The Watson Diet
BY JAMIE FOSTER Tom Watson is going on hunger strike for a day to raise awareness of the plight of two detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Ahmed Rabbans and Khalid Qasim. The two have been on hunger strike for 28 days in protest against their detention. The MP is calling on other MPs to follow his example and demanding that Theresa May puts pressure on Donald … Continue reading The Watson Diet
I Survived Two Earthquakes
BY DR PREETI TALWAR The ground shook like never before Towers swayed and bridges buckled The people around were unaware, Of the wall of water in the air The power of nature so pure and evil Thousands dead in seconds Only for the rest to be killed slowly By man-made troubles The people will never be the same. It was 11th September, 6.18 p.m. I.S.T, the … Continue reading I Survived Two Earthquakes
The Turing Test
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN In the opening lines of his paper, Computing Machinery and Intelligence, the British mathematical genius Alan Turing wrote, “I propose to consider the question, ‘Can machines think?’”. The Turing Test is a test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human. In other words, if the answers from a machine are answers that … Continue reading The Turing Test
Stir Fried Cauliflower
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH Ingredients: 1 medium sized cauliflower 100 gms shelled peas. 1 large potato diced Bay leaf 1 or 2 green cardamom 3 cloves 3 cinnamon sticks 1 or 2 small cooking oil 3/4 tbsps cumin seeds ½ tsp turmeric one pinch, salt to taste Fresh Parsley /cilantro 1 tsp Method: To ensure fine cooking, steam all the vegetables for minute or two Take … Continue reading Stir Fried Cauliflower
RTÉ – Really Tiresome Emissions
BY EAMONN O’MAHONY If you thought you Brits had it bad paying out £147 a year for your TV licence, then think about us poor Irish who pay out €160 a year for our own poll tax imposed on anyone who watches the telly. We face a similar Stasi inspectorate and bailiffs, similar court appearances and jail sentences if we fail to cough up. Statistics … Continue reading RTÉ – Really Tiresome Emissions
Melford Hall
BY CHARLES EVANS Melford Hall is a stately home in the village of Long Melford, Suffolk. It is the ancestral seat of the Parker Baronets. The hall was mostly constructed in the 16th century, incorporating parts of a medieval building held by the abbots of Bury St Edmunds which had been in use since before 1065. It has similar roots to nearby Kentwell Hall. It … Continue reading Melford Hall
The Corbyn Jones Affinity?
BY MANDY BALDWIN Nobody should be surprised at the reaction of Jeremy Corbyn to the announcement that Sally Jones, aka ‘The White Widow’, has been killed in a CIA drone strike. As ever, Corbyn is unable to wholeheartedly condemn terrorists, or terrorism. He seems dimly aware that by not doing so he offends people who he may have to impress in order to gain power, … Continue reading The Corbyn Jones Affinity?
Catalan Runny Nose Zapper
Into a pan, pour 3/4 litre of red wine, brought almost to boiling (wait till it is moving and steaming.) Remove from heat, throw in 2 good handfuls of thyme, 6 table spoons of honey, 6 table spoons of lemon juice, a rounded tea-spoon of ground nutmeg, a chunk of ginger root, chopped. Stir briskly, return to heat until ‘moving’ again, then remove from heat, … Continue reading Catalan Runny Nose Zapper
Sunday Prayer
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I am very excited this week as I have been informed by the magazine that I shall be administering not just to us Brits over coming weeks but also to the readers of Country Squire India and Country Squire USA which are to launch next month. I hope that I shall be able to live up to this … Continue reading Sunday Prayer
