The Mill
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| First episode date | July 28, 2013 |
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| Final episode date | August 24, 2014 |
| Networks | Channel 4 |
| Directors | James Hawes |
| Aug 17, 2014 | |
| Artists | Rembrandt |
| Locations | National Gallery of Art |
| Created | 1645–1648 |
| Periods | Baroque |
| Dutch Golden Age | |
| Media | Oil Paint |
| Dimens | 87.6 cm × 105.6 cm |
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| ID | 2315319 |
About The Mill
The Mill is a painting by Dutch baroque artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. It is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. For a long time, the attribution to Rembrandt was regarded as doubtful; it has been restored in recent years, although it is not universally accepted.
Excavating the birthplace of Scotland's tartan industry
... Dr Cook, who has been leading the digs, said: " In the 1850s The Mills complex was huge and straddled the Bannock Burn...
No 10 turned down Larkin, Auden and other poets for laureate job
... " Cecil Day-Lewis was " a possible" - he produced " run of The Mill poetry but nothing particularly outstanding"...
Titanic: Amateur radio heard SOS in Welsh town 2,000 miles away
... Lyn Pask, chair of Blackwood s history society, said the brothers owned " some of the earliest motorcars in the Gwent region" developed machines for local farmers, and gave the area its " first access to electricity through charging batteries from the generator they d created, powered by The Mill s waterwheel"...
How LinkedIn is changing and why some are not happy
... LinkedIn has a 200-strong team working on stories primed to attract attention and involvement, all grist to The Mill of recruiting companies that pay it for the right to scour the CVs of its members...
An incomplete history of pop on BBC television
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The Crown: Seven takeaways from the latest series of Netflix's royal drama
... Any drama about the royal family from that time would likely do the same, but it s hard not to imagine the pain it will cause those involved and is grist to The Mill of those who say The Crown should have stopped long before it reached such a recent and difficult period...
Snoop Dogg and Souleye fans of Cwmbran's Mr Giant Veg
... His father Mike started the UK Giant Vegetable Championships from The Mill Tavern pub in Cwmbran, Torfaen, in the 1980s...
Russia 'looting' steel bound for Europe and UK, says Metinvest boss
... But at the same time it will be remembered as an act of heroism for the military that were protecting The Mill for so many weeks...
Snoop Dogg and Souleye fans of Cwmbran's Mr Giant Veg
By Nicola BryanBBC News
From giving gardening tips to global superstars and royalty to advising On Film sets - The Life of a giant vegetable grower sounds glitzier than one might expect.
Kevin Fortey, or Mr Giant Veg as he is known to some, has just claimed his seventh Guinness World Record - This Time for a potato plant measuring 210cm (6ft 10).
He has some Famous Fans , with rapper Snoop Dogg , Martha Stewart 's gardener Ryan McCallister and Alanis Morrissette's rapper husband Souleye all contacting him for advice on growing supersized vegetables.
Kevin, 44, from Cwmbran, Torfaen, has also shared growing tips with King Charles at Highgrove.
The Meeting with King Charles came about while filming for BBC Great British Village Show.
He met Snoop Dogg after he got In Touch asking for tips on growing giant fruits and flowers.
" That was a surreal experience really, going to Meet Snoop Dogg and his bodyguards who were two ex American footballers and must have been about 7ft tall, " Said Kevin.
He is also In Touch with The Hip hop artist and rapper Souleye, who is.
Souleye grows giant tomatoes, sunflowers and courgettes in Los Angeles .
" I'm always up for challenging him, " Said Kevin.
" He sends me over some of The things he's doing with his children, and it's really inspirational. "
American businesswoman Martha Stewart 's head gardener Ryan McCallister has also been In Touch for advice growing giant cabbages.
Kevin's giant vegetables have been used as props in films including and Sky crime comedy.
He was recently a giant vegetable consultant on, a British mockumentary set in The World of competitive giant vegetable growing, starring Jo Hartley and Aisling Bea .
Kevin Said growing gigantic vegetables was a Family Tradition and he had many happy memories of being in The Garden with his brother and their father.
" From when I could put My Own wellies on my dad took us down to The allotments - he basically encouraged myself and My Brother to have a grow, allow us to compete against him and he basically give us The The competitive genes from a very young age, " He Said .
His father Mike started The UK Giant Vegetable Championships from The Mill Tavern pub in Cwmbran, Torfaen, in The 1980s.
Mike died from a Heart Attack in 1996 and Kevin believes he would be proud The Family Tradition has continued, with his son, nieces and nephews getting involved.
" My dad is watching down upon us so probably has a smile on his face, " He Said .
During The Covid-19 pandemic he tried to encourage local community to Grow Vegetables in a bid to save money and support their Mental Health .
A Woman got In Touch offering him hundreds of packets of seeds so he and neighbours distributed them to people in The area.
" It gave them something to wake up to in The Morning , seeing their vegetables grow, " He Said .
But how do you grow giant vegetables?
" Growing giant veg is pretty much The same as growing ordinary veg, " Said Kevin.
" It's about having The Right seeds, having a bit of luck, The Right weather, learning from Other People , time, commitment and learning from your mistakes. "
He Said he avoids using chemicals and uses horticultural soap to get rid of pests.
He believes growing is for everyone.
" I think everyone should be going some form of vegetable, even if they have a balcony, " He Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
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