Since I wasn’t in Germany for once, I went to look at the procession of judges to the Lord Chancellor’s Breakfast.
Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice:
Lord Dyson, the Master of the Rolls:
A non-lawyer (no wig):
Photographing us!
A conglomeration of circuit judges:
Recorders?
Lord Chancellor’s Breakfast without a breakfast, 1931 (Pathé News)
Ben thanks his mother for encouraging him to study at the Open University. He calls in a
to do the honours.
Ben, like most other Open University students, had someone to support him through his studies. His tutors, fellow students and family all encouraged him along his learning journey.
But instead of simply saying ‘thank you’ to Jennifer, his mum, for inspiring and motivating him to study, we helped him to do something a million times better.
“I used to be a removal man. My mother sat me down and told me I was so much better than that and I should use my clever brain. I am now working for an ‘in-house’ legal team whilst on my fourth year of a law degree. Thank you.”
Tomorrow, September 30, St. Jerome’s Day, is also called International Translation Day, but it appears to have been taken over by translators of literature.
love german books
Weltlesebühne
Goethe-Institut in London
(via Andrew Hammel)
Internationally acclaimed barrister Amal Alamuddin marries an actor
Amal is an educated and successful career woman we’ve long admired. The high-flying barrister has notched up many career highs, including representing the controversial WikiLeaks whistleblower Julian Assange, and also has multilingual fluency in English, French and Arabic.
Amal attended St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University, earning her BA/LLB and receiving the Exhibitioner, Shrigley Award. She also attended New York University School of Law earning her LLM and receiving the Jack J. Katz Memorial Award.
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We think this George Clooney fellow has scored big time.
He’s been quoted as saying he was ‘marrying up’… we agree.
Profile at Doughty Street Chambers.
Amal Alamuddin is a barrister specialising in international law, human rights, extradition and criminal law. She has represented clients in cases before the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as in domestic courts in the UK and US.
Amal also provides advice to governments and individuals on international law, and has been appointed to a number of UN commissions including as adviser to Special Envoy Kofi Annan on Syria, and as Counsel to the Inquiry launched by UN human rights rapporteur Ben Emmerson QC into the use of drones in counter-terrorism operations.
Amal is fluent in French and Arabic and has particular expertise in international criminal law and the Middle East region.
Via vowe.net
In The Guardian: Ten objects that made modern Germany.
This is gearing up to the British Museum exhibition and BBC radio series. They offer:
wetsuit used for attempting to escape GDR via Baltic; Tischbein’s portrait of Goethe; Würstchen; Dürer; Meissen (I feel that Dürer’s porcelain rhinoceros is misphrased); Volkswagen; Kollwitz; Buchenwald; Trümmerfrauen; and Barlach’s Angel.
I would like to offer an alternative set. The term ‘objects’ is used loosely so I have a wide field:
Aldi
Birkenstock
Dr. Oetker’s blancmange powder
Das Dampfen der aufkochenden Milch, das Rascheln der kleinen Tüte, das Schlagen des Schneebesens, der Duft von Vanille. Und dann – endlich! – der erste Löffel, so warm, so süß, so lecker. Genießen auch Sie Pudding von Dr. Oetker!
The dirndl
The autobahn
Adventsplätzchen
Balconies
Denke an die Kinder! (when crossing against the light)
Dogs wearing scarves
Draußen nur Kännchen
Additions welcome. There will be more in the British Museum exhibition, of course.