"Who began his speech, ""Where is Dave?.."" at the 2012 UK Conservative Party Conference?"

Conservative conference: Boris Johnson tribute to PM 'Dave' - BBC News BBC News Conservative conference: Boris Johnson tribute to PM 'Dave' By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, BBC News in Birmingham 9 October 2012 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Media captionBoris Johnson: 'If I am a mop, Dave, then you are a broom cleaning up the mess...' London Mayor Boris Johnson has paid tribute to Prime Minister David Cameron, praising his "firm leadership" and ability to take "tough decisions". Mr Johnson began his speech by gazing out into the audience and saying: "Where is Dave?" Having spotted the prime minister, the London mayor wished him a happy birthday and backed his strategy to "turn the country round". Mr Johnson has had a hero's welcome from Tory activists in Birmingham. But he has denied trying to upstage the PM, who gives his big speech on Wednesday. 'Can-do country' Mr Johnson, who who is riding high after the London Olympics and his re-election, said Britain had a "chronic tendency to underestimate what we can do". The London games, he added, showed "we are a can-do country, a creative, confident can-do country". In an upbeat speech - packed with jokes and digressions - he talked up what he sees as his main achievements as mayor and paid tribute to some of the politicians, including Sir John Major and Labour figures such as Tony Blair and Ken Livingstone, who had contributed to making the Olympics a success. He joked that his defeated rival for the mayoralty, Mr Livingstone, was now well and truly "finished" after receiving a round of applause at a Tory conference. Image caption David Cameron laughs and points during Boris Johnson's speech He joked that Mr Cameron had called him a "blond-haired mop" in the Daily Telegraph, adding: "If I'm a mop then you are a broom, a broom that is cleaning up the mess left by the Labour government and a fantastic job you are doing. "And I thank you and I congratulate you and your colleagues George Osborne, the dustpan, Michael Gove, the jey cloth, William Hague, the sponge. "Because it is the historic function of Conservative governments over the last hundred years to be the household implements, so effective on the floor of the house to clear things up after the Labour binge has got out of control." Mr Cameron laughed along with Mr Johnson, the man seen as a potential future leadership rival, even when the mayor, a classical scholar, ribbed him about claiming to not know the meaning of Magna Carta. 'Age of enterprise' The mayor ended his speech with a rallying cry to Tory activists, who gave him a standing ovation. He said: "We fought to keep London from lurching back into the grip of a Marxist cabal of taxpayer-funded chateauneuf du pape-swilling tax minimisers and bendy bus fetishist. "I will fight to keep this country from lurching back into the grip of the two Eds, Miliband and Balls. Unreformed, unpunished, unrepentant about what they did to the economy and the deficit they racked up. "We need to go forward now from the age of excess under Labour. "Through the age of austerity to a new age of enterprise in which we do what we did in the Olympics and build a world-beating platform for Britain for British people and businesses to compete." 'Comedian' Mr Johnson later told the BBC Radio 4's World At One programme he would welcome the "spotlight" moving on from talk about his future plans, speculation which he described as "tired and hackneyed". Asked about the furore surrounding Mr Johnson at the conference, Tory donor and strategist Lord Ashcroft said the mayor of London was "doing a great job" and part of his appeal was that "he is a comedian". But he said talk about Mr Johnson as a future leader was media-driven and not "relevant" to the party's primary goal of winning a majority at the next election. "Those are long-term matters. If he ever had those ambitions, he has to get to Parliament, there has to be a leadership contest... you are talking a long timescale even if it is hypothetically possible." Mr Cameron has insisted he does not envy Mr Johnson's "rock star


Name the retired software pioneer and 2012 fugitive from a murder inquiry who fled Belize and surfaced in Guatemala?

Belize News Daily, 5/1/2012 to 5/10/2012, Ambergris Caye 5/1/2012 to 5/10/2012 Also with the most recent Open Your Eyes, and the Dickie Bradley Specials The San Pedro Sun Anchors Away with the Island Academy Beach BBQ FUNdraiser On Sunday May 6th Caribbean Villas Resort was overtaken by students, parents and friends of the Island Academy for their Anchors Away Beach BBQ and Sailing Regatta. The event was a huge success as tons of kids and families spent a day on the beach, playing, eating, sailing and having a wonderful time. The BBQ was a fundraiser to help with Island Academyï¿½s annual textbook order. The Island Academy offers many many thanks to helpers and gift prize sponsors at Sundayï¿½s ï¿½Anchors Away with The Island Academy Beach BBQ FUNdraiserï¿½. A great time was had by all at Caribbean Villas Resort with the excitement of the San Pedro Youth Sailing Program in the water. Christina takes home Top Boat for sixth annual Dorado Rodeo The sixth annual Dorado Rodeo Fishing Tournament was held on Saturday, May 5th at the Holiday Hotel. Anglers took to sea at daybreak, as early as 4:30am, to see who would reel in the catch of the day. At the end of the day, Christina, captained by Alberto Bradley was the winner of the $4,000 cash prize and named top boat. The Dorado, also called Mahi-mahi or commonly known as the Dolphinfish, are known to congregate under floating objects and follow ships. This swift, fast-moving predator feeds on other fishes and squids. Their speed and size provide almost unequaled excitement and is the perfect challenge or extreme test for any type of fisherman. Weigh-in time was at 6pm and boats began pulling into the weighing station at 5pm to see who would take home the prize. This year saw the participation of 19 boats in the tournament and after weighing was completed, the prizes and winners are as follows: Top Boat went to Christina, captained by Alberto Bradley with a combined total of 38 lbs of Dorado winning the crew $4,000. Second place went to Reel Deel, Captained by Gilberto ï¿½Hillybooï¿½ Lara with one 19 pound Dorado, taking home $1,500. Third place went to Ricky Marin onboard the Aaliyah Marlee, while Junior Angler went to Joshua Marin, also onboard the Aaliyah Marlee, winning them a total of $1,000 cash. Top female angler went to Jennifer Jimenez who caught an 18 pounder onboard the Christina and took home $500. More questions than answers into Boco-Tï¿½s death He was found dead inside the San Pedro Police Station 14 days ago, on April 26th, and on Thursday May 10th, Kevin ï¿½Boco-Tï¿½ Kelly was finally laid to rest at the Lord Ridge Cemetery in Belize City. His family firmly believes that police are responsible for Kellyï¿½s death, even more so after the post mortem that was just issued indicates that he bled to death. The post mortem, which was conducted on May 8th by Dr. Mario Estradabran certified that the 38 year old Belize City resident died from ï¿½Hypervolemic shock due to internal bleeding, due to multiple abdominal trauma, due to blunt instrument type.ï¿½ According to Dr. Javier Zuniga, such cause of death means that Kelly ï¿½internally bled to death.ï¿½ When asked what can cause someone to die in such a short time frame, Dr. Zuniga said that ï¿½it had to be a big blood vessel of a main organ that ruptured.ï¿½ On the night of the incident, police claimed that Kelly fainted several times before and while in police custody. Dr Zuniga explained that such ï¿½traumatic behavior is consistent with someoneï¿½s whose blood pressure falls quickly,ï¿½ explained Zuniga. Ambergris Today Cameras Prohibited at Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave Belize Itï¿½s a little bit of unfortunate news, but definitely good to see that our natural resources and tourist attractions are being taken care of. According to the Cayo Tour Guide Association, cameras are being banned at the Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave as of Friday, May 4, 2012. How this decision will affect the cave and tours being sold one of Belizeï¿½s most impressive cave system is yet to be seen. Picture taking and sharing of the ATM ca


What nationality is Carlos Slim, the richest person in the world according to Forbes 2012?

World's wealthiest people 2012: Forbes magazine - Forbes: 5 wealthiest people - Pictures - CBS News Forbes: 5 wealthiest people Next World's wealthiest people 2012: Forbes magazine Four of the five tycoons atop Forbes magazine's list of the wealthiest people on Earth are self-made billionaires. The 2012 rankings size up 1,226 fat cats, according to net worth individually. Billionaire Li Ka-shing, pictured, made the top ten list - find out who came out ahead of him. Credit: iStockphoto 1. Carlos Slim Helu Mexican mogul Carlos Slim Helu tops Forbes' list of the richest people in the world for the third year in a row. The 72-year-old billionaire is the son of a Lebanese immigrant, a father of six and the chairman of Telemex, which controls 80 percent of Mexico's landline telephone market. Slim's net worth of $69 billion outranks the second wealthiest on the list by $8 billion, despite being down $5 billion from a year ago. Credit: Getty Images 2. Bill Gates At $61 billion, Bill Gates is ranked No. 2 on Forbes' rich list. The 56-year-old tycoon dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 and co-founded Microsoft Corp. ( MSFT ). He's America's wealthiest person. Bill Gates and his billionaire bud Warren Buffett have talked many of the world's wealthiest individuals into signing the " Giving Pledge ," an effort to convince the richest people to give at least 50 percent of their wealth away to philanthropic causes. Credit: Getty Images 3. Warren Buffett Third wealthiest on Forbes' list is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A ), Warren Buffett. He is arguably the most successful investor in the world. The 81-year-old "Oracle of Omaha" holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska, a Master of Science degree from Columbia University and has a net worth of $44 billion. Credit: Getty Images 4. Bernard Arnault Bernard Arnault claims the No. 4 spot on Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest. The chairman of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) oversaw strong sales in 2011 of his company's lines of highly coveted designer goods, which boosted the company's profit 22 percent. His net worth of $41 billion makes the 63-year-old Frenchman Europe's richest person. Credit: Getty Images 5. Amancio Ortega Gaona Seventy-five-year-old Amancio Ortega Gaona has a net worth of $37 billion, which makes him fifth on Forbes' list of the richest people. Spain's Ortega retired last year as chairman of Inditex, a global fashion firm and the parent company of Zara -- a tremendously popular chain of retail stores. Inditex shares in the past year have jumped roughly 25 percent. The boost in Inditex's market value pushed him into the top 5 of the world's wealthiest for the first time. Credit: Getty Images World's wealthiest people 2012 Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, former H&M chief executive Stefan Persson, Chinese businessman Li Ka-shing and discount supermarket mogul Karl Albrecht make up the rest of Forbes' top 10 list of the world's wealthiest people for 2012. Click here to see the full list. Credit: Getty Images


Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, the world famous performance artist who died in 2012, is better known by what name?

Ravi Shankar | John Peel Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Ravi Shankar, (born: Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury)  (7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012), often referred to by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician and composer who played the sitar. He has been described as the best-known contemporary Indian musician. Shankar was born in Varanasi to Bengali Brahmin parents and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956.  In 1956, he began to tour Europe and the Americas playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there in the 1960s through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and rock artist George Harrison of the Beatles . Shankar engaged Western music by writing concerti for sitar and orchestra and toured the world in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1986 to 1992 he served as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Parliament of India. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999, and received three Grammy Awards. He continued to perform in the 2000s, sometimes with his younger daughter, Anoushka. He was posthumously awarded two Grammy awards in 2013, one for lifetime achievement, another for The Living Room Sessions Part 1 in the world music category. Links To Peel  In 1967 Indian classical music was fashionable due to George Harrison's use of the sitar on some Beatles tracks, so Peel responded by occasionally playing tracks by Ravi Shankar on his Perfumed Garden show on Radio London. When he was hosting Top Gear on BBC Radio 1 he featured sessions by Indian classical musicians Vilayat Khan and Imrat Khan , despite the fact that their music was radically different from anything else heard on the station. On Night Ride , too, shorter Indian music tracks were regularly featured. Indian-influenced music, such as that of John McLaughlin 's band Shakti , which included tabla player Zakir Hussain , son of Ravi Shankar's tabla accompanist Alla Rakha , could be heard on Peel's 1970s programmes. The DJ chose Shakti's session for his programme as one of 1977's sessions of the year. But by the time punk arrived in the late 70's, world music was rarely played on his shows. It was only in the 80's that Peel started to play more modern styles of world music, but mostly from Africa instead of Asia. (He is not known to have played any records by Anoushka Shankar, or by Ravi Shankar's other daughter, Norah Jones , who gained great commercial success and critical acclaim in the early 2000s.) In the late 80's, classical Indian music was virtually replaced on Peel's playlist by another, more pop-influenced music of Indian origin called Bhangra , which Peel played quite regularly on his show until his death in 2004. Other Shows Played (The following list was compiled only from the database of this site and  Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive  and is certainly incomplete. Please add further details if known.) 1968


British actor Brian Cobby (1929-2012) provided the first male voice for what British announcements?

Brian Cobby - Telegraph Obituaries Brian Cobby Brian Cobby, who has died aged 83, broke a female monopoly that had lasted  half a century when, in 1985, he became the first male voice of the speaking  clock. Brian Cobby Photo: JOHN CONNOR PRESS ASSOCIATES 5:52PM GMT 18 Nov 2012 The service was launched in 1936, with Ethel Jane Cain the first incumbent. She was paid 10 guineas for her trouble, and could be heard by callers dialling 846 (or TIM) until 1963. Patricia Simmons then took over until 1985, when British Telecom replaced its outmoded analogue system with a modern digital one, which was relaunched as the speaking clock, “sponsored by Accurist”. That December BT launched a “Golden Voice” competition among its employees to find Pat Simmons’s successor; Cobby, an amateur actor who had previously done voice-over work, but who was then a switchboard operator at a telephone exchange in Withdean, Brighton, decided to enter. There were more than 5,000 applicants, with Cobby the only man to be included in the final pool of 12 candidates. But when the winner was announced on December 21, it was his name that was selected. He then spent just one hour recording the components of the 8,640 daily announcements required for the role. As the voice of the nation’s timekeeping service, however, his warm yet authoritative tones were heard hundreds of millions of times. Brian Cobby was born on October 12 1929 in Brighton, and attended City of Oxford high school for boys before going on to do National Service with the British Forces Network radio station in Hamburg. His first credit came in 1960 with For Members Only, a short film for which he provided the voice-over. He then acted in The Pursuers, a television series about the adventures of a British detective, but his lilting tones won him most acclaim, and voice work rolled in, notably on commercials for soap flakes, painkillers and Stork margarine. In 1965 he appeared as an actor in the popular drama Crane, and spent much of that year travelling back and forth between Morocco and Wembley to film a complicated combination of interior and exterior shots. He also claimed to have been involved in recording the celebrated countdown “5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Thunderbirds are go!!!”, though the creator of the futuristic puppet adventure, Gerry Anderson, reportedly insisted that Peter Dyneley, who provided the voice of Jeff Tracy throughout the series, was the source of the track. Other small roles and voice work followed, but by 1985 Cobby had abandoned his career in acting, which he had come to think of as an “expensive luxury”. After becoming the voice of the speaking clock, however, his performing career took off again: he guest-starred in episodes of Doctor Who, and appeared on screen alongside Madonna in the 1996 Academy Award-winning film Evita. Brian Cobby was a keen gardener and a puzzle enthusiast. He also claimed to enjoy an uninterrupted flow of fan mail from lonely “mature ladies” who would call the speaking clock for company on long winter nights. He is survived by his brother Clive. Brian Cobby, born October 12 1929, died October 31 2012


Davy Jones (1945-2012) fronted what popular 1960s pop group?

Images: Davy Jones, 1945-2012 Images: Davy Jones, 1945-2012 Success - Article sent! close   Entertainer Davy Jones of the Monkees belts out a tune while performing in front of the Geneva History Center. The concert, benefitting the history center, drew more than a thousand fans to the lawn of the Kane County Courthouse. DAILY HERALD FILE/SEPT. 30, 2006 In this July 10, 1989 file photo, The Monkees, from left: Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones and Peter Tork get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Jones died Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 in Florida. He was 66. ASSOCIATED PRESS This Nov.11, 2009 file photo shows musician Davy Jones attending the 43rd Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Jones died Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 in Florida. He was 66. ASSOCIATED PRESS This June 4, 1967 file photo shows The Monkees posing with their Emmy award at the 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Calif. The group members are, from left to right, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz. Jones died Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 in Florida. He was 66. Jones rose to fame in 1965 when he joined The Monkees, a British popular rock group formed for a television show. ASSOCIATED PRESS In this 1966 file photo, cast members of the television show "The Monkees," from top left, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, from lower left, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork pose next to their customized Pontiac GTO. Jones died Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 in Florida. He was 66. Jones rose to fame in 1965 when he joined The Monkees, a British popular rock group formed for a television show. Jones sang lead vocals on songs like "I Wanna Be Free" and "Daydream Believer." ASSOCIATED PRESS This 1966 photo shows The Monkees singing group. Shown from left, are, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith. Jones died Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 in Florida. He was 66. Jones rose to fame in 1965 when he joined The Monkees, a British popular rock group formed for a television show. Jones sang lead vocals on songs like "I Wanna Be Free" and "Daydream Believer." ASSOCIATED PRESS The Monkee Mobile from the 1960s sitcom "The Monkees". ASSOCIATED PRESS American pop group, the Monkees, pictured on arrival at London Airport, 28th June, 1967. Arriving from Paris, the group will perform a live stage show at the Empire Pool, Wembley, this coming weekend. Left to right are Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith. ASSOCIATED PRESS The pop musical group, The Monkees, arrived at Tokyo International Airport Sept. 30, 1968 for the performances in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. About 1,000 Japanese fans, mostly teen aged girls gathered at the airport to see The Monkees. From right Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith. About 700 Japanese police surrounded the airport to protect Monkees from crowd but no mob scene. ASSOCIATED PRESS The U.S. American Pop band The Monkees, are seen beneath a poster with sketches of themselves, during their press conference in London, England, Thursday June 29, 1967. They are from left to right: Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith and Mikey Dolenz.. The band arrived yesterday and will give their first concert tomorrow at the Empire Pool, here in London. ASSOCIATED PRESS David Jones, 24, one of television's rock group, The Monkees, in a new Hollywood marketplace called The Street in Los Angeles on August 5, 1970, which he originated to help young craftsmen display and sell their products. ASSOCIATED PRESS David Jones, 24, one of television's rock group, The Monkees, in a new Hollywood marketplace called The Street in Los Angeles on August 5, 1970, which he originated to help young craftsmen display and sell their products. ASSOCIATED PRESS Rock band the Monkees pose for a group portrait in a Burbank, Calif., rehearsal studio in this 1996 photo. From left, are: Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Mickey Dolenz. ASSOCIATED PRESS Members of the pop group The Monkees pose in front of a telephone booth in London Friday, January 10, 1997 following a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe where they announced plans for


Name the NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover which landed on Mars in 2012?

Mars Science Laboratory Fun Send a Postcard to Curiosity - 08/06/2013 Celebrate Curiosity's fourth year on Mars by sending the rover and the team a message. Send Postcard >> Mars on the Go! Download the Be A Martian App on your Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and Tablets! Curiosity's Mission Enjoy this slideshow about Curiosity's mission: To see if Mars ever had the right conditions to support life! Learn About The Rover Curiosity's parts are similar to what a human would need to explore Mars (body, brains, eyes, arm, legs, etc.). Check it out though--sometimes they are located in odd places! Landing On Mars Follow Curiosity through the Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) phase. Interactive >> At a Glance >> Ask Dr. C Have you ever wondered why Mars is red? Or, how big is the Mars Science Laboratory rover? Ask Dr. C, your personal Mars expert! Curiosity Latest Mission Updates Hear directly from science team members on what the rover has done recently. Read Latest Update >> Curiosity's Location See a map of Curiosity's current location and check out the mission clock, which tells you how many days Curiosity has been on Mars. More >> Latest Raw Images - 07/16/2014 Want to see the latest images from Curiosity? Click here to see images by day (sol). See raw images >> Best of Image Gallery >> Follow Curiosity's Journey Follow Curiosity's journey, get the latest traverse info and daily weather data. With regular updates as the rover explores Mount Sharp! Start Now >> Curiosity Scientific Data NASA's Planetary Data System archives and distributes scientific data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements, including Curiosity! Get Data >>


Name the RBS banker stripped of his knighthood in Jan 2012?

Fred Goodwin, Ex-RBS CEO, Stripped Of UK Knighthood | The Huffington Post Fred Goodwin, Ex-RBS CEO, Stripped Of UK Knighthood 01/31/2012 12:40 pm ET | Updated Apr 01, 2012 LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Britain took the rare step of stripping former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Fred Goodwin of his knighthood, following intense criticism of his role in RBS' near-collapse during the 2008 credit crisis, and public anger towards wealthy bankers. "The failure of RBS played an important role in the financial crisis of 2008-9 which, together with other macroeconomic factors, triggered the worst recession in the UK since the Second World War and imposed significant direct costs on British taxpayers and businesses," the government said in a statement. "Fred Goodwin was the dominant decision maker at RBS at the time," it added, explaining a decision taken by a committee of civil servants. Goodwin had been awarded the knighthood in 2004 for services to banking, but has since come under heavy criticism from the public after taxpayer funds were used to bail out the stricken bank. The government said it would soon be announced that Goodwin's knighthood had been "cancelled and annulled". The Scottish banker spearheaded RBS' disastrous acquisition of Dutch bank ABN AMRO, which nearly caused the collapse of RBS during the 2008 crisis. RBS ended up having to be propped up with 45 billion pounds ($71 billion) of taxpayers' money, with the government finishing up with an 83 percent stake in the bank. It is very rare for Britain to remove people of their knighthoods, and Goodwin joins the ranks of figures such as former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu who forfeited an honorary knighthood. The woes of RBS have come to symbolise for many in Britain more serious problems with the country's banking industry. Many are still angry at the fact that bankers are continuing to get paid millions while elsewhere thousands lose their jobs as the economy weakens. On Sunday, the current chief executive of RBS - Stephen Hester - was forced to decline a million pound share bonus after the award had been attacked by all major British political parties. -


Justin Welby was appointed to what famous old position in 2012?

Archbishop of Canterbury appointment - ITV News 7 November 2012 at 1:46pm Archbishop of Canterbury appointment The Bishop of Durham packing food parcels in Sunderland Credit: ITV Tyne Tees The Bishop of Durham has returned to the North East after news of his appointment as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Justin Welby joined volunteers at Sunderland Minster, packing food parcels to be distributed to those in need. Tony Blair: new Archbishop is a 'good choice' Former Prime Minister Tony Blair says the appointment of Justin Welby as the new Archbishop of Canterbury is a "very interesting choice, and a very good one". Mr Blair was commenting after today's announcement that the former Bishop of Durham would become the new head of the Church of England. He said: "I think Justin Welby is a very interesting choice, and a very good one. "Not just the Church of England, but the faith part of our society needs strong leadership, innovative leadership, and a little bit of sparkle and enthusiasm. "I think he'll bring something very, very special to the job." "One of the hardest things will be to leave Durham" The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has expressed his excitement about taking up the new position but also sadness at leaving Durham. The Rt Reverend Justin Welby has been Bishop of Durham for almost a year and has been now been officially announced as the next Archbishop of Canterbury after the Queen gave her royal approval to the nomination. In a speech to the media, the new Archbishop said that although he would be going to a new position, he would not forget the people of Durham whom he has loved working with so much Rt Rev Welby on Dr Rowan Williams "I want to say at once that one of the biggest challenges is to follow a man who I believe will be recognised as one of the greatest Archbishops of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. He is some one with a deep love for Jesus Christ, an infectious spirituality, extraordinary integrity and holiness, immense personal moral and physical courage, and of course one of the world's principal theologians and philosophers. To be fully serious, the church world wide owes him a great debt, more than it knows, and I shall be continuing to seek his advice and wisdom. I can only wish him, Jane and the family a wonderful end to his time at Canterbury and joy in their new roles." Rt Rev Welby on his Archbishop appointment "To be nominated to this post is both astonishing and exciting. It is something I never expected, and the last few weeks have been a very strange experience. It is exciting because we are at one of those rare points where the tide of events is turning, and the church nationally, including the Church of England has great opportunities to match its very great but often hidden strengths. I feel a massive sense of privilege at being one of those responsible for the leadership of the church in a time of spiritual hunger, when our network of parishes and churches and schools and above all people means that we are facing the toughest issues in the toughest place." Rt Rev Welby on sexuality "We also face deep differences over the issue of sexuality. It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people co-habiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships. We must have no truck with any form of homophobia, in any part of the church. I support the House of Bishop's statement in the summer in answer to the government's consultation on same sex marriage. I know I need to listen attentively to the LGBT communities, and examine my own thinking. I am always averse to the language of exclusion, when what we are called to is to love in the same way as Jesus Christ loves us. Above all in the church we need to create safe spaces for these issues to be discussed honestly and in love." Bishop of Durham becomes Archbishop of Canterbury The Rt Reverend Justin Welby, the current Bishop of Durham, has been officially announced as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. The Queen has approved the nomination. He will be enthroned as Archbishop of Ca


In which 2012 sporting event was the Chinese Ren Cancan defeated by its first ever female Olympic Gold medal winner?

BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Our writers cast their votes | Sport | The Guardian BBC Sports Personality of the Year Sportblog BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Our writers cast their votes Twelve Guardian writers make the case for the candidate they feel deserves to win the BBC award on Sunday The BBC Sports Personality of the Year trophy for 2012 will be awarded to the winner at the ExCeL on Sunday. Photograph: David Davies/PA Archive/Press Association Ima Guardian Sport staff Friday 14 December 2012 08.11 EST First published on Friday 14 December 2012 08.11 EST Close Nicola Adams It is an image for the ages and the history books: Nicola Adams puckering up to the gold medal around her neck with a smile brighter than the flashbulbs dancing around her. Until 1996 women weren't allowed to box in Britain. Now, half a generation later, the country could boast the first ever women's boxing Olympic gold medallist. Adams went into the final against Ren Cancan, the three-times world champion, as the outsider. But she outfoxed her taller Chinese opponent, put her down with a textbook left-hook-right-hand combo, and eased to a points victory as wide as the Thames. It was one of the performances of London 2012. Who now would dare claim that women do not belong in the ring? That achievement alone should put Adams on the Sports Personality of the Year podium. And if personality counts for anything in an award so nebulous, then Adams – who has warmth, radiance and humility to burn – should romp home. Others on the shortlist captured hearts, but the tiny tomboy from Leeds won minds too. Sean Ingle Jessica Ennis Master of all trades and jack of none, Ennis is the finest all-round female athlete on the planet. She responded to being beaten by Tatyana Chernova at the 2011 world championships by becoming better than ever, breaking the British record once in May, and then doing it again when it mattered most, during the Olympics, when she set three personal bests and excelled in two of her weakest events, the long jump and the javelin. The face of the Games, in 2012 she shouldered a weight of expectation that would have broken weaker athletes , prompting Ben Ainslie , who knows a thing or two about pressure, to say that he felt sorry for her "because she's put up there on a pedestal and is expected to be the star of the Olympics and win a gold medal." And, all that excellence aside, Ennis, is the best possible role model for women's sport. She is an outstanding athlete who is witty and down-to-earth. And she has wisdom to offer, in her way. "When you're younger and want to look like everyone else," she has said, talking about her own fears that all the weights work she has to do have made her unhappy with her own body shape. "There's a kind of perfect figure that's put out in magazines but it's not realistic. If sportswomen are put out there a bit more, it creates a real healthy body image for young girls to aspire to." Andy Bull Mo Farah Despite an impossibly strong field in a stellar year, Mo Farah's double gold in a truly global discipline dominated since 1984 by African winners remains a standout memory. To earsplitting roars as he charged down the back straight two weekends in a row, Farah seemed on a mission to turn every stereotype about plucky British losers on their heads. Both of his gold medal victories were clinical, highly professional displays of distance running under extreme pressure. As plotted with his coach, Alberto Salazar, he controlled the pace of both races and struck for home at exactly the right time. Not only did his victories coincide with the imminent birth of his twin daughters, but his riposte to a reporter who foolishly questioned whether he would rather be running for Somalia was priceless. And his joint celebration with Usain Bolt remains one of the defining images of the London Games. Even growing irritation at a parade of minor celebrities doing the "Mo-bot" can't dull his achievement. The opening ceremony director Danny Boyle said of the thousands of volunteers in his show: "They are the best of


2012 was the 300th anniversary of the world's first industrial steam-powered machine, which was a?

The Worlds First Steam Engine 300th Anniversary - YouTube The Worlds First Steam Engine 300th Anniversary Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Nov 14, 2012 The replica Newcomen Pumping Engine at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley has been brought back to life for the 300th anniversary of the first recorded practical application of steam power. The self-acting valve gear is a clanking cacophony of joy! The restoration team were helped by Guy Martin and the engine was featured in the Channel 4 documentary series 'How Britain Worked' (as was my own miniature Newcomen engine model, used by Guy to demonstrate how the engine works!) See my other vids for some footage of my little 'un in action! Category


What city hosted the richest (biggest prize) horse race in 2012?

stumbleupon Email Comment Every horse race, no matter how big or small it may be, has a purse. This refers to the amount of money that the owners will be paid at the end of the race, based on how their horses finish. This division is made to encourage horse owners to get their horses to perform at the highest level and create intense competition. The first place horse in a race will typically get 60% of the total purse. The second place horse normally gets 20% while third place gets 10% and fourth gets 5%. The remaining horses divide the remainder of the purse among each other. The total amount of money in the purse varies with each race. A typical matinee race at a North American racetrack may have a purse of around $10,000, for instance. Meanwhile, some of the top races of the day will have purses of closer to $30,000. However, when it comes to the most prestigious races in the world, purses can fall in the millions of dollars. These purses are generally highest for Grade I races that pit only the best horses in the world together. Grade II and III races are not as prominent as Grade I but they will still grant some handsome paydays to the people who get their horses out to these events. This listing will break down the biggest horse racing events in the world based on the size of their respective purses. All purse totals are listed in American dollars. Some of these races have the potential to let winning horses earn millions of dollars for their owners. This is partly because horse racing represent some of the most historic races in the world. Certain races have been run since the nineteenth century and have developed larger purses over the years as they continue to grow and become more famous in the modern era. 10. The Grand National – $1.6 Million Purse The Grand National steeplechase race at Liverpool’s Aintree Racecourse has been held every almost every year since 1839 and has a total purse of £975,000 or $1.6 million US. The race is around four miles and three furlongs in length and can take around ten minutes for some horses to finish. It’s a long and challenging course involving hurdles, but the large purse makes it all worth it for whoever comes out on top. 9. Kentucky Derby – $2 Million Purse The Run for the Roses, known as the Kentucky Derby has been held in Louisville, Kentucky’s Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May every year since 1875. Known as the Fastest Two Minutes in Sports, this 1 1/4-mile race is the first leg of the Triple Crown in America and it’s also the most presitgious race of the three. It has a purse of $2 million while the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes both have purses of just $1 million each. 8. Breeders Cup Sprint – $2 Million Purse In horse racing, a spring race is a shorter race that is less than a mile long. The six-furlong Breeders Cup Sprint, an event that happens during the Breeders Cup World Championships in North America every year, is one such race. This short race takes a little over a minute for horses to complete and is worth $2 million, making it one of the biggest events of the year for sprint horse racing enthusiasts. 7. Breeders Cup Distaff – $2 Million Purse Formerly known as the Breeders Cup Ladies’ Classic, the Breeders Cup Distaff is a $2 million purse race that is for fillies and mares who are at least three years of age. It is the last race to take place on the first of the two days that the Breeders Cup events are held and is the most prominent race among female horses. The purse was originally $1 million in value until 2005 when was doubled in size. 6. Breeders Cup Turf – $3 Million Purse Held annually at the Breeders Cup series, the $3 million Breeders Cup Turf race is held on a turf surface instead of a traditional dirt track. This means that the horses run on a grass surface similar to what is typically found on the inside part of a track. This race is 1 1/2 miles long and is a popular event that serves as an appetizer to the main event, the Breeders Cup Classic. 5. Dubai Duty Free Stakes – $5 Million Purse A race held during the Dubai World Cup


In 2012 fossils of 1.9m years-old Homo rudolfensis were discovered in?

New Human Species? Fossil Find 'Clearly Distinct' From Other Early Humans, Researchers Say | The Huffington Post New Human Species? Fossil Find 'Clearly Distinct' From Other Early Humans, Researchers Say 08/08/2012 02:46 pm ET 4.5k By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 08/08/2012 01:05 PM EDT on LiveScience New fossils from the dawn of the human lineage suggest our ancestors may have lived alongside a diversity of extinct human species, researchers say. Although modern humans, Homo sapiens, are the only human species alive today, the world has seen a number of human species come and go. Other members perhaps include the recently discovered "hobbit" Homo floresiensis . The human lineage, Homo, evolved in Africa about 2.5 million years ago, coinciding with the first evidence of stone tools. For the first half of the last century, conventional wisdom was that the most primitive member of our lineage was Homo erectus , the direct ancestor of our species. However, just over 50 years ago, scientists discovered an even more primitive species of Homo at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania they dubbed Homo habilis, which had a smaller brain and a more apelike skeleton. Now fossils between 1.78 million and 1.95 million years old discovered in 2007 and 2009 in northern Kenya suggest that early Homo were quite a diverse bunch, with at least one other extinct human species living at the same time as H. erectus and H. habilis. "Two species of the genus Homo, our own genus, lived alongside our direct ancestor, Homo erectus, nearly 2 million years ago," researcher Meave Leakey at the Turkana Basin Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, told LiveScience. Meave Leakey carefully excavates the new face KNM-ER 62000. Researchers might be able to reconstruct what this new human species might have eaten by looking at its teeth and jaws. A skull known as KNM-ER 1470, found in 1972 in Kenya, was at the center of the debate over the number of species of early Homo living nearly 2 million years ago. It had a larger brain and a flatter face than H. habilis, leading some researchers to declare it a distinct species they dubbed Homo rudolfensis . [ See Photos of the New Homo Fossils ] However, making comparisons between these fossils was difficult, because no single purported H. rudolfensis specimen contained both the face and the lower jaw, details needed to see if it was indeed separate from H. habilis. Any supposed differences between H. habilis and H. rudolfensis might, for instance, have been due to variations between the sexes of a single species. The newly discovered face and lower-jaw fossils, uncovered within a radius of just more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) from where KNM-ER 1470 was unearthed, now suggest that KNM-ER 1470 and the novel finds are indeed members of a distinct species of early Homo that stands out from others with its uniquely built face. "It had very flat facial features — you could draw a straight line from its eye socket to where its incisor teeth would be," researcher Fred Spoor at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, told LiveScience. "This shows east Africa about 2 million years ago was quite a crowded place with many diverse species of early Homo," Spoor said. The environment was more verdant back then than it is today, with a larger lake. "There was plenty of opportunities ecologically to accommodate more than one hominid species ," Spoor said. Other researchers suggest these new fossils are not enough evidence of a new human species . However, "these are really distinctive shape profiles — it really shows something completely different," Leakey said. "I feel pretty confident that we're not just dealing with variation in one species." In principle, researchers might be able to reconstruct what this new species might have eaten by looking at its teeth and jaws. "The incisors are really rather small compared to what you'd find in other early Homo," Spoor said. "In the back of the mouth, the teeth are large, telling us a lot of food processing was going on there ... it may be possible


Who famously accused Tony Abbott of sexism and misogyny in 2012?

Australia's 'Macho' Prime Minister Points Finger At Sexism Australia's 'Macho' Prime Minister Points Finger At Sexism World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: December 12, 2014 12:10 IST EMAIL COMMENTS File photo of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (Press Trust of India) Sydney:  Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who was famously accused of misogyny by former leader Julia Gillard, today suggested that sexism was behind criticism of his female chief-of-staff. Abbott's office has battled falling polls in recent weeks and some within the conservative government's ranks have complained that his advisor Peta Credlin holds too much power. "Do you really think that my chief-of-staff would be under this kind of criticism if her name was P-E-T-E-R as opposed to P-E-T-A?" Abbott asked state broadcaster ABC. "I think people need to take a long hard look at themselves with some of these criticisms." Abbott, who has been criticized for only having one woman in his cabinet- Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who reports say has a tense relationship with Credlin- said any complaints about his office should come to him. "This is the same office which ran a very effective opposition, it's the same office which has got an enormous amount done this year sometimes under very difficult circumstances," he said. Tensions with government MPs emerged this week when Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Abbott's office had knocked back her first request to attend a UN climate conference in Peru, prompting her to ask again. Australia wrestled with the significance of gender in politics under its first female Labor Prime Minister Gillard, whose time in office was marked by criticism of everything from her hairstyles, to her boyfriend and choice of clothing. Gillard became a torchbearer for women around the world in 2012 with her fiery speech about misogyny on the floor of parliament in which she accused then opposition leader Abbott of sexism. The unmarried Gillard said she had been offended by many of Abbott's remarks over the years, including that she should "make an honest woman of herself". Back then, Abbott said it was time "everyone in this parliament moved on from the gender card which so many members of the government have been playing". Abbott, a fitness fanatic who is also a volunteer surf lifesaver and bush fire fighter, enhanced his macho image when he recently promised to "shirtfront" Russian President Vladimir Putin over the crisis in Ukraine.


Which nation defied international warnings when launching a rocket in Dec 2012?

North Korea fires rocket seen as covert missile test North Korea fires rocket seen as covert missile test North Korea on Sunday defied international warnings and launched a long-range rocket. Post to Facebook North Korea fires rocket seen as covert missile test North Korea on Sunday defied international warnings and launched a long-range rocket. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1Xb80um CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 97 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs North Korea fires rocket seen as covert missile test Kirk Spitzer, USA TODAY 11:44 p.m. EST February 6, 2016 In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, a drone is paraded in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP) 1346 CONNECT TWEET 10 LINKEDIN 97 COMMENTEMAILMORE TOKYO —In another apparent act of defiance of international norms, North Korea fired a long-range missile over Japanese airspace Sunday, bringing quick condemnation from the United States and its allies in the region. The launch is widely believed to be a test of a new missile system that could reach as far as the United States, and comes only weeks after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear weapons test. Both are banned by U.N. resolutions. North Korean state television said in a special broadcast Sunday that it had placed an observation satellite into orbit. However, U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii said it had “detected and tracked today what we assess was a North Korean missile.” Secretary of State John Kerry called Sunday's test "a major provocation" that threatens the security of the region and the United States and said the U.S. would work with members of the U.N. Security Council on "significant measures" to hold North Korea to account for the launch. National Security Adviser Susan Rice condemned the test in a statement, saying it "represents yet another destabilizing and provocative action” and “a serious threat to our interests.” Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the launch was “intolerable” and a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Abe had directed the government to consider expanding current sanctions against North Korea. U.S. forces tracked the missile and at no time did it pose a threat to the United States or its allies, Pacific Command said in a statement Sunday. North Korean television said the launch was ordered by leader Kim Jong Un and that the country would continue to launch satellites in the future. Japan’s Ministry of Defense said the launch took place at 9:31 a.m. local time. It said the missile separated into five segments before passing over Japan’s southwest island chain, with the final segment landing the western Pacific Ocean about 1,242 miles south of the island of Okinawa. Japan had deployed Patriot anti-ballistic missile systems and three warships equipped for missile defenses prior to the test but did not attempt to shoot down the missile or debris on Sunday, according to the defense ministry. It is the first test of long-range missile technology by North Korea since December 2012. Under U.N. Security Council resolutions, the country is banned from testing long-range missiles or nuclear weapons. Japan’s Kyodo News Service reported that China had expressed “regret” over the launch. Abe ordered his government to quickly analyze the launch and provide information to the nation. North Korea tested what it said was a hydrogen bomb in early January. International governments worry nuclear tests and long-range missile launches signal Pyongyang is getting closer to creating a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on an intercontinental missile capable of reaching targets as far away as the U.S. West Coast. "We absolutely cannot allow this," Abe told reporters at the prime minister's residence, according to The Associated Press. "We will take action to totally protect the safety and well-being of our people." The United States, Japan and South Korea immediately re


The American Football Super Bowl final in 2012 is branded by what Roman numerals?

Super Bowl | American Football Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather than the year in which it is held. For example, Super Bowl I was played on January 15, 1967, following the 1966 regular season , while the most recent game, Super Bowl XLIX , was played on February 1, 2015, to determine the champion of the 2014 season . The game, created as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League (AFL, was agreed upon that the two leagues' champion teams would play in an AFL–NFL World Championship Game until the merger was to officially begin in 1970. After the merger, each league was redesignated as a " conference ", and the game was then played between the conference champions. Currently, the NFC leads the series with 26 wins to 23 wins for the AFC. Logo for the first AFL-NFL Championship Game beteween the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967, now known as "Super Bowl I". The day on which the Super Bowl is played, now considered by some a de facto American national holiday, [1] [2] is called " Super Bowl Sunday ". It is the second-largest day for U.S. food consumption, after Thanksgiving Day. [3] In addition, the Super Bowl has frequently been the most watched American television broadcast of the year. Super Bowl XLV , played in 2011, became the most-watched American television program in history, drawing an average audience of 111 million viewers and taking over the spot held by the previous year's Super Bowl, which itself had taken over the #1 spot held for twenty-eight years by the final episode of M*A*S*H. [4] The Super Bowl is also among the most watched sporting events in the world, mostly due to North American audiences, and is second to association football (soccer)’s UEFA Champions League final as the most watched annual sporting event worldwide. [5] Because of its high viewership, commercial airtime during the Super Bowl broadcast is the most expensive of the year. Due to the high cost of investing in advertising on the Super Bowl, companies regularly develop their most expensive advertisements for this broadcast. As a result, watching and discussing the broadcast's commercials has become a significant aspect of the event. [6] In addition, many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event's pre-game and halftime ceremonies because of the exposure. Game history For a list of Super Bowl games and champions, see List of Super Bowl champions . The Pittsburgh Steelers have won six Super Bowls, the most of any team; the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers have five victories each; and both the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants have four Super Bowls championships. Thirteen other NFL franchises have won at least one Super Bowl. Ten teams have appeared in Super Bowl games without a win. The Minnesota Vikings were the first team to have lost a record four times without a win. The Buffalo Bills played in a record four Super Bowls in a row, and lost every one. Four teams (the Cleveland Browns , Detroit Lions , Jacksonville Jaguars , and Houston Texans ) have never appeared in a Super Bowl. The Browns and Lions both won NFL Championships prior to the Super Bowl's creation, while the Jaguars (1995) and Texans (2002) are both recent NFL expansion teams. The Minnesota Vikings won the last NFL Championship before the merger, but lost to the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV. 1960s: Early history Edit The Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders following the 1966 and 1967 seasons, respectively. The Packers were led by quarterback Bart Starr , who was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for both games. These two championships, coupled with the Packers' NFL championships in 1961 , 1962 , and 1965 , amount to the most successful stretch in NFL History; five championships in seven years. As owners of arguably the only true NFL dynasty, Green Bay, Wisconsin has been named Titletown, USA." [7] [8] In Super Bowl I


Sir Patrick Moore, world-leading expert on astronomy for six decades who died in 2012, was technically qualified at what academic level?

The 'X' Zone Radio Show - May 2012 BLOGSPOT SEGMENT 2 ATUL KUMAR MEHRA - The Power of the Mind - Atul kumar Mehra was born           in New Delhi, India. From early childhood he showed much interest           in the power of the mind, especially after his father Mr.           Raghu Nath Mehra taught him the techniques of Concentration,           Yoga and Meditation. He realized he was able to perceive future           events, which led him to study Numerology and Palmistry. In           college he developed different talents like Poetry and Creative           writing; he worked professionally in the theatre. He was also           awarded as best athlete for 100 meters Sprint and Long Jump.           He completed his Masters Degree in India and placed special           interest in learning different languages, which would later           serve him to communicate while living abroad. He worked as           a model and professional actor in television commercials and           series' in Venezuela. He was initiated as a Grand Master Reiki           and Master Karuna Reiki. Currently, he works with Color Therapy,           Holistic Healing and has extensive knowledge in Swedish and           Thai therapeutic massages, Aromatherapy and Manual Lymphatic           Drainage among other techniques. - www.atulnet.net SEGMENT 3 DR. DOUG ROKKE - Depleted Uranium - DU contaminates land, causes ill-health           and cancers among the soldiers using the weapons, the armies           they target and civilians, leading to birth defects in children.           Professor Doug Rokke, ex-director of the Pentagon's depleted           uranium project -- a former professor of environmental science           at Jacksonville University and onetime US army colonel who           was tasked by the US department of defense with the post-first           Gulf war depleted uranium desert clean-up -- said use of DU           was a 'war crime'. Rokke said: 'There is a moral point to           be made here. This war was about Iraq possessing illegal weapons           of mass destruction -- yet we are using weapons of mass destruction           ourselves.' He added: 'Such double-standards are repellent.'           The latest use of DU in the current conflict came on Friday           when an American A10 tankbuster plane fired a DU shell, killing           one British soldier and injuring three others in a 'friendly           fire' incident. According to a August 2002 report by the UN           subcommission, laws which are breached by the use of DU shells           include: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the Charter           of the United Nations; the Genocide Convention; the Convention           Against Torture; the four Geneva Conventions of 1949; the           Conventional Weapons Convention of 1980; and the Hague Conventions           of 1899 and 1907, which expressly forbid employing 'poison           or poisoned weapons' and 'arms, projectiles or materials calculated           to cause unnecessary suffering'. All of these laws are designed           to spare civilians from unwarranted suffering in armed conflicts. SEGMENT 4 ERIK STEARNS -           When Justice Goes Wrong - On February 10, 2004 in Austin,           TX, a dog was stabbed. The accused and later convicted, was           none other than Erik Stearns. His story begins with that incident           on that fateful day. It was later determined that he was the           only suspect in the case, merely because he was the only one           to complain about the barking do


Which entertainer's gravestone was removed from a Scarborough UK cemetery in 2012?

Savile's headstone removed from cemetery Savile's headstone removed from cemetery By the Associated Press | October 10, 2012 | 8:34 AM EDT A general view showing flowers left on the grave of British TV host and Disc Jockey Jimmy Savile in Woodlands Cemetery, Scarborough, England, after the headstone was removed overnight at the request of Savile's family, Wednesday Oct. 10, 2012. The family of Jimmy Savile have had the headstone of from his grave removed out of ''respect to public opinion" after police said the former presenter could haveabused up to 25 victims over 40 years. (AP Photo/Anna Gowthorpe/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE LONDON (AP) — The headstone at the grave of a British children's television host has been removed after police said Jimmy Savile may have sexually assaulted more than 20 girls over a 40-year period. Funeral director Robert Morphit said Wednesday that Savile's family had asked him to remove the stone to "protect the dignity and sanctity" of the cemetery in Scarborough in northeastern England. He said the stone was removed in three pieces and will be sent to a landfill. Savile, who died last year aged 84, was one of Britain's best-known TV personalities. The Metropolitan Police said Tuesday it had received eight criminal allegations against Savile, including two of rape and six of indecent assault, primarily against girls aged 13 to 16. The force believes there were up to 25 victims. Copyright 1998-2017 CNSNews.com. CNSNews.com is a division of the Media Research Center. The mission of the Media Research Center is to create a media culture in America where truth and liberty flourish. The MRC is a research and education organization operating under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and contributions to the MRC are tax-deductible. Copyright © 2014, Media Research Center. All Rights Reserved. Federal employees and military personnel can donate to the Media Research Center through the Combined Federal Campaign or CFC. To donate to the MRC, use CFC #12489. Visit the CFC website for more information about giving opportunities in your workplace.


In which nation's London embassy did Wikileaks founder Julian Assange seek diplomatic asylum in 2012?

Julian Assange: Ecuador grants Wikileaks founder asylum - BBC News BBC News Julian Assange: Ecuador grants Wikileaks founder asylum 16 August 2012 Image copyright AP Image caption Julian Assange's Wikileaks website published leaked diplomatic cables Ecuador has granted asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in its London embassy while fighting extradition from the UK. It said his human rights might be violated if he is sent to Sweden to be questioned over sex assault claims. Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK would not allow Mr Assange safe passage out of the country and the move was also criticised by Stockholm. Ecuador said it would seek to negotiate arrangements for Mr Assange to leave. "We don't think it is reasonable that, after a sovereign government has made the decision of granting political asylum, a citizen is forced to live in an embassy for a long period," Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said. Mr Assange took refuge at the embassy in June to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over assault and rape claims, which he denies. Mr Patino had accused the UK of making an "open threat" to enter its embassy to arrest Mr Assange, an Australian national. Media captionEcuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino: "We believe that his fears are legitimate" Mr Assange said being granted political asylum by Ecuador was a "significant victory" and thanked staff in the Ecuadorean embassy in London. However, as the Foreign Office insisted the decision would not affect the UK's legal obligation to extradite him to Sweden, Mr Assange warned: "Things will get more stressful now." "It was not Britain or my home country, Australia, that stood up to protect me from persecution, but a courageous, independent Latin American nation," said Mr Assange, who watched the announcement with embassy staff in a live link to a press conference in Quito. "While today is a historic victory, our struggles have just begun. The unprecedented US investigation against Wikileaks must be stopped. Analysis By Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent Political asylum is not available to anyone facing a serious non-political crime - such as the allegations levelled against Mr Assange. But does his new status mean he can now leave his Swedish problems behind? No. Asylum does not equal immunity from prosecution - and Julian Assange needs safe passage through UK territory that he won't get. Mr Assange knows he can't leave without risking arrest by officers waiting outside. The police can't enter the embassy unless the government revokes its status. Embassy vehicles are protected by law from police searches - but how could he get into an Ecuadorean car without being apprehended? And what happens after he's in the car? At some point he will have to get out again. Stranger things have happened. In 1984 there was an attempt to smuggle a Nigerian man from the UK in a so-called "diplomatic bag" protected from inspection. The bag was in fact a large crate - and customs officers successfully intercepted it at the airport. "While today much of the focus will be on the decision of the Ecuadorean government, it is just as important that we remember Bradley Manning has been detained without trial for over 800 days," he said, referring to the former US soldier accused of leaking government material to Wikileaks . Mr Assange is expected to make a statement in front of the embassy on Sunday at 14:00 BST, according to the Wikileaks Twitter feed. 'Legal obligation' Announcing Ecuador's decision, Mr Patino launched a strong attack on the UK for what he said was an "explicit type of blackmail". The UK Foreign Office had warned, in a note, that it could lift the embassy's diplomatic status to fulfil a "legal obligation" to extradite the 41-year-old by using the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 . That allows the UK to revoke the diplomatic status of an embassy on UK soil, which would potentially allow police to enter the building to arrest Mr Assange for breaching the terms of his bail. Mr Hague said it was a


Which 2002-founded UK budget airline ceased to operate in 2012?

Budget Airlines - Information and Reservation Budget Airlines Welcome to Budget Airlines.info, start your low cost carrier search Business Model Typical low-cost carrier business model practices include: * a single passenger class * a single type of airplane (commonly the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737), reducing training and servicing costs). * a simple fare scheme (typically fares increase as the plane fills up, which rewards early reservations) * unreserved seating (encouraging passengers to board early and quickly) * flying to cheaper, less congested secondary airports and flying early in the morning or late in the evening to avoid air traffic delays and take advantage of lower landing fees * short flights and fast turnaround times (allowing maximum utilization of aircraft) * simplified routes, emphasizing point-to-point transit instead of transfers at hubs (again enhancing aircraft utilization and eliminating disruption due to delayed passengers or luggage missing connecting flights)     * emphasis on direct sales of tickets, especially over the Internet (avoiding fees and commissions paid to travel agents and Computer Reservations Systems)     * encouraged use and issuance of the electronic ticket or ticketless travel * employees working in multiple roles, for instance flight attendants also cleaning the aircraft or working as gate agents (limiting personnel costs) * "Free" in-flight catering and other "complimentary" services are eliminated, and replaced by optional paid-for in-flight food and drink (which represent an additional profit source for the airline). * Aggressive fuel hedging programs. * "Unbundling" of ancillary charges (showing airport fees, taxes as separate charges rather than as part of the advertised fare) to make the "headline fare" appear lower. Not every low-cost carrier implements all of the above points (for example, some try to differentiate themselves with allocated seating, while others operate more than one aircraft type, still others will have relatively high operating costs but lower fares). Nonetheless these are general characteristics, most of which apply to any given low-cost carrier. ----------------------------------------------- No-frills long-haul flights The first airline offering no-frills transatlantic service was Freddie Laker's Laker Airways, which operated its famous "Skytrain" service between London and New York City during the late 1970s. The service was suspended after Laker's competitors, British Airways and Pan Am, were able to price Skytrain out of the market. In 2004 the Irish company Aer Lingus lowered its prices to compete with companies such as Ryanair and also started offering no-frills transatlantic flights for just above ï¿½100. Late in 2004 the Canadian airline Zoom Airlines also started selling transatlantic flights between Glasgow, UK; Manchester, UK; and Canada for ï¿½89. It has been suggested that an extended version of the Airbus A380, able to hold up to 780 passengers, would enable true low-cost long-haul service. While the per-seat costs of such an aircraft would be lower than the competition, there are fewer cost savings possible in a long-haul operation and therefore a long-haul low-cost operator would find it harder to differentiate itself from a conventional airline. In particular, low-cost carriers typically fly their aircraft for more hours and flights each day, scheduling the first departure early in the morning and the last arrival late at night. However, long-haul aircraft scheduling is more determined by timezone constraints (e.g. leaving the US East Coast in the evening and arriving in Europe the following morning), and the longer flight times mean there is less scope to increase aircraft utilization by adding one or two more short flights each day. The industry magazine Airline Business recently analysed the potential for low-cost long-haul service and concluded that a number of Asian carriers are closest to making such a model work. In August 2006, Zoom Airlines announced that it was to establish a UK subsidiary, probably based at Ga


Name the famous moonwalking astronaut who died in 2012?

Astronaut - Biography.com Famous Astronauts "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind! Neil Armstrong - The 40th Anniversary of the Walk on the Moon (TV-14; 4:31) 40 years after his first walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong was honored, along with fellow Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, by President Barack Obama at the White House. (Video courtesy of the White House) "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!" The famous words spoken by Neil Armstrong in 1969, created one of the most unforgettable moments in U.S. history. Even before that first-ever landing on the moon, astronauts began navigating their way through the thrill and mystery that is outer space. From John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the earth, to Sally Ride, the first American woman to enter space, these famous names have taken space exploration to new heights. People In This Group Astronaut Astronaut, Military Leader, Pilot, U.S. Senator (1921–2016)


In 2012 who became the first black person to feature on South African banknotes?

Mandela is the new face of South Africa banknotes - YouTube Mandela is the new face of South Africa banknotes Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Nov 6, 2012 http://www.euronews.com/ Former South African President Nelson Mandela is now the smiling face of the country's freshly minted banknotes. The 94-year-old is the first black person to be featured. His face will appear on all notes issued from Tuesday. The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Gill Marcus was one of the first to use the new look currency at a store in Pretoria. "I like it, I like the colours, its hot colours, it feels like South Africa colours. I mean it's very hot, bright colours," said the shopkeeper after putting the new notes in his till. Another customer was also delighted to see the Nobel Peace Prize winner's face on the notes: "We like it, we like it because Mandela carried us and taught us a lot of things. We like Mandela, we are happy to have this money." South African President Jacob Zuma said the banknotes were a way for the country to express its "deep gratitude". Mandela became the first black president in 1994 after serving 27 years in jail for his opposition to white-minority rule. Find us on:


Name the devastating mid/N American hurricane of Oct 2012?

Historic Hurricanes--Some Of The Most Powerful Storms On Record. Hurricane Gloria --Termed    the Storm Of The Century at one point in its life. This Category    Three Hurricane made landfall over the outer banks of North Carolina, and    then moved up the East Coast of the United States on September 27, 1985.    Estimated damage from this storm was $900 million dollars. Hurricane Kate--An unusually strong    late season hurricane, Kate was a Category Two Hurricane that struck the    Port St. Joe area of the Florida Panhandle in November, 1985. It was the    latest hurricane ever recorded in a season to strike that far north in Florida.    It ended up causing some $300 million dollars in damage. Hurricane Gilbert --The    most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic with winds of 200 mph,    and a central pressure of 26.28 inches of Hg, Gilbert came ashore in the    Yucatan, and then proceeded into the Gulf of Mexico before hitting the Northern    Mexican town of Matamoros with only 120 mph winds. Hurricane Hugo --This    Category Four Hurricane at landfall, carved a path from the Leeward Islands    in the Caribbean to Charleston, South Carolina in September, 1989. At one    point in its lifetime, Hugo reached Category Five intensity with 160 mph    winds, and a minimum central pressure of 27.11 inches of Hg. Rapidly intensifying    over the Gulf Stream, it came ashore in South Carolina with 135 mph winds.    This storm ranks currently second all time in terms of estimated damage    at $7 billion dollars. Hurricane Bob --This    Category Two Hurricane was one of the more memorable storms of 1991 besides    the "perfect" Halloween Gale later that year. It moved up the East Coast    before making landfall in New England. Believe it or not, as of 2000, this    storm was ranked 10th all time in terms of estimated damage with $1.5 billion    dollars. Hurricane Grace --Contrary    to what was said in the movie, The Perfect Storm, Grace was only    a Category Two Hurricane, but it would combine with a mid-latitude cyclone    to form what would be known as the "Perfect Storm" in Meteorological    terms during the final days of October, 1991. Hurricane Andrew --This    is probably the most recent memorable hurricanes in modern history. After    struggling to develop in the Atlantic, this Category Five Hurricane rapidly    developed over the Gulf Stream, and devastated South Florida with 165 mph    winds on August 24, 1992. It was the costliest natural disaster on record    with some $30 billion dollars in damage. Tropical Storm Alberto--Was a strong    tropical storm at landfall in early July, 1994, but it would end up being    one of the most memorable tropical storms as it proceeded to meander over    Northwest Florida and Southern Georgia, and dump a tonnage of rain there.    When it was all said and done, it left 31 people dead, and caused some $500    million dollars in damage. Tropical Storm Beryl--Was practically    a carbon copy of Alberto except for the fact that it occurred a month and    a half later in August, 1994. Slightly weaker than Alberto was, Beryl had    60 mph winds, and a minimum central pressure of 29.50. Nevertheless, it    dumped another 9 inches of rain on already waterlogged Tallahassee, and    another 10.7 inches on Apalachicola. Hurricane Gordon--One of the most    erratic moving hurricanes, and still one of the most deadly in the last    20 years. Starting out in the Western Caribbean off the coast of Honduras    and Nicaragua, Gordon weaved his way through the Caribbean and Florida before    making its first landfall along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It then    turned southwestward again, and moved over Florida, where it finally dissipated.    The storm left some $400 million dollars in damage, and 1145 people dead    in November, 1994. Hurricane Erin--Was one of a number    of tropical


Which American singer, actress and model, said by Guinness World Records to be the most awarded ever, died in Los Angeles in 2012?

The 10 Most Googled People of 2012 The 10 Most Googled People of 2012 Google has once again released its list of the 10 most Googled people of the year. This year’s edition contains many pop culture figures , sports man and public figures. Here are the 10 most Googled people in the world in 2012. 1. Whitney Houston At top of the most searched people on Google, American recording artist, actress, producer, and model Whitney Elizabeth Houston. Houston was one of the world’s best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead in her guest room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California. 2. Kate Middleton Kate Middleton (Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge), the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is at no 2. In January 2012, she was voted ‘Headwear Person of the Year’. Middleton was number one on Vanity Fair’s annual Best Dressed lists in 2010, 2011 and in 2012 also its cover star. She was awarded the accolade of ‘Best Celebrity Smile’ in May 2012 after placing first in a poll by Bupa. She is known for mixing couture pieces, often by British designers, with ‘High Street’ retail fashion. 3. Amanda Todd At No 3, A British Colombian young girl “Amanda Michelle Todd”. She was born in British Columbia on November 27, 1996. She became most searched after death. At the time of her death, she was a grade 10 student. Amanda Todd committed suicide on October 10, 2012 at her home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. Prior to her death, Todd posted a video on YouTube in which she used a series of flash cards to tell of her experience of being blackmailed, bullied, and physically assaulted. The video went viral after her death, resulting in international media attention. 4. Michael Clarke Duncan At No 4, American actor Michael Clarke Duncan, best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. He was also recognized for his appearances in motion pictures such as Armageddon, The Whole Nine Yards, The Scorpion King and Daredevil, as well as voice acting roles in works such as Brother Bear and Kung Fu Panda. On July 13, 2012, Duncan was taken to a hospital after suffering a heart attack. On September 3, Duncan died in Los Angeles. 5. One Direction One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British television singing competition The X Factor in 2010. As of November 2012, the boy band have sold over 15 million records worldwide. They were proclaimed 2012’s ‘Top New Artist’ by Billboard, while The Huffington Post named 2012 “The Year of One Direction” 6. Felix Baumgartner Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper, Felix Baumgartner is at No 6. He set the world record for skydiving an estimated 39 kilometres (24 mi), reaching an estimated speed of 1,342 kilometres per hour (834 mph), or Mach 1.24, on 14 October 2012, and became the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power on his descent. His most recent project was Red Bull Stratos, in which he jumped to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012. As part of this project, he set the altitude record for a manned balloon flight, parachute jump from the highest altitude, and greatest free fall velocity. 7. Jeremy Lin At No 7 American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association, Jeremy Lin. He was waived by the Warriors and the Rockets the following preseason before joining the New York Knicks early in the 2011–12 season. He continued to play sparingly and again spent time in the D-League. In February 2012, he unexpectedly led a winning streak by New York while being promoted to the st


Who was appointed US Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States Jan 2012?

2012 Presidential Candidates The American Crossroad November 8th, 2012 After a bruising two-year battle (let’s face it, the presidential race effectively commenced immediately after the 2010 Congressional elections), an estimated cumulative $6 billion in campaign expenditures, dozens of Letterman’s Top Ten Lists, and several thousand hours’ worth of political ads (remember this ?), the 2012 United States Presidential Election finally concluded with President Barack Obama securing a second term in office. One more time, in case anyone missed it: $6,000,000,000. This is larger than the entire annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the 54 smallest economies in the world. It’s even larger than the 2011 GDP of the Principality of Monaco, where billionaires spend their summers watching $7 million F1 race cars zooming around town. It’s larger than the combined 2010 and 2011 GDP of the Cayman Islands. It’s larger than Grenada's last ten years’ GDP, where Clint Eastwood once famously led an American invasion force. Wait, that was Heartbreak Ridge . Was it worth it? You bet. Every single cent was worth it, regardless of how one looks at it. We are, after all, speaking about electing the leader of the most powerful country in the entire recorded human history, either relative or absolute. However, President Obama’s victory doesn’t appear to be banishing the sense of uncertainty that is enveloping the nation. America appears to be more divided than ever in the backdrop of the most challenging economic climate in living memory. The $16 trillion albatross hanging around the country’s metaphorical neck only adds to the growing anxiety of the populace. Congress is still split between the Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate. And to top it all off, perhaps the sight of what many consider as the most contentious, spiteful and fractious presidential election ever, between two equally forceful candidates, has led many Americans to look at the future with a little trepidation. There seems to be a growing culture of hatred in the national political discourse. Surely the country has never faced anything even remotely similar to this, right? Wrong. Compared to what the nation experienced in the third presidential election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, what we are seeing now is child’s play. When George Washington indicated his preference for John Adams to be his Vice President in 1789, such was his stature, the Confederation Congress and state electors fell in line and voted accordingly, despite concerns over his volatile temperament. So when Washington declined to run for a third term in office, and spend his retirement in Mount Vernon, there was a scramble for the presidency. The most influential Federalist in Philadelphia, Alexander Hamilton, was fearful that Vice President Adams might decide to back off from running in favor of his good friend, the genius Thomas Jefferson. Everyone still remembered that Adams was the main reason why Jefferson was tasked with drafting the Declaration of Independence a decade earlier. After the death of his wife, Martha, Jefferson sought companionship with Adams and his wife, Abigail, and became a frequent guest at their home. Jefferson even developed a strong platonic friendship with Abigail Adams. In fact, Jefferson had a habit of buying presents for Abigail during his travels. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams (Paris, Sep. 25, 1785) “Mr. Short's return the night before last availed me of your favour of Aug. 12. I immediately ordered the shoes you desired which will be ready tomorrow. I am not certain whether this will be in time for the departure of Mr. Barclay or of Colo. Franks, for it is not yet decided which of them goes to London. I have also procured for you three plateaux de dessert with a silvered ballustrade round them, and four figures of Biscuit.” Hamilton and his allies, advocates of a strong, centralized federal Republic, were fearful of Jefferson’s populist, small and regionalized government c


In 2012 who offered $5m to charity in return for Barack Obama's college and passport application records?

Trump offers $5M charity gift for Obama's college records - TheIndyChannel.com Next   In a much-hyped announcement, real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump pulled yet another flashy move on Wednesday offering a monetary incentive in exchange for private information from President Barack Obama's past. Trump, in a stunt designed to draw media attention and set afire the conservative blogosphere, said he would donate $5 million to charity if the president released his college records and passport applications. "I have a deal for the president, a deal that I don't believe he can refuse, and I hope he doesn't. If Barack Obama opens up and gives his college records and applications and if he gives his passport applications and records, I will give to a charity of his choice - inner city children in Chicago, American Cancer Society, AIDS research, anything he wants -- a check immediately for $5 million," Trump said. He added that the check will be written "within one hour" of the documents' release and set a deadline of 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, one week before Election Day ... and also right as children are heading out the door to begin trick or treating on Halloween. "Frankly it's a check that I very much want to write," he said. "I absolutely would be the most happy of all if I did in fact make this contribution through the president to the charities." This isn't the first time Trump has called for Obama to make public such records. The conservative, who flirted with a presidential bid last year, has long been at the steering wheel for the so-called birther movement, questioning the president's place of birth. Last year, Obama released his long-form birth certificate from Hawaii to quell speculation that he was not a U.S. citizen and may be constitutionally ineligible to serve as president. He has previously released a certification of live birth during the 2008 campaign. Both documents show that he was born in a Hawaii hospital on Aug. 4, 1961. Contemporaneously published newspaper announcements also noted the birth in the Aloha State. In his announcement, Trump took credit for last year's release of the certificate. "I am very honored to have gotten him to release his long form birth certificate, or whatever it may be," he said. Trump has said before he wants to see Obama's college records, saying the documents contain students' place of birth. "I'd like to see what he said. It would be very interesting. I don't care what his marks were. I don't care if he had good marks, I'd just like to see 'place of birth'," Trump said in June at the North Carolina state Republican convention. Asked about Trump's announcement, David Plouffe, a senior adviser to the president, told reporters on a campaign bus to "direct those questions to Boston because Donald Trump is Mitt Romney's biggest supporter so he owns everything he says." CNN's Wolf Blitzer held Trump to account on "The Situation Room" in a May interview, as Trump continued to maintain that "a lot of people do not think" the live-birth certificate was "authentic" a year after the document was released. Trump also declined to offer names of experts in agreement with him. The millionaire maintained in the interview that Obama's birthplace is a matter of opinion, rather than fact. "Everybody's entitled to your opinion," he said. "You know my opinion and you know his opinion and that's fine. We're entitled -- as he said yesterday in the airplane -- we're all entitled to our opinions and he's entitled to have his opinion. I don't happen to share that opinion, it's wonderful." Confronted with 1961 newspaper announcements of Obama's birth, Trump accused Blitzer of defending Obama. Trump then alleged that the practice of filing U.S. birth announcements for an overseas birth was commonplace and done for "the benefits of being so-called born in this country," though he offered no evidence. Copyright 2012 Internet Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


Light a Penny Candle and Circle of Friends are books by which hugely popular Irish writer who died in 2012?

9780670428274: Light a Penny Candle - AbeBooks - Maeve Binchy: 0670428272 Light a Penny Candle ISBN 10: 0670428272 ISBN 13: 9780670428274 Publisher: Viking Adult, 1983 About this title As a child, Elizabeth White was sent from her war-torn London home to a safer life in the small Irish town of Kilgarret. It was there, in the crowded, chaotic O'Connor household, that she met Aisling-who would become her very best friend, sharing her pet kitten and secretly teaching her the intricacies of Catholicism. Aisling's boldness brought Elizabeth out of her proper shell; later, her support carried Elizabeth through the painful end of her parents' chilly marriage. In return, Elizabeth's friendship helped Aisling endure her own unsatisfying marriage to a raging alcoholic. Through the years, they always believed they could overcome any conflict, conquer any hardship. They believed they could survive anything, as long as they had each other. Now they're about to find out if they were right. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Product Description: The lives of Elizabeth White, the daughter of a troubled English marriage, and headstrong Irishwoman Aisling O'Connor resonate together and apart, as they--and their countries--emerge from the turmoil and war-torn horrors of the 1940s. Read by Kate Binchy. Book available. About the Author: MAEVE BINCHY was born in Dublin, and went to school at the Holy Child Convent in Killiney. She took a history degree at UCD and taught in various girls' schools, writing travel articles in the long summer holidays. In 1969 she joined the Irish Times and for many years she was based in London writing humorous columns from all over the world. She was the author of five collections of short stories as well as twelve novels including Circle of Friends, The Copper Beech, Tara Road, Evening Class and The Glass Lake. Maeve Binchy died in July 2012 and is survived by her husband, the writer Gordon Snell.


What popular cartoon TV series celebrated 500 editions in 2012?

Milestone Celebration - TV Tropes Milestone Celebration Page Source You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account This entry is trivia, which is cool and all, but not a trope. On a work, it goes on the Trivia tab. Share — Bart's chalkboard gag , The Simpsons , "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" (100th episode) Show pilots are a very tricky process. They are made, and even if they get a chance on the air, the vast majority of them fail within a few weeks. With other shows, they sometimes will build up a dedicated audience that will fail to keep the show alive long enough. Most of the time . Most full television seasons are between 20 and 26 episodes long. There are various exceptions, animated shows can go from 13 episodes to well over 40 episodes. With such a vicious market, the ability to reach the 100 episode mark is a rare and coveted thing. So when a show does achieve that milestone, they plan something big to not only draw ratings, but to break out into the three digit episodes . This will often coincide with the Very Special Episode , but it could also be the Tonight, Someone Dies or other similar episodes. It may avoid all of that and the episode is just given an additional polishing to make it one of the best episodes of the series. It may also result in an Internal Homage , when elements (or even the entire plot) of the series' first installment is directly homaged in celebration of the event. In the case of Long Runners and shows where a hundred episodes is not that big of a deal, the celebration is sometimes in the form of "10 Year Anniversary" or something similar. Part of the celebration is that pure money is offered with syndication rights, which a general rule of thumb is to have 100 episodes to air in certain time slots like Nick at Nite does. Because the show was already financed and produced, this will bring in the nostalgic viewers without much effort. But no matter what, remaining in the public view for five years is an impressive event in any form of media.     open/close all folders      Anime  For the 30th anniversary (2008) of both Rumiko Takahashi 's first published short story (Katte na Yatsura) and the manga version of Urusei Yatsura , three new OVA episodes (one for each of Urusei Yatsura, Ranma ï¿½ , and InuYasha ) were made, along with an animated short crossover of those three series. (The Inu Yasha OVA episode, which covered the Black Tessaiga arc, was later reused as part of the second TV series.) These were initially shown during that year at a gallery show, called "It's a Rumic World", which also featured manga manuscript pages and other illustrators' drawings of Takahashi's characters on display. To celebrate Shonen Jump's 40th anniversary, there was a special anime tour moving through ten cities in Japan, showing anime movies that had been made just for the occasion. This included a new Dragon Ball special , which concluded its anime run (in Japan anyway) eleven years ago, making it a bit of a milestone celebration for Dragon Ball as well. On April 10, 2014, for the tenth anniversary of A Certain Magical Index and his debut as a writer, Kazuma Kamachi made ten announcements about his various works, including a Massive Multiplayer Crossover between his novels. Aquarion Logos was made to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary. For Azumanga Daioh 's tenth anniversary, the manga was re-released with updated artwork and new chapters. Diebuster was made to commemorate Studio Gainax 's 20th anniversary. Digimon had a sequel series to Digimon Adventure announced on August 1, 2014, 15 years to the day the seven main characters were brought to the Digital World. Dragon Ball Kai was released in Japan in 2009 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Dragon Ball Z . Five years later in 2014, after the series had previously been cancelled in 2011 with one arc left to be redone, it was brought back to do the final arc, just in time for its 25th Anniversary. That same year, Americans got to join in on the celebration: not only was it announced that Kai would now be airing un


Bradley Wiggins, British winner of the 2012 Tour de France is noted for his 'trademark'?

Bradley Wiggins becomes first Briton to win Tour de France comment PARIS -- Twenty-three years ago, Bradley Wiggins marveled as Greg LeMond blazed a trail as America's first Tour de France winner. Now, Wiggins has blazed his own. The 32-year-old from gritty northwest London became Britain's first winner of cycling's greatest race on Sunday, ending a 75-year drought for his country with an imperial conquest of the roads in cross-Channel neighbor France. Wiggins had locked up the yellow jersey a day earlier by winning the final time-trial, and Sunday's ride onto the Champs-Elysees was largely ceremonial for him. But putting the coveted shirt to work one last time, he added a touch of class by providing a leadout to Sky teammate and fellow Briton Mark Cavendish to get his third Tour stage victory -- the 23rd of his career -- in a sprint. The Isle of Man native is a main contender to win road race gold at the Olympics in London, which has been a hovering presence over the peloton in this Tour. Bradley Wiggins defended the yellow jersey Sunday, becoming the first British rider to win the Tour de France.  Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/GettyImages Wiggins congratulated his teammates after crossing the line, hugged his wife, and clutched the hands of their two children. A soprano sang "God Save The Queen", and Wiggins thanked the crowd with a touch of British humor. "Cheers, have a safe journey home, don't get too drunk," he quipped after hoisting the winner's bouquet, with the Arc de Triomphe behind him. "It's been a magical couple of weeks for the team and for British cycling," Wiggins said. "Some dreams come true. My mother over there, she's now -- her son has won the Tour de France." Then, with a Union Jack around his neck like a scarf, Wiggins sipped Champagne for the processional lap on the famed Paris avenue, trailed by his son with "Allez Wiggo" -- Go Wiggo -- written on his cheeks. This 99th Tour will be remembered for successes of other Britons, too, like all-rounder Christopher Froome, who was second overall, Cavendish and Scottish veteran David Millar -- who won seven stages between them, a Tour record for Britain. Italy's Vincenzo Nibali rounded out the podium in third. France's Thomas Voeckler won the polka-dot jersey for best climber, Peter Sagan of Slovakia takes home the green jersey for best sprinter, and Tejay van Garderen, a 23-year-old American, won the white jersey given to the best young rider. It was a race of disappointment for Cadel Evans of Australia, who struggled in the climbs and failed to repeat his 2011 Tour victory. And it was a swan song for George Hincapie of the United States, who set the record of 17th Tour participations. Wiggins had come into the race as the favorite, but he knew all too well how anything can happen over more than 2,100 miles of racing over three weeks. Crashes, sickness and doping scandals all thinned the pack. Questions were rife about the unity of his powerful Sky team -- Wiggins put those to rest. His victory was all the more remarkable because it culminated the transformation of Wiggins from three-time Olympic champion on the track to road-race star. His early years had given him the sustained power for the Tour time-trial -- which he dominated twice this year -- but his ability to scale Alps and Pyrenees ascents was in question. There too, Wiggins came through. His victory for Britain was no tiny feat. It's not just the first British victory, but the first podium finish -- and this year, Britain has two -- since Britons began riding in the race in 1937. A total of 59 have competed since then. Wiggins, who was fourth in 2009 and 24th in '10, came in with a thirst for victory after crashing out last year. He showed superb form, with three stage-race victories this season. And this layout was about as favorable as it could come for him: Heavy on time-trials, lighter -- relatively -- on climbs. Sky was methodical in its march to victory -- evoking at times some uncomfortable comparisons with the dominant teams of Lance Armstrong. The seven-time Tour champion was at times a pres