this is pretty close to what fish and chips should look like - light batter, fish filling under all of the batter, proper chips (steak fries is as close to what America calls them), lemon wedge, malt vinegar, mushy peas on the side (but not too mushy). (Life in 16 oz./Paul Wade) One of many samplings of the 16 beers at Rooster's Brewing Company's taproom, established in 2018 in Harrogate, had to offer in both cask and keg, can and bottle. (LIfe in 16 oz./Paul Wade)   Paul poses with a statue of Liverpool Football Club's legendary Bill Shankly at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool. (Courtesy photo/Michelle Halpin) Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries, Scotland. It is also known as Lord Sandringham's Belhurst Manor on Starz's Outlander. (Courtesy photo/Michelle Halpin) Doune Castle in Scotland is also known as Castle Leoch on Starz's Outlander and as Winterfell on HBO's Game of Thrones. (Courtesy photo/Michelle Halpin) Paul, wearing red, poses with his family before heading off to Scotland to finish up his trip to the UK. (Life in 16 oz./Paul Wade)

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Catch up with Albert and James as they talk Holy Endings, Heaven Touching Earth, cold pews and warm soup!

Hamish is joined by Callum, Calum and Lewis to spend 90 minutes talking up a tantalizing weekend of 90 minute matches from the Scottish Cup weekend fixture card. Discussed is a stunning win for Annan Athletic over Premiership opposition, great games in both Linlithgow and Dunfermline along with the rest of the fourth round action. Monday's fifth round draw is also discussed at length with the Edinburgh derby the main focus alongside Celtic travelling to face non-league opposition for the first time in several years. Hearts striker Gavin Reilly also joins the guys to answer some questions on his side's current form among other things, also including questions that you guys sent in. Please let us know what you thought of this episode by tweeting @burstbawpodcast.

Mary's Meanders is a tour operator basedin Linlithgow, Scotland offering walking tours of the village, Linlithgow Palace, area Outlander filming locations, bespoke ancestral tours throughout Scotland, and a new and unique "Taste of Outlander" dinner experience.

In this episode, we discuss recent announcements and share our interview with the people behind Mary's Meanders 'A Taste of Outlander' in Linlithgow, Scotland.

So news last month of Thomas Kurian, Larry Ellison and Flexcube in the cloud. The featured article this episode is one of our most popular posts, “5 Fatal Mistakes of Oracle licensing.” For all you kind people who have downloaded, please provide feedback and questions. We would love to address any questions on the show. I am currently reaching out to a bunch of very interesting people to have on the show. If you would like to be on the show please get in touch. Thomas Kurian Promoted to President Almost four months since Larry Ellison handed his CEO title to both Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, he has now promoted Thomas Kurian to President. The forty-eight year old was EVP for product development having started his Oracle career leading the Middleware strategy. He helped take Oracle to a leader in the Middleware with the suite of Middleware tools. Larry helps the critters Larry is clearly a busy man and is putting some of his substantial wealth to helping establish a Wildlife breeding and animal rehab centre in the Santa Cruz mountains. Read more at NBC The Bay Area News Oracle Cloud runs a new UK Bank Hampden & Co. will be running Oracle’s core banking solution Flexcube on Oracle cloud. Oracle will run the application as a managed service on Oracle Sparc T5 out of the UK Oracle data center in Linlithgow, just outside Edinburgh, Scotland. Hampden Group run a diversified set of services in the insurance and finance sectors. They announced last year that they would be taking a significant stake in a new bank for private clients called Hampden & Co plc. oracle licensing rules – 5 Fatal Mistakes “Five Fatal Oracle License Mistakes”, alright the title is a bit dramatic, but the following 5 mistakes crop up on such a regular basis that we at Madora believe they are worth reiterating. For those experienced with Oracle, they will know the following as classic gotchas and will keep an eye out. IT professionals and Procurement Officers new to the ways of Oracle may get caught out – so be warned. Let’s walk through some of the five common areas that often have disastrous consequences. The Five Fatal Mistakes are: 1. Virtualising without fully understanding the implications. The issue we see time after time is misunderstanding Oracle licensing on VMware. So why is this? It’s to do with server partitioning. Server partitioning can be very confusing; it is designed to limit the amount of processor resource available to a program; it is nothing to do with the Oracle Database Partitioning extra cost option – that is a means of partitioning data tables. Oracle simplifies server partitioning into two groups; the methods that it refuses to recognise as valid, known as “Soft Partitioning”; and those it accepts really do subdivide servers, known as “Hard Partitioning”. Probably the most popular server partitioning method is VMware, a very flexible form of partitioning and a great means of managing a datacentre. Guess what? It is soft partitioning for Oracle; this means that it is incredibly easy to fall foul of Oracle’s licensing rules. How your VCenter is set up, the clusters, the VMs, the storage architecture all have an impact on licensing. VMware publish guidelines on how to license Oracle but Oracle don’t support their view; great fun when it is your turn for Oracle’s regular license audit! Oracle’s approach to VMware has changed even further since the release of VMware Version 5.1 with its more advanced DRS/VMotion capabilities and its shared storage functionality. Seek independent help to review your architecture and any planned changes; don’t assume anything!! 2. Disaster Recovery scenarios not licensed correctly This can be a complex area with technologies changing all the time. We highly recommend you speak to Madora Consulting if you have any doubts as to whether you are correctly licensed for DR architectures. In general we advise that you assume you need to be licensed fully and then check to see if your scenario falls under failover and whether the 10 day rule applies. In terms of licensing be aware that you cannot mix metrics. In other words if processors are used for the primary site then the backup site also needs to be licensed by processor. A common mistake is believing that Named User Plus licenses can be used for the backup site – in the hope of saving money. You are better off ring fencing the DR servers contractually and negotiating a reduced cost for this license pool. Also make sure that the options and management packs are licensed, as these are often forgotten. In short, scenarios where the Primary and Secondary nodes share a SAN, with the secondary node acting as a failover, only the Primary needs to be licensed. This is valid as long as the failover to the secondary lasts less than 10 days per year, which includes any testing. Any standby or mirroring environments must be fully licensed. See the Oracle paper on DR pricing http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/data-recovery-licensing-070587.pdf 3. Non production environments not licensed. With Oracle you do need a valid license for development environments, test environments and any pre-production environments. This whole article assumes standard terms and conditions but you may have negotiated non standard options, so do check. Test and development must be correctly licensed. Use of OTN licenses does not necessarily mean you are licensed correctly for Development environments. (Note -the environment used by end users for business or other operations is called a production environment.) Oracle Technology Network licenses for development Some developers are aware of the Oracle Technology network where licenses can be downloaded. OTN does offer a restricted license grant but this too is often misunderstood. The OTN license is really for the use of a single developer whom wishes to try out a piece of software. The license is only allowed for one user and one server. We have seen cases of whole development teams assuming that the OTN licenses give them the right to develop an application as they have not moved into production but this is not the case. See below an extract from the OTN license document: “Customers also may download Oracle technology products from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) at http://otn.oracle.com/software/. In order to download an Oracle product from OTN, customers must signify their agreement to the terms of the OTN Development License. This limited license gives the user the right to develop, but not to deploy, applications using the licensed products. It also limits the use of the downloaded product to one person, and limits installation of the product to one server. Customers may not use products licensed under the OTN Development License in connection with any classroom activity, internal data processing operations, or any other commercial or production use purposes..” If you do use the OTN licenses and work within the restriction i.e. one user, one server as soon as the application developed moves into production the correct licenses must be purchased. We know from talking to Oracle that they do monitor downloads, particularly for the more specialised products and will look for inconsistencies, i.e. a known live environment with 20 downloads could imply that developers are using the software when they should be licensed. 4. Database options typically for the Enterprise Manager Packs are often installed by default but not purchased. This one still crops up either because the DBAs have installed the options as this is the default on installations or because the DBAs assume that the options have been purchased. The reality is that most DBAs really do need the testing, tuning and diagnostic packs. They are almost a prerequisite to managing Oracle estates. Most of us would almost regard them as part of the core database. Unfortunately they are still chargeable options so must be purchased. Some confusion still exists as the Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Database Control and Grid control are provided free of charge. But they need the chargeable packs to really add value and these need licenses to cover the applications that are being monitored. See an extract from Chapter 10 of the Oracle® Enterprise Manager Licensing Information (found on the home page of the OEM documentation) specifically states; “The base installation of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c includes several features free of charge with the purchase of any Oracle software license or Support contract”. It is not unusual for small to mid-sized groups to legally install a Cloud Control free of charge on a spare server in their area. As indicated, a basic install, with no frills, is included with any supported license. A very common pitfall for organisations facing difficulties with their Oracle license management comes from not having the right options granted and management packs installed for their needs. When the Oracle Enterprise Database Edition server is installed, by default all the enterprise options are installed too and it is important to know what you are actually using and whether you need it. There are two aspects to this, firstly you need to know what databases are installed and what editions they are i.e. standard or enterprise. Secondly, you need to know whether any management packs have been “accepted” or options “granted”, to use Oracle’s terminology. Interpreting this incorrectly can significantly affect licensing costs from anywhere between US$163,000 and US$800,000 per processor, because options and management packs require additional licensing and should not be present if not needed as this rapidly adds to the total cost. 5. License Minimums not understood, so Named User Plus licenses not counted correctly. A number of products have a minimum number of licenses that must be purchased, fairly standard software practice in the industry. However, there is added complexity with Oracle with some metrics such as Named User Plus. The mistake many people make is assuming that the number of Named User Plus licenses relates directly to the total number of the users of the system in use, unfortunately that is not always the case. For the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition there is a minimum of 25 Named User Plus per licensable processor. So even with NUPS you still need to understand two things; what a licensable processor is and how many do you have. This presents extra work and understanding on your part. From a compliance point of view you must own the larger of either the total number of users or the license minimums. The key points here are that a user is counted (at source) regardless of whether they actively use the Oracle programs and that non human devices are also counted. If you are using transactional processing monitoring software or using application/web servers then be sure to measure the users at the front end. For example, 1,000 users accessing a web application that connects to a back end database via an application server needs to count 1,000 users, even if the user is an anonymous system user between the application server and database. User minimums still need to be counted as well, so check the relevant user minimums table for the product in question. For Database Enterprise Edition you need the larger of either – processor count x 25 NUPS or User/devices. A licensed Named User Plus may access the Oracle technology on any instance (Production, Test, Development) or server throughout the organisation as long as the user minimums are met. Named User Plus licenses are decreasing in usage as Processor license metrics are increasingly easier to manage and make more sense when it is difficult to measure users.Example 1 Let’s say you have a non production environment used for staging and patch testing before roll out to the live financials systems, the application runs on Oracle Enterprise Edition. The non production environment is used by x 1 DBA, x 1 Financials Functional Consultant and x 1 Financials Developer. The common mistake is to assume that only x 3 Named User Licenses are required. Assuming you have no special contract terms then the license minimums kick in. So firstly we need to know the server(s) that the non production runs on. Let’s say you have two servers each with 8 cores (ask your infrastructure Manager to tell you the total number of cores per server). If you ask for the number of processors you may get the wrong answer, i.e one processor can have 8 cores, so you may use the processor count, which would be incorrect. It is licensable processors which we need and that is dependent on the core count. Think of cores as Olympic rowers sharing the same boat, it’s the number of rowers that impacts speed. We have a total of 16 cores and to determine the total number of licensable processors multiply the core count by the core multiplier. See our downloadable guide to useful oracle links to get the URL for the table. The core multiplier is dependent on the Chip manufacturer. If your Chip manufacture is Intel then simply multiply the core count by 0.5. So 16 x 0.5 = 8 Licensable Processors. Now each processor needs a minimum of 25 Named User Plus licenses. So we are looking at 25 x 8 = 200 Named User Plus Licenses. As this is the greater of the number of users/devices then this is the number required to be correctly licensed. Yes indeed! 200 Named Users required not 3! This is the gift that just keeps giving for Oracle. Don’t get caught out.Example 2 Lets look at the production environment for the live Financials systems. The application runs on Oracle Enterprise Edition on 2 servers with a total 16 cores. The environment is used by x 1 DBA, x 1 Financials Functional Consultant and x 1 Financials Developer with a total of 300 employees for Payroll. You know from the previous example that the minimums are 200 Named Users, but this is lower than the 300 employees (includes the DBA and 2 Developers.) Oracle therefore, no surprise here, requires 300 Named User licenses. Now although a Named User gives the right to access any server, the user minimums for the entire Oracle estate still apply. So for the production and non production environments, 300+200 = 500 named Users would be required. See a more detailed article on User Minimums The above are the most common costly mistakes Madora come across. Thank you for downloading. Please find more about us online at Madora.co.uk. Would love to hear from you. Drop me a line via email kay.williams@madora.co.uk

Alan Brown of Transition Linlithgow on what he would like to see happen to the wood the group recently got following a Chanel fashion show at the local ruined castle: http://transitionlinlithgow.org.uk/

Visit landmarks of Scotland’s history on this episode of Simply Scottish. Discover the work of Historic Scotland as we journey to two of the top historic attractions in Scotland today – the magnificent ruins of Linlithgow Palace and the breathtaking prehistoric village of Skara Brae, a World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved Neolithic villages in Western Europe. All this plus great music from Blair Douglas, Dougie Maclean, Old Blind Dogs, and more!

Evan Cattanach has seen a world of changes since he got his first distillery job in 1961. Over the years, he worked at Linlithgow, Glentauchers, Caol Ila, Cardhu, and Lagavulin before retiring in 1993. That only lasted a few months before Diageo brought him back to serve as a brand ambassador traveling the world on behalf of the Classic Malts range. We'll hear from Evan and his wife, Melissa, on this episode. In the news, the Whyte & Mackay deal is finally done, Benromach's organic single malt gets top honors, and yours truly gets a lesson in royal protocol.