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' }else{ weather_info += '
'+tempC+' °C
' } weather_info += '
  • Pressure: '+weather_data.main.pressure+' hPa
    • ' if (weather_data.main.humidity) { weather_info += '
  • Humidity: '+weather_data.main.humidity+' %
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    • ' } if (weather) { weather_info += '
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' } } global_geo_obj.html(weather_info); var global_geo = jQuery('#forecast'); get_forecast_details(city, 4, global_geo, country); }) }); }); function forecast_status(msg) { jQuery('#forecast-header').html(msg); } function get_forecast_details(city, days_count, global_geo, country) { global_geo.html('Loading forecast ...'); jQuery.ajax({ data: { city: city, report: 'daily' }, dataType: 'jsonp', url: 'https://upge.wn.com/api/upge/cheetah-photo-search/weather_forecast_4days', success: function(data) { if(!data) { text = ('weater data temporarily not available'); } // loop through the list of weather info weather_info = ''; var weather_day_loop = 0; jQuery.each(data.list, function(idx, value) { if (idx < 1) { return; } if (weather_day_loop >= days_count) { return false; } weather = value.weather.shift() clouds = value.clouds d = new Date(value.dt*1000) t = d.getMonth()+1 + '-' + d.getDate() + '-' + d.getFullYear() moment.lang('en', { calendar : { lastDay : '[Yesterday]', sameDay : '[Today]', nextDay : '[Tomorrow]', lastWeek : '[last] dddd', nextWeek : 'dddd', sameElse : 'L' } }); mobj = moment(value.dt*1000) // skip today if (t == today) { return; } tempC = parseInt(parseFloat(value.temp.day)-273.15) tempF = parseInt(tempC*1.8+32) today = t; weather_day_loop += 1; weather_info += '
'+mobj.calendar()+'
'; weather_info += '
' weather_info += '
' if (country == 'United States'){ weather_info += '
'+tempF+' °F
' }else{ weather_info += '
'+tempC+' °C
' } weather_info += '
  • '+value.pressure+' hPa
    • ' if (value.humidity) { weather_info += '
  • Humidity: '+value.humidity+' %
    • '; } if (clouds) { weather_info += '
  • Clouds: '+clouds+'%
    • ' } if (weather) { weather_info += '
  • ' +weather.description+'
    • ' } weather_info += '
' }); global_geo.html(weather_info); } }); } //-->
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Inside the weird and wonderful world of British folklore: How culture has made a comeback ...

The Daily Mail 30 Dec 2024
... he noticed a group of people dressed in white gowns taking part in a procession ... The top of White Horse Hill in Uffington, Oxfordshire - which has locals re-chalking the outline every July since 1380).
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The ‘foreignness of British art’ is what makes it distinctly British. Discuss

The Times/The Sunday Times 28 Dec 2024
The prehistoric Uffington White Horse etched into the chalk hillside of the Berkshire Downs is possibly an equine deity who towed the sun across the sky, but apart from rudimentary horses and what ...
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A good walk: White Horse Hill, Oxfordshire

The Times/The Sunday Times 02 Nov 2024
... they are known, descended into dense cloud shrouding the Vale of White Horse. We soon gained our first glimpses of the slender form of the Uffington White Horse, cut into the hillside 3,000 years ago.
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Seven of the best UK retreats for aspiring writers

The Times/The Sunday Times 29 Oct 2024
Put your feet up after class at the Sparsholt, a snug pub with rooms that’s within easy wandering distance of the white-chalk Uffington Horse (room-only doubles from £80; thesparsholt.co.uk).
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Larger Than Life: England’s Chalk Figures Explored

Ancient Origins 14 Aug 2024
From the enigmatic Uffington White Horse to the more contemporary Whipsnade Lion, these figures offer a fascinating glimpse into the artistic and cultural expressions of different periods in British history.
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Eight timeless trails: Exploring England’s most historic walks

TravelDailyNews 31 Jul 2024
Introduction ... Hadrian’s Wall Path ... Why popular ... The path passes through several important prehistoric sites, including Avebury, one of the largest Neolithic stone circles in Europe, and the Uffington White Horse, a chalk figure carved into the hillside.
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Iconic Ancient Uffington White Horse Fattened Up And Returned To Its Former Glory

IFL Science 11 Jul 2024
What may be Britain’s oldest giant chalk figure, the iconic Uffington White Horse, has been given some much-needed care after it had started to shrink and thin out ... The Uffington White Horse is just ...
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Uffington White Horse chalk figure restored to former glory

BBC News 10 Jul 2024
Archaeological work on the Uffington White Horse last year revealed it was shrinking. .
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Archaeologists restore profile of Britain’s oldest chalk figure

Irish Independent 10 Jul 2024
... White Horse in Oxfordshire.
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Crossword roundup: is Waylon Smithers named after Wayland’s Smithy?

The Observer 13 May 2024
[ ... [ . glower (as a noun) ] ... Wayland’s Smithy (pictured, top), a Neolithic barrow not far from the Uffington white horse, has a name which – it’s immediately clear – is very, very close to Waylon Smithers, Mr Burns’s adoring assistant on The Simpsons ... .
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A car-free trip to the Forest of Dean: a moss-cloaked corner of ancient England

The Observer 08 Apr 2024
... and white-rumped roe deer ... There are glimpses from the train windows of the moss-walled castle by Newport station and prehistoric Uffington white horse in the chalky hills soon after Swindon.
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New Sonic Rites: Runesine On Their Exclusive Release For tQ Subscribers

The Quietus 29 Feb 2024
... you can follow it north up Walker’s Hill, and all the way to Avebury, from where it continues to the Chilterns, via Iron Age hill forts and the spectacular 3000-year-old white horse at Uffington.
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Past perfect: capturing a slice of history

The Times/The Sunday Times 30 Nov 2023
History Hit, the podcast, subscription video on demand and content platform founded by the historian Dan Snow, has announced the winners of the 2023 Historic Photographer of the Year competition ... Uffington White Horse and Dragon Hill by Philip Selby ... .
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From a street that inspired Diagon Alley to waves engulfing a lighthouse: Stunning winning images in...

The Daily Mail 22 Nov 2023
Claudia commented ... His spellbinding photo of it is shortlisted in the World History category ... Here, the undulating slopes of Uffington White Horse and Dragon Hill are captured under a thick blanket of cloud, separated by a warm, orange horizon ... .
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My three-day walk along Britain’s oldest road proves transformative

The Times/The Sunday Times 18 Oct 2023
The white chalk track is hemmed by cow parsley, and by hawthorn snowed with blossom ... It has already wafted me past the Uffington White Horse, etched into the chalk 3,000 years ago and almost modern in its minimalism.

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