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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969, but who was the third astronaut on Apollo 11, who remained in the orbitter? | Apollo 11: First Men on the Moon
Apollo 11: First Men on the Moon
By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor |
July 25, 2012 03:39pm ET
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Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin photographed this iconic photo, a view of his footprint in the lunar soil, as part of an experiment to study the nature of lunar dust and the effects of pressure on the surface during the historic first manned moon landing in July 1969.
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The historic launch of the Apollo 11 mission carried three astronauts toward the moon. Two of them would set foot on the lunar surface for the first time in human history as millions of people around the world followed their steps on television.
The astronauts
The crew of Apollo 11 were all experienced astronauts. All three had flown missions into space before.
Cmdr. Neil Armstrong , 38, had previously piloted Gemini 8, the first time two vehicles docked in space. Born Aug. 5, 1930, in Ohio, Armstrong was 38 when he became the first civilian to command two American space missions.
Apollo 11 crew: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.
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Col. Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin , 39, was the first astronaut with a doctorate to fly in space. Born Jan. 20, 1930, in New Jersey, Aldrin piloted Gemini 12, taking a two-hour, twenty-minute walk in space to demonstrate that an astronaut could work efficiently outside of the vehicle. For Apollo 11, he served as the lunar module pilot.
The command module pilot, Lt. Col. Michael Collins, 38, was born in Italy on Oct. 31, 1930. The pilot of Gemini 10, Collins spent almost an hour and a half outside of the craft on a space-walk and became the first person to meet another spacecraft in orbit.
From Earth to the moon
Mission planners at NASA studied the lunar surface for two years, searching for the best place to make the historic landing. Using high-resolution photographs taken by the Lunar Orbiter satellite and close-up photographs taken by the Surveyor spacecraft, they narrowed the initial thirty sites down to three. Influencing factors included the number of craters and boulders, few high cliffs or hills, and a relatively flat surface. The amount of sunlight was also a factor in determining the best time to land on the lunar surface.
Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:32 a.m. EDT on July 16, 1969. While in flight, the crew made two televised broadcasts from the interior of the ship, and a third transmission as they drew closer to the moon, revealing the lunar surface and the intended approach path. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin entered the lunar module, nicknamed the "Eagle" and separated from the Command Service Module — the "Columbia" — headed toward the lunar surface.
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses with the American flag on the surface of the moon in July 1969.
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The lunar module touched down on the moon's Sea of Tranquility , a large basaltic region, at 4:17 p.m. EDT. Armstrong notified Houston with the historic words, "Houston, this is Tranquility Base. The Eagle has landed." For the first two hours, Armstrong and Aldrin checked all of the systems, configured the lunar module for the stay on the moon, and ate. They decided to skip the scheduled four-hour rest to explore the surface.
A camera in the Eagle provided live coverage as Armstrong descended down a ladder at 11:56 p.m. on July 20, 1969, and uttered the words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Aldrin followed twenty minutes later, with Armstrong recording his descent. Armstrong had the responsibility to document the landing, so most of the images taken from the Apollo 11 mission were of Aldrin. [Images: NASA's Historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing in Pictures ]
While on the surface, the astronauts set up several experiments, collected samples of lunar soil and rock to bring home, erected a United States flag, and took core samples from the crust. They spoke with U.S. President Richard Nixon, whose voice was transmitted from the White House, and placed a plaque that stated:
HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH
FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON
JULY 1969, A.D.
WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND
Memorial medallions with the names of the three astronauts who perished in the Apollo 1 fire and two cosmonauts who were also deceased, including the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin , remained after the astronauts left, as did a one-and-a-half-inch silicon disk with goodwill messages from 73 countries, and as the names of congressional and NASA leaders.
Armstrong spent a little over two and a half hours outside of the Eagle. The astronauts traveled a total distance of about 3,300 feet (1 kilometer) as they walked around, traveling as far as 200 feet (60 meters) from the module to visit a large crater. They collected 47.51 pounds (21.55 kilograms) of samples from the moon, and reported that mobility on the moon was easier than anticipated.
Apollo 11 astronauts, still in their quarantine van, are greeted by their wives upon arrival at Ellington Air Force Base on July 27, 1969.
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At 1:54 p.m. EDT, having spent a total of 21 and a half hours on the moon , the lunar module blasted back to where Collins sat in the Columbia. The two vehicles docked, and the crew and samples transferred to the Command Service Module before the Eagle was jettisoned into space. The astronauts headed back home.
The team splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:50 p.m. EDT on July 24, only a few miles from the recovery ship, the U.S.S. Hornet. After donning biological isolation garments, the crew left the Columbia and climbed into a rubber boat, where they were rubbed down with iodine in an effort to stem potential contamination. They traveled by helicopter to a Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the ship before being taken to Houston. They remained quarantine until Aug. 10, having completed the national goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, to perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth.
This is part of a SPACE.com series of articles on the Greatest Moments in Flight, the breakthrough events that paved the way for human spaceflight and its next steps: asteroid mining and bases on the moon and Mars.
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The 12 Moonwalkers: Where Are They Now?
By KI MAE HEUSSNER
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It's the most exclusive fraternity on Earth.
Only 12 men have ever walked on the surface of the moon , kicking up lunar dust while making human history .
And it was 40 years ago today that the first of those men blasted off into space on the missions of their lifetimes.
Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.
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Four days later, the world watched as Armstrong stepped onto the moon and made his "giant leap for mankind."
Between 1969 and 1972, five more NASA missions landed on the moon, giving a total of 12 people the chance to walk, run and, even, golf on the lunar surface.
"For the astronauts, going to the moon was professional first and a personal experience second," said Andrew Chaikin, a science journalist who has spent more than 100 hours interviewing the lunar astronauts for his books "Voices From the Moon" and "Man on the Moon."
"Imagine getting to do the most important thing that you could possibly do in your profession, doing it for national prestige and doing it with the whole world watching and knowing that it was something only a handful of people could accomplish," he continued. "That's what it was."
These men were as prepared as they could be for their out of world experiences.
"But when they came back from the moon, we gave them the mission they never trained for," Chaikin said.
Fame, adulation, the constant stream of questions. These were the challenges they wrestled with in the aftermath.
"But they came through. And they came through in spectacular fashion," he said.
Some struggled more than others -- and some changed more than others – but they were all, in some way, moved by having seen Earth shrink before their eyes.
Here are their stories.
Neil Armstrong
His were the first human feet to touch the extraterrestrial.
As the world watched on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and gave American history one of its most memorable quotes.
But, though he's the most famous moon walker, he's also one of the most quiet, very selective about offers to speak and be interviewed.
He resigned from NASA in 1971 and accepted a teaching position at the University of Cincinnati's Department of Aerospace Engineering, which he held until 1979.
For the next decade or so, he was chairman of an aviation software company, Computing Technologies for Aviation, Inc. in Charlottesville, Va.
Along the way, he's collected honors from 17 countries, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Explorers Club Medal and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
He had two sons with his first wife Janet, who divorced him in 1994. He later re-married.
In 2005, he stepped back into the public spotlight to endorse a biography, titled "First Man" by James Hansen. The book was as much an exploration of "American hero worship" as it was an exploration of the man himself.
"Friends and colleagues all of a sudden looked at us, treated us slightly differently than they had months or years before when we were working together. I never quite understood that," Armstrong said.
In an interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes soon after the book's release, he commented on his discomfort with his celebrity.
"I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work," Armstrong said. "I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn't planned by anyone."
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
As the second man to walk on the moon, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin has cemented a spot in history, but the now 79-year-old has spent much of his career looking to the future.
In the decades since the moon landing, Aldrin has lectured and written extensively about the country's future in space. He retired from NASA in 1971 but continued to work on space exploration, proposing a plan to reach Mars and receiving three patents for a modular space station.
He has also penned several books, including an autobiography, "Return to Earth."
In an interview with Chaikin for "Voices From the Moon," he shared the difficulty in articulating his experience.
"I'm not really sure how a layperson reader is going to grasp whatever words are going to try and describe this. I've felt totally inadequate in ever trying to do it with spoken words," he said.
In a rare show of violence, he punched filmmaker and skeptic Bart Sibrel in 2002 when Sibrel challenged him to prove that he actually went to the moon.
Charles "Pete" Conrad
Pete Conrad wasn't the first to walk on the moon, but some remember him as the first to dance on it.
In "Rocketman," a book about the astronaut's "incredible ride to the moon and beyond," his wife Nancy Conrad and Howard A. Klausner, describe the third man to walk on the moon as an adventurous, free-spirited space cowboy.
As the world listened to Conrad's first moments on the moon, he hummed. And then he shouted.
"Whoopie! That may have been one small step for Neil, but it's a long one for me!" he roared.
Conrad was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1962 and traveled to the moon in November 1969 as the commander of Apollo 12, the second lunar landing.
Years later, in an interview with Chaikin, he said, "I remember thinking I got to go to the moon. And I can also remember thinking, it's going to change a lot of people, to do that. … I thought very hard about that I didn't want it to change me… [And now] I don't think it changed me."
After 20 years of service, including 11 as an astronaut in the space program, Conrad retired from the U.S. Navy to begin a career in business. He accepted an executive position with the American Television and Communications Corp., a cable television company in Denver, and later became vice president for the Douglas Aircraft Company.
In July 1999, at age 69, Conrad died after a motorcycle crash near Ojaj, Calif. He was survived by his wife, three sons and several grandchildren.
In his book, "Carrying the Fire," fellow astronaut Michael Collins describes his courageous and notoriously puckish colleague as "One of the few who lives up to the image."
Alan Bean
In 1969, Alan Bean touched down on the Moon. But through his paintings, the astronaut cum artist says he tries to extend the moment.
"Our time on the Moon ended much too quickly and, in the years since then, I have created paintings to try to capture the feeling of our Apollo 12 mission, as well as all the other the Apollo missions, too," he says in an introduction on his Web site.
After 18 years with NASA, in 1981, the Apollo 12 moonwalker decided to pursue painting full-time to share the sights no other artist had ever seen. But he approached it the way he might a moon mission.
"So I took some time off and painted full-time to see if I'd like it. I simulated it, which is always good. I learned that at NASA; and the more I simulated being an artist, the more I realized it's much more difficult than I'd thought," he said. "But at the same time I liked it. I cared about it! I had many nice job offers for a lot of money, but I didn't care about them. I care about these paintings. I care about them every day."
After landing on the moon's Ocean of Storms with Pete Conrad in 1969, Bean stayed with NASA, painting on the side.
But after retiring at age 49, he devoted his time to painting in his Houston studio. In 1984, he publicly displayed his work for the first time in Houston. His exhibit, "First Artist on Another Planet," is currently at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Each of his paintings includes small pieces of moon memorabilia – from parts of his name tag to Apollo mission patches and the U.S. flag. (His Web site points out that "each of the fragments is embedded with small amounts of lunar dust.")
"I remember thinking in lunar orbit, that if I got back from this, I was going to live my life differently, in that I was going to try to live it… like I want to live it," he said in an interview with Chaikin. "Mostly it made me have a lot of courage to do what I wanted to do and be happy about it… that's one thing that really allowed me to be an artist. I probably wouldn't have had the courage to be an artist."
Alan Shepard
Ten years after becoming the first American to journey into space, Alan Shepard logged another extraterrestrial milestone – he became the fifth person to walk on the moon.
In February 1971, at age 47, Shepard reached the moon with the Apollo 14 mission. He hadn't flown anything since he rocketed 116 miles above Florida in 1961.
At the end of the second moonwalk, the avid golfer carried out a different kind of scientific experiment: he pulled out a makeshift golf club and whacked two golf balls. One landed in a nearby crater. The other, he said, traveled "miles and miles and miles."
"All of us wanted to think of something which would demonstrate – especially to young people – the lack of atmosphere and the difference of gravity," he said in a 1991 interview with the American Academy of Achievement. Shepard wanted to show that with only one-sixth the gravitational pull of Earth, the ball would travel six times as far.
But he didn't see the moon as just a giant golf course.
"The first time really seeing it in the black sky, the blue planet all by itself up there. That was an emotional moment. Some of the emotion was a result of having successfully arrived, a little sense of relief, but I think all of us, in our own ways, have expressed the same kind of feeling," Shepard said in 1991.
"Maybe if people had a chance to see this, they wouldn't be so parochial, they wouldn't be so interested in their own particular territories," he said. "To me and, I think, to all of us, it was a realization that our world is finite, it is small, it is fragile, and we need to start thinking about how to take care of it."
After Apollo 14, he reprised his role as chief of the Astronaut Office (a position he held before the mission) and remained in that administrative role until retiring to a corporate position in Houston in 1974.
In 1984, he joined other astronauts in founding the Mercury Seven Foundation to raise money for scholarships for science and engineering college students. In 1995, it was renamed the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and he was president and chairman until 1997.
After a long illness, said to be leukemia, he died in July 1998.
In the 1979 book "The Right Stuff," author Tom Wolfe said he had two sides, "the Icy Commander and Smilin' Al,'' but also that he but he ''set a standard of coolness and competence that would be hard to top.''
Edgar Mitchell
One of the more controversial moonwalkers, in the years after his 1971 journey to the moon, Edgar Mitchell has made headlines for arguing that alien visits to Earth have been covered up by governments for more than 60 years.
"I happen to be privileged enough to be in on the fact that we have been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomenon is real," Mitchell said on Britain's Kerrang Radio in July 2008.
"It has been covered up by governments for quite some time now," added Mitchell, who grew up in Roswell, N.M., the location of the controversial 1947 incident (or perhaps non-incident) in which some believe the U.S. military covered up the crash scene of an alien spacecraft.
The Apollo 14 astronaut was the sixth man to walk on the moon but retired from NASA the following year.
In 1973, he founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences to sponsor research into the nature of consciousness. He published "Psychic Exploration" in 1974.
He traces his interest in consciousness back to his moments on the moon.
"There was a vague feeling that something was different. That my life had gotten very disturbing, very distressing at a subconscious level," he said in an interview with Chaikin. "What I do remember is the awesome experience [on the trip back from the moon] of recognizing the universe was not simply random happenstance … That there was something more operating than just chance… I've assiduously spent the last fifteen years figuring out what was true."
In April, the 78-year-old spoke at the National Press Club in Washington after the X-Conference, a convention of UFO researchers and activists.
"We are being visited," he said, according to the U.K.'s Guardian. "It is now time to put away this embargo of truth about the alien presence. I call upon our government to open up ... and become a part of this planetary community that is now trying to take our proper role as a spacefaring civilization."
James Irwin
Reaching the moon was a spiritual experience for astronaut James Irwin.
"I felt the power of God as I'd never felt it before," he said about the July 1971 Apollo 15 mission. He was the lunar module pilot for the flight and explored the moon's surface for three days.
One year after the mission, Irwin resigned from NASA and the Air Force to form the religious organization High Flight Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colo.
According to High Flight's Web site, the astronaut started the organization to encourage others to experience "the Highest Flight possible with God."
"Jesus walking on the earth is more important than man walking on the moon," it quotes Irwin as saying.
The group organizes religious retreats and trips to the Holy Land. Irwin even led expeditions to Turkey's Mount Ararat in search of evidence of Noah's Ark.
In 1991, at age 61, he died of a heart attack.
"The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away, it [the Earth] diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine," Irwin said. "That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man."
David Scott
Not even 40 years old, David Scott reached the pinnacle of his career and then wondered, "what's next?"
"When I landed on the moon and came back from the moon, I was 39 years old. My career had been finished. I'd finished my career. That's it. Now go find a new career," the Apollo 15 astronaut said in an interview with Chaikin.
But after his voyage to the moon in 1971, Scott stayed with NASA for about six more years, as deputy director and then director of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base.
In 1977, he left the space agency to found Scott Science and Technology, a specialized space project management and technical services company.
In 2004, he published "Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race" with Russian astronaut Alexei Leonov, the first man to walk in space.
John Young
Of the 12 men to have walked on the moon, John Young was the last to retire from NASA.
After 42 years with NASA in various administrative and leadership positions, the Apollo 16 astronaut retired in 2004.
In a 2004 interview with the Houston Chronicle, he described his experience on the moon.
"One-sixth gravity on the surface of the moon is just delightful. It's not like being in zero gravity, you know. You can drop a pencil in zero gravity and look for it for three days. In one-sixth gravity, you just look down and there it is," he said.
He also advocated for a return to the moon and beyond.
"The moon has a lot of resources that we'll learn how to use in this century and that will be great. ... The technologies we need to live and work on the moon will save us right here on this planet," he said. "Bad things are inevitably going to happen to us, like comet or asteroid impacts or super volcanoes. Flying in space is risky business, but just staying on this planet is risky business too."
Charles Duke
At 36 years old, Charles Duke was the youngest man to walk on the moon.
In 1972, he flew on Apollo 16 and spent more than 71 hours on the moon. But he has said that it was his hero's welcome was overwhelming.
"When I came back, I got so many questions about, "How did it feel? Did it change your life? How do you view Earth? You almost have to manufacture a response to that question," he said.
Her retired from NASA and the space program in 1975 to enter private business.
He started a beverage company, Orbit Corp., and has been active in real estate development and public speaking. He is also president of Duke Ministry for Christ.
"My father was born shortly after the Wright brothers. He could barely believe that I went to the moon," he said in the documentary "In the Shadow of the Moon." "But my son Tom was 5 -- and he didn't think it was any big deal."
Eugene Cernan
The commander of the last scheduled manned U.S. mission to the moon, Cernan spent more than 73 hours on the lunar surface in 1972.
The experience left him believing in a greater power.
"I felt that the world was just too beautiful to have happened by accident. There has to be something bigger than you and bigger than me," Cernan said "In the Shadow of the Moon." "And I mean this in a spiritual sense, not a religious sense. There has to be a creator of the universe who stands above the religions that we ourselves create to govern our lives."
He moved to an administrative position with NASA after his return and then retired in 1976, after about 20 years with the Navy and 13 years with NASA.
After leaving NASA, he joined Coral Petroleum, Inc. of Houston and later started his own company, a space-related technology and marketing firm. He also has been a special consultant to ABC News, covering space programming.
He currently lives in Houston and is on the Board of Directors of the Young Astronaut Council and the US Space Foundation.
Harrison "Jack" Schmitt
After 10 years with NASA, Harrison Schmitt left science for politics.
The Apollo 17 astronaut was one of the last to walk on the moon. Three years after his 1972 lunar mission, he left NASA to run for the U.S. Senate in his home state of New Mexico.
He spent one six-year term as a Republican, serving on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee of Commerce and others.
He later worked as consultant, freelance writer and speaker on space, technology and public policy issues. In a 2006 interview with Astrobiology Magazine, he said that his experience on the moon was almost indescribable.
"Being there is an essential ingredient. It's the same as trying to describe to someone what it's like to stand on the rim of the Grand Canyon. Or to have your first child. Any meaningful event that you've had in your life is probably that kind of experience. It has a personal meaning, and it will be different for every individual," he said.
"But sometimes people just want a description of what it was like," he continued, "The black sky, the brilliantly illuminated slopes of the mountains, the bright sun, and then our Earth as a big blue marble hanging over one of the mountains. The physical feeling of walking on the moon is like walking on a giant trampoline, to some degree."
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1 September 2014
EXILES BLOG
The Exiles have set up a Blog to keep members more informed about meeting places and social events. All members are encouraged to contribute to it. You can view the blog here
18 June 2013
EXILES AGM AND NEIL YOUNG SOCIAL
The Annual General Meeting of the Chester Exiles will take place on Thursday 25 July. The venue is The Parcel Yard, King’s Cross Station, London N1C 4AH. The members meeting will start promptly at 18:30hrs and we are pleased to announce it will be followed by a social night with Blues manager Neil Young from 19:30hrs to which all Chester fans and friends are invited. Food will be available on the night. Big Lupus has checked his diary and should also be joining the get together!
8. Election of officers
9. Any other business
If you are unable to attend but have any item you may want discussed on the night under 9 (Any Other Business) please email [email protected] as soon as possible.
GREN MEETS THE NEW CHESTER EXILES!
Chester hero and new club Life Vice-President Grenville Millington helped the Chester FC Exiles mark their new identity as part of City Fans United at a memorable social event in London just before Christmas 2011.
Goalkeeping legend Grenville was the star of the show as he entertained everyone with his tales of the ups and downs of playing for Chester City. He even bought along his brother’s Welsh cap, his own amateur Welsh cap and his 1972 GB Olympic shirt – which was a real talking point! Several Exiles seized the opportunity to play table football with Grenville, as the event’s venue – Bar Kick in Shoreditch – specialised in bar football.
Chester FC board member David Evans was also on hand to answer questions about the club, including the recent vote at the CFU AGM which was overwhelmingly in favour of the Exiles formally becoming part of the CFU family. This means all CFU members who live away from the immediate Chester area are automatically also members of the Exiles. At no extra cost they have the opportunity to participate in Exiles activities and the Exiles will also seek to represent the interests of fans living away from Chester.
It was a real night for everyone to remember, and the new-look Exiles were grateful for Grenville driving to and from North Wales to meet them all. It looked like he enjoyed himself as well, including his surprise 60th birthday cake!
Although this first event took place in London, the Exiles hope there will be a series of events in various locations that will be of interest to members throughout the country. Many of the southern-based Exiles are, of course, looking forward to meeting up again for the FA Trophy tie at Ebbsfleet on January 14.
EXILES’ STATEMENT ON ITS FUTURE
At its meeting on 16 June 2010, the Committee of the Chester City Exiles agreed the following proposal regarding the future of the Exiles:
“We agree to continue as Chester Exiles (provisional on agreement of name change from Chester City Exiles) to cater for the needs of supporters outside Chester and play a complementary role to City Fans United (CFU) in the support of Chester Football Club which will allow CFU to focus their efforts on building support locally.
With CFU still very much in its infancy, the Committee feels it is important to retain our independence and use our 26 years’ experience to help CFU manage its widespread support.
The Exiles can play a valuable role in co-ordinating travel arrangements to matches both home and away in the forthcoming season and work with CFU in fundraising initiatives outside of Chester.”
EXILES SUPPORT FOR CITY FANS UNITED
Thanks to all who purchased the Exiles Harry McNally T-shirts, produced to help raise money for City Fans United. The shirts have fully sold out.
Paul Baker buys his shirt on Saturday from Robert and David Evans.
CHESTER CITY EXILES AND CITY FANS UNITED - STATEMENT
On behalf of the Committee of the Chester City Exiles and Exile members here and abroad, we would like to offer our wholehearted support and good wishes to City Fans United on this historic occasion. Although the Exiles will remain as a separate organisation for the time being, serving the needs of Chester City supporters living away from the Chester area, we look forward to exploring how the Exiles may become more closely affiliated to City Fans United when the new organisation is established and its objectives agreed. In the meantime, the Chester City Exiles look forward to working with, and supporting, City Fans United and its Committee in many of its activities in the future.
We would like to offer our good wishes to everyone connected with City Fans United and it is hoped that this is the much awaited dawn of a new and exciting era for Chester City and its supporters.
Pauline Meakins, Chair
Steve Mansley, Secretary
CHESTER CITY EXILES AND CITY FANS UNITED
In October 2009, the Chester City Supporters Trust and Independent Supporters Association will merge to form a new supporters group, City Fans United.
At the current time, the Exiles Committee has agreed that the Chester City Exiles should keep its own identity and will not join the new supporters group initially in October but will continue to provide membership and support specifically for those supporters who move away from Chester. However, it will continue to be involved and support the working party of the new group and will explore ways with the new committee of City Fans United, when formed, of how the Exiles can work with and support the objectives of City Fans United when it is legally formed. Exiles members will be consulted throughout the process before any changes are introduced.
The Chester City Exiles are fully committed to City Fans United by:-
taking part in the initial discussions with the other supporter group Chairs in January this year
being represented on the top table at the open fans' meeting in Chester on 13 August when fans voted for a united fans group
currently having a representative on the Working Group of City Fans United
looking at ways for the Exiles to fund raise to support City Fans United
EXILES HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
At an open meeting held on Monday 1 June in central London, Chester City Exiles agreed the following open letter to club owner Steve Vaughan, other supporters and potential investors in the future of professional football in Chester.
Letter to club owner Steve Vaughan
WHY JOIN THE EXILES?
For those Chester supporters who live away from the city whether north or south, UK or abroad, then the Chester City Exiles Supporters Club is for you. We aim to cater for City fans from all over the country and keep them in touch with the latest news from Deva Stadium, as well as with other exiled City supporters.
The Club (formerly known as the Southern Branch) was started by a group of four people, Rick Goby, Richard Hanford, Ian Riley and Steve Mansley, back in November 1983 and we celebrate our Silver Jubilee this coming 2008/09 season.
• Keep in touch with activities on and off the field at the Club. We will send you regular newsletters and e-mails with all the latest news. Our regular newsletter is distributed to all members of the Club. Match reports, news of signings, details of travel, meeting places and social events are included, along with articles occasionally submitted by members. Share the joy that is supporting Chester City with fellow sufferers. You are not alone!
9 July 2007
ALAN WILKES 1951-2007
It’s very sad to report the death of Chester City supporter Alan Wilkes who passed away after a short illness aged 55.
Alan, a boyhood Arsenal fan, married into the Blues after meeting Helen in the early 1980s and was one of the early members of the Exiles (known then as the Southern Branch). Alan worked tirelessly on the Exiles committee as membership secretary for ten years from the summer of 1989 before the pressure of work forced him to step down.
He worked as the Disciplinary Manager with the Football Association and joked in an Exiles newsletter back in 1989 that his favourite City player was Graham Barrow — “because he keeps me in work!” He had been with the organisation for 36 years.
Our thoughts are with his wife Helen, family and friends.
Chester secretary Tony Allen knew Alan well and said: “I have known Alan for many years, he was a gentleman and a good friend to football, on behalf of the club I would like to extend my sincere condolences to his family.”
A minute’s silence will be observed prior to next Saturday’s friendly match against Raith Rovers at the Deva Stadium.
SPONSORED MATCH
23 members and friends joined us for our sponsored game against Wycombe Wanderers in 2006/07. We managed to keep up our unbeaten sponsorship record after seeing the Blues win 1-0 with a goal from man-of-the-match Stewart Drummond.
Thanks must go to Bob Gray and the staff at Deva Stadium for ensuring that the enjoyable day ran smoothly.
For more Exiles information please write to the secretary:
Steve Mansley , 20 Fairmead, 9 Epsom Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8ST.
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1 September 2014
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18 June 2013
EXILES AGM AND NEIL YOUNG SOCIAL
The Annual General Meeting of the Chester Exiles will take place on Thursday 25 July. The venue is The Parcel Yard, King’s Cross Station, London N1C 4AH. The members meeting will start promptly at 18:30hrs and we are pleased to announce it will be followed by a social night with Blues manager Neil Young from 19:30hrs to which all Chester fans and friends are invited. Food will be available on the night. Big Lupus has checked his diary and should also be joining the get together!
8. Election of officers
9. Any other business
If you are unable to attend but have any item you may want discussed on the night under 9 (Any Other Business) please email [email protected] as soon as possible.
GREN MEETS THE NEW CHESTER EXILES!
Chester hero and new club Life Vice-President Grenville Millington helped the Chester FC Exiles mark their new identity as part of City Fans United at a memorable social event in London just before Christmas 2011.
Goalkeeping legend Grenville was the star of the show as he entertained everyone with his tales of the ups and downs of playing for Chester City. He even bought along his brother’s Welsh cap, his own amateur Welsh cap and his 1972 GB Olympic shirt – which was a real talking point! Several Exiles seized the opportunity to play table football with Grenville, as the event’s venue – Bar Kick in Shoreditch – specialised in bar football.
Chester FC board member David Evans was also on hand to answer questions about the club, including the recent vote at the CFU AGM which was overwhelmingly in favour of the Exiles formally becoming part of the CFU family. This means all CFU members who live away from the immediate Chester area are automatically also members of the Exiles. At no extra cost they have the opportunity to participate in Exiles activities and the Exiles will also seek to represent the interests of fans living away from Chester.
It was a real night for everyone to remember, and the new-look Exiles were grateful for Grenville driving to and from North Wales to meet them all. It looked like he enjoyed himself as well, including his surprise 60th birthday cake!
Although this first event took place in London, the Exiles hope there will be a series of events in various locations that will be of interest to members throughout the country. Many of the southern-based Exiles are, of course, looking forward to meeting up again for the FA Trophy tie at Ebbsfleet on January 14.
EXILES’ STATEMENT ON ITS FUTURE
At its meeting on 16 June 2010, the Committee of the Chester City Exiles agreed the following proposal regarding the future of the Exiles:
“We agree to continue as Chester Exiles (provisional on agreement of name change from Chester City Exiles) to cater for the needs of supporters outside Chester and play a complementary role to City Fans United (CFU) in the support of Chester Football Club which will allow CFU to focus their efforts on building support locally.
With CFU still very much in its infancy, the Committee feels it is important to retain our independence and use our 26 years’ experience to help CFU manage its widespread support.
The Exiles can play a valuable role in co-ordinating travel arrangements to matches both home and away in the forthcoming season and work with CFU in fundraising initiatives outside of Chester.”
EXILES SUPPORT FOR CITY FANS UNITED
Thanks to all who purchased the Exiles Harry McNally T-shirts, produced to help raise money for City Fans United. The shirts have fully sold out.
Paul Baker buys his shirt on Saturday from Robert and David Evans.
CHESTER CITY EXILES AND CITY FANS UNITED - STATEMENT
On behalf of the Committee of the Chester City Exiles and Exile members here and abroad, we would like to offer our wholehearted support and good wishes to City Fans United on this historic occasion. Although the Exiles will remain as a separate organisation for the time being, serving the needs of Chester City supporters living away from the Chester area, we look forward to exploring how the Exiles may become more closely affiliated to City Fans United when the new organisation is established and its objectives agreed. In the meantime, the Chester City Exiles look forward to working with, and supporting, City Fans United and its Committee in many of its activities in the future.
We would like to offer our good wishes to everyone connected with City Fans United and it is hoped that this is the much awaited dawn of a new and exciting era for Chester City and its supporters.
Pauline Meakins, Chair
Steve Mansley, Secretary
CHESTER CITY EXILES AND CITY FANS UNITED
In October 2009, the Chester City Supporters Trust and Independent Supporters Association will merge to form a new supporters group, City Fans United.
At the current time, the Exiles Committee has agreed that the Chester City Exiles should keep its own identity and will not join the new supporters group initially in October but will continue to provide membership and support specifically for those supporters who move away from Chester. However, it will continue to be involved and support the working party of the new group and will explore ways with the new committee of City Fans United, when formed, of how the Exiles can work with and support the objectives of City Fans United when it is legally formed. Exiles members will be consulted throughout the process before any changes are introduced.
The Chester City Exiles are fully committed to City Fans United by:-
taking part in the initial discussions with the other supporter group Chairs in January this year
being represented on the top table at the open fans' meeting in Chester on 13 August when fans voted for a united fans group
currently having a representative on the Working Group of City Fans United
looking at ways for the Exiles to fund raise to support City Fans United
EXILES HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
At an open meeting held on Monday 1 June in central London, Chester City Exiles agreed the following open letter to club owner Steve Vaughan, other supporters and potential investors in the future of professional football in Chester.
Letter to club owner Steve Vaughan
WHY JOIN THE EXILES?
For those Chester supporters who live away from the city whether north or south, UK or abroad, then the Chester City Exiles Supporters Club is for you. We aim to cater for City fans from all over the country and keep them in touch with the latest news from Deva Stadium, as well as with other exiled City supporters.
The Club (formerly known as the Southern Branch) was started by a group of four people, Rick Goby, Richard Hanford, Ian Riley and Steve Mansley, back in November 1983 and we celebrate our Silver Jubilee this coming 2008/09 season.
• Keep in touch with activities on and off the field at the Club. We will send you regular newsletters and e-mails with all the latest news. Our regular newsletter is distributed to all members of the Club. Match reports, news of signings, details of travel, meeting places and social events are included, along with articles occasionally submitted by members. Share the joy that is supporting Chester City with fellow sufferers. You are not alone!
9 July 2007
ALAN WILKES 1951-2007
It’s very sad to report the death of Chester City supporter Alan Wilkes who passed away after a short illness aged 55.
Alan, a boyhood Arsenal fan, married into the Blues after meeting Helen in the early 1980s and was one of the early members of the Exiles (known then as the Southern Branch). Alan worked tirelessly on the Exiles committee as membership secretary for ten years from the summer of 1989 before the pressure of work forced him to step down.
He worked as the Disciplinary Manager with the Football Association and joked in an Exiles newsletter back in 1989 that his favourite City player was Graham Barrow — “because he keeps me in work!” He had been with the organisation for 36 years.
Our thoughts are with his wife Helen, family and friends.
Chester secretary Tony Allen knew Alan well and said: “I have known Alan for many years, he was a gentleman and a good friend to football, on behalf of the club I would like to extend my sincere condolences to his family.”
A minute’s silence will be observed prior to next Saturday’s friendly match against Raith Rovers at the Deva Stadium.
SPONSORED MATCH
23 members and friends joined us for our sponsored game against Wycombe Wanderers in 2006/07. We managed to keep up our unbeaten sponsorship record after seeing the Blues win 1-0 with a goal from man-of-the-match Stewart Drummond.
Thanks must go to Bob Gray and the staff at Deva Stadium for ensuring that the enjoyable day ran smoothly.
For more Exiles information please write to the secretary:
Steve Mansley , 20 Fairmead, 9 Epsom Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8ST.
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What is made of minerals and tiny pieces of rock that have come from the erosion and weathering of rocks? | Weathering, Erosion, and Sedimentary Rock
Weathering, Erosion, and Sedimentary Rock
Introduction
This unit describes how another type of rock, called sedimentary rock, forms. To understand this, you need to know about the processes of weathering and erosion. This will explain how we get the sediments that eventually turn into rock.
Weathering
Have you ever noticed that old gravestones are really difficult to read? The words seem to be worn down. Over the years, the rock has been broken down by the action of rain and wind. We say that it has been weathered.
Weathering is the gradual breakdown of rock in nature.
Of course, the process of
weathering
Weathering is the breakdown of rock in nature by physical, chemical, and biological means.
weathering has been breaking down rock for a lot longer than the effects we see in a graveyard.
We can distinguish three types of weathering (although in reality they seldom operate alone).
Physical weathering
Here the rock is broken up by physical processes in nature.
Frequent changes in temperature can cause bits of rock to break off. This happens because different minerals expand by different amounts when the rock gets hot. Since most rocks are mixtures of minerals, this creates stresses within the rock. Repeated heating and cooling will eventually crack the rock. This repeated expansion and contraction is worst in deserts, which are very hot in the daytime but very cold at night.
Some scientists think this is responsible for an effect, called exfoliation, where the outside of the rock 'peels away' like the skin from an onion.
The experiment in Fig.1 exaggerates the weathering effect of changing temperatures by heating a rock in a Bunsen flame, then cooling it rapidly in water.
Figure 1.
The minerals contract at different rates as rocks heat up.
The minerals expand at different rates as rocks heat up.
Changes in temperature can also cause an effect called 'freezethaw' or frost shattering. You probably know that ice is less dense than water. This means that a given amount of water takes up a greater volume when it is frozen. (Think of what happens when water pipes freeze in winter.) If water fills a crack in a rock and then freezes, the ice forces the sides of the crack apart. When the ice melts, there is room in the crack for more water. Repeated freezing and thawing gradually widens the crack. This effect is shown in Fig.2 below.
Figure 2.
Frost shattering occurs in rocks because ice has a
density than water, so the same mass takes up a larger volume.
Chemical weathering
The minerals that make up rock can also be attacked chemically by substances such as water, oxygen, and acidic solutions. Chemical reactions break down the rock, and the products of those reactions are usually carried away in solution. A good example of chemical weathering is the effect of rainwater on limestone.
Even the purest rainwater is slightly acidic because some carbon dioxide gas dissolves in it as it falls through the air. This forms a weakly acidic solution:
carbon dioxide + water
The weak carbonic
acid
An acid is a substance that forms a solution with a pH value of less than 7. Acidic solutions contain an excess of hydrogen ions, H+(aq).
acid reacts slowly with the calcium carbonate in the rock it passes over, producing calcium hydrogencarbonate:
calcium carbonate + carbonic acid
CaCO3(s) + H2CO3(aq)
Ca(HCO3)2(aq)
Because the calcium hydrogencarbonate formed in the reaction is soluble in water, it dissolves and its calcium ions, Ca2+(aq), get into the water. These calcium ions are responsible for the hardness in water (see the unit Hard Water).
Which gas in unpolluted air dissolves in rainwater to make it slightly acidic?
Calcium nitrate
In addition to the surface of the limestone being broken down by this reaction, water from streams runs underground and gradually forms the caverns we find in limestone regions.
Figure 3.
Weathering of limestone.
Some of the minerals in igneous rocks also react with acidic rainwater, forming metal compounds that dissolve in the water and tiny particles of insoluble clay minerals.
Biological weathering
We can think of this as a type of physical weathering that is caused by the actions of plants or animals. For example, the roots of trees can split apart rock, and burrowing animals can also help to break down rock.
Erosion
Once a rock has been weathered, the bits broken off or dissolved may be carried away to other places. We call this transportation. The mechanisms of transportation include:
gravity for example, pieces of rock weathered by 'freeze-thaw' falling from near the top of a mountain to the bottom, forming a scree slope;
moving water for example, pieces of rock and dissolved substances carried along by rivers or the sea;
wind small particles of rock can be carried in the wind;
glaciers the slow-moving ice can carry pieces of rock as large as boulders.
As the pieces of rock are carried along, they wear away the rocks they come into contact with (as well as wearing themselves further in the process). We call this erosion.
Figure 4.
Erosion of rock fragments in a river.
The eroded bits of rock will eventually settle in a new place. We say that they are deposited as sediment. In a river, the finer sediments are carried all the way to the sea before being deposited.
Which statement is true?
The lower the energy of the transporting agent, the larger the bits of rock it can carry along.
The higher the energy of the transporting agent, the larger the bits of rock it can carry along.
Sedimentary rock
Once the weathered pieces of rock have been transported and deposited as sediment, the process of sedimentary rock formation can start.
Over time, the sediment builds up. The particles at the bottom are put under increasing pressure. This can force the particles of sediment together at the points where they make contact with each other. The water in between the particles of sediment is squeezed out and minerals recrystallize, fusing particles together. This is called compaction.
Figure 7.
Build-up of sediment.
This pressure can also cause finer particles of sediment, such as clay, to solidify and form a matrix that binds larger particles together.
As water passes through sediment, it can leave behind minerals as a precipitate that 'cements' the particles together. This process, called cementation, also helps the sediment bind together into rock.
The greater the degree of compaction in a
sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rock is rock formed from layers of sediment by compaction (pressure) and cementation (by insoluble minerals that bind the particles of sediment together).
sedimentary rock, the less porous it becomes as there are fewer gaps for water to seep into.
Sedimentary rock is formed by the processes of compaction and cementation, binding deposited sediment together into rock.
Fig.9 shows examples of sedimentary rock.
Figure 9.
Mudstone, Sandstone, Conglomerate.
Sedimentary rock is often found in layers, called beds. In general, the lower beds were formed before the upper beds.
Figure 10.
Beds of sedimentary rock building up.
Generally, lower layers (or beds) of rock are older than the layers nearer the surface.
Sometimes, the sediments deposited are the remains of living organisms. For example, some limestones were formed from the shelly remains of ancient sea creatures. Chalk, a pure form of limestone, was formed from the hard bits of tiny sea plankton deposited on the sea bed millions of years ago.
Another example is coal, formed from plant material that was deposited in swamp conditions about 300 million years ago. It was subsequently covered by more and more layers of sediment as conditions changed.
These, and other sedimentary rocks, can have fossils in the rock (see the unit The Rock Record).
Sedimentary rock can also be formed when water evaporates off, leaving behind the minerals that were dissolved in it. These are called evaporites. For example, rock salt was formed when ancient seas became landlocked and the water evaporated off.
Summary
The breakdown of rock in nature is called weathering.
When weathered pieces of rock are transported, they cause erosion as more rock is worn away. The weathered rock is also eroded as it rubs against other rock.
When the eroded pieces of rock are deposited, they build up in layers.
The sediment eventually turns into sedimentary rock by the processes of compaction and cementation.
Other sedimentary rocks called evaporites form when minerals come out of solution as water evaporates off.
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A mineral is a naturally occurring substance, representable by a chemical formula, that is usually solid and inorganic, and has a crystal structure. It is different from a rock, which can be an aggregate of minerals or non-minerals and does not have a specific chemical composition. The exact definition of a mineral is under debate, especially with respect to the requirement a valid species be abiogenic, and to a lesser extent with regard to it having an ordered atomic study of minerals is called mineralogy.
The silicate minerals compose over 90% of the Earth's crust. The diversity and abundance of mineral species is controlled by the Earth's chemistry. Silicon and oxygen constitute approximately 75% of the Earth's crust, which translates directly into the predominance of silicate minerals. Minerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish various species, and these properties in turn are influenced by the mineral's geological environment of formation. Changes in the temperature, pressure, or bulk composition of a rock mass cause changes in its minerals.
Minerals can be described by various physical properties which relate to their chemical structure and composition. Common distinguishing characteristics include crystal structure and habit, hardness, lustre, diaphaneity, colour, streak, tenacity, cleavage, fracture, parting, and specific gravity. More specific tests for minerals include magnetism, taste or smell, radioactivity and reaction to acid.
The Rocks of the crust can me divided into three groups.
Sedimentary rock, they are made of layers of sediment that gather together on the earth's surface and are pressed together by pressure and chemicals. Igneous rock, forms of molten rock material, which is called magma. These two types of rocks are exposed to really high temperatures and pressures. Metamorphic rock, is a rock that has under gone a change.
Minerals are defined as solid, inorganic naturally compounds. Almost of all chemical elements of the earth, crust is associated with one mineral. Minerals grow in a wide variety of geological environments for example Deep Ocean, salt lakes, and volcanoes.
Rocks and How They Form[ edit ]
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In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. For example, the common rock granite is a combination of the quartz, feldspar and biotite minerals. The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock.
Rocks have been used by mankind throughout history. From the Stone Age, rocks have been used for tools. The minerals and metals found in rocks have been essential to human civilization.
Three major groups of rocks are defined: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. The scientific study of rocks is called petrology, which is an essential component of geology.
Igneous Rock
Forms through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. This magma can be derived from partial melts of pre-existing rocks in either a planet's mantle or crust. Typically, the melting of rocks is caused by one or more of three processes: an increase in temperature, a decrease in pressure, or a change in composition.
Two Types of Igneous Rock
Extrusive Rock: Formed from lava (Magma the reaches the Earth's Surface)
Intrusive Rock: Formed from magma that cools and solidfies beneath the surface
Sedimentary Rock
Are formed at the earth's surface by the accumulation and cementation of fragments of earlier rocks, minerals, and organisms or as chemical precipitates and organic growths in water (sedimentation). This process causes clastic sediments (pieces of rock) or organic particles (detritus) to settle and accumulate, or for minerals to chemically precipitate (evaporite) from a solution. The particulate matter then undergoes compaction and cementation during at moderate temperatures and pressures (diagenesis).
Three types of Sedimentary Rocks
Clastic Sedimentary Rock: Materials such as sand, gravel, silt, clay, cemented together; sandstone
Biological Sedimentary Rock: Remains of plants or animals cemented together; Marine shells and coal.
Chemical Sedimentary Rock: Chemicals dissolved in water that precipitate out; salt and limestone.
Metamorphic Rock
Are formed by subjecting any rock type—sedimentary rock, igneous rock or another older metamorphic rock—to different temperature and pressure conditions than those in which the original rock was formed. This process is called metamorphism; meaning to "change in form". The result is a profound change in physical properties and chemistry of the stone. The original rock, known as the protolith, transforms into other mineral types or other forms of the same minerals, by recrystallization.
Earthquakes and How They Happen[ edit ]
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can be violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.
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There are three main types of fault, all of which may cause an interplate earthquake: normal, reverse (thrust) and strike-slip.
Normal and reverse faulting are examples of dip-slip, where the displacement along the fault is in the direction of dip and movement on them involves a vertical component. Normal faults occur mainly in areas where the crust is being extended such as a divergent boundary. Reverse faults occur in areas where the crust is being shortened such as at a convergent boundary. Strike-slip faults are steep structures where the two sides of the fault slip horizontally past each other; transform boundaries are a particular type of strike-slip fault. Many earthquakes are caused by movement on faults that have components of both dip-slip and strike-slip; this is known as oblique slip.
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Reverse faults, particularly those along convergent plate boundaries are associated with the most powerful earthquakes, megathrust earthquakes, including almost all of those of magnitude 8 or more. Strike-slip faults, particularly continental transforms, can produce major earthquakes up to about magnitude 8. Earthquakes associated with normal faults are generally less than magnitude 7. For every unit increase in magnitude, there is a roughly thirtyfold increase in the energy released.
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Seismology is the scientific study of the seismic waves generated by earthquakes. Seismology is a young science, only about 150 years old. Before scientific studies began, ideas about earthquakes were largely based on myth and superstition. First seismograph in North America is installed at Lick Observatory near San Jose, California. This instrument will later record the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Application of computers to larger datasets and problems begins in the 1960s: Routine earthquake locations Inverse problems Theoretical seismograms
Earthquakes caused by the shock waves created by shifting plates. These plates can interact in one of 3 ways:
Convergent Movements When plates push into each other
Divergent Movements When plates push away each other
Transform Movements When plates slide by one another
Erosion[ edit ]
In earth science, erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flowing or wind blowing) that remove soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it away to another location. Particulate breakdown of rock or soil into clastic sediment is referred to as physical or mechanical erosion; this contrasts with chemical erosion, where soil or rock material is removed from an area by its dissolving into a solvent (typically water), followed by the flow away of that solution. Eroded sediment or solutes may be transported just a few millimeters, or for thousands of kilometers. Erosion is the process that breaks things down. As far as we're concerned, erosion is the breakdown of the continents and the land around you. The overall effect of breaking down and weathering the land is called denudation. Denudation is the process of erosion. In nature, large things are broken down into smaller things. Boulders become sand. Mountains are rained on and become hills. The pieces of the mountain become smaller pieces and go down the sides of hills. Weathering and erosion always happen in a downhill direction. Erosion is an easy idea to understand. If you see a rock, pull it out of a mountain. Then throw it down on the ground. You are now a part of the erosion of that mountain. You have taken a big object (a mountain) and started to make little objects out of it (a rock). When that rock hit the ground, it could have cracked and made some tiny pieces of rock (sand). Erosion is just that easy. When it rains, the same process happens. Rocks are washed down a mountain or down a stream. Soils are washed away. The ocean beats against a cliff and breaks it apart. They are all examples of denudation.
Rocks[ edit ]
The rocks of Earth's crust are classified into three groups according to their origin. Sedimentary rock are formed from sediments as materials in sand dunes and those that settle to the bottom of lakes and oceans. A sedimentary rock is formed from materials like gravel, sand, and clay carried by rivers and streams to lakes and oceans descend to the bottom and accumulate over long periods of time. One more type of sedimentary rock forms from the remains of plants and animals that live in the ocean. The third type of sedimentary rock includes chemicals such as salt and calcium carbonate these chemicals are deposited out of the water and accumulate on the ocean floor and eventually harden into rock. Igneous rock is formed from magma that comes from within Earth's surface. Extrusive rock cools so quickly that large crystals do not have time to form and extrusive rock is therefore usually glassy or made of very fine crystals. Intrusive rock have large, coarse crystals expected to the slow cooling of the magma. Metamorphic rock forms from igneous or sedimentary rock that has undergone a change in form due to extreme heat. Silicate Minerals Are those that contain the chemical element silicon. Nonmetallic Minerals This type of mineral contain metals such as calcium or magnesium. Metallic Minerals This type of mineral include gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, zinc, aluminum, mercury and titanium. Gem Minerals Are made into precious and semiprecious stones these include diamond, emerald, ruby, and topaz.
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Arachnophobia is a fear of what? | Arachnophobia: Understanding the Fear of Spiders
Understanding the Fear of Spiders
By Lisa Fritscher
Updated June 13, 2016
Not many people like spiders. And when many people see one, they will have some sort of reaction from trying to kill the spider to running from it.
While arachnophobia, or fear of spiders, is one of the most common specific phobias , not everyone who dislikes spiders suffers from this phobia.
Those with arachnophobia will go to great lengths to ensure that they are not exposed to a spider. They may be unwilling to participate in activities, such as hiking or camping, that carry a heightened risk of exposure to spiders.
Symptoms of Arachnophobia
If you have arachnophobia, you will probably go out of your way to ensure that you do not come into contact with a spider. If you find a spider in your home, you may react in one of two ways: either screaming and running away or freezing in place. You may be unable to kill or trap the spider yourself, relying on a friend or family member to rescue you from the situation. If you are alone, you may actually leave the house rather than deal with the spider.
Eventually, you may find yourself limiting your activities in an effort to avoid spiders. Hiking and camping trips may be difficult or impossible for you. You may even dread visiting the zoo or participating in sports that involve being outside in a field.
Causes of Arachnophobia
Experts are still uncertain what causes arachnophobia. There a few theories, though. One of the most common theories was put forth by evolutionary psychologists .
This view suggests that arachnophobia was a survival technique for our ancestors. Since most spiders are venomous, although most do not pose a threat to humans, a fear of spiders may have made humans more likely to survive and reproduce.
Other psychologists argue that many animals were more likely to pose a threat to ancient humans, from tigers to crocodiles.
Yet phobias of those animals are not that common. Therefore, those psychologists feel that arachnophobia is more likely based on cultural beliefs about the nature of spiders.
Treating Arachnophobia
Like all specific phobias, arachnophobia is most commonly treated with therapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral techniques . Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on stopping the negative automatic thoughts that are associated with the feared object or situation, replacing them with more rational thoughts instead.
Techniques used may include:
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Instructor: Yolanda Williams
Yolanda has taught college Psychology and Ethics, and has a doctorate of philosophy in counselor education and supervision.
Arachnophobia, the irrational fear of spiders, is one of the most common types of phobias. Learn more about the symptoms, causes and treatment of arachnophobia.
Definition of Arachnophobia
Imagine that you are at home watching television, and you see a spider walking across the floor. How would you respond? One normal response would be to scoop the spider up, and drop it outside your front door. Another normal response would be to squish the spider, and flush it down the toilet or put it in the trash can. However, if you find yourself having a panic attack and running away from the spider, you just might have arachnophobia.
So, what is arachnophobia? At the root of the word is arachno-, which comes from the Greek word for spider. A phobia is an excessive and irrational fear of something. If you combine the two words, you get 'arachnophobia', which is the excessive and irrational fear of spiders. Arachnophobia is the most common type of animal phobia. Adults who suffer from arachnophobia are able to recognize that their fear of spiders is excessive, while children may not be able to make this distinction.
Symptoms
The symptoms of arachnophobia are triggered by seeing a spider or something that indicates spiders are nearby, such as webs or egg sacs. For some, looking at pictures of spiders or hearing someone talk about spiders is enough to trigger symptoms. These symptoms can include:
Overwhelming fear of being bitten or poisoned by a spider
Intense anxiety or panic attacks
Fainting, vomiting or loss of bladder control
Avoidance of places that are thought to have spiders, like gardens or corners
Having someone check the room for spiders before entering
Sweating
Increased blood pressure
Causes
There is no one definite cause for arachnophobia, though there are a few theories as to what causes this fear. The main three are evolution, cultural background and personal experience.
Some scientists believe that there is an evolutionary reason for the fear of spiders: that venomous spiders were very dangerous to our ancestors, so evolution has taught humans to fear them. Since some spiders are venomous, it is advantageous to our survival in the wild that we fear spiders. Those who fear spiders go through great lengths to keep spiders away; therefore, they have less of a chance of being bitten by a poisonous spider. This gives people who fear spiders a greater chance of survival than those who do not fear spiders.
Arachnophobia may be due to our cultural background. Spiders are eaten by humans as food in certain countries, such as Cambodia, Venezuela and Papa New Guinea. As a result, arachnophobia rarely occurs in these countries. In the United States and United Kingdom, spiders are often seen in horror films, are made villains in children's stories and are believed to be unfriendly creatures by the general population. As a result, arachnophobia is very common in these countries. Additionally, if a young child witnesses a parent display fear of spiders, the child can learn this fear and develop arachnophobia.
Have you ever felt frightened by something as a child? If so, you probably don't remember the circumstances surrounding the event, but you remember how it made you feel. This same type of traumatic experience holds true for some arachnophobes. It is thought that some arachnophobes have had an incident with a spider occur when they were younger that frightened them. As a result, they became afraid of spiders and avoided them. Over time, this avoidance developed into arachnophobia. Many people are unable to recall what led up to their arachnophobia, only that there was an incident involving spiders and it caused them to panic.
Treatment
Can arachnophobia be treated? As with most phobias, the answer is yes. Treatment usually involves cognitive-behavioral therapy, in which a counselor works with an arachnophobe to examine their thoughts and behavior patterns related to their fear of spiders. Arachnophobes are also taught relaxation techniques to decrease their anxiety responses to spiders. Anti-anxiety or sleep medication may also be prescribed to people suffering from arachnophobia.
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Actor who played the lead role in a 1952 smash western directed by Fred Zinnemann? | Articles about Fred Zinnemann - latimes
Classic Hollywood: Getty Research Institute honors Fred Zinnemann
April 2, 2012 | By Susan King, Los Angeles Times
Fred Zinnemann, who won directing Oscars for 1953's World War II drama "From Here to Eternity" and 1966's historical epic "A Man for All Seasons," never played by the rules. He rankled under the studio system and fought to get the films he wanted to make, not the inconsequential pictures the studios chose for him. "What he was interested in were characters who had to fight for what they believed in against all odds," said his son, Tim Zinnemann. "That is how he was in life. " So it's no wonder that the Getty Research Institute's retrospective on Zinnemann is called "Cinema of Resistance" because it reflects both the themes of his films and his personal philosophy.
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Classic Hollywood: Getty Research Institute honors Fred Zinnemann
April 2, 2012 | By Susan King, Los Angeles Times
Fred Zinnemann, who won directing Oscars for 1953's World War II drama "From Here to Eternity" and 1966's historical epic "A Man for All Seasons," never played by the rules. He rankled under the studio system and fought to get the films he wanted to make, not the inconsequential pictures the studios chose for him. "What he was interested in were characters who had to fight for what they believed in against all odds," said his son, Tim Zinnemann. "That is how he was in life. " So it's no wonder that the Getty Research Institute's retrospective on Zinnemann is called "Cinema of Resistance" because it reflects both the themes of his films and his personal philosophy.
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April 2, 2012
A life of 'Resistance' Fred Zinnemann directed 21 features. Here's a look at three that are in the Getty Research Institute retrospective: 'High Noon' Gary Cooper's lagging career was resurrected with this 1952 western-as-political-allegory for which he won the lead actor Oscar. 'The Search' Montgomery Clift was Oscar-nominated for his performance in this harrowing 1948 drama about refugee children in Europe after the war. 'Julia' Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave play lifelong friends who become involved in the anti-fascist movement in Germany in this 1977 drama.
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Oscar-Winning Director Fred Zinnemann Dies at 89
March 15, 1997 | MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fred Zinnemann, Academy Award-winning director whose classic films included "High Noon," "From Here to Eternity" and "A Man for All Seasons," died Friday. He was 89. Zinnemann's death in London, where he had lived for more than 30 years, was disclosed by his son Tim, a producer at Pressman Films in Los Angeles. The legendary director earned his first Oscar for the documentary "Benjy" in 1951.
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MOVIES : A Lion in His Winter : At 85, Fred Zinnemann looks back on a life in film; his anecdote-rich autobiography earns the rave reviews his last movie didn't
June 21, 1992 | DAVID GRITTEN, David Gritten, based in London, is a frequent contributor to Calendar
For almost a decade now, veteran director Fred Zinnemann, whose signature is on a handful of the most memorable films in Hollywood history, has been in voluntary retirement--driven out of the industry by the venom of reviews of his last film, "Five Days One Summer." His age--he is 85--and some health problems have played a part in the decision, but those notices for the 1983 film, a May-December romance set in the French Alps and starring Sean Connery, left Zinnemann feeling dispirited.
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Calendar Goes To The Oscars : A Hollywood Legend's List : Veteran director Fred Zinnemann, 85, whose films have won more than 25 Academy Awards, casts his eye over this year's top Oscar nominees
March 28, 1993 | DAVID GRITTEN, David Gritten, a frequent contributor to Calendar, is based in London
If anyone should know the ingredients for an Oscar-winning movie, Fred Zinnemann is that man. The veteran director, one of film history's most distinguished names, brought 20-odd pictures to the screen in a career spanning 40 years. Marlon Brando's debut film was Zinnemann's "The Men" (1950). Montgomery Clift won an Oscar in Zinnemann's "The Search" (1948), his first major film role. Meryl Streep's screen debut was in Zinnemann's "Julia" (1977).
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As Time Goes Colorfully By
August 31, 1986 | Steve Hanson and P atricia King Hanson
Brit film makers are fighting to keep colorization from crossing the Atlantic. In the wake of a recent announcement that a Toronto company plans to colorize Sir Carol Reed's "The Third Man," the Directors Guild of Great Britain drafted a kind of "declaration of independence," which protests similar tampering with other British titles. Their cause has been adapted by American signatories to the guild, including Fred Zinnemann ("High Noon"), who declared: "These films were directed by artists.
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January 2, 1992 | ALEENE MacMINN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Honors, Honors: "James Bond" star Sean Connery will receive the American Cinematheque Award at the annual spring Moving Picture Ball April 10 at the Beverly Hilton. He is the seventh honoree since the ball was started in 1986 to honor an entertainment personality for contributions to film and video. . . . Veteran director Fred Zinnemann will be guest of honor at the annual American Society of Cinematographers Gala Affair Jan. 11 at the Bel-Air Country Club.
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Valenti Letter an Issue at Senate Hearing : Legislation: A note to a director from the MPAA president appears to contradict an MPAA objection to the Film Disclosure Act.
September 24, 1992 | LEWIS BEALE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A 1988 letter from Motion Picture Assn. President Jack Valenti to director Fred Zinnemann appeared to contradict at least one of the MPAA's objections to the Film Disclosure Act, a proposed piece of legislation that is currently being considered by both houses of Congress. The letter was referred to during hearings on the bill held Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
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The Battle to Cast 'Here to Eternity'
October 25, 2001 | SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Although Montgomery Clift gave one of his greatest performances in the Oscar-winning 1953 classic "From Here to Eternity," it is revealed on the new DVD (Columbia TriStar, $25) that he was not the first choice for the role of the tragic hero, Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt.
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Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press.
December 21, 1999 | SHAUNA SNOW
POP/ROCK Goo Goo Dolls Unharmed in Plane Mishap: A U.S. Navy plane carrying the Goo Goo Dolls skidded off an Italian runway while landing during a rainstorm in Sicily on Sunday. No one aboard was injured. The C-9 aircraft was bringing the group, known for its hits "Slide" and "Iris," back from Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the last stop of a Christmas tour of American military bases in Europe.
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A Legend's Take on Manhattan
October 25, 1998 | Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
Fred Zinnemann was one of Hollywood's most distinguished directors. The winner of four Oscars, he directed such classics as "High Noon," "From Here to Eternity," "A Man for All Seasons" and "Julia" during his 50-year career. Zinnemann, who died last year at age 89, initially studied in Paris to become a cinematographer. But when the Austrian emigre came to the United States in 1929, he was denied admission to Hollywood's cameraman's union.
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Zinnemann a Director for All Seasons
March 18, 1997 | SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fred Zinnemann seemed almost incapable of directing a bad film. The winner of three Oscars, he also directed several actors to Academy Award-winning performances. Here's a look at some of his films on video. One of Zinnemann's first major films was the exciting 1944 World War II thriller "The Seventh Cross" (MGM/UA, $20). Spencer Tracy and Hume Cronyn (who received a supporting actor nomination) star in this tale of seven men who escape from a German concentration camp.
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A Director Who Knew Talent, Tales
March 18, 1997 | DAVID GRITTEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A quick scan of Fred Zinnemann's resume tells you all you need to know. His was the name on a whole bunch of memorable movies. He was the maestro who directed "High Noon," widely considered the greatest western ever; "From Here to Eternity," one of Hollywood's finest war films; and "A Man for All Seasons," one of cinema's most lauded historical dramas. He won best director Oscars for the latter two films. The second rank includes "The Day of the Jackal," "Julia" and "Oklahoma!"
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Oscar-Winning Director Fred Zinnemann Dies at 89
March 15, 1997 | MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fred Zinnemann, Academy Award-winning director whose classic films included "High Noon," "From Here to Eternity" and "A Man for All Seasons," died Friday. He was 89. Zinnemann's death in London, where he had lived for more than 30 years, was disclosed by his son Tim, a producer at Pressman Films in Los Angeles. The legendary director earned his first Oscar for the documentary "Benjy" in 1951.
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A Legend's Take on Manhattan
October 25, 1998 | Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
Fred Zinnemann was one of Hollywood's most distinguished directors. The winner of four Oscars, he directed such classics as "High Noon," "From Here to Eternity," "A Man for All Seasons" and "Julia" during his 50-year career. Zinnemann, who died last year at age 89, initially studied in Paris to become a cinematographer. But when the Austrian emigre came to the United States in 1929, he was denied admission to Hollywood's cameraman's union.
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The Battle to Cast 'Here to Eternity'
October 25, 2001 | SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Although Montgomery Clift gave one of his greatest performances in the Oscar-winning 1953 classic "From Here to Eternity," it is revealed on the new DVD (Columbia TriStar, $25) that he was not the first choice for the role of the tragic hero, Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt.
'Jackal' Filmmakers Assail New Film With Classic Title
October 28, 1996 | DAVID GRITTEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Legendary film director Fred Zinnemann is battling Universal Pictures over its plans to call a new film "The Day of the Jackal," the title of his own 1973 classic thriller. He is accusing the studio of accepting a new and completely different screenplay and attaching to it an internationally known title. Zinnemann, the 89-year-old director of such landmark Hollywood films as "High Noon," "From Here to Eternity," "Oklahoma!
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For Zinnemann, a High Honor
May 2, 1994 | BRIDGET BYRNE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Steven Spielberg grinned at the mini-size Canon HI8 steady cam documenting the proceedings at the first annual John Huston Award for Artists' Rights ceremony. "If I'd had a camera like this when I was a kid, I wouldn't have had to come to Hollywood. I would have started my own studio back in Arizona."
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Glassed-eyed member of the 'Rat Pack'? | High Noon (1952)
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Background
High Noon (1952) is possibly the all-time best Western film ever made - a successful box-office production by Stanley Kramer and director Fred Zinnemann (who also directed From Here to Eternity (1953) and A Man For All Seasons (1966)). The Western genre was employed to tell an uncharacteristic social problem tale about civic responsibility, without much of the typical frontier violence, panoramic landscapes, or tribes of marauding Indians.
The film's screenplay by Carl Foreman [this was his last Hollywood film before blacklist exile to London, soon after his work on Home of the Brave (1949), Champion (1949), and The Men (1950)], written during a politically-oppressive atmosphere in the early 1950s when McCarthyism and political persecution were rampant, was loosely adapted from a Collier's Magazine story The Tin Star (by John W. Cunningham) published in December 1947. In fact, the film's story has often been interpreted as a morality play or parable, or as a metaphor for the threatened Hollywood blacklisted artists (one of whom was screenwriter Foreman) who faced political persecution from the HUAC during the McCarthy era due to actual or imagined connections to the Communist Party, and made life-altering decisions to stand their ground and defend moral principles according to their consciences.
It also has been interpreted as an allegory of the Cold War and US foreign policy during the Korean War. This taut, tightly-scripted, minimalist film tells the tale of a solitary, stoic, honor-bound marshal/hero, past his prime and already retired, who was left desolate and abandoned by the Hadleyville townspeople he had faithfully protected for many years (symbolically - during the World War II years). Due to the townspeople's cowardice (representing cooperative witnesses before the HUAC), physical inability, self-interest, expediency, and indecisiveness, he is refused help at every turn against a revenge-seeking killer and his gang. Fearful but duty-bound, he eventually vanquishes the enemy, thereby sparing the civilized (democratic) town the encroachment of barbaristic frontier justice brought by the deadly four-man group of outlaws (symbolic of the aggressive threat in the Korean War, or the HUAC itself). Embittered by film's end, he tosses his tin star into the dirt of the dishonorable frontier town.
One of the film posters described the theme of the deserted, lone marshal who stubbornly insisted on delaying his newly-married life with a pacifist Quaker wife (symbolic of US isolationists) in order to stay and confront his former nemesis and paroled murderer - Frank Miller:
The story of a man who was too proud to run.
Another slogan claimed: "...when the hands point up - the excitement starts!" [Director Howard Hawks and actor John Wayne both responded to the liberal preachiness of this 'un-American' film (and its cowardly townspeople) by creating a no-nonsense, right-wing rebuttal in Rio Bravo (1959). In the film, self-reliant Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) refused the well-meaning assistance of Pat Wheeler's (Ward Bond) men -- "some well-meaning amateurs, most of 'em worried about their wives and kids," although all he had to help him keep a murderer from making a jailbreak was "a lame-legged old man and a drunk."]
The dramatic, tightly-compressed, austere black and white film with high-contrast images was shot in a spare 31 days, and the physically-pained, ravaged look etched on 51 year old Gary Cooper's gaunt face was due to actual illness (a recurring hip problem, bleeding stomach ulcers, and lower back pain), and emotional stress due to his recent breakup with actress Patricia Neal after a three-year, well-publicized affair while separated from his wife. The time span of the film (about 105 minutes) approximates the actual screen length of the film - 85 minutes - accentuated by frequent images of the clock as time rapidly dissipates before the final showdown. Cameraman Floyd Crosby's years of filming New Deal documentaries is evident in the film's sparseness, static compositions, and authentic feel.
This simple, stark, low-budget Western classic, with a total budget of $750,000, was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture (won by Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)), Best Director, and Best Screenplay - it was awarded four awards: Best Song for "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" (sung by Tex Ritter throughout the film, lyrics by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin), Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture (Dimitri Tiomkin), Best Film Editing (Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad), and Best Actor for Gary Cooper's performance - his second Oscar after a win for Sergeant York (1941). [Cooper's win was an unusual honor, since Western films (and acting roles) are rare nominees and winners in Academy history! The film's theme song was made a popular hit by Western singer Frankie Laine.] Presumably, the Academy felt obligated to honor one of filmdom's greatest directors (DeMille) with the Best Picture Oscar, as his career was coming to an end.
A made-for-TV movie was titled High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) with Lee Majors in the lead role. It was remade as a science-fiction film, writer/director Peter Hyams' Outland (1981) with Sean Connery, with the adapted plot transferred to interstellar space (and ridiculed as "High Moon"). It was also remade as a TV movie by Ted Turner's TBS station with Tom Skerritt as the lead character and Michael Madsen as the heavy named Frank Miller. Other High Noon imitations or variations: the teen comedy Three O'Clock High (1987) took the conflict to a school setting, while The Baltimore Bullet (1980) moved it to a pool hall show-down.
The Story
The film's credits, accompanied by the "High Noon" title song, play atop a scene of desperadoes gathering on the outskirts of a town. On a blazing summer morning [probably between 1870 and 1880], the three gang members have converged on the small, quiet, arid western town of Hadleyville (population about four hundred). The gunslingers ride by the town's church (one of the town's many seemingly respectable, stable, and supportive institutions), where Sunday morning church bells are pealing as a signal to worship. They are ominously recognized by an old Spanish woman who crosses herself, a fireman, and other townsfolk outside the Ramirez Saloon. One of the three, Ben Miller (Sheb Woolley), rides his unbridled horse uncontrollably toward a sign reading "MARSHAL" - a foreshadowing of the film's conflict.
The riders pass the Justice of the Peace's window (the town's courtroom), where the societal ritual of marriage is in preparation. Judge Percy Mettrick (Otto Kruger) is to marry the town's 'ex' marshal, middle-aged Will Kane (Gary Cooper) ["Will" - a richly symbolic name] and a beautiful young Quaker girl, Amy Fowler (23 year-old Grace Kelly in her first major role). [The first view of a clock is in this scene: it is 10:35 am. Another clock reads 10:33 am in the town's barber shop.] Word spreads quickly about the gang members who are identified by the barber (William Phillips) as Ben Miller, James Pierce (Bob Wilke) and Jack Colby (Lee Van Cleef, a frequent Western villain, e.g., For a Few Dollars More (1965), and the "Bad" character in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)).
In a cross-cut, parallel scene at 10:35, the trio arrives at the town's deserted train station platform just as the train station master (Ted Stanhope) reads a disturbing telegram. An impatient, surly Pierce, one of the riders asks the station master:
Gang member: Noon train on time?
Station master: Yes, sir.
They are planning to reunite with their pardoned leader, Ben's brother Frank, arriving at noon on the mid-day train, to seek revenge on the town's marshal. [They metaphorically represent the destructive forces of the 'four horsemen of the apocalypse.']
During the marriage ceremony, Kane's (and Amy's) first words in the film are "I do." Their wedding guests include the town's senior selectman and ring bearer Jonas Henderson (Thomas Mitchell), ex-Marshal Martin Howe (Lon Chaney, Jr.) and good friend/neighbor Sam Fuller (Harry Morgan, credited as Henry Morgan) and his wife Mildred (Eve McVeagh). [Kane will have individual confrontations with each of the three male guests Henderson, Fuller, and Howe ("the entire board of selectmen in this community") later in the film.] After they are pronounced "man and wife" and the celebration begins, Kane finds privacy in an adjoining room with his new wife and promises: "I'm gonna try, Amy, I'll do my best." The new and younger marshal to replace Kane is expected to arrive the following day, and Henderson assures everyone: "This town will be safe 'til tomorrow." His new bride has firm, pacifist Quaker convictions that deplore violence, and he will be putting away his marshal's star in his last act in office - he removes his badge, a popular Western icon, and pins it on his gun holster, amidst applause.
At that moment, the train station master bursts in, bringing a telegram ("it's terrible, it's shocking"). The message announces that outlaw Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald), put away in a penitentiary by Kane five years earlier for terrorizing the town, was pardoned a week earlier and paroled. And three others are waiting for Miller who is to arrive on the noon train at Hadleyville, to seek revenge on the Marshal. Kane glances at the clock - it's 10:40 am. Henderson encourages the newlywed couple to leave town immediately: "Get out of this town this very minute...Don't stop 'til you get to Clarksburg." The former marshal's first reaction reveals his sense of responsibility:
I think I ought to stay.
The newly-wed couple leave town immediately, gathered into a horse and buggy buckboard to quickly ride away. From his Flores Hotel second-floor window, young deputy Harvey Pell (Lloyd Bridges) witnesses their rapid departure and gloats to his dark-haired girlfriend - a worldly-wise, half-Mexican saloon owner and businesswoman Helen Ramirez (Katy Jurado), that Kane appears to be cowardly: "That's funny...Kane and his new wife just took off in a big hurry...Hey, you don't suppose Kane's scared of those three gunnies...I never saw him whip a horse that way." Helen crosses the hall to alert Sam (Tom London):
Ben Miller is in town. He has two of the old bunch with him.
During their retreat a few miles from town to the freedom of open country, Kane has second thoughts, as the oft-repeated, haunting theme of the film plays in the background. His inner conflict about leaving and the central dilemma of the film is reflected on his face as he stops the buggy and tells Amy that he's got to go back - due to his fidelity to his Western code of honor. Because of his fateful decision, their honeymoon will be postponed until after his 12 o'clock showdown:
Kane: It's no good. I've got to go back, Amy.
Amy: Why?
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The younger co-writer of the 1848 Communist Manifesto? | Karl Marx (Author of The Communist Manifesto)
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In 1818, Karl Marx, descended from a long line of rabbis, was born in Prussian Rhineland. Marx's' father converted to Protestantism shortly before Karl's birth. Educated at the Universities of Bonn, Jena, and Berlin, Marx founded the Socialist newspaper Vorwarts in 1844 in Paris. After being expelled from France at the urging of the Prussian government, which "banished" Marx in absentia, Marx studied economics in Brussels. He and Engels founded the Communist League in 1847 and published the Communist Manifesto. After the failed revolution of 1848 in Germany, in which Marx participated, he eventually wound up in London. Marx worked as foreign correspondent for several U.S. publications. His Das Kapital came out in three volumes (1867, 1885 a In 1818, Karl Marx, descended from a long line of rabbis, was born in Prussian Rhineland. Marx's' father converted to Protestantism shortly before Karl's birth. Educated at the Universities of Bonn, Jena, and Berlin, Marx founded the Socialist newspaper Vorwarts in 1844 in Paris. After being expelled from France at the urging of the Prussian government, which "banished" Marx in absentia, Marx studied economics in Brussels. He and Engels founded the Communist League in 1847 and published the Communist Manifesto. After the failed revolution of 1848 in Germany, in which Marx participated, he eventually wound up in London. Marx worked as foreign correspondent for several U.S. publications. His Das Kapital came out in three volumes (1867, 1885 and 1894). Marx organized the International and helped found the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Although Marx was not religious, Bertrand Russell later remarked, "His belief that there is a cosmic force called Dialectical Materialism which governs human history independently of human volitions, is mere mythology" (Portraits from Memory, 1956). Marx once quipped, "All I know is that I am not a Marxist" (according to Engels in a letter to C. Schmidt; see Who's Who in Hell by Warren Allen Smith). D. 1883.
Marx began co-operating with Bruno Bauer on editing Hegel 's Philosophy of Religion in 1840. Marx was also engaged in writing his doctoral thesis, The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature, which he completed in 1841. It was described as "a daring and original piece of work in which Marx set out to show that theology must yield to the superior wisdom of philosophy": the essay was controversial, particularly among the conservative professors at the University of Berlin. Marx decided, instead, to submit his thesis to the more liberal University of Jena, whose faculty awarded him his PhD in April 1841. As Marx and Bauer were both atheists, in March 1841 they began plans for a journal entitled Archiv des Atheismus (Atheistic Archives), but it never came to fruition.
Marx has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. Marx is typically cited, with Émile Durkheim and Max Weber, as one of the three principal architects of modern social science.
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An English filmstar who played a character pitied by the gypsy girl Esmeralda? | Communist Manifesto (Chapter 3)
Chapter III. Socialist and Communist Literature
1. Reactionary Socialism
A. Feudal Socialism
Owing to their historical position, it became the vocation of the aristocracies of France and England to write pamphlets against modern bourgeois society. In the French Revolution of July 1830, and in the English reform agitation [A] , these aristocracies again succumbed to the hateful upstart. Thenceforth, a serious political struggle was altogether out of the question. A literary battle alone remained possible. But even in the domain of literature the old cries of the restoration period had become impossible. (1)
In order to arouse sympathy, the aristocracy was obliged to lose sight, apparently, of its own interests, and to formulate their indictment against the bourgeoisie in the interest of the exploited working class alone. Thus, the aristocracy took their revenge by singing lampoons on their new masters and whispering in his ears sinister prophesies of coming catastrophe.
In this way arose feudal Socialism: half lamentation, half lampoon; half an echo of the past, half menace of the future; at times, by its bitter, witty and incisive criticism, striking the bourgeoisie to the very heart’s core; but always ludicrous in its effect, through total incapacity to comprehend the march of modern history.
The aristocracy, in order to rally the people to them, waved the proletarian alms-bag in front for a banner. But the people, so often as it joined them, saw on their hindquarters the old feudal coats of arms, and deserted with loud and irreverent laughter.
One section of the French Legitimists and “ Young England ” exhibited this spectacle.
In pointing out that their mode of exploitation was different to that of the bourgeoisie, the feudalists forget that they exploited under circumstances and conditions that were quite different and that are now antiquated. In showing that, under their rule, the modern proletariat never existed, they forget that the modern bourgeoisie is the necessary offspring of their own form of society.
For the rest, so little do they conceal the reactionary character of their criticism that their chief accusation against the bourgeois amounts to this, that under the bourgeois régime a class is being developed which is destined to cut up root and branch the old order of society.
What they upbraid the bourgeoisie with is not so much that it creates a proletariat as that it creates a revolutionary proletariat.
In political practice, therefore, they join in all coercive measures against the working class; and in ordinary life, despite their high-falutin phrases, they stoop to pick up the golden apples dropped from the tree of industry, and to barter truth, love, and honour, for traffic in wool, beetroot-sugar, and potato spirits. (2)
As the parson has ever gone hand in hand with the landlord, so has Clerical Socialism with Feudal Socialism.
Nothing is easier than to give Christian asceticism a Socialist tinge. Has not Christianity declaimed against private property, against marriage, against the State? Has it not preached in the place of these, charity and poverty, celibacy and mortification of the flesh, monastic life and Mother Church? Christian Socialism is but the holy water with which the priest consecrates the heart-burnings of the aristocrat.
B. Petty-Bourgeois Socialism
The feudal aristocracy was not the only class that was ruined by the bourgeoisie, not the only class whose conditions of existence pined and perished in the atmosphere of modern bourgeois society. The medieval burgesses and the small peasant proprietors were the precursors of the modern bourgeoisie. In those countries which are but little developed, industrially and commercially, these two classes still vegetate side by side with the rising bourgeoisie.
In countries where modern civilisation has become fully developed, a new class of petty bourgeois has been formed, fluctuating between proletariat and bourgeoisie, and ever renewing itself as a supplementary part of bourgeois society. The individual members of this class, however, are being constantly hurled down into the proletariat by the action of competition, and, as modern industry develops, they even see the moment approaching when they will completely disappear as an independent section of modern society, to be replaced in manufactures, agriculture and commerce, by overlookers, bailiffs and shopmen.
In countries like France, where the peasants constitute far more than half of the population, it was natural that writers who sided with the proletariat against the bourgeoisie should use, in their criticism of the bourgeois régime, the standard of the peasant and petty bourgeois, and from the standpoint of these intermediate classes, should take up the cudgels for the working class. Thus arose petty-bourgeois Socialism. Sismondi was the head of this school, not only in France but also in England.
This school of Socialism dissected with great acuteness the contradictions in the conditions of modern production. It laid bare the hypocritical apologies of economists. It proved, incontrovertibly, the disastrous effects of machinery and division of labour; the concentration of capital and land in a few hands; overproduction and crises; it pointed out the inevitable ruin of the petty bourgeois and peasant, the misery of the proletariat, the anarchy in production, the crying inequalities in the distribution of wealth, the industrial war of extermination between nations, the dissolution of old moral bonds, of the old family relations, of the old nationalities.
In its positive aims, however, this form of Socialism aspires either to restoring the old means of production and of exchange, and with them the old property relations, and the old society, or to cramping the modern means of production and of exchange within the framework of the old property relations that have been, and were bound to be, exploded by those means. In either case, it is both reactionary and Utopian.
Its last words are: corporate guilds for manufacture; patriarchal relations in agriculture.
Ultimately, when stubborn historical facts had dispersed all intoxicating effects of self-deception, this form of Socialism ended in a miserable fit of the blues.
C. German or “True” Socialism
The Socialist and Communist literature of France, a literature that originated under the pressure of a bourgeoisie in power, and that was the expressions of the struggle against this power, was introduced into Germany at a time when the bourgeoisie, in that country, had just begun its contest with feudal absolutism.
German philosophers, would-be philosophers, and beaux esprits (men of letters), eagerly seized on this literature, only forgetting, that when these writings immigrated from France into Germany, French social conditions had not immigrated along with them. In contact with German social conditions, this French literature lost all its immediate practical significance and assumed a purely literary aspect. Thus, to the German philosophers of the Eighteenth Century, the demands of the first French Revolution were nothing more than the demands of “Practical Reason” in general, and the utterance of the will of the revolutionary French bourgeoisie signified, in their eyes, the laws of pure Will, of Will as it was bound to be, of true human Will generally.
The work of the German literati consisted solely in bringing the new French ideas into harmony with their ancient philosophical conscience, or rather, in annexing the French ideas without deserting their own philosophic point of view.
This annexation took place in the same way in which a foreign language is appropriated, namely, by translation.
It is well known how the monks wrote silly lives of Catholic Saints over the manuscripts on which the classical works of ancient heathendom had been written. The German literati reversed this process with the profane French literature. They wrote their philosophical nonsense beneath the French original. For instance, beneath the French criticism of the economic functions of money, they wrote “Alienation of Humanity”, and beneath the French criticism of the bourgeois state they wrote “Dethronement of the Category of the General”, and so forth.
The introduction of these philosophical phrases at the back of the French historical criticisms, they dubbed “Philosophy of Action”, “True Socialism”, “German Science of Socialism”, “Philosophical Foundation of Socialism”, and so on.
The French Socialist and Communist literature was thus completely emasculated. And, since it ceased in the hands of the German to express the struggle of one class with the other, he felt conscious of having overcome “French one-sidedness” and of representing, not true requirements, but the requirements of Truth; not the interests of the proletariat, but the interests of Human Nature, of Man in general, who belongs to no class, has no reality, who exists only in the misty realm of philosophical fantasy.
This German socialism, which took its schoolboy task so seriously and solemnly, and extolled its poor stock-in-trade in such a mountebank fashion, meanwhile gradually lost its pedantic innocence.
The fight of the Germans, and especially of the Prussian bourgeoisie, against feudal aristocracy and absolute monarchy, in other words, the liberal movement, became more earnest.
By this, the long-wished for opportunity was offered to “True” Socialism of confronting the political movement with the Socialist demands, of hurling the traditional anathemas against liberalism, against representative government, against bourgeois competition, bourgeois freedom of the press, bourgeois legislation, bourgeois liberty and equality, and of preaching to the masses that they had nothing to gain, and everything to lose, by this bourgeois movement. German Socialism forgot, in the nick of time, that the French criticism, whose silly echo it was, presupposed the existence of modern bourgeois society, with its corresponding economic conditions of existence, and the political constitution adapted thereto, the very things those attainment was the object of the pending struggle in Germany.
To the absolute governments, with their following of parsons, professors, country squires, and officials, it served as a welcome scarecrow against the threatening bourgeoisie.
It was a sweet finish, after the bitter pills of flogging and bullets, with which these same governments, just at that time, dosed the German working-class risings.
While this “True” Socialism thus served the government as a weapon for fighting the German bourgeoisie, it, at the same time, directly represented a reactionary interest, the interest of German Philistines. In Germany, the petty-bourgeois class, a relic of the sixteenth century, and since then constantly cropping up again under the various forms, is the real social basis of the existing state of things.
To preserve this class is to preserve the existing state of things in Germany. The industrial and political supremacy of the bourgeoisie threatens it with certain destruction — on the one hand, from the concentration of capital; on the other, from the rise of a revolutionary proletariat. “True” Socialism appeared to kill these two birds with one stone. It spread like an epidemic.
The robe of speculative cobwebs, embroidered with flowers of rhetoric, steeped in the dew of sickly sentiment, this transcendental robe in which the German Socialists wrapped their sorry “eternal truths”, all skin and bone, served to wonderfully increase the sale of their goods amongst such a public.
And on its part German Socialism recognised, more and more, its own calling as the bombastic representative of the petty-bourgeois Philistine.
It proclaimed the German nation to be the model nation, and the German petty Philistine to be the typical man. To every villainous meanness of this model man, it gave a hidden, higher, Socialistic interpretation, the exact contrary of its real character. It went to the extreme length of directly opposing the “brutally destructive” tendency of Communism, and of proclaiming its supreme and impartial contempt of all class struggles. With very few exceptions, all the so-called Socialist and Communist publications that now (1847) circulate in Germany belong to the domain of this foul and enervating literature. (3)
2. Conservative or Bourgeois Socialism
A part of the bourgeoisie is desirous of redressing social grievances in order to secure the continued existence of bourgeois society.
To this section belong economists, philanthropists, humanitarians, improvers of the condition of the working class, organisers of charity, members of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, temperance fanatics, hole-and-corner reformers of every imaginable kind. This form of socialism has, moreover, been worked out into complete systems.
We may cite Proudhon’s Philosophie de la Misère as an example of this form.
The Socialistic bourgeois want all the advantages of modern social conditions without the struggles and dangers necessarily resulting therefrom. They desire the existing state of society, minus its revolutionary and disintegrating elements. They wish for a bourgeoisie without a proletariat. The bourgeoisie naturally conceives the world in which it is supreme to be the best; and bourgeois Socialism develops this comfortable conception into various more or less complete systems. In requiring the proletariat to carry out such a system, and thereby to march straightway into the social New Jerusalem, it but requires in reality, that the proletariat should remain within the bounds of existing society, but should cast away all its hateful ideas concerning the bourgeoisie.
A second, and more practical, but less systematic, form of this Socialism sought to depreciate every revolutionary movement in the eyes of the working class by showing that no mere political reform, but only a change in the material conditions of existence, in economical relations, could be of any advantage to them. By changes in the material conditions of existence, this form of Socialism, however, by no means understands abolition of the bourgeois relations of production, an abolition that can be affected only by a revolution, but administrative reforms, based on the continued existence of these relations; reforms, therefore, that in no respect affect the relations between capital and labour, but, at the best, lessen the cost, and simplify the administrative work, of bourgeois government.
Bourgeois Socialism attains adequate expression when, and only when, it becomes a mere figure of speech.
Free trade: for the benefit of the working class. Protective duties: for the benefit of the working class. Prison Reform: for the benefit of the working class. This is the last word and the only seriously meant word of bourgeois socialism.
It is summed up in the phrase: the bourgeois is a bourgeois — for the benefit of the working class.
3. Critical-Utopian Socialism and Communism
We do not here refer to that literature which, in every great modern revolution, has always given voice to the demands of the proletariat, such as the writings of Babeuf and others.
The first direct attempts of the proletariat to attain its own ends, made in times of universal excitement, when feudal society was being overthrown, necessarily failed, owing to the then undeveloped state of the proletariat, as well as to the absence of the economic conditions for its emancipation, conditions that had yet to be produced, and could be produced by the impending bourgeois epoch alone. The revolutionary literature that accompanied these first movements of the proletariat had necessarily a reactionary character. It inculcated universal asceticism and social levelling in its crudest form.
The Socialist and Communist systems, properly so called, those of Saint-Simon , Fourier , Owen , and others, spring into existence in the early undeveloped period, described above, of the struggle between proletariat and bourgeoisie (see Section 1. Bourgeois and Proletarians ).
The founders of these systems see, indeed, the class antagonisms, as well as the action of the decomposing elements in the prevailing form of society. But the proletariat, as yet in its infancy, offers to them the spectacle of a class without any historical initiative or any independent political movement.
Since the development of class antagonism keeps even pace with the development of industry, the economic situation, as they find it, does not as yet offer to them the material conditions for the emancipation of the proletariat. They therefore search after a new social science, after new social laws, that are to create these conditions.
Historical action is to yield to their personal inventive action; historically created conditions of emancipation to fantastic ones; and the gradual, spontaneous class organisation of the proletariat to an organisation of society especially contrived by these inventors. Future history resolves itself, in their eyes, into the propaganda and the practical carrying out of their social plans.
In the formation of their plans, they are conscious of caring chiefly for the interests of the working class, as being the most suffering class. Only from the point of view of being the most suffering class does the proletariat exist for them.
The undeveloped state of the class struggle, as well as their own surroundings, causes Socialists of this kind to consider themselves far superior to all class antagonisms. They want to improve the condition of every member of society, even that of the most favoured. Hence, they habitually appeal to society at large, without the distinction of class; nay, by preference, to the ruling class. For how can people, when once they understand their system, fail to see in it the best possible plan of the best possible state of society?
Hence, they reject all political, and especially all revolutionary action; they wish to attain their ends by peaceful means, necessarily doomed to failure, and by the force of example, to pave the way for the new social Gospel.
Such fantastic pictures of future society, painted at a time when the proletariat is still in a very undeveloped state and has but a fantastic conception of its own position, correspond with the first instinctive yearnings of that class for a general reconstruction of society.
But these Socialist and Communist publications contain also a critical element. They attack every principle of existing society. Hence, they are full of the most valuable materials for the enlightenment of the working class. The practical measures proposed in them — such as the abolition of the distinction between town and country, of the family, of the carrying on of industries for the account of private individuals, and of the wage system, the proclamation of social harmony, the conversion of the function of the state into a more superintendence of production — all these proposals point solely to the disappearance of class antagonisms which were, at that time, only just cropping up, and which, in these publications, are recognised in their earliest indistinct and undefined forms only. These proposals, therefore, are of a purely Utopian character.
The significance of Critical-Utopian Socialism and Communism bears an inverse relation to historical development. In proportion as the modern class struggle develops and takes definite shape, this fantastic standing apart from the contest, these fantastic attacks on it, lose all practical value and all theoretical justification. Therefore, although the originators of these systems were, in many respects, revolutionary, their disciples have, in every case, formed mere reactionary sects. They hold fast by the original views of their masters, in opposition to the progressive historical development of the proletariat. They, therefore, endeavour, and that consistently, to deaden the class struggle and to reconcile the class antagonisms. They still dream of experimental realisation of their social Utopias, of founding isolated “phalansteres”, of establishing “Home Colonies”, or setting up a “Little Icaria” (4) — duodecimo editions of the New Jerusalem — and to realise all these castles in the air, they are compelled to appeal to the feelings and purses of the bourgeois. By degrees, they sink into the category of the reactionary [or] conservative Socialists depicted above, differing from these only by more systematic pedantry, and by their fanatical and superstitious belief in the miraculous effects of their social science.
They, therefore, violently oppose all political action on the part of the working class; such action, according to them, can only result from blind unbelief in the new Gospel.
The Owenites in England, and the Fourierists in France, respectively, oppose the Chartists and the Réformistes.
Chapter 4: Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties
(1) Not the English Restoration (1660-1689), but the French Restoration (1814-1830). [Note by Engels to the English edition of 1888.]
(2) This applies chiefly to Germany, where the landed aristocracy and squirearchy have large portions of their estates cultivated for their own account by stewards, and are, moreover, extensive beetroot-sugar manufacturers and distillers of potato spirits. The wealthier British aristocracy are, as yet, rather above that; but they, too, know how to make up for declining rents by lending their names to floaters or more or less shady joint-stock companies. [Note by Engels to the English edition of 1888.]
(3) The revolutionary storm of 1848 swept away this whole shabby tendency and cured its protagonists of the desire to dabble in socialism. The chief representative and classical type of this tendency is Mr Karl Gruen. [Note by Engels to the German edition of 1890.]
(4) Phalanstéres were Socialist colonies on the plan of Charles Fourier; Icaria was the name given by Cabet to his Utopia and, later on, to his American Communist colony. [Note by Engels to the English edition of 1888.]
“Home Colonies” were what Owen called his Communist model societies. Phalanstéres was the name of the public palaces planned by Fourier. Icaria was the name given to the Utopian land of fancy, whose Communist institutions Cabet portrayed. [Note by Engels to the German edition of 1890.]
[A] A reference to the movement for a reform of the electoral law which, under the pressure of the working class, was passed by the British House of Commons in 1831 and finally endorsed by the House of Lords in June, 1832. The reform was directed against monopoly rule of the landed and finance aristocracy and opened the way to Parliament for the representatives of the industrial bourgeoisie. Neither workers nor the petty-bourgeois were allowed electoral rights, despite assurances they would.
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First lady of Argentina from 1946 - 1952? | Eva Perón - Biography of Evita, First Lady of Argentina
Eva Perón
Eva Perón
First Lady of Argentina
Promotional headshot portrait of Argentinean singer, actress, and first lady, Eva Duarte Peron. (circa 1940s). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
By Patricia Daniels, Contributing Writer
Updated July 01, 2016.
Who Was Eva Perón?
Eva Perón, wife of Argentine president Juan Perón , was the first lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. As first lady, Eva Perón, fondly called “Evita” by many, played a major role in her husband's administration. She is widely remembered for her efforts to help the poor and for her role in getting women the vote.
Although Eva Perón was adored by the masses, some Argentines intensely disliked her, believing Eva's actions were driven by a ruthless ambition to succeed at all costs. Eva Perón's life was cut short when she died of cancer at the age of 33.
Dates: May 7, 1919 – July 26, 1952
Also Known As: Maria Eva Duarte (born as), Eva Duarte de Perón, Evita
Famous Quote: "One cannot accomplish anything without fanaticism."
Eva's Childhood
Maria Eva Duarte was born in Los Toldos, Argentina on May 7, 1919 to Juan Duarte and Juana Ibarguren, an unmarried couple. The youngest of five children, Eva, as she came to be known, had three older sisters and a brother.
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Juan Duarte worked as the estate manager of a large, successful farm and the family lived in a house on the main street of their small town. However, Juana and the children shared Juan Duarte's income with his "first family," a wife and three daughters who lived in the nearby town of Chivilcoy.
Not long after Eva's birth, the central government, which had previously been run by wealthy and corrupt landowners, came under the control of the Radical Party, made up of middle-class citizens who favored reform.
Juan Duarte, who had benefited greatly from his friendships with those landowners, soon found himself without a job. He returned to his hometown of Chivilcoy to join his other family. When he left, Juan turned his back on Juana and their five children. Eva was not yet a year old.
Juana and her children were forced to leave their home and move into a tiny house near the railroad tracks, where Juana made a meager living from sewing clothes for the townspeople. Eva and her siblings had few friends; they were ostracized because their illegitimacy was considered scandalous.
In 1926, when Eva was six years old, her father was killed in a car accident. Juana and the children traveled to Chivilcoy for his funeral and were treated like outcasts by Juan's "first family."
Dreams of Being a Star
Juana moved her family to a larger town, Junin, in 1930, seeking more opportunities for her children. The older siblings found jobs and Eva and her sister enrolled in school. As was the case in Los Toldos, other children were warned to stay away from the Duartes, whose mother was deemed less than respectable.
As a teenager, young Eva became fascinated with the world of movies; in particular, she loved American movie stars. Eva made it her mission to one day leave her small town and life of poverty and move to Buenos Aires , the capital of Argentina, to become a famous actress.
Against her mother's wishes, Eva made the move to Buenos Aires in 1935 when she was only 15 years old. The actual details of her departure remain cloaked in mystery.
In one version of the story, Eva traveled to the capital on a train with her mother, ostensibly to audition for a radio station. When Eva succeeded in finding a job in radio, her angry mother then returned to Junin without her.
In the other version, Eva met a popular male singer in Junin and convinced him to take her with him to Buenos Aires.
In either case, Eva's move to Buenos Aires was permanent. She only returned to Junin for short visits to her family. Older brother Juan, who had already moved to the capital city, was charged with keeping an eye on his sister.
(When Eva later became famous, many of the details of her early years were difficult to confirm. Even her birth records mysteriously vanished in the 1940s.)
Life in Buenos Aires
Eva arrived in Buenos Aires at a time of great political change. The Radical Party had fallen out of power by 1935, replaced by a coalition of conservatives and wealthy landowners known as the Concordancia .
This group removed reformists from government positions and gave their jobs to their own friends and followers. Those who resisted or complained were often sent to prison. Poor people and the working class felt powerless against the wealthy minority.
With few material possessions and little money, Eva Duarte found herself among the poor, but she never lost her determination to succeed. After her job at the radio station ended, she found work as an actress in a troupe that traveled to small towns throughout Argentina. Although she earned little, Eva made certain she sent money to her mother and siblings.
After gaining some acting experience on the road, Eva worked as a radio soap opera actress and even secured a few small film roles. In 1939, she and a business partner started their own business, the Company of the Theater of the Air, which produced radio soap operas and a series of biographies about famous women.
By 1943, although she could not claim movie star status, 24-year-old Eva Duarte had become successful and fairly well-off. She lived in an apartment in an upscale neighborhood, having escaped the shame of her impoverished childhood. By sheer will and determination, Eva had made her adolescent dream something of a reality.
Meeting Juan Perón
On January 15, 1944, 600 miles from Buenos Aires, a massive earthquake struck western Argentina , killing 6,000 people. Argentines across the country wanted to help their fellow countrymen. In Buenos Aires, the effort was led by 48-year-old Army Colonel Juan Domingo Perón , the head of the nation's labor department.
Perón asked Argentina's performers to use their fame to promote his cause. Actors, singers, and others (including Eva Duarte) walked the streets of Buenos Aires to collect money for earthquake victims. The fundraising effort culminated in a benefit held at a local stadium. There, on January 22, 1944, Eva Duarte met Colonel Juan Perón.
Born on October 8, 1895, Perón had been raised on a farm in Patagonia in southern Argentina. He had joined the army at the age of 16 and had risen through the ranks to become a colonel. When the military took control of the Argentine government in 1943, overthrowing the conservatives in power, Perón was well-positioned to become one of its key leaders.
Perón distinguished himself as labor secretary by encouraging laborers to form unions, thereby giving them the freedom to organize and strike. By doing so, he also gained their loyalty.
Perón, a widower whose wife had died of cancer in 1938, was immediately drawn to Eva Duarte. The two became inseparable and very soon, Eva proved herself Juan Perón's most ardent supporter. She used her position at the radio station to feature broadcasts that praised Juan Perón as a benevolent government figure.
In what amounted to propaganda, Eva made nightly announcements about the wonderful services the government was providing for its poor people. She even staged and acted in skits which supported her claims.
Arrest of Juan Perón
Perón enjoyed the support of many of the poor and those living in rural areas. Wealthy landowners, however, did not trust him and feared he wielded too much power. By 1945, Perón had achieved the lofty positions of minister of war and vice president, and was in fact more powerful than President Edelmiro Farrell.
Several groups—including the Radical Party, the Communist Party, and conservative factions—opposed Perón. They accused him of dictatorial behaviors, such as censorship of the media and brutality against university students during a peaceful demonstration.
The final straw came when Perón appointed a friend of Eva's as secretary of communications, enraging those in government who believed Eva Duarte had become too involved in affairs of state.
Perón was forced by a group of army officers to resign on October 8, 1945, and taken into custody. President Farrell —- under pressure from the military -— then ordered that Perón be held on an island off the coast of Buenos Aires.
Eva appealed to a judge to get Perón released, but to no avail. Perón himself wrote a letter to the president demanding his release and the letter was leaked to newspapers. Members of the working class, Perón's staunchest supporters, came together to protest Perón's incarceration.
On the morning of October 17, workers all over Buenos Aires refused to go to work. Shops, factories, and restaurants stayed closed, as employees took to the streets, chanting " Perón!" The protestors brought the capital to a grinding halt, forcing the government to release Juan Perón. (For years after, October 17 was observed as a national holiday.)
Just four days later, on October 21, 1945, 50-year-old Juan Perón married 26-year-old Eva Duarte in a simple civil ceremony.
President and First Lady
Encouraged by the strong show of support, Perón announced that he would run for president in the 1946 election. As the wife of a presidential candidate, Eva came under close scrutiny. Ashamed of her illegitimacy and childhood poverty, Eva was not always forthcoming with her answers when questioned by the press.
Her secrecy contributed to her legacy: the "white myth" and the "black myth" of Eva Perón. In the white myth, Eva was a saint-like, compassionate woman who helped the poor and disadvantaged. In the black myth, the Eva Perón with the questionable past was depicted as ruthless and ambitious, willing to do anything to advance her husband's career.
Eva quit her radio job and joined her husband on the campaign trail. Perón did not affiliate himself with a particular political party; instead, he formed a coalition of supporters from different parties, made up primarily of workers and union leaders. Perón supporters were known as descamisados , or "shirtless ones," referring to the working class, in contrast to the wealthy class, who would be attired in suits and ties.
Perón won the election and was sworn in on June 5, 1946. Eva Perón, who had been raised in poverty in a small town, had made the unlikely leap to first lady of Argentina. ( Pictures of Evita )
"Evita" Helps Her People
Juan Perón inherited a country with a strong economy. Following World War II , many European nations, in dire financial circumstances, borrowed money from Argentina and some were forced to import wheat and beef from Argentina as well. Perón's government profited from the arrangement, charging interest on the loans and fees on the exports from ranchers and farmers.
Eva, who preferred to be called the affectionate name Evita ("Little Eva") by the working class, embraced her role as first lady. She installed members of her family in high government positions in areas such as the postal service, education, and customs.
Eva visited workers and union leaders at factories, questioning them about their needs and inviting their suggestions. She also used these visits to give speeches in support of her husband.
Eva Perón saw herself as a dual persona; as Eva, she performed her ceremonial duties in the role of first lady; as "Evita," champion of the descamisados, she served her people face-to-face, working to fill their needs. Eva opened offices in the Ministry of Labor and sat at a desk, greeting working-class people in need of help.
She used her position to get help for those who came in with urgent requests. If a mother could not find adequate medical care for her child, Eva saw to it that the child was taken care of. If a family lived in squalor, she arranged for better living quarters.
Eva Perón Tours Europe
Despite her good deeds, Eva Perón had many critics. They accused Eva of overstepping her role and interfering in government affairs. This skepticism toward the first lady was reflected in negative reports about Eva in the press.
In an effort to better control her image, Eva purchased her own newspaper, the Democracia. The newspaper gave heavy coverage to Eva, publishing favorable stories about her and printing glamorous photos of her attending galas. Newspaper sales soared.
In June 1947, Eva traveled to Spain at the invitation of fascist dictator Francisco Franco . Argentina was the only nation that maintained a diplomatic relationship with Spain following WWII and had given financial aid to the struggling country.
But Juan Perón would not consider making the trip, lest he be perceived as fascist ; he did, however, allow his wife to go. It was Eva's first trip on an airplane.
Upon her arrival in Madrid , Eva was welcomed by more than three million people. After 15 days in Spain, Eva went on to tour Italy, Portugal, France, and Switzerland. After becoming well-known in Europe, Eva Perón was also featured on the cover of Time magazine in July 1947.
Perón is Re-elected
Juan Perón's policies became known as " Perónism," a system that promoted social justice and patriotism as its priorities. President Perón 's government took control of many businesses and industries, ostensibly to improve their production.
Eva played a major role in helping to keep her husband in power. She spoke at large gatherings and on the radio, singing the praises of President Perón and citing all of the things he had done to help the working class. Eva also rallied working women of Argentina after the Argentine Congress gave women the vote in 1947. She created the Perónist Women's Party in 1949.
The efforts of the newly-formed party paid off for Perón during the 1951 election. Nearly four million women voted for the first time, helping to re-elect Juan Perón.
But much had changed since Perón's first election five years earlier. Perón had become increasingly authoritarian, placing restrictions upon what the press could print, and firing—even imprisoning—those who opposed his policies.
Evita's Foundation
By early 1948, Eva Perón was receiving thousands of letters a day from needy people requesting food, clothing, and other necessities. In order to manage so many requests, Eva knew she needed a more formalized organization. She created the Eva Perón Foundation in July 1948 and acted as its sole leader and decision-maker.
The foundation received donations from businesses, unions, and workers, but these donations were often coerced. People and organizations faced fines and even jail time if they did not contribute. Eva kept no written record of her expenditures, claiming that she was too busy giving the money away to the poor to stop and count it.
Many people, having seen newspaper photos of Eva dressed in expensive dresses and jewels, suspected her of keeping some of the money for herself, but these charges could not be proven.
Despite suspicions about Eva, the foundation did accomplish many important goals, awarding scholarships and building houses, schools, and hospitals.
An Early Death
Eva worked tirelessly for her foundation and therefore was not surprised that she was feeling exhausted in early 1951. She also had aspirations to run for vice president alongside her husband in the upcoming November election. Eva attended a rally supporting her candidacy on August 22, 1951. The following day, she collapsed.
For weeks thereafter, Eva suffered abdominal pain, but at first refused to let doctors perform tests. Eventually, she agreed to exploratory surgery and was diagnosed with inoperable uterine cancer. Eva Perón was forced to withdraw from the election.
On election day in November, a ballot was brought to her hospital bed and Eva voted for the first time. Perón won the election. Eva appeared only once more in public, very thin and obviously ill, at her husband's inaugural parade.
Eva Perón died on July 26, 1952 at the age of 33. Following the funeral, Juan Perón had Eva's body preserved and was planning to put it on display. However, Perón was forced into exile when the army staged a coup in 1955. Amidst the chaos, Eva's body disappeared .
Not until 1970 was it learned that soldiers in the new government, fearing that Eva could remain a symbolic figure for the poor—even in death—had removed her body and buried her in Italy. Eva's body was eventually returned and re-buried in her family’s crypt in Buenos Aires in 1976.
Juan Perón, along with third wife Isabel , returned from exile in Spain to Argentina in 1973. He ran again for president that same year and won for the third time. He died one year later.
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The Wonder Of Argentina’s Iguazu Falls
One of The Most Beautiful Places on Earth
Located in the northern province of Misiones, Argentina on the Iguazu River (iguazu being the Guaraní word for “great water”), Iguazu Falls is known as one of the world’s largest and most spectacular waterfalls. Upon the US former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s visit to the Falls, she was reportedly quoted as saying, “Poor Niagara!” The Falls divide the river in half, making the upper and lower Iguazu. The largest of the 275 falls that engulf the river is “Devil’s Throat,” and with a height of an astonishing 80 metres, it’s a spectacular sight to behold!
Must See And Do At The Falls
The Park
In order to see the Falls in all its glory, you’ll need to visit the Park, which was created in 1934 to preserve the biological diversity of the subtropical rainforest and the breathtaking scenery surrounding the Falls. It was declared a Natural Heritage of Humanity in 1984 and spans an area of approximately 660 square kilometres (66,148 hectares). Approximately 400 species of birds, 2,000 species of plants and a world of insects call the Park their home. You’ll especially love the butterflies that constantly surround and play with you!
The Devil’s Throat
The “Garganta del Diablo” is the reason for this trip! Once in the Park, you can enjoy walking along the scenic 1100-metre-long trail that starts from Garganta station and takes you to the viewing balcony, where you’ll be able to get a panoramic view of one of the most beautiful sights you’ll ever see! However, be prepared to be drenched by the powerful spray coming off the Falls.
Don’t miss
Take a boat ride that places you right under the falls—but be prepared to get totally soaked!—and walk along more stunning trails; enjoy a photo safari through the forest in open 4×4’s, or view the Falls at night under the light of the full moon!
For more info, visit www.IguazuArgentina.com
QUICK STATS ABOUT MISIONES, ARGENTINA
Location: North-eastern corner of Argentina
State Capital: Posadas
Trivia: Drives on the right-hand side
Language Spoken: Spanish
Notable: Inspired the film The Mission starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons
Flag of Misiones State
Iguazu Falls is famous today for being a contender for the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. At the time of printing, this sensation was ranked third behind Lake Titicaca and Niagara Falls in Group F (lakes, rivers, waterfalls). The winner will be declared in 2011.Show your support and vote now at www.new7wonders.com and help get Iguazu Falls ranked #1 where it belongs!
Wonderful Iguazu FallsTRULY A NATURAL WONDER!
Not Far From The Falls: Discovering Misiones, Argentina
There is a ton of stuff to do in and around Iguazu Falls, a nice variety of hotels and dining (some absolutely fabulouso!) and even some great shopping at the border duty free mega mall. Here is a look at some of the adventures we enjoyed during our stay:
Get outfitted, climb platforms and then soar via zipline over the forest canopy.
Motoring around on a 4×4 is a great way to see the forest,
but be prepared to eat a little dirt!
Visit the region’s bird and animal rescue and nature centres and see the amazing work being done to save and protect the wildlife. You’ll most likely get to see South American raccoons (called coatis) rummaging through garbage bins.
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Jean-Paul Sartre, (born June 21, 1905, Paris , France —died April 15, 1980, Paris), French novelist, playwright, and exponent of Existentialism —a philosophy acclaiming the freedom of the individual human being. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, but he declined it.
Jean-Paul Sartre, photograph by Gisèle Freund, 1968.
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Early life and writings
Sartre lost his father at an early age and grew up in the home of his maternal grandfather, Carl Schweitzer, uncle of the medical missionary Albert Schweitzer and himself professor of German at the Sorbonne. The boy, who wandered in the Luxembourg Gardens of Paris in search of playmates, was small in stature and cross-eyed. His brilliant autobiography , Les Mots (1963; Words), narrates the adventures of the mother and child in the park as they went from group to group—in the vain hope of being accepted—then finally retreated to the sixth floor of their apartment “on the heights where (the) dreams dwell.” “The words” saved the child, and his interminable pages of writing were the escape from a world that had rejected him but that he would proceed to rebuild in his own fancy.
Sartre went to the Lycée Henri IV in Paris and, later on, after the remarriage of his mother, to the lycée in La Rochelle . From there he went to the prestigious École Normale Supérieure, from which he was graduated in 1929. Sartre resisted what he called “bourgeois marriage,” but while still a student he formed with Simone de Beauvoir a union that remained a settled partnership in life. Simone de Beauvoir’s memoirs, Mémoires d’une jeune fille rangée (1958; Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter ) and La Force de l’âge (1960; The Prime of Life), provide an intimate account of Sartre’s life from student years until his middle 50s. It was also at the École Normale Supérieure and at the Sorbonne that he met several persons who were destined to be writers of great fame; among these were Raymond Aron , Maurice Merleau-Ponty , Simone Weil , Emmanuel Mounier, Jean Hippolyte, and Claude Lévi-Strauss . From 1931 until 1945 Sartre taught in the lycées of Le Havre , Laon , and, finally, Paris. Twice this career was interrupted, once by a year of study in Berlin and the second time when Sartre was drafted in 1939 to serve in World War II . He was made prisoner in 1940 and released a year later.
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During his years of teaching in Le Havre, Sartre published La Nausée (1938; Nausea ), his first claim to fame. This novel , written in the form of a diary, narrates the feeling of revulsion that a certain Roquentin undergoes when confronted with the world of matter—not merely the world of other people but the very awareness of his own body. According to some critics, La Nausée must be viewed as a pathological case, a form of neurotic escape. Most probably it must be appreciated also as a most original, fiercely individualistic, antisocial piece of work, containing in its pages many of the philosophical themes that Sartre later developed.
Sartre took over the phenomenological method , which proposes careful, unprejudiced description rather than deduction, from the German philosopher Edmund Husserl and used it with great skill in three successive publications: L’Imagination (1936; Imagination: A Psychological Critique), Esquisse d’une théorie des émotions (1939; Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions), and L’Imaginaire: Psychologie phénoménologique de l’imagination (1940; The Psychology of Imagination). But it was above all in L’Être et le néant (1943; Being and Nothingness ) that Sartre revealed himself as a master of outstanding talent. Sartre places human consciousness , or no-thingness (néant), in opposition to being, or thingness (être). Consciousness is not-matter and by the same token escapes all determinism. The message, with all the implications it contains, is a hopeful one; yet the incessant reminder that human endeavour is and remains useless makes the book tragic as well.
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Having written his defense of individual freedom and human dignity, Sartre turned his attention to the concept of social responsibility. For many years he had shown great concern for the poor and the disinherited of all kinds. While a teacher, he had refused to wear a tie, as if he could shed his social class with his tie and thus come closer to the worker. Freedom itself, which at times in his previous writings appeared to be a gratuitous activity that needed no particular aim or purpose to be of value, became a tool for human struggle in his brochure L’Existentialisme est un humanisme (1946; Existentialism and Humanism ). Freedom now implied social responsibility. In his novels and plays Sartre began to bring his ethical message to the world at large. He started a four-volume novel in 1945 under the title Les Chemins de la liberté, of which three were eventually written: L’Âge de raison (1945; The Age of Reason), Le Sursis (1945; The Reprieve), and La Mort dans l’âme (1949; Iron in the Soul, or Troubled Sleep). After the publication of the third volume, Sartre changed his mind concerning the usefulness of the novel as a medium of communication and turned back to plays.
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What a writer must attempt, said Sartre, is to show man as he is. Nowhere is man more man than when he is in action, and this is exactly what drama portrays. He had already written in this medium during the war, and now one play followed another: Les Mouches (produced 1943; The Flies), Huis-clos (produced 1944, published 1945; In Camera, or No Exit), Les Mains sales (1948; Crime passionel, 1949; U.S. title, Dirty Hands; acting version, Red Gloves), Le Diable et le bon dieu (1951; Lucifer and the Lord), Nekrassov (1955), and Les Séquestrés d’Altona (1959; Loser Wins, or The Condemned of Altona). All the plays, in their emphasis upon the raw hostility of man toward man, seem to be predominantly pessimistic; yet, according to Sartre’s own confession, their content does not exclude the possibility of a morality of salvation. Other publications of the same period include a book, Baudelaire (1947), a vaguely ethical study on the French writer and poet Jean Genet titled Saint Genet, comédien et martyr (1952; Saint Genet, Actor and Martyr), and innumerable articles that were published in Les Temps Modernes, the monthly review that Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir founded and edited. These articles were later collected in several volumes under the title Situations .
Political activities
After World War II, Sartre took an active interest in French political movements, and his leanings to the left became more pronounced. He became an outspoken admirer of the Soviet Union , although he did not become a member of the Communist Party. In 1954 he visited the Soviet Union, Scandinavia, Africa, the United States , and Cuba . Upon the entry of Soviet tanks into Budapest in 1956, however, Sartre’s hopes for communism were sadly crushed. He wrote in Les Temps Modernes a long article, “ Le Fantôme de Staline,” that condemned both the Soviet intervention and the submission of the French Communist Party to the dictates of Moscow. Over the years this critical attitude opened the way to a form of “Sartrian Socialism” that would find its expression in a new major work, Critique de la raison dialectique (1960; Eng. trans., of the introduction only, under the title The Problem of Method; U.S. title, Search for a Method). Sartre set out to examine critically the Marxist dialectic and discovered that it was not livable in the Soviet form. Although he still believed that Marxism was the only philosophy for the current times, he conceded that it had become ossified and that, instead of adapting itself to particular situations, it compelled the particular to fit a predetermined universal. Whatever its fundamental, general principles, Marxism must learn to recognize the existential concrete circumstances that differ from one collectivity to another and to respect the individual freedom of man. The Critique, somewhat marred by poor construction, is in fact an impressive and beautiful book, deserving of more attention than it has gained so far. A projected second volume was abandoned. Instead, Sartre prepared for publication Les Mots, for which he was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature, an offer that was refused.
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From 1960 until 1971 most of Sartre’s attention went into the writing of a four-volume study called Flaubert. Two volumes with a total of some 2,130 pages appeared in the spring of 1971. This huge enterprise aimed at presenting the reader with a “total biography” of Gustave Flaubert , the famous French novelist, through the use of a double tool: on the one hand, Karl Marx’s concept of history and class and, on the other, Sigmund Freud’s illuminations of the dark recesses of the human soul through explorations into his childhood and family relations. Although at times Sartre’s genius comes through and his fecundity is truly unbelievable, the sheer volume of the work and the minutely detailed analysis of even the slightest Flaubertian dictum hamper full enjoyment. As if he himself were saturated by the prodigal abundance of his writings, Sartre moved away from his desk during 1971 and did very little writing. Under the motto that “commitment is an act, not a word,” Sartre often went into the streets to participate in rioting, in the sale of left-wing literature , and in other activities that in his opinion were the way to promote “the revolution.” Paradoxically enough, this same radical Socialist published in 1972 the third volume of the work on Flaubert, L’Idiot de la famille, another book of such density that only the bourgeois intellectual can read it.
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The enormous productivity of Sartre came herewith to a close. His mind, still alert and active, came through in interviews and in the writing of scripts for motion pictures. He also worked on a book of ethics . However, his was no longer the power of a genius in full productivity. Sartre became blind and his health deteriorated. In April 1980 he died of a lung tumour. His very impressive funeral, attended by some 25,000 people, was reminiscent of the burial of Victor Hugo , but without the official recognition that his illustrious predecessor had received. Those who were there were ordinary people, those whose rights his pen had always defended.
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Jean-Paul Sartre, (1905-1980) born in Paris in 1905, studied at the École Normale Supérieure from 1924 to 1929 and became Professor of Philosophy at Le Havre in 1931. With the help of a stipend from the Institut Français he studied in Berlin (1932) the philosophies of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. After further teaching at Le Havre, and then in Laon, he taught at the Lycée Pasteur in Paris from 1937 to 1939. Since the end of the Second World War, Sartre has been living as an independent writer.
Sartre is one of those writers for whom a determined philosophical position is the centre of their artistic being. Although drawn from many sources, for example, Husserl's idea of a free, fully intentional consciousness and Heidegger's existentialism, the existentialism Sartre formulated and popularized is profoundly original. Its popularity and that of its author reached a climax in the forties, and Sartre's theoretical writings as well as his novels and plays constitute one of the main inspirational sources of modern literature. In his philosophical view atheism is taken for granted; the "loss of God" is not mourned. Man is condemned to freedom, a freedom from all authority, which he may seek to evade, distort, and deny but which he will have to face if he is to become a moral being. The meaning of man's life is not established before his existence. Once the terrible freedom is acknowledged, man has to make this meaning himself, has to commit himself to a role in this world, has to commit his freedom. And this attempt to make oneself is futile without the "solidarity" of others.
The conclusions a writer must draw from this position were set forth in "Qu'est-ce que la littérature?" (What Is Literature?), 1948: literature is no longer an activity for itself, nor primarily descriptive of characters and situations, but is concerned with human freedom and its (and the author's) commitment. Literature is committed; artistic creation is a moral activity.
While the publication of his early, largely psychological studies, L'Imagination (1936), Esquisse d'une théorie des émotions (Outline of a Theory of the Emotions), 1939, and L'Imaginaire: psychologie phénoménologique de l'imagination (The Psychology of Imagination), 1940, remained relatively unnoticed, Sartre's first novel, La Nausée (Nausea), 1938, and the collection of stories Le Mur (The Wall and other Stories), 1938, brought him immediate recognition and success. They dramatically express Sartre's early existentialist themes of alienation and commitment, and of salvation through art.
His central philosophical work, L'Etre et le néant (Being and Nothingness), 1943, is a massive structuralization of his concept of being, from which much of modern existentialism derives. The existentialist humanism which Sartre propagates in his popular essay L'Existentialisme est un humanisme (Existentialism is a Humanism), 1946, can be glimpsed in the series of novels, Les Chemins de la Liberté (The Roads to Freedom), 1945-49.
Sartre is perhaps best known as a playwright. In Les Mouches (The Flies), 1943, the young killer's committed freedom is pitted against the powerless Jupiter, while in Huis Clos (No Exit), 1947, hell emerges as the togetherness of people.
Sartre has engaged extensively in literary critisicm and has written studies on Baudelaire (1947) and Jean Genet (1952). A biography of his childhood, Les Mots (The Words), appeared in 1964.
From Nobel Lectures , Literature 1901-1967, Editor Horst Frenz, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1969
This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and first published in the book series Les Prix Nobel . It was later edited and republished in Nobel Lectures . To cite this document, always state the source as shown above.
Jean-Paul Sartre died on April 15, 1980.
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27 world famous buildings to inspire you
27 world famous buildings to inspire you
By Kerrie Hughes
From the Colosseum to the Kabba, get a dose of inspiration from 27 of the world's most famous buildings.
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Whether you're a busy art director or an illustrator working from home , every creative needs some downtime. And there's no better way to both relax and be inspired than jetting off somewhere you've never been before.
Whenever we travel to far-flung places, we're attracted to the famous buildings. Much like a photograph, architectural designs record details of specific moments in time. But unlike an photograph, physical structures go on to have a life of their own, becoming a central and functional part of countless people's lives for hundreds, if not thousands, of years after they were built.
Here we have picked 27 of the most famous building designs from around the world to inspire you.
01. Lotus Temple
The temple welcomes worshippers of all faiths
The Lotus Temple is a Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi consisting of 27 structures resembling petals of the lotus flower that open onto a central hall around 40m high. It has nine sides, nine doors, and can accommodate 2,500 people. It's surface is made of white marble from Mount Pentelicus in Greece, the same marble used to build the Parthenon.
Since its completion in 1986 it has become one of the most visited buildings in the world, attracting over 100 million people.
02. Cologne Cathedral
Germany's most-visited landmark
Cologne Cathedral is a High Gothic five-aisled basilica, the construction of which began in 1248 and stopped in 1473, before the building was complete. Work did not resume until the 1800s, and it was finally finished in 1880. Later work follows the original medieval plan faithfully.
It is renowned as a Gothic masterpiece and houses many works of art as well as the tombs of 12 archbishops.
03. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
The Dome of the Rock is a masterpiece of Islamic architecture
A masterpiece of Islamic architecture, the Dome of the Rock is a 7th century building, located in Jerusalem. Built by Caliph Abd al-Malik between 687 and 691, the octagonal plan and the rotunda dome of wood are of Byzantine design. The Persian tiles on the exterior and the marble slabs that decorate the interior were added by Suleiman I in 1561.
The oldest extant Islamic monument, the Dome of the Rock has served as a model for architecture and other artistic endeavors for over a millennium.
04. La Pedrera, Barcelona
Gaudi's La Pedrera is one of the most imaginative houses in the history of architecture
Nested among the urban streets of Barcelona are some unusual and beautiful buildings by infamous architect Antoni Gaudi. His unique approach to the Art Nouveau movement generated some of the most creative buildings the world have ever seen. And La Pedrera is no exception.
One of the most imaginative houses in the history of architecture, this is more sculpture than building. The façade is a varied and harmonious mass of undulating stone that, along with its forged iron balconies, explores the irregularities of the natural world. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognised this building as World Heritage in 1984.
05. One World Trade Center, New York
The One World Trade Center is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. Image © One World Trade Center
The latest addition to New York's skyline, the One World Trade Center, is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. Construction began in April 2006 and the final component of the building's spire installed five years later in 2013, making it the fourth tallest skyscraper in the world.
The One World Trade Center's design is no coincidence, standing at a symbolic height of 1,776 feet (541m) in a direct nod to the year of the US Declaration of Independence.
Designed by David M Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , the 104-story glass tower raises from a cube base before transforming from the 20th floor into eight sleek isoceles triangles. Stood adjacent to the city's beautiful 9/11 memorial, the One World Trade Center is a shining beacon for the city.
06. St Paul's Cathedral, London
British architect Sir Christopher Wren took 10 years to finalise his designs for St Paul's
London's most iconic building, St Paul's Cathedral, was designed by English architect Sir Christopher Wren . Sitting at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, its famous dome is one of the world's largest, measuring nearly 112 metres high.
The original church on the site was founded in the year 604AD. Work on the present English Baroque church began in the 17th Century by Christopher Wren as part of a major rebuilding program after the Great Fire of London.
Wren started working on St Paul's in 1668, his designs for the cathedral taking a decade to complete and the actual construction taking a further 40 years. St Paul's has played an integral part of London life ever since – as a domineering element in the city's skyline, as a centre for tourism and religious worship, and most recently as a focal point for anticapitalist protests.
07. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
The Petronas Towers are an iconic landmark in Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur
Standing at 170 metres above ground, the Petronas Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The buildings, which held the titled of tallest in the world between 1998-2004, are an iconic landmark of the capital city.
The distinctive postmodern style was created by architects Cesar Pelli and Achmad Murdijat, engineer Deejay Cerico and designer Dominic Saibo under the consultancy of JC Guinto.
08. The White House, Washington
The White House, designed by Irish architect James Hoban, took eight years to construct. Image © Matt Wade
Irish architect James Hoban was the man behind the design of the White House. In 1792 Hoban submitted a plan for the presidential mansion and subsequently got the commission to build the White House. Constructed began in 1793 through to completion in 1801. The mansion, which has been home to every US leader since the country's second president John Adams, is made from white-painted Aquia sandstone.
09. Leaning Tower of Pisa
Due to restoration work carried out in 2001, the tower currently leans at just under 4 degrees. It is estimated that it will collapse in the next 75-100 years. Image © Alkarex Malin äger
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most remarkable architectural structures in Europe. Most famous for its tilt, the tower began to lean during construction after soft ground on one side was unable to properly support the structure's weight.
Building work on the tower began in 1173 and went on for over a whopping 300 years. There has been much controversy surrounding the true identity of the architect behind the tower – the design originally attributed to artist Bonnano Pisano but studies have also implicated architect Diotisalvi.
10. The Kaaba, Mecca
The Kabba is a most sacred space in Islam
The Kaaba, meaning cube in Arabic, is a square building located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. A most sacred place in Islam, the Kabba is elegantly draped in a silk and cotton veil. Every year millions of Muslims travel to the Kabba for the hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
The small square building is about 60 feet high and it's walls a metre wide, with it's total size occupying roughly 627 square feet.
11. The Shard, London
The Shard is an 87-storey skyscraper, which sits in the heart of London
Also referred to as the shard of glass, The Shard is an 87-storey skyscraper, which sits in the heart of London. Construction began in 2009 and was completed three years later in 2012, making it Western Europe's tallest building.
Designed by architect Renzo Piano, The Shard is the second tallest free standing structure in the UK. It's exterior boasts 11,000 glass panels – that's equivalent in area to eight football pitches or two-and-a-half Trafalgar Squares.
The building was developed to have multiple uses, described on the website as a 'vertical city where people can live, work and relax'. This motto was clearly taken on board by a fox, nicknamed Romeo, that was found on the 72nd floor towards the end of construction.
12. St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
The unique St Basil's Cathedral in Red Square, Moscow was designed by architect Postnik Yakolev
No, we haven't included a piece of Disneyland architecture on our list. This garish, candy coloured cathedral is in fact Moscow's most visited tourist attraction. The famous landmark, shaped to resemble the flame of a bonfire rising into the sky, is located just outside the Kremlin gates and marks the geometric centre of the city.
Built between 1554 and 1560, the cathedral was erected during the reign of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible). Little is known about the building's architect Postnik Yakovlev, but he was clearly a fan of onion domes, sharp spikes and polygonal towers.
13. Empire State Building, NYC
Construction of the world-famous Empire State building was completed in just one year and 45 days
We couldn't put together a list of world-famous buildings without including this grand Art Deco skyscraper. Once the tallest building in the world, construction began on the Empire State building on St Patrick's Day 1930 and was completed just 410 days later.
The building was designed by William F Lamb of architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon . It was declared by the American Society of Civil Engineers to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and is known around the world as an icon of New York City.
14. Lloyds Building, London
The award-winning Lloyds building was designed by Italian-born architect Richard Rogers. Image © Aurelien Guichard
This futuristic building looks like it belongs in a sci-fi movie rather than Lime Street in London. The award-winning Lloyds building (also known as the Inside-Out building) is an iconic architectural landmark and one of the most recognisable constructions on the London skyline.
Architect Richard Rogers was the brains behind the innovative design, which has its services – including water pipes and staircases – on the outside. Built between 1978 and 1986, the building also features 12 exterior lifts, which were the first of their kind in the UK.
15. Colosseum, Rome
The Colosseum is the largest Roman amphitheatre ever built. Image © David Iliff
This elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of Rome is considered as one of the greatest architectural feats achieved by the Ancient Romans. The stadium was capable of seating 50,000 spectators and used mainly for gladiatorial games.
Built from concrete and stone, construction began on the Colosseum began around 72AD and finished in 80AD. The design and shape of the Colosseum has been the inspiration for many modern day stadiums. Today it is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions, attracting thousands of visitors each year.
16. Taj Mahal, India
The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Image © Muhammad Mahdi Karim
Recognised as 'the jewel of Muslim art in India', the Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Often mistaken as a palace, this famous landmark was actually built as a tomb for the Emperor's wife after she died giving birth to their 14th child.
The Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture – an amalgamation of Persian, Turkish and Indian styles. Construction on the mausoleum began in 1632 and was completed in 1648. The surrounding buildings and gardens took a further five years to finish.
17. Chrysler Building, NYC
The Chrysler building attained the title of world's tallest in building in 1930 for just one year when the Empire State was erected. Image Joris Van Rooden
In the early part of the 20th Century, people everywhere were in a race to build the tallest building. At the time, this gorgeous Art Deco skyscraper was almost outdone by the Bank of Manhattan but its spire (which was constructed in secret) enabled it to take the title of 'tallest building in the world' in 1930.
It didn't last long though. Just a year later the Empire State Building was erected. Designed by architect William Van Alen , the skyscraper was commissioned by car manufacturer Walter P Chrysler, hence its name.
18. Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House is the most famous Australian architectural icon
Sydney Opera House is widely regarded as one of the greatest architectural works of the 20th century. The innovative design came from architect Jørn Utzon , who was relatively unknown until January 29, 1957 when his entry to the 'International competition for a national opera house at Bennelong Point, Sydney' was announced the winner.
The beautiful building comprises of three groups of interlocking shells, which roof two main performance halls and a restaurant. A masterpiece of modern architecture, the opera house has become an iconic symbol of both Sydney and the Australian nation.
19. Space Needle, Seattle
40 years after its construction, the Space Needle remains Seattle's best visitor destination. Image © Jordon Kalilich
The futuristic Space Needle in Seattle, Washington was built for the 1962 World's fair. The famous landmark stands at 184m high and 42m wide at its widest point.
The design was a collaborative effort between architects Edward E Carlson and John Graham . Not only is the architecture a marvel to look at but the building's impressive design can survive wind velocities of 200mph and can escape serious structural damage during earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitudes.
20. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Now a museum, Hagia Sophia is located in Istanbul, Turkey
Once a church, later a mosque, and now a museum, Hagia Sophia is a architectural masterpiece. A perfect example of Byzantine architecture , Hagia Sophia is located in Instanbul, Turkey.
The building was built for the first time by the emperor Constantine the Great (306-337). However, due to many factors, including being burned down in riots and earthquakes, the ancient cathedral has been rebuilt many times since. Despite this, Hagia Sophia is widely recognised as one of the great buildings of the world. And if that wasn't cool enough, the building also features in the opening scenes of the Bond film, Skyfall.
21. Buckingham Palace, London
Buckingham Palace is one of London's most popular tourist attractions. Image © David Iliff
Originally known as Buckingham House, George III bought the property in 1735 when the mansion was little more than a red brick house. Since then, various architects have worked on the building to make it what it is today, including John Nash, Edmund Blore and Sir Aston Webb.
The palace also had to undergo extensive work after being bombed no less than nine times during World War II. However, still very much in operation, it's one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today.
22. Fallingwater
Frank Lloyd Wright created this unique design for the Kauffman family in 1934. Image © Sxenko
Designed by famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1934, Fallingwater is quite possibly the most famous private residence in the world. But why? Well, the unique design makes it look like the house stretches out over a 30ft waterfall, with no solid ground beneath it.
This isn't the case, obviously, but the innovative design captured everyone's attention when it was finalised in 1939. It became famous instantly and is now a natural historic landmark. It's so cool you can even get a Lego version of the architectural masterpiece!
23. Pantheon, Rome
Built approximately 2000 years ago, the Pantheon continues to inspire architects all over the world
Rome is home to many amazing buildings, and the Pantheon is no exception. And, like the city itself, it was not built in a day. Destroyed twice and rebuilt each time, the building started as a rectangular structure, which, over time, evolved into the gorgeous dome building seen today.
An inspiration to architects all over the world over the last 2,000 years, the Pantheon roof remains the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. There is much debate between historians over which emperor and architects were responsible for the Pantheon's design although it is known that this 'Temple of the Gods' was built around 126AD.
24. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
Architect Frank Gehry developed the unique concept for the museum after winning an architectural competition to design the building
The Guggenheim museum Bilbao is one of the most admired works of contemporary architecture. California-based Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry created the unique concept after winning an architectural competition to design the building.
Since the museum doors opened in 1997, it has been hailed one of the most important buildings of the 20th century. Now with over a decade of success, the museum has homed over a hundred exhibitions and has welcomed more than 10 million visitors.
25. Flatiron building, New York
Chicago architect Daniel Burnham designed the distinctive Flatiron building, which is instantly recognisable in New York's skyline
The eye-catching Flatiron building in Manhattan was designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and built in 1902. The distinctive triangular shape allowed the building to fill the space located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway.
Another of New York's skyscrapers, it was never the tallest but remains one of the most memorable and has been a source of inspiration for artists and architects for over a century now.
26. Villa Savoye, France
Villa Savoye was originally built as a country retreat for the Savoye family in 1928
Designed by Swiss architects Le Corbusier and his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, Villa Savoye is an early and classic example of the International style – a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and '30s.
The property was built in 1928 and, after surviving several demolition plans, was designated as an official French historical monument in 1965.
27. Burj Khalifa, Dubai
Don't look down! The world's tallest building in Dubai over 800 metres high. Image © Nicolas Lannuzel
Last on our list – but by no means the least – is the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa. The mammoth skyscraper and magnificent centerpiece of Downtown Dubai stands at a whopping 828.9 metres high.
Construction began on the 160-floor building in 2004 with its doors opening six years later in 2010. The task of creating the world's tallest manmade structure was awarded to the Chicago office of American architectural and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings and Merril LLP .
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List of famous buildings in the Classical architecture movement, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of Classical architecture buildings, structures and monuments includes information like what city the structure is in, and when it was first opened to the public. There are a lot of historic Classical architecture structures around the world, so why not save some money and check them out here without having to pay for travel? These popular Classical architecture buildings attract visitors from all over the world, so if you're ever near them you should definitely pay them a visit. List features items like Statue of Liberty, Parthenon, and many more
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Who married Catharine von Bora, a former nun? | Katharina von Bora
Katharina von Bora
"There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage."
Martin Luther
Katharina von Bora (1499-1552)
If ever there were a power behind the throne, none was stronger than Katharina von Bora, or "Dear Kate," as Luther described his beloved wife. Her story is full of drama: Born of a noble but poor family, Katharina was only three when she was sent away to school and eventually took vows to become a nun. In April 1523, with the Reformation well under way, Katharina and 11 of her fellow nuns hid in a wagon and escaped from their Cistercian convent. Once the wagon arrived in Lutherstadt Wittenberg , she was taken in by the family of none other than Lucas Cranach the Elder .
Although Katharina was courted by two men, she married neither. In the end, she said that she would only marry Martin Luther or his friend, Nicholas von Amsdorf.
Philipp Melanchthon , one of Luther's closest friends, was shocked at the idea of Luther marrying; he believed a wedding would cause a scandal that could severely damage the Reformation and its cause. On the other hand, Luther's father supported his son, as did Cranach. After pondering the matter for some time, Luther decided that "his marriage would please his father, rile the pope, cause the angels to laugh, and the devils to weep." The result was the joining of a 42-year-old former monk and a 26-year-old former nun in holy matrimony on June 13, 1525.
By all accounts, it was a happy and affectionate marriage. Luther wrote that he loved waking up to see pigtails on the pillow next to him. He also admired Katharina's intellect, calling her "Doctora Lutherin." She bore six children, ran the household, and organized the family finances. Their home was in Lutherstadt Wittenberg's Black Monastery, the former Augustinian monastery where Luther had lived before the Reformation began.
Katharina grew much of what they ate in her own private garden, raised livestock, cooked, and – perhaps most famously – brewed her own beer. To boost their income, she made good use of the extra rooms in the former monastery, opening a medieval guest house and offering room and board to as many as 30 paying students and visitors at a time. Katharina was trusted in ways unheard of for women in those days. Luther allowed her to deal with his publishers and made her his sole heir. Although we know little of Katharina's own views about her unusual life, we do know that she loved her husband deeply. After his death in 1546, she wrote: "He gave so much of himself in service not only to one town or to one country, but to the whole world. Yes, my sorrow is so deep that no words can express my heartbreak, and it is humanly impossible to understand what state of mind and spirit I am in . . . I can neither eat nor drink, not even sleep . . . God knows that when I think of having lost him, I can neither talk nor write in all my suffering."
While fleeing the plague in Lutherstadt Wittenberg in 1552, Katharina died in Torgau after a terrible accident with her wagon and horses. She was 53 years old.
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Who wrote the novel Love In The Time Of Cholera? | Katharina Luther (von Bora) (1499 - 1552) - Genealogy
About Katharina von Bora
For an interesting discussion on Katharina's ancestry see http://www.von-bora.de/CvB_Graphics.pdf
In historischen Romanen und Erzählungen findet sich neuerdings die Darstellung, dass sie in Hirschfeld bei Nossen geboren worden sei, und dass ihre Eltern ein Hans von Bora zu Hirschfeld und eine Anna geborene von Haugwitz gewesen seien.[7] Beide sind historisch nicht nachweisbar.[8] Trotzdem wird der alte Taufstein aus der Hirschfelder Kirche, der heute im Kreuzgang des Freiberger Domes steht, mit ihr in Verbindung gebracht.[9]
Tatsächlich war Katharina wohl die Tochter des nur 1505 sicher belegten Jhan v. Bora auf Lippendorf und seiner ebenfalls nur 1505 erwähnten Ehefrau Margarete aus einer bislang unbekannten Familie (German Wikipedia)
Katharina von Bora, one of 12 nuns Martin Luther had helped escape from a convent two years earlier. Katharina was 26, Luther 41 years old. Ironically, the couple’s first home was a former monastery, a gift from John the Constant. They would have six children, four of whom lived to adulthood.
Katharina was an avid gardener, cattle breeder and competent Lady of the house and her and Martin led a happy life together. Many of Luther's circle of friends and supporters were dismayed by his marriage.
The Luther's lived in the Augustinian monastery, a bustling and happy home. They had many houseguests and boarders, including students and widows who would provide some much needed income, in addition to Luther's modest income, towards the running of the household.
Luther would sometimes jokingly refer to her as Lord Kate' because of her bossy and commandeering motherly ways, though no doubt it was necessary at times.
Luther's sisters' six children would live with them after her death. Katharina von Bora was born in 1499, the daughter of an impoverished nobleman. In 1504 she went to the convent school of the Benedict order in Brehna (near Halle) and entered the convent of Nimbschen (near Grimma; only in german) in 1508. In 1515 she took her vows and became a nun at the soonest possible date. Easter of 1523, Katherina fled with 11 other nuns from the convent in Nimbschen to Wittenberg and found shelter with the family of Lucas Cranach the Elder.
She developed feelings for Hicronymus Baumgärtner, a student at the Wittenberg University and the son of a Nuremberg patrician family. His parents sent for him, and even Luther's attempts at negotiations failed. She was then courted by pastor Glatz, a lecturer from Orlamünde but she refused him. She supposedly told Nikolaus von Amsdorf that she wanted to marry Luther, but Luther would rather marry Ave von Schönfeld, another former nun from Nimbschen. On June 13, 1525 Katharina got engaged and married to Luther; the wedding celebration took place on June 27, 1525.
Philipp Melanchthon is quoted as having said: "Unexpectedly Luther married Bora, without even mentioning his plans to his friends..." in 1525.
Henceforth, Katharina Luther put the household in order, used the monestary's right to brew beer, leased land for gardening and bred cattle.
On June 7, 1526 Martin and Katharina's first son, Johannes (Hans), was born, on December 10, 1527 a daughter, Elisabeth, was born, but died after 8 months; the daughter, Magdalena, born on May 4, 1529, died at age 13. In 1531, 1533, and 1534, their sons, Martin and Paul, and daughter, Margarethe were born. All living descendants of Martin Luther come from Margarethe's line.
Katharina fled from the Smalkaldian War in 1546 to Dessau and then to Magdeburg. She died on December 20, 1552 in Torgau where she had fled to get away from the plague in Wittenberg.
Wikipedia: Katharina von Bora, referred to as "die Lutherin" (January 29, 1499 â December 20, 1552), was the wife of Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation. Beyond what is found in the writings of Luther and some of his contemporaries, little is known about her. Despite this, Katharina is often considered one of the most important participants of the Reformation because of her role in helping to define Protestant family life and setting the tone for clergy marriages. Origin and family background[edit] Katharina von Bora was daughter to a family of Saxon landed gentry.[1] According to common belief, she was born on 29 January 1499; however, there is no evidence of this date from contemporary documents. Due to the various lineages within the family and the uncertainty towards Katharina's birth name, there were and are diverging theories about her place of birth.[2][3] Lately, however, a different view upon this matter has been proposed: that she was born in Hirschfeld and that her parents are supposed to have been a Hans von Bora zu Hirschfeld and his wife Anna von Haugwitz.[4] Neither can be historically proven. It is also possible that Katharina was the daughter of a Jan von Bora auf Lippendorf and his wife Margarete, whose family name has not been established. Both were only specifically mentioned in the year 1505.[5] Life as a nun[edit] It is certain that her father sent the five year old Katherina to the Benedictine cloister in Brehna in 1504 for education. This is documented in a letter from Laurentius Zoch to Martin Luther, written on October 30, 1531. This letter is the only evidence for Katherina von Bora's time spent within the monastery.[6] At the age of nine she moved to the Cistercian monastery Marienthron (Mary's Throne) in Nimbschen, near Grimma, where her maternal aunt was already a member of the community.[7] Katharina is well documented at this monastery in a provision list of 1509/10.[8] After several years of religious life, Katharina became interested in the growing reform movement and grew dissatisfied with her life in the monastery. Conspiring with several other nuns to flee in secrecy, she contacted Luther and begged for his assistance. On Easter eve, 4 April 1523, Luther sent Leonhard Köppe, a city councilman of Torgau and merchant who regularly delivered herring to the monastery. The nuns successfully escaped by hiding in Köppe's covered wagon among the fish barrels, and fled to Wittenberg. A local student wrote to a friend: 'A wagon load of vestal virgins has just come to town, all more eager for marriage than for life. God grant them husbands lest worse befall."[9] Luther at first asked the parents and relations of the refugee nuns to admit them again into their houses, but they declined to receive them, possibly as this was participating in a crime under canon law.[10] Within two years, Luther was able to arrange homes, marriages, or employment for all of the escaped nunsâexcept for Katharina. She first was housed with the family of Philipp Reichenbach, the city clerk of Wittenberg, and later went to the home of Lucas Cranach the Elder and his wife, Barbara. Katharina had a number of suitors, including Wittenberg University alumnus Jerome (Hieronymus) Baumgärtner (1498â1565) of Nuremberg and a pastor, Kaspar Glatz of Orlamünde, but none of the proposed matches resulted in marriage. Finally, she told Lutherâs friend and fellow reformer, Nikolaus von Amsdorf, that she would be willing to marry only Luther or him. Marriage to Luther Martin Luther eventually married Katharina on June 13, 1525, before witnesses including Justus Jonas, Johannes Bugenhagen, and Barbara and Lucas Cranach the Elder.[11] There was a wedding breakfast the next morning with a small company, but two weeks later, on June 27, they held a more formal public ceremony which was presided over by Bugenhagen.[12] Von Bora was 26 years old, Luther 41. The couple took up residence in "The Black Cloister" (Augusteum), the former dormitory and educational institution for Augustinian friars studying in Wittenberg, given as a wedding gift by the reform-minded John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, who was the son and nephew of Luther's protectors, John, Elector of Saxony and Frederick III, Elector of Saxony.[13] Katharina immediately took on the task of administering and managing the vast holdings of the monastery, breeding and selling cattle, and running a brewery in order to provide for their family and the steady stream of students who boarded with them and visitors seeking audiences with her husband. In times of widespread illness, Katharina operated a hospital on site, ministering to the sick alongside other nurses. Luther called her the "boss of Zulsdorf," after the name of the farm they owned, and the "morning star of Wittenberg" for her habit of rising at 4 a.m. to take care of her various responsibilities. In addition to her busy life tending to the lands and grounds of the monastery, Katharina bore six children: Johannes (Hans) (1526â1575), Elizabeth (1527â28) who died at eight months, Magdalena (1529â42) who died at thirteen years, Martin Jr. (1531â1565), Paul (1533â1593), and Margarete (1534â70); in addition she suffered a miscarriage in 1539. The Luthers also raised four orphan children, including Katharina's nephew, Fabian.[14] Throughout Luther's writings, one can obtain a sense of Katharina's wit and personality, as seen in this exchange: Martin Luther said, "The time will come when a man will take more than one wife." [Katharina] responded, "Let the devil believe that!" The doctor said, "The reason, Katie, is that a woman can bear a child only once a year while her husband can beget many." Katie responded, "Paul said that each man should have his own wife." To this the doctor replied, "Yes, 'his own wife' and not 'only one wife,' for the latter isn't what Paul wrote." The doctor kidded for a long time and finally the doctor's wife said, "Before I put up with this, I'd rather go back to the convent and leave you and all our children."[15] After Luther's death: When Martin Luther died in 1546, Katharina was left in difficult financial straits without Luther's salary as professor and pastor, even if she owned land and proprieties, and also the Black Cloister. She was counselled by Martin Luther to move out of the old abbey and sell it, after his death, into a much more modest quarters with the children who remained at home, but she refused.[16] Almost immediately thereafter, Katharina had to leave the Black Cloister on her own at the outbreak of the Schmalkaldic War, from which she fled to Magdeburg. After her return the approach of the war forced another flight in 1547, this time to Braunschweig. In July of that year, at the close of the war, she was at last able to return to Wittenberg. After the war the buildings and lands of the monastery had been torn apart and laid waste, the cattle and other farm animals were stolen or killed. If she would have sold the land and the buildings, she could have had a good financial situation. As it was, economically, they could not remain there. Katharina was able to support herself thanks to the generosity of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and the princes of Anhalt.[citation needed] She remained in Wittenberg in poverty until 1552, when an outbreak of the Black Plague and a harvest failure forced her to leave the city once again. She fled to Torgau where her cart was involved in a bad accident near the city gates, seriously injuring Katharina. She died in Torgau about three months later on December 20, 1552 at the age of fifty-three and was buried at Torgau's Saint Mary's Church, far from her husband's grave in Wittenberg. She is reported to have said on her deathbed, "I will stick to Christ as a burr to cloth."[citation needed] By the time of Katharina's death, the surviving Luther children were adults. After Katharina's death, the Black Cloister was sold back to the university in 1564 by his heirs. Hans studied law and became a court advisor. Martin studied theology, but never had a regular pastoral call. Paul became a physician. He fathered six children and the male line of the Luther family continued through him to John Ernest Luther, ending in 1759. Margareta Luther, born in Wittenberg on December 17, 1534, married into a noble, wealthy Prussian family, to Georg von Kunheim (Wehlau, July 1, 1523 â Mühlhausen, October 18, 1611, the son of Georg von Kunheim (1480â1543) and wife Margarethe, Truchsessin von Wetzhausen (1490â1527)) but died in Mühlhausen in 1570 at the age of thirty-six. Her descendants have continued to modern times, including German President Paul von Hindenburg (1847â1934) and the Counts zu Eulenburg and Princes zu Eulenburg und Hertefeld.
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How did Tollund Man die? | The Tollund Man - Was he Hanged?
Was he Hanged?
Was the Tollund Man hanged - or strangled with a rope? Extra large picture . More illustrations .
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The Tollund Man was examined as if he was the victim of a murder. The examination took place at Bispebjerg Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark shortly after he was discovered.
The forensic examiners's report states among other things that "the robe, judging by the way it was placed around the body's neck, was most likely not used for strangulation, and because of that it is of less importance that the cervical vertebras were undamaged since that sometimes happens when a person is hanged".
X-rays had revealed that the Tollund Man's cervical vertebras were not broken but despite of that the forensic examiner was certain that the man had been hanged. Later examinations done by other doctors proved that he was right.
New examinations reveal among other things that his tongue had become distended - a characteristic often seen in a hanged person.
At the time of the Tollund Man there were various burial customs in Denmark, but the one thing they had in common was that cremation was part of them all - except for the small group of people who were sacrificed. They were placed in the bogs without being cremated. That is also why it's most likely that the Tollundmanden was sacrificed to the gods .
The Tollund Mans rope reconstructed.
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The entire village probably witnessed the hanging of the Tollund Man. Maybe people even came from the surrounding villages. A human sacrifice was probably something that might be of importance to everybody from near and far. Were the gods going to accept the sacrifice? Were they going to let the people live in harmony with nature and each other in the years to come? Would they be friendly disposed towards them, when they used the gods' sacred bog?
After the hanging the Tollund Man was cut down from the tree and carried to the bog . In the peat bog an excavation had already been emptied of water. The grave was located right next to a pathway paved with planks which cut across the bog. Tollund Man was carefully and respectfully placed in the grave because now he belonged to the gods. His eyes and his mouth were closed as if he were asleep. Within a short period of time the water rose in the grave and it soon covered him. The gods had accepted their sacrifice.
The Tollund Man was carefully and respectfully placed in the grave. Extra large picture .
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How did Tollund Man die?
Tollund Man was examined as if he was the victim of a murder. The examination took place at Bispebjerg Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark shortly after he had been discovered and excavated. The forensic examiner’s report states among other things that “the rope, judging by the way it was placed around the body’s neck, was most likely not used for strangulation, and because of that it is of less importance that the cervical vertebras were undamaged as this doesn’t always happen in hangings”. X-rays had revealed that Tollund Man’s cervical vertebras were not broken but despite of that the forensic examiner was certain that the man had been hanged. Later examinations by other doctors confirmed this. This means that Tollund Man had been hanged in a way, which caused suffocation, and not by the combination of suffocation and breakage of cervical vertebrae. This combination is seen in the so-called English form of hanging in which the condemned drops from a height, whereby breaking the neck.
The rope was made from two thin strips of leather, each one was pierced by slits that were cut at regular intervals. It is not braided as it might appear.
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By what stage name did William Claude Dukenfield achieve fame? | W.C. Fields
Fields, W.C. (Dukenfield, William Claude)
Born: January 29, 1880, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: December 25, 1946, in Pasadena, California
Vocations: Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter
Geographic Connection to Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Keywords: The Bank Dick,; David Copperfield, Charles Dickens, Fields for President, Hollywood Walk of Fame, It’s a Gift, My Little Chickadee, Poppy, Vaudeville, Mae West, Ziegfeld Follies
Abstract: Born in Philadelphia on January 29, 1880, W.C. Fields was a versatile comedian who showcased his talents on the stage, on the screen, and on the airwaves. Fields began his career as a juggler in vaudeville shows before he made the leap to acting. Fields starred in both silent films and talking pictures before he began writing screenplays. After a serious illness, Fields took his comedy routines to the radio. His career options dwindled as he was plagued by an addiction to alcohol and a recurring illness. He died of a stomach hemorrhage on Christmas Day, 1946, in Pasadena, California.
Biography:
W.C. Fields, originally William Claude Dukenfield, was born on January 29, 1880, in Philadelphia. Fields, who derived his stage name from his initials and the latter part of his surname, was born to James Dukenfield, an Englishman, and Kate Felton Dukenfield, a native Philadelphian. W.C. Fields seems to have been greatly influenced by his mother’s sense of humor. His mother would greet neighbors, then mutter caustic comments under her breath. As Wes D. Gehring notes in W.C. Fields, a Bio-Bibliography, “the apparently congenial address followed by the cutting aside is the cornerstone of Fields’ comedy.”
Fields’ family was poor, and as the firstborn, Fields felt it the most: “I was the oldest child. We were all very poor, but I was poor first.” He helped his father sell fruit from a fruit cart, and then moved on to peddling newspapers. Rather than call out the headlines to passersby, Fields would call out the obituaries or filler stories that involved strange names, showing his preference for “euphonious appellations,” a quirk that would appear in Fields’ later screenwriting efforts.
At the age of fifteen, Fields witnessed the Byrnes Brothers’ juggling act and saw a way to escape poverty. He immediately began practicing, starting with the fruit from his father’s cart. He diversified and began juggling all sorts of items, building both suspense and comedy into his routine. A strained relationship with his father caused Fields to leave home the next year. After leaving, Fields felt keenly the education he was missing and became an avid reader, enjoying works by Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Fields struggled to make a living while trying to establish a juggling career. He was able to join a New York-based burlesque company called The Monte Carlo Girls that toured in American small towns, but his only real pay was experience. While touring with this company, Fields found himself stranded in Kent, Ohio, when the company’s manager fled the hotel with his bills unpaid. Fields had to sell his own coat to gather enough money to return to New York. He then took work in a dime museum, an exhibition house of performers, allowing him to gain not only further experience, but also a paycheck. By sixteen, Fields was talented enough to appear onstage as “W.C. Fields, the Tramp Juggler” in the Orpheum vaudeville show.
From the late 1890s, Fields toured across the country in vaudeville houses, establishing a reputation for his juggling skills. As Gehring argues, Fields set himself apart by realizing “the comic importance of human vulnerability.” Fields notes, “Although my specialty was juggling, I used it only as a means to an end…I invented little acts, which would seem like episodes out of real life; and I used my juggling to furnish the comedy element.” In 1900, he married Harriet Hughes, a chorus girl from the vaudeville shows. Hughes assisted Fields in his juggling act until she gave birth to their first son, William Claude Fields, Jr., in 1904. The birth of her son necessitated Hughes’s retirement, and Fields supported his wife and child through weekly checks. The couple remained separated for the rest of their marriage, and Fields’ attitude towards Hughes seems to have partly inspired his onscreen depiction of the henpecked husband.
By this time, less than a decade after he started his career, Fields had become known worldwide for his juggling skills. He set a goal for himself of earning a thousand dollars a week, and to achieve it he began to take his act abroad when the American vaudeville houses closed in the summer. Thus, by performing in Europe, Fields was able to work year-round. Fields’s international bookings also increased his prestige; on October 11, 1913, Fields performed in front of King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace.
Fields growing reputation enabled him to participate in the Ziegfeld Follies of Broadway in 1915. Fields stayed with the Follies for the next seven years, perfecting the blend of juggling, acting, and pantomime in his stage routines. He also saw his salary increase from $200 to several thousand dollars a week. During this time, Fields was inspired by the people he saw every day. He confessed:
I always had made up my own acts; built them out of my knowledge and observation of real life. I’d had wonderful opportunities to study people: and every time I went out on the stage I tried to show the audience some bit of true human nature.
Fields’ next venture was also on Broadway: he had a leading role in the hit musical, Poppy, in 1923. In this musical, which re-made his career, Fields played Professor Eustice McGargle, a grafter who tries to use his own daughter in one of his cons. This role allowed Fields to display his humor with the spoken word, a showcase that ironically led to many offers for parts in silent films. As Fields explains, “I couldn’t get a straight offer for the silent drama until I got a speaking part on the stage.” Fields reprised the role of McGargle in his first major silent film, Sally of the Sawdust (1925). Although Fields’s performance garnered critical praise, such as a Variety review that said “so does he here scream his screen debut as a film funny man in Sally…He gives a smoothness to his comedy stuff that cannot be missed,” Fields himself was unhappy with the way the film had been edited since it often diminished the comic effect of his performances.
During the remainder of the decade, Fields acted in eight more silent films, including It’s the Old Army Game (1926) and Fools for Luck (1928). It’s the Old Army Game featured another successful antihero role for Fields. In this film, Fields played druggist Elmer Prettywillie, whose comedy routine rises out of the frustrations of his daily life. Fields’s performing style, honed during his time with the Follies, was aided by his physique. His cartoon-like body, with a bulbous nose and round torso on top of skinny legs, added to his antihero persona, which he frequently showcased in the form of the harried husband or disgruntled worker. Fields’s one-liners, such as “I am free of prejudice. I hate everyone equally,” only added to his comedic portrayal of the misanthrope. Fields’s famous quotations about children (he preferred them “boiled or fried”) and alcohol (“Now don’t say you can’t swear off drinking; it’s easy. I’ve done it a thousand times”), allowed him to create an easily recognizable comedic persona.
Fields was often self-conscious about the way films tried to change his character from the image his comedy style had created. As a result, Fields frequently ad-libbed or pitched his own jokes and concepts in films, whether or not they seemed to make sense to anyone else. Fields revealed his frustrations with the studio film system when he said:
The writer, director, supervisor, and the assassin of humor, known as the cutter, must have faith in me and believe in me and not hate me or at least be friendly toward me…when they are dealing with me, they must accept me as I am and not gang up on me.
In 1931, Fields, at the age of 51, finally made the jump to Hollywood. That year, he made his debut in a sound feature, Her Majesty Love. In this film, Fields played a former vaudevillian juggler who loved to drink. The dialogue in the film reveals Fields’s characteristic humor about both women and drinking. When he thinks his daughter is tipsy, he responds, “It’s a very good omen for marriage. I was half-stewed when I proposed to your mother.”
During the next two years, Fields had leading and supporting roles for Paramount films before he began scripting and starring in them. By 1933, Fields had written screenplays for four short films: The Dentist, The Fatal Glass of Beer, The Pharmacist, and The Barber Shop. Fields drew material for his screenplays from a variety of sources. The plots were often based on his silent film movies or vaudeville skits, while the language frequently relied on humor typical of Dickens’s novels. The characters were usually caricatures, with laughable names gleaned from his days as a newspaper peddler. Fields preferred to underwrite his scripts and then improvise on set, a practice he found “a far better premise both economically and practically. When they are over-written it makes the picture more costly, and when you begin deleting scenes entirely or cutting them, it ruins the story and the smoothness.”
In 1934, Fields appeared in five features: Six of a Kind, You’re Telling Me, The Old-Fashioned Way, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, and It’s a Gift. His performance in these films met with critical acclaim and led 1930s Film Critic Otis Ferguson to write, “Fields was the best comedian then working in motion pictures.” The performances also, as in the case of The Old Fashioned Way, highlighted Fields’s juggling skills. Although Fields had a loyal following, his work was usually more popular with the critical community than with audiences. Critics considered It’s a Gift, which features both Fields’s writing and his acting, his greatest work. Film Historian William Everson believed the movie was “among the finest comedy work from any period and any country.”
The following year, Fields starred as Micawber in a screen adaptation of David Copperfield, alongside Lionel Barrymore. The role of Micawber, one of Fields’s favorite literary figures, allowed the actor to reprise his huckster characterization. Fields had identified with Dickens’s portrayal of the beleaguered working classes and outcast children since his own time as a runaway. In fact, some of the common features of Fields’s films, such as a loyal daughter, a nagging wife, and a way of playing with words, are all characteristic of Dickens’s work as well. The screen adaptation of David Copperfield was met with critical acclaim. A New York Times Review classified the film as “the most profoundly satisfying screen manipulation of a great novel that the camera has ever given us.” Gehring concludes that “David Copperfield was probably, during Fields’s lifetime, his most roundly applauded cinema achievement.”
In the same year, Fields appeared in The Man on the Flying Trapeze, a comedy with parallels to his personal life. Fields, who played Ambrose Wolfinger, a man whose marriage was as strained as Fields’s own. His slothful brother-in-law in the film, Claude, has the same name as Fields’s son, and from Fields’s own accounts, the two Claudes also shared their laziness. Fields’s real-life mistress, Carlotta Monti, is featured in the film as his loyal secretary. The next year, Fields only completed one film, Poppy, due to an ongoing battle with pneumonia that worsened into tuberculosis. This period of Fields’s life was stressful because he distrusted doctors and was often unwilling to part with his money for their suggested treatments. After his recovery, Fields admitted that illness gave him a new outlook on life:
I feel that this is my second time on earth. I am starting all over again from scratch. It’s all borrowed time I am living on, but I’m certainly enjoying it…What I’ve gone through and come out of by a narrow squeak has certainly made me appreciate living, something I never did before.
Though Fields had a new lease on life, he retained his sense of humor. Though he could not drink (an acknowledged favorite pastime) during his period of convalescence, he joked about it:
I admit I do enjoy a rum omelet for breakfast, brandied peaches or cherries for lunch, and mince pie with brandy sauce—sometimes I have several helpings—for dinner. But I do not drink. On this point I stand firm…I now find I can get a pleasant glow for far less than it formerly cost me.
Due to his illness, which at times he believed would end his career, Fields became interested in radio. In 1937, he lent his voice to the airwaves on The Chase and Sanborn Hour. The program also featured Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen with his dummy, Charlie McCarthy. Fields and McCarthy’s bantering feud typified the insult comedy of the time. Fields was able to draw humor from his public and long-established hatred of children, which he turned on the teenage McCarthy. Although Fields only regularly starred on the program for five months, his early involvement and later guest appearances made the program a radio staple from the late 1930s through the 1940s.
In 1938, Universal stole Fields away from Paramount by offering to pay him $125,000 for each film he starred in and $25,000 for each script he wrote. He starred in five films for Universal, of which he wrote four. In You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man (1939), Fields played Larson E. Whipsnade, a circus owner on the verge of bankruptcy. Fields was joined in the film by Bergen and his ventriloquist dummy, Charlie McCarthy. Fields was ultimately unhappy with the film; although he had written a version of the script, the film’s producer gave the project to several other writers without including Fields’s input. After the completion of this film, the Masquers’ Club held a roast in Fields’s honor. When author and political scientist Dr. Leo Rosten had to introduce Fields, he uttered the famous line “Any man who hates dogs and babies can’t be all bad.” The description made the news in the United States and Britain, but, over the years, has been mistakenly attributed to Fields himself.
Fields also was unhappy with the completed script for My Little Chickadee (1940), so he and Costar Mae West decided to write their own scenes in their own styles. Of the experience, Fields said, “During my entire experience in the entertainment world, I have never had anyone catch my character as Miss West has. In fact, she is the only author that has ever known what I was trying to do.” In the film, West’s character, Flower Bell Lee, is chased out of a small western town, where she encounters Fields’s character, con man Cuthbert J. Twillie, on the train. The two are “married” in a fake ceremony, before Twillie becomes sheriff in Greasewood City. This film would become the largest grossing movie Fields made for Universal.
Fields also published his first book, Fields for President, in 1940, an election year. Poking fun at Presidential Candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fields wrote:
I shall, my fellow citizens, offer no such empty panaceas as a New Deal, or an Old Deal, or even a Re-Deal. No, my friends, the reliable old False Shuffle was good enough for my father and it’s good enough for me.
As the only book he ever published, Fields for President is considered a unique collection of Fields’ comedy writing.
Fields received sole writing credit for 1940’s The Bank Dick, under the pen name Mahatma Kane Jeeves, a playful pseudonym stolen from a vaudeville skit, “My hat and cane, Jeeves.” The film, which is Fields’s last anti-heroic cinema classic, focuses on Fields’s character, a guard at a small town bank. When Universal complained that the ending was weak, Fields refused to give in to a more exciting ending. Instead, he included a slapstick chase scene that was a favorite of critics and audiences alike.
After 1941, Fields’s failing health limited him to supporting roles in three pictures: Follow the Boys (1944), Song of the Open Road (1944), and Sensations of 1945 (1944). After a brief period of giving up alcohol, Fields succumbed to the lure of the drink. He was even more distrustful of doctors with his second illness and claimed that “when doctors and undertakers meet they always wink at each other.” Fields lost his battle with alcohol and illness on Christmas Day, 1946, in Pasadena, California. Before he died, he suggested an epitaph for his headstone: “On the whole, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.” He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7004 Hollywood Boulevard.
Works:
Fields, W.C. Fields for President. 1940. Reprint. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1971.
Films:
Sally of the Sawdust. Dir. D.W. Griffith. Perf. Carol Dempster and W.C. Fields. United Artists, 1925.
It’s the Old Army Game. Dir. Edward Sutherland. Perf. W.C. Fields and Louise Brooks. Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, 1926.
Her Majesty Love. Dir. William Dieterle. Perf. Marilyn Miller and W.C. Fields. Warner Brothers, 1931.
It’s a Gift. Dir. Normal McLeod. Perf. W.C. Fields and Kathleen Howard. Paramount, 1934.
David Copperfield. Dir. George Cukor. Perf. W.C. Fields and Lionel Barrymore. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935.
The Man on the Flying Trapeze. Dir. Clyde Bruckman. Perf. W.C. Fields and Mary Brian. Paramount, 1935.
You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man. Dir. George Marshall. Perf. W.C. Fields and Edgar Bergen. Universal, 1939.
My Little Chickadee. Dir. Edward Cline. Perf. W.C. Fields and Mae West. Universal, 1940.
The Bank Dick. Dir. Edward Cline. Perf. W.C. Fields and Cora Witherspoon. Universal, 1940.
Sources:
Adamson, Joseph, and Christopher T. Lee. “W.C. Fields.” Dictionary of Literary Biography. Ed. Randall Clark. 2nd ed. Vol. 44. Bruccoli Clark Layman, 1986. 137-44.
Boskin, Joseph. “Fields, W.C.” American National Biography Online. Feb. 2000. 22 Oct. 2009.
Curtis, James. W.C. Fields: A Biography. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
Everson, William. The Art of W.C. Fields. New York: Bonanza Books, 1967.
Ferguson, Otis. “The Old-Fashioned Way review.” New Republic 1August 1934: 320.
Fields, Ronald J. W.C. Fields: A Life on Film. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984.
Gehring, Wes D. W.C. Fields, a Bio-Bibliography. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1984.
“W. C. Fields.” Hollywood Walk of Fame. 17 Feb. 2012. <http://www.walkoffame.com/w-c-fields>.
Sennwald, Andre. “The Capitol Presents a Distinguished Screen Edition of ‘David Copperfield’” New York Times 19 Jan. 1935: 8.
Taylor, Robert L. W.C. Fields: His Follies and Fortunes. New York: Doubleday, 1949.
This biography was prepared by Lindley Homol, Fall 2009.
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Cast W.C. Fields (Samuel Bisbee), Alice Joyce (Princess Lescaboura), Charles Rogers (Kenneth Murchison), Kittens Reichert (Alice Bisbee), Marcia Harris (Mrs. Bisbee), Julia Ralph (Mrs. Murchison), Frank Montgomery (Jeff), Jerry Sinclair (Al) Production Famous Players-Lasky, 1926 Associate Producer William LeBaron Director Gregory La Cava Scenario J. Clarkson Miller Adaptation Howard Emmett Rogers and Tom J. Geraghty, based on the story “Mr. Bisbee’s Princess” by Julian Street Titles Julian Johnson Photography George Webber Editor Julian Johnson
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In 1941 W.C. Fields made his final feature film, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. Critic James Agee, in his review for Time magazine, called him “one of the funniest men on earth” and went on to proclaim, “the great comedian can play straight better and more firmly than anyone in the business.” When Fields died five years later, he was memorialized not for any of his talents—vaudevillian, master juggler, pool shark, star of radio and film—but rather as the world’s favorite drunkard.
Born in 1880 to a Cockney immigrant father and a Philadelphia-born mother, William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children. Fields was known for describing his childhood as difficult, flavoring it with Dickensian details. Fights with his father turned into battles. Running away became a commonplace theme. Later, he would even tell people that terrible beatings from neighborhood kids were the reason for his large, deformed nose.
Fields admitted to exaggerations in the story of his childhood, but they contained elements of truth. He taught himself to juggle, using fruit from the family fruit stand. He picked up pool tricks hustling in pool halls. School was boring, and he did run away from home but more to avoid teachers than abusive parents.
In 1897, with little money, he put together a juggling act, “The Tramp Juggler.” Soon after, he found work in Atlantic City’s burlesque and vaudeville halls. To earn extra money, he became a “drowner.” Creating a distraction by pretending to drown in the nearby ocean, he caused a crowd to form on the boardwalk. Rescued, he was carried into the theater and the crowd followed in concern. The theater then offered discount tickets in celebration, while Fields slipped out of the lobby, later emerging on stage in disguise.
By 1900, he found some success with his tramp act in San Francisco and married fellow performer Harriet Hughes. After playing on the Orpheum Circuit, the couple was offered a European tour. Touring the world for the next five years, they become a well-known vaudeville team. Hattie became pregnant and found she preferred domestic life. They quickly separated, and Fields returned to performing solo. While he supported his wife and child financially, he would not be part of their lives.
Fields found it lonely on the road without Hattie. He installed a bar in his wardrobe trunk and invited guests up to his dressing room after a show. Feeling that alcohol would impede his ability to perform, he never drank. Eventually, however, he developed a taste for alcohol and was told he performed better after drinking. In 1923, D.W. Griffith saw Fields in Poppy and thought the Broadway musical an excellent vehicle for actress Carole Dempster. Fields was brought on at the last moment, after the role of McGargle was trimmed down, giving Dempster, a Griffith favorite, more room to shine. The plan backfired when Fields showed up and stormed Dempster’s dressing room, infuriated that many of his good scenes had been cut. The production came to a standstill. Rather than scrap the project, Paramount executives reluctantly restored Fields’s part.
William LeBaron, a producer at Paramount, thought Fields hilarious and quickly signed him. Pairing him with director Gregory La Cava for So’s Your Old Man, LeBaron hoped that Fields would appreciate La Cava’s dark sense of humor and be more malleable on set. On the first day of shooting, LeBaron asked La Cava’s opinion of Fields. “He’s a terribly mean man,” replied the director. Fields’s opinion of La Cava? “He’s a Dago son of a bitch.”
Two weeks later, their opinions were tempered by respect for each other’s talents. “I hate his guts,” La Cava reported to LeBaron, “but he’s the greatest comedian that ever lived.” Fields responded, “I can’t stand the bastard, but he’s the best director in the business.” A strong friendship was formed. The combination worked so well that La Cava would later direct Fields’s scenes in films by other directors.
During this time, Fields began to use his public persona to create publicity, blurring the line between his public and private self. To the world, he was that cantankerous man with a penchant for drinking who distrusted doctors and bankers and was repulsed by children. He created a publicity “feud” between himself and Baby LeRoy, a child actor who played Fields’s nemesis in numerous films. It was rumored that Fields once spiked LeRoy’s orange juice to shut him up on set. In truth, Fields understood the importance of LeRoy as his foil and campaigned to have his scenes extended. He later assisted LeRoy’s family with money during hard times.
In 1937 Fields found his greatest success in radio. What began as a stint on a popular show with comedian Edgar Bergen and his wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy became a full-time routine. McCarthy would make fun of Fields’s drinking and call him a “mean old drunk.” Insults between Fields and McCarthy became legendary, and Fields’s drawl was imitated across the country. During these shows, Fields’s inebriated character was given full play. The name W.C. Fields became synonymous with “Drunk” and, for the sake of his career, Fields embraced it.
Trying to live up to his character was taking a terrible toll on Fields. He gained weight, and his skin betrayed the signs of liver failure. After a close call with pneumonia, he attempted to quit drinking but this was short lived. Professionally, he managed to sign a new contract and now had full writing control on his films.
In Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, his final starring role, Fields played a character called “The Great Man.” He had intended the film to be an introspective, esoteric tale with nightmarish elements that would show the struggle of the performer with his public image. However, illness and delirium tremens had set in, and he could no longer fight the producers the way he had before. He was unable to achieve his vision of the film. It was re-cut to match the public’s expectations for a Fields picture.
Three decades after his death, Louise Brooks wrote an essay for Sight and Sound magazine, recalling the Fields she had met back when she danced in the Ziegfeld Follies. In “The Other Face of W.C. Fields,” she said Fields’s talent could only be fully appreciated on the stage, where his character was rooted in a make-believe world and the audience could see all of him, uncut by setups and camera angles. “Bill performed as if he were standing whole before an audience that could appreciate every detail of his costume and follow the dainty disposition of his hands and feet. Every time the camera drew closer, it cut off another piece of him and deprived him of some comic effect.”
Carlotta Monti, his mistress of 13 years, wrote about Fields in 1971: “They have said he was crotchety, castigating, had a jaundiced eye, was larcenous, suspicious, shifty, erratic, frugal, and mercenary. I can only confirm these accusations. But he was also loveable, kind, sweet, generous, thoughtful, and gentlemanly.” The man who had a reputation for detesting children included a provision in his will, Monti noted, “leaving the bulk of his estate to orphanages.”
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Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon. Written by John Vogel <[email protected]>
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After all the movies that he has done this one shown his acting chops and basically established himself as one of the most distinguish actors in Hollywood,but if you want to see Tony Curtis in a stunning performance as a serial killer,this is the movie to see and not to be missed.
Tony Curtis showed them off brilliantly with his chilling portrayal of confessed 1960's serial killer,Albert DeSalvo who killed and strangled 13 women in the streets of Boston. Curtis is frighteningly good at depicting the schizophrenic life of a seemingly normal family man who hides his sexual compulsions. Here also you have Henry Fonda as the detective out to stopped him and George Kennedy in a co-starring role. Director Richard Fleischer(of "Fantastic Voyage",and "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" fame)uses a split screen technique show DeSalvo crimes along with the painstaking police investigation that finally nabbed him in 1964. Shocking as it was back in 1968,and still shocking today in one of Tony Curtis' most gripping roles and exhilarating performance.
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The Boston Strangler
Between June 1962 and January 1964, Boston became the focus of the national news media due to a serial killer on the loose known as "The Boston Strangler." Thirteen women were sexually assaulted and strangled and no prime suspects had emerged. Even at the height of the investigation and manhunt, unsuspecting victims still opened their doors to a stranger and fell prey to him, indicating his ability to pass as a non-threatening individual and win the trust of the women who let him in. Events took an unexpected turn on October 27, 1964, when a woman survived an attack and was able to provide a detailed description of her assailant. He was soon identified as Albert DeSalvo, a recent prison parolee who had been serving time for sexual assault. When his photograph was published in newspapers, numerous women came forward with claims that he had assaulted them. At first DeSalvo confessed he was only guilty of breaking and entering and rape and was not the strangler. Yet, once he was diagnosed as schizophrenic and not competent to stand trial, he was committed to Boston State Hospital and it was there that he confessed to the murders.
No conclusive evidence was ever discovered that would link DeSalvo to the stranglings, despite his confession that revealed telling details about the victims and their apartments. Instead he was sentenced to life imprisonment for burglaries and sexual assaults that occurred before the serial killings began. No one was ever officially charged with the thirteen murders and the truth about DeSalvo's actual involvement will never be known.
Gerold Frank's non-fiction book on the subject, The Boston Strangler was a painstakingly researched and comprehensive account of the case, depicting the many dead ends and frustrated attempts by the police to capture the killer. It quickly became a bestseller and was no surprise when 20th Century Fox bought the book rights with the intention of turning it into a major motion picture.
The film version of The Boston Strangler (1968), however, faced several challenges on the way to the screen. For one, the producers would have to condense a massive amount of information and important details about the case to avoid making a movie that would exceed a two hour running time and become a difficult sell to exhibitors. And as usual with any Hollywood movie based on real events, some creative liberties would be taken for dramatic reasons.
The Boston Strangler ran into problems right from the beginning after the movie's producer, Robert Fryer, offered the screenplay to his friend, Terence Rattigan, the acclaimed British playwright who had penned the stage hits The Winslow Boy, The Browning Version, The Deep Blue Sea and Separate Tables. Richard Fleischer, who was already committed to the film as the director, noted in his autobiography that he realized Rattigan was the wrong person for the task at their first meeting, which also included the producer and Frank, the author of the bestseller. Fleischer recalled that there was one detail "that seemed to fascinate Rattigan, and he kept coming back to time and again: the size of the Boston Strangler's penis...he'd ask, "Do you think there was anything unusual about it?"....For a literary man he seemed inordinately concerned about a dangling participle."
Fleischer's worst suspicions about Rattigan's suitability as screenwriter were confirmed when he and Robert Fryer received the script: "This totally confused treatment bore very little relationship to the book. Worse still, and most puzzling, it was written as a comedy!...Then, to top it all off (he must have thought this would be a wow when he wrote it), he had a computer come up with the name of the chief suspect for the grisly crimes, and it turned out to be Darryl Zanuck!" Rattigan was quickly relieved of this duties and replaced by Edward Anhalt (The Member of the Wedding [1952], Becket [1964]), who delivered a screenplay that was much more faithful to Frank's nonfiction account.
Almost as frustrating as the filmmakers' experience with Terence Rattigan was the search for the right actor to play the title serial killer. Most of Hollywood's top leading actors at the time were mentioned as possibilities before Fleischer approached Tony Curtis. The actor was experiencing a decline in his popularity and was desperate to break out of the romantic comedy rut he had fallen into with such fair-to-middling efforts as Boeing(707) Boeing (707) (1965), Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966), Arrivederci, Baby! (1966) and Don't Make Waves (1967) in his wake. Fleischer already knew that Richard Zanuck, head of Fox, would not approve Curtis for the role because of the actor's stereotyped screen image so he advised Curtis to change his appearance.
In his memoirs, American Prince, Curtis wrote, "Knowing what DeSalvo looked like, I got some putty and worked it onto the bridge of my nose, so it looked broken. I mussed up my hair and put dark makeup around my eyes. Then, holding a camera at arm's length from my body, I took photos of myself as though I was being booked in a police station: profile and front-facing."
The ruse worked brilliantly. When Fleischer told Zanuck that he had found the perfect actor for the role and showed him the Curtis mug shots, the mogul agreed and then asked who the actor was. Despite his surprise, he agreed to the casting and Curtis began to inhabit his character: "I went out and bought brown contact lenses to hide my blue eyes. I put on about fifteen pounds and I used ankle weights to change the way I walked. I wore a pea coat, a stocking cap, jeans and big, heavy boots. Up to that point I had mostly played the romantic love interest, but I knew there was no reason I couldn't play a psychopath."
In the meantime, Fleischer assembled a top notch cast that included Henry Fonda as Assistant Attorney General John S. Bottomly, who is appointed head of the Special Division of Crime Research and Detection that oversaw the investigation of the Boston Strangler case, William Marshall as Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke, who assigned Bottomly to the case, George Kennedy as Detective Phil DiNatale, Murray Hamilton as Detective Frank McAfee, George Voskovec as renowned Dutch psychic Peter Hurkos, Hurd Hatfield as a sexual deviant suspect and Sally Kellerman in a breakout supporting performance as a victim who survives an attack and is able to help identify DeSalvo from the bite mark she inflicted on his hand.
At the time Curtis was filming The Boston Strangler, he was having marital problems with his wife, Christine Kaufmann. The actor admitted that he channeled some of the rage and jealousy he was feeling toward his wife into his performance and was often irritable and moody on the set. At the same time, Curtis complained that "Henry Fonda was very cold to me, or so it seemed to me." The two actors had once traveled in the same social circles and were friendly but during production on The Boston Strangler, Curtis wrote that Fonda "hardly talked to me at all. Maybe he treated me that way because he was intent on staying in character....I tried hard not to be offended by Henry's remoteness, but at times it was a real struggle."
One of the most distinctive aspects of The Boston Strangler is the cinematography by Richard H. Kline, which incorporates a split-screen technique to show several events or points-of-view occurring on screen at the same time. Fleischer had been impressed with this visual approach when he first saw it in a presentation at Expo 67 in Montreal. (Other directors would soon incorporate it into their films such as Norman Jewison for The Thomas Crown Affair [1968] and John Frankenheimer for Grand Prix [1966]). Because of this complicated cinematic approach, Fleischer had to oversee five different camera crews which became a logistics nightmare. Otherwise, production proceeded smoothly except for a brief delay when Curtis accidentally broke his nose during filming and there were rumors he would be replaced.
When The Boston Strangler went into release in the fall of 1968, it became a box office hit for 20th Century Fox though the critical reviews were decidedly mixed. Renata Adler of The New York Times wrote, "The Boston Strangler represents an incredible collapse of taste, judgment, decency, prose, insight, movie technique, and yet.....it is not quite the popular exploitation film that one might think. It is as though someone had gone out to do a serious piece of reporting and come up with 4,000 clippings from a sensationalist tabloid..."; She concluded by saying the movie "is to be avoided as surely as a stranger who appears at your door and identifies himself as a plumber whom you have not called." Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times was more ambivalent about the movie's qualities but clearly identified the problem: "As entertainment, it's first rate. Henry Fonda is a subtle, sensitive lawyer, George Kennedy makes a convincing cop, and Tony Curtis acts better than he has in a decade," but Ebert also noted, "The problem here is that real events are being offered as entertainment. A strangler murdered 13 women and now we are asked to take our dates to the Saturday night flick to see why."
Among the positive reviews was this report from Variety which stated, "The Boston Strangler emerges as a triumph of taste and restraint in a film era often marked by nauseating exposition and exploitation of violence. Richard Fleischer's superior direction of Edward Anhalt's excellent screen play, as interpreted by an extremely large and competent cast, distinguished this maiden effort production by former legit producer Robert Fryer." Fleischer, of course, was no stranger to true life crime dramas, having directed The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955), a dramatization of the Stanford White-Evelyn Nesbit-Harry Kendall Thaw scandal of 1906, and Compulsion (1959), based on the famous Leopold-Loeb thrill-kill murder case of 1924. And in 1971, Fleischer directed 10 Rillington Place, which depicted the crimes of London serial killer John Christie (played by Richard Attenborough).
The Boston Strangler received no Oscar® nominations though several critics predicted Tony Curtis would be nominated for Best Actor. Even Curtis was surprised and disappointed when he was passed over. One has to admit it was a risky and daring change of pace role for Curtis and he loses himself completely in a disturbing portrayal of Albert DeSalvo.
The Boston Strangler concludes with the following disclaimer: "Albert DeSalvo, presently imprisoned in Walpole, Mass. has never been indicted or tried for the Boston stranglings. This film has ended, but the responsibility for the early recognition and treatment of the violent among us has yet to begin." While the movie seems to clearly finger DeSalvo as the serial killer, many crime experts believe there were more than one Boston Strangler and that some of the murders did not fit the pattern of the same killer at all. Like the true identity of Jack the Ripper, this is something we may never know and, adding a strange twist to it all, is the fact that DeSalvo was found stabbed to death in his cell at Walpole State Prison on November 25, 1973. No one was ever charged with the killing.
One final note on The Boston Strangler: According to the TV featurette, Backstory: The Boston Strangler, made for AMC, both Fleischer and Zanuck received hand made wallets from DeSalvo in prison after he saw the movie. Reportedly, Tony Curtis was disappointed when he didn't receive one but theorized, "maybe he didn't like the way I played the part."
Producer: Robert Fryer
Screenplay: Edward Anhalt (screenplay); Gerold Frank (book)
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Art Direction: Richard Day, Jack Martin Smith
Music: Lionel Newman
Film Editing: Marion Rothman
Cast: Tony Curtis (Albert DeSalvo), Henry Fonda (John S. Bottomly), George Kennedy (Det. Phil DiNatale), Mike Kellin (Julian Soshnick), Hurd Hatfield (Terence Huntley), Murray Hamilton (Det. Frank McAfee), Jeff Corey (John Asgeirsson), Sally Kellerman (Dianne Cluny), William Marshall (Atty. Gen. Edward W. Brooke), George Voskovec (Peter Hurkos).
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The message couldn't have been any clearer when, at Lake Lanier outside Atlanta in 1996, Britain's Redgrave declared:
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"Anybody who sees me in a boat has my permission to shoot me." Redgrave had, at the age of 34, just won rowing gold for the fourth Games in a row and on live TV, he announced his retirement in unequivocal fashion. Yet four years later -- after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1997, and suffering with debilitating ulcerative colitis since before the 1992 Barcelona Games -- he put his ailing, 38-year-old body through a punishing training regime one last time and achieved another Olympic triumph, as a member of the coxless fours. In doing so Redgrave became the only endurance sport athlete to win five golds in five consecutive Games: 1984 (coxed fours), 1988, 1992, 1996 (coxless pairs) and 2000 (coxless fours). His secret? "I decided that diabetes had to live with me, not me live with it," he said.
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian
A hyperactive child, Phelps was encouraged into swimming aged seven to give his boundless energy an outlet, and became the most decorated Olympian of all time.
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The "Baltimore Bullet" came home empty-handed from his first Games at Sydney 2000 when just 15. But a slew of world records over the next three years led to a dominant display at Athens 2004 as Phelps took six gold and two bronze medals, the second-best performance at an Olympic Games after fellow US swimmer Mark Spitz's seven golds in 1972. At Beijing four years later, Phelps claimed the all-time record when in the 4x100m medley relay he completed a haul of eight golds in one Games -- seven of them with world record times. Australian arch-rival Ian Thorpe had prior to Athens said it would be "impossible" to win eight golds -- a statement which Phelps kept on his locker as a motivation. At London four years later he became the most decorated Olympian of all time, taking his total to 18 golds, two silvers and two bronzes. Having just turned 31, he is aiming to extend his record in his fifth Games this year, having qualified for three individual events at the recent US trials by winning the 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly and 200m individual medley.
Ian Thorpe, the freestyle king
"Thorpedo" won five gold medals, the most by an Australian, with three in his home Sydney 2000 Games (400m free, 4x200m and 4x100m freestyle relays) and two more in Athens (400m free, 200m free) four years later.
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At the 2004 Games, Michael Phelps opted to compete in the 200m freestyle in a quest to win a record eight gold medals, which Thorpe called "impossible". The 200m final was dubbed the "Race of the Century" as Thorpe and Phelps lined up against two former world record-holders, Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australia's Grant Hackett. It proved Thorpe's greatest victory. Van den Hoogenband turned more than a second ahead of world record pace at 100 metres but Thorpe was never more than a body length away and chased the Dutchman down in the final 50 metres to take gold in an Olympic record 1min 44.71sec, with Phelps third. Thorpe could not contain his emotion at his victory as he tore off his cap, punched the air wildly and screamed at the top of his lungs. Thorpe also won three Olympic silvers and a bronze in his only two Games before retiring at the age of 24 in 2006. An ill-fated comeback attempt saw him fail to make the cut for London 2012.
Michael Johnson, the one-lap master
The American dominated the 200m and 400m sprints in the final decade of the 20th century, winning four gold medals in the Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000) Games.
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His tally could have been five as he was part of the 4x400m US relay team that crossed the line first in Sydney but was stripped of the title eight years later, after Antonio Pettigrew admitted doping. Johnson, always a vehement voice against doping, returned his medal as he felt he had not won it legitimately. He was nevertheless the only man to win 400m gold twice (1996, 2000) and also won a 4x400m relay gold in 1992 and a 200m gold in Atlanta four years later when he smashed his own world record (19.66) by more than three-tenths of a second with a scarcely believable 19.32sec in the final -- the largest improvement in a 200m world record in history. Usain Bolt has since lowered the mark, but Johnson's 400 metres world record of 43.18sec set in Seville in 1999 still stands to this day.
Usain Bolt, lightning that struck twice
The fastest man the world has ever seen, the "Lightning Bolt" shot to worldwide fame in Beijing in 2008 as the first man to do
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the 100m-200m sprint double since American Carl Lewis in 1984, and then became the first in Olympic history to repeat the feat with his London triumphs. Not only that, in Beijing the lanky, laid-back Jamaican smashed world records in both sprint finals and he went on to lower the 100m and 200m marks a year later, to 9.58sec and 19.19sec respectively. He also anchored Jamaica's 4x100m sprint relay team to gold in both Games, also in world record times. With six golds already, Bolt is aiming at an unprecedented "treble-treble" in Rio which, if achieved, may never be matched. He has also won a record 11 world championships gold medals since 2009.
Nadia Comaneci, the perfect 10
Perfection is a rare commodity but 40 years ago in Montreal, Romanian gymnast Comaneci achieved it seven times, in the eyes of the judges, when she was just 14.
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Belarussian Olga Korbut had paved the way for Comaneci's success four years earlier in Munich, when her spectacular feats on the beam and uneven bars won her three gold medals, ignited gymnastics' popularity and set off a fierce rivalry with the tiny Romanian. The result was Comaneci, then only 4ft 11in (1.50m) tall, scoring the first ever perfect 10.00 scores -- four times on the uneven bars, and three times on the beam, as she won gold in both events plus the all-round title. Another two gold medals were to follow at the Moscow Games in 1980. Fellow gymnasts detailed abuse and beatings at the hands of coach Bela Karolyi, and while under his care Comaneci was once rushed to hospital after reportedly drinking bleach. Comaneci competed until 1981, and fled Romania just before the fall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989. She now lives in the United States, where her business interests include a gymnastics academy.
Greg Louganis, the greatest diver?
America's Louganis dominated his sport in the 1980s when he won two gold medals at Los Angeles in 1984 and defended both titles at Seoul in 1988, despite famously smashing his head on the springboard.
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Louganis may have finished his career with more Olympic titles if not for the USA boycott of the Moscow Games in 1980. The enduring image of Louganis is when he painfully hit the back of his head during a reverse two-and-a-half somersault in pike in the preliminary rounds at Seoul -- the stuff of nightmares for divers. But after stitches, he recovered his composure to reach the final and then win the title, cementing burnishing his golden-boy image. However, life had never been easy for Louganis, the adopted son of a Swedish-Samoan teenage couple who was bullied at school, abused by his business manager and found out he was HIV positive six months before the Seoul Games. He came out publicly as gay in an Oprah Winfrey interview in 1995, prompting criticism in some quarters about the bloody head-injury incident in Seoul.
Edwin Moses, the man no one could beat
Rarely has an athlete exerted such sustained dominance as American 400m hurdler Moses, who won an astonishing 122 consecutive races from 1977 to 1987 and picked up two Olympic gold medals,
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in one of the great athletics careers. For nine years, nine months and nine days, nobody finished in front of Moses, who set four world records in the process. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, his first international event, 20-year-old Moses won the 400m hurdles by eight metres, the largest margin of victory in the event's history, also breaking the world record. Moses missed the 1980 Moscow Games because of the US boycott, but won a second gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and a bronze at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, when he was 33. When asked how he wanted to be remembered, Moses once said: "Hopefully, as the guy nobody could beat." His final world record of 47.02sec was set in 1983 and was only broken by the current holder, Kevin Young, in 1992, when he ran 46.78 in the Barcelona Olympics final.
Daley Thompson, king of the decathletes
Thompson was a child at boarding school when his father was shot dead in an argument in the street, but he overcame the tragedy to become the most celebrated decathlete in history,
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winning two Olympic gold medals and setting four world records in his career. The Briton, whose fierce competitive drive and irreverent attitude divided opinion, won his first Olympic title at the 1980 Moscow Games, which were overshadowed by Cold War tensions and were boycotted by the United States and West Germany. But he won over the normally pro-Soviet Moscow crowd, who gave him a standing ovation at his victory ceremony. Four years later in Los Angeles, Thompson had to dig deep in a hard-fought battle with Germany's Jurgen Hingsen, the world record-holder, until strong performances in the discus, pole vault and javelin made him champion-elect before the final event, the 1,500m. Thompson could afford to finish 11 seconds below his personal best and still break Hingsen's decathlon world record, but instead he cantered down the final straight to finish a whisker too slow to set a new mark. At the press conference, he wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the message, "Is the world's 2nd greatest athlete gay?", a provocative reference to rumours about Carl Lewis. He also made jokes about fathering a child with Princess Anne, another incident which created negative headlines in his hour of triumph. Thompson's athletic achievements are not in doubt: between 1979 and 1987, he was undefeated in all competitions, and he is the only decathlete to hold the world, Olympic, Commonwealth and European titles at the same time. "All I ever wanted to be was the best. I don't enjoy fame," he told the Independent in 2008.
Carl Lewis, the heir to Owens
Lewis stole the show at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, when he matched Jesse Owens' achievement of winning four gold medals in the 100m, the 200m, the long jump and the 4x100m relay, in front of his home fans.
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In 1988, Lewis gained a second gold medal in the 100m after Ben Johnson was disqualified for doping, and also defended his long jump title and picked up a silver in the 200m. And in Barcelona in 1992, the American was a winner again as he anchored the 4x100m relay team to victory and picked up a third long jump gold medal, stunning world record-holder Mike Powell in the final. Four years later, Lewis defended his long jump title for a fourth time, when as a 35-year-old underdog he summoned up one last golden leap to reach a career tally of nine Olympic titles. After these achievements, it was no surprise that he was named male athlete of the century by the IAAF in 1999, and sportsman of the century by the International Olympic Committee. But despite his successes, Lewis's aloof attitude rankled with rivals and spectators alike, puncturing his popularity. Worse was to come when in 2003, it was revealed that he failed three drugs tests for small amounts of stimulants at the US Olympic trials before the 1988 Seoul Games, where Canada's Johnson was vilified for doping. "The climate was different then," Lewis said later. "Over the years a lot of people will sit around and debate that (the drug) does something. There really is no pure evidence to show that it does something. It does nothing."
Laszlo Papp, Hungarian boxing great
Papp tangled with Hungary's Communist authorities as well as opponents in the ring in a career which made him the first boxer to win three Olympic gold medals.
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The fluid, hard-hitting southpaw, known for his devastating left hook, totted up an astonishing 301 amateur wins against just 12 losses, with 55 of his victories ending in first-round knock-outs. His Olympic career was equally as fearsome: in 13 bouts spread across London 1948, Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956, Papp lost only one round -- in the 1956 final, which he won 2-1 against America's Jose Torres. That third and final title came at a highly emotional time for Hungary, as it coincided with the brutal crushing of an uprising against the Soviet-backed regime. Budapest-born Papp turned professional at 31 in 1957 but had to train in Vienna to become the first professional boxer from the Soviet bloc. In 1965, he was denied a shot at reigning middleweight world champion Joey Giardello in the United States when the Hungarian Communist authorities revoked his passport, concerned about the sensitivities of a boxer from the Soviet bloc fighting for money in the focal point of the capitalist world. "This is my one big regret in life," Papp said later. He retired undefeated as a professional and as European middleweight champion and was later awarded an honorary world title by the World Boxing Council, who also named him the best amateur and professional fighter of all time.
Dawn Fraser, the Australian rebel
The Australian swimmer made her mark in the 100m freestyle, taking gold in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and then in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964.
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In doing so, she became the first woman to defend an Olympic swimming title and the first Olympic swimmer of either sex to win the same event three times. Fraser also won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay in 1956 and earned silver medals in four other events over the Games in which she competed. However, her career was also defined by clashes with Australia's swimming authorities. After the Rome Olympics, she was handed a two-year ban after a number of minor offences, including not wearing the team tracksuit to receive her medal. At Tokyo, she defied team orders by marching in the ceremony, wore an unofficial swimsuit while competing and finally she was caught stealing souvenir flags near the Imperial Palace -- crimes which earned her a whopping 10-year ban, prompting her retirement. Fraser, from a working-class suburb of Sydney, remains one of Australia's most outspoken sports heroes, and recently courted controversy when she told misbehaving tennis stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic "to go back to where their parents came from", comments for which she later apologised.
Larisa Latynina, Soviet medal machine
Ukrainian-born Latynina competed in the 1958 world gymnastics while four months pregnant -- and took home five gold medals. It was the sort of determination that was to bring
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her 18 Olympic medals, a record which stood for nearly half a century until it was broken in 2012 by American swimmer Michael Phelps. Latynina finished her Olympic career with nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze, becoming gymnastics' inaugural superstar. "She was our first legend," Bela Karolyi, the coach of Romania's Nadia Comaneci, said of Latynina. "When she stepped out on the floor, all eyes were on her. She demanded attention and respect." At her first Games in 1956, Latynina won the vault and floor exercises en route to a hard-fought all-round title, as well as gold in the team event. She defended her all-round title in 1960, and again took gold in the floor exercises and team event. At Tokyo in 1964, when she was 29, Latynina won her third straight floor and team titles. Despite her unprecedented medal haul, Latynina's achievements were later overshadowed in Olympic history by the exploits of Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut and Comaneci, but she came to public attention again as Phelps zeroed in on her record in London.
Mark Spitz, damp squib to record-breaker
The brash American boasted he would win six gold medals at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics but he ended up with two relay titles, plus an individual silver and bronze, in what he
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called "the worst meet of my life". Perhaps it was the motivation he needed, because four years later in Munich, Spitz stunned the world by winning an unprecedented seven gold medals at the same Games -- winning every event he entered, and setting a world record each time. Spitz's seven-title haul remained unmatched until Michael Phelps swam to eight gold medals in Beijing in 2008. The mustachioed Spitz did the 100m and 200m double in both freestyle and the butterfly, together with three relay titles -- and promptly retired. The abrasive Spitz's success wasn't universally popular among his rival swimmers: "It could have happened to a nicer guy," remarked one. Lucrative endorsements and business deals were to follow, until Spitz made a shortlived comeback attempt aged 41, nearly two decades after Munich, in time for the 1992 Olympics. After Phelps broke his gold-medal record in Beijing, Spitz was unstinting in his praise. "He is the single greatest Olympic athlete of all time now... I always wondered what my feelings would be. I feel a tremendous load off my back."
Teofilo Stevenson, the Cuban Ali
Stevenson resisted the lure of professional boxing -- including a lucrative fight with Muhammad Ali -- to remain resolutely amateur throughout his career, earning the devotion of his fellow Cubans.
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"What is a million dollars worth compared to the love of eight million Cubans?" he once said. Stevenson was crowned Olympic heavyweight champion three times in 1972, 1976 and 1980, one of only three fighters to win three Olympic gold medals, and the first after Hungary's Laszlo Papp 24 years earlier. In a 1988 Boxing Illustrated poll, the towering but graceful Stevenson, with a thundering right hand -- and a striking resemblance to Ali -- was selected as the greatest Olympic boxer of all time. In 1974, two years after his first Olympic victory, promoters Bob Arum and Don King both tried to lure the 22-year-old to fight the then fading Ali, a match that many observers believe the Cuban would have won. Instead Ali fought George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, in the famous Rumble in the Jungle. Stevenson only ever lost one round at the Olympics, in his third and last final against the Soviet Union's Piotr Zaev in 1980. He also won three world amateur titles and would have been a good bet for a fourth Olympic gold medal, but Fidel Castro's Cuba boycotted both the 1984 and 1988 Olympics in Los Angeles and Seoul. Stevenson, described by his friend Ali as "one of the great boxing champions", retired aged 36 to a modest home in Havana. He died in 2012, at the age of 60, after a heart attack.
Paavo Nurmi, the 'Flying Finn'
One of the Olympics' first superstars, Finland's Nurmi stole the show at Antwerp 1920, winning three gold medals in the 10000m, individual and team cross country, and silver in the 5000m,
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in the space of just three days. But he outdid himself four years later in Paris, winning the 1500m and then the 5000m two hours later, before successfully defending his team and individual cross country titles and then taking gold in the 3000m team race, becoming the first athlete to win five gold medals at the same Olympics. But there was controversy when Finnish officials, fearing for his physical condition, refused to allow him to defend his 10000m title. The angry Nurmi responded, after returning to Finland, by setting a new world record in the event. At Amsterdam in 1928, Nurmi reclaimed his 10000m title and took silver in the 5000m and 3000m steeplechase. However this turned out to be Nurmi's last Olympics as by now his fame was such that he was invited to star at athletics meets worldwide, prompting the IAAF to designate him a professional -- ruling him out of the 1932 Games, and a shot at a 10th gold medal.
Johnny Weissmuller, from gold to the silver screen
Long before he swung on to the silver screen as 'Tarzan the Ape Man', America's Weissmuller found fame at the Olympics, where he dominated the swimming events at the Paris and Amsterdam Games in 1924 and 1928.
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At a time when only six men's gold medals were on offer, the son of German immigrants won the 100m and 400m freestyle, as well as the 4x200m freestyle relay, in Paris, before successfully defending the 100m and relay titles four years later -- a career haul of five Olympic titles. He also took water polo bronze in Paris, for good measure. Weissmuller didn't win as many gold medals as Mark Spitz or Michael Phelps, but he bears comparison owing to his huge margins of victory and the small number of swimming events contested at the time. His superiority owed much to his revolutionary use of the flutter kick and head-turning breathing -- innovations that remain to this day. After his Olympic career, Weissmuller made even more of a splash in Hollywood, where he shot 12 Tarzan films and became synonymous with the character, pioneering his famous jungle yell.
Jesse Owens, first track superstar
Owens exploded the Nazi-propagated myth of Aryan racial superiority when he won four track and field gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics under the nose of Adolf Hitler.
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The African-American was already a star when he arrived in Berlin, a year after he set five world records and equalled a sixth in the space of 45 minutes in Ann Arbor -- including a long jump mark of 8.13m that would stand for 25 years. He didn't disappoint in Berlin, winning gold in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and long jump, and setting three world records along the way. Hitler was reported to have stormed out of the stadium after Owens, the grandson of slaves, won the 100m, although the "Buckeye Bullet" later said the Nazi leader waved to him in passing. But Owens was snubbed by his own president on his return to the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt failed to greet him, a customary honour for returning champions. "When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus," Owens said later. "I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the president, either." Owens, a pack-a-day smoker for much of his life, died of lung cancer in 1980. In testament to his enduring popularity among the German public, he has a street and a school named after him in Berlin.
Fanny Blankers-Koen, female athlete of the century
Blankers-Koen defied conventions about age, sex and motherhood, and blazed a pathway for women's sport when she swept to four track gold medals at the 1948 Olympics as a 30-year-old mother of two.
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After making her Games debut in 1936 -- where she approached Jesse Owens for an autograph, one of her most treasured possessions -- the Dutch marvel's Olympic career was put on hold by World War II. By the time the Olympics returned in London in 1948, and despite living for six years under German occupation near Amsterdam, Blankers-Koen held six world records. Nevertheless, many held doubts about the young mother's suitability to compete -- which were quickly erased when she took gold in the 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles and 4x100m relay, topping the podium in every event she entered. "One newspaperman wrote that I was too old to run, that I should stay at home and take care of my children," she told the New York Times in 1982. "When I got to London, I pointed my finger at him and I said: 'I show you.'" In 1999, Blankers-Koen was named female athlete of the century by the IAAF, and she died five years later in 2004.
Emil Zatopek, unique distance treble
Zatopek spoke six languages and "never shut up", according to one miffed rival, and sometimes it seemed that he never stopped running either. The Czech distance great, known for
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his ungainly running style, claimed an enormous victory in the 10000m at the 1948 Olympics, lapping all but two competitors, despite racing for the first time over the distance only two months earlier. A few days later in the 5000m, an out-of-sorts Zatopek dropped 100m behind Belgian leader Gaston Reiff before stirringly fighting back to miss gold by a whisker, in what would have been one of the great recoveries of all time. Four years later at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952, Zatopek successfully defended his 10000m crown, and then claimed a dramatic 5000m victory when he stormed past his rivals on the final bend. But his most remarkable victory was in the marathon, which he had never run before but won so easily that he chatted with photographers along the route and afterwards declared the event "very boring". Zatopek, the only man to win the 5000m, 10000m and marathon at the same Olympics, later fell out of favour with Czech authorities. He was assigned to collect rubbish in Prague and worked for seven years in a uranium mine.
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Johnny Weissmuller (born Peter Johann Weißmüller; [2] June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American competition swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. Weissmuller was one of the world's fastest swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals for swimming and one bronze medal for water polo. He won fifty-two U.S. National Championships, set more than fifty world records, both in freestyle and backstroke, [3] and was purportedly undefeated in official competition for the entirety of his competitive career. After retiring from competitions, he became the sixth actor to portray Edgar Rice Burroughs 's ape man, Tarzan, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive Tarzan yell is still often used in films.
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Early life
Weissmüller was an ethnic German, one of two boys born to Peter Weissmüller and his wife Elisabeth Kersch, who were both Banat Swabians , an ethnic German population in Southeast Europe. His generally accepted birthplace was in the Freidorf ( Szabadfalu ) suburb of the current city of Timișoara , Romania (German: Temeschburg, Hungarian: Temesvár) The village is in Romania . However, the ship's roster from his family's arrival at Ellis Island lists his birthplace as Párdány , Kingdom of Hungary , in what is today a village in Serbia , not far from the Romanian border. [4] [5] [6] [7]
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The home of the family Weissmüller in Freidorf , Timișoara , Romania
According to his son Johnny Jr., Johnny (senior) was named Peter by his parents; but, once he began to be successful as a swimmer, he formally used his brother's name, Johnny, because his brother John was, by birth, a U.S. citizen (and had official records that verified this fact), and Peter was not (this was done so that non-citizen Peter could represent the United States in the Olympics). [8]
The records of St Rochus Church in Freidorf show that Johann, son of Peter Weissmüller and Elizabeth Kersch, was baptized there on May 6, 1904. The passenger manifest of the S.S. Rotterdam, which arrived in New York on January 26, 1905, lists Peter Weissmüller, a 29-year-old laborer, his 24-year-old wife Elisabeth, and seven-month-old Johann. The family is listed as Germans, last residence (Timișoara). They intended to join their brother-in-law Johann Ott of Windber, Pennsylvania . On November 5, 1905, Johann Peter Weissmüller was baptized at St John Cantius Catholic Church in Windber. [9] In the 1910 census, Peter and Elizabeth Weisenmüller as well as John and Eva Ott were living at 1521 Cleveland Ave in the 22nd Ward of Chicago, with sons John, age six, born in Temesvár and Peter Jr., age five, erroneously entered as born in Illinois . Peter Weissmüller and John Ott were both brewers, Ott emigrating in 1902, Weissmüller in 1904. The ethnic group known as Banat Swabians had lived for several centuries in that region and developed a distinctive dialect and cultural traits.
When Weissmüller was a small child, the family emigrated to the United States aboard the S.S. Rotterdam as steerage passengers. They left Rotterdam on January 14, 1905, and arrived at Ellis Island in New York harbor twelve days later as Peter, Elisabeth and Johann Weissmüller. The passenger list records them as ethnic Germans and citizens of Austria-Hungary . After a brief stay in Chicago visiting relatives, they moved to the coal mining town of Windber, Pennsylvania . (For most of Weissmüller's career, show business biographies incorrectly listed him as having been born in Pennsylvania. Some sources[ who? ] state that Weissmüller lied about his birthplace to ensure his place on the US Olympic swimming team.) Peter Weissmuller worked as a miner, and his youngest son, Peter Weissmüller, Jr., was born in Windber on 3 September 1905. Peter Jr. is listed on one census as having been born in Illinois.
At age nine, Weissmüller contracted polio . At the suggestion of his doctor, he took up swimming to help battle the disease. After the family moved from Western Pennsylvania to Chicago , Weissmüller continued swimming and eventually earned a spot on the YMCA swim team. [10] [11] According to military draft registration records for World War I, Peter and Elizabeth were apparently still together as late as 1917. On his paperwork, Peter was listed as a brewer, working for the Elston and Fullerton Brewery. He and his family were living at 226 West North Avenue in Chicago . In his book, Tarzan, My Father, Johnny Weissmuller Jr. stated that although rumors of Peter Weissmüller living to "a ripe old age, remarrying along the way and spawning a large brood of little Weissmüllers" were reported, no one in the family was aware of his ultimate fate. [11] Peter signed his consent for 19-year old John "Weissmuller"'s passport application in 1924, preceding Johnny's Olympic competition in France. In the 1930 federal census, Elizabeth Weissmüller, age 49, has listed with her, sons John P. and Peter J., and Peter's wife Dorothy. Elizabeth is listed as a widow.
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As a teen, Weissmuller attended Lane Technical College Prep High School before dropping out to work various jobs including a stint as a lifeguard at a Lake Michigan beach. While working as an elevator operator and bellboy at the Illinois Athletic Club, Weissmuller caught the eye of swim coach William Bachrach . Bachrach trained Weissmuller and in August 1921, Weissmuller won the national championships in the 50-yard and 220-yard distances. Though he was foreign-born, Weissmuller gave his birthplace as Tanneryville, Pennsylvania, and his birth date as that of his younger brother, Peter Weissmuller. This was to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the United States Olympic team, and was a critical issue in being issued an United States passport . [10] (This comment seems to be contradicted by data on his actual passport application; on his 1924 passport application, he listed his date of birth as June 2, 1904, and his place of birth as Windbar, Pennsylvania. His father, Peter, signed an affidavit to this effect, giving his 19-year-old son permission to travel abroad to participate in the Paris Olympics and for other competitions in England and Belgium. His passport was issued in May, 1924.)
On July 9, 1922, Weissmuller broke Duke Kahanamoku 's world record in the 100-meter freestyle, swimming it in 58.6 seconds. [12] He won the title for that distance at the 1924 Summer Olympics , beating Kahanamoku for the gold. [13] He also won the 400-meter freestyle and was a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter relay. As a member of the U.S. water polo team, he also won a bronze medal. Four years later, at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , he won another two gold medals. [14] [15] It was during this period that Weissmuller became an enthusiast for John Harvey Kellogg 's holistic lifestyle views on nutrition, enemas and exercise. He came to Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan sanatorium to dedicate its new 120-foot swimming pool, and would go on to break one of his own previous swimming records after adopting the vegetarian diet prescribed by Kellogg. [16]
In 1927, Weissmuller set a new world record of 51.0 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle, which stood for 17 years. He improved it to 48.5 s at Billy Rose World's Fair Aquacade in 1940, aged 36, but this result was discounted as he was competing as a professional. [3] [15]
In all, Weissmuller won five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal, fifty-two United States national championships, [3] and set sixty-seven world records . He was the first man to swim the 100-meter freestyle under one minute and the 440-yard freestyle under five minutes. He never lost a race and retired with an unbeaten amateur record. [3] [15] [17] In 1950, he was selected by the Associated Press as the greatest swimmer of the first half of the 20th Century. [3]
Weissmuller would later, upon moving to the prosperous Bel Air section of Los Angeles, California, (specifically to an area known today as East Gate Bel Air ), famously commission architect Paul Williams to design a large home with a 300-foot serpentine swimming pool that curled around the house (and which still exists to this day). [18]
Films
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Weissmuller with an unidentified actress in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
In 1929, Weissmuller signed a contract with BVD to be a model and representative. He traveled throughout the country doing swim shows, handing out leaflets promoting that brand of swimwear , signing autographs and going on radio. In that same year, he made his first motion picture appearance as an Adonis , wearing only a fig leaf, in a movie entitled Glorifying the American Girl . He appeared as himself in the first of several Crystal Champions movie shorts featuring Weissmuller and other Olympic champions at Silver Springs, Florida .
He co-starred with Esther Williams in Billy Rose's Aquacade during the New York World's Fair 1939–41, pursuing her throughout a span of two years. [19]
His acting career began when he signed a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and played the role of Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). The movie was a huge success and Weissmuller became an overnight international sensation. The author of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs , was pleased with Weissmuller, although he so hated the studio's depiction of a Tarzan who barely spoke English that he created his own concurrent Tarzan series filmed on location in Central American jungles and starring Herman Brix as a suitably articulate version of the character.
Johnny Weissmüller with Maureen O'Sullivan (Jane) in Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Weissmuller starred in six Tarzan movies for MGM with actress Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane and Cheeta the Chimpanzee. The last three also included Johnny Sheffield as Boy. Then, in 1942, Weissmuller went to RKO and starred in six more Tarzan movies with markedly reduced production values. Unlike MGM, RKO allowed Weissmuller to play other roles, though a three picture contract with Pine-Thomas Productions led to only one film, Swamp Fire , being made, co-starring Buster Crabbe . Sheffield appeared as Boy in the first five features for RKO. Another co-star was Brenda Joyce , who played Jane in Weissmuller's last four Tarzan movies. In a total of twelve Tarzan films, Weissmuller earned an estimated $2,000,000 and established himself as what many movie historians consider the definitive Tarzan. Although not the first Tarzan in movies (that honor went to Elmo Lincoln ), he was the first to be associated with the now traditional ululating, yodeling Tarzan yell. (During an appearance on television's The Mike Douglas Show in the 1970s, Weissmuller explained how the famous yell was created. Recordings of three vocalists were spliced together to get the effect—a soprano , an alto , and a hog caller.)
When Weissmuller finally left that role, he immediately traded his loincloth costume for a slouch hat and safari suit for the role of Jungle Jim (1948) for Columbia . He made thirteen Jungle Jim films between 1948 and 1954. According to actor Michael Fox , Weissmuller would shoot two Jungle Jim films back to back with nine days filming for each with a break of two days between, then he would return to his home in Mexico. [20] Within the next year due to the rights of the name "Jungle Jim" being taken by Screen Gems, he appeared in three more jungle movies, playing himself. In 1955, he began production of the Jungle Jim television adventure series for Screen Gems , a film subsidiary of Columbia . His costars were Martin Huston and Dean Fredericks . The show produced only twenty-six episodes, which were subsequently played repeatedly on network and syndicated television. Aside from a first screen appearance as Adonis and the role of Johnny Duval in the 1946 film Swamp Fire, Weissmuller played only three roles in films during the heyday of his Hollywood career: Tarzan, Jungle Jim, and himself.
After films
According to David Wallechinsky's Complete Book of the Olympics, while playing in a celebrity golf tournament in Cuba in 1958, Weissmuller's golf cart was suddenly captured by rebel soldiers . Weissmuller sized up the situation, got out of the cart and gave his trademark Tarzan yell. The shocked rebels soon began to jump up and down, calling "Tarzan! Welcome to Cuba!" Johnny and his companions were not only not kidnapped, but were given a rebel escort to the golf course.[ citation needed ] However, Weissmuller didn't do the yell himself for the movies so the anecdote is dubious.
He was an accomplished amateur golfer and played in two official PGA Tour tournaments, at the 1937 Western Open at Canterbury Golf Club outside Cleveland (87-85=172, missed the cut) and the 1948 Hawaiian Open (79-75-79-76=309) to finish in 37th place.
In the late 1950s, Weissmuller moved back to Chicago and started a swimming pool company. He lent his name to other business ventures, but did not have a great deal of success. He retired in 1965 and moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida , where he was Founding Chairman of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF). He was inducted into the ISHOF the same year. [3]
In September 1966, Weissmuller joined former screen Tarzans James Pierce and Jock Mahoney to appear with Ron Ely as part of the publicity for the upcoming premiere of the Tarzan TV series. The producers also approached Weissmuller to guest star as Tarzan's father, but nothing came of it.[ citation needed ] In the late 60s, early 70s, Weissmuller was involved with a doomed tourist attraction called Tropical/Florida Wonderland , a.k.a. Tarzan's Jungleland, on US 1 in Titusville, Florida . It was a last-ditch effort to transform Florida Wonderland into something much bigger. It failed when Weissmuller and the owners did not see eye to eye, it was shut down for good in 1973.
His face appeared in the collage on the iconic front cover of The Beatles ' 1967 record album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band .
Based on his interest in natural lifestyles, Weissmuller opened a small chain of health food stores called Johnny Weissmuller's American Natural Foods in California in 1969. [21] [22]
In 1970, he attended the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh , where he was presented to Queen Elizabeth II . That same year, he made an appearance with former co-star Maureen O'Sullivan in The Phynx (1970).
Weissmuller lived in Florida until the end of 1973, then moved to Las Vegas , Nevada , where he worked as a greeter at Caesars Palace along with boxer Joe Louis for a time. In 1976, he appeared for the last time in a motion picture, playing a movie crewman who is fired by a movie mogul, played by Art Carney , in Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood , and he also made his final public appearance in that year when he was inducted into the Body Building Guild Hall of Fame.
Personal life
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Weissmuller with his second wife, the Mexican actress Lupe Vélez in a newspaper press photo (1934).
Weissmuller had five wives: band and club singer Bobbe Arnst (married 1931 – divorced 1933); actress Lupe Vélez (married 1933 – divorced 1939); Beryl Scott (married 1939 – divorced 1948); Allene Gates (married 1948 – divorced 1962); and Maria Baumann (married 1963 – his death 1984).
With his third wife, Beryl, he had three children, Johnny Weissmuller, Jr. (September 23, 1940 – July 27, 2006), Wendy Anne Weissmuller (b. June 1, 1942), and Heidi Elizabeth Weissmuller (July 31, 1944 – November 19, 1962).
Declining health and death
In 1974, Weissmuller broke both his hip and leg, marking the beginning of years of declining health. While hospitalized he learned that, in spite of his strength and lifelong daily regimen of swimming and exercise, he had a serious heart condition. In 1977, Weissmuller suffered a series of strokes . In 1979, he entered the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California for several weeks before moving with his last wife, Maria, to Acapulco, Mexico , the location of his last Tarzan movie. [23]
On January 20, 1984, Weissmuller died from pulmonary edema at the age of 79. [24] He was buried just outside Acapulco, Valle de La Luz at the Valley of the Light Cemetery. As his coffin was lowered into the ground, a recording of the Tarzan yell he invented was played three times, at his request. [23]
Influence
His former co-star and movie son, Johnny Sheffield , wrote of him, "I can only say that working with Big John was one of the highlights of my life. He was a Star (with a capital "S") and he gave off a special light and some of that light got into me. Knowing and being with Johnny Weissmuller during my formative years had a lasting influence on my life." [25]
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Johnny Weissmuller has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood , facing the star of Maureen O'Sullivan .
In 1973, Weissmuller was awarded the George Eastman Award, [26] given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.
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Edward Teach, better known as "Blackbeard," was the most feared pirate of his day and perhaps the figure most often associated with the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean (or piracy in general for that matter). Blackbeard was a skilled pirate and businessman, who knew how to recruit and keep men, intimidate his enemies and use his fearsome reputation to his best advantage. Blackbeard preferred to avoid fighting if he could, but he and his men were deadly fighters when they needed to be.
He was killed on November 22, 1718, by English sailors and soldiers sent to find him.
Early Life of Blackbeard
Little is known of Edward Teach's early life, including his exact name: other spellings of his last name include Thatch, Theach and Thach. He was born in Bristol sometime around 1680. Like many young men of Bristol, he took to sea, and saw some action in English privateers during Queen Anne's War (1702-1713).
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According to Captain Charles Johnson, one of the most important sources for information on Blackbeard, Teach distinguished himself during the war but did not receive any significant command.
Association With Hornigold
Sometime in 1716, Teach joined the crew of Benjamin Hornigold, at that time one of the most feared pirates in the Caribbean. Hornigold saw great potential in Teach, and soon promoted him to his own command. With Hornigold in command of one ship and Teach in command of another, they could capture or corner more victims and from 1716-1717 they were greatly feared by local merchants and sailors. Hornigold retired from piracy and accepted the King's pardon in early 1717.
Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet
Stede Bonnet was a most unlikely pirate: he was a gentleman from the Barbados with a large estate and family who decided he would rather be a pirate captain . He ordered a ship built, the Revenge, and fitted her out as if he were going to be a pirate hunter , but the minute he was out of port he hoisted the black flag and began looking for prizes.
Bonnet did not know one end of a ship from the other and was a terrible captain. After a major engagement with a superior ship, the Revenge was in bad shape when they limped into Nassau sometime between August and October of 1717. Bonnet was wounded, and the pirates on board begged Blackbeard, who was also in port there, to take command. The Revenge was a fine ship, and Blackbeard agreed. The eccentric Bonnet stayed on board, reading his books and walking the deck in his dressing-gown.
Blackbeard on His Own
Blackbeard, now in charge of two good ships, continued to prowl the waters of the Caribbean and North America. On November 17, 1717, he captured La Concorde, a large French slaving ship. He kept the ship, mounting 40 guns on it and naming it Queen Anne's Revenge . The Queen Anne's Revenge became his flagship, and before long he had a fleet of three ships and 150 pirates. Soon the name of Blackbeard was feared on both sides of the Atlantic and throughout the Caribbean.
Fearsome and Deadly
Blackbeard was much more intelligent than your average pirate. He preferred to avoid fighting if he could, and so cultivated a very fearsome reputation. He wore his hair long and had a long black beard. He was tall and broad-shouldered. During battle, he put lengths of slow-burning fuse in his beard and hair. This would sputter and smoke, giving him an altogether demonic look. He also dressed the part: wearing a fur cap or wide hat, high leather boots and a long black coat. He also wore a modified sling with six pistols into combat. No one who ever saw him in action forgot it, and soon Blackbeard had an air of supernatural terror about him.
Blackbeard in Action
Blackbeard used fear and intimidation to cause his enemies to surrender without a fight. This was in his best interests, as the victimized ships could be utilized, valuable plunder was not lost and useful men such as carpenters or doctors could be made to join the pirate crew. Generally, if any ship they attacked surrendered peacefully, Blackbeard would loot it and let it go on its way, or put the men aboard some other ship if he decided to keep or sink his victim. There were exceptions, of course: English merchant ships were sometimes treated harshly, as was any ship from Boston, where some pirates had recently been hung.
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What nickname was given to the 7th Armoured Division in 1940? | NC Historic Sites - Historic Bath - Blackbeard the Pirate
Blackbeard the Pirate
Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard — the most notorious pirate of them all — once made the area near Bath his home.
Plum Point
The famous rogue lived on Plum Point (often referred to as "Teach's Point"). From a vantage point in front of the Bonner House , looking south across the bay, the stretch of land visible on the left is Plum Point. The foundation ruins of an ancient house on Plum Point have been rumored over the years to be the remains of Blackbeard's home. And fortune seekers have dug many a hole in the area in search of Blackbeard's buried treasure.
Queen Anne
Edward Teach served as a privateer during Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), and later — as Blackbeard — named his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge
Teach's Kettle
For many years, in an open field between Plum Point and Bath Town, there was a round brick structure that resembled a huge oven. A tale was told that Blackbeard used this device to boil tar with which to calk his vessels. As the legend grew, the structure became known as Teach's Kettle. The place became such a popular tourist attraction that the surrounding crops became threatened, and the farmer who owned the land finally covered the old oven with earth and plowed it over.
Blackbeard and Governor Charles Eden
Across the bay to the right, the point of land visible is Archbell Point. It was near this location that colonial Governor Charles Eden lived during his time in Bath. Eden, who hailed from an ancient and prominent English family, became governor of the colony in May 1714. The governor occupied a 400-acre plantation on the west side of Bath Creek.
Blackbeard arrived in Bath sometime in June 1718, and immediately received from Governor Eden the "gracious pardon" of the Royal Proclamation. And legend says that a subterranean passage was cut from the cellar of Eden's mansion to the steep bank of the creek, so that Blackbeard could enter and depart without being seen. The implication, of course, is that Eden was taking his own share of the pirate's loot. Such a tunnel probably never existed, but there was a path of ballast rocks that led from Eden's place to a pier on the creek nearby.
Searching the plantations along the Pamlico, Blackbeard chose the teenage daughter of a Bath County planter as his fourteenth bride. Governor Eden performed the wedding ceremony, and this incident has been suggested as proof that the pirate and the governor were friends allied in the commission of piratical acts. In all probability, however, Eden was the only official in the area who could legally perform such ceremonies.
Tobias Knight — secretary of the colony — purchased the plantation adjoining Eden's in June 1718. It was Knight's house that stood on what is now known as Archbell Point. And it was Knight — not Governor Eden — who was later tried before Council for being an accessory to piratical acts associated with Blackbeard and his crew.
Blackbeard and the Governor's "Daughter"
Another tall tale affords that Blackbeard — who was rumored to have had 14 wives and 13 children — was an unsuccessful suitor of Governor Eden's daughter. The girl is said to have rejected Teach because she was already engaged to another man.
Angered and jealous, Blackbeard supposedly captured his rival and cut off the man's hands before dumping the body into the sea. Teach then placed the severed hands in a jeweled casket, and promptly forwarded the parcel to Miss Eden. The heartbroken girl then languished and died, as was the fashion in the case of disrupted romance.
Such are the tall tales that become attached to notorious criminals. Charles Eden never had a daughter. He did, however, have a stepdaughter named Penelope.
Wild Times in Bath Town
The sleepy little village became a lively place when Blackbeard and his crew sailed into port. They traded their ill-gotten gains at reasonable prices, engaged in wild sprees, and replenished their ships for additional sorties to keep the cycle going.
All of this brought economic prosperity to the region. People came from great distances to buy foreign goods in the shops in Bath. The "ordinaries" (hotels of the era) became crowded with boarders, and Bath Town sprang to life. The pirates, with no shortage of hard drinking and swearing, regaled the villagers with wild tales of their adventures on the high seas.
Blackbeard, known strictly as a sea robber, quickly became a subject of fascination on land — and people were soon clamoring to meet and talk with him. The curious citizens of Bath afforded the infamous pirate a degree of celebrity. Here was a notorious villain, pardoned by a royal proclamation, who was seeking retirement in their midst.
Wealthy planters invited Blackbeard into their homes, and Teach entertained lavisihly in his own home in Bath. Before long, the sea robber boasted that there was not a home in North Carolina where he would not be invited for dinner. With a compelling personality, Teach convinced the landlocked villagers — who no doubt wanted to be convinced — that the pirates were their friends.
As historian Robert Lee has noted, Blackbeard lived in an era when unpardoned acts of piracy were "condoned, if not sanctioned, by the law [and] it was not beneath persons of family and respectability to take part in such acts." A frontier morality was very much in existence when Blackbeard came calling in Bath in 1718.
Piracy was a "fashionable vice," and in the late seventeenth century nearly every colony in North America was offering encouragement to the pirates. North Carolina's experience with piracy in the early eighteenth century was similar to that of other English colonies of an earlier date. Due to its isolation and thinly scattered population, the troubles brought by colonial piracy were delayed in North Carolina. The colony was, in fact, the last to eradicate piracy.
A comfortable existence and the king's pardon notwithstanding, the semi-retirement of Blackbeard and his crew was short lived. Within a few months of settling near Bath, the rogues returned to the high seas for one last round of generalized pirating. Shortly thereafter, in November 1718, Blackbeard's reign as the king of all pirates came to an end . Teach was slain in battle at Ocracoke Inlet by a contingent of the British Royal Navy under command of Lt. Robert Maynard.
The Trial of Tobias Knight
In 1719, the year following Blackbeard's death, Tobias Knight — secretary of the colony — was acquitted of charges alleging he was an accessory to acts of piracy associated with Teach and his crew. Knight's skillful legal rebuttal successfully challenged every point against him, and reminded the Council that American colonial law did not allow Negro slaves (even those who had become pirates!) to be witnesses against a white person in court. Seriously ill at the time, Knight died a few months after the trial.
Adapted from:
Lee, Robert E. Blackbeard the Pirate: A Reappraisal of His Life and Times. Winston-Salem: John F. Blair, 1974.
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Billy the Kid,
1859–81, American outlaw, b. New York City. His real name was probably Henry McCarty; he was known as William H. Bonney. His family moved to Kansas and then to New Mexico when he was a child. He frequented saloons and gambling halls and killed several men during his teens. In 1878 he led a gang in the Lincoln co. cattle war, killed two deputies, and engaged in large-scale cattle rustling. John S. Chisum Chisum, John Simpson
, 1824–84, American cattleman, b. Tennessee. In 1837 he moved with his family to Texas. He had no formal education but worked as a builder and contractor, building the first courthouse in Paris, Tex.
..... Click the link for more information. and other cattlemen secured (1880) the election of a new sheriff sworn to rid the country of the cattle thieves. Billy the Kid was captured, tried, and sentenced to death. He escaped but was again trapped and was shot by Sheriff Pat F. Garrett.
Bibliography
See biographies by P. F. Garrett (1882, repr. 1967), R. N. Mullin (1967), C. A. Siringo (1967), and C. W. Breihan (1970).
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Which US State is known as "Mount Rushmore State". | McCarty Family History | Find Genealogy Records & Family Crest
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McCarty Genealogy & History
McCarty is an Irish surname that goes back to the earliest kings of Ireland. It is most likely an anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Carthaigh", which means son of the loving one. Because McCarty family history shows that the members of this clan were famous for disputes with their neighbors, it is likely that this name was given to them as an ironic nickname. The McCarty coat of arms is a silver field with a red stag with gold horns and hooves. McCarty genealogy includes Henry McCarty, better known as the infamous American frontier outlaw Billy the Kid.
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Which Chelsea footballer of the 60s and 70s was given the nickname Chopper? | Football's Hard Men: A Who's Who of the Hardest Men in Soccer | Bleacher Report
Football's Hard Men: A Who's Who of the Hardest Men in Soccer
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The beautiful game...Over the years football has had its fair share of memorable characters. Great players, great managers, legends...One can remember moments that seem to stick in the recesses of the mind.
Diego Maradona dribbling from the half way line against England. Marco Tardelli wheeling away with tears in his eyes after he scored in the World Cup final. Pele and Moore swapping jerseys. There are many moments in the sport we love.
But one thing that is as remembered as a great goal is a great tackle, and sometimes a bad tackle.
Here is a celebration of some of the hardest, dirtiest, and toughest players ever to play the game.
First up is Terry Butcher as pictured above.
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Nobby Stiles (Manchester United & England)
Little Nobby was one of the greatest man markers ever to play in England. A consummate professional who was as loved by his own team as he was feared by opponents.
The ultimate team player who was utilised to his full ability by both Alf Ramsay and Matt Busby. It's fair to say that neither of their great teams would have operated without the hardest Norbert in the world.
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Joe Jordan (Leeds United & Scotland)
One of the most feared strikers in his day. The toothless Joe Jordan struck fear into the hearts of defenders all over the world. In a career that also took in Manchester United and AC Milan, this hard man had the skills to back up his ferocious reputation.
He is one of only two Scottish players to have scored in three World Cups, Kenny Dalglish being the other.
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Bert Trautmann (Manchester City)
The German war hero was captured by British forces during the war and was sent to a prisoner of war camp in Lancashire. When the war ended, he decided to stay in England and it was not long before Manchester City took notice of the German's impressive goalkeeping skills.
Rated as one of the best 'keepers ever to play in Britain, Trautmann is probably most famous for playing on with a broken neck in the 1956 FA Cup final.
The above photo shows his team mates helping him to the famous Wembley steps where he collected his winners medal, in a man of the match performance.
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Ron "Chopper" Harris (Chelsea & England)
For almost 20 years Ron Harris made the Chelsea back line one of the most feared in English football. This tough tackling captain was the youngest ever captain to lead his team out in an FA Cup Final in 1967 at 22 years of age.
Famous for his scything late tackles, Ron led Chelsea into the Battle of Wembley in 1970, where they faced an uncompromising Leeds United.
Still loved at Chelsea for his exploits the Chopper also holds the record for the most amount of matches at the club, an impressive 655 games. Not bad for someone who played through the '60s and '70s.
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Tommy Smith (Liverpool)
The player known as "Anfield Iron" was so hard that Bill Shankly once said, "Tommy Smith wasn't born; he was quarried."
One of the prime reasons for Liverpool's dominance in the '70s was Tommy Smith. In an era where fire was fought with fire Smith epitomises the image of a hard man. He was as tough as they came.
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Norman Hunter (Leeds United & England)
Norman "Bite Yer Legs" Hunter was of the "Thou shalt not past" school of football. Don Revie built a team in the early '70's that still give players nightmares today.
Hunter wasn't even the toughest or dirtiest player at Leeds during this period, so it really tells you something if that was his nickname.
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Antonio Rattin (Boca Juniors & Argentina)
The Argentinian captain is most famous on this side of the water for being sent off for his constant interfering with the referee during their war of attrition with England in the 1966 World Cup.
A player once described as being "as violent with his tongue as he is with his boots," Rattin is a tough tackling South American with the flair to compliment his studs.
H is recognised as having started the long running feud between England and Argentina for refusing to leave the pitch in '66. Eventually two Police men had to lead him off...
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Graeme Souness (Liverpool & Scotland)
The greatest British midfielder of his generation had everything. He could pass; he could shoot; he could read the game; and he could tackle...oh how he could tackle.
Occasionally something would snap inside Souness and the player who was orchestrating the game beautifully would see red and become a butcher.
Famed for some of the most x-rated tackles of the '80s, Souness had a propensity for violence that matched his skill for dictating matches. Cross him at your peril.
Even as a manager he was famed for over the top challenges on his own players if he thought they were getting too big for their boots. Not to be messed with...
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Claudio Gentile (Juventus & Italy)
Ever wonder how Brazil didn't win the World Cup in Spain in 1982? Ever wonder how a team that featured players like Zico, Falcao, Eder, Socrates, and Junior never made it to the final?
Think Claudio Gentile.
The toughest player ever to come out of Libya. The hard tackling master of man-to-man marking looked after Zico in '82. And I mean looked after him. Zico still bears the scars of his meeting the man who personifies Cattanaccio like no other.
For a player who was famed for being ruthless on the pitch, Gentile was never sent off during his 17-year career for club and country.
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Paolo Montero (Juventus & Uruguay)
During the '90s when Serie A was at the height of its zenith, it attracted the best players in the world. It also attracted some of the most cynical players ever to set foot on a pitch.
Paolo Montero is one such player. The most feared defender on the planet during his 13-year reign in Italy, the Uruguayan was described by teammates and opponents as being "fearsome, immovable, and essential."
To this day he holds the record for the most amount of red cards ever to be picked up by one player, an incredible 15 times.
His record even inspired Juve fans to declare "Montero, picchia per noi"
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Kenny Burns (Nottingham Forest & Scotland)
Everyone knows that Nottingham Forest pulled off the impossible under Brian Clough, winning the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.
Few know that it was on the back of the meanest defence of its day, both in terms of conceding goals and fouls.
Clough needed someone to add a bit of bite to his skillful side and he went out and bought Burns from Birmingham, and then converted the centre forward into a centre half.
This stroke of genius allowed certain aspects of Burns character to come to the fore, most notably his ferocious tackling. Just ask Kevin Keegan, in the European Cup Final against Hamburg, Burns kicked the European footballer of the Year up and down the pitch for almost 90 minutes.
Prompting the phrase that whenever Forest were playing the local hospital needed a "Burns Unit."
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Peter Storey (Arsenal & England)
Storey spent the great majority of his career at Arsenal. Signing for the Gunners in 1962, he spent an incredible 15 years in North London. During that time he terrorised teams with some of the most despicable challenges ever seen in Britain.
The tough tackling midfielder was as destructive a force as he was a creative one. And it comes as no surprise to hear him being mentioned as one of the most feared players of the '70s.
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Dave MacKay (Tottenham & Scotland)
Described by Brian Clough as being Tottenham's greatest ever player MacKay had it all. He was one of the toughest combatants of the 60's and 70's in England.
Famed for his slide tackle, MacKay put many a player into the stands. He came back from two career ending injuries. His first game back after his second spell on the sidelines was against the evil empire of Leeds United.
As you can see in the photo, MacKay did not take too kindly to fellow hardman Billy Bremner lashing out at the leg that had kept him out for almoat a year.
George Best also described him as being the toughest player he ever faced, one of the few players who had everything.
Billy Bremner (Leeds United & Scotland)
If there is any player that symbolises football in England in the '70s it is Billy Bremner.
5'6" of pure muscle, scheming, and evil in one 10-stone body. Bremner possessed an incredible engine. He had endless stamina and when he had the ball, he played the game with beautiful simplicity.
When he did not have the ball he was a demon incarnate. Famed for his late tackles, Billy was the captain of the most feared team ever assembled in football.
Don Revie needed to get Leeds out of Division Two and he hit upon a formula that destructed as much as it worked.
Leeds of the time were one of the most skillful passing teams ever seen in England, unfortunately they also had an ugly side to their game. Gain possession and they would do anything to get it back, and I mean anything.
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Johnny Giles (Leeds United & Ireland)
One of the most complete footballers ever to play his trade in England. Giles was a big part of the Manchester United dynasty under Matt Busby before he handed in a transfer request and took a drop in the divisions to find himself at Leeds United in Division Two.
He was probably the key signing and provided the foundations upon which Don Revie built his team. He was a player of incomparable passing ability and had a great engine. He could shoot, head, and tackle.
Giles was fearsome in the tackle and was well renowned for his ability to "police" the game and could well look after himself.
Many tried to take the Leeds and Ireland midfielder out...they all failed...
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Roy Keane (Manchester United & Ireland)
Where do you start? Keane was the most consistent player of the Premiership era. A player with an incredible engine, he covered every inch of the pitch like a guard dog.
His passing ability is often overlooked. Keane had an impressive stat of being the best passer of a ball in the game during his tenure at United.
His 12 years at Old Trafford were an incredible period for the club and Alex Ferguson utilised Keane to his fullest ability and made United one of the most complete midfields ever seen in World Football. They complemented each other perfectly: Keane, Scholes, Giggs, and Beckham.
An incredible competitor, Keane left his marks on many many players as Alf Inge Haaland and Marc Overmars can confirm. He also won many a battle before a ball was even kicked, as Patrick Viera can also confirm.
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10 Most Controversial Figures In Chelsea History
10. Ron 'Chopper' Harris
You don't get a nickname like 'Chopper' without either being a literally enormous success with the ladies or a footballer from the days when 'right nutter' was something to put at the top of your CV. While we can't be sure about the first part, Ron Harris is one of the all-time great figures in Blues history and a notoriously uncompromising defender at a time when players were so hard they were probably expected to run off a broken leg and kidney failure after a quick brush with the magic sponge. Harris turned out almost 800 times for Chelsea, sticking with the club through thick and thin and succeeding Terry Venables as club captain in 1967. Unlike many hard men of the time, Harris was actually a hugely accomplished defender and a fantastic leader. He saw Chelsea through the infamously aggressive 1970 FA Cup final to claim victory in extra-time over Leeds and two years later, captained the club to its first major European trophy, the 1972 Cup Winners Cup. Now a frisky 69 years old, he mostly makes his living as an after-dinner speaker and pundit for Chelsea TV. Despite never holding back in the challenge, he's by all accounts a lovely man and someone who perhaps doesn't get as much credit as he should for being one of the most important players in the club's history. That said, anyone with that nickname after playing English football in the '60s and '70s is an absolute must for inclusion on a list like this.
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Thatcher, Britain's "Iron Lady," died after suffering a stroke Monday, her spokeswoman said
She retired from public life in 2002 after a stroke
As British PM from 1975 to 1990, she played a key role in ending the Cold War
But Thatcher opposed reunification of Germany
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87.
She suffered a stroke Monday, her spokeswoman said. A British government source said she died at the Ritz Hotel in London.
Thatcher's funeral will be at St. Paul's Cathedral, with full military honors, followed by a private cremation, the British prime minister's office announced.
Thatcher served from 1975 to 1990 as leader of the Conservative Party. She was called the "Iron Lady" for her personal and political toughness.
She retired from public life after a stroke in 2002 and suffered several strokes after that.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Margaret Thatcher , the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at 87 after a stroke, a spokeswoman said Monday, April 8. Known as the "Iron Lady," Thatcher, as Conservative Party leader, was prime minister from 1979 to 1990. Here she visits British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in London in June 2010.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher with her parents and sister Muriel in 1945. Thatcher, born Margaret Hilda Roberts in 1925, studied chemistry at Oxford University and worked as a research chemist before becoming a barrister in 1954.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Conservative Party candidate Margaret Roberts, the youngest candidate for any party in the 1950 general election, works in a laboratory where she was a research chemist.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – The Conservative Party candidate for Dartford in Kent, England, meets some potential constituents in January 1950.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher chats with a police officer outside the House of Commons, where she took a seat as a member of Parliament for Finchley in October 1959.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher addresses a Conservative Party conference in October 1967.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher in 1970. Within five years, she would become leader of the Conservatives.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Prime Minister Edward Heath with 13 of 15 newly elected Conservative women members of Parliament outside the House of Commons in June 1970. Thatcher became secretary of state for education and science under Heath.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher plays the piano for her husband, Denis, and their twins, Mark and Carol, then 17, in September 1970.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher takes over from Edward Heath as leader of the Conservative Party in 1975.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher addresses Conservatives at the start of the 1979 election campaign. William Whitelaw, at her right, later became home secretary and deputy prime minister under Thatcher.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher, becoming the first female prime minister of a European country, stands with her husband, Denis, outside 10 Downing Street in May 1979 after her party's success in the general election.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and Thatcher at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in September 1982. They were holding meetings leading up to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong in 1984.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher meets personnel aboard the HMS Antrim during her trip to the Falkand Islands in January 1983. The United Kingdom fought a short war with Argentina over the Falklands in 1982, responding with force when Buenos Aires laid claim to the islands.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher and her husband, Denis, left, visit a school in the Falkland Islands in 1983.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher secures her second term of office in June 1983. She won a landslide re-election on the heels of the Falklands victory, with her Conservative Party taking a majority of seats in Parliament with 42% of the vote.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan share a joke in London in June 1984. The British politician enjoyed a close working relationship with Reagan, with whom she shared similar conservative views.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher addresses a Conservative Party conference in Brighton, England, following an IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel, where many delegates were staying, in October 1984.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher receives Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at 10 Downing Street in April 1986.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the start of talks at the Kremlin in Moscow in March 1987.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher and her husband, Denis, wave to the crowd at a London polling station in June 1987. She was re-elected to another term as prime minister that year with a slightly reduced majority.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher dances with Reagan in November 1988 following a state dinner given in her honor at the White House.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher greets Nelson Mandela on the steps of 10 Downing Street in July 1990. The anti-apartheid activist and future South African president had been freed that year after more than 25 years as political prisoner.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher, flanked by her husband Denis, addresses the press for the last time at 10 Downing Street before her resignation as prime minister in November 1990 after an internal leadership struggle among Conservatives.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – The former prime minister chats with President George H.W. Bush in March 1991 in the White House Oval Office before receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award is the highest civilian honor bestowed in the United States.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher, with her son, Mark, and her daughter, Carol, watches the coffin of her husband, Denis, during his funeral in July 2003 in London. Denis Thatcher died at age 88.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher touches the flag-draped coffin of Reagan as he lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in June 2004. In a prerecorded video at his funeral, she called Reagan "a great president, a great American and a great man." "And I have lost a dear friend," she said.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Thatcher, from left, Cherie Blair, Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair attend a church service at Pangbourne College in June 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of victory in the Falklands War.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – An usher helps Thatcher, now a baroness, to her seat during the state opening of Parliament in November 2009.
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Margaret Thatcher through the years – Pope Benedict XVI greets Thatcher in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in May 2009.
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Margaret Thatcher, U.K. ‘Iron Lady’ Prime Minister, Dies
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Margaret Thatcher, the former U.K. prime minister who helped end the Cold War and was known as the “Iron Lady” for her uncompromising style, died yesterday. She was 87.
Thatcher suffered a stroke on the morning of April 8 and died peacefully, according to her spokesman, Tim Bell.
Thatcher was defined by the battles she won: she waged war against Argentina over the Falkland Islands, clashed with striking miners and forced fellow leaders to cut Britain’s financial contributions to the forerunner of the European Union. She survived an assassination attempt in 1984 when the Irish Republican Army bombed her hotel in Brighton during the Conservatives’ annual conference, killing five people. She stuck to her schedule and addressed party members the next day.
“We can’t deny that Lady Thatcher divided opinion,” Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron said outside his No. 10 Downing Street residence, where flags flew at half staff. “For many of us, she was and is an inspiration. For others she was a force to be defined against. But if there is one thing that cuts through all of this --- one thing that runs through everything she did --- it was her lion-hearted love for this country.”
When Thatcher’s Conservative Party took office in 1979, Britain’s trade unions were strong enough to knock out party leaders, and key industries were state-owned. By the time she stepped down 11 years later, her arguments for free-market economics, lower taxes and deregulated financial markets had been adopted across the nation’s political spectrum.
Unemployment Increase
The transition was painful. Unemployment peaked at more than 3 million in the mid-1980s, and many places in the north of the country that had been world centers of manufacturing saw their decline accelerate.
“Very few leaders get to change not only the political landscape of their country but of the world,” Tony Blair, whose Labour Party ousted the Tories from power in 1997, said in a statement on his website. “Margaret was such a leader. Her global impact was vast. And some of the changes she made in Britain were, in certain respects at least, retained by the 1997 Labour government, and came to be implemented by governments around the world.”
Thatcher will be given a ceremonial funeral with military honors, to be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. A similar funeral was held for the Queen Mother in 2002. No date was announced.
‘The Greatest’
“She did not just lead our country, she saved our country,” Cameron said in televised comments from Madrid. “I believe she’ll go down as the greatest British peacetime prime minister.”
After winning three elections, Thatcher was forced out of office by her own party after she refused to compromise either on her policies toward Europe or on a property tax that had led to mass non-payment and violent riots.
“Always a warrior rather than a healer, her deeply ideological determination alienated those who believed in consensus rather than in confrontation,” said Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London and author of “The Conservative Party From Thatcher To Cameron” (2010). “But her policies and her personality ushered in changes -- social, economic, political, diplomatic and even military -- so profound that the consequences will continue to play out for decades, even centuries, to come.”
She formed a close bond with President Ronald Reagan, whose time in office and political ideology coincided with her own.
‘Political Soulmates’
“Ronnie and Margaret were political soulmates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism,” Nancy Reagan, the president’s widow, said in a statement. “As prime minister, Margaret had the clear vision and strong determination to stand up for her beliefs at a time when so many were afraid to ‘rock the boat.’ As a result, she helped to bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union and the liberation of millions of people.”
Though physically limited by a series of strokes, Thatcher attended the former president’s funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington in June 2004.
“We have lost a great president, a great American and a great man, and I have lost a dear friend,” she said in a videotaped message played during the tribute, referring to Reagan as “Ronnie” and “the Great Liberator.”
Nuclear Missiles
Reagan and Thatcher were both closely involved with Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who evolved from adversary to ally. In 1979, she agreed to place U.S. nuclear missiles in Britain amid protests across Western Europe. Her tough line on the Soviet Union earned her the Iron Lady nickname in the Soviet press.
“If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken the lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you,” she said.
Gorbachev praised Thatcher yesterday, describing her as a “brilliant” individual.
While their contacts were “difficult” at first, “gradually the relationship turned more human, becoming increasingly more friendly,” he said in a statement on his fund’s website. “At the end we managed to reach a mutual understanding and that made a contribution to changing the atmosphere between our country and the west and ending the Cold War.”
EU Relations
Her relations with European leaders were strained. While contemporaries such as French President Francois Mitterrand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl worked for a politically united Europe, Thatcher called for a network of individual states joined only as a free-trade area, like the North American Free Trade Agreement. The debate about whether Britain should stay part of an EU seeking an ever-closer union or leave has been a recurring theme in British politics since she left office.
In 1984, she won a permanent rebate of Britain’s yearly contributions, telling European leaders, “I want my money back.” She later argued against Britain abandoning the pound for the European single currency.
“She had an immovable willingness, an indomitable character -- that’s why we called her the Iron Lady,” former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing told journalists yesterday. “She didn’t have much consideration for the people she was talking to because she thought they were weaker than her. With Helmut Schmidt we accepted the rebate so that was a success for Mrs Thatcher.”
‘Great Hurt’
Underscoring the bitterness she provoked among adversaries, Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, the IRA’s former political wing, yesterday recalled “great hurt” she’d caused.
“In Ireland, her espousal of old draconian militaristic policies prolonged the war and caused great suffering,” he said in a statement.
She predicted in the early 1970s that no woman would lead the country in her lifetime. Before the decade ended, she had become the country’s first -- and so far only -- female prime minister.
Her rise from a grocer’s daughter to prime minister was dramatized in the 2011 film “The Iron Lady.” Meryl Streep won the best-actress Oscar for her portrayal of Thatcher both in office and in her declining years, as she began to suffer from dementia.
“In politics if you want anything said, ask a man,” Thatcher said in 1975. “If you want anything done, ask a woman.”
Born in Grantham
Margaret Hilda Roberts was born on Oct. 13, 1925, in Grantham, a town in the east of England. She said her father’s small business was a seminal influence on her views, including her emphasis on prudent economic management.
During World War II, she graduated with a chemistry degree from Somerville College at the University of Oxford and worked as a research chemist.
In 1951, she married businessman Denis Thatcher and gave birth to twins, Carol and Mark, two years later. During the decade she trained as a tax lawyer while looking for a chance to get into Parliament. Denis Thatcher died in 2003, at age 88.
After losing her first election in 1950 and again the following year, Thatcher entered parliament in 1959 representing Finchley, a north London suburb. At the time she was one of 25 women in Parliament, 4 percent of the total.
Political Ladder
After putting her foot on the lowest rung of government as a parliamentary bag-carrier in 1961, she rose through the ranks once the Conservatives lost power in 1964, becoming one of its leading spokesmen in 1967. When the Conservatives returned to power in 1970, Thatcher, then 44, joined the Cabinet as secretary of state for education. She was the only woman around the Cabinet table, a situation she later perpetuated for all but one year of her 11 as prime minister. To cut costs, she abolished a government program that provided free milk in schools for children older than age 7, earning the nickname “Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher.”
The 1974 general election defeat of Prime Minister Edward Heath after a series of policy reversals left Conservative lawmakers ready for an alternative. Thatcher had begun to deal with some of her deficiencies, including a voice that the journalist Clive James described as being “like a cat sliding down a blackboard.” She challenged Heath for the party’s leadership in 1975 and won.
Car Bomb
She served as opposition leader for four years, formulating free-market economic policies influenced by Austrian philosopher Friedrich Hayek and University of Chicago economist Milton Friedman. Even in opposition she got a taste of the battles to come when, weeks before the 1979 general election, the Irish National Liberation Army used a car bomb to kill her friend, fellow lawmaker and former campaign manager Airey Neave.
The start of 1979 was dubbed “the winter of discontent.” Much of the country was in chaos, with those on strike including water and rail workers, truckers and oil tanker drivers, ambulance personnel and gravediggers, teachers, dock workers and garbage collectors. Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan considered declaring a state of emergency until colleagues persuaded him not to.
Under those circumstances, it wasn’t difficult for Thatcher to persuade voters it was time for a change in the May general election. Once in office, she faced the more difficult challenge of convincing government officials, and her own ministers, of the need to cut spending.
Documents from the time show that while Cabinet members agreed in principle to the need for 10 percent staff reductions, when asked to deliver them in their own departments, most resisted.
‘Fire, Fury’
Reluctant ministers weren’t the only focus of her ire. In 1980 she accused the governor of the Bank of England, Gordon Richardson, of blocking her policy of controlling money supply. One of his aides later recalled her “breathing fire and fury” during a meeting.
The country fell into recession in 1980, with gross domestic product contracting for five consecutive quarters.
As joblessness rose, Thatcher’s popularity plummeted. She didn’t flinch. Responding to calls from within her own party to change her policies, as Heath had done, she told the 1980 Conservative Party conference: “You turn if you want to. The lady’s not for turning.”
Job Losses
One of her main domestic policies involved reducing the state’s role in the economy by privatizing state-owned companies. This, with her rejection of Keynesian stimulus policies in favor of a focus on controlling inflation, and a desire to cut the public-sector workforce, drove up joblessness. Unemployment reached 11.9 percent in the middle of the decade, still its highest-ever rate.
The Thatcher image of inflexibility, which has hardened into legend since she left office, isn’t borne out by government documents released in recent years. They show that in 1981 she considered giving up British involvement in Northern Ireland in the face of terrorism and hunger strikes, and in 1982 was willing to discuss peace terms with Argentina over its invasion of the Falkland Islands.
The Falklands War, over a group of islands in the South Atlantic populated by a few thousand people, could have cost Thatcher her job had Britain lost. Argentina had disputed Britain’s ownership of the islands for more than a century and in 1982 occupied them in the belief the U.K. wouldn’t attempt to retake them by force. In the face of doubts about whether such an operation could be successfully mounted, Thatcher dispatched a task force.
Argentine Surrender
After fighting that saw ships sunk on both sides and hand-to-hand fighting on the islands, the Argentine forces surrendered. The death toll included 255 British soldiers, 649 Argentinians and three women from the islands, killed accidentally by British fire.
Thatcher’s popularity soared. In 1983, she won a national election with a 143-seat majority in the 650-seat House of Commons.
During her second term, she faced a new opponent in Arthur Scargill, the leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, who had helped organize the strike a decade earlier that brought down Heath. In 1984, he called a national strike to protest mine closures. Thatcher didn’t waver, outlasting a violent, yearlong dispute. She then implemented rules to curb unions’ power.
Privatization Program
She also sold state-owned companies, making Britain the first European country to engage in a major privatization effort. British Airways Plc, Centrica Plc, British Telecommunications Plc, BP Plc and BAE Systems Plc all traced their origins as public companies to the Thatcher government. Ordinary people were encouraged to buy the shares.
Thatcher also ordered the government to sell public housing units to its occupants, to create owner-occupiers, rather than tenants of the state.
A third election victory came in 1987, a feat not achieved since women gained the vote on equal terms in 1928. Thatcher took it as an endorsement to continue what she now regarded as her revolution of British economic and social life.
The economy rebounded, with annual GDP growth peaking at 6.7 percent in the first quarter of 1988. Growth in the U.K. mirrored the activity in much of western Europe during Thatcher’s term of office.
Poll Tax
Buoyed by the successes of her previous policies, she moved to change local property taxes, producing a plan for the so-called poll tax, a flat-rate levy on every resident.
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Alternative Titles: common flax, Linum usitatissimum
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Flax (Linum usitatissimum), plant of the family Linaceae , cultivated both for its fibre , from which linen yarn and fabric are made, and for its nutritious seeds, called flaxseed or linseed, from which linseed oil is obtained. Though flax has lost some of its value as a commercial fibre crop owing to the availability of synthetic fibres, it has grown in popularity as a health food and remains economically significant in a number of countries around the world, including China , Russia , and Canada . (For additional information on the nutrition and uses of the seeds, see flaxseed ).
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Flaxseed, or linseed, harvested from flax (Linum usitatissimum).
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Flax is an herbaceous annual . When densely planted for fibre, plants average 0.9 to 1.2 metres (3 to 4 feet) in height, with slender stalks 2.5 to 4 mm (about 0.10 to 0.15 inch) in diameter and with branches concentrated at the top. Plants cultivated for seed are shorter and many-branched. The leaves , alternating on the stalk, are small and lance-shaped. The flowers , borne on stems growing from the branch tips, have five petals, usually blue in colour but sometimes white or pink. The fruits are small dry capsules composed of five lobes.
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A bast fibre , flax is one of the oldest textile fibres. Evidence of its use has been found in the prehistoric lake dwellings of Switzerland . Fine linen fabrics, indicating a high degree of skill, have been discovered in ancient Egyptian tombs. Phoenician traders apparently brought linen from the Mediterranean area to Gaul and Britain , and the Romans introduced linen manufacture throughout their empire. In the 17th century the German states and Russia were major sources of raw material, and the linen industry was established in the Netherlands, Ireland, England , and Scotland. In North America the expansion of the cotton industry reduced the importance of linen.
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The transportation of what is performed with an Archimedes Screw? | The Extraction of Linseed Oil
The Extraction of Linseed Oil
Introduction The History Tempera Paints vs. Oil Paints Drying Oils The Extraction of Linseed Oil Linolenic Acid So What? Oil Painting and History Bibliography
Linseed oil is pressed from the seeds of the flax plant, Linum usitatissum, which is grown in temperate and cold climates such as Argentina, India, Canada, Russia,. Morocco, China, and the British Isles
Hot-pressed linseed oil: use of extreme heat and pressure to extract the oil from the flax seeds
Cold-pressed linseed oil: less pressure and heat used than in the hot-pressing technique; less oil is produced but the oil produced is of a higher quality
Refining Process: after the oil is extracted, there are still impurities; the oil is mixed together with sulfuric acid and water to remove most of the impurities and improves color
Other types of refined linseed oil: Varnish linseed oil, Stand oil, Bodied oil, Sun-refined oil
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Jane Austen warned her readers that "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." It is easier to say why the reader may dislike Emma than why her creator likes her. Emma is willful, manipulative, an arranger or rather a misarranger of other people's lives. Much of the time she fails to see things clearly and truly, and her self-knowledge is uncertain. At the end of the novel she acknowledges that she has learned from experience, but not every reader is persuaded.
In the beginning we find admiration for Emma and her situation: "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her." There is perhaps a qualification in the word seemed. Three paragraphs down, the qualification is confirmed. "The real evils indeed of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself; these were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. The danger, however, was at present so unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her." An absent mother (who died when she was very young), a valetudinarian father, and an indulgent governess combine to give her rule of the household. What follows are the promised "evils," "disadvantages," and "misfortunes" that create a dissonance between Austen's stated affection for her heroine and the reader's unease with Emma, if not outright dislike of her. Part of the drama for the reader will be discovering the source of Austen's affection, whether or not the reader ultimately shares it.
The case against Emma is clear enough. In trying to arrange a marriage between the vain and pompous Mr. Elton (not her first impression of him) and the young and naïve Harriet Smith, Emma ignores both the temperamental disaffinity and the social distance between them—and more grievously she misunderstands the desires of Mr. Elton. He is a vicar from a good family with [End Page 589] social ambitions; Harriet, an illegitimate young girl of seventeen, wholly in thrall to Emma's matchmaking machinations. Emma callously dismisses Robert Martin's affection for Harriet. Martin, a yeoman farmer, is a solid and admirable character ultimately deserving of the title gentleman, but Emma's snobbery prevents her from appreciating his virtues. Her intervention delays what turns out to be the right outcome, a marriage between Robert Martin and Harriet. But she seems to have learned nothing from her failure and proceeds to plot a marriage between Harriet and Frank Churchill that is again based on a total misunderstanding of their respective natures and desires.
Emma takes her cues for her behavior from observing external circumstances that she invariably misinterprets. She reads Elton as interested in Harriet when in fact she herself is the object of his interest. She fantasizes a match between Frank Churchill and Harriet on the basis of an event in which Churchill rescues Harriet from an assault by gypsies. If the capacity for accurate interpretation is a sign of intelligence, Emma seems to fail the intelligence test again and again, despite the "cleverness" that Austen attributes to her. Emma in fact is a perfect illustration of how will or desire or preconception may determine interpretation. And then there is a failure of another kind: inconsideration in her behavior toward the kindly but drearily garrulous Miss Bates at the Box Hill outing. Emma cannot resist agreeing with Miss Bates's admission that in the game about to be played she is "sure to say . . . dull things." Her friend, mentor, and husband-to-be, Knightley, observing the event, later rebukes the "unfeeling[ness]" and "insolence" of her response to Miss Bates. Tact is a mark of social intelligence, and again Emma fails the test.
What then can possibly redeem her as she goes from misunderstanding to misunderstanding, from misbehavior to misbehavior, from fiasco to fiasco? The extenuations of innocence and youth offered at the beginning are too weak to exculpate her. Years ago the acerbic critic Marvin Mudrick made the case that there is nothing to excuse her behavior, except perhaps her honesty: "It is a very circumscribed honesty, it operates characteristically in the trough of failure and disaster, before the next rise of confidence and self-delusion." In other words she is honest only under [End Page 590] duress. But Emma is also capable of a brutal honesty that might be called truth-telling—as when she makes Miss Bates aware of how dull she is at the Box Hill picnic. Austen herself explicitly shares Emma's view of Miss Bates's tediousness, though with a nuanced understanding that alleviates somewhat its harshness.
Miss Bates stood in the very worst predicament in the world for having much of the public favor; and she had no intellectual superiority to make atonement to herself, or frighten those who might hate her, into outward respect. She had never boasted either beauty or cleverness. Her youth was passed without distinction, and her middle of life was devoted to the care of a failing mother, and the endeavor to make a small income go as far as possible. And yet she was a happy woman, and a woman whom no one named without good-will. It was her own universal good-will and contented temper that worked such wonders. . . . The simplicity and cheerfulness of her nature, her contented and grateful spirit, were a recommendation to every body and a mine of felicity to herself. She was a great talker upon little matters, which exactly suited Mr. Woodhouse, full of trivial communications and harmless gossip.
The real force of Austen's judgment is not in what she says about Miss Bates in her authorial voice, but in the talk with which she provides her. It is an unreadable stream of consciousness, full of repetition, banality, and cloying sentiment, to which Emma renders perfect Austenian justice in mimicking her manner to her friend Mrs. Weston when she considers the prospect of a marriage between Miss Bates's niece, Jane Fairfax, and Knightley:
"How would he bear to have Miss Bates belonging to him?—To have her haunting the Abbey, and thanking him all day long for his great kindness in marrying Jane?—'So very kind and obliging!—But he always had been such a very kind neighbor!' And then fly off, through half a sentence to her mother's old petticoat. [End Page 591] . . . 'for still it would last a great while—and, indeed, she must thankfully say that their petticoats were all very strong.'"
Mrs. Weston reproves Emma: "'For shame Emma! Do not mimic her. You divert me against my conscience.'" Well, in fact, so does Austen every time she allows Miss Bates to open her mouth. The conscience of the novelist is to create diversion. Of course, there is a difference between harboring thoughts about a person privately and speaking them to her face. In the Box Hill episode Emma is Austen's Alceste, a truth teller regardless of the consequences.
Emma may know Miss Bates, but she seems too often not to know herself. Her failure to know herself is on display in her foolish and seemingly incorrigible matchmaking. She does turn out to be amenable to correction by Knightley, who embodies social reason and understanding, but she does not inspire confidence that the correction will stick. We may wonder why the clear-seeing Knightley persists in loving her in spite of all the evidence against her. There is no suggestion at any point in the novel that he doesn't know who she is and what she is capable of. Since his love for Emma is not blind, it cannot be explained as an expression of the (irrational) power of love. There is no suggestion of passion's overpowering reason. Their marriage presumably will be founded on friendship and mutual respect.
Knightley distinguishes between Emma's "vain spirit" and her "serious spirit," but where is her serious spirit to be found? The challenge for the reader is to discover the times and places when Emma is serious. Her vanity is plain enough. She is a devoted daughter and sister, but her judgment, when not checked by Knightley, is wanting. As he points out, her capacity for correction is a mark of her seriousness: "If one leads you wrong, I am sure the other tells you of it." But surely her seriousness, if she is serious, cannot be found only in her capacity for correction by others. It should be reflected in her own autonomous spirit. From time to time she does display a capacity for seeing her friends and neighbors with a cool discriminating eye, unaffected by any investment of her own ego. Her judgment of Mr. Weston's character has the sharpness and the gravity of Austen herself: "Emma perceived that her taste was not the only taste on which Mr. Weston depended, [End Page 592] and felt, that to be the favorite and intimate of a man who had so many intimates and confidantes, was not the very first distinction in the scale of vanity. She liked his open manners, but a little less of open-heartedness would have made him a higher character.—General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.—She could fancy such a man." Austen herself is speaking through Emma.
What makes Emma particularly interesting as a character is the way in which seriousness and vanity are so intertwined in her thoughts and behavior. It is the admixture that thinking and feeling persons experience and express. Consider, for instance, the moment when she turns upon herself without tutorial prodding and breaks through, as it were, the brittle manners that govern the social conduct of her little world. Harriet's affection for Emma survives the fiasco with Mr. Elton that Emma had created. Emma is moved by Harriet's unabated love for her despite what she had done.
"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart," said she afterwards to herself. "There is nothing to be compared to it. Warmth and tenderness of heart, with an affectionate, open manner, will beat all the clearness of head in the world, for attraction. I am sure it will. It is tenderness of heart which makes my dear father so generally beloved—which gives Isabella all her popularity.—I have it not—but I know how to prize and respect it.—Harriet is my superior in all the charm and all the felicity it gives. Dear Harriet!—I would not change you for the clearest-headed, longest-sighted, best-judging female breathing. Oh! the coldness of a Jane Fairfax! Harriet is worth a hundred such.—And for a wife—a sensible man's wife—it is invaluable. I mention no names; but happy the man who changes Emma for Harriet!"
She is too generous in her view of Harriet, too kind in her judgment of her father, ignorant of circumstances in her condemnation of Jane, and perhaps too harsh in her self-judgment. And still she is plotting Harriet's future. But her appreciation of warmth and [End Page 593] tenderness of heart as well as her own deficiency in these qualities is genuine and moving. Emma here strikes a romantic note in affirming feeling over clearheadedness, a note that persists in the novel as a sort of dissonance that "clearness of head" (valued throughout the novel) does not entirely overcome. (Incidentally the reader may wonder whether Austen is self-critically addressing her own clearheadedness purchased at the expense of tenderness of heart. Or does Emma's idealization of Harriet and her father simply provide further evidence that she is deficient in clearheadedness?)
Seriousness and vanity appear together in her judgment of Mrs. Elton. "Insufferable woman!" is her immediate exclamation.
"Worse than I had supposed. Absolutely insufferable! Knightley!—I could not have believed it. Knight-ley!—never seen him in her life before, and call him Knightley!—and discover that he is a gentleman! A little upstart, vulgar being, with her Mr. E., and her caro sposo, and her resources, and all her airs of pert pretension and under-bred finery. Actually to discover that Mr. Knightley is a gentleman! I doubt whether he will return the compliment, and discover her to be a lady. I could not have believed it! And to propose that she and I should unite to form a musical club! One would fancy we were bosom friends! And Mrs. Weston!—Astonished that the person who had brought me up should be a gentlewoman! Worse and worse. I never met with her equal. Much beyond my hopes. Harriet is disgraced by any comparison. Oh! what would Frank Churchill say to her, if he were here? How angry and how diverted he would be! Ah! there I am—thinking of him directly. Always the first person to be thought of! How I catch myself out! Frank Churchill comes as regularly into my mind!"
Austen comments that "all of this ran glibly through her thoughts." Glibness indeed! Emma is right, seriously right, about Mrs. Elton; but her manner and tone, while not undermining the truth of her judgment, compromise it. The note of snobbery and [End Page 594] offended vanity in her indignation is obvious. The offense in Mrs. Elton's suggestion that they form a musical club seems gratuitous, explained only by Emma's overweening sense of her own superiority. And what should we make of the mixture of anger and diversion in her and in her expectation that Frank Churchill will share in it? Is Emma enjoying the spectacle? Vanity here contends with seriousness, or perhaps conscience contends with diversion.
Mrs. Elton is a caricatured mirror image of Emma. When Emma laments the prospect of Mrs. Elton as Jane Fairfax's protector, we cannot avoid thinking of Emma in her role as Harriet's protector. But we are made to believe that unlike Mrs. Elton, also an arranger of other people's lives, Emma has the capacity to admit her faults and to achieve self-knowledge. On this reading the novel becomes a triumph of social reason, and Emma who seemed to be an obstacle to that triumph becomes its occasion. She sees the havoc she has wrought, acknowledges her responsibility, and makes herself worthy of the man who embodies the ethical standard of the narrative. I am rehashing what has been a widely held conventional reading of the novel, but I am unconvinced.
The trouble with this reading is that Emma's admission of error does not entirely overcome the burden of impression that her behavior has left. What dramatic evidence do we have that she will not be up to her old ways after the marriage? Knightley will be there to correct her, but his presence is not an argument for a change in her character. She may have learned from experience for the moment, but what she learns may not necessarily affect her future behavior. Austen knew enough about human psychology to know that self-knowledge and will do not necessarily coincide. We may know our compulsions but may not be able to overcome them, because our wills are stronger than our reason or understanding. This is one of the great insights of the novel. The novel ends with the promise of "perfect happiness," but promises must be kept, and the happy ending closes off the possibility of our ever knowing whether the promise will be kept. Indeed we have every reason to suspect that it will not be kept.
If self-knowledge is required for happiness, we may question whether Emma ever truly achieves it. The remorseful recognition that she has behaved badly does not in itself constitute self knowledge. In knowing herself, Emma would have to admit that [End Page 595] she is a creature of fancy with an irrepressible need to rule her little world, and such a creature would be at odds with what makes for the perfect happiness of marriage to Knightley. In congratulating Mrs. Weston (the former Miss Taylor, Emma's governess) on her marriage, Knightley lays out the conditions of a good marriage: "You might not give Emma such a complete education as your powers seem to promise; but you are receiving a very good education from her, on the very material point of submitting your own will, and doing as you are bid; and if Weston had asked me to recommend him a wife, I should certainly have named Miss Taylor." Knightley is not distinguished for his irony, though we may discern Austen's own ironic sensibility behind Knightley's statement. It would be difficult to imagine either Austen or Emma in the married state under such conditions. Self-knowledge, in the circumstances of marriage, would require the remaking of Emma, and there is at least the question of whether she is capable of remaking herself or even whether it is desirable.
Austen coins the word imaginist to describe Emma. It is, of course, related to a word that recurs throughout the novel—fancy. Knightley speaks of Emma as being "under the power of fancy and whim." We are told that fancy is "the very dear part of Emma." What is dear is at once loved and valuable. Early in the novel, with the departure of her governess, she "sigh[s] over it and wish[es] for impossible things." Hers is a busy mind constantly forming schemes, "with real good will . . . a mind delighted with its own ideas." We are warned about the dangers of fancy from an unexpected quarter, Emma's inertial father, Mr. Woodhouse, who speaks of himself as "very fanciful and troublesome." We are also told that he was "never able to suppose that other people could think differently from himself." The characters of Emma and her father are miles apart. How in the world, we may wonder, did Emma manage to acquire such a father? And yet, in the characterization of Mr. Woodhouse, we find a foreshadowing of what is deeply troublesome in Emma's fancifulness. When she learns that she has deceived herself regarding Mr. Elton's intentions toward her and toward Harriet, she realizes that "she had taken up the idea . . . and made everything bend toward to it." It is of course not the case that Emma is incapable of supposing that other people can think differently from herself. But she shares with her father [End Page 596] in her matchmaking adventures—despite, or perhaps because of, the liveliness of her mind—an inability to enter knowledgeably and therefore sympathetically into the minds of others. Here the liveliness of Emma's mind converges with the feebleness of her father's. Her "imaginism" in its willful reality-bending predilection is the antithesis of the romantic sympathetic imagination. (When undeceived she does show a capacity for sympathetic imagination, as in her compassionate understanding of Jane Fairfax after she has learned the facts of Jane's situation.)
Fancy, it would seem, is the source of error, which can be corrected only by rational understanding, and Emma is the embodiment of fancy. Yet Emma is the heroine, not the antagonist, in the novel. If fancy is simply error, then Emma's very being is irreparably compromised. Our sense of her character is diminished if we see her fulfillment in her coming to her rational senses. Her fancy, I would argue, is what draws Austen to her and what makes the novel her greatest and most intimate work. In Jane Austen, or The Secret of Style, D. A. Miller asserts "that the realism of her works allows no one like Jane Austen to appear in them. Amid the happy wives and pathetic old maids, there is no successfully unmarried woman; and despite the multitude of girls who seek to acquire 'accomplishments,' not one shows an artistic achievement or even an artistic ambition that surpasses mediocrity." There are, to be sure, no poets or artists in her work. Emma performs on the piano, but that is one of the accomplishments that every well-bred young woman is supposed to acquire, and we are told that she does not play so well as Jane Fairfax, who herself does not qualify as an artist. But Miller, I think, overlooks what Emma and Austen have in common—that is, what has been sublimated of Austen in her heroine. The field of Emma's imagination, like that of Austen's, is the social world; her specialty, matchmaking. Emma tries to re-create her small world by arranging the lives of her neighbors in the most fundamental way: by deciding for others whom they should live in intimacy with for the rest of their lives. She is the narrative force of the novel. In her manipulativeness she does Austen's work and generates the plot. No wonder then that Emma is the heroine of Austen's only eponymous novel. There would be no story, no social destiny for the community, without her efforts. She creates relationships that have short-lived [End Page 597] undesirable results before the happy outcomes at the end. Emma is Austen's surrogate, the novelist within the novel, to be sure, only intermittently with her creator's rational penetration and ironic wisdom. Her investment in Emma is in her creative, however misdirected, powers. We may think of Emma's matchmaking efforts not only as foolish misbehavior, but also as experiments in human relationships which in their failures lead to discoveries about where the truth and happiness of a genuine relationship is to be found. Emma would not have learned about the vanity and foolishness of Mr. Elton if he hadn't been exposed in his behavior toward Harriet. Emma would have remained in the bubble of her conceit if she had not conducted her failed experiments. "Error," Stephen Dedalus asserts, "is the portal to discovery."
Error and folly are not the whole story of Emma's conduct. She is rebuked for rudeness toward Miss Bates by Knightley, as she should be, but there is a case to be made for her. Miss Bates's chatter belongs to the dreary unimaginative talk of the world that Emma with her liveliness and quick wit cannot abide. In an ideal world such talk would be banished. Emma is also conceited and snobbish and filled with a sense of superiority. She is not nice; indeed she will never be nice. But, in the society of Highbury (or any other society), she embodies the principle of vitality. How can we not respond to a mind that works like Emma's when she discovers that Knightley is in love with her, not Harriet?
While he spoke, Emma's mind was most busy, and, with all the wonderful velocity of thought, had been able—and yet without losing a word—to catch and comprehend the exact truth of the whole; to see that Harriet's hopes had been entirely groundless, a mistake, a delusion, as complete a delusion as any of her own—that Harriet was nothing; that she was every thing herself; that what she had been saying relative to Harriet had been all taken as the language of her own feelings; and that her agitation, her doubts, her reluctance, her discouragement, had been all received as discouragement from herself—And not only was there time for these convictions, with all their glow of attendant happiness; there was time also to rejoice that Harriet's secret had [End Page 598] not escaped her, and to resolve that it need not and should not.
"The wonderful velocity of thought" continues in Austen's celebrated free indirect style in which she captures the rhythm and texture of Emma's swiftly moving mind. Emma's "velocity of thought" does not always move in the right direction, but when it does it seems to fuse or alternate between fancy and reason in which neither pays a price. Her liveliness is not confined to her thought. The prospect of her marriage and the knowledge that Harriet has agreed to marry Robert Martin sends her into a tizzy of high spirits. "Her mind was in a state of flutter and wonder, which made it impossible for her to be collected. She was in dancing, singing, exclaiming spirits; and till she had moved about, and talked to herself, and laughed and reflected, she could be fit for nothing rational."
Without Emma Highbury society would be defined by the pretensions of the Eltons, the tedious obsessions of Mr. Woodhouse about his health, and the mindless talk of Miss Bates. Is it extravagant to see Emma the imaginist as an incipient romantic rebel? If we discount the radical disparity between Austen's prose and that of Joyce, Emma's role in the novel brings to mind that of Stephen Dedalus in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, a late romantic hero who in his struggle against the squalor of Dublin life seeks to "recreate the conscience of his race." Both Emma and Stephen are self-portraits of adventurous failure by triumphant artists. It is a paradox at the heart of artistic heroism. The artist or artistic type by his very nature errs. "In the middle of my journey I lost my way." Narrative itself is errancy. There is no journey worth making without the chance of losing your way. Failure, certainly in the case of Stephen, is not submission. He remains intransigent in his defiance to the end. Emma is not defiant, and she utterly lacks Stephen's grandiosity of a cause. But she is keenly sensitive to the squalor of the social life that always threatens, and she resists in thought and sometimes in action "the quiet prosings [of her neighbors that] . . . made her feel that every evening so spent, was indeed one of the long evenings she had fearfully anticipated." However mistaken she may be in her actions, whatever misgivings she may have about how she has behaved, her high sense of self is [End Page 599] undiminished. "Oh! I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other."
The sense and sensibility of Austen's manner as a writer bears the imprint of the Augustan age. Her prose has the rational lucidity of a great writer of the eighteenth-century. The raisonneurs of her novels (Knightley in the case of Emma) urge the subordination of fancy to rational understanding. And yet Austen was a contemporary of the romantic poets and an admirer of the works of Wordsworth, Scott, and Byron. In Jane Austen and the Romantic Poets William Deresiewicz persuasively argues for their influencing the conception of love and friendship in Emma. He does not take up the theme of imagination. The romantics affirmed the powers of imagination and feeling, and Austen makes perhaps her most cherished, certainly most interesting, heroine an "imaginist." Whatever irony is directed against the consequences of Emma's fancy, is not an annihilating irony. If it were, it would undo Emma herself.
So what case can be made for fancy in spite of its misdirections? It expresses an impossible but irrepressible utopian wish for a lovelier and more interesting society than the narrow and mediocre one that Emma inhabits. This may seem a strange claim to make for her, given her conventional and often snobbish judgments about status and her preeminent place in her community. Emma is not an outsider at war with society. But she possesses a quality that sets her apart from her community, and she is the object of Jane Austen's affection. Indeed this is a quality that Austen herself possesses. D. H. Lawrence was on target when he characterized Austen's relation to the world as "a sharp knowing in apartness." In Austen it takes the form of irony of which Emma herself may be the object. In Emma the apartness manifests itself in the judgments she passes on her neighbors in the instances of Mr. Weston, the Eltons, and Miss Bates—and perhaps most strikingly in her resistance to the idea of marrying. Deresiewicz beautifully captures this quality in Emma: "With the kind of friendship that binds the community together she has as little to do as possible, holding herself aloof from the likes of the Bateses and the Coles, begrudging them her every expression of kindness." And he notes that Emma has no friend who is an equal "with whom to share genuine intimacy." Tony Tanner suggests that "the real 'evil' [End Page 600] or terror in Emma is the prospect of having no one properly to talk to, no real community, in fact."
If we want a picture of the society Emma and her creator fancy, we can do no better than to turn to Georg Lukács's characterization of Goethe's depiction of the community in Wilhelm Meister in The Theory of the Novel.
Certainly, by the nature of the marriages which conclude the novel, the nobility of a social estate is interiorized with the maximum epic and sensuous intensity, so that the objective superiority of a class is transformed to mean a better opportunity for a freer, more generous way of life for anyone possessing the necessary inner potentialities. But in spite of this ironic reservation, a social class is nevertheless raised to a height of substantiality to which it cannot inwardly be equal. Within this class, although confined to a small circle of its members, a universal and all-embracing cultural flowering is supposed to occur, capable of absorbing the most varied individual destinies. In other words, the world thus confined within a single class—the nobility—and based upon it, partakes of the problem-free radiance of the epic.
Allowing for the difference in idiom between Lukács/Goethe and Jane Austen, we find something of the same outcome in the concluding paragraph of Emma: "The wedding was very much like other weddings, where the parties have no taste for finery or parade; and Mrs. Elton, from the particulars detailed by her husband, thought it all extremely shabby, and very inferior to her own.—'Very little white satin, very few lace veils; a most pitiful business!—Selena would stare when she heard of it.'—But, in spite of these deficiencies, the wishes, the hopes, the confidence, the predictions of the small band of true friends who witnessed the ceremony, were fully answered in the perfect happiness of the union."
The novel concludes in the spirit of comedy with the promise of "perfect happiness." The community at the end is ideally organized or reorganized in a way that makes for happiness. It is a morally [End Page 601] as well as a socially hierarchical world constituted by Emma and Knightley at its pinnacle, Churchill and Jane Fairfax in the rung immediately below, Harriet and Robert Martin further below, and the vulgar Eltons effectively marginalized, if not banished. The Eltons may be marginalized at the wedding, but the novel ends at the point that another novel might begin. We have every reason to believe that the world of the novel will persist in being what it has always been. The conceited, the pretentious, the vulgar—all will continue to have their say and sway. Much as we wish the couple well and their small band of true friends (the happy few), we cannot but experience "the ironic reservation" that Lukács speaks of. Emma, given who she is, may not be inwardly equal to the promised perfect happiness. The fault is not Emma's alone. It can be found as well in her social circumstances. Emma's misbehavior can be viewed as the distortion of admirable qualities by the resistant actuality of the society she inhabits. Her misbehavior, the object of ambivalence, is at once cherished and presented ironically. Emma is the sometimes ruthless embodiment of Austen's own imagination of what it means to be alive and to endure in her world.
There remains the question of why Emma marries, given her assertion early in the novel that she is not the marrying kind. "I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature." Some feminist critics have complained about Austen's complicity with patriarchy in upholding the institution of marriage, especially given the submissive role the woman is supposed to play in the marriage. The marriage between Emma and Knightley and, for that matter, between Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy in Pride and Prejudice belie the recipe for a good marriage that Knightley endorses in his conversation with Mrs. Weston. Unlike Elizabeth and Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice Emma has financial independence, and she does not have to enter the marriage market. There is in the feminist critique, or a certain version of it, hostility toward the institution of marriage that may confuse the issue of whether Emma's marriage at the end is self-fulfillment or self-betrayal. Jane Austen, we may assume, believed that there were good marriages as well as bad ones—which is not to say that she believed that marriage was or should be the destiny of all women. She herself did not marry, and Emma says it is not in her nature to love and marry. Neither Austen nor Emma is speaking [End Page 602] for all women. How could Emma so behave, when she herself is engaged in the enterprise of trying to marry off women? And how could Austen so act, when the plots of all her novels are marriage plots with happy endings that survive whatever irony she directs toward her characters? But it is fair to say that the novel asks us to contemplate the possibility that certain natures are not made for marriage. So the question becomes this: Is Emma's declaration that she is not the marrying kind true self-description or is it another manifestation of self-delusion? Her position in society, her rule in her father's household, and her financial independence make clear that marriage for her is not an economic or social necessity. The conversations between Emma and Knightley are charged with erotic feeling. There is nothing of the ascetic or the dry spinster in her. That she is deeply attracted to Knightley and happily agrees to marry him, however, does not settle the matter. There is a long and distressing history of failed marriages that begin in sexual attraction, love, and apparent mutual understanding. The premature closure in the "perfect happiness" of marriage gives us no opportunity to answer the question with any certainty about whether or not she knows herself when she says that she is not the marrying kind.
In Jane Austen and the Morality of Conversation Bharat Tandon, following Chesterton, acknowledges that "the quotidian talk in which [a married couple] discover and cherish that which they love in their partner may decline, almost imperceptibly, into a routine of bickering." And he goes on to say that "only a certain kind of couple could truly be said to thrive in a marriage that was 'a perpetual crisis': Austen ends Emma, a work which unsparingly faces up to solipsism and loss, with a marriage that is a perpetual conversation." Tandon, it would seem, extrapolates their unknown future from the conversations that have led to their marriage. They are conversations, well spoken, often witty, and even moving that we as readers take pleasure in; but they are fraught with danger—"a perpetual crisis," as Tandon phrases it. And they are conversations of inequality in which the much older Knightley finds himself mostly in the role of admonisher of Emma's behavior. Emma has the wit and style to respond sometimes with defiance and at other times with acknowledgment that Knightley speaks the truth, but it is hard to see how such a relationship can thrive [End Page 603] in the long tenure of marriage except perhaps as entertainment in fiction—unless Emma outgrows that dear insubordinately willful part of her nature. Is that possible, and if possible is it desirable? Without certainty I am inclined to see Emma as irredeemable in her autonomy—like her creator obsessed with the idea of marriage but not made for it. Could it be that there is a connection between celibacy and individual autonomy—in Emma's case the freedom not only to live an independent life but to shape the lives of others, and in Austen's case, to stand in imagination apart from the world she inhabits so that she can view it with irony—that is to say, resist its importunities to submit uncritically to its ways? I leave it to the reader to decide whether this is a rhetorical question or one that requires an answer. [End Page 604]
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Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Emma Woodhouse
The narrator introduces Emma to us by emphasizing her good fortune: “handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition,” Emma “had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.” But, the narrator warns us, Emma possesses “the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself.” Emma’s stubbornness and vanity produce many of the novel’s conflicts, as Emma struggles to develop emotionally.
Emma makes three major mistakes. First, she attempts to make Harriet into the wife of a gentleman, when Harriet’s social position dictates that she would be better suited to the farmer who loves her. Then, she flirts with Frank Churchill even though she does not care for him, making unfair comments about Jane Fairfax along the way. Most important, she does not realize that, rather than being committed to staying single (as she always claims), she is in love with and wants to marry Mr. Knightley. Though these mistakes seriously threaten Harriet’s happiness, cause Emma embarrassment, and create obstacles to Emma’s own achievement of true love, none of them has lasting consequences. Throughout the novel, Knightley corrects and guides Emma; in marrying Knightley, Emma signals that her judgment has aligned with his.
Austen predicted that Emma would be “a character whom no one but me will much like.” Though most of Austen’s readers have proven her wrong, her narration creates many ambiguities. The novel is narrated using free indirect discourse, which means that, although the all-knowing narrator speaks in the third person, she often relates things from Emma’s point of view and describes things in language we might imagine Emma using. This style of narration creates a complex mixture of sympathy with Emma and ironic judgment on her behavior. It is not always clear when we are to share Emma’s perceptions and when we are to see through them. Nor do we know how harshly Austen expects us to judge Emma’s behavior. Though this narrative strategy creates problems of interpretation for the reader, it makes Emma a richly multidimensional character.
Emma does not have one specific foil, but the implicit distinctions made between her and the other women in the novel offer us a context within which to evaluate her character. Jane is similar to Emma in most ways, but she does not have Emma’s financial independence, so her difficulties underscore Emma’s privileged nature. Mrs. Elton, like Emma, is independent and imposes her will upon her friends, but her crudeness and vanity reinforce our sense of Emma’s refinement and fundamentally good heart. Emma’s sister, Isabella, is stereo-typically feminine—soft-hearted, completely devoted to her family, dependent, and not terribly bright. The novel implicitly prefers Emma’s independence and cleverness to her sister’s more traditional deportment, although we are still faced with the paradox that though Emma is clever, she is almost always mistaken.
Mr. Knightley
Mr. Knightley serves as the novel’s model of good sense. From his very first conversation with Emma and her father in Chapter 1, his purpose—to correct the excesses and missteps of those around him—is clear. He is unfailingly honest but tempers his honesty with tact and kindheartedness. Almost always, we can depend upon him to provide the correct evaluation of the other characters’ behavior and personal worth. He intuitively understands and kindly makes allowances for Mr. Woodhouse’s whims; he is sympathetic and protective of the women in the community, including Jane, Harriet, and Miss Bates; and, most of all, even though he frequently disapproves of her behavior, he dotes on Emma.
Knightley’s love for Emma—the one emotion he cannot govern fully—leads to his only lapses of judgment and self-control. Before even meeting Frank, Knightley decides that he does not like him. It gradually becomes clear that Knightley feels jealous—he does not welcome a rival. When Knightley believes Emma has become too attached to Frank, he acts with uncharacteristic impulsiveness in running away to London. His declaration of love on his return bursts out uncontrollably, unlike most of his prudent, well-planned actions. Yet Knightley’s loss of control humanizes him rather than making him seem like a failure.
Like Emma, Knightley stands out in comparison to his peers. His brother, Mr. John Knightley, shares his clear-sightedness but lacks his unfailing kindness and tact. Both Frank and Knightley are perceptive, warm-hearted, and dynamic; but whereas Frank uses his intelligence to conceal his real feelings and invent clever compliments to please those around him, Knightley uses his intelligence to discern right moral conduct. Knightley has little use for cleverness for its own sake; he rates propriety and concern for others more highly.
Frank Churchill
Frank epitomizes attractiveness in speech, manner, and appearance. He goes out of his way to please everyone, and, while the more perceptive characters question his seriousness, everyone except Knightley is charmed enough to be willing to indulge him. Frank is the character who most resembles Emma, a connection she points out at the novel’s close when she states that “destiny … connect[s] us with two characters so much superior to our own.” Like Emma, Frank develops over the course of the novel by trading a somewhat vain and superficial perspective on the world for the seriousness brought on by the experience of genuine suffering and love. He is a complex character because though we know we should judge him harshly in moral terms, we cannot help but like him more than he deserves to be liked.
Jane Fairfax
Jane’s beauty and accomplishment immediately make her stand out, but we are likely to follow Emma’s lead at first and judge Jane uninteresting on account of her reserve. As Jane gradually betrays more personality and emotion, she indicates that she harbors some secret sorrow. Eventually, she and Emma push the cloudy confusion behind and become friends. The contrast between Jane’s delicate sense of propriety and morality and the passionate nature of her feelings is much more dramatic than any of the conflicts that Emma experiences. Jane’s situation too is much more dire than Emma’s: if Jane does not wed, she must become a governess, because she lacks any money of her own. The revelation of Jane’s secret engagement to Frank makes Jane seem more human, just as Knightley’s humanity is brought out by his love for Emma.
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What nationality were The Mixtures? | Italians and Race (Race and Nationality)
Dr. Orville Boyd Jenkins
Question:
Italians consider themselves to be White or Caucasians. Why are they darker in shade and their features vary?
Answer:
The variations in skin colour and other physical features make a fascinating focus.
I have travelled and lived in the Mediterranean region, and find that the whole region tends to predominate with darker complexioned, dark-haired people. However, there is an obvious visible difference in the sprinkling of blond-haired individuals all through the area, including Northern Africa (Berbers), Turkey and Greece.
Like peoples in most all of Europe, the people in the peninsula we now know as the country of Italy, are of greatly mixed background. Racial categories or terms depend on the choices available. Caucasian is a common term, but not precisely defined or consistently used.
Caucasian and Colour
The categories and terms Caucasian or Caucasoid to denote certain general physical features is a very broad term, with no precise technical meaning. Usages vary quite widely.
In recent western history, the term has been used in a general way to refer to the lighter-skinned race(s) of European origin, also sometimes referred to as "White people." That is a very general term, and total relative in use, even used among black peoples to distinguish lighter and darker individuals in their own tribes.
Terms used to designate "races" are only relative, or comparative, words with usages depending on the social or ethnic setting in which they are used.
There is no defined racial grouping for whom the term is used. The term is used in some countries in somewhat official ways, such as a choice for ethnicity in censuses or other demographic information. But people with the physical features normally associated with the term Caucasoid include a full range of skin colours, including the Arabs, Somalis, Dravidian groups (Southern India and Southeast Asia) and other black or brown peoples.
There seems to be a full range or continuum of genetic or physiological features across a quite wide range of cultures, language groups and geographical areas. Thus it is a matter of relative contrast. It depends who you are comparing a particular group to.
Relative Colour
In contrast to black Africans, sometimes called "Negroid" in features or race, the Italians, along with other darker southern Europeans, are indeed white. In comparison to blond Scandinavians, they don't look so white. But in general they still fit in the category of humans the term Caucasian normally refers to.
Geographical Origin
In origin the term "Caucasian" is an adjective referring to the Caucasus mountains. This is thought to be the original dispersal point of peoples speaking forms of speech now identified as Indo-European.
Thus it references the general history traceable through language information back to the Caucasus mountains. The language history is not correlated in any way to ethnicity or physical features. Today peoples of all "races" speak Indo-European languages.
In the migrations over just the past 2000 years, peoples of Asian origin have come into Europe in various waves of military or other migration. These peoples, related to Mongols and Turks, mixed with peoples of Germanic and other Indo-European backgrounds.
Others were Arabs and Berbers from Northern Africa, as well as earlier Phoenicians. These peoples would also fit into the grouping commonly called Caucasian also today, but they spoke Semitic languages.
Variety in Ancient "Italy"
From pre-Roman times, it appears there was already a clear distinction of short, darker-skinned, dark-haired peoples from pre-history being overlayed and mixed with taller, sometimes larger built, blond and blue-eyed groups. For instance, the Etruscans , in what is now Northern Italy, did not speak an Indo-European language.
The Etruscans may have been there before the Indo-Europeans arrived. Some scholars suggest they were thought to have been a blond, blue-eyed people. On a mural in an Etruscan tomb, a banquet scene portrays the women with blond hair.* It could indicate the existence of some blond individuals among the Etruscans. Since it is only women who ware portrayed with blond hair, this could also represent bleaching, or could be a stylistic motif.
The Etruscans are the source of the Latin alphabet we use. They borrowed the alphabet of the Greeks and modified it to match their own language before the neighbouring Latin tribe became literate. The Latins, coming to be known as the Romans from their original city, borrowed the Etruscan alphabet and again slightly modified it to suit the sounds of their language.
It is now generally believed that the Greeks also were larger, blond and blue-eyed people, which was the case when Alexander the Great spread his forces and opened up colonies all over the Middle East and Egypt. This is also attested in frescos from the era, as well as in vairious references to their looks. Do some searching on the Internet and you will find various sources and studies on this.
This may strike us as odd today, since in modern times we think of the Greeks as shorter, darker people, not too different from the Italians. There are blond Greeks, though, as well as Turks.
Centuries before the rise of the Latins, or the establishment of Rome, Greeks already had colonies and trading centres all over the Italian coast, Sicily, and other islands, and all along the Iberian and North Africa coast. This went into the mix of peoples later considered Italian. Were these ancient Greek-speaking (from around 750 BC or earlier) dark or light? But we would likely consider them Caucasian.
Vikings in Italy
Northern Italy was later home to the invading German groups, from times before the development of the Roman Empire, but particularly in the period from the 300s in our era. This introduced another light genetic strain in to the Italian genetic stream.
Germans settled in Iberia and all the way into Northern Africa, resulting in the blue-eyed and lighter-skinned Berber groups in North Africa. Even more recently in history, another primarily blond strain was added to the Italian mix, from the Viking Normans, who, after conquering England in 1066, became an ethnicity of nobles ruling all of Europe, Russia and much of the Middle East in the Middle Ages.
The point of this is that, in fact, not all Italians are dark. In fact, the term "Italian," as we use and know it today, is primarily a geopolitical designation, although it carries some ethnic and linguistic connotations also. Italy is the name of a peninsula. Italy as a political entity goes back only to 1861.
Arab Contributions
Additional ethnic strains added to the vibrant variation in the "Italian" genetic stream. Some were darker toned in color. There were Arab colonies in the Italic peninsula and islands off Italy were ruled by Arabs for centuries. Such is still the case in Malta, whose people are partly of Bedouin origin, though ethnically mixed with other peoples, and still speaking a language ( Maltese ) closely related to Arabic.
This article is not focusing on the Maltese, but a few comments along the lines mentioned might be of interest. I have been to Malta several times, and studied Maltese sources, as well as international sources on Maltese history and the broader history of the region. Maltese retains much of the original Arabic character. But the mix of the various peoples that make up the Maltese shows up also in the language vocabulary.
The language is classified in the Arabic family of languages, which includes 35 languages, most referred to by the term Arabic, with some descriptive term. While in the country once with an Egyptian friend with no previously knowledge of Maltese, he commented that he could vaguely make out the language. It was not easy to hear, he said, but he could recognize most of the vocabulary, and negotiate somewhat in oral conversation with Maltese using his Egyptian Arabic.
Sources, both Maltese and otherwise, differ on their opinion of how much of the Maltese culture and genetic mix derives from the Arab conquerors in the 800s. An Australian correspondent, of partial Maltese extraction, has referred to some of the many recent genetic studies that indicate the Maltese show a similar genetic signature to other Central Mediterraneans. But he likewise notes that this Central set of characteristics is distinct from West Mediterraneans, East Mediterraneans and North Africans. This is consistent with what we know of cultural history in the region.
At any rate, the Arab Empire that included Malta and Sicily included much of the Italian peninsula and other islands in the area. (The rulers of Spain were overthrown by a Moorish dynasty and were a separate Empire from that which included Sicily and southern Italy. In fact these two kingdoms were periodically at war with each other as well as with other parts of the Arab-Muslim world.)
Race vs Language
There is another factor related to race and language. The language a people spoke at a particular time does not necessarily tell us what ethnic or racial group they originally came from. People move around, learn local language. Others settle in and keep their language, which becomes the language of the locals. All peoples have mixed with newcomers, so we all have a wide range of genes. The mix makes subtle differences in a certain area.
For more on these factors see my articles:
Dialects, Languages and Ethnicity
Unity in Diversity
This illustrates how rich and healthy the broad, full human gene pool is. Ironically, genetic studies now indicate what had been already claimed on other grounds, that these physical (physiological) distinctions we tend to refer to as "race" are actually quite recent in human history. Amazing, isn't it? I find all this quite fascinating!
Italy, and the whole Mediterranean region, is a rich mixture, so it is hard to classify in simple terms any national or geographic grouping of individuals, social groupings or language groups. Many cultures don't distinguish between ethnic groups primarily by colour or other physiological features, or by languages. Distinctions more valued seem to be cultural, those features that a group feels are distinctive of their ethnicity.
For some groups, the language is the most important identifying factor. For others it is some other cultural value. I should think for the Italians, given a choice of certain common terms, they would likely choose "Caucasian," due to a complex of linguistic and political, as well as geographical and historical reasons.
The variety of colour and the relativity of description is accentuated in certain cultural vocabularies. Many languages have only very general words for classification of colours.
For instance the Bantu languages, traditionally make only three distinctions: light ("white"), dark ("black") and red (or "brown" or similar shade). They use these three terms in their various languages to distinguish among individuals of their own tribes. Other colourings in such languages/cultures can be denoted by the analogy "color of ...." We tend to find a darker or lighter range among various ethnic or social groupings.
One Race
In Europe, in general it seems the southern regions are populated primarily by darker, shorter peoples, and the farther north, the lighter the peoples tend to be. But due to the great overlay of migration and movement over millennia, there is a great mixture. We should always keep in mind that there is a range of skin colour and other features in every population group.
When we discuss these differences, we are discussing objective descriptive factors. It is only our cultural attitudes that assign an judgemental value to any of these features. The whole human race shares in principle in the full broad gene pool of our one race.
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* Banqueting scene from the Tomb of the Leopards reproduced in Daily Life of the Etruscans, by Jacques Heugon (London: Phoenix Press, 1989), plates inset.
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A hendecagon has how many sides? | Italians and Race (Race and Nationality)
Dr. Orville Boyd Jenkins
Question:
Italians consider themselves to be White or Caucasians. Why are they darker in shade and their features vary?
Answer:
The variations in skin colour and other physical features make a fascinating focus.
I have travelled and lived in the Mediterranean region, and find that the whole region tends to predominate with darker complexioned, dark-haired people. However, there is an obvious visible difference in the sprinkling of blond-haired individuals all through the area, including Northern Africa (Berbers), Turkey and Greece.
Like peoples in most all of Europe, the people in the peninsula we now know as the country of Italy, are of greatly mixed background. Racial categories or terms depend on the choices available. Caucasian is a common term, but not precisely defined or consistently used.
Caucasian and Colour
The categories and terms Caucasian or Caucasoid to denote certain general physical features is a very broad term, with no precise technical meaning. Usages vary quite widely.
In recent western history, the term has been used in a general way to refer to the lighter-skinned race(s) of European origin, also sometimes referred to as "White people." That is a very general term, and total relative in use, even used among black peoples to distinguish lighter and darker individuals in their own tribes.
Terms used to designate "races" are only relative, or comparative, words with usages depending on the social or ethnic setting in which they are used.
There is no defined racial grouping for whom the term is used. The term is used in some countries in somewhat official ways, such as a choice for ethnicity in censuses or other demographic information. But people with the physical features normally associated with the term Caucasoid include a full range of skin colours, including the Arabs, Somalis, Dravidian groups (Southern India and Southeast Asia) and other black or brown peoples.
There seems to be a full range or continuum of genetic or physiological features across a quite wide range of cultures, language groups and geographical areas. Thus it is a matter of relative contrast. It depends who you are comparing a particular group to.
Relative Colour
In contrast to black Africans, sometimes called "Negroid" in features or race, the Italians, along with other darker southern Europeans, are indeed white. In comparison to blond Scandinavians, they don't look so white. But in general they still fit in the category of humans the term Caucasian normally refers to.
Geographical Origin
In origin the term "Caucasian" is an adjective referring to the Caucasus mountains. This is thought to be the original dispersal point of peoples speaking forms of speech now identified as Indo-European.
Thus it references the general history traceable through language information back to the Caucasus mountains. The language history is not correlated in any way to ethnicity or physical features. Today peoples of all "races" speak Indo-European languages.
In the migrations over just the past 2000 years, peoples of Asian origin have come into Europe in various waves of military or other migration. These peoples, related to Mongols and Turks, mixed with peoples of Germanic and other Indo-European backgrounds.
Others were Arabs and Berbers from Northern Africa, as well as earlier Phoenicians. These peoples would also fit into the grouping commonly called Caucasian also today, but they spoke Semitic languages.
Variety in Ancient "Italy"
From pre-Roman times, it appears there was already a clear distinction of short, darker-skinned, dark-haired peoples from pre-history being overlayed and mixed with taller, sometimes larger built, blond and blue-eyed groups. For instance, the Etruscans , in what is now Northern Italy, did not speak an Indo-European language.
The Etruscans may have been there before the Indo-Europeans arrived. Some scholars suggest they were thought to have been a blond, blue-eyed people. On a mural in an Etruscan tomb, a banquet scene portrays the women with blond hair.* It could indicate the existence of some blond individuals among the Etruscans. Since it is only women who ware portrayed with blond hair, this could also represent bleaching, or could be a stylistic motif.
The Etruscans are the source of the Latin alphabet we use. They borrowed the alphabet of the Greeks and modified it to match their own language before the neighbouring Latin tribe became literate. The Latins, coming to be known as the Romans from their original city, borrowed the Etruscan alphabet and again slightly modified it to suit the sounds of their language.
It is now generally believed that the Greeks also were larger, blond and blue-eyed people, which was the case when Alexander the Great spread his forces and opened up colonies all over the Middle East and Egypt. This is also attested in frescos from the era, as well as in vairious references to their looks. Do some searching on the Internet and you will find various sources and studies on this.
This may strike us as odd today, since in modern times we think of the Greeks as shorter, darker people, not too different from the Italians. There are blond Greeks, though, as well as Turks.
Centuries before the rise of the Latins, or the establishment of Rome, Greeks already had colonies and trading centres all over the Italian coast, Sicily, and other islands, and all along the Iberian and North Africa coast. This went into the mix of peoples later considered Italian. Were these ancient Greek-speaking (from around 750 BC or earlier) dark or light? But we would likely consider them Caucasian.
Vikings in Italy
Northern Italy was later home to the invading German groups, from times before the development of the Roman Empire, but particularly in the period from the 300s in our era. This introduced another light genetic strain in to the Italian genetic stream.
Germans settled in Iberia and all the way into Northern Africa, resulting in the blue-eyed and lighter-skinned Berber groups in North Africa. Even more recently in history, another primarily blond strain was added to the Italian mix, from the Viking Normans, who, after conquering England in 1066, became an ethnicity of nobles ruling all of Europe, Russia and much of the Middle East in the Middle Ages.
The point of this is that, in fact, not all Italians are dark. In fact, the term "Italian," as we use and know it today, is primarily a geopolitical designation, although it carries some ethnic and linguistic connotations also. Italy is the name of a peninsula. Italy as a political entity goes back only to 1861.
Arab Contributions
Additional ethnic strains added to the vibrant variation in the "Italian" genetic stream. Some were darker toned in color. There were Arab colonies in the Italic peninsula and islands off Italy were ruled by Arabs for centuries. Such is still the case in Malta, whose people are partly of Bedouin origin, though ethnically mixed with other peoples, and still speaking a language ( Maltese ) closely related to Arabic.
This article is not focusing on the Maltese, but a few comments along the lines mentioned might be of interest. I have been to Malta several times, and studied Maltese sources, as well as international sources on Maltese history and the broader history of the region. Maltese retains much of the original Arabic character. But the mix of the various peoples that make up the Maltese shows up also in the language vocabulary.
The language is classified in the Arabic family of languages, which includes 35 languages, most referred to by the term Arabic, with some descriptive term. While in the country once with an Egyptian friend with no previously knowledge of Maltese, he commented that he could vaguely make out the language. It was not easy to hear, he said, but he could recognize most of the vocabulary, and negotiate somewhat in oral conversation with Maltese using his Egyptian Arabic.
Sources, both Maltese and otherwise, differ on their opinion of how much of the Maltese culture and genetic mix derives from the Arab conquerors in the 800s. An Australian correspondent, of partial Maltese extraction, has referred to some of the many recent genetic studies that indicate the Maltese show a similar genetic signature to other Central Mediterraneans. But he likewise notes that this Central set of characteristics is distinct from West Mediterraneans, East Mediterraneans and North Africans. This is consistent with what we know of cultural history in the region.
At any rate, the Arab Empire that included Malta and Sicily included much of the Italian peninsula and other islands in the area. (The rulers of Spain were overthrown by a Moorish dynasty and were a separate Empire from that which included Sicily and southern Italy. In fact these two kingdoms were periodically at war with each other as well as with other parts of the Arab-Muslim world.)
Race vs Language
There is another factor related to race and language. The language a people spoke at a particular time does not necessarily tell us what ethnic or racial group they originally came from. People move around, learn local language. Others settle in and keep their language, which becomes the language of the locals. All peoples have mixed with newcomers, so we all have a wide range of genes. The mix makes subtle differences in a certain area.
For more on these factors see my articles:
Dialects, Languages and Ethnicity
Unity in Diversity
This illustrates how rich and healthy the broad, full human gene pool is. Ironically, genetic studies now indicate what had been already claimed on other grounds, that these physical (physiological) distinctions we tend to refer to as "race" are actually quite recent in human history. Amazing, isn't it? I find all this quite fascinating!
Italy, and the whole Mediterranean region, is a rich mixture, so it is hard to classify in simple terms any national or geographic grouping of individuals, social groupings or language groups. Many cultures don't distinguish between ethnic groups primarily by colour or other physiological features, or by languages. Distinctions more valued seem to be cultural, those features that a group feels are distinctive of their ethnicity.
For some groups, the language is the most important identifying factor. For others it is some other cultural value. I should think for the Italians, given a choice of certain common terms, they would likely choose "Caucasian," due to a complex of linguistic and political, as well as geographical and historical reasons.
The variety of colour and the relativity of description is accentuated in certain cultural vocabularies. Many languages have only very general words for classification of colours.
For instance the Bantu languages, traditionally make only three distinctions: light ("white"), dark ("black") and red (or "brown" or similar shade). They use these three terms in their various languages to distinguish among individuals of their own tribes. Other colourings in such languages/cultures can be denoted by the analogy "color of ...." We tend to find a darker or lighter range among various ethnic or social groupings.
One Race
In Europe, in general it seems the southern regions are populated primarily by darker, shorter peoples, and the farther north, the lighter the peoples tend to be. But due to the great overlay of migration and movement over millennia, there is a great mixture. We should always keep in mind that there is a range of skin colour and other features in every population group.
When we discuss these differences, we are discussing objective descriptive factors. It is only our cultural attitudes that assign an judgemental value to any of these features. The whole human race shares in principle in the full broad gene pool of our one race.
_______________
* Banqueting scene from the Tomb of the Leopards reproduced in Daily Life of the Etruscans, by Jacques Heugon (London: Phoenix Press, 1989), plates inset.
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Which fruit is distilled to make Calvados? | Home Distillation of Alcohol (Homemade Alcohol to Drink)
Using Potatoes
Methods for Using Fruits
If tempted to try some of the European use of fruits, the following is somewhat of a guide. Apple brandy is usually 60% apple, 30% pear, and 10% your choice.
Run the fruit through a juice extractor or similar, no pips unless you enjoy cyanide ,and no pith if possible. Put the skins through the food processor/juice extractor as that's where the enzymes are that the yeast require.
Achieve a specific gravity of about 1.050, dilute with water if necessary.
Pitch a rehydrated yeast at a temp. of 25/30 C. It is very important to then hold the fermentation at that temperature. It will achieve that pretty much itself ,but just be prepared to help it keep that way. Any dry white wine ,champagne or sherry yeast is good. An excellent French brand is Lallemand (Uvaferm bc or Lalvin ec-1118), but you will also need to use a yeast nutrient (eg Fermaid, or try your local home brew shop).
Fermentation will take no more than 8 days (the reason the traditional fermentation takes so long is they use wild yeasts).
Don't add sugar if you want this to be "kosher "and a fair dinkum brew. Sugar will raise the ethanol production but at the expense of taste/quality etc.
Don't do any additions after fermentation has started - it can stop a brew in it's tracks.
Jack adds ...
the majority of flavor compounds in whiskey come from the yeast that is used. The aldehydes that the yeast contributes turn into esters on long aging. These halp to provide a better flavor for the whisky. In a fruit brandy (like plums)- this would mar the flavor of the fruit- It may make it more complex if it were aged on oak for a while- but for those attempting to make a clear slivovitz/schnaps type of spirit- the yeast would give flavors that prevent the pure plum flavor from coming through. I guess another rule for fruit brandy/schnaps has got to be: Let the wine clarify fully before distilling- no distilling on the lees !.
A less traditional approach would be..
2 kg Granny Smith apples or Nashi pears
1 Campden tablet (for basic sterilisation)
6 tsp yeast nutrient
5 kg sugar/glucose
Peel & grate fruit, add to fermenter with Campden tablets , and 3L water. Cover and leave for 24-36 hours. Dissolve sugar & nutrient in some hot water, then add to fermentor. Top up with cold water to 24L. Add yeast when below 24C. SG should drop from 1.03 to 0.99 over 12-14 days.
Don't overdo the Campden tablets. They are sodium metabisulphite, and can kill they yeast if not fully dissipated by the time the yeast is added.
The best fruit to use is windfall fruit (the stuff brown & lying on the ground), as these are higher in sugar. Sometimes when trying to make schnapps, you can reserve a little of the fermented stock, and add this back to the distilled liquor, to enhance the flavour.
For schnapps, Jack explains ...
Schnapps may be made by fermenting 4.5 pounds of fruit in a gallon of water, in addition to 2 pounds of sugar and a heaping tablespoon of winemaker's acid blend (per gallon). After fermenting, this may be distilled (I filtered out the fruit pulp, but didn't clarify beyond that) in a potstill to produce a nice dram.
The problem most people get (myself included) when making a fruit wine into a brandy is the fact that not enough fruit is used in the mash. Most wines use 2 to 3 pounds of fruit per gallon- when distilled they taste like unrefined sugar spirit with no fruit flavor- if you up the fruit to 4 to 4.5 pounds per gallon and ferment out to 10 to 15%abv you'll get something worth distilling. So far I've tested this on cherries (sour and black), raspberries, blackberries, peaches, and plums- all have worked wonderfully.
Tips for apple schnaps: DON'T use any sulfite- use a large amount of yeast with competative factors (lalvin K1V-1116 is the best choice) Ferment the juice in a cool area (to aid with a mellow flavor and to help slow up any contaminating bacteria) If you do the above, and stick to basic sanitary wine making practices, you'll be just fine.
Jack gives an update ...
After much frustration and experimentation with fruit (I'm known to every single orchard owner within 60 miles- I'm also well liked- the orchard owners get an average of 20 liters of schnaps from me for each fruit they donate- which they do by the truckload), I've finally nailed down this schnaps thing to a simple recipe. Here is how it's done:
Stone/ pit the fruit after washing it and culling anything that is rotting/moldy.
Add an equal VOLUME of water, which has dissolved in it: (boiling the water sanitizes the fruit, making sulfite a thing of the past):
Enough sugar to bring the final abv to 16%abv
Enough acid blend/citric acid to drop the pH down to 3.
Pectic enzyme: about a teaspoon per 2 gallons
Diammonium phosphate yeast nutrient: a shy teaspoon per gallon.
A good strong yeast like Lavlin's K1V-1116 or EC-1118- 2 packets (5gram) per 5 gallons.
Ferment at the lowest temperature the yeast can work at in order to preserve the aroma of the fruit. Mash/stir the fruit daily during the ferment, in order to prevent a dried out layer of fruit from forming on the top of the mash- this will cause mold problems.
After fermentation is complete, filter out the solids, and let it stand till clear.
Run it through a potstill once, collecting the heads as you normally do, and keep collecting spirit until you no longer like the taste/smell (best method- everyone's tastes differ), or stop when your hydrometer shows the spirit out of the still is below 40%abv.
For those using an ice-water-wok still, freeze concentrate the wine down by half, and for every gallon of freeze concentrated wine, add a teaspoon of table salt, then run it however you normally do- ice-water-wok type stills are very odd in how they are run- it's up to the individual on how to make the cut. Just remember to separate out the heads.
I have been trying to figure this method out for a while now- going by weight of fruit (fruit wines use 2 to 3 pounds- a good fruit mash: up to 4 pounds per gallon)- but it's always given very different results- going by volume of fruit is much easier- and makes MUCH better Schnapps. Rutger writes ..
You should just pulp the pears, put in a little pectinase or other enzymes to break down the pectine (to prevent methanol) and ferment the whole bit. Fermenting will also decraese the viscoity of the mash. Then press it, after fermenting, that is. Distill twice in a potstill.
I made a lot of calvados and other pear- and applebrandies, and fermenting the peel and other bits makes sure you get the right taste. A juicer will not do it.
For Poire Williams you will got to have the right pears, simple consumption pears wil not give the distinct taste. It will not be very bad, but not the right Poire Williams taste.
Another contributor adds ..
I had a glut of blackberries this year so I collected a large bucket of them and pulped them ( unwashed ) to give me three gallons of unstrained fruit pulp. I innoculated this with some actively fermenting beer wort and added a little wine yeast for good measure. Left it in a bucket to finish fermenting ( about two weeks ) and ran it though a pot still. As the still isn't large and over boiled a couple of times, I ended up putting all the fractions I'd collected into the last bath of wash and distilling very slowly. This gave a final product at 70%ABV. Most of this I diluted with water to 40% ( BTW things are vastly improved if you use a decent mineral water for dilution rather than tap water ), some of it I diluted to 40% using strained blackberry juice.
An odd thing has happened - the water mixed batch has produced a fair number of plate like crystals (a fruit acid or salt ?) which slowly settled of of suspension yet the spirit wasn't cloudy in the slightest. The flavour is good - sweet, oddly coconutty with a hint of rum and fruit. The juice diluted batch is in sore need of a little sugar but I'll add that when it's finished ageing, at the moment it's firey, fruity and quite sharp but not unpleasant - it goes well diluted with a bit of lemonade or soda.
The second recipe -
A gallon of rowan berries ( mountain ash ) washed, cleaned and crushed. To this I added three pound of honey dissolved in one gallon of boiling water, the water was added whilst still boiling. Once it was cool I topped up to two gallons total volume added yeast and left it until it stopped fermenting ( like the blackberry one it was too thick to get a reliable SG). Double distilled in a pot still this has given a 70% spirit ( not yet diluted ) which has the light flavour of rowan berries with a good honey kick in the after taste - extremely pleasant and watered down in the glass to 40% it's easy to drink.
Wal writes ..
Normandy in France is wet and cold for grapes. Great for apples. So they make cider and distill it to make calvados which when aged in oak is not inferior to cognac. Cider is double distilled and aged a minimum of 2-3 years. Traditionally cider is made by fermenting only apple juice & nothing else.
Cider recipes for distilling into calvados:
Dry cider using fresh fruit -
4kg sharp apples
Mince, slice, chop fruit
Add yeast and ferment on pulp for several days until pulp has softened.
Drain free running liquid into fermenter and press out extra liquid from pulp and add to fermenter. A straining bag is useful.
Add water to bring volume to 5l.
Using fruit juice/fruit juice concentrate -
Use pure juices without preservatives
An economical version is to use equal quantities of juice and water to make 5l, and to add 800g sugar. There are 4kg apples (400g sugar) in 2.5l juice.
For more about cider : http://consumer.lallemand.com/danstar-lalvin/InFerment/Cider.html
Jack writes ...
Hard apple cider is simply the fermented juice of the apple. Apple wine has had the sugar level of the juice fortified with sugar or honey. Apple jack is a freeze-concentrated apple cider/wine- bringing it into the 20 to 30%abv range.
Distilling apple cider/wine will give apple schnaps- but ageing it on some oak may make a much better apple brandy.
Distilling the cider/wine and then mixing the brandy/schnapps with fresh (unfermented) apple cider at a mix of about 50/50 gives something the French call "ratafia" (from the latin rata fiat- let the deal be settled)- a traditional drink at the end of a negotiation. In the Cognac region it is made with Cognac and fresh grape juice and is called Pineau des Charentes. The Armagnac region calls their version "Floc de Gascone. The Normandy region (where they make it out of apple brandy and fresh cider) they call it "Pommeau". The mix results in a 17 to 25%abv sweet drink, believed to be the ancestor to the liqueur.
Most grocery stores have unfiltered, no chemicals added, pasteurized cider (typically in a milk jug in the produce section), that can be fermented by pouring it into a sanitized container and adding yeast (a slow, cool ferment with Lavlin's K1V-1116 wine yeast makes excellent cider- adding a an ounce or two of French oak shavings (per 5 gallons) to the ferment also helps with the complexity- the cold ferment is needed to preserve the aroma.). You don't need to boil cider- if you do it can set a pectin haze- ever since the E-coli outbreaks pasteurization has become law (within the U.S.A.).
Scrounge adds ..
Another tip - if you rough chop the fruit and freeze it and then allow it to thaw, it gives up its juice with much less effort, the technique works with most fruit and doesn't affect the flavour
Regarding slivovitz, Wal writes ..
Traditionally in the Balkans and Eastern Europe plum brandy (similar to apple cider) is made from the pure fruit only, with no sugar or water added. Relying on wild yeasts, it ferments naturally for 5 weeks. Alcohol content would be about 5%a.b.v. It is double distilled to 70%a.b.v. For this method you need lots of plums. I drank kosher Passover sliwowica (70%a.b.v.) in Poland and it tasted great. Had an amber tinge. Drank plum brandy from yellow Mirabelle plums in France and this tasted a bit mellower than from black prunes. This was a white distillate of 50%a.b.v. In the Balkans they steep whole plums or dried plums in the final distillate to increase the plum flavor and to give a bit of color.
Homemade press for grape/fruit(cider) musts. See: http://members.iinet.net.au/~kookie/frame.html and http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/Vineyard/1762/pressplans.html Using citrus. Wal explains ..
Citrus fruits are low in sugar content but high in acid, so they are not an ideal fruit for wine or distilling except for the home winemaker, who has to make appropriate adjustments (see fruit wine sites). There is more money possibly in citrus juices and jams. Fruits like apples, plums and bananas which have a high sugar content are used extensively.
On the other hand citrus peel is used extensively for flavoring alcohol - by double distilling the macerated/infused peel in 45% alcohol to get a clear citrus flavored spirit (e.g. Cointreau), or by just infusing peel in alcohol (usually 30%) to make a liqueur (e.g. Limoncello). Sugar is added except where citrus peel is part of the botanicals for a dry gin.
There is a lemon brew (alcoholic lemonade) recipe which uses the juice and rind of 3kg lemons, 2kg sugar, 0.75kg lactose (to sweeten as it does not ferment), beer yeast.
I have made citrus mashes using the peel and juice to make my equivalent to Cointreau, as I have citus trees in the garden. For a 25l mash I used 5kg of sugar with either the peel and juice of 30 lemons or 15 oranges - do not use the white pith though as it is very bitter. I diluted down to 50%abv and added sugar to taste (to remove the natural bitterness). I was pleased with the result. I have just planted a Seville orange and a Citron - the peel of both are used for flavoring, although the fruit is too acidic to eat.
Prickly Pears ...Wal writes ...
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Calvados is a type of apple brandy made in Normandy, on the northwest coast of France. Calvados has had AOC (Appellation d'Origine Controlee) status since 1942, but its history is much, much older. As of 2006, there are three AOC regions for Calvados: Calvados, Calvados Pays d'Auge (which requires double distillation), and Calvados Domfrontais (which requires single distillation and 30% pears in the fruit bill).
In 1554, Gilles de Gouberville recorded in his diary that he had distilled apple cider. In 1606, a guild was formed to protect cider brandy coming from Normandy. Laws were passed banning cider distilleries outside of Normandy, Brittany, and the Maine. Many different types of apples were grown in the region, and some were chosen for sweetness, some for acidity, and some for a complex bitter aspect. These bitter varieties of apple are inedible, which shows that their destination was fermentation from the beginning.
According to the rules of the AOC, Calvados can be either column (single) distilled, or double distilled in an alembic, or pot still. It takes 18 kg (around 40 pounds) of apples to make one liter of Calvados. The apples are fermented naturally and slowly, taking four weeks to complete alcoholic fermentation. The resulting dry cider is distilled into clear apple brandy, coming from the still at no more than 144 proof. After aging, Calvados must have at least 80 proof to be sold as Calvados.
Aging in wood is a mandatory two years. At that time, Calvados can be sold as Fine or VS. An extra year grants the designation Vieux (old) or Reserve. At four years, the terms VSOP, VO, or Vielle Reserve can be used. For older Calvados, terms such as Napoleon, XO, Extra, or Tres Vielle Reserve denote Calvados with six years of aging.
If terms such as '20 years of age' are used on the label, the youngest brandy in the blend must be 20 years old. For a vintage Calvados, the brandy must be from one vintage and one distillation.
Interestingly enough, Calvados smells of apples in a strange way. Some producers recommend that the best way to drink Calvados is to pour a glass and let it sit for 15 to 20 minutes to release the complex aromas. The empty glass can smell quite strongly of apples in a way that the brandy does not.
Calvados is a fantastic ingredient - it can be used to great effect in dishes containing pork or apples, and in desserts involving apples or pears. At Au Pied au Cochon in Paris, they have a dessert on the menu which is a sorbet of apples that come from the Pays d'Auge with a drizzle of Calvados Pays d'Auge drizzled over.
Pommeau is an apple liqueur made by a process called mutage, where apple juice is spiked with Calvados. It is sweet and around between 30 and 40 proof.
Some well known producers of Calvados are: Dupont, Boulard, Busnel, Christian Drouin, and Pere Magloire.
Some popular cocktails containing Calvados
Spring Reviver — Gin, Elderflower liqueur, Calvados, Absinthe, Lime juice, Gentiane de Lure, Gomme syrup, Orange peel
The Miller Shake — Añejo rum, Demerara Rum, Coconut liqueur, Calvados, Bitters, Egg white, Lemon juice, Lime juice, Rich demerara syrup 2:1, Black Cardamom
Pan American Clipper — Calvados, Absinthe, Grenadine, Lime juice, Lime peel
The Shah Sleeps — Montenegro, Calvados, Sweet vermouth, Herbal liqueur, Allspice Dram
Domfront — Calvados, Triple sec, Orange liqueur, Grenadine
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Which fruit shares a name with a 1969 short film by Eric Sykes, and an animated television show for children? | Comedy « The Bioscope
July 5, 2012 By urbanora in Comedy , Modern silents , Obituaries , Television and radio Tags: Silent films 2 Comments
Poster for The Plank (1967 version), from bbc.co.uk
So farewell then to Eric Sykes , one of Britain’s best loved funny men. He was a natural comic performer, generally playing someone confident that he knew what he was doing while demonstrating time and again that he had no reason to be so, best exemplified by the long-running TV sitcom Sykes. He was also one of the most talented comic writers of his time, writing for Educating Archie, Tony Hancock, The Goons, Frankie Howerd and his own shows.
Like many of his generation of comedians, he had an immense affection and respect for the great silent comedians. Some, such as Bob Monkhouse and Michel Bentine, presented compilations of silent comedies on television to bring them to new audiences. Others, such as Ronnie Barker (with A Home of Your Own, Futtock’s End, The Picnic, By the Sea), Benny Hill (The Waiters, Eddie in August), and in recent years Paul Merton, David Schneider (Uncle Max) and Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) have continued the tradition, with varying degrees of homage to the past – and with varying success.
Eric Sykes made a number of silent, or near-silent slapstick comedies, of which the most famous and still fondly loved is The Plank, of which three versions were made. It started out as a wordless, black-and-white episode of his BBC TV series Sykes and a …, the episode being Sykes and a Plank (tx. 3 March 1964), in which the two protganists were Sykes and regular co-star Hattie Jacques. In 1967 Sykes remade it as a 54-minute colour cinema release, co-starring himself and Tommy Cooper. This was then re-released in 1974 cut to 45 minutes, before a third version (30mins) was made for Thames Television in 1979, with Arthur Lowe replacing Cooper. It is the 1967 film that is the most familiar.
Sykes (who lived in a silent world himself – he was almost completely deaf) made other silent shorts for cinema and television: Rhubarb (1969, remade as Rhubarb, Rhubarb in 1980) in which the characters utter just the one word (guess what it is), It’s Your Move (1969, remade in 1982), Mr H is Late (1988) and The Big Freeze (1993) among them. But it is The Plank that has retained a classic status of a kind. The story is simple – two builders purchase a floorboard for the house they are working on, and encounter all manner of hazards trying to transport it across town. Judged by the standards of the comedy greats of the 1920s, it is average stuff, but Sykes and Cooper have the right deadpan delivery in the face of absurdity, and in its scenario of an inanimate object geting the better of two men it merits some comparison with Laurel and Hardy’s travails with a piano in The Music Box. The simple plank (much like the large plane of glass) is a silent comedy staple in any case. The twist is that here the plank gets star billing (literally so in the 1967 film’s opening credits).
The Plank and its creator show a continuity of laughter down the years. Slapstick itself no longer has the popular appeal that it once enjoyed, but Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd et al (themselves inspired by an earlier generation of theatre comics) inspired the next generation of comedians such as Eric Sykes who flourished on radio and television, whose works then made the next generation laugh when young and inspired them to make others laugh in their own time (as the many affectionate tributes to Sykes from today’s comedians has demonstrate). It’s a continuous process of inheritance and gratitude. Comedy dates, but laughter is eternal. Thank you Eric.
May 27, 2012 By urbanora in Comedy , Modern silents Tags: Silent films 6 Comments
This you have to see. Leonard Maltin, on his Movie Crazy blog , has drawn our attention to a thirty-minute 1996 silent film (in part), Heavenzapoppin’!, which its producer and star Robert Watzke has recently made available on YouTube.
The film is a head-spinningly ingenious delight. It starts off looking like a reasonably conventional silent film pastiche, filmed in black-and-white, with title cards and so forth, set in some East European village with a folk-like tale of a hopeless young man who tries to sell the village bear and instead exchanges it for some magic beans. But then the title card writer starts to complains about his lot (he always wanted to be an opera singer), and things start to get increasingly self-referential and strange …
To say much more would be to give the game away – just to say that this is a Piradellian exercise whose closest film point of reference might be The Purple Rose of Cairo. The performing troupe that plays the villagers, the ‘Bublaires’, ably demonstrates the close connection between slapstick and commedia dell-arte, and the knockabout comedy is genuinely funny. There are a couple of well-known names involved, Helen Slater (Watzke’s wife) and Bruno Kirby as a bewildered film director. Plus you get two bears, a witch, a custard pie fight, a dog with fleas and a happy ending.
The twists and turns of the narrative may tie your brain in knots, but this is a magical piece of filmmaking. Do give it a go.
December 13, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Criticism and theory , Obituaries , People Tags: Silent films
Gilbert Adair, from Time Out
The death was announced last week of Gilbert Adair, the essayist, critic, screenwriter and novelist. He was aged 66. Adair’s talent was wide-ranging, with much of it touching on cinema. He was a cinéaste to his fingertips. He wrote the critical history Hollywood’s Vietnam and Flickers: An Illustrated Celebration of 100 Years of Cinema , wrote the novels Love and Death on Long Island and The Holy Innocents which were turned into films (the latter as Bertolucci’s The Dreamers), wrote film scripts for Raoul Ruiz, and wrote many essays, reviews and thought pieces on film.
It is his essays, collected in volumes with mocking titles such as Surfing the Zeitgeist and The Postmodernist Always Rings Twice , that have long been favourites of mine. Though he never quite attained the originality or depth of insight shown by the French writers (Barthes, Derrida and co) whose work he deeply admired, his essays touch omnivorously on so many aspects of modern life, with never a dull sentence and many a true observation. He weaves in films, and that includes silent films, in his survey of our times with knowing enthusiasm, and by way of a tribute I’m going to reproduce part of his 1985 essay ‘On first looking into Chaplin’s humour’ (a typically knowing and punning Adair title). This takes on the Chaplin vs Keaton debate with imaginative style. Keaton, for Adair, was ‘an aristocrat’ (you will have to read the full essay to judge why he thinks so); Chaplin stood for something else.
Charlies Chaplin remains, in his posterity, what he never ceased to be in his lifetime: a maverick, a dissident, a mischief-maker. Persecuted for almost six decades by the self-appointed arbiters of moral, political and ideological orthodoxies, he now finds himself posthumously assailed in the one category in which one had always supposed him to be impregnable: the aesthetic. For his detractors, apparently, Chaplin usurped the rank once universally accorded him as the century’s supreme clown. Not only are his films politically naive, flawed by an excess of pathos and not all that funny (sic), he himself was a boorish, mean-minded man, ungenerous ‘to a fault’ and consumed by jealousy of his co-performers … There even exists a suitable candidate for the pedestal from which Chaplin will be ejected when the dismantling of his reputation is complete: Buster Keaton … Yet Chaplin’s achievement seems to me a living model for our impoverished contemporary cinema; so that I would like to propose, not a theory (I am far too partial and subjective for a theorist’s severities), but, at least, an accessible back door or tradesman’s entrance into his deceptively transparent oeuvre …
The Immigrant, … one of his earliest masterpieces, is as good a point as any for my modest thesis. Chaplin, it should be recalled, himself had entered the United States as an immigrant Englishman; and, in his autobiography, he would savour the poverty he had suffered as an infant with an almost parodially Dickensian relish. On the other hand, he was soon to become the cinema’s single most prominent luminary, and as such was assuredly familiar with Soviet propaganda classics and the warped and jagged creations of German Expressionism. What he absorbed from the latter movement, however, was not the signifier – weird perspectives, evilly brewing shadows and all – but the signified, the thing filmed: the ghetto. Chaplin was, and stayed, the film-maker of the ghetto experience; of, in a word, dirt.
‘Dirt’, as a suffusive visual odour, so to speak – the scurfy piggishness of Stroheim, of Buñuel in his Mexican period, of the French directors Clouzot and Duvivier on occasions – is a filmic configuration for which the cinema would seem to have lost the formula. The ‘sordid’ it knows how to film (Raging Bull, La Lune dans le caniveau), if by that we understand either flamboyant putrefaction or a rafish, idealized, strobe-lit squalor … But, in Chaplin’s films, certainly up to Limelight, the sets are (or impress one as) grimy, the very light is filtered through the clinging, festering haze of the slums – and in a sense unintended by his critics, they stink. And Charlie himself? Naturally, he stinks. How could the paradigmatic ‘little man’ not do so? Crudely phrased, one’s apprehension of gamey underclothes is often quite overwhelming; and a reader tempted to dismiss such a contention as altogether uncouth and trivial might be reminded that, technically, underclothes constitute an immanent kind of off-screen space and may therefore be regarded as a minor aesthetic parameter (as indeed was the case with Stroheim’s fabled and finicky vestimentary perfectionism).
… It was from this total identification with the lumpenproletariat, with the material and physical realities of its quotidian existence, that Chaplin’s admittedly sometimes off-putting sainthood derives. Keaton was a great artist, to be sure, and his niche in the history of cinema is an elevated one; but Chaplin belongs to history itself.
The essay is reproduced in his 1986 collection, Myths & Memories , which I warmly recommend.
July 29, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Festivals , Newsreel , People Tags: Silent films
Bébé victime d’une erreur? The supposed Gaumont film filmed outside the Pathé studios at 30 rue Louis Besquel, Vincennes, Paris (location today inset)
Just time to rush out a hastily-cobbled together edition of the Bioscope Newsreel for you, picking up on a few of the things happening in the silent world that have caught our eye over the past couple of weeks.
A life in the movies
The Guardian has published a profile of Kevin Brownlow, asking why a man who has won an Oscar for a lifetime dedicated to preserving the art of silent film isn’t better known in his own country. Read more .
Locating the General
On July 20 John Bengston, author of Silent Echoes and other books on the locations behind classic silent comedies, gave a presentation before the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences on the locations used by Buster Keaton for The General. The Academy has published his compelling and superbly researched PowerPoint slides, with Bengston’s commentary, on its site. Read more .
Gaumont mystery
On that truly engrossing and mysterious site The Cine-Tourist, Roland-François Lack has posed an intriguing question. He has examined closely the film credited as Bébé victime d’une erreur judiciaire, an extract from which appears on the recent Gaumont boxed DVD set Le Cinéma premier, 1897-1913. But this supposed Gaumont film was sot outside the Pathé studios, as his meticulous visual evidence makes clear. What is going on? Can you solve the mystery? You may certainly enjoy the detective work. Read more .
Bonner Sommerkino
Germany’s silent film festival takes place 11-21 August and the programme has been published (in German). Among the highlights are Frank Borzage’s The Circle (US 1924), Mosjoukine in Les ombres qui passent (France 1924), the astonishing unreleased (except in Japan) experimental German film Von Morgens bis Mitternachts (Germany 1920), Shingun (1930) – Japan’s answer to Wings, and Bolivia’s sole surviving silent feature film Wara Wara (1930). Read more .
One in the eye for Murdoch
Yes, we can bring in the News International scandal which has so engrossed the British media, because there is a tangential silent film angle. When someone rejoicing in the name of Johnnie Marbles interrupted the Culture Media ans Sport select committee’s investigation into the phone hacking scandal by placing a foam pie in Rupert Murdoch’s face, he was acting in a tradition that goes back to the custard pies beloved of silent cinema and beyond. The BBC News site investigates the history. Read more .
‘Til next time!
June 8, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Festivals , Performers Tags: Silent films
Last year saw the appearance of a new silent film festival, the StummfilmLIVEfestival put on by the Babylon Kino cinema in Berlin, a 1929 cinema with original Art Deco screen and refurbished original organ. That first festival was a bold statement of intent , with an impressive ten-day line-up of classic silents. The Babylon Kino has made good on its promise to make the festival an annual event, and to keep up the eye-catching programming standard.
And so, from 15 July to 7 August 2011 the second StummfilmLIVEfestival will feature the complete film works of Charlie Chaplin – 80 films in twenty-four days (the filmographers among you might like to comment on whether there are precisely eighty films in Chaplin’s silent filmography). A full programme has not been published as yet, but there will be ten main screenings of the silent features with orchestral accompaniment by the Neues Kammerorchester Potsdam, conducted by Timothy Brock , on these dates:
15 Jul – The Gold Rush
16 Jul – City Lights
May 4, 2011 By urbanora in Catalogues and databases , Comedy , Dance , Music , Performers , Theatre Tags: Silent films 3 Comments
The Tempest (UK 1908), based on Shakespeare’s play, directed by Percy Stow
Apologies for the intermittent service, folks – it’s been a bit busy, and the Bioscope has been rather set to one side, gathering dust. But we return with news of a new online catalogue from the British Film Institute, which is some interest to us. The catalogue is The Performing Arts on Film & Television, which is available as part of the BFI website or can be downloaded as a single PDF (7MB). It’s a selective catalogue around 3,500 film and video materials, dating from 1895 to the present, held by the archives and collections of the BFI, Arts Council England, LUX, and the Central St Martins British Artists Film & Video Study Collection. It has been commissioned by MI:LL (Moving Image: Legacy and Learning), an Arts Council England initiative “to support projects and develop strategies that promote engagement with the arts through the moving image”.
So, what does this well-meaning venture give us? It is divided up into seven areas: British Music Hall and Variety on Film 1895-1930 , Theatre , Dance , Music , Performance Art and Artists’ Film & Video , From Politics to Poetry , and Cinema Acting Styles . As said, it’s a selective catalogue, so it provides information titles that are likely to be of strong interest of researchers. Some areas are covered in more detail than others (it’s hard to see what value there is in the tokenstic choices given under Political Oratory or Propaganda, which is rather stretching the idea of ‘performing arts’ in any case). But one of the sections that aims for comprehensiveness is British Music Hall and Variety on Film 1895-1930 , and that’s our territory, which is good.
The section has been researched by the BFI National Archive’s curator of silent films, Bryony Dixon. It aims to identify most relevant films for the 1895-1930 period held by the BFI that document music hall, which it divides into Records of performances and actualities, Original works made for cinema featuring music hall artistes, and Films based on music hall sketches and plays. So many of these films record the only performance by some of the legendary performers of the past, or document aspects of stage practice which can be read about in many places but never seen again – except through film.
Fred Evans (Pimple) in an unidentified British comedy known as Fat Man on a Bicycle
So, for example we have E. Williams and his Merry Men (1899), a precious record of a seaside minstrel act; Lil Hawthorne singing Kitty Mahone in a 1900 synchronised sound film (1900); an extraordinary record of Hengler’s ‘plunging horses’ in a hippodrome act, c.1902, in a film known only as [Collapsing Bridge]; several Cinematophone, Chronophone and Vivaphone films of singers 1907-1909 which were originally synchronised with sound discs; music hall comedians such as Fred Evans (Pimple), Sam T. Poluski, George Robey and Lupino Lane in original comedies made for the cinema, rare film of the exterior of a music hall made in 1920, in the film Hoxton … Saturday July 3, Britannia Theatre; and numerous examples of DeForest Phonofilms – sound-on-film shorts made in the mid to late 1920s, chiefly of music hall and variety performers.
Other parts of the catalogue are more selective, and have relatively little on silent films. The Theatre section does point us to silent interpretations of classical theatre (an Italian Elektra by Euripedes from 1909, a 1911 Antigone by Sophocles), but the Shakespeare section is disappointingly selective and conventional. It mentions few silents, despite the BFI having the world’s largest collection of silent Shakespeare films. Look instead at the sub-section on 17th to 19th Century playwrights for such surprises as the Thanhouser company tackling Ibsen’s The Pillars of Society in 1911, or the 1915 American production of Ghosts with Henry B. Walthall. The Cinema Acting Styles section has a page on early and silent cinema, but it is peculiarly slender (just Orphans of the Storm, King of Kings, Piccadilly and a couple of documentaries – why bother?).
The catalogue is arranged thematically, so you will find silents dotted about all over the place, which is a good thing. It means researchers look for a theme, a performer or a writer might stumble across works which they could otherwise shun were they presented with a plain chronological listing. All of the archival films come from the BFI’s collections, and there is information on how to access the films from the multiplicity of options that BFI services provide.
I have meant for some while now to write a post on how to use the BFI’s main online database . I’ve refrained from doing so because of planned changes to that catalogue, which might render any advice too quickly out of date. But we’ll see. Meanwhile, targeted productions such as The Performing Arts on Film & Television are often a lot more useful for researchers for a useful selection rather than the bewildering vastness of a complete catalogue. Researchers seldom want everything; they want something that will be immediately useful to them. I hope this new catalogue – though it’s a bit of a curate’s egg, really – performs that function. It certainly makes for fascinating browsing.
April 10, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Festivals Tags: Silent films
Preview trailer for Slapsticon 2011
Slapsticon , the annual festival of rarely seen comedies from the silent and early sound eras, returns to the Rossyln Spectrum Theatre, Arlington VA 15-18 July 2011. Last year the festival made headlines around the world with the amazing rediscovery of a lost Chaplin film, A Thief Catcher . It may not be every year that they are able to repeat such a coup, but once again the organisers have come up with a programme rich in treasures and rarities. Here’s the programme so far:
Thursday July 14, 2011
March 28, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Modern silents , Television and radio Tags: Silent films 6 Comments
The Trouble with Mr Bean (1992) (you will have to go to the Mr Bean YouTube site to view the video)
Rather by accident, I saw the feature film Mr Bean’s Holiday yesterday. Catching the opening credits while channel-hopping, I imagined that I’d stay with it for a few minutes and ended up, well, almost captivated. It’s a well-constructed comedy about Mr Bean’s haphazadous trip through France in the company of a lost child. It adroitly develops its situations with logical illogicality, and boasts a great comic turn by Willem Dafoe as a film director of stupendous pretentiousness. I’ve never been a particular fan of Bean, though given his position as the leading modern silent (or semi-silent) figure on the screen today, I have felt before now that the Bioscope should devote some space to the phenomenon. Because Mr Bean has been a worldwide phenomenon, and the interesting thing is to try and work out why.
There can be few who have not been exposed to Mr Bean in one form or another, but just to recap: the character is played by British comedian Rowan Atkinson, and has antecedents in various gauche figures that Atkinson has played in comedy routines throughout his career. Mr Bean was originally a television series in the UK, broadcast by ITV. The first episode was broadcast 1 January 1990, and there were thirteen half-hour episodes made 1900-1995, a fourteenth being released on video only. They attracted considerable audiences at home as well as being sold to nearly 250 territories worldwide, the word being spread in part by exposure on airlines. Two feature films, Bean (1997) and Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007), have been made, and a spin-off 26-episode animated series (2002).
Mr Bean himself is a social misfit. Habitually dressed in tweed jacket and tie, he is like some figure from an earlier age – the dingy, repressed 1950s – somehow thrust into our modern times (the TV series opens with Bean falling to ground down a shaft of light, as though an alien figure or someone who has time-travelled). He approaches the challenges of the modern world with resourceful ignorance. The simplest of activities, like going to the shops or a trip to the dentist, become extraordinary challenges through Bean’s stubborn obliviousness to the obvious, coupled with his ingenious (though completely unnecessary) tactics for getting round such obstacles. Unaware of the social niceties, Bean is pure selfishness. He will always take advantage of others and is wholly insensitive to anyone else’s situation. There is a nasty side to him.
Bean’s approach in life is to proceed in a straight line where anyone else would turn corners. This is exemplified literally on two occasions in Mr Bean’s Holiday. Firstly Bean, having arrived in Paris, gets a wrong taxi and finds himself on the outskirts at La Défense rather than the Gare du Lyon. So he gets out his compass and walks back in a straight line, through shops and restaurants, over busy crossroads, causing mayhem along the way while never looking up from his compass. And of course he gets to his destination. Then, at the end of the film, when he sees the beach at Cannes he has been trying to get to all film, he walks in a straight line, again head down, concentrating solely on his compass, and avoids falling from his first storey position by walking down a line of vehicles arranged side by side which conveniently have formed themselves into steps. It’s a gag worthy of Keaton.
But should Mr Bean be mentioned in the same sentence as Buster Keaton? He is a silent comedian, for the most part, occasionally reverting to some mumbled words. The Bean programmes and films are weakest where they require dialogue to explain situations (which makes the 1997 feature film Bean particularly poor, because it spends so much time trying to explain Bean and the situations he creates). Mr Bean’s Holiday succeeds because almost all of the gags are visual ones, not least because the action takes place in France and Bean only knows three words of French (Oui, Non and … Gracias). So it is silent comedy, and with a worldwide appeal to a degree built on that form of comedy that needs no translation and can appeal to all.
The Return of Mr Bean (1990) (you will have to go to the Mr Bean YouTube site to view the video)
But is he as good as Keaton, or Chaplin, or Lloyd or any of the 1920s master of the art? Well, no and yes. He is not the same as Keaton and his ilk, but then he is not of their age and he is doing different things. The fact that he is different does not mean that he is unworthy of consideration as ‘silent’ comic figure of importance. There is not the craft that one sees in the finest of the silent era comedians, a craft built up through years spent on the variety stage and then honed through the studio expertise of Keystone, Roach et al. But there is craft there, and the gags are not pastiches of 1920s comedies (the failing of many a would-be modern slapstick comedy) but of their time – and skilfully so. Take a look at The Return of Mr Bean above. Watch the brief, single-shot sequence (at 4.34) where Bean goes up an escalator and see with what skill the camera is in just the right place to makes his ascent feel funny even when he seems to be doing something entirely normal; then, when they have got us laughing at the obvious, we are caught by surprise as Bean is held up at the top of the escalator by the heels of his shoes.
This is a great visual gag, but it’s a gag that comes out of a present-day situation and is grounded in character. Someone else wouldn’t be so funny in the same situation. It is his innocence of any of the lessons of common experience that makes us laugh as soon as we see him approach any common situation, because we know that he will be unable to face the ordinary in an ordinary way. There is laughter in the anticipation, and then laughter at the surprise of the execution.
So there is craft there, and some real if variable visual wit. But another issue is human appeal. The great silent comedians were both misfits and Everyman figures at the same time. They were beset by misfortunes that could happen to any of us. Bean’s misfortunes are his own. They usually, and credibly, get the girl. Bean lives alone, and the occasional appearance of a girlfriend in the TV series leaves us flummoxed by the sheer unlikelihood of it (still more the attraction that he may have for Emma de Caunes in Mr Bean’s Holiday). Bean is not like us but rather the complete opposite of us (or at least we hope so). Keaton, Lloyd et al are sympathetic characters; Bean is wholly unsympathetic. We never feel sorry for him, even if we are happy enough for him to win in the end.
Proceeding in a straight line, from Mr Bean’s Holiday, image from http://www.screenrush.co.uk
What is this the secret to his worldwide popularity? There seems to be more that such audiences recognise than simply his obtuse reactions to the everyday. It may lie in his Britishness – Mr Bean certainly has become associated by many non-British audiences with a certain supposed type of uptight Englishman abroad: over-dressed, inhibited, and as inept with people as he is with any language other than his own (see Patrick Barkham’s 2007 article on this in The Guardian). But Mr Bean was initially a huge hit on UK television, and we’re not that fond of laughing at ourselves in a way that others may be laughing at us.
Instead I think it’s got something to do with Mr Bean being perversely smarter than us. He is unfettered by the habits and mores that control our lives, making us laugh at ourselves just as much as we laugh at him. His lateral approaches to life’s hazards (such as the scene in The Trouble with Mr Bean where he dresses himself while driving a car because he is late for an appointment) mock us for being so constrained by lack of imagination when faced with everyday problems. In an odd way, we would all like to be like Mr Bean for his absence of social constraints – while at the same time hugely grateful that we are not anything like him at all.
Rowan Atkinson has noted the influence of Jacques Tati on the character (a gag when Bean cycles past a bunch of racing cyclists in Mr Bean’s Holiday is lifted from Jour de fête). There are certainly some parallels between two. They are both innocents abroad devising their own ways of overcoming modern life’s complexities. Both are silent comedians in a sound world, caught out of time. But Bean has nothing of Tati’s grace. This may have something to do with the televisual nature of his comedy, or simply that we live in a graceless age. Whatever the reason, there is craft but not art in Mr Bean; it does not uplift us, or make us feel that there is a better life out there somewhere. Yet equally it does not operate much as satire. It is hard to say what it is, if we do not learn from it.
Yet there are lessons to be learned. I’ve been scouring Google Scholar for academic papers on Mr Bean and I can find none that consider the films or programmes as art, but several that use the series as illustration of social situations, to measure responses to humour, or to study cognition. Mr Bean clearly serves as something that is emblematic of the human condition. This, however, is where I have had a problem with Bean up til now. He does not seem to be one of us. Not just his eccentric behaviour, but Atkinson’s taste for face-pulling take the character beyond a point where he can be recognisable as a human being. And yet the key to laughter is recognition, and Mr Bean makes the world laugh (Mr Bean’s Holiday grossed $230 worldwide). Mr Bean is what we become when we lose our humanity. The cause of our laughter may be relief.
There is an official Mr Bean website and a Mr Bean YouTube channel with full episodes of the live-action television series and the animated cartoon series.
March 21, 2011 By urbanora in Animation , Colour , Comedy , DVD and Blu-Ray , Sound Tags: Silent films 2 Comments
Kino Lorber are releasing a second DVD set of Gaumont films. The first, Gaumont Treasures vol. 1(1897-1913) , featured films made by Alice Guy, Louis Feuillade, and Léonce Perret, and was effectively a cut-down version of a deluxe box set issued by Gaumont in France . Now Gaumont Treasures vol. 2, 1908-1916 is to be released on 19 April, featuring the work of Emile Cohl, Jean Durand and Jacques Feyder. Again it is based on a more extensive French original release (six discs), but the Kino release alone looks sensational – three discs, just under 600 minutes of film, and containing some of the most creative films of the early cinema period. Cohl was the first master of the animated film, Durand produced surrealist comedies and adventure dramas, and Feyder made films of surpassing elegance and wit. There are works from other filmmakers, examples of synchrononised sound films (Phonoscenes) and examples of Chronochrome, Gaumont’s hauntingly beautiful three-colour process .
This is the full list of films (English titles only):
DVD 1: Emile Cohl
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July 5, 2012 By urbanora in Comedy , Modern silents , Obituaries , Television and radio Tags: Silent films 2 Comments
Poster for The Plank (1967 version), from bbc.co.uk
So farewell then to Eric Sykes , one of Britain’s best loved funny men. He was a natural comic performer, generally playing someone confident that he knew what he was doing while demonstrating time and again that he had no reason to be so, best exemplified by the long-running TV sitcom Sykes. He was also one of the most talented comic writers of his time, writing for Educating Archie, Tony Hancock, The Goons, Frankie Howerd and his own shows.
Like many of his generation of comedians, he had an immense affection and respect for the great silent comedians. Some, such as Bob Monkhouse and Michel Bentine, presented compilations of silent comedies on television to bring them to new audiences. Others, such as Ronnie Barker (with A Home of Your Own, Futtock’s End, The Picnic, By the Sea), Benny Hill (The Waiters, Eddie in August), and in recent years Paul Merton, David Schneider (Uncle Max) and Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) have continued the tradition, with varying degrees of homage to the past – and with varying success.
Eric Sykes made a number of silent, or near-silent slapstick comedies, of which the most famous and still fondly loved is The Plank, of which three versions were made. It started out as a wordless, black-and-white episode of his BBC TV series Sykes and a …, the episode being Sykes and a Plank (tx. 3 March 1964), in which the two protganists were Sykes and regular co-star Hattie Jacques. In 1967 Sykes remade it as a 54-minute colour cinema release, co-starring himself and Tommy Cooper. This was then re-released in 1974 cut to 45 minutes, before a third version (30mins) was made for Thames Television in 1979, with Arthur Lowe replacing Cooper. It is the 1967 film that is the most familiar.
Sykes (who lived in a silent world himself – he was almost completely deaf) made other silent shorts for cinema and television: Rhubarb (1969, remade as Rhubarb, Rhubarb in 1980) in which the characters utter just the one word (guess what it is), It’s Your Move (1969, remade in 1982), Mr H is Late (1988) and The Big Freeze (1993) among them. But it is The Plank that has retained a classic status of a kind. The story is simple – two builders purchase a floorboard for the house they are working on, and encounter all manner of hazards trying to transport it across town. Judged by the standards of the comedy greats of the 1920s, it is average stuff, but Sykes and Cooper have the right deadpan delivery in the face of absurdity, and in its scenario of an inanimate object geting the better of two men it merits some comparison with Laurel and Hardy’s travails with a piano in The Music Box. The simple plank (much like the large plane of glass) is a silent comedy staple in any case. The twist is that here the plank gets star billing (literally so in the 1967 film’s opening credits).
The Plank and its creator show a continuity of laughter down the years. Slapstick itself no longer has the popular appeal that it once enjoyed, but Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd et al (themselves inspired by an earlier generation of theatre comics) inspired the next generation of comedians such as Eric Sykes who flourished on radio and television, whose works then made the next generation laugh when young and inspired them to make others laugh in their own time (as the many affectionate tributes to Sykes from today’s comedians has demonstrate). It’s a continuous process of inheritance and gratitude. Comedy dates, but laughter is eternal. Thank you Eric.
May 27, 2012 By urbanora in Comedy , Modern silents Tags: Silent films 6 Comments
This you have to see. Leonard Maltin, on his Movie Crazy blog , has drawn our attention to a thirty-minute 1996 silent film (in part), Heavenzapoppin’!, which its producer and star Robert Watzke has recently made available on YouTube.
The film is a head-spinningly ingenious delight. It starts off looking like a reasonably conventional silent film pastiche, filmed in black-and-white, with title cards and so forth, set in some East European village with a folk-like tale of a hopeless young man who tries to sell the village bear and instead exchanges it for some magic beans. But then the title card writer starts to complains about his lot (he always wanted to be an opera singer), and things start to get increasingly self-referential and strange …
To say much more would be to give the game away – just to say that this is a Piradellian exercise whose closest film point of reference might be The Purple Rose of Cairo. The performing troupe that plays the villagers, the ‘Bublaires’, ably demonstrates the close connection between slapstick and commedia dell-arte, and the knockabout comedy is genuinely funny. There are a couple of well-known names involved, Helen Slater (Watzke’s wife) and Bruno Kirby as a bewildered film director. Plus you get two bears, a witch, a custard pie fight, a dog with fleas and a happy ending.
The twists and turns of the narrative may tie your brain in knots, but this is a magical piece of filmmaking. Do give it a go.
December 13, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Criticism and theory , Obituaries , People Tags: Silent films
Gilbert Adair, from Time Out
The death was announced last week of Gilbert Adair, the essayist, critic, screenwriter and novelist. He was aged 66. Adair’s talent was wide-ranging, with much of it touching on cinema. He was a cinéaste to his fingertips. He wrote the critical history Hollywood’s Vietnam and Flickers: An Illustrated Celebration of 100 Years of Cinema , wrote the novels Love and Death on Long Island and The Holy Innocents which were turned into films (the latter as Bertolucci’s The Dreamers), wrote film scripts for Raoul Ruiz, and wrote many essays, reviews and thought pieces on film.
It is his essays, collected in volumes with mocking titles such as Surfing the Zeitgeist and The Postmodernist Always Rings Twice , that have long been favourites of mine. Though he never quite attained the originality or depth of insight shown by the French writers (Barthes, Derrida and co) whose work he deeply admired, his essays touch omnivorously on so many aspects of modern life, with never a dull sentence and many a true observation. He weaves in films, and that includes silent films, in his survey of our times with knowing enthusiasm, and by way of a tribute I’m going to reproduce part of his 1985 essay ‘On first looking into Chaplin’s humour’ (a typically knowing and punning Adair title). This takes on the Chaplin vs Keaton debate with imaginative style. Keaton, for Adair, was ‘an aristocrat’ (you will have to read the full essay to judge why he thinks so); Chaplin stood for something else.
Charlies Chaplin remains, in his posterity, what he never ceased to be in his lifetime: a maverick, a dissident, a mischief-maker. Persecuted for almost six decades by the self-appointed arbiters of moral, political and ideological orthodoxies, he now finds himself posthumously assailed in the one category in which one had always supposed him to be impregnable: the aesthetic. For his detractors, apparently, Chaplin usurped the rank once universally accorded him as the century’s supreme clown. Not only are his films politically naive, flawed by an excess of pathos and not all that funny (sic), he himself was a boorish, mean-minded man, ungenerous ‘to a fault’ and consumed by jealousy of his co-performers … There even exists a suitable candidate for the pedestal from which Chaplin will be ejected when the dismantling of his reputation is complete: Buster Keaton … Yet Chaplin’s achievement seems to me a living model for our impoverished contemporary cinema; so that I would like to propose, not a theory (I am far too partial and subjective for a theorist’s severities), but, at least, an accessible back door or tradesman’s entrance into his deceptively transparent oeuvre …
The Immigrant, … one of his earliest masterpieces, is as good a point as any for my modest thesis. Chaplin, it should be recalled, himself had entered the United States as an immigrant Englishman; and, in his autobiography, he would savour the poverty he had suffered as an infant with an almost parodially Dickensian relish. On the other hand, he was soon to become the cinema’s single most prominent luminary, and as such was assuredly familiar with Soviet propaganda classics and the warped and jagged creations of German Expressionism. What he absorbed from the latter movement, however, was not the signifier – weird perspectives, evilly brewing shadows and all – but the signified, the thing filmed: the ghetto. Chaplin was, and stayed, the film-maker of the ghetto experience; of, in a word, dirt.
‘Dirt’, as a suffusive visual odour, so to speak – the scurfy piggishness of Stroheim, of Buñuel in his Mexican period, of the French directors Clouzot and Duvivier on occasions – is a filmic configuration for which the cinema would seem to have lost the formula. The ‘sordid’ it knows how to film (Raging Bull, La Lune dans le caniveau), if by that we understand either flamboyant putrefaction or a rafish, idealized, strobe-lit squalor … But, in Chaplin’s films, certainly up to Limelight, the sets are (or impress one as) grimy, the very light is filtered through the clinging, festering haze of the slums – and in a sense unintended by his critics, they stink. And Charlie himself? Naturally, he stinks. How could the paradigmatic ‘little man’ not do so? Crudely phrased, one’s apprehension of gamey underclothes is often quite overwhelming; and a reader tempted to dismiss such a contention as altogether uncouth and trivial might be reminded that, technically, underclothes constitute an immanent kind of off-screen space and may therefore be regarded as a minor aesthetic parameter (as indeed was the case with Stroheim’s fabled and finicky vestimentary perfectionism).
… It was from this total identification with the lumpenproletariat, with the material and physical realities of its quotidian existence, that Chaplin’s admittedly sometimes off-putting sainthood derives. Keaton was a great artist, to be sure, and his niche in the history of cinema is an elevated one; but Chaplin belongs to history itself.
The essay is reproduced in his 1986 collection, Myths & Memories , which I warmly recommend.
July 29, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Festivals , Newsreel , People Tags: Silent films
Bébé victime d’une erreur? The supposed Gaumont film filmed outside the Pathé studios at 30 rue Louis Besquel, Vincennes, Paris (location today inset)
Just time to rush out a hastily-cobbled together edition of the Bioscope Newsreel for you, picking up on a few of the things happening in the silent world that have caught our eye over the past couple of weeks.
A life in the movies
The Guardian has published a profile of Kevin Brownlow, asking why a man who has won an Oscar for a lifetime dedicated to preserving the art of silent film isn’t better known in his own country. Read more .
Locating the General
On July 20 John Bengston, author of Silent Echoes and other books on the locations behind classic silent comedies, gave a presentation before the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences on the locations used by Buster Keaton for The General. The Academy has published his compelling and superbly researched PowerPoint slides, with Bengston’s commentary, on its site. Read more .
Gaumont mystery
On that truly engrossing and mysterious site The Cine-Tourist, Roland-François Lack has posed an intriguing question. He has examined closely the film credited as Bébé victime d’une erreur judiciaire, an extract from which appears on the recent Gaumont boxed DVD set Le Cinéma premier, 1897-1913. But this supposed Gaumont film was sot outside the Pathé studios, as his meticulous visual evidence makes clear. What is going on? Can you solve the mystery? You may certainly enjoy the detective work. Read more .
Bonner Sommerkino
Germany’s silent film festival takes place 11-21 August and the programme has been published (in German). Among the highlights are Frank Borzage’s The Circle (US 1924), Mosjoukine in Les ombres qui passent (France 1924), the astonishing unreleased (except in Japan) experimental German film Von Morgens bis Mitternachts (Germany 1920), Shingun (1930) – Japan’s answer to Wings, and Bolivia’s sole surviving silent feature film Wara Wara (1930). Read more .
One in the eye for Murdoch
Yes, we can bring in the News International scandal which has so engrossed the British media, because there is a tangential silent film angle. When someone rejoicing in the name of Johnnie Marbles interrupted the Culture Media ans Sport select committee’s investigation into the phone hacking scandal by placing a foam pie in Rupert Murdoch’s face, he was acting in a tradition that goes back to the custard pies beloved of silent cinema and beyond. The BBC News site investigates the history. Read more .
‘Til next time!
June 8, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Festivals , Performers Tags: Silent films
Last year saw the appearance of a new silent film festival, the StummfilmLIVEfestival put on by the Babylon Kino cinema in Berlin, a 1929 cinema with original Art Deco screen and refurbished original organ. That first festival was a bold statement of intent , with an impressive ten-day line-up of classic silents. The Babylon Kino has made good on its promise to make the festival an annual event, and to keep up the eye-catching programming standard.
And so, from 15 July to 7 August 2011 the second StummfilmLIVEfestival will feature the complete film works of Charlie Chaplin – 80 films in twenty-four days (the filmographers among you might like to comment on whether there are precisely eighty films in Chaplin’s silent filmography). A full programme has not been published as yet, but there will be ten main screenings of the silent features with orchestral accompaniment by the Neues Kammerorchester Potsdam, conducted by Timothy Brock , on these dates:
15 Jul – The Gold Rush
16 Jul – City Lights
May 4, 2011 By urbanora in Catalogues and databases , Comedy , Dance , Music , Performers , Theatre Tags: Silent films 3 Comments
The Tempest (UK 1908), based on Shakespeare’s play, directed by Percy Stow
Apologies for the intermittent service, folks – it’s been a bit busy, and the Bioscope has been rather set to one side, gathering dust. But we return with news of a new online catalogue from the British Film Institute, which is some interest to us. The catalogue is The Performing Arts on Film & Television, which is available as part of the BFI website or can be downloaded as a single PDF (7MB). It’s a selective catalogue around 3,500 film and video materials, dating from 1895 to the present, held by the archives and collections of the BFI, Arts Council England, LUX, and the Central St Martins British Artists Film & Video Study Collection. It has been commissioned by MI:LL (Moving Image: Legacy and Learning), an Arts Council England initiative “to support projects and develop strategies that promote engagement with the arts through the moving image”.
So, what does this well-meaning venture give us? It is divided up into seven areas: British Music Hall and Variety on Film 1895-1930 , Theatre , Dance , Music , Performance Art and Artists’ Film & Video , From Politics to Poetry , and Cinema Acting Styles . As said, it’s a selective catalogue, so it provides information titles that are likely to be of strong interest of researchers. Some areas are covered in more detail than others (it’s hard to see what value there is in the tokenstic choices given under Political Oratory or Propaganda, which is rather stretching the idea of ‘performing arts’ in any case). But one of the sections that aims for comprehensiveness is British Music Hall and Variety on Film 1895-1930 , and that’s our territory, which is good.
The section has been researched by the BFI National Archive’s curator of silent films, Bryony Dixon. It aims to identify most relevant films for the 1895-1930 period held by the BFI that document music hall, which it divides into Records of performances and actualities, Original works made for cinema featuring music hall artistes, and Films based on music hall sketches and plays. So many of these films record the only performance by some of the legendary performers of the past, or document aspects of stage practice which can be read about in many places but never seen again – except through film.
Fred Evans (Pimple) in an unidentified British comedy known as Fat Man on a Bicycle
So, for example we have E. Williams and his Merry Men (1899), a precious record of a seaside minstrel act; Lil Hawthorne singing Kitty Mahone in a 1900 synchronised sound film (1900); an extraordinary record of Hengler’s ‘plunging horses’ in a hippodrome act, c.1902, in a film known only as [Collapsing Bridge]; several Cinematophone, Chronophone and Vivaphone films of singers 1907-1909 which were originally synchronised with sound discs; music hall comedians such as Fred Evans (Pimple), Sam T. Poluski, George Robey and Lupino Lane in original comedies made for the cinema, rare film of the exterior of a music hall made in 1920, in the film Hoxton … Saturday July 3, Britannia Theatre; and numerous examples of DeForest Phonofilms – sound-on-film shorts made in the mid to late 1920s, chiefly of music hall and variety performers.
Other parts of the catalogue are more selective, and have relatively little on silent films. The Theatre section does point us to silent interpretations of classical theatre (an Italian Elektra by Euripedes from 1909, a 1911 Antigone by Sophocles), but the Shakespeare section is disappointingly selective and conventional. It mentions few silents, despite the BFI having the world’s largest collection of silent Shakespeare films. Look instead at the sub-section on 17th to 19th Century playwrights for such surprises as the Thanhouser company tackling Ibsen’s The Pillars of Society in 1911, or the 1915 American production of Ghosts with Henry B. Walthall. The Cinema Acting Styles section has a page on early and silent cinema, but it is peculiarly slender (just Orphans of the Storm, King of Kings, Piccadilly and a couple of documentaries – why bother?).
The catalogue is arranged thematically, so you will find silents dotted about all over the place, which is a good thing. It means researchers look for a theme, a performer or a writer might stumble across works which they could otherwise shun were they presented with a plain chronological listing. All of the archival films come from the BFI’s collections, and there is information on how to access the films from the multiplicity of options that BFI services provide.
I have meant for some while now to write a post on how to use the BFI’s main online database . I’ve refrained from doing so because of planned changes to that catalogue, which might render any advice too quickly out of date. But we’ll see. Meanwhile, targeted productions such as The Performing Arts on Film & Television are often a lot more useful for researchers for a useful selection rather than the bewildering vastness of a complete catalogue. Researchers seldom want everything; they want something that will be immediately useful to them. I hope this new catalogue – though it’s a bit of a curate’s egg, really – performs that function. It certainly makes for fascinating browsing.
April 10, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Festivals Tags: Silent films
Preview trailer for Slapsticon 2011
Slapsticon , the annual festival of rarely seen comedies from the silent and early sound eras, returns to the Rossyln Spectrum Theatre, Arlington VA 15-18 July 2011. Last year the festival made headlines around the world with the amazing rediscovery of a lost Chaplin film, A Thief Catcher . It may not be every year that they are able to repeat such a coup, but once again the organisers have come up with a programme rich in treasures and rarities. Here’s the programme so far:
Thursday July 14, 2011
March 28, 2011 By urbanora in Comedy , Modern silents , Television and radio Tags: Silent films 6 Comments
The Trouble with Mr Bean (1992) (you will have to go to the Mr Bean YouTube site to view the video)
Rather by accident, I saw the feature film Mr Bean’s Holiday yesterday. Catching the opening credits while channel-hopping, I imagined that I’d stay with it for a few minutes and ended up, well, almost captivated. It’s a well-constructed comedy about Mr Bean’s haphazadous trip through France in the company of a lost child. It adroitly develops its situations with logical illogicality, and boasts a great comic turn by Willem Dafoe as a film director of stupendous pretentiousness. I’ve never been a particular fan of Bean, though given his position as the leading modern silent (or semi-silent) figure on the screen today, I have felt before now that the Bioscope should devote some space to the phenomenon. Because Mr Bean has been a worldwide phenomenon, and the interesting thing is to try and work out why.
There can be few who have not been exposed to Mr Bean in one form or another, but just to recap: the character is played by British comedian Rowan Atkinson, and has antecedents in various gauche figures that Atkinson has played in comedy routines throughout his career. Mr Bean was originally a television series in the UK, broadcast by ITV. The first episode was broadcast 1 January 1990, and there were thirteen half-hour episodes made 1900-1995, a fourteenth being released on video only. They attracted considerable audiences at home as well as being sold to nearly 250 territories worldwide, the word being spread in part by exposure on airlines. Two feature films, Bean (1997) and Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007), have been made, and a spin-off 26-episode animated series (2002).
Mr Bean himself is a social misfit. Habitually dressed in tweed jacket and tie, he is like some figure from an earlier age – the dingy, repressed 1950s – somehow thrust into our modern times (the TV series opens with Bean falling to ground down a shaft of light, as though an alien figure or someone who has time-travelled). He approaches the challenges of the modern world with resourceful ignorance. The simplest of activities, like going to the shops or a trip to the dentist, become extraordinary challenges through Bean’s stubborn obliviousness to the obvious, coupled with his ingenious (though completely unnecessary) tactics for getting round such obstacles. Unaware of the social niceties, Bean is pure selfishness. He will always take advantage of others and is wholly insensitive to anyone else’s situation. There is a nasty side to him.
Bean’s approach in life is to proceed in a straight line where anyone else would turn corners. This is exemplified literally on two occasions in Mr Bean’s Holiday. Firstly Bean, having arrived in Paris, gets a wrong taxi and finds himself on the outskirts at La Défense rather than the Gare du Lyon. So he gets out his compass and walks back in a straight line, through shops and restaurants, over busy crossroads, causing mayhem along the way while never looking up from his compass. And of course he gets to his destination. Then, at the end of the film, when he sees the beach at Cannes he has been trying to get to all film, he walks in a straight line, again head down, concentrating solely on his compass, and avoids falling from his first storey position by walking down a line of vehicles arranged side by side which conveniently have formed themselves into steps. It’s a gag worthy of Keaton.
But should Mr Bean be mentioned in the same sentence as Buster Keaton? He is a silent comedian, for the most part, occasionally reverting to some mumbled words. The Bean programmes and films are weakest where they require dialogue to explain situations (which makes the 1997 feature film Bean particularly poor, because it spends so much time trying to explain Bean and the situations he creates). Mr Bean’s Holiday succeeds because almost all of the gags are visual ones, not least because the action takes place in France and Bean only knows three words of French (Oui, Non and … Gracias). So it is silent comedy, and with a worldwide appeal to a degree built on that form of comedy that needs no translation and can appeal to all.
The Return of Mr Bean (1990) (you will have to go to the Mr Bean YouTube site to view the video)
But is he as good as Keaton, or Chaplin, or Lloyd or any of the 1920s master of the art? Well, no and yes. He is not the same as Keaton and his ilk, but then he is not of their age and he is doing different things. The fact that he is different does not mean that he is unworthy of consideration as ‘silent’ comic figure of importance. There is not the craft that one sees in the finest of the silent era comedians, a craft built up through years spent on the variety stage and then honed through the studio expertise of Keystone, Roach et al. But there is craft there, and the gags are not pastiches of 1920s comedies (the failing of many a would-be modern slapstick comedy) but of their time – and skilfully so. Take a look at The Return of Mr Bean above. Watch the brief, single-shot sequence (at 4.34) where Bean goes up an escalator and see with what skill the camera is in just the right place to makes his ascent feel funny even when he seems to be doing something entirely normal; then, when they have got us laughing at the obvious, we are caught by surprise as Bean is held up at the top of the escalator by the heels of his shoes.
This is a great visual gag, but it’s a gag that comes out of a present-day situation and is grounded in character. Someone else wouldn’t be so funny in the same situation. It is his innocence of any of the lessons of common experience that makes us laugh as soon as we see him approach any common situation, because we know that he will be unable to face the ordinary in an ordinary way. There is laughter in the anticipation, and then laughter at the surprise of the execution.
So there is craft there, and some real if variable visual wit. But another issue is human appeal. The great silent comedians were both misfits and Everyman figures at the same time. They were beset by misfortunes that could happen to any of us. Bean’s misfortunes are his own. They usually, and credibly, get the girl. Bean lives alone, and the occasional appearance of a girlfriend in the TV series leaves us flummoxed by the sheer unlikelihood of it (still more the attraction that he may have for Emma de Caunes in Mr Bean’s Holiday). Bean is not like us but rather the complete opposite of us (or at least we hope so). Keaton, Lloyd et al are sympathetic characters; Bean is wholly unsympathetic. We never feel sorry for him, even if we are happy enough for him to win in the end.
Proceeding in a straight line, from Mr Bean’s Holiday, image from http://www.screenrush.co.uk
What is this the secret to his worldwide popularity? There seems to be more that such audiences recognise than simply his obtuse reactions to the everyday. It may lie in his Britishness – Mr Bean certainly has become associated by many non-British audiences with a certain supposed type of uptight Englishman abroad: over-dressed, inhibited, and as inept with people as he is with any language other than his own (see Patrick Barkham’s 2007 article on this in The Guardian). But Mr Bean was initially a huge hit on UK television, and we’re not that fond of laughing at ourselves in a way that others may be laughing at us.
Instead I think it’s got something to do with Mr Bean being perversely smarter than us. He is unfettered by the habits and mores that control our lives, making us laugh at ourselves just as much as we laugh at him. His lateral approaches to life’s hazards (such as the scene in The Trouble with Mr Bean where he dresses himself while driving a car because he is late for an appointment) mock us for being so constrained by lack of imagination when faced with everyday problems. In an odd way, we would all like to be like Mr Bean for his absence of social constraints – while at the same time hugely grateful that we are not anything like him at all.
Rowan Atkinson has noted the influence of Jacques Tati on the character (a gag when Bean cycles past a bunch of racing cyclists in Mr Bean’s Holiday is lifted from Jour de fête). There are certainly some parallels between two. They are both innocents abroad devising their own ways of overcoming modern life’s complexities. Both are silent comedians in a sound world, caught out of time. But Bean has nothing of Tati’s grace. This may have something to do with the televisual nature of his comedy, or simply that we live in a graceless age. Whatever the reason, there is craft but not art in Mr Bean; it does not uplift us, or make us feel that there is a better life out there somewhere. Yet equally it does not operate much as satire. It is hard to say what it is, if we do not learn from it.
Yet there are lessons to be learned. I’ve been scouring Google Scholar for academic papers on Mr Bean and I can find none that consider the films or programmes as art, but several that use the series as illustration of social situations, to measure responses to humour, or to study cognition. Mr Bean clearly serves as something that is emblematic of the human condition. This, however, is where I have had a problem with Bean up til now. He does not seem to be one of us. Not just his eccentric behaviour, but Atkinson’s taste for face-pulling take the character beyond a point where he can be recognisable as a human being. And yet the key to laughter is recognition, and Mr Bean makes the world laugh (Mr Bean’s Holiday grossed $230 worldwide). Mr Bean is what we become when we lose our humanity. The cause of our laughter may be relief.
There is an official Mr Bean website and a Mr Bean YouTube channel with full episodes of the live-action television series and the animated cartoon series.
March 21, 2011 By urbanora in Animation , Colour , Comedy , DVD and Blu-Ray , Sound Tags: Silent films 2 Comments
Kino Lorber are releasing a second DVD set of Gaumont films. The first, Gaumont Treasures vol. 1(1897-1913) , featured films made by Alice Guy, Louis Feuillade, and Léonce Perret, and was effectively a cut-down version of a deluxe box set issued by Gaumont in France . Now Gaumont Treasures vol. 2, 1908-1916 is to be released on 19 April, featuring the work of Emile Cohl, Jean Durand and Jacques Feyder. Again it is based on a more extensive French original release (six discs), but the Kino release alone looks sensational – three discs, just under 600 minutes of film, and containing some of the most creative films of the early cinema period. Cohl was the first master of the animated film, Durand produced surrealist comedies and adventure dramas, and Feyder made films of surpassing elegance and wit. There are works from other filmmakers, examples of synchrononised sound films (Phonoscenes) and examples of Chronochrome, Gaumont’s hauntingly beautiful three-colour process .
This is the full list of films (English titles only):
DVD 1: Emile Cohl
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A cantaloupe belongs to which family of fruits? | Gourd Family (Cucurbitaceae)
Assorted Melons & Squash
Assorted melons & squash: A. Pumpkin, B. Watermelon, C. Crenshaw Melon, D. Cantaloupe, E. Honeydew Melon, F. Spaghetti Squash. The squash and pumpkin are varieties of Cucurbita pepo, while the melons & canteloupe are varieties of Cucumis melo. The watermelon is a variety of Citrullus lanatus (var. lanatus).
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Cucumis: Cucumbers, Teasel Gourd & Horned Cucumber
Ripe pickle cucumbers (Cucumis sativus). Pickles are made from cucumber varieties such as the "gherkin" which have smaller fruits, a thin flesh and numerous seeds. The fruits are soaked in a brine soltion. Depending on the type of pickles, a boiling water-vinegar solution (containing other spices) is poured over the pickles. [Lactic acid fermentation by bacteria (Lactobacillus plantarum) is also responsible for the acidity and flavor of some pickles as well as sauerkraut.] In dill pickles, the spice dill (Anethum graveolens, Apiaceae) is also added to give them a special flavor. Sugar is added to the boiling water-vinegar solution in sweet pickles.
Teasel cucumber or teasel gourd (Cucumis dipsaceus), another curious species of Cucumis with yellowish fruits covered with a dense layer of soft spines. The common name is derived from its superficial resemblance to the spiny fruit bur of the teasel plant (Dipsacus sativus), a member of the teasel family (Dipsacaceae) shown in next photo. The teasel gourd is native to northeastern tropical Africa and is cultivated throught the world as an ornamental. It is naturalized in the Hawaiian islands and in the Cape region of Baja California. The spiny African horned cucumber or hedgehog gourd (C. metuliferus) is another species of Cucumis grown as an ornamental and as food. The numerous varieties of delicious melons also belong to the genus Cucumis. Most melons are considered to be varieties of Cucumis melo.
Teasel burs (Dipsacus sativus). In real life they do not hatch from eggs. This plant does not belong to the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) and is not related to the teasel cucumber.
The spiny African horned cucumber or hedgehog gourd (Cucumis metuliferus) is also grown as a decorative ornamental gourd and as food. The exocarp is covered with distinctive spiny protuberances. It is often sold in supermarkets in the United States. It supposedly has a banana-lime flavor and is used in fruit salads, sundaes and drinks.
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Which football league club are known as the Cherries? | A Modern Herbal | Melons
Family: N.O. Cucurbitacea
---Synonym---Musk Melon.
---Habitat---The Melon is a native of South Asia-from the foot of the Himalayas to Cape Comorin, where it grows wild - but is cultivated in the temperate and warm regions of the whole world.
---Description---It is an annual, trailing herb, with large palmately-lobed leaves and bears tendrils, by which it is readily trained over trellises. Its flowers (which have bellshaped corollas, deeply five-lobed) are either male or female, both kinds being borne on the one plant. The male flowers have three stamens, the ovary in the female flowers, three cells. The many varieties of Melon show great diversity in foliage and still more in the size and shape of the fruit, which in some kinds is as small as an olive, in others as large as the Gourd (Cucurbita maxima). Some are globular, others egg-shaped, spindle-shaped or serpent-like, the outer skin smooth or netted, ribbed or furrowed, and variously coloured; the flesh, white, green or orange when ripe, scented or scentless, sweet or insipid, some bitter and even nauseous.
---History---The cultivation of the Melon in Asia is of very ancient date. It was grown by the Egyptians, and the Romans and Greeks were familiar with it. Pliny describes Melons as Pepones, Columella as Melones. It began to be extensively cultivated in France in 1629. Gerarde in his Herball (1597) figured and described several kinds of Melons or Pompions, but included gourds under the same name. The Common Melon was commonly known as the Musk Melon.
To grow it to perfection, the Melon requires artificial heat, being grown on hot beds of fermenting manure, with an atmospheric temperature of 75 degrees, rising with sunheat to 80 degrees.
---Medicinal Action and Uses---The root of the Common Melon is purgative, and in large doses (7 to 10 grains) is said to be a certain emetic, the active and bitter principle having been called Melon-emetin.
The MELON-TREE, so-called, is the PAPAW, or Papaya (Carica Papaya, Linn.), a native of tropical America, where it is everywhere cultivated for its edible fruit and digestive properties.
The dried juice is largely used in the treatment of indigestion, under various trade names, 'Papain,' a white powder, being administered in all digestive disorders where albuminoid substances pass away undigested.
---Dosage---Papain, 1 to 5 grains.
See PAPAW (APPLE, BITTER).
Family: N.O. Cucurbitacea
---Synonym---Snake Cucumber.
Cucumis flexuosum (Linn.) is the Serpent Melon, or Snake Cucumber. It grows to a great length and may be used either raw or pickled.
The 'Cucumber' of the Scriptures (Isaiah i. 8) is considered to have been Cucumis chate, the Hairy Cucumber, a kind of wild Melon, which produces a fruit, the flesh of which is almost of the same substance as the Common Melon, its taste being somewhat sweet and as cool as the Water Melon. It is common both in Arabia and in Egypt, where a dish is prepared from the ripe fruit. Peter Forskäl, a contemporary of Linnaeus, in his work on the plants of Egypt (Flora aegyptiaco-arabica, 1775), describes its preparation. The pulp is broken and stirred by means of a stick thrust through a hole cut at the umbilicus of the fruit: the hole is then closed with wax, and the fruit, without removing it from its stem, is buried in a little pit; after some days, the pulp is found to be converted into an agreeable liquor.
Family: N.O. Cucurbitacea
---Parts Used---Seeds. juice.
Melons are a staple and refreshing fruit in Egypt and Palestine, especially the Water Melon (Citrullus vulgaris, Linn.), a native of tropical Africa and the East Indies, which grows to a great size, even attaining 30 lb. in weight. It refreshes the thirsty as well as the hungry. It has a smooth rind, and though generally oblong and about a foot and a half in length, varies much in form and colour, the flesh being either red or pale, the seeds black or reddish. There is a succession of crops from May to November. For its cool and refreshing fruit, it has been cultivated since the earliest times in Egypt and the East and was known in Southern Europe and Asia before the Christian era. The banks of the Burlus Delta lake east of the Rosetta channel of the Nile Deita, are noted for their Water Melons, which are yellow within, and come into season after those grown on the banks of the Nile. Of the plants found in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, in Bechuanaland, the most remarkable is the Water Melon, present in abundance, which supplies both man and beast with water.
---Medicinal Action and Uses---The fruit should be eaten cautiously by Europeans, especially when taken in the heat of the day, but it is much used in the tropics and in Italy. In Egypt, it is practically the only medicine the common people use in fevers; when it is ripe, or almost putrid, they collect the juice and mix it with rosewater and a little sugar. The seeds have been employed to a considerable extent as a domestic remedy in strangury and other affections of the urinary passages, and are regarded as having diuretic properties. The Russian peasants use them for dropsy and hepatic congestion, also for intestinal catarrh.
The Four Greater Cold Seeds of the old materia medica were the seeds of the Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), the Gourd (C. maxima), the Melon and the Cucumber. These were bruised and rubbed up with water to form an emulsion, which was much used in catarrhal affections, disorders of the bowels and urinary passages, fever, etc.
The seeds of both the Water Melon and the Common or Musk Melon are good vermicides, having much the same constituents as those of the PUMPKIN (sometimes known as the Melon Pumpkin), which have long been a popular worm remedy and in recent years have also been used for tapeworm.
---Constituents---Pumpkin seeds contain 30 per cent or more of a reddish, fixed oil, traces of a volatile oil, together with proteids, sugar, starch and an acrid resin, to which the anthelmintic properties appear to be due, though recent experiments have failed to isolate any substance of physiological activity, either from the kernels or shells of the seeds. The value of the drug is said to be due to its mechanical effect.
The seeds are employed when quite ripe and must not be used if more than a month old. A mixture is made by beating up 2 OZ. of the seeds with as much sugar and milk or water added to make a pint, and this mixture is taken fasting, in three doses, one every two hours, castor oil being taken a few hours after the last dose. An infusion of the seeds, prepared by pouring a pint of boiling water on 1 OZ. of seeds, has likewise been used in urinary complaints.
The Pumpkin or Pompion (its older name, of which Pumpkin is a corruption) is a native of the Levant. Many varieties are cultivated in gardens, both for ornament and also for culinary use. It is a useful plant to the American backwoods-farmer, yielding both in the ripe and unripe condition a valuable fodder for his cattle and pigs, being frequently planted at intervals among the maize that constitutes his chief crop. The larger kinds acquire a weight of 40-80 lb., but smaller varieties are in more esteem for garden culture.
In England, Pumpkins were formerly called English Melons, which was popularly corrupted to Millions. They are used cut up in soups and make excellent pies, either alone or mixed with other fruit, and their pulp is also utilized as a basis by jam manufacturers, as it takes the flavour of any fruit juice mixed with it, and adds bulk without imparting any flavour of its own.
The SQUASHES, which have such extensive culinary use in America, are a variety of the Pumpkin (C. melopepo), and another familiar member of the genus, C. evifera, a variety of C. pepo, is the Vegetable Marrow. While small and green the Pumpkin may be eaten like the Marrow.
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Native to India, what is the largest treeborne fruit in the world? | 10 of the World's Largest Vegetables and Fruits (biggest pumpkin, biggest watermelon) - ODDEE
10 of the World's Largest Vegetables and Fruits
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World's Biggest Sweet Potato
(24.9 Lbs or 11.2 Kg)
Lebanese farmer Khalil Semhat, from the southern city of Tyre, couldn't believe his peeled eyes when he discovered he had grown a massive potato weighing 11.3 kilos (24.9 pounds), setting a record for the world's largest potato .
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Worlds Largest Marrow
(113 Lbs or 65 Kg)
Grown by Ken Dade in Norfolk, the 65kg (113lbs) vegetable needed two men to carry it to a stand at the National Amateur Gardening Show in Somerset. The voluptuous vegetable has entered the Guinness World Records book, beating the previous world title holder by 3kg.
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World’s Heaviest Jackfruit
(76 Lbs or 34.4 Kg)
The sweet tasting fruit weighed 34.6kg (76lb 4.4oz), measured 57.46 cm (22.625in) long and had a circumference of 121.28 cm on 8 August 2003. It was grown by George and Margaret Schattauer of Captai Cook, Hawaii, USA. Native to Western India, the fruit spread throughout South East Asia and first came to Hawaii in 1888.
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World's Largest Watermelon
(268.8 Lbs or 122 Kg)
Weighting 268.8 pounds, this watermelon made the cut as the world's largest watermelon . Grown at the Hope Farm Store by Lloyd Bright, his family has a long history with watermelons: they set world records in melon size in 1979 with a 200 pound melon and again in 1985 with one that weighed 260 pounds.
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World's Heaviest Carrot
(18.9 Lbs or 8.5 Kg)
Presented by John Evans in 1998, this 18.985 pound (8.61 kg) carrot is the heaviest ever.
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World’s Largest Pumpkin
(1689 Lbs or 766 Kg)
Grown in Rhode Island, the world’s biggest pumpkin was shown at the Topsfield Fair of Massachusetts in 2007, weighing 1689 lbs.
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World’s Longest Cucumber
(36.1 in or 0.9 mts)
The 36.1in cucumber was grown by Alf Cobb who beat his own record of 35.1in at the National Amateur Gardening Show, from the Bath and West Showground in south-west England.
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World's Largest Cauliflower
(31.25 Lbs or 14.1 Kg)
Also grown by Evans, this Cauliflower weighted 31.25 lb, making it Alaska's largest one in 1997.
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World's Heaviest Broccoli
(35 Lbs or 15.8 Kg)
In what was John Evans' first World record in 1993, this Broccoli weighted over 35 lb, making it a world record.
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Which member of Take That shares his name with a fruit? | Jackfruit heralded as 'miracle' food crop | Environment | The Guardian
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Jackfruit heralded as 'miracle' food crop
Researchers say the large, smelly fruit grown could be a replacement for staple crops under threat from climate change
Wednesday 23 April 2014 07.28 EDT
First published on Wednesday 23 April 2014 07.28 EDT
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It's big and bumpy with a gooey interior and a powerful smell of decay – but it could help keep millions of people from hunger.
Researchers say jackfruit – a large ungainly fruit grown across south and south-east Asia – could be a replacement for wheat, corn and other staple crops under threat from climate change.
The World Bank and United Nations warned recently that rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall had already reduced yields of wheat and corn, and could lead to food wars within the decade.
Now researchers say jackfruit could help provide the solution.
Jackfruit is the largest known treeborne fruit. Even a small jackfruit weighs in at 10-15lbs (5-7kg), and farmers have recorded specimens of more than 100lbs (45kg).
"It's a miracle. It can provide so many nutrients and calories – everything," said Shyamala Reddy, a biotechnology researcher at the University of Agriculture Sciences in Bangalore, India. "If you just eat 10 or 12 bulbs of this fruit, you don't need food for another half a day."
Jackfruit is sold on a Bangkok street, Thailand. Photograph: Bertrand Gardel/Alamy
But jackfruit, despite its huge potential, remains underexploited as a food crop in India, where it originated.
That is beginning to change, however, with a growing number of researchers looking for alternatives.
Reddy's university will host an international conference on jackfruit in May. She said the Indian government had launched a number of new initiatives to promote the crop by expanding its use as a canned vegetable and as a processed food.
The effort coincides with a global push to expand food production, especially in developing countries which are expected to face growing challenges to feed their people in the coming decades.
Jackfruit is the largest known treeborne fruit. Photograph: Stefano Paterna/Alamy
Jackfruit can fill the gap on a number of counts, said Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, which works on sustainable agriculture.
"It is easy to grow. It survives pests and diseases and high temperatures. It is drought-resistant," she said. "It achieves what farmers need in food production when facing a lot of challenges under climate change."
The fruit is rich in potassium, calcium, and iron, said Reddy, making it more nutritious than current starchy staples.
Sri Lanka and Vietnam have established jackfruit industries, where the fruit is processed into products as diverse as flour, noodles, papad and ice cream. Jackfruit is also canned and sold as a vegetable for export.
But jackfruit remains a hard sell in much of India. Although the fruit was seen as an important staple 40 or 50 years ago, it is now derided as a poor man's fruit, said Shree Padre, a jackfruit farmer from Karnataka.
Only one or two commercial-scale jackfruit plantations are in current operation.
"In the country of origin, it is just not understood," he said. "There is an inferiority attached to jackfruit. Any farmer would happily carry an imported apple in his hand rather than jackfruit."
The down-market reputation is unwarranted, said Nyree Zerega, a researcher on plant biology at the Chicago Botanic Garden, who has studied jackfruit in Bangladesh.
In addition to its high nutritional value, the fruit is very versatile, she said. The seeds, young fruit, and mature varieties are all edible. The timber from jackfruit trees is also valuable. "It is just not being utilised," she said.
"I think it could play a much more important role in diets than it currently does and be a staple," she continued. "In addition to consuming cooked young jackfruit, ripe jackfruit, and jackfruit seeds, there are also many food products with longer shelf life that can be made from jackfruit."
Processing the fruit can be offputting, she conceded. The larger fruit give off a strong odour, and ooze a thick white sap. "It is not the easiest fruit," Zerega said.
But jackfruit, breadfruit, and other non-traditional crops are being reexamined because of fears about future food supply.
A report from the International Panel on Climate Change last month warned that heatwaves, drought, and unpredictable rainfall patterns were already cutting into yields of wheat and maize. The World Bank's Dr Jim Yong Kim earlier this month predicted food shortages could lead to wars within the next five to 10 years.
"There is just more interest in crops that aren't the major staples," she said. "We just don't have a choice. We are going to have to explore some of these alternative to make sure we are going to be able to nourish people," Nierenberg said.
• This article was amended on 25 April to correct the spelling of Nyree Zerega's name.
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What motorcycle has three crossed tuning forks as its emblem? | History of Yamaha Logotype - About Us - Yamaha Corporation
Brand and History
History of Yamaha Logotype
In 1898, one year after the establishment of Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd., forerunner of today's Yamaha Corporation, the Company decided to use a tuning fork as the corporate mark, and a design featuring a “Chinese phoenix holding a tuning fork in its mouth” as the trademark. After undergoing a variety of changes paralleling the growth of the Company, the tuning fork mark and the Yamaha logo was finally standardized in 1966.
About the Tuning Fork Mark
A tuning fork is a tool for tuning musical instruments. It was invented by a trumpet player named John Shore (1662-1751). The tuning fork is composed of a handle attached to the center of a U-shaped steel rod. By striking the rod, sound is created, and the frequency of the resulting vibrations per second is used as a standard for tuning a musical instrument. The three tuning forks of the Yamaha logo mark represent the cooperative relationship that links the three pillars of our business -- technology, production, and sales. They also evoke the robust vitality that has forged our reputation for sound and music the world over, a territory signified by the enclosing circle. The mark also symbolizes the three essential musical elements: melody, harmony, and rhythm.
Changes in the Tuning Fork Mark
1898
This is the design with a "Ho-oh" (Chinese phoenix) holding a tuning fork in its mouth, which was established as the trademark in 1898, one year after Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. was established.
The mark was known for being used on top quality organs, which illustrates how the Founder always aimed to create world-class products.
1916
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Famous for its V-twins, what American motorcycle manufacturer started producing machines in 1903? | The 10 Ten Biker Logos | SpellBrand®
The 10 Ten Biker Logos
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Symbolism on Wheels: The Top Ten Biker Logos
Motorcycle riders tend to be very brand loyal when it comes to their bikes. Many enthusiasts have a favorite brand and simply will not deviate from it. While some of this loyalty is due to the quality of the various brands and the type of ride that is offered, the effect of branding on a motorcycle manufacturer’s success cannot be overestimated. The following motorcycle motor logos portray an image that draws people in and convinces them not just to be a customer, but to become lifelong customers.
1. Harley Davidson Biker Logo Design
This is the brand that many people think of when they think of a motorcycle. The Harley is not just a bike, but a brand, with a sizeable percentage of annual profits coming from licensed products such as clothing and toys. A shield shape implies history and tradition, while the rectangular shape in the middle adds a solid, dependable image. The lettering is solid and thick, without serifs or details. The recognizable orange and black color palette makes it easy to identify licensed items at a distance.
2. Orange County Choppers Biker Logo Design
This auto logo is nothing short of ingenious, an example both of what a professional graphic designer can do and how good branding can elevate a company to national fame. The initials of the company, ‘OCC’, are transformed into a large motorcycle. The writing is ornate and very similar to that used in a tattoo. The outlaw biker image that this company is trying to project cannot be mistaken. The branding of this company as well as its placement in a popular national television show are a key part of its success.
3. Bombardier Biker Logo Design
This Canadian motorcycle company rejects the tough guy image used by many other motorcycle companies and instead sends a message about the products themselves. The circular shape of the logo gives a more customer-friendly image, while the cog-like graphic speaks to the mechanical quality of the bikes. This logo is a winner because it expresses that this company is different from the others.
4. Yamaha Biker Logo Design
This motorcycle company is known not so much for their tough street machines, but for their racing bikes. It’s only appropriate that their logo express this difference from other large motorcycle companies. It includes an inclusive circle, like Bombardier, but the pattern inside the circle uses overlapped tuning forks. The message is that Yamaha motorcycles are well tuned machines that just about anyone can use to explore the sport of motorcycle racing.
5. Zanella Biker Logo Design
This motorcycle brand has reached enormous acclaim in its home country of Argentina, and the logo may be part of that success. The logo is in a circular shape with a stylized ‘Z’ in the center. The letter is stylized to resemble a lightning bolt, the symbol of rapid movement and electricity. This logo not only ties into the maker’s name, it also ties into its history; the background of the logo is in the same red used in the logo of its parent company, Italian motorcycle maker Ceccato.
6. Falcon Biker Logo Design
This motorcycle company uses its namesake, the fast and agile falcon, as the central image of its logo. However, it also ties in other elements. The bird’s chest is a shield, with an ‘f’ for its name on one side and the British flag on the other half. The shield is a common symbol connoting tradition, while the owner’s girlfriend and co-owner are British, making these appropriate shapes for this logo. The bird’s outstretched wings give it a roughly triangular shape, one associated with strength.
7. Fisher Biker Logo Design
Fischer is another manufacturer of primarily sports motorcycles. The company logo features the company’s sole initial in both forward and backward orientations to create a triangular shape to show the strength of the corporation and its products. Red and blue are used to show that this is an American brand. The company’s name is under the triangle in a slanted font that implies movement and speed.
8. Victory Biker Logo Design
This motorcycle company aims to compete with Harley Davidson and the ‘big boys’ of the American biker movement, and their logo shows it. The ‘V’ for Victory prominently displayed in the logo in a familiar triangular shape. The letter is surrounded by wings, which usually symbolize freedom and speed. A globe in the background both ties into the semicircular shape of the logo and shows the global branding aspirations of the company. The message is that this tough bike is strong, fast, and poised to take over the world motorcycle industry, which is exactly what Victory is trying to say.
9. Ducati Biker Logo Design
Ducati is perhaps the most recognized European motorcycle on the planet, and its easy to see why with this distinctive logo. The red is an attention-getting color, while the triangular shape inspires thoughts of strength. The swoosh through the middle is not just a familiar symbol of movement, but also resembles a curving road. The company name is central to the logo, in bold thick letters without serifs or details. This gives the impression of solidity and strength. The silver color of the accents is reminiscent of metal and an appropriate secondary color for this logo.
10. West Coast Choppers Biker Logo Design
As with Orange County Choppers, the word ‘Choppers’ invokes an outlaw image with the use of a gothic, tattoo-like font. The shape is recognizable and symmetrical, in a rough approximation of a business-like square. This logo is controversial and has even been banned in some schools due to its use of an iron cross, but this too was chosen because of its use in tattoos. In all, this logo portrays a tough guy machine with solid, dependable power.
As you can see, these motorcycle companies use common logo symbols and shapes to express information about their product and brand to enthusiasts and prospective customers. These logos are all winners because they portray exactly what the company has to offer. The motorcycle industry is truly a branding success story, with brand-loyal riders and company reputations that are recognized even by non-riders.
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The Bonneville' is made by whom? | Location: Estes Park, Colorado
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I read the 11th character designation from many sources and believe it also from someone that posted here a while back that use to work for a Triumph dealership and he quoted the following and I haven't seen anything better and if is really important to someone they can ask their dealer:
Quote: FWIW the source I'm using is the Triumph NA document called "Triumph Motorcycle VIN Definition Summary". It came from Triumph. I used to work at a dealer, and Triumph faxed us the document. It CLEARLY states that the 11th VIN position is used to designate the Assembly Plant. J = Jacknell Road, Hinkley, England. T = Chonburi, Thailand. There is no indication on this document that indicates that the 11th VIN postition indicates the "market the bike is destined for".
This is what the fields mean:
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Fake or real
A hugely interesting and entertaining thread to read. For me whether it is real or fake, evolution or new, copy or rebadge or anything I just plain love riding my 07 Bonnie.
I know it isn't the same as the original but many many people here in New Zealand do not. I've lost count of the number of times I've had the comment "I used to ride one of those". I know most of it is nostalgia and rose tinted glasses and boy are many of those people surprised when I tell them its age. Having said that the new "Bonnie" doesn't fool anyone who knows motorcycles.
Regardless I plan to keep enjoying it and having fun. I sold a Speed Triple to get the Bonnie and don't regret it for one minute. If I get caught going over 87 mph (140km/hr) here it's instant loss of licence - I can't afford that. So I enjoy a bike that gives me the sensation, the enjoyment and the look that I want.
Long live the new Bonnie and all who ride it.
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O.K., here is the storyline update thus far � I telephoned Triumph Motorcycles Ltd., in Hinckley at 4:30 am my time, 10:30 AM in the U.K. , Tuesday, 22 April, 2008
The following are my notes from that conversation:
I spoke briefly with the woman who answers the Office phone, who was extremely nice and pleasant. I told her what I was looking for -:
Who may I speak to that can explain�
1.) Are any Triumph motorcycles fully assembled - �Made� in Thailand?
2.) What to the letters in the 11th position on the VIN denote?
She WAS very quick to say �OH, absolutely not, all of our motorbikes are made here!�, but the more I explained, I believe the more I confused her. She said they make �parts� in Thailand and the final assembly is in the U.K.
She kindly switched me over to the Manager of Customer Service / Warranty Service.
Very nice guy, sincerely polite and open minded. For now, I will leave his name out of this, as I wouldn�t want to cause any trouble for him. If he agrees, later I will mention him by name. We spoke for one hour and ten minutes total. He is going to get back to me via email, and I will hold him to it as I have his phone number and name now!
He initially stated very firmly that ALL Triumphs are assembled in the United Kingdom, and I believe that he believes this. He stated he has been with the company for four years.
He stated that in Thailand they assemble engines, fabricate frames, fabricate tanks, and coat the frames and tanks. He stated that the demand has grown so much over the past three years that they have expended their operations in both the U.K., and in Thailand.
Oddly, the more we spoke, the more the story slowly began to evolve. He stated that �some� bikes for the Asian and Australian markets were fully assembled in Thailand, and then shipped out from there. Then later he said �possibly� some of those Thailand bikes were shipped to the USA.
He had absolutely no idea what the �J� or �T� letters in the 11th VIN position stood for, and I believe that he didn�t. He stated that he thought the F2 and F4 small white tags on the frame denote which frame fabrication line they came from.
He began to loosen up a bit, and went into an explanation of how new international laws a few years ago drove the elimination of first the Union Jack Decal, then the �Made in Great Britain� metal tag to �Great Britain�, but all along the bikes were a mixture of parts and components from many different locales, just as (his quote) �Harley-Davidson and BMW� are not 100% comprised of parts made only in America and Germany respectively. He agreed that maintaining secrecy about any and all of this would probably cause more harm than good, as when people do not have the true story, there is a natural tendency to conjure and devise a story that seems fit, based upon whatever information is at hand, good or bad.
I could sense that throughout the conversation he was a little nervous, as would be expected from a surprise phone call from the states -and slightly hesitant to provide information over the phone. He continuously stated that he would �need to talk to someone�, to which I continuously requested if I could speak to that someone else who might know more about this. He stated that he had the most knowledge about VIN�s at the Hinckley Plant, and would certainly �get back to me�. I gave him my personal email #.
So� what do we have thus far? Nothing yet, but I haven�t given up. I�ll give the gentleman the benefit of doubt, and allow a full day for him to provide information. After which I�ll report once again. Remember � I don�t give up� ever!
Some thoughts�.
Why is it that posters in this Forum, and in this thread know so much about the VIN�s, but the actual on site Triumph, Hinckley Manager of Customer Service and Warranty�s, who deals with VIN�s and recalls daily, doesn�t know anything about this �J�, or �T� theory?
Why is it that both he, and the woman who answered the phone, where initially 100% convinced that all Triumphs were assembled in the U.K., but both then became a little skeptical once I explained what WE thought? (Who�s convincing whom here?).
Why are we so worried about this? In the end, who cares! Story of my life � the relentless pursuit of the meaningless! I think it�s because someone earlier called me an idiot for no reason. I hate that, don�t you?
And lastly, and very sadly, we have unfortunately degraded from a simple question � �Where was my Triumph made?� to the thread being high-jacked and now being used as a tool to downgrade ALL Bonneville / Scrambler / Thruxton Triumphs as being �fakes�.
My stomach turns at this idea from our own people. Terrible, not worth mentioning.
That said I am going to continue to pursue this matter, to finally obtain documented truth, which I will or die trying. To me, it doesn�t matter where my bike was made as it is extremely high quality, thus far virtually faultless, and I truly enjoy every single moment riding it. The vast majority of Triumph riders are friendly, open-minded, unbiased, helpful and fun people. Don�t allow a few insignificant miscreants spoil the wonderful image for the majority!
One last little jibe � anyone who would state that the Triumph�s from the 50� or 60�s were �better� than the Triumphs built today either never owned one back then, or wasn�t even old enough to ride back then.
Remember:
1.) Leaking Amal Carbs spewing fuel all over the engine from vertical float bowl gaskets (what were they thinking?)
2.) Leaking petcocks constantly doing the same!
3.) Vibration so bad that you needed to wrench everything after every trip or stuff would simply fall off while riding?
4.) Vibration so bad that your hands and arms ached after medium to long rides?
5.) Mysterious Lucas electrical problems resulting in long walks home?
6.) Constantly needing to adjust contact points� with a matchbook cover?
7.) Spark plugs loading up with carbon and soot every month of riding?
8.) Engines needing total rebuilds after only 8 to 10 thousand miles?
9.) Less Horsepower than you have on a new Triumph.
10.) Less torque than you have on a new Triumph.
11.) Oil leaks, oil leaks, oil leaks� ahh memories!
Now... you CAN make these old bikes usable with modern exchange and upgrade parts, modern sealants, modern tires, and engine rebalancing. But then that�s not authentic is it?
To answer your next question � Yes, I owned a �67 triumph that I used (when it ran!) sporadically from �69 to �73 while I was in college. And yes, there were a few brief shining moments that I recall as being wonderful. But there were also many heartbreaks and P.O�d moments when you had to stiff a date because the bike wouldn�t run. That �stiffed� date is now my wife of 35 years this year!!
Nostalgia has a way of tricking the memory cells and making the �old days� seem a lot better than they actually were. Now, don�t get me wrong, I absolutely love the old bikes, and would have one if I had both the excess of time and money to tinker with one. But to say they are �better� is just pure silliness guys, come on!
Let�s at least stick to one pointless argument at a time!
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"Those who are defensive do not understand;
those who understand are not defensive."
(Lao Tzu)
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How Hugh Bonneville nearly missed out on Downton Abbey
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Downton Abbey reaches its majestic climax this weekend, leaving ten million viewers contemplating Sunday nights deprived of their fix of grand-salon opulence and below-stairs plotting.
It has been a critical triumph, with plaudits for everyone from the writer, Julian Fellowes, to the actors, led by Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Dame Maggie Smith, and the production team.
‘It’s been a bit like Gosford Park, with bells on,’ says Bonneville, who plays the Earl of Grantham, patriarch of a starchily formal — but surprisingly fruity — Edwardian family.
Aristocratic hit: Bonneville with Elizabeth McGovern and Laura Carmichael
To make sure etiquette and protocol were correct, historian Alastair Bruce, one of the Queen’s Heralds, who also commentated on the funerals of the Queen Mother and the Princess of Wales for Sky News, was called in.
It was Bruce who vetoed a scene where the Countess shakes a new servant’s hand — ‘that would never happen’.
Bonneville says: ‘He also told us never to flick our dress coat tails to prevent them creasing when sitting down. A gentleman would never do that — why should he when he’s got his valet to iron out the creases afterwards?’
A new series of eight episodes begins shooting in February, for probable screening next autumn, and the principal cast members, are likely to remain the same.
The part of the Dowager Countess was written with Dame Maggie Smith in mind, and Bonneville had been on Fellowes’ wish list from the start because he thought he had ‘a comfortable self-esteem’.
When the series was first launched Fellowes said of the actor: ‘He’s not embarrassed to play an authority figure and is relaxed within it. He is also good looking in a kind of unobvious but realistic way. And I thought he and Elizabeth McGovern as his wife were a very convincing couple. One could imagine them clambering into bed together every night.’
Indeed, Bonneville says he calls her ‘my working wife’ because Downton Abbey was the third time they have been cast as a couple — they were in two series of BBC2’s Freezing together.
Abbeyness: Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern
‘We have unwritten rules when it comes to filming bedroom scenes,’ says Bonneville. ‘We have such an easy shorthand that when we are required to go to bed together, we even know exactly which side we prefer. It saves a lot of faffing around in rehearsals.’
As the Earl of Grantham, he has married late for their mutual convenience: American Cora for the title of Lady and he for her wealth. Love, however, grows on the couple.
His real wife is the artist Lulu Evans, whom he married when he was in his 30s. ‘I had begun to wonder if I was going to remain a bachelor all my life.’ he confided before Downton went into production. ‘Like most young men, I would only think of myself and I was at the centre of my own universe.’
Is Bonneville — tall, handsome, clever (he studied theology at Cambridge) — a believer in true love? ‘I wasn’t — until I found it.’
He had known Lulu when they were teenagers, but they had lost touch. Then, many years later, they met up again. ‘I thought it was all very romantic, although Lulu will probably say it wasn’t,’ he says.
By contrast to his own life, Bonneville has risen to acting fame on being unable to handle affairs of the heart.
One wife cheated on him in Mansfield Park, another in Madame Bovary. He lost out on love in Take A Girl Like You and was the dim stockbroker in Notting Hill who failed to recognise Julia Roberts.
For Bonneville, who celebrates his 47th birthday next week, Downton Abbey has been a particularly lucky break.
Last year a planned American TV series, Legally Mad, which would have starred him as the head of a Chicago law firm, was cancelled just before it was due to go into production.
Sour: Dame Maggie Smith provides viewing pleasure
It would have meant Bonneville leaving Lulu and their son Felix, eight, at home in West Sussex while he filmed in Los Angeles, although if it had been a success they would have joined him.
Legally Mad was the brainchild of David E. Kelley, who wrote Boston Legal and Ally McBeal, and Bonneville made a pilot show which was well received.
While he was waiting for the NBC network to decide whether to give the go-ahead for Legally Mad, he got a call to fly to Morocco for the role of Pontius Pilate in an ambitious TV remake of the classic 1959 Charlton Heston movie Ben Hur, which has yet to be screened here.
It was after filming that he heard that the U.S. series had been scrapped, which he admits left him feeling ‘pretty bruised’.
But the praise he has received for Downton Abbey will have gone a long way to alleviating the pain.
And working on the hit series was, he says an agreeable experience. ‘I did my research, of course. I had lots of dinners with Julian Fellowes because basically the Earl of Grantham is a combination of himself and Lord Carnarvon, the owner of Highclere Castle, in Berkshire, which is the real Downton Abbey.
‘And then there was the fun. Maggie Smith is an icon, and although she comes across as a stiff, severe old lady in Downton Abbey, she kept me laughing.’
So what can we expect in the next series? Will it focus on World War I? Or might the family wealth be wiped out in the 1920s stock market crash?
Whatever the storyline, there is no doubt that ITV will be eagerly awaiting it. The first series cost up to £9 million, a major gamble — but it has become a huge money-spinner, selling well abroad
Bonneville says he probably won’t know what the storyline will be until a day or so before shooting starts. ‘All I know, is that I’m looking forward to it immensely’, he says.
So who had the most fun — above stairs or below stairs? Joanne Froggatt who plays head housemaid Anna, has claimed it was downstairs.
‘There was real camaraderie.’
‘Not at all, it’s above stairs,’ says Hugh happily. ‘It’s very jolly being a Grantham.’
The final episode of Downton Abbey is on ITV1 on Sunday at 9pm. Hugh’s narration for Turn Back Time is on BBC1 on Tuesdays at 9pm.
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What motorcycle has a stylised' propeller as its tank badge? | Vincent Motorcycle Specifications
Vincent Motorcycles was a British manufacturer of motorcycles in the United Kingdom from 1928 to 1955. Their Black Shadow is one of the best known high performance motorcycles of the 1950s. In 1955 the company discontinued motorcycle production due to heavy financial losses.
Vincent Motorcycles, "the makers of the worlds' fastest motorcycles", began with the purchase of HRD Motorcycles, less the factory premises, by Phil Vincent in 1928.
HRD was founded by the British RAF pilot, Howard Raymond Davies, who was shot down and captured by the Germans in 1917. Legend has it that it was while a prisoner of war that he conceived the idea of building his own motorcycle, and contemplated how he might achieve that. It was not until 1924 that Davies entered into partnership with E J Massey, trading as HRD Motorcycles. Various models were produced, generally powered by JAP (J A Prestwich) engines.
Unfortunately, even though HRD motorcycles won races the company ran at a loss, and in January 1928 it went into voluntary liquidation. The company was initially bought by Ernest Humphries of OK-Supreme Motors for the factory space, and the HRD name, jigs, tools, patterns, and remaining components were subsequently offered for sale again.
Phil Vincent
The legend has it that Philip Vincent dreamt of building a quality motorcycle bearing his own name, just as Howard Davies had, but rather than start from scratch he wanted to start production under an established name. He had built a motorcycle of his own in 1924, and in 1928 had registered a patent for a cantilever rear suspension of his own design. In 1928 Philip Vincent left Cambridge University with an engineering degree and, with the backing of his family wealth, acquired the trademark, goodwill and remaining components of HRD from Humphries for �500.
The company was promptly renamed Vincent HRD Co., Ltd and production moved to Stevenage. The new trademark had "Vincent" in very small letters above "HRD" writ large. After World War 2 Britain had an export drive to repay its war debts, and the USA was the largest market for motorcycles, so in 1949 the HRD was dropped from the name to avoid any confusion with the "HD" of Harley Davidson, and the motorcycle became The Vincent.
In 1929 the first Vincent-HRD motorcycle used a JAP single-cylinder engine in a Vincent-designed cantilever frame. Some early bikes used Rudge-Python engines. But after a disastrous 1934 Isle of Man TT, with engine problems and all three entries failing to finish, Phil Vincent (with Phil Irving) decided to build their own engines.
Phil Vincent also experimented with three wheeled vehicles, amphibious vehicles, and automobiles. In 1932 the first 3-wheeler, "The Vincent Bantam" appeared, powered by a 293 cc SV JAP or 250 cc Villiers engine. It was a 2.5 cwt delivery van with a car seat and a steering wheel. The Bantam cost �57-10-0 and the windscreen and hood option cost �5-10-0. Production ceased in 1936.
Phil Irving
In 1931 Phil Irving joined Vincent as chief engineer.[2] His first engine design was an OHV 500 cc single-cylinder engine in 1934. The standard motor was known as the Meteor and the sports motor was the Comet; it was distinguished from earlier Vincent engines of that name by the �Series-A� prefix. There was a TT replica called the Comet Special, which used a bronze head. The Meteor motor produced 26 bhp @ 5300 rpm.
An unusual feature of the valve design for these motors was the double valve guides, and the attachment of the forked rocker arm to a shoulder between the guides, to eliminate side forces on the valve stem and ensure maximum valve life under racing conditions.
The Series-A Comet could do 90 mph, but Phil Vincent and his racing customers wanted more.
1936 Series A Rapide
Legend has it that Irving accidentally placed a wrong side up tracing of the Vincent 500 motor on top of an equally sized drawing of the same motor in such a manner that it formed a V Twin. Moving it so that it would fit resulted in the 47.5� V twin which appeared in 1936. (The single leaned forward 23.75�.) With 6.8:1 compression, it produced 45 bhp.
The Vincent V-twin motorcycle incorporated a number of new and innovative ideas, some of which were more successful than others.
The Vincent HRD Series A Rapide was introduced in October 1936. Its frame incorporated motorcycling's first "cantilever" rear suspension, which was used on all Vincents produced from 1936 through 1955. Other innovations included foot gearchange instead of hand-operated gearlever, a four-speed gearbox instead of two or three, and a side stand.
Pneumatic forks were not to be a Vincent innovation, with both Phils believing girder forks were superior at the time. The Series-A had external oil lines and a separate gearbox.
The 998 cc Series A Rapide Vincent cost about �300, produced 45 hp, and was capable of 110 miles per hour.
The high horsepower meant that the gearbox and clutch did not cope well.
Engine - 998 cc, 47.5 degree v-twin ohv four-stroke
Bore and Stroke - 84 x 90 mm
Compression Ratio - 6.8:1
Power - 45 bhp @ 5500 rpm
Produced - 1936-1939
Gearbox - Burman 4 speed, triplex chain primary, wet multiplate clutch
Frame - Brazed lug duplex tubular cradle. Cantilever rear springing
Front forks - Brampton girder forks
Top Speed - 110 mph
World War II
In 1937 Phil Irving went to work for Velocette but returned to Vincent Motorcycles in 1943. Vincent primarily made munitions, but Vincent engines were used in boats and portable pumps during the war, and the end of hostilities saw Vincent ready to return to motorcycle production.
Vincent already looked to America for sales, and in 1944 Eugene Aucott opened the first USA dealership in the city of Philadelphia. Others followed.
1946 Series B Rapide
The Series B Rapide designed during the war and released to the press before end of hostilities looked radically different to the A: now the oil pipes were internal, and the gearbox was part of the engine casting (Unit Construction). The angle between the cylinders was now 50� instead of the 47.5� of the Series A engine. This allowed the use of the engine as a stressed member of the frame, which consisted of an oil-tank spine with the engine hanging below, and the front and rear suspension attached at the ends: Vincent called it a diamond frame. This was considered sensational at the time, and the arrangement was not seen again till the late seventies. The cantilever rear became the most widely used form of rear suspension for motorcycles, and the use of the engine-gearbox unit as a stressed member became more usual. The Series B was also the first road bike to be equipped with twin carburettors. Brakes were dual single-leading shoe (SLS), front and rear. The 55.5 inch wheelbase was three inches shorter than the Series A, and its dimensions were more like a 500 cc bike of the time.
A more modern hydraulic shock absorber and spring assembly replaced the old twin springs and friction damper. The rear seat was supported by a sub-frame down to the rear frame pivot point, providing a semi-sprung seat with 6 inches of suspension. (Yamaha would rediscover this suspension system nearly 40 later.)
The Series B had a Feridax Dunlopillo Dualseat, with a concealed tyre pump stored in it, and a tool tray under the front, with each tool in its own rattle-proof, felt-lined pocket.
The Series B motor was the first to use oil and fuel filters.
Vincent used quickly detachable wheels, making wheel and tyre changes easier. The rear wheel was reversible, and different size rear sprockets could be fitted for quick final-drive ratio changes.
The fully adjustable control levers on the handlebars could be adjusted while riding.
These are things taken for granted on modern motorcycles whereas Vincent was a pioneer in their use.
From today's perspective, it seems incongruous that Vincent could see the need for, and design, a cantilever rear suspension, as well as incorporate so many other new ideas, yet use Brampton girder forks with friction dampers up front. The two Phils felt that the telescopic forks of the time were prone to lateral flex, so they persisted with girder forks, and did use hydraulic damping in the Series C "Girdraulic" forks.
Vincent had sold bikes through Indian Motorcycles dealers in the US and in 1948 an Indian Chief was sent to Stevenage to be fitted with a Vincent Rapide engine. The resulting hybrid Vindian did not go into production.
1948 Series C Vincents
The 1948 Series C Rapide differed from the Series B in having "Girdraulic" front forks � which were girder forks with hydraulic damping.[8]
The �Black Shadow�, capable of 125 mph, and easily recognised by its black engine and gearbox unit, and large 150 mph speedometer, was introduced.The engine produced 55 bhp @ 5700 rpm in Black Shadow trim.
The Black Lightning was a racing version of the Black Shadow, with every necessary steel part on it that could be, remade in aluminium, and anything not essential removed altogether, reducing the weight from 458 lb to 380 lb. Every bit the racer, it had a single racing seat and rear-set footrests.
The 500 cc Meteor and Comet singles were introduced, along with a 500 cc racer, the Grey Flash. The Grey Flash racer used Albion gears, for the greater choice of ratios available.] The 500 cc bikes used a wet multiplate clutch, while the 998 cc V-twins used a dry, drum-type servo clutch.
Most Vincents were painted black. In 1949 a White Shadow was available, but only 15 were sold, and the option was dropped in 1952. In 1950 16 Red Comets were shipped to the United States. There were also 31 of the 1948 Grey Flash built. See production figures
In 1949 HRD was dropped from the name, and the logo now simply said "Vincent".
Specifications
Make: Vincent HRD
Model: 1948 Series C Black Shadow
Engine: 998 cc (84 x 90 mm bore and stroke) 50� OHV V Twin, 7.3:1 CR, polished conrods
Carburetor: 2 x 1.125 inch type 29 Amals
Ignition: Lucas Magneto (1955 models: Kettering ignition)
Electrics: 6v 45w dynamo
Lubrication: Dry sump, 3 US quarts
Gearbox: Integral Vincent four speed, triplex chain primary, dry servo - drum clutch
Final Drive: 530 chain, 46/21 sprockets
Tyres: 3 x 20 in front, 3.50 x 19 in rear
Wheels: Front: 1.65 x 20 in.steel rim; Rear: 1.65 x 19 in.steel rim.
Frame: "Diamond Frame".(Spine frame with engine as stressed member)
Rear Suspension: Cantilever rear springing
Front forks: Vincent Girdraulic forks, 3" travel
Brakes: Twin drums, 7 in diameter in front and rear, single leading shoe 7/8" wide.
Weight: 455 lb - 206 kg Wet - 500 lb (227 kg)
Wheelbase: 55.5 in. (1415 mm)
Seat height: 32.5 in. (826 mm)
Performance: 125 mph / 201 km/h - 55 bhp at 5500 rpm
Fuel Capacity 3.5 gallons / 16 litres
Manufacturer: The Vincent-HRD Co. Ltd., Great North Road, Stevenage, Herts.
1954 "Series D" Vincents
The term "Series D" was not used by the factory, but was taken as a natural progression by the motorcycling world. With sales falling, Vincent tried building two new high-speed touring models; the fully enclosed Vincent Victor (an upgraded Comet), the Black Knight (an upgraded Rapide) and the Black Prince (an upgraded Shadow). They were poorly received by the public. A short- lived unfaired version of the Black Prince was then produced. There was still a Series D Comet.
Sales declined further after the post war motorcycling boom owing to the availability of cheaper motor cars, so not many "Series D" models were made. A growing media association between motorcycles and motorcycle gangs in the late fifties was also giving motorcycling a bad name.
Black Lightning (1949 - 1952)
It was with the introduction in 1948 of the fully race-prepared Vincent Black Lightning that Vincent produced the most legendary motorcycle of its time. The Black Lightning was advertised as The World's Fastest Standard Motorcycle - This is a fact, not a slogan! - a claim it could have made right up until the release of the 900 cc Kawasaki Z1, 20 years later in 1972. (This same claim had been made in advertising before, for the earlier fastest Vincents)
Around 30 Vincent Black Lightnings were built during 1949-52. They were available on special order, selling for $1,500.
The Black Lighning had magnesium alloy brake backing plates, racing tires on lightweight alloy rims, rear-set pegs, a solo racing seat and aluminum fenders. All these helped trim the Lightning's weight to 380 lb. (The Black Shadow was 458 lb)
The Black Lightning had higher lift cams, stronger connecting rods, bigger inlet ports, polished rocker gear, steel idler gears, racing carburetors, a manual-advance magneto and could be ordered with compression ratios from 6.8:1 to 12.5:1. The engine was rated at 70 hp, and was said to propel the Black Lightning to 150 mph.
The proof came in 1948, when an Indian motorcycle dealer, Rollie Free , riding the very first Vincent-HRD Black Lightning built, raised the motorcycle speed record to 150.313 mph on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. Initially wearing full leathers, he could only achieve 147 mph, and his leathers had been flapping so violently at that speed as to tear. He removed his riding apparel, and wearing a bathing cap, "speedos", and a pair of sneakers, set out for another attempt, and set the new record. A fast car with photographer aboard followed, and took the famous "bathing suit bike" picture.
In the picture, Rollie Free puts new meaning into the term "laying down on the tank"! His arms are stretched straight back from the bars, with his body resting on the rear guard, and his legs and sneakers trail straight out into the empty air behind. It is as though the wind resistance is trying to tear him off the bike.
Russell Wright set a 1954 New Zealand speed record of 140 mph on a Black Lightning at the Tram Road Speed Trials. At the meet he met Rapide owner Robert (Bob) Burns who had built a streamliner shell for a sidecar record attempt. They formed a partnership for Bob to supply a streamliner shell for Russell's solo world record attempt, if Russell let him use the Black Lightning for his sidecar world record attempt.[13] In December 1954 Bob Burns went first and set a new F.I.M. World Sidecar record of 157 mph, up from 154 mph. On the 2nd of July 1955, Russell Wright set a new F.I.M. world speed record of 185 mph on the Tram Road at Swannanoa, near Christchurch, while Bob Burns upped his sidecar record to 163.06 mph.
Despite successful record attempts, other publicity relating to problems with the gearbox selector camplate damped America�s buying enthusiasm. A new shifting mechanism was incorporated for 1953, but the sales damage had already been done.
Fireflies, Three Wheelers, and NSU
The Firefly was a 45 cc "clip on" engined bicycle built from 1953 to 1955 under licence from Miller, who were suppliers of electrical components to Vincent. It was also known as the Vincent Power Cycle. The Vincent Owners Club was predictably surprised by this new cheap entry level Vincent.
By 1954 Vincent motorcycles was in an increasingly difficult situation. In the quest for solvency, Vincent looked for ways to improve their position. The trike idea was revived.
In late 1954, or early 1955, a prototype 3-wheeler, nick-named "Polyphemus", with a Vincent Rapide 998 cc engine was built. It included parts from Vincent motorcycles, as well as wheels from a Morris Minor and a body based on materials used in the Black Knight/Prince. With the standard 1955 Rapide engine the prototype could reach 90 mph, and 117 mph, with a Black Lightning engine.
After development the new �Vincent 3-Wheeler� was offered to the public in 1955 for �500. This was a high price for the time (BMC's Mini sold for �100 six years later), especially for a vehicle with no reverse gear, self starter or hood. Vincent sold none.
Only forty of the two stroke 1955 NSU-Vincent Fox 123 cc were built. There was also an OHV four stroke NSU-Vincent 98 cc, and Vincent also sold the "NSU Quickly" moped; too well it appears, as NSU took control of its own sales after a year. These models were advertised with Vincent's Series D.
The Last Vincent Motorcycle
Unfortunately Vincent motorcycles were hand built and expensive. A total of 11,000 machines were sold post-war. A sales slump in 1954 forced the company to manufacture NSU mopeds (selling about 20,000 in one year � a foot note to how the market had changed again).
At a Vincent Owners' Club dinner in the summer of 1955, Phil Vincent announced that the company could no longer continue in the face of heavy losses and that production of motorcycles would cease almost immediately.
In 1955, one week before Christmas, the last Vincent came off the production line and was promptly labeled "The Last."
The factory then turned to general engineering, the manufacture of industrial engines, and there was the Amanda water scooter, possibly the first personal watercraft. A Vincent engineer lost his life testing it, drowning at sea.
Vincent tried for a government contract supplying motors for the ML Aviation U120D target aircraft. The motor had to be capable of passing prolonged full power operation tests. This was called the Picador project. The Vincent motor was upgraded with a better crankshaft, Scintilla magneto, double speed oil pump and fuel injection. They did not get a contract. (Russel Wright's record breaking bike was fitted with a Picador crank and oil pump, by Vincent, while in England for Earls Court, shortly after the 1955 record attempt.)
The company went into receivership in 1959. It has since been bought and sold by other engineering firms. In 1955 Phil Vincent declared that Vincent parts would always be available and indeed they are still available, through the Vincent Owners' Club, Vin Parts International and other sources.
Subsequent Developments
Vincents are mythic beasts. The Vincent Owners Club is the largest single-brand motorcycle club in the world. Vincents are among the most desirable of motorcycling classics. A Black Lightning, in immaculate condition, can bring �60.000.
Vincent engines have been fitted to other frames. The most obvious is the Norvin, using a Norton featherbed frame, with or without the lower frame tubes. Specialist frame manufacturers also made frames for the Vincent engine.
Fritz Egli, a specialist frame manufacturer based in Switzerland, produced an Egli Vincent, and around 100 were produced between 1967 and 1972. These are now being made by Paul Godet under licence. Replica Egli-Vincents have been built by other firms.
In 1996 a partnership was formed to launch the Australian RTV motorcycle. It used a slightly modernised reproduction Vincent engine in an Egli style frame in capacities of 1000 cc and 1200 cc. They had electric start. After four bikes were built the company went into voluntary liquidation towards the end of 1998.
Vincent Motors USA founder and president, Bernard Li acquired the Vincent trademarks in 1994 and formally launched Vincent Motors USA in 1998, spending about $2 million building prototypes that resemble the original Vincent but utilising modern components, like the Honda RC51 V twin engine. Vincent Motors is based in San Diego.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License . It uses material from the Wikipedia article " Vincent Motorcycles ".
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How many gears do the motorcycles used in speedway have? | About Speedway
Use a four stroke, single cylinder engine and be a maximum capacity of 500cc
Weigh no less than 77kgs (no fuel)
Use pure methanol as fuel
Be fitted with an approved silencer
Be fitted with a dirt deflector
Have guards fitted over moving engine parts (where possible)
Use a chain guard for where the chain meets the sprocket by a chain
Have a peg fitted (Dutch peg) to prevent a broken primary chain causing injury
Starting the engine is accomplished by pushing the motorcycle – jump start or rotating the rear wheel. Starting the bike is made easier by "tightening" the engine before pushing the bike. This is accomplished by gently pushing the bike backwards until resistance is felt in the engine.
Also all bikes must have a safety cut out device fitted for use in emergency , this is explained by means of “it must cut off the circuit of electrical supply by the action of pulling a lanyard which must be attached to the riders right hand wrist”.
The bikes have no tick over therefore If the throttle is closed engines will stop due the high compression ratio. When riding the track if a rider needs to take avoiding action due to another rider falling in their racing line a rider can deliberately “lay the bike down” to stop the bike and cause no further accidents or injury to a fallen rider.
Tracks
Racing takes place on a oval track which consists of two straights joined by two semicircles. Track measurements are taken from 1 metre from the inside kerb. Some tracks have banking on the bends which remain constant and grow away from the inner edge to the outer safety fence. A white line marked across the track usually mid-way along one of the straights which is divided into four equal parts these are known as “gates”. There are also lights for a warning system at the starting gates so riders are able to see the green start light and the red stop lights. The starting gate is a simple spring loaded mechanism that raises two/three strands of tapes on an electric start which starts the race.
All tracks have a pit area for the riders, bikes and mechanics, this is where riders prepare for racing and make necessary changes to their machinery.
The surface of the track consists of layers of grading, the uppermost consists of shale, loose materials which must be no bigger than 7mm in size. Riders use this surface to slide the bikes into the bends which is where the rear wheel is used to scrub off some of the speed but allows the rider to power the bike around the apex and out of the bend. The skill of speedway riding is determined by the ability of the rider to control the bike when cornering and not losing speed through deceleration. Tracks are continually graded by use of tractors with raking equipment in between a numbers of rides, which allows the dirt to be re-distributed evenly and then watered to prevent the surface drying out and becoming too dusty which makes track conditions unsafe.
All tracks have safety fences as required by the safety rules which vary from wooden fence to suspended wire fences and air fences. It is a mandatory condition for all British Elite League tracks (the top division of the three currently operating in the UK) to use air fences, as the fence is designed that when hit it dissipates the energy of the impact and the air is transferred out through valves.
Speed
Tracks across the country are different sizes but are between 260 and 425 metres long and on average it takes one minute to complete four laps. The speed on the straight sections of the track can exceed 70mph but the limited speed on curves lowers the average speed.
When a race starts it takes between one and two seconds for the bike to reach the curve speed which is roughly calculated to be the equivalent of 2.5 to 3 seconds to reach 100kmph (0-62mph).
The start of a race involves “gating” getting out of the gate first can allow a rider to gain an advantage initially over the other riders he is competing against. Riders who are willing to take risks can ride out wide on the tracks to find grip instead of racing on the racing line, this will sometimes give them extra speed to pass the other riders.
Racing
Speedway races consist of four riders (two from each team or four individuals if its an individual event) racing over four laps (known as a heat) from a clutch start from the starting gate. Riders wear different colour helmet covers – home team ride in red & blue, and the away team ride in green & yellow. Riders must be at the start line under power then line up in their gate positions. Riders must not touch the starting tapes held across the start line as they will be penalised. The race starts when the referee releases the start tape mechanism after illuminating a green “on your marks” lights and the tapes go up.
Once a race is underway a rider is unable to receive any outside assistance e.g if his bike stalls no one can help him restart the bike by pushing.
In league racing points are scored (3-2-1-0) 1st receiving 3 points, 4th place scoring 0. A rider does not score points where they are excluded or fail to finish a race. Meetings consist of fifteen heats with each rider normally taking 4-5 rides but can take up to a maximum of 7. The team with the highest score at that meeting wins, then these points are accumulated in the league table system.
Other competitions such as Grand Prix events and World Speedway Championships may use different scoring systems.
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On Christmas Day 1977, Menachem Begin of Israel met with Anwar Sadat of Egypt to start peace talks. Which one of them was celebrating their birthday that day? | The Jewish Floridian of Pinellas County
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St. Petersburg, Florida Friday, October 23,1981
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Moshe Dayan Israeli Hero Dies Suddenly
. *viV. Israel Moshe
S was buried Sunday after-
7,, Nahalal, the collective
\ Where he spent his child-
v,n died last Friday at age
r two heart attacks. Prime
- Menachem Begin
him "one of our greatest
* of the ages." Dayan was
ded full military honors and
tU funeral.
ner Foreign Minister, was a
rismatic and outspoken man
I had come to represent the
rit and determination of the
aeli people. Statesman, ar-
re, General Dyan continued to
n'e as a member of the Knesset
[til recently, and remains as one
fi most controversial and
feom in Kibbutz Degania, one
he first Jewish collectives in
jstine. he began his long and
itinguished record of service to
^ country at the age of 14, when
[joined the Haganah.
_ 1939, with the issuance of
i British White Paper favoring
jab nationalism, he was ap-
(ehended with other Haganah
nbers and received a five year
jon sentence. Released in
J41, he served with British and
tench forces in liberating Syria
1 Lebanon. It was then that he
,. his left eye in action and
iopted the black patch that
Id become his trademark.
I In Israel's War for In-
Ipendence (1948-49), he coro-
anded a battalion on the Syrian
pnt and rose to the top corn-
end of the Jerusalem front. Af-
t attending staff college in
ntain, he returned to become
kief of Israel's general staff in
K3. He was supreme com-
ber of Israel's forces during
b Sinai-Suez War of 1956.
leaving the army in 1958,
i studied politics at the Hebrew
Iniversity in Jerusalem until his
lection in 1959 to Israel's
Inessci He served as Minister of
Agriculture from 1959 to 1964,
Men he joined former Prime
Minister David Ben-Gurion and
Pinellas county is pleased to an-
nounce the appointment of
Stephen A. Kingson as Cam-
paign Director. Mr. Kingson re-
places Freida Sohon who retired
in June after many years of com-
munity service.
A graduate of Boston Univer-
sity, Mr. Kingson also holds a
Masters degree from Harvard
Studies. He is highly conversant
with the Arab-Israel conflict.
Mr. Kingson is a professional
fund raiser. He was preY'0"8^
affiliated with Milton Hood Ward
and Co.. Inc. a nationally re-
cognized fund raising firm de-
voted exclusively to providing
campaign counsel for Jewish in-
stitutional clients inlcuding
Congregation B'nai Israel in Bt
Ptersburg. The Tampa Jewish
Attali had a "very friendly"
90-minute meeting with Premier
Menachem Begin at which both
parties stressed that "a new leaf"
must be turned in Franco-Israeli
relations.
on what was officially a private
trip, but his meetings were of a
political nature, and ht managed
to avoid the press for the most
part. Significantly, France and
Israel announced jointly in New
York that French Foreign Min-
ister Claude Cheysson had ac-
cepted the invitation of his Israeli
counterpart, Yitzhak Shamir, to
visit Israel in December and that
Mitterrand would visit early next
year.
Attali carried a message to
Begin from Mitterrand and
Navon with whom the French
diplomat also met. Their contents
were not disclosed. He met with
David Kimche, director general
of the Foreign Ministry, and was
scheduled to meet later with
Shimon Peres, chairman of the
opposition Labor Party, before
When he arrived in Israel,
Attali would say only that
Franco-Israeli relations were very
complex. He was invited here by
the Davis Institute of the
Hebrew University where he
delivered a lecture on "France in
the Mitterrand Era."
He said his discussion with
Begin was "deep and friendly*'
and that they had covered Middle
East problems in detail and re-
lations between their countries.
He said the meeting paved the
way for the visits by the French
President and Foreign Minister.
Begin, for his part, expressed
hope that the days of "splendor"
in Franco-Israeli relations
said the people of Israel regarded
France and the French people as
friends despite the "hostile" poli-
cies of former President Valery
Giscardd 'Kstaing.
work of the CIA and other intelli-
gence agencies Congressman
Young was born in Harmarville.
Pennsylvania in 1930. He has
been a resident of Florida since
1945. and lives in St. Petersburg
with his wife and three children
Young has spent most of his
life in public service. He began as
National Committeeman of the
1957. and moved up through the
tanks until his election to the
United States Congress
recognized as a friend of the na-
tion's senior citizens and
veterans. He helped to secure ap-
proval for the SI 10 million new
veterans hospital at Bay Pines,
which has a completion date of
1962. He has been honored bv
C.W 'BUI'-Young
ing the Jewish War Veterans, for
his work on their behalf Young
represents more people over 65
than any other Congressman in
the nation, and was the author of
legislation which helped establish
the Select Committee on Aging,
which guards the rights of the
nation's elderly
died the defense capabilities of
this country and other nations
He visaed Israel during the 1973
war tn examine the country's mi-
litary power first hand."I have
always been a strong supporter
and admirer of Israel s defense
establishment." he said.
Council of Jewish Federations, General Assembly. Including
Large City Budgeting Conference. St Louis. MO.
November 13-15
Association of Jewish Family Children's Agencies. Quarterly
Meeting 4 including Board and Commit tees). St Louis. MO.
Noveaaber 14
National Committee for Labor Israel Annual Inaugural
Luncheon. New York City.
America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Annual Gala Concert. New
York City.
Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation. Concert at the 92nd
Street YMHA. New York City.
Noveaaber 15
Torah Umesorah. Annual Awards Dinner National Society
for Day Schools. New York City.
Noveaaber 15-19 .
The United Synagogue of America. Biennial Convention. Hotel
Concord. Kiameaha Lake. NY
American Jewish Congress. Stephen Wise Award Dinner. New
York City.
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. Executive Board
Meeting. Sarasota. FL.
State of Israel Bonds. Golds Meir National Tribute Dinner. New
York City
American Zionist Federation. National Board Meeting. New-
York City.__________________ ________________
many called upon all Jewish vic-
tims of Nazi persecution, who
may be eligible to receive grants
from the Claims Conference
Hardship Fund, to file their ap-
plications not later than Decem-
ber 31. More than thirty million
D.M. were paid out already to eli-
gible claimants.
The Hardship Fund is intended
primarily to handle applications
from such Jewish victims of Nazi
persecution who left Eastern
Europe after 1965 when the dead-
line for filing claims under the
German indemnification laws ex-
failed for very valid reasons to
file timely indemnification claims
in past years may also apply to
the Hardship Fund.
sumed the responsibility for the =
administration of the Hardship =
Fund, which is funded by the
German Federal Government and
Thank you so much for your correspondence and con
interest in matters pertaining to peace in the Middle East"!I
thought you might find the following message which I issued
recently, of some interest:
In a few days, millions of Jews throughout the world I
will be celebrating their High Holy days a period of spiritual
self-examination and reflection. This is a time when Jews at-
tempt to measure the spiritual accomplishments of the past year
against the timeless benchmark of their tradition.
It is a time when those who hold dear the cause of I
human freedom offer their prayers for peace in the Middle East
and an end to the tragedy and bloodshed that have plagued that
region for too long. It is a time when the concerns of day to day
living are placed in their proper perspective. It is a time when!
the descendants of Abraham relive the drama of the binding of I
Isaac by sounding the Shofar, thus reminding themselves that]
there exist eternal values in this all-too-confused world.
But above all. the High Holydays are a time of rededi-1
cation and of hope: a time when a three-thousand year old people
pray for an end to human suffering and the dawn of universal
peace. At this time, as Mrs. Moynihan and I wish the Jewish
citizens of our state a meaningful and happy New Year, we join
them in the wish that this will indeed by the year when, as they
pray on their holiest of days, "iniquity shall be silenced, wicked-1
ness shall vanish, and tyranny will be abolished from the earth."
Best,
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN. Senator j
United States Senate
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Undemocratic Saudis Unworthy of AWACS Deal
to GORDON SASKIN, M.D.
The concerns about the sale of
a. AWACS and F-16 offeneive
J^ent p^kage to Saudi
ttt i88ues' "^ tho*e 5
iHb-Iareel confrontation. The
JJle Warning and Control Sys-
Jml radar aircraft No country
^iide the United States owna
iWACS. The AWACS has been
dacribed as "the greatest break-
(jjough in command and control
jb my entire military career" by
the chairman of the Joint Chiefs
rf Stiff-
NATO has 18 AWACS but
bow flies without at least a one-
third American crew. The
I AWACS include the most
jophisticated, jam-resistant
radar in the world, with the
1 ability to "look down" and
identify friend from foe and track
240 separate aircraft over land or
se. and can see over the horizon
from 300 miles away. Included in
the sale are 1,777 Sidewinder, air-
to-air missiles, considered the
I United States' best, which can
shoot down enemy aircraft from
my direction. They were recently
used to down two Libyan jets.
Twelve U.S. Air Force pilots
from NeUis Air Force Base sent a
letter to Congressman Tom
Lantos, thanking him for his
fight to prevent the sale of the
Sidewinders to the Saudis in light
of the massive amounts of sensi-
tive material lost after the fall of
the Shah of Iran.
The sale also includes 101
conformal fuel tanks and eight
KC 707 aerial refueling tankers,
both to increase the range of the
previously purchased F-15s.
Finally, the arms sale includes 22
ground radar units that are
computer-integrated to supply
additional data from ground level
to help coordinate the response
on information obtained from the
I AWACS.
Saudi Arabia is a vast country
governed by a 4,000-member
royal family of the Sauds ideo-
logically aligned with the right-
Dr. Gordon Saskin
All key government posts and
offices are run by members of the
royal family. The population of
the country is unknown and is
guessed at somewhere between
three and a half million to eight
million people. The literacy rate
is around 15 percent and the life
expectancy is about 38 years. The
largest single item in the govern-
ment budget is defense at $24-
billion, the sixth largest in the
world. Yet, when fanatics took
over the Mecca Mosque, the
Saudi Armed Forces and Na-
tional Guard performed
miserably and the French were
called in to rout the fanatics. Ac-
cording to the Wall Street
Journal, there are tremendous
Members of at least four KKK
groups held a "unity" rally in
Montgomery on August 22.
Some 75 robed kluxers repre-
senting Alabama, Tennessee,
Carolina were present. The Klan
groups involved were the Invisi-
ble Empire, Knights, New Order
Knights and the KKK of Ala-
bama.
Handley of the Invisible Empire
and Don Black of the Knights,
both convicted criminals, Ed-
of the New Order Knights and
the National States Rights
Party, Stanley McCollom of the
Knights and Joe Patterson of the
KKK of Alabama. The rally was
Kid "to show that the white
supremacy movement is not aa
fragmented as people say." Al-
noet aU of the Klan members at-
tending wore the stripes indi-
cting Klan offices. The usual
Ucks were made on blacks,
Jews, busing, affirmative action,
the end of the rally, the top Klan
officials present held a brief pri-
vite meeting, then departed in a
motorcade which proceeded
hroujrh'Montgomery led by a car
the 1978 package were passed. It
had been stated that the Saudis
were going to moderate oil prices
if they got the F- 15s. In 1978, a
barrel of Saudi oil was 812; now it
costs $32. (It costs the Saudis
only $2 to get each barrel out of
the ground.) In 1978, it was
hoped that the Saudis would join
the Middle East peace initiative
if they got the F-15s.
Instead, they have rejected the
Camp David Accords, led the ex-
pulsion of Egypt from the Arab
League, stopped their financial
support of the Egyptian govern-
ment, called for holy war against
Israel, increased their funding of
the terrorist PLO to $360-miwon
a year, and have led Third World
and Arab harassment of Israel at
the United Nations.
In addition, they led the chorus
of Arab condemnation of the
downing of the two Libyan jets
this past summer. Saudi Arabia
has refused the stationing of the
Israel Bonds to
variety are not that unusual. In
April of last year, Klansmen and
Nazis assembled in North
birthday. In Texas in the spring
of this year, members of several
Klan and Nazi groups and of the
Aryan Nations attended a rally
to show support for Klan inter-
vention in a local shrimping
dispute. Other rallies linking
Klansmen, Nazis and members of
other extremist groups have
taken place recently in Louisiana,
Mississippi and other states. Al-
though some national Klan
leaders do not cooperate with
each other because of personality
conflicts and competition for
members and money, the plain
fact is that most Klansmen and
Nazis do get along. As one
speaker at the Montgomery rally
U.S. Rapid Deployment Pores to
protect the vital oil supplies and
has likewise discouraged other
Arab countries from allowing the
stationing of U.S. troop*. The
Saudis have forced delays and
almost stopped the United States
from filling America's strategic
oil reserves, which are still only
30 percent filled.
In the current anna package,
there would be no United States
control over the AWACS or on
any of the arms supplied. The
Saudis have said that Israel is a
more tangible and worse enemy
to them than communism,
package on the threat of Soviet
expansionism into the Middle
East. The Saudis are believed by
some to be oil price moderates by
not raising their price beyond $32
per barrel. However, Sheik
eign Minister Josef Zcyrek of Po-
land and Foreign Minister
Yamani stated that the f 32-per-
barrel price has been maintained
to keep the United States
jajsjajnf on oil instead of ac-
tively pursuing synfuels, other
energy forms or stringent conser-
vation.
The Saudis have made the sale
a tost of the United States-Saudi
relationship. A message should
be asnt to the Saudis that
America prefers working with
to threaten the use of the "oil
weapon." Finally, America
should not succumb to the
simplicity of the concept of
'arms for oil" or to oil or petro-
lollar blackmail.
One of the most active couples
in the St. Petersburg Jewish
community, Jackie and Murray
Jacobs, will be honored by State
of Israel Bonds in cooperation
with Congregation B'nai Israel at
a Testimonial Brunch on Sunday
morning, November 1, at 10 a.m.
at the synagogue, it was an-
nounced by Mr. and Mrs. Stan
Marsh, Chairmen.
Ruth Gruber, who has distin-
guished herself as an author, for-
eign correspondent and lecturer,
will be the featured guest speaker
at this festive event.
tion B'nai Israel in 1948 and both
have served in numerous capaci-
ties, including President, House
Israel is disenchanted with the USA's deferred delivery of I
[the planes she had contracted to buy This is a highly
[questionable form of arms-twisting.
Czechs are alarmed by the rising divorce-rate Marriage I
not a frivolous game with the goal of Csechmating your j
spouse.
A juicy scandal in modem church history is developing
| before our eyes in Chicago Now we may teem the essence of
ia cardinal sin.
Not all who call themselves rebels are to be take
word Many are simply revolting.
at then-
There is only one foreign policy plank that Reagan has
clearly espoused And that is the imperative need for a White
House china program.
Reagan is considering very modest cuts in the huge defense
budget ... He is not biting the bullet but is merely scratching
its polished surface lightly.
Reagan is withdrawing his recommendation on the school
lunches ... In eating his words, he must realize how
appetizing and unsavory they are.
un-
The Pentagon's publication of a study describing Soviet
armed might may be self-defeating ... The grim picture of
almost invincible power may discourage efforts to match or i
I overtake it.
Iran-Iraq fighting flares up anew with each claiming mas- |
| sive victories And yet these same Islamic states regard Is- |
H reel as the enemy to be destroyed.
Reagan promises to cut and cut the budget again and again
1. If you cut into the same piece frequently, the law of
3 diminishing returns soon sets in.
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Friday. October 23. 1981
The tragic assassination of Egypt's
President Anwar Sadat is made even more
tragic by the tacit acceptance of Mr. Sadat's
murder without a sense of genuine outrage
that international terrorism is beginning to
shape the foreign policy of the nations of the
world.
Surrogates mainly attended the funeral
for Mr. Sadat in Cairo rather than heads of
state themselves, including President Reagan
who stayed home on the advice of his security
chieftains. In this sense, the delinquents were
saying that the PLO's, the IRA's and the Red
Army Brigades of the world are telling us how
we shall comport ourselves.
We do not mean to single out President
Reagan for special criticism, but only as an
example; after all, he was the target of an as-
sassination attempt himself last March, if of
an entirely different order.
Still, he and others Britain's Prime
Minister Thatcher, France's President Mit-
terrand, West Germany's Chancellor Schmidt
were guilty of negligence of their duty as
leaders of the free world when they stayed
away from Cairo on Saturday. By their
inaction, they were saying that they no longer
make policy either for their countries or for
their international principles.
This did poor service to President Sadat,
whose effort to achieve peace in the Middle
East with Israel as a member of the family of
nations there is what led to his assassination.
At this moment, it would also serve Mr.
Sadat poorly if we engaged in speculation
either about Mr. Sadat's past or whether he
had any motives other than his stated ones
when lie flew to Jerusalem in November,
1977. The fact is that he did fly there. The
fact is that this opened up a dialogue that
enraged his Arab bethren, who ultimately
helped kill him.
The fact is that this dialogue continues to
this very day, past the death of Mr. Sadat; it
continues in the vow by Egypt's new Presi-
dent Hosni Mubarak to pursue the peace
initiative of his predecessor. And, if there is
any credibility in the report this week by
ABC-TV's Barbara Walters, it continues in
Mubarak's promise to Prime Minister Begin
to visit Israel in the near future as a sign of
Egypt's determination not to swerve from his
country's commitment to peace with Israel.
EVEN AS the likes of newspa-
per columnist Garry Wills is ac-
cusing Prime Minister Begin of
"creating facts" through the ea- '
tablishment of Israeli settle-
ments on the West Bank that
make the Palestinian autonomy
talks "insoluble," Wills is himself
creating facts.
According to Wills, the object
of Begins policy was to embar-
rass President Sadat and force
Sadat to opt out of continuing
the autonomy talks after all,
Sadat had called it quits on the
talks before. According to Wills,
this would give Begin the excuse
he has been allegedly looking for
to renege on Israel's final with-
drawal from the Sinai next April.
WILLS APES the fool from
Plains, Puddin'head Jimmy
Carter, who said the same thing
on his way over to the Sadat
Funeral in Cairo. Carter is re-
ported as having declared that if
Israel reneges, it would be a
''suicidal" decision, which was
should not have gone to the
funeral because bis presence in
Cairo kept other Arab leaders
away who might otherwise have
come to the funeral too, which
was more than foolish it was
bigoted and reprehensible.
didn't say. Of course not when
did he ever make sense? But what
he did say shows him to be as
predictably muddle-brained as
Wills is himself in this instance.
Talk about the pot's calling the
kettle black. In the world of
Araby, one would be hard-
pressed to decide who is the
greater pariah Jimmy Carter
That Carter did not see this is
leas a mark of his incredible
egotism than it is of his absurdly
romantic nature, which Wills
dearly shares hare, and the rest
of the Western claque as well, so
tar aa Anwar Sadat is concerned
WILLS' OWN capacity to
create facts a priori is if anything
a more serious wea knees than it
is in Carter, who is a discounted
political entity to begin with be-
cause he is such a spongy, indeci-
sive thinker. But many people
will take Wills seriously because
he is a brilliant thinker and a pel-
lucid writer. When Wills makes a
pronouncement, many people
listen. In the and, he is not just a
newspaper columnist; his pro-
nouncements also appear in such
distinguished and intellectual
organs as The New York Review
of Books; and the intellectuals
these days, Jews among them,
are nothing if not anti-Israel.
Still, his charge against Begin
as a manipulator of history is the
predicate upon which ha
pyramids a panegyric to Presi-
dent Sadat. And the unutterable
truth in the wake of Sadat's
tragic assassination is that in the
20th Century, Anwar Sadat was
one of the moat successful mani-
pulators of the facts of history of
all manipulators, past and
present; this includes the Nazis,
who thrived on the great he, and
who failed, but not merely be-
cause they war* liars; and the
Communists, who appear to ba
successful, just as Sadat was, but
who are rarognited for what they
are. If their lias bscooM the offici-
al view of things in some parts of
the world, it is only that no one
has yet figured out how to atop
ths Communists, abort of war, as
was the case with the Naxia.
In ths case of Sadat, a corrsc
tion of history is not only dssir
able: it is an emergency But with
-he arpaosion of the hand
grenades and gunshots that slew
him still ringing in our ears, it Is
not yet fashionable, or tasteful.
to help others ass Sadat aa he
truly
after all the stuff of their metier.
They are as fanciful in their
reporting as any creator of facts
aspires to be. Particularly in the
case of the TV glamor cadre, who
adore themselves without end,
there is a need for the super-star
to adore some external object as
hero, as Nietzschean Uber-
mensch, even more. In symbiosis
is their survival. Approaching
Anwar Sadat as an equal gives,
say, a Tom Brokaw the feeling
that he is as heroic as he would
have us, and himself, believe.
This is a significant issue be-
cause President Sadat cast him-
self in the role of hero to begin
with. Now that hypocritical
politicians, of whom Carter and
Gerald Ford are mere examples,
have joined hands with star-
struck reporters who fail to dis-
tinguish between themselves as
observers of events (which they
are) and creators of events (which
they are not), as a unity they
compound the problem that Wills
describes as "creating facts."
By his own admission, Sadat
was an assassin. By his own
deeds, he was a dictatorial op-
pressor of contrary opinion, in-
cluding religious opinion. By his
own judgment as a "war hero,"
this self-professed lover of God,
women and children launched a
sneak attack on a neighboring
country at the moment of that
country's most holy religious ob-
servance, Yom Kippur. By the
priority of his own judgments, he
has since celebrated that sneak
attack as an annual event. By his
own declaration, he was vic-
torious in that war, a war he lost
so overwhelmingly that only the
threats of an American president
and his ax-wielding secretary of
state forced the Israeli enemy to
relent in its punishment of his
cowardly effort.
IT WAS then that Sadat
found transcendental love. Be*
ginning at the war's end, Sadat
was successful in making the
Western claque and its journal-
istic hangers-on believe in his
glorious view of himself because
it has been pragmatic for every-
body concerned to believe in that
view. Translated into today's
currency, the following is the
result. Even as late as Hosni
Mubarak's visit with President
Reagan in Washington one week
before Sadat's assassination, the
(United States was cool to Mubt
rak's purpose a quick arms fix
Now, we are prepared to invest
our Middle Eastern stake in
Egypt's own future a decision
that is ludicrous reckoned in
terms of the experience in Iran
and our fears for the stability of
the Saudi Arabian royal regime.
In the wake of the Sadat assassi-
nation, can Egypt be far behind?
The Western claque, led by a
trio of past Presidential ghouls,
came to Cairo to praise Caesar
not to bury him. They came to
invest tomorrow's history in the
bank of today's legend according
to the legacy of Anwar Sadat. By
the circuitous reasoning charac-
teristic of him, the man from
Plains came closest to the
ultimate Western anguish post-
Sadat not that Israel was
there at the funeral in the person
of Menachem Begin, but that
Israel is there in the Middle East
at all. If the West were em-
powered to redo 1948, if it were
entitled in 1981 to throw the rem-
nants of the Holocaust back into
the tender hand of the United
Nations in order to delegitimize
its existence, it would do so as
quickly and as off-handedly as
Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford
on their way back from Cairo de-
manded U.S. talks with the ter-
rorist PLO the PLO whose
delegitimizing of Israel is its
primary intent.
The likes of Garry Wills would
never call for any of this because
he does not believe it. To him,
Israel is not anathema, but bis
coy comments about Begin give
others justification to think ths
thoughts of the Carters and
Fords among us. Indeed, with the
Western claque now passionately
obsessed with fixing blame for
the Sadat assassination, the
story is long since out that the
U.S. indifference to Sadat's
over autonomy is what isolated
him even further from his fellow-
Arabs and led to his death at ex-
tremist hands.
FROM THIS reasoning, it is
but a short hop to Col. Qaddafi's
funeral oration for Sadat: He
lived like a Jaw and died like a
Jew." What Qaddafi meant
will be many to harbor Qad-
dafi's feeling as they mull over
Jimmy Carter's observation
which was of the same order as
Qaddafi's. There will be many to
say of the Jews that they have
killed Christ a second tuna.
And no one will bother very
much either to recall the lie of
just what Anwar Sadat was
doing at the moment be died
his ultimate triumph as a creator
of facts.
Saudis Stay Back as Israel
Rescues Stray Ship
reporters and television stars of
the journalistic trade contribute
to Sadat's own angabc assess-
ment of his lire's purpose is to be
expected Ths non-story" is
pondents wars aware of ths in-
ridsnt several days ago. but it
waa not mads public, reportedly
at ths request of ths Saudis.
Riyadh apparently wanted to
Arab states for remsining pas-
sive while Israel performed
salvage work on the Saudi coast.
According to military sources
boat sailed from Haifa last month
on a routine voyage to Eilat via
ths Suez Canal While in ths Gulf
of Aqaba 50 muss south of Eilat,
the electric ssnarating system
failed Wnn^ariwj oyt ths craft's
radar and gyro compass. The
vessel veered off course by W
degrees and raced at about 27
knots toward ths Saudi coast,
grounding on a coral rssf within
ight of a Saudi mikiary position
Saudi troops wstwnastoedtotbe
scene but did not opan lira. Israel
Army hesdquartsra sad the De-
fense Ministry promptly ex-
plained ths situation to the
Saudis through ths US.
Embassy in Tel Aviv but at the
same time 1st ths Saudis know
that all measures would be taken
to protect ths boat and its craw
c^v, October 23.1961
The Jewish Floridianof PineUas County
NAAM: Who, How, and What
yfcWe Are
ufe have been defined by the 27
,h Zionist Congreea meeting in
iSSm in June 1968 as
, the framework for pros
B in the Diaspora/" The
fnneress went on to specify that,
the Aliyah Movement.
.tough forming an integral part
0f the Zionist Organization, will
be autonomous.'
We are committed to unite and
organize individuals and groups
ho desire to make Aliyah.
Furthermore, we consider it our
duty to promote Aliyah on a per-
,onal basis among those still un-
committed. Our task is to edu-
cate and prepare, on a do-ityour-
K|f basis, all those who have
made the decision to move to
Israel, so that each will be suc-
cessfully integrated and absorbed
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Martin
Bialow, will be called to the
Torah as Bat Mitzvah on
October 24 at Temple B'nai
'"ael, Clearwater. Jennifer
Attends the Temple B'nai Israel
Religious School, and is vice-
president of the Temple's Junior
Youth group. She is an eighth
grade student at the John F,
Kennedy Middle School where
she is an honor student and
member of the Kennedy Tele-
vision News, Team, where she is
*n anchor person.
Dr. and Mrs Bialow will boat
the Oneg Shabbat following
services in honor of the occasion,
*od a luncheon reception will be
held at the Temple. Special
guests celebrating with Jennifer
will include he grandparents, her
unt Tina and Uncle Mandy
Gordon, cousins Brian, Matthew,
end Jenny from New Hampshire,
*nd other relatives from New
England and Sooth Florida.
their Aliyah together, are also
considered Chugei Aliyah. These
garinim intend to settle on kib-
butzim, or moahavim or else plan
to establish new communities in
Israel.
Other Chugei Aliyah are or-
ganized on a common profes-
sional basis. These chugim deal
with the problems unique to indi-
viduals establishing themselves
in their profession in Israel
Americans Retiring in Israel is
the National Retirement Com-
mittee of NAAM. It is devoted to
dealing with the special problems
and interests of those above the
age of fifty who are considering
early retirement in Israel.
We at NAAM wish to provide
services which address, as closely
as possible, the specific needs of
our members. Membership in
1. A subscription to Aliyon."
our bi-monthly magazine.
2. A copy of the book "Coming
Home"; an excellent practical
planning guide for living in
Israel.
S. The opportunity to join two
or three week seminars in Israel
which include visits to absorption
centers and towns throughout
the country, as well as discus-
sions with government officials
who has a problem receiving ap-
propriate consideration.
(Some benefits are not available
to Garin or Youth Movement
members who receive free NAAM
membership).
We have access to an informa-
tion that provides current, com-
prehensive and effective informa-
tion, so that prospective resi-
dents of Israel gain an under-
standing of Israel, its problems.
and their role in its future.
Our Role in the Community
It is our inherent duty to in-
volve the Jewish Community and
encourage its participation in
Aliyah activities. We strive to
have Aliyah recognized as a legi-
timate force in the Jewish com-
munity. Once that is accom-
plished, the community cannot
ignore the potential oleh, but
must support him as a member of
that community. The Chug
Aliyah serves as the means
through which personal involve-
ment is improved and increased
between Israel and the local com-
munities.
In tact, Breyers yogurt is
ap kosher the Union of Orthodox
Jewish Congregation* puts to seal of
approval on every cup.
just watt until you taste what's in every
cup. Because Breyers isthecroainy,smooth.
full-of-fruit yogurt. It comes in luscious
strawberry, raspberry, Back cherry, peach
and tots of other favorite flavors.
You can pick up all the Breyers yogurt
flavors in the popular 8 oz. size. Each one is
100% natural with absolutely nothing artifi-
cial and absolutely no gelatin.
So. when you're shopping for yogurt
took for the name with a tradition since 186ft.
Look for Breyers. In a word, it's Geehmak!
20coffiskosliei,too.
Reservations may be made by
calling Mr. Bernard Panush at Marvin Peltz
536-7432.
Doris Kushner Geller On Oct. 25
Congregation Beth Sholom, in
cooperation with State of Israel
Bonds, is honoring Doris Kush-
ner Geller at a testimonial
luncheon on Sunday. October 25.
at 12 noon, at the synagogue, it
announced by Sam Vogel.
Mr. Vogel also stated that
Eddie Schaffer. one of America's
outstanding humorists. will
Mrs. Geller, who was active in
Philadelphia in many different
Jewish endeavors until her resi-
dency in Florida, will receive the
City of Peace Award, given by
the State of Israel to a recipient
who has exemplified the highest
ideals and traditions of Jewish
life.
Those wishing to make reser-
vations to this strictly Kosher
luncheon should phone Mr. Sam
Vogel at 345-8750.
Begin assured the Aguda Israel that his government
would honor all the promises he made to the ultra-Ortho-
dox party as a condition for its support of his coalition.
Begin met Monday with the party s four-man Knesset
faction after the Aguda's ruling Council of Sages dis-
played impatience over the government's alleged delays in
implementing their demands.
THE SAGES reportedly concentrated on the contro-
versial archaeological dig at the City of David in Jeru-
salem. They are demanding that the government invoke
Article 45 of its coalition agreement which would give the
Chief Rabbinate Council sole legal authority to determine
whether the excavations involve the desecration of an an-
cient Jewish cemetery, as the Orthodox establishment
contends.
Michael Bernstein *is Executive Director of Gulf Coast Jewish
Family Service, Inc. He has extensive professional training in
treating individual and family problems and will be happy to
answer all letters received in this column. Please address all
letters to Gulf Coast Jewish Family Service, Inc., 304 South
Jupiter Avenue, Clearwater, Florida 33515.
Dear Mr. Bernstein
I an 28 yean old and already divorced. Do yon think that
there is something wrong with considering a computer dating
service in the area to meet other single*.
Dear Writer-
Finding a meaningful relationship lor any single person is
difficult. Please check various dating services to assure that
they are reputable businesses. Perhaps you may also wish to
contact the Tampa Bay Jewish Singles Group at 541-4791.
Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services is a major beneficiary
agency of monies raised by the annual Combined Jswiah Appeal.
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JCC Programs And Activitives
37 sessions $125 members. $170
non-members. Dancercise
Wednesday 8-9 p.m. 37 sessions
$125 members, $170 non-mem-
p.m. 37 sessions $220 members,
$280 non-members. Procall
Wednesday 6-8 p.m. 37 sessions
$220 members. $280 non-mem-
After School Programs for Ex-
ceptional Children
exceptional children is being of-
fered by the Jewish Community
Center of Pinellas County, 8167
Elbow Lane North, St. Peters-
burg, under the direction of
Renee Daniels, Educational
ty Schools, and Director of the
Special Camp Kadima program
The after school program will
meet once a week for two hours
and will include arts & crafts,
music, academic reinforcement,
and field trips. Emphasis will be
placed on increasing socialization
tion is available. The program
will run for 10 weeks. Why should
the exceptional child be different?
For further information contact:
actresses for the entire Com-
munity. This ongoing program
young energies into creative ex-
periences. For further informa-
tion contact Stephan Alpert. 344-
5795.
"Butterflies are Free" in Rehear-
sal
Players. 8167 Elbow Lane, is
pleased to announce to the com
munity that their Dinner Theatre
Production of Leonard Gershe's
"Butterflies are Free" has gone
into rehearsal. The play will run
for four performances, opening on
Nov. 14. and continuing Nov. 15,
21 and 22. This hilarious comedy
will feature Stephan Alpert,
and Steve Pearl. Stephan Alpert
will direct. For reservation infor-
mation contact the Jewish Com-
munity Center at 344-5795.
Our next event will be showing
of Walt Disney's "Make Mine
Music" and "Melody Time" on
Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. The two
short films were chosen for their
superb musical content and bril-
liant animation. They are con-
sidered among Disney's finest
and of course, for the kids, Free
Popcorn!
will be a Puppet Show by
Shamus Alman, who performed
his puppet magic for u- during
the 1981 Camp Kadima summer
Treats will also be served Date
to be announced.
It is our hope that these pro-
grams will be as great a success
as our first, on Sept 27.
There is a need for childrens
and family programming on the
week-ends. Your Community
Center is endeavoring to fill this
need. Please feel free at any time
to call Stephan Alpert. Cultural
Arts Director-Program Coordi-
nator for further information at
344-5795.
pleased to see that the program
which emphasizes group interac-
tion and communicative skills is
progressing so well.
Rabbi Kobrinetz to Give Classes
at Jewish Community Center
of Pinellas County, 8167 Elbow
Lane announces that due to the
Jewish Holidays in October, the
courses given by Rabbi Kobri-
netz which began Sept. H will re-
sume Nov. 3. This course starts
with: The History of the Pro-
phets, followed by Bible Study
Each topic will consist of eight
sessions. Registration is still be
ing accepted for more informa
tion contact Ann Lardner or
Stephan Alpert at 344-5795.
Books Needed for JCC Library
Under the chairmanship and
work has started on the develop-
ment of a Library' for all partici-
pants of the Jewish Community
Center of Pinellas Cow
Elbow Lane North. St I
burg. This library is being
developed in the Rothman Koom.
a room donated and dedicated by
the family and friends of Thelmi
and Maurice Rothman The
amount of books presently in the
library are limited, therefore, *t
would appreciate donations of
any good reading materials for all
ages. Books by Jewish authors
and of Jewish content, and books
or periodicals with large print
would be most welcome ^our
kindness snd cooperation in this
effort will hasten our Jewish Cen-
ter being able to offer the use of
viable Jewish Library to the en
tire community. JCC telephone
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175 children filled the Auditorium at the Jewish Community Center of PineUas children every month, and whenever possible it will be free to the Community Our |
Countv <>n Sunday, September 27 to enjoy the Palasades Theatre Company's Pro- next event will be November 1, Sunday. We are presenting a Walt Disney fita- Andi
duction of Hansel & Gretel. We were told that the parents enjoyed the play as much as Free Popcorn. The following event we are planning will be a Puppet Show, free to the
their children, who were completely enchanted. Community. Our 1.000 In. television will be available to parents for sports, etc.
The Cultural Arts Department of the Center is currently developing a program for Call Stephan Alpert, Cultural Arts Director for information 344-5795.
The Jewish Floridian ofPinellas County
Friday, October 23,1981
Egypt's new President Hosni Mubarak, elected in a one-candidate national referen-
dum on Tuesday, promised Prime Minister Menachem Begin to visit Israel in the near
future, according to a report by ABC-TV's Barbara Walters. Both men believe that
such a visit would strengthen in the eyes of the world Egypt and Israel's determination
to continue forward with the peace process as set forth by Begin and the late President
Sadat in the treaty of peace between the two countries signed in March, 1979.
Prime Minister Begin last
hotel to the funeral of President
Sadat, who was assassinated on
Oct. 6 in a reviewing stand as
part of a national Egyptian holi-
day celebrating Sadat's laun-
ching of the Yom Kippur War in
1973. Begin refused to ride in
order not to violate the Sabbath.
EARLIER, Begin was among
the first of the foreign dignitaries
whom Mubarak met at his home
outside of Cairo. They embraced
immediately^ upon meeting, and
Sadat's peace policy with Israel.
The Associated Press reported
from Cairo the statement by an
unnamed high-ranking Israeli
source who said following Begins
40-minute meeting with Mubarak
that "Mubarak was very close to
President Sadat, and shares his
view on many issues that affect
relations between Egypt and
Israel. We have full confidence
that his reassurances are sin-
cere."
and his delegation at his two-
story villa in Helipolis, told
Begin, "It was so fast. So very
quick," when Begin asked him,
"How did it happen, how?"
IN THE Begin party were
Israel's Defense Minister Ariel
hak Shamir and Interior Minister
Yosef Burg.
Later, Begin went with his
party to visit Sadat's widow,
Jihan. They kissed, and Mrs.
Sadat burst into tears. After
their 46-minute meeting, Begin
declared: "At this time of sad-
ness to Mrs. Sadat, to the chil-
dren, the President-elect, the
government and the people of
Egypt, we mortals can not find
words to console you (Mrs.
Sadat). May God Almighty con-
sole all of you."
banners strung across streets de-
clared, "The march of Sadat will
continue, the heads of the assas-
sins will never stop it." Ordinary
Egyptian citizens were barred
from attending the funeral, with
security forces walling in the
seme 1,000 diplomats from
v; rious countries abroad, in-
cluding Prince Charles of En-
gland.
Prime Minister Begin was seen
during the ceremonies standing
next to former French President
Valery Giacard d'Estaing, whose
pro-Arab policies caused a rapid
freeze between France and Israel.
Most Arab leaders 'stayed away,
except for representatives from
leaders were also noticeably ab-
sent.
headed by Secretary of State
Alexander Haig and included for-
mer Presidents Jimmy Carter,
Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon.
Also in the delegation was former
Secretary of State Henry Kissin-
ger under Presidents Nixon and
Ford. President!Reagan stayed at
home, obeying the stern advice of
American security agents.
for the murder in the name of
Egyptian Liberation Organiza-
He warned that if President
Mubarak continued the policies
of President Sadat, he would suf-
fer a similar fate.
But Egyptian police said that
the assassination was engineered
by Egyptian First Lt. Khaled
Ahmed Shawky el-Istambouli,
whose brother was one of more
than 1,500 anti-Sadat enemies
imprisoned by Sadat in Septem-
ber. An official report said that
Istambouli had been "blinded by
black hatred" and that he
smuggled three civilians into an
army truck in the annual parade
commemorating the Yom Kippur
War, who attacked Sadat when
the truck was made to "stall" be-
fore Sadat's reviewing stand.
on his arrival in Cairo, said that
"The American people looked
upon him (Sadat) as a beautiful
man." Former President' Carter
said of Sadat that he was "like a
hero" to the American people.
Both men returned to the
United States after the funeral.
Former President Nixon went on
to Saudi Arabia on a "private
visit," although it was under-
stood that he had gone there to
reassure the Saudis about the de-.
bate outcome over the AW ACS
in the Senate.
Secretary of State Haig stayed
on in Cairo and Sunday revealed
that the United States would
accelerate U.S. military supplies
Suncoast resident Regina Landea lived in Israel during the'
thirties when it was still called Palestine. Now she is catching up i
on her Hebrew with her grand children who have visited modern
land courtesy of their parents. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Slomka
. New arrival to the Suncoast Lola Hall returned to college to
pursue a degree in social work after raising six children. While
working toward her goal, she had jobs as a registrar, credential
analyst, and Red Cross recruiter. She once visited her daughter
Lynne Scrap, who was a Playboy bunny at the Playboy mansion
in Chicago, but stayed only a short time because Hugh Hefner,
ever the eccentric, had the elevator to the sleeping quarters re-
moved and there was a four flight walk up Bea Rose wrote a
great poem about her talented daughter and it was published in
the Gulf port Gabber. Like mother, like daughter. Some more
recent arrivals to Pinellaa are Emily and Sam Gordon, originally
from Chicago. Sams vocation was always music, and now that
he has the time, he is playing the bassoon with the Clearwater
Bank and the Suncoast Symphonic Band, as well as teaching
music Mazel Ton to Rabbi and Mrs. Luaki on the birth of
their daughter Rachel Esther, on September 16.
to Egypt and the Sudan. This
was precisely what President
Mubarak bad hoped for when he
came to Washington for talks
with President Reagan just one
week before the assassination,
and where he was turned away
essentially empty-handed. The
worked a complete turnabout in
U.S. foreign policy in the Middle
East.
Sunday also included a statement
about large-scale joint military
exercises in Egypt in November,
and it was reported that the U.S.
has already sent teams to Egypt
and the Sudan as a "concrete
manifestation" of American sup-
port to both. The Sudan is consi-
dered a likely objective of mili-
tary attack by Libya's Col.
Quaddafi because of the Sudan's
support of Egypt's Middle East
peace diplomacy.
"We're going to have to show
our presence here from time to
time," Haig declared shortly
charged on Sunday that Libyan
fighter planes had attacked two
Sudanese border villages killing
One of two U.S. State Depart-
ment teams, in conjunction with
Israel's Early Withdrawal Urged
CAIRO Secretary of State Alexander Haig
apparently echoed the sentiments of former Presi-
dent Jimmy Carter here. He would like Israel to
accelerate its withdrawal date from the Sinai
Peninsula, which is due by agreement under the
Camp David accord in April, 1982.
The Haig request was made as a "gesture of
good will"" that Israel could offer to prove its
commitment to the Egypt-Israel peace treaty now
that President Sadat has been killed.
"There is no room for any gestures," declared
Israel Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, replying
to the Haig feeler. "I don't think what happened in
Egypt should bring anybody to put pressure on
Israel."
Haig hastened to assure both parties of his con-
fidence that Israel and Egypt would continue their
peace process.
teams from the Pentagon, were to
fly to the Sudan this week to
arrange for delivering some $100
million in arms to that country.
On the day of Sadat's funeral,
Haig had met with Sudanese
President Jaafar Numeiri to re-
veal the Reagan Administra-
tion's decision to deliver arms to
his country.
Syria has placed in Leba-
non are not a priority issue
for the United States.
"I think it is in the United
States interest, the interest of the
people of the region, that the pro-
cess of dealing with the complex-
ities of Lebanon go on," Habib
told several hundred people at
the 35th annual conference of the
Middle East Institute at the
Mayflower Hotel. He said that
the need now was to "consolidate
the gains" made in Lebanon and.
to reduce the chances of another
crisis occurring.
HABIB, who had retired from'
the State Department in 1978 as
Assistant Secretary of State for
Political Affairs, was sent to the
Mideast by Reagan last May
after Syria moved SAM-6 mis-
siles into Lebanon and Israel
threatened to remove them by
force.
came in response to a questioner
who asked about Premier Mena-
chem Begin's statement on a tel-
evision program while he waa in
the United States recently in
which the Premier said he ex-
pected Habib to return to the
Middle East soon to get the mis-
siles removed. Habib replied that
he will return to the Mideast
when the President decides there
is "something for me do do."
Habib said that while the mis-
siles are still a major issue, at
least for the contending parties,
the major effort was to conso-
lidate the gains made by the
ceasefire across the Lebanese
border to solve Lebanon's many
internal and external problems.
HABIB, who was the keynote
speaker for the conference, called
for moving ahead swiftly on the
Mideast peace process. He said
the achievements of Camp David
were the beginning of the peace
process, not the end of it. "The
present stiuation is about as calm
as it is ever likely to be, short of a
comprehensive settlement," he
noted. He said this is why pro-
gress must be made to avoid any
new crisis from developing.
He said that the reason that all
sides agreed to the ceasefire
across the Lebanese border was
that they all realized that unless
they worked to "defuse the situa-
tion," they could undo all the
progress they had made.
Habib said that the United
States has a "unique" position
because it is the only major
power than can help bring peace
to the Middle East. He said the
Soviet Union could not do this.
Kosher Kitchen
Cookie enthusiasts will appreciate this recipe for an unusual
chocolate cookie.
(Chairman of the Committee on Adult Education of the Educa-
tion Committee of the Jewish Federation ofPinellas County).
The Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Pinellas
County has announced the following schedule of Adult Education
Programs being offered throughout Pinellas County. It is hoped that
vour interest will be stimulated by the broad view of intellectual reli-
gious, and cultural activities being offered. For further information
call any of the institutions listed. The Education Committee wishes
you and yours the best of all years in 5742.
Congregation B'nai Israel, St. Petersburg Adult Education-
Rabbi Jacob Luski, 301 59 St. N., 381-4900-01.
Three mini-courses will be offered beginning in November as
follows?
A. The American Jewish Experience A survey of American
Jewish social history from Colonial times to the present. Includes lec-
tures, audio-visual presentations, and a guest speaker. Instructors are
Daniel and Joan Epstein.
B. Conservative Judaism An investigation of the roots and
development of the Conservative movement. Lectures and guest pre-
sentation. Instructor isjiabbi Jacob Luski.
March 3 March 31
C. Jewish Mysticism A survey of mystical movements in Jew-
ish histpry. Area academicians will teach specific sessions according to
expertise.
All of these courses will meet on Wednesday evenings from 8
9:30. Fee to congregants is $15 for three courses. Non-members pay an
additional $5.
Registration is Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. A social hour will
follow class meetings.
Oct. 28 8 p.m. Dr. Stanley Feldstein, American Jewish historian;
Great Ideas Weekend, Feb. 6 7. Rabbi Yaakov Rosenberg, Ameri-
can; Jewish theological Seminary; Dec. 18 Sit Down Oneg
Shabbat, Rabbi Jacob Luski, "Ask The Rabbi"; March 12 Sit
Down Oneg Shabbat, Dr. Max Ben, Sciences Ins.
Films:
Dec. 23 8 p.m. "Bye Bye Braverman"; Feb. 17 8 p.m. "The
Dybbuk"; May 19 8 p.m. "The Fifth Horseman Was Fear."
HEBREW LITERACY CAMPAIGN
The Adult Education Commission will sponsor a Hebrew Literacy
program based on Rabbi Noah Golonkins book, "Shalom Aleichem,"
in addition to regular course offerings. The hope is to offer mornuig,
afternoon, and evening sections most days of the week a total of 13
sections The course consists of twelve two hour sessions held once a
week, beginning in November. The fee is $12 including text. Non-
members, $15.
Congregation Beth Chai Adult Education
Rabbi Sherman Kirshner 8400125 St. N., Senunole 393-5525.
Three classes will be offered. Dates and times were not available
as we went to press.
A. Synagogue Skills Includes the Haftorah chanting.
B. Beginning Hebrew Learn simple vocabulary and reading.
C. Living Jewishly The Jewish life cycle, All classes join
together. Lectures and discussion.
Temple B'nai Israel Adult Education Program
Rabbi Arthur Baseman 1685 S, Belcher Rd. Clearwater. 531-5829.
The following eleven courses will be offered:
. A. Beginning Hebrew Reading One week crash course^ Begins
Sept. 13 9:30 a.m. 12 noon. Moixlay -^ursday 7-10 pm.^
20 9:30 12. This class will be repeated whenever there are 15 people
waiting. Instructor is Xenia Fane.
B. Adult Bar-Bat mitzvah Tuesday evening 7:3-*d
begins Sept. 22 Pre-requisite is readir* knowledge of Hebrew, co-re-
qu^ite is participation In other Adult Education activities. Instructor
is Zena Sulkes. .n
C. Continuing Jewish Education -Thursday mornings at 10,
starting on Sept. 17 Newcomers welcome. Instructor is Zena Sulkes.
D. Beginning Hebrew Vocabulary Thursday W^gvJJS
ning SepT 24. Prerequisite is abUity to read Hebrew. Instructor is Al
Mlllll pq ~~
E." Basic Judaism Second and fourth Wednj^Oci^
8 p.m. Deals w.th principles and practices. Instructors are *ma
Sulkes. Rabbi Baseman, and Xenia Fane.
, F. Shabbat Workshop Wednesday. Nov.[}^*$
Sunday, Nov. 15 at 10:30 a.m. Instructors are Zena Sulkes and xenia
nG. Channukah Workshop Wednesday. Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday, Dec. 13 at 10:30 a.m. Thursdav
H Basic Yiddish Voad>ulary and Songs Evt*y Thundjj
evening baginning Jan. 7. Instructors are Al Sulkes ana i
^ I8: CoUsgiate Wmterim Weekends r^jgiggfi' ggmj
union Sabbath. Jan. 1-3 Dana ***jK^2iz^ Friday eve-
of the International Peace Af*gbSfcXl2 *S31 "d
ning from the pulpit^ Saturday $*$doming breakfast.
Sisterhood sponsored Oneg, and at a Uunaay mrr~m {
Jan. 8-9 AJ Vorspan. Vice president ^?^$^
the Union of American Hebrew congregations, wul spea
pulpit on Frioay evening and Saturfaymonnng.
Sunday Jan. 17 Elizabeth CaUan, RNBS wul noia
seminar called Life and Transition. omnhases to form a
These four weekends stress widely diversified the
rounded total package, addressing *fJ^DmeJt
Mid-east, social action, and personal ^OP"^ at 10:30 a.m.
J. Purim Workshop Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m., Feb.
Instructors are Zena Sulkes and Xm-J""^ March 16 at .10:30
K. Passover Workshop March 10 at 7 30 P
a.m
Congregation Beth Sholom Adult Education
Rabbi Sidney Lubin 1844 54 St. S.. Gulfport 321-3380
Four classes will be offered as follows:
A. Beginning Hebrew Mondays, 10 -12.
B. Intermediate Hebrew Mondays, 1012.
C. Lecture Series Wednesday afternoons 2 4 beginning in
November. A discussion will follow lectures.
D. Yiddish Group Held on Saturday evenings, monthly. Begins
in November.
Refreshments follow all programs. There is no charge.
Congregation Beth Shalom
Rabbi Peter Mehler.1325 S. Belcher Rd., Clearwater 531-1418.
Two classes are offered.
A. Breakfast Forums Nov. 22, Arnold Breman, Executive
Director of PACT. 10 a.m. Feb. 14, Irving Steinberg, JWV Post Com-
mander, 10 a.m.
B. Rabbis Adult Education Class Current Jewish Issues. First
and third Tuesday nights in month, November to April. 7:30 p.m.
C. Others to be announced.
Temple Ahavat Shalom
Rabbi Jan Bresky 2000 Main St. Dunedin 734-9428.
Adult Beginning Hebrew Learn to read and vocabulary. Mon-
days 1-2:30 p.m.
The following classes are being offered at the JCC, 8167 Elbow
La. N., St. Petersburg 344-5795.
. Dancercise Thursdays. 7S p.m. 30 sessions $65 members,
$97.50 non-members. Instructor is Beth Resnick; Israeli Folk
Tuesdays. 6 7 p.m. 15 sessions $35 members $60 non-members, 30
sessions $60 members $100 non members; Exercise For Pregnant
Women Monday and Wednesday, 10 11 a.m. 15 session $45 mem-
bers $75 non-members, 30 sessions $75 members. $125 non-members;
Jazzercise Wednesday and Friday 9:15 10 a.m. 4 sessions $16
members and non-members; Arobics Tuesday and Thursday
9:15-10:15 a.m. 4 sessions $12 members and non-members; Aerobics
_ Tuesday and Thursday 67 p.m. 4 sessions $12 members and non-
members.
There is a one time registration fee of $10 for non-members.
Talmud Study Tuesday 1012 a.m. 8 sessions $2 members, $3
non-members. Began Sept. 8.
History of the Prophets Tuesday, 10-12 a.m 8 sessions $2
members, $3 non-members.
Yiddish Tuesday, 1012 a.m. 8 session $2 members, $3 non-
members. Starts Feb. 2; Bible Study Tuesday 10 -12 a.m. 8 ses-
sions $2 members, $3 non-members Starts April 6.
The instructor for the above four classes is Rabbi Morris
KobrinetE.
Egypt's new President Hosni Mubarak, elected in a one-candidate national referen-
dum on Tuesday, promised Prime Minister Menachem Begin to visit Israel in the near
future, according to a report by ABC-TV's Barbara Walters. Both men believe that
such a visit would strengthen in the eyes of the world Egypt and Israel's determination
to continue forward with the peace process as set forth by Begin and the late President
Sadat in the treaty of peace between the two countries signed in March, 1979.
Prime Minister Begin last
hotel to the funeral of President
Sadat, who was assassinated on
Oct. 6 in a reviewing stand as
part of a national Egyptian holi-
day celebrating Sadat's laun-
ching of the Yom Kippur War in
1973. Begin refused to ride in
order not to violate the Sabbath.
EARLIER, Begin was among
the first of the foreign dignitaries
whom Mubarak met at his home
outside of Cairo. They embraced
immediately upon meeting, and
Sadat's peace policy with Israel.
The Associated Press reported
from Cairo the statement by an
unnamed high-ranking Israeli
source who said following Begins
40-minute meeting with Mubarak
that "Mubarak was very close to
President Sadat, and shares his
view on many issues that affect
relations between Egypt and
Israel. We have full confidence
that his reassurances are sin-
cere."
and his delegation at his two-
story villa in Helipolis, told
Begin, "It was so fast. So very
quick," when Begin asked him,
"How did it happen, how?"
IN THE Begin party were
Israel's Defense Minister Ariel
hak Shamir and Interior Minister
Yosef Burg.
Later, Begin went with his
party to visit Sadat's widow,
Jinan. They kissed, and Mrs.
Sadat burst into tears. After
their 45-minute meeting, Begin
declared: "At this time of sad-
ness to Mrs. Sadat, to the chil-
dren, the President-elect, the
government and the people of
Egypt, we mortals can not find
words to console you (Mrs.
Sadat). May God Almighty con-
sole all of you."
banners strung across streets de-
clared, "The march of Sadat will
continue, the heads of the assas-
sins will never stop it." Ordinary
Egyptian citizens were barred
from attending the funeral, with
security forces walling in the
s. me 1,000 diplomats from
virious countries abroad, in-
cluding Prince Charles of En-
gland.
Prime Minister Begin was seen
during the ceremonies standing
next to former French President
Valery Giscard d'Estaing, whose
pro-Arab policies caused a rapid
freeze between France and Israel.
Most Arab leaders 'stayed away,
except tor representatives trom
leaders were also noticeably ab-
sent.
headed by Secretary of State
Alexander Haig and included for-
mer Presidents Jimmy Carter,
Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon.
Also in the delegation was former
Secretary of State Henry Kissin-
ger under Presidents Nixon and
Ford. President I Reagan stayed at
home, obeying the stem advice of
American security agents.
for the murder in the name of
Egyptian Liberation Organiza-
He warned that if President
Mubarak continued the policies
of President Sadat, he would suf-
fer a similar fate.
But Egyptian police said that
the assassination was engineered
by Egyptian First Lt. Khaled
Ahmed Shawky el-Istambouli.
whose brother was one of more
than 1,500 anti-Sadat enemies
imprisoned by Sadat in Septem-
ber. An official report said that
Istambouli had been "blinded by
black hatred" and that he
smuggled three civilians into an
army truck in the annual parade
commemorating the Yom Kippur
War, who attacked Sadat wben
the truck was made to "stall" be-
fore Sadat's reviewing stand.
on his arrival in Cairo, said that
"The American people looked
upon him (Sadat) as a beautiful
man." Former President' Carter
said of Sadat that he was "like a
hero" to the American people.
Both men returned to the
United States after the funeral.
Former President Nixon went on
to Saudi Arabia on a "private
visit," although it was under-
stood that he had gone there to
reassure the Saudis about the de-
bate outcome over the AWACS
in the Senate.
Secretary of State Haig stayed
on in Cairo and Sunday revealed
that the United States would
accelerate U.S. military supplies'
Suncoast resident Regina Land lived in Israel during the'
thirties when it was still called Palestine. Now she is catching up i
on her Hebrew with her grand children who have visited modem
Israel courtesy of their parents, Dr. and Mrs. Michael Sloanka,
. New arrival to the Suncoast Lola Hall returned to college to j
pursue a degree in social work after raising six children. While
working toward her goal, she had jobs as a registrar, credential
analyst, and Red Cross recruiter. She once visited her daughter
Lynoe Scrap, who was a Playboy bunny at the Playboy mansion
in Chicago, but stayed only a short time because Hugh Hefner,
ever the eccentric, had the elevator to the sleeping quarters re-
moved and there was a four flight walk up Baa Rose wrote a
great poem about her talented daughter and it was published in
the Gulfport Oabbtr. Like mother, ike daughter. Some more [
recent arrivals to Pinellas are Easily and Sam Gordon, originally
from Chicago. Sams vocation was always music, and now that '
he has the time, he is playing the bassoon with the Clearwater
Bank and the Suncoast Symphonic Band, as well as teaching
music Mar*/ Ton to Rabbi and Mrs. Luski on the birth of
their daughter Rachel Esther, on September 16.
to Egypt and the Sudan. This
was precisely what President
Mubarak had hoped for when he
came to Washington for talks
with President Reagan just one
week before the assassination,
and where he was turned away
essentially empty-handed. The
worked a complete turnabout in
U.S. foreign policy in the Middle
East.
Sunday also included a statement
about large-scale joint military
exercises in Egypt in November,
and it was reported that the U.S.
has already sent teams to Egypt
and the Sudan as a "concrete
manifestation" of American sup
port to both. The Sudan is consi-
dered a likely objective of mili-
tary attack by Libya's Col.
Quaddafi because of the Sudan's
support of Egypt's Middle East
peace diplomacy.
"We're going to have to show
our presence here from time to
time," Haig declared shortly
charged on Sunday that Libyan
fighter planes had attacked two
Sudanese border villages killing
One of two U.S. State Depart-
ment teams, in conjunction with
Israel's Early Withdrawal Urged
CAIRO Secretary of State Alexander Haig
apparently echoed the sentiments of former Presf
dent Jimmy Carter here. He would like Israel to
accelerate its withdrawal date from the Sinai
Peninsula, which is due by agreement under the
Camp David accord in April, 1982.
The Haig request was made as a "gesture of
good will" that Israel could offer to prove its
commitment to the Egypt-Israel peace treaty now
that President Sadat has been killed.
"There is no room for any gestures," declared
Israel Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, replying
to the Haig feeler. "I don't think what happened in
Egypt should bring anybody to put pressure on
Israel."
Haig hastened to assure both parties of his con-
fidence that Israel and Egypt would continue their
peace process.
teams from the Pentagon, were to
fly to the Sudan this week to
arrange for delivering some $100
million in arms to that country.
On the day of Sadat's funeral,
Haig had met with Sudanese
President Jaafar Numeiri to re-
veal the Reagan Administra-
tion's decision to deliver arms to
his country.
Syria has placed in Leba-
non are not a priority issue
for the United States.
"I think it is in the United
States interest, the interest of the
people of the region, that the pro-
cess of dealing with the complex-
ities of Lebanon go on," Habib
told several hundred people at
the 35th annual conference of the
Middle East Institute at the
Mayflower Hotel. He said that
the need now was to "consolidate
the gains" made in Lebanon and
to reduce the chances of another
crisis occurring.
HABIB, who had retired from
the State Department in 1978 as
Assistant Secretary of State for
Political Affairs, was sent to the
Mideast by Reagan last May
after Syria moved SAM-6 mis-
siles into Lebanon and Israel
threatened to remove them by
force.
came in response to a questioner
who asked about Premier Mena-
chem Begins statement on a tel-
evision program while he was in
the United States recently in
which the Premier said ha ex-
pected Habib to return to the
Middle East soon to get the mis-
siles removed. Habib replied that
he will return to the Mideast
when the President decides there
is "something for me do do."
Habib said that while the mis-
siles are still a major issue, at
least for the contending parties,
the major effort was to conso-
lidate the gains made by the
ceasefire across the Lebanese
border to solve Lebanon's many
internal and external problems.
HABIB, who was the keynote
speaker for the conference, called
for moving ahead swiftly on the
Mideast peace process. He said
the achievements of Camp David
were the beginning of the peace
process, not the end of it. "The
present stiuation is about as calm
as it is ever likely to be, short of a
comprehensive settlement," he
noted. He said this is why pro-
gress must be made to avoid any
new crisis from developing.
He said that the reason that all
sides agreed to the ceasefire
across the Lebanese border was
that they all realized that unless
they worked to "defuse the situa-
tion," they could undo all the
progress they had made.
Habib said that the United
States has a "unique" position
because it is the only major
power than can help bring peace
to the Middle East. He said the
Soviet Union could not do this.
Kosher Kitchen
Cookie enthusiasts will appreciate this recipe for an unusual
chocolate cookie.
(Chairman of the Committee on Adult Education of the Educa-
Committee of the Jewish Federation of Pinellas County).
The Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Pinellas
County has announced the following schedule of Adult Education
Programs being offered throughout Pinellas County. It is hoped that
your interest will be stimulated by the broad view of intellectual, reli-
gious, and cultural activities being offered. For further information,
call any of the institutions listed. The Education Committee wishes
you and yours the best of all years in 5742.
Congregation B'nai Israel, St. Petersburg Adult Education:
llabbi Jacob Luski. 301 59 St. N., 381-4900-01.
Three mini-courses will be offered beginning in November as
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A. The American Jewish Experience A survey of American
Jewish social history from Colonial times to the present. Includes lec-
tures, audio-visual presentations, and a guest speaker. Instructors are
Daniel and Joan Epstein.
B. Conservative Judaism An investigation of the roots and
development of the Conservative movement. Lectures and guest pre-
sentation. Instructor isjiabbi Jacob Luski.
March 3 March 31
C. Jewish Mysticism A survey of mystical movements in Jew-
ish hisUpry. Area academicians will teach specific sessions according to
expertise.
All of these courses will meet on Wednesday wvenings from 8
9:30. Fee to congregants is tl 5 for three courses. Non-members pay an
additional $6.
Registration is Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. A social hour will
follow class meetings.
Oct 28 8 p.m. Dr. Stanley Feldstein, American Jewish historian;
Great Ideas Weekend. Feb. 6 7. Rabbi Yaakov Rosenberg, Amen
can; Jewish theological Seminary; Dec. 18 Sit Down Oneg
Shabbat. Rabbi Jacob Luski. "Ask The Rabbi ; March 12 Sit
Down Oneg Shabbat, Dr. Max Ben, Sciences Ins.
Films:
Dec. 23-8 p.m. "Bye Bye Braverman"; Feb. 17 8 p.m. "The
Dybbuk'; May 19-8 p.m. "the Fifth Horseman Was Fear.
HEBREW LITERACY CAMPAIGN
The Adult Education Commission will sponsor a Hebrew Literacy
program based on Rabbi Noah Golonkins book, "Shalom Aleichem,
m addition to regular course offerings. The hope is to oer tnornmg
afternoon, and evening sections most days of the week a total ot id
sections. The course consists of twelve two hour sessions held once a
week, beginning in November. The fee is $12 including text. Non-
members, $15.
Congregation Beth Sholom Adult Education
Rabbi Sidney Lubin 1844 54 St. S -, Gulfport 321-3380
Four classes will be offered as follows:
A. Beginning Hebrew Mondays, 10 12.
B. Intermediate Hebrew Mondays, 10 12.
C. Lecture Series Wednesday afternoons 2 -4 beginning in
November. A discussion will follow lectures.
D. Yiddish Group -Held on Saturday evenings, monthly. Begins
in November.
Refreshments follow all programs. There is no charge.
Congregation Beth Shalom
Rabbi Peter Mehler.1325 S. Belcher Rd., Clearwater 531-1418.
Two classes are offered.
A. Breakfast Forums Nov. 22. Arnold Bremen, Executive
Director of PACT. 10 a.m. Feb. 14, Irving Steinberg, JWV Post Com-
mander. 10 a.m.
B. Rabbis Adult Education Class Current Jewish Issues. First
and third Tuesday nights in month, November to April. 7:30 p.m.
C. Others to be announced.
Temple Ahavat Shalom
Rabbi Jan Bresky 2000 Main St. Dunedin 734-9428.
Adult Beginning Hebrew Learn to read and vocabulary. Mon-
days 1-2:30 p.m.
The following classes are being offered at the JCC, 8167 Elbow
La. N., St. Petersburg 344-6795.
Dancerdse Thursdays. 7-8 p.m. 30 sessions $66 members,
$97.50 non-members. Instructor is Beth Resruck; Israeli Folk -
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sessions $60 members $100 non members; Exercise For Pregnant
Women Monday and Wednesday. 10 -11 a.m. 15 session $45 mem-
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lezzerciae Wednesday and Friday 9:16- 10 a.m. 4 sessions $16
members and non-members; Arabics Tuesday and Thursday
9:1ft 10:16 am. 4 sessions $12 members and non-members; Aerobics
_ Tuesday and Thursday 67 p.m. 4 sessions $12 members and non-
members.
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Talmud Study Tuesday 1012 a.m. 8 sessions $2 members, $6
non-members. Began Sept. 8.
History of the Prophet. Tuesday. 10 -12 a.m. 8 sessions $2
members, $3 non-members.
Yiddish Tuesday, 1012 a.m. 8 session $2 members. $3 non-
members. Starts Feb. 2; Bible Study Tuesday 10 -l* am. 8 ses-
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Congregation Beth Chai Adult Education
Rabbi Sherman Kirshner 8400126 St. N.. Seminole 393-5525.
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as we went to press.
A. Synagogue Skills -1 ncludes the Haftorah chanting.
B. Beginning Hebrew Learn simple vocabulary and reading.
C. Living Jewishly The Jewish life cycle, All classes join
together. Lectures and discussion.
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RabbiArthur Baseman 1685 S, Belcher Rd. Clearwater. 631-5829.
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A Gamble for Peace – Negotiating the Camp David Accords
September 17, 2013 Chris Sibilla A Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History
Unrest in the Middle East has been an unrelenting problem for centuries, the Gordian knot that cannot be cut. The founding of Israel in May 1948 further complicated matters, leading to several wars and a state of heightened tension. While there have been many international efforts to find a lasting peace in the Middle East, the Camp David Accords marked the first substantive step toward that end and still stand as a watershed moment. After meeting in secret at Camp David for 13 days of negations, the parties were able to make a breakthrough in the talks. President Jimmy Carter, President Anwar El Sadat of Egypt, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords on September 17, 1978.
The Accords comprised A Framework for Peace in the Middle East, and A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel. The first framework was later condemned by the United Nations General Assembly because it regarded Palestinian territories without participation from the Palestinians. The second framework though, led directly to the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, which is still in effect today, despite considerable upheaval in the region.
The Accords and subsequent events, including Sadat’s historic visit to Jerusalem, were very controversial, especially in the Arab world. Yasser Arafat of the PLO, King Hussein of Jordan, and Hafez al-Assad of Syria refused to participate in multilateral peace talks, and many Arabs turned against Sadat because they believed he wasn’t defending the Arab objective. Despite criticism back home, Begin and Sadat received world-wide praise for their efforts. As a result of the Camp David Accords, Begin and Sadat were both awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978.
Ambassadors Samuel W. Lewis and Hermann Frederick Eilts reflect on their experiences during the often heated negotiations, the difficulties in reaching a compromise, the race to get an agreement before the deadline, and the trouble with the accords that started coming up almost immediately afterward. Eilts served as Ambassador to Egypt from 1974-79, and Lewis as Ambassador to Israel from 1977-85; both were crucial players in the negotiations. Ambassador Lewis was interviewed by Peter Jessup in 1998; Ambassador Eilts was interviewed by Ambassador William D. Brewer in 1988.
You can read about the Yom Kippur War , which helped lay the groundwork for negotiations, Sadat’s key role in the negotiations, his assassination , the opening of the UN Sinai Field Mission , and other Moments on the Middle East .
Invitations to Camp David
LEWIS: Carter sent [Secretary of State Cyrus] Vance with a hand-written invitation first to Jerusalem and then to Cairo, inviting Begin and Sadat to Camp David. Begin, who had been hoping for such an invitation, accepted immediately and so did Sadat. The stage was set by early August for the Camp David meeting in September 1978.
In retrospect, it is clear that Begin and Sadat had concluded by this time that the negotiating process between their two governments had come to an end and that a meeting between the two of them hosted by Carter might be the only hope for progress. So they both accepted the invitation with alacrity. There was about a month between the invitation having been delivered and the start of the Camp David conference, on September 5, 1978.
Carter was extremely well briefed; he was really on top of the material and was knowledgeable of all aspects — having been immersed almost continuously with the problem for eighteen months.
Therefore, he knew much about Sadat and Begin already; he had met them before and understood their political constraints. He was particularly interested in overcoming the psychological barrier that had been erected in the past six- eight months in the aftermath of Sadat’s trip to Jerusalem — things had gone off the track in that period and the Sadat-Begin relationships had become increasingly tense. They had not met since Christmas Day of 1977.
The State [Department] officials were by and large rather pessimistic about what could be achieved at Camp David. Carter had asked State to prepare a set of goals for what might be achieved. I remember that during the lunch, Carter indicated that he thought the goals were far too modest and that he was setting his sights considerably higher.
He was aiming for a full peace, not a partial or intermediary solution. I thought at the time that it was very wise for Carter to shoot high, although I also was not as optimistic as the President as what might be realistically expected. I notice from my notes for this period that I shared Carter’s qualified optimism more than some of the other advisors. I felt that all parties had too much riding on the conference to let it fail, but it was still up to Carter to put a viable package together, which was terrifically difficult task.
EILTS: Carter had said, “I want to do something for the Palestinians,” which I must say gave me great hope. And he said, “You know, I think we should be able to do something, get something done in four or five days.” I remember we were making bets on how long it would take.
Nerves Run High as Confrontation Looms
EILTS: Before we went to Camp David, I had seen Sadat prior to my own flight back to Washington. Sadat had said, “I want a confrontation with the Israelis, and I need Carter’s help on it. They are not really being responsive to anything, as you know.” At least this was the way he said it, “I want a confrontation.” Begin, as I understand it, reckoned that there would be an effort to get a confrontation.
LEWIS: On September 5, I met Begin at the airport. In the helicopter that took us from Andrews Air Force Base to Camp David, Begin was very keyed up. He was almost manic in the way he was approaching the conference. He was very excited. Ezer Weizman was very jumpy; he thought that Begin was too confident and he was very worried. He thought if the conference went badly, Begin would become very defiant, which would have been characteristic. Weizman worried about the potential problems ahead. Dayan, as always, was very contained and reserved. He like all the other Israelis was very tense.
EILTS: Both Sam Lewis, our Ambassador to Israel, and I warned the President at that luncheon, “Don’t bring Sadat and Begin together, other than for social events.” The reason was clear.
By that time, Sadat’s reaction to Begin, despite their earlier meetings, was very negative and bitter. Carter seemed to accept that. To our surprise, however, no sooner had we gotten to Camp David when Carter called Sadat and Begin together and said to Sadat, “Mr. President why don’t you read your proposal?” Sadat hadn’t been prepared for this, but he had the Egyptian proposal with him and in a monotone he read that proposal. Begin was chafing at the bit.
At the end of the presentation, Carter said, “Well, let’s now adjourn and meet again tomorrow morning.” Then Carter came to the American delegation. He looked at Sam Lewis and at me, and said, “You fellows told me not to get them together. It worked beautifully. No problem.”
The following morning he got them together again. No sooner were they seated when Begin said, “Mr. President, if you’re going to accept this man’s (Sadat, he was much more polite) proposal, I insist the Israeli proposal be accepted as the basis for discussion.”
With that Sadat, pointing to Begin, said, “This man is responsible for all the problems.” Sparks were flying and Carter had to adjourn the meeting right away.
From that point on the negotiations took place between the American delegation and the Israelis; and the American delegation and the Egyptians. There was no direct negotiating between Egyptians and Israelis. Sadat and Begin didn’t meet again except in a social context.
A Difference in Strategy Between Sadat and Begin
LEWIS: On the second night, Carter joined the American delegation at about ten o’clock after having watched the movie. He spent about two and half hours with the whole American delegation, describing his impressions of the initial meeting between Sadat, Begin and himself.
He outlined what he saw the strategy for the rest of the conference to be; he described the personalities and their positions and assessed the prospects. He also told us at that time about some very sensitive concessions that Sadat had made to him privately for Carter’s use with Begin whenever Carter felt that they would be effective. It was an extraordinary meeting.
Carter dealt with all of us as part of his team. That was flattering to me and to Eilts. He revealed a lot more about his views, his strategy and other people than he had done previously, except perhaps to his own immediate inner White House circle.
Sadat had adopted what I considered a brilliant strategy in dealing with Carter; that strategy culminated at Camp David. Sadat was uninterested in details; he was interested only in the broad principles. Begin was very interested in the details and every language change was significant to Begin.
So Begin took a real interest in the drafting and redrafting of every document; Sadat took less interest, but listened to his staff. His staff, which had unanimously objected to Sadat coming to Camp David at all, felt he was in a very tough position and didn’t really want to agree to anything.
Begin’s staff was very eager for an agreement and their strategy throughout was designed to bring Begin around to something that was acceptable to others and viable from the Israeli point of view. Therefore, the strategy of the two delegations were almost mirror images.
Camp David succeeded in part because Sadat over-ruled all of his advisors. Begin ultimately acquiesced in certain concessions that his delegation had urged on him and which Carter was pressing for. Sadat’s technique was to express full confidence in Carter’s understanding of Egypt’s situation and full reliance on Carter’s unwillingness to do anything that would hurt Egypt.
He implicitly and explicitly put himself in Carter’s hands, which of course was very flattering to Carter. Begin on the other hand looked with a very gimlet eye on the crosses on the “t”s and the dots on the “i”s of anything that Carter would suggest, which did not create the same sympathetic attitude that Sadat’s approach did. Apparently, in the course of the early meetings, Sadat had given Carter a number of specific fall-back positions that he would agree to if Carter told him that they were necessary to achieve an agreement. He left the tactics entirely up to Carter.
EILTS: The first ten days — first of all it took much more than a week — by the end of the tenth day we still had no agreement on anything. Every agreement was tentative, conditional on something else. So it went. Carter was becoming very impatient. He had immobilized himself at Camp David for this long a period.
And he finally said to the parties, “I have to go back to Washington on Sunday. Either we get something by Sunday, or it’s a failure.” By then, of course, his own prestige was heavily invested in this, which was important.
Settling Sinai
EILTS: On the evening of the tenth day, a Thursday, Sadat was finally persuaded by Carter, Vance and Ezer Weizman to receive [Minister of Foreign Affairs Moshe] Dayan. Dayan, in his customary forthright fashion, told Sadat, “If anyone has told you, Mr. President, that any Israeli government can get out of the Sinai settlements, they’re deluding you. It can’t be.” It was Weizman who had told this to Sadat. This so upset Sadat that he called me. He said, “I have to see the President.”
He saw President Carter and said, “I’m leaving. If I can’t even get the Sinai settlements out of this, what’s the use of coming here?” Now that forced Carter, who up to that point had been trying to persuade Sadat to allow the Sinai settlements to remain, if not under IDF — Israeli Defense Force — protection, under UNEF [United Nations Emergency Force, deployed in the Middle East in 1956 after the Suez Crisis] or even Egyptian military protection.
Sadat had consistently refused. Carter was now forced to go to Begin and say, “Mr. Prime Minister, here’s the situation. Nobody is going to understand why this peace conference fell apart because of your insistence on remaining in Sinai.”
And Begin, with obvious reluctance, because it went against everything he stood for, agreed to submit the issue of removing the Sinai settlements to the Knesset “without the whip”, i.e., people would be free to vote their consciences. It was understood that, if the Knesset vote was negative, anything else that might be worked out at Camp David was null and void.
That agreement came into being late at night on the tenth night, a Thursday night, three days before Carter had indicated the conference must close. The remaining two days then were spent in working out, (with Carter and Osama El-Baz on the Egyptian side and Aharon Barak on the Israeli side), in working out a Sinai agreement. That is the Egyptian-Israeli agreement that would deal with Sinai.
“Framework of Peace in the Middle East”
EILTS: The rest of us were involved in working out a West Bank-Gaza autonomy agreement, the so-called “Framework for Peace in the Middle East.” That second document went through 18 drafts and, as you might imagine, as this happens, instead of being strengthened, the document becomes more and more ambiguous.
It was no longer constructively ambiguous, but just ambiguous. For example, nobody was quite sure what autonomy meant. To Egypt it meant self-determination, or leading to self-determination. To Israel, it meant a kind of bondage status.
So we ended up on that Sunday morning with a Sinai document that was reasonably explicit and could serve as a good basis for peace negotiations. The West Bank-Gaza document on the other hand, “The Framework for Peace in the Middle East”, was totally ambiguous, subject to divergent interpretations, and lacked anything about the future of Israeli settlements in the West Bank or in Gaza.
Carter, however, at the last minute, thought he had an oral agreement from Begin that Israel would undertake a protracted freeze on settlements in the West Bank and in Gaza. By protracted freeze, Carter meant no more settlements until such time as a self-governing Palestinian authority envisaged in the West Bank-Gaza agreement had been set up, however long that would take.
Thereafter that self-governing body would negotiate with Israel on the existing settlements and on any future settlements. Had we in fact obtained that kind of agreement in writing we could probably have sold what was a vague document, West Bank-Gaza as far as Palestinian rights were concerned, to the other Arabs.
The Jerusalem Crisis and the Danger of Losing the Agreement
LEWIS: During Sunday, we were putting the final touches on the draft. Carter was preparing to launch his campaign with the other two leaders to get them to the signing point.
Sunday, in fact, turned into a cliffhanger, not a wind-down as it should have. That I gather is common to many conferences in which you think you have a deal, only to find out at the last minute that there are still issues to be resolved. That is what happened at Camp David on the final day.
We thought everything had been pretty well resolved. Then the all of a sudden, the issue of Jerusalem exploded unexpectedly. Since no meeting of the minds was possible on the issue. it had been agreed by the three delegations that each would state its own view of the problem in a letter to be attached to the agreement.
Actually, we had all agreed on some language at one point — a simple statement that Jerusalem should remain undivided, the rights to the holy places should be respected and that Jerusalem’s ultimate status should be left to further negotiations — all very vague and general — but Sadat was persuaded Saturday night by his advisors not to agree to that because it was giving away too much for Arab sensitivities.
Sadat was convinced that it would have been better to be silent on the subject than to have a minimal agreement that was achievable. On the basis of our understanding, we had drafted a letter on our position on Jerusalem, addressed to Sadat and Begin. We delivered that letter to the Israelis so that they could see it in advance before they delivered their letter to us.
The difficulties arose because Carter and Vance thought that it had been clear to Begin that the U.S. would restate our view on Jerusalem — that our views would be stated in addition to the Israeli and Egyptian views. The fact that we had to state our views is because that was the understanding we had reached with Sadat in exchange for his approval of dropping the whole issue out of the final Camp David agreement.
He knew of course, that our view was somewhat closer to his than it was to that of Israel’s and he wanted our view on the public record, even if were to be in a side letter.
This was one of the two topics that was discussed in the marathon meeting Saturday night. It is there that the misunderstanding started which is not surprising in light of the weariness of the participants which may have made them miss the nuances. It is a lesson why negotiations should not be carried on too late at night.
So on Sunday morning, Vance read to Dayan the text of our draft letter on Jerusalem, which was essentially a summary of statements that [U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations] Arthur Goldberg and Charles Yost had made to the UN previously in 1967 and 1969.
Dayan was very upset to hear our position restated so baldly — namely that the status of Jerusalem was subject to later negotiations, which along with other nuances, implied that we viewed Jerusalem as occupied territory and not an integral part of Israel. Dayan went off to explain it to Begin. He was particularly upset by a phrase which identified East Jerusalem as occupied territory. (We should note that the same issues have recently arisen again….)
Shortly after that meeting broke up at about 12:30 and the Israelis went off to lunch, I got an agitated call from Meir Rosenne, the legal advisor of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and a member of the Israeli delegation. He wanted a copy of our letter immediately, which I brought to him, after carefully marking it “First draft-uncleared”.
When I arrived at the Israeli cabin, I found Begin fuming angrily to his colleagues, all of whom looked very worried. Dayan took me aside and described to me Begin’s explosion at the idea that the U.S. would put forth its position at this last moment. He urged me to try to convince Vance that our draft had to be killed or that the conference might break down.
Begin was furious when he spoke to his delegation. So I went back and reported to Vance, who insisted that Begin had been told of our intentions the night before and had not objected. Carter had given assurances just that Sunday morning that we would state our position in a side letter. The public restatement of our position on Jerusalem was sine qua non for Sadat’s signature to the final agreement.
It was Vance’s view that Begin would just have to swallow it. I told Vance that I didn’t think he would; he didn’t seem to be bluffing. I also told Vance that none of the three Israelis who were present at the Saturday night meeting — Begin, Dayan and Barak — would admit that they had heard anything about our intention to restate our views on Jerusalem. I went back to Dayan; Begin was adamant.
Finally we got Dayan and Barak to meet with Vance in the pool hall in Holly Cabin. Carter and Mondale suddenly joined in. Then Jordan and Dinitz and Weizman and Saunders and I also joined. It began to be a crowd.
Carter was polite, but cool and tough. He said he could not go back on his word to Sadat. He had made known his intentions to make the letter public the night before. He tactfully pointed out that it was not the Israeli responsibility to tell the U.S. whether or where or how it should state its views and policies.
The meeting broke up in a pessimistic view. Then Carter picked up a hint from Dayan. He asked Vance to look at the language of our draft letter again to see what could be done to ease Israeli concerns without breaking his commitment to Sadat. In fact, Vance had already realized by then that the original language could not stand and had already commissioned a new draft. It was practically ready when Carter asked for it.
The new draft merely said that our new position was as had been stated by Goldberg and Yost, but didn’t restate it. This version was eventually accepted by both Begin and Sadat. So the “Jerusalem crisis” was contained and didn’t raise its head again at Camp David.
This episode was a good illustration of the last-minute unexpected events that can blow up towards the end of a conference, which can be resolved, but that at the moment looks like a sure tragedy. In retrospect, I think that the Jerusalem issue could have wrecked the conference because on Sunday morning, although the Israelis were so close to achieving peace with Egypt and would not have wished to have it slip away, Begin might have driven Sadat out of the game inadvertently if he had dragged the meeting out further.
Sealing the Deal – Euphoric Israel, Scared Egypt
LEWIS: At approximately 5:30 p.m., that Sunday afternoon, after the deal had been sealed, we were deluged by a cloudburst, which delayed our departure for about an hour. We then took all the documents and got on helicopters to the White House.
The Israeli delegation, which I accompanied on their helicopter, was euphoric. Everybody was very happy.
The Egyptians were putting up a good front, but they were essentially very unhappy and scared. Many members of the Egyptian delegation genuinely felt they were committing suicide by being party to this peace agreement. They felt that eventually they might lose their lives because of their participation. Kamal had told Sadat two days earlier that he would resign because he couldn’t support Sadat’s determination to reach agreement. Sadat prevailed on him to stay through the conference.
It was clear that Begin’s rather obnoxious and difficult negotiating strategy had paid off. I thought then and I still believe now that Israel got a somewhat better deal than Egypt did, but that both sides had made a good many concessions. It was obvious that neither side was totally satisfied which I consider a good negotiating outcome.
Begin would have some political problems at home about what he had given away in Sinai — the settlements — and other issues, but I was sure that he could overcome the problems because Labor would certainly support him even if all of the Likud didn’t. That is what ultimately happened in the Knesset.
That Sunday evening, we landed at the Washington Monument helipad at about 9:45 p.m. and motorcaded to the White House. Most everyone went to the East Room for the formal announcement to the world.
No one outside the delegations knew that success had been achieved. All the hints coming out of Camp David in the few previous days had been pessimistic.
So the outcome of the conference came as a terrific bombshell for the press, the Congress, the various publics in Israel and Egypt. Interestingly, when we went up to the East Room, only a couple of members of the Egyptian delegation went.
Al Baz was one of them, being very faithful to Sadat and happy that the agreement had been reached. Two or three others drifted away so that they wouldn’t be photographed. The Israelis were all there. Carter, Begin and Sadat sat on the rostrum.
Begin stole the show; he made a warm and witty speech. Sadat gave a formal speech, praising Carter, but not mentioning Begin at all. Then the famous picture was taken; this is the one that got a lot of press play. Begin embraced Carter and then Sadat for a photo opportunity which he was anxious to have on the record. He mouse-trapped Sadat into that picture; Sadat couldn’t avoid it. It was a very smooth performance.
Troubles With the Accords and an Opportunity Lost
EILTS: That Sunday night, after the signing ceremony, but after we went to the State Department and sent messages all over the world, including to Arab leaders, explaining the agreement, and indicating we also had agreement, not textually in the accords but as a side agreement, a protracted settlement freeze for the West Bank and Gaza and asking for their support.
By then, Sadat’s Foreign Minister had resigned in protest against the Camp David accords when Carter got the letter from Begin on Monday. It didn’t speak of a protracted settlement freeze. Instead, it spoke of a three-month freeze, tied to the time period stipulated in the Sinai agreement for the conclusion of an Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.
This had nothing to do with the West Bank-Gaza. Carter would not go back to Begin, he would not himself call Begin and say, “Look, this is not consistent with your agreement of yesterday.” I guess he wasn’t sure.
Quite frankly, he rushed through finishing the Camp David accords and perhaps allowed himself to be taken in. And then later, that same Monday, Begin went to New York and made a public statement on what he meant by autonomy for the West Bank. This made it very clear that what he had in mind was totally different from what we had sent out as our explanatory messages to Arab and other leaders. So the Arab states, as you know, generally wouldn’t agree.
But Camp David was a modest accomplishment. My problem with Camp David is two-fold: one that we gave away too much. Certainly Carter, in going into the Summit, had much grander ideas of what could come out of it, including doing something for the Palestinians.
But given the difficulties of the first ten days; and then, the vast array of nitty-gritty work that had to be done in the last two days, by which time he just had to get back to the White House — these were all important elements of the overall problem. Carter knew the problems intimately because he had briefed himself better than any President, but these issues were not given the time that they deserved.
Several suggestions were made — “Can’t we stay a little longer?” But, after all, by that time the President had been away from Washington for two weeks and that was in itself remarkable. My second is this: that then we did not, either under Carter and certainly not under Reagan, take what we had obtained in Camp David and try to develop it into something more meaningful. Once we got the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, that was pretty much it. The following West Bank-Gaza autonomy talks languished.
For Carter, of course, he couldn’t involve himself. He was in the election campaign. He had the Iranian hostage crisis. He named Bob Strauss — Bob Strauss is a great fellow, the former chairman of the Democratic Party — but Bob didn’t like that job. Then he named Ambassador Sol Linowitz. What little was accomplished in the autonomy talks is largely the result of Sol Linowitz’s work.
But then came a new Administration with a different sense of priorities. The whole idea of autonomy talks that flowed from Camp David was given short shrift. A minor functionary of Secretary Haig’s was named to conduct them.
Well, that was not — that kind of a figure, as American representative who had to deal with five Israeli Ministers, (they had by then named five Ministers), and an Egyptian Prime Minister, who was in a position to make anything out of it.
And the Reagan administration, it seemed, really didn’t care. It had strategic consensus and the Soviets on its mind, things of that sort.
So the two problems, in my view, we did not at the end of Camp David work enough to prevent some of the dangers that, at least many of us, saw. And, second, afterward for a variety of reasons, we did not try vigorously to make something out of Camp David.
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December 25, 1977: Charlie Chaplin, giant of the silent screen, dies aged 88
The greatest comedian of the silent movie era who gave us the famous Little Tramp and satirical classic The Great Dictator, died on this day in 1977.
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Charles Spencer Chaplin - known the world over simply as Charlie and arguably the greatest comedian of the silent movie era, died on Christmas Day 1977 at the age of 88. His wife Oona and seven of their eight children were by his side at his home in Switzerland when he passed away.
The British screen legend was the son of music hall performers. He took to the stage himself from the age of five and travelled to America in 1910, launching a film career that made him a star across the western world.
He created his iconic character the Little Tramp, complete with baggy clothes, bowler hat and cane, for the 1914 film Kid Auto Races at Venice, and would play the role in around 70 screen appearances up until 1940.
Chaplin began directing his own films from an early stage, something he felt was necessary to create the best comedy possible; in 1919 he co-founded United Artists along with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith, giving him even greater creative control over his work.
He would go on to make full-length films including The Kid, The Gold Rush, City Lights and Modern Times, at first choosing to stay in the silent medium even when talking pictures became the norm.
An ardent oppose of fascism, his 1940 film The Great Dictator satirised Hitler, but after the war Chaplin was rumoured to be a Communist sympathiser and his popularity waned; he would leave America in 1952 and set up home in Switzerland.
Despite his huge popularity with the public, he did not garner many awards; he was given an honorary Oscar in 1929, but according to his son Charles Junior, he used it as a doorstop. His attitude had changed by 1972, when he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Oscar and seemed genuinely moved by the 12-minute ovation he received.
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Chaplin was knighted in the 1975 New Year’s Honours; he was named "a towering figure in world culture" by the British Film Institute, and was included in Time Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century.
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Charlie Chaplin was born in 1889 grew up in poverty in South London. His father died when Charlie was 12, while his mother was placed in a mental asylum on three occasions.
By the age of 16 Chaplin was appearing on the West End stage. He joined Fred Karno’s troupe of stage comedians and travelled with them to the USA in 1910; another member of the company was Arthur Stanley Jefferson, later to be known as Stan Laurel.
On arriving in America, the two men shared a room in a boarding house. Cooking was not allowed in the room, so Chaplin would play the violin to cover up the sound of Laurel frying food on a hot plate.
Chaplin had four wives, all considerably younger than himself, who bore him 11 children. His last wife, Oona, was just 17 when they married; Chaplin was 54. The last of the couple’s eight children, Christopher, was born when Chaplin was 73 years old.
He was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Council (HUAC) in September 1947, though he never appeared before them, instead sending a telegram stating "I am not a Communist, neither have I ever joined any political party or organization in my life."
His supposed left-wing sympathies and a paternity suit meant that his popularity in the US declined to the point where, after sailing to London to promote the film Limelight in 1952, his re-entry visa was revoked. Chaplin did not return for 20 years.
After being honoured by the Academy in 1972, he ironically won his first competitive Oscar the following year in the Best Original Score category for the 20-year-old film Limelight, which was eligible because it did not screen in Los Angeles until 1972.
Chaplin's body was stolen from his grave and was missing for 11 weeks until recovered in May 1978. Two men were convicted of the theft and trying to extort money from the Chaplin family. After his body was recovered it was reburied in a concrete vault.
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"My childhood was sad," Chaplin said, "but now I remember it with nostalgia, like a dream."
It was actually a nightmare. Chaplin's father deserted the family, and his mother ended up in an asylum.
"I shall never be able to tell anybody all the poverty and all the misery and all the humiliation we - my mother, my brother, and I - have endured," he told a friend. "I shall never be able to tell, for no one would believe it. I myself at times cannot believe all the things that we have gone through."
When his mother could no longer afford to support her children, Chaplin and his brother were placed in a workhouse, an experience he survived because "I was of a dreamy, imaginative disposition. I was always pretending I was somebody else and the worst I ever gave myself in these daydreams and games of 'pretend; was a seat in Parliament for life and an income of a million pounds."
His parents were both performers, and after making his stage debut at age five, Chaplin aspired to an acting career. In 1914, at the age of 25, he journeyed to America on a freighter accompanied by another famous face to be: Stan Laurel. The impish Laurel would remember Chaplin standing at the rail, shouting, "America, I am coming to conquer you!"
America was conquered shortly after Chaplin signed a contract with the Keystone Film Corporation. In July 1925, when Chaplin became the first film star to appear on the cover of Time, the news magazine offered a summary of the star's amazing career trajectory:
"In three months, the U. S. raved; in six, England shrieked; in a year his hat, feet, waddle and harrassed, insouciant smirk were familiar to South Sea Islanders who pasted his picture on the walls of their bathhouses; to lamas in Tibet who chucked each other in the ribs at a mention of his name; to bushwackers, coolies, Cossacks, Slavs, Nordics. His salary became $1.000, $2,000 $3,000 a week. One film company after another outbid each other for him; he worked for Essanay, Mutual, First National, United Artists."
Chaplin was the first superstar recognized and understood around the globe, crossing cultural and language barriers like no other performer before, and possibly since. As the fan publication Photoplay observed, "people who never went to the movies before were driven by the accounts of the new comedian." From 1914 to 1923, one theater in Los Angeles showed nothing but Chaplin films.
Unlike most stars, however, Chaplin was almost unrecognizable off-screen. He appeared on-screen in the guise of the Tramp, a character he claims "came about in an emergency. The cameraman said put on some funny make-up, and I hadn't the slightest idea what to do. I went to the dress department and, on the way, I thought, well, I'll have them make everything in contradiction - baggy trousers, tight coat, large head, small hat - raggedy but at the same time a gentleman. I didn't know how I was going to do the face, but it was going to be a sad, serious face. I wanted to hide that it was comic, so I found a little moustache. And that moustache was no concept of the characterisation - only saying that it was rather silly. It doesn't hide my expression."
Stepping before the cameras, Chaplin remembered that he suddenly "felt dressed. I had an attitude."
As Richard Schickel observed, "the Tramp figure had a resonance in the culture in those days that it doesn't have now. There were hundreds and thousands of hobos wandering around the country."
Schickel may be correct in describing Chaplin as an artist whom the modern audience regards as "someone to be hurried appreciatively but dispassionately past in Survey of World Cinema's first boring weeks, someone whose importance is now, alas, merely historical," but Chaplin's best feature films continue to rank among the cinema's greatest and win over new generations who are not only accustomed to sound, but are bombarded with it in the blockbusters that dominate the multiplex.
Chaplin's influence was also profound on the business side of the movies. In 1919, Chaplin joined Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D. W. Griffith in forming the United Artists Corporation, a film distributor they hoped would give them greater creative freedom and a bigger slice of the profits from their work. The studios wielding power at the time were not pleased. "The lunatics have taken over the asylum," Metro chief Richard Rowland said. Despite the power and prestige of these superstars, UA would struggle for much of its early history, but would flourish under new management in the '50s. In the '70s, Woody Allen, much influenced by Chaplin, would make his films there.
Chaplin's first feature-length film, The Kid, released in 1923, was a turning point in his career. Chaplin was no longer just a funny man, but a tragedian as well, and the pathos added to this story of the Tramp and an orphan played by Jackie Coogan, was a deliberate move on Chaplin's part.
"The Elizabethan style of humor, this crude form of farce and slapstick comedy," he said, "was due entirely to my early environment, and I am now trying to steer clear from that sort of humor. "
Chaplin's partners in United Artists waited four years for Chaplin to deliver his first film for the company. A Woman of Paris represented several other firsts for Chaplin: It was the first film he directed in which he didn't appear, his first dramatic film, and his first box-office flop. Still, Variety was impressed. Chaplin, the showbiz bible gushed, "comes forth as a new genius both as a producer and a director."
Audiences preferred Chaplin the funnyman, and his next film, 1925's The Gold Rush, met their expectations and pleased the critics as well. Hailed by The New York Times for its "priceless comedy and haunting pathos," the film would be successfully reissued in 1942 with sound effects and music to delight a new generation. More than seven decades after its initial release, Entertainment Weekly found it delightful enough to name it the 15th greatest film of all time.
Ironically, for a filmmaker so intrinsically linked with the silent era, Chaplin's greatest films may very well have been made after Al Jolson's famous declaration, "You ain't heard nothin' yet," in 1928's The Jazz Singer. The emergence of sound represented a threat to Chaplin, but he faced the challenge with stubborn defiance. For Chaplin, "pantomime is far more poetic and it has a universal appeal that everyone would understand if it were well done."
City Lights was released in 1931, a landmark year in which James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson earned stardom as the tough guy gangsters of The Public Enemy and Little Caesar respectively, and Frankenstein and Dracula established horror as a film genre and made household names of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.
Yet the year's most memorable film may have been the silent City Lights, often regarded as Chaplin's masterpiece. This time, Chaplin's Tramp becomes smitten with a blind flower girl who mistakes him for a wealthy duke. He then sets out to earn the money to pay for the operation that will restore her sight. Rarely has a moment in a movie touched audiences as deeply as the final scene in which the girl, now able to see, learns that her benefactor is actually the little Tramp.
The picture had one of the longest production schedules in history with Chaplin spending two years and eight months on the film, 180 days of which were devoted to the actual filming.
Chaplin cast 20-year-old socialite Virginia Cherill in the role of the blind girl with whom the Tramp falls in love, but there was no love lost between them off-screen. "Charlie never liked me," Cherill said, "and I never liked Charlie." Chaplin complained that Cherill was an amateur whom he once fired after she insisted he allow her to leave early for a hairdressing appointment.
Variety praised City Lights but warned that Chaplin was "in danger of becoming an anachronism." Alastair Cooke thought it "flows as easily as water over pebbles." Time has sided with Cooke. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked City Lights as the 11th greatest film of all time, and, a year later, the AFI named it the greatest romantic comedy.
"The picture is sound entertainment, though silent," Variety said of 1936's Modern Times, Chaplin's first film in five years. More than any other film, Modern Times may have immortalized Chaplin's Tramp as the everyman haplessly grappling with life's difficulties. Even in the 21st century, few images portray man's relationship with technology better than Chaplin trapped in the wheels of a clock in Modern Times. In the '80's, IBM would use the image in a successful advertising campaign for its personal computers. In 2006, Bob Dylan would appropriate the title for an album.
1940's The Great Dictator was Chaplin's first genuine "talkie," and it would be his biggest box-office hit. Chaplin played the role of a Jewish barber mistaken for Hynkel, the dictator of Tomania, based on none other than Adolf Hitler.
The New York Times hailed the film as a "truly superb accomplishment by a truly great artist—and, from one point of view, perhaps the most significant film ever produced."
Chaplin's status as the greatfilm artist was apparent at the film's New York premiere which was attended by such luminaries as Albert Einstein, H. G. Wells, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
When The Great Dictator was still in the planning stages, the world was not aware of the extent of such Nazi atrocities as the Holocaust, and some felt that Chaplin had gone too far, especially in his portrayal of the Nazi's persecution of the Jews. History would make the film look more like prophecy.
Reviewing the film in 1972, Roger Ebert found it to be "Chaplin's most serious, most tragic, most human work. He did not find Hitler at all funny . . . the comedy is never neutral. It is jugular, as he creates a Hynkel who is a vain, strutting buffoon, given to egomaniacal rages and ridiculous posturing. Charlie never for a moment allows us to laugh with Hynkel, but only at him, and Hynkel thus becomes the only totally unsympathetic character Chaplin has ever played."
It was the film's closing speech in which Chaplin breaks from the character was denounced as maudlin then, but, 32-years later, Roger Ebert would call it "uncannily appropriate."
The speech was an example of Chaplin expressing his most deeply held beliefs, and his political leanings would make him very controversial indeed, and ultimately turn public opinion against him. Although it's doubtful he ever embraced Communism, he became something that Americans detested almost as much, a "limousine liberal," whose desire to share the wealth stopped at his own pocket. Chaplin supported the gubernatorial ambitions of author Upton Sinclair, whose novel The Jungle exposed the inhumane working conditions in the meat packing industry, despite Sinclair's proposal to tax the rich into extinction. A friend who listened to Chaplin's frequent rants against capitalism asked him how a millionaire like himself would be affected by such a policy.
"Don't be silly," Chaplin replied. "It doesn't affect artists."
Indeed, Chaplin apparently thought an artist should not be required to pay taxes, and he frequently didn't, bringing the Internal Revenue Service to his door on numerous occasions. Add to that Chaplin's refusal to serve either the U.S. or Britain in times of war, his praise for Soviet Russia, and his statement criticizing patriotism as "the greatest insanity that the world has ever suffered," and it's no surprise that Chaplin became a target of the House Un-American Activities Committee headed by Senator Joseph McCarthy. His films were thought to include Communist propaganda, and pickets greeted the release of Monsieur Verdoux.
After visiting Britain in 1952 to attend the premiere of Limelight, Chaplin was denied re-entry to the United States and immediately emigrated to Switzerland from where he issued a statement saying he had been the victim of "lies and vicious propaganda by powerful reactionary groups, who by their influence and the aid of America's yellow press have created an unhealthy atmosphere in which liberal-minded individuals can be singled out and persecuted." He was especially disappointed in the film industry for failing to use "the most powerful instrument in their hands - the motion picture. They should have used it to expose these bastards. Instead, they sold out and became weak and mealy-mouthed."
Jerry Epstein who worked with Chaplin in his later years discovered that his association with the once beloved star was a hindrance in his Hollywood career. "Charlie Chaplin had suddenly become a dirty word," he wrote in Remembering Charlie, "and I was advised by a United Artists executive that it would be better if I kept quiet about my association."
Chaplin's career came to a standstill, but his reputation improved in the more liberal environment of the 1960s, and he embarked on a new film project.
"Failure is unimportant," Chaplin said. "It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
Most critics felt he displayed plenty of courage in A Countess from Hong Kong, his final film which Universal released in 1966. His status as a cinema legend meant that the biggest stars clamored to work with him, and both Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren signed on to the project without reading the script.
"The way he directed was unlike anyone I ever saw," co-star 'Tippi' Hedren recalled. "He acted out all the parts himself . . . Marlon hated it." At the time, though, Brando described Countess as "the easiest picture I've ever made. I don't have to do anything. Charlie's doing it all."
In his memoirs, Brando expressed a different view of his director, describing Chaplin as a "fearsomely cruel man . . . the most sadistic man I'd ever met . . . an egotistical tyrant and a penny-pincher."
Brando didn't get along too well with Loren either, and Chaplin found it a challenge to direct them.
"The antipathy between the two stars was evident on the screen when each clasped the other as if embracing a werewolf," he wrote in his autobiography.
"I'd hate a picture that was perfect, it would seem machine-made," he said. "I want the human touch, so that you love the picture for its imperfections." The imperfections were too numerous to love in A Countess from Hong Kong,and, Bosley Crowther in The New York Times suggested those with fond memories of Chaplin should "draw the curtain fast on this embarrassment and pretend it never occurred."
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What is the more common name for the plant viscum album? | Viscum album (mistletoe) | Plants & Fungi At Kew
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Geography and distribution
Mistletoe ranges from North Africa to southern England and southern Scandinavia, across Central Europe to southwest and east Asia to Japan. In Europe three subspecies (ssps.), which grow on different species of host trees, have been recognised. Viscum album ssp. album grows on hardwoods, V. album ssp. abietis on fir trees (Abies) and V. album ssp. laxum grows on pines and spruce. Further east there are well-known forms of V.album which have coloured fruits.
In the UK V. album occurs from east Devon to Yorkshire, and is particularly common in central and southern England and around London.
Viscum album bush
Habitat
Mistletoe is partially parasitic, growing on several woody hosts (trees and shrubs) in a variety of wooded habitats, extending from the tropics (typical V. album is recorded from the Chin Hills in Burma) into temperate regions. Across its geographical range, it can be found growing on gymnosperms as well as broadleaved trees. In the UK, poplar, lime, apple and hawthorn are common hosts. Mistletoes on native European oaks are rare.
Description
Viscum album is a small woody shrub, frequently globular in shape and can reach over 1 m in diameter. It grows on the branches of other trees, to which it is attached by a swelling called a haustorium. In common with all mistletoes, it is hemiparasitic which means that although it depends on its host for water and mineral nutrients, it is able to photosynthesise (create its own carbohydrates using sunlight) because it has green leaves and stems.
The stems of the mistletoe appear characteristically forked, (pseudo-dichotomously branched) and it is possible to estimate the age of a mistletoe bush simply by counting the number of times that the branches fork and adding two years (since often one fork is produced in each year from the third year after germination). V. album is dioecious, which means that male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small, easily overlooked flowers are produced in a short inflorescence of three to five flowers in the forks of the branches. Although small, the flowers are reported to be insect-pollinated and they are said to be sweetly scented and to produce nectar. The white berries appear from about October until May. Inside they contain a single green seed which lacks a seed coat but is surrounded by a sticky pulp.
An apple tree killed by mistletoe
Other common names
German: Mistel, Vogelmistel, Leimmistel, Affolter, Bocksfutter, Drudenfua, Elfklatte, Geiakrut, Guomol, Hexenbesen, Immergrune, Kluster, Marenklatte, Marentaken, Mischgle, Mischgelt, Misple, Nistle, Uomol, Vogelchrut, VogelKlab, Vogellim, Wespe, Wintergrun, Wispen, Wasp.
French: gui, gui commun, gui de druides
Italian: vischio, visco, vescovaggine, guatrice, pania, scoaggine
Spanish: muerdago
Threats and conservation
Viscum album is locally common in the UK. The most recent survey (1993-6) showed that, in its stronghold in the former apple orchard areas of the Welsh borders, the populations had fallen in numbers as a direct consequence of the decline of the orchards. In spite of this, the plant was still much more common in the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, when compared with what are probably more natural frequencies found elsewhere.
Infestations of mistletoe are detrimental to the host tree, and large infestations can eventually lead to the host's death, particularly during prolonged periods of dry weather. As mistletoe reduces the productivity of commercial fruit trees it is often pruned out to try and stop its spread.
Uses
Male plant
Mistletoe has had a long history of use in folk medicine. Druids (members of a priestly class active in Gaul during pre-Christian times) regarded mistletoe growing on oak as superior. Some of the constituent compounds of mistletoe affect the immune, circulatory and cardiac systems. Mistletoe has been used as an antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, digestive and diuretic, and, among the many ailments it has been used to treat, are epilepsy, ulcers, high blood pressure, rheumatism and certain types of cancer. Despite experimental anti-tumour effects, research is still underway to determine its clinical role, although the commercially available mistletoe extracts such as Iscador and Helixor are widely used as oncological drugs, particularly in Germany.
Druids used the plant as an aphrodisiac, and in Scandinavian tales it symbolises peace and love. Until the arrival of Christmas trees in the nineteenth century, the kissing bough held centre stage at Christmas, when a berry was plucked with each kiss until none was left. Today, mistletoe is still a favourite Christmas decoration.
Cultivation
Viscum album has been introduced to host trees in Kew Gardens many times, but has been difficult to establish. In 1996 seeds were placed on 14 different Malus species. None of these became a host but a nearby Crataegus monogyna now exhibits a good clump, which appears to be about eight to nine years old.
In 2004 a Kew Diploma student introduced locally-collected seed. He rubbed 20 seeds into the bark of each of nine suitable host trees. Mostly the sides or undersides of branches were used, with the pulp surrounding the seeds used as glue. The bark was not cut into at all. This process mimics seed dispersal by birds.
Point of attachment to an apple tree
On one of the Malus trees in the trial, six seeds germinated, and by 2009 four of the plants were doing well. Three seeds germinated on a lime tree but the plants then disappeared. However, in autumn 2009, a new seedling appeared on the same lime tree. It is hoped that some of the trees on which seeds germinated but then disappeared may similarly produce more plants in the future.
Some authors suggest that the best method is to build up a store of good viable seed, which can be sown after winter, when the chance of predation by small birds such as tits is at its lowest. Seeds from robust, healthy bushes, collected from January onwards can be stored once the fruit skins have been removed and the seeds air-dried. Critically, the seeds must be stored in the light, as it seems that the green embryo needs to photosynthesise. The rehydrated seeds can then be sown from March onwards.
The Arboretum team at Kew collected more seeds during the winter of 2009 in order to continue research on the cultivation of mistletoe.
Kew and the mistletoe trade
Scientists in Kew's Sustainable Uses of Plants Group were commissioned by the Countryside Agency, English Nature and Scottish Natural Heritage to undertake research on the commercial uses of wild and traditionally managed plants in England and Scotland. Border towns between England and Wales, in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Shropshire and Worcestershire, are the traditional centres for mistletoe trade. Tenbury Wells (in Herefordshire) has the last remaining specialist mistletoe auctions based on material gathered by local orchard owners and their casual workers. Despite the English harvest, imports - mostly from France - seem to be the source of most seasonal mistletoe in the London markets. In recent years, small amounts of imported French mistletoe have even reached the market at Tenbury Wells, but 99% of mistletoe traded there is still collected in local counties.
Kiss of death?
Mistletoe contains a mixture of toxic proteins, viscotoxins and mistletoe lectins. The leaves and stems are reported to be more poisonous than the fruits, and there is some evidence that the toxicity depends on the species of tree on which mistletoe is growing. Most problems are likely to arise when mistletoe is cut and brought indoors (for example at Christmas-time), and usually involve children who have eaten the fruits. Reactions vary and depend on the age of the child and the number of fruits eaten. As few as three or four berries may produce mild stomach ache; if large numbers are eaten gastroenteritis and diarrhoea may result. Poisoning is rarely serious, but it is best to seek medical advice. Pets can be at risk; some cases of dog poisoning have been fatal.
References and credits
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Duke, J.A. (2001). Handbook of Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton and London.
Kirkup, D.W., Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2000). Viscum in the context of its family Viscaceae and its diversity in Africa. In: Mistletoe: The Genus Viscum, ed. A. Bussing. Harwood Academic Publishers.
Prendergast, H.D.V. & Sanderson, H. (2004). Britain's Wild Harvest: The Commercial Uses of Wild Plants and Fungi. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Ramm, H., Urech, K., Scheibler, M. & Grazi, G. (2000). Cultivation and development of Viscum album. In: Mistletoe: The Genus Viscum, ed. A. Bussing. Harwood Academic Publishers.
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Kew Science Editor: Don Kirkup
Kew contributors: Tony Hall (HPE); Steve Davis (Sustainable Uses Group)
Copyediting: Emma Tredwell
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European Mistletoe
This fact sheet provides basic information about European mistletoe—common names, usefulness and safety, and resources for more information.
Common Names: European mistletoe, mistletoe
Latin Name:
Viscum album
Background
European mistletoe grows on several types of common trees such as apple, oak, pine, and elm trees. Where the term “mistletoe” is used in this fact sheet, it refers to European mistletoe. European mistletoe is different from American mistletoe, the type of mistletoe that grows in the United States and is used as a holiday decoration.
Mistletoe has been used for centuries in traditional medicine for a variety of conditions including seizures, headaches, and arthritis. Today, mistletoe is used in Europe as a treatment for cancer.
The berries, leaves, and stems of mistletoe are used to make extracts, which are usually given by injection under the skin. Mistletoe may also be taken orally (by mouth) as a dietary supplement. In Europe, mistletoe extracts that are given by injection are sold as prescription drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved the use of mistletoe as a treatment for cancer or any other medical condition. In the United States, the use of injectable mistletoe extracts is permitted only in clinical trials.
How Much Do We Know?
Although mistletoe has been studied for cancer, its effects are not well understood because much of the research on it has been of poor quality.
What Have We Learned?
There have been clinical trials of mistletoe for cancer, mostly in Europe. Although some trials indicated that mistletoe improved survival or quality of life, almost all of the trials had major weaknesses that raise doubts about their findings. These weaknesses have included small numbers of patients, incomplete data, lack of information about the dose of mistletoe, and problems with the design of the studies.
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the National Cancer Institute have completed a preliminary trial to evaluate the safety of injected European mistletoe extract in combination with a cancer drug in patients with advanced cancer. It showed that patients could tolerate the herb/drug combination and provided other information that may be helpful in the design of future studies to evaluate mistletoe’s effectiveness.
Mistletoe is not a proven cancer treatment. It should not be used outside of clinical trials.
What Do We Know About Safety?
Mistletoe berries and leaves can cause serious harmful effects when taken orally.
Injected mistletoe extract may cause soreness and inflammation at the injection site, headache, fever, and chills. Serious side effects are rare, but a few severe allergic reactions have been reported.
Keep in Mind
Tell all your health care providers about any complementary or integrative health approaches you use. Give them a full picture of what you do to manage your health. This will help ensure coordinated and safe care.
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Key References
European mistletoe. Natural Medicines Web site. Accessed at naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ on April 14, 2015. [Database subscription].
Horneber M, Bueschel G, Huber R, et al. Mistletoe therapy in oncology. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008;(2):CD003297 [edited 2010].
Mansky PJ, Wallerstedt DB, Sannes TS, et al. NCCAM/NCI Phase I study of mistletoe extract and gemcitabine in patients with advanced solid tumors. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013;2013:964592.
National Cancer Institute. Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ). National Cancer Institute Web site. Accessed at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/mistletoe/patient on April 14, 2015.
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Nicolae Ceausescu, who was executed with his wife on Christmas day of 1989, was a maverick and despotic Rumanian Communist leader who pursued an independent course abroad and demanded slavish subservience at home.
For one of Eastern Europe's most durable dictators, Mr. Ceausescu's downfall after 24 years of repression at home and bridge-building to the West came astoundingly fast, even when measured against the frantic pace of change in the Soviet bloc that year.
Just a month before his death, tens of thousands of workers marched under fluttering flags to hail President Ceausescu's re-election as the General Secretary of the Communist Party.
But although the carefully orchestrated ceremony did not allow a murmur of dissent, long-simmering national rage over a Draconian economic policy, Ceausescu nepotism (his wife was his Deputy Prime Minister), a bizarre cult of personality and harebrained agricultural and architectural schemes, many experts say, reached a flash point in December of 1989 in violent demonstrations in the western city of Timisoara.
The overthrow ended the rule of a strangely contradictory figure, one who showed one face to the outside world, another to his people.
He welcomed two American Presidents, Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, to Bucharest and helped Mr. Nixon plan his opening to China in 1972. He was received, in turn, in Washington and feted by President Jimmy Carter. He was the only Eastern bloc leader to carry on simultaneous diplomatic relations with Israel, Albania and China. He freed Rumanian Jews to emigrate to Israel, although, it later came out, Israel paid millions of dollars in ransom fees.
He also denounced the Soviet military sweep into Afghanistan in 1979, refused to take part in the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and other Warsaw Pact maneuvers and barred Soviet bases on Rumanian soil. Cultism, Inefficiency: Invoking Stalin But at home, the taciturn and humorless Mr. Ceausescu created what was often described as his own Stalinist regime, complete with huge, underused building projects and a personality cult that saw his face - and increasingly, his wife's, retouched to make her appear 40 years younger - plastered throughout the country.
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The American comedian and actor William Claude Dukenfield, died on Christmas Day in 1946. How was he better known? | Transcript of the trial of Nicolae and E. Ceausescu
Transcript of the closed "trial" of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu
Military base Tirgoviste - December 25th 1989
Prosecutor Gica POPA
The following is a transscript of the closed trial of Romanian Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, as shown on Romanian and Austrian television.
The English translation is by the U.S. government's Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Sections in italic type are from the austrian television comentary:
NICOLAE CEAUSESCU: I only recognize the Grand National Assembly. I will only speak in front of it.
PROSECUTOR: In the same way he refused to hold a dialogue with the people, now he also refuses to speak with us. He always claimed to act and speak on behalf of the people, to be a beloved son of the people, but he only tyrannized the people all the time. You are faced with charges that you held really sumptuous celebrations on all holidays at your house. The details are known. These two defendants procured the most luxurious foodstuffs and clothes from abroad. They were even worse than the king, the former king of Romania. The people only received 200 grams per day, against an identity card. These two defendants have robbed the people, and not even today do they want to talk. They are cowards. We have data concerning both of them. I ask the chairman of the prosecutor's office to read the bill of indictment.
CHIEF PROSECUTOR: Esteemed chairman of the court, today we have to pass a verdict on the defendants Nicolae Ceausescu and Elena Ceausescu who have committed the following offenses: Crimes against the people. They carried out acts that are incompatible with human dignity and social thinking; they acted in a despotic and criminal way; they destroyed the people whose leaders they claimed to be. Because of the crimes they committed against the people, I plead, on behalf of the victims of these two tyrants, for the death sentence for the two defendants. The bill of indictment contains the following points: Genocide, in accordance with Article 356 of the penal code. Two: Armed attack on the people and the state power, in accordance with Article 163 of the penal code. The destruction of buildings and state institutions, undermining of the national economy, in accordance with Articles 165 and 145 of the penal code. They obstructed the normal process of the economy.
PROSECUTOR: Did you hear the charges? Have you understood them?
CEAUSESCU: I do not answer, I will only answer questions before the Grand National Assembly. I do not recognize this court. The charges are incorrect, and I will not answer a single question here.
PROSECUTOR: Note: He does not recognize the points mentioned in the bill of indictment.
CEAUSESCU: I will not sign anything.
PROSECUTOR: This situation is known. The catastrophic situation of the country is known all over the world. Every honest citizen who worked hard here until 22 December knows that we do not have medicines, that you two have killed children and other people in this way, that there is nothing to eat, no heating, no electricity.
Elena and Nicolae reject this. Another question to Ceausescu: Who ordered the bloodbath in Timisoara. Ceausescu refused to answer.
PROSECUTOR: Who gave the order to shoot in Bucharest, for instance?
CEAUSESCU: I do not answer.
PROSECUTOR: Who ordered shooting into the crowd? Tell us!
At that moment Elena says to Nicolae: Forget about them. You see, there is no use in talking to these people.
PROSECUTOR: Do you not know anything about the order to shoot?
Nicolae reacts with astonishment.
There is still shooting going on, the prosecutor says. Fanatics, whom you are paying. They are shooting at children; they are shooting arbitrarily into the apartments. Who are these fanatics? Are they the people, or are you paying them?
CEAUSESCU: I will not answer. I will not answer any question. Not a single shot was fired in Palace Square. Not a single shot. No one was shot.
PROSECUTOR: By now, there have been 34 casualties.
Elena says: Look, and that they are calling genocide.
PROSECUTOR: In all district capitals, which you grandly called municipalities, there is shooting going on. The people were slaves. The entire intelligentsia of the country ran away. No one wanted to do anything for you anymore.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mr. President, I would like to know something: The accused should tell us who the mercenaries are. Who pays them? And who brought them into the country?
PROSECUTOR: Yes. Accused, answer.
CEAUSESCU: I will not say anything more. I will only speak at the Grand National Assembly.
Elena keeps whispering to him. As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. I have observed that she is not even able to read correctly, but she calls herself an university graduate. Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues.
The prosecutor cites all academic titles she had always claimed to have.
ELENA CEAUSESCU: The intelligentsia of the country will hear what you are accusing us of.
PROSECUTOR: Nicolae Ceausescu should tell us why he does not answer our questions. What prevents him from doing so?
CEAUSESCU: I will answer any question, but only at the Grand National Assembly, before the representatives of the working class. Tell the people that I will answer all their questions. All the world should know what is going on here. I only recognize the working class and the Grand National Assembly -- no one else.
The prosecutor says: The world already knows what has happened here.
I will not answer you putschists, Ceausescu says.
PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved.
CEAUSESCU: This is not possible at all. No one can dissolve the National Assembly.
PROSECUTOR: We now have another leading organ. The National Salvation Front is now our supreme body.
CEAUSESCU: No one recognizes that. That is why the people are fighting all over the country. This gang will be destroyed. They organized the putsch.
PROSECUTOR: The people are fighting against you, not against the new forum.
CEAUSESCU: No, the people are fighting for freedom and against the new forum. I do not recognize the court.
PROSECUTOR: Why do you think that people are fighting today? What do you think?
Ceausescu answers: As I said before, the people are fighting for their freedom and against this putsch, against this usurpation. Ceausescu claims that the putsch was organized from abroad.
CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize this court. I will not answer any more. I am now talking to you as simple citizens, and I hope that you will tell the truth. I hope that you do not also work for the foreigners and for the destruction of Romania.
The prosecutor asks the counsel for the defense to ask Ceausescu whether he knows that he is no longer president of the country, that Elena Ceausescu has also lost all her official state functions and that the government has been dissolved.
The prosecutor wants to find out on which basis the trial can be continued. It must be cleared up whether Ceausescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. At the moment the situation is rather uncertain.
Now the counsel for the defense, who was appointed by the court, asks whether Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu know the aforementioned facts -- that he is no longer president, that she has lost all official functions. He answers: I am the president of Romania, and I am the commander in chief of the Romanian army. No one can deprive me of these functions.
PROSECUTOR: But not of our army, you are not the commander in chief of our army.
CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize you. I am talking to you as simple citizens at the least, as simple citizens, and I tell you: I am the president of Romania.
PROSECUTOR: What are you really?
CEAUSESCU: I repeat: I am the president of Romania and the commander in chief of the Romanian army. I am the president of the people. I will not speak with you provocateurs anymore, and I will not speak with the organizers of the putsch and with the mercenaries. I have nothing to do with them.
PROSECUTOR: Yes, but you are paying the mercenaries.
No, no, he says. And Elena says: It is incredible what they are inventing, incredible.
PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Ceausescu does not recognize the new legal structures of power of the country. He still considers himself to be the country's president and the commander in chief of the army.
Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? Why did you make the peasants starve? The produce which the peasants grew was exported, and the peasants came from the most remote provinces to Bucharest and to the other cities in order to buy bread. They cultivated the soil in line with your orders and had nothing to eat. Why did you starve the people?
CEAUSESCU: I will not answer this question. As a simple citizen, I tell you the following: For the first time I guaranteed that every peasant received 200 kilograms of wheat per person, not per family, and that he is entitled to more. It is a lie that I made the people starve. A lie, a lie in my face. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed.
PROSECUTOR: You claim to have taken measures so that every peasant is entitled to 200 kilograms of wheat. Why do the peasants then buy their bread in Bucharest?
The prosecutor quotes Ceausescu, Ceausescu's program.
PROSECUTOR: We have wonderful programs. Paper is patient. However, why are your programs not implemented? You have destroyed the Romanian villages and the Romanian soil. What do you say as a citizen?
CEAUSESCU: As a citizen, as a simple citizen, I tell you the following: At no point was there such an upswing, so much construction, so much consolidation in the Romanian provinces. I guaranteed that every village has its schools, hospitals and doctors. I have done everything to create a decent and rich life for the people in the country, like in no other country in the world.
PROSECUTOR: We have always spoken of equality. We are all equal. Everybody should be paid according to his performance. Now we finally saw your villa on television, the golden plates from which you ate, the foodstuffs that you had imported, the luxurious celebrations, pictures from your luxurious celebrations.
ELENA CEAUSESCU: Incredible. We live in a normal apartment, just like every other citizen. We have ensured an apartment for every citizen through corresponding laws.
PROSECUTOR: You had palaces.
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7. How many pints does a 10- gallon hat hold?
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10. From what ancient activity does the word ‘crestfallen’ come?
11. What non-mechanical sport achieves the highest speeds?
12. What major city is on an island in the St Lawrence river?
13. Who succeeded Alf Ramsey to become caretaker manger for the English national football team in 1974?
14. What did Britain’s roads first acquire in 1914?
15. Which former Liverpool player held the record for the fastest hat-trick, scoring 3 goals in less than 5 minutes?
16. Myleen Klass (pictured) now presents 10 Years Younger on Channel 4, but what was the name of the pop band that gave her success in 2001?
17. Who was the presenter of Out Of Town in the 1960s who went on to appear on the children’s TV programme How?
18. Whose autobiography is called Dear Fatty?
19. Who were Tom and Barbara’s neighbours in The Good Life?
20. In Cockney rhyming slang what are your ‘Daisy Roots’?
21. What is the surname of the twin brothers who compiled the Guinness Book of Records together between 1955 and 1975?
22. Which actor played Columbo?
23. Does the Bactrian camel have one hump, or two?
24. Where is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock?
25. Concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development and industrialisation, what National Charity was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists, Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley?
26. What famous make of motorcycle was Lawrence of Arabia riding when he was tragically killed in Dorset in 1936?
27. What colour of flag should a ship fly to show it is in quarantine?
28. Purple Brittlegill, Velvet Shank and Orange Milkcap are three types of what?
29. What is the name of the flats where the Trotters lived in Only Fools And Horses?
30. In computing, what does the abbreviation USB stand for?
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If China is 1, India is 2, and USA is 3, who is 4? | The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency
Background:
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations.
Geography :: CHINA
Natural hazards:
frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
volcanism: China contains some historically active volcanoes including Changbaishan (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san), Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most have been relatively inactive in recent centuries
Environment - current issues:
air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain; China is the world's largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution from untreated wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species
party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak
People and Society :: CHINA
noun: Chinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese
Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai and other nationalities) 7.1%
note: the Chinese Government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups (2010 est.)
Languages:
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
note: Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)
Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, folk religion 21.9%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.2%
note: officially atheist (2010 est.)
0-14 years: 17.1% (male 126,732,020/female 108,172,771)
15-24 years: 13.27% (male 97,126,460/female 85,135,228)
25-54 years: 48.42% (male 339,183,101/female 325,836,319)
55-64 years: 10.87% (male 75,376,730/female 73,859,424)
65 years and over: 10.35% (male 67,914,015/female 74,205,210) (2016 est.)
population pyramid:
People - note:
in October 2015, the Chinese Government announced that it would change its rules to allow all couples to have two children instead of just one, as mandated in 1979; the new policy was implemented on 1 January 2016 to address China’s rapidly aging population and economic needs
Government :: CHINA
conventional long form: People's Republic of China
conventional short form: China
local long form: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
local short form: Zhongguo
abbreviation: PRC
etymology: English name derives from the Qin (Chin) rulers of the 3rd century B.C., who comprised the first imperial dynasty of ancient China; the Chinese name Zhongguo translates as "Central Nation"
geographic coordinates: 39 55 N, 116 23 E
time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone; many people in Xinjiang Province observe an unofficial "Xinjiang time zone" of UTC+6, two hours behind Beijing
Administrative divisions:
23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural)
provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan)
autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uygur, Xizang (Tibet)
municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin
note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau
Executive branch:
chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013); Vice President LI Yuanchao (since 14 March 2013)
head of government: Premier LI Keqiang (since 16 March 2013); Executive Vice Premiers ZHANG Gaoli (since 16 March 2013), LIU Yandong (since 16 March 2013), MA Kai (since 16 March 2013), WANG Yang (since 16 March 2013)
cabinet: State Council appointed by National People's Congress
elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5-17 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2018); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress
election results: XI Jinping elected president; National People's Congress vote - 2,952 ; LI Yuanchao elected vice president with 2,940 votes
Legislative branch:
description: unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
elections: last held in December 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2017 to early 2018)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme People's Court (consists of over 340 judges including the chief justice, 13 grand justices organized into a civil committee and tribunals for civil, economic, administrative, complaint and appeal, and communication and transportation cases)
judge selection and term of office: chief justice appointed by the People's National Congress (NPC); term limited to 2 consecutive 5-year terms; other justices and judges nominated by the chief justice and appointed by the Standing Committee of the NPC; term of other justices and judges determined by the NPC
subordinate courts: Higher People's Courts; Intermediate People's Courts; District and County People's Courts; Autonomous Region People's Courts; Special People's Courts for military, maritime, transportation, and forestry issues
note: in late 2014, China unveiled planned judicial reforms
Chinese Communist Party or CCP [XI Jinping]
note: China has eight nominally independent small parties ultimately controlled by the CCP
International organization participation:
ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, CDB, CICA, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24 (observer), G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SCO, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
chief of mission: Ambassador CUI Tiankai (since 3 April 2013)
chancery: 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 495-2266
name: "Yiyongjun Jinxingqu" (The March of the Volunteers)
lyrics/music: TIAN Han/NIE Er
note: adopted 1949; the anthem, though banned during the Cultural Revolution, is more commonly known as "Zhongguo Guoge" (Chinese National Song); it was originally the theme song to the 1935 Chinese movie, "Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm"
Economy :: CHINA
Economy - overview:
Since the late 1970s, China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role; in 2010, China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phaseout of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to "economic security," explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2015 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US in 2014 for the first time in modern history. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average.
After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, China in July 2005 moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008, cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. In 2015, the People’s Bank of China announced it would continue to carefully push for full convertibility of the renminbi after the currency was accepted as part of the IMF’s special drawing rights basket.
The Chinese Government faces numerous economic challenges including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2014 more than 274 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development.
Several factors are converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading partners. The government's 13th Five-Year Plan, unveiled in November 2015, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase innovation and domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources. In 2014, China agreed to begin limiting carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.
2.25% (31 December 2014 est.)
2.25% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
4.4% (31 December 2016 est.)
4.35% (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
$6.802 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$6.176 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
$22.89 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$21.45 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
$23.08 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$20.53 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
$8.188 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
$6.005 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)
$6.499 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
Economy - overview:
Since the late 1970s, China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role; in 2010, China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phaseout of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to "economic security," explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2015 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US in 2014 for the first time in modern history. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average.
After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, China in July 2005 moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008, cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. In 2015, the People’s Bank of China announced it would continue to carefully push for full convertibility of the renminbi after the currency was accepted as part of the IMF’s special drawing rights basket.
The Chinese Government faces numerous economic challenges including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2014 more than 274 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development.
Several factors are converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading partners. The government's 13th Five-Year Plan, unveiled in November 2015, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase innovation and domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources. In 2014, China agreed to begin limiting carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.
2.25% (31 December 2014 est.)
2.25% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
4.4% (31 December 2016 est.)
4.35% (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
$6.802 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$6.176 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
$22.89 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$21.45 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
$23.08 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$20.53 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
$8.188 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
$6.005 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)
$6.499 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 95 (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
Telephone system:
general assessment: domestic and international services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in th
domestic: interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users now over 50% of the population; a domestic satellite system with several earth s
international: country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacifi (2012)
110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 1
Merchant marine:
total: 2,030
by type: barge carrier 7, bulk carrier 621, cargo 566, carrier 10, chemical tanker 140, container 206, liquefied gas 60, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 81, petroleum tanker 264, refrigerated cargo 33, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 23
foreign-owned: 22 (Hong Kong 18, Indonesia 2, Japan 2)
registered in other countries: 1,559 (Bangladesh 1, Belize 61, Cambodia 177, Comoros 1, Cyprus 6, Georgia 10, Honduras 2, Hong Kong 500, India 1, Indonesia 1, Kiribati 26, Liberia 4, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 14, North Korea 3, Panama 534, Philippines 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincen (2010)
country comparison to the world: 3
major seaport(s): Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin
river port(s): Guangzhou (Pearl)
container port(s) (TEUs): Dalian (6,400,300), Guangzhou (14,260,400), Ningbo (14,719,200), Qingdao (13,020,100), Shanghai (31,739,000), Shenzhen (22,570,800), Tianjin (11,587,600)(2011)
LNG terminal(s) (import): Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tangshan, Zhejiang
Military and Security :: CHINA
Military branches:
People's Liberation Army (PLA): Army, Navy (PLAN; includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun, PLAAF; includes airborne forces), Rocket Force (strategic missile force), and Strategic Support Force (space and cyber forces); People's Armed Police (Renmin Wuzhuang Jingcha Budui, PAP); PLA Reserve Force (2016)
Military service age and obligation:
18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; a recent military decision allows women in combat roles; the first class of women warship commanders was in 2011 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 40
Transnational Issues :: CHINA
Disputes - international:
continuing talks and confidence-building measures work toward reducing tensions over Kashmir that nonetheless remains militarized with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas); India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; China and India continue their security and foreign policy dialogue started in 2005 related to the dispute over most of their rugged, militarized boundary, regional nuclear proliferation, and other matters; China claims most of India's Arunachal Pradesh to the base of the Himalayas; lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lie in Bhutan's northwest and along the Chumbi salient; Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China; Chinese maps show an international boundary symbol off the coasts of the littoral states of the South China Seas, where China has interrupted Vietnamese hydrocarbon exploration; China asserts sovereignty over Scarborough Reef along with the Philippines and Taiwan, and over the Spratly Islands together with Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Brunei; the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea eased tensions in the Spratlys but is not the legally binding code of conduct sought by some parties; Vietnam and China continue to expand construction of facilities in the Spratlys and in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord on marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands;
China occupies some of the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are also claimed by China and Taiwan; certain islands in the Yalu and Tumen Rivers are in dispute with North Korea; North Korea and China seek to stem illegal migration to China by North Koreans, fleeing privations and oppression, by building a fence along portions of the border and imprisoning North Koreans deported by China; China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with their 2004 Agreement; China and Tajikistan have begun demarcating the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009; citing environmental, cultural, and social concerns, China has reconsidered construction of 13 dams on the Salween River, but energy-starved Burma, with backing from Thailand, remains intent on building five hydro-electric dams downstream despite regional and international protests
Chinese and Hong Kong authorities met in March 2008 to resolve ownership and use of lands recovered in Shenzhen River channelization, including 96-hectare Lok Ma Chau Loop
refugees (country of origin): 300,896 (Vietnam); undetermined (North Korea) (2015)
IDPs: undetermined (2014)
Trafficking in persons:
current situation: China is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Chinese adults and children are forced into prostitution and various forms of forced labor, including begging and working in brick kilns, coal mines, and factories; women and children are recruited from rural areas and taken to urban centers for sexual exploitation, often lured by criminal syndicates or gangs with fraudulent job offers; state-sponsored forced labor, where detainees work for up to four years often with no remuneration, continues to be a serious concern; Chinese men, women, and children also may be subjected to conditions of sex trafficking and forced labor worldwide, particularly in overseas Chinese communities; women and children are trafficked to China from neighboring countries, as well as Africa and the Americas, for forced labor and prostitution
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - China does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; official data for 2014 states that 194 alleged traffickers were arrested and at least 35 were convicted, but the government’s conflation of human trafficking with other crimes makes it difficult to assess law enforcement efforts to investigate and to prosecute trafficking offenses according to international law; despite reports of complicity, no government officials were investigated, prosecuted, or convicted for their roles in trafficking offenses; authorities did not adequately protect victims and did not provide the data needed to ascertain the number of victims identified or assisted or the services provided; the National People’s Congress ratified a decision to abolish “reform through labor” in 2013, but some continued to operate as state-sponsored drug detention or “custody and education” centers that force inmates to perform manual labor; some North Korean refugees continued to be forcibly repatriated as illegal economic migrants, despite reports that some were trafficking victims (2015)
Illicit drugs:
major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia; growing domestic consumption of synthetic drugs, and heroin from Southeast and Southwest Asia; source country for methamphetamine and heroin chemical precursors, despite new regulations on its large chemical industry; more people believed to be convicted and executed for drug offences than anywhere else in the world, according to NGOs (2008)
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Background:
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations.
Geography :: CHINA
Natural hazards:
frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
volcanism: China contains some historically active volcanoes including Changbaishan (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san), Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most have been relatively inactive in recent centuries
Environment - current issues:
air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain; China is the world's largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution from untreated wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species
party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak
People and Society :: CHINA
noun: Chinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese
Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai and other nationalities) 7.1%
note: the Chinese Government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups (2010 est.)
Languages:
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
note: Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)
Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, folk religion 21.9%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.2%
note: officially atheist (2010 est.)
0-14 years: 17.1% (male 126,732,020/female 108,172,771)
15-24 years: 13.27% (male 97,126,460/female 85,135,228)
25-54 years: 48.42% (male 339,183,101/female 325,836,319)
55-64 years: 10.87% (male 75,376,730/female 73,859,424)
65 years and over: 10.35% (male 67,914,015/female 74,205,210) (2016 est.)
population pyramid:
People - note:
in October 2015, the Chinese Government announced that it would change its rules to allow all couples to have two children instead of just one, as mandated in 1979; the new policy was implemented on 1 January 2016 to address China’s rapidly aging population and economic needs
Government :: CHINA
conventional long form: People's Republic of China
conventional short form: China
local long form: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
local short form: Zhongguo
abbreviation: PRC
etymology: English name derives from the Qin (Chin) rulers of the 3rd century B.C., who comprised the first imperial dynasty of ancient China; the Chinese name Zhongguo translates as "Central Nation"
geographic coordinates: 39 55 N, 116 23 E
time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone; many people in Xinjiang Province observe an unofficial "Xinjiang time zone" of UTC+6, two hours behind Beijing
Administrative divisions:
23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural)
provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan)
autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uygur, Xizang (Tibet)
municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin
note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau
Executive branch:
chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013); Vice President LI Yuanchao (since 14 March 2013)
head of government: Premier LI Keqiang (since 16 March 2013); Executive Vice Premiers ZHANG Gaoli (since 16 March 2013), LIU Yandong (since 16 March 2013), MA Kai (since 16 March 2013), WANG Yang (since 16 March 2013)
cabinet: State Council appointed by National People's Congress
elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5-17 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2018); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress
election results: XI Jinping elected president; National People's Congress vote - 2,952 ; LI Yuanchao elected vice president with 2,940 votes
Legislative branch:
description: unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected
elections: last held in December 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2017 to early 2018)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme People's Court (consists of over 340 judges including the chief justice, 13 grand justices organized into a civil committee and tribunals for civil, economic, administrative, complaint and appeal, and communication and transportation cases)
judge selection and term of office: chief justice appointed by the People's National Congress (NPC); term limited to 2 consecutive 5-year terms; other justices and judges nominated by the chief justice and appointed by the Standing Committee of the NPC; term of other justices and judges determined by the NPC
subordinate courts: Higher People's Courts; Intermediate People's Courts; District and County People's Courts; Autonomous Region People's Courts; Special People's Courts for military, maritime, transportation, and forestry issues
note: in late 2014, China unveiled planned judicial reforms
Chinese Communist Party or CCP [XI Jinping]
note: China has eight nominally independent small parties ultimately controlled by the CCP
International organization participation:
ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, CDB, CICA, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24 (observer), G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SCO, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
chief of mission: Ambassador CUI Tiankai (since 3 April 2013)
chancery: 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 495-2266
name: "Yiyongjun Jinxingqu" (The March of the Volunteers)
lyrics/music: TIAN Han/NIE Er
note: adopted 1949; the anthem, though banned during the Cultural Revolution, is more commonly known as "Zhongguo Guoge" (Chinese National Song); it was originally the theme song to the 1935 Chinese movie, "Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm"
Economy :: CHINA
Economy - overview:
Since the late 1970s, China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role; in 2010, China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phaseout of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to "economic security," explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2015 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US in 2014 for the first time in modern history. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average.
After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, China in July 2005 moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008, cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. In 2015, the People’s Bank of China announced it would continue to carefully push for full convertibility of the renminbi after the currency was accepted as part of the IMF’s special drawing rights basket.
The Chinese Government faces numerous economic challenges including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2014 more than 274 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development.
Several factors are converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading partners. The government's 13th Five-Year Plan, unveiled in November 2015, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase innovation and domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources. In 2014, China agreed to begin limiting carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.
2.25% (31 December 2014 est.)
2.25% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
4.4% (31 December 2016 est.)
4.35% (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
$6.802 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$6.176 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
$22.89 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$21.45 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
$23.08 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$20.53 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
$8.188 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
$6.005 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)
$6.499 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
Economy - overview:
Since the late 1970s, China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role; in 2010, China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phaseout of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to "economic security," explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2015 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US in 2014 for the first time in modern history. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average.
After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, China in July 2005 moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008, cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. In 2015, the People’s Bank of China announced it would continue to carefully push for full convertibility of the renminbi after the currency was accepted as part of the IMF’s special drawing rights basket.
The Chinese Government faces numerous economic challenges including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2014 more than 274 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development.
Several factors are converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading partners. The government's 13th Five-Year Plan, unveiled in November 2015, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase innovation and domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources. In 2014, China agreed to begin limiting carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.
2.25% (31 December 2014 est.)
2.25% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
4.4% (31 December 2016 est.)
4.35% (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
$6.802 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$6.176 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
$22.89 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$21.45 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
$23.08 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$20.53 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
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$8.188 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
$6.005 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)
$6.499 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 95 (July 2015 est.)
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Telephone system:
general assessment: domestic and international services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in th
domestic: interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users now over 50% of the population; a domestic satellite system with several earth s
international: country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacifi (2012)
110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011)
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Merchant marine:
total: 2,030
by type: barge carrier 7, bulk carrier 621, cargo 566, carrier 10, chemical tanker 140, container 206, liquefied gas 60, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 81, petroleum tanker 264, refrigerated cargo 33, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 23
foreign-owned: 22 (Hong Kong 18, Indonesia 2, Japan 2)
registered in other countries: 1,559 (Bangladesh 1, Belize 61, Cambodia 177, Comoros 1, Cyprus 6, Georgia 10, Honduras 2, Hong Kong 500, India 1, Indonesia 1, Kiribati 26, Liberia 4, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 14, North Korea 3, Panama 534, Philippines 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincen (2010)
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major seaport(s): Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin
river port(s): Guangzhou (Pearl)
container port(s) (TEUs): Dalian (6,400,300), Guangzhou (14,260,400), Ningbo (14,719,200), Qingdao (13,020,100), Shanghai (31,739,000), Shenzhen (22,570,800), Tianjin (11,587,600)(2011)
LNG terminal(s) (import): Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tangshan, Zhejiang
Military and Security :: CHINA
Military branches:
People's Liberation Army (PLA): Army, Navy (PLAN; includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun, PLAAF; includes airborne forces), Rocket Force (strategic missile force), and Strategic Support Force (space and cyber forces); People's Armed Police (Renmin Wuzhuang Jingcha Budui, PAP); PLA Reserve Force (2016)
Military service age and obligation:
18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; a recent military decision allows women in combat roles; the first class of women warship commanders was in 2011 (2012)
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Transnational Issues :: CHINA
Disputes - international:
continuing talks and confidence-building measures work toward reducing tensions over Kashmir that nonetheless remains militarized with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas); India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; China and India continue their security and foreign policy dialogue started in 2005 related to the dispute over most of their rugged, militarized boundary, regional nuclear proliferation, and other matters; China claims most of India's Arunachal Pradesh to the base of the Himalayas; lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lie in Bhutan's northwest and along the Chumbi salient; Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China; Chinese maps show an international boundary symbol off the coasts of the littoral states of the South China Seas, where China has interrupted Vietnamese hydrocarbon exploration; China asserts sovereignty over Scarborough Reef along with the Philippines and Taiwan, and over the Spratly Islands together with Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Brunei; the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea eased tensions in the Spratlys but is not the legally binding code of conduct sought by some parties; Vietnam and China continue to expand construction of facilities in the Spratlys and in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord on marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands;
China occupies some of the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are also claimed by China and Taiwan; certain islands in the Yalu and Tumen Rivers are in dispute with North Korea; North Korea and China seek to stem illegal migration to China by North Koreans, fleeing privations and oppression, by building a fence along portions of the border and imprisoning North Koreans deported by China; China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with their 2004 Agreement; China and Tajikistan have begun demarcating the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009; citing environmental, cultural, and social concerns, China has reconsidered construction of 13 dams on the Salween River, but energy-starved Burma, with backing from Thailand, remains intent on building five hydro-electric dams downstream despite regional and international protests
Chinese and Hong Kong authorities met in March 2008 to resolve ownership and use of lands recovered in Shenzhen River channelization, including 96-hectare Lok Ma Chau Loop
refugees (country of origin): 300,896 (Vietnam); undetermined (North Korea) (2015)
IDPs: undetermined (2014)
Trafficking in persons:
current situation: China is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Chinese adults and children are forced into prostitution and various forms of forced labor, including begging and working in brick kilns, coal mines, and factories; women and children are recruited from rural areas and taken to urban centers for sexual exploitation, often lured by criminal syndicates or gangs with fraudulent job offers; state-sponsored forced labor, where detainees work for up to four years often with no remuneration, continues to be a serious concern; Chinese men, women, and children also may be subjected to conditions of sex trafficking and forced labor worldwide, particularly in overseas Chinese communities; women and children are trafficked to China from neighboring countries, as well as Africa and the Americas, for forced labor and prostitution
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - China does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; official data for 2014 states that 194 alleged traffickers were arrested and at least 35 were convicted, but the government’s conflation of human trafficking with other crimes makes it difficult to assess law enforcement efforts to investigate and to prosecute trafficking offenses according to international law; despite reports of complicity, no government officials were investigated, prosecuted, or convicted for their roles in trafficking offenses; authorities did not adequately protect victims and did not provide the data needed to ascertain the number of victims identified or assisted or the services provided; the National People’s Congress ratified a decision to abolish “reform through labor” in 2013, but some continued to operate as state-sponsored drug detention or “custody and education” centers that force inmates to perform manual labor; some North Korean refugees continued to be forcibly repatriated as illegal economic migrants, despite reports that some were trafficking victims (2015)
Illicit drugs:
major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia; growing domestic consumption of synthetic drugs, and heroin from Southeast and Southwest Asia; source country for methamphetamine and heroin chemical precursors, despite new regulations on its large chemical industry; more people believed to be convicted and executed for drug offences than anywhere else in the world, according to NGOs (2008)
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Concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development and industrialisation, what National Charity was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists, Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley? | Information on The National Trust
The National Trust
The National Trust
The National Trust was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists - Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. Concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development and industrialisation, they set up the Trust to act as a guardian for the nation in the acquisition and protection of threatened coastline, countryside and buildings.
More than a century later, we now care for over 248,000 hectares (612,000 acres) of beautiful countryside in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus almost 600 miles of coastline and more than 200 buildings and gardens of outstanding interest and importance. Most of these properties are held in perpetuity and so their future protection is secure. The vast majority are open to visitors and we are constantly looking at ways in which we can improve public access and on-site facilities.
We are a registered charity and completely independent of Government, therefore relying heavily on the generosity of our subscribing members (now numbering over 3 million) and other supporters. Find out more facts and figures about the National Trust.
Conserving our countryside and heritage and preserving the environment for future generations are central to the Trust's mission. Year after year more irreplaceable stretches of countryside and historic buildings are lost forever, making our work even more vital.
Our Environment & Conservation web site covers our work in this area in great depth and our Surf the Coast site carries details about our ongoing campaign to preserve our country's beautiful coastline.
Our Gardens site is a celebration of some of the wonderful gardens cared for by the National Trust.
As a charity, the National Trust relies on help from many different sources.
Increasing numbers of people choose to help us by taking out membership and we encourage our members to play an active role in our work, through such activities as volunteering. You can also provide practical help by joining one of our working holidays.
Making a gift of money or property, or arranging provision for the Trust in a will, are further ways of helping us protect beautiful places for future generations.
Many supporters visit our properties every year, and every visit helps to raise money towards important projects. We also benefit greatly from purchases through our shops, tea-rooms and restaurants, and through our range of holidays.
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History
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty was formed in 1895 and is a registered charity, no. 205846, under the 1993 Charities Act. It is incorporated, and has powers conferred upon it, by the various National Trust Acts from 1907 to 1971. Its original registration in 1895 was vested with the stated power to, 'promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the Nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest'. The Trust was founded on January 12, 1895 by Octavia Hill (1838�1912), Robert Hunter (1844�1913) and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley (1851�1920), prompted in part by the earlier success of Charles Eliot and the Kyrle Society. A fourth individual, the Duke of Westminster (1825�1899), is also referred to in many texts as being a principal contributor to the formation of the Trust.
In the early days the Trust was concerned primarily with protecting open spaces and a variety of threatened buildings; its first property was Alfriston Clergy House and its first nature reserve was Wicken Fen. The focus on country houses and gardens which now comprise the majority of its most visited properties came about in the mid 20th century when it was realised that the private owners of many of these properties were no longer able to afford to maintain them. The diarist James Lees-Milne is usually credited with playing a central role in the main phase of the Trust's country house acquisition programme, though he was in fact simply an employee of the Trust, and was carrying through policies which had already been decided by its governing body.
One of the biggest crises in the Trust's history erupted at the 1967 Annual general meeting, when the leadership of the Trust was accused of being out of touch and placing too much emphasis on conserving country houses. In response, the Council asked Sir Henry Benson to chair an Advisory Committee to review the structure of the trust. Following the publication of the Benson Report in 1968 much of the administration of the Trust was devolved to the regions. Membership was 226,200 when the Trust celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1970. By 1975 it was 500,000; the one million mark was reached in 1981 and two million in 1990.
In 1990s a dispute over whether stag hunting should be permitted on National Trust land caused bitter disputes within the organisation, but it did little to slow down the growth in member numbers. In 2005 the number of members reached 3.4 million. That year, the Trust moved to a new head office in Swindon, Wiltshire. The building was constructed on an abandoned railway yard, and is intended as a model of brownfield renewal. It is named Heelis, for the writer Beatrix Potter, who was one of the National Trust's most important benefactors and whose married name was Mrs Heelis. [1]
Governance and funding
The Trust is constituted by the National Trust Acts 1907�1971, but it is a private charity rather than a government institution ( English Heritage and its equivalents in other parts of the United Kingdom are government bodies which perform some functions which overlap with the work of the National Trust). The Acts grant the Trust the unique statutory right to declare land inalienable�which prevents the land from being sold or mortgaged against the Trust's wishes without parliamentary intervention.
The Trust is one of the largest membership organisations in the world, with over three million members, whose annual subscriptions are its most important source of income. There is a separate organisation called the Royal Oak Foundation for American supporters. The members elect the council of the National Trust, and may propose and vote on motions at the annual general meeting. The National Trust was slow to enter the Internet era, and purchasing anything (including basic membership) from its website remains problematic.
At an operational level the Trust is organised into regions which are aligned with the official local government regions. Its headquarters are in Swindon.
For the year ended 28 February 2005, the Trust's total income was �315 million, or �253.1 million excluding the costs of its "Enterprises" division. The largest sources of this �253.1 million were: membership subscriptions 36%; legacies 20%; rents 10%; other investment income 10%. Expenses included �91.4 million for routine property maintenance costs and �61.4 million for capital projects.
The Trust's investment fund was over �715 million, not counting the substantial value of the farms and properties on its country estates (which is many cases is purely notional, since these are held inalienably, and could not be realised even if the Trust wanted to). Most of this is in tied funds which support specific properties and projects.
What the National Trust owns
Historic houses and gardens
The Trust owns thousands of properties throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland; including over 200 mansion houses and gardens of outstanding interest and importance. The majority of these country houses contain collections of pictures, furniture, books, metalwork, ceramics and textiles that have remained in their historic context. Most of the houses have also important gardens attached to them, and the Trust also owns some important gardens which are not attached to a house. The properties include some of the most famous stately homes in the country and some of the key gardens in the history of British gardening.
The government of the United Kingdom has imposed inheritance taxes which often render intergenerational transfers of large estates impossible. This has proved a strong incentive for families to bequeath great houses to the Trust.
Coast and countryside
The Trust's land holdings account for more than 623,000 acres of beautiful countryside (over 950 miles�), covering nearly one and a half percent of the total land mass of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A large proportion of this consists of the parks and agricultural estates attached to country houses, but there are also many countryside properties which were acquired specifically for their scenic or scientific value. The Trust owns or has covenant over about a quarter of the Lake District; it has similar control over about 12% of the Peak District National Park (See for example South Peak Estate, High Peak Estate). It owns or protects roughly one fifth of the coast in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (704 miles / 1,126 km), and has a long-term campaign, Project Neptune, which seeks to acquire more.
Other properties
In recent years the Trust has sought to broaden its activities and appeal by acquiring properties such as former mills (early factories), workhouses and Paul McCartney 's and John Lennon's childhood homes.
Other activities
The Trust makes a substantial part of its income from commercial activities, including gift shops, restaurants, publishing, package holidays and holiday cottage lettings. It also runs working holidays for volunteers. But most of its revenues continue to derive directly from members' subscriptions, and from bequests from well-wishers.
Most visited properties
The 2004�05 annual report contains a list of all National Trust properties for which an admission charge is made that attracted more than 50,000 visitors in the year. The top ten were:
Wakehurst Place Garden � 420,831 (administered and maintained by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
Stourhead � 335,265
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal � 299,728
Polesden Lacey � 287,010
Waddesdon Manor � 286,557
St Michael's Mount � 206,557
Lanhydrock House � 205,867
Chartwell � 184,078
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What colour of flag should a ship fly to show it is in quarantine? | Quarantine Flag
Quarantine flag
Posted to Maritime Musings (by Dennis Bryant ) on January 6, 2012
A visible warning to stay clear.
The quarantine flag, also called the “Yellow Jack”, is the international signal flag LIMA. It is square in shape. Its display is divided into four smaller squares, with two on top and two on the bottom. The smaller squares are alternately yellow and black in color. The flag is flown from a ship that is either arriving in port with known serious health problems or that has been placed under quarantine by the local port authorities. Once the local authorities have determined that the ship’s health problems have been resolved and removed the quarantine order, the ship may fly the free pratique flag (e.g., the international signal flag QUEBEC), which is solid yellow. The concept of quarantine is ancient and is mentioned in the Old Testament. The term itself is derived from the practice of the city-state of Venice during the Middle Ages of requiring ships arriving from locations known to being experiencing diseases such as the plague to anchor or moor off the port for 40 days (quaranta giorni) so that any disease on board might run its course. The practice of quarantine has varied over the centuries, but the concept of protecting the public health by restricting the movements of individuals who are suspected of possibly harboring serious disease has remained constant. The World Health Organization (WHO) provides guidelines on how and when quarantine should be used, but its actual implementation is left to the discretion of individual nations. In the United States, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) administers the federal quarantine program, but the separate states and local communities also have broad powers. Ships arriving in a US port with serious disease on board are required to provide advance notification. The ship may be required to undertake certain sanitary measures and to exercise various controls over all persons on board to prevent them from serving as disease vectors potentially infecting the local populace. The closest we have come recently to a general quarantine affecting the maritime industry was during the 2002 SARS epidemic, which heavily impacted southeast Asia. A future pandemic, whether the result of avian flu or otherwise, may see widespread implementation of quarantine measures and flying of the quarantine flag.
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Purple Brittlegill, Velvet Shank and Orange Milkcap are three types of what? | Signal Flags
Signal Flags
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Signal Flags
We supply sets of useful code flags (an age-old maritime communication method) as well as individual flags (all our U.S. flags are sewn stripes and embroidered stars), such as the yellow quarantine flag to announce your arrival in port and notify customs and immigration officials that you are ready for processing.
Our Code Set flags feature double stitched seams with nylon rope and ash toggles. It contains 26 alphabet flags, 11 pennants, and 3 substitute flags as well as a handy nylon storage bag.
Code signals should be approximately 1/2 inch on the 'fly' [horizontal side] for each foot above the waterline of the tallest mast on the boat. (That is, if the top of the mast is 30 feet above the waterline, these flags should be 15 inches on the 'fly', which would be our #NFCS0 Size Zero Set.)
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Who were Tom and Barbara's neighbours in The Good Life? | The Good Life (Series) - TV Tropes
The Good Life
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Brit Com about a married couple (Tom and Barbara Good) who decide to give up the rat race and become completely self-sufficient. On his 40th birthday, Tom Good gives up his job as a draughtsman in a company that makes plastic toys for boxes of breakfast cereal. Their house is paid for, so he and his wife decide to live a sustainable, simple and self-sufficient lifestyle while staying in their home in Surbiton. They dig up their gardens and convert them into allotments, growing fruit and vegetables. They buy chickens, pigs, a goat and a rooster. The Goods generate their own electricity, attempt to make their own clothes, and barter for essentials which they cannot make themselves.
Their actions horrify their conventional, and conventionally materialistic, next-door neighbors, Margo and Jerry Leadbetter. Well, they horrify Margo. Tom's friend and former colleague Jerry is mostly just bemused. Hilarity Ensues . Notable for being a sitcom about Sustainability before sustainability was a common topic of discussion.
Came ninth in Britain's Best Sitcom .
Known as Good Neighbors in the US because NBC had an unrelated one season series called "The Good Life" a couple years before.
This program provides examples of:
Acting Unnatural : In one episode, Tom and Barbara think Margo is having an affair. When Jerry walks in, Tom tells Barbara to 'be natural'. They then both stand to attention and grin like idiots.
The Alleged Car : In series 3 episode "A Tug At The Forelock" Tom decides to build his own, powered by the engine from the rotary cultivator, as an alternative to the (less economical but more sensible) horse Barbara got from the coal-man, who was upgrading to motor power. Despite Jerry's quizzing them on the lack of tax and insurance, its general roadworthiness is not brought up in that episode.
Almost Famous Name : One episode revolves around Tom and Barbara being interviewed by a newspaper that turns out, after they've told everyone they know, to be a low-circulation student paper with a similar name to the famous national paper they thought they would be appearing in.
Annoying Laugh : Jerry. A heh. Heheheheh.
Arrow Cam : At least one episode includes an example of 'Goat Cam': "Geraldine! Kill!"
Billed Above the Title : "Richard Briers in The Good Life". Briers had been playing sitcom leads for over a decade when he was offered the role of Tom, while Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington were primarily known for their stage work. note At the time of casting, all four cast members had just appeared in West End runs of new plays by Alan Ayckbourn - Briers and Eddington in Absurd Person Singular (not at the same time), Kendal and Keith in The Norman Conquests.
"Blackmail" Is Such an Ugly Word : Margo says almost exactly this line (minus "such") to her choir mistress in the series 1 episode "The Pagan Rite" regarding the fact that she, not the choir mistress, is the one baking gingerbread cookies for the meetings.
Butt Monkey : Margo - Deconstructed in one episode, where she tipsily pours her heart out about being fully aware of this trope ever since she was in school:
Margo: I never understood jokes ... so I became the butt of them.
Christmas Episode : "Silly, But It's Fun"
Continuity Nod : A few. The show has pretty good continuity, in particular in limiting Tom and Barbara's wardrobe. In "The Day Peace Broke Out", Barbara mentions Tom missing a chicken when trying to shoot it, which occurred in "Say Little Hen...".
Contrived Coincidence : Margo and Jerry go on holiday, Tom does his back out and a freak storm hits Surbiton the week the Goods need to get their first harvest in at the end of series one.
Coupled Couples : Tom and Barbara, and Jerry and Margo.
Deadpan Snarker : The whole cast, but Jerry in particular.
Earth Mother : Barbara Good, who is frequently an Unkempt Beauty .
Emotions Versus Stoicism : A couple of episodes revolve around this. Emotion usually wins.
"Home Sweet Home": Tom decides they should move to a farm and Barbara tries to support him because there are very sensible arguments for it, even though she's very attached to the house. Tom soon realizes that he doesn't want to leave either, but he tries to let Barbara take all the blame when she confesses. (When Jerry lets slip that Tom was pining as well, she throws an egg at him.)
"The Happy Event": When their sow gives birth to a runt, Tom is all for letting it die because that's what you do with runts. Barbara is not happy with how "[his] efficiency has become [his] god" and the Leadbetters are disgusted with the callousness. Ends up with an emergency run to the hospital for some oxygen, with the help of a constable.
The Engineer : Tom, an excellent draftsman, is very good at building (and occasionally inventing) machinery and gadgets for the house and garden, from an effluence digester to an oxygen tent for a piglet.
Epic Fail : Tom tries to shoot a chicken with an air pistol. He misses from six inches away. On the other hand he does scare it into (finally) laying an egg!
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" : Jerry's (and formerly Tom's) boss Andrew is often referred to as "Sir", even in the third person.
Everything's Messier with Pigs : Particularly when they dig their way into Margo's garden.
Gargle Blaster : Tom's home-made "peapod burgundy"; one episode features the foursome getting plastered on it.
Tom: It's hurting the back of my eyes!
George Jetson Job Security : In the Series 2 episode "Mutiny" Jerry is fired by "Sir" for telling him his Dutch colleague cannot stay at his house because Margo is performing in The Sound of Music that evening. When Tom confronts "Sir" over Jerry's firing, "Sir" explains that the firing was temporary, and was intended to shake Jerry out of thinking that he is irreplaceable.
The Ghost : A number of Margo's acquaintances, including Miss Mountshaft of the music society, are talked about regularly but are never seen.
Happily Married : Both couples fight — Jerry and Margo constantly — but have very strong relationships.
Henpecked Husband : Jerry, although he doesn't hesitate to put his foot down when needs be.
Homemade Sweater from Hell : Traditional version in the Christmas Special but the Goods have a habit of wearing their own home-made clothes as well.
Ho Yay : In-universe example. Tom and Jerry make a few jokey comments about being married to each other.
Hypocritical Humor : A staple. Often it will be Barbara or Tom dismissing the other's anger / frustration, a few pertinent lines of dialogue, and then becoming just as outraged. That, or one of them expressing an opinion and the other dismissing it until the other acts like they're the one who came up with it .
Innocent Innuendo :
Barbara's first attempts to barter to pay the window-cleaner's bill turn into this, partly because of the recent success of Confessions of a Window Cleaner and similar films. In this case, the milkman is so abashed by his mistake he leaves without taking payment... and then Barbara realises what he must have thought she was suggesting.
"Tom, you will take down my dress or I will call the police—and I'm aware that didn't come out right."
It's All About Me : Tom strays into this occasionally, doing things without regard to Barbara's or his neighbours' feelings and causing the problem of the episode. Richard Briers has said he didn't find Tom very likable because of this.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold : Margo. She may be stuck-up, but she isn't afraid to apologise when she's wrong, and she does genuinely care about her friend Barbara even if she is condescending.
Kick the Dog : In the Series 4 finale, "Anniversary", the Goods' home is burgled and instead of leaving when they couldn't find anything worth stealing they proceed to completely vandalise the interior of the house - even going as far as to rip up Tom's birthday card. The look on Barbara's face should tell you all you need to know about how pointless it was.
Law of Inverse Fertility : Averted; both couples have active sex lives, and neither has or desires children. In one episode Jerry comments sardonically that he and Margo use so much protection they barely touch.
Limited Wardrobe : Justified Trope . Tom and Barbara sold the majority of their clothes because they needed the money.
Man Child : Tom, who often has a twelve-year-old boy's sense of enthusiasm (and humor, to Margo's chagrin).
Market-Based Title : As noted, it has a different name in the US.
Mistaken for Cheating : Tom and Barbara think Margo is having an affair in one episode. She's actually visiting a weight loss clinic.
M�bius Neighbourhood : Other members of the neighbourhood are occasionally mentioned, but we never seem to meet the next-door neighbours on the other side of the Goods' house—in one episode the house is explicitly up for sale, then an artist named Mrs. Weaver moves in, and later moves out. Nothing is said of people who live across the street or a few doors down.
Mood Whiplash : The episode where the Goods find out they've been burgled.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! : Tom wheedles Margo into buying an expensive spinning wheel so that he can borrow it for homemade cloth; he assumes that Margo simply order "chequebook, Jerry" as she always does with no problem. Back at home, Barbara is convincing Jerry that he needs to stand up to Margo when she starts overspending. (Of course, Tom and Margo are being selfish and Jerry should stand up for himself once in a while, but Barbra didn't mean to scuttle Tom's plan.)
Noodle Incident : The amateur production of The Sound of Music . Margo prepares for it for a few episodes and eventually we see her getting ready to perform. The episode cuts directly to Tom, Barbara and Jerry discussing what transpired. It begins with Tom asking, "That was The Sound of Music we saw wasn't it?" and goes downhill from there.
Tom: Why did Margo sing "Maria"?
Jerry: That's the name of her character.
Tom: I know, but I thought that song came from West Side Story .
Barbara: It did.
When asked about it later Margo confesses that at that point she might have done anything... and begins to laugh finally seeing the funny side of the disaster.
Video Inside, Film Outside
Vitriolic Best Buds : The Leadbetters' relationship with the Goods pretty much amounts to this, especially Margo. They constantly criticise Tom and Barbara for their choice of lifestyle, but when it comes down to it they're in fact also their staunchest defenders.
What the Hell, Hero? : Barbara and Jerry each give one to Tom for his complete dismissal of Barbara's feelings in "The Last Posh Frock". After Tom gave her a big spiel about how he didn't care if she was unglamorous and then fawned all over her very glamorous school friend, she tears into him for dismissing her feelings as silly and "acting like a woman". When Tom goes to Jerry for some "women eh" sympathy he gets a sharp lecture instead and is chased home by Jerry's signature laugh.
Wrench Wench : Barbara, who was at least as mechanically capable as Tom.
Yes-Man : Jerry is a cheerfully unapologetic example; in one episode as he's about to call up his boss on the phone and grovel, he whips out a comb and works over his hair. When Tom tries to appeal to his dignity, Jerry shrugs it off. He doesn't mind "crawling" because it gets him the comfortable lifestyle he enjoys.
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Brit Com about a married couple (Tom and Barbara Good) who decide to give up the rat race and become completely self-sufficient. On his 40th birthday, Tom Good gives up his job as a draughtsman in a company that makes plastic toys for boxes of breakfast cereal. Their house is paid for, so he and his wife decide to live a sustainable, simple and self-sufficient lifestyle while staying in their home in Surbiton. They dig up their gardens and convert them into allotments, growing fruit and vegetables. They buy chickens, pigs, a goat and a rooster. The Goods generate their own electricity, attempt to make their own clothes, and barter for essentials which they cannot make themselves.
Their actions horrify their conventional, and conventionally materialistic, next-door neighbors, Margo and Jerry Leadbetter. Well, they horrify Margo. Tom's friend and former colleague Jerry is mostly just bemused. Hilarity Ensues . Notable for being a sitcom about Sustainability before sustainability was a common topic of discussion.
Came ninth in Britain's Best Sitcom .
Known as Good Neighbors in the US because NBC had an unrelated one season series called "The Good Life" a couple years before.
This program provides examples of:
Acting Unnatural : In one episode, Tom and Barbara think Margo is having an affair. When Jerry walks in, Tom tells Barbara to 'be natural'. They then both stand to attention and grin like idiots.
The Alleged Car : In series 3 episode "A Tug At The Forelock" Tom decides to build his own, powered by the engine from the rotary cultivator, as an alternative to the (less economical but more sensible) horse Barbara got from the coal-man, who was upgrading to motor power. Despite Jerry's quizzing them on the lack of tax and insurance, its general roadworthiness is not brought up in that episode.
Almost Famous Name : One episode revolves around Tom and Barbara being interviewed by a newspaper that turns out, after they've told everyone they know, to be a low-circulation student paper with a similar name to the famous national paper they thought they would be appearing in.
Annoying Laugh : Jerry. A heh. Heheheheh.
Arrow Cam : At least one episode includes an example of 'Goat Cam': "Geraldine! Kill!"
Billed Above the Title : "Richard Briers in The Good Life". Briers had been playing sitcom leads for over a decade when he was offered the role of Tom, while Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington were primarily known for their stage work. note At the time of casting, all four cast members had just appeared in West End runs of new plays by Alan Ayckbourn - Briers and Eddington in Absurd Person Singular (not at the same time), Kendal and Keith in The Norman Conquests.
"Blackmail" Is Such an Ugly Word : Margo says almost exactly this line (minus "such") to her choir mistress in the series 1 episode "The Pagan Rite" regarding the fact that she, not the choir mistress, is the one baking gingerbread cookies for the meetings.
Butt Monkey : Margo - Deconstructed in one episode, where she tipsily pours her heart out about being fully aware of this trope ever since she was in school:
Margo: I never understood jokes ... so I became the butt of them.
Christmas Episode : "Silly, But It's Fun"
Continuity Nod : A few. The show has pretty good continuity, in particular in limiting Tom and Barbara's wardrobe. In "The Day Peace Broke Out", Barbara mentions Tom missing a chicken when trying to shoot it, which occurred in "Say Little Hen...".
Contrived Coincidence : Margo and Jerry go on holiday, Tom does his back out and a freak storm hits Surbiton the week the Goods need to get their first harvest in at the end of series one.
Coupled Couples : Tom and Barbara, and Jerry and Margo.
Deadpan Snarker : The whole cast, but Jerry in particular.
Earth Mother : Barbara Good, who is frequently an Unkempt Beauty .
Emotions Versus Stoicism : A couple of episodes revolve around this. Emotion usually wins.
"Home Sweet Home": Tom decides they should move to a farm and Barbara tries to support him because there are very sensible arguments for it, even though she's very attached to the house. Tom soon realizes that he doesn't want to leave either, but he tries to let Barbara take all the blame when she confesses. (When Jerry lets slip that Tom was pining as well, she throws an egg at him.)
"The Happy Event": When their sow gives birth to a runt, Tom is all for letting it die because that's what you do with runts. Barbara is not happy with how "[his] efficiency has become [his] god" and the Leadbetters are disgusted with the callousness. Ends up with an emergency run to the hospital for some oxygen, with the help of a constable.
The Engineer : Tom, an excellent draftsman, is very good at building (and occasionally inventing) machinery and gadgets for the house and garden, from an effluence digester to an oxygen tent for a piglet.
Epic Fail : Tom tries to shoot a chicken with an air pistol. He misses from six inches away. On the other hand he does scare it into (finally) laying an egg!
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" : Jerry's (and formerly Tom's) boss Andrew is often referred to as "Sir", even in the third person.
Everything's Messier with Pigs : Particularly when they dig their way into Margo's garden.
Gargle Blaster : Tom's home-made "peapod burgundy"; one episode features the foursome getting plastered on it.
Tom: It's hurting the back of my eyes!
George Jetson Job Security : In the Series 2 episode "Mutiny" Jerry is fired by "Sir" for telling him his Dutch colleague cannot stay at his house because Margo is performing in The Sound of Music that evening. When Tom confronts "Sir" over Jerry's firing, "Sir" explains that the firing was temporary, and was intended to shake Jerry out of thinking that he is irreplaceable.
The Ghost : A number of Margo's acquaintances, including Miss Mountshaft of the music society, are talked about regularly but are never seen.
Happily Married : Both couples fight — Jerry and Margo constantly — but have very strong relationships.
Henpecked Husband : Jerry, although he doesn't hesitate to put his foot down when needs be.
Homemade Sweater from Hell : Traditional version in the Christmas Special but the Goods have a habit of wearing their own home-made clothes as well.
Ho Yay : In-universe example. Tom and Jerry make a few jokey comments about being married to each other.
Hypocritical Humor : A staple. Often it will be Barbara or Tom dismissing the other's anger / frustration, a few pertinent lines of dialogue, and then becoming just as outraged. That, or one of them expressing an opinion and the other dismissing it until the other acts like they're the one who came up with it .
Innocent Innuendo :
Barbara's first attempts to barter to pay the window-cleaner's bill turn into this, partly because of the recent success of Confessions of a Window Cleaner and similar films. In this case, the milkman is so abashed by his mistake he leaves without taking payment... and then Barbara realises what he must have thought she was suggesting.
"Tom, you will take down my dress or I will call the police—and I'm aware that didn't come out right."
It's All About Me : Tom strays into this occasionally, doing things without regard to Barbara's or his neighbours' feelings and causing the problem of the episode. Richard Briers has said he didn't find Tom very likable because of this.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold : Margo. She may be stuck-up, but she isn't afraid to apologise when she's wrong, and she does genuinely care about her friend Barbara even if she is condescending.
Kick the Dog : In the Series 4 finale, "Anniversary", the Goods' home is burgled and instead of leaving when they couldn't find anything worth stealing they proceed to completely vandalise the interior of the house - even going as far as to rip up Tom's birthday card. The look on Barbara's face should tell you all you need to know about how pointless it was.
Law of Inverse Fertility : Averted; both couples have active sex lives, and neither has or desires children. In one episode Jerry comments sardonically that he and Margo use so much protection they barely touch.
Limited Wardrobe : Justified Trope . Tom and Barbara sold the majority of their clothes because they needed the money.
Man Child : Tom, who often has a twelve-year-old boy's sense of enthusiasm (and humor, to Margo's chagrin).
Market-Based Title : As noted, it has a different name in the US.
Mistaken for Cheating : Tom and Barbara think Margo is having an affair in one episode. She's actually visiting a weight loss clinic.
M�bius Neighbourhood : Other members of the neighbourhood are occasionally mentioned, but we never seem to meet the next-door neighbours on the other side of the Goods' house—in one episode the house is explicitly up for sale, then an artist named Mrs. Weaver moves in, and later moves out. Nothing is said of people who live across the street or a few doors down.
Mood Whiplash : The episode where the Goods find out they've been burgled.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! : Tom wheedles Margo into buying an expensive spinning wheel so that he can borrow it for homemade cloth; he assumes that Margo simply order "chequebook, Jerry" as she always does with no problem. Back at home, Barbara is convincing Jerry that he needs to stand up to Margo when she starts overspending. (Of course, Tom and Margo are being selfish and Jerry should stand up for himself once in a while, but Barbra didn't mean to scuttle Tom's plan.)
Noodle Incident : The amateur production of The Sound of Music . Margo prepares for it for a few episodes and eventually we see her getting ready to perform. The episode cuts directly to Tom, Barbara and Jerry discussing what transpired. It begins with Tom asking, "That was The Sound of Music we saw wasn't it?" and goes downhill from there.
Tom: Why did Margo sing "Maria"?
Jerry: That's the name of her character.
Tom: I know, but I thought that song came from West Side Story .
Barbara: It did.
When asked about it later Margo confesses that at that point she might have done anything... and begins to laugh finally seeing the funny side of the disaster.
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Vitriolic Best Buds : The Leadbetters' relationship with the Goods pretty much amounts to this, especially Margo. They constantly criticise Tom and Barbara for their choice of lifestyle, but when it comes down to it they're in fact also their staunchest defenders.
What the Hell, Hero? : Barbara and Jerry each give one to Tom for his complete dismissal of Barbara's feelings in "The Last Posh Frock". After Tom gave her a big spiel about how he didn't care if she was unglamorous and then fawned all over her very glamorous school friend, she tears into him for dismissing her feelings as silly and "acting like a woman". When Tom goes to Jerry for some "women eh" sympathy he gets a sharp lecture instead and is chased home by Jerry's signature laugh.
Wrench Wench : Barbara, who was at least as mechanically capable as Tom.
Yes-Man : Jerry is a cheerfully unapologetic example; in one episode as he's about to call up his boss on the phone and grovel, he whips out a comb and works over his hair. When Tom tries to appeal to his dignity, Jerry shrugs it off. He doesn't mind "crawling" because it gets him the comfortable lifestyle he enjoys.
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What is the river Ganga called in Bangladesh? | Geography of the Ganges River
By Amanda Briney
Updated August 03, 2015.
The Ganges River, also called Ganga, is a river located in northern India that flows toward the border with Bangladesh ( map ). It is the longest river in India and flows for around 1,569 miles (2,525 km) from the Himalayan Mountains to the Bay of Bengal. The river has the second greatest water discharge in the world and its basin is the most heavily populated in the world with over 400 million people living in the basin.
The Ganges River is extremely important to the people of India as most of the people living on its banks use it for daily needs such as bathing and fishing. It is also significant to Hindus as they consider it their most sacred river.
Course of the Ganges River
The headwaters of the Ganges River begin high in the Himalayan Mountains where the Bhagirathi River flows out of the Gangotri Glacier in India's Uttarakhand state. The glacier sits at an elevation of 12,769 feet (3,892 m). The Ganges River proper begins farther downstream where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers join.
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As the Ganges flows out of the Himalayas it creates a narrow, rugged canyon.
The Ganges River emerges from the Himalayas at the town of Rishikesh where it begins to flow onto the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This area, also called the North Indian River Plain, is a very large, relatively flat, fertile plain that makes up most of the northern and eastern parts of India as well as parts of Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh . In addition to entering the Indo-Gangetic Plain at this area, part of the Ganges River is also diverted toward the Ganges Canal for irrigation in the Uttar Pradesh state.
As the Ganges River then flows farther downstream it changes its direction several times and is joined by many other tributary rivers such as the Ramganga, Tamsa and Gandaki rivers to name a few. There are also several cities and towns that the Ganges River passes through on its way downstream. Some of these include Chunar, Kolkata, Mirzapur, and Varanasi. Many Hindus visit the Ganges River in Varanasi as that city is considered the holiest of cities. As such, the city's culture is also closely tied into the river as it is the most sacred river in Hinduism.
Once the Ganges River flows out of India and into Bangladesh its main branch is known as the Padma River. The Padma River is joined downstream by large rivers like the Jamuna and Meghna rivers. After joining the Meghna it takes on that name before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Prior to entering the Bay of Bengal however, the river creates the world's largest delta, Ganges Delta. This region is a highly fertile sediment laden area that covers 23,000 square miles (59,000 sq km).
It should be noted that the course of the Ganges River described in the above paragraphs is a general description of the river's route from its source where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers join to its outlet at the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges has a very complicated hydrology and there are several different descriptions of its overall length and the size of its drainage basin based on what tributary rivers are included. The most widely accepted length of the Ganges River is 1,569 miles (2,525 km) and its drainage basin is estimated to be about 416,990 square miles (1,080,000 sq km).
Population of the Ganges River
The Ganges River basin has been inhabited by humans since ancient times. The first people in the region were of the Harappan civilization. They moved into the Ganges River basin from the Indus River basin around the 2nd millennium B.C.E. Later the Gangetic Plain became the center of the Maurya Empire and then the Mughal Empire. The first European to discuss the Ganges River was Megasthenes in his work Indica.
In modern times the Ganges River has become a source of life for the nearly 400 million people living in its basin. They rely on the river for their daily needs such as drinking water supplies and food and for irrigation and manufacturing. Today the Ganges River basin is the most populated river basin in the world. It has a population density of about 1,000 people per square mile (390 per sq km).
Significance of the Ganges River
Aside from providing drinking water and irrigating fields, the Ganges River is extremely important to India's Hindu population for religious reasons as well. The Ganges River is considered their most sacred river and it is worshiped as the goddess Ganga Ma or "Mother Ganges" ( About.com ).
According to the Myth of the Ganges the goddess Ganga descended from heaven to dwell in the waters of the Ganges River to protect, purify and bring to heaven those who touch it. Devout Hindus visit the river daily to offer flowers and food to Ganga. They also drink the water and bathe in the river to cleanse and purify their sins. In addition, Hindus believe that upon death the waters of the Ganges River are needed to reach the World of the Ancestors, Pitriloka. As a result, Hindus bring their dead to the river for cremation along its banks and afterward their ashes are spread in the river. In some cases corpses are also thrown into the river. The city of Varanasi is the holiest of cities along the Ganges River and many Hindus travel there place ashes of their dead in the river.
Along with daily baths in the Ganges River and offerings to the goddess Ganga there are large religious festivals that occur in the river throughout the year where millions of people travel to the river to bathe so that they can be purified of their sins.
Pollution of the Ganges River
Despite the religious significance and daily importance of the Ganges River for the people of India, it is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Pollution of the Ganges is caused by both human and industrial waste due to India's rapid growth as well as religious events. India currently has a population of over one billion people and 400 million of them live in the Ganges River basin. As a result much of their waste, including raw sewage is dumped into the river. In addition, many people bathe and use the river to clean their laundry. Fecal coliform bacteria levels near Varanasi are at least 3,000 times higher than the what is established by the World Health Organization as safe ( Hammer, 2007 ).
Industrial practices in India also have little regulation and as the population grows these industries do as well. There are many tanneries, chemical plants, textile mills, distilleries and slaughterhouses along the river and many of them dump their untreated and often toxic waste into the river. The water of the Ganges has been tested to contain high levels of things like chromium sulfate, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and sulfuric acid (Hammer, 2007).
In addition to human and industrial waste some religious activities also increase the pollution of the Ganges. For example, Hindus believe that they must take offerings of food and other items to Ganga and as a result these items are thrown into the river on a regular basis and more so during religious events. Human remains are also often placed into the river.
In the late 1980s India's prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi began the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in an effort to clean up the Ganges River. The plan shut down many highly polluting industrial plants along the river and allotted funding for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities but its efforts have fallen short as the plants are not large enough to handle the waste coming from such a large population (Hammer, 2007). Many of the polluting industrial plants are also still continuing to dump their hazardous waste into the river.
Despite this pollution however, the Ganges River remains important to the Indian people as well as different species of plants and animals such as the Ganges River dolphin, a very rare species of freshwater dolphin that is native only to that area. To learn more about the Ganges River, read " A Prayer for the Ganges " from Smithsonian.com.
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Geography
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin is a transboundary river basin with a total area of just over 1.7 million km2, distributed between India (64 percent), China (18 percent), Nepal (9 percent), Bangladesh (7 percent) and Bhutan (3 percent) (Table 1). Nepal is located entirely in the Ganges river basin and Bhutan is located entirely in the Brahmaputra river basin. The GBM river system is considered to be one transboundary river basin, even though the three rivers of this system have distinct characteristics and flow through very different regions for most of their lengths. They join only just a few hundred kilometres upstream of the mouth in the Bay of Bengal. Not only is each of these three individual rivers big, each of them also has tributaries that are important by themselves in social, economic and political terms, as well as for water availability and use. Many of these tributaries are also of a transboundary nature (Biswas, after 2006). The GBM river system is the third largest freshwater outlet to the world�s oceans, being exceeded only by the Amazon and the Congo river systems (Chowdhury and Ward, 2004).
The headwaters of both the Ganges river and the Brahmaputra river originate in the Himalayan mountain range in China. The Ganges river flows southwest into India and then turns southeast, being joined by many tributaries. After flowing into Bangladesh, the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers join and flow into the Bay of Bengal as the Meghna River. The Brahmaputra river (known as Yalung Zangbo in China) flows east through the southern area of China, then flows south into eastern India, turns southwest, then enters Bangladesh (where it is also called Jamuna) before merging with the Ganges and Meghna rivers. The tributaries of the Meghna river originate in the mountains of eastern India (the main one called Barak), flow southwest and join. The Meghna river flows southwest and joins the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers before flowing into the Bay of Bengal (McEwen, 2008).
Bangladesh has been formed as the greatest deltaic plain at the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers and their tributaries. About 80 percent of the country is made up of fertile alluvial lowland that becomes part of the Greater Bengal Plain. The country is flat with some hills in the northeast and southeast. About 7 percent of the total area of Bangladesh is covered with rivers and inland water bodies and the surrounding areas are routinely flooded during the monsoon.
Population
It is estimated that at least 630 million people live in the GBM river basin. This is almost two-thirds of the population of Africa, while the size of Africa is about 18 times the size of the GBM river basin. In 2008, the total population in Bhutan, which is entirely located in the Brahmaputra river basin, was estimated at 687 000 inhabitants, of which 66 percent is rural. About 95 percent of the population lives in the southern subtropical zone or in the central mid-mountainous zone of Bhutan, mainly in the relatively gentle sloping areas of the river valleys. In Nepal, located entirely in the Ganges river basin, the total population was 28.8 million, of which almost 83 percent rural. The total population of Bangladesh is 160 million (73 percent rural) of which 122 million inhabitants live inside the GBM river basin approximately. The total territory of India has a population estimated at 1 181 million inhabitants (71 percent live in rural areas), of which 476 million inhabitants live inside the GBM river basin (WB, 2010). In the total territory of China, the population is about 1 345 million, of which 57 percent are living in rural areas. However, only 1.7 million inhabitants are estimated to be living in the GBM river basin (WB, 2010). Population density in the basin area ranges from 6 and 18 inhabitants/km2 in China and Bhutan respectively, to 195, 432 and 1 013 inhabitants/km2 in Nepal, India and Bangladesh respectively.
In 2008, access of population to improved drinking water sources reached 92, 88 and 80 percent in Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh respectively. In the total territory of India, 88 percent of the population had access to improved water sources and in the total territory of China this was 89 percent.
The GBM river basin contains the largest number of the world�s poor in any one region. The population is increasing steadily, population density is very high in a large part of the basin, and, unless the current development trends are broken, poverty will become even more pervasive. The region is endowed with considerable natural resources that could be used to foster sustainable economic development. Water could be successfully used as the engine to promote economic development in the region, which has been hindered because the most populous part of the basin is shared by three countries - Bangladesh, India, and Nepal - which have in the past been unable to agree to an integrated development plan (Biswas and Uitto, 2001).
Climate
The GBM river basin is unique in the world in terms of diversified climate. For example, the Ganges river basin is characterized by low precipitation in the northwest of its upper region and high precipitation in the areas along the coast. High precipitation zones and dry rain shadow areas are located in the Brahmaputra river basin, whereas the world�s highest precipitation area is situated in the Meghna river basin (Mirza et al., 2011).
Precipitation in the Ganges river basin accompanies the southwest monsoon winds from July to October, but it also comes with tropical cyclones that originate in the Bay of Bengal between June and October. Only a small amount of rainfall occurs in December and January. In the upper Gangetic Plain in Uttar Pradesh (India), annual rainfall averages 760-1 020 mm, in the Middle Ganges Plain of Bihar (India) 1 020-1 520 mm, and in the delta region 1 520-2 540 mm. The delta region experiences strong cyclonic storms, both before the commencement of the monsoon season - from March to May - and at the end of it - from September to October. Some of these storms result in much loss of life and the destruction of homes, crops and livestock (Ahmad and Lodrick).
Nepal, located entirely in the Ganges river basin, experiences tropical, meso-thermal, micro-thermal, taiga and tundra types of climate. Mean annual precipitation is 1 500 mm, with a maximum of 5 581 mm recorded in 1990 at Lumle in Kaski district at an elevation of 1 740 m and a minimum of 116 mm recorded in 1988 at Jomsom in Mustang district. There are two rainy seasons in Nepal: one in the summer from June to September, when the southwest monsoon brings more than 75 percent of the total rainfall, and the other in winter from December to February, accounting for less than 25 percent of the total. With the summer monsoon, rain first falls in the southeast of the country and gradually moves west with diminishing intensity.
During winter, rain first enters Nepal in the west and gradually moves eastward with diminishing intensity. Temperature increases from the high Himalayan region to the lowland terai (northern part of the Ganges plain). Extreme temperatures recorded are -14.6�C in 1987 in Lo Manthang (Mustang district), located at an elevation of 3 705 m, and 44�C in 1987 in Dhangadhi (Kailali district), located at an elevation of 170 m. Precipitation falls as snow at elevations above 5 100 m in summer and above 3 000 m in winter. Temperature is a constraint to crop production in the Himalayas and the mountain region where only a single crop per year can be grown. On the other hand, in the lowland terai three crops per year are common where the water supply is adequate. Single rice cropping is possible up to elevations of 2 300 m while double rice cropping is limited to areas below 800 m.
The climate in Bhutan, located entirely in the Brahmaputra river basin, is cold in the north, with year-round snow on the main Himalayan summits, temperate in the inner Himalayan valleys of the southern and central regions, and humid and subtropical in the southern plains and foothills. Bhutan�s generally dry spring starts in early March and lasts until mid-April. Summer weather starts in mid-April with occasional showers and continues through the early monsoon rains of late June. Autumn, from late September or early October to late November, follows the rainy season. From late November until March winter sets in, with frost throughout much of the country and snowfall common above elevations of 3 000 m.
Temperatures vary according to elevation. In the capital Thimphu (elevation 2 320 m), temperatures range from approximately 14�C to 25�C during the monsoon season of June through September but drop to between about -4�C and 14�C in January. Most of the central portion of the country experiences a cool, temperate climate year-round. In the south, a hot, humid climate helps maintain a fairly even temperature range of between 15�C and 30�C year-round, although temperatures sometimes reach beyond 35�C in the valleys during the summer. Average annual precipitation is estimated at 2 200 mm, varying from a low of 477 mm at Gidakhom in Thimpu district to as high as 20 761 mm at Dechenling in Samdrup Jhongkhar district. The climate of the north is severe and cold with only about 40 mm of annual precipitation, primarily snow. In the temperate central regions, a yearly average precipitation of around 1 000 mm is more common and 7 800 mm has been registered at some locations in the humid, subtropical south, giving rise to the thick tropical forest. Western Bhutan is particularly affected by monsoons that bring between 60 and 90 percent of the region�s precipitation. The winter northeast monsoon brings gale-force winds down through high mountain passes.
Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon climate with significant variations in rainfall and temperature throughout the country. There are four main seasons: i) the pre-monsoon during March-May, which has the highest temperatures and experiences the maximum intensity of cyclonic storms, especially in May; ii) the monsoon during June-September, when the bulk of rainfall occurs; iii) the post-monsoon during October-November which, like the pre-monsoon season, is marked by tropical cyclones on the coast; iv) the cool and sunny dry season during December-February. Average annual precipitation over the country is 2 320 mm, of which about 80 percent occurs in the monsoon. It varies from 1 110 mm in the extreme north-west to 5 690 mm in the northeast. The country is regularly subjected to drought, floods and cyclones. Mean annual lake evaporation is 1 040 mm, which is about 45 percent of the mean annual rainfall. Mean annual temperature is about 25�C, with extremes as low as 4�C and as high as 43�C. Humidity ranges between 60 percent in the dry season and 98 percent during the monsoon.
Water resources
Surface water
The main Ganges river is the flow combination of two rivers, the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi, which meet at Deva Prayag in Uttarakhand State (India) within the mountain range of the Himalayas. During its middle course in an easterly direction, a number of large and small tributaries join onto the northern side (left bank) from the Himalayan sub-basin, namely, Ramganga, Sarda, Gomti, Ghagra, Gandak and Kosi, the last five originate within the mountain range of the Himalayas in Nepal. Therefore, the contribution of flow of these tributaries is from Nepal within the Himalayan range and from India on the southern side of the Himalayan foothills. Another tributary, Mahananda, joins the river in Bangladesh. On the southern, peninsular side (right bank), the tributaries are Yamuna, Kehtons, Son, Punpun and Kiul. Amongst the Himalayan streams, the Ghagra with its tributaries contributes the maximum annual runoff (about 94.5 km3) and the Gomti the minimum (about 7.4 km3). Amongst the peninsular streams, the Son contributes the maximum annual runoff (about 32 km3) and the Kiul the minimum (about 35 km3).
The Ganges river enters Bangladesh about 50 km below Farakka (left side falls in Bangladesh) and tributaries such as Mahananda, Punarbhaba, Atrai (Boral) and Karatoya, which originate in India, join the Ganges river on its left side. The river joins the Brahmaputra river another 220 km further downstream, near Goalanda Ghat in Bangladesh as the Padma and further down the combined discharge joins the Meghna river at Chandpur after travelling another 70 km. The combined stream is called the Meghna river, which 90 km further downstream discharges into the Bay of Bengal. The total length of the Ganges-Padma river from Deba Prayag to the sea is about 2 515 km (Parua, after 2001).
The Brahmaputra river originates on the northern slope of the Himalayas in China, where it is called Yalung Zangbo. It flows eastwards for about 1 130 km, then turns southwards and enters Arunachal Pradesh (India) at its northern-most point and flows for about 480 km. Then it turns westwards and flows through Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya for another 650 km and then enters Bangladesh. Then the river curves to the south and continues on this course for about 240 km until its confluence with the Ganges river. Within Bangladesh, the river varies considerably in width ranging from less than 2 km to more than 12 km. The Brahmaputra river is classed as a braided channel, while the Ganges river is basically a meandering channel.
During low flows the river becomes a multiple channel stream with sand bars in between and the channels shift back and forth between the main stream banks, which are 6 to 12 km apart. The discharge of the Brahmaputra river mostly comes from the snowmelt in China on the other side of the Himalayas before it enters Arunachal Pradesh. In Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya of India and Dinajpur and Mymenshingh districts of Bangladesh rainfall is quite heavy and this contributes substantially to the river flow. The river reach between Bahadurabad, where the river leaves India and enters Bangladesh, and Aricha, where the river joins the Ganges river, is popularly known as Jamuna in Bangladesh (Parua, after 2001). The total length of the river from its source to the sea is about 2 840 km.
The Meghna river system flows on the east of the Brahmaputra river through Bangladesh. The Barak river divides into two branches within the Assam state in India. The northern branch is called Surma, which flows southwards through the eastern side of Bangladesh next Sylhet town. The southern branch is called Kushiara, which flows through India and then enters Bangladesh. First the northern branch joins the Meghna river near Kuliar Char and then the southern branch joins the Meghna river near Ajmiriganj. The lower Meghna River is one of the largest rivers in the world, being the mouth of the three great rivers: Ganges-Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna. The total length of the river is about 930 km. The river is predominantly a meandering channel, but in several reaches, especially where small tributaries contribute sediment, braiding is evident with sand islands bifurcating the river into two or more channels (Parua, after 2001).
The annual flow of the Brahmaputra river basin from China to India is 165.40 km3 and from Bhutan to India 78 km3. The annual flow of the Brahmaputra river basin from India to Bangladesh is 537.24 km3. The annual flow of the Ganges river basin from China to Nepal is 12.0 km3. All rivers in Nepal drain into the Ganges river with an annual flow of 210.2 km3 to India. The annual flow of the Ganges basin from India to Bangladesh is 525.02 km3. The annual flow of the Meghna river basin from India to Bangladesh is 48.36 km3. This gives a total annual GBM river basin inflow into Bangladesh from India of 1 110.6 km3.
ABased on observations of the flood cycle in the Ganges river, the flow starts decreasing in October, is minimum between the last week of March and the last week of April and is maximum between the last week of August and the last week of September (Parua, after 2001).
Over 138 700 m3/s of water flows into the Bay of Bengal during floods through a single outlet of the GBM river in Bangladesh. This is the largest in the world for a single outlet to the sea and exceeds even that the Amazon discharge into the sea by about 1.5 times (Parua, after 2001).
Groundwater
The groundwater potential in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins is quite high but it is primarily confined to piedmont areas in India. It has been estimated that the Ganges river basin in India and Nepal has an annual groundwater yield of 108.5 km3, while the Brahmaputra river basin in Assam (India) has a yield potential of 10.7 km3. Compared to India, groundwater recharge potential is lower in Bangladesh, estimated at 21 km3/year. Except for a limited area in the northwest, the top soil in most places in Bangladesh is composed of old alluvium with a large percentage of clay materials. The old alluvium is dissected in old stream beds, which in turn are connected with the existing stream system (Fazal, 1990). The groundwater resources in Bhutan are probably limited and are drained by the surface water network, which means that they are more or less equal to overlap between surface water and groundwater.
Water quality
In all the countries of the GBM river basin, the deterioration of both surface water and groundwater quality is now a matter of serious concern. Water is essential to sustain agricultural growth and productivity. More than half of the morbidity in the GBM basin stems from the use of impure drinking water. Safe water supply and hygienic sanitation are basic minimum needs, which the GBM river basin countries are yet to meet in both rural and urban areas. A holistic approach is required to monitor the water quality in each country together with regional initiatives, both to prevent further deterioration and to bring about improvement in the quality of water. Monitoring of water quality in the GBM rivers is not as extensive as it should be except in the case of the Ganges river in India and the Buriganga river in Bangladesh. Setting up uniform standards, relating to water quality along with establishing an effective water quality monitoring network in all countries is important, as well as a review of their existing water quality/pollution laws. Coordination of their actions in order to deal with transboundary transmission of pollution and evolving a mechanism for real time water quality data exchange could lead to efficient water quality management (Biswas, after 2006).
In Bangladesh, irrigation water quality has deteriorated owing to pollution from agrochemicals, industrial waste and other sources. Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been reported in many government and donor agency documents (GoB, UNICEF, WB, FAO). Arsenic concentration has been found to be at a maximum within the upper 50 m depth of aquifers in most regions of the country (Water Aid, 2000). In many places concentration of iron and arsenic in irrigation water has gone beyond the limit of safe water quality standards of Bangladesh and WHO. Some diseases and health hazards such as arsenicosis, blindness, physical disability, occur as a result of arsenic toxicity to humans (RDA, 2001). Throughout the country, about 1.44 million tubewells have been affected by arsenic contamination and about 30 million people are exposed to arsenic toxicity (Ahmed, 2007). The mitigation of the additional problems of salinity and arsenic in Bangladesh involves special action plans. Saline intrusion in coastal areas could be addressed through dry season flushing of channels by means of methods such as storing monsoon water and resuscitating moribund channels. The Bangladesh Arsenic Mitigation Water Supply Project (BAMWSP) is presently engaged in assessing the extent, dimensions, and causes of the arsenic problem with a view to developing a long-term strategy for supplying arsenic-free water (Biswas, after 2006).
In Bangladesh, during the dry season groundwater has become an increasingly important source of water for irrigation, municipal and industrial purposes. Some environmental hazards have been encountered in many areas and a number of adverse effects have emerged as a result of the over-abstraction of groundwater, such as lowering of water tables, reduction in dry season flows of rivers and streams, groundwater pollution, intrusion of saline water in coastal areas, ecological imbalance and possible land subsidence. There has been evidence of permanent lowering of groundwater levels in some locations, particularly in the Dhaka metropolitan area where the average annual decline in the groundwater level is about 3 m (BADC, 2006) and in the northwest region of the country.
In India, the water quality of rivers in their upper reaches is good, though the importance of water use for cities, agriculture and industries, and the lack of wastewater treatment plants in the middle and lower reaches of most rivers cause a major degradation of surface water quality. Groundwater is also affected by municipal, industrial and agricultural pollutants. The pollution control action plan of the Ganges basin was formulated in 1984 and has been enforced by the Ganges Project Directorate, under the Central Ganges Authority, to oversee pollution control and the consequent cleaning of the Ganges river. The water quality in the middle stretch of the Ganges river, which had deteriorated to class C and D (the worst class is E, the best A), was restored to class B in 1990 after the implementation of the action plan.
Climate change
The GBM rivers create flood problems in their respective basin areas during monsoon months almost every year. Bangladesh, being the lower riparian country, suffers most from such floods which cause enormous loss of life and property (Parua, after 2001).
Climate change may alter the distribution and quality of GBM river basin water resources. Some of the impacts include occurrence of more intense rains, changed spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall, higher runoff generation, low groundwater recharge, melting of glaciers, changes in evaporative demands and water use patterns in agricultural, municipal and industrial sectors, etc. These impacts lead to severe influences on agricultural production and food security, ecology, biodiversity, river flows, floods, and droughts, water security, human and animal health and sea level rise.
Bihar is the worst flood hit state in India. Hardly a year passes without severe flood damage. With the onset of the monsoon, rivers come down from the Himalayan hills in Nepal with enormous force, causing rivers like Ghagra, Kamla, Kosi, Bagmati, Gandak, Ganges, Falgu, Karmanasa, Mahanadi to rise above the danger level. This results in severe floods in North Bihar. The Kosi river, popularly known as �the sorrow of Bihar�, has not yet matured enough to settle on a course, and has changed its course 15-16 times the last time being as recent as August 2008. About 2.8 million people were said to have been marooned by these floods in Bihar.
Bangladesh is now widely recognized as one of the countries that is most vulnerable to climate change. Increased variability of temperatures and rainfall and increased occurrence of natural hazards are expected to affect the availability of both surface water and groundwater. Investments are needed to ensure a continuous and sustainable access to water resources.
Water-related development in the basin
Use of water of the Ganges river for irrigation, either by flooding or by means of gravity canals, has been common since ancient times. Such irrigation is described in scriptures and mythological books written more than 2 000 years ago. Irrigation was highly developed during the period of Muslim rule from the twelfth century onward, and the Mughal kings later constructed several canals. The canal system was further extended by the British. The cultivated area of the Ganges valley in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar benefits from a system of irrigation canals that has increased the production of cash crops such as sugarcane, cotton and oilseeds. The older canals are mainly in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab (doab meaning �land between two rivers�). The Upper Ganga Canal, beginning at Hardiwar, and its branches have a combined length of 9 575 km. The Lower Ganga Canal, extending 8 240 km with its branches, begins at Naraura. The Sarda Canal irrigates land near Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh. Higher lands at the northern edge of the plain are difficult to irrigate by canal, and groundwater must be pumped to the surface. Large areas in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are also irrigated by channels running from hand-dug wells. The Ganges-Kabadak scheme in Bangladesh, largely an irrigation plan, covers parts of the districts of Khulna, Jessore, and Kusthia that lie within the part of the delta where silt and overgrowth choke the slowly flowing rivers. The system of irrigation is based on both gravity canals and electrically powered lifting devices (Ahmad and Lodrick).
Total area equipped for irrigation in the GBM river basin is estimated to be around 35.1 million ha, of which 82.2 percent in India, 14.0 percent in Bangladesh, 3.3 percent in Nepal, 0.4 percent in China and 0.1 percent in Bhutan. Area actually irrigated is estimated at 34.1 million ha. The equipped areas irrigated by groundwater and by surface water account for 67 and 33 percent respectively.
Of the 29 million ha equipped for irrigation in India inside the GBM river basin, 67 percent is irrigated by groundwater and 33 percent by surface water. The development of sprinkler and localized irrigation in recent years has been considerable, mainly the result of the pressing demand for water from other sectors, a fact that has encouraged government and farmers to find water-saving techniques for agriculture. The Government has offered subsidies to adopt drip systems. Drip-irrigated crops are mainly orchards (grapes, bananas, pomegranates and mangoes). Localized irrigation is also used for sugarcane and coconut. Investment in drainage has been widely neglected in India, and where such investment has been made, poor maintenance has caused many drainage systems to become silted up. On the eastern Ganges plain, investment in surface drainage would probably have a greater productive impact, and at a lower cost, than investment in surface irrigation.
In Nepal, which is entirely located in the Ganges river basin, the area equipped for irrigation was estimated at 1 168 300 ha in 2002, of which 79.5 percent was irrigated by surface water, 19.2 percent by groundwater and 1.3 percent by mixed surface water and groundwater. Seasonal canals accounted for 58 percent of the area irrigated by surface water, permanent canals for 39 percent, and ponds for 3 percent. In 1992, the area equipped for irrigation accounted for 882 400 ha and in 1982 for 583 900 ha. In 1994, 73.9 percent of the area equipped for irrigation was irrigated by surface water, 12.4 percent by groundwater and 13.8 percent by irrigation systems not fully identified. Most irrigation systems use surface irrigation (basin, furrow). Some areas in the hills and mountains use sprinkler irrigation, but no figures are available. In 2005, the harvested irrigated crop area covered around 1 335 000 ha, of which 47 percent consisted of wheat, 36 percent of rice, 4 percent of maize, 3 percent of vegetables, 2 percent oil crops, 4 percent of other annual crops and 3 percent of sugarcane.
China accounts for approximately 138 000 ha of area equipped for irrigation inside the GBM river basin of which 98 percent is irrigated by surface water.
In Bhutan, which is entirely located in the Brahmaputra river basin, most rivers are deeply incised into the landscape and hence the possibilities for run-of-the-river irrigation are limited. The irrigated areas are called wetland in the local classification. This means that they have been terraced for basin irrigation. In 2007, throughout the country these areas were estimated at 27 685 ha, which corresponds to actually irrigated area. In summer, almost all wetland is under rice cultivation. Double cropping of rice is limited to the lowest altitudes where the winter temperatures still allow its cultivation. Where rice cannot be cultivated, wheat, buckwheat, mustard and potatoes are cropped on wetland areas during the winter season. The wetland areas can be cropped during the winter season, though watering of these winter crops is generally limited to one irrigation at the time of land preparation. To a limited extent, farmers have started to irrigate horticultural crops, including orchards, using hose pipes and surface irrigation methods. In 1994, total irrigated cropped area was estimated at 27 900 of which 98 percent is rice and 2 percent potatoes.
In Bangladesh, though the country has abundant surface water resources, particularly in the monsoon season, its flat deltaic topography and the instability of major rivers make large gravity irrigation systems both technically difficult and costly. On the other hand, during the dry season irrigation using surface water has become difficult or practically impossible owing to limited availability. Therefore the use of groundwater for irrigation has become increasingly important. In 2008 the national irrigation coverage was 5.05 million ha, of which approximately 4.93 million ha inside the GBM river basin where groundwater covered 75 percent and surface water covered 25 percent of the total irrigated area. In 1993, the total area of wetlands throughout the country was 3.14 million ha, of which almost 1.55 million ha were cultivated and 1.38 million ha were drained by surface drains. Thus, total water managed area is estimated at 6.59 million ha. Surface irrigation is the only technology used in large irrigation schemes. In 2008, total harvested irrigated cropped area in Bangladesh was estimated at 5.98 million ha, of which the most important crops are rice accounting for 4.34 million ha (73 percent), wheat 0.31 million ha (5 percent), potatoes 0.26 million ha (4 percent) and vegetables 0.24 million ha (4 percent).
Because of the low-lying topography, each year about 18 percent of Bangladesh is inundated during the monsoon season. During severe floods the affected area may exceed 37 percent of the country and in extreme events like the 1998 flood about 66 percent of the country is inundated. Floods are caused by overspills from main rivers and their distributaries, overspills from tributaries and by direct rainfall. Flood control works can reduce floods from the first two, but only drainage can have any effect on the latter two. The basic benefit of drainage is water control � supply as well as removal.
The particular benefits can be: i) potential increase in cropped area through earlier drainage; ii) higher yields from transplanted Aman rice through early planting; iii) crop diversification in the wet season through better drainage; and iv) more control over crop calendars and patterns through control of the water regime. In 1964, a master plan was initiated for water resources development. This envisaged the development of 58 flood protection and drainage projects covering about 5.8 million ha of land. Three types of polders were envisaged: gravity drainage, tidal sluice drainage and pump drainage. Flood control and drainage projects have accounted for about half of the funds spent on water development projects since 1960. They include:
Large-scale projects such as: Coastal Embankment Project (949 000 ha), Manu River Project (22 500 ha), Teesta Right Embankment (39 000 ha), Ganges-Kobadak Project (141 600 ha), Brahmaputra Right Flood Embankment (226 000 ha), Chandpur Irrigation Project (54 000 ha), and Chalan Beel Project (125 000 ha).
Medium-scale projects such as: Sada-Bagda, Chenchuri Beel and Bamal-Salimpur-Kulabasukhali projects implemented under the Drainage and Flood Control Projects (DFC I to DFC IV) and financed by the World Bank. These projects typically cover areas of 10 000�30 000 ha and involve flood control and drainage with limited irrigation development.
Small-scale projects such as those implemented under the Early Implemented Project, the Small-scale Irrigation Project and the Small-scale Drainage and Flood Control Project.
Total water withdrawal in the GBM river basin is estimated at 373.928 km3, of which 68 percent is groundwater and 32 percent surface water. Irrigation withdrawal accounts for 337.728 km3, or 90 percent of the total withdrawal. India�s total withdrawal inside the GBM river basin has been estimated around 328.2 km3, of which 90.4 percent (296.7 km3) for agriculture. In Bangladesh, in 2008 total water withdrawal within the GBM river basin was estimated at about 35.0 km3, of which 88 percent (30.7 km3) was for agriculture, 10 percent for municipalities and 2 percent for industries. Approximately 79 percent of the total water withdrawal comes from groundwater and 21 percent, from surface water. In Nepal, in 2005 total water withdrawal was estimated at 9.79 km3, of which 98.2 percent (9.61 km3) for agriculture, 1.5 percent for municipalities and 0.3 percent for industry. In Bhutan, in 2008 total water withdrawal was estimated at 0.338 km3, all surface water. This represents a mere 0.43 percent of the annual renewable water resources. About 94 percent of this water withdrawn (0.318 km3) was used for agriculture, while the municipal and industrial sectors used 5 percent and 1 percent respectively. Total water withdrawal of China inside the GBM river basin has been estimated around 0.6 km3, of which 67 percent (0.4 km3) for agriculture.
In Nepal, total dam capacity is estimated at 85 million m3, although potential for at least 138 km3 exists. Hydroelectricity accounted for more than 96 percent of total electricity generation. Theoretical hydropower potential is estimated at about 83 000 MW. However, the identified economically feasible potentials are about 40 000 MW (Biswas, after 2006). The two main diversion barrages are the ones of Kosi and Gandaki reservoirs.
In Bhutan, several large dams were constructed for hydroelectric power generation. These include the 40 m high Chhukha dam (CHPP) on the Wang river in Chhukha district in the southwest, the 91 m high Tala-Wankha dam further downstream on the Wang (Raidak) river near Phuntsholing town, the 33 m high Kurichhu dam on the Kuri river in Mongar district in the east, the Basochu dam (BHPP) near Wangduephodrang town in the centre-west. The 141 m high Punatsangchu dam on Puna Tsang river downstream of Wangduephodrang town is under construction. Total hydropower generation capacity was 477 MW in 2006, of which 336 MW from the Chhukha hydropower plant, 60 MW from the Kurichu hydropower plant and 24 MW from the Basochu hydropower plant. Hydropower represented 96 percent of the country�s electricity generating capacity and 99.9 percent of its electricity generation in 2006. With the commissioning of the first two units of the Chhukha hydroprojects in 1986, and the other two units in 1998, the electricity generation capacity has substantially increased and Bhutan became a significant exporter of electricity to India. With the commissioning of �Tala Hydro Power Project� in 2006, there is a substantial improvement in the energy generation of the country.
The expansion of hydropower production capacity in Bhutan has had an enormous impact as by the end of the Ninth Five-Year Plan (2002-2007), the energy sector contributed to around a quarter of GDP. With a further doubling of capacity envisaged by the end of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2014-2019), the energy sector will probably contribute close to half of GDP. The following hydroelectric projects have been identified for future development:
Mangdue Chu Hydroelectric Project was planned in the Ninth Five-Year Plan (2002-2007) and is expected to be completed in the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2008�2013). The project comprises two dams.
Sunkosh Multipurpose Project (SMP) is the largest proposed hydroelectricity project in Bhutan.
India controls the flow of the Ganges river with a dam completed in 1974 at Farakka, 18 km from the border with Bangladesh. The Farakka barrage is a not very high diversion structure and is not classified as a large dam. During the dry season it diverts water from the Ganges river to the Hooghly river through the Hooghly Canal. The Bhimgoda dam at Haridwar diverts melted snow from the Himalayas to the Upper Ganges Canal, which was built by the British in 1854. This water is used for irrigation and the flow of the river has been greatly diminished.
India is endowed with rich hydropower potential, ranking fifth in the world. The gross hydropower potential was estimated at 148 700 MW as installed capacity, to which the Brahamaputra, Ganges and Indus river basins contribute about 80 percent. The installed capacity of hydropower generation in India is about 22 000 MW (Biswas, after 2006). The total water storage capacity constructed in the country is estimated at 224 km3. Out of the seven larger dams with a reservoir capacity exceeding 8 km3 in India, only the Rihand dam is in the GBM river basin, on the Rihand river (10.6 km3).
No large dams exist in the GBM river basin in Bangladesh. Three barrages have been constructed across the Teesta, Tangon and Manu rivers, which are used as diversion structures for irrigation purposes only.
Table 2 shows important dams in the GBM river basin.
Transboundary water issues
The problems in the GBM river basin are typical of those related to conflicting interests of upstream and downstream riparians. India has used its position of power in the basin to insist on a series of bilateral treaties rather than engaging in a multilateral negotiation (World Bank, 2010).
In 1875, an agreement between the British Government and the State of Jind was signed to regulate the supply of water for irrigation from the Western Jumna Canal. In 1893, the British Government and the Patiala State signed an agreement regarding the Sirsa branch of the Western Jumna Canal. In 1908, Great Britain and the Panna State signed an agreement respecting the Ken Canal (World Bank, 2010).
In 1905, an agreement between India and Bhutan took place regarding the Chhukha Hydroelectric Project. India financed the project with a 60 percent grant and 40 percent low-interest loan.
A joint commission for the exploitation of the Kosi river was set up between Nepal and India in 1954 and 1966, and another for the exploitation of the Gandak river in 1959. In 1978, Nepal and India signed an agreement on the renovation and extension of the Chandra Canal, Pumped Canal and distribution of the Western Kosi Canal (World Bank, 2010).
The Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) was established on a permanent basis pursuant to the Joint Declaration of the Prime Ministers of Bangladesh and India in March 1972. The Statute of JRC was accordingly signed in November 1972 to maintain liaison between the participating countries to ensure the most effective joint efforts in maximizing the benefits from common river systems to both the countries. Subsequently, the Government of Bangladesh established the Joint Rivers Commission Bangladesh (JRCB) to address the issues relating to the sharing and managing of the water from transboundary rivers with the co-riparian countries. The main activities of the JRCB are (JRCB, 2011):
Negotiating with the co-riparian countries on development, management and sharing of water resources of common rivers.
Holding meetings with India at different levels to discuss issues on sharing of waters of common rivers, transmission of flood-related data from India to Bangladesh, river bank protection works along common/border rivers and other pertinent issues.
Monitoring and sharing of the Ganges waters at Farakka and monitoring at Hardinge Bridge (Bangladesh) between 1 January and 31 May every year as per provision of the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty of 1996.
Working jointly with Nepal for harnessing common water resources and mitigating floods and flood damages and conducting research and technical studies.
Cooperating with China in the field of water resources, enhancing the flood forecasting capability through exchange of flood-related data and information of the Brahmaputra river, using and protecting the water resources of transnational rivers in the region keeping in mind the principles of equality and fairness, conduct training in the relevant technical field, etc
As mentioned earlier, India controls the flow of the Ganges river through a dam completed in 1974 at Farakka, 18 km from the border with Bangladesh. The Farakka barrage was originally conceived by the British imperial government, however not implemented until after India�s independence from British rule. This dam was a source of tension between the two countries, with Bangladesh asserting that the dam held back too much water during the dry season and released too much water during monsoon rains.
In 1977, an agreement between Bangladesh and India was signed on sharing of the Ganges waters at Farakka and on augmenting its flows (World Bank, 2010). In 1978, in the JRC, India and Bangladesh had placed separate proposals for augmentation of the Ganges river flow at Farakka. While the Bangladesh proposal concentrated on storage of Ganges water itself during floods by constructing dams and reservoirs to be located mostly in Nepal, the Indian proposal was based on inter-basin transfer of water from the Brahmaputra river basin to the Ganges river basin through a link canal as the Brahmaputra has plenty of water mostly untapped. This would also minimize the flood hazards as the floods in the Brahmaputra come more than two months before those of the Ganges.
However, none of the proposals materialized because of the objections from either side on various grounds. After the disastrous floods in Bangladesh in 1988, the Indian Government expressed concern about the damage and showed interest in regional cooperation for flood mitigation in both the countries through a joint action plan. The Bangladesh Government also came closer to India and had talks on river cooperation (Parua, after 2001). In 1996, India and Bangladesh signed the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, which regulates the Ganges sharing waters at Farakka. Bangladesh is ensured a fair share of the flow reaching the dam during the dry season.
In planning and management terms, it is simply impossible to consider the GBM river system as one system because of its sheer size, complexities and multinational character. Accordingly, following the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty between India and Bangladesh, the main focus of bilateral negotiations between these two countries has currently been on the Teesta river, an important tributary of the Ganges river. In 1983, a primary agreement between India and Bangladesh was reached on the sharing of the Teesta river waters (World Bank, 2010). These negotiations are ongoing, but no mutually acceptable framework for the management of the Teesta river is in sight (Biswas, after 2006).
Around 1980, Bhutan initiated a plan to develop the hydropower potential of the Wangchu Cascade at Chhukha, in close cooperation with India. Following extensive consultations, India agreed to construct a 336 MW run-of-the-river project at Chhukha, on the basis of a 60 percent grant and 40 percent loan. The project was commissioned in stages from 1988 onwards and was so successful that it had paid by itself by 1993. The generating capacity was later increased to 370 MW. Because of the Indian support to the planning and construction of the project, Bhutan agreed to sell excess electricity to India at a mutually agreed rate. A 220 kV transmission line was constructed, which linked the Bhutanese capital, Thimpu, and the city of Phuntsholing on the Indian border, from where electricity was subsequently supplied to four Indian states.
The agreement between the two countries is that the electricity generated will be first used to satisfy Bhutan�s own internal needs. Before the construction of the Chhukha plant, electricity was generated by diesel and mini-hydro plants. Thus, total electricity generated was limited. Since the construction of the Chhukha project proved to be beneficial to both countries, they have agreed to expand their collaborative efforts to other new hydropower projects. Bhutan realized that the revenues from the development, use and export of its hydropower potential can accelerate the economic and social development processes of the country, and can contribute very significantly to poverty alleviation.
The arrangement has also been beneficial to energy-thirsty India, whose electricity requirements have been increasing in recent years at 8-9 percent per year. India and Bhutan have subsequently collaborated with the funding and construction of a 45-MW run-of-the-river hydropower station at Kuri river. Similar collaborative efforts have taken place, or are under active consideration, for Chhukha II (1 020 MW) and Chhukha III (900 MW, with a storage dam). In addition, the two countries signed an agreement in 1993 to study the feasibility of a large storage dam on the Sunkosh river. Considering the fact that its present population is only just over 2 million, this sale of hydropower to India means a very substantial income for this relatively small country (Biswas, after 2006).
In 1996, India and Nepal ratified a treaty on the Mahakali river, located on the border between the two countries. The treaty provides for equal entitlement in the utilization of water from the Mahakali river without prejudice to respective existing consumptive uses.
The Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Power Project (PHPP) is a proposed project between Bhutan and India signed in 2003. It is a run-of-the-river scheme along the course of the Puna Tsang river, downstream from Wangduephodrang town. It will have an installed capacity of 870 MW with an annual average generation of 4 330 GWh.
The Tala Hydroelectric Project Authority (THPA) is the largest Indo-Bhutan joint project, entirely funded by the Government of India by way of grants and loan and fully operational since 2007.
In September 2008, the third meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Committee on Water Resources (JCWR) took place, to resolve pending issues and pave the way both to mitigate the flood problems along the Nepal-India border and to enhance bilateral cooperation in the water sector. The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project was identified as a priority project and JCWR reviewed the current status of discussions on issues related to location of the regulating dam, unit size and installed capacity of the power plants, assessment of project benefits in terms of irrigation and power to India and Nepal and sharing of the project cost by the two sides. JCWR decided to set up a Pancheshwar Development Authority (PDA) at the earliest in accordance with Article 10 of the Mahakali Treaty for the development, execution and operation of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.
In December 2008, the first meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Standing Technical Committee (JSTC) was held. During the above-mentioned third meeting of JCWR, it was decided to have three tier joint mechanisms to expedite the decision-making process and the implementation of decisions undertaken at the institutional interactions. Whereas a Joint Ministerial Commission on Water Resources would be headed by the Ministers of Water Resources of India and Nepal, a Joint Standing Technical Committee was constituted to rationalize technical committees and subcommittees that exist to cover issues in India and Nepal related to flood management, inundation problems and flood forecasting activities besides project specific committees on hydropower. The JSTC coordinates all technical committees and subcommittees under JCWR.
The fourth meeting of JCWR was held in March 2009 to discuss the issues of water resources development projects in a comprehensive manner, further strengthening the ties between the two countries. India and Nepal hoped that the works on the breach closure of the Kosi barrage would be completed in time with the cooperation of the two governments. Nepal informed of the demands of local people for the maintenance and rehabilitation of Main Gandak Western Canal and flood control structures. To date, no noticeable progress on these demands could be observed. India informed that short-term measures have already been implemented.
Table 3 lists the main historical events in the GBM river basin.
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Clementine Hozier was the wife of Sir Winston Churchill
He was then 33 and about to enter the Cabinet as President of the Board of Trade. She was 22 and the impoverished granddaughter of the Earl of Airlie. She had a distinct penchant for older men and had already been engaged twice - firstly to a banker 15 years her senior then to a civil servant almost twice her age - and had broken it off both times.
No doubt wary of another rejection Winston did not pursue Clemmie with as much ardour as he had his other paramours. In fact, in August 1908 he feared he might have overdone it and she was losing interest.
However his narrow escape from death in a house fire brought an anxious telegram from Clemmie. Winston invited her to Blenheim and as they took shelter from the rain in an ornamental Greek temple during an afternoon walk he proposed. She said yes.
Her engagement ring - a large ruby with two diamonds - was one of the three Winston’s father had given his mother.
The engagement was announced on August 15 and the wedding set for less than a month later on September 12.
First though, Winston had to face Violet Asquith, the woman who was in love with him. She was on holiday with her family in Scotland and he ensured that she was told before the official announcement but still felt that he should speak to her face to face.
Sir Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine make their way to No 10 Downing Street
I do not love and never will love any woman in the world but you
Winston Churchill
A furious Clemmie threatened to break off their engagement but Winston insisted. Exactly what he said to Violet is unclear but she was distraught when he left and refused to attend the wedding. Days later she was found on a cliff path, having suffered a nervous breakdown.
As for Clemmie, Winston assured her: “I do not love and never will love any woman in the world but you.”
And right up to his death in 1965 he never did.
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Who said `I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception`? | I Never Forget a Face, But I’ll Make an Exception in Your Case | Quote Investigator
I Never Forget a Face, But I’ll Make an Exception in Your Case
Groucho Marx? Alan Gale? Anonymous?
Dear Quote Investigator: When I am at a party I sometimes have trouble recalling the name of a person I have met before. But my recalcitrant memory has no difficulty remembering the line credited to Groucho Marx:
I never forget a face, but in your case I’d be glad to make an exception.
When I performed a search I found some other versions:
I never forget a face, but I’ll make an exception in your case.
I never forget a face—but I’m willing to make an exception in your case.
Is this a genuine Groucho joke or is it just a quip with a fake nose and glasses?
Quote Investigator: The earliest evidence known to QI all points to Groucho Marx as creator of this jape. The February 13, 1937 issue of “The Literary Digest” published a piece about psychology and memory. Conventional advice givers have emphasized the desirability of memorization, but this article accentuated the practice of forgetting. The author mentioned the now classic joke credited to Groucho: 1
It’s the art of forgetting; and all it amounts to, really, is the reverse English of memory. In fact, some psychologists find it as important as the art of memory.
Groucho Marx facetiously shows how effective it can be in his gag: “I never forget a face — but I’m going to make an exception in your case!”
A few days later, a columnist named E. V. Durling in the Washington Post presented the same joke with a variant wording and an ascription to Groucho. This citation was listed in the key reference “The Yale Book of Quotations”: 2 3
Groucho Marx. My nomination for Public Wisecracker No. 1. When and where was it Groucho said to somebody. “I never forget a face—but I’m going to make an exception in your case.”
Here are additional selected citations in chronological order.
The May 1941 issue of the mass-circulation Reader’s Digest printed a more elaborate version of the joke supplied by a contributing writer named Hugh Pentecost. The context was specified and two lines of dialog were given: 4
A celebrity hound approached Groucho Marx at a party. “You remember me, Mr. Marx. We met at the Glynthwaites’ some months ago.”
“I never forget a face,” Groucho replied, “but I’ll make an exception in your case.”
In 1941 and 1942 the Reader’s Digest version of the anecdote was disseminated further in the “Thesaurus of Anecdotes” edited by Edmund Fuller 5 and in newspapers such as the Lime Springs Herald of Iowa. 6
In 1944 the quotation collector Bennett Cerf reminisced in the pages of “The Saturday Review” about past shows by the Marx Brothers: 7
The funniest lines usually fell to Groucho. He revived on the radio the other night his “I never forget a face—but I’m willing to make an exception in your case.”
In 1946 the comedian Joey Adams published “From Gags to Riches” which included a version of the quip that remarkably was credited to someone who was not Groucho: 8
Alan Gale lets them have it with, “I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll make an exception.”
In 1949 Life magazine described remarks made by Groucho during his popular radio show “You Bet Your Life”. These lines were clearly reprised from his collection of past zingers: 9
The insults are direct and paralyzing. To a tongue-tied contestant he muttered, “Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.” To another he said thoughtfully, “I never forget a face, but in your case I am going to make an exception.”
In conclusion, QI believes that Groucho Marx coined this joke and popularized it. He received the earliest set of attributions and there was no strong rival. He also seems to have used the quip on multiple occasions. There was no fixed phrasing for the quotation, but the core joke was invariant.
Notes:
1937 February 13, The Literary Digest, Psychology: Art of Forgetting: Magic Formula, Page 29, Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York. (Unz) ↩
1937 February 16, Los Angeles Times, On the Side with E. V. Durling, Page A1, Los Angeles, (ProQuest) ↩
2006, The Yale Book of Quotations by Fred R. Shapiro, Section Julius Henry ‘Groucho’ Marx, Quote Page 498, Yale University Press, New Haven. (Verified on paper) ↩
1941 May, Reader’s Digest, Volume 38, Party Chatter, Quote Page 66, Column 2, The Reader’s Digest Association. (Verified on paper) ↩
1942, Thesaurus of Anecdotes, Edited by Edmund Fuller, Section: Rudeness, Quote Page 90, Crown Publishers, New York. (Verified on paper) ↩
1941 April 24, Lime Springs Herald, Under the Co-Co by M.N.X., Quote Page 1, Column 5, Lime Springs, Iowa. (GenealogyBank) ↩
1944 April 1, The Saturday Review, Trade Winds by Bennett Cerf, Start Page 18, Quote Page 18, Saturday Review Associates, Inc., New York. (Unz) ↩
1946, From Gags to Riches by Joey Adams, Quote Page 111, Frederick Fell Inc., New York. (Verified on paper) ↩
1949 Nov 21, Life, Groucho’s Garland of Gags, Quote Page 139, Time Inc., New York. (Google Books full view) ↩
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Who was murdered by Fitzurse, de Tracy, de Morville and Le Breton ? | Hissem_Fitzurse Family
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The FitzUrse Family
The name means 'son of the bear.' The earliest members of this family are unknown, but it is assumed that a Hastings veteran nicknamed Ursa, "bear," founded the clan. The Family Arms: A bear sable, sometimes depicted as three bears on an argent field.
(2) Ursa (c1050)
Urso, Ours. The progenitor of the family. He had, under the Conqueror, held Grittleston in Wiltshire, of the Abbey of Glastonbury.
(3) Richard Fitzurse (c1090)
Ricardus filius Ursi. There may be an intervening generation, the genealogies disagree. He became possessed in the reign of Stephen of the manor of Willeton in Somersetshire, which descended to his son (?), Reginald. He also held Barham court in Kent and was tenant in chief in Northamptonshire. Specifically, he held Bulwick in Northamptonshire.
Richard married Matilda [Maude] de Boulers de Aubigny. She was born in about 1097, the daughter of Baldwin de Boulers [Bollers, Boullers, Bouliers], the Lord of Montgomery, and Sibyl de Falaise. Matilda had a sister, Hillaria, who died sine prole. I don't know if this is important, but I'll leave it here for now.
Baldwin de Boulers
His surname is sometimes rendered Bollers, Bullers, Bulers, or Boullers. Baldwin was a younger son of Stephen, Baron of Boulers [Boelare], in Flanders, and a member of the First Crusade. The barony of Boelare was comprised of 16 villages southwest of Brussels.
Alternately his father was Hamon De Aubigny, Lord Belers, of Derbyshire, England. Hamon's father was Nele de Aubigny, who was born in Aubigny, Normandy. Robert and Sampson Belers De Aubigney, born between 1146 and 1148 in Ketelby Belers were Baldwin�s brothers. In this scenario the Boulers in the name appears to refer to a manor they held, i.e. "de" Ketelby Bellars.
Baldwin held Montgomery, a motte and bailey castle, on the marches of Wales. This castle had originally been built by Earl Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, and companion of the Conqueror. Upon the rebellion of his son, in favor of Duke Robert of Normandy, the castle was confiscated by Henry I and later granted it to Baldwin in free marriage with Sibyl de Falaise. "Free marriage" indicates that no service, or fee, was required as a condition of tenure. Today's Montgomery castle is a later construction. The old castle is now known as Hen Domen and is nothing more than an earthen eminence. The town today is known as Trefaldwyn, Welsh for "Baldwin's town."
Baldwin married Sibyl de Falaise, who was either the neice, nepos, or the illegitimate daughter of Henry I and Isabella Corbet. Other sources show Sibyl's father as William Falaise, which is so much less exciting. One source claims the couple married in Falaise, Calvados, France in 1094. See the Mowbray family page for more about her descent.
After Sibyl's death, Baldwin married Margaret de Limesi [Lymeseye]. Their children were Stephen, Almeric [I think], Galfridus, Margaret [d.s.p.] and Sibil, who married into the de Stanton family. Stephen, sometimes referred to as Baldwin's stepson, inherited the Honor and castle of Montgomery. Stephen was slain by Llywelyn ap Madog of Powys in 1152 [or 1162] and the lordship of Montgomery passed to Almeric de Boulers. Upon his death in 1176 it passed to Stephen's son, Robert de Bollers. Robert married, but had no surviving children. He died in 1203 and his wife, Hillaria, gave the King 300 marks and a palfrey not to be required to marry again. Robert's brother, Baldwin, then inherited. In 1207 a devastating raid by the Welsh killed Baldwin, who d.s.p. At this point the King took back the Honour of Montgomery.
Baldwin's children with his first wife, Sibyl, were Maud, who married Richard Fitzurse, and Hillaria.
Richard was a follower of King Stephen in his wars with the Empress Matilda. At the battle of Lincoln, in 1141, fighting against the Earls of Gloucester and Chester, he was captured, as was the King.
"Capitur etiam Ricardus filius Ursi qui in istibus dandis et recipiendiis clarus et gloriosus compariut." - from "Somerset Record Society"
Richard died in about 1168. His children were,
(4) Margery Fitzurse (1119), who married Richard Engayne
(4) Reginald Fitzurse (c1125), who murdered Thomas Becket
(4) Robert Fitzurse (c1130), who inherited his brother's estates and founded the Barham line
(4) Richard Fitzurse III (c1150) ??
(4) Maud Fitzurse (1132), who married a Cantelo
(4) Mabel Fitzurse (1140), who married Benedict Gernet
The Engayne Family Connection
(4) Margery Fitzurse (1119)
She was born about 1119 in Northamptonshire, England and died after 21 May 1196. She married Richard II de Engayne of Laxton and Pytchley, Northamptonshire. Richard was born in about 1137 in Laxton, Northamptonshire, and died in 1177. He was the son of Viel de Engayne and a brother of Fulk de Lisures. This family is important for its land dealings with Roger Gernet, a relative through the Fitzurse daughters. Her other children, listed as the Great Grandchildren of Richard Fitzurse, are Joan (d' Engayne) Engaine, Sir Nicholas Engaine, Joyce d' Engaine, Johanna d' Engayne and Mary Dacre (Darcy). Margery later married Geoffrey le Breton.
(5) Richard III de Engayne (1167)
The son of Margery Fitzurse and Richard II de Engaine. He married Sarah de Chesney, Lady Colne, and died on 23 April 1209.
(6) Sir Viel de Engayne (c1197)
Of Laxton, Pytchley, Blatherwycke, & Bulwick, Northamptonshire; Great Gidding & Dillington, Huntingdon; White Notley & Colne Engaine, Essex; Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England. He married Rohese [Montgomery]. He took up with Simon de Montfort in the Baron's Rebellion, "Who having also been with his Brother Richard, in Armes against King John, sped as he did, as to the seizure of his Lands: but in 1 Hen. 3.(those storms being over) had restitution of them again." The lands seized had been granted to William de Cauntelo, below.
Roger Gernet jointly held an estate with Viel in Upminster, Essex, later called the Gaynes estate, inheriting via Richard FitzUrse's daughter Mabel, his mother. He was later bought out by his partner, Viel Engayne. There are also records showing Roger's claim to the Honor of Montgomery in Wales, a manor in Worle, Somerset, and another in Badmondisfield (aka Bansfield), Suffolk, though these were contested by other heirs of the FitzUrse family.
The Thomas Beckett Murder
(4) Reginald [Reynald, Renaud] Fitzurse (c1125)
Baron. Reginald was the eldest son of Richard Fitzurse. He was born in about 1125 in Northamptonshire, England. On the death of his father in about 1168 he inherited the manor of Williton, Somersetshire, as well as the manor of Barham, Kent, and lands in Northamptonshire - from the "Dictionary of National Biography," Volume 22, referencing the Liber niger. He was one of the four knights [William de Tracy, Hugh de Morville, Richard le Breton [Brito] and Reginald Fitz-Urse] who were stirred up by the hasty words of Henry II to plot the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas a� Beckett, on 29 December 1170. They were excommunicated by the pope, and the king advised them to flee into Scotland. Note in the picture to the right, the knight with the red helmet has a bear on his shield. This is Reginald, who took the lead in the attack.
"All shunned them and even dogs refused to eat morsels of their meat. At last they were forced by hunger and misery to give themselves up to the King." Henry did not know what to do with them, for as murderers of a priest they were not amenable to lay jurisdiction, so he sent them to the Pope, who could inflict no heavier penalty than fasting and banishment to the Holy Land. Before he left Reginald Fitzurse gave half his manor of Williton to his brother and half to the Knights of St. John [the Hospitalers]. He and his companions are said to have performed their penance in the Black Mountain (various explanations of this name have been given; none are satisfactory; it was evidently intended to indicate some place, probably a religious house, near Jerusalem), to have died there, and to have been buried at Jerusalem before the door of the Templars' church. It was believed that all died within three years of the date of their crime, that is by 1173.
Hugh Morville of Yorkshire was witness to a grant by Reginald FitzUrse of a moiety of Williton and its house to his brother Robert and the other moiety to the Templars as alms for his soul - from the "Dictionary of National Biography."
Reginald apparently married Beatrice de Limesi [Limesey], the daugher of Geoffrey de Limesi of Devonshire. There is some confusion because some descents hold that Benedict Gernet's wife, Mabel, was a daughter of Reginald and Beatrice. I show her as a sister of Reginald. The de Limesi family, by the way, apparently returned to the continent when the French King seized Normandy, preferring their domains in France to those in England.
Reginald had only daughters,
(5) Unknown Female Fitzurse, who married into the FitzBaldwin family
(5) Matilda [Maud] Fitzurse, who married Robert de Curtenai (5) Unknown Femail Fitzurse, who married Henry Fulford
(5) Unknown Female Fitzurse
In Copinger's Manors of Suffolk, Volume V, the article on the Manor of Badmondisfield Hall [aka Bansfield], Copinger writes: "Maud [de Aubigney], the daughter and heir of Baldwin and Sibil, married Richard Fitz Urse, and they were succeeded by their son and heir, Reginald Fitz Urse, who left a daughter and heir.
This next is from an online book, The Golden Falcon . I can't attest for its accuracy, but it is interesting. "Reginald left only daughters, one of whom was wife of a FitzBaldwin of Rhyd-y-gors, Pembrokshire to whose family she brought Montgomery Castle. This conflicts with the knowledge that Stephen de Bouler, the brother of Maud, was Lord of Montgomery after his father, Baldwin, and his two sons inherited in turn. To straighten this we'd have to assume that a daughter of Reginald daughter married a son of Stephen "FitzBaldwin" de Bouler, her cousin. According to Welsh genealogies, William fitzBaldwin's daughter married the son of Walter or William de Lacy who became lord of Rhyd-y-gors and Menorgain and took his surname of Gwyntwr or Winter from Castell Gwyn." Confusing, huh?
(5) Matilda [Maud] Fitzurse
She married Robert de Curtenai. She inheritied the Gaynes estate and left a son.
(6) William de Curtenai
He died without issue before 1242, leaving a widow, Ada. At that date Illaria Trusebut, widow of Robert de Bellers [Boulers], held it [Williton] in dower, and a partition was made of the estates of William de Curtenai between his heirs, William de Cantilupe and Vitalis Engaine.' The Gaynes estate was split between Viel Engayne and Roger Gernet, inheriting via Richard FitzUrse's daughters.
(5) Unknown Female Fitzurse
Per "Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland," Henry Fulford, of Fulford, married the daughter and heir of Fitzurse, of Williton, Somerset.
The Second Son & Heir
(4) Robert Fitzurse (c1130)
Some make him out to be Reginald's son, vice brother, and others say that he was Reginald's kinsman. Others contend that there were two Roberts, one a brother who inherited his brother's estates and another, his kinsman, who inherited Barham. I will assume there was a single brother.
Robert was born circa 1130 in Bulwick, Northamptonshire, England. Soon after 1171 he received a grant of "a moiety of Williton" and its house from Reginald, as witnessed by Hugh Morville of Yorkshire. The other half was given, in penance, to the Knights of St. John. Some sources refer to this bequest as "the major portion" of Reginald's lands. As late as 1242 Robert's widow, Ida, still lived, holding Williton in dower. He also received the manor of Barham. Berham is the English of Fitzurse.
A chapel at Williton, named for St Peter, was founded by Robert Fitzurse, perhaps to expiate his brother's crime. The medieval chapel was dedicated to All Saints.
Robert apparently changed his name to de Barham, though whether this was in reaction to his brother's disgrace or simply per Norman practice of using locative names is unknown. Barham is a village in Kent, 6 miles southeast of Canterbury. The Fitzurse had been tenants of the Archbishop. The manor was held by Fitzurse descendents until the time of James I.
(5) Robert de Barham [Bereham]
Of Kent and Sussex. He adopted the locative name of the estate of Barham. The question is, if Robert existed, why was the estate of his father divided between the families of Robert's sisters?
(6) Richard de Barham [Bereham]
He may actually be a grandson of Robert vice a son given the dates of some of the offices he held. Historians in 1619 and again in 1633 claimed that all the Barhams in the areas of Kent and Sussex descended from this man. Richard 'the Sheriff' succeeded to his father's estate, residing in the ancestral home of the Barhams known as Sissinghurst Castle. He gave several terms of distinguished service to the Crown: Commissioner of the Peace in 1381, Commissioner of the Array in 1385, Sheriff of Kent in 1390-91, Commissioner of the Array in 1403, 1405 and 1407, Commissioner of Array for the defense of the Realm while the King is in Foreign parts for the recovery of the inheritance and rights of the Crown.
The Third Son
(4) Richard Fitzurse III (c1150)
There is a great deal of confusion between Robert and Richard. They may be one and the same person. If he existed, Richard was born circa 1150.
(5) Warine Fitzurse de Bereham (circa 1175)
The son of Richard Fitzurse, Warine held lands in Barham near Canterbury by Knight service as one of the military tenants of the Archbishop in 1210.
(6) Gilbert Fitzurse de Bereham (circa 1200)
The son of Warin. He married Lucy de Ocholte. His children were Henry, Warin and Gilbert de Bereham. 26 November 1243: "Pardon to Gilbert de Bereham for the death of Richard de Tapinton whom he killed by misadventure with a lance in jousting; on condition that he make his peace with the relatives and stand is trial if anyone will proceed against him." He died sometime before 24 July 1255.
The Cantelo Family Connection
(4) Maud Fitzurse (1132)
She was born in about 1132 in Northamptonshire, England. She married a Cantelo, thus the lawsuit, below, over the Gayne estate brought by William de Cantelo [Cauntelo, Cantelou, Canilupe], Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicester, a possible son of Maud�s. Paget's Baronage mss. had the mother of William de Cantelupe (b.c.1170) as perhaps Maud, daughter of Reginald Fitz Urse, but then changed his mind and crossed it out. His arms were Gules three fleurs de lis or.
By the way, William de Cantelo
"forsook the King and adhered to the Rebellious Barons [the Simon de Montfort Rebellion]; being one of those who called in Lewes [Louis] of France, with design to make him King. But in this Error he persisted not long; for within the compass of that year, coming off to the King, he had a Grant of all the Lands of Richard de Engaine, and Vitalis de Engaine his Son (great Actors in that Rebellion) and was made Governor of the strong Castle of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, being again Steward [s] of the King's Houshold."
The Gernet Family Connection
(4) Mabel Fitzurse (1140)
The third Fitzurse daughter, she was born in about 1140. In about 1170, Mabel married Benet (Benedict) Gernet. He was born about 1136 in Lancashire, England. He died in 1205/1206. They had three known child: Roger, Benet and Joan Gernet. In some descents I've seen she's marked as Benet's 1st wife, but without a second wife being named.
(5) Roger Gernet (1173)
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What happened to Nationwide's Michael Barratt?
MICHAEL BARRATT anchored the evening news programme Nationwide from 1969 to 1977 and also worked on current affairs shows Panorama and 24 Hours.
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15th October 1970: Michael Barratt, presenter of BBC1's popular 'Nationwide' [GETTY]
Leeds–born Michael, 85, who has six children from his first marriage, lives in Berkshire with his second wife, former Nationwide presenter Dilys Morgan, with whom he has three children. He now runs a media consultancy business and has just completed his autobiography.
"I started work during the war aged 16 as a tea–boy at The Sunday Mail in Glasgow.
A year later, I became assistant sports editor and I progressed from there rising through the ranks with various newspapers and moving on every two years to try something new.
"In 1956, I answered an advert to run a newspaper in Nigeria. It was a challenge working with people from different tribes while teaching them simultaneously.
"A district official asked me to start a weekly radio discussion show to help Nigerians understand Westminster–style government as the country was moving towards independence.
"Radio was new to me, but I did it and liked it. When I returned to England a year later I began writing news scripts for the African Department of the BBC World Service and reporting for a Midlands newspaper.
"I started in TV as a BBC reporter on Midlands Today, which went so well that I gave up the newspaper job.
"Working on that show was a huge learning curve and it led to my big break when I was asked to provide a one–minute report for Panorama on the effects of the Profumo scandal on the grass–root Tories in the Midlands.
"I was terrified because Panorama was the flagship news programme. I became a reporter on Panorama with the great Richard Dimbleby and he was the king. He taught me the basics: get your facts right and learn them.
"I spent two years on Panorama and then I set up 24 Hours with Cliff Michelmore and Kenneth Allsop, first as a reporter and then as presenter.
Nationwide, which went out after the early–evening news, was extraordinary because we had 11 million viewers and it became a viewer–driven programme with story ideas regularly coming from them
"Nationwide, which went out after the early–evening news, was extraordinary because we had 11 million viewers and it became a viewer–driven programme with story ideas regularly coming from them.
"The show understood the great strengths of regional loyalty and accents, so the regions became well–known and fêted.
"I stayed longer on Nationwide than anything else I've done and it's also where I met Dilys who was a presenter. But after nine years, I felt it was time for a new challenge.
I'd presented Songs Of Praise and Gardeners' Question Time and I wanted to start my own business so I began making corporate videos.
"My business today includes training people in business, media coaching, public speaking and chairing conferences.
"I also write books – seven so far on golf, gardening, retirement and my new book, Mr Nationwide is a postscript to my autobiography, which I wrote when I was 48.
"Although Dilys and I live quietly together on the Thames riverbank, our special treat is when the children and 11 grandchildren come to visit us here or at our home in France."
Mr Nationwide is published by Kaleidoscope Publishing. Go to www.kaleidoscopepublishing.co.uk. For more information about Michael, see www.mbarratt.com.
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This popular, long-running BBC current affairs programme took over the early evening slot from Tonight in 1969 and was presented by Michael Barratt and Frank Bough (who were later joined by Richard Dimbleby).
Created by Derrick Amoore, editors on the show included Richard Tait, John Gau, Tim Gardam, Michael Bunce, Paul Corley, Huw Williams, Ron Neil, Paul Woolwich and Roger Bolton, supported by a huge team of researchers and journalists.
In many ways, Nationwide was the Golden Shot of current affairs - something always seemed to go wrong.
The programme ambitiously attempted to link all the BBC regions; but, when needed, Newcastle would be heard but not seen, Manchester would be seen but not heard, while Bristol had disappeared up its own channel.
It needed all the skill of Barratt, Bough and co to keep it afloat.
Bough was once caught out when a film failure on an allotment story left him with four minutes to fill until the end of the programme with no standby items. So he waffled on about the cabbages in his own garden!
Possibly because of its accident-prone nature, viewers took Nationwide to their hearts.
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Michael Aspel began his career as a radio actor on the BBC's Children's Hour in 1954. He became a television and radio personality, first as a newsreader and subsequently as a presenter of programmes including Family Favourites, children's shows such as Crackerjack and Ask Aspel, and the ITV talk show Aspel and Co.
He presented This is Your Life for many years on the BBC, and fronted The Antiques Roadshow for eight years before stepping down in 2008.
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He once appeared in Hancock's Half Hour - or rather, Hancock, as it then was (having been shortened to 25 minutes in the hope of selling the show to the USA). He had a brief cameo as an announcer on Tony Hancock's television in the 1961 episode "Hancock Alone" (a.k.a. "The Bedsitter"). Aspel also appeared as himself in one episode of "The Goodies", namely 'Kitten Kong', in which he was reporting the giant kitten's destructive antics for the BBC News, before being knocked down by said kitten.
Aspel was awarded the O.B.E. in 1993.
He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2004.
He inherited not one but two of his most famous hosting roles from Eamonn Andrews - Crackerjack in 1968, and This is Your Life after Andrews' sudden death in 1987. Although he did not actually host the former immediately after Andrews' departure - Leslie Crowther did so in the interim (1964-68).
He turned down the opportunity to host Countdown after Des Lynam quit.
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Michael Aspel began his career as a radio actor on the BBC's Children's Hour in 1954. He became a television and radio personality, first as a newsreader and subsequently as a presenter of programmes including Family Favourites, children's shows such as Crackerjack and Ask Aspel, and the ITV talk show Aspel and Co.
He presented This is Your Life for many years on the BBC, and fronted The Antiques Roadshow for eight years before stepping down in 2008.
Trivia
He once appeared in Hancock's Half Hour - or rather, Hancock, as it then was (having been shortened to 25 minutes in the hope of selling the show to the USA). He had a brief cameo as an announcer on Tony Hancock's television in the 1961 episode "Hancock Alone" (a.k.a. "The Bedsitter"). Aspel also appeared as himself in one episode of "The Goodies", namely 'Kitten Kong', in which he was reporting the giant kitten's destructive antics for the BBC News, before being knocked down by said kitten.
Aspel was awarded the O.B.E. in 1993.
He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2004.
He inherited not one but two of his most famous hosting roles from Eamonn Andrews - Crackerjack in 1968, and This is Your Life after Andrews' sudden death in 1987. Although he did not actually host the former immediately after Andrews' departure - Leslie Crowther did so in the interim (1964-68).
He turned down the opportunity to host Countdown after Des Lynam quit.
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2016
16 September You're Hired in the Firing Line Mr. Gilbert
Rhod Gilbert has been announced as the new host of The Apprentice spin-off programme You're Fired! after Jack Dee fired himself from the BBC2 vehicle after only one series. Romesh Ranganathan, who was a regular panellist in the last series will not return due to scheduling conflicts.
13 September We've had the most amazing time on Bake Off
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have announced that they will not follow The Great British Bake Off to Channel 4. They will step down as hosts after the current series on the BBC. Mel and Sue said in a statement: "We made no secret of our desire for the show to remain where it was... we're not going with the dough."
12 September Bake Off Off
The BBC has lost the rights to show The Great British Bake Off after the current series and Christmas specials. The exceedingly popular show will move to Channel 4, after Love Productions turned down the BBC's final offer. It's not immediately clear if any of its stars will leave.
22 August BLANK Me One More Time
More information about the Blankety Blank revival has been revealed as David Walliams will host a Christmas special of the cult game show. According to the Daily Mirror, the Christmas special will be a trial for a full series, which is quite similar to how the Lily Savage era went.
19 August Deal Me Out
Channel 4 announced today that Deal or No Deal has been axed after being on the screens for 11 years and airing over 3,000 episodes. The final series will air in autumn 2016.
15 August ReBLANKED
A piece in the Sunday People claimed that ITV wanted to make another series of Blankety Blank . We've not been able to confirm that ITV has commissioned a series, as the broadcaster has not commented on the speculation.
1 June Meet the new judges, same as the old judges
Louis Walsh ! Sharon Osbourne! Simon Cowell ! Nicole Scherzinger! The judging panel for The X Factor has been announced, and the names have bags of experience. With Dermot O'Leary back as host, this year's show takes us back to the glory days of 2013, and with no Gary Barlow.
5 May CJ de Mooi on the move again
CJ de Mooi will leave the Eggheads panel and move to South Africa. CJ, one of the original Eggheads, left the programme between 2012 and 2014. He will be replaced by two new Eggheads who will be found in a televised quiz.
6 April Coach Trip Rolls onto E4
Coach Trip is heading for a new destination by moving to E4. The series which sees tour guide Brendan Sheerin overseeing a couples tour of Europe, with the least popular couple voted off at the end of each day, has aired on and off for 11 years on Channel 4. The new series will consist of thirty half-hour episodes, and will air later in the year.
5 April Cheryl has The Exit Factor
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has quit The X Factor . The singer first appeared as a judge between 2008-10, before returning for the 2014-5 series. The former Popstars: The Rivals contestant has chosen to leave to focus on her music career. To date, no judges have been confirmed for the upcoming series, which begins airing this summer.
31 March It's goodbye from him.
The other half of "The Two Ronnies" Ronnie Corbett died today at the age of 85. In the game show world, he is well known for hosting Small Talk .
30 March Vernon drives to success
Next week, Vernon Kay will host Drive on ITV. He's now the second most prolific game show host in the UK with 16 main hosting roles. Vernon moves clear of the late Bob Monkhouse , who is now in third place with 15 shows. Davina McCall remains the current leader, she's fronted 17 programmes.
29 March Your Saturday Night Starts Right Here!
Dermot O'Leary is returning to host The X Factor . The announcement was made almost a year after he left the programme. The 2015 series was helmed by Caroline Flack and Olly Murs and saw mixed reviews and falling ratings. The new series, which will also see the return of the room auditions, will begin in the summer.
17 March You WON'T Like This
Magician Paul Daniels died today at the age of 77 after he was taken to hospital a month ago following a brain tumor. He is well known for hosting such game shows as Odd One Out , Dealing with Daniels and Every Second Counts .
15 March I'm Jack Dee and I'm Fired
Jack Dee has fired himself as the host of The Apprentice spin-off programme You're Fired! He said "It's been a tough decision to leave You're Fired, I'd like to thank The Apprentice team, BBC2, the candidates and the 'Big Man' Lord Sugar himself for making me feel so welcome but now, in keeping with The Apprentice tradition, I am firing myself. Good luck with the next series.".
3 February Dara, Standby!
Dara O'Briain has been announced as the new host for the Robot Wars revival. Angela Scanlon will work alongside him as co-host. Jonathan Pearce will return as commentator. The new series will be recorded in Glasgow, and will go out on BBC2 later in the year.
31 January Sir Terry Wogan
The broadcaster Terry Wogan has died of cancer, aged 77. In five decades of broadcasting, he helmsed the Radio 2 breakfast programme, and a primetime chat show. Wogan spent many nights at the Eurovision Song Contest , hosted the micro-budget Blankety Blank , and many other shows.
13 January 3...2...1...Activate!
Robot Wars has been revived by the BBC. The series, which sees amateurs construct weaponised robots to battle each other in a specially built arena, originally aired on the BBC from 1998-2003, before a brief spell on Channel 5. The new six episode series will air on BBC2 later in the year.
2015
23 November ITV Finds its Voice
ITV have confirmed they have signed a deal to broadcast The Voice UK from 2017. The three-year deal, worth a reported £50m, will also see the broadcaster air two series of The Voice Kids, as well as spin-off programmes on ITV2. The programme will air its fifth and final series on the BBC in January.
17 November Good evening. This is Canberra calling. Again.
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that Australia will compete in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest . The country was given a one-off wildcard entry to the 2015 event to mark the contest's 60th anniversary. Following positive feedback, the Antipodean country will compete again in Stockholm, Sweden in May. They will however not be granted a pass to the final, and will have to take part in one of the semi-finals to secure their place in the grand final.
7 November The BBC Loses its Voice
The BBC has confirmed that The Voice UK has been poached by another broadcaster, and the upcoming series will be the last to be broadcast by the corporation. The series has aired on the BBC since 2012, and will return in January for its fifth series, with new judges Paloma Faith and Boy George. The identity of the new broadcaster has yet to be revealed.
19 October The points DON'T go to Andy
Andy Parsons has announced he is quitting Mock the Week after becoming a regular panelist on the show since 2006. He will be focusing on his future live stand-up tours and his new podcast.
14 October N for Sandi Toksvig
QI is to get a new host. Stephen Fry is leaving "one of the best jobs on television" after the M-series ends in early 2016. Sandi Toksvig will take over from next year, taking viewers through from N to an unknown destination. "Who knows what lies ahead? It should all be quite interesting." Alan Davies remains on the panel to the end of the alphabet - and beyond?
8 October Laughing All the Way to the Oche
Four new episodes of the pro-celebrity darts tournament Let's Play Darts have been ordered and will be filming on 17 and 18 November in aid of Sport Relief. Gabby Logan will return to host.
11 September Jack Dee Hired for You're Fired!
Jack Dee has been announced as the new host of The Apprentice spin-off programme You're Fired! The comedian replaces Dara O'Briain who has left as host after five years. Dee has previously appeared on the celebrity version of the programme. He will be joined by fellow comedian Romesh Ranganathan, who becomes a regular panellist, when the series returns later this year.
14 August Boy George and Paloma Faith to join The Voice
The coaching line-up has been revealed for the upcoming fifth series of The Voice UK . New coaches Boy George and Paloma Faith will join returning coaches will.i.am and Ricky Wilson. They replace long-standing coach Sir Tom Jones and Rita Ora, who is now a judge on rival singing show The X Factor . The new series will begin filming in Salford next month, and will air in the new year.
12 August Davina's On Target Again
Davina McCall has now increased her lead as the title holder of most prolific game show host in the UK . With the upcoming darts show One Hundred and Eighty added on to her resume, she will now have done 17 main hosting roles (not counting co-hosting roles, regular/stand-in/guest appearances, one-offs and pilots). The previous title holder, the late Bob Monkhouse , had 15 main hosting roles.
2 August Taa-raa Chuck
Blind Date host Cilla Black suddenly died on 1 August 2015 at her holiday home near Marbella, Spain. She was 72 years of age. A post mortem examination later confirmed that her death was from a stroke.
21 July Five For Chasing
Britain has a new Chaser . Jenny Ryan from Bolton joins Mark, Shaun, Anne, and Paul on ITV's teatime show. Known as "The Vixen", her quiz pedigree includes the semi-finals of University Challenge , a spot on Are You an Egghead? , and an Only Connect championship with the Gamblers in 2010.
21 July You're Back Again
ITV has announced that they have commissioned another run of You're Back in the Room with Phillip Schofield returning as host after the first series picked up an average of 4 million viewers. The second series will consist another 4 episodes.
14 July Britain's Next Top Model Gives Us Another Twirl
After being dropped by Sky Living in 2013, Britain's Next Top Model is taking to the catwalk once again courtesy of TV network Lifetime. The programme, based on the American original, first aired in the UK in 2005, and racked up nine series before its cancellation. The new 10-part series will air in 2016, with the host and judges to be confirmed in due course.
16 June The Ora Of Success
Appointments to The X Factor have concluded with two new mentors. Rita Ora joins the judging panel, fresh from a similar role on The Voice UK earlier in the year. The final judge is Nick Grimshaw, host of Radio 1's breakfast show. The new series will begin later in the summer.
26 May ITV's Heart Keeps on Beating
ITV has announced a second series of 1000 Heartbeats . The first series averaged 1.2 million viewers throughout its run, prompting ITV to hand it an extended 30 episode run. The new series will air in the autumn, with Vernon Kay returning as host.
26 May No More Buzzcocks
The BBC has announced that long-running music-based panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks will not return. The programme first aired in 1996, and has seen three permanent hosts, and more than 60 guest hosts during its 28 series run. The final episode, a best-of compilation of the previous series, aired in January.
27 April Claude, You're Hired!
The BBC has announced that Claude Littner will replace Nick Hewer as one of Lord Sugar's advisors on the upcoming series of The Apprentice . Littner, notable for his tough interview style on previous series, will line-up alongside fellow advisor Karren Brady when the programme returns in the autumn.
17 April Olly & Caroline have The X Factor
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack have been announced as the new hosts of The X Factor . The appointments were strongly rumoured for several weeks, and will re-unite Murs and Flack who previously hosted spin-off programme The Xtra Factor together in 2011-2. The new series will begin airing in the summer.
27 March Leaving the Competition Tonight is... Dermot O'Leary
Dermot O'Leary has announced that he has left The X Factor . He first hosted the programme in 2007, when he took over from original host Kate Thornton . O'Leary commented, 'After eight wonderful years on The X Factor it's time for me to move on'. A replacement has not yet been announced.
19 March Channel 5 moves in with Big Brother Again
It has been announced that Channel 5 has extended its deal to broadcast Big Brother for another three years. The agreement between the channel's owner Viacom, and Endemol subsidiary Initial, will see two celebrity series and one civilian series, as well as associated spin-offs, air each year until the end of 2018.
12 March BBC = Big Bonanza Commissions
The BBC has announced an array of new series and pilot commissions as well as recommissions for the four main channels. BBC One were given two series commissions for Can't Touch This and Five Star Family Reunion as well as a pilot commission for Perfect Match and three recommissions for Win Your Wish List , Who Dares Wins and In It to Win It , BBC Two were given a pilot commission for Airheads and a recommission for Only Connect , BBC Three were given a series commission for Killer Magic and BBC Four were given a series commission for The Hive (working title).
24 February Truth accepted
The BBC has commissioned 10 new episodes of the hit comedy panel show Would I Lie to You? . The ninth series will consist of eight regular episodes, a Christmas special and an unseen bits compilation.
10 February Good evening. This is Canberra calling.
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that Australia has been invited to compete in this year's Eurovision Song Contest . The contest has a strong following Down Under, and in recognition of this, the country has been granted a wildcard entry into the final. The EBU has said this is a one-off to mark the contest's 60th anniversary, but should they win, Australia will be allowed to defend their title in a European city in 2016. Organisers have also not ruled out allowing other guest countries to compete in the future.
30 January I'm Out, I'm Out, and I'm Out Too
Dragon Piers Linney has announced he will be leaving the Den . His announcement follows that of fellow Dragons Kelly Hoppen and Duncan Bannatyne who will also being leaving at the end of the current series. Linney and Hoppen have both been Dragons for two years, while Bannatyne has been with the programme since it began in 2005.
10 January Dara, You're also Fired!
Dara O'Briain has decided to quit his hosting duties on The Apprentice 's spin-off show "The Apprentice: You're Fired" as he'll be focusing more on his stand-up comedy roots and he'll be doing his new tour coming this year.
2014
19 December Nick, You're Fired!
Nick Hewer has described his decision as a "relief tinged with regret" to not be Lord Sugar's aide for future series of The Apprentice . The 70-year-old PR expert explained in his statement that "I've been pondering my departure from The Apprentice for a while and have decided that year 10 is the appropriate time." He will still be hosting Countdown .
23 September Rita Ora finds her Voice
The BBC have announced that Rita Ora will join the judging panel on The Voice UK when it returns for its fourth series early next year. The singer, who will replace Kylie Minogue, guest judged on The X Factor in 2012, and will appear alongside returning coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, and Ricky Wilson.
17 September Rising Star Falls
ITV has cancelled forthcoming singing contest Rising Star. The series, which was to have replaced Dancing on Ice early next year, sees viewers voting via an app as contestants perform, with only those securing 70% or more positive votes progressing to the next stage. The programme was a success in its native Israel, but has under-performed in both the United States and Germany, prompting ITV's decision to cancel it.
8 September Deal for a Decade
Channel 4 has renewed Deal or No Deal until the end of 2015. The agreement makes sure that Noel and his red box club will mark their tenth birthday at the end of October next year. We've also heard about changes to the game, including a way for the studio player to demand an offer from The Banker.
9 July New Rock Follies
Welsh stand-up comic Rhod Gilbert has been confirmed as the new permanent host of the music comedy panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks . Guest presenters have filled the chair for 4 years, since Simon Amstell stepped down as the resident ringmaster in 2008.
11 June Zig-a-zig-ah! Mel B joins The X Factor
Mel B has been announced as the fourth and final judge on this year's series of The X Factor . The former Spice Girl was previously a guest judge on the 2012 series, and has also judged on the Australian version of the programme, and on America's Got Talent. She will join Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole who are returning to the panel, as well as long-standing judge Louis Walsh , who, contrary to earlier reports, has not left the programme. The new series will begin airing in the summer.
19 May They're in a League Of Their Own (Again)
That's the BAFTA-winning A League of Their Own , folks. Sky's flagship sports-and-entertainment quiz won the BAFTA award for Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme. Ant and Dec won Best Entertainment Programme and Best Entertainment Performance for Saturday Night Takeaway .
10 May Please Welcome to the Floor, Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Winkleman has been confirmed as the new co-presenter of Strictly Come Dancing following Sir Bruce Forsyth 's decision to step down. Winkleman has previously stood-in as a main presenter during Forsyth's abscence, and has also previously hosted spin-off programme It Takes Two. She will join Tess Daly when the series returns for its twelfth outing in the autumn.
23 April They're in a League Of Their Own
A League of Their Own will air until at least 2017, according to a new deal. Hosted by James Corden, the sports-themed quiz has been one of Sky1's most consistent performers. The new contract, for three ten-episode series, will see the programme reach its eleventh series, making it one of Sky's longest-running game shows.
4 April Nice to see you...
Sir Bruce Forsyth is to step down as host of the main Strictly Come Dancing show after 11 series. The 86-year-old entertainer said "it was the right time to step down from the rigours". He will continue to host the show for the Children in Need and Christmas specials.
10 March Cheryl Cole is Back Too
Following in the footsteps of a certain Mr Cowell, Cheryl Cole has today announced via Twitter that she will be returning to the judging panel on The X Factor after a four-year break. Ms Cole was the winning mentor twice during her previous tenure, guiding Alexandra Burke and Joe McElderry to victory. The talent show's eleventh series is due to air this summer.
7 February Simon Cowell's Back
Three years after he last judged musical careers, Simon Cowell will return to The X Factor in the UK. He left us to star in the US version of the show, which wasn't such a success, and now returns to find the next Shayne Ward.
2013
18 December Travis Penery
Everyone at UKGameshows.com is very sad to hear of the death of Travis Penery, one of our contributors and a long-standing member of the UK game show fandom scene. Travis was well-known for his in-depth knowledge of formats and selflessly shared his passion for television with fans both in the UK and around the world. Often his Christmas cards contained a small bundle of CDs containing rarities he had found from his extensive sources, including his own satellite TV system. He also wrote his own blog and contributed UK-skewing articles to the US game show site Buzzerblog. He died aged 29, following complications from a stroke. We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his friends and family.
7 November Davina Jumps to Victory
Channel 4 has announced that Davina McCall will host Twofour's new upcoming reality competition The Jump , which means that she now holds the title as the most prolific game show host in the UK with 16 main hosting roles (not counting co-hosting roles, regular/stand-in/guest appearances, one-offs and pilots), overtaking Bob Monkhouse who previously held the title with 15 main hosting roles.
19 September The BBC Reveals its New Voice
After drip-feeding information for a week, the BBC has finally confirmed the full line-up for the upcoming third series of The Voice UK . Returning coaches Sir Tom Jones and will.i.am with be joined by Aussie songstress Kylie Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, while Emma Willis and Marvin Humes will be the new presenters. The new series will air in January, avoiding a ratings battle with Britain's Got Talent .
4 September Coach Trip Back on the Road
Channel 4 have announced that they have commissioned a ninth series of Coach Trip . The series which sees tour guide Brendan Sheerin overseeing a couples tour of Europe, with the least popular couple voted off at the end of each day, last aired in March 2012. The new series will consist of thirty half-hour episodes, and will take in countries in southern Europe.
The story below has been contradicated by events: we heard in March 2014 that Louis Walsh will return for the eleventh series.
6 August Louis has The Exit Factor
Louis Walsh has revealed that the upcoming tenth series of The X Factor will be his last. The Irish music mogul has judged on all series of the programme since it first aired in 2004. During his time on the programme he has mentored several acts that have gone on to have chart success, including JLS, Shayne Ward, Union J, and Jedward .
24 July Life Force Replenished
There's to be a new edition of Knightmare , distributed on the internet. Original producer Tim Child has returned to the one-off show, which features Jessie Cave from Harry Potter and comedian Isy Suttie. This summer will also see a stage show of Knightmare performed at the Edinburgh Festival.
9 July 8 Out of 10 Cats Prefer Countdown
Channel 4 have announced that 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown has been commissioned for a full series. The format, which sees the 8 Out of 10 Cats regulars invade the Countdown studio, originated from the Channel 4 Mash-up evening aired in January 2012. This special, originally intended as a one-off, rated well, and led to three more specials being aired. The new series is scheduled to air this summer.
21 May Dancing on Ice Skates Off
ITV have announced that the forthcoming series of Dancing on Ice, scheduled to air in January 2014, will be the last. The format, which first aired in 2006, will bow out by celebrating the 30th anniversary of Torvill & Dean's gold-medal-winning performance of Bolero at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
2 April Brian, You Have Been Evicted
Channel 5 has announced that Emma Willis , presenter of Big Brother spin-off Bit On The Side, has been promoted to host of the main show, replacing two-time Big Brother winner Brian Dowling who has hosted the programme since its move to the broadcaster in 2011. Willis will take the helm for the first time when the civilian version of the programme returns for its 14th series this summer.
11 March They're In
The BBC has announced Cloud-service entrepreneur Piers Linney as the second new Dragon to join the den, following the departures of Hilary Devey and Theo Paphitis. Linney, and fellow new Dragon, designer Kelly Hoppen, will appear alongside long-standing Dragons Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, and Duncan Bannatyne when the programme returns for its eleventh series later this year.
2012
14 November More Heavy Action
The BBC's Christmas schedule will include a one-off revival of Superstars , featuring sixteen medal winners from the recent Olympics. Amongst those due to compete are Mo Farah, Nicola Adams, Alistair Brownlee, and Kath Grainger. The full line-up's in the BBC press release
13 November Found Their Voice
The judging panel for the second series of The Voice UK has been confirmed, and it's very familiar. Jessie J, Sir Tom Jones, Danny O'Donaghue, and will.i.am are all going to reprise their roles when the show comes back in 2013.
15 September RIP Jacques Antoine
UKGameshows is very sad to hear of the death of the prolific French TV director and producer Jacques Antoine, aged 88. During a career that spanned over 45 years, he developed 150 formats for French radio and television. His shows were characterised by imaginative locations and the novel use of physical activity - such as 1960's La Tête et les Jambes (Head and Legs). His adventure show Fort Boyard , still running in France, was developed in the UK as The Crystal Maze , and his other ideas influenced Treasure Hunt and Interceptor .
8 September Largest Cash Prize in History Paid
Graham Fletcher, a carpenter from Reading, has won £1,500,000 on ITV's Red or Black? . It's the biggest money prize ever awarded on UK television, and he goes to the top of our All Time Winners List .
16 June Heraldic Rigor Sits
In the Queen's Birthday Honours, Richard Stilgoe was knighted. This was for his charity work, and not his services to anagrams. Mary Berry from The Great British Bake Off was appointed CBE. Those appointed OBE included The X Factor 's Gary Barlow and Armando Iannucci of The 99p Challenge .
28 May The Great British Bake Off Wins Again
Is there no stopping Mel and Sue's grotto of gateaux? The Great British Bake Off rolled off with the Best Lifestyle programme at the Rose d'Or festival, and added another layer of success with the Best Feature at the BAFTA Television awards. A new series is being whipped up for later in the year.
29 March Totally Wipedout
The BBC won't commission another series of Total Wipeout . The show has been making its way across the big red balls of television for four years, but now looks a bit wobbly, and will fall into the water after one final series.
18 January Who Wants to be a Messiah?
Andrew Lloyd Webber is taking his casting shows to ITV, and the first role to fill will be Jesus Christ. A new arena tour of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar is planned, and the title part will be cast by the great British public. More: ITV press release
6 January End of the Run for Bob
Game show legend Bob Holness has died peacefully this morning. He had been suffering from heart conditions for several years. The South African-born actor and radio presenter hosted the long-running student quiz Blockbusters and a modern incarnation of Call My Bluff .
2 January Alesha Dixon leaves Strictly
It has been announced that Alesha Dixon will not return to the judging panel for the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing , which is due to air later this year. Dixon has been a judge on the programme since 2009, when she controversially replaced original judge Arlene Phillips . Instead, Dixon will judge on Britain's Got Talent , alongside Simon Cowell , Amanda Holden, and newcomer David Walliams .
2011
31 December That's Sir Big Brother to you
The New Year's Honours list has recognised people associated with game shows. Former Endemol Creative Director Peter Bazalgette, the overseer of shows including Big Brother and Ready Steady Cook , is appointed a Knight. There's a CBE for Ronnie Corbett for his services to broadcasting, Lorraine Kelly is appointed OBE for her charity work, and Stuart Hall is honoured for both of these reasons.
1 December Eggheads crack
C J de Mooi, the curly-haired one, has announced he's leaving Eggheads . In a brief statement, he said "I'm acting full time now and that's what I want to pursue."
16 November Countdown to Nick Hewer: You're Hired
One of Alan Sugar's henchmen from The Apprentice will be the new host of Countdown . Nick Hewer will host the parlour game from the start of 2012, and said in a Channel 4 press release, "It's particularly fitting that I should be doing this now as my spelling has started to slip quite badly. I used to be able spell chrysanthemum."
15 November Uvavu! Shooting Stars axed
The BBC has confirmed that is has cancelled long-running comedy panel show Shooting Stars . Hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the programme first appeared on TV screens in 1993, and despite two hiatuses in the time since, has racked up over 70 episodes of anarchic fun.
22 April Goodbye... and this time, she means it
Anne Robinson is quitting Weakest Link and will not be replaced, bringing the show to an end next spring. Robinson is stepping down to devote more time to writing. She will continue with her other programmes including Watchdog.
5 April Big Brother is getting back to you
Channel 5 have signed a £200m, two-year deal with rights holder Endemol which will see the reality show, and its celebrity spin-off, return to UK screens from August 2011.
3 March QI goes home
It has been announced that QI will be returning to its original home of BBC Two for the next series. Producer John Lloyd said, "QI did very well in the ratings on BBC One but we thought we ought to give Coronation Street a fighting chance."
1 March RTS awards
The nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Awards are in. The major game show category is "Best Entertainment", with The X Factor , The Million Pound Drop Live and The Cube battling it out. Also up for awards are Deal or No Deal (Daytime and Early Peak), The Great British Bake Off (Lifestyle and Features) and inevitably Ant & Dec (Best Entertainment Performance).
1 March Have I Got A Bit Extra News Quiz For You
Following the success of extended versions of TV shows such as Have I Got News for You , QI and The Apprentice: You're Fired! , the concept is to be transferred to radio for the first time, with Radio 4's The News Quiz getting an hour-long repeat on soon-to-be sister station Radio 4 Extra (currently Radio 7).
15 February Beat the Monkey to make Noel Feel Good?
Noel Edmonds has set up a new company, Feel Good Television, and is currently touting a number of potential formats. Feel Good will concentrate on exploiting format rights and will contract production out to other companies. Among the formats being shopped around are valuation game Bank It or Bin It, which recently filmed a pilot, and the headline-grabbing Beat the Monkey, in which questions will be selected by a monkey in recorded inserts.
13 February CBBC cleans up at KidScreen Awards
Escape from Scorpion Island has been honoured as Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series at the inaugural KidScreen Awards. It was one of five trophies picked up by CBBC at the awards, which aim to recognise engaging and entertaining children's TV from around the world.
2010
5 November Ready... Steady... Gone!
BBC2's long-running cookery challenge Ready Steady Cook is to be chopped, the BBC's head of daytime, Liam Keelan, has announced. The move is part of a far-reaching revamp of the BBC2 afternoon schedule. The show debuted in 1994 as part of Peter Bazalgette's Bazal Productions slate. Originally members of the public fought in the red tomato and green pepper kitchens, but recent years have mainly featured celebrity contestants.
18 October ITV's Got the Cowell Factor
ITV has announced it has agreed a deal with Simon Cowell 's Syco company and Fremantle Media, which will see Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor both broadcast until 2013. However, it remains to be seen whether Simon Cowell himself will appear in all the programmes due to his commitments in America.
15 September Challenge to launch on Freeview
It has been announced that game show channel Challenge is to launch on the Freeview digital TV platform, doubling the number of homes able to receive it. The channel, recently purchased by BSkyB, is home to classic episodes of game shows such as Bullseye , Catchphrase , Family Fortunes , Strike it Lucky , The Crystal Maze and Who Wants to be a Millionaire .
10 September Big Brother isn't watching
After 11 years, 274 housemates, and thousands of hours of television, the daddy of reality TV shows Big Brother has finally come to an end, with series two winner Brian Dowling being voted the ultimate Big Brother housemate.
3 August Robinson steps down
Robert Robinson has left Brain of Britain , of which he has been the official regular host since 1972. Russell Davies, who has stood in during Robinson's illness, now becomes the full-time host.
9 June No Fortuna
Professional dancer Brian Fortuna has left Strictly Come Dancing after changes to the format were revealed. Fortuna was one of five regulars asked to step down from competing and instead form part of a dedicated professional dance troupe, along with Ian Waite, Matthew Cutler, Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova. The others will not be competing this year but have yet to announce whether they will join the troupe.
24 May Ray Alan
The death has been announced of ventriloquist and presenter Ray Alan at the age of 79. Alan's hosting roles included Three Little Words and the travel quiz Where in the World? , and with his dummy Lord Charles he was a regular guest on shows such as 3-2-1 and Celebrity Squares .
2 May Davina to host new show
Davina McCall is to host Channel 4's live primetime game show, The Million Pound Drop Live . The programme, described by C4's Julian Bellamy as "live event meets game show", launches later this month and will offer a potential £1m prize.
23 April Hole in the Wall axed
Hole in the Wall has been axed after two series, according to The Sun today. The first of a new wave of physical gameshows when it launched in 2008, it has since been overtaken in the ratings by the likes of Total Wipeout and The Whole 19 Yards .
20 March Tarrant becomes #1 all-time UK host
With the launch of ITV's The Door in April, Chris Tarrant becomes indisputably the most successful UK game show host of all time . He will have 17 main hosting roles to his credit, and involvement in 18 different formats overall, beating the late Bob Monkhouse who, to our knowledge, had 15 main hosting roles. Tarrant's varied career has included two shows with diametrically opposite aims: Lose a Million and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? as well as board game conversions ( Cluedo , PSI ) and the raucous Man O Man .
Though believed accurate at the time, subsequent analysis has demonstrated that Tarrant has never had more than 15 hosting roles, and had not overtaken Monkhouse. We regret the error.
16 February A Question of Sport to tour
A Question of Sport is to mark its 40th anniversary year by going out on tour. It follows in the footsteps of shows as diverse as I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Dancing on Ice which have cashed in on their popularity with non-broadcast variants. Host Sue Barker and team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are all signed up to take part in the 15-date tour.
15 February Beat the Monkey to make Noel Feel Good?
Noel Edmonds has set up a new company, Feel Good Television, and is currently touting a number of potential formats. Feel Good will concentrate on exploiting format rights and will contract production out to other companies. Among the formats being shopped around are valuation game Bank It or Bin It, which recently filmed a pilot, and the headline-grabbing Beat the Monkey, in which questions will be selected by a monkey in recorded inserts.
13 February CBBC cleans up at KidScreen Awards
Escape from Scorpion Island has been honoured as Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series at the inaugural KidScreen Awards. It was one of five trophies picked up by CBBC at the awards, which aim to recognise engaging and entertaining children's TV from around the world.
2009
23 November Yes, he is an Egghead
Pat Gibson is the new Egghead . Gibson, a former Brain of Britain , Mastermind champion, jackpot winner on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and 2007 IQA World Quiz champion, beat fellow Millionaire and Mastermind winner David Edwards to become the seventh member of "arguably Britain's most formidable quiz team".
20 November Max Robertson
The death has been announced of Max Robertson at the age of 94. Robertson hosted the popular antiques panel game Going for a Song for twelve years, 1965-77. He was also a commentator, associated particularly with tennis, and retired in 1986.
10 November Auntie gets Argumental
BBC Two is to trial the Dave-commisioned comedy debating show Argumental . It is the first time the BBC has picked up an entertainment show from the UKTV network.
10 November Apprentice put back to summer
The BBC has confirmed that the 2010 series of The Apprentice will be moved from its usual March starting date to the summer. The move was recommended by the BBC Trust in July, due to concerns that Alan Sugar's position as a government advisor could cause a breach of impartiality rules if the series, currently filming, were aired during a general election campaign. The Junior Apprentice spin-off will also be delayed.
16 October Dee to host ISIHAC
Jack Dee is to be the sole host for the next series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue . His appointment is for the next series only, and no decision has been made on a permanent host. Dee was one of three rotating hosts on the previous series, the first made since the death of long-serving chairman Humphrey Lyttelton .
14 October Ian Wallace
My Music panellist Ian Wallace has died at the age of 90 after a long illness. Wallace partnered Denis Norden on the panel game from 1967 to 1993, never missing a single episode. Wallace was also a bass baritone singer, best known for his performance of Flanders and Swann's The Hippotamus Song.
2 October Frankie Boyle quits MTW
Mock the Week has been commissioned for a further two series, but Frankie Boyle will not be taking part. Boyle has been a regular on the show since the first series in 2005, when he was still considered an unknown. He has left to pursue other TV projects.
1 October I'll name that tune on five
Five has announced that it is to revive the classic format Name That Tune next year. The show will be made by Ant and Dec's production company Gallowgate but they will not host it. Five previously revived the show in 1998, in a short-lived version hosted by Jools Holland .
11 September Spoiler: He's not a real wizard
The BBC has confirmed that next year's planned casting show for The Wizard of Oz will go ahead. Andrew Lloyd Webber had been in talks to move to ITV.
8 September More prizes for Ant and Dec
Ant and Dec were the big winners at last night's TV Quick & TV Choice Awards, picking up an Outstanding Contribution award as well as trophies for Best Entertainment Show ( Saturday Night Takeaway ) and Best Talent Show ( Britain's Got Talent ). Other game show winners were The Apprentice for Best Reality Show, and Deal or No Deal for Best Gameshow.
30 August Brady takes on Apprentice role
The managing director of Birmingham City FC, Karren Brady, has been confirmed as Margaret Mountford's replacement on The Apprentice . Brady has appeared as an interviewer in two previous series and as a contestant on the Comic Relief celebrity version of the show.
26 August Big Brother axed
C4 has confirmed that next year's Big Brother series will be the last. The channel's Director of Programmes, Kevin Lygo, said that the show was still profitable but that it "has reached a natural end point on Channel 4 and it’s time to move on." The station is planning to spend the money saved on commissioning more original drama.
25 August BBC holds press conference
The celebrity line-up for this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing was announced at a press conference in London this morning. The full list, which includes former tennis star Martina Hingis (pictured) is now up on the Strictly Come Dancing show page.
24 August Junior Masterchef
CBBC has commissioned a full series of Junior Masterchef following a one-off competition for last year's Children in Need night. The show joins the regular, celebrity and professional versions of Masterchef , all of which have already been commissioned through 2011.
23 August Show pulled after fakery claims
The BBC has suspended Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting after it emerged that a "member of the public" seen buying an item from contestants was in fact one of the show's cameramen. The series, the offending episode of which was repeated last Wednesday, has also been withdrawn from the BBC's iPlayer catch-up service.
18 August X Factor splits over weekend
The X Factor is to move its results shows to Sunday nights for the forthcoming series. Unlike Strictly Come Dancing 's recently-abandoned Sunday night show, The X Factor's results show will be live.
18 August Coach Trip keeps travelling
12 Yard's recently-revived Coach Trip has been recommissioned for a longer, 50-episode run in 2010. The show returned to Channel 4 daytime earlier this year after a 3-year break.
9 July Strictly changes
Judge Arlene Phillips has been dropped from the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing , the BBC confirmed today. She will be replaced by the 2007 series champion, Alesha Dixon (pictured). Unspecified changes will also be made to the voting for the new series, which is to be launched with a special Friday night show.
23 June Steve Race
The death has been announced of the pianist, composer and broadcaster Steve Race . He was 88. Race's major contributions to game shows were hosting My Music on both radio and TV, and appearing as the "musical mistakes man" in Many a Slip .
31 May Talent's Got Ratings
Saturday night's final of Britain's Got Talent was the most watched British game show for ten years, and the highest-rated TV show of any kind for nearly five years. Overnight figures suggest that the programme, won by dance troupe Diversity, averaged over 18 million viewers and peaked at over 19m. The last TV show to rate higher was an England match in Euro 2004, and the last game show to do so was Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in March 1999.
16 April Clement Freud
Regular panel game contributor Clement Freud has died at the age of 84. The former restaurateur and MP was latterly best known for being a panellist on Just a Minute , having regularly appeared on the show since its launch in 1967.
9 April Lennie Bennett
Comedian and game show host Lennie Bennett has died at the age of 70. The star of Lucky Ladders and Punchlines died at Royal Lancaster Infirmary on Wednesday night after a fall at home.
25 March BAFTA TV awards
Game shows shortlisted for this year's BAFTA TV Awards are: QI and The X Factor (Entertainment programme); Celebrity MasterChef and The Apprentice (Features) and Stephen Fry and Ant & Dec (Entertainment Performance).
22 March Jade Goody
It has been announced that Jade Goody has died at the age of 27. The former Big Brother contestant and star of Jade's PA was diagnosed with cervical cancer last year and died at home in the early hours of Sunday morning.
18 March Royal Television Society Awards
Bruce Forsyth has received a Lifetime Achievement award, and producer Richard Holloway (pictured) picked up the Judges' Award, at the RTS awards ceremony held last night. Holloway's credits include Supermarket Sweep , New Faces , Pop Idol and Britain's Got Talent . None of the nominated game shows won their categories, though Peter Kay's Pop Factor spoof won the Comedy Performance prize.
11 March All, some, or none shall have prizes
UK game show nominees for the prestigious Rose d'Or awards 2009 are Relentless and The Colour of Money in the Game Show category and Last Choir Standing for the Entertainment award. The winners will be announced at the Lucerne Television Festival in May.
10 March MasterChef poached for BBC One menu
MasterChef is to move to BBC One next year after achieving strong ratings for its most recent series on BBC Two. BBC One already shows the spin-off, Celebrity MasterChef.
4 March UC ruckus rumbles on
Following Monday's disqualification of Corpus Christi College from University Challenge , press investigations have turned up evidence of at least three previous winning teams fielding players who were not studying at the institutions they represented at the time of the finals. The programme's producers apparently did not consider these to be an issue, and the BBC have said that they did not act on these breaches of the rules because they were not made aware of them at the time. The decision to disqualify CCO has been widely criticised in the press as disproportionate.
4 March RTS Programme Awards
The Royal Television Society programme awards shortlists have been published. Game show nominations are Masterchef: The Professionals for Best Daytime / Early Peak programme, Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor for Best Entertainment and Britain's Missing Top Model for Best Constructed Factual Series. The winners will be announced on 17 March.
2 March University Challenge: Corpus Christi stripped of title
Corpus Christi College, Oxford, has been officially disqualified from the just-completed University Challenge series, and stripped of their champion status after it emerged that one of the team was not technically a student. Sam Kay applied for the Corpus Christi team in the expectation that he would be studying for a DPhil there, but funding fell through. The title has been awarded to Manchester.
25 February Dale deal
Dale Winton has signed up for another two years as host of BBC National Lottery shows . The deal guarantees him two more series of In It to Win It and two of a new format, most likely We Know Where You Live which will be piloted next month.
24 February Tarrant becomes #1
According to our records, the advent of Chris Tarrant 's new ITV game show The Colour of Money means he has become Britain's top game show host, with 16 different shows under his belt. The previous record holder, the late great Bob Monkhouse , had 15. 12 Yard's guessing game - dubbed the "most stressful" on TV - didn't stress BARB's ratings last Saturday, bringing in under 4 million viewers.
Though believed accurate at the time, subsequent analysis has demonstrated that Tarrant has never had more than 15 hosting roles, and had not overtaken Monkhouse. We regret the error.
13 January Britain's Got Talent's Got Brook
Kelly Brook has been added to the judging panel for the new series of Britain's Got Talent . Brook was a last-minute addition, being signed up on Friday for series 3 which begins filming this week. (Update 20 January: And now she's been dropped, Simon Cowell saying that "it's become clear the format doesn't support another judge".)
12 January David Vine
The death has been announced of former Superstars , It's a Knockout and A Question of Sport host, David Vine . He was 73 and died of a heart attack at his Oxfordshire home on Sunday.
2008
27 December New game show book
If you're wondering what you do with all your Christmas cash, you could do a lot worse than buy The Quiz Show by Su Holmes , a new book published by Edinburgh University Press. Very thoroughly researched and reasonably priced for an academic work, it gives a decent coverage of quizzes old and new all set in a social context.
18 December OFCOM fines BBC £95,000
OFCOM has imposed fines totalling £95,000 on the BBC in respect of competition irregularities on Dermot O'Leary 's Radio 2 show, and Tony Blackburn's programme on BBC London. Both shows invited callers to apply for on-air competitions which had already been recorded. Premium rate numbers were not used on either show. Earlier this week, OFCOM also fined the Gcap station Mercury FM £20,000 for deliberately screening out correct answers from callers to its "Secret Sounds" competition.
5 December ESC: Wogan out, Norton in
Graham Norton has been confirmed as the new BBC TV commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest , replacing Terry Wogan who has stepped down after complaining that it is "no longer a music contest".
25 November Krikey!
Ben Shephard has been confirmed as the new host of The Krypton Factor . The revived series, made by ITV Productions, begins filming next month.
21 November Countdown conundrum resolved
The new host of Countdown has at last been named. Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling will take over from Des O'Connor in January. Meanwhile, Carol Vorderman 's replacement has been named as Rachel Riley, a 22-year old Oxford graduate with a masters degree in maths.
19 November I want my 15p back
BBC One controller Jay Hunt has said that the BBC "has every intention of reimbursing" people who voted for John Sergeant in this year's Strictly Come Dancing . Sergeant quit the show on Wednesday following weeks of adverse comment in the media.
12 November The Countdown Presenting Saga: part umpteen
Uncomfirmed reports are claiming that Sky Sports frontman Jeff Stelling is back in the frame to become the new host of Countdown. The Soccer Saturday frontman, who had previously ruled himself out of the role, is said to have been reapproached following Alexander Armstrong 's 11th hour pullout last month. According to some sources, Stelling will be named as the new host, barring any problems.
31 October Countdown saga continues
It now looks likely that Alexander Armstrong will not be taking over as host of Countdown , after reportedly pulling out at the last minute. No new names have yet emerged as possible replacements, and producers have not officially ruled out employing a large friendly robot to dispense quips and engage in banter with guests.
17 October Countdown latest
It now looks almost certain that Alexander Armstrong will take over as the new host of Countdown in January. Contrary to some reports, the appointment had not been confirmed as of 1pm Friday, but it is understood that Armstrong has verbally accepted the post and an official announcement is expected in the next few days.
13 October Krypton Factor to be AFP
The forthcoming revival of The Krypton Factor is to be ITV1's first primetime Advertiser Funded Programme. The series will be sponsored by the business software company Sage, which will also be promoted through the show's web and interactive content.
9 October 12 Yard show us the colou...BONG!
ITV1 is to air a primetime series based on the Bong Game from Chris Tarrant 's old Capital Radio show. Tarrant himself will host The Colour of Money, the first new ITV1 commission from 12 Yard since the production company was bought by ITV last year.
3 October BBC One poaches QI
The BBC has confirmed that QI is to move to BBC One following five series on BBC Two, during which it has become one of the channel's most watched shows. The new series is to air early in 2009.
1 October SFO no-go on premium rate inquiry
The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it will not be carrying out inquiries into the recent allegations of abuse of premium rate services. Allegations against the BBC, ITV, GMTV, Big Game TV, Audiocall and Opera Telecom were referred to the SFO, which reports that "none of these meet the SFO criterion for acceptance for investigation". ( SFO statement )
28 September Suchet goes for gold
ITN newsreader John Suchet is to host Five's revival of long-running daytime quiz Going for Gold . The show is to air in the old Brainteaser slot and will be broadcast live. Potential applicants should see the Contestant Calls page for more details.
25 September ITV to regain Krypton Factor ?
Broadcast magazine reports that ITV is on the verge of commissioning a revival of classic game show The Krypton Factor . The show would be made in-house by ITV Productions. The Krypton Factor has been the subject of recurrent comeback rumours since it was axed 13 years ago. (Update: The revival has now been confirmed.)
15 September ESC brings back juries
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that next year's Eurovision Song Contest is to use a combination of national juries and televoting, in a move seen as a response to concerns over "neighbourly" voting skewing the results of recent contests. A similar combined system was used in this year's ESC semi-finals and in the recent Eurovision Dance Contest .
9 September ISIHAC to return
The self-styled "antidote to panel games", I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue will return next year, Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer has announced. The show's future had been in doubt following the death of host Humphrey Lyttelton in April.
29 August Geoffrey Perkins
Former director of Hat Trick Productions and BBC Head of Comedy, Geoffrey Perkins, has died in a road accident. He was 55. Perkins was the devisor of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 's signature game Mornington Crescent and in 1990 hosted the short-lived panel game Don't Quote Me .
25 July Vorderman quits, too
Carol Vorderman has also announced she is to leave Countdown at the end of the year. Carol has been with the show since it started in 1982 and since 1989, has been sole hostess. In a statement released today, Carol's manager John Mills said she is 'extremely sad'. ( BBC )
23 July O'Connor quits Countdown
Des O'Connor is to leave his role as host of Countdown at the end of the current series in November. Des, aged 76, has presented the Channel 4 show since January 2007, when he took over from Des Lynam , the original replacement for the late Richard Whiteley . O'Connor says he has no plans to retire and is working on new projects. ( BBC )
8 May Record fine for ITV plc
Ofcom has fined ITV plc a record £5.675 million for misconduct over its premium rate phone services - the biggest fine ever imposed by the regulator. The fine follows a report by Deloitte last year which identified "serious editorial issues" within Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway , Gameshow Marathon and Soapstar Superstar . ITV will also have to broadcast six summaries of the regulator's adjudication. ( BBC )
8 May Eggheads sought
Are you one of the millions convinced you could do better than CJ and Judith Keppel? 12 Yard are developing a spin-off show of Eggheads called Are You an Egghead?, the winner of which will join the official line up of the popular BBC2 quiz. Details on how to apply can be found on our Contestant Calls page.
25 April Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton , the long-serving chairman of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , has died following surgery for an aortic aneurysm. He was 86.
13 April Mark Speight
Police have announced that the body of children's TV presenter Mark Speight has been found at Paddington station. Speight, who was 42, went missing on Monday.
9 April Ofcom consults
The media regulator Ofcom has issued a new consultation document outlining proposals for the regulation of premium rate "services". The major recommendation is that programmes using phone-ins "must consist primarily of content other than the promotion of the premium rate service" or be reclassified and regulated as teleshopping services. The consultation period runs until 22 May. ( OFCOM site )
8 April Speight missing
TV presenter and children's game show host Mark Speight has gone missing. The disappearance follows the death in January of his fiancee Natasha Collins, who appeared as the jester "See" in See it, Saw it with Speight. A recent inquest ruled that Collins had died from a large drugs overdose.
6 April Phone cash unclaimed
Despite ITV offering refunds to all viewers affected by the premium rate phone line scams, only ten thousand pounds out of £7.8 million has been reclaimed. It was announced last October that any unclaimed money will go to charity, and the period for making claims ended on 29 February.
20 March RTS awards
The two game show winners from last night's Royal Television Society awards are Come Dine with Me for Best Daytime Programme ("a pioneering show for daytime, with... great energy and pace", said the judges) and QI for Best Entertainment Programme ("a Great British programme, incredibly old-fashioned but absolutely part of the zeitgeist").
1 March Brits up for golden roses
British game shows shortlisted for this year's Rose d'Or awards are Codex (pictured) and Who Dares Wins in the game show category, Deadline , Last Man Standing and The One and Only for best reality, and Streetmate for best entertainment series. Technically a Netherlands entry (as it's made by Dutch company Eyeworks), CBBC's Hider in the House also joins Streetmate in the entertainment category.
21 February Des returns to the Beeb
After an ill-conceived move to ITV, Des Lynam returns to his alma mater to present a sport-themed version of the BBC's long-running quiz, Mastermind . Over ten programmes, the debonair Lynam will test contestants over the usual specialist subject and general knowledge rounds to find the country's Sport Mastermind.
19 February New phone-in regulations
Under new OFCOM rules, broadcasters will need to have premium rate phone-in competitions approved by the premium rate regular PhonePayPlus. Broadcasters will need to meet new guidelines, including closing lines promptly when competitions end. OFCOM wants the new system to be in place by the end of June.
31 January Vernon Kay signs with ITV
Vernon Kay has signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, said to be worth £2m. He is currently lined up to present Beat the Star this spring. The deal allows Kay to keep his current Radio 1 show.
30 January Jeremy Beadle
Jeremy Beadle , the trivia buff and practical joker, has died of pneumonia. He was 59. Beadle rose to fame as the naughty brother on Game for a Laugh , where he pioneered the hidden camera stunts that he developed on Beadle's About. More: BBC .
30 January Re-enter the Gladiators
A revival of the 1990s ITV show Gladiators has been commissioned by Sky. The new series will be produced by Shine and The Sun reports that Ian Wright is in talks to be the show's new host.
26 January Millionaire "best game show"
Who Wants to be a Millionaire has been named the nation's favourite game show in a survey to promote insurance company Churchill. The Crystal Maze , which topped our all-time poll two years ago, came fourth, behind Deal or No Deal and Mastermind . Ant & Dec were named favourite hosts, Bullseye best theme tune and " Can I have a P please, Bob? " the top catchphrase.
17 January Good neighbours? Not likely!
The BBC has confirmed that The Weakest Link is to switch channels from next month, to fill the gap left on BBC One by the loss of Aussie soap Neighbours. The quiz will retain its traditional 5.15 slot. The BBC have denied that the move will diminish its commitment to children's programming, which currently runs until 5.35.
10 January Shephard to take on new flock
Ben Shephard is to replace Dermot O'Leary as host of the Saturday night lottery tie-in 1 vs 100 . The show has been recommissoned for a further run of eight episodes.
4 January Natasha Collins
Natasha Collins, who appeared as the jester "See" in See it, Saw it , has died suddenly at the age of 31. Police are treating the death as "unexplained". Her boyfriend and co-star Mark Speight , who lived with her, was questioned and has been released on police bail.
2007
30 December BBC phone-ins to return in new year
The BBC's phone-in competitions will be phased back in from January, starting with Popmaster on Radio 2's Ken Bruce show and Match of the Day's "Goal of the Month" contest. Call charges will be capped at 15p except for specific charity appeals.
29 December Going for a Gong
Sometime game show hosts Michael Parkinson and Des Lynam are recognised in the 2008 New Year Honours list. Des becomes an OBE, while Parky receives a knighthood.
22 December Graham!
2008's follow-up to How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do will be a search for actors to play Oliver and Nancy in a revival of Oliver!. Graham Norton will again host the show, called I'd Do Anything , and Andrew Lloyd Webber is again involved, despite recent interviews suggesting he didn't want to invest the time in another TV series. Legendary West End producer Cameron Mackintosh will also be involved.
20 December OFCOM say, C4 pay
Channel 4 has been fined £1million by OFCOM over irregularities in Richard & Judy's "You Say, We Pay" competition and a further £500,000 over the viewers' competition in Deal or No Deal . C4 has said it intends to recover part of the fines by starting legal proceedings against phone service provider Eckoh. Meanwhile, OFCOM has asked ITV for details relating to last Saturday's X Factor final after more than 2,400 complaints from people who could not get through to vote, mainly for runner-up Rhydian Roberts. ITV has also been asked to reveal the full findings of the Deloitte Report into telephone irregularities, a condensed version of which was published in October.
5 December Yard sale nets tidy profit
ITV has bought the game show producer 12 Yard for an initial £26m, with a further £9m to follow contingent on performance. The company was founded by David Young in 2001 and has recently enjoyed international success with its format The Rich List .
21 November BBC competitions to return: new code of conduct introduced
The BBC has announced that competitions will return across its radio, television and online services by the end of the year. Today, the corporation's Director General, Mark Thompson, announced a new code of conduct which states that every competition entry should have a fair chance of winning and contest winners must be genuine. Competitions were suspended in July this year after an inquiry found 'serious editorial breaches' in programmes such as Children In Need's Scottish opt-out and Comic Relief. BBC Competition code details
6 November OFCOM: Big Brother cleared
OFCOM has ruled that Channel 4 did not breach guidelines by broadcasting two incidents in which contestants in Big Brother used potentially offensive language. A total of 650 complaints were received after the incidents were broadcast in June.
19 October Alan Coren
Writer and frequent panel game contributor Alan Coren has died from cancer at the age of 69. Coren was a regular panellist on The News Quiz and a team captain on the 90s/00s revival of Call My Bluff .
18 October ITV Deloitte report released
The long-awaited Deloitte report into ITV plc's premium rate phone-in services has found three 'key areas of failure' in how the broadcaster integrated services into its programming. In a statement this morning, the executive chairman of ITV plc, Michael Grade, said that a 'serious cultural failure' within the company had been identified. He added that the company will reimburse £7.8million worth of unfunded votes to misled viewers. Voting via digital television and SMS text systems have been suspended, and ITV has pre-announced a refund scheme . BBC Digital Spy
8 October Ladies please!
Mastermind is to advertise for contenders in women's magazines in an effort to encourage more female applicants, reports MediaGuardian . At present only a quarter of applicants are female, and no woman has won the title since Anne Ashurst in 1997. Applications (regardless of gender) can be made through the Mastermind website .
1 October Ned Sherrin
Ned Sherrin , the original and long-serving host of Counterpoint , has died of complications from throat cancer. He was 76.
26 September GMTV fined
GMTV has been fined £2m by Ofcom over its use of premium-rate phone-in competitions between May 2003 and April 2007, during which time around 18 million calls were placed which were disreagrded as winners had been selected early on. Ofcom ruled that GMTV had been "both irresponsible and negligent" in its relationship with operator Opera Telecom and had not done enough to ensure compliance with Ofcom codes of practice. The fine equals the largest ever handed down by Ofcom.
24 September Telecoms company fined over GMTV competitions
Opera Telecom, the former phone operator for GMTV competitions, has been fined a record £250,000 by the premium rate regulator, ICSTIS. The regulator found that over four years, more than 18 million calls were made to GMTV competitions that had no chance of winning. The fine is the largest ever imposed by ICSTIS in its 21-year history.
13 September Strictly Mr & Mrs
Gabby Logan and her husband, former rugby international Kenny Logan, are to be the first married celebrity couple to compete against each other in Strictly Come Dancing when the show returns next month. Gabby was barred from competing in the 2006 series because she was then under exclusive contract to ITV. Other celebs appearing this year include Kate Garraway , Kelly Brook and John Barnes. The line-up of professional dancers is unchanged from last year. ( Full list )
12 September 50/50
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? bosses have created a spin-off show based on the 50/50 lifeline. Called 50/50, surprisingly enough, the quiz will see pairs of contestants competing for big cash prizes by accepting or rejecting alternative answers to questions, but quite what that means is still unclear. ( The Sun )
12 September Game over for ITV Play
ITVplc has announced that its phone-in quiz programming on ITV1 + ITV2 is to be axed by the end of the year. The company's executive chairman, Michael Grade, announced the decision to end Glitterball and Make Your Play this morning saying that the recent TV phone-in scandal had decreased call volumes to 'uneconomic levels'. Earlier this year, a dedicated ITV Play channel was closed down in what the broadcaster described as a 'commerical move'. ( Digital Spy )
3 September No shocks at TV Quick awards
Winners at last night's TV Quick Awards included I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! as Best Reality Show and The X Factor as Best Talent Show. The award for Best Entertainment Show was won by Saturday Night Takeaway .
31 August "This is so men'al"
Brian Belo, who famously said he did not know who William Shakespeare was, and told Davina he was a director who made Romeo and Juliet, has won the eighth series of Big Brother ahead of twins Amanda and Sam, Liam and Ziggy. ( BBC )
31 August Boyle goes Bollywood
Trainspotting director Danny Boyle is to base his forthcoming movie on the Indian version of hit TV quiz show Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? Based on a true story, Slumdog Millionaire, will shoot in Mumbai from a script by fellow Briton Simon Beaufoy, who penned The Full Monty. ( BBC )
24 August EXCLUSIVE: Scrapheap scrapped
Celebrity Big Brother is to be rested, and Scrapheap Challenge axed in a major shakeup of Channel 4 programming. Celeb BB will not run next year, in order to free up the 9pm weeknight slot for new commissions, though a "very different" BB spin-off will air on E4 only. Scrapheap Challenge will end after its 2008 series, which has already been recorded.
October 2007 Update: Broadcast magazine reports that although the pre-released copy of Kevin Lygo's speech lists Scrapheap as one of many long-running formats to be axed, the show itself was not personally listed by Lygo in his address. Furthermore, we understand that the future of Scrapheap remains undecided at this time.
13 August 12 question money tree on WWTBAM
Jon Culshaw and John Thomson will be the first people to face the new-look Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The prize money will now start at £500, not £100, and it will only take 12 correct answers to win the top prize. It will only take two questions to reach the first safe haven at £1,000. The second rises in value from £32,000 to £50,000, and is achieved after seven correct answers. ( BBC )
13 August Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin, the devisor of game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! , has died at the age of 82. The US entertainer, best known for his eponymous talk show which ran from 1965 to 1986, had been diagnosed with prostate cancer for a second time earlier this year.
10 August Tony Wilson
Maverick music mogul, veteran news anchor and sometime game show host Anthony H. Wilson has died at the age of 57. Wilson was diagnosed with renal cancer last year but his condition was said to have been responding well to treatment.
9 August Gcap forgoes phone profits
Gcap, the radio giant which runs Capital and BMRB, as well as Classic FM and Capital Gold, is the latest broadcaster to drop profit-making phone-ins. The move comes after phone operator MX Telecom was fined £17,500 over irregularities in Gcap's "Secret Sounds" competition broadcast across 31 local stations in its "One Network". Gcap will continue to use premium-rate services but will not take a profit from them.
9 August Fine over DoND phone-in
iTouch, the telephone operator for Deal or No Deal 's phone-in contest, has been fined £30,000 by ICSTIS because the programme gave the impression that viewers could win any one of the three prizes on offer. In fact because the show is pre-recorded, producers knew which prize would be available before the lines opened. Though imposing a fine for a breach of its code of practice, ICSTIS' ruling stated that "the detriment to consumers from this specific breach was not high".
6 August Millionaire moves to audition model
In an attempt to refresh the show ahead of its tenth anniversary (or to put it another way, stop boring people getting on screen), Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is to begin holding auditions for prospective contestants. The premium-rate application line will remain, but will be joined by a free web entry route. Auditions are already held in some countries where the WWTBAM format has been licensed.
1 August Channel 4 scraps almost all phone-ins
In what it describes as "a tough new policy", Channel 4 has announced that it will no longer include profit-making phone-in competitions in its shows, with the exception of Big Brother and Deal or No Deal , from which Channel 4's profits will go to charity. The announcement follows the discovery that between September 2004 and March 2007, a total of 2.9 million calls were entered to Richard & Judy's "You Say, We Pay" competition which had no chance of winning because the shortlist had already been finalised soon after lines opened.
30 July Phil Drabble
Phil Drabble , the original and longest-serving host of One Man and His Dog , has died at the age of 93. Drabble, who fronted the programme from 1976 to 1993, died peacefully at his Staffordshire home on Sunday.
29 July Mike Reid
The death has been announced of comedian and actor Mike Reid at the age of 67. Latterly famous for his role as Frank Butcher in EastEnders, Reid was also the sometime host of Runaround and recently competed in a celeb reality show, The Baron , which was due to air next month on ITV1.
27 July Give a Few Bob
Game show legend Bob Monkhouse returns to our screens four years after his death. With full support of the Monkhouse family, amazing computer graphics and body doubles have been used in conjunction with archive footage to produce an amazingly lifelike advert featuring Bob asking the public to donate money to prostate cancer research, the illness which took Monkhouse's life. Watch the advert here
25 July GMTV MD resigns
Paul Corley, the managing director of GMTV, has announced his resignation over the mishandling of phone-in competitions on the station. GMTV will offer a series of free draws with a total prize fund of 2.5 million pounds and will also change the way that competitions are run in future. Mr. Corley says that he hopes his resignation and this series of initatives will help restore 'viewer trust' in the station. ( BBC )
18 July All BBC competitions suspended
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has announced that all BBC phone-in competitions will be suspended from midnight tonight (Wednesday) and that online and interactive competitions will be suspended "as soon as possible". The measures come after an internal enquiry at the BBC uncovered five previously unknown instances of competition results being faked, including phone-ins during the Sport Relief, Comic Relief and Children in Need telethons.
11 July Holmes flop is new lottery vehicle
Nick Knowles is to host a new BBC One lottery tie-in this autumn. The 12 Yard show, Who Dares Wins, is a renamed version of The Rich List, a format which was billed as Eamonn Holmes ' bid to crack America, but which was pulled from US TV schedules after just one episode. The show had previously been piloted and rejected by ITV. The format has, however, been a hit in Australia.
6 July Richard and Judy phone quiz thievery
A fine of £150,000 is to be levied on the phone company involved in the Richard & Judy phone quiz fraud. You Say We Pay began shortly after Richard & Judy went on air at 5pm and ended at 5.38pm, with the competition being won at 5.42pm. On most days a shortlist of 24 possible winners was drawn up as early as 5.11pm, and sent by Eckoh to Cactus Television. ( Times )
27 June Tycoon toppled from Tuesdays
ITV has pulled its much-hyped business reality series Tycoon from Tuesday nights after the show failed to improve on its first-week ratings. Only 1.8 million people saw the second episode, a 9% share of viewing. The one-hour episodes will be re-edited to half an hour to fit a 10pm slot on Mondays and it is likely that the live final, originally scheduled for 24 July, will be put back.
26 June er Bra | e fin | Fiv | inte | ed ov | aser
OFCOM has imposed a record £300,000 fine on Five in respect of a series of incidents during the first three months of this year in which Brainteaser faked the results of on-air competitions. According to the ruling, the incidents "should be seen against a background of serious and longstanding compliance failures" dating back to 2003. Five will also have to broadcast apologies both in the show's old slot and in primetime.
26 June Highbrow reality series for BBC2 autumn line-up
BBC2's autumn line-up, announced today, includes two major new reality shows. Classical Star will seek a young musician to be awarded a recording contract with a major classical label, while The Restaurant challenges nine couples to run an eaterie with the winners receiving backing from Raymond Blanc. Dragons' Den will also return for a fifth series.
23 June People's Quiz pays out
Stephanie Bruce, a chemist and self-styled "Essex girl" resident in Haverhill, Suffolk has been named the People's Quiz champion after beating Mark Labbett in the final head-to-head round. Her £200,700 prize is the most ever paid out by a BBC show.
22 July Walsh gets job back
Louis Walsh has confirmed that he is back in The X Factor fold for the next series. Walsh had previously been dropped from the line-up but will return to replace "new judge" Brian Friedman, who has quit the panel but will be given a new role on the show.
15 June Dragons' Den
Entrepreneur James Caan has been confirmed as the new Dragon in the Den . Caan, founder of HR firm The Alexander Mann Group, will replace Richard Farleigh when the fifth series goes into production this summer.
14 June The Great Pretender
Chris Tarrant is taking on Deal or No Deal host Noel Edmonds by fronting a weekday tea-time quiz. The Who Wants to be a Millionaire? star, 60, has signed up for an ITV show in which players bluff each other to win. ( The Sun )
13 June Bloody old fool that I am, I'm going to take that risk
Simon Ambrose has won The Apprentice , beating Kristina Grimes to the £100,000-a-year job with Sir Alan Sugar. The pair's final showdown saw them compete to win over architects and property developers with a design for a building on the South Bank. Kristina's property design was said to resemble Fascist architecture which was later changed. ( BBC )
13 June Sir David Hatch
The death has been announced of former BBC Managing Director of Radio, David Hatch . He was co-creator of the long-running comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and host of Wireless Wise , as well as commissioner of countless other radio shows. ( BBC )
12 June Katie, you're fired
Katie Hopkins, a former candidate on BBC's The Apprentice , has been fired from her 'real job' (a brand manager for the Met Office) as she failed to pass her probationary term. The final, between Simon Ambrose and Kristina Grimes takes place on Wednesday 13th June at 21:00 on BBC1. ( BBC )
8 June Brainteaser compensation sought
Five is reported to be claiming compensation from Endemol for loss of revenue following the sudden axing of Brainteaser in March this year. The show, made by Endemol's Cheetah West subsidiary, was pulled after it was discovered that some of the on-air winning "callers" to the show were in fact members of the production staff.
7 June The 'n' word is clearly offensive
Emily Parr has been removed from the Big Brother house for using a racially offensive word to Charley Uchea, while they were dancing in the living room on Wednesday evening. The eviction vote, in which Emily was nominated along with Shabnam Paryani, has been suspended. ( BBC )
7 June Grand Slam goes to U.S.
Winners from American shows including Jeopardy! (Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter), Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (Kevin Olmstead and John Carpenter), Wheel of Fortune , Tic Tac Dough , Lingo and The Weakest Link are scheduled to compete for $100,000 in the U.S. version of the 2003 quiz . The show will be hosted by Dennis Miller with Amanda Byram and broadcast on Game Show Network from 8 Aug. ( TV Guide )
4 June X Factor appointments
Singer Dannii Minogue and choreographer Brian Friedman are the new judges on The X Factor . Their appointment follows Louis Walsh 's departure from the show.
3 June Manford's the man for Cats
Stand-up comic Jason Manford is to join the regular cast of 8 Out of 10 Cats . He will replace Dave Spikey as team captain when the fifth series begins on 15 June.
30 May Hancock returns
Nick Hancock has been announced as the host of new Channel 4 daytime show Win My Wage , which will air in Deal or No Deal 's slot this summer. It will be his first regular hosting role on national TV since leaving They Think it's All Over in 2004.
29 May The Big Donor Show
Big Brother maker Endemol is said to be going ahead with a new reality TV programme called De Grote Donorshow (The Big Donor Show) to be screened on Dutch TV station BNN this Friday, in which viewers vote on who will recieve the kidney of a terminally ill woman. ( BBC ). (Update 1 June: It was a hoax.) For more information on organ donation, visit: www.uktransplant.org.uk
24 May OFCOM adjudication: CBB broke broadcasting rules
An OFCOM investigation has found that Channel 4's 2007 series of Celebrity Big Brother was in breach of the Broadcasting Code. The report says that a serious failure of the compliance process led to serious editorial misjudgements. Channel 4 and S4C (also affected by OFCOM's actions) will broadcast a summary of the findings after the first show of the new series next week. Repeat summaries will be shown after a revised repeat and the first eviction. ( OFCOM adjudication )
20 May BAFTA Winners
The sole game show winner from this year's BAFTA TV awards was The X Factor as Best Entertainment Programme out of about half a dozen game show nominations. If you count Numberwang from That Mitchell and Webb Look (winner of Best Comedy Programme), there are two winning game shows!
18 May Dragon dropped
Australian investor Richard Farleigh has been dropped from the next series of Dragons' Den . Farleigh said he was "gutted" not to be invited to take part after appearing in the previous two series. His replacement has not yet been named.
18 May MGEITF
The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival has announced some of the confirmed speakers for this year's event, including Jeremy Paxman , who will deliver the MacTaggart Lecture and host a one-off live edition of University Challenge . Channel 4's chief executive, Andy Duncan, will take part in a major session, including discussion of the Big Brother controversy. ( WorldScreen )
17 May Quiz scandal hits ITV profits
In a statement for its annual general meeting the broadcaster confirmed that its premium rate telephone services revenue dropped by around 20 per cent in March and April amid scandals involving GMTV and The X Factor . Ad revenues for the first half of 2007 at ITV1 are down 9.6 per cent against last year, while ITV's total take from advertising is down 5.7 per cent. ( InTheNews )
13 Apr Are You Smarter?
Sky One has bought the rights to the phenomenally successful US game show - Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. It will be renamed Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old? ( BBC )
11 Apr BAFTA Nominations
The nominees for this year's BAFTA TV awards have been announced. Dancing on Ice , Maria? and The X Factor go up against Derren Brown's The Heist for Best Entertainment Programme, while Stephen Fry , Ant 'n' Dec , Paul Merton and Jonathan Ross face off in the Best Entertainment Performance category, and The Apprentice and Dragons' Den are up against The Choir and Gordon Ramsay 's The F Word for Best Features. Dragons' Den and Celeb BB are shortlisted for the Pioneer Audience Award but stand no chance against Life On Mars. Finally Numberwang , or at any rate That Mitchell and Webb Look, is up for Best Comedy. The winners will be announced on 20 May.
4 Apr Brucie's Back!
The Generation Game is making a comeback later this year as part of UKTV Gold's £10 million new programming strategy, with UKGameshows.com's top host of all time (as voted by readers) Bruce Forsyth at the helm. ( DS )
30 Mar O'Leary has X Factor
Dermot O'Leary has been confirmed as the new host of The X Factor , replacing the ousted Kate Thornton . The hit ITV talent show will return in the autumn.
13 Mar ITV Play channel closes down for good
The controversial ITV Play channel has ceased transmission permanently after just under a year on air. Overnight broadcasts, which currently include Glitterball and Make Your Play will continue on ITV1 + ITV2. ( ITN , BBC )
5 Mar ITV suspends premium rate phone-ins
ITV has admitted a mistake when a vote on The X Factor led to viewers being overcharged by £200,000. There have also been complaints regarding Richard and Judy and Big Brother on Channel 4. ( BBC , BBC )
3 Mar Dominic wins £1m
Dominic Jackson beat Colin Lynch in the final to scoop the jackpot on the second series of PokerFace and go into 12th place in the UK game shows All Time Winners List . Congratulations to him!
22 Feb You Say We Don't Pay refund line
For people ripped off by Richard & Judy, the refund line is 0800 666 805. The line will be open until the investigation is complete. ( C4 , BBC )
8 Feb Two new ITV game shows
Two shows from Endemol-owned Initial have been commissioned by ITV: For the Rest of Your Life by Deal or No Deal creator Dick de Rijk gives couples the chance to win a pay cheque every month of every year for the rest of their lives; and Golden Balls are due to air in the Spring.
12 Jan Match burnt out
Sky One have confirmed that their longest-running game show format, The Match , has been axed. The celebrity football show ran for three series, but failed to produce a team capable of beating a squad of ex-professionals. Sky has said it is seeking a new football-based reality format.
7 Jan Deal jackpot won
Laura Pearce, a civilian police worker from Hemel Hempstead, has become the first person to win the £250,000 jackpot on Deal or No Deal . It is the biggest prize ever given away on daytime television in the UK.
7 Jan Magnus Magnusson dies
Former Mastermind presenter Magnus Magnusson dies of cancer at the age of 77. ( BBC )
5 Jan ITV1 seeks tycoons
The first fruit of ITV1's deal with Dragons' Den investor Peter Jones has been announced. Tycoon will see Jones mentoring would-be entrepreneurs and is likely to air this summer. Applications can be made via the ITV website from Saturday.
1 Jan Return of the King
It has been confirmed that School's Out will be returning for a second, eight-part, series, to be filmed in February. King Danny of Lovely will again host the show, which is made by Graham Norton 's So Television.
2006
30 Dec A gong for Sarpong
June Sarpong is an unexpected inclusion on the 2007 new year honours list, becoming an MBE for her broadcasting and charity work. Penelope Keith is made a CBE, though it is unlikely that her stint as host of What's My Line? had much bearing on the award.
26 Dec Grand Cram
The first-round questions for the forthcoming National Lottery People's Quiz have been published online, together with details of the five open auditions for the show. The guaranteed jackpot is £200,700, more than double the previous highest prize awarded on a BBC show. People's Quiz website.
23 Dec Big Game TV
Fraud charges against Big Game TV have been dropped after a six-month investigation found no evidence of criminality. However, the channel may still face regulatory action from OFCOM.
7 November Another Des
Des O'Connor is said to have won the race to replace Des Lynam as host of Countdown . Des, aged 74, is said to still be in negotiations but reports are confident he has been given the job. Channel 4 is thought to have offered him a contract worth £500,000. His first episodes would be broadcast in January 2007. Other contenders Michael Aspel , Alan Titchmarsh , Stephen Fry and Paul Merton are said to have pulled out of the race due to work commitments.
1 November National Television Awards
The winners have been announced of the ITV-sponsored National Television Awards. Ant and Dec won Most Popular Entertainment Presenter, while Gameshow Marathon was voted top game show, ending Millionaire 's seven-year winning streak. Deal or No Deal took the Most Popular Daytime Show title, Big Brother was Most Popular Reality Programme (and BB7's Nikki Grahame was named Most Popular TV Contender) and Most Popular Entertainment Programme was The X Factor .
30 October New Faces discovery
A 1973 episode of New Faces previously believed to have been lost has been rediscovered by director Paul Stewart Laing. The episode includes the first TV appearance of Victoria Wood, who went on to win the series. Including this new discovery, only 18 out of the 160 episodes produced in the 1970s are known to have survived.
12 October Magnus Magnusson diagnosed with cancer
Former Mastermind presenter Magnus Magnusson has been diagnosed with cancer. He has cancelled a number of public appearances, including a talk at the Cheltenham Literature Festival to mark his 77th birthday. ( BBC )
5 October BB vote rapped
The premium rate watchdog ICSTIS has ruled that Channel 4 "misled" viewers and broke its own guidelines when it invited Big Brother viewers to vote to evict housemates who were subsequently reinstated. ISCTIS received over 2600 complaints about the matter. C4 avoided a fine, but have been ordered to pay the costs of the investigation.
30 September Lynam quits
Des Lynam has announced that he is to leave Countdown at the end of the present series, citing the inconvenience of travel between his West Sussex home and Yorkshire TV's studios in Leeds. No decision has yet been announced on who will take over as host.
16 September Ingram wins the jackpot
Ingram Wilcox's win on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? puts him in at position 10 on the All Time Winners List . His final question was "Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films?" A: Bombardier Billy Wells, B: Freddie Mills, C: Terry Spinks, D: Don Cockell.
18 October NTA Award noms
The shortlists have been announced for the ITV-sponsored National Television Awards, to be handed out on 31 October. The major game show categories are Most Popular Game Show ( Cats , Marathon , News , Millionaire ), Entertainment Programme ( Takeaway , Strictly , Dancing on Ice , The X Factor and non-gameshow Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) and Reality Programme ( BB7 , Celeb BB4 , I'm a Celeb 4 and Apprentice 2 ). Deal or No Deal is up for Most Popular Daytime Programme, Bad Lads Army is nominated for Most Popular Factual, and there is a new "TV Contender" category featuring contestants from BB, Celeb BB, I'm a Celeb and Soapstar Superstar . The Most Popular Entertainment Presenter noms are Ant and Dec , Noel , Davina , Paul O'Grady and perpetual winner in this category, Jonathan Ross . You can vote if you wish at nta.itv.com .
6 September Anne Gregg
The death has been announced of the presenter Anne Gregg. Best-known for presenting the Holiday programme, she also hosted the short-lived Holiday Quiz spin-off and was a regular panellist on the antiques quiz Going, Going, Gone . Gregg was 66 and had been ill with cancer.
5 September Noel's mystery solved
The mystery of the symbols on Noel Edmonds' hand when filming Deal or No Deal has been solved. Far from being an object lesson in cosmic ordering, as many had thought, in fact the final messages spelt out "www", "red", "box" and "club" pointing to this website . If you can solve the hidden message of the code you can win a VIP trip to the DoND studios including a chance to meet Noel and be one of the blue box openers.
5 September Award season again, so soon
The TV Quick Awards were handed out last night. Deal or No Deal added the "Best Daytime Show" award to its already strained trophy cabinet, while the usual suspects also picked up gongs: I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! won "Best Reality Show" for the fourth year running, and Strictly Come Dancing took "Best Entertainment Programme" for the second year on the trot (so to speak).
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16 September You're Hired in the Firing Line Mr. Gilbert
Rhod Gilbert has been announced as the new host of The Apprentice spin-off programme You're Fired! after Jack Dee fired himself from the BBC2 vehicle after only one series. Romesh Ranganathan, who was a regular panellist in the last series will not return due to scheduling conflicts.
13 September We've had the most amazing time on Bake Off
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have announced that they will not follow The Great British Bake Off to Channel 4. They will step down as hosts after the current series on the BBC. Mel and Sue said in a statement: "We made no secret of our desire for the show to remain where it was... we're not going with the dough."
12 September Bake Off Off
The BBC has lost the rights to show The Great British Bake Off after the current series and Christmas specials. The exceedingly popular show will move to Channel 4, after Love Productions turned down the BBC's final offer. It's not immediately clear if any of its stars will leave.
22 August BLANK Me One More Time
More information about the Blankety Blank revival has been revealed as David Walliams will host a Christmas special of the cult game show. According to the Daily Mirror, the Christmas special will be a trial for a full series, which is quite similar to how the Lily Savage era went.
19 August Deal Me Out
Channel 4 announced today that Deal or No Deal has been axed after being on the screens for 11 years and airing over 3,000 episodes. The final series will air in autumn 2016.
15 August ReBLANKED
A piece in the Sunday People claimed that ITV wanted to make another series of Blankety Blank . We've not been able to confirm that ITV has commissioned a series, as the broadcaster has not commented on the speculation.
1 June Meet the new judges, same as the old judges
Louis Walsh ! Sharon Osbourne! Simon Cowell ! Nicole Scherzinger! The judging panel for The X Factor has been announced, and the names have bags of experience. With Dermot O'Leary back as host, this year's show takes us back to the glory days of 2013, and with no Gary Barlow.
5 May CJ de Mooi on the move again
CJ de Mooi will leave the Eggheads panel and move to South Africa. CJ, one of the original Eggheads, left the programme between 2012 and 2014. He will be replaced by two new Eggheads who will be found in a televised quiz.
6 April Coach Trip Rolls onto E4
Coach Trip is heading for a new destination by moving to E4. The series which sees tour guide Brendan Sheerin overseeing a couples tour of Europe, with the least popular couple voted off at the end of each day, has aired on and off for 11 years on Channel 4. The new series will consist of thirty half-hour episodes, and will air later in the year.
5 April Cheryl has The Exit Factor
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has quit The X Factor . The singer first appeared as a judge between 2008-10, before returning for the 2014-5 series. The former Popstars: The Rivals contestant has chosen to leave to focus on her music career. To date, no judges have been confirmed for the upcoming series, which begins airing this summer.
31 March It's goodbye from him.
The other half of "The Two Ronnies" Ronnie Corbett died today at the age of 85. In the game show world, he is well known for hosting Small Talk .
30 March Vernon drives to success
Next week, Vernon Kay will host Drive on ITV. He's now the second most prolific game show host in the UK with 16 main hosting roles. Vernon moves clear of the late Bob Monkhouse , who is now in third place with 15 shows. Davina McCall remains the current leader, she's fronted 17 programmes.
29 March Your Saturday Night Starts Right Here!
Dermot O'Leary is returning to host The X Factor . The announcement was made almost a year after he left the programme. The 2015 series was helmed by Caroline Flack and Olly Murs and saw mixed reviews and falling ratings. The new series, which will also see the return of the room auditions, will begin in the summer.
17 March You WON'T Like This
Magician Paul Daniels died today at the age of 77 after he was taken to hospital a month ago following a brain tumor. He is well known for hosting such game shows as Odd One Out , Dealing with Daniels and Every Second Counts .
15 March I'm Jack Dee and I'm Fired
Jack Dee has fired himself as the host of The Apprentice spin-off programme You're Fired! He said "It's been a tough decision to leave You're Fired, I'd like to thank The Apprentice team, BBC2, the candidates and the 'Big Man' Lord Sugar himself for making me feel so welcome but now, in keeping with The Apprentice tradition, I am firing myself. Good luck with the next series.".
3 February Dara, Standby!
Dara O'Briain has been announced as the new host for the Robot Wars revival. Angela Scanlon will work alongside him as co-host. Jonathan Pearce will return as commentator. The new series will be recorded in Glasgow, and will go out on BBC2 later in the year.
31 January Sir Terry Wogan
The broadcaster Terry Wogan has died of cancer, aged 77. In five decades of broadcasting, he helmsed the Radio 2 breakfast programme, and a primetime chat show. Wogan spent many nights at the Eurovision Song Contest , hosted the micro-budget Blankety Blank , and many other shows.
13 January 3...2...1...Activate!
Robot Wars has been revived by the BBC. The series, which sees amateurs construct weaponised robots to battle each other in a specially built arena, originally aired on the BBC from 1998-2003, before a brief spell on Channel 5. The new six episode series will air on BBC2 later in the year.
2015
23 November ITV Finds its Voice
ITV have confirmed they have signed a deal to broadcast The Voice UK from 2017. The three-year deal, worth a reported £50m, will also see the broadcaster air two series of The Voice Kids, as well as spin-off programmes on ITV2. The programme will air its fifth and final series on the BBC in January.
17 November Good evening. This is Canberra calling. Again.
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that Australia will compete in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest . The country was given a one-off wildcard entry to the 2015 event to mark the contest's 60th anniversary. Following positive feedback, the Antipodean country will compete again in Stockholm, Sweden in May. They will however not be granted a pass to the final, and will have to take part in one of the semi-finals to secure their place in the grand final.
7 November The BBC Loses its Voice
The BBC has confirmed that The Voice UK has been poached by another broadcaster, and the upcoming series will be the last to be broadcast by the corporation. The series has aired on the BBC since 2012, and will return in January for its fifth series, with new judges Paloma Faith and Boy George. The identity of the new broadcaster has yet to be revealed.
19 October The points DON'T go to Andy
Andy Parsons has announced he is quitting Mock the Week after becoming a regular panelist on the show since 2006. He will be focusing on his future live stand-up tours and his new podcast.
14 October N for Sandi Toksvig
QI is to get a new host. Stephen Fry is leaving "one of the best jobs on television" after the M-series ends in early 2016. Sandi Toksvig will take over from next year, taking viewers through from N to an unknown destination. "Who knows what lies ahead? It should all be quite interesting." Alan Davies remains on the panel to the end of the alphabet - and beyond?
8 October Laughing All the Way to the Oche
Four new episodes of the pro-celebrity darts tournament Let's Play Darts have been ordered and will be filming on 17 and 18 November in aid of Sport Relief. Gabby Logan will return to host.
11 September Jack Dee Hired for You're Fired!
Jack Dee has been announced as the new host of The Apprentice spin-off programme You're Fired! The comedian replaces Dara O'Briain who has left as host after five years. Dee has previously appeared on the celebrity version of the programme. He will be joined by fellow comedian Romesh Ranganathan, who becomes a regular panellist, when the series returns later this year.
14 August Boy George and Paloma Faith to join The Voice
The coaching line-up has been revealed for the upcoming fifth series of The Voice UK . New coaches Boy George and Paloma Faith will join returning coaches will.i.am and Ricky Wilson. They replace long-standing coach Sir Tom Jones and Rita Ora, who is now a judge on rival singing show The X Factor . The new series will begin filming in Salford next month, and will air in the new year.
12 August Davina's On Target Again
Davina McCall has now increased her lead as the title holder of most prolific game show host in the UK . With the upcoming darts show One Hundred and Eighty added on to her resume, she will now have done 17 main hosting roles (not counting co-hosting roles, regular/stand-in/guest appearances, one-offs and pilots). The previous title holder, the late Bob Monkhouse , had 15 main hosting roles.
2 August Taa-raa Chuck
Blind Date host Cilla Black suddenly died on 1 August 2015 at her holiday home near Marbella, Spain. She was 72 years of age. A post mortem examination later confirmed that her death was from a stroke.
21 July Five For Chasing
Britain has a new Chaser . Jenny Ryan from Bolton joins Mark, Shaun, Anne, and Paul on ITV's teatime show. Known as "The Vixen", her quiz pedigree includes the semi-finals of University Challenge , a spot on Are You an Egghead? , and an Only Connect championship with the Gamblers in 2010.
21 July You're Back Again
ITV has announced that they have commissioned another run of You're Back in the Room with Phillip Schofield returning as host after the first series picked up an average of 4 million viewers. The second series will consist another 4 episodes.
14 July Britain's Next Top Model Gives Us Another Twirl
After being dropped by Sky Living in 2013, Britain's Next Top Model is taking to the catwalk once again courtesy of TV network Lifetime. The programme, based on the American original, first aired in the UK in 2005, and racked up nine series before its cancellation. The new 10-part series will air in 2016, with the host and judges to be confirmed in due course.
16 June The Ora Of Success
Appointments to The X Factor have concluded with two new mentors. Rita Ora joins the judging panel, fresh from a similar role on The Voice UK earlier in the year. The final judge is Nick Grimshaw, host of Radio 1's breakfast show. The new series will begin later in the summer.
26 May ITV's Heart Keeps on Beating
ITV has announced a second series of 1000 Heartbeats . The first series averaged 1.2 million viewers throughout its run, prompting ITV to hand it an extended 30 episode run. The new series will air in the autumn, with Vernon Kay returning as host.
26 May No More Buzzcocks
The BBC has announced that long-running music-based panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks will not return. The programme first aired in 1996, and has seen three permanent hosts, and more than 60 guest hosts during its 28 series run. The final episode, a best-of compilation of the previous series, aired in January.
27 April Claude, You're Hired!
The BBC has announced that Claude Littner will replace Nick Hewer as one of Lord Sugar's advisors on the upcoming series of The Apprentice . Littner, notable for his tough interview style on previous series, will line-up alongside fellow advisor Karren Brady when the programme returns in the autumn.
17 April Olly & Caroline have The X Factor
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack have been announced as the new hosts of The X Factor . The appointments were strongly rumoured for several weeks, and will re-unite Murs and Flack who previously hosted spin-off programme The Xtra Factor together in 2011-2. The new series will begin airing in the summer.
27 March Leaving the Competition Tonight is... Dermot O'Leary
Dermot O'Leary has announced that he has left The X Factor . He first hosted the programme in 2007, when he took over from original host Kate Thornton . O'Leary commented, 'After eight wonderful years on The X Factor it's time for me to move on'. A replacement has not yet been announced.
19 March Channel 5 moves in with Big Brother Again
It has been announced that Channel 5 has extended its deal to broadcast Big Brother for another three years. The agreement between the channel's owner Viacom, and Endemol subsidiary Initial, will see two celebrity series and one civilian series, as well as associated spin-offs, air each year until the end of 2018.
12 March BBC = Big Bonanza Commissions
The BBC has announced an array of new series and pilot commissions as well as recommissions for the four main channels. BBC One were given two series commissions for Can't Touch This and Five Star Family Reunion as well as a pilot commission for Perfect Match and three recommissions for Win Your Wish List , Who Dares Wins and In It to Win It , BBC Two were given a pilot commission for Airheads and a recommission for Only Connect , BBC Three were given a series commission for Killer Magic and BBC Four were given a series commission for The Hive (working title).
24 February Truth accepted
The BBC has commissioned 10 new episodes of the hit comedy panel show Would I Lie to You? . The ninth series will consist of eight regular episodes, a Christmas special and an unseen bits compilation.
10 February Good evening. This is Canberra calling.
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that Australia has been invited to compete in this year's Eurovision Song Contest . The contest has a strong following Down Under, and in recognition of this, the country has been granted a wildcard entry into the final. The EBU has said this is a one-off to mark the contest's 60th anniversary, but should they win, Australia will be allowed to defend their title in a European city in 2016. Organisers have also not ruled out allowing other guest countries to compete in the future.
30 January I'm Out, I'm Out, and I'm Out Too
Dragon Piers Linney has announced he will be leaving the Den . His announcement follows that of fellow Dragons Kelly Hoppen and Duncan Bannatyne who will also being leaving at the end of the current series. Linney and Hoppen have both been Dragons for two years, while Bannatyne has been with the programme since it began in 2005.
10 January Dara, You're also Fired!
Dara O'Briain has decided to quit his hosting duties on The Apprentice 's spin-off show "The Apprentice: You're Fired" as he'll be focusing more on his stand-up comedy roots and he'll be doing his new tour coming this year.
2014
19 December Nick, You're Fired!
Nick Hewer has described his decision as a "relief tinged with regret" to not be Lord Sugar's aide for future series of The Apprentice . The 70-year-old PR expert explained in his statement that "I've been pondering my departure from The Apprentice for a while and have decided that year 10 is the appropriate time." He will still be hosting Countdown .
23 September Rita Ora finds her Voice
The BBC have announced that Rita Ora will join the judging panel on The Voice UK when it returns for its fourth series early next year. The singer, who will replace Kylie Minogue, guest judged on The X Factor in 2012, and will appear alongside returning coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, and Ricky Wilson.
17 September Rising Star Falls
ITV has cancelled forthcoming singing contest Rising Star. The series, which was to have replaced Dancing on Ice early next year, sees viewers voting via an app as contestants perform, with only those securing 70% or more positive votes progressing to the next stage. The programme was a success in its native Israel, but has under-performed in both the United States and Germany, prompting ITV's decision to cancel it.
8 September Deal for a Decade
Channel 4 has renewed Deal or No Deal until the end of 2015. The agreement makes sure that Noel and his red box club will mark their tenth birthday at the end of October next year. We've also heard about changes to the game, including a way for the studio player to demand an offer from The Banker.
9 July New Rock Follies
Welsh stand-up comic Rhod Gilbert has been confirmed as the new permanent host of the music comedy panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks . Guest presenters have filled the chair for 4 years, since Simon Amstell stepped down as the resident ringmaster in 2008.
11 June Zig-a-zig-ah! Mel B joins The X Factor
Mel B has been announced as the fourth and final judge on this year's series of The X Factor . The former Spice Girl was previously a guest judge on the 2012 series, and has also judged on the Australian version of the programme, and on America's Got Talent. She will join Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole who are returning to the panel, as well as long-standing judge Louis Walsh , who, contrary to earlier reports, has not left the programme. The new series will begin airing in the summer.
19 May They're in a League Of Their Own (Again)
That's the BAFTA-winning A League of Their Own , folks. Sky's flagship sports-and-entertainment quiz won the BAFTA award for Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme. Ant and Dec won Best Entertainment Programme and Best Entertainment Performance for Saturday Night Takeaway .
10 May Please Welcome to the Floor, Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Winkleman has been confirmed as the new co-presenter of Strictly Come Dancing following Sir Bruce Forsyth 's decision to step down. Winkleman has previously stood-in as a main presenter during Forsyth's abscence, and has also previously hosted spin-off programme It Takes Two. She will join Tess Daly when the series returns for its twelfth outing in the autumn.
23 April They're in a League Of Their Own
A League of Their Own will air until at least 2017, according to a new deal. Hosted by James Corden, the sports-themed quiz has been one of Sky1's most consistent performers. The new contract, for three ten-episode series, will see the programme reach its eleventh series, making it one of Sky's longest-running game shows.
4 April Nice to see you...
Sir Bruce Forsyth is to step down as host of the main Strictly Come Dancing show after 11 series. The 86-year-old entertainer said "it was the right time to step down from the rigours". He will continue to host the show for the Children in Need and Christmas specials.
10 March Cheryl Cole is Back Too
Following in the footsteps of a certain Mr Cowell, Cheryl Cole has today announced via Twitter that she will be returning to the judging panel on The X Factor after a four-year break. Ms Cole was the winning mentor twice during her previous tenure, guiding Alexandra Burke and Joe McElderry to victory. The talent show's eleventh series is due to air this summer.
7 February Simon Cowell's Back
Three years after he last judged musical careers, Simon Cowell will return to The X Factor in the UK. He left us to star in the US version of the show, which wasn't such a success, and now returns to find the next Shayne Ward.
2013
18 December Travis Penery
Everyone at UKGameshows.com is very sad to hear of the death of Travis Penery, one of our contributors and a long-standing member of the UK game show fandom scene. Travis was well-known for his in-depth knowledge of formats and selflessly shared his passion for television with fans both in the UK and around the world. Often his Christmas cards contained a small bundle of CDs containing rarities he had found from his extensive sources, including his own satellite TV system. He also wrote his own blog and contributed UK-skewing articles to the US game show site Buzzerblog. He died aged 29, following complications from a stroke. We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his friends and family.
7 November Davina Jumps to Victory
Channel 4 has announced that Davina McCall will host Twofour's new upcoming reality competition The Jump , which means that she now holds the title as the most prolific game show host in the UK with 16 main hosting roles (not counting co-hosting roles, regular/stand-in/guest appearances, one-offs and pilots), overtaking Bob Monkhouse who previously held the title with 15 main hosting roles.
19 September The BBC Reveals its New Voice
After drip-feeding information for a week, the BBC has finally confirmed the full line-up for the upcoming third series of The Voice UK . Returning coaches Sir Tom Jones and will.i.am with be joined by Aussie songstress Kylie Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, while Emma Willis and Marvin Humes will be the new presenters. The new series will air in January, avoiding a ratings battle with Britain's Got Talent .
4 September Coach Trip Back on the Road
Channel 4 have announced that they have commissioned a ninth series of Coach Trip . The series which sees tour guide Brendan Sheerin overseeing a couples tour of Europe, with the least popular couple voted off at the end of each day, last aired in March 2012. The new series will consist of thirty half-hour episodes, and will take in countries in southern Europe.
The story below has been contradicated by events: we heard in March 2014 that Louis Walsh will return for the eleventh series.
6 August Louis has The Exit Factor
Louis Walsh has revealed that the upcoming tenth series of The X Factor will be his last. The Irish music mogul has judged on all series of the programme since it first aired in 2004. During his time on the programme he has mentored several acts that have gone on to have chart success, including JLS, Shayne Ward, Union J, and Jedward .
24 July Life Force Replenished
There's to be a new edition of Knightmare , distributed on the internet. Original producer Tim Child has returned to the one-off show, which features Jessie Cave from Harry Potter and comedian Isy Suttie. This summer will also see a stage show of Knightmare performed at the Edinburgh Festival.
9 July 8 Out of 10 Cats Prefer Countdown
Channel 4 have announced that 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown has been commissioned for a full series. The format, which sees the 8 Out of 10 Cats regulars invade the Countdown studio, originated from the Channel 4 Mash-up evening aired in January 2012. This special, originally intended as a one-off, rated well, and led to three more specials being aired. The new series is scheduled to air this summer.
21 May Dancing on Ice Skates Off
ITV have announced that the forthcoming series of Dancing on Ice, scheduled to air in January 2014, will be the last. The format, which first aired in 2006, will bow out by celebrating the 30th anniversary of Torvill & Dean's gold-medal-winning performance of Bolero at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
2 April Brian, You Have Been Evicted
Channel 5 has announced that Emma Willis , presenter of Big Brother spin-off Bit On The Side, has been promoted to host of the main show, replacing two-time Big Brother winner Brian Dowling who has hosted the programme since its move to the broadcaster in 2011. Willis will take the helm for the first time when the civilian version of the programme returns for its 14th series this summer.
11 March They're In
The BBC has announced Cloud-service entrepreneur Piers Linney as the second new Dragon to join the den, following the departures of Hilary Devey and Theo Paphitis. Linney, and fellow new Dragon, designer Kelly Hoppen, will appear alongside long-standing Dragons Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, and Duncan Bannatyne when the programme returns for its eleventh series later this year.
2012
14 November More Heavy Action
The BBC's Christmas schedule will include a one-off revival of Superstars , featuring sixteen medal winners from the recent Olympics. Amongst those due to compete are Mo Farah, Nicola Adams, Alistair Brownlee, and Kath Grainger. The full line-up's in the BBC press release
13 November Found Their Voice
The judging panel for the second series of The Voice UK has been confirmed, and it's very familiar. Jessie J, Sir Tom Jones, Danny O'Donaghue, and will.i.am are all going to reprise their roles when the show comes back in 2013.
15 September RIP Jacques Antoine
UKGameshows is very sad to hear of the death of the prolific French TV director and producer Jacques Antoine, aged 88. During a career that spanned over 45 years, he developed 150 formats for French radio and television. His shows were characterised by imaginative locations and the novel use of physical activity - such as 1960's La Tête et les Jambes (Head and Legs). His adventure show Fort Boyard , still running in France, was developed in the UK as The Crystal Maze , and his other ideas influenced Treasure Hunt and Interceptor .
8 September Largest Cash Prize in History Paid
Graham Fletcher, a carpenter from Reading, has won £1,500,000 on ITV's Red or Black? . It's the biggest money prize ever awarded on UK television, and he goes to the top of our All Time Winners List .
16 June Heraldic Rigor Sits
In the Queen's Birthday Honours, Richard Stilgoe was knighted. This was for his charity work, and not his services to anagrams. Mary Berry from The Great British Bake Off was appointed CBE. Those appointed OBE included The X Factor 's Gary Barlow and Armando Iannucci of The 99p Challenge .
28 May The Great British Bake Off Wins Again
Is there no stopping Mel and Sue's grotto of gateaux? The Great British Bake Off rolled off with the Best Lifestyle programme at the Rose d'Or festival, and added another layer of success with the Best Feature at the BAFTA Television awards. A new series is being whipped up for later in the year.
29 March Totally Wipedout
The BBC won't commission another series of Total Wipeout . The show has been making its way across the big red balls of television for four years, but now looks a bit wobbly, and will fall into the water after one final series.
18 January Who Wants to be a Messiah?
Andrew Lloyd Webber is taking his casting shows to ITV, and the first role to fill will be Jesus Christ. A new arena tour of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar is planned, and the title part will be cast by the great British public. More: ITV press release
6 January End of the Run for Bob
Game show legend Bob Holness has died peacefully this morning. He had been suffering from heart conditions for several years. The South African-born actor and radio presenter hosted the long-running student quiz Blockbusters and a modern incarnation of Call My Bluff .
2 January Alesha Dixon leaves Strictly
It has been announced that Alesha Dixon will not return to the judging panel for the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing , which is due to air later this year. Dixon has been a judge on the programme since 2009, when she controversially replaced original judge Arlene Phillips . Instead, Dixon will judge on Britain's Got Talent , alongside Simon Cowell , Amanda Holden, and newcomer David Walliams .
2011
31 December That's Sir Big Brother to you
The New Year's Honours list has recognised people associated with game shows. Former Endemol Creative Director Peter Bazalgette, the overseer of shows including Big Brother and Ready Steady Cook , is appointed a Knight. There's a CBE for Ronnie Corbett for his services to broadcasting, Lorraine Kelly is appointed OBE for her charity work, and Stuart Hall is honoured for both of these reasons.
1 December Eggheads crack
C J de Mooi, the curly-haired one, has announced he's leaving Eggheads . In a brief statement, he said "I'm acting full time now and that's what I want to pursue."
16 November Countdown to Nick Hewer: You're Hired
One of Alan Sugar's henchmen from The Apprentice will be the new host of Countdown . Nick Hewer will host the parlour game from the start of 2012, and said in a Channel 4 press release, "It's particularly fitting that I should be doing this now as my spelling has started to slip quite badly. I used to be able spell chrysanthemum."
15 November Uvavu! Shooting Stars axed
The BBC has confirmed that is has cancelled long-running comedy panel show Shooting Stars . Hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the programme first appeared on TV screens in 1993, and despite two hiatuses in the time since, has racked up over 70 episodes of anarchic fun.
22 April Goodbye... and this time, she means it
Anne Robinson is quitting Weakest Link and will not be replaced, bringing the show to an end next spring. Robinson is stepping down to devote more time to writing. She will continue with her other programmes including Watchdog.
5 April Big Brother is getting back to you
Channel 5 have signed a £200m, two-year deal with rights holder Endemol which will see the reality show, and its celebrity spin-off, return to UK screens from August 2011.
3 March QI goes home
It has been announced that QI will be returning to its original home of BBC Two for the next series. Producer John Lloyd said, "QI did very well in the ratings on BBC One but we thought we ought to give Coronation Street a fighting chance."
1 March RTS awards
The nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Awards are in. The major game show category is "Best Entertainment", with The X Factor , The Million Pound Drop Live and The Cube battling it out. Also up for awards are Deal or No Deal (Daytime and Early Peak), The Great British Bake Off (Lifestyle and Features) and inevitably Ant & Dec (Best Entertainment Performance).
1 March Have I Got A Bit Extra News Quiz For You
Following the success of extended versions of TV shows such as Have I Got News for You , QI and The Apprentice: You're Fired! , the concept is to be transferred to radio for the first time, with Radio 4's The News Quiz getting an hour-long repeat on soon-to-be sister station Radio 4 Extra (currently Radio 7).
15 February Beat the Monkey to make Noel Feel Good?
Noel Edmonds has set up a new company, Feel Good Television, and is currently touting a number of potential formats. Feel Good will concentrate on exploiting format rights and will contract production out to other companies. Among the formats being shopped around are valuation game Bank It or Bin It, which recently filmed a pilot, and the headline-grabbing Beat the Monkey, in which questions will be selected by a monkey in recorded inserts.
13 February CBBC cleans up at KidScreen Awards
Escape from Scorpion Island has been honoured as Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series at the inaugural KidScreen Awards. It was one of five trophies picked up by CBBC at the awards, which aim to recognise engaging and entertaining children's TV from around the world.
2010
5 November Ready... Steady... Gone!
BBC2's long-running cookery challenge Ready Steady Cook is to be chopped, the BBC's head of daytime, Liam Keelan, has announced. The move is part of a far-reaching revamp of the BBC2 afternoon schedule. The show debuted in 1994 as part of Peter Bazalgette's Bazal Productions slate. Originally members of the public fought in the red tomato and green pepper kitchens, but recent years have mainly featured celebrity contestants.
18 October ITV's Got the Cowell Factor
ITV has announced it has agreed a deal with Simon Cowell 's Syco company and Fremantle Media, which will see Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor both broadcast until 2013. However, it remains to be seen whether Simon Cowell himself will appear in all the programmes due to his commitments in America.
15 September Challenge to launch on Freeview
It has been announced that game show channel Challenge is to launch on the Freeview digital TV platform, doubling the number of homes able to receive it. The channel, recently purchased by BSkyB, is home to classic episodes of game shows such as Bullseye , Catchphrase , Family Fortunes , Strike it Lucky , The Crystal Maze and Who Wants to be a Millionaire .
10 September Big Brother isn't watching
After 11 years, 274 housemates, and thousands of hours of television, the daddy of reality TV shows Big Brother has finally come to an end, with series two winner Brian Dowling being voted the ultimate Big Brother housemate.
3 August Robinson steps down
Robert Robinson has left Brain of Britain , of which he has been the official regular host since 1972. Russell Davies, who has stood in during Robinson's illness, now becomes the full-time host.
9 June No Fortuna
Professional dancer Brian Fortuna has left Strictly Come Dancing after changes to the format were revealed. Fortuna was one of five regulars asked to step down from competing and instead form part of a dedicated professional dance troupe, along with Ian Waite, Matthew Cutler, Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova. The others will not be competing this year but have yet to announce whether they will join the troupe.
24 May Ray Alan
The death has been announced of ventriloquist and presenter Ray Alan at the age of 79. Alan's hosting roles included Three Little Words and the travel quiz Where in the World? , and with his dummy Lord Charles he was a regular guest on shows such as 3-2-1 and Celebrity Squares .
2 May Davina to host new show
Davina McCall is to host Channel 4's live primetime game show, The Million Pound Drop Live . The programme, described by C4's Julian Bellamy as "live event meets game show", launches later this month and will offer a potential £1m prize.
23 April Hole in the Wall axed
Hole in the Wall has been axed after two series, according to The Sun today. The first of a new wave of physical gameshows when it launched in 2008, it has since been overtaken in the ratings by the likes of Total Wipeout and The Whole 19 Yards .
20 March Tarrant becomes #1 all-time UK host
With the launch of ITV's The Door in April, Chris Tarrant becomes indisputably the most successful UK game show host of all time . He will have 17 main hosting roles to his credit, and involvement in 18 different formats overall, beating the late Bob Monkhouse who, to our knowledge, had 15 main hosting roles. Tarrant's varied career has included two shows with diametrically opposite aims: Lose a Million and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? as well as board game conversions ( Cluedo , PSI ) and the raucous Man O Man .
Though believed accurate at the time, subsequent analysis has demonstrated that Tarrant has never had more than 15 hosting roles, and had not overtaken Monkhouse. We regret the error.
16 February A Question of Sport to tour
A Question of Sport is to mark its 40th anniversary year by going out on tour. It follows in the footsteps of shows as diverse as I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Dancing on Ice which have cashed in on their popularity with non-broadcast variants. Host Sue Barker and team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are all signed up to take part in the 15-date tour.
15 February Beat the Monkey to make Noel Feel Good?
Noel Edmonds has set up a new company, Feel Good Television, and is currently touting a number of potential formats. Feel Good will concentrate on exploiting format rights and will contract production out to other companies. Among the formats being shopped around are valuation game Bank It or Bin It, which recently filmed a pilot, and the headline-grabbing Beat the Monkey, in which questions will be selected by a monkey in recorded inserts.
13 February CBBC cleans up at KidScreen Awards
Escape from Scorpion Island has been honoured as Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series at the inaugural KidScreen Awards. It was one of five trophies picked up by CBBC at the awards, which aim to recognise engaging and entertaining children's TV from around the world.
2009
23 November Yes, he is an Egghead
Pat Gibson is the new Egghead . Gibson, a former Brain of Britain , Mastermind champion, jackpot winner on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and 2007 IQA World Quiz champion, beat fellow Millionaire and Mastermind winner David Edwards to become the seventh member of "arguably Britain's most formidable quiz team".
20 November Max Robertson
The death has been announced of Max Robertson at the age of 94. Robertson hosted the popular antiques panel game Going for a Song for twelve years, 1965-77. He was also a commentator, associated particularly with tennis, and retired in 1986.
10 November Auntie gets Argumental
BBC Two is to trial the Dave-commisioned comedy debating show Argumental . It is the first time the BBC has picked up an entertainment show from the UKTV network.
10 November Apprentice put back to summer
The BBC has confirmed that the 2010 series of The Apprentice will be moved from its usual March starting date to the summer. The move was recommended by the BBC Trust in July, due to concerns that Alan Sugar's position as a government advisor could cause a breach of impartiality rules if the series, currently filming, were aired during a general election campaign. The Junior Apprentice spin-off will also be delayed.
16 October Dee to host ISIHAC
Jack Dee is to be the sole host for the next series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue . His appointment is for the next series only, and no decision has been made on a permanent host. Dee was one of three rotating hosts on the previous series, the first made since the death of long-serving chairman Humphrey Lyttelton .
14 October Ian Wallace
My Music panellist Ian Wallace has died at the age of 90 after a long illness. Wallace partnered Denis Norden on the panel game from 1967 to 1993, never missing a single episode. Wallace was also a bass baritone singer, best known for his performance of Flanders and Swann's The Hippotamus Song.
2 October Frankie Boyle quits MTW
Mock the Week has been commissioned for a further two series, but Frankie Boyle will not be taking part. Boyle has been a regular on the show since the first series in 2005, when he was still considered an unknown. He has left to pursue other TV projects.
1 October I'll name that tune on five
Five has announced that it is to revive the classic format Name That Tune next year. The show will be made by Ant and Dec's production company Gallowgate but they will not host it. Five previously revived the show in 1998, in a short-lived version hosted by Jools Holland .
11 September Spoiler: He's not a real wizard
The BBC has confirmed that next year's planned casting show for The Wizard of Oz will go ahead. Andrew Lloyd Webber had been in talks to move to ITV.
8 September More prizes for Ant and Dec
Ant and Dec were the big winners at last night's TV Quick & TV Choice Awards, picking up an Outstanding Contribution award as well as trophies for Best Entertainment Show ( Saturday Night Takeaway ) and Best Talent Show ( Britain's Got Talent ). Other game show winners were The Apprentice for Best Reality Show, and Deal or No Deal for Best Gameshow.
30 August Brady takes on Apprentice role
The managing director of Birmingham City FC, Karren Brady, has been confirmed as Margaret Mountford's replacement on The Apprentice . Brady has appeared as an interviewer in two previous series and as a contestant on the Comic Relief celebrity version of the show.
26 August Big Brother axed
C4 has confirmed that next year's Big Brother series will be the last. The channel's Director of Programmes, Kevin Lygo, said that the show was still profitable but that it "has reached a natural end point on Channel 4 and it’s time to move on." The station is planning to spend the money saved on commissioning more original drama.
25 August BBC holds press conference
The celebrity line-up for this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing was announced at a press conference in London this morning. The full list, which includes former tennis star Martina Hingis (pictured) is now up on the Strictly Come Dancing show page.
24 August Junior Masterchef
CBBC has commissioned a full series of Junior Masterchef following a one-off competition for last year's Children in Need night. The show joins the regular, celebrity and professional versions of Masterchef , all of which have already been commissioned through 2011.
23 August Show pulled after fakery claims
The BBC has suspended Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting after it emerged that a "member of the public" seen buying an item from contestants was in fact one of the show's cameramen. The series, the offending episode of which was repeated last Wednesday, has also been withdrawn from the BBC's iPlayer catch-up service.
18 August X Factor splits over weekend
The X Factor is to move its results shows to Sunday nights for the forthcoming series. Unlike Strictly Come Dancing 's recently-abandoned Sunday night show, The X Factor's results show will be live.
18 August Coach Trip keeps travelling
12 Yard's recently-revived Coach Trip has been recommissioned for a longer, 50-episode run in 2010. The show returned to Channel 4 daytime earlier this year after a 3-year break.
9 July Strictly changes
Judge Arlene Phillips has been dropped from the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing , the BBC confirmed today. She will be replaced by the 2007 series champion, Alesha Dixon (pictured). Unspecified changes will also be made to the voting for the new series, which is to be launched with a special Friday night show.
23 June Steve Race
The death has been announced of the pianist, composer and broadcaster Steve Race . He was 88. Race's major contributions to game shows were hosting My Music on both radio and TV, and appearing as the "musical mistakes man" in Many a Slip .
31 May Talent's Got Ratings
Saturday night's final of Britain's Got Talent was the most watched British game show for ten years, and the highest-rated TV show of any kind for nearly five years. Overnight figures suggest that the programme, won by dance troupe Diversity, averaged over 18 million viewers and peaked at over 19m. The last TV show to rate higher was an England match in Euro 2004, and the last game show to do so was Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in March 1999.
16 April Clement Freud
Regular panel game contributor Clement Freud has died at the age of 84. The former restaurateur and MP was latterly best known for being a panellist on Just a Minute , having regularly appeared on the show since its launch in 1967.
9 April Lennie Bennett
Comedian and game show host Lennie Bennett has died at the age of 70. The star of Lucky Ladders and Punchlines died at Royal Lancaster Infirmary on Wednesday night after a fall at home.
25 March BAFTA TV awards
Game shows shortlisted for this year's BAFTA TV Awards are: QI and The X Factor (Entertainment programme); Celebrity MasterChef and The Apprentice (Features) and Stephen Fry and Ant & Dec (Entertainment Performance).
22 March Jade Goody
It has been announced that Jade Goody has died at the age of 27. The former Big Brother contestant and star of Jade's PA was diagnosed with cervical cancer last year and died at home in the early hours of Sunday morning.
18 March Royal Television Society Awards
Bruce Forsyth has received a Lifetime Achievement award, and producer Richard Holloway (pictured) picked up the Judges' Award, at the RTS awards ceremony held last night. Holloway's credits include Supermarket Sweep , New Faces , Pop Idol and Britain's Got Talent . None of the nominated game shows won their categories, though Peter Kay's Pop Factor spoof won the Comedy Performance prize.
11 March All, some, or none shall have prizes
UK game show nominees for the prestigious Rose d'Or awards 2009 are Relentless and The Colour of Money in the Game Show category and Last Choir Standing for the Entertainment award. The winners will be announced at the Lucerne Television Festival in May.
10 March MasterChef poached for BBC One menu
MasterChef is to move to BBC One next year after achieving strong ratings for its most recent series on BBC Two. BBC One already shows the spin-off, Celebrity MasterChef.
4 March UC ruckus rumbles on
Following Monday's disqualification of Corpus Christi College from University Challenge , press investigations have turned up evidence of at least three previous winning teams fielding players who were not studying at the institutions they represented at the time of the finals. The programme's producers apparently did not consider these to be an issue, and the BBC have said that they did not act on these breaches of the rules because they were not made aware of them at the time. The decision to disqualify CCO has been widely criticised in the press as disproportionate.
4 March RTS Programme Awards
The Royal Television Society programme awards shortlists have been published. Game show nominations are Masterchef: The Professionals for Best Daytime / Early Peak programme, Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor for Best Entertainment and Britain's Missing Top Model for Best Constructed Factual Series. The winners will be announced on 17 March.
2 March University Challenge: Corpus Christi stripped of title
Corpus Christi College, Oxford, has been officially disqualified from the just-completed University Challenge series, and stripped of their champion status after it emerged that one of the team was not technically a student. Sam Kay applied for the Corpus Christi team in the expectation that he would be studying for a DPhil there, but funding fell through. The title has been awarded to Manchester.
25 February Dale deal
Dale Winton has signed up for another two years as host of BBC National Lottery shows . The deal guarantees him two more series of In It to Win It and two of a new format, most likely We Know Where You Live which will be piloted next month.
24 February Tarrant becomes #1
According to our records, the advent of Chris Tarrant 's new ITV game show The Colour of Money means he has become Britain's top game show host, with 16 different shows under his belt. The previous record holder, the late great Bob Monkhouse , had 15. 12 Yard's guessing game - dubbed the "most stressful" on TV - didn't stress BARB's ratings last Saturday, bringing in under 4 million viewers.
Though believed accurate at the time, subsequent analysis has demonstrated that Tarrant has never had more than 15 hosting roles, and had not overtaken Monkhouse. We regret the error.
13 January Britain's Got Talent's Got Brook
Kelly Brook has been added to the judging panel for the new series of Britain's Got Talent . Brook was a last-minute addition, being signed up on Friday for series 3 which begins filming this week. (Update 20 January: And now she's been dropped, Simon Cowell saying that "it's become clear the format doesn't support another judge".)
12 January David Vine
The death has been announced of former Superstars , It's a Knockout and A Question of Sport host, David Vine . He was 73 and died of a heart attack at his Oxfordshire home on Sunday.
2008
27 December New game show book
If you're wondering what you do with all your Christmas cash, you could do a lot worse than buy The Quiz Show by Su Holmes , a new book published by Edinburgh University Press. Very thoroughly researched and reasonably priced for an academic work, it gives a decent coverage of quizzes old and new all set in a social context.
18 December OFCOM fines BBC £95,000
OFCOM has imposed fines totalling £95,000 on the BBC in respect of competition irregularities on Dermot O'Leary 's Radio 2 show, and Tony Blackburn's programme on BBC London. Both shows invited callers to apply for on-air competitions which had already been recorded. Premium rate numbers were not used on either show. Earlier this week, OFCOM also fined the Gcap station Mercury FM £20,000 for deliberately screening out correct answers from callers to its "Secret Sounds" competition.
5 December ESC: Wogan out, Norton in
Graham Norton has been confirmed as the new BBC TV commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest , replacing Terry Wogan who has stepped down after complaining that it is "no longer a music contest".
25 November Krikey!
Ben Shephard has been confirmed as the new host of The Krypton Factor . The revived series, made by ITV Productions, begins filming next month.
21 November Countdown conundrum resolved
The new host of Countdown has at last been named. Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling will take over from Des O'Connor in January. Meanwhile, Carol Vorderman 's replacement has been named as Rachel Riley, a 22-year old Oxford graduate with a masters degree in maths.
19 November I want my 15p back
BBC One controller Jay Hunt has said that the BBC "has every intention of reimbursing" people who voted for John Sergeant in this year's Strictly Come Dancing . Sergeant quit the show on Wednesday following weeks of adverse comment in the media.
12 November The Countdown Presenting Saga: part umpteen
Uncomfirmed reports are claiming that Sky Sports frontman Jeff Stelling is back in the frame to become the new host of Countdown. The Soccer Saturday frontman, who had previously ruled himself out of the role, is said to have been reapproached following Alexander Armstrong 's 11th hour pullout last month. According to some sources, Stelling will be named as the new host, barring any problems.
31 October Countdown saga continues
It now looks likely that Alexander Armstrong will not be taking over as host of Countdown , after reportedly pulling out at the last minute. No new names have yet emerged as possible replacements, and producers have not officially ruled out employing a large friendly robot to dispense quips and engage in banter with guests.
17 October Countdown latest
It now looks almost certain that Alexander Armstrong will take over as the new host of Countdown in January. Contrary to some reports, the appointment had not been confirmed as of 1pm Friday, but it is understood that Armstrong has verbally accepted the post and an official announcement is expected in the next few days.
13 October Krypton Factor to be AFP
The forthcoming revival of The Krypton Factor is to be ITV1's first primetime Advertiser Funded Programme. The series will be sponsored by the business software company Sage, which will also be promoted through the show's web and interactive content.
9 October 12 Yard show us the colou...BONG!
ITV1 is to air a primetime series based on the Bong Game from Chris Tarrant 's old Capital Radio show. Tarrant himself will host The Colour of Money, the first new ITV1 commission from 12 Yard since the production company was bought by ITV last year.
3 October BBC One poaches QI
The BBC has confirmed that QI is to move to BBC One following five series on BBC Two, during which it has become one of the channel's most watched shows. The new series is to air early in 2009.
1 October SFO no-go on premium rate inquiry
The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it will not be carrying out inquiries into the recent allegations of abuse of premium rate services. Allegations against the BBC, ITV, GMTV, Big Game TV, Audiocall and Opera Telecom were referred to the SFO, which reports that "none of these meet the SFO criterion for acceptance for investigation". ( SFO statement )
28 September Suchet goes for gold
ITN newsreader John Suchet is to host Five's revival of long-running daytime quiz Going for Gold . The show is to air in the old Brainteaser slot and will be broadcast live. Potential applicants should see the Contestant Calls page for more details.
25 September ITV to regain Krypton Factor ?
Broadcast magazine reports that ITV is on the verge of commissioning a revival of classic game show The Krypton Factor . The show would be made in-house by ITV Productions. The Krypton Factor has been the subject of recurrent comeback rumours since it was axed 13 years ago. (Update: The revival has now been confirmed.)
15 September ESC brings back juries
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that next year's Eurovision Song Contest is to use a combination of national juries and televoting, in a move seen as a response to concerns over "neighbourly" voting skewing the results of recent contests. A similar combined system was used in this year's ESC semi-finals and in the recent Eurovision Dance Contest .
9 September ISIHAC to return
The self-styled "antidote to panel games", I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue will return next year, Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer has announced. The show's future had been in doubt following the death of host Humphrey Lyttelton in April.
29 August Geoffrey Perkins
Former director of Hat Trick Productions and BBC Head of Comedy, Geoffrey Perkins, has died in a road accident. He was 55. Perkins was the devisor of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 's signature game Mornington Crescent and in 1990 hosted the short-lived panel game Don't Quote Me .
25 July Vorderman quits, too
Carol Vorderman has also announced she is to leave Countdown at the end of the year. Carol has been with the show since it started in 1982 and since 1989, has been sole hostess. In a statement released today, Carol's manager John Mills said she is 'extremely sad'. ( BBC )
23 July O'Connor quits Countdown
Des O'Connor is to leave his role as host of Countdown at the end of the current series in November. Des, aged 76, has presented the Channel 4 show since January 2007, when he took over from Des Lynam , the original replacement for the late Richard Whiteley . O'Connor says he has no plans to retire and is working on new projects. ( BBC )
8 May Record fine for ITV plc
Ofcom has fined ITV plc a record £5.675 million for misconduct over its premium rate phone services - the biggest fine ever imposed by the regulator. The fine follows a report by Deloitte last year which identified "serious editorial issues" within Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway , Gameshow Marathon and Soapstar Superstar . ITV will also have to broadcast six summaries of the regulator's adjudication. ( BBC )
8 May Eggheads sought
Are you one of the millions convinced you could do better than CJ and Judith Keppel? 12 Yard are developing a spin-off show of Eggheads called Are You an Egghead?, the winner of which will join the official line up of the popular BBC2 quiz. Details on how to apply can be found on our Contestant Calls page.
25 April Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton , the long-serving chairman of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , has died following surgery for an aortic aneurysm. He was 86.
13 April Mark Speight
Police have announced that the body of children's TV presenter Mark Speight has been found at Paddington station. Speight, who was 42, went missing on Monday.
9 April Ofcom consults
The media regulator Ofcom has issued a new consultation document outlining proposals for the regulation of premium rate "services". The major recommendation is that programmes using phone-ins "must consist primarily of content other than the promotion of the premium rate service" or be reclassified and regulated as teleshopping services. The consultation period runs until 22 May. ( OFCOM site )
8 April Speight missing
TV presenter and children's game show host Mark Speight has gone missing. The disappearance follows the death in January of his fiancee Natasha Collins, who appeared as the jester "See" in See it, Saw it with Speight. A recent inquest ruled that Collins had died from a large drugs overdose.
6 April Phone cash unclaimed
Despite ITV offering refunds to all viewers affected by the premium rate phone line scams, only ten thousand pounds out of £7.8 million has been reclaimed. It was announced last October that any unclaimed money will go to charity, and the period for making claims ended on 29 February.
20 March RTS awards
The two game show winners from last night's Royal Television Society awards are Come Dine with Me for Best Daytime Programme ("a pioneering show for daytime, with... great energy and pace", said the judges) and QI for Best Entertainment Programme ("a Great British programme, incredibly old-fashioned but absolutely part of the zeitgeist").
1 March Brits up for golden roses
British game shows shortlisted for this year's Rose d'Or awards are Codex (pictured) and Who Dares Wins in the game show category, Deadline , Last Man Standing and The One and Only for best reality, and Streetmate for best entertainment series. Technically a Netherlands entry (as it's made by Dutch company Eyeworks), CBBC's Hider in the House also joins Streetmate in the entertainment category.
21 February Des returns to the Beeb
After an ill-conceived move to ITV, Des Lynam returns to his alma mater to present a sport-themed version of the BBC's long-running quiz, Mastermind . Over ten programmes, the debonair Lynam will test contestants over the usual specialist subject and general knowledge rounds to find the country's Sport Mastermind.
19 February New phone-in regulations
Under new OFCOM rules, broadcasters will need to have premium rate phone-in competitions approved by the premium rate regular PhonePayPlus. Broadcasters will need to meet new guidelines, including closing lines promptly when competitions end. OFCOM wants the new system to be in place by the end of June.
31 January Vernon Kay signs with ITV
Vernon Kay has signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, said to be worth £2m. He is currently lined up to present Beat the Star this spring. The deal allows Kay to keep his current Radio 1 show.
30 January Jeremy Beadle
Jeremy Beadle , the trivia buff and practical joker, has died of pneumonia. He was 59. Beadle rose to fame as the naughty brother on Game for a Laugh , where he pioneered the hidden camera stunts that he developed on Beadle's About. More: BBC .
30 January Re-enter the Gladiators
A revival of the 1990s ITV show Gladiators has been commissioned by Sky. The new series will be produced by Shine and The Sun reports that Ian Wright is in talks to be the show's new host.
26 January Millionaire "best game show"
Who Wants to be a Millionaire has been named the nation's favourite game show in a survey to promote insurance company Churchill. The Crystal Maze , which topped our all-time poll two years ago, came fourth, behind Deal or No Deal and Mastermind . Ant & Dec were named favourite hosts, Bullseye best theme tune and " Can I have a P please, Bob? " the top catchphrase.
17 January Good neighbours? Not likely!
The BBC has confirmed that The Weakest Link is to switch channels from next month, to fill the gap left on BBC One by the loss of Aussie soap Neighbours. The quiz will retain its traditional 5.15 slot. The BBC have denied that the move will diminish its commitment to children's programming, which currently runs until 5.35.
10 January Shephard to take on new flock
Ben Shephard is to replace Dermot O'Leary as host of the Saturday night lottery tie-in 1 vs 100 . The show has been recommissoned for a further run of eight episodes.
4 January Natasha Collins
Natasha Collins, who appeared as the jester "See" in See it, Saw it , has died suddenly at the age of 31. Police are treating the death as "unexplained". Her boyfriend and co-star Mark Speight , who lived with her, was questioned and has been released on police bail.
2007
30 December BBC phone-ins to return in new year
The BBC's phone-in competitions will be phased back in from January, starting with Popmaster on Radio 2's Ken Bruce show and Match of the Day's "Goal of the Month" contest. Call charges will be capped at 15p except for specific charity appeals.
29 December Going for a Gong
Sometime game show hosts Michael Parkinson and Des Lynam are recognised in the 2008 New Year Honours list. Des becomes an OBE, while Parky receives a knighthood.
22 December Graham!
2008's follow-up to How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do will be a search for actors to play Oliver and Nancy in a revival of Oliver!. Graham Norton will again host the show, called I'd Do Anything , and Andrew Lloyd Webber is again involved, despite recent interviews suggesting he didn't want to invest the time in another TV series. Legendary West End producer Cameron Mackintosh will also be involved.
20 December OFCOM say, C4 pay
Channel 4 has been fined £1million by OFCOM over irregularities in Richard & Judy's "You Say, We Pay" competition and a further £500,000 over the viewers' competition in Deal or No Deal . C4 has said it intends to recover part of the fines by starting legal proceedings against phone service provider Eckoh. Meanwhile, OFCOM has asked ITV for details relating to last Saturday's X Factor final after more than 2,400 complaints from people who could not get through to vote, mainly for runner-up Rhydian Roberts. ITV has also been asked to reveal the full findings of the Deloitte Report into telephone irregularities, a condensed version of which was published in October.
5 December Yard sale nets tidy profit
ITV has bought the game show producer 12 Yard for an initial £26m, with a further £9m to follow contingent on performance. The company was founded by David Young in 2001 and has recently enjoyed international success with its format The Rich List .
21 November BBC competitions to return: new code of conduct introduced
The BBC has announced that competitions will return across its radio, television and online services by the end of the year. Today, the corporation's Director General, Mark Thompson, announced a new code of conduct which states that every competition entry should have a fair chance of winning and contest winners must be genuine. Competitions were suspended in July this year after an inquiry found 'serious editorial breaches' in programmes such as Children In Need's Scottish opt-out and Comic Relief. BBC Competition code details
6 November OFCOM: Big Brother cleared
OFCOM has ruled that Channel 4 did not breach guidelines by broadcasting two incidents in which contestants in Big Brother used potentially offensive language. A total of 650 complaints were received after the incidents were broadcast in June.
19 October Alan Coren
Writer and frequent panel game contributor Alan Coren has died from cancer at the age of 69. Coren was a regular panellist on The News Quiz and a team captain on the 90s/00s revival of Call My Bluff .
18 October ITV Deloitte report released
The long-awaited Deloitte report into ITV plc's premium rate phone-in services has found three 'key areas of failure' in how the broadcaster integrated services into its programming. In a statement this morning, the executive chairman of ITV plc, Michael Grade, said that a 'serious cultural failure' within the company had been identified. He added that the company will reimburse £7.8million worth of unfunded votes to misled viewers. Voting via digital television and SMS text systems have been suspended, and ITV has pre-announced a refund scheme . BBC Digital Spy
8 October Ladies please!
Mastermind is to advertise for contenders in women's magazines in an effort to encourage more female applicants, reports MediaGuardian . At present only a quarter of applicants are female, and no woman has won the title since Anne Ashurst in 1997. Applications (regardless of gender) can be made through the Mastermind website .
1 October Ned Sherrin
Ned Sherrin , the original and long-serving host of Counterpoint , has died of complications from throat cancer. He was 76.
26 September GMTV fined
GMTV has been fined £2m by Ofcom over its use of premium-rate phone-in competitions between May 2003 and April 2007, during which time around 18 million calls were placed which were disreagrded as winners had been selected early on. Ofcom ruled that GMTV had been "both irresponsible and negligent" in its relationship with operator Opera Telecom and had not done enough to ensure compliance with Ofcom codes of practice. The fine equals the largest ever handed down by Ofcom.
24 September Telecoms company fined over GMTV competitions
Opera Telecom, the former phone operator for GMTV competitions, has been fined a record £250,000 by the premium rate regulator, ICSTIS. The regulator found that over four years, more than 18 million calls were made to GMTV competitions that had no chance of winning. The fine is the largest ever imposed by ICSTIS in its 21-year history.
13 September Strictly Mr & Mrs
Gabby Logan and her husband, former rugby international Kenny Logan, are to be the first married celebrity couple to compete against each other in Strictly Come Dancing when the show returns next month. Gabby was barred from competing in the 2006 series because she was then under exclusive contract to ITV. Other celebs appearing this year include Kate Garraway , Kelly Brook and John Barnes. The line-up of professional dancers is unchanged from last year. ( Full list )
12 September 50/50
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? bosses have created a spin-off show based on the 50/50 lifeline. Called 50/50, surprisingly enough, the quiz will see pairs of contestants competing for big cash prizes by accepting or rejecting alternative answers to questions, but quite what that means is still unclear. ( The Sun )
12 September Game over for ITV Play
ITVplc has announced that its phone-in quiz programming on ITV1 + ITV2 is to be axed by the end of the year. The company's executive chairman, Michael Grade, announced the decision to end Glitterball and Make Your Play this morning saying that the recent TV phone-in scandal had decreased call volumes to 'uneconomic levels'. Earlier this year, a dedicated ITV Play channel was closed down in what the broadcaster described as a 'commerical move'. ( Digital Spy )
3 September No shocks at TV Quick awards
Winners at last night's TV Quick Awards included I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! as Best Reality Show and The X Factor as Best Talent Show. The award for Best Entertainment Show was won by Saturday Night Takeaway .
31 August "This is so men'al"
Brian Belo, who famously said he did not know who William Shakespeare was, and told Davina he was a director who made Romeo and Juliet, has won the eighth series of Big Brother ahead of twins Amanda and Sam, Liam and Ziggy. ( BBC )
31 August Boyle goes Bollywood
Trainspotting director Danny Boyle is to base his forthcoming movie on the Indian version of hit TV quiz show Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? Based on a true story, Slumdog Millionaire, will shoot in Mumbai from a script by fellow Briton Simon Beaufoy, who penned The Full Monty. ( BBC )
24 August EXCLUSIVE: Scrapheap scrapped
Celebrity Big Brother is to be rested, and Scrapheap Challenge axed in a major shakeup of Channel 4 programming. Celeb BB will not run next year, in order to free up the 9pm weeknight slot for new commissions, though a "very different" BB spin-off will air on E4 only. Scrapheap Challenge will end after its 2008 series, which has already been recorded.
October 2007 Update: Broadcast magazine reports that although the pre-released copy of Kevin Lygo's speech lists Scrapheap as one of many long-running formats to be axed, the show itself was not personally listed by Lygo in his address. Furthermore, we understand that the future of Scrapheap remains undecided at this time.
13 August 12 question money tree on WWTBAM
Jon Culshaw and John Thomson will be the first people to face the new-look Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The prize money will now start at £500, not £100, and it will only take 12 correct answers to win the top prize. It will only take two questions to reach the first safe haven at £1,000. The second rises in value from £32,000 to £50,000, and is achieved after seven correct answers. ( BBC )
13 August Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin, the devisor of game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! , has died at the age of 82. The US entertainer, best known for his eponymous talk show which ran from 1965 to 1986, had been diagnosed with prostate cancer for a second time earlier this year.
10 August Tony Wilson
Maverick music mogul, veteran news anchor and sometime game show host Anthony H. Wilson has died at the age of 57. Wilson was diagnosed with renal cancer last year but his condition was said to have been responding well to treatment.
9 August Gcap forgoes phone profits
Gcap, the radio giant which runs Capital and BMRB, as well as Classic FM and Capital Gold, is the latest broadcaster to drop profit-making phone-ins. The move comes after phone operator MX Telecom was fined £17,500 over irregularities in Gcap's "Secret Sounds" competition broadcast across 31 local stations in its "One Network". Gcap will continue to use premium-rate services but will not take a profit from them.
9 August Fine over DoND phone-in
iTouch, the telephone operator for Deal or No Deal 's phone-in contest, has been fined £30,000 by ICSTIS because the programme gave the impression that viewers could win any one of the three prizes on offer. In fact because the show is pre-recorded, producers knew which prize would be available before the lines opened. Though imposing a fine for a breach of its code of practice, ICSTIS' ruling stated that "the detriment to consumers from this specific breach was not high".
6 August Millionaire moves to audition model
In an attempt to refresh the show ahead of its tenth anniversary (or to put it another way, stop boring people getting on screen), Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is to begin holding auditions for prospective contestants. The premium-rate application line will remain, but will be joined by a free web entry route. Auditions are already held in some countries where the WWTBAM format has been licensed.
1 August Channel 4 scraps almost all phone-ins
In what it describes as "a tough new policy", Channel 4 has announced that it will no longer include profit-making phone-in competitions in its shows, with the exception of Big Brother and Deal or No Deal , from which Channel 4's profits will go to charity. The announcement follows the discovery that between September 2004 and March 2007, a total of 2.9 million calls were entered to Richard & Judy's "You Say, We Pay" competition which had no chance of winning because the shortlist had already been finalised soon after lines opened.
30 July Phil Drabble
Phil Drabble , the original and longest-serving host of One Man and His Dog , has died at the age of 93. Drabble, who fronted the programme from 1976 to 1993, died peacefully at his Staffordshire home on Sunday.
29 July Mike Reid
The death has been announced of comedian and actor Mike Reid at the age of 67. Latterly famous for his role as Frank Butcher in EastEnders, Reid was also the sometime host of Runaround and recently competed in a celeb reality show, The Baron , which was due to air next month on ITV1.
27 July Give a Few Bob
Game show legend Bob Monkhouse returns to our screens four years after his death. With full support of the Monkhouse family, amazing computer graphics and body doubles have been used in conjunction with archive footage to produce an amazingly lifelike advert featuring Bob asking the public to donate money to prostate cancer research, the illness which took Monkhouse's life. Watch the advert here
25 July GMTV MD resigns
Paul Corley, the managing director of GMTV, has announced his resignation over the mishandling of phone-in competitions on the station. GMTV will offer a series of free draws with a total prize fund of 2.5 million pounds and will also change the way that competitions are run in future. Mr. Corley says that he hopes his resignation and this series of initatives will help restore 'viewer trust' in the station. ( BBC )
18 July All BBC competitions suspended
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has announced that all BBC phone-in competitions will be suspended from midnight tonight (Wednesday) and that online and interactive competitions will be suspended "as soon as possible". The measures come after an internal enquiry at the BBC uncovered five previously unknown instances of competition results being faked, including phone-ins during the Sport Relief, Comic Relief and Children in Need telethons.
11 July Holmes flop is new lottery vehicle
Nick Knowles is to host a new BBC One lottery tie-in this autumn. The 12 Yard show, Who Dares Wins, is a renamed version of The Rich List, a format which was billed as Eamonn Holmes ' bid to crack America, but which was pulled from US TV schedules after just one episode. The show had previously been piloted and rejected by ITV. The format has, however, been a hit in Australia.
6 July Richard and Judy phone quiz thievery
A fine of £150,000 is to be levied on the phone company involved in the Richard & Judy phone quiz fraud. You Say We Pay began shortly after Richard & Judy went on air at 5pm and ended at 5.38pm, with the competition being won at 5.42pm. On most days a shortlist of 24 possible winners was drawn up as early as 5.11pm, and sent by Eckoh to Cactus Television. ( Times )
27 June Tycoon toppled from Tuesdays
ITV has pulled its much-hyped business reality series Tycoon from Tuesday nights after the show failed to improve on its first-week ratings. Only 1.8 million people saw the second episode, a 9% share of viewing. The one-hour episodes will be re-edited to half an hour to fit a 10pm slot on Mondays and it is likely that the live final, originally scheduled for 24 July, will be put back.
26 June er Bra | e fin | Fiv | inte | ed ov | aser
OFCOM has imposed a record £300,000 fine on Five in respect of a series of incidents during the first three months of this year in which Brainteaser faked the results of on-air competitions. According to the ruling, the incidents "should be seen against a background of serious and longstanding compliance failures" dating back to 2003. Five will also have to broadcast apologies both in the show's old slot and in primetime.
26 June Highbrow reality series for BBC2 autumn line-up
BBC2's autumn line-up, announced today, includes two major new reality shows. Classical Star will seek a young musician to be awarded a recording contract with a major classical label, while The Restaurant challenges nine couples to run an eaterie with the winners receiving backing from Raymond Blanc. Dragons' Den will also return for a fifth series.
23 June People's Quiz pays out
Stephanie Bruce, a chemist and self-styled "Essex girl" resident in Haverhill, Suffolk has been named the People's Quiz champion after beating Mark Labbett in the final head-to-head round. Her £200,700 prize is the most ever paid out by a BBC show.
22 July Walsh gets job back
Louis Walsh has confirmed that he is back in The X Factor fold for the next series. Walsh had previously been dropped from the line-up but will return to replace "new judge" Brian Friedman, who has quit the panel but will be given a new role on the show.
15 June Dragons' Den
Entrepreneur James Caan has been confirmed as the new Dragon in the Den . Caan, founder of HR firm The Alexander Mann Group, will replace Richard Farleigh when the fifth series goes into production this summer.
14 June The Great Pretender
Chris Tarrant is taking on Deal or No Deal host Noel Edmonds by fronting a weekday tea-time quiz. The Who Wants to be a Millionaire? star, 60, has signed up for an ITV show in which players bluff each other to win. ( The Sun )
13 June Bloody old fool that I am, I'm going to take that risk
Simon Ambrose has won The Apprentice , beating Kristina Grimes to the £100,000-a-year job with Sir Alan Sugar. The pair's final showdown saw them compete to win over architects and property developers with a design for a building on the South Bank. Kristina's property design was said to resemble Fascist architecture which was later changed. ( BBC )
13 June Sir David Hatch
The death has been announced of former BBC Managing Director of Radio, David Hatch . He was co-creator of the long-running comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and host of Wireless Wise , as well as commissioner of countless other radio shows. ( BBC )
12 June Katie, you're fired
Katie Hopkins, a former candidate on BBC's The Apprentice , has been fired from her 'real job' (a brand manager for the Met Office) as she failed to pass her probationary term. The final, between Simon Ambrose and Kristina Grimes takes place on Wednesday 13th June at 21:00 on BBC1. ( BBC )
8 June Brainteaser compensation sought
Five is reported to be claiming compensation from Endemol for loss of revenue following the sudden axing of Brainteaser in March this year. The show, made by Endemol's Cheetah West subsidiary, was pulled after it was discovered that some of the on-air winning "callers" to the show were in fact members of the production staff.
7 June The 'n' word is clearly offensive
Emily Parr has been removed from the Big Brother house for using a racially offensive word to Charley Uchea, while they were dancing in the living room on Wednesday evening. The eviction vote, in which Emily was nominated along with Shabnam Paryani, has been suspended. ( BBC )
7 June Grand Slam goes to U.S.
Winners from American shows including Jeopardy! (Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter), Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (Kevin Olmstead and John Carpenter), Wheel of Fortune , Tic Tac Dough , Lingo and The Weakest Link are scheduled to compete for $100,000 in the U.S. version of the 2003 quiz . The show will be hosted by Dennis Miller with Amanda Byram and broadcast on Game Show Network from 8 Aug. ( TV Guide )
4 June X Factor appointments
Singer Dannii Minogue and choreographer Brian Friedman are the new judges on The X Factor . Their appointment follows Louis Walsh 's departure from the show.
3 June Manford's the man for Cats
Stand-up comic Jason Manford is to join the regular cast of 8 Out of 10 Cats . He will replace Dave Spikey as team captain when the fifth series begins on 15 June.
30 May Hancock returns
Nick Hancock has been announced as the host of new Channel 4 daytime show Win My Wage , which will air in Deal or No Deal 's slot this summer. It will be his first regular hosting role on national TV since leaving They Think it's All Over in 2004.
29 May The Big Donor Show
Big Brother maker Endemol is said to be going ahead with a new reality TV programme called De Grote Donorshow (The Big Donor Show) to be screened on Dutch TV station BNN this Friday, in which viewers vote on who will recieve the kidney of a terminally ill woman. ( BBC ). (Update 1 June: It was a hoax.) For more information on organ donation, visit: www.uktransplant.org.uk
24 May OFCOM adjudication: CBB broke broadcasting rules
An OFCOM investigation has found that Channel 4's 2007 series of Celebrity Big Brother was in breach of the Broadcasting Code. The report says that a serious failure of the compliance process led to serious editorial misjudgements. Channel 4 and S4C (also affected by OFCOM's actions) will broadcast a summary of the findings after the first show of the new series next week. Repeat summaries will be shown after a revised repeat and the first eviction. ( OFCOM adjudication )
20 May BAFTA Winners
The sole game show winner from this year's BAFTA TV awards was The X Factor as Best Entertainment Programme out of about half a dozen game show nominations. If you count Numberwang from That Mitchell and Webb Look (winner of Best Comedy Programme), there are two winning game shows!
18 May Dragon dropped
Australian investor Richard Farleigh has been dropped from the next series of Dragons' Den . Farleigh said he was "gutted" not to be invited to take part after appearing in the previous two series. His replacement has not yet been named.
18 May MGEITF
The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival has announced some of the confirmed speakers for this year's event, including Jeremy Paxman , who will deliver the MacTaggart Lecture and host a one-off live edition of University Challenge . Channel 4's chief executive, Andy Duncan, will take part in a major session, including discussion of the Big Brother controversy. ( WorldScreen )
17 May Quiz scandal hits ITV profits
In a statement for its annual general meeting the broadcaster confirmed that its premium rate telephone services revenue dropped by around 20 per cent in March and April amid scandals involving GMTV and The X Factor . Ad revenues for the first half of 2007 at ITV1 are down 9.6 per cent against last year, while ITV's total take from advertising is down 5.7 per cent. ( InTheNews )
13 Apr Are You Smarter?
Sky One has bought the rights to the phenomenally successful US game show - Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. It will be renamed Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old? ( BBC )
11 Apr BAFTA Nominations
The nominees for this year's BAFTA TV awards have been announced. Dancing on Ice , Maria? and The X Factor go up against Derren Brown's The Heist for Best Entertainment Programme, while Stephen Fry , Ant 'n' Dec , Paul Merton and Jonathan Ross face off in the Best Entertainment Performance category, and The Apprentice and Dragons' Den are up against The Choir and Gordon Ramsay 's The F Word for Best Features. Dragons' Den and Celeb BB are shortlisted for the Pioneer Audience Award but stand no chance against Life On Mars. Finally Numberwang , or at any rate That Mitchell and Webb Look, is up for Best Comedy. The winners will be announced on 20 May.
4 Apr Brucie's Back!
The Generation Game is making a comeback later this year as part of UKTV Gold's £10 million new programming strategy, with UKGameshows.com's top host of all time (as voted by readers) Bruce Forsyth at the helm. ( DS )
30 Mar O'Leary has X Factor
Dermot O'Leary has been confirmed as the new host of The X Factor , replacing the ousted Kate Thornton . The hit ITV talent show will return in the autumn.
13 Mar ITV Play channel closes down for good
The controversial ITV Play channel has ceased transmission permanently after just under a year on air. Overnight broadcasts, which currently include Glitterball and Make Your Play will continue on ITV1 + ITV2. ( ITN , BBC )
5 Mar ITV suspends premium rate phone-ins
ITV has admitted a mistake when a vote on The X Factor led to viewers being overcharged by £200,000. There have also been complaints regarding Richard and Judy and Big Brother on Channel 4. ( BBC , BBC )
3 Mar Dominic wins £1m
Dominic Jackson beat Colin Lynch in the final to scoop the jackpot on the second series of PokerFace and go into 12th place in the UK game shows All Time Winners List . Congratulations to him!
22 Feb You Say We Don't Pay refund line
For people ripped off by Richard & Judy, the refund line is 0800 666 805. The line will be open until the investigation is complete. ( C4 , BBC )
8 Feb Two new ITV game shows
Two shows from Endemol-owned Initial have been commissioned by ITV: For the Rest of Your Life by Deal or No Deal creator Dick de Rijk gives couples the chance to win a pay cheque every month of every year for the rest of their lives; and Golden Balls are due to air in the Spring.
12 Jan Match burnt out
Sky One have confirmed that their longest-running game show format, The Match , has been axed. The celebrity football show ran for three series, but failed to produce a team capable of beating a squad of ex-professionals. Sky has said it is seeking a new football-based reality format.
7 Jan Deal jackpot won
Laura Pearce, a civilian police worker from Hemel Hempstead, has become the first person to win the £250,000 jackpot on Deal or No Deal . It is the biggest prize ever given away on daytime television in the UK.
7 Jan Magnus Magnusson dies
Former Mastermind presenter Magnus Magnusson dies of cancer at the age of 77. ( BBC )
5 Jan ITV1 seeks tycoons
The first fruit of ITV1's deal with Dragons' Den investor Peter Jones has been announced. Tycoon will see Jones mentoring would-be entrepreneurs and is likely to air this summer. Applications can be made via the ITV website from Saturday.
1 Jan Return of the King
It has been confirmed that School's Out will be returning for a second, eight-part, series, to be filmed in February. King Danny of Lovely will again host the show, which is made by Graham Norton 's So Television.
2006
30 Dec A gong for Sarpong
June Sarpong is an unexpected inclusion on the 2007 new year honours list, becoming an MBE for her broadcasting and charity work. Penelope Keith is made a CBE, though it is unlikely that her stint as host of What's My Line? had much bearing on the award.
26 Dec Grand Cram
The first-round questions for the forthcoming National Lottery People's Quiz have been published online, together with details of the five open auditions for the show. The guaranteed jackpot is £200,700, more than double the previous highest prize awarded on a BBC show. People's Quiz website.
23 Dec Big Game TV
Fraud charges against Big Game TV have been dropped after a six-month investigation found no evidence of criminality. However, the channel may still face regulatory action from OFCOM.
7 November Another Des
Des O'Connor is said to have won the race to replace Des Lynam as host of Countdown . Des, aged 74, is said to still be in negotiations but reports are confident he has been given the job. Channel 4 is thought to have offered him a contract worth £500,000. His first episodes would be broadcast in January 2007. Other contenders Michael Aspel , Alan Titchmarsh , Stephen Fry and Paul Merton are said to have pulled out of the race due to work commitments.
1 November National Television Awards
The winners have been announced of the ITV-sponsored National Television Awards. Ant and Dec won Most Popular Entertainment Presenter, while Gameshow Marathon was voted top game show, ending Millionaire 's seven-year winning streak. Deal or No Deal took the Most Popular Daytime Show title, Big Brother was Most Popular Reality Programme (and BB7's Nikki Grahame was named Most Popular TV Contender) and Most Popular Entertainment Programme was The X Factor .
30 October New Faces discovery
A 1973 episode of New Faces previously believed to have been lost has been rediscovered by director Paul Stewart Laing. The episode includes the first TV appearance of Victoria Wood, who went on to win the series. Including this new discovery, only 18 out of the 160 episodes produced in the 1970s are known to have survived.
12 October Magnus Magnusson diagnosed with cancer
Former Mastermind presenter Magnus Magnusson has been diagnosed with cancer. He has cancelled a number of public appearances, including a talk at the Cheltenham Literature Festival to mark his 77th birthday. ( BBC )
5 October BB vote rapped
The premium rate watchdog ICSTIS has ruled that Channel 4 "misled" viewers and broke its own guidelines when it invited Big Brother viewers to vote to evict housemates who were subsequently reinstated. ISCTIS received over 2600 complaints about the matter. C4 avoided a fine, but have been ordered to pay the costs of the investigation.
30 September Lynam quits
Des Lynam has announced that he is to leave Countdown at the end of the present series, citing the inconvenience of travel between his West Sussex home and Yorkshire TV's studios in Leeds. No decision has yet been announced on who will take over as host.
16 September Ingram wins the jackpot
Ingram Wilcox's win on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? puts him in at position 10 on the All Time Winners List . His final question was "Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films?" A: Bombardier Billy Wells, B: Freddie Mills, C: Terry Spinks, D: Don Cockell.
18 October NTA Award noms
The shortlists have been announced for the ITV-sponsored National Television Awards, to be handed out on 31 October. The major game show categories are Most Popular Game Show ( Cats , Marathon , News , Millionaire ), Entertainment Programme ( Takeaway , Strictly , Dancing on Ice , The X Factor and non-gameshow Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) and Reality Programme ( BB7 , Celeb BB4 , I'm a Celeb 4 and Apprentice 2 ). Deal or No Deal is up for Most Popular Daytime Programme, Bad Lads Army is nominated for Most Popular Factual, and there is a new "TV Contender" category featuring contestants from BB, Celeb BB, I'm a Celeb and Soapstar Superstar . The Most Popular Entertainment Presenter noms are Ant and Dec , Noel , Davina , Paul O'Grady and perpetual winner in this category, Jonathan Ross . You can vote if you wish at nta.itv.com .
6 September Anne Gregg
The death has been announced of the presenter Anne Gregg. Best-known for presenting the Holiday programme, she also hosted the short-lived Holiday Quiz spin-off and was a regular panellist on the antiques quiz Going, Going, Gone . Gregg was 66 and had been ill with cancer.
5 September Noel's mystery solved
The mystery of the symbols on Noel Edmonds' hand when filming Deal or No Deal has been solved. Far from being an object lesson in cosmic ordering, as many had thought, in fact the final messages spelt out "www", "red", "box" and "club" pointing to this website . If you can solve the hidden message of the code you can win a VIP trip to the DoND studios including a chance to meet Noel and be one of the blue box openers.
5 September Award season again, so soon
The TV Quick Awards were handed out last night. Deal or No Deal added the "Best Daytime Show" award to its already strained trophy cabinet, while the usual suspects also picked up gongs: I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! won "Best Reality Show" for the fourth year running, and Strictly Come Dancing took "Best Entertainment Programme" for the second year on the trot (so to speak).
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Myleen Klass now presents 10 Years Younger on Channel 4, but what was the name of the pop band that gave her success in 2001? | Myleene Klass reveals Royal admirer's backstage quip: Prince Philip told me: You're fit, aren't you! | Daily Mail Online
Myleene Klass reveals Royal admirer's backstage quip: Prince Philip told me: You're fit, aren't you!
Her enviable figure has helped to win her television stardom, a lucrative modelling contract with Marks & Spencer – and a host of admirers.
And now it seems Myleene Klass’s charms have earned Royal approval too.
The 30-year-old star has revealed she inspired a strange, off-the-cuff compliment from the Duke of Edinburgh at a Royal Variety Performance.
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Myleene has become a household name and not only for her TV work but also as a model for M&S
The classically trained pianist and Prince Philip, 87, came face to face after she performed solo on the piano at the annual extravaganza in 2003.
The musician and TV presenter said: ‘In the line-up afterwards, Prince Philip said to me, 'You’re fit, aren’t you?' I fell about laughing!’
It appears that Myleene may have caught his eye after suffering a wardrobe malfunction while walking to the piano.
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Myleene soon regained her figure - which we all saw on I'm A Celebrity when she took THAT shower- after having her daugher Ava
She said: ‘I was on stage and my cloak was so heavy that when I stopped walking it took me with it and I spun round like Wonderwoman and fell over in front of everyone.’
She described the slip as the ‘worst moment’ in her career as she knew the Queen was also watching.
It was Myleene’s second appearance on the Royal Variety Performance, having performed with Hear’Say, the pop group founded from reality television show Popstars in 2001.
She ran into Prince Philip in that year too, accidentally prodding him with her microphone.
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Myleene started out as part of Hear'Say but when the group disbanded in 2002 we didn't hear from her again until I'm A Celebrity
Myleene had some solo success in the classical music world after Hear’Say disbanded in 2002, but her real break came after her stint on ITV’s jungle reality show, I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here!
On the 2006 programme, Myleene showered in a waterfall in a skimpy white bikini. Her figure impressed M&S bosses so much that she was hired to model swimwear.
Last December, she became the presenter of Channel 4’s makeover show 10 Years Younger.
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garlict: Nick nack paddywhack give a dog a bone this old man thinks the 80s were quite good fun actually. No that was the 90s or the 70s. Mancunians!
Jan 30, 2012
garlict: Its like pissing champagne into a frogs mouth trying to make a splash on twitter. But then again if this is God's clitoris I'll keep licking
Jan 30, 2012
garlict: Oh bejeesus. Sister C is coming wid her lappytoppy to see me. I'm still waiting on Jesus to gift a fit sexy love lady for the previous help.
Jan 30, 2012
garlict: Break your back to make money. Use your brain to make egg sandwiches.
Jan 30, 2012
garlict: Late again it is so I'll leave you dreaming of that morning coffee. I have rice crispies scratching in my left ear to deal with. Viddy that.
Jan 30, 2012
garlict: Well I no longer have the power. Samson muttered his last. Baby where's me fookin' 'air gone? And that was it. Tiny titted Tempah balls up.
Jan 30, 2012
garlict: I feel a kindred spirit with the attached comic strip. Those words could have been mine. Who hijacked my astral body? http://t.co/Tn9Rs3O4 - garlict: I feel a kindred spirit with the attached comic strip. Those words could have been mine. Who hijacked my astral body? http://t.co/Tn9Rs3O4
Jan 30, 2012
garlict: MegaUpload Dangerous Secrets affect YOU - Guy is like a hyper Mike Moore - scaremongering but some interesting facts http://t.co/Vugl9zmW - garlict: MegaUpload Dangerous Secrets affect YOU - Guy is like a hyper Mike Moore - scaremongering but some interesting facts http://t.co/Vugl9zmW
Jan 30, 2012
garlict: So. I’m about to eat you. I’ve stuck the fork in your breast. Your skin is quite pale – Are you scared, or seared? http://t.co/Ge2NKXOD - garlict: So. I’m about to eat you. I’ve stuck the fork in your breast. Your skin is quite pale – Are you scared, or seared? http://t.co/Ge2NKXOD
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: Thank you fans. I played with J Geils Band and those tied down with battleship chains boys. Wild days lemme tell ya!
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: US Gay or U Gay? huh huh huh I'm totally afro chinese latino munchballs
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: Yes, the Romneys Converted Mitt's Dead Atheist Father-in-Law to Mormonism http://t.co/Qdg1WUPu - garlict: Yes, the Romneys Converted Mitt's Dead Atheist Father-in-Law to Mormonism http://t.co/Qdg1WUPu
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: flights to Norway - check
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: @sianberry hope things improve, best not to live with regrets
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: @simonbreak It's time for you to sign to Interscope Records and make some HD videos stuffed full occult symbols & blood sacrifice at the end
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: Why does so much uk rap sound like you're listening to a socialist workers party speech. Not content but general sound. @bbc6music
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: RT @maxkeiser: As the mass of humans stare into timeless screens, the whole concept of a sunrise and daybreak rendered meaningless. We l ...
Jan 29, 2012
garlict: Doda and Vintage: Bringing the Illuminati Agenda to Eastern Europe Pop | The Vigilant Citizen http://t.co/8u7kQhqo - garlict: Doda and Vintage: Bringing the Illuminati Agenda to Eastern Europe Pop | The Vigilant Citizen http://t.co/8u7kQhqo
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: I spewed up in my dustybin listenin' to Ford & Lopatin
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: RT @JoshFeldberg: Me to vodafone: I want to cancel my contract im joining @giffgafff Voda: why? ME:it's cheaper Vodafone:OK hold the l ...
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: Right people if you don't volunteer to empty your neighbourhood bins you will forfeit your right to a bin service. #savelibraries
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: BBC News - Portland Underhill Library to shut due to lack of volunteers http://t.co/sUA1IFp7 #savelibraries - garlict: BBC News - Portland Underhill Library to shut due to lack of volunteers http://t.co/sUA1IFp7 #savelibraries
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: RT @zedbangs: #gerrard off and #carroll still on the pitch??! why?? #lfc
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: RT @DaftLimmy: #TwitterBlackout is trending on the day of the #TwitterBlackout. Haha. Idiots.
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: RT @herbatron: Right. That's it. I'm putting the bloody heating on.
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: #ff @DrPeterThraft glad you didn't leave twitter
Jan 28, 2012
garlict: I think the last remaining bit of medicated stuffing protecting my wisdom hole has come out & I may be spending this weekend in unholy agony
Jan 27, 2012
garlict: Yes, Finally! George Clooney is Matt King.
Jan 27, 2012
garlict: Christ. Who let Liz Kershaw on to @BBCRadio4? #getbacktostudentradioliz #bbcneedanewtokennorthernlassdj
Jan 27, 2012
garlict: lots of lovingly selected wines for you to buy and drink and share - grapebox - http://t.co/6d2bmN0a - garlict: lots of lovingly selected wines for you to buy and drink and share - grapebox - http://t.co/6d2bmN0a
Jan 26, 2012
garlict: Libya: Detainees tortured and denied medical care - news - MSF UK http://t.co/ts3pOqTP - garlict: Libya: Detainees tortured and denied medical care - news - MSF UK http://t.co/ts3pOqTP
Jan 26, 2012
garlict: Jazz Cafe / Featured Gigs / Lee Scratch Perry http://t.co/Ez2NHy04 - garlict: Jazz Cafe / Featured Gigs / Lee Scratch Perry http://t.co/Ez2NHy04
Jan 26, 2012
garlict: Constant pain where they took my wisdom tooth out for ten days so far. They shoved some healing stuff in but still sore - dry socket :(
Jan 26, 2012
garlict: Dailymotion - Liverpool v Manchester City Highlights http://t.co/ecBzAHVU via @DailymotionUK - garlict: Dailymotion - Liverpool v Manchester City Highlights http://t.co/ecBzAHVU via @DailymotionUK
Jan 26, 2012
garlict: RT @guardianculture: Abba to release previously unheard song http://t.co/kkWkXcLj - garlict: RT @guardianculture: Abba to release previously unheard song http://t.co/kkWkXcLj
Jan 26, 2012
garlict: @simonbreak now that is a product I could get behind. Congratulations on your fiancéehood.
Jan 26, 2012
garlict: RT @simonbreak: So my fiancée created this product with the 009 Sound System dude http://t.co/kIWAsdUj #ecommerce #009soundsystem #trave ... - garlict: RT @simonbreak: So my fiancée created this product with the 009 Sound System dude http://t.co/kIWAsdUj #ecommerce #009soundsystem #trave ...
Jan 25, 2012
garlict: The guys from Spandau Ballet and Tears for Fears could have watched the barney from inside that cafe.
Jan 25, 2012
garlict: Just walked past Nick Robinson and 10 seconds later Stuart Lee. Should have got them together for some Islington morning fisticuffs.
Jan 24, 2012
garlict: Following @rupertmurdoch. Ghosts of children are weeping in the wardrobe, branches are tapping on the window. What terror have I unleashed?
Jan 24, 2012
garlict: Makes you think you've got worms and child porn Trojans flying out of your diseased desktop screen. It stops all yr software from executing
Jan 24, 2012
garlict: Watch out for scare ware called Internet Security 2012. It scared the bejeesus out of one of my learners. I did the Matt Magic and all good.
Jan 24, 2012
garlict: Shit. Should've taken co codamol with ibuprofen instead just paracetamol. Will be awake in pain for 2 hrs until I can dose up and sleep.
Jan 24, 2012
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Bullion (22), AC/DC (21) & Aphex Twin (6) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Bullion (22), AC/DC (21) & Aphex Twin (6) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Jan 23, 2012
garlict: Lamest thing I've read this century = "God I've missed you Brooker."
Jan 22, 2012
garlict: Top Ten Depressing Video Games including one where you have to go to the library to win. http://t.co/CYaSFpby - garlict: Top Ten Depressing Video Games including one where you have to go to the library to win. http://t.co/CYaSFpby
Jan 22, 2012
garlict: RT @campydraper: I know I'm not a hipster because I've never used a library computer to write a tweet.
Jan 22, 2012
garlict: 2012 Breathe in the fresh air. Why does everything seem so fresh, pure and full of promise? Because nobody plays Franz Ferdinand any more.
Jan 22, 2012
garlict: Once you have over 1000 followers on twitter two bluebirds will come to sew up your ringpiece. Shits & farts will be the preserve of others.
Jan 22, 2012
garlict: I thought that days of relentless punishing pain would lead to creativity. Instead it has led me to the iPlayer and Flatout Ultimate Carnage
Jan 22, 2012
garlict: RT @donalde: @wowser bare as an adjective conveying plenitude leaves me muddled as to the state of mother hubbards cupboard...
Jan 21, 2012
garlict: RT @vizcomic: I don't fancy drinking the house ale. http://t.co/15dAhtTw | @wattolad75 - garlict: RT @vizcomic: I don't fancy drinking the house ale. http://t.co/15dAhtTw | @wattolad75
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: MEGAUPLOAD IS BACK, NEW MEGAUPLOAD SITE - The leading online storage and file delivery service - http://t.co/LNrMtWL6 - garlict: MEGAUPLOAD IS BACK, NEW MEGAUPLOAD SITE - The leading online storage and file delivery service - http://t.co/LNrMtWL6
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: Ah the painkillers are kicking in thank the lord. I can stop retweeting.
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: RT @JonathanDavisWM: @BBCr4today SOPA is not about books or films! It's about N Korean / Chinese style censorship. Wake up @bbcradio4 @ ...
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: RT @thedailymash: 'The real victims of phone hacking are the people who loathe John Prescott' http://t.co/UIQIWJ68 - garlict: RT @thedailymash: 'The real victims of phone hacking are the people who loathe John Prescott' http://t.co/UIQIWJ68
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: RT @Have_Bot: would HAVE!! RT @crump3ts if megaupload was called megadownload it would of been shutdown a lot quicker
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: Yeah but all I ever used megaupload for was downloading linux distributions. Honest guv.
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: @simonbreak so, I got a little carried away. I forgive myself because I am on meds and in wisdom tooth extraction pain hell aaaaaaargh
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: RT @findingnewo: It appears that Twitter's pulling the #oppayback and #opmegaupload hashtags. http://t.co/lQ9XtNWq - garlict: RT @findingnewo: It appears that Twitter's pulling the #oppayback and #opmegaupload hashtags. http://t.co/lQ9XtNWq
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: RT @Sky3RN: Twitter has manually removed the #opmegaupload and #oppayback hashtags from trends and appears to be actively ripping out an ...
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: RT @pitchforkmedia: Universal Music, RIAA, MPAA, Dept of Justice Websites Attacked in Retaliation for Megaupload Shutdown http://t.co/lG ... - garlict: RT @pitchforkmedia: Universal Music, RIAA, MPAA, Dept of Justice Websites Attacked in Retaliation for Megaupload Shutdown http://t.co/lG ...
Jan 20, 2012
garlict: http://t.co/wAKuyGqB Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal Music — RT http://t.co/mU1n3olp - garlict: http://t.co/wAKuyGqB Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal Music — RT http://t.co/mU1n3olp
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: Listening to the album You Drive Me To Plastic by Bullion http://t.co/iDjBM0fW via @grooveshark - garlict: Listening to the album You Drive Me To Plastic by Bullion http://t.co/iDjBM0fW via @grooveshark
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: RT @IanDunt: Poll shock: Ken overtakes Boris in London race http://t.co/DdmRYkgP - garlict: RT @IanDunt: Poll shock: Ken overtakes Boris in London race http://t.co/DdmRYkgP
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: RT @GoodBlogPosts: The Poetry Daily is out! http://t.co/NAOIUox2 ▸ Top stories today via @corts @garlict @brenildotavares @adailyshot @d ... - garlict: RT @GoodBlogPosts: The Poetry Daily is out! http://t.co/NAOIUox2 ▸ Top stories today via @corts @garlict @brenildotavares @adailyshot @d ...
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: hands down this is the best android app I've seen in a long time https://t.co/hdXs3b9Y. - garlict: hands down this is the best android app I've seen in a long time https://t.co/hdXs3b9Y.
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: my tweets are getting plain and dry these days, need to rock them up with some follower losing madness - but not tonight fans - power down..
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: a quick observation from me after reading @michaelrosenyes blog about poetry in schools - child without an eye http://t.co/TIHXIB7Q - garlict: a quick observation from me after reading @michaelrosenyes blog about poetry in schools - child without an eye http://t.co/TIHXIB7Q
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: Michael Rosen: David Cameron: Books, Lies and Videotape http://t.co/2N12pbaO - garlict: Michael Rosen: David Cameron: Books, Lies and Videotape http://t.co/2N12pbaO
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: RT @mygibbo: Michael Rosen: David Cameron: Books, Lies and Videotape http://t.co/sTgY2PaP - garlict: RT @mygibbo: Michael Rosen: David Cameron: Books, Lies and Videotape http://t.co/sTgY2PaP
Jan 19, 2012
garlict: Your photostream has been viewed 4,444 times.
Jan 18, 2012
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Ween (12), Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (12) & Johnnie Taylor (9) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Ween (12), Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (12) & Johnnie Taylor (9) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Jan 18, 2012
garlict: Why today of all days are all the radiators in the house piping hot apart from in my room? Just had a wisdom tooth out and I demand comfort.
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: BREAKING NEWS. Some people saw The Artist and went "Meh"
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: @Dominic_Simpson the article is dated 2001. I'm surprised it was that late.
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: Parliament Square is tonight being cleared of protestors and their tents just in time for The War on Iran.
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: RT @minamaya13: #BREAKING #UK - NW #London #Taplow tower block -16th floor ablaze - fire engines & ambulances at scene -ppl being evac ...
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: This Ain't My Jam http://t.co/rkZDj7rf - garlict: This Ain't My Jam http://t.co/rkZDj7rf
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: I like this history of cultures blog. It has exam questions so you feel like you're back at school. Country Cultures http://t.co/4Lte9DYG - garlict: I like this history of cultures blog. It has exam questions so you feel like you're back at school. Country Cultures http://t.co/4Lte9DYG
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: In Da MuthaThuggin' Mountains | Flickr http://t.co/VjwVwvsF - garlict: In Da MuthaThuggin' Mountains | Flickr http://t.co/VjwVwvsF
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: RT @ghostocain: RT @LorDClockaN DHD ICS test build with partialy wrking camera http://t.co/Bk50mfzB - garlict: RT @ghostocain: RT @LorDClockaN DHD ICS test build with partialy wrking camera http://t.co/Bk50mfzB
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: Just to make it clear. There aren't any DHD ICS roms with camera right now but proof of concept has been seen.
Jan 17, 2012
garlict: Xda developers are tantalisingly close to getting ICS camera working on Desire Z (Vision) thanks to a Chinese dude who fixed it for DesireHD
Jan 16, 2012
garlict: Frosty morning music http://t.co/BeCT5pxR - garlict: Frosty morning music http://t.co/BeCT5pxR
Jan 16, 2012
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: RT @maxajl Cockburn on the war against #Iran -- last time Israel lobby and big oil came together we invaded #Iraq:http://t. ... - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: RT @maxajl Cockburn on the war against #Iran -- last time Israel lobby and big oil came together we invaded #Iraq:http://t. ...
Jan 16, 2012
garlict: Canonbury Station | Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://t.co/MQO9g0PL - garlict: Canonbury Station | Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://t.co/MQO9g0PL
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: budgie jail | Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://t.co/MuRfj83L - garlict: budgie jail | Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://t.co/MuRfj83L
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @dannycarrier: @garlict @onslaughtradio @larslb they could make mouse music
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @onslaughtradio: @dannycarrier @garlict @larslb Lol - we probably could. Not sure my fiance' would be too happy :P
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: my last two followers were @onslaughtradio & @LarsLB She hosts online metal radio and he hosts Deep House radio - they should meet and snog
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: new? posh coffee shop Clissold Park http://t.co/9kaoyC5Q - garlict: new? posh coffee shop Clissold Park http://t.co/9kaoyC5Q
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: stranger about to rest and drink coffee in Clissold Park - LX3 Dynamic BW http://t.co/gKzYx32A - garlict: stranger about to rest and drink coffee in Clissold Park - LX3 Dynamic BW http://t.co/gKzYx32A
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: plenty of colour http://t.co/CRzZYXm7 nice website to scroll thru - found using pinterest - garlict: plenty of colour http://t.co/CRzZYXm7 nice website to scroll thru - found using pinterest
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @lucielevings: discovered Pinterest, perfect way to lose a Sunday
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: National Libraries Day What will you be doing on February 4th 2012? http://t.co/1y3urJDE - garlict: National Libraries Day What will you be doing on February 4th 2012? http://t.co/1y3urJDE
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @bengoldacre: This story illustrates why I find angry tribal loyalty to Labour so silly. http://t.co/3ZrtpPD2 - garlict: RT @bengoldacre: This story illustrates why I find angry tribal loyalty to Labour so silly. http://t.co/3ZrtpPD2
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Is there one Labour principle Blairs haven't ripped up in frenzy of greed? see @bengoldacre: http://t.co/G7weXk4I - garlict: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Is there one Labour principle Blairs haven't ripped up in frenzy of greed? see @bengoldacre: http://t.co/G7weXk4I
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @MichaelRosenYes: Michael Rosen: Win £1000worth of books for ideas on reading.... http://t.co/OiCM0aCv - garlict: RT @MichaelRosenYes: Michael Rosen: Win £1000worth of books for ideas on reading.... http://t.co/OiCM0aCv
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: They've got deer in clissold park http://t.co/daXKc2I7 - garlict: They've got deer in clissold park http://t.co/daXKc2I7
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Good Times - Chic (1979) - YouTube http://t.co/0WOqACVx - garlict: Good Times - Chic (1979) - YouTube http://t.co/0WOqACVx
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Right despite having a cold, I'm gonna go and catch the last rays of the sun in C c c c c Clissold P p p p Park
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: just installed chrome scrobbler so that I can scrobble my youtube listens to last.fm - what a saddo eh? - garlict: just installed chrome scrobbler so that I can scrobble my youtube listens to last.fm - what a saddo eh?
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Asleep on the Forest Floor - Channel - YouTube http://t.co/0FVGnytl Great name for a channel consisting of lengthy ambient drone music - garlict: Asleep on the Forest Floor - Channel - YouTube http://t.co/0FVGnytl Great name for a channel consisting of lengthy ambient drone music
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Kunt and the Gang at Buffalo Bar 28th Jan http://t.co/5T9bgWPW via @lastfm - garlict: Kunt and the Gang at Buffalo Bar 28th Jan http://t.co/5T9bgWPW via @lastfm
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Dean Windass reveals he attempted suicide after becoming depressed following retirement - Telegraph http://t.co/hkrlKZtm - garlict: Dean Windass reveals he attempted suicide after becoming depressed following retirement - Telegraph http://t.co/hkrlKZtm
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @taniaglyde: Hackney marsh http://t.co/twVVrEBT - garlict: RT @taniaglyde: Hackney marsh http://t.co/twVVrEBT
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Holy shit the vinyl rerelease of God Ween Satan sounds fantastic on my newly reborn rig.
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: When I say promotional link I mean one of those that earns you a cent every time someone clicks on it. Get a life.
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: If you follow me and 1 in every ten tweets of yours is a promotional link, I don't care how real you are in the other nine. I'm not playing.
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @QueenofUrUnivrs: Laying nude on the floor. Patio door wide open. Breeze caressing my flesh. Listening to birds sing, I smile. Never ...
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Stare into the lion's eye and if you taste the candy, you'll get to the suprise. #creepiestlyricsever #ween #actingweirdcozhavegotacoldinnit
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Spike Milligan - English Language - YouTube http://t.co/za6VhLbE - garlict: Spike Milligan - English Language - YouTube http://t.co/za6VhLbE
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Pam Ayres - They Should Have Asked My Husband.mpg - YouTube http://t.co/Anq3fJmv - garlict: Pam Ayres - They Should Have Asked My Husband.mpg - YouTube http://t.co/Anq3fJmv
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @simonbreak: Music festivals, no thank you http://t.co/vdDzgc9d #caucasity (via @THEKIDMERO) - garlict: RT @simonbreak: Music festivals, no thank you http://t.co/vdDzgc9d #caucasity (via @THEKIDMERO)
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: .@THEKIDMERO telling it like it is about all you Fake Twitter Record Company CEOs and Urban Models [victory light] http://t.co/0rYKH1ps - garlict: .@THEKIDMERO telling it like it is about all you Fake Twitter Record Company CEOs and Urban Models [victory light] http://t.co/0rYKH1ps
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: I used to get high scores playing Tetris on the Macintosh Classic listening to this ambient masterpiece in Glasgow http://t.co/dnTxWho8 - garlict: I used to get high scores playing Tetris on the Macintosh Classic listening to this ambient masterpiece in Glasgow http://t.co/dnTxWho8
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: OK I lied. Cuckoo's Nest by The Druids it is. What a cracker. http://t.co/CP18NSrq - garlict: OK I lied. Cuckoo's Nest by The Druids it is. What a cracker. http://t.co/CP18NSrq
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Ok last one I promise. Comin' Agg by Scarface. http://t.co/N8Vupw9o - garlict: Ok last one I promise. Comin' Agg by Scarface. http://t.co/N8Vupw9o
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Terminal dtw by Detroit Escalator Co. http://t.co/QO1XMNWq - garlict: Terminal dtw by Detroit Escalator Co. http://t.co/QO1XMNWq
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: I'm downgrading the life expectancy of the average Captain of Industry, Bank Chief and President to the Standard Poor person's level.
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @CentrSexCulture: Writers With Drinks Presents an Evening of Uncomfortable Sex Talk, 7:30pm-10:30pm at the Make-Out Room http://t.co/ ... - garlict: RT @CentrSexCulture: Writers With Drinks Presents an Evening of Uncomfortable Sex Talk, 7:30pm-10:30pm at the Make-Out Room http://t.co/ ...
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: RT @tomfoot1: The Henry/scholes returning hero fans' nostalgia good vibes is catching on - what price Blair's back for Labour by end of ...
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: @_ajit8_ I forgot about skyfire. I just use the MIUI browser and Opera. Mostly the MIUI one as it is pretty efficient these days.
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: @vizcomic Is it too early for jokes about getting as much action as Lord Runcie's widow?
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: @_ajit8_ Last thing, they're not really conventional mixes more often than not 3 winamps open at once with sound recorder switched on.
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: @_ajit8_ Just remembered the only way to get mixcloud to play well on droid was with their widgets my blog http://t.co/W5MhLsC7 - garlict: @_ajit8_ Just remembered the only way to get mixcloud to play well on droid was with their widgets my blog http://t.co/W5MhLsC7
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: @_ajit8_ ah shit thanks. It is mixcloud I use. They don't have an app. Their webpage does work on Droid. You have to set Flash to always on.
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: Van Morrison When I Deliver (rare track) http://t.co/CbVIwD8k - garlict: Van Morrison When I Deliver (rare track) http://t.co/CbVIwD8k
Jan 15, 2012
garlict: @_ajit8_ I don't know right now. Not near the PC. Don't use soundcloud very much.
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: @Jo_Bo_Anderson good for you. I joined one of those and never send any messages even though it is obviously the guy's duty to start the ball
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: Ok I've calmed down now. Ommmmmmmnnnnnnuuuummmmmmbbeeeeeevvvvooooosshhhaaaalllaaaaaaa
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: Priveleged yuppy travels to expensive resort in Grenada to sort out his insomnia. I'm gonna have to switch to The Express and Top Gear soon.
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: "How to sleep, breathe, walk, think and feel better" FUCK OFF! WHERE ARE MY CANCER SAUSAGES AND GARY GLITTER RECORDS? @theguardian
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: Bugger it maybe I will go and see Mastodon at The Brixton Academy as a contrast to seeing Little Dragon at The Forum.
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: @Deek Have you seen that new series, Bright eyed wonders of the pine tabletop?
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: The Saturday Guardian Family section makes me want to spit bullets. Implies that you're not really an adult until you've had children.
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: Ugh feeling sick and sorry for myself. The price one eventually pays for being constantly surrounded by unhealthy mofos.
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: RT @AdviseHaringey: The closure of the chase farm hospital A&E department has been postponed: http://t.co/ivdQ1i9J - garlict: RT @AdviseHaringey: The closure of the chase farm hospital A&E department has been postponed: http://t.co/ivdQ1i9J
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: @sucittaM reads like that to me now.
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: RT @adrianshort: The Guardian's new Kindle book about Facebook is out featuring writing by me & others: http://t.co/aAzJmVLu #socmed - garlict: RT @adrianshort: The Guardian's new Kindle book about Facebook is out featuring writing by me & others: http://t.co/aAzJmVLu #socmed
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: All the "similar to you" people are people I am already following. What is the point of that? #newtwitter
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: I already prefer the new new twitter to the old new twitter.
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: I don't get the bit about London postcodes, do you? How to dress: coloured jeans - video http://t.co/OQQgCPAh http://t.co/a1es37I8 - garlict: I don't get the bit about London postcodes, do you? How to dress: coloured jeans - video http://t.co/OQQgCPAh http://t.co/a1es37I8
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: Bleeding Nora, I've got a new Twitter http://t.co/8bVj9DVm - garlict: Bleeding Nora, I've got a new Twitter http://t.co/8bVj9DVm
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: RT @simonbreak: Why wld anyone want a huge 1920s house w/ garden in Hollywood when they cld get a 2 bed ex-council in Clapton for the sa ...
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: Botswana Music Guitar - Ronnie - "Happy New Year 2011". - YouTube http://t.co/aN25WvgP - garlict: Botswana Music Guitar - Ronnie - "Happy New Year 2011". - YouTube http://t.co/aN25WvgP
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: #bbcaq After living in Scotland for 7 years I felt Scottish. Sadly employers let me know I was bottom of their list should go back to London
Jan 14, 2012
garlict: RT @bitchylibrarian: I wanted to go to lunch, but now I have to help this woman use her laptop. Sigh.
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: RT @AliAbunimah: Horrifying. Video shows US soldiers urinating on bodies of slaughtered Afghan civilians http://t.co/KeIdbJuX via @@NiWe10 - garlict: RT @AliAbunimah: Horrifying. Video shows US soldiers urinating on bodies of slaughtered Afghan civilians http://t.co/KeIdbJuX via @@NiWe10
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: So it did exist. I just hadn't PulledToRefresh the android app. Gah. Flibbygibbets and infernal bandicoots. #channelingFry
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: @Deek ...and the tweet goes on :-)
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: RT @Deek: @garlict I was referring to The Last Tweet
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: @Deek oh I see there really was no last tweet. It was an incredibly dull observation about a marantz amp and new speaker cable.
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: Infinity ty ty ty
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: There is no last tweet because I never shut the fuck up ;-) To infinite and beyond!
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: @Deek but I don't know if a grey square of cloud in a cold Nordic sky should be tagged as a subject or an object.
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: @Deek There was also no "It". Therefore the tweet you replied to was referring to a potential past tweet that could be served for breakfast.
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: Hell is being stuck inside that Godley & Creme video just when the beautiful girl is morphing into a bearded Godley (or was that Creme).
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: God is with me. He's playing with my balls while whispering in my ear "this isn't happening".
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: I'm thinking of buying a grabadonut jacket to go with my world of leather speedos.
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: Doesn't get any more interesting than that last tweet.
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: Finally picked up some new speaker cable and the old marantz amp rescued from the street in the 90s is playing nice again.
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: RT @faisalislam: RBS's peak balance sheet - £2.5tn, versus Scottish GDP of £100bn. In 07 RBS was 2500% of Scottish GDP. In Iceland crisi ...
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: RT @PrivateEyeNews: From Bradford to Brent public #libraries are On Borrowed Time. See our special report in the latest Eye. #savelibraries
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: Next LLL Meeting Thursday 2nd February 2012 at 7.30 pm and will be held in Camden Town Hall http://t.co/acLSJjnS #savelibraries - garlict: Next LLL Meeting Thursday 2nd February 2012 at 7.30 pm and will be held in Camden Town Hall http://t.co/acLSJjnS #savelibraries
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: Art Garfunkel Esquire article. http://t.co/lLxeQ0RT - garlict: Art Garfunkel Esquire article. http://t.co/lLxeQ0RT
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: RT @PrivateEyeNews: #Indy editor tells #Leveson he 'didn't know' about #Hari. Pity he didn't read Eye 1076 in 2003 or 1191 or 1292 or... ...
Jan 12, 2012
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Those Poor Bastards (5), Mike Oldfield (2) & Rod Modell (2) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Those Poor Bastards (5), Mike Oldfield (2) & Rod Modell (2) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Jan 9, 2012
garlict: RT @gpavoni: La Barricade is out! http://t.co/XobEEUdO ▸ Top stories today via @garlict @flaglesscoop @teamldn @finance_news__ @arcticha ... - garlict: RT @gpavoni: La Barricade is out! http://t.co/XobEEUdO ▸ Top stories today via @garlict @flaglesscoop @teamldn @finance_news__ @arcticha ...
Jan 9, 2012
garlict: RT @ErrataRob: People are learning the wrong lesson from StratFor. Passwords don't need to be complex, they need to be unique http://t. ... - garlict: RT @ErrataRob: People are learning the wrong lesson from StratFor. Passwords don't need to be complex, they need to be unique http://t. ...
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: London's Shard: a 'tower of power and riches' looking down on poverty | Art and design | The Guardian http://t.co/nr8SbKQa - garlict: London's Shard: a 'tower of power and riches' looking down on poverty | Art and design | The Guardian http://t.co/nr8SbKQa
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: Sunday night TV is getting desperate. The history of Yorkshire Puddings FFS.
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: The other thing I thought was, "girls seem to like him. Must be crap."
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: I remember going in the Bond Street HMV in the 1980s and I saw a long row of just David Bowie records. I thought, well he's had enough love.
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: RT @Sam_Cameron_: Ppl are making too big a deal out of this tourettes thing. Dave doesn't just spend time insulting the disabled...he cu ...
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: Loving the Adrian Chiles tweets. So cruel, but justified when really annoying presenters are kept in high profile jobs by clueless TV execs.
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: RT @Eboue_27: Ahhh I see Adrian Chiles is trending. Probably because he is a massive Bellend #BringBackDes
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: RT @MrJimmyCorkhill: Thierry Henry re-signs for Arsenal ... Paul Scholes re-signs for Man Utd ... COME ON IAN RUSH LAD !! #LFC
Jan 8, 2012
garlict: New single from Air is pretty nice.
Jan 7, 2012
garlict: And for my next trick, Jeff Mills' Purpose Maker mixed with Dancing With Tears In My Eyes by Ultravox
Jan 7, 2012
garlict: For you my dear @carlcraignet a Ewan McColl Scottish folk song mixed into Desire http://t.co/Wfxjqpro #wearenotworthy - garlict: For you my dear @carlcraignet a Ewan McColl Scottish folk song mixed into Desire http://t.co/Wfxjqpro #wearenotworthy
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: Cruger – I Need by @boxmusique http://t.co/zpk02FKw via @elbows - garlict: Cruger – I Need by @boxmusique http://t.co/zpk02FKw via @elbows
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: RT @mattsimmonds: #ff places you can read / listen to my music blog (SGTMT): @exfm @elbows @hypem @shufflerfm @soundinggood
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: CRUGER7 - I Need - YouTube http://t.co/JuUUTq9I ha ha I love it #ukrap - garlict: CRUGER7 - I Need - YouTube http://t.co/JuUUTq9I ha ha I love it #ukrap
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: I'm like totally in a band. I'm the singer. I have incredible stage presence. Woosh and I'm off. Bang you're hooked. Your punch drunk gaze.
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: RT @ajit8_: Listverse http://t.co/cJQKWE3j Top 15 Quotes of Prince Philip #DianeAbbott RT @BBCRadio4 Next up... Diane Abbott's tweet #bbcaq - garlict: RT @ajit8_: Listverse http://t.co/cJQKWE3j Top 15 Quotes of Prince Philip #DianeAbbott RT @BBCRadio4 Next up... Diane Abbott's tweet #bbcaq
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: RT @singabore: #bbcaq Constance Briscoe only in her job because she is black. How does she like that said about her? It's offensive and ...
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: My tribute to Holness http://t.co/sKhQvVuB - garlict: My tribute to Holness http://t.co/sKhQvVuB
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: Holness http://t.co/4TTFcTjn - garlict: Holness http://t.co/4TTFcTjn
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: RT @Klutzes: Lawrence murderers to be sentenced as if they were 16yr olds What about the 19yrs & £Millions lying about it ever since has ...
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: @BBCr4today the only people in local gov to get bonuses are the already overpaid top brass
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: RT @pointsexam: Goldman Sachs - pay your #tax -- sign the @avaaz petition to David Cameron #economy http://t.co/ZRgwpnZy - garlict: RT @pointsexam: Goldman Sachs - pay your #tax -- sign the @avaaz petition to David Cameron #economy http://t.co/ZRgwpnZy
Jan 6, 2012
garlict: .@mixcloud mixes can now be embedded so I have spiced up my original blog with cool widgets - child without an iPod http://t.co/QVz0bsjP - garlict: .@mixcloud mixes can now be embedded so I have spiced up my original blog with cool widgets - child without an iPod http://t.co/QVz0bsjP
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: Abbott tells it like it is / Comment / Home - Morning Star http://t.co/PWFS13Fy - garlict: Abbott tells it like it is / Comment / Home - Morning Star http://t.co/PWFS13Fy
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Please RT: Shocking graph shows how US & UK allowed 1% to grab massive share of income: http://t.co/DtRFUoan #olsx #u ... - garlict: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Please RT: Shocking graph shows how US & UK allowed 1% to grab massive share of income: http://t.co/DtRFUoan #olsx #u ...
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: RT @tom_watson: Rehypothecated assets. "How banks are using your money to create the next crash" http://t.co/z3CcMlQa (US site). - garlict: RT @tom_watson: Rehypothecated assets. "How banks are using your money to create the next crash" http://t.co/z3CcMlQa (US site).
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: London2Glasgow - a vinyl mix I made last year mostly techno stuff I bought when living in Glasgow in the 1990s http://t.co/sHt1Kky4 - garlict: London2Glasgow - a vinyl mix I made last year mostly techno stuff I bought when living in Glasgow in the 1990s http://t.co/sHt1Kky4
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: Mixmaster Morris Nubient Jan2012 pt.1 http://t.co/HwxiCSGx via @mixcloud - garlict: Mixmaster Morris Nubient Jan2012 pt.1 http://t.co/HwxiCSGx via @mixcloud
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: Ween Fluffy denver 12-29-2011 - YouTube http://t.co/BMQwVbJ2 - garlict: Ween Fluffy denver 12-29-2011 - YouTube http://t.co/BMQwVbJ2
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: Listening to desi radio. Quality!
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: pussy http://t.co/eCUsFiR1 via @mixcloud - garlict: pussy http://t.co/eCUsFiR1 via @mixcloud
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: fromage de tete http://t.co/XOx1TnH0 #childwithoutanipod - garlict: fromage de tete http://t.co/XOx1TnH0 #childwithoutanipod
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: Lord Vishnu doesn't like cupcakes. CC cc Chains that bind. Sweet muffins of tyranny iced with a slick oily glacier of slavery.
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: RT @Rainbow__Arts: I always knew that Boris Johnson was a bigoted racist (he is tory) but this is shocking http://t.co/0OU6H6VY - garlict: RT @Rainbow__Arts: I always knew that Boris Johnson was a bigoted racist (he is tory) but this is shocking http://t.co/0OU6H6VY
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: BBC News - Newsnight - Republican Rick Santorum: 'NHS devastated Britain' http://t.co/6xFqu0c9 via @deek video clip #wotatwat #nhs - garlict: BBC News - Newsnight - Republican Rick Santorum: 'NHS devastated Britain' http://t.co/6xFqu0c9 via @deek video clip #wotatwat #nhs
Jan 5, 2012
garlict: Rainbow Candy mood board - table setting OMG I'm vomming bad http://t.co/Sj59gjci - garlict: Rainbow Candy mood board - table setting OMG I'm vomming bad http://t.co/Sj59gjci
Jan 4, 2012
garlict: Good show on bbc world service about a human couple who live with a gorilla.
Jan 4, 2012
garlict: That should have read "breed". Oh well.
Jan 4, 2012
garlict: Contempt + familiarity breeds acceptance. The hi-jacked form relationships with their captors. I tolerate the A.S.Byatt series on @BBCRadio4
Jan 4, 2012
garlict: Belarus bans browsing foreign websites - Shared with Global News for Android - http://t.co/B6LiOOGT - garlict: Belarus bans browsing foreign websites - Shared with Global News for Android - http://t.co/B6LiOOGT
Jan 3, 2012
garlict: The Dweebs That Made #Path http://t.co/9ubiCUzw - garlict: The Dweebs That Made #Path http://t.co/9ubiCUzw
Jan 3, 2012
garlict: The Social Network That Stole Christmas http://t.co/CisWJz1s - garlict: The Social Network That Stole Christmas http://t.co/CisWJz1s
Jan 3, 2012
garlict: I don't normally like tomatoes John, but this is delicious.
Jan 3, 2012
garlict: http://t.co/vEi6zOmD is my page - garlict: http://t.co/vEi6zOmD is my page
Jan 3, 2012
garlict: Should be asleep. Just fiddling around with lightbox for android. Nice looking but I couldn't even find adjust brightness or contrast. Hmmm
Jan 1, 2012
garlict: RT @F6M: Can I kill our maid, like SEIOUSLY just chop off her head and get over with it
Jan 1, 2012
garlict: RT @OhMyShahad: Omg, I'm so gonna kill our maid. Her voice is freaking ANNOYING. I want her to SHUT HER MOUTH for just a minute!
Jan 1, 2012
garlict: RT @Khimdeeee: Our maid is lazy. She always takes breaks to get drunk. And now....she's wearing my panties?!? Y u no get fired???
Dec 30, 2011
garlict: My next karaoke I'm threatening to do Holding Back The Years
Dec 29, 2011
garlict: Nomad girl on pilgrimage with family at Lake Manasarovar,Tibet http://t.co/KYR1gfJ7 - garlict: Nomad girl on pilgrimage with family at Lake Manasarovar,Tibet http://t.co/KYR1gfJ7
Dec 29, 2011
garlict: In praise of public libraries #savelibraries http://t.co/McrytuBW - garlict: In praise of public libraries #savelibraries http://t.co/McrytuBW
Dec 29, 2011
garlict: RT @fingertrouble: When Same-Sex Marriage Was A Christian Rite - never heard of St Sergio or St Bacchus http://t.co/NMIPyuwj - garlict: RT @fingertrouble: When Same-Sex Marriage Was A Christian Rite - never heard of St Sergio or St Bacchus http://t.co/NMIPyuwj
Dec 29, 2011
garlict: .@housepricecrash have been saying this for years 1st-time buyers may be the losers in shared equity schemeThe Guardian http://t.co/xjBIogMu - garlict: .@housepricecrash have been saying this for years 1st-time buyers may be the losers in shared equity schemeThe Guardian http://t.co/xjBIogMu
Dec 28, 2011
garlict: Nala the cat - vertical remix http://t.co/PQPhUAm1 - garlict: Nala the cat - vertical remix http://t.co/PQPhUAm1
Dec 28, 2011
garlict: Colour photographs of Christina O’Gorman, 1913 http://t.co/t5nZDthr via @theretronaut - garlict: Colour photographs of Christina O’Gorman, 1913 http://t.co/t5nZDthr via @theretronaut
Dec 28, 2011
garlict: Philco PC http://t.co/Le4BUKQs via @theretronaut - garlict: Philco PC http://t.co/Le4BUKQs via @theretronaut
Dec 28, 2011
garlict: RT @simonbreak: Apple products are for creative people who dare to think outside the box http://t.co/AFwmiN0s - garlict: RT @simonbreak: Apple products are for creative people who dare to think outside the box http://t.co/AFwmiN0s
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: Christmas Table 2 - bottles http://t.co/y0ajrbqH - garlict: Christmas Table 2 - bottles http://t.co/y0ajrbqH
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: Nala the cat http://t.co/T3iWFyGX - garlict: Nala the cat http://t.co/T3iWFyGX
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: Christmas Table http://t.co/UYJpBoI4 - garlict: Christmas Table http://t.co/UYJpBoI4
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: RT @robdelaney: If you say "I got it at Whole Foods," instead of "the supermarket," & think I'll let it slide, THINK AGAIN WHITE ASSHOLE.
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: RT @robdelaney: If you've ever attended a fashion show, I would require a 12 pg explanation & 2 reference letters before I would even fa ...
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Bodenständig 2000 (3), Dexys Midnight Runners (2) & Go-Kart Mozart (2) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Bodenständig 2000 (3), Dexys Midnight Runners (2) & Go-Kart Mozart (2) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: I'm one of the 99% * * * of losers who had to sit through Ab Fab on Christmas Day
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: Guy on @bbcworldservice was very bearish on economies of indebted states. Total meltdown leading to civil war. don't hear that often on #BBC
Dec 27, 2011
garlict: The London Sound Survey featuring London maps, sound recordings, sound maps, local history, London wildlife http://t.co/FbylWibq - garlict: The London Sound Survey featuring London maps, sound recordings, sound maps, local history, London wildlife http://t.co/FbylWibq
Dec 25, 2011
garlict: @stacyherbert @maxkeiser Do lizards eat prawns ;)
Dec 25, 2011
garlict: Mike Oldfield meets ZX Spectrum on an android app called Marvin #retrofuture http://t.co/Huk2dnNm - garlict: Mike Oldfield meets ZX Spectrum on an android app called Marvin #retrofuture http://t.co/Huk2dnNm
Dec 25, 2011
garlict: Retro Christmas on Android Phone http://t.co/oaPIZFOj - garlict: Retro Christmas on Android Phone http://t.co/oaPIZFOj
Dec 24, 2011
garlict: RT @maxkeiser: That ache in your soul you feel right now is caused by not watching the Keiser Report http://t.co/vWjNnzzS - garlict: RT @maxkeiser: That ache in your soul you feel right now is caused by not watching the Keiser Report http://t.co/vWjNnzzS
Dec 24, 2011
garlict: RT @JonathanDavisWM: RT @maxkeiser http://t.co/lUZoXBQl Do yourself a favour - watch and listen for 25 mins. LEARN and WAKE UP! - garlict: RT @JonathanDavisWM: RT @maxkeiser http://t.co/lUZoXBQl Do yourself a favour - watch and listen for 25 mins. LEARN and WAKE UP!
Dec 24, 2011
garlict: @BBCRadio4 omg I'm agreeing with Kenneth Baker
Dec 24, 2011
garlict: .@paullewismoney your pundits had very clear vested interests . Their optimism at the end of show sounded like wishful thinking. #moneybox
Dec 24, 2011
garlict: RT @MrsDandy: @bbc5live Katie Hopkins is a ridiculous person, please BBC stop giving her work. Just switched off #5live because of her.
Dec 24, 2011
garlict: I just complained about people posting pics of their cats on G+. Then I realised all the cat pics were from one user whose cat just died 8¬0
Dec 24, 2011
garlict: this demands to be read Bruised but defiant: Mona Eltahawy on her assault by Egyptian security forces | The Guardian http://t.co/bRNbdyeP - garlict: this demands to be read Bruised but defiant: Mona Eltahawy on her assault by Egyptian security forces | The Guardian http://t.co/bRNbdyeP
Dec 23, 2011
garlict: RT @BoingBoing: DRM-free experiment makes Louis CK a millionaire http://t.co/d21FBWy5 - garlict: RT @BoingBoing: DRM-free experiment makes Louis CK a millionaire http://t.co/d21FBWy5
Dec 23, 2011
garlict: RT @michaellegge: Oh, fucking hell: RT @jacobsheep: THIS IS THE WORST THING EVER http://t.co/VCbyQDHc - garlict: RT @michaellegge: Oh, fucking hell: RT @jacobsheep: THIS IS THE WORST THING EVER http://t.co/VCbyQDHc
Dec 23, 2011
garlict: @Flickr anyway I can hide seeing videos in photostreams such as Explore without using a script? Video really spoils slideshows.
Dec 23, 2011
garlict: awesomeness Ceephax Acid Crew - Commuter - YouTube http://t.co/vhjdwndV - garlict: awesomeness Ceephax Acid Crew - Commuter - YouTube http://t.co/vhjdwndV
Dec 23, 2011
garlict: awesome as usual Keiser Report: Capitalism Without Capital? (E226) - YouTube http://t.co/pcFXv1VH - garlict: awesome as usual Keiser Report: Capitalism Without Capital? (E226) - YouTube http://t.co/pcFXv1VH
Dec 23, 2011
garlict: Can't beat a bit of Gunther on midwinter's day Gunther & the Sunshine Girls - Sun Trip - YouTube http://t.co/Bq6gbSfD - garlict: Can't beat a bit of Gunther on midwinter's day Gunther & the Sunshine Girls - Sun Trip - YouTube http://t.co/Bq6gbSfD
Dec 22, 2011
garlict: RT @JackRusselBitch: @garlict SoundCloud http://t.co/u5xs9zmo from @PaulDLewisUK - garlict: RT @JackRusselBitch: @garlict SoundCloud http://t.co/u5xs9zmo from @PaulDLewisUK
Dec 22, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: @garlict SoundCloud http://t.co/MejeQx6L from @PaulDLewisUK - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: @garlict SoundCloud http://t.co/MejeQx6L from @PaulDLewisUK
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: Be Happy http://t.co/tKF707Pk - garlict: Be Happy http://t.co/tKF707Pk
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: RT @ReadingIsFun88: @AJEnglish @AJELive Protestors in #Tahrir are under attack & dieing & u replay the same news hour that was on 2 hrs ...
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: I just decided to promote friends' family's and acquaintances' websites on G+ http://t.co/IiWIwsv4 via @GarlicT - garlict: I just decided to promote friends' family's and acquaintances' websites on G+ http://t.co/IiWIwsv4 via @GarlicT
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: I just decided to promote friends' family's and acquaintances' websites on G+ http://t.co/IiWIwsv4 - garlict: I just decided to promote friends' family's and acquaintances' websites on G+ http://t.co/IiWIwsv4
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: @TBWardle @simonbreak Heathens!
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak @TBWardle when Brian Wilson clawed his way out from heavy meds to deliver a hymn Love and Mercy, the Beach Boys gave us Kokomo.
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak @TBWardle I'd rather go and see Paul McCartney
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak @TBWardle yeah. I'm sorry I missed BW playing Pet Sounds at the Royal Festival Hall but srsly screw those old bitter hasbeens.
Dec 20, 2011
garlict: God this adaptation on radio 4 is so stilted it makes me never want to read A S Byatt. Not that I was planning to.
Dec 19, 2011
garlict: RT @ncguk: I'll never forget that time Kim Jong-Il sent me a picture of himself lighting a fart on the London Eye. RIP you hopeless roma ...
Dec 19, 2011
garlict: RT @mindserenade: @BBCr4today Av house prices are 8x av income in the UK and 12x in London, prices can't outpace income forever!
Dec 19, 2011
garlict: RT @mindserenade: @BBCr4today the country is about to enter a recession, prices are 8-12x income and Today says its a great time to buy ...
Dec 19, 2011
garlict: @KirstieMAllsopp "start taking life seriously" = "get into unmanageable mortgage debt asap to prop up overpriced housing market" spot the VI
Dec 18, 2011
garlict: RT @AliAbunimah: Tell @AmbassadorRice: US-backed racist entity approves 1000 more Jim Crow Jewish homes in occupied West Bank http://t.c ... - garlict: RT @AliAbunimah: Tell @AmbassadorRice: US-backed racist entity approves 1000 more Jim Crow Jewish homes in occupied West Bank http://t.c ...
Dec 18, 2011
garlict: @BBCRadio4 Gin programme. I hope next week we have a similar show about the wonderful varieties of marijuana grown and sold in Holland.
Dec 18, 2011
garlict: RT @GarryShandling: Here's the simple way: everyone who has over 250,000 followers pays 30 percent more income tax.
Dec 18, 2011
garlict: With no Carl and no Dennis, that ain't The Beach Boys. http://t.co/HfXJcGau - garlict: With no Carl and no Dennis, that ain't The Beach Boys. http://t.co/HfXJcGau
Dec 18, 2011
garlict: @JanBR they don't have a Christmas menu, just loads of deliciously spiced curries called wots which they serve with sour pancake mmmmm
Dec 18, 2011
garlict: RT @gurl: You ever made yourself late for work, or picking up your grandmother from the mall, because you were too busy masturbating? Me ...
Dec 18, 2011
garlict: Whenever I have a runny nose I ask Lord Vishnu for a tissue.
Dec 18, 2011
garlict: RT @clagnut: "There's people who can't spell weird right driving around with thousands in the bank." http://t.co/XT2J2FFh - garlict: RT @clagnut: "There's people who can't spell weird right driving around with thousands in the bank." http://t.co/XT2J2FFh
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: RT @Pocketlint: The Pocket-lint Xmas Spectacular - Day 12: Win a Panasonic Lumix GF3 #plxmas http://t.co/G1KWxOt2 - garlict: RT @Pocketlint: The Pocket-lint Xmas Spectacular - Day 12: Win a Panasonic Lumix GF3 #plxmas http://t.co/G1KWxOt2
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: RT @sofiebuckland: UCL in shameless attempt to shut down student union democracy: http://t.co/MYwiSsBj - garlict: RT @sofiebuckland: UCL in shameless attempt to shut down student union democracy: http://t.co/MYwiSsBj
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: It's all there. Fashioned from nintendo's magic pixel dust. Shamanic training for the childish mind. Preparation for the alien goal keeper.
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: The special one knows how to cross (crucifix) the galaxy and needs to be found so that the illuminated ones can make the same spiritual trip
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: There are stars called lumans. (Illuminated humans) a space princess with one eye covered (symbolic) a special one being taken (jesus)
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: soup dragon. le petit prince. the cover of Hergest Ridge by Mike Oldfield. I have concluded it is an illuminati plot. #supermariogalaxy
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: Spent hours getting exactly the right version of dolphin emulator to play super mario galaxy on my pc. I have watched opening too many times
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: Come on kids. It's Effing Christmas!!! http://t.co/JAPOdpFv - garlict: Come on kids. It's Effing Christmas!!! http://t.co/JAPOdpFv
Dec 17, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak though I'd love to take credit for the "our maid" series, it was @AstonishingSod who came up with this. I just retweeted.
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: RT @johnwilander: #GodIsNotGreat pulled from trends because christians protest. But #ReasonsToBeatYourGirlfriend was allowed. Stay class ...
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: @Dominic_Simpson no. I've only been to Prufrock once and I drank tea.
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: @Dominic_Simpson @simonbreak try Cafe Prufrock in Leather Lane My dad designed the ceiling lighting & you can sit on our old bertoia chairs
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: To me Hitch will always be a film starring Will Smith. #chummynicknamesforpeopleyouneverknewsuckdonkeydick
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: Bibliotherapy. If you have the money and can't stand the library. #middleclassproblems
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: History may excuse those who embarked on the War on Terror. But this history will not be written by the victims. #hitchens
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: Hitchens. Despite his ill-advised war on terror stance, it is safe to say, the wrong brother died.
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: RT @WashiezXp: Our maid burned the pop corn so mom said to her: "you're a loser". HAHAHA =))
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: RT @torndirectioner: I hate our maid. Gaah.
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: RT @zalhumaidhi: I ask our maid to get me the black and white fur coat, she gets me all the brown ones. Amoot?
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: RT @Loretabs: Why is our maid vacuuming the wood floors. #getamopnewboy #lazyfatpeople.
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: @AstonishingSod hope you don't mind me rtweeeting yr our maids. Great idea. These airheads need exposure or something...
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: RT @TRNKHLF: Good morning. I hate our maid.
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: RT @GabyVenzonn: Our maid is so annoying. Can you just shut up and do whatever you need to do?! Daming alam.
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: @Dominic_Simpson @simonbreak all around my flat white
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: RT @RichardJMurphy: In US healthcare bosses now earn more than bankers. Now you see why they're so keen to privatise #NHS. http://t.co/C ... - garlict: RT @RichardJMurphy: In US healthcare bosses now earn more than bankers. Now you see why they're so keen to privatise #NHS. http://t.co/C ...
Dec 16, 2011
garlict: @JanBR cheers. Started early this week with a work Xmas dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant. Hope you have a great weekend.
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: Holy Other - Know Where (Official Video) - YouTube http://t.co/xdwTPL3x - garlict: Holy Other - Know Where (Official Video) - YouTube http://t.co/xdwTPL3x
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: @exfm I am enjoying your site and the android app. It would be great if the recent sites element of the chrome ext appeared in android app.
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: @hungbunny you fat bastard, you'll have nightmares now.
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: @ken4london I'm conscious that that sounds a bit harsh. I've got nothing against people trying to survive in London - just the consequences.
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: @ken4london contd. this new phenomenon is pushing up rental costs for us Londoners who don't want to live 3 to a room and send money abroad
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: @ken4london if serious about rent need to tackle rife subletting of private homes by black market gangs to overcrowded poor immigrants
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: Ken finally gets it. Londoners want a living rent. We don't want more part-buy part-rent nonsense. @ken4london
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: RT @ken4london: K: New ideas for the private rented sector, a London-wide not for profit lettings agency & a London Living Rent http://t ... - garlict: RT @ken4london: K: New ideas for the private rented sector, a London-wide not for profit lettings agency & a London Living Rent http://t ...
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: RT @TheCFitzH: Was on BBC News London tonight talking about horrifically high rental prices in London. This city needs rent control!! #k ...
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: RT @MichaelYog: Nick Davies vs Jules Stevenson - great telly.#newsnight
Dec 15, 2011
garlict: RT @adamlangleben: @bynickdavies is owning this NOTW schmuck #newsnight
Dec 14, 2011
garlict: Once you rid the world of trolls and wolves there'll be no more red riding hoods & billy goats gruff, let alone fairies and elves #jerusalem
Dec 14, 2011
garlict: James Murdoch's body will be invaluable to science when he dies as he has inhuman amounts of gall.
Dec 14, 2011
garlict: The play Jerusalem really spoke to me because I've been amongst groups of young hedonists and their eccentric mentors. Funny true sweet wild
Dec 14, 2011
garlict: RT @longers1: What a shame that the theatre is so expensive and not accessible to so many people. They would LOVE #jerusalem.
Dec 14, 2011
garlict: RT @longers1: Audience full of old rich people who barely could barely hear let alone appreciate it. #jerusalem.
Dec 14, 2011
garlict: RT @JennySouthan: Jerusalem - what an astounding, enthralling play. Genius writing and unearthly acting from Mark Rylance
Dec 14, 2011
garlict: RT @SuzAndFood: “@GizziErskine: Just been to see Jerusalem. So bloody good. ” Was there too & couldn't agree more...just GO! Mark Rylanc ...
Dec 14, 2011
garlict: RT @Dillow: Just got back from Jerusalem. Absolutely brilliant, Mark Rylance is phenomenal.
Dec 13, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Johnnie Taylor (3), Clarence Carter (2) & Grateful Dead (2) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Johnnie Taylor (3), Clarence Carter (2) & Grateful Dead (2) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Dec 13, 2011
garlict: RT @iRevolt: Anti-African hate-rally in Tel Aviv caught on tape as Haaretz deletes article about it http://t.co/6bhTP9qe via @AliAbunimah - garlict: RT @iRevolt: Anti-African hate-rally in Tel Aviv caught on tape as Haaretz deletes article about it http://t.co/6bhTP9qe via @AliAbunimah
Dec 13, 2011
garlict: Balam Acab - Expect - YouTube http://t.co/11Aou7V7 - garlict: Balam Acab - Expect - YouTube http://t.co/11Aou7V7
Dec 11, 2011
garlict: Terrible rave anthem turn sound down. Latest ICS Rom on Desire Z Desire S ICS PORT B4R1.2 test http://t.co/fU8TNk8e via @youtube - garlict: Terrible rave anthem turn sound down. Latest ICS Rom on Desire Z Desire S ICS PORT B4R1.2 test http://t.co/fU8TNk8e via @youtube
Dec 11, 2011
garlict: Audioboo: sunday sermon http://t.co/YqHOZXSg - garlict: Audioboo: sunday sermon http://t.co/YqHOZXSg
Dec 11, 2011
garlict: JOHNNIE TAYLOR Your Love Is Rated X - YouTube http://t.co/75q6EW6b - garlict: JOHNNIE TAYLOR Your Love Is Rated X - YouTube http://t.co/75q6EW6b
Dec 11, 2011
garlict: @glynmoody nope. people still want hard button numbers, they want nokias, they want the cheapest rubbish "the man in the shop" is offloading
Dec 11, 2011
garlict: @glynmoody I couldn't agree more with your point. I've been telling people since I got my G1 that they will become cheap and ubiquitous.
Dec 11, 2011
garlict: @glynmoody @jjn1 pictured is the 858 not the £30 455 which is not an android phone. 858 can be had from asda for £45 though which isn't bad
Dec 11, 2011
garlict: The Frogs - Homos (Rare 1986 Home Video) - YouTube http://t.co/E4lfuBGr - garlict: The Frogs - Homos (Rare 1986 Home Video) - YouTube http://t.co/E4lfuBGr
Dec 11, 2011
garlict: RT @hoxbot: RT @kieranseamus Massive group of guys on hackney road just asked me "oi bruv, where's the fuckin whore houses round 'ere Co ...
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: Happy Birthday Simon Finn. My ipod is playing you.
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: Bands of Today: Well educated, well off and well behaved http://t.co/Tc9RwGIV - garlict: Bands of Today: Well educated, well off and well behaved http://t.co/Tc9RwGIV
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: RT @Nattoman: @garlict Just a sparkle'n kinda guy :)
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: Gene Ween's Solo Debut http://t.co/LCX8IzOp The album will feature his interpretation of Rod McKuen’s music. - garlict: Gene Ween's Solo Debut http://t.co/LCX8IzOp The album will feature his interpretation of Rod McKuen’s music.
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: The Gener ~~ White Christmas - YouTube http://t.co/U2eRCnFt - garlict: The Gener ~~ White Christmas - YouTube http://t.co/U2eRCnFt
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: @Nattoman that hen really sparkles
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: Ice T encouraged kids to go to the library in his rap song Lethal Weapon. Garlic T approves #savelibraries
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: bluffer's guide to jam jars. Coat hanger down the window. Door opens. All yours. Strike a match. Dance around the charred remains. Eat toast
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: No rhyme no reason no security no biscuits no goblins no asamatteroffacts no place for you in this game no side to join no right no wrong.
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: RT @chris_coltrane: Remember, it is illegal to remove traces of cocaine from bank notes. Doing so will remove all the note's value, and ...
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: Culture culture culture. Something you grow in a petri dish or scrape from your lobes and fling to the bowl while peeing before bed.
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: Hiphop on the BBC was dope. Especially enjoyed Ice T and Monie Love.
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: Each facebook happy birthday, each re-tweeted glinner, it makes a special circle, of hell to receive here! All things nice & lovely.......
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: All things bright and cheerful, appearing on my phone, all things wise and wonderful, when will the truth be known?
Dec 10, 2011
garlict: RT @pantsinspace: mmm... never mind the #eurozone @BBCStephanie legs #newsnight
Dec 9, 2011
garlict: This charity single remake of Wishing On A Star is the most autotuned piece of shite I've ever heard. An insult to the original.
Dec 9, 2011
garlict: I enjoyed the Black Mirror "save the libraries" line. Although I expect most people involved in making of show couldn't care less bout libs
Dec 9, 2011
garlict: @arjunbasu and the world barfs
Dec 9, 2011
garlict: Goldman Sachs's blatant Tax Avoidance. This is the City of London's pirate corruption Cameron is defending in Europe http://t.co/HP5kMPxH - garlict: Goldman Sachs's blatant Tax Avoidance. This is the City of London's pirate corruption Cameron is defending in Europe http://t.co/HP5kMPxH
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: Not sure that everyone needs a bosom for a pillow. I find that using a pillow for a pillow does the job satisfactorally.
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Japan will spend $29 million of its Tsunami disaster budget to hunt whales. #news http://t.co/dz2KI838 - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Japan will spend $29 million of its Tsunami disaster budget to hunt whales. #news http://t.co/dz2KI838
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: RT @thebookseller: Library cuts reversed in Somerset: Somerset County Council has confirmed it is... http://t.co/f0Lhqs48 - garlict: RT @thebookseller: Library cuts reversed in Somerset: Somerset County Council has confirmed it is... http://t.co/f0Lhqs48
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: Everyone everywhere, the great and the good bang on about libraries. All except the humble user and worker who are just getting on with it.
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: At least Edward Lear made an effort. The sun has long gone down so I shall pull my Radcliffe knickers up and rejoin the race. Goodnight.
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: I was cut up about Jade Goody's death. Wino's left me cold. Like a butterfly racing a locust in a wind tunnel. Or something.
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: RT @hoxbot: RT @oliisaacs The amount of piss and vomit on hackney road is unreal. Its wednesday?!
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: School work experience. I chose media. Other kids got Crimewatch or Radio4. I got Brent FE College media resources dept. @simonbreak #FML
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak Old media internships were much better. Make the tea and get your bum squeezed by Derek Jameson.
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak TBH I hadn't read the article til now. Madness. It reads like a scene from Day Today.
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: There is a tide in the affairs of women, Which, taken at the flood, leads - God knows where. Byron
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: RT @peeweeherman: Nobody hipped me to that, dude! The Hipster's Dictionary: http://t.co/aVsy2Mhu - garlict: RT @peeweeherman: Nobody hipped me to that, dude! The Hipster's Dictionary: http://t.co/aVsy2Mhu
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: RT @stavvers: OH WHAT THE BLUE FUCK: first working for free. Now, PAYING TO WORK. http://t.co/24TOxZXm - garlict: RT @stavvers: OH WHAT THE BLUE FUCK: first working for free. Now, PAYING TO WORK. http://t.co/24TOxZXm
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: Gene Ween rings in Christmas at New Hope's God Save the Qweens (VIDEO) - New Hope Gazette - Bucks Local News http://t.co/VHbRZZy9 - garlict: Gene Ween rings in Christmas at New Hope's God Save the Qweens (VIDEO) - New Hope Gazette - Bucks Local News http://t.co/VHbRZZy9
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: and so, here we stand in the freezing fucking cold once again, looking at a bunch of penguins - luv u sir Dave fr'real, keep it iced mate
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: don't know much about gravity, fell off the cliff into eternity, but I do know that those rocks did hurt and if you follow I'll look up your
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: why do we despise those we most admire? compute delete fuck comb hair sigh - I have genuine private reasons
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: Those are joke tweets or "art" tweets if you like.
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: Like most well known Glasgow artists he's not even from Glasgow or Scotland. Bugger off to trendyland you boring arse.
Dec 8, 2011
garlict: David Shrigley - I've got your card marked mate. Yeah, I saw your sweaty sixteen year old scribbles in the graphic design shops. Go fetch!
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: Rational Irrationality: Invoking Teddy Roosevelt, Obama Finds His Voice : The New Yorker http://t.co/L2dMpoGZ - garlict: Rational Irrationality: Invoking Teddy Roosevelt, Obama Finds His Voice : The New Yorker http://t.co/L2dMpoGZ
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: Wage slave til you die. RT @guardian: Cancer patients to face welfare tests during chemotherapy, charities warn http://t.co/yynyQarG - garlict: Wage slave til you die. RT @guardian: Cancer patients to face welfare tests during chemotherapy, charities warn http://t.co/yynyQarG
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: RT @jdgalvin: RT @truthout Families Join the Occupy Movement as the 99 Percent Take On the Housing Crisis http://t.co/KhGUZrBl #OWS #D6 ... - garlict: RT @jdgalvin: RT @truthout Families Join the Occupy Movement as the 99 Percent Take On the Housing Crisis http://t.co/KhGUZrBl #OWS #D6 ...
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: The people who complain benefits are too high and against taxes for publi services want to be rescued from mortgage foreclosure @BBCr4today
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: I'm more interested in the Red Hand Gang meets Littlest Hobo combo.
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: Is it just me or is occupy "whatever" a bit like a cross between The Tribe, Press Gang and Why Don't You?
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: I'm like this because I have toothache. I am not photocopying my belly.
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: I don't know who Paula Deen is but judging from this photograph I don't want to know http://t.co/Ce5iyTIo @PaulaDeenVagina - garlict: I don't know who Paula Deen is but judging from this photograph I don't want to know http://t.co/Ce5iyTIo @PaulaDeenVagina
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: Telling kids in the library that Coca-Cola made Father Christmas red and white feels a bit unnecessary in hindsight. They did ask about xmas
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: They'll never hear about the spaghetti eating cat.Yup you guessed it. A while late strands of pasta were spotted trailing from the cats arse
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: Wave Hallo http://t.co/CY1uqRzI - garlict: Wave Hallo http://t.co/CY1uqRzI
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: Google Developers page on g+. Insincere smiles poking out from a blue soft-cornered frame. Bored stiff. Stuck inside an old TV Test Card .
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: Google Developers page on g+. Reminds me of one of those rooms filled coloured foam balls where you leave your kids. http://t.co/outKlCdk - garlict: Google Developers page on g+. Reminds me of one of those rooms filled coloured foam balls where you leave your kids. http://t.co/outKlCdk
Dec 7, 2011
garlict: Been sporting icecream sandwich on the desire z today. It is rather swish, kind of like stepping into a posh hotel foyer, slick yet familiar
Dec 4, 2011
garlict: RT @NoamChomski: Music videos are designed by the mass media machine to brainwash the citizens, to synch consumptive images with consump ...
Dec 4, 2011
garlict: RT @lornarichardson: Bronze Age finds at Flag Fen incl. oak boats - right on Alan Melton's doorstep!: http://t.co/b2gVSceb #archaeology - garlict: RT @lornarichardson: Bronze Age finds at Flag Fen incl. oak boats - right on Alan Melton's doorstep!: http://t.co/b2gVSceb #archaeology
Dec 4, 2011
garlict: RT @ShirleyBurnham: Canada Water library – review http://t.co/pjL2EN2l via @guardian Southwark - garlict: RT @ShirleyBurnham: Canada Water library – review http://t.co/pjL2EN2l via @guardian Southwark
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: “Labyrinth” Starring David Bowie: A Blueprint to Mind Control http://t.co/B83TaQFB I love this website :-) - garlict: “Labyrinth” Starring David Bowie: A Blueprint to Mind Control http://t.co/B83TaQFB I love this website :-)
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: This week I discovrd Rhianna and other sex powered pop stars are in fact mind controlled culture bombing sexbot slaves. http://t.co/dpR2M3VZ - garlict: This week I discovrd Rhianna and other sex powered pop stars are in fact mind controlled culture bombing sexbot slaves. http://t.co/dpR2M3VZ
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: RT @stavvers: Insider info from the trading floor at Barclays: apparently they do so much coke that they end up pooing all over the walls.
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: @dfrw I could only see squall using the wayback machine. some interesting looking articles there though - one for xmas http://t.co/loh2kwfH - garlict: @dfrw I could only see squall using the wayback machine. some interesting looking articles there though - one for xmas http://t.co/loh2kwfH
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: Late 1980s, The Dude Escapes From Thatcher's Britain but what horrors does he discover around the world? #comic #spont http://t.co/i1hDwxZ5 - garlict: Late 1980s, The Dude Escapes From Thatcher's Britain but what horrors does he discover around the world? #comic #spont http://t.co/i1hDwxZ5
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: Back in 1999 I answered Free Will Astrology Rob Brezny's questionaire. My answers are quite interesting I reckon. http://t.co/zGfyJmlq - garlict: Back in 1999 I answered Free Will Astrology Rob Brezny's questionaire. My answers are quite interesting I reckon. http://t.co/zGfyJmlq
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: here's an old website from the olden days http://t.co/718x8xBW - garlict: here's an old website from the olden days http://t.co/718x8xBW
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: Flanders Flounders | Renegade Economist http://t.co/3gT0OQvM via @RenegadeEcon - garlict: Flanders Flounders | Renegade Economist http://t.co/3gT0OQvM via @RenegadeEcon
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: RT @indiaknight: I'm doing a reading/Q&A at Chalk Farm Library on Monday at 7pm, if you're local. With mince pies, obvs. #savelibraries
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: RT @nubient: BBC News - New Icelandic #volcano eruption could have global impact http://t.co/4APLxWxa #iceland - garlict: RT @nubient: BBC News - New Icelandic #volcano eruption could have global impact http://t.co/4APLxWxa #iceland
Dec 3, 2011
garlict: RT @BBCBreaking: UK police recorded at least 2,823 "honour attacks" last year, figures show http://t.co/K6VszC9b - garlict: RT @BBCBreaking: UK police recorded at least 2,823 "honour attacks" last year, figures show http://t.co/K6VszC9b
Dec 2, 2011
garlict: RT @paullewismoney: RBS (owned by taxpayers) and Lloyds (partly ditto) refuse to reinstate cash machine access to basic bank a/c custome ...
Dec 2, 2011
garlict: RT @brainpicker: Heartbreaking… 19-year-old Afghan girl to be freed from jail after agreeing to marry her rapist http://t.co/5BoKtSJv #r ... - garlict: RT @brainpicker: Heartbreaking… 19-year-old Afghan girl to be freed from jail after agreeing to marry her rapist http://t.co/5BoKtSJv #r ...
Dec 2, 2011
garlict: RT @AmnestyUK: 27 years on from Bhopal disaster, London 2012 organisers have http://t.co/lxU2GBQb - garlict: RT @AmnestyUK: 27 years on from Bhopal disaster, London 2012 organisers have http://t.co/lxU2GBQb
Dec 2, 2011
garlict: RT @simonbreak: I understand what it's for and why it's needed but I'm sorry, the people's mic just makes me shudder #lifeofbrian #badpe ...
Dec 2, 2011
garlict: Super children's dance/movement event at Queen's Crescent Library for local kids organised by Mapalim. The kids had a great time. Thanks!
Dec 2, 2011
garlict: Aphex Twin "Lichen" VIDEO: The Geek (1971) - Unknown Director - Filmed in 16mm. http://t.co/XkVUA1LK - garlict: Aphex Twin "Lichen" VIDEO: The Geek (1971) - Unknown Director - Filmed in 16mm. http://t.co/XkVUA1LK
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: Boards Of Canada "Kid For Today" - Ektachrome video (1963) http://t.co/Jl8Fusln - garlict: Boards Of Canada "Kid For Today" - Ektachrome video (1963) http://t.co/Jl8Fusln
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: I've just remembered that I did some really bad dancing in the pub last night.
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: Someone out there has my copy of Fuck Scotland by Francis Gallagher. #Iwantmybookbackplease
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: @lawandsexuality good work Holmes
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: That tough was meant to be rough.
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: Only meant to have one or two beers and then... Oh my poor head. Today is gonna be a tough one.
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: got a wee bit pished tonight after the strike/march - all good - love everybody - kisses and hugs - custard and rhubarb
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: GOD the new BBBC page is UTTER SHITE, I know they are trying to be all windowsphone7 and google+ but they are failing completely - appalling
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: 1st Dec, new crappy BBC homepage, how exciting, how are your rentals going? sorry just talking to the BBC property-pension workers excuse me
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: @RichardOsley what no burning bin?, and no, I didn't go for a cup of tea with that so and so
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: "Don't have babies - it's expensive, makes you boring and then your husband will run off with a younger woman!"
Dec 1, 2011
garlict: er hang on a sec don't mean to be a bastard but why are people working and renting rooms to lodgers getting tax credit? http://t.co/WYOfayqI - garlict: er hang on a sec don't mean to be a bastard but why are people working and renting rooms to lodgers getting tax credit? http://t.co/WYOfayqI
Nov 30, 2011
garlict: @Frances_Coppola why are illiterate teachers hired? It suggests to me that the supply of literate candidates is not there. Why is that?
Nov 30, 2011
garlict: RT @paullewismoney: Although OBR says CPI inflation will flatline at 2% from end 2013, RPI inflation rises to 4% by start of 2017 - so d ...
Nov 30, 2011
garlict: @RichardOsley not gonna get it - health and safety
Nov 30, 2011
garlict: RT @Frances_Coppola: RT @revstu: BBC showing teacher's strike placard: "HAND'S OFF MY PENSION". << better pay conditions = literate teachers
Nov 30, 2011 garlict: RT @paullewismoney: Unite has worked out what pensions various Ministers will have earned already if they retire at the next election ht ...
Nov 30, 2011 garlict: RT @BBCr4today: Money saved by keeping interest rates low "dwarf" amount of money created by fiscal stimulus, says George Osborne #r4tod ... Nov 30, 2011 garlict: Low rates = "money saved" by flagrant debtors who wanted to get rich by buying properties they couldn't afford = "banks saved" = moralhazard Nov 30, 2011 garlict: @BBCr4today "money saved" by flagrant debtors who wanted to get rich by buying properties they couldn't afford = "Money lost" by the prudent Nov 30, 2011 garlict: @BBCr4today what are these 1% pay rises that you speak of? Three years of 0% is the reality. #osborne #n30 Nov 30, 2011 garlict: @dfrw no escape from Tuesday morning reality Nov 29, 2011 garlict: Remember a lot of BBC's staff use Buy to Let property as their pension. Do not expect unbiased reporting on the economy. Nov 29, 2011 garlict: So weird. Bohemian rhapsody was going round my head in bathroom. Get upstairs turn on radio and Nicky Campbell starts quoting lines from BR Nov 29, 2011 garlict: RT @ianlovelandUK: Delighted the brilliant @tom_watson is on the Select Committee launching inquiry into library closures - hope they fi ... Nov 29, 2011 garlict: Curry Processing Unit http://t.co/XCDFud43 - garlict: Curry Processing Unit http://t.co/XCDFud43 Nov 29, 2011 garlict: Lamb dupiaza - all gone http://t.co/lK6K4OaK - garlict: Lamb dupiaza - all gone http://t.co/lK6K4OaK Nov 29, 2011 garlict: After curry juice http://t.co/WI5x1A4R - garlict: After curry juice http://t.co/WI5x1A4R Nov 28, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Strike now to get back what's yours / Comment / Home - Morning Star http://t.co/jHYCe4hF #Nov30 - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Strike now to get back what's yours / Comment / Home - Morning Star http://t.co/jHYCe4hF #Nov30 Nov 28, 2011 garlict: RT @Splottdad: right; off to bed. Busy day tomorrow, undermining the British economic miracle that Mr Osborne is so successfully deliver ... Nov 28, 2011 garlict: RT @Spetmologer: @Jponpolitics if a 1 day strike runs up a bill of £500m, how much did a BH for 28m workers for the Royal wedding in Apr ... Nov 28, 2011 garlict: RT @Spetmologer: @Jponpolitics since when did those who ABSTAIN in a strike ballot are counted as a NO ? Have l missed something ? Nov 28, 2011 garlict: RT @SirBlimelyWindy: @JPonpolitics For years govts have creamed off a surplus from public sector pension schemes and now they want us to ... Nov 27, 2011 garlict: RT @Gizmodo: The Hot Water Bottle: Possibly the Coziest Invention of All Time http://t.co/BRIVY6jJ - garlict: RT @Gizmodo: The Hot Water Bottle: Possibly the Coziest Invention of All Time http://t.co/BRIVY6jJ Nov 27, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Michael Rosen: Have written the following to the Guardian letters page in response to Gove's suggestion tha… (cont) http:// ... Nov 27, 2011 garlict: RT @walkyouhome: The Enemies of Books: Why we need books, libraries and a free internet: http://t.co/o6Qgz8IT @UKpling #savelibraries - garlict: RT @walkyouhome: The Enemies of Books: Why we need books, libraries and a free internet: http://t.co/o6Qgz8IT @UKpling #savelibraries Nov 27, 2011 garlict: RT @UncleDynamite: Facebook has proven my father right. After examining my old girlfriends' Thanksgiving photos, they really did all bec ... Nov 27, 2011 garlict: I can't stop listening to this. Larkin Grimm "The Butcher" http://t.co/8ayTgSzx - garlict: I can't stop listening to this. Larkin Grimm "The Butcher" http://t.co/8ayTgSzx Nov 26, 2011 garlict: @JanBR thanks, I hope yours is lovely too Nov 26, 2011 garlict: RT @hungbunny: Podcast 228 is also on Mixcloud at http://t.co/odNC351j - garlict: RT @hungbunny: Podcast 228 is also on Mixcloud at http://t.co/odNC351j Nov 26, 2011 garlict: RT @rossfinley: Britain eats (leverages) its young http://t.co/WtvB2I0D @jamessaft #housing - garlict: RT @rossfinley: Britain eats (leverages) its young http://t.co/WtvB2I0D @jamessaft #housing Nov 26, 2011 garlict: RT @KarinaTR4S: On behalf of Inverness I'd like to apologise for Danny Alexander. Not one person I've met here likes or supports him. Nov 26, 2011 garlict: Hark I hear the righteous indignation of twitter's self appointed moral guardians calling out in patronising harmony. #thatcher #death #dead Nov 26, 2011 garlict: So you ate some ramen. What do you want, a medal? Nov 25, 2011 garlict: To qualify as a true modern Islington parent you must cycle your child around in a tea chest. Nov 25, 2011 garlict: mobile me http://t.co/5pkgzy2x - garlict: mobile me http://t.co/5pkgzy2x Nov 24, 2011 garlict: Footprints: Half Man Half Biscuit lyrics from This Leaden Pall http://t.co/AuodOt2A - garlict: Footprints: Half Man Half Biscuit lyrics from This Leaden Pall http://t.co/AuodOt2A Nov 24, 2011 garlict: What happened next was a double decker of decades where china in your hands became you in china's hands. Nov 24, 2011 garlict: I lay on her back. Invested time in her memories. I believe she was in a hammock in Arizona gazing up at particularly fluffy little clouds. Nov 24, 2011 garlict: there are layers and slices and angles and non intersecting sets and pools and drifts and trends and knowledge gaps - but where is my mind? Nov 24, 2011 garlict: RT @simonbreak: Going to Palm Springs for Thanksgiving. Mainly I will be wearing Pringle and pretending to be Bing Crosby #pringle #amer ... Nov 24, 2011 garlict: scrobble to last.fm with google music in chrome or firefox with this script http://t.co/JuaBSQmH - garlict: scrobble to last.fm with google music in chrome or firefox with this script http://t.co/JuaBSQmH Nov 24, 2011 garlict: YES! RT @schammond: Great post using your local library cos it saves mountains of cash http://t.co/LjrBAuph #savelibraries #uselibraries - garlict: YES! RT @schammond: Great post using your local library cos it saves mountains of cash http://t.co/LjrBAuph #savelibraries #uselibraries Nov 24, 2011 garlict: RT @schammond: Great post about using your local library cos it saves mountains of cash http://t.co/7BUqG3O9 #savelibraries #uselibrarie ... - garlict: RT @schammond: Great post about using your local library cos it saves mountains of cash http://t.co/7BUqG3O9 #savelibraries #uselibrarie ... Nov 24, 2011 garlict: They're gobbling the gobblers. #thanksgiving Nov 24, 2011 garlict: Media intrusion makes celebs paranoid. Mixing cocaine with adultery can lead to a similar state of mind. Nov 24, 2011 garlict: Mark Lawson has gone insane. He is to be exterminated with extreme prejudice. #listenagainst Nov 24, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: The Consumer Forums - Crisis - Volunteers needed to help homeless people this Christmas http://t.co/VJOE1l7p - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: The Consumer Forums - Crisis - Volunteers needed to help homeless people this Christmas http://t.co/VJOE1l7p Nov 24, 2011 garlict: some funky ass dancing from 1978 http://t.co/HAmjTIHW - garlict: some funky ass dancing from 1978 http://t.co/HAmjTIHW Nov 23, 2011 garlict: RT @kilwin_62: #newsnight performance should be rewarded? In which case the city would resemble the killing fields #areyoutakingthepiss! ... Nov 23, 2011 garlict: RT @DrMatthewAshton: I'm irritated that I work hard for my wages, however executives feel they should only work hard if they get extra " ... Nov 23, 2011 garlict: RT @Comrade58: Newsnight.Listening to these three talk about their solutions to fatcat pay helps you realise you have nothing in common ... Nov 23, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: @garlict Snow and tents cause havoc in London greater than that caused by Hitler's blitz. Apparently. Nov 23, 2011 garlict: Another great episode of that therapy drama on @BBCRadio4 Nov 23, 2011 garlict: Earthquakes nuclear fallout famine revolution massacres economic armageddon. And Kate Bush writes an album about snow. Nov 22, 2011 garlict: RT @jmahlives: Who's this hopeless woman on #r4today: "we're not Germany": "you don't give children a say so why workers" !! Nov 22, 2011 garlict: RT @will_full: Who was that vile woman on #r4today just now? She compared paying workers to giving kids pocket money. Nov 22, 2011 garlict: RT @channel4news: Exclusive from #c4news - GPs say they have firm evidence that the government is planning to privatise the NHS http://t ... - garlict: RT @channel4news: Exclusive from #c4news - GPs say they have firm evidence that the government is planning to privatise the NHS http://t ... Nov 22, 2011 garlict: Just been listening to two albums by @loscil that I bought because of @grooveshark and @spotify. Free streaming does lead to CD sales. Nov 22, 2011 garlict: Ha ha that brutally honest mp character talking to his psychiatrist is back on @BBCRadio4 Nov 22, 2011 garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Julian Cope (12), Kettel (6) & Luna (5) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Julian Cope (12), Kettel (6) & Luna (5) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 Nov 21, 2011 garlict: @faisalislam ...can't get an income strangling uber-mortgage that redirects salary from being spent on the real economy to the vampire banks Nov 21, 2011 garlict: RT @jeremycorbyn: @MichaelDugherMP @edballsmp @BBCr4today We need to build more Council homes, not sell them, and control private rents, ... Nov 21, 2011 garlict: Build cheap rental public housing for all on OUR brownfield sites rather than flog them off to your property developer mates. @BBCRadio4 Nov 21, 2011 garlict: Grant! Lenders aren't lending because the world has discovered that house prices are overpriced to bubble. UK prices need to drop @BBCRadio4 Nov 21, 2011 garlict: RT @joshuahersh: This guy's good RT @hackneylad: The new front-line of #Egypt's reawakened revolution http://t.co/iUwMhbHu #Tahrir - garlict: RT @joshuahersh: This guy's good RT @hackneylad: The new front-line of #Egypt's reawakened revolution http://t.co/iUwMhbHu #Tahrir Nov 21, 2011 garlict: RT @SethEag: #ows The Culture That Finally Bit Back http://t.co/eGejmPk4 - garlict: RT @SethEag: #ows The Culture That Finally Bit Back http://t.co/eGejmPk4 Nov 21, 2011 garlict: RT @MissEllieMae: UC Davis police placed on leave after pepper spray video outrage http://t.co/OD4jQqN3 - garlict: RT @MissEllieMae: UC Davis police placed on leave after pepper spray video outrage http://t.co/OD4jQqN3 Nov 21, 2011 garlict: Franklyn. Like a dolled up Islingtonian episode of Sapphire and Steel. Nov 21, 2011 garlict: See the goals in great quality Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2 English commentary http://t.co/YGNn8aPF #lfc click on top right corner for fullscreen - garlict: See the goals in great quality Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2 English commentary http://t.co/YGNn8aPF #lfc click on top right corner for fullscreen Nov 20, 2011 garlict: (sings) When I wear a glove it will be four fingers, four fingers and a thumb! Nov 20, 2011 garlict: "so sell around 1 million council houses and build 100,000 new ones? they should build 2 million new council houses and stop right to buy" Nov 20, 2011 garlict: RT @lisaansell: If someone hasn't joined your strike. Try this. http://t.co/yi6nnjwX - garlict: RT @lisaansell: If someone hasn't joined your strike. Try this. http://t.co/yi6nnjwX Nov 20, 2011 garlict: RT @jonsnowC4: visited #occupy..organised, eclectic...smell of good food..filmed it for our review of 2011 Nov 20, 2011 garlict: RT @waynecoyne: Fantastical skies today by the equator!! http://t.co/2BQbedM1 http://t.co/ptmVdul6 - garlict: RT @waynecoyne: Fantastical skies today by the equator!! http://t.co/2BQbedM1 http://t.co/ptmVdul6 Nov 20, 2011 garlict: Here it is for you masochists. The Workers - Let's Work Together http://t.co/1QAnrLjx - garlict: Here it is for you masochists. The Workers - Let's Work Together http://t.co/1QAnrLjx Nov 20, 2011 garlict: Also the new song and video is as excruciatingly awful and embarrassing as every party political broadcast that is shown on TV. Nov 20, 2011 garlict: Unions are not internet savvy. Unison promoted new TUC pop song using an incorrect twitter addy and the youtube fails to link to dl purchase Nov 20, 2011 garlict: Was the looting this summer allowed as part of a "silent strike" by the police? In 1919 a police strike led to looting http://t.co/fVqtk9cB - garlict: Was the looting this summer allowed as part of a "silent strike" by the police? In 1919 a police strike led to looting http://t.co/fVqtk9cB Nov 20, 2011 garlict: RT @marysofthesea: "What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a book, with the wind..." http://t.co ... - garlict: RT @marysofthesea: "What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a book, with the wind..." http://t.co ... Nov 20, 2011 garlict: @rejecter we used to sing that as kids my sister and I. Even then with our innocent minds we thought it was a bit creepy. Nov 20, 2011 garlict: RT @rejecter: My daughter is singing 'Does Your Mother Know' which is rather unsettling. Nov 20, 2011 garlict: RT @ijclark: Total value of books borrowed: £80. No way I could spend £80 per week to aid my daughter's literacy. #savelibraries Nov 20, 2011 garlict: "We only managed to bring down the head of the regime [Hosni Mubarak]. The rest of the tree is still standing," Nov 19, 2011 garlict: My last two tweets were supposed to have pictures attached - bloody phone. Nov 19, 2011 garlict: is in a relationship with Clissold park. Nov 19, 2011 garlict: Life was just a bag of laughs living up North. Nov 19, 2011 garlict: RT @rt_com Bloomberg's office admits to arresting credentialed OWS press — RT http://t.co/D5G1MsKA - garlict: RT @rt_com Bloomberg's office admits to arresting credentialed OWS press — RT http://t.co/D5G1MsKA Nov 18, 2011 garlict: RT @BoingBoing: 1 week after attending NY Public Library gala, Bloomberg destroys #OWS library containing honorees' books (and his own) ... Nov 18, 2011 garlict: [VocalPost] Sleepy test of VocalPost app. Audio is limited to 30 seconds. #android #spokenword : http://t.co/prRR1YjY - garlict: [VocalPost] Sleepy test of VocalPost app. Audio is limited to 30 seconds. #android #spokenword : http://t.co/prRR1YjY Nov 18, 2011 garlict: Live Swan Watch on channel 301. Now this is Television! Nov 18, 2011 garlict: #bbcaq young British earning low will never save a penny that will pay for anything in the overpriced (housing) UK. Where is the Motivation? Nov 18, 2011 garlict: #bbcaq the reason young people from Latin America and Eastern Europe are so keen to work in UK is money worth a lot back in home country. Nov 18, 2011 garlict: RT @xdadevelopers: Android: Nexus One "Too Old" for ICS? Get Real! AOSP-Based Builds Arrive for Various Devices! http://t.co/mHZOds4O - garlict: RT @xdadevelopers: Android: Nexus One "Too Old" for ICS? Get Real! AOSP-Based Builds Arrive for Various Devices! http://t.co/mHZOds4O Nov 18, 2011 garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Goldman Sachs conquers Europe #news http://t.co/ebTrgzkp - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Goldman Sachs conquers Europe #news http://t.co/ebTrgzkp Nov 18, 2011 garlict: RT @WWarped: Oh shit its time for work. Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @ResonanceFM: this geezer - @maxkeiser - http://t.co/Eo6c98nW is doing a Resonance FM fundraiser in London on Saturday http://t.co/4J ... - garlict: RT @ResonanceFM: this geezer - @maxkeiser - http://t.co/Eo6c98nW is doing a Resonance FM fundraiser in London on Saturday http://t.co/4J ... Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @cookdandbombd: Fucking hell. Chris Morris & Julia Louis-Dreyfus! CM involved with Veep? (via @pirate_joe) http://t.co/HLQx4bjQ - garlict: RT @cookdandbombd: Fucking hell. Chris Morris & Julia Louis-Dreyfus! CM involved with Veep? (via @pirate_joe) http://t.co/HLQx4bjQ Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @UKuncut: We came with cards, flowers, party poppers, and Cava and to gate crash DodgyDave's key note speech http://t.co/Zk01g5dd - garlict: RT @UKuncut: We came with cards, flowers, party poppers, and Cava and to gate crash DodgyDave's key note speech http://t.co/Zk01g5dd Nov 17, 2011 garlict: Can House Trailer - This is awesome- you must watch http://t.co/JrQsCQXq - garlict: Can House Trailer - This is awesome- you must watch http://t.co/JrQsCQXq Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @georgegalloway: Why didn't Eddie Mair on BBC Radio 4 ask Ribal Al-Assad who his father is and what he did in Syria? #fb Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @faisalislam: So taxpayers lose £400m on the good bank Northern rock sale, and get to keep the bad bank with the rotting 125% mortgages. Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @ArnieEtc: Just to clarify, we've sold the good bit of Northern Rock (with all the toxic debt moved to the 'bad bank') for a £700 mil ... Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @thedailymash: Osborne to use £747m from Northern Rock sale to bail out new owners http://t.co/tzojL7FL - garlict: RT @thedailymash: Osborne to use £747m from Northern Rock sale to bail out new owners http://t.co/tzojL7FL Nov 17, 2011 garlict: The Daily Mash - Osborne to use £747m from Northern Rock sale to bail out new owners http://t.co/YglzSeOj - garlict: The Daily Mash - Osborne to use £747m from Northern Rock sale to bail out new owners http://t.co/YglzSeOj Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @jkerrstevens: watching a Lambeth parking inspector peeing in my street doesn't fill me with joy about our council. Nov 17, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Put live frog in copper pot of cold water. Light fire. Frog slowly boils. That's the speed of our reactions. That's how far ... Nov 17, 2011 garlict: King Arthur is pants. Nov 16, 2011 garlict: Corporate-driven coups in the heart of Europe. a must read. #goldmansachs http://t.co/BJEVuoOM - garlict: Corporate-driven coups in the heart of Europe. a must read. #goldmansachs http://t.co/BJEVuoOM Nov 16, 2011 garlict: RT @deepthroatfiles: Rebecca Black's Latest Music Video Has Arrived [Video]: Af... http://t ... - garlict: RT @deepthroatfiles: Rebecca Black's Latest Music Video Has Arrived [Video]: Af... http://t ... Nov 15, 2011 garlict: RT @sickjew: City could afford massive liquidation and theft of its assets by banks, but "cannot afford" its population's response. http ... Nov 15, 2011 garlict: RT @cyanogen: ..and we're off. check back in 2 months :) #cm9 #ics Nov 15, 2011 garlict: RT @jbqueru: ICS is all live in AOSP, go ahead and sync it. Creating new clients is better. http://t.co/jpg38K10 - garlict: RT @jbqueru: ICS is all live in AOSP, go ahead and sync it. Creating new clients is better. http://t.co/jpg38K10 Nov 15, 2011 garlict: RT @OccupyWallSt: The 5k books of #thepeopleslibrary have been thrown in the trash. #ows Nov 15, 2011 garlict: night said bed Nov 15, 2011 garlict: Interesting follow up discussion of Faisal Islam's "Not the end of capitalism" blog on HPC http://t.co/rhxbzxVm - garlict: Interesting follow up discussion of Faisal Islam's "Not the end of capitalism" blog on HPC http://t.co/rhxbzxVm Nov 15, 2011 garlict: RT @faisalislam: It's not the end of capitalism at all. It's, Game, Set and Match to capitalism. My blog: http://t.co/SwWma49g - garlict: RT @faisalislam: It's not the end of capitalism at all. It's, Game, Set and Match to capitalism. My blog: http://t.co/SwWma49g Nov 15, 2011 garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Helios (11), Bad Company (8) & Pole (6) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Helios (11), Bad Company (8) & Pole (6) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 Nov 14, 2011 garlict: Not sexy tweets but I'm building up my resistance to the anti-strike propaganda that is about to hit us public sector workers #Nov30 Nov 14, 2011 garlict: RSA - Going Dutch - how to double the value of British pensions http://t.co/mRtRTQIw - garlict: RSA - Going Dutch - how to double the value of British pensions http://t.co/mRtRTQIw Nov 14, 2011 garlict: Large public sector schemes pay out more because of economies of scale and less need for profits for the operators. #British #pensions Nov 14, 2011 garlict: Minor changes to our regulatory framework could boost pension returns by 39 percent. #British #pensions Nov 14, 2011 garlict: A huge proportion of our pensions disappear in fees – with charges swallowing up to 40 percent of the value of the pension. #pensions Nov 14, 2011 garlict: If a typical Dutch and a typical British person save the same amount for their pension, the Dutch can expect a 50% higher income #pensions Nov 14, 2011 garlict: RT @MundoJazz: RT @garlict: I wish I was as cool as @MundoJazz and I fancy him Nov 14, 2011 garlict: RT @MundoJazz: That mamacita Theresa May made me so horny. She said she would let me stay in England if I promised to feed her pussy. Nov 14, 2011 garlict: RT @feb17libya: Viagra-munching Muammar Gaddafi bedded five a day http://t.co/3kKwE6NF - garlict: RT @feb17libya: Viagra-munching Muammar Gaddafi bedded five a day http://t.co/3kKwE6NF Nov 14, 2011 garlict: RT @hotpatooties: I hope Lady GaGa can escape from Kittys vagina and get to the stage in time for her performance. #kittystolegagaandhid ... Nov 14, 2011 garlict: I'd rather lick drops of sweat from Morris Macfuck the ginger trapeze artist's nutsack than watch #gaga on #xfactor Nov 14, 2011 garlict: people being slaves to the dictats of the @googlenexus challenges should think to themselves "I'm doing this for a f*&$!ng telephone, why?" Nov 14, 2011 garlict: When I see CSI:NY in the tv listings I think "cool, they're showing a Crosby Stills Nash and Young concert" before the mundane reality hits. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: I re-uploaded a mix called Umbrella. You should definitely whack it on. http://t.co/ApVkSo3r - garlict: I re-uploaded a mix called Umbrella. You should definitely whack it on. http://t.co/ApVkSo3r Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @_ajit8_ oh yeah, I remember that. Nasty piece of work. Still. It is good that the true vileness of the Tories is revealed to younger voters Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @_ajit8_ I'm sure he is. Don't get me wrong. They're all despicable. ps. there wasn't a link attached to that. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: RT @MundoJazz: RT @garlict: @SethEag I hereby donate all of my worldly goods to kittens Nov 13, 2011 garlict: GUEST: Where did David go wrong? MERCER: Well, he was born. ha ha ha, read the rest of the transcript here. http://t.co/k8eM39AN #cameron - garlict: GUEST: Where did David go wrong? MERCER: Well, he was born. ha ha ha, read the rest of the transcript here. http://t.co/k8eM39AN #cameron Nov 13, 2011 garlict: RT @tweetminster: The words Patrick Mercer MP is claimed to have used against David Cameron http://t.co/oijq2UIM - ConHome - garlict: RT @tweetminster: The words Patrick Mercer MP is claimed to have used against David Cameron http://t.co/oijq2UIM - ConHome Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @theflaminglips nice though it is to see your grinning hairy faces, we were mostly wanting to see the Japanese girls. We being me and pinky. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: RT @Zen_Moments: A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain. ~ Jessamyn West Nov 13, 2011 garlict: RT @thinkprogress: Bachmann holds up China as a model social and economic system, audience applauds Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @dfrw thanks, good reads @SethEag Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @SethEag I've seen a few falsies. @MundoJazz specialises. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @Deek You're as young as year dot. And doing a fine job of holding up the big monkey man. Goodnight. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @dfrw well that is food for thought. I appreciate your opinions :-) ta x Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @dfrw :-) I hope I can unsingle myself without being a writer. Maybe I should try improving just to see where it goes. See what is there. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: I like this reggae band. Miles better than the lou metal. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: Lou Reed and Metallica. Yeah well okay. Better than Oasis at least. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: He lived in a downy hutch with fluffy feathers and Gordon's gin bottles. Then the wolf blew it down and his feet never touched the ground. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: RT @Deek: @garlict GET OUT MORE Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @Deek can't go out until my brain has unlobotomised itself. Which will happen at some point between now and 2020 I calculate. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: Mincing about the stage with scary hands and a Savile wig. Time for the big black limo. Crawl on yer knees roll on yer back. Crowd explodes. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: I was born to love noone noone to love me. Only the wind and the tall green grass in a land of forgotten dreams. Slip through a crack. Gone. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: It rains on the moon more frequently than I have sex. Nov 13, 2011 garlict: Those Korean kittens can't sing or dance. Ah look its cilla she can't sing either. Painful #beatles Nov 13, 2011 garlict: @prodnose oh god no, wish I could unsee that Nov 13, 2011 garlict: uloops studio works a helluva lot better now I'm no longer using the G1. I will go and make some crappy mobile music y'all hear, #android Nov 13, 2011 garlict: Updated the radio driver for my desire z with the recent one released for the G2 in the USA. Great results. #reasonforrooting #android Nov 12, 2011 garlict: Been watching Al Jazeera. Feeling sad for the people of Yemen and Syria. Nov 11, 2011 garlict: Delish meal I rustled up. Baked aubergines then tomato sauce with parmesan baked til bubbling a la Nigel Slater. http://t.co/ZFOzRF1u - garlict: Delish meal I rustled up. Baked aubergines then tomato sauce with parmesan baked til bubbling a la Nigel Slater. http://t.co/ZFOzRF1u Nov 11, 2011 garlict: RT @DoWhatITellYou: Stand up. Put your hand (or hoof) on your heart. Say "11, 11, 11." Now salute. Good. Nov 11, 2011 garlict: Hello Friday. I will attempt to get to work without fainting or having an anxiety attack. Wish me luck. Nov 11, 2011 garlict: RT @faisalislam: ..And frankly, many of the 40-plus media classes are totally bought into BTL too, so don't expect any serious look at t ... Nov 11, 2011 garlict: RT @faisalislam: Meanwhile politicos pretend they care by having "first time buyer summits" in reality do nothing to offend multiple pro ... Nov 11, 2011 garlict: RT @paullewismoney: Crisis has passed straight over Portugal, Ireland, Spain to hit Italy and France... http://t.co/R2rAm0jh - garlict: RT @paullewismoney: Crisis has passed straight over Portugal, Ireland, Spain to hit Italy and France... http://t.co/R2rAm0jh Nov 11, 2011 garlict: RT @paullewismoney: Euro states living beyond means for years. Debt manageable with growth. But no (cont) http://t.co/Uf2LKVyR - garlict: RT @paullewismoney: Euro states living beyond means for years. Debt manageable with growth. But no (cont) http://t.co/Uf2LKVyR Nov 11, 2011 garlict: RT @rj_gallagher: Worst police violence I've seen so far at any #Occupy protest. Hard to watch - riot cops attack #California students h ... Nov 11, 2011 garlict: Hah , that sounded a bit wanky. think I'll unfollow myself, Nov 11, 2011 garlict: No newsnight or question time for me tonight. This is a night for peace and sensitivity. Nov 11, 2011 garlict: Check out Sharron Kraus at The China Shop Gallery, OX4 1PY http://t.co/7FVl9Vka via @lastfm - garlict: Check out Sharron Kraus at The China Shop Gallery, OX4 1PY http://t.co/7FVl9Vka via @lastfm Nov 10, 2011 garlict: @NewJournal Horrible story. Elderly people are very vulnerable. Sometimes they're robbed by people they know & trust on their housing estate Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Unelected EU banker becomes Greek PM - Morning Star http://t.co/AJu30UA8 - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Unelected EU banker becomes Greek PM - Morning Star http://t.co/AJu30UA8 Nov 10, 2011 garlict: The one size fits all benefit reforms are inhumane. Read this http://t.co/L8lnL2Wp - garlict: The one size fits all benefit reforms are inhumane. Read this http://t.co/L8lnL2Wp Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @THemingford: @garlict Yes to rent caps. Please have a read of this chaps dreadful situation - http://t.co/nbwWz5ZU - garlict: RT @THemingford: @garlict Yes to rent caps. Please have a read of this chaps dreadful situation - http://t.co/nbwWz5ZU Nov 10, 2011 garlict: @SexEdUKation @MissEllieMae and especially if kept on a turkey basting brush (see Sunset Beach). Nov 10, 2011 garlict: hang on I'm supposed to be chilling out. tomorrow the flying saucers are coming 11:11:11 hold tight kids... Nov 10, 2011 garlict: europe doomed, new dark ages, new fascism, new wars, 3rd world planet, suicidal radioactive lemmings flooded and then baked in a global oven Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: In the USSR nobody paid rent. It was their country. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: That's enough of that. I feel ghastly. Having another labyrinthitis attack so must go and chill out. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: And have you seen the size of these newbuild flats? Rabbit hutches that make 1960 council flats seem like palaces. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: Buying a shared ownership house is a complete rip off as the overall price is massively overinflated. Let's have cheap rent flats instead. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: Rent capping will also reduce the price of buying a house. Renters are just paying for BTLers overinflated mortgages. Let's end the madness. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: Unfortunately uncapped housing benefit helps drive rent higher for those of us who don't claim. I propose rent capping NOT benefit capping. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @hungbunny: It's a bit like pile cream. http://t.co/7fjpaW1q - garlict: RT @hungbunny: It's a bit like pile cream. http://t.co/7fjpaW1q Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @adrianshort: They banned Muslims Against Crusades. Perhaps govt could take a closer look at the Royal British Legion: http://t.co/nJ ... - garlict: RT @adrianshort: They banned Muslims Against Crusades. Perhaps govt could take a closer look at the Royal British Legion: http://t.co/nJ ... Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @welsh_gas_doc: What's Operation Millipede? #phonehacking Nov 10, 2011 garlict: #jamesmurdoch I am drowning in the manure spewing from his mouth. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @tom_watson: Late, late night playing Portal 2. Early, early morning drafting questions and listening to The Clash on full blast. #br ... Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @byameliahill: #murdoch Crone misled the committee. Myler too. So says James. The only one with clean hands, it seems. What a white k ... Nov 10, 2011 garlict: Just got called from work. Can I come in this afternoon? Being the dedicated public servant I am I have agreed. Bollocks. #savelibraries Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @faisalislam: ... Here's a blog and a film I did from a year ago, precisely predicting the Bailout BTL boom ... http://t.co/XitA4PGf ... - garlict: RT @faisalislam: ... Here's a blog and a film I did from a year ago, precisely predicting the Bailout BTL boom ... http://t.co/XitA4PGf ... Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @ChrisMasonBBC: James Murdoch giving evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee is now live with @vicderbyshire @bbc5 ... Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @rfrst: http://t.co/q7ruEdnW <- #deadthatcheravatarday picture :-) - garlict: RT @rfrst: http://t.co/q7ruEdnW <- #deadthatcheravatarday picture :-) Nov 10, 2011 garlict: @faisalislam a continuation of the years of amateur landlords buying properties as pensions. Anti-work, money for nothing shame of Britain. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: @dfrw cheddar gorge innit? ;) Nov 10, 2011 garlict: @DaftLimmy This is your finest hour. Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @MrsBuhweet: @DaftLimmy Its ok when the Tories deface pictures of politicians isnt it ? http://t.co/sKjBqwMt #twofaced - garlict: RT @MrsBuhweet: @DaftLimmy Its ok when the Tories deface pictures of politicians isnt it ? http://t.co/sKjBqwMt #twofaced Nov 10, 2011 garlict: RT @sitcomgeek: Well after all this, now I HAVE to follow @DaftLimmy on Twitter: http://t.co/VuUXy3cl - garlict: RT @sitcomgeek: Well after all this, now I HAVE to follow @DaftLimmy on Twitter: http://t.co/VuUXy3cl Nov 10, 2011 garlict: People on radio and tv keep saying that I spent the last decade gorging myself on cheap credit. I did no such thing!
Nov 9, 2011 garlict: RT @KeiserReport: maxkeiser: RT @maxkeiser: China will make a play for Italy's 2,500 tonnes of gold http://t.co/qpp1uMYm http://t.co/1bI ... - garlict: RT @KeiserReport: maxkeiser: RT @maxkeiser: China will make a play for Italy's 2,500 tonnes of gold http://t.co/qpp1uMYm http://t.co/1bI ...
Nov 9, 2011 garlict: RT @themanwhofell: The moon looks beautiful this evening. Nov 9, 2011 garlict: RT @AJELive: Oakland man says police shot him with rubber bullet while he was videotaping last week's protests: Follow our Live Blog htt ...
Nov 9, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Incessant City-worship http://t.co/GMiDBpFB If BBC producers are short of names they can phone the Morning Star for suggest ... - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Incessant City-worship http://t.co/GMiDBpFB If BBC producers are short of names they can phone the Morning Star for suggest ...
Nov 9, 2011 garlict: Like an asteroid over troubled Earth I will fly me by.
Nov 9, 2011 garlict: This is a must read. I couldn't agree more! RT @UKpling: Public Lib News : Volunteering as a weapon http://t.co/0UXk6Hcm #savelibraries - garlict: This is a must read. I couldn't agree more! RT @UKpling: Public Lib News : Volunteering as a weapon http://t.co/0UXk6Hcm #savelibraries Nov 9, 2011 garlict: RT @tokugawasmile1: Used to have 2 goldfish called Simon & Garfunkel, Garfunkel died so we ended up with a fish called Simon. Embarrasing.
Nov 8, 2011 garlict: RT @_ajit8_: The City knows it's taking the piss http://t.co/iFjybLeE - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: The City knows it's taking the piss http://t.co/iFjybLeE
Nov 8, 2011 garlict: @deanwhitbread I know it sounds weird but I also concluded that subconcious works in a different way with time so library info from future?
Nov 8, 2011 garlict: Wichita Lineman in my head. Really sore piles in my bum.
Nov 8, 2011 garlict: @deanwhitbread Nice ouija board story. I had mind-boggling dabbles which led me to believe it was group subconcious sharing.
Nov 8, 2011 garlict: RT @DaftLimmy: Conrad Murray: Paedo Slayer. #jacksontrial
Nov 8, 2011 garlict: RT @DaftLimmy: Don't give Conrad Murray a jail sentence. Give him a medal, for murdering that paedo cunt Jackson.
Nov 8, 2011 garlict: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Rod Modell (2) & Enya (1) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Rod Modell (2) & Enya (1) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 Nov 7, 2011 garlict: RT @mygibbo: Public Libraries News : 6th November Keith Mitchell, accuser of library campaigners, to step down in May http://t.co/jdjilJiz - garlict: RT @mygibbo: Public Libraries News : 6th November Keith Mitchell, accuser of library campaigners, to step down in May http://t.co/jdjilJiz
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: RT @JonathanDavisWM: RT @zerohedge: "The fact that the US ambassador to Germany is a 23 year Goldman alum probably deserves repeat menti ...
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: RT @CllrMattSanders: Tomorrow is deadline for offers to take on libraries #Camden wants rid of. Not clear what will happen if council do ...
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: 2 4 6 8 Who do we really hate? Matthew!!! (repeat) #PrimarySchoolMemories
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: RT @fordybo: "@ThePoke: this is the most depressing thing I've read in ages http://t.co/rNO6TwTa" is this what humans are now?! - garlict: RT @fordybo: "@ThePoke: this is the most depressing thing I've read in ages http://t.co/rNO6TwTa" is this what humans are now?!
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: RT @ThePoke: Are you a hipster? http://t.co/wAqrHibD - garlict: RT @ThePoke: Are you a hipster? http://t.co/wAqrHibD
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: RT @jeremycorbyn: Greece under ECB/IMF administration told to choose a new Government. Health cuts, pensions slashed and wages reduced y ...
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: RT @WorldPeace2Day: Hackers shut down IDF and Mossad websites in defense of #FreedomWaves Haaretz: http://t.co/xX783pYz #Gaza #Palesti ... - garlict: RT @WorldPeace2Day: Hackers shut down IDF and Mossad websites in defense of #FreedomWaves Haaretz: http://t.co/xX783pYz #Gaza #Palesti ...
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: Wordplay is the lowest form of tweet.
Nov 7, 2011 garlict: Awful mix of celebrity rentagobs writing for Huffington Post UK. William Hague Sam Fox and Noel Gallagher. Where are the real bloggers?
Nov 6, 2011 garlict: Photocopier http://t.co/BEfISLqz - garlict: Photocopier http://t.co/BEfISLqz
Nov 5, 2011 garlict: #bbcaq The increase in the LGP scheme we will have to pay is going direct to Treasury not into our pension pot
Nov 5, 2011 garlict: RT @Janiete: @BBCRadio4 Pensions aren't driving wedge between public and private sector workers, Gov ministers are using the issue to do ...
Nov 5, 2011 garlict: RT @yrieithydd: It's not paying people in the public sector extra, it's not taken away what they've been working for #bbcaq
Nov 5, 2011 garlict: RT @Noelgoodboo: #bbcaq yes being asked to take a pay cut to work longer for a pension worth less without pay rise for three years is un ...
Nov 5, 2011 garlict: RT @deepthroatfiles: Woman Claims Painting Haunted By Headless Ghost: It’s a painted picture of a paranormal photograph. But ... http:/ ...
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Russian grave-robber 'lived with 26 female corpses... which he dressed as dolls and teddy bears' #news http://t.co/e ... - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Russian grave-robber 'lived with 26 female corpses... which he dressed as dolls and teddy bears' #news http://t.co/e ...
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: RT @DougStanhope: UK shows; Aylesbury, Newcastle, Tunbridge Wells, York, Wolverhampton, Sunderland, Southport, Bradford,... http://t.co/ ... - garlict: RT @DougStanhope: UK shows; Aylesbury, Newcastle, Tunbridge Wells, York, Wolverhampton, Sunderland, Southport, Bradford,... http://t.co/ ...
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: That last tweet was my best ever. Should be hung in the British museum.
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: Mouth starting to taste like dogshit. I wouldn't kiss me if I were you.
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: Glad I stayed up late enough to hear that pulse of heavy rain. Good night thin air.
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: Grayson Perry well yes quite I suppose maybe right yeah ok why not?
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: The gentleman's crack den in Rab C Nesbitt was brilliant. As was Rab's cheeky moneyshot at the camera at the end. It was like Viz on TV Nov 4, 2011 garlict: I think I've discovered that the use of the word Bare by London Yoot originated in Canada. Try a twitter search and you'll see what I mean.
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: Titus I'm bored. What plaything have you got for me today? An obscure country in the Balkan Peninsula. The inhabitants refer to it as Hellas
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: Beware of armless marble statues baring tiny packages. Nov 4, 2011 garlict: Hideous fools run Manchester schools. Spineless swines demented minds. Nov 4, 2011 garlict: Facetious is my middle name.
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: And don't get me started on The Clash. Bag o' shite public school boy's favourite toss. Almost puked at Glasto when I found Strummer's Fire.
Nov 4, 2011 garlict: Why are The Specials seen as cooler than The Beat? > http://t.co/YCtrS5q8 Public school boys preferred The Specials which put me off them. - garlict: Why are The Specials seen as cooler than The Beat? > http://t.co/YCtrS5q8 Public school boys preferred The Specials which put me off them.
Nov 4, 2011
garlict: Robert Peston getting jiggy to The Specials. I knew that band was overrated. Give me The Beat any day.
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: RT @antialacran: PressTV - Chomsky: US practices state terrorism http://t.co/BIIjutsa Drones against civilians in Paquistán, Yemen and S ... - garlict: RT @antialacran: PressTV - Chomsky: US practices state terrorism http://t.co/BIIjutsa Drones against civilians in Paquistán, Yemen and S ...
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: @LesleyFairbairn I'd love to be able to read it as it was incredible stuff taunting the current crop of politicians.
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: @LesleyFairbairn I heard Heathcote speak a poem in Oxford that was like an update of I Will Not Pay Taxes with strong ecological theme.
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: @LesleyFairbairn ooh thanks for that
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: Last time I came to the British Museum this wasn't here. http://t.co/TyZIOSdY - garlict: Last time I came to the British Museum this wasn't here. http://t.co/TyZIOSdY
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: @LesleyFairbairn I just wish he'd publish his new poetry somewhere I could read or hear it.
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: RT @LesleyFairbairn: @garlict I wish Heathcote Williams would start Tweeting!
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: The sad story of Isaac Hayes death and how Scientology was a factor in it. http://t.co/wkP1zdRe - garlict: The sad story of Isaac Hayes death and how Scientology was a factor in it. http://t.co/wkP1zdRe
Nov 3, 2011
garlict: God I'm gorgeous. http://t.co/kUmWiZUT - garlict: God I'm gorgeous. http://t.co/kUmWiZUT
Nov 2, 2011
garlict: Your boss will live longer than you - The Life Scientific, Sir Michael Marmot http://t.co/a0n2aGqF - garlict: Your boss will live longer than you - The Life Scientific, Sir Michael Marmot http://t.co/a0n2aGqF
Nov 2, 2011
garlict: Tomorrow I'm going to see Larry Grayson in Oh What A Lovely Pinafore at the British Museum. I have no idea why.
Nov 2, 2011
garlict: RT @faisalislam: “@HuffingtonPost: Nuclear station in San Diego (@SCE_SONGS) issued a level 3 emergency alert. http://t.co/1lFRXKxs "s ... - garlict: RT @faisalislam: “@HuffingtonPost: Nuclear station in San Diego (@SCE_SONGS) issued a level 3 emergency alert. http://t.co/1lFRXKxs "s ...
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: The first website that linked to my site in the late 90s was the wonderful Edible Brain http://t.co/oviaGCmO What is Spanky doing now? - garlict: The first website that linked to my site in the late 90s was the wonderful Edible Brain http://t.co/oviaGCmO What is Spanky doing now?
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: @TheBlackDog Socks? Nah. It's time to get out the floating candles, whack on the Enya and think of mummy.
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: The real subliminal lyrics to Enya's Anywhere Is single from 1995. "And you shall buy my records, and you shall buy my records (repeat)"
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: @TheBlackDog Well in that case I hope they release their new LP just in time for Christmas. Enya seems to have quit.
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: I am now following 555 of you buggers.
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: @dfrw It still sounds too close to steamy poo to me.
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: @dfrw I didn't see it. Was it a comment on one of your pictures?
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: RT @eeleach: When marvelling at the productivity of 20thC scholars, remember the wives, servants, and private incomes that made it all p ...
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Ween (8), Tycho (3) & John Stewart (2) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Ween (8), Tycho (3) & John Stewart (2) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: @renduh round my way they all traipse around with their parents. Bunch of pussies. Where are the naughty kids on the prowl? A dying art.
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: I used to be a gambolling lamb. Leaping & dancing not giving a damn. Now I am leaden & stiff as a broom. I should go drop some Es at shoom!
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: Now I've got loads of left over sugary e-number nasties that I will inflict on the workmates tomorrow.
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: ..."is it trick or treat then?" she hadn't said anything and I forgot to do the "ooh I'm scared" bit. So I tipped some jellybeans in her bag
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: I had a shed load of defensive sweets for trick or treaters. One little girl rang the bell and stood there as I towered over and blurted...
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: So sweet my sugar so sweet. Dangy dong dingo's kidneys. Half way up the stairs is a junky lying prone. It's not easy being queasy. Peace son
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: MelonHeads starring Jill Dando and Bernie TurkeyBreath Sumner. Their summer smash hit It's a shame that sting ray killed Steve Irwin.
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: Nothing can be written here of export. Except to remind the reader of his or her brain cells that are already steps ahead and washing dishes
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: Teavens jones teavans and knapsack. Bequeath sly minky a toasted bun. Meringue and jelly fruit for tea. Christ is English don't you know?
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: @dfrw cor blimey. Haven't read that in years. Quite an apt line. As I'm exuding nastiness at the mo'. Along with niceness too. Strange mix.
Nov 1, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: @garlict phanphuqntastik
Oct 31, 2011
garlict: RT @wikileaks: Google hands over WikiLeaks emails to secret Washington Grand Jury | WSJ http://t.co/2BaCiuSP - garlict: RT @wikileaks: Google hands over WikiLeaks emails to secret Washington Grand Jury | WSJ http://t.co/2BaCiuSP
Oct 31, 2011
garlict: RT @mixcloud: Lend us your eyes and ears radio lovers: @TheBBCAcademy are putting on a free industry training day in February http://t.c ... - garlict: RT @mixcloud: Lend us your eyes and ears radio lovers: @TheBBCAcademy are putting on a free industry training day in February http://t.c ...
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: RT @djhanks: Have you seen this cartoon about the Tory Workfare scheme? Sums it up perfectly: http://t.co/r6JlLUUa(via @chris_coltrane) ... - garlict: RT @djhanks: Have you seen this cartoon about the Tory Workfare scheme? Sums it up perfectly: http://t.co/r6JlLUUa(via @chris_coltrane) ...
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: RT @geoffwetblanket: My take on the John Humphrys welfare programme. http://t.co/CPnjEIjr #TFSOWWJH - garlict: RT @geoffwetblanket: My take on the John Humphrys welfare programme. http://t.co/CPnjEIjr #TFSOWWJH
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: RT @carlmaxim: BREAKING NEWS: Met involved in new phone hacking scandal > http://t.co/ackKpEDq - garlict: RT @carlmaxim: BREAKING NEWS: Met involved in new phone hacking scandal > http://t.co/ackKpEDq
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: Devices tricked the navigation cam and lost the vessel. Electrodes pulled and chemistry failed. Gum line and drill made a loss on trade fee.
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: When I was a sailor young. I wore my flares and tunes did hum. She liked it when we tied the knot. She promised all my chart could plot.
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: Mash oop de yamface an get the kiddy clued well in time fe de wash up an ting. Behave now we see incoming tomcat and brown face rat chase ay
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: The vast majority of victims of war are civilian men, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. WHITE POPPIES FOR PEACE http://t.co/iISimw7u - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: The vast majority of victims of war are civilian men, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. WHITE POPPIES FOR PEACE http://t.co/iISimw7u
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: All this poetry workshop waffle on radio 4. Get it off and let's have Heathcote Williams saying something thought provoking instead. #radio4
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: Tim Dowling's Cornwall article is the most pointless waste of shiny magazine paper I have yet witnessed. I'd prefer GCSE pupils' essays.
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: RT @Kurt_Vonnegut: I think it can be tremendously refreshing if a creator of literature has something on his mind other than the history ...
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: wow this one really is techno like, just missing the kick drum from 1959 http://t.co/nQ8CnFKU - garlict: wow this one really is techno like, just missing the kick drum from 1959 http://t.co/nQ8CnFKU
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: been searching for the early roots of techno, check this out from 1958 - the opening part is pretty minimal http://t.co/CzfpD68D - garlict: been searching for the early roots of techno, check this out from 1958 - the opening part is pretty minimal http://t.co/CzfpD68D
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: @_ajit8_ wow I've never heard Tonto's before - interesting, thanks
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: @hungbunny Good point. I think journs wish they could make a living writing books rather than hacking away, so they focus on those that do.
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: Now you're going to ask me to name some new interesting writers. Ask some smart arse 20 year olds!
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: @_ajit8_ yeah you're right. I just had through that out there for randomness as it was stuck in my head.
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: I've got nothing against Jeanette but I think lazy paper editors go for certain names and won't experiment or try new interesting writers.
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: There's always an article about Jeannette Winterson's something or other. So boring. Makes me want to read The Telegraph. @guardian
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: Qantas management? Bunch of qants!!! #qantas
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: I meant Fuck Qantas! #qantas #spelling
Oct 30, 2011
garlict: Fuck Quantas!
Oct 29, 2011
garlict: People say the first techno track is by Kraftwerk or that it is I Feel Love by Summer/Moroder. For me it is Golden Brown by The Stranglers.
Oct 29, 2011
garlict: Chaos Field - more experimental but still good http://t.co/KwwGpNWj check it out now! - garlict: Chaos Field - more experimental but still good http://t.co/KwwGpNWj check it out now!
Oct 29, 2011
garlict: RT @Gavlah1973: Now then now then hows about that then! #jimmysaville #rip
Oct 29, 2011
garlict: now then now then, what have we here? #rip #JimmySaville
Oct 29, 2011
garlict: RT @SimonNRicketts: No more jangle-jangle of jewellery, it seems. It is being reported that Jimmy Saville has died.
Oct 29, 2011
garlict: Happy Saturday - check out this groovy mix called Basket Case put together by me http://t.co/5KDVIjkM - garlict: Happy Saturday - check out this groovy mix called Basket Case put together by me http://t.co/5KDVIjkM
Oct 29, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Thatcher costs UK taxpayers £500,000 http://t.co/ALYbMQUr (via @presstvmobile) #PressTV http://t.co/HmcVf85z - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Thatcher costs UK taxpayers £500,000 http://t.co/ALYbMQUr (via @presstvmobile) #PressTV http://t.co/HmcVf85z
Oct 28, 2011
garlict: All those shitty slebs who pose standing body side on facing the camera are hiding their gynormous fat waists. Magazines are full of it.
Oct 28, 2011
garlict: RT @Jinjirrie: PCHR Weekly Rpt: 13 abducted in 58 separate incursions this week; settlers attack olive harvest - http://t.co/omFyCqzF # ... - garlict: RT @Jinjirrie: PCHR Weekly Rpt: 13 abducted in 58 separate incursions this week; settlers attack olive harvest - http://t.co/omFyCqzF # ...
Oct 28, 2011
garlict: Everyone is asleep. I'm trying not to have toothache.
Oct 27, 2011
garlict: You might believe there is a poltergeist in the house after listening to this #halloween http://t.co/DXhXw9hG via @mixcloud - garlict: You might believe there is a poltergeist in the house after listening to this #halloween http://t.co/DXhXw9hG via @mixcloud
Oct 27, 2011
garlict: At primary school we told others to stretch their mouths open with their fingers and say "My dad is a banker" No need for the stretching now
Oct 27, 2011
garlict: St Paul was a tent maker. I could imagine Jesus being born in the camp. http://t.co/brbxtA77 - garlict: St Paul was a tent maker. I could imagine Jesus being born in the camp. http://t.co/brbxtA77
Oct 27, 2011
garlict: Latest Coldplay Paradise song is worse than their Living La Vida Loca song. I didn't think it possible.
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: RT @PropertyPrawn: Graham Road, Hackney. They tried and gave up trying to sell it in 2010. http://t.co/9vRCDLmb #homesunderthehammer - garlict: RT @PropertyPrawn: Graham Road, Hackney. They tried and gave up trying to sell it in 2010. http://t.co/9vRCDLmb #homesunderthehammer
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: RT @gdnpoliticswire: Donor in Liam Fox scandal revealed as defence lobbyist Stephen Crouch http://t.co/2SJ7xLSB - garlict: RT @gdnpoliticswire: Donor in Liam Fox scandal revealed as defence lobbyist Stephen Crouch http://t.co/2SJ7xLSB
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: RT @julieakent: Schweet! RT @ColanM: Children's author being interviewed on BBC News is wearing a #Ween t-shirt. Boognish pride.
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: Can't wait to read the new Murakami three part novel. IQ84.
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: RT @AliceBlundrland: BBC News - Almost 10,000 Doncaster Council workers face 'dismissal' http://t.co/1RE3AM6j - garlict: RT @AliceBlundrland: BBC News - Almost 10,000 Doncaster Council workers face 'dismissal' http://t.co/1RE3AM6j
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: @Dominic_Simpson Better to be the Chairman of his own destiny.
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Listening to the narrowest minds on earth discussing corporate, bond holder and banking welfare on @BBCr4today
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: Radio4 File on 4 How hedge funds and asset strippers will profit massively from Greece's "Haircut".
Oct 26, 2011
garlict: I watched the TOTP 1976 repeat and now have the chorus of this song stuck in my head. http://t.co/7Q7Xtkqc - garlict: I watched the TOTP 1976 repeat and now have the chorus of this song stuck in my head. http://t.co/7Q7Xtkqc
Oct 25, 2011
garlict: RT @miuirom: Guys, we want more people to "follow" us, u have any good idea? pls help me: ) This baby android says thank you XD http://t ... - garlict: RT @miuirom: Guys, we want more people to "follow" us, u have any good idea? pls help me: ) This baby android says thank you XD http://t ...
Oct 25, 2011
garlict: @Dominic_Simpson last 7 days. It is an automated thing I signed up to. Most ipod listening doesn't get onto it.
Oct 25, 2011
garlict: @dfrw ha ha well spotted. I wish I could say that was intentional.
Oct 25, 2011
garlict: Enough smarts my arse.
Oct 25, 2011
garlict: People who write or say "enough smarts" instead of "smart enough".
Oct 25, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Ween (13), A Reminiscent Drive (8) & Luna (5) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Ween (13), A Reminiscent Drive (8) & Luna (5) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Oct 24, 2011
garlict: RT @Daveograve: Brent council's wall of shame #savelibraries #brentsoslibraries http://t.co/P5FsmU1W - garlict: RT @Daveograve: Brent council's wall of shame #savelibraries #brentsoslibraries http://t.co/P5FsmU1W
Oct 24, 2011
garlict: RT @gdnpoliticswire: NHS power will be held by quango, leaked document reveals http://t.co/dWhkLHT6 - garlict: RT @gdnpoliticswire: NHS power will be held by quango, leaked document reveals http://t.co/dWhkLHT6
Oct 24, 2011
garlict: Do you think the members of Crowded House all lived together?
Oct 24, 2011
garlict: I always miss Curb Your Enthusiasm? #whyalwaysme
Oct 24, 2011
garlict: RT @TaraBusch: First time in Glasgow, absolutely the best night so far. What a wonderful, kind, fabulous city! More soon..
Oct 23, 2011
garlict: #countryfile is getting more like Teletubbies. Let's have some equilateral chainsaws.
Oct 23, 2011
garlict: RT @CliveHasTheHorn: I wish CountryFile addressed real country issues like; incest, suicide, drug abuse, boredom dogging and er sheep lo ...
Oct 23, 2011
garlict: People on #countryfile complaining about pylons? What you need is some of those endless green fields turning into new commuter villages.
Oct 23, 2011
garlict: RT @AndroidYesMan: Why Steve Jobs Was Wrong About Android Being a 'Stolen' Product http://t.co/v6NquxKI #android - garlict: RT @AndroidYesMan: Why Steve Jobs Was Wrong About Android Being a 'Stolen' Product http://t.co/v6NquxKI #android
Oct 23, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Tibetan Buddhist monks self-immolate in China #news http://t.co/8G3PiRyB - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Tibetan Buddhist monks self-immolate in China #news http://t.co/8G3PiRyB
Oct 23, 2011
garlict: RT @Astro_Wheels: Our amazing ‘Blue Planet’! Witnessing the Aurora from the Space Station is life-changing. I have been back on th htt ...
Oct 23, 2011
garlict: RT @deanwhitbread: Time to play.. mobile art contest http://t.co/rPDyYhrN Prix Mobile launches today - garlict: RT @deanwhitbread: Time to play.. mobile art contest http://t.co/rPDyYhrN Prix Mobile launches today
Oct 23, 2011
garlict: I was an early adopter of @spotify and used to praise and promote it to all my friends. Since this facebook crap that promotion has reversed
Oct 22, 2011
garlict: #moneybox to the woman who kept saying that public sector workers with frozen wages will benefit from benefit rises. Many of us don't claim!
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: RT @peterjhinton: Publisher that implored Australians to vote yes for a Republic now condemns Gillard for not kissing Queen's arse http: ...
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: RT @stevegreer: Awful news, everyone: an elected head of state failed to show crawling deference towards an unelected aristocrat. http:/ ...
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: RT @borstalgran: Just wanted to support Julia Gillard in not curtsying to the queen. I wouldn't either.
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: RT @YouMattAtSix: Julia Gillard is getting hounded for NOT bowing to the Queen? Fuck. If I met the Queen, I'd be like "aiiiiiiiiight que ...
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: RT @VenusDeMileage: I am going to have the hottest bath ever.
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: RT @NewJournal: Ed Miliband opposed to 'occupy London' protests: http://t.co/ofuubmV1 - garlict: RT @NewJournal: Ed Miliband opposed to 'occupy London' protests: http://t.co/ofuubmV1
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: RT @zerohedge: Body of Libya’s Gaddafi being taken to secret location for security reasons: NTC official.... The 4 Seasons Oahu where Os ...
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: ICS android 4.0 design is fugly. I'll test it out when Cyanogen Mod get their version out but that blue colour makes me barf.
Oct 20, 2011
garlict: RT @AndroidPolice: Android Engineer: Ice Cream Sandwich AOSP Source Code Will Be Released, But Not Before Galaxy Nexus Goes On Sale http ...
Oct 19, 2011
garlict: Torres starting to do things for Chelsea. I have mixed feelings.
Oct 19, 2011
garlict: RT @guardiannews: Shark massacre reported in Colombian waters http://t.co/14TkYwYP - garlict: RT @guardiannews: Shark massacre reported in Colombian waters http://t.co/14TkYwYP
Oct 19, 2011
garlict: RT @LiverpoolLatest: Steven Gerrard: My body gave up and I needed injections (AllVoices): http://t.co/x8BUys31 #LFC - garlict: RT @LiverpoolLatest: Steven Gerrard: My body gave up and I needed injections (AllVoices): http://t.co/x8BUys31 #LFC
Oct 18, 2011
garlict: This inflation is being manufactured so that mortgage debt reduces relatively and insolvent banks/debtors are saved. #bbcradio4 #inflation
Oct 18, 2011
garlict: Stephanie Flanders my wages haven't risen 5% since 2008. They've been frozen like many other public service wages. #inflation #bbcradio4
Oct 18, 2011
garlict: RT @ShirleyBurnham: Library campaigners mount vigils to prevent Brent council clearing shelves http://t.co/yKHHHcUv via @guardian "Blood ... - garlict: RT @ShirleyBurnham: Library campaigners mount vigils to prevent Brent council clearing shelves http://t.co/yKHHHcUv via @guardian "Blood ...
Oct 18, 2011
garlict: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Malicorne (9) & Ween (7) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Malicorne (9) & Ween (7) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Oct 18, 2011
garlict: Occupy is such a crap word. Reclaim was much better.
Oct 18, 2011
garlict: Guy Fawkes masks suck.
Oct 18, 2011
garlict: If life was like google+ then it would be truly unbearable and I'd be off to Dignitas in a flash. Fortunately it's a bit more like twitter.
Oct 18, 2011
garlict: RT @jedweightman: Superb post by @TheNatFantastic on privilege and protest. Read it: http://t.co/4OKwo3xY #Occupy #OccupyLSX #Assange #p ... - garlict: RT @jedweightman: Superb post by @TheNatFantastic on privilege and protest. Read it: http://t.co/4OKwo3xY #Occupy #OccupyLSX #Assange #p ...
Oct 17, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: 100 year old Fauja Singh, from Ilford, east London completes Toronto Waterfront Marathon http://t.co/dth1OqAI - garlict: RT @Deek: 100 year old Fauja Singh, from Ilford, east London completes Toronto Waterfront Marathon http://t.co/dth1OqAI
Oct 17, 2011
garlict: RT @RickHarwood: You know that feeling, when you step on blue-tac, while listening to Shaddapa Ya Face by Joe Dolche as a budgerigar pec ...
Oct 17, 2011
garlict: About to drop some serious painkillers-Wisdom tooth again. Still spinning with some kind of mystery vertigo disorder. Will attempt work tmrw
Oct 17, 2011
garlict: I remember looking at those photos of thousands of red crabs on Christmas Island in my National Geographic magazine and being transfixed.
Oct 16, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: This is my theme for the day. http://t.co/GQsXyYL2 - garlict: RT @Deek: This is my theme for the day. http://t.co/GQsXyYL2
Oct 16, 2011
garlict: RT @WWarped: Pickled onions make a tasty alternative to love eggs #BadSexTips
Oct 16, 2011
garlict: @ajit8_ thanks for the retweets RT @garlict: very unique mix by me called Franklin My Dear http://t.co/bm70JBxH via @mixcloud - garlict: @ajit8_ thanks for the retweets RT @garlict: very unique mix by me called Franklin My Dear http://t.co/bm70JBxH via @mixcloud
Oct 16, 2011
garlict: @mixcloud now streaming properly with opera mobile and android with latest flash update and settings to have flash activated at all times.
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: very unique mix by me called Franklin My Dear atmospheric sea faring folk leads to proto punk and psych http://t.co/bm70JBxH via @mixcloud - garlict: very unique mix by me called Franklin My Dear atmospheric sea faring folk leads to proto punk and psych http://t.co/bm70JBxH via @mixcloud
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: Shit. That's a mug of tea gone cold. #lfc
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: RT @poolstevieG: I'm pissing with nerves.... Let's go you REDS! Beat those scum bastards!!! #LFC
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: RT @themanwhofell: In theory I am tempted to move. I've spent my life walking the same streets. And I can't afford a decent life in London.
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: RT @publiclibnews: Local Gov thinktank things libraries should just have children's books and bestsellers and be a e-"hub" http://t.co/a ... - garlict: RT @publiclibnews: Local Gov thinktank things libraries should just have children's books and bestsellers and be a e-"hub" http://t.co/a ...
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: @publiclibnews I recently had a line manager who could see no wrong in having just Airport Novels in the fiction section. Depressing.
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: From my dizzy fluey bedside retreat all those man booker nominations seem incredibly boring. I am trapped in a black hole of sickness.
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: Flickr app test http://t.co/mS9N3JhU - garlict: Flickr app test http://t.co/mS9N3JhU
Oct 15, 2011
garlict: Joe Cole: From Queen's Crescent to Lille. "I had frogs' legs the other day, and they were really nice" Good lad. http://t.co/X5b2gwfp - garlict: Joe Cole: From Queen's Crescent to Lille. "I had frogs' legs the other day, and they were really nice" Good lad. http://t.co/X5b2gwfp
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: RT @petegee1: Documentary: Unreported World. Ramita Navai and Wael Dabbous spend two weeks living undercover in #Syria. Channel 4 (UK) i ...
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: @jimmurphymp keep up the pressure on investigation into Fox and others. We need to know what the he'll was going on!
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: RT @TheNewsQuiz: Hey, remember when the defence secretary was Liam Fox. Relive those good times with a pre-recorded episode of The News ...
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: RT @nonnygoggler: BREAKING: Former Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox 'still a millionaire', reportedly 'not really that fucking bothered' at ...
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: RT @lukeymoore: 'I'm quitting', said Dr Liam Fox, over lunch with Adam Werrity.
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: RT @PME200: Btw sod national security, has anyone pointed out it's an offence to dump domestic/office waste in public bin? http://t.co/Z ... - garlict: RT @PME200: Btw sod national security, has anyone pointed out it's an offence to dump domestic/office waste in public bin? http://t.co/Z ...
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: Solved I needed to run the updates application #miui getting a red circle with the number 1 on the corner of a folder? @miuirom @MIUImods
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: RT @SaveKRLibrary: Attempts to board up library fail as children protest outside: http://t.co/LqoOBKiJ #savekensalriselibrary #savelibraries - garlict: RT @SaveKRLibrary: Attempts to board up library fail as children protest outside: http://t.co/LqoOBKiJ #savekensalriselibrary #savelibraries
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: RT @SaveKRLibrary: Protesters still outside Kensal Rise Library: http://t.co/9NY8Bn1B #savelibraries - garlict: RT @SaveKRLibrary: Protesters still outside Kensal Rise Library: http://t.co/9NY8Bn1B #savelibraries
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: #miui why am I getting a red circle with the number 1 on the corner of a folder? @miuirom @MIUImods http://t.co/nPcWhHxa - garlict: #miui why am I getting a red circle with the number 1 on the corner of a folder? @miuirom @MIUImods http://t.co/nPcWhHxa
Oct 14, 2011
garlict: Damn it. I am still as sick as hell.
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: RT @freeMaikel: @Amnesty: Egypt military court ‘toying with life’ of jailed blogger, #MaikelNabil #freeMaikel #noSCAF #noMilTrials http: ...
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: RT @UKpling: If every person who RT'd or tweeted a #savelibraries tweet signed this petition it would be a GOOD THING http://t.co/1DhSw6JS - garlict: RT @UKpling: If every person who RT'd or tweeted a #savelibraries tweet signed this petition it would be a GOOD THING http://t.co/1DhSw6JS
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: @UKpling have signed but now a judge has said "comprehensive and efficient service" can be maintained with large cuts #savelibraries
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: RT @petehannon: Shocking that #Brent #Labour leader Ann John has called plans to close half our libraries "exciting" #savelibraries
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: RT @bethanar: Untrained volunteers can't run libraries. If they get training, they're librarians - and should be paid. #savelibraries
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: Go Vanessa! #savelibraries
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: RT @kate_librarian: Going to the library & will see 100's of people getting info, help, books, using pcs, learning and improving their l ...
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: RT @Jo_Bo_Anderson: QT @PalelyLaura: BBC News - Library cuts: The battle of the bookshelves http://t.co/CxR63uj4 - @walkyouhome gets in ... - garlict: RT @Jo_Bo_Anderson: QT @PalelyLaura: BBC News - Library cuts: The battle of the bookshelves http://t.co/CxR63uj4 - @walkyouhome gets in ...
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: @charltonbrooker this by @djrubbish : Like Father Like Lizard #revolution http://t.co/5mhJZ6LS | Twicsy http://t.co/fzsY5LSv - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: @charltonbrooker this by @djrubbish : Like Father Like Lizard #revolution http://t.co/5mhJZ6LS | Twicsy http://t.co/fzsY5LSv
Oct 13, 2011
garlict: If you have a puerile sense of humour go and see Kunt and the Gang at Nambucca, 596Holloway Rd Thurs 13th Oct from 6pm http://t.co/SPdSAfW3 - garlict: If you have a puerile sense of humour go and see Kunt and the Gang at Nambucca, 596Holloway Rd Thurs 13th Oct from 6pm http://t.co/SPdSAfW3
Oct 12, 2011
garlict: Hey BlackBerry users, watch you don't get BacksideBerrries coz u jus' been RIMmed. LOL
Oct 12, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: RT @SkyNewsBreak: Spokesman for Liam Fox tells Sky News "Adam Werritty was not there when my back door was kicked in"
Oct 12, 2011
garlict: Great report on ch4 news re MOD human rights abuses. Another reason to dislike Liam Fox.
Oct 12, 2011
garlict: RT @teacherdude: Large bomb explosion in shopping mall in upmarket suburb, Athens #Greece. No injuries but extensive damage http://t.co/ ... - garlict: RT @teacherdude: Large bomb explosion in shopping mall in upmarket suburb, Athens #Greece. No injuries but extensive damage http://t.co/ ...
Oct 12, 2011
garlict: RT @simonbreak: OH WOW looks like I may finally have found a reason to get a TV http://t.co/C35lNi7S #youngpeople #digitalcontent #hackn ... - garlict: RT @simonbreak: OH WOW looks like I may finally have found a reason to get a TV http://t.co/C35lNi7S #youngpeople #digitalcontent #hackn ...
Oct 12, 2011
garlict: I faved this mix. Greatest Mushroom-Pillow Hits vol. http://t.co/Ty7juboQ via @mixcloud - garlict: I faved this mix. Greatest Mushroom-Pillow Hits vol. http://t.co/Ty7juboQ via @mixcloud
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: Shit. Because I mentioned the p word this morning I'm now being followed by someone offering 100% live granny sex.
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: And I can guess what it's all about. Desperately trying to make money on some financial deal. Go to the office mate. That's what it's for.
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: Wish this guy staying would fucking leave. I'm sick of his loud ratatat Italian voice during endless Skype conferences from his bedroom.
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: The joy of celluloid Steven Spielberg & Martin Scorsese: http://t.co/LZ7GfEVh - garlict: The joy of celluloid Steven Spielberg & Martin Scorsese: http://t.co/LZ7GfEVh
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @mattleys: I know this sounds melodramatic, but it's actually true: we have 24 hours to save the #NHS. Please sign that petition. htt ...
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @adrianshort: By me: Time to opt out of web #censorship: http://t.co/1ffEhXaf @VirginMedia @MothersUnion @openrightsgroup @julianhuppert - garlict: RT @adrianshort: By me: Time to opt out of web #censorship: http://t.co/1ffEhXaf @VirginMedia @MothersUnion @openrightsgroup @julianhuppert
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Spartz: Pornography to be blocked by internet service providers unless users opt in http://t.co/tnOxVrB6 How long before that list l ... - garlict: RT @Spartz: Pornography to be blocked by internet service providers unless users opt in http://t.co/tnOxVrB6 How long before that list l ...
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: @lawandsexuality on bbc5live they mentioned it would be an choice for new broadband customers implying that current custmrs remain unblocked
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @lawandsexuality: lawandsexuality blog Put Down the Pornography!: There seems a bit of confusion in the media this morning; a medi... ...
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: Now thousands of lodgers and house sharers will have to have that awkward chat with their landlord. Please could you unlock the p0rn?
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @lt1uk: Thank heavens Cameron & the Christians are here to block access to the web by default. Today, porn. Tomorrow, dissent: http:/ ...
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @pennywisepeter: So the Government are censoring pr0n on the net because of Christians. What are they going to stop people viewing ne ...
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @piterwilson: Doesn't matter how you dress it up : It's called Internet Censhorship http://t.co/gZXqzluH - garlict: RT @piterwilson: Doesn't matter how you dress it up : It's called Internet Censhorship http://t.co/gZXqzluH
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @WWarped: You laughed at homoeopathy, well check this out? http://t.co/h7tKPpty - garlict: RT @WWarped: You laughed at homoeopathy, well check this out? http://t.co/h7tKPpty
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Netanyahu seeks to legalize outposts built on private Palestinian land #news http://t.co/pBJnjBEL - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Netanyahu seeks to legalize outposts built on private Palestinian land #news http://t.co/pBJnjBEL
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: Library Camp Pub Chat Dilemma : volunteering, would you? http://t.co/MC1hDNtV /via @wordpressdotcom #savelibraries - garlict: Library Camp Pub Chat Dilemma : volunteering, would you? http://t.co/MC1hDNtV /via @wordpressdotcom #savelibraries
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: loscil (13), PJ Harvey (12) & Bohren & der Club of Gore (9) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: loscil (13), PJ Harvey (12) & Bohren & der Club of Gore (9) #mm http://t.co/JGrL8n38
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: RT @DaftLimmy: Anthea Turner's man leathered you. Me next. Any ring, any time, fuckin blast ye oot the solar system ya cunt. @rickygervais
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: @dfrw yeah, think I'll have to switch off the autotweet because I'm adding things to playlists for future use - it is a good site though
Oct 11, 2011
garlict: Tuned into "LWE Podcast 36: Kirk Degiorgio " by Little White Earbuds at http://t.co/2rQ252Nf #nowplaying - garlict: Tuned into "LWE Podcast 36: Kirk Degiorgio " by Little White Earbuds at http://t.co/2rQ252Nf #nowplaying
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: RT @Lucy_Worsley: In my (tea) cups tonight on BBC4 - http://t.co/dUIvXz4Q - garlict: RT @Lucy_Worsley: In my (tea) cups tonight on BBC4 - http://t.co/dUIvXz4Q
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: RT @Ekramibrahim: Plz read this: A firsthand account: Marching from Shubra to deaths at Maspiro http://t.co/5P1orLjY #Egypt #Maspero #Co ... - garlict: RT @Ekramibrahim: Plz read this: A firsthand account: Marching from Shubra to deaths at Maspiro http://t.co/5P1orLjY #Egypt #Maspero #Co ...
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: @Deek yes depressing, when the news gets me down I always go to qwurky's page to cheer me up http://t.co/y40YDbDf - garlict: @Deek yes depressing, when the news gets me down I always go to qwurky's page to cheer me up http://t.co/y40YDbDf
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: RT @Ekramibrahim: Protest against persecution of #Copts in #Egypt attacked with bloody force http://t.co/8hUWXaQv - garlict: RT @Ekramibrahim: Protest against persecution of #Copts in #Egypt attacked with bloody force http://t.co/8hUWXaQv
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: RT @Ekramibrahim: OK! don't expect parliamentary elections to take place next November. The #SCAF is planning to stay in power. #Egypt # ...
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: RT @Ekramibrahim: @A_Abdelmaksod read this: http://t.co/j1fhP8gY - garlict: RT @Ekramibrahim: @A_Abdelmaksod read this: http://t.co/j1fhP8gY
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: RT @NohaAtef: This picture of this Egyptian christian couple tells what #SCAF did tonight http://t.co/mzslMLaG اللى بيسكت هييجى دوره - garlict: RT @NohaAtef: This picture of this Egyptian christian couple tells what #SCAF did tonight http://t.co/mzslMLaG اللى بيسكت هييجى دوره
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: @WWarped they say blogging is the latest craze, and mr mongoose sings at this place, down the stairs where that cats are hip, daddio like it
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: Zoe Rights: Work Friends Are A Weird Thing http://t.co/daARzkGF - garlict: Zoe Rights: Work Friends Are A Weird Thing http://t.co/daARzkGF
Oct 10, 2011
garlict: who has the time to be this stylish and record it all? - evidently she does http://t.co/k5WYa9Mc - garlict: who has the time to be this stylish and record it all? - evidently she does http://t.co/k5WYa9Mc
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: Tuned into "Bvdub – 2 hours and 20 years" by @H_C at http://t.co/z3mP3NEa #nowplaying - garlict: Tuned into "Bvdub – 2 hours and 20 years" by @H_C at http://t.co/z3mP3NEa #nowplaying
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: Just loved "Field Rotation - Headphone Commute Mix" by @H_C on @mixcloud http://t.co/dRpOPCH4 - garlict: Just loved "Field Rotation - Headphone Commute Mix" by @H_C on @mixcloud http://t.co/dRpOPCH4
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: Listening to "Field Rotation - Headphone Commute Mix" http://t.co/dRpOPCH4 by @H_C #nowplaying on Mixcloud.com - garlict: Listening to "Field Rotation - Headphone Commute Mix" http://t.co/dRpOPCH4 by @H_C #nowplaying on Mixcloud.com
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: Very nice, sensitive cover of this beautiful Gene Clark song. I also like the fact she looks like she just woke up. http://t.co/YBiUqGsV - garlict: Very nice, sensitive cover of this beautiful Gene Clark song. I also like the fact she looks like she just woke up. http://t.co/YBiUqGsV
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: @Deek must be, the gp doesn't know what is causing it - suspected virus - hopefully it will bugger off soon
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: @Deek labyrinthitis, feel like I'm wobbling all over the place when I'm not. I've had it a week now.
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: yes, not sick enough to get off the internet, but I'm not gonna start marching about town with labyrinthitis
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: RT @UKuncut: Remember. 1pm. Big Ben chimes. Lie down. Play dead. See you on the bridge! #blockthebill
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: I would go to the #savethenhs #blockthebill demo but ironically I am sick and cannot go.
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: RT @1_little_cloud: “@danhancox: “The NHS will not exist within five years of a Conservative victory” - Oliver Letwin MP, 2009. #blockth ...
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: Listen to Hallo Enya, Where Are You? here http://t.co/pE3OnQZm - garlict: Listen to Hallo Enya, Where Are You? here http://t.co/pE3OnQZm
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: hallo enya, where are you? this recording strains at the back of my core - legowelt - hallo, where are you? enya filtered back to a whisper
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: half pint of coffee, woke at 5am still swirling, peacock wings and wonderpups, lovebites from a transient mosquito, lost to the screen again
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: RT @vizcomic: Fuck me, it's all kicking off on the Isle of Wight again. http://t.co/JYe3DjFT /via @WightHot - garlict: RT @vizcomic: Fuck me, it's all kicking off on the Isle of Wight again. http://t.co/JYe3DjFT /via @WightHot
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: "quietism" - the practise of resigning oneself to mental inactivity to bring the soul into direct unity with God http://t.co/js77ZAJ5 - garlict: "quietism" - the practise of resigning oneself to mental inactivity to bring the soul into direct unity with God http://t.co/js77ZAJ5
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: Just uploaded "14 in her hands" as a Cloudcast to @mixcloud http://t.co/yW2TKuTf Listen up! - garlict: Just uploaded "14 in her hands" as a Cloudcast to @mixcloud http://t.co/yW2TKuTf Listen up!
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: @ajit8_ ha ha I agree, punches self in face
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: this is only for the hardcore - ie kind of unlistenable but probably will mangle your noodle on cake http://t.co/Z8zp8q1q check it out now! - garlict: this is only for the hardcore - ie kind of unlistenable but probably will mangle your noodle on cake http://t.co/Z8zp8q1q check it out now!
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: this musical mix is called deep in green http://t.co/Hx8xCXKd check it out now! - garlict: this musical mix is called deep in green http://t.co/Hx8xCXKd check it out now!
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: Watching John Major on TV to drown out the sex noise from the room next door is no way to start a Sunday.
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: Can't get mixcloud to work on my android phone. None of the browsers will play the music. Sort it out @mixcloud please. Thanks.
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: I dedicate this mix to wanking in your grandparents bathroom using the shaving mirror to make your dick look big http://t.co/S87tRWSH - garlict: I dedicate this mix to wanking in your grandparents bathroom using the shaving mirror to make your dick look big http://t.co/S87tRWSH
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: added some mega circles to G+ but it seems that G+ is like a fractal, thousands posting the same sort of safe geeky aesthetic stuff as tens.
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: @dfrw lovely
Oct 9, 2011
garlict: I uploaded a mix called Cock Up which you may have heard before. Oh well listen again perhaps. http://t.co/22Q9Y3m2 check it out now! - garlict: I uploaded a mix called Cock Up which you may have heard before. Oh well listen again perhaps. http://t.co/22Q9Y3m2 check it out now!
Oct 8, 2011
garlict: there are a lot of women called Elena living in Sevilla
Oct 8, 2011
garlict: What has foxy Foxy been getting up to? It's all very Arthur C Clarke. #ukpolitics
Oct 8, 2011
garlict: @InjaRuskis I'll have to check that thanks. It's the 2nd time I've forgotten and been burnt on data costs. Wish I could top up for 6 months.
Oct 8, 2011
garlict: @giffgaff please could you send a autoreminder txt or email when my goodybag is about to run out? Thought not. This is how you make profits
Oct 8, 2011
garlict: golden brown - evening light on a beautiful beach in Turkey http://t.co/kS4e2nU2 - garlict: golden brown - evening light on a beautiful beach in Turkey http://t.co/kS4e2nU2
Oct 8, 2011
garlict: looking back from a shady spot - hiking in Southern Turkey - Lycian Way - panorama http://t.co/OWVymC2i - garlict: looking back from a shady spot - hiking in Southern Turkey - Lycian Way - panorama http://t.co/OWVymC2i
Oct 7, 2011
garlict: checking out the view http://t.co/mFqWCAO4 - garlict: checking out the view http://t.co/mFqWCAO4
Oct 7, 2011
garlict: Galata bridge, Istanbul (with graffiti, boats and mosque) http://t.co/XBF55PES - garlict: Galata bridge, Istanbul (with graffiti, boats and mosque) http://t.co/XBF55PES
Oct 7, 2011
garlict: waiting for those suffering from the heat - hiking Turkey http://t.co/ZlmjAEEe - garlict: waiting for those suffering from the heat - hiking Turkey http://t.co/ZlmjAEEe
Oct 7, 2011
garlict: on the way up Mount Olympos near Altanya, Turkey http://t.co/tCSGhWPE - garlict: on the way up Mount Olympos near Altanya, Turkey http://t.co/tCSGhWPE
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: RT @walkyouhome: Blogged: What Do Public Librarians and Library Staff Do? #savelibraries: http://t.co/p5aEPFic - garlict: RT @walkyouhome: Blogged: What Do Public Librarians and Library Staff Do? #savelibraries: http://t.co/p5aEPFic
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: RT @davesimps0n: "Quantitive easing is the last resort of a desperate government" - George Osborne, 2009
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: If I was going to have sex with a computer I would prefer to do it with a Mac than a PC. I imagine Macs receive more kisses than PCs.
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: @dfrw My dad bought into macs for his office when architecture became computerised. He now has everything mac and even looks like Steve Jobs
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: @YourHousePrice what's that Bruce Springsteen song again? We're going down down down.
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: LSD changed my life and now I'm a hopeless vegetable waiting to be released into the void.
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: @dfrw fair enough they are decent machines which run good software well. Those who cubase ps and edit code on non macs might say the same.
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: @themanwhofell I agree you can't be aloof from the daily shit. It's gonna rub off on you. Unless it's xfactor chat of which I know nought.
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: RT @themanwhofell: @garlict How I wish I were aloof from the chatter. We're all in this together.
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: @themanwhofell let me out of the bath mummy Rachel did a poo or was it a Jobbie?
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: Great rant begins here. RT @simon_price01: Since any other topic of discussion seems out-of-bounds for the foreseeable, I might as well go
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Don't give more of our money to the banks, give it back to us.
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: @themanwhofell Then the cleverclogs stand on the sidelines hurriedly concocting a line or two to show how they are aloof from the chatter.
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: It's a computer in a coloured box. It's a Walkman that plays more songs. It is a mobile phone with a touchscreen. Hardly life changing?
Oct 6, 2011
garlict: What happens to books when the Kindle is free? http://t.co/8EvH5t4d #buzzdeck - garlict: What happens to books when the Kindle is free? http://t.co/8EvH5t4d #buzzdeck
Oct 5, 2011
garlict: RT @publiclibnews: Painful to hear: Doncaster Mayor doesn't know what library workers do and is happy to get rid of them in 14 branches ...
Oct 5, 2011
garlict: RADA thespians were once spoilt kids stomping about demanding that mummy kisses dolly on both cheeks. Now we admire their lingering stares.
Oct 4, 2011
garlict: funny live discussion of the apple iphone keynote http://t.co/cE0gJseD - garlict: funny live discussion of the apple iphone keynote http://t.co/cE0gJseD
Oct 4, 2011
garlict: Suffering from labyrinthitis. I am swaying left, right, up and down. Not fun.
Oct 4, 2011
garlict: RT @urban75: urban75 camping trip to WoWo in Sussex, September 2011 - http://t.co/B3mX2zwA - garlict: RT @urban75: urban75 camping trip to WoWo in Sussex, September 2011 - http://t.co/B3mX2zwA
Oct 3, 2011
garlict: RT @H_C: My friends don't share with me their favorite music, because I'm a "snob" and will "shit all over it". I appreciate them sparin ...
Oct 3, 2011
garlict: @ArfurSmith Help! Help! The sun is on fire!
Oct 3, 2011
garlict: Fist #papercamera #android http://t.co/tS0kmI0q - garlict: Fist #papercamera #android http://t.co/tS0kmI0q
Oct 3, 2011
garlict: Face #papercamera #android http://t.co/Cu82sBnh - garlict: Face #papercamera #android http://t.co/Cu82sBnh
Oct 3, 2011
garlict: Chair. #papercamera #android http://t.co/bkkD01Q2 - garlict: Chair. #papercamera #android http://t.co/bkkD01Q2
Oct 3, 2011
garlict: Just got a load of free apps from GetJar including PaperCamera with which I just snapped this. Pretty cool. http://t.co/qxWnaV3V - garlict: Just got a load of free apps from GetJar including PaperCamera with which I just snapped this. Pretty cool. http://t.co/qxWnaV3V
Oct 2, 2011
garlict: Turkish Disco Pop from 1980. Some nice analogue synth action half way through. "HONKİ PONKİ" YouTube http://t.co/wxJ6rFQF - garlict: Turkish Disco Pop from 1980. Some nice analogue synth action half way through. "HONKİ PONKİ" YouTube http://t.co/wxJ6rFQF
Oct 2, 2011
garlict: RT @maxkeiser: JP Morgan, like the Saudi Royal family, is trying to keep their heads on by throwing money around (re: JPM's $4.6 mn. gif ...
Oct 2, 2011
garlict: Bosphoressence. A strange luminous glow seen in the waters of Istanbul where the liquid Turkish Delight seeps from deep underground.
Oct 2, 2011
garlict: I was ogling on the tube. So what. Everyone is hot sweaty and gorgeous today.
Oct 2, 2011
garlict: cheapskate
Oct 2, 2011
garlict: Cafe Nero was selling the cheapest coffee in Istanbul airport. So I had some and looked at photographs of Italy.
Oct 2, 2011
garlict: Listening to some Turkish classical/folk music I got cheap at the airport. It has stopped me from doing any unpacking. Bring me some tea!
Oct 2, 2011
garlict: Boom shak a lak. Put the biscuit back. Turf out the smellies. Retread the dinglies.
Oct 1, 2011
garlict: @dfrw . I shouldn't be doing this while gazing out upon the Bospherous. How are ya? http://t.co/otTAOOcY - garlict: @dfrw . I shouldn't be doing this while gazing out upon the Bospherous. How are ya? http://t.co/otTAOOcY
Oct 1, 2011
garlict: Ha I'm already moaning on twitter and I haven't left Turkey yet. Getting in early for an autumn of discontent.
Oct 1, 2011
garlict: I really hate hearing "I'd love to leave London but the money's too good". I'm too discerning to have a well paid job where you finish at 3.
Sep 15, 2011
garlict: RT @CllrLeyland: Resident from Highgate shocked to hear that business plans to take over library buildings don't need to include library ...
Sep 15, 2011
garlict: RT @ThWoman: #Croydon residents demand outsourcing! Really? So it seems. thatwomansblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/outsou… #savelibraries - garlict: RT @ThWoman: #Croydon residents demand outsourcing! Really? So it seems. thatwomansblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/outsou… #savelibraries
Sep 15, 2011
garlict: RT @RubyMalvolio: " @OxfordshireCC happy to release salary data for staff in libraries http://ow.ly/6vyuj but for managers it has to be ... - garlict: RT @RubyMalvolio: " @OxfordshireCC happy to release salary data for staff in libraries http://ow.ly/6vyuj but for managers it has to be ...
Sep 15, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Shocked MPs told electoral plan could remove 10m voters http://t.co/puz2b2nJ via @guardian - garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Shocked MPs told electoral plan could remove 10m voters http://t.co/puz2b2nJ via @guardian
Sep 15, 2011
garlict: @dfrw bon voyage
Sep 15, 2011
garlict: RT @MooseAllain: That new coalition version of Monopoly looks good. The poshest players starts, and they own all the property.
Sep 15, 2011
garlict: RT @ThePoke: well, this has raised the bar http://t.co/ZTXSZMr2 - garlict: RT @ThePoke: well, this has raised the bar http://t.co/ZTXSZMr2
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @bitchylibrarian: I love how you always leave your desk when someone might need help. HOW FUCKING CONVENIENT.
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: I'm boycotting TopBanana. It's Bananaman for me from now on. Hang on a sec...
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: Incredibly annoying story being read on #radio4 .
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @guardiannews: London transport fares to rise 7% next year, says Boris Johnson http://t.co/S8muHEQ - garlict: RT @guardiannews: London transport fares to rise 7% next year, says Boris Johnson http://t.co/S8muHEQ
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @menlyfrance: Scarlett Johansson se révèle en tenue d'Eve - Les photos volées http://t.co/geRQOSY - garlict: RT @menlyfrance: Scarlett Johansson se révèle en tenue d'Eve - Les photos volées http://t.co/geRQOSY
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @Aimsface: #myteacherisweird he sings "Friday" (the entire song). Every day of the week. And every hour on friday.
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @vanessavela: when my teacher gets into arguments with a student he goes up to them and says "what r u gona do? what r u gona do?"x10 ...
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: Boo hoo. Never take fizzy vit c and ibuprofen on the same night if you have a sensitive stomach. I did and still awake at 5 with stomachache
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: Having a shitty night. 1st I couldn't sleep due to wisdom gum pain. Now can't sleep because ibuprofen has upset my stomach.
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @ThatKevinSmith: GLASGOW! You stole my heart this evening, disproving Mark Renton's notion that it's shite being Scottish! You are th ...
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: Sean Duffy, sick fuck. BUT banned from Social Networks for 5 Yrs + has to inform police if he buys net device? Sets precedent for activists?
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: GAGA'S FARTS ARE FLAWLESS. THEY CAN BROWN A LEMON MERINGUE PIE AT 50 PACES.
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @CarolineLucas: Just tabled EDM calling for UK ban on arms sales to authoritarian regimes - please ask your MP to sign http://t.co/O ... - garlict: RT @CarolineLucas: Just tabled EDM calling for UK ban on arms sales to authoritarian regimes - please ask your MP to sign http://t.co/O ...
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: Tonight #cfc fans don't know whether to love or hate #Torres
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: I'm a wi-fi refugee, just a wi-fi refugee.
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @AbstractTruth: Straight out of a @greatdismal novel: "Wi-fi refugees' shelter in West Virginia mountains" http://t.co/N7CEShq - garlict: RT @AbstractTruth: Straight out of a @greatdismal novel: "Wi-fi refugees' shelter in West Virginia mountains" http://t.co/N7CEShq
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: Bed/Living room = Dumpus Maximus
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: I feel rotten rotten rotten run down wiped out ill everything. I'm going on an active adventure holiday on Saturday. Oh fuck!
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: RT @VenusDeMileage: Have you been told you're loved, today? No? Oh.
Sep 14, 2011
garlict: Police are barely literate. Entry exam questions in 1930s 40s were very very very much harder. http://t.co/Pf9eUju - garlict: Police are barely literate. Entry exam questions in 1930s 40s were very very very much harder. http://t.co/Pf9eUju
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @kaygeeuk: Love & solidarity to the #brighton9 who are in court now for highlighting the tax avoidance of Philip Green at a @brighton ...
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @BoingBoing: In case you missed: innocent "half-Arab, half-Jewish housewife" strip-searched, cuffed, probed, detained on 9/11 flight ...
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: I may not have a home but I have the Heath.
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Steve Bell on Osborne and banking reform – cartoon http://t.co/hSKZEuq via @guardian - garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Steve Bell on Osborne and banking reform – cartoon http://t.co/hSKZEuq via @guardian
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @MooseAllain: My wife has announced that the little robin that frequents our garden has sat on her hand.
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @thedailymash: Britain may contain up to 60 million slaves http://t.co/jHQzeDE - garlict: RT @thedailymash: Britain may contain up to 60 million slaves http://t.co/jHQzeDE
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @raychelfrancis: Mid face wash and all of a sudden the lights go out and the fire alarm starts going crazy. I legit almost #shatmypants
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @truce_almighty: Evil kinevil ain't got shit on me. I just sneezed coming around dead man's curve doing 60 next to a semi. #shatmypants
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @TomosJRees: Just saved myself from falling down the stairs. #shatmypants
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @shaunte_renee: That scary feeling you get when you feel like your about to fall of the bed.... #shatmypants
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: Hooray. I first used the #shatmypants hashtag in 2009. Every now and then I check it but it is rarely used, until now that is. A wee flurry.
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: going to sleep now. please join me as I pray that my sore gums heal
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: @Deek In the time of java games and ringtones most people didn't visit getjar.com where innovative free apps of this kind were to be found - garlict: @Deek In the time of java games and ringtones most people didn't visit getjar.com where innovative free apps of this kind were to be found
Sep 13, 2011
garlict: RT @SarahKSilverman: It's important to listen to all sorts of heartbreaking music - keeps you romantic
Sep 12, 2011
garlict: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Bombay Bicycle Club (1) #mm http://t.co/mmcNkf4 - garlict: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Bombay Bicycle Club (1) #mm http://t.co/mmcNkf4
Sep 12, 2011
garlict: You can get Roger's Profanisaurus as an android app for 1.49. Instant buy.
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: RT @WWarped: Ah .... i see what you have done there http://t.co/rzGttRE - garlict: RT @WWarped: Ah .... i see what you have done there http://t.co/rzGttRE
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: RT @carrozo: http://t.co/qdCPEy5 /via @mediaben - garlict: RT @carrozo: http://t.co/qdCPEy5 /via @mediaben
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: @hungbunny mmm sounds tasty
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: RT @carrozo: Jon Stewart's emotional return to the Daily Show after 9/11: http://t.co/bL7948j - garlict: RT @carrozo: Jon Stewart's emotional return to the Daily Show after 9/11: http://t.co/bL7948j
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: @dfrw where are the rainbows?
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: Within the first 2 to 4 months of the bombings, the acute effects killed 90,000–166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: RT @notween: Dean Ween to Host First Annual Charity Baseball Game: http://t.co/Wraor0W #ween - garlict: RT @notween: Dean Ween to Host First Annual Charity Baseball Game: http://t.co/Wraor0W #ween
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: BBC News - Arrests after 'slavery' raid at Bedfordshire traveller site http://t.co/syD7Zm4 - garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: BBC News - Arrests after 'slavery' raid at Bedfordshire traveller site http://t.co/syD7Zm4
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8: What's 9/ 11? Afghans never heard of NYC terror http://t.co/ENmzRqw - garlict: RT @_ajit8: What's 9/ 11? Afghans never heard of NYC terror http://t.co/ENmzRqw
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: Go to sleep. Give it a rest.
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: She's a pink lemonade. Pink moon. Pretty in pink. Pink pink sunshine. All in pink all in pink she made my finger stink. She'll be wearing pi
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: My old Glogger page http://t.co/nJKguNp will they release an android app? - garlict: My old Glogger page http://t.co/nJKguNp will they release an android app?
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: Glogger was a good mobile photography app before iphone and android. User were encouraged to tell stories with sequences of images. @Deek
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: What is "UK Grime"? An investigation from 2005 http://t.co/5ddOCYv - garlict: What is "UK Grime"? An investigation from 2005 http://t.co/5ddOCYv
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: The Saturday before 9/11 I wrote this strange poem, or it wrote me. http://t.co/YbKe6Ge - garlict: The Saturday before 9/11 I wrote this strange poem, or it wrote me. http://t.co/YbKe6Ge
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: @AOAM_Librarian It does happen. Kid twatted himself my way the other day. Poetic justice.
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: RT @AOAM_Librarian: Why does NO ONE listen to "Please don't run..." WHY?!?!?!?! I hope you fucking face plant. #SaturdayLibrarian
Sep 11, 2011
garlict: @DougStanhope Just been listening to Deadbeat Hero. I think you're real swell. Suicidal child abusers in the house let me hear you say "Yo!"
Sep 10, 2011
garlict: RT @ellie23456: EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE BUT FOR FUCK SAKE PISSING HELL ARGHHH STOKE A BUNCH OF TOSSERS!!! FUCK FUCK FUCK SHIT SHIT FML! #LFC
Sep 10, 2011
garlict: Liverpool just couldn't land the shark. #LFC
Sep 10, 2011
garlict: Adam's loo #2011 #andrography http://t.co/O2mqmBH - garlict: Adam's loo #2011 #andrography http://t.co/O2mqmBH
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: Been asked to record stats of people we help with IT in library for #raceonline2012 on the week I am away. Results will not show the reality
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak That'll be that LA heat you mentioned. RT @MsRebeccaBlack: IT'S. SO. HOT. OUTSIDE. AHH. SOMEONE. SAVE. ME. WAY. TOO. HOT.
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: Soon your phone will make a coquetteish giggle when you touch its screen. But sincere lasting satisfaction only comes when you call someone.
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: Come on let's be honest. The dessert naming convention for new versions of #android is excruciatingly lame and proves that geeks are dorks.
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: If you use foursquare kill yourself. I feel that I should maybe lose a limb or a sense just for knowing what foursquare is.
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: RT @AndroidYesMan: How I spend my time on Android http://t.co/RmeFm0G #android - garlict: RT @AndroidYesMan: How I spend my time on Android http://t.co/RmeFm0G #android
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: RT @ThatNigga_Dub: #NationalKissDay Yall could kiss my ass.. this like the third national kiss day we had in 2011..
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: So everyone on Twitter thinks David should be Labour leader and not Ed. That they have some faith in politics at all is so quaint isn't it?
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: A job is not just for Christmas. A job is just a turd factory. Who let the jobs out? See what I did? Sigh, I'm going back to my peanuts...
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: september leaves 2 http://t.co/Oy5Y3LG - garlict: september leaves 2 http://t.co/Oy5Y3LG
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: september leaves http://t.co/psDKGsI - garlict: september leaves http://t.co/psDKGsI
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: Unbearable Lightness of Being is just 9 and a Half Weeks for Islington art snobs.
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: Unbearable Shiteness of Accent is now on. #bbcqt #bbc1
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: RT @CllrLeyland: “Did you know that Swiss Cottage library houses LDN/ SE special collection in philosophy & psychology? http://t.co/euuFFNi” - garlict: RT @CllrLeyland: “Did you know that Swiss Cottage library houses LDN/ SE special collection in philosophy & psychology? http://t.co/euuFFNi”
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: Holy shit! It really exists. The $85,000 Custom Diamond & Alligator Guitar http://t.co/C1o1bL8 #telepathy #genius #ihaveterribletastetoo - garlict: Holy shit! It really exists. The $85,000 Custom Diamond & Alligator Guitar http://t.co/C1o1bL8 #telepathy #genius #ihaveterribletastetoo
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: Ten foot waistcoat in a silver gold brocade - sweet diamond alligator skin guitar strap swinging from Moss's scabby hip. I am the fashion.
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak Met her again in 99 and she had matured from the snooty prick tease of the 6th form days.
Sep 9, 2011
garlict: Have booked all my Turkish travel arrangements. I like to imagine I travel freely and blow up on any shore like St Paul but it isn't true.
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: Nearly time to attempt to remember how it used to feel when listening to Country Joe and the Fish stoned. #doubledippednostalgia.
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: RT @jeremycorbyn: Wierd sense of media priorities; 50p tax to a mere 320k people apparently more interesting than the fate of health car ...
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: RT @pcha0536: Conker killing stuns London: London's riot-scarred inner north is reeling again after a student was stabbed to d... http:/ ...
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: We saw off a leaving librarian. Lots of fun discussing the madness of it all. Work, people, the crazy tales I cannot reveal. A fine time.
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: Pricey RT @petapixel: Adobe announces Carousel - Unlimited cloud-based photo storage and sharing: http://j.mp/nifujl - garlict: Pricey RT @petapixel: Adobe announces Carousel - Unlimited cloud-based photo storage and sharing: http://j.mp/nifujl
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: Give us a kiss, miss. Dribble on my middle, widdle. (I hacked Will and Kate)
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: @ShappiKhorsandi I feel your pain. Being jilted by your own cat is rough. And the feeder seems like the woman your dad left the family for.
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: How have we got to the stage that being a social media consultant is brandished as a proud career choice?
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: Some clothes drying my lord #2011 #andrography http://t.co/KfVXIUu - garlict: Some clothes drying my lord #2011 #andrography http://t.co/KfVXIUu
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: @polleetickle @Fat_Jacques @allyinteriors_ housing could easily be cheaper unless you believe credit fuelled liar loan madness was mkt vlue
Sep 8, 2011
garlict: RT @polleetickle: Guessing, @byameliahill didnt help herself by slapping 'exclusive' on her tweets. #hackgate @PatrickOsgood @Ch4nster @ ...
Sep 7, 2011
garlict: RT @housepricecrash: Torygraph: London property bubble 'about to burst' http://t.co/o2OkOh0 - garlict: RT @housepricecrash: Torygraph: London property bubble 'about to burst' http://t.co/o2OkOh0
Sep 7, 2011
garlict: RT @AufstehenUK: Hope the editors of @BBCNews @channel4news @itv_news sleep at night as their silence on #deathofnhs makes them complici ...
Sep 7, 2011
garlict: RT @AufstehenUK: At last! A @LabourParty MP speaks out about the #privatisationofnhs & #deathofnhs in a superb blog: bit.ly/rcla2B @mich ... - garlict: RT @AufstehenUK: At last! A @LabourParty MP speaks out about the #privatisationofnhs & #deathofnhs in a superb blog: bit.ly/rcla2B @mich ...
Sep 7, 2011
garlict: Surface of the moon seen through Venus's passage. #andrography #2011 #scene #imagination http://t.co/aWSkZD8 - garlict: Surface of the moon seen through Venus's passage. #andrography #2011 #scene #imagination http://t.co/aWSkZD8
Sep 6, 2011
garlict: RT @spoonsyou: dating an older girl is cool because she's bitter and resentful toward the world in general rather than me specifically
Sep 6, 2011
garlict: Behind the radio #bedroom #home #night #2011 http://t.co/ty5QQrQ - garlict: Behind the radio #bedroom #home #night #2011 http://t.co/ty5QQrQ
Sep 6, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Spiritualized (10), Bob Marley & The Wailers (9) & The Upsetters (8) #mm http://t.co/mmcNkf4 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Spiritualized (10), Bob Marley & The Wailers (9) & The Upsetters (8) #mm http://t.co/mmcNkf4
Sep 5, 2011
garlict: RT @WWarped: If guns kill people, pencils misspell words, cars make people drive drunk..Bollocks! Guns are designed to kill/maim. unlike ...
Sep 5, 2011
garlict: John Cleese and Morrissey, citizens of Los Angeles USA. Please shut the fuck up. You know not of what you speak.
Sep 5, 2011
garlict: History of The Home eh? I'd like to paint Dr Worsley's walls. No, wait, I didn't say that.
Sep 5, 2011
garlict: Oops. Had to leave The Elephants Head in Camden. Too many English nationalist songs being played. Young skin raising his right arrm. #edl
Sep 4, 2011
garlict: Feet up. Watching #ween http://t.co/BMtkVD2 - garlict: Feet up. Watching #ween http://t.co/BMtkVD2
Sep 4, 2011
garlict: RT @Duckman888: watching WEEN on stream at moe.down #ween #fuckingawesome
Sep 4, 2011
garlict: RT @notween: Ween's set from moe.down will be streamed at 6:45pm eastern tonight, about half...: Ween's set from moe.... http://t.co/Sm9 ... - garlict: RT @notween: Ween's set from moe.down will be streamed at 6:45pm eastern tonight, about half...: Ween's set from moe.... http://t.co/Sm9 ...
Sep 4, 2011
garlict: Fuck off Bryson. The British countryside is empty. Let us spread out a bit instead of living in city rabbit hutches with no room for kids.
Sep 3, 2011
garlict: headphone commute know their stuff http://t.co/YoHQziP - garlict: headphone commute know their stuff http://t.co/YoHQziP
Sep 3, 2011
garlict: I'm should have left the the house but this Loscil album has me glued to the spot.
Sep 3, 2011
garlict: So glad I bought those Loscil cds. Sound is a lot better than online streaming. Remind me a bit of Detroit Escalator Co. but smoother. #mm
Sep 3, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak My father gave me "Wall and Piece" for New Years 2009. About as welcome as when my mother dragged me to the cinema to see E.T.
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: Post-dubstep? You wish.
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: RT @ElliotFolan: In #Camden (Labour council), libraries are being cut. In #Brighton (Green council) libraries are being upgraded: http:/ ...
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: @bitchylibrarian drop it from a great height.
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: Come on artists. Its time to put on another exhibition. What else are you gonna do?
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: Zen Guerilla were a great live act http://t.co/Lt5PdUb - garlict: Zen Guerilla were a great live act http://t.co/Lt5PdUb
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: So Flaming Lips rocked out Bowie's Moonage Daydream before Zen Guerilla did. Pretty damn cool http://t.co/BpOWvO6 still love Zen G version - garlict: So Flaming Lips rocked out Bowie's Moonage Daydream before Zen Guerilla did. Pretty damn cool http://t.co/BpOWvO6 still love Zen G version
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: hee hee see a pic of Jim from Neighbours in the Young Doctors as you listen to neither ER nor Casualty http://t.co/4ZaRWmD check it out now! - garlict: hee hee see a pic of Jim from Neighbours in the Young Doctors as you listen to neither ER nor Casualty http://t.co/4ZaRWmD check it out now!
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: RT @bolli_bolshevik: @lisaansell My mate goes thru the Guardian Guide Dating circling 40+ hetro men who only want 21-30 women. Dying alo ...
Sep 2, 2011
garlict: I know it is autumn but er, slip slowly into spring by listening to this hippy mix #childwithoutanipod http://t.co/5pdlm2L check it out now! - garlict: I know it is autumn but er, slip slowly into spring by listening to this hippy mix #childwithoutanipod http://t.co/5pdlm2L check it out now!
Sep 1, 2011
garlict: Listen to the lovely Humpback Whale musical trip from #childwithoutanipod at new mixcloud home http://t.co/yHaakyb check it out now! - garlict: Listen to the lovely Humpback Whale musical trip from #childwithoutanipod at new mixcloud home http://t.co/yHaakyb check it out now!
Sep 1, 2011
garlict: RT @publicwatcher: Why should I have to switch to Google Chrome to use new Google Blogger interface? I would switch to another blogging ...
Sep 1, 2011
garlict: RT @wikileaks: WikiLeaks: Iraqi children shot in head during US raid, UN says | McClatchy t.co/WK1vvDh - garlict: RT @wikileaks: WikiLeaks: Iraqi children shot in head during US raid, UN says | McClatchy t.co/WK1vvDh
Sep 1, 2011
garlict: Latina Abba Parade another re-release of #childwithoutanipod ABBA electro male voice in Spanish! at http://t.co/ftiPfsH check it out now! - garlict: Latina Abba Parade another re-release of #childwithoutanipod ABBA electro male voice in Spanish! at http://t.co/ftiPfsH check it out now!
Sep 1, 2011
garlict: Dopplereffekt live at Bloc 2011 perfect soundboard quality at mixcloud #detroittechno http://t.co/3HeAE4d via @mixcloud - garlict: Dopplereffekt live at Bloc 2011 perfect soundboard quality at mixcloud #detroittechno http://t.co/3HeAE4d via @mixcloud
Sep 1, 2011
garlict: Be a sheep and listen to sheep by #djwithoutaneye re-release of a bad assed mofoing mix more to come http://t.co/zqFkUqB check it out now! - garlict: Be a sheep and listen to sheep by #djwithoutaneye re-release of a bad assed mofoing mix more to come http://t.co/zqFkUqB check it out now!
Sep 1, 2011
garlict: Listen to this dope freaky folky punky abstract dubby mix (a repeat for some) #folkinghell #childwithoutanipod http://t.co/R7NPxp3 - garlict: Listen to this dope freaky folky punky abstract dubby mix (a repeat for some) #folkinghell #childwithoutanipod http://t.co/R7NPxp3
Sep 1, 2011
garlict: Rather apt that @TheFLK release their ambient folk mashup mix just as I was thinking of sticking my lost podcasts on soundcloud #folkinghell
Aug 31, 2011
garlict: More tired than a wagging tailed pie. Engines shutting down. Hal doesn't want to plaaaay. La de daaah. Boishing glogpploshy mamgoob karrang!
Aug 31, 2011
garlict: RT @SirenofBrixton: Dad commits suicide unable to face family homelessness from housing benefit cut http://t.co/E8VpStH More stories lik ... - garlict: RT @SirenofBrixton: Dad commits suicide unable to face family homelessness from housing benefit cut http://t.co/E8VpStH More stories lik ...
Aug 31, 2011
garlict: I am dreaming , Floating fishing school, Tonlé Sap Lake , Cambodia by gbastini #flickr #fave http://t.co/S6Jz8S2 - garlict: I am dreaming , Floating fishing school, Tonlé Sap Lake , Cambodia by gbastini #flickr #fave http://t.co/S6Jz8S2
Aug 31, 2011
garlict: I'm bookmarking this page. It just about covers every decent camera app for android http://t.co/KNSJiJc @Deek - garlict: I'm bookmarking this page. It just about covers every decent camera app for android http://t.co/KNSJiJc @Deek
Aug 30, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Upsetters (8), Bob Marley & The Wailers (8) & Steely Dan (7) #mm http://t.co/mmcNkf4 - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Upsetters (8), Bob Marley & The Wailers (8) & Steely Dan (7) #mm http://t.co/mmcNkf4
Aug 30, 2011
garlict: RT @iainaitch: Amazing photo capture of stabbing and escape at Notting Hill carnival http://t.co/hEKQjBZ - garlict: RT @iainaitch: Amazing photo capture of stabbing and escape at Notting Hill carnival http://t.co/hEKQjBZ
Aug 30, 2011
garlict: @johnbrissenden yeah smoking. I think a bit of local sociability is important to people but the cost of drinking is prohibitive ergo No OAPs
Aug 30, 2011
garlict: Pub Games to save the British pub? Nope. Cheaper and better quality beer will do it. Clean pipes. Cool cellar. Crisps that don't bankrupt.
Aug 30, 2011
garlict: Oh god. Back from Plymouth. Just realised I"m about to step on a Carnival tube.
Aug 30, 2011
garlict: Yours truly. Bank Holiday. Plymouth. http://t.co/QZQd2MD - garlict: Yours truly. Bank Holiday. Plymouth. http://t.co/QZQd2MD
Aug 29, 2011
garlict: Philamiloorieloorieay Philamiloorieloorieay Philamiloorieloorieay Working on the railways!
Aug 28, 2011
garlict: Seth and I sang David Bowie's Let's Dance at the village club Karaoke night. I was inspired by the Ween cover version. We did a great job.
Aug 27, 2011
garlict: RT @salcoops: @mrchrisaddison In the library the librarian was on the phone, distraught & telling a loved one she'd lost her job. So sad ...
Aug 27, 2011
garlict: "As he licked his lips and stroked it." #chelsea #5live
Aug 27, 2011
garlict: RT @bitchylibrarian: I just realized that my bandaid overs my smartphone thumb. This is a disaster.
Aug 27, 2011
garlict: RT @MarcDSchiller: There's going to be a lot of little girls named Irene in delivery rooms nine months from now.
Aug 27, 2011
garlict: Just been to the village hall shop in Bere Ferrers, Devon. Like a bygone era. Very sweet and friendly. Everyone selling and chatting.
Aug 26, 2011
garlict: RT @SirFrankButcher: Off for a ruby. I'll be sitting by the window, not in the Korma.
Aug 26, 2011
garlict: Sparta 300 soundboard. You know you want to. http://t.co/Gz2oGsm - garlict: Sparta 300 soundboard. You know you want to. http://t.co/Gz2oGsm
Aug 26, 2011
garlict: How come Ireland is run by a Teacher? Maybe the UK could be run by a pie and mash stirrer.
Aug 26, 2011
garlict: @dfrw that tweet was full of all kinds of awesome
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: "full of win" "won the internet" Users of these expressions ought to hang their heads in shame. #petpeeves
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: I'm always getting mixed up between East and West. Does anyone else have this mental block?
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: MacHeads were nuts then too RT @JonathanDavisWM: The Lost 1984 Video: Steve Jobs Introduces The Mac http://t.co/4Fvsq9u A truly great 5 mins - garlict: MacHeads were nuts then too RT @JonathanDavisWM: The Lost 1984 Video: Steve Jobs Introduces The Mac http://t.co/4Fvsq9u A truly great 5 mins
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: New Chinese style miui theme is rather tasty. #miui #android http://t.co/GIGKmg4 http://t.co/IvzV67Y http://t.co/JqEDQom - garlict: New Chinese style miui theme is rather tasty. #miui #android http://t.co/GIGKmg4 http://t.co/IvzV67Y http://t.co/JqEDQom
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: Western Lofoten islands, Norway by steiniland. Beautiful. http://t.co/uBDJh7w - garlict: Western Lofoten islands, Norway by steiniland. Beautiful. http://t.co/uBDJh7w
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: So Steve Jobs, you removed knobs and other bits and bobs, leaving clean tactile love machines. Will we ever see a touch sensitive iEarth?
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: Chilean Camila Vallejo's call for free quality education has seen student protests transform, spread and grow http://t.co/2LBzVaL #demo2011 - garlict: Chilean Camila Vallejo's call for free quality education has seen student protests transform, spread and grow http://t.co/2LBzVaL #demo2011
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has rattled the east coast of the United States. http://t.co/G0BUIwu - garlict: A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has rattled the east coast of the United States. http://t.co/G0BUIwu
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: More East Coast Quakes. West World is crumbling. China/N Korea/Russia are testing out their Scalar Weapons to great effect. Commie Fightback
Aug 25, 2011
garlict: Gillespie Park to Finsbury Park http://t.co/jRNZAYX - garlict: Gillespie Park to Finsbury Park http://t.co/jRNZAYX
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: Libyan diplomat and wife strip searched leaving USA http://t.co/AS40CUl #wlfind - garlict: Libyan diplomat and wife strip searched leaving USA http://t.co/AS40CUl #wlfind
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: True, but not all reported. @jaraparilla Guardian journo @jamesrbuk says media has had access to latest #WikiLeaks cables for past 8 months:
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @wikileaks: ANNOUNCE: WikiLeaks to release 35,000 US diplomatic cables today
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @UKpling: Public libraries need your support. Sign the petition and please RT. Together we can make a difference http://t.co/D4CvYS ... - garlict: RT @UKpling: Public libraries need your support. Sign the petition and please RT. Together we can make a difference http://t.co/D4CvYS ...
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @wikileaks: WikiLeaks Libya: 349 new US embassy cables released in searchable format http://t.co/XJjvcVF - garlict: RT @wikileaks: WikiLeaks Libya: 349 new US embassy cables released in searchable format http://t.co/XJjvcVF
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @dean_seddon_uk: How strange I have just got an email from Colonel Gaddafi http://t.co/dYOAMhK #libya #gaddafi - garlict: RT @dean_seddon_uk: How strange I have just got an email from Colonel Gaddafi http://t.co/dYOAMhK #libya #gaddafi
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd/ RT @stephenfry I go to bed leaving you with this worrying art… (cont) http ... - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd/ RT @stephenfry I go to bed leaving you with this worrying art… (cont) http ...
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @stephenfry: I go to bed leaving you with this worrying article. Hell's teeth and a bucket of blood, what's to be done? http://t.co/L ... - garlict: RT @stephenfry: I go to bed leaving you with this worrying article. Hell's teeth and a bucket of blood, what's to be done? http://t.co/L ...
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: Beautiful. 8 murals in 8 days - #Gaza http://t.co/JlhelBA (Flickr set) - garlict: RT @Deek: Beautiful. 8 murals in 8 days - #Gaza http://t.co/JlhelBA (Flickr set)
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @MonicaKaye: Ladies and men should all check their chesticles for cancer every month. Hell, have a feel up buddy. Early detection is ...
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Prison inmates paint Jacqui Smith's home - Telegraph http://t.co/MnWMUiS via @Telegraph - garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Prison inmates paint Jacqui Smith's home - Telegraph http://t.co/MnWMUiS via @Telegraph
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @hoxbot: RT @streetartt Another Hanksy Spotted on Rivington Street http://t.co/gCqxGsw - garlict: RT @hoxbot: RT @streetartt Another Hanksy Spotted on Rivington Street http://t.co/gCqxGsw
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @lizzieroper: ever have that feeling if you dont sleep you'll cry or shit yourself.
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: And its goodnight from him them me everybody everybody. Ta da da dAH ta Dah da da (kicks off high heels) where is my hunnybun? C'mere goJUSS
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: Today I learnt about bleakocide I mean ecocide. Crusties still exist. Spelling on fb is atrocious. The last and only German comedian died.
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: RT @arbolioto: Another UK police horror story: Man calls police. He is arrested by 11 officers. Two hours later he is dead. http://t.co/ ... - garlict: RT @arbolioto: Another UK police horror story: Man calls police. He is arrested by 11 officers. Two hours later he is dead. http://t.co/ ...
Aug 24, 2011
garlict: What are the police up to? Disgusting. http://t.co/Hy0KYpo #ukriots - garlict: What are the police up to? Disgusting. http://t.co/Hy0KYpo #ukriots
Aug 23, 2011
garlict: I get the feeling that the sales angle for the latest bjork is that we would all willing go and live safely inside her womb.
Aug 23, 2011
garlict: RT @TheBlackDog: Google just closed our Google+ account, didn't like our name!!!
Aug 23, 2011
garlict: RT @zerohedge: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you and your country can do for the banks"
Aug 23, 2011
garlict: RT @titleofmagazine: Demons born when putting cellphone in a microwave (animated GIF): http://t.co/FzUJW2q - garlict: RT @titleofmagazine: Demons born when putting cellphone in a microwave (animated GIF): http://t.co/FzUJW2q
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @Eamonn_Forde: Guaranteed "LOLs" with the rocking funsters RT @pitchforkmedia: Lou Reed and Metallica Name Collaborative Album Lulu h ...
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Absolutely 100% more of this please. Brilliant http://t.co/KRWtBoF - garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: Absolutely 100% more of this please. Brilliant http://t.co/KRWtBoF
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: just zoning out listening to loscil and hoping my head cold will leave http://t.co/6eS6MeR - garlict: just zoning out listening to loscil and hoping my head cold will leave http://t.co/6eS6MeR
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @emilygladsmith: @NaomiAKlein The Freedom Theatre has come under IDF attack for the third time. This time they used live ammo http:// ...
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: by dose id dunning dand dy feel dyke dit
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: there was a man called Michael Finnegan, he had dreams of rape and pillagin, the doctor said now take your pill agin, poor old MF begin agin
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Nick Drake (1), PJ Harvey (1) & Augustus Pablo (1) #mm http://t.co/Vsd1fYy - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Nick Drake (1), PJ Harvey (1) & Augustus Pablo (1) #mm http://t.co/Vsd1fYy
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @Natt: For those who may have missed this. Let's send a clear message to criminal looters. Evict house-flipping MPs. http://t.co/mIZIggm - garlict: RT @Natt: For those who may have missed this. Let's send a clear message to criminal looters. Evict house-flipping MPs. http://t.co/mIZIggm
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @BryanPeeler: Robert Marshall writes more lunacy: http://ow.ly/69318. Shld have read this first: http://ow.ly/6932A. Evidence was nev ... - garlict: RT @BryanPeeler: Robert Marshall writes more lunacy: http://ow.ly/69318. Shld have read this first: http://ow.ly/6932A. Evidence was nev ...
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @GeoMmm: Water & sanitation infrastructure bombed by Israeli jets. Sorry Japan, your aid money was wasted bit.ly/oQEIZ5 #Gaza (via @j ... - garlict: RT @GeoMmm: Water & sanitation infrastructure bombed by Israeli jets. Sorry Japan, your aid money was wasted bit.ly/oQEIZ5 #Gaza (via @j ...
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @GeoMmm: RT @Org9: #HumanRights in #libya - older but a good document with lots of info - http://t.co/mGoy1Ku - garlict: RT @GeoMmm: RT @Org9: #HumanRights in #libya - older but a good document with lots of info - http://t.co/mGoy1Ku
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @stavvers: This story is horrifying on so many levels http://t.co/XpdWtqO - garlict: RT @stavvers: This story is horrifying on so many levels http://t.co/XpdWtqO
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @Leftpalm: CHRISTIANS IN #PALESTINE ALSO SUFFERED Al NAKBA 100.000 WHERE EXILED IN 1948 http://t.co/uAqPVrG [knowing the history lead ... - garlict: RT @Leftpalm: CHRISTIANS IN #PALESTINE ALSO SUFFERED Al NAKBA 100.000 WHERE EXILED IN 1948 http://t.co/uAqPVrG [knowing the history lead ...
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @themanwhofell: Alex Crawford is a MILDFOAGOW. A Mum I'd Like To Discuss Foreign Policy With Over a Glass of Wine. It's a fairly nich ...
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: Alex (Hot lips) Crawford reporting in middle of Tripoli. From euphoria at entering city to fear of sniper attacks in Green Square.
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: RT @ShababLibya: London Celebration for the Libyan Freedom is at Libyan Embassy (Hyde park corner) 2AM - 5AM free for all to attend, Lib ...
Aug 22, 2011
garlict: Gene Ween Band great video of open air daylight concert featuring many unreleased songs Mountain Jam Fest 2009 http://t.co/0cqiHvu #ween - garlict: Gene Ween Band great video of open air daylight concert featuring many unreleased songs Mountain Jam Fest 2009 http://t.co/0cqiHvu #ween
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: Now on to this. Need a coffee. Progress is slow. Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs http://t.co/aJdX2jl - garlict: Now on to this. Need a coffee. Progress is slow. Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs http://t.co/aJdX2jl
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: Slowly tidying my room while listening to Florence - Dominions (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs http://t.co/eDvNdP7 - garlict: Slowly tidying my room while listening to Florence - Dominions (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs http://t.co/eDvNdP7
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: @tom_ravenscroft nothing wrong with TMBG spelling of Ana Ng. Ng is a common Chinese surname.
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: If Jamie Bell doesn't smoke draw then I'm a peacock egg. #6music
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: RT @libyanproud: This is what #Gaddafi is using against the residents of #Tripoli from close range http://t.co/IBaDHrb #Feb17 #Libya - garlict: RT @libyanproud: This is what #Gaddafi is using against the residents of #Tripoli from close range http://t.co/IBaDHrb #Feb17 #Libya
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: RT @tom_watson: Tinie Tempah at the v-festival. He good but birmz grimez @ENRtwinz - to me they're the true voice if grime.
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: RT @DaftLimmy: Tony Blair went to the Whitehouse to say no to war, walked out hours later looking 10 years older. What was revealed in t ...
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: NRG - The Real Hardcore (CJ Bolland remix) aka I need your lovin' http://t.co/RJFkFoj - garlict: NRG - The Real Hardcore (CJ Bolland remix) aka I need your lovin' http://t.co/RJFkFoj
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: Stair Squares http://t.co/ASyyzhM - garlict: Stair Squares http://t.co/ASyyzhM
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: Garden Squares http://t.co/ctdtjyP - garlict: Garden Squares http://t.co/ctdtjyP
Aug 21, 2011
garlict: RT @lifehacker: Automatically save music you encounter while browsing with exfm: http://t.co/58zLNIJ - garlict: RT @lifehacker: Automatically save music you encounter while browsing with exfm: http://t.co/58zLNIJ
Aug 20, 2011
garlict: RT @psbook: Wow. Account of "government comms guy" @Lord_Credo account is a fake. Has taken in lobby hacks, MPs etc. Details >> ht ...
Aug 20, 2011
garlict: RT @julieakent: RT @notween: Ween Frontman Gene Ween Misses Warren G, Admires Rod McKuen's Turtlenecks: http://t.co/mO7Lxec #ween - garlict: RT @julieakent: RT @notween: Ween Frontman Gene Ween Misses Warren G, Admires Rod McKuen's Turtlenecks: http://t.co/mO7Lxec #ween
Aug 20, 2011
garlict: RT @rjmcculloch: Desperately Seeking Suárez #LFC
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: @dfrw Tks. know this site. Two solid browser based editors. One for simple beginners and a more pshoppy one. Plan 2 teach class using omatic
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: @julieakent yeah this release is a real treat. A little taste of everything great about Ween.
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: Reading Jon's World by P K Dick
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: @julieakent yes, got to love that one, saved me on Monday and Tuesday walking to work with a head cold!
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: RT @simonbreak: Apple is now worth more than LIFE ITSELF
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: RT @secretlondon: I wish websites didn't tell me off for using IE6. It's hardly my choice.
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: Apple is now worth more than the combined market value of the 32 largest European banks!
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: Don't Let The Moon Catch You Cryin' - Ween. From Ween Summer 2001 to Spring 2003 "Caesar Demos". #ween http://t.co/TtVLUKj - garlict: Don't Let The Moon Catch You Cryin' - Ween. From Ween Summer 2001 to Spring 2003 "Caesar Demos". #ween http://t.co/TtVLUKj
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: The Vanished http://t.co/nRXzWC5 #ukriots - garlict: The Vanished http://t.co/nRXzWC5 #ukriots
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: RT @phandroid: MIUI Style Launcher Localized And Compatible With All Devices [Download] http://t.co/J6vhqm9 - garlict: RT @phandroid: MIUI Style Launcher Localized And Compatible With All Devices [Download] http://t.co/J6vhqm9
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: @Deek looks like just the spot
Aug 19, 2011
garlict: I watched celebrity big brother 2011. #deathbedregrets #cbb
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: her rainbow mind vision of one thousand hexagonal lenses, sipping the air for magic molecules, aerial dancing through hazy emotional breeze
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: she flew on the back of a metallic blue dragonfly, in the heat of the day, over a deep lily pond at the bottom of the valley hidden by woods
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: RT @murraygw: Scathing attack on Cameron by NYTimes 'Making poor people poorer will not make them less likely to steal' #EnglandRiots ht ...
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: that was my exercise for the day, it is too wet for real physical movement
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: gimme five minutes ummph okay heave grunt shove just a mo' nearly done pant sigh burp nothing to see here ok love will that do? yep okay bye
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: RT @BoingBoing: Mexican man captures live fairy http://t.co/baSpOp3 - garlict: RT @BoingBoing: Mexican man captures live fairy http://t.co/baSpOp3
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: That is some shitty weather out there. Thanks el nino
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @Deek random frame and process 4-grid using vignette http://t.co/p9x113T - garlict: @Deek random frame and process 4-grid using vignette http://t.co/p9x113T
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @Deek I've used others but they come and they go. Vignette seems the most interesting, but it doesn't have the slickest gui.
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @Deek vignette, littlephoto, photaf (for panorama) , camera streak (for strange overlapping bursts), a world of photo (swap with randoms)
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: RT @rhodri: It that time again for Sexy A Levels. I'm sure everyone's linking to it, but I only just remembered. http://t.co/nNNy0ja - garlict: RT @rhodri: It that time again for Sexy A Levels. I'm sure everyone's linking to it, but I only just remembered. http://t.co/nNNy0ja
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @Deek Photovine is only an ios app at the moment. I didn't realise this when I sent you that link. I'll try it when android gets an app.
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: RT @psbook: NEW → Union busting in Plymouth as Tory council de-recognise Unison http://t.co/tnAsQ8r - garlict: RT @psbook: NEW → Union busting in Plymouth as Tory council de-recognise Unison http://t.co/tnAsQ8r
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: RT @byameliahill: Another Guardian exclusive: Hollywood reporter arrested re: #hackgate gu.com/p/3xaax/tw - garlict: RT @byameliahill: Another Guardian exclusive: Hollywood reporter arrested re: #hackgate gu.com/p/3xaax/tw
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @Deek sorry I don't know. I don't use them or instagram. In fact I thought instagram was just a gallery site.
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Bed bed bed debbiebeddiereddieteddiebeddiebaddiesteadydaddieclappyhandiemickeymousiebulletscrapeslefttempleluckyguidemewisdomtrulydeeply x
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: RT @TheIndyNews: Chancellor was targeted by News of the World's hacker, says dominatrix http://t.co/Mxue1D4 - garlict: RT @TheIndyNews: Chancellor was targeted by News of the World's hacker, says dominatrix http://t.co/Mxue1D4
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @prodnose hello mr nose how's it goes? Hope it don't blows without you knows and can get hand on hankie to protect your clothes I suppose
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Terry Wogan only discovered golf when his pet dog kept going to bunkers to defecate. Terry found nobbly turtle eggs there - aka golf balls!
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Glenda Jackson used to wear baby blue woollen polonecks. She was friends with a girl in Meols who became a Hare Krishna Her cat named Swarmi
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: I can't end on a shitty music related play on words tweet. So let's just give Thora Hird a kiss and a cuddle. My goodness she deserves it.
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: RT @jonronson: I found out today what a Nantucket Sleigh Ride is. Turns out it isn't a sexual position.
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Conked out in a tractor seat. And I'm looking straight at a ewe. #farmyardvanmorrison
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Got to get you into my wife #cuckoldrock
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @GarryShandling That tweet is my sick bucket Baaaaarf!
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Turnip ripe toadstools in cumblended sarnies. Vishnu resplendent in Turkish white lungi. Grapple with headstates. Fly pig balloons. TAAFOMFT
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Barbecue handwipes on telephone pickles. Whiplash awaydays in Dawn French's slippers. Meatglove ascendancy. Varnished poulet. #TAAFOMFThings
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Bean bags and toastie on eversole nipples. Bright roasted corn tea on bristle bone kippers. Viaducts in green. Macintosh grey. TAAFOMFThings
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: Please don't ever say or write 'nom nom' near me. Thanks. #petpeeves
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @Deek @petapixel: Instagram, here comes a challenger - Google opens up Photovine to the public: http://j.mp/qMvPVy - garlict: @Deek @petapixel: Instagram, here comes a challenger - Google opens up Photovine to the public: http://j.mp/qMvPVy
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: RT @petapixel: Instagram, here comes a challenger - Google opens up Photovine to the public: http://j.mp/qMvPVy - garlict: RT @petapixel: Instagram, here comes a challenger - Google opens up Photovine to the public: http://j.mp/qMvPVy
Aug 18, 2011
garlict: @Deek picplz or lightbox photos though I haven't used either. I'd probably plump for lightbox as it looks a bit better but picplz more dls
Aug 17, 2011
garlict: RT @WH1SKS: Let's all go to sleep. The 1st person who wakes up has to make tea. I like mine strong, not too milky, no sugar. Toast would ...
Aug 17, 2011
garlict: RT @PythonJones: Well I suppose the Murdochs are going to jail - if the rioters are I guess it's only fair.
Aug 17, 2011
garlict: This is a true classic. The Casio watch survives like a cockroach after the A-bomb. http://t.co/gKYyq2u - garlict: This is a true classic. The Casio watch survives like a cockroach after the A-bomb. http://t.co/gKYyq2u
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: the illumination of saint ashtray http://t.co/LC6N7Lo #mobilephonephotography - garlict: the illumination of saint ashtray http://t.co/LC6N7Lo #mobilephonephotography
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: This is what the internet looked like in 1999 http://t.co/atJicCn and this is what it looks like in 2011 http://t.co/i2GWqBX - garlict: This is what the internet looked like in 1999 http://t.co/atJicCn and this is what it looks like in 2011 http://t.co/i2GWqBX
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: RT @tamsinchan: #NewsCorp hit with four US law claims after hacking | Sydney Morning Herald http://t.co/EuHPwqi #Murdoch #Hackgate - garlict: RT @tamsinchan: #NewsCorp hit with four US law claims after hacking | Sydney Morning Herald http://t.co/EuHPwqi #Murdoch #Hackgate
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: I must admit though, "The Transatlantic Sessions" is utter horseshit, and I like folk music. #savebbc4
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: Wonderful BBC4 to be cut back in favour of the dire BBC3. This comment expresses my feelings http://t.co/ASVfVwU #savebbc4 - garlict: Wonderful BBC4 to be cut back in favour of the dire BBC3. This comment expresses my feelings http://t.co/ASVfVwU #savebbc4
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: public libraries are protected by law from cuts says Francis Bennion who helped draught the act of law http://t.co/ScUo90z #savelibraries - garlict: public libraries are protected by law from cuts says Francis Bennion who helped draught the act of law http://t.co/ScUo90z #savelibraries
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: RT @publiclibnews: Writer of the Public Libraries Act says cuts likely to be "unlawful" and budget is no excuse... http://t.co/X1GA3eh # ... - garlict: RT @publiclibnews: Writer of the Public Libraries Act says cuts likely to be "unlawful" and budget is no excuse... http://t.co/X1GA3eh # ...
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: "STFU CAMERON YOU SCHMUCK"! 8.30 on @RT_com with @stacyherbert - The @Maxkeiser Report #Bankster #Looters http://t.co/GnKum ... - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: "STFU CAMERON YOU SCHMUCK"! 8.30 on @RT_com with @stacyherbert - The @Maxkeiser Report #Bankster #Looters http://t.co/GnKum ...
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: RT @catherine_mayer: #ApocalypseNOTW: The lastest extraordinary twists in the cinematic #hackgate saga http://t.co/yR2bKxn (featuring @t ... - garlict: RT @catherine_mayer: #ApocalypseNOTW: The lastest extraordinary twists in the cinematic #hackgate saga http://t.co/yR2bKxn (featuring @t ...
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: Good news for Rock/Metal fans. Black Sabbath reunite for tour and LP. ACDC Let There Be Rock finally sees a DVD release \m/
Aug 16, 2011
garlict: RT @hondanhon: The Daily Mail rampages around the internet, STEALING what it should be PAYING FOR. What's wrong with British society? ht ...
Aug 15, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: Syrian gunboats from sea and shelling inland hitting refugees http://t.co/LZ4D4LY UNWRA demand humanitarian access. shocking - garlict: RT @Deek: Syrian gunboats from sea and shelling inland hitting refugees http://t.co/LZ4D4LY UNWRA demand humanitarian access. shocking
Aug 15, 2011
garlict: RT @faisalislam: Did you know that naked Credit Default Swaps were illegal under US anti-gambling laws, and made legal by the Commodity ...
Aug 15, 2011
garlict: RT @sporter878: been listening to the #ween catalog on #spotify all morning. never listened much beyond C&C (which is great) but holy F ...
Aug 15, 2011
garlict: @dfrw thanks. Carmela my 80 plus Italian computer learner gave me a reiki back rub in the library and I had vit C. Tonight a radox bath :)
Aug 15, 2011
garlict: Woke up feeling run down and horrible back ache. Why?
Aug 15, 2011
garlict: An old colleague loved quoting 300 at work. He would get right into character. I'm enjoying comparing the real thing with his perfmances.
Aug 15, 2011
garlict: This Is SPARTA!!
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: @dfrw @janBR these are childhood sensations and feelings, my father is a yachtsman and we spent a lot of time on boats and jetties.
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: Listening to Argonaut 1 by Loscil http://t.co/xsIjjOn http://t.co/uvY1a1j - garlict: Listening to Argonaut 1 by Loscil http://t.co/xsIjjOn http://t.co/uvY1a1j
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: @JanBR @Deek No, but there is the immediate sense of preparing for adventure, the sense that the skipper will untie the ropes at any time
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: @Deek a peaceful image, something relaxing and settling seeing boats by a wooden jetty. As soon as you step on to the boat it all changes.
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: Jeremy Deller on #6music has been doing a cracking show. Just realised he was my neighbour in Holloway Road until recently. Funny old world.
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: @kosso The English countryside is far too empty ya NIMBY. Travel to Poland and see a healthy distribution of rural housing.
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: @the_anke This "my life must be interesting to other people" journalism is the scourge of the weekend broadsheets.
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: RT @the_anke: Still can't get used to this sort of writing http://t.co/hLrNFah - is it just many many, MANY words for 'I seem to be grow ... - garlict: RT @the_anke: Still can't get used to this sort of writing http://t.co/hLrNFah - is it just many many, MANY words for 'I seem to be grow ...
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: My heart is bleeding for the footballers on #5live
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: @dfrw nice one, it wasn't what I expected at all
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: RT @TomScorza: Interview with Nick Clegg on BBC Radio Notts. Asked about his own arson at aged 16 - 4mins40s in http://t.co/WwzSOod B ... - garlict: RT @TomScorza: Interview with Nick Clegg on BBC Radio Notts. Asked about his own arson at aged 16 - 4mins40s in http://t.co/WwzSOod B ...
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: RT @wikileaks: Julian Assange has now been detained without charge under house arrest for 250 days http://t.co/ur3Q3zV - garlict: RT @wikileaks: Julian Assange has now been detained without charge under house arrest for 250 days http://t.co/ur3Q3zV
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: I thought I am legend was the mutt's nuts.
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: I sometimes feel like everyone is dead and I'm dead too but inside my head a part is alive just watching it all. Love is nearby. #iamlegend
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: RT @Nick_Nolte: Good lookin' Saturday. Bout to get shitfaced and wrestle some dogs.
Aug 14, 2011
garlict: A religious angle on the looting #ukriots http://t.co/b0P6hK8 - garlict: A religious angle on the looting #ukriots http://t.co/b0P6hK8
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: RT @Natt: David Starkey: Racist Cant http://t.co/Ncwy0Ji - garlict: RT @Natt: David Starkey: Racist Cant http://t.co/Ncwy0Ji
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: RT @TwopTwips: NEWSNIGHT. Get informed expert comment on 21st century urban rioting by interviewing historians of the Tudor period. /via ...
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: Found a. Pub. Compton Arms Highbury Corner
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: Can't fjind a pub in london showing match its all rugby #lfc
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: Where the hell can I watch Liverpool. N5 N1 N7?
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: Turkish-Kurdish activist makes speech on the streets of Dalston http://t.co/us7CBr7 #londonriots #ukriots - garlict: Turkish-Kurdish activist makes speech on the streets of Dalston http://t.co/us7CBr7 #londonriots #ukriots
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: @garlict that's what I just said "if you choose to leave the free world even the decent people will become your enemies." is right
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: My prediction: Cameron appeases the draconian right, turns borderline normals into hangemflogems, and unites everyone else aga ...
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: RT @trakgalvis: Open letter to Cameron: scary UK http://t.co/xpxDvnG Please RT, often. - garlict: RT @trakgalvis: Open letter to Cameron: scary UK http://t.co/xpxDvnG Please RT, often.
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: RT @dylanhorrocks: Robert Crumb explains why he isn't coming to Australia: http://t.co/eyKdq73 - garlict: RT @dylanhorrocks: Robert Crumb explains why he isn't coming to Australia: http://t.co/eyKdq73
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: RT @bongobeardy: Bongo Beardy - .. is David Starkey a moronic, old has been, racist? http://t.co/SAlHcnM - garlict: RT @bongobeardy: Bongo Beardy - .. is David Starkey a moronic, old has been, racist? http://t.co/SAlHcnM
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: Ween released a free double disc set of quebec era recordings. Some unreleased gems and great demos. Get thee to the ween forum to download.
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: The review show is a load of old wank. I'm hearing talk rather than seeing sights. Like listening to wine tasters. Pass me the bottle ya bas
Aug 13, 2011
garlict: RT @EmmyAbdulAlim: If Starkey doesn't stop talking there'll be another riot #newsnight
Aug 12, 2011
garlict: Thank credit crunchie it's riot day!
Aug 12, 2011
garlict: Replace the irritating Social Media with Socal Med and imagine you are on some sunny beach rather than in a tragic tech conference.
Aug 12, 2011
garlict: RT @FuckItLibrarian: I just wanna sit around naked, watching South Park, and eating nachos.
Aug 12, 2011
garlict: RT @kevinmulryne: Seen these builders helping riot victims for free? http://www.mybuilder.com/riot-repairs Please RT as much as you can ... - garlict: RT @kevinmulryne: Seen these builders helping riot victims for free? http://www.mybuilder.com/riot-repairs Please RT as much as you can ...
Aug 12, 2011
garlict: Imagine inflation hits 1000% and the rich say "we're ok we've got gold". If your wages don't rise will you be looting?
Aug 12, 2011
garlict: Bumtitty bum bum buuuuuum! When it will be eleven eleven on eleventh of the eleventh in the year eleven. What will happen part from poppies?
Aug 12, 2011
garlict: RT @MrMichaelWinner: on top of halfwits saying im going abroad, supersize moths have eaten all my clothes. I set the goldfish on them. T ...
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: @Deek also not fair for me to pass judgement after a keyhole view on ch4 news. I envy their easy confidence in the worth of what they do.
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: @Deek I react to the cage in which their budgies sing. To be peered at, prodded and perambulated so as to seem piffle. Not fair but so be it
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: Aren't those terribly creative fringe people so exciting? Snoore! I know I am a cultural heathen. But I can't take clever & quirky seriously
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @STFUKirbs: Someone's auntie was just reading the paper and got so vex she kissed her teeth and dashed it to the other side of the bus.
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @vizcomic: Do church signs get any more sinister than this? http://t.co/drrShGl /via @ilovelexluthor - garlict: RT @vizcomic: Do church signs get any more sinister than this? http://t.co/drrShGl /via @ilovelexluthor
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: I like to sit and gaze out on a grassy park. Sunshine after the rain. All moist. People coming out of the woodwork. Melancholia. Love maybe.
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: It all makes sense. The reason for the riots was "social exclusion". Certainly explains why an estate agent is in court
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @SkyNewsTicker: BREAKING: Sky News understands David Cameron has been in talks with Chinese government to share web-filtering technol ...
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @yokelbear: .@bbc5live Very bad balance there. You describe John McDonnell as "left wing MP" but haven't described any other MP as ri ...
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: @debonbon cheers, mine is hit and miss, but anyway on the whole fb is amazingly stable considering how many users it has.
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @danashley: Hazel Blears on the TV slamming criminality. Presumably if looters rock up with a cheque to cover their crimes they won't ...
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: facebook is having serious issues. down for maintenance or censorship?
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: UK riots have brought out the nasties. Realised a Facebook "friend" is Dutch EDL apologist stirring up race hatred. Blocked.
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: @Namrata_Joshi Having the same problems. Can't "like" anything. I couldn't post. Logged out won't let me log in. Something is up!
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Namrata_Joshi: Is everyone facing problems with Facebook or have I been blocked for making some incendiary statements????
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: Boris gets questioned by young employed black man who got work via service connexions that has been cut by coalition. http://t.co/CLgMdjz - garlict: Boris gets questioned by young employed black man who got work via service connexions that has been cut by coalition. http://t.co/CLgMdjz
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: Boris gets questioned by young employed black man who got work via job service connexions that has been cut by coalition. CNN not BBC or SKY
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Comfort75: Big up to this young man for speaking what needed to be said! http://t.co/x6p1P0V #BorisGotTold #LondonRiots #Tottenham RT - garlict: RT @Comfort75: Big up to this young man for speaking what needed to be said! http://t.co/x6p1P0V #BorisGotTold #LondonRiots #Tottenham RT
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @jeremycorbyn: Tariq Jahan gave wonderful poignant message of terrible grief and hope for humanity. Unbeliveably sad to lose your son ...
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: An open letter to David Cameron's parents http://t.co/wItlKI9 #ukriots #londonriots #ukpolitics - garlict: An open letter to David Cameron's parents http://t.co/wItlKI9 #ukriots #londonriots #ukpolitics
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: Saw a well dressed black man being stopped and frisked near Roman Way. He didn't seem at all Hoodie-like. It is humiliation whatever reason.
Aug 11, 2011
garlict: RT @ShirleyBurnham: http://t.co/VsE5cQf | Sir Derek Jacobi backs the campaign against closure of Leytonstone's Harrow Green Library. - garlict: RT @ShirleyBurnham: http://t.co/VsE5cQf | Sir Derek Jacobi backs the campaign against closure of Leytonstone's Harrow Green Library.
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: RT @bulliedbyboss: It's too easy to watch a colleague taking flak and think "Oh, they're used to it". Don't be fooled by a brave face #b ...
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: Text from my sis "listening to great speech by bishop of stepney on steps of st john's church in HACKNEY central inspiring moment" #ukriots
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: RT @Peston: But if almost free money hasn't generated proper recovery in US and UK in past 3 years, will it work in next 2? http://t.co/ ... - garlict: RT @Peston: But if almost free money hasn't generated proper recovery in US and UK in past 3 years, will it work in next 2? http://t.co/ ...
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: RT @Jo_Bo_Anderson: My Facebook is turning into the comments section of the Daily Mail :(
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: RT @PaulLewis: My Longer Read: Who are the rioters? Young men from poor areas... but that's not the full story http://t.co/SuFVjUQ #UKRiots - garlict: RT @PaulLewis: My Longer Read: Who are the rioters? Young men from poor areas... but that's not the full story http://t.co/SuFVjUQ #UKRiots
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: There's a beautiful golden moon rising for you night owls to look out for.
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: RT @InjusticeFacts: The United States is the most violent culture in the world, every year, 30,000 people in the U.S. commit murder.
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: RT @carlmaxim: Surely it's high time that David Cameron cut short his job as PM and went away on holiday. #newsnight #londonriots #Manch ...
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: @DougStanhope bummer - I wasn't there but I imagine everyone's minds were elsewhere understandably. Best wishes. I think your shit is edible
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: Gove opts for the magical "Robust" move on Harman. #newsnight
Aug 10, 2011
garlict: RT @avinunu: British Army was failed at "nation building" in Helmand, and British state has failed at "nation building" in many parts of ...
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @UKRiots: Genuine words from a 13 year old: "my mum brought us out earlier to riot, but we came home cause we wanted snacks. now shut ...
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @anjucomet: Must watch. West Indian writer Darcus Howe tears apart a sanctimonious BBC anchor who is "shocked" by the #Londonriots. h ...
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @citizensheep: Worst violence 'in current memory'..? What on earth does 'current memory' mean?
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @NASA: Perseids meteor shower on Fri. night is oft considered best of the year. Watch & Chat with NASA experts Fri. night http://go.n ... - garlict: RT @NASA: Perseids meteor shower on Fri. night is oft considered best of the year. Watch & Chat with NASA experts Fri. night http://go.n ...
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: Sent home early from work. Sunbathing in Highbury Fields. Its a beautiful evening apart from the sirens.
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @pitchforkmedia: The Field Announces New Album Looping State of Mind http://t.co/GDCLgLZ - garlict: RT @pitchforkmedia: The Field Announces New Album Looping State of Mind http://t.co/GDCLgLZ
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Doug Stanhope (14) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Doug Stanhope (14) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @prodnose: The baffling low key approach by police just has to be political tactic. Let the people feel fear. I sense a HUGE swing to ...
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @TheAzzo: RT @trianglerecords: Avoid London Fields. Especially on your bike. Friends are being mugged violently. REPOST.
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @carrozo: This has made me so much angrier. RT @CatchaLooter: No words: http://t.co/aEo97Ml - garlict: RT @carrozo: This has made me so much angrier. RT @CatchaLooter: No words: http://t.co/aEo97Ml
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @johnbrissenden: Farewell youth clubs, hello street life – and gang warfare | UK news | The Guardian http://j.mp/qtpTAM (via Instapaper) - garlict: RT @johnbrissenden: Farewell youth clubs, hello street life – and gang warfare | UK news | The Guardian http://j.mp/qtpTAM (via Instapaper)
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @artistsmakers: Second clean up is at Camden; meet outside Camden tube 11am to help local shops, follow @jinacreighton @CamdenTownUnl ...
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: Someone just got attacked while talking live on LBC 97.3 fucking terrifying #londonriots
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @Glinner: @DaftLimmy I don't know what you wrote, but this is all very unsettling coming from your bellybutton
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: redistribution of wealth - the hard way
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @MarkSpoff: RT @PaulLewis: Violent clashes now on Kingsland Road, Hackney, as hundreds of Turkish men attack others youths #hackney
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @THEHOODNEWS: Jesus.. #HoodNews RT @TheEnvila: @THEHOODNEWS Woman jumps from burning building on Surrey Road http://t.co/SFuKl2B - garlict: RT @THEHOODNEWS: Jesus.. #HoodNews RT @TheEnvila: @THEHOODNEWS Woman jumps from burning building on Surrey Road http://t.co/SFuKl2B
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @juux: This lady is right. http://t.co/xawWJJH Also, love the graffiti behind her #londonriots - garlict: RT @juux: This lady is right. http://t.co/xawWJJH Also, love the graffiti behind her #londonriots
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @topfife: How long will it take Cameron to hug all these hoodies? #londonriots
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: Some of the calls on lbc 97.3 this evening have been incredible. Live radio is the best.
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @save_SC_library: Sonning Common Friends say we're campaigning to save the library, not manage people - don't need another job, thank ...
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @RuwaydaMustafah: Dozens of looters getting into Currys now: http://t.co/MrhiwBs #Brixton #LondonRiot - garlict: RT @RuwaydaMustafah: Dozens of looters getting into Currys now: http://t.co/MrhiwBs #Brixton #LondonRiot
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @paraicobrien: week of cod sociology ahead re #riots
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @humble: Humble Indie Bundle 3 is now over $1.8M! This will be the biggest HIB to date. http://t.co/NcNDZka - garlict: RT @humble: Humble Indie Bundle 3 is now over $1.8M! This will be the biggest HIB to date. http://t.co/NcNDZka
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: RT @everythingedl: #EDL are rather fond of firearms themselves. There's a gallery of it here: http://twitpic.com/e/1fmj #Tottenham http ... - garlict: RT @everythingedl: #EDL are rather fond of firearms themselves. There's a gallery of it here: http://twitpic.com/e/1fmj #Tottenham http ...
Aug 9, 2011
garlict: Perhaps lack of action by police against looters in Wood Green and Enfield is their own form of Industrial Action. They don't like being cut
Aug 6, 2011
garlict: RT @digijools: @TheCanadianEnc @PopeShakey @MargaretAtwood Visiting the library with my children is sometimes the only entertainment we ...
Aug 6, 2011
garlict: RT @faisalislam: The Berlusconi Bounce. Bunganomics to the rescue. My blog: http://t.co/B7o9am7 - garlict: RT @faisalislam: The Berlusconi Bounce. Bunganomics to the rescue. My blog: http://t.co/B7o9am7
Aug 6, 2011
garlict: RT @bongobeardy: if i had the money, i would buy a bentley and drive to the south of france for a pizza.
Aug 5, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Rowan Atkinson hospitalized after RTA. I used to be the posty for his family home. Hope it's not serious.
Aug 4, 2011
garlict: RT @edlnews: EDL leader Stephen Lennon Newsnight interview deconstructed - #EDL News - EDL News http://t.co/InG1mcF - garlict: RT @edlnews: EDL leader Stephen Lennon Newsnight interview deconstructed - #EDL News - EDL News http://t.co/InG1mcF
Aug 4, 2011
garlict: The story of David and Goliath leaked into human culture via a planetary memory of when the Earth's small moon hit the large moon, probably.
Aug 4, 2011
garlict: RT @millie_epona: Reason 1 to love living in the country: No light pollution = SO many stars!
Aug 4, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Britain was told today that they should be able to sell off their body parts in order to reduce their debts. http://bit.ly/ ... - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: Britain was told today that they should be able to sell off their body parts in order to reduce their debts. http://bit.ly/ ...
Aug 4, 2011
garlict: @Deek I knew it looked wrong. But my phone dictionary suggested it. Probably because I misspelt it before.
Aug 4, 2011
garlict: A most pretencious londoncentric self indulgent load of old wank on radio 4 a few minutes ago discussing twitter, mount kimbie and no. 4 bus
Aug 4, 2011
garlict: RT @duncanm: someone on radio 4 is talking complete bollocks.
Aug 3, 2011
garlict: At start of NHS IT project I could have got a job and earned a larger wage than I will ever earn now but as a Private Eye reader I refused.
Aug 3, 2011
garlict: RT @Vivienneclore: the woman selling sea shells by the seashore doesn't have the best of business plans to be honest
Aug 3, 2011
garlict: Venus http://twitpic.com/5zydfz - garlict: Venus http://twitpic.com/5zydfz
Aug 2, 2011
garlict: @sadieXport City farms are quite common. So is fresh horse manure bought for gardens and allotments.
Aug 2, 2011
garlict: Wasp in bedroom just before sleep. Grrr. But he led me to my lost ipod. Thank you tiny winged black and yellow friend.
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @mygibbo: Public Libraries News: Eight keys to a real public library consultation http://t.co/QOVBBXp - garlict: RT @mygibbo: Public Libraries News: Eight keys to a real public library consultation http://t.co/QOVBBXp
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @mygibbo: BBC News - Wiltshire libraries saved by more than 300 volunteers http://t.co/wJeV9fY No mention of the word librarian- not ... - garlict: RT @mygibbo: BBC News - Wiltshire libraries saved by more than 300 volunteers http://t.co/wJeV9fY No mention of the word librarian- not ...
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: http://bit.ly/pc7Y9D racist wanker by @garlict - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: http://bit.ly/pc7Y9D racist wanker by @garlict
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: @mygibbo Oh goody! Now we can have volunteer police, nurses, teachers, politicians, the sky's the limit. Deficit solved!
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: @kemptonslim You didn't? Noooo!!! Next you'll be telling me you paid to go and see The Three Amigos.
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @kemptonslim: @garlict thinking of making a Venn diagram of people who paid full price to see Ishtar, Howard the Duck or Mannequin. A ...
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: Late night driving video with a minimal techno soundtrack. be glad you weren't crossing the road http://t.co/OlVBQW8 - garlict: Late night driving video with a minimal techno soundtrack. be glad you weren't crossing the road http://t.co/OlVBQW8
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: @_ajit8_ yeah sorry bout that try this http://t.co/OlVBQW8 - garlict: @_ajit8_ yeah sorry bout that try this http://t.co/OlVBQW8
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: I am not watching Ishtar.
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: retweeting whore I am, unfollow me or bleed
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @BreakingNews: Protesters disrupt House during debate on debt deal; 22 arrested - WaPost http://wapo.st/mV04n1 - garlict: RT @BreakingNews: Protesters disrupt House during debate on debt deal; 22 arrested - WaPost http://wapo.st/mV04n1
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @everythingedl: Ex #EDL leader and Muslim convert Tahir Robinson! http://twitpic.com/5zi5x4 - garlict: RT @everythingedl: Ex #EDL leader and Muslim convert Tahir Robinson! http://twitpic.com/5zi5x4
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @bitchylibrarian: If you need help saving something on the computer, waiting until there's a minute left on your session is a REALLY ...
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @Gizmodo: Is this a UFO crashed on Baltic Sea? http://t.co/YtGsHzy Millennium Falcon or Cylon Raider? - garlict: RT @Gizmodo: Is this a UFO crashed on Baltic Sea? http://t.co/YtGsHzy Millennium Falcon or Cylon Raider?
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: RT @oelbrenner: why don't the recently-bailed-out-and-now-swimming-in-profit banks bail the usgov out with the upcoming debt deadline ? ...
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: resting in Southwark - here I met two women cycling the other way from Thamesmead - I stopped for water, they wine http://flic.kr/p/a8PDM9 - garlict: resting in Southwark - here I met two women cycling the other way from Thamesmead - I stopped for water, they wine http://flic.kr/p/a8PDM9
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: Leadenhall interior http://flic.kr/p/a8PE2m - garlict: Leadenhall interior http://flic.kr/p/a8PE2m
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: The Isle of Dogs from Rotherhithe http://flic.kr/p/a8LMAc - garlict: The Isle of Dogs from Rotherhithe http://flic.kr/p/a8LMAc
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: The rear of the Guild Church of St Benet's with St Paul's catherdral dome in the distance. http://flic.kr/p/a8PtxS - garlict: The rear of the Guild Church of St Benet's with St Paul's catherdral dome in the distance. http://flic.kr/p/a8PtxS
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: City of London scene Lloyds Building to the left. Gherkin in the distance and some other wavy thing on the right. http://flic.kr/p/a8LnK8 - garlict: City of London scene Lloyds Building to the left. Gherkin in the distance and some other wavy thing on the right. http://flic.kr/p/a8LnK8
Aug 1, 2011
garlict: The Shard - groovy panorama mobile phone shot. This building is also known as Ken's willy (by me) http://flic.kr/p/a8LeZB - garlict: The Shard - groovy panorama mobile phone shot. This building is also known as Ken's willy (by me) http://flic.kr/p/a8LeZB
Jul 31, 2011
garlict: @everythingedl Here is one for you. EDL member vs The people (until cops turn up) http://t.co/h4HviL1 - garlict: @everythingedl Here is one for you. EDL member vs The people (until cops turn up) http://t.co/h4HviL1
Jul 31, 2011
garlict: Big dick in London bridge http://twitpic.com/5yv9in - garlict: Big dick in London bridge http://twitpic.com/5yv9in
Jul 31, 2011
garlict: Don't you want to live in this new building. Neo Bankside my arse. Suitable for Matrix clones who ate wrong pill http://twitpic.com/5yujro - garlict: Don't you want to live in this new building. Neo Bankside my arse. Suitable for Matrix clones who ate wrong pill http://twitpic.com/5yujro
Jul 31, 2011
garlict: For most of my life I thought Miro was a woman named Joan. http://twitpic.com/5yuhfr - garlict: For most of my life I thought Miro was a woman named Joan. http://twitpic.com/5yuhfr
Jul 31, 2011
garlict: RT @shirleyayres: Fear and Loathing in the Public Sector –Why I despise Oliver Letwin http://t.co/WNjDt6Z - conflict of interest @oliver ... - garlict: RT @shirleyayres: Fear and Loathing in the Public Sector –Why I despise Oliver Letwin http://t.co/WNjDt6Z - conflict of interest @oliver ...
Jul 31, 2011
garlict: @everythingedl Come on, yr remix isn't THAT good ;)
Jul 31, 2011
garlict: Gorgeous George lays into a caller #EDL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbRnPJ31rcA&feature=player_embedded - garlict: Gorgeous George lays into a caller #EDL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbRnPJ31rcA&feature=player_embedded
Jul 30, 2011
garlict: RT @everythingedl: #EDL and #Norway terrorist Anders Breivik update http://t.co/U5vZfhL via @sunny_hundal - garlict: RT @everythingedl: #EDL and #Norway terrorist Anders Breivik update http://t.co/U5vZfhL via @sunny_hundal
Jul 30, 2011
garlict: I did the worst Scottish accent I've ever done and called my friend Bruce.
Jul 30, 2011
garlict: They pointed up at the rail bridge and said "That's Camden Lock". I said "Och do the canal boats go along up there?"
Jul 30, 2011
garlict: We pretended to be Glaswegian Amy Winehouse fans off the train looking for Camden Square. Please forgive us lovely Kasabian fan girls. ;)
Jul 30, 2011
garlict: 2hour sleep last night out to Camden beer at Belgo then 2 spiritual caipirinhas and an amazing steak at the place opposite barfly & leffyhed
Jul 30, 2011
garlict: RT @JanBR: Have a great weekend to @richardwoods @DrAnnabelLecter @JFDerry @Garlict @thegrumpyscot @Jet739 @Vallethor @adamps
Jul 29, 2011
garlict: @JanBR Brits do it home & abroad. I just wish there was a fairer housing law. I hear Germany has a regulated rent system that's threatened
Jul 29, 2011
garlict: Best food in Tavistock, Devon. Robertsons Organic. No. 1 on trip advisor. http://bit.ly/pUG9mX - garlict: Best food in Tavistock, Devon. Robertsons Organic. No. 1 on trip advisor. http://bit.ly/pUG9mX
Jul 29, 2011
garlict: I can't get no sleep and I'm not pulling down tights with ny teeth.
Jul 29, 2011
garlict: Lollapalooza 2011: Q&A with Ween - USATODAY.com http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2011-07-28-lollapalooza-2011-ween_n.htm - garlict: Lollapalooza 2011: Q&A with Ween - USATODAY.com http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2011-07-28-lollapalooza-2011-ween_n.htm
Jul 29, 2011
garlict: Benny Hill is following me on Twitter. (cue Yakety Sax)
Jul 29, 2011
garlict: RT @everythingedl: Anders Behring Breivik said that his rampage was 'Atrocious but necessary.' #EDL's Sandra Smith agrees. http://twitpi ... - garlict: RT @everythingedl: Anders Behring Breivik said that his rampage was 'Atrocious but necessary.' #EDL's Sandra Smith agrees. http://twitpi ...
Jul 29, 2011
garlict: Great report @paulmasonnews I heard an interview with angry Arizona farmers on R4 who have no workers to pick their crops because of Mex ban
Jul 28, 2011
garlict: RT @Yasmin49: Let's pressure our leaders to investigate thousands of innocent disappeared in #Syria. Sign the urgent petition @Avaaz htt ...
Jul 28, 2011
garlict: @JanBR I'm prejudiced against the rentier class anyway. I always get wound up overhearing things in cafes & they were foreign too. Bastards!
Jul 28, 2011
garlict: I love how El Reg calls ipads and tablets "fondle slabs" and anything shitty about apple's behaviour "Jobsian"
Jul 28, 2011
garlict: RT @25z2: So here begins the breaking of the internet. Film Studios can now order ISP's to block access to sites, wholesale. #Newsbin #O ...
Jul 28, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: A line has been crossed http://bbc.in/qQOq3H - garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: A line has been crossed http://bbc.in/qQOq3H
Jul 28, 2011
garlict: RT @FuckItLibrarian: This lady just bitched and moaned like a baby for me to give her free prints because another system does. She got ...
Jul 28, 2011
garlict: @FuckItLibrarian I tell the kids to think of the trees when they demand endless colouring sheets. Got one to write a story today.A miracle!
Jul 26, 2011
garlict: Geoff Hoon. What a corrupt bedmaking arms dealing fucktard #radio4
Jul 26, 2011
garlict: RT @DarthMeerkat: Eye test. If you can see 2 pigs and a piglet then everything is okay. http://twitpic.com/5vruer - garlict: RT @DarthMeerkat: Eye test. If you can see 2 pigs and a piglet then everything is okay. http://twitpic.com/5vruer
Jul 26, 2011
garlict: RT @MarcDSchiller: "Rupert Murdoch says he has been touched by all the messages left on Amy Winehouse's phone." / Brilliant line
Jul 26, 2011
garlict: NHS private comissioning corruption exposed on #radio4 revolving door between civil service and private health management companies
Jul 26, 2011
garlict: RT @lisaansell: Our problem was that we were overexposed to the financial sector...our solution when it went tits up was to increase our ...
Jul 26, 2011
garlict: There were a few fishy characters in my house on Saturday night and I swear one of 'em has teefed my ipod. 80GB of eclectic wonder music.
Jul 26, 2011
garlict: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Revolver (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Revolver (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Jul 25, 2011
garlict: RT @JonathanDavisWM: Charles Moore, darling of the right, questioning big banking and politics http://t.co/VLjk94X My God, someone is fi ... - garlict: RT @JonathanDavisWM: Charles Moore, darling of the right, questioning big banking and politics http://t.co/VLjk94X My God, someone is fi ...
Jul 25, 2011
garlict: RT @MJayRosenberg: Unfucking believable. The Jerusalem Post justifies #oslo slaughter. Killer had legitimate grievances. #Israel http:// ...
Jul 25, 2011
garlict: Ween - Sarah http://grooveshark.com/#/s/Sarah/ZaffF?src=5 - garlict: Ween - Sarah http://grooveshark.com/#/s/Sarah/ZaffF?src=5
Jul 24, 2011
garlict: Feeling mundane despite the dreamy weather.
Jul 24, 2011
garlict: @bongobeardy and now you have to mortgage the kids
Jul 24, 2011
garlict: RT @lisaansell: Joseph Stiglitz http://t.co/fMXRm6x - garlict: RT @lisaansell: Joseph Stiglitz http://t.co/fMXRm6x
Jul 24, 2011
garlict: RT @MaxBlumenthal: Anders Behring Breivik, a perfect product of the Axis of Islamophobia http://bit.ly/pHS5Ir #norway - garlict: RT @MaxBlumenthal: Anders Behring Breivik, a perfect product of the Axis of Islamophobia http://bit.ly/pHS5Ir #norway
Jul 24, 2011
garlict: RT @playstayxian: There's hundreds of comments on dozens of right-wing blogs justifying the attack in Norway as a consequence of multicu ...
Jul 24, 2011
garlict: RT @Skud: suspended from google+ for name violation? help me gather data about what's going on http://is.gd/nonplussed please help sprea ... - garlict: RT @Skud: suspended from google+ for name violation? help me gather data about what's going on http://is.gd/nonplussed please help sprea ...
Jul 24, 2011
garlict: RT @missdaisyfrost: THIS IS PURE GENIUS RT @jimmycarr Read the item description of this item, it's V Funny! http://bit.ly/nLFmhA - garlict: RT @missdaisyfrost: THIS IS PURE GENIUS RT @jimmycarr Read the item description of this item, it's V Funny! http://bit.ly/nLFmhA
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: My ipod played this song for Amy "Leo Kottke - So Cold In China" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQu_eyKQSkY&feature=youtube_gdata_player - garlict: My ipod played this song for Amy "Leo Kottke - So Cold In China" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQu_eyKQSkY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: Does "An unknown error occurred in Integrated Search" happen in New Twitter?
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: RT @Old_Holborn: "To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity." ~ Oscar Wilde
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: Watch "Lothar and the Hand People - What Grows On Your Head" on YouTube (cont) http://tl.gd/btjhcd - garlict: Watch "Lothar and the Hand People - What Grows On Your Head" on YouTube (cont) http://tl.gd/btjhcd
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: Wandering through Highbury Fields with Nick Robinson looking like Dick Whittington with his shopping bag hanging from his BBC umbrella :)
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: RT @ememess: Saturday morning species: tired-looking blokes trudging after small boys on scooters.
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: RT @DawnHFoster: This man is a total hero: http://tinyurl.com/454nr7j (via @LucyCaldicott) #Norway - garlict: RT @DawnHFoster: This man is a total hero: http://tinyurl.com/454nr7j (via @LucyCaldicott) #Norway
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: RT @bstandal: Blog post from Utøya survivor translated into english http://t.co/ITtPzwE #osloexpl - garlict: RT @bstandal: Blog post from Utøya survivor translated into english http://t.co/ITtPzwE #osloexpl
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: RT @maxkeiser: There is an edge to the debt ceiling talks that borders on sadism and lynching. The white guys want the black guy to cry ...
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: RT @BoingBoing: Presumed Twitter account of Oslo bombing suspect, which, like the Facebook account, was created within the past week. ht ...
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: Nazi Smurfs http://bit.ly/jggweL A warning for the pathetic: DM article linked to. - garlict: Nazi Smurfs http://bit.ly/jggweL A warning for the pathetic: DM article linked to.
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: @twitter "An unknown error occurred in Integrated Search" I'd rather see the fail whale
Jul 23, 2011
garlict: @simonbreak I think they've all rolled their moustaches into very fine thin Dalis by now.
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: @Deek shocking news
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @UKpling: From our blog: Concerns Over Brent Campaigners Volunteer Run Libraries http://t.co/yk1cmGf #savelibraries - garlict: RT @UKpling: From our blog: Concerns Over Brent Campaigners Volunteer Run Libraries http://t.co/yk1cmGf #savelibraries
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @themanwhofell: Right now, up and down the land, thousands of gaunt, semi-naked figures are slumped in front of flickering screens, u ...
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @guardiannews: Phone hacking: Tom Crone and Colin Myler raise the stakes http://gu.com/p/3vm5y/tf - garlict: RT @guardiannews: Phone hacking: Tom Crone and Colin Myler raise the stakes http://gu.com/p/3vm5y/tf
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @taniaglyde: Social landlords will only get grant money for upkeep if they sign up to charging new tenants 80% of market rents. Why h ...
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: Mishal Husain. The thinking man's Myleen Klass #newsnight
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @mrsblogs: #newsnight reporting 3 solicitors representing victims of #notw #hackgate hacked/watched/put under surveillance by ? #ni #notw
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @chuzzlit: It's @tom_watson vs @peston as seen by @visually infographic: http://t.co/L1mYVgT - garlict: RT @chuzzlit: It's @tom_watson vs @peston as seen by @visually infographic: http://t.co/L1mYVgT
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: The Watson Peston twitter fight is getting good.
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: Sunset over Arsenal http://twitpic.com/5tmw45 - garlict: Sunset over Arsenal http://twitpic.com/5tmw45
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: Listening to aussie couple in a cafe discussing how to rent out their london property. Squeeze as many people in. Get a proper job u leeches
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @LulzSec: This is a joint statement from #Anonymous (@AnonymousIRC) and Lulz Security (@LulzSec) to the FBI (@FBIPressOffice) - http: ...
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: Operation Target - massive police propaganda? http://t.co/lOwWpxG via @NewJournal @jeremycorbyn @privateeyenews @guardiannews - garlict: Operation Target - massive police propaganda? http://t.co/lOwWpxG via @NewJournal @jeremycorbyn @privateeyenews @guardiannews
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: Operation Target - massive police propaganda? http://post.ly/2ZiyW - garlict: Operation Target - massive police propaganda? http://post.ly/2ZiyW
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: 2005 "Press - that suggests that members of the public are vulnerable to being shot on suspicion - wide of the mark." http://bit.ly/q3L4eM - garlict: 2005 "Press - that suggests that members of the public are vulnerable to being shot on suspicion - wide of the mark." http://bit.ly/q3L4eM
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: Now Two Murdoch Whistleblowers Dead http://yesbuthowever.com/two-murdoch-whistleblowers-dead-5000943/ - garlict: Now Two Murdoch Whistleblowers Dead http://yesbuthowever.com/two-murdoch-whistleblowers-dead-5000943/
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: A Ghana official has ordered the "immediate arrest" of "all homosexuals in the region. #news http://bit.ly/qh4Tdu - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: A Ghana official has ordered the "immediate arrest" of "all homosexuals in the region. #news http://bit.ly/qh4Tdu
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @shomrimlondon: London - Hatzola Member Helps In Rescue Of Muslim Toddler From Burning House http://bit.ly/iqbU0S - garlict: RT @shomrimlondon: London - Hatzola Member Helps In Rescue Of Muslim Toddler From Burning House http://bit.ly/iqbU0S
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @shomrimlondon: Police in Hackney have made 20 arrests as part of an operation tackling class A drug dealing http://bit.ly/qLUNbW - garlict: RT @shomrimlondon: Police in Hackney have made 20 arrests as part of an operation tackling class A drug dealing http://bit.ly/qLUNbW
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @markrae: Nuremberg trials convicted most evil people in history 13 months after WW2. Met Police hopes to complete phone hacking INQU ...
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @RichardOsley: Riot vans blocked both ends of Queen's Crescent and officers charged in. Something very similar happened in Camden Tow ...
Jul 22, 2011
garlict: RT @NewJournal: Major operation in Queen's Crescent. Massive police pincer movement shuts off road. Several arrests. Searches of suspect ...
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: For a moment there I thought @RealBobMortimer was following me. Well he ruddy well should be.
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: He's a bit of a weedy clever clogs Dr Who type #thehour
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: RT @David_M_Watts: The Hour- BBC2's new drama is looking to emulate 'Mad Men' and is off to a pretty good start!
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: RT @emmajolly: Camden libraries under threat. RT“@FlickRea: Lots of unhappy library supporters at tonights grumpy Scrutiny C'tee - they ...
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: RT @HelenLBeaman: Oh to be a librarian http://t.co/ahp8s8J #savelibraries - garlict: RT @HelenLBeaman: Oh to be a librarian http://t.co/ahp8s8J #savelibraries
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: Wills To Power. T'Pau er. Wonka Wonga. Deck Her Halls with Murdoch foam bath. Knees Up Baby Knees Up. Explode his heart copper copper. #notw
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: Utterly mesmerised by the sight of so many lycra clad young women keeping fit in Highbury Fields. Listening to Rigning by Yagya. A long day.
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: What is old windbag doing on Today? #Radio4
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: RT @PaulLewis: I've been at Sean Hoare's house. Police/ambulance there 11am-3pm. Then nothing. Story breaks. Forensics arrive 9pm.
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: RT @conniptions: How horrible and how odd that David Kelly and Sean Hoare were both found dead on the morning of July 18th. #noconspirac ...
Jul 19, 2011
garlict: RT @publicwatcher: Worried the Police will raid your flat? Put your computer, phone and paperwork in a car park bin and retrieve after t ...
Jul 18, 2011
garlict: RT @DavidAllenGreen: Remarkable, moving must-read piece by @Bynickdavies on Sean Hoare just up: http://bit.ly/oNlFW1 - garlict: RT @DavidAllenGreen: Remarkable, moving must-read piece by @Bynickdavies on Sean Hoare just up: http://bit.ly/oNlFW1
Jul 18, 2011
garlict: RT @Kiteaton: Fascinating piece about how Fox News is muddling the UK phone hacking scandal http://t.co/VYazfkE #NOTW - garlict: RT @Kiteaton: Fascinating piece about how Fox News is muddling the UK phone hacking scandal http://t.co/VYazfkE #NOTW
Jul 18, 2011
garlict: Chazza is such a twazza http://m.mirror.co.uk/article?a=m4:23276019 - garlict: Chazza is such a twazza http://m.mirror.co.uk/article?a=m4:23276019
Jul 18, 2011
garlict: @johnbrissenden @JanBR http://www.isdavidcameronstillprimeminister.com/ I believe there was a webpage like this for Rebekah. - garlict: @johnbrissenden @JanBR http://www.isdavidcameronstillprimeminister.com/ I believe there was a webpage like this for Rebekah.
Jul 17, 2011
garlict: RT @JoeTheDough: BREAKING: David Cameron's arsehole now indistinguishable from a Nikon shutter on multishot.
Jul 17, 2011
garlict: @johnbrissenden we can't be the only ones thinking this. Cameron should resign.
Jul 17, 2011
garlict: RT @johnbrissenden: The head of the Metropolitan Police has resigned at the first suggestion of impropriety. Why didn't the PM?
Jul 17, 2011
garlict: So when will Cameron do the right thing and fall on his sword? #NOTW
Jul 17, 2011
garlict: RT @GonzoKiwi: UK Labour's Ed Miliband appears to be such a caricature at times I almost thought he should have a dog called Gromit. #NOTW
Jul 17, 2011
garlict: RT @sean_uk: Rebekah Brooks arrested? That's VERY convenient isn't it. Can't give evidence now against Met in Parliamentary Committee. N ...
Jul 17, 2011
garlict: RT @aaronparmar: Brooks arrested "by appointment ..". Labour wanking themselves off in excitement, before they lost, they were sucking o ...
Jul 17, 2011
garlict: RT @serafinowicz: Fox News brilliantly depict #NotW as VICTIMS of hacking scandal!! http://bit.ly/qfEmBj - garlict: RT @serafinowicz: Fox News brilliantly depict #NotW as VICTIMS of hacking scandal!! http://bit.ly/qfEmBj
Jul 16, 2011
garlict: Do you want me to say something crass, surreal or earnest. All three? OK. We can't allow Rebekah Brook's shits to be grilled at Gitmo.
Jul 16, 2011
garlict: RT @guardiannews: Murdochs 'in family fallout' over crisis http://gu.com/p/3vtmk/tf - garlict: RT @guardiannews: Murdochs 'in family fallout' over crisis http://gu.com/p/3vtmk/tf
Jul 16, 2011
garlict: Haven't heard my last album yet? It's FREE and demands your attention! http://t.co/7R776He By Gel-Sol - garlict: Haven't heard my last album yet? It's FREE and demands your attention! http://t.co/7R776He By Gel-Sol
Jul 16, 2011
garlict: I've got a cold and feel kind of shitty so listening to Scott Walker vinyl.
Jul 16, 2011
garlict: The Stamp Collection http://www.flickr.com/photos/7470307@N06/5905644632/in/set-72157616760503818/ (Terence) - garlict: The Stamp Collection http://www.flickr.com/photos/7470307@N06/5905644632/in/set-72157616760503818/ (Terence)
Jul 15, 2011
garlict: RT @phandroid: MIUI Is Getting A New UI Refresh This Week – Caution: You May Need A Towel http://bit.ly/opsi04 - garlict: RT @phandroid: MIUI Is Getting A New UI Refresh This Week – Caution: You May Need A Towel http://bit.ly/opsi04
Jul 14, 2011
garlict: RT @jonsnowC4: Join me on the BBC tonight with andrew Neil and the crew of This week, should be entertaining..Abbot and Portillo..i shal ...
Jul 14, 2011
garlict: Beware of geeks bearing gifs. #G+ #googleplus
Jul 14, 2011
garlict: Gone back to the old android market as the new one was slow and then began to fc #android #miui #xda
Jul 13, 2011
garlict: Just installed the new android market from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166045 #xda #android - garlict: Just installed the new android market from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166045 #xda #android
Jul 13, 2011
garlict: I was rude to a stranger on Facebook. Another sign I'm not well. Bloody viruses. I need a holiday, a lover, some cheese, a cuddly toy goblin
Jul 13, 2011
garlict: Woke up with a dream about @wossy interviewing Wogan. Wogan had a kind of on air breakdown/final speech to nation. A sign I'm not well :-(
Jul 13, 2011
garlict: RT @martyrhys: Exclusive - Metropolitan Police illegally delay request to disclose Andy Hayman's emails to News International. http://t. ... - garlict: RT @martyrhys: Exclusive - Metropolitan Police illegally delay request to disclose Andy Hayman's emails to News International. http://t. ...
Jul 12, 2011
garlict: @bitchylibrarian I totally know that feeling.
Jul 12, 2011
garlict: I licked the finger bowl at a candle lit dinner. She giggled and played footsie. I realised what I'd done, retched a little and awoke.
Jul 12, 2011
garlict: Great song. Watch "Dean Wareham - Tiger Lily" on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfBc2pxhe7I&feature=youtube_gdata_player - garlict: Great song. Watch "Dean Wareham - Tiger Lily" on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfBc2pxhe7I&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Jul 12, 2011
garlict: @miuirom Desire Z and I love it. Looking forward to getting FM radio back one day.
Jul 12, 2011
garlict: If Rebekah Brooks informed the Browns in 2006 that The Sun had details about their child, why Sarah organise a party for her in 2008? #notw
Jul 11, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Clarence Carter (8), John Klemmer (2) & BROWNOUT (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Clarence Carter (8), John Klemmer (2) & BROWNOUT (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Jul 11, 2011
garlict: RT @RaceOnline_2012: Brits are living two days of their week online according to research! http://bit.ly/ou1uvd - garlict: RT @RaceOnline_2012: Brits are living two days of their week online according to research! http://bit.ly/ou1uvd
Jul 11, 2011
garlict: Stop all the bad things, yeah.
Jul 10, 2011
garlict: RT @garethjdavis: Paul Mason talks about the fracturing of the Murdoch empire, and how the Daily Mail are the other rival power node - h ...
Jul 10, 2011
garlict: RT @BigMillner: "You've made it personal with Rebekah so we're going to make it personal with you"-NI heavy to EdMiliband http://t.co/YM ... - garlict: RT @BigMillner: "You've made it personal with Rebekah so we're going to make it personal with you"-NI heavy to EdMiliband http://t.co/YM ...
Jul 10, 2011
garlict: Claire Raynor popped it, but we've still got Esther Rantzen. Life can be so cruel.
Jul 10, 2011
garlict: I'm going to try and hike away this virus/malaise I am suffering tomorrow. Wish me luck, and good weather.
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: grooveshark>>>>cantio listening to an album by mr projectile called the last summer http://grooveshark.com/album/The+Last+Summer/4149404 - garlict: grooveshark>>>>cantio listening to an album by mr projectile called the last summer http://grooveshark.com/album/The+Last+Summer/4149404
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: I've read quite a few posts and blogs about Social Media fatigue last few days. Reminder: Jan 2007: http://www.unsocialmedia.c ... - garlict: RT @Deek: I've read quite a few posts and blogs about Social Media fatigue last few days. Reminder: Jan 2007: http://www.unsocialmedia.c ...
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: This is a strange moody folk poem done spontaneously - be warned. http://bit.ly/pBPuwB #crap #poem #spokenword #improvised #cruel #selfpity - garlict: This is a strange moody folk poem done spontaneously - be warned. http://bit.ly/pBPuwB #crap #poem #spokenword #improvised #cruel #selfpity
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: Didn't the The Wonder Stuff do a song about Google Plus? Something about circles fit for squares.
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: My mockney spoken word interpretation of an old child ballad "Among the blue flowers and yellow" http://bit.ly/nhzGpC #folk #lofi #bollocks - garlict: My mockney spoken word interpretation of an old child ballad "Among the blue flowers and yellow" http://bit.ly/nhzGpC #folk #lofi #bollocks
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: Tell me now, young laddie mc lad. How frequent does it rain pon your t http://t.co/ngMAU1j - garlict: Tell me now, young laddie mc lad. How frequent does it rain pon your t http://t.co/ngMAU1j
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: I need some diaralyte. Losing too much salt. #kramervskramer
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: I meant to put the #kramervskramer at the end of that last tweet but I pressed send by mistake.
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: Jerking serious tear here and we're not even on to the vinegar strokes yet.
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: I'm watching Kramer vs Kramer. Classic old school movie.
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: RT @TheBlackDog: For those asking we are in the Slam tent on Sunday at t in the park, 1pm for some dark wave action. 100% new tunes.
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: suffering from post google plus entry comedown
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: Just watched the most entertaining episode of Newsnight ever.
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: RT @billybragg: After an unmissable week, #newsnight really excelled itself tonight with Steve Coogan & Will Self. Great public service ...
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: RT @TwopTwips: SPICE up breakfast time by pouring milk onto a bowl of Bombay mix and eating it with a spoon. /via @JCautomatic
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: a dog in the shade - WOOFSKI - #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/9Y5ikT - garlict: a dog in the shade - WOOFSKI - #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/9Y5ikT
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: I'm in to google plus biotch!
Jul 9, 2011
garlict: Weee alll neeeeed some luvvin my oh myyyyyy weeee alll neeeeed sum luvvin my ohhh myyyyyy. And weee allll staand togetherrrr myyy ohhh myyyy
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: RT @TwopTwips: GET YOUR fix of lies, bullshit and farcical stories next Sunday by attending church. /via @moanup
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: @TwopTwips JON GAUNT Beat Hugh Grant in the #bbcqt mentions by calling everyone a Nazi and telling us how to show love to our own children.
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: Kirsty is ever so leggy tonight.
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: More chicken special from Nigel Slater 30 minute. Yum http://twitpic.com/5mmfln - garlict: More chicken special from Nigel Slater 30 minute. Yum http://twitpic.com/5mmfln
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: RT @krishgm: Just been speaking to senior NOTW staff - describes fury and "lynch mob atmosphere towards Rebekah Brooks"
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: @yokoono isn't following me :( At least @annielennox loves me. Hangon a sec. Annie? After all I've done for you! Pam Ayres and Enya 4eva xxx
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: RT @jeremycorbyn: Boris Johnson was paid to write newspaper column where he called the NOTW phone hacking #codswallop now watch him squi ...
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: RT @thedailymash: Rebekah Brooks' Desert Island Discs http://t.co/qriDAfo - garlict: RT @thedailymash: Rebekah Brooks' Desert Island Discs http://t.co/qriDAfo
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: RT @nippylegs: Rebekah B investigates herself, cops investigate themselves, some kind of enquiry in couple of years. Very British. #hackgate
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: I'm a member of the #lyinginbedwhileitrainsheavilyoutside club.
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: RT @emilybell: The @DAaronovitch and @GeorgeMonbiot discussion should transfer to #newsnight - journo equivalent wrestling scene from Wo ...
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: My contribution to National Kissing Day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asb4l5thyM8&feature=youtube_gdata_player - garlict: My contribution to National Kissing Day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asb4l5thyM8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: Grace Dent's book on twitter http://amzn.to/lgeHQQ Probably a bit like reading my famous Crusty Sock Diary http://amzn.to/owgLSj - garlict: Grace Dent's book on twitter http://amzn.to/lgeHQQ Probably a bit like reading my famous Crusty Sock Diary http://amzn.to/owgLSj
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: Adobe Flash working in lower end android phones. http://androidcampus.blogspot.com/2011/07/app-working-adobe-flash-player-for.html - garlict: Adobe Flash working in lower end android phones. http://androidcampus.blogspot.com/2011/07/app-working-adobe-flash-player-for.html
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: You may have noticed that I have been trying to embroil stay-at-home moms in a scamtastic ponzi pyramid selling scheme. I got rumbled. Bah!
Jul 7, 2011
garlict: RT @MissEllieMae: Incredible stuff by Peter Oborne for the Telegraph. A must-read http://t.co/unen4tf (cc @tom_watson) - garlict: RT @MissEllieMae: Incredible stuff by Peter Oborne for the Telegraph. A must-read http://t.co/unen4tf (cc @tom_watson)
Jul 6, 2011
garlict: Alright you snidey cockfaces. I know your game. Giving me all that jazz. Stand up face to face and say that. Weirdo logic bomb wielders. Huh
Jul 6, 2011
garlict: I hate to do this but, Where the hell is my google plus invite? I thought I had friends/kudos/irrationalurgetojumpmybones status here. C'mon
Jul 6, 2011
garlict: Local moms makes $1200/wk from Home. read it now at http://t.co/uKOPDzr - garlict: Local moms makes $1200/wk from Home. read it now at http://t.co/uKOPDzr
Jul 6, 2011
garlict: Stay at home moms earns around $5600 in one month (Online). read it now at http://t.co/jM6llz6 - garlict: Stay at home moms earns around $5600 in one month (Online). read it now at http://t.co/jM6llz6
Jul 6, 2011
garlict: RT @miuiandroid: Vote to keep Google apps in MIUI http://t.co/N2PWf8E (Choose 1st option to keep it in the ROM) please RT and help us ge ... - garlict: RT @miuiandroid: Vote to keep Google apps in MIUI http://t.co/N2PWf8E (Choose 1st option to keep it in the ROM) please RT and help us ge ...
Jul 6, 2011
garlict: @kosso break down dem doors bruddah
Jul 6, 2011
garlict: RT @mikebutcher: Police say bereaved relatives of 7/7 victims 'had phones hacked' by #NOTW http://tgr.ph/rofP8z cc. Rebekah Wade - garlict: RT @mikebutcher: Police say bereaved relatives of 7/7 victims 'had phones hacked' by #NOTW http://tgr.ph/rofP8z cc. Rebekah Wade
Jul 6, 2011
garlict: Channel 4 news was brilliant tonight. Watch it here http://www.channel4.com/news/catch-up/display/playlistref/050711/clipid/050711_HEADS_05 - garlict: Channel 4 news was brilliant tonight. Watch it here http://www.channel4.com/news/catch-up/display/playlistref/050711/clipid/050711_HEADS_05
Jul 5, 2011
garlict: RT @Verbalfencer: Have just heard File on 4 on BBC Radio 4, about synthetic ETFs. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Jul 5, 2011
garlict: RT @onradio4now: 20:00 File on 4: Do the complex financial products banks still offer threaten another meltdown? http://bbc.in/jNIbfO - garlict: RT @onradio4now: 20:00 File on 4: Do the complex financial products banks still offer threaten another meltdown? http://bbc.in/jNIbfO
Jul 5, 2011
garlict: check out this article! I made almost $400 today! http://t.co/BCPCduq - garlict: check out this article! I made almost $400 today! http://t.co/BCPCduq
Jul 5, 2011
garlict: RT @Peston: News Int execs tell me they fear there may have been worse examples of NOTW hacking than that of Milly Dowler's phone. The m ...
Jul 5, 2011
garlict: @TwopTwips Viz Management. Revive sales by sacking old artists who have wives, kids & mortgages. Hire cheaper staff and cut cost of comic.
Jul 5, 2011
garlict: RT @AnneBillson: Ronald Reagan statue unveiled London today, to remind us it was his & Thatcher's policies which laid foundations for to ...
Jul 5, 2011
garlict: He Is The European http://twitpic.com/5l8jcz - garlict: He Is The European http://twitpic.com/5l8jcz
Jul 5, 2011
garlict: Garlic Ga Ga http://twitpic.com/5l8ifv - garlict: Garlic Ga Ga http://twitpic.com/5l8ifv
Jul 4, 2011
garlict: @Deek @parkylondon @JanBR cheers deek hallo parkylondon. My tip is follow a broad spectrum to keep it interesting. Sadly Liz Taylor died.
Jul 4, 2011
garlict: RT @stavvers: Owls with silly expressions. 100% joy. http://is.gd/YPUbX7 - garlict: RT @stavvers: Owls with silly expressions. 100% joy. http://is.gd/YPUbX7
Jul 4, 2011
garlict: RT @stavvers: Canadians are allowed to protest about royal distractions. Why aren't we? http://bit.ly/lGnJkZ (HT @MatofKilburnia) - garlict: RT @stavvers: Canadians are allowed to protest about royal distractions. Why aren't we? http://bit.ly/lGnJkZ (HT @MatofKilburnia)
Jul 4, 2011
garlict: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Big nuclear week coming up. Column Tuesday. Online debate with Guardian readers Weds. Face-to-face debate in London T ...
Jul 3, 2011
garlict: RT @Jo_Bo_Anderson: did you see us on Channel 4? http://www.channel4.com/news/libraries-latest-battleground-in-legal-fight-against-cuts ... - garlict: RT @Jo_Bo_Anderson: did you see us on Channel 4? http://www.channel4.com/news/libraries-latest-battleground-in-legal-fight-against-cuts ...
Jul 3, 2011
garlict: @MariBiscuits there should be a British super hero whose secret power is to blind their enemies by revealing their very white skin
Jul 3, 2011
garlict: RT @deepthroatfiles: Billions worth of treasure found in Indian temple http://bit.ly/iWVORA #Conspiracy - garlict: RT @deepthroatfiles: Billions worth of treasure found in Indian temple http://bit.ly/iWVORA #Conspiracy
Jul 3, 2011
garlict: Everyone is excitedly setting out for a day of summer fun. I am lying on the mattress deciding whether to make another cup of tea.
Jul 3, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: In Pictures: Rage in Athens #news http://bit.ly/mH1foj - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: In Pictures: Rage in Athens #news http://bit.ly/mH1foj
Jul 2, 2011
garlict: @JanBR hmmm, I dunno, I don't have anything against the guy, that was one of those drunken I shouldn't really be tweeting now blurts
Jul 2, 2011
garlict: RT @JaneEgginton: Hackney Central’s Weekly Saturday Market http://goo.gl/fb/ETrdv - garlict: RT @JaneEgginton: Hackney Central’s Weekly Saturday Market http://goo.gl/fb/ETrdv
Jul 2, 2011
garlict: I want to be a voyeur and watch @bitchylibrarian and @winelibrarian 's webcam session.
Jul 2, 2011
garlict: making your name mrchrisaddison makes me want to punch your face. Adding tthe "mr" is so subservient and weak.
Jul 2, 2011
garlict: Wind blows through these electrons and circuits. The fixed stare of the reliable computer monitor remains. I have no way to contact Evelyn.
Jul 2, 2011
garlict: I met someone called Evelyn tonight. She had incredible hair and had spent the last 16 months in France. She is from Kilburn.
Jul 2, 2011
garlict: @DolphinBrowser I was going to suggest a new logo. It needs it.
Jul 1, 2011
garlict: I just saw a new Mumford & Sons song on BBC4. Something about a brand new harvester...
Jul 1, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Germany votes to end nuclear power by 2022 #news http://bit.ly/mCxTKS - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Germany votes to end nuclear power by 2022 #news http://bit.ly/mCxTKS
Jul 1, 2011
garlict: RT @stolenrecs: This Sunday THE EUROPEAN is doing an instore @ Little Pad Under Lucky Seven Records, 127 Church Street Stoke Newington 3-6pm
Jul 1, 2011
garlict: Stop howling Sharapova.
Jul 1, 2011
garlict: RT @PeterBradshaw1: Here's the picture of Michael Gove, in his striking days, on an NUJ picket line in 1990. #J30 http://twitpic.com/5ixd4h - garlict: RT @PeterBradshaw1: Here's the picture of Michael Gove, in his striking days, on an NUJ picket line in 1990. #J30 http://twitpic.com/5ixd4h
Jul 1, 2011
garlict: RT @sukeyData: Cordons being formed on all exits of trafalgar sq, Kettle looking Imminent. #sukey #j30
Jul 1, 2011
garlict: RT @paraicobrien: Chillaxing in Whitehall after scuffles #j30 http://twitpic.com/5j2ji8 - garlict: RT @paraicobrien: Chillaxing in Whitehall after scuffles #j30 http://twitpic.com/5j2ji8
Jun 30, 2011
garlict: New award winning CRIMP theme on my desire z. Just released. Lovely circular icons. #miui #screenshot #android http://twitpic.com/5iq9b4 - garlict: New award winning CRIMP theme on my desire z. Just released. Lovely circular icons. #miui #screenshot #android http://twitpic.com/5iq9b4
Jun 29, 2011
garlict: Love how the google+ blurb makes them sound like they care about how we all share with one another online. All I hear is money in the till.
Jun 29, 2011
garlict: Someone invite me to google+ It has got to be better than google wave.
Jun 29, 2011
garlict: All I ask of thee is a Mr Whippy with a chocolate stick. I solved the maze in silence. It is the least I deserve. Bong bong ding bong ding.
Jun 29, 2011
garlict: Can I have a 99 flake? She asks. The statue continues to spurt. The bells echo. Their sound seems to her like the cruel taunts of bullies.
Jun 29, 2011
garlict: Incantations. Bells that chime. Rhymes that have no sense. She steps on tiptoes through the deep hedged maze. At its centre a statue spurts.
Jun 29, 2011
garlict: RT @Yasmin49: Cygnets flourish on the Heath http://t.co/Jcj1ePX - garlict: RT @Yasmin49: Cygnets flourish on the Heath http://t.co/Jcj1ePX
Jun 29, 2011
garlict: I would like some how's your father?
Jun 28, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Doug Stanhope (14), Ewan MacColl (5) & Loscil (2) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Doug Stanhope (14), Ewan MacColl (5) & Loscil (2) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: RT @DougStanhope: Un. Fucking. Believable. http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/26/florida.tsa.incident/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 http://fb.me/KSYe3fS2 - garlict: RT @DougStanhope: Un. Fucking. Believable. http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/26/florida.tsa.incident/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 http://fb.me/KSYe3fS2
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: Ed Milliband is as red as today's sky at midday.
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: Tony Blair buys his children million pound houses and then tells the Unions they've got to modernise. He is an obsenity.
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: @hotforwords Is two minutes long enough?
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: I just hitch-hiked from Begbroke to Oxford. A kind radiotherapist returning from his allotment did me the honour.
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: Konnie Huq boasting about her property portfolio being used for her pension while people live in o'crowded conditions & can't start families
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: @nubient ha ha good one
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: RT @JonathanDavisWM: Cambridge economics graduate Konnie Huq 'hopes housing market will recover' http://t.co/iAJUz5j It won't, daahling. - garlict: RT @JonathanDavisWM: Cambridge economics graduate Konnie Huq 'hopes housing market will recover' http://t.co/iAJUz5j It won't, daahling.
Jun 27, 2011
garlict: Konnie Huq 'I started on 30k a year which seemed huge at the time' I get 22k and can't afford to rent your Buy2Let http://t.co/iAJUz5j - garlict: Konnie Huq 'I started on 30k a year which seemed huge at the time' I get 22k and can't afford to rent your Buy2Let http://t.co/iAJUz5j
Jun 26, 2011
garlict: They may be writing about weasels, but it's the most incredible song about weasels you've ever heard. http://lat.ms/ezXd8i #ween - garlict: They may be writing about weasels, but it's the most incredible song about weasels you've ever heard. http://lat.ms/ezXd8i #ween
Jun 26, 2011
garlict: @JanBR yeah I could see that he keeps it vital and fresh even when singing songs he has sung thousands of times before.
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: I'm holding tight with old twitter 'til they push me kicking and screaming to the useless shite that is #newtwitter @twitter
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: Note how Bono's silly little catwalk goes nowhere near the crowd. #glasto
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: RT @LiterallyJamie: Bono + electrical equipment + rain. Science - don't fail me now. #glasto
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: RT @ThePoke: if you haven't already read this - you must - http://t.co/uOzjjs2 #glasto - garlict: RT @ThePoke: if you haven't already read this - you must - http://t.co/uOzjjs2 #glasto
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: Jimmy cliff pulled for fucking U2. BBC gets it fucking very wrong #glasto
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: RT @trojanrecords: Enjoying seeing a very energetic Jimmy Cliff performing some of his classics at Glastonbury. A true legend!
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: Ljubicic looks like some terminator robocop westworld droid.
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: Oh its a shoegazing band who are nowhere near as good as My Bloody Valentine.
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: Heliocentrics and Mulato at glasto. Shame they aren't on later as their light show is fab.
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: RT @MarcEasen: Heliocentrics with Mulatu, wow. BBC 2, red button people! #Glastonbury #BBC
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: @nubient Nice one. Love the way she dances.
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: I don't live in E8. It's a wonder I can still tweet.
Jun 25, 2011
garlict: RT @kosso: There's ... just ... one.. more.. thing... that's been bothering me. RIP #PeterFalk
Jun 23, 2011
garlict: RT @TwopTwips: FALL DOWN the stairs whilst holding a guitar. Hey presto, you've just written a Pete Doherty song. /via @theUKdude
Jun 23, 2011
garlict: @TwopTwips Dogs. Make yourself unattractive to predatory zoophiles by scraping your itchy bottom along the ground.
Jun 23, 2011
garlict: RT @WiredUK: Opinion: JK Rowling reignites DRM debate with 'Pottermore', says @Olivia_Solon: http://bit.ly/likra3 - garlict: RT @WiredUK: Opinion: JK Rowling reignites DRM debate with 'Pottermore', says @Olivia_Solon: http://bit.ly/likra3
Jun 23, 2011
garlict: RIP Mike Waterson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzNqp-1iWUs #video #TravellingforaLiving - garlict: RIP Mike Waterson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzNqp-1iWUs #video #TravellingforaLiving
Jun 22, 2011
garlict: Wow! This girl for real is? http://bit.ly/kE9gE2 - garlict: Wow! This girl for real is? http://bit.ly/kE9gE2
Jun 22, 2011
garlict: Just discovered and listening to Loscil http://grooveshark.com/#/album/First+Narrows/418222 - garlict: Just discovered and listening to Loscil http://grooveshark.com/#/album/First+Narrows/418222
Jun 21, 2011
garlict: By mistake I tweeted nis three times which is sin backwards. Hope I haven't summoned the candyman.
Jun 21, 2011
garlict: Mid summer greets
Jun 21, 2011
garlict: RT @DROID_BOOST_75: RT @miuiandroid: Comprehensive list of all the themes available from @miuirom here: http://t.co/gQDIyVZ - garlict: RT @DROID_BOOST_75: RT @miuiandroid: Comprehensive list of all the themes available from @miuirom here: http://t.co/gQDIyVZ
Jun 20, 2011
garlict: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: The Age of Love (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: The Age of Love (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Jun 19, 2011
garlict: Great little secret festie. Solution soundsystem owned. Despite the rain and wind. #bigsexyfest
Jun 18, 2011
garlict: Dload Recent MIUI Themes http://miui.us/forums/content.php?27-THEMES-and-More-THEMES-MIUI and http://miui.es/temas-themes/ #miui #android - garlict: Dload Recent MIUI Themes http://miui.us/forums/content.php?27-THEMES-and-More-THEMES-MIUI and http://miui.es/temas-themes/ #miui #android
Jun 16, 2011
garlict: It's only rain. Get a grip. #twitterdrama
Jun 16, 2011
garlict: YouTube - Clarence Carter--I Got Caught Making Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpGBNSZFibo - garlict: YouTube - Clarence Carter--I Got Caught Making Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpGBNSZFibo
Jun 16, 2011
garlict: a week is a long time in android development #android #xda #miui
Jun 15, 2011
garlict: Xiia live and tunein radio are great android radio apps I am checking out instead of sleeping...
Jun 15, 2011
garlict: @MariBiscuits nice one. A few of those old hammers hit the spot.
Jun 15, 2011
garlict: My phone on drugs http://twitpic.com/5bo264 - garlict: My phone on drugs http://twitpic.com/5bo264
Jun 15, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Turkey Arrests 32 Anonymous Members #news http://bit.ly/j0gydO - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: Turkey Arrests 32 Anonymous Members #news http://bit.ly/j0gydO
Jun 15, 2011
garlict: RT @johannhari101: Via @kateweb here are pictures of hedgehogs TAKING A BATH: http://t.co/Rmhroqi If you don't find this cute, you are C ... - garlict: RT @johannhari101: Via @kateweb here are pictures of hedgehogs TAKING A BATH: http://t.co/Rmhroqi If you don't find this cute, you are C ...
Jun 14, 2011
garlict: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Lone (9) & Boomshanka (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Lone (9) & Boomshanka (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Jun 13, 2011
garlict: How close to a train track can you set up a vegetable market? [VIDEO] http://www.wimp.com/vegetablemarket/ - garlict: How close to a train track can you set up a vegetable market? [VIDEO] http://www.wimp.com/vegetablemarket/
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: I've now got 6 Chinese girls following me. I feel like Yoshi collecting eggs.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: Just cooked and ate something from nigel slater 30 minute book. Yum. Fancy a shag? Oh hang on. I'm on me todd.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: Anyone else suddenly being followed by four silent Chinese girls? #spambots
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: RT @birgittaj: Spanish cities welcoming their new Mayors: http://t.co/2vpq62v (videos) #spanishrevolution - garlict: RT @birgittaj: Spanish cities welcoming their new Mayors: http://t.co/2vpq62v (videos) #spanishrevolution
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: @dfrw ha ha , haven't dabbled in it myself, someone applied lipstick which was a thrill but I washed it off before I headed out into Glasgow
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: It's not guyliner it's eyeliner used by men.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: RT @robdelaney: I hate not being in Fugazi.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: Brazil, what a brilliant film. Hadn't watched it properly since the 80s See on iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0079397/Brazil/ - garlict: Brazil, what a brilliant film. Hadn't watched it properly since the 80s See on iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0079397/Brazil/
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: You may be able to tell that I've got a cold and am having a Saturday night in.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: Matt Cohen is the new Dave Allen, but with no whisky and no material.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: You can hire me for spontaneous crap poetry appearances. My stage name is Matt Cohen. I charge no fee apart from 1 x mars bar 1 x coca cola.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: I will only play the O2 arena if every ticket is free and those beer vendors wearing backpacks get to sit down.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: I am Matt Cohen. I play trombone with enthusiasm and I participate fully in the artistic life of our great metropolises.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: Matt Cohen. I am good for your future. I will only tax the heads of the carrots that you toss away. Not the peelings, just the head.
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: When big men fight, I quiver in the corner but look on in awe. I won't bench press, what if that pole lands on my chest and kills me?
Jun 12, 2011
garlict: Matt Cohen is my new name and my new face. I sing a song called jaremsalu and it is a big hit on no talent has bitten.
Jun 11, 2011
garlict: addictive NOT addicting, addictive NOT addicting, addictive NOT addicting
Jun 11, 2011
garlict: cool specs http://www.humanrights.ee/eng/page.php?person=6&page=4&parent=2&mid=4 #stalking - garlict: cool specs http://www.humanrights.ee/eng/page.php?person=6&page=4&parent=2&mid=4 #stalking
Jun 11, 2011
garlict: TELEPATHY http://twitpic.com/59oyc0 - garlict: TELEPATHY http://twitpic.com/59oyc0
Jun 10, 2011
garlict: RT @giagia: I think @profbriancox is on @shaunwkeaveny now... The phone just rang and I heard him talking upstairs... /E-Monkeys
Jun 10, 2011
garlict: Large truck just totalled an islington rubbish bin. Street too small for it.
Jun 9, 2011
garlict: Many librarians are showing twitter their boobs today. #observation If you didn't notice this then you aren't following the right ones.
Jun 9, 2011
garlict: RT @WH1SKS: Back in Sussex and the sun is shining. Fuck you London you dirty nostrilled bastards.
Jun 6, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Zaïko Langa Langa (8), The Sea and Cake (1) & Sam Mangwana (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Zaïko Langa Langa (8), The Sea and Cake (1) & Sam Mangwana (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Jun 6, 2011
garlict: I am sure I saw an otter: http://ecocentrus.co.uk/blog/i-am-sure-i-saw-an-otter - garlict: I am sure I saw an otter: http://ecocentrus.co.uk/blog/i-am-sure-i-saw-an-otter
Jun 6, 2011
garlict: @RogerMcGuinn Hey Roger was great seeing you at Glastonbury Festival in 2009. Bought a tear to me eye. My ma always loved the chestnut mare.
Jun 6, 2011
garlict: said billy, my brain is all bursting, burstin with rage and amour, burstin with pain of the guilty ones, they knew she was keeping the score
Jun 6, 2011
garlict: I once cussed the outburst of billy, billy who nobody knew, billy who pissed on my radishes, oh billy that was such a to do
Jun 6, 2011
garlict: just doing my bit for the leonard cohen album cover appreciation society
Jun 6, 2011
garlict: Who is this strange fella? http://twitpic.com/57k1fy - garlict: Who is this strange fella? http://twitpic.com/57k1fy
Jun 5, 2011
garlict: pretty rubbish song tho' http://www.freedomoneworld.com/ - garlict: pretty rubbish song tho' http://www.freedomoneworld.com/
Jun 5, 2011
garlict: RT @gazamom: OneWorld's "Freedom for Palestine", all proceeds supporting projects in Palestine. Coldplay, too, is endorsing it. http://t ... - garlict: RT @gazamom: OneWorld's "Freedom for Palestine", all proceeds supporting projects in Palestine. Coldplay, too, is endorsing it. http://t ...
Jun 5, 2011
garlict: RT @librariancraftr: The library hug hit CNN! Woot! http://owl.li/5afVL #nyclibhug #savelibraries - garlict: RT @librariancraftr: The library hug hit CNN! Woot! http://owl.li/5afVL #nyclibhug #savelibraries
Jun 3, 2011
garlict: Smug trivial self-congratulatory pronouncements give me #twitterrage
Jun 3, 2011
garlict: RT @danny_at_cpj: journalists were targetted in latest phishing attack aimed at Gmail: take care, use 2 factor authentication: http://j. ... - garlict: RT @danny_at_cpj: journalists were targetted in latest phishing attack aimed at Gmail: take care, use 2 factor authentication: http://j. ...
Jun 2, 2011
garlict: RT @bongobeardy: i have this thing about really tall people.. i just want to hug them... weird.. i know..??
Jun 2, 2011
garlict: @dfrw I know, but good enough. Data speeds better than my tmob. Now I don't have to look at that pink logo anymore. Yay!
Jun 2, 2011
garlict: Order your free giffgaff SIM card through my page and get 5 pounds free credit http://t.co/PNQ6gKl - garlict: Order your free giffgaff SIM card through my page and get 5 pounds free credit http://t.co/PNQ6gKl
Jun 2, 2011
garlict: Was difficult leaving my phone company. The guy made me feel like I owed them loyalty and would be responsible for him getting the sack.
Jun 2, 2011
garlict: God bless lidl http://twitpic.com/55wd34 - garlict: God bless lidl http://twitpic.com/55wd34
Jun 2, 2011
garlict: I rooted my desire z using cyanogen wiki method adb terminal groot etc. all good. #android
Jun 1, 2011
garlict: The fm radio on thia phone picks up nuff pirate stations. Wicked!
Jun 1, 2011
garlict: Got a new phone. It is pretty damned cool if I say so myself.
May 31, 2011
garlict: that last message was a bit harsh for this time of the morning
May 31, 2011
garlict: RT @Deek: Shakespeare came into the pub, pissed as a fart, making unpleasant comments about the punters until the landlord said "You're ...
May 31, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: 14 dead in Germany as cucumber crisis grows #news http://bit.ly/mSpKkm - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: 14 dead in Germany as cucumber crisis grows #news http://bit.ly/mSpKkm
May 31, 2011
garlict: So idiot selfish get-rich-quick buy-to-let landlords are going to raise rents because their mortgages are too expensive? We need rent caps!!
May 31, 2011
garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: In 2 years, Iran plans to unplug the Internet and is now creating its own. #news http://bit.ly/ifmFEd - garlict: RT @newsworldtoday: In 2 years, Iran plans to unplug the Internet and is now creating its own. #news http://bit.ly/ifmFEd
May 30, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Rod Modell (5), Luomo (1) & Alio Die (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Rod Modell (5), Luomo (1) & Alio Die (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
May 30, 2011
garlict: @lisaansell sorry you can't sleep. Hope it comes soon.
May 29, 2011
garlict: RT @taniaglyde: RT @ianvisits: RT @BBCLondonOnline Appeal for pet bedding after fire at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home... http://bbc.i ... - garlict: RT @taniaglyde: RT @ianvisits: RT @BBCLondonOnline Appeal for pet bedding after fire at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home... http://bbc.i ...
May 29, 2011
garlict: RT @meshalhussan: Gary Neville's face after Masch dedicates win to #LFC fans...http://tinyurl.com/3hc3rf9 تكفون شوفوا (cont) http://tl.g ... - garlict: RT @meshalhussan: Gary Neville's face after Masch dedicates win to #LFC fans...http://tinyurl.com/3hc3rf9 تكفون شوفوا (cont) http://tl.g ...
May 28, 2011
garlict: Frankie and Johnny's Furniture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI7jC57GuZM&feature=player_embedded - garlict: Frankie and Johnny's Furniture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI7jC57GuZM&feature=player_embedded
May 28, 2011
garlict: street stats for uk 3g comparison between mobile operators, more people need to contribute data http://bit.ly/j4eUFY - garlict: street stats for uk 3g comparison between mobile operators, more people need to contribute data http://bit.ly/j4eUFY
May 28, 2011
garlict: RT @FuckItLibrarian: The theme of today: people are fucking stupid. Take that to the fucking bank.
May 27, 2011
garlict: I ordered a sim free phone in the carphone warehouse sale. Drum roll...Its the HTC Desire Z. The natural upgrade from my G1 Dream. #android
May 27, 2011
garlict: The edifice is crumbling.
May 27, 2011
garlict: enemies at the gate finding tricks to play with an upturned frisbee, she gasses herself with the hose pipe, he trundles along with a trolley
May 27, 2011
garlict: there's been a lot of hoo haa about ooh aah, fo sho bro u kno how slo it go, eeny meeny myleene klass bo!
May 26, 2011
garlict: People who call "The Daily Mail" "The Daily Fail" are hi-larious.
May 26, 2011
garlict: most inane piece of crap on the bbc website today http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13547142 - garlict: most inane piece of crap on the bbc website today http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13547142
May 26, 2011
garlict: RT @johannhari101: Woop-woop! Seems like they've caught despicable war criminal Ratko Mladic. And without shooting him in the head...
May 26, 2011
garlict: filling situation resolved, they glued it back in, hope it holds, panic over, carry on Mr Mainwaring
May 26, 2011
garlict: RT @ElizCro: @garlict We need both professionally qualified and experienced staff to man libraries and keep this valued service alive!
May 26, 2011
garlict: You have no idea how pissed off I am about this filling thing.
May 26, 2011
garlict: Just flossing my teeth and a bloody massive expensive filling fell out.
May 25, 2011
garlict: #mmib She never had a cd player or a dvd, she didn't see the need. She liked to sit in the garden with a G and T, my beautiful mummy x
May 25, 2011
garlict: @ElizCro Lots of library staff who are very experienced are non-professional. Me included. Councils won't train loyal and committed staff.
May 25, 2011
garlict: Tomorrow I will wake up aged 40. Christ almighty!! It's been hard work being a nobody for 40 years. Om Shanti Puss In Boots Dick Whittington
May 25, 2011
garlict: RT @UKpling: #newsnight There were 440 million visits to libraries last year. #savelibraries
May 25, 2011
garlict: RT @UKpling: #newsnight Book loans for the last 2 years were HIGHER than in 2007/8. #savelibraries
May 25, 2011
garlict: RT @sirthurio: #savelibraries Why can't #newsnight get someone from libraries to speak about libraries
May 25, 2011
garlict: RT @KeirHusband: That man from the IEA on #newsnight was an odious character who I wouldn't trust with regard to any public service #sav ...
May 25, 2011
garlict: RT @_ajit8_: RT @sussexlrc Cattleprods and the #IMF by @JeremyCorbyn http://bit.ly/lI5HUp #fb - garlict: RT @_ajit8_: RT @sussexlrc Cattleprods and the #IMF by @JeremyCorbyn http://bit.ly/lI5HUp #fb
May 25, 2011
garlict: Read The Garlic Toothpaste Daily ▸ today's top stories via @gdncables @missdaisyfrost ▸ http://t.co/rnKBakE - garlict: Read The Garlic Toothpaste Daily ▸ today's top stories via @gdncables @missdaisyfrost ▸ http://t.co/rnKBakE
May 24, 2011
garlict: RT @ee_reh_neh: Public libraries in the borough of Camden and their free wifi = lifesavers.
May 24, 2011
garlict: RT @deepthroatfiles: New York Library closed for anniversary: NEW YORK, May 23 ... http://bit.ly/l3WAk6 #Strange /odd it came to mind today - garlict: RT @deepthroatfiles: New York Library closed for anniversary: NEW YORK, May 23 ... http://bit.ly/l3WAk6 #Strange /odd it came to mind today
May 24, 2011
garlict: that pissed bloke by the cash machine with the pixelated face in the #adamcurtis doco was Alastair Campbell #startarumour
May 23, 2011
garlict: I just bought this brilliant hypnotic cd of echospace liumin review here http://bit.ly/jy1Cu2 listen here http://bit.ly/9eULqt - garlict: I just bought this brilliant hypnotic cd of echospace liumin review here http://bit.ly/jy1Cu2 listen here http://bit.ly/9eULqt
May 23, 2011
garlict: Germaine's whining voice is ghastly.
May 23, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Kettel (2), James Blake (2) & The Jesus and Mary Chain (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Kettel (2), James Blake (2) & The Jesus and Mary Chain (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
May 23, 2011
garlict: Listening to Seligpreisung by Popol Vuh. Nice.
May 23, 2011
garlict: ween are playing live at an open air beach festival watch the live stream here http://www.iclips.net/watch/hangout-2011 - garlict: ween are playing live at an open air beach festival watch the live stream here http://www.iclips.net/watch/hangout-2011
May 22, 2011
garlict: "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right" - THOMAS PAINE
May 22, 2011
garlict: so much artwork from Japanese computer games is censored for the world market http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_modified_cards - garlict: so much artwork from Japanese computer games is censored for the world market http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_modified_cards
May 22, 2011
garlict: RT @hungbunny: Blackpool fans: I urge you all to breach the superinjunction at Old Trafford this afternoon.
May 22, 2011
garlict: I knocked someone's pint over last night and bought them a replacement. It was a very romantic gesture.
May 21, 2011
garlict: Had a successful Adult Learners' Week at queen's crescent library. We made bookmarks using Publisher, made websites with Weebly and knitted!
May 21, 2011
garlict: Adam and joe is 50% fake today.
May 21, 2011
garlict: Hooray. I've arranged a birthday picnic on primrose hill today and I've got a rotten cold. #ofmiceandmen
May 21, 2011
garlict: RT @ErikDavis: Hitler reacts to Lars von Trier getting kicked out of Cannes http://youtu.be/aezomVPkJPk - garlict: RT @ErikDavis: Hitler reacts to Lars von Trier getting kicked out of Cannes http://youtu.be/aezomVPkJPk
May 21, 2011
garlict: RT @MexicanAtheist: I'm gonna walk around naked and say I was in the process of being raptured. #RapturePranks
May 21, 2011
garlict: RT @99vFOX: FOXPOCRISY: Right-Wing Media Attack Obama for Announcing Israel Policy Espoused by Bush, Former Israeli Prime Minister http: ...
May 21, 2011
garlict: RT @ShirleyBurnham: BBC News - Private firms could run Wokingham's libraries - http://bbc.in/muXE4N - garlict: RT @ShirleyBurnham: BBC News - Private firms could run Wokingham's libraries - http://bbc.in/muXE4N
May 21, 2011
garlict: @AdamFoster nah all the relevant stuff is still in the right place http://twitter.com/InjunctionSuper - garlict: @AdamFoster nah all the relevant stuff is still in the right place http://twitter.com/InjunctionSuper
May 21, 2011
garlict: RT @ridodesign: #superinjunction #RyanGiggs So Giggsy's now suing Twitter. Grow up, man. Spend your £ on something constructive instead ...
May 20, 2011
garlict: Annoying temporary housemate being loud on skype. Talking italian and probly discussiing how to exploit cheap 3rd world labour. STFU!!!
May 20, 2011
garlict: The bloody "final salary scheme" is only good if you are a brown nosing troglodyte who has no moral compass and worms his way upward to hell
May 20, 2011
garlict: Fucking Ginger Cunt! http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/19/public-sector-pension-cuts-retirement?CMP=twt_fd - garlict: Fucking Ginger Cunt! http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/19/public-sector-pension-cuts-retirement?CMP=twt_fd
May 20, 2011
garlict: I slipped in the shower/bath today and busted my left wrist a bit. Still, at least it wasn't my wank spanner.
May 20, 2011
garlict: Midnight Star: "Electricity" (Live in Concert Footage) / Roland SVC-350 Vocoder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW8Tggerzb4&feature=related - garlict: Midnight Star: "Electricity" (Live in Concert Footage) / Roland SVC-350 Vocoder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW8Tggerzb4&feature=related
May 20, 2011
garlict: RT @neilhimself: Great little list (I am biased): Top 10 most frightening books for teenagers http://t.co/YXY6RAF via @guardian - garlict: RT @neilhimself: Great little list (I am biased): Top 10 most frightening books for teenagers http://t.co/YXY6RAF via @guardian
May 20, 2011
garlict: Oh dear. All got a bit heavy in the Archers.
May 20, 2011
garlict: how to seduce a hipster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuyuMXCk0Es&feature=related - garlict: how to seduce a hipster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuyuMXCk0Es&feature=related
May 20, 2011
garlict: amazing series of talks at the british library sci fi exhibition http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/outof/events/index.html - garlict: amazing series of talks at the british library sci fi exhibition http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/outof/events/index.html
May 20, 2011
garlict: Over did it with the chicken dansak last night. Woke up feeling sick and had some dry heaves. Now propped up on pillows feeling yellow.
May 20, 2011
garlict: RT @NutTheSquirrel: If you eat regular rice crispies with chocolate milk will it taste the same as eating co-co crispies with regular milk?
May 20, 2011
garlict: When people post pictures of their kittens on the internet I get tempted to leave the comment "shark bait".
May 20, 2011
garlict: Melanie Philips is putting her obnoxious foot right in it again. Bears shit in wood.
May 20, 2011
garlict: Rentagobs on Moral Maze discussing Slutwalking on #radio4 now.
May 18, 2011
garlict: RT @abandonedlondon: Lovely. Makes me think of what living in London means to me: Living in SF Means... - The Bold Italic - San Francisc ...
May 18, 2011
garlict: I'm not the messiah, I'm just a life giving collection of cells keeping alive a much underused appendage.
May 18, 2011
garlict: @benedictwong I'm waiting for the "festival" suit to come back in to stock
May 18, 2011
garlict: I could blurt like Richard, fuuuuk raaaant driiink , he did it with a crackling voice of strength, bit hammy if you ask me. Bloody valleys.
May 18, 2011
garlict: Right bed. I do work hard all day. This is why why why ,I I I I I should have known better....
May 18, 2011
garlict: I had to take out an SI ykwim? That Myleen Klass was after me again. Ruddy mad. Always at me with her Highway Code ranting. I'm on me bike!
May 18, 2011
garlict: If only it was our lady of Scottishness a la French toast with bran flaking tartan skirties Miss Annie Lennox with me on my lap now !Opera!
May 18, 2011
garlict: RT @cam18mil: Popstar To Operastar - Female First: Live Aid hero MIDGE URE and former PUSSYCAT DOLLS singer MELODY THORNTON ar... http:/ ...
May 18, 2011
garlict: I'll give you vox pop, ultra frigging vox pop with Midge Ure bumflakes on top
May 18, 2011
garlict: "you sold your favourite records and you sold mine too and you haven't got a nickel and you havent got a clue" Luna
May 18, 2011
garlict: bono is lost in the reflection of a citreon 2cv wing mirror, his crayon moustache needed adjusting, humming like marcel as he paints & pouts
May 18, 2011
garlict: meanwhile george is rutting alone, turned on by the sight of two mating pigeons under a railway platform bench, you filthy grey birds uurghh
May 18, 2011
garlict: so sting sat down in a tuquoise and mauve field of peyote dreams, he clutched his wrinkled forehead (head people I said head), mayan prophet
May 18, 2011
garlict: sting whispered in george's ear "you are on next", that's fab sting, but what about bono? Oh no he's no bloody use. I need trannies tonight.
May 18, 2011
garlict: biff bang bacon butty, crisp clover clutch cock, my my mutual mama mia in a field of hay we did the daydream whisper and retina scan of yore
May 17, 2011
garlict: @benedictwong er, these people http://www.funzee.co.uk/funzors-gallery - garlict: @benedictwong er, these people http://www.funzee.co.uk/funzors-gallery
May 17, 2011
garlict: The blurry photo of his wife fluttered down, receding into the distance like the memory of a lingerie ad he had seen in a dentist room Cosmo
May 17, 2011
garlict: It was time for Chris Evans to die. He stepped up to the gallows and said "Thank Fuck It's My Toothbrush That Will Die. I Shall Be Immortal"
May 17, 2011
garlict: Under the mountain of words he was trapped. Tight and glued in. Failed to breathe. No thinking possible. Never to emerge. Unable to die.
May 17, 2011
garlict: If the day came that I felt a natural emotion, I'd get such a shock I'd probably jump in the ocean.
May 17, 2011
garlict: GENE WEEN, ONE HALF OF THE TWISTED DUO KNOWN AS WEEN, WILL PAINT THE TOWN BROWN THIS SEPTEMBER.
May 17, 2011
garlict: @tonyhall I just enjoyed your recently posted photosets on posterous
May 17, 2011
garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Brian Eno (1), Aphex Twin (1) & Kenny Larkin (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - garlict: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Brian Eno (1), Aphex Twin (1) & Kenny Larkin (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
May 17, 2011
garlict: @TfLofficial London Overground delays are becoming a total farce. Started off well and now becoming intolerable. Can I have my money back?
May 17, 2011
garlict: London Overground is now getting regularly delayed very badly just in time for the Olympics. What a load of crap. All style over substance.
May 16, 2011
garlict: Back from camping in Dorset. Great weekend. Breezy, but no rain. Everything looked picture perfect. Got a nice tramp tan. Stars, fires, wine
May 14, 2011
garlict: A rather twisted Rebecca Black - FRIDAY PARODY http://t.co/KCqO5Dn via @youtube - garlict: A rather twisted Rebecca Black - FRIDAY PARODY http://t.co/KCqO5Dn via @youtube
May 14, 2011
garlict: RT @robhuebel: Guy on airport toilet next to me talking business on his phone. I just yelled "this guy is pooping!!"at his co-workers.
May 14, 2011
garlict: Ozzy Vs Legarde. Should be fun. #newsnight
May 14, 2011
garlict: RT @DaftLimmy: Catch me on the webcam until Question Time comes on! http://www.justin.tv/brianlimond - garlict: RT @DaftLimmy: Catch me on the webcam until Question Time comes on! http://www.justin.tv/brianlimond
May 14, 2011
garlict: Why this tortoise and why now? #radio4
May 14, 2011
garlict: RT @campbellclaret: Dossier not case for war. Set out why govt more concerned re IraqWMD. Never met Gen Laurie /time to buy a new bike
May 14, 2011
garlict: RT @Glinner: It occurred to me that there's a chance not everyone in the world has seen this yet. http://youtu.be/nKD5pKzzXvU - garlict: RT @Glinner: It occurred to me that there's a chance not everyone in the world has seen this yet. http://youtu.be/nKD5pKzzXvU
May 14, 2011
garlict: @mabirch @johannhari101 There are some ideas towards the end of this article.
May 14, 2011
garlict: @MariBiscuits I saw this, brilliant, but then found some dead links on your web page in the lower section thought I'd better let you know
May 12, 2011
garlict: RT @LettersOfNote: Exactly 10yrs ago, Douglas Adams died. His brilliant piece from '99: "How to Stop Worrying & Learn to Love the Intern ...
May 12, 2011
garlict: RT @Glinner: Warning. If you happen to be stoned yourself, you may DIE from watching this clip http://bit.ly/mL9RGo (HT @serafinowicz) - garlict: RT @Glinner: Warning. If you happen to be stoned yourself, you may DIE from watching this clip http://bit.ly/mL9RGo (HT @serafinowicz)
May 12, 2011
garlict: Q: What did the the blues singer say when he woke up in Jordan? A1: I'm in Ammaaaan!! A2: I'm gonna squeeze your lemon baby!!
May 12, 2011
garlict: The first rule of twittering bollocks is don't mention that you've just twittered bollocks.
May 12, 2011
garlict: All that I have left is a plank you can't see. So stay with it, cling tight as I switch the mains to ON and watch you fry. My foolish child.
May 12, 2011
garlict: If you see me crawling at your feet, mote in my eye, moustache all neat. Just climb up a pylon. Climb up the nearest pylon. Foolish child.
May 12, 2011
garlict: Wow! Thanks to Flavorpill for posting this awesome video in their newsletter http://bit.ly/MRZrW Jobraith - I'maman - garlict: Wow! Thanks to Flavorpill for posting this awesome video in their newsletter http://bit.ly/MRZrW Jobraith - I'maman
May 11, 2011
garlict: @johannhari101 This was excellent. Do you know if it will be available to listen again as I would like to share?
May 11, 2011
garlict: ewww @charltonbrooker is appearing on that animated sex therapy programme
May 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Snarkywifey: Kissing you is like/ Sucking honey from a comb/ With bees still in it
May 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Jinjirrie: Israel admits it covertly canceled residency status of 140,000 Palestinians - Haaretz http://is.gd/wEU1wn RT @Mivasair ... - garlict: RT @Jinjirrie: Israel admits it covertly canceled residency status of 140,000 Palestinians - Haaretz http://is.gd/wEU1wn RT @Mivasair ...
May 11, 2011
garlict: @VenusDeMileage I'm imagining slicing into that loaf of bread and finding fragments of butterfly wing.
May 11, 2011
garlict: None of my words can make up for the fact that there is masses of boiling hot lava beneath your feet.
May 11, 2011
garlict: That last message was grammaticaly incorrect, but despite this it insists on me putting in a Gallic shrug.
May 11, 2011
garlict: I'm so knitted to my French principals that my diamond pattern golf sweater flung itself out of the window after I made garlic air biscuits.
May 11, 2011
garlict: RT @Glinner: Uh-oh, no you fucking don't. http://twitpic.com/4vzodv http://twitpic.com/4w00xg (via @dickmandrake) - garlict: RT @Glinner: Uh-oh, no you fucking don't. http://twitpic.com/4vzodv http://twitpic.com/4w00xg (via @dickmandrake)
May 11, 2011
garlict: Read a fantastic novel "Out" by the late Ronald Sukenick for free here http://bit.ly/mPz5sB It is best read printed out on A4 paper. - garlict: Read a fantastic novel "Out" by the late Ronald Sukenick for free here http://bit.ly/mPz5sB It is best read printed out on A4 paper.
May 11, 2011
garlict: @GarryShandling and I are so tight now, when he pulls it out to take a leak it feels like those are my pubes caught in the zipper.
May 11, 2011
garlict: @twitter keeps going over capacity. Not 'cause of some breaking news story of world importance, but coz British tossers love The Apprentice
May 11, 2011
garlict: Chinese Wurlitzer Torture!! Christ they're threatening me with one more track, ouch that hurts. Jazz Wurlitzer, you gotta be kidding.
May 11, 2011
garlict: I'm listening to a radio show about Wurlitzers and am too tired to go and turn it off.
May 10, 2011
garlict: Some say drinking semen reduces breast cancer and depression in women and some say breast milk fights cancer. Where am I going with this?
May 10, 2011
garlict: RT @rejecter: I'm too sexy for my lack of confidence.
May 10, 2011
garlict: C'mon Garry Shandling tweeted me for ninja's sake. Where are my hundrids of noo flowers?
May 10, 2011
garlict: Tired today. Yesterday was spent mopping up boy blood in the kids toilet. Today something else memorable happened but I cannae remember.
May 10, 2011
garlict: London Overground going back to the old days of delays? That was ok when it was essentially a free train. I expect this train to be crammed.
May 10, 2011
garlict: @GarryShandling Oi Gazza! Stop saying that.
May 10, 2011
garlict: RT @inkelectric: @brendadada @lisaansell They're rehiring many of the recently sacked PCT managers as "consultants" on £1k a day just to ...
May 10, 2011
garlict: RT @WH1SKS: FUCK OFF HALIFAX BANK YOU ARE FUCKING SCUM! YOUR ADVERT IS SHIT. AND SO ARE ALL YOUR STAFF AND YOUR MUM IS TOO.
May 10, 2011
garlict: 19th century carpenter's shop at Weald and Downland Open Air Museum #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/9G6yEZ - garlict: 19th century carpenter's shop at Weald and Downland Open Air Museum #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/9G6yEZ
May 9, 2011
garlict: @JanBR thanks :)
May 9, 2011
garlict: I'm so happy that I'm turning 40. Couldn't be more thrilled. Friends and family want to have wild parties. I just want to draw the curtains.
May 9, 2011
garlict: The river flows to the sea, wherever that river flows. That's where I want to be. Flow river flow. #easyrider
May 9, 2011
garlict: I CHALLENGED A MAN WHO CHANNELED ME BACK AND WE SWAM UP THE SEWER TO NEVER COME BACK
May 9, 2011
garlict: Fingers http://twitpic.com/4uqtsy - garlict: Fingers http://twitpic.com/4uqtsy
May 9, 2011
garlict: RT @sizemore: Disgusted that people are planning a street party for Thatcher's death. We should wait three nights at the grave with stak ...
May 9, 2011
garlict: Wo Fat - From Beyond - Live Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpUupJ3E1Ck&feature=related - garlict: Wo Fat - From Beyond - Live Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpUupJ3E1Ck&feature=related
May 9, 2011
garlict: The male character in this radio play on #radio4 is such a total wanker! #av
May 9, 2011
garlict: @hotforwords I would have preferred a piano a string quartet, some period costume and a story of chivalry in a green wooded landscape.
May 9, 2011
garlict: God bless Lidl and Germany. #livingcheaplyinlondon
May 9, 2011
garlict: N4 Library Blackstock Road is excellent.
May 9, 2011
garlict: The electorate is not the problem. It is the question they were asked. #av
May 9, 2011
garlict: I'm in the library tweeting with Dick
May 9, 2011
garlict: Kirsty is gonna do a Basic Instinct tonight! #newsnight
May 9, 2011
garlict: Today is a day for daying day all all day.
May 9, 2011
garlict: RT @TheAzzo: When the front page of the Daily Mail is telling you to vote NO, you know you made the right decision voting YES.
May 9, 2011
garlict: RT @jonsnowC4: This will be the last chance in a generation ever to vote on the way we elect MPs..shall we use it?
May 9, 2011
garlict: The last time I smacked my head really hard was on General Election day 2011. Now it is another election day. Thursdays in early May suck.
May 9, 2011
garlict: Just smacked my head hard on my bedroom door lintel twice in the space of about half an hour. It's like my body is wishing to be concussed.
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Peston: Terrifying RT @arusbridger: Atonishing six minute amateur video out of #Japan. http://bit.ly/fXTxcd - GarlicT: RT @Peston: Terrifying RT @arusbridger: Atonishing six minute amateur video out of #Japan. http://bit.ly/fXTxcd
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: RT @RT_com: Emergency at Onagawa nuclear plant, radiation 700 times over normal http://bit.ly/dRnUcj #news #japan #tsunami #fukushima - GarlicT: RT @RT_com: Emergency at Onagawa nuclear plant, radiation 700 times over normal http://bit.ly/dRnUcj #news #japan #tsunami #fukushima
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: @VenusDeMileage mine too, bloody heads, what can we do?, let's not bang heads together for a start
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: What am I? I'm tough enough when overboiled or undercooked, like chewing on a shoe. I last forever but never long enough. My inner is outer.
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: I have a headache. Must've been all the hoovering and then cleaning the bathroom with chemical products wot done it.
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: I didn't much like it when a very middle class father glared at me with poisonous eyes that clearly said, "Don't you dare step on my child."
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: @deekdeekster woah this sandy rivera is so fast I can't keep up, going back to the chill out stuff :)
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: I was in Travestycos and young square couples were arranging their weekend activities. "A pub lunch in Highgate and you'll be happy."
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: this junkyard romance, this palace of rot, this aimless tide of plastic bags, this unsprouting seed wedged in concrete, this vanilla scoop
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: I woke up and saw this angel - he said the higher you fly, the faster you fall - I'm flying
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: ten ton truckers wearing falsies and dancing round a glitter ball - my god it's full of stars
Mar 14, 2011
GarlicT: RT @UKpling: #savelibraries STOP the Government from removing UK statutory library duties. If these go they will be in real danger! http ...
Mar 13, 2011
GarlicT: Just bought a 13 quid phono preamp from amazon to get round the bust amp problem.
Mar 13, 2011
GarlicT: RT @crookedtimber: March 12th: (MJS) Yesterday was the largest demonstration yet. They’re reporting 85,000 at its peak, which, with... h ...
Mar 13, 2011
GarlicT: Bollocks. The phono throughput on my marantz amp has died in transport. I can't listen to vinyl. Oh well.
Mar 13, 2011
GarlicT: Melanie Phillips one sided comment on the legal entitlement to land of Israeli settlers in the West Bank http://bit.ly/hs9bMT - GarlicT: Melanie Phillips one sided comment on the legal entitlement to land of Israeli settlers in the West Bank http://bit.ly/hs9bMT
Mar 13, 2011
GarlicT: @janbr @dfrw all quiet on the ex-landlord front (fingers crossed) - new place is pretty good - things work - yeah, much happier, cheers :)
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: The room is coming to shape. The shower is hot. The kitchen is bright and spacious.
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: BREAKING: Fukushima Nuclear Plant, radiation now measured at 1000x normal levels. #news http://bit.ly/gUuhpf - GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: BREAKING: Fukushima Nuclear Plant, radiation now measured at 1000x normal levels. #news http://bit.ly/gUuhpf
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: RT @emmajolly: .@UKpling My letter to local paper @NewJournal on threatened closures to Camden's libraries & archives http://bit.ly/h601 ... - GarlicT: RT @emmajolly: .@UKpling My letter to local paper @NewJournal on threatened closures to Camden's libraries & archives http://bit.ly/h601 ...
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: RT @philewis: Please sign Save Camden Libraries petition http://www.petition.co.uk/save-camden-libraries # save-camden-libraries RT - GarlicT: RT @philewis: Please sign Save Camden Libraries petition http://www.petition.co.uk/save-camden-libraries # save-camden-libraries RT
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: RT @mletzmann: USGS "Earth's axis has shifted 10 inches as a result of the quake. Japan's coastline has permanently shifted 2.4 meters." ...
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: RT @UKpling: Public Lib News : Libraries may lose their legal protection http://bit.ly/f3s9bw - GarlicT: RT @UKpling: Public Lib News : Libraries may lose their legal protection http://bit.ly/f3s9bw
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: RT @taniaglyde: Tunpike Lane's powerful statement signage. http://plixi.com/p/83295153 - GarlicT: RT @taniaglyde: Tunpike Lane's powerful statement signage. http://plixi.com/p/83295153
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Peston: Nick Davies email to Andy Coulson - worth reading http://bit.ly/htvGc3 - GarlicT: RT @Peston: Nick Davies email to Andy Coulson - worth reading http://bit.ly/htvGc3
Mar 12, 2011
GarlicT: I'm watching YokosoNews's live broadcast on @Ustream! Come join me http://ustre.am/fkaU ! - GarlicT: I'm watching YokosoNews's live broadcast on @Ustream! Come join me http://ustre.am/fkaU !
Mar 11, 2011
GarlicT: I have been silenced. Gradually my voice will return as I settle into a new aura space. Please be patient.
Mar 8, 2011
GarlicT: I have broadband again, yeah baby yeah!
Mar 8, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw very much planning to be there
Mar 7, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw @JanBR thanks for your support.
Mar 5, 2011
GarlicT: @JanBR Hi Jan. I'm a bit stressed out I'm afraid. Ex Landlord trouble. :( Hope you have a good weekend.
Mar 3, 2011
GarlicT: I'm on the other side. I'm on the other side. Hallo :)
Mar 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @joyus1uk: Sally Bercow. Axing libraries is cultural vandalism and a false economy http://bit.ly/hDo7Uq #savelibraries - GarlicT: RT @joyus1uk: Sally Bercow. Axing libraries is cultural vandalism and a false economy http://bit.ly/hDo7Uq #savelibraries
Mar 2, 2011
GarlicT: RT @nowsee: They close down kindergartens & libraries and bail out banks. So we turn banks into kindergartens & libraries. http://ow.ly/ ... - GarlicT: RT @nowsee: They close down kindergartens & libraries and bail out banks. So we turn banks into kindergartens & libraries. http://ow.ly/ ...
Mar 2, 2011
GarlicT: RT @tomneumark: Incredible meeting with mental health service users in Camden today. Anger, anxiety and confusion all there. Amazing tes ...
Feb 26, 2011
GarlicT: Station FM is one hell of a good London radio station.
Feb 25, 2011
GarlicT: Once this stressful episode in my life is over I think I'll be much much happier. It involves my current accommodation. Nearly there...
Feb 25, 2011
GarlicT: I'm angry, stressed out, wired, anxious and pissed off :(
Feb 21, 2011
GarlicT: Watching al jazeera on Libya. Shocking horrible. Interviews with Libyan ambassador to USA and to UN. "Gadaffi has to get out!"
Feb 19, 2011
GarlicT: RT @UKuncut: It's stopped raining. Let's all go to Barclays anyway.
Feb 19, 2011
GarlicT: Why do you think everything is going up in price? Droughts in China? Nope. Massive Quantitative Easing for bankers to spend on commodities.
Feb 17, 2011
GarlicT: RT @NickKristof: King Hamad of #Bahrain will never regain credibility after attacking peaceful protesters as they slept. Blood is foreve ...
Feb 17, 2011
GarlicT: RT @ijclark: Is the Big Society killing libraries? See my blog on what councils are withholding from services http://tinyurl.com/47dv2n8 ... - GarlicT: RT @ijclark: Is the Big Society killing libraries? See my blog on what councils are withholding from services http://tinyurl.com/47dv2n8 ...
Feb 17, 2011
GarlicT: RT @librarymice: 11 libraries in Somerset are to lose all their funding (council voted today) :0( #savelibraries
Feb 16, 2011
GarlicT: The one night I really need to sleep I overdo it on vitC and lemon juice and have a painful stomach acid attack keeping me awake. Pissed off
Feb 16, 2011
GarlicT: All snuggly in bed dreaming of Mumfords and Cameron's cat x
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: @nonnygoggler sounds most enjoyable
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: Who was that corny cockney catwoman?
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: @deekdeekster bed beckons
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: RT @bongobeardy: i am watching the #brits so that all the average albums i own, suddenly become freaking awesome.
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: Rihanna's legs are mad of polystyrene.
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: Bieber "you smell great, look at your eyes" Nice piss taking. I'm watching spaghetti curtains. Arcade Fire cool kids inspired by good brits.
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: Is she really singing that out of tune? Terrible song.
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: Brit Awards who is that fat business man?
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: I've got hands like the guy in "I am number 4"
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: I my dream school Oliver would have his head flushed down the toilet and his exercise books thrown in the biology pond.
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: RT @jeremycorbyn: London Housing debate this morning at 11.00; desperate needs of people in overcrowded and expensive flats.Let's build ...
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: RT @StirringTrouble: Funny piece: David Cameron's Big Society Idea: It's Taking The Piss, But In A Good Way http://f.ast.ly/47Ev3 #ukpol ... - GarlicT: RT @StirringTrouble: Funny piece: David Cameron's Big Society Idea: It's Taking The Piss, But In A Good Way http://f.ast.ly/47Ev3 #ukpol ...
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: Reslly need to move again, soon.
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: Will have to try and get to dentist tomorrow. Got weird swelling on inside gum next to tongue. Also had no bath/shower for over ten days grr
Feb 15, 2011
GarlicT: Can't sleep for many interfering and overlapping reasons :(
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: My Top 2 Weekly #lastfm artists: Harold Budd (13) & Demdike Stare (11) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - GarlicT: My Top 2 Weekly #lastfm artists: Harold Budd (13) & Demdike Stare (11) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: RT @deekdeekster: Eating is good. Remember: eat regularly, wake up more often.
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: Though that scab who sat in for our Kirsty was pretty clever wasn't she? She could accompany me in a Tardis any time.
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: I snotted something in a rag and didn't walk up a mountain with a BBC TV presenter. All the wrinklies that knew how to do it well were fired
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: This may be the last time, I don't know. People feel it. My body cries and Mary she turned her head and fled. So this could be the last time
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: Turned up in tinseltown with my trumpet. Blew some Bix Beiderbecker and went on strike for the heartbeat of Yorkshire thumping in my chest.
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: RT @abandonedlondon: I think @BlockheadNYC has my most favourite Twitter profile pic ever.
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: Inch perfect they wanted it. Well I am a shovelling man not a snooker player. This is how I left it. Ruined my good shoes on the site there.
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: I never put a trowel to cement. But I can cradle a bundle of hot fish and chips. Home with an dishonest dinner for the family. Yes love I do
Feb 14, 2011
GarlicT: Tough it out. Like she said. I'd better. So I am. In the morning chill. Wet drips down my neck. I stand in line for the bricklayers truck.
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: @deekdeekster I'm hooked into it now. At least Jesse Eisenberg is a Ween fan!
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: Ross has to lose the V for Vendetta look. It is fucking shite.
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: I'll swan you mate!
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: Award ceremonies are so sick making. Barf vomit spew. Ghastly events. Get it off.
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: RT @millieshoes: Obama on libraries 2005 #savelibraries http://www.mla.gov.uk/news_and_views/views/obama_libraries - GarlicT: RT @millieshoes: Obama on libraries 2005 #savelibraries http://www.mla.gov.uk/news_and_views/views/obama_libraries
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: Barbican and the moon #1111 http://flic.kr/p/9hSzJr - GarlicT: Barbican and the moon #1111 http://flic.kr/p/9hSzJr
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: RT @TamsynTweetie: Signed a petition on Hampstead High Street yesterday to stop Camden Council closing libraries #savelibraries
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: Iran Girds for Anti-State Protests on Monday , Amid Executions and Arrests http://on.wsj.com/fPjxuc - GarlicT: Iran Girds for Anti-State Protests on Monday , Amid Executions and Arrests http://on.wsj.com/fPjxuc
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Some very good pics of the clean-up in Cairo's Tahrir Square #news http://bbc.in/enlozI - GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Some very good pics of the clean-up in Cairo's Tahrir Square #news http://bbc.in/enlozI
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Algeria shuts down internet and Facebook as protest mounts #news http://bit.ly/eLZ24s - GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Algeria shuts down internet and Facebook as protest mounts #news http://bit.ly/eLZ24s
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: @hungbunny ah cute
Feb 13, 2011
GarlicT: RT @robdelaney: My friend Ellen just had a baby w/ no kidneys. RT @KimKardashian: I'm freaking out! Having a fashion emergency with my G ...
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: Fucks for hugs or hugs for fucks. Or perhaps just heady nugs.
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: @brokenglasseye No, the Frank Zappa record featuring Captain Beefheart. A regular in the library recommended it.
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: Hot Rats!
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: Will you gather like lost frogs on an open sandy plain? Hoping that one of you knows where the cloud will rain. Disbelief beneath denial.
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: When they shut it all down I will pack up and go. Where to I do not know. To do what I do not know. But these arms of mine are not dead yet.
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: Cor you shoulda seen those legs and the short skirt and that sweet shapely backside. Jan's gonna kill me. But my eyes are alive. They live!
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: Tish tosh jacket potato in a bun. Under the sun with jeeves sauce and bendy bus saliva jam.
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: Get packing Grandma! I'm afraid of the big bad goose with razor blade teeth and funnel web spider eggs.
Feb 12, 2011
GarlicT: The Adam Smith Institute certainly attracts tossers of the highest order.
Feb 9, 2011
GarlicT: RT @UKpling: "a Big Society would surely build more" libraries "but instead it's shutting hundreds down" http://ht.ly/3The3 @mrmarksteel ... - GarlicT: RT @UKpling: "a Big Society would surely build more" libraries "but instead it's shutting hundreds down" http://ht.ly/3The3 @mrmarksteel ...
Feb 9, 2011
GarlicT: I like Demdike Stare. @demdikestare http://www.boomkat.com/artist.cfm?a=33818 - GarlicT: I like Demdike Stare. @demdikestare http://www.boomkat.com/artist.cfm?a=33818
Feb 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @publiclibnews: Government Dept has been advising councils to close libraries; Vince Cable joins protests http://t.co/64DbfdW #saveli ... - GarlicT: RT @publiclibnews: Government Dept has been advising councils to close libraries; Vince Cable joins protests http://t.co/64DbfdW #saveli ...
Feb 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @nedimdedic: @camdenpeople #library consultation is now open http://ow.ly/3RtxC - GarlicT: RT @nedimdedic: @camdenpeople #library consultation is now open http://ow.ly/3RtxC
Feb 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @johannhari101: David Cameron is handing massive tax cuts to the richest groups in Britain. The great George Monbiot explains: http:/ ...
Feb 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @berrydm: Well said, Naomi Wolf: WikiLeaks, Revolution, and the Lost Cojones of American Journalism http://t.co/K3H0YRF #wikileaks #a ... - GarlicT: RT @berrydm: Well said, Naomi Wolf: WikiLeaks, Revolution, and the Lost Cojones of American Journalism http://t.co/K3H0YRF #wikileaks #a ...
Feb 8, 2011
GarlicT: My Top 2 Weekly #lastfm artists: Balam Acab (7) & Harold Budd (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - GarlicT: My Top 2 Weekly #lastfm artists: Balam Acab (7) & Harold Budd (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Feb 7, 2011
GarlicT: Scouting for "camel toads" at pool. http://bit.ly/hOP0Rk - GarlicT: Scouting for "camel toads" at pool. http://bit.ly/hOP0Rk
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: @TheAzzo Do people still smoke?
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: gute nacht and get some Pad Thai down your gob soon. Pad Thai is a new touchy feely noodle based tablet. Download Appkins to wipe pinkies.
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw Yes, heat tends to get you over excited. Still that was a long time ago and I've since moved to online tree dating & first date hugs!
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: Failing that I'll be watching Chelsea vs Liverpool at a shimmering hostelry serving the finest chalices of Albion juice.
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: Blessings, I'm going to the sacral well chanting session tomorrow. Part of my soul craft project. Meet on the Heath at hidden Fleet spring.
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: But the bagel shop is open 24 hours and they have chicken and sweetcorn. Chewy bagel, sweet mayo, pop the corn peas and masticate chicken.
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: Hot date, camera pans left, waving my hands like mad, get on a bus, ruin things by trying too hard, lose the game, give up, hug trees, die.
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Rowenna_Davis: David Cameron's speech boosts EDL - http://tiny.cc/diq51 - a lot of the protesters I spoke to in Luton today were imp ... - GarlicT: RT @Rowenna_Davis: David Cameron's speech boosts EDL - http://tiny.cc/diq51 - a lot of the protesters I spoke to in Luton today were imp ...
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: RT @kassschmitt: This poem about libraries has just made me cry http://bit.ly/ekbKsl Hoping to do something to celebrate libraries at #c ... - GarlicT: RT @kassschmitt: This poem about libraries has just made me cry http://bit.ly/ekbKsl Hoping to do something to celebrate libraries at #c ...
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: RT @kassschmitt: Wow! I did it! Cycled between all of Camden's libraries in just over 2 hours. #savelibraries
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: The ruinous fiscal impact of big banks http://nyti.ms/gMOfg1 - GarlicT: The ruinous fiscal impact of big banks http://nyti.ms/gMOfg1
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: RT @UKuncut: Look! People have occupied a local library in South London! http://ow.ly/3QZ7x #ukuncut #demo2011 #saveourlibraries - GarlicT: RT @UKuncut: Look! People have occupied a local library in South London! http://ow.ly/3QZ7x #ukuncut #demo2011 #saveourlibraries
Feb 6, 2011
GarlicT: RT @guardiannews: Steve Coogan attacks Top Gear's 'ignorant' stars http://gu.com/p/2nv2z/tf - GarlicT: RT @guardiannews: Steve Coogan attacks Top Gear's 'ignorant' stars http://gu.com/p/2nv2z/tf
Feb 5, 2011
GarlicT: RT @DigCameraExpert: Update: Panasonic DMC-LX3: Indoor/Party http://bit.ly/fQcqy9 - GarlicT: RT @DigCameraExpert: Update: Panasonic DMC-LX3: Indoor/Party http://bit.ly/fQcqy9
Feb 5, 2011
GarlicT: In some local authorities staff are banned from putting up posters publicising the #savelibraries campaign inside the library.
Feb 5, 2011
GarlicT: RT @louisejones_x: New blog on #savelibraries I don't think it's very good though. Meh http://bit.ly/gDkh4z - GarlicT: RT @louisejones_x: New blog on #savelibraries I don't think it's very good though. Meh http://bit.ly/gDkh4z
Feb 4, 2011
GarlicT: @flexsite I'm not anti-volunteer. I'm sure your project would go down very well here. I'm just touchy as libs r being cut heavily this year.
Feb 4, 2011
GarlicT: Financial speculators using quantative easing money to raise the price of food are some of the sickest fuckers out there.
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: Just releasing the kids in the highgate village pond.
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: Be The Chairman of your own destiny. Listen to "Ween - Chairman Of My Destiny" on YouTube http://bit.ly/e8deAe - GarlicT: Be The Chairman of your own destiny. Listen to "Ween - Chairman Of My Destiny" on YouTube http://bit.ly/e8deAe
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: Casa Santana is my new cafe of choice on holloway road. Newly opened portuguese. Does evening meals too. Opposite safestore and odeon cinema
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw Let me be your fantasy! (I'm singing the rave song, not coming on to you)
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw whatchootalkinboutwillis? ;)
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: @flexsite You may not have the intention but local authorities are considering plans to introduce volunteers to save money i.e. sack staff
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @renduh: RT @fpinternational: BBC7 is serialising Kurt Vonnegut's seminal Slaughterhouse 5: http://bbc.in/fB9mcn - GarlicT: RT @renduh: RT @fpinternational: BBC7 is serialising Kurt Vonnegut's seminal Slaughterhouse 5: http://bbc.in/fB9mcn
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: Car Boot Soul!!!
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @HampsteadPeople: Protest Against Local Libraries Closing: Sadly Camden libraries are being threatened with closure. This seems to... ...
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: @flexsite @Marthalanefox I help with laptops, teach web email blog fb gov.uk shopping. When my 20k job rplced by vols can you give me a job? - GarlicT: @flexsite @Marthalanefox I help with laptops, teach web email blog fb gov.uk shopping. When my 20k job rplced by vols can you give me a job?
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Glinner: In case you missed it last night: Allegations Vodafone Egypt sent pro-Mubarak text msgs, unsolicited http://bit.ly/fS7r8D # ... - GarlicT: RT @Glinner: In case you missed it last night: Allegations Vodafone Egypt sent pro-Mubarak text msgs, unsolicited http://bit.ly/fS7r8D # ...
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: Great. No heating or hot water again and it is my day off. At least I have a little fan heater.
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @campydraper: Twitter is just a lot of people admitting to the world how much they want to be liked over and over in 140 characters o ...
Feb 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Sandmonkey: http://www.sandmonkey.org/2011/02/03/egypt-right-now/ Read and Retweet please! - GarlicT: RT @Sandmonkey: http://www.sandmonkey.org/2011/02/03/egypt-right-now/ Read and Retweet please!
Feb 1, 2011
GarlicT: RT @neilhimself: RT these are great! @arktemplar: Could you please help spread? WW1-era style propaganda posters to #savelibraries http: ...
Feb 1, 2011
GarlicT: wish I'd watched #newsnight now
Feb 1, 2011
GarlicT: We band of mothers. We precious monkeys. We colourful billed toucans. We Mexican bean counters. We guppy mouthed sleeping hippos. Walk on!!
Feb 1, 2011
GarlicT: Fellow frogs and newts. Take up thy periscopes. See the pond and the willow tree. Fear not the motorway. Burp, sizzle, mmm, food, yawn.
Feb 1, 2011
GarlicT: Stepping on wooden slatted bridge. Do I see the eyes of a troll below or am I too busy looking at the happy goats waiting on the other side?
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: Noticing my distress, the other detainee whispered: ‘I’m sorry. This is not Egypt. This is Mubarak’ http://bit.ly/fPqx6K - GarlicT: Noticing my distress, the other detainee whispered: ‘I’m sorry. This is not Egypt. This is Mubarak’ http://bit.ly/fPqx6K
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: RT @alexispetridis: Possibly a bit late on this, but this is surely the completely batshit lawsuit to end all completely batshit lawsuit ...
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: RT @UKuncut: TESCO avoid over £100m in tax despite making £3bn profit. EVERY FIDDLE HELPS! http://twitpic.com/3uudrd #ukuncut - GarlicT: RT @UKuncut: TESCO avoid over £100m in tax despite making £3bn profit. EVERY FIDDLE HELPS! http://twitpic.com/3uudrd #ukuncut
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: police use cs spray on peaceful uk tax protesters http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jan/30/police-cs-spray-tax-protesters - GarlicT: police use cs spray on peaceful uk tax protesters http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jan/30/police-cs-spray-tax-protesters
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: RT @UKuncut: Walkers crisps: potatoes, workers, factories & Gary Lineker. All British, except the profits held in Switzerland to avoid t ...
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: feeding the birds - touched it up a bit http://flic.kr/p/9emQGM - GarlicT: feeding the birds - touched it up a bit http://flic.kr/p/9emQGM
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: winter sunset - panorama silhouettes of trees Hampstead Heath #lx3 #hugin http://flic.kr/p/9eoyXo - GarlicT: winter sunset - panorama silhouettes of trees Hampstead Heath #lx3 #hugin http://flic.kr/p/9eoyXo
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: feeding the birds at Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath http://flic.kr/p/9enigw - GarlicT: feeding the birds at Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath http://flic.kr/p/9enigw
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: @JanBR thanks. The light was beautiful that day.
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: I really love Harold Budd. He knows how to relax the listener.
Jan 31, 2011
GarlicT: Kate Hopkins is unreal. Quite enjoying her ridiculous outbursts. #bbcqt
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: This year st bartholemew's fair will be 888 years old. It was set up to fund the hospital in 1123 by Henry I courtier named Rahere.
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: Hmm photo twittering works when saved in gallery but not from direct photo. Me and my old G1 with a dodgy rom. http://twitpic.com/3uonll - GarlicT: Hmm photo twittering works when saved in gallery but not from direct photo. Me and my old G1 with a dodgy rom. http://twitpic.com/3uonll
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: Found a bunch of old books at a recycling point on Seven Sisters Rd. Saved a few including Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley.
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: Listening to Gonjasufi album A Sufi & a Killer that I got from Islington North Library. Pretty cool shit on Warp records.
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: RT @WWarped: Dating website OkCupids best profile ever http://i.imgur.com/Hz34O.jpg - GarlicT: RT @WWarped: Dating website OkCupids best profile ever http://i.imgur.com/Hz34O.jpg
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: @deekdeekster good on 'em
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: This morning the person stabbed to death in london last night was referred to as a boy aged 18. This evening he has become a man. #BBCNEWS24
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: #BBCNEWS24 "Thank god there are protests in Egypt and we can avoid talking about all those dreadful students and their beardy CND parents"
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: RT @bongobeardy: trying to keep up with all the worldwide revolution happenings on the news.. i might wait for the box set. #therevoluti ...
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: @JarvisPSteven well yeah, my mind was addled - long mobile contracts suck
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: I almost got a super contract deal on a super new phone but I remembered that t-mobs 3g speed is fucking atrocious so I bailed out - phew
Jan 30, 2011
GarlicT: calling all with iphones please download streetstats app so you can help us work out the best 3g speeds by location http://bit.ly/hmyMV6 - GarlicT: calling all with iphones please download streetstats app so you can help us work out the best 3g speeds by location http://bit.ly/hmyMV6
Jan 29, 2011
GarlicT: view of menai straits http://flic.kr/p/9dZKE7 - GarlicT: view of menai straits http://flic.kr/p/9dZKE7
Jan 29, 2011
GarlicT: island cemetery - menai bridge http://flic.kr/p/9dZJoy - GarlicT: island cemetery - menai bridge http://flic.kr/p/9dZJoy
Jan 29, 2011
GarlicT: I'm feeling kind of hyper and depressed at the same time. Hope it isn't the thyroid gland again.
Jan 29, 2011
GarlicT: Grey cloud Grey cloud Grey cloud Heavy rain White cloud - shitty weather forecast for the next five days in London.
Jan 29, 2011
GarlicT: Just thought it was bizarre for Obama to bring in the "great ancient civilisation" line. "All you folks in Pyramid Land be peaceful y'hear."
Jan 29, 2011
GarlicT: Maybe I'm wrong and they were a lovely bunch. After all, they liked cats.
Jan 29, 2011
GarlicT: BraveEyeGypshuns of a great ancient civilisation which functioned through mass slavery and insanely powerful leaders who demanded pyramids.
Jan 29, 2011
GarlicT: An exciting new toy should be coming to me next Tuesday. Meanwhile my spiritual advancement is set back by me caving in to material desires.
Jan 28, 2011
GarlicT: menai bridge on christmas day http://flic.kr/p/9dEG67 - GarlicT: menai bridge on christmas day http://flic.kr/p/9dEG67
Jan 27, 2011
GarlicT: RT @scarycurlgirl: Watching that Louis Theroux with the female body builders. Sweet Jesus.
Jan 27, 2011
GarlicT: Himalayan Blackbird!!!
Jan 27, 2011
GarlicT: RT @northernplights: Phillip Pullman on reasons not to close libraries. Worthy of relentless retweeting http://j.mp/hEXEaR #savelibraries - GarlicT: RT @northernplights: Phillip Pullman on reasons not to close libraries. Worthy of relentless retweeting http://j.mp/hEXEaR #savelibraries
Jan 27, 2011
GarlicT: RT @salmaeldaly: People from #Suez are calling for help #Jan25 http://t.co/pvFFk3e via @youtube - GarlicT: RT @salmaeldaly: People from #Suez are calling for help #Jan25 http://t.co/pvFFk3e via @youtube
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Google, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook now all reported blocked in Egypt #news http://bit.ly/grgz3d - GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Google, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook now all reported blocked in Egypt #news http://bit.ly/grgz3d
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: #bbcworldservicefail New service where users answer yr questions and the best answers are rated. Er Yahoo Answers have done this for years.
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: How soon is the moon?
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw I sent it as a reply so you could trace it back if ness :) Cripes I'm a tired sandwich. Goodnight x
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw Yep, interesting point you make there. Wishing you a clean getaway.
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: It's gonna be snowing by Friday, bumholes.
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw the "or something" bit sounds good. Something involving a bonfire of all possessions except a good backpack, clothes and a torch.
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw I know but I kind of like what I do in many ways. It is just a micro moan. A sort of office sigh that came home with me.
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: I teach computers in the library. I checked my online HR info today. It says "non-teaching staff". A setup so that I get paid shelving rate.
Jan 26, 2011
GarlicT: Beautiful crisp golden moon.
Jan 24, 2011
GarlicT: @hungbunny yes, it's all from the same cess-pit. The original page is http://childwithoutaneye.blogspot.com - GarlicT: @hungbunny yes, it's all from the same cess-pit. The original page is http://childwithoutaneye.blogspot.com
Jan 24, 2011
GarlicT: What's this? A dawn chorus already? S'pose I better go to sleep. Goodnight owls.
Jan 24, 2011
GarlicT: Rocking with a shine tip bulb of human fear. No rocking horses in sight. These words even older about Glasgow clubbing http://bit.ly/fcCp6J - GarlicT: Rocking with a shine tip bulb of human fear. No rocking horses in sight. These words even older about Glasgow clubbing http://bit.ly/fcCp6J
Jan 24, 2011
GarlicT: The Absent Machine - I wrote these words a week before 9/11. Quite prescient I reckon if you can unstitch my riddles. http://bit.ly/har7sH - GarlicT: The Absent Machine - I wrote these words a week before 9/11. Quite prescient I reckon if you can unstitch my riddles. http://bit.ly/har7sH
Jan 24, 2011
GarlicT: I'll Blog Til' I Frigging Well Drop - this is an old stream of words I wrote a few years back about the bloody internet http://bit.ly/hVMptw - GarlicT: I'll Blog Til' I Frigging Well Drop - this is an old stream of words I wrote a few years back about the bloody internet http://bit.ly/hVMptw
Jan 24, 2011
GarlicT: Shining with a rocking horse bulb tip of fear.
Jan 24, 2011
GarlicT: @JanBR I couldn't resist that eye.
Jan 24, 2011
GarlicT: My dad is losing the plot. Says he likes The Transporter. I just watched it and it was total shit.
Jan 22, 2011
GarlicT: Blair is utterly insane.
Jan 21, 2011
GarlicT: With Campbell Galloway and Hughes #bbcqt should be more entertaining than the dire #10o'clockshow. Think I'll just switch off the devil box.
Jan 21, 2011
GarlicT: ahhh that's better - listening to starlight remixes in an endless dub techno soothing mindwash way
Jan 21, 2011
GarlicT: sometimes I enjoy the sensation of having a turd waiting in the wings
Jan 20, 2011
GarlicT: Synthetrix plays the music of the Boards of Canada http://synthetrix.com/music/SPTMOBOC/Synthetrix_Plays_The_Music_Of_Boards_Of_Canada.html - GarlicT: Synthetrix plays the music of the Boards of Canada http://synthetrix.com/music/SPTMOBOC/Synthetrix_Plays_The_Music_Of_Boards_Of_Canada.html
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: I wish I had got more than 3 hours sleep last night.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Vatican Warned Irish Bishops Not To Report Abuse #news http://huff.to/g3wZXA - GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Vatican Warned Irish Bishops Not To Report Abuse #news http://huff.to/g3wZXA
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Leischa: The massive transfer of wealth from citizens to the banks is new to the rich world, but the poor world has suffered it sinc ...
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: RT @taniaglyde: Sky over Kentish Town. http://plixi.com/p/70979579 - GarlicT: RT @taniaglyde: Sky over Kentish Town. http://plixi.com/p/70979579
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Little_alf: The moon looks pretty sick right now.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: RT @buttaflybytes: Howling at the moon!:) http://yfrog.com/gzpf0yrj - GarlicT: RT @buttaflybytes: Howling at the moon!:) http://yfrog.com/gzpf0yrj
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: RT @robdelaney: I believe in God because I like to think that Counting Crows will one day suffer Old Testament style punishment.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: I'm a lunatic. This full moon is keeping me awake all night.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: RT @simonbreak: OK that's it, THE EUROPEAN is done. Mission Accomplished, time to pack up and go home http://twitpic.com/3rblap - GarlicT: RT @simonbreak: OK that's it, THE EUROPEAN is done. Mission Accomplished, time to pack up and go home http://twitpic.com/3rblap
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: Can't sleep been listening to the album Watermark songs by Jimmy Webb and sung by Art Garfunkel. This is Marrionette http://bit.ly/fzIedo - GarlicT: Can't sleep been listening to the album Watermark songs by Jimmy Webb and sung by Art Garfunkel. This is Marrionette http://bit.ly/fzIedo
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: I would totally follow myself on twitter. My feed is the best thing out there fo' real. You can bite my style but you no got the moves uh uh
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: And on that illjudged advice, may you lay back with your warm guns dangling by your sides and pray that you see the morning sun.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: Wordplay kids is for losers. Try heroin.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: Vesuvius is vomitting. Naples in in nappies. Meanwhile Pompeii has pooped all over the place.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: I miss Earl and I hit Grey.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: Lost it all on the GGs baby. That is the Giant Gazongas.
Jan 19, 2011
GarlicT: I read "Of human bondage" in my formative years and I've neither become an artist nor found a buxom hop picking girl. Bastards.
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: "dislikes cats" maybe she just hates the musical
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: Sleep tight spinal visionaries on pigsy's cloud. Keep the egg warm.
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: That was my attempt at bad Harold Pinter poetry.
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: Take your social media, pop it into the washing machine with a sheet of bounce, a squirt of concentrated detergent, add lenor and some spit.
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: Dairy Lea, No Artificial Lights, No Artificial Friendships and No Fucking Darkies.
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: Bah, now I sound like one of david mitchell's alarm clock britain wankers.
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: Someone else reserved a book about the end of Moorish period in Spain. I do tech and traditional work. I'm knackered. #savelibraries
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: Two elderly men came 2day. 1 with new netbook and 1 to shop online and get pics off camera. New parents arrived with laptop #savelibraries
Jan 18, 2011
GarlicT: My Top Weekly Artist #lastfm artist: Donovan (2) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - GarlicT: My Top Weekly Artist #lastfm artist: Donovan (2) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Jan 17, 2011
GarlicT: this annoying @twitter limitation to ten saved searches will push people away from using twitter.com and towards 3rd party apps - GarlicT: this annoying @twitter limitation to ten saved searches will push people away from using twitter.com and towards 3rd party apps
Jan 17, 2011
GarlicT: @twitter says I can only have ten saved searches, but I already have 24. Is this going to be a premium user facility shortly? #twitter
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: @deekdeekster yep, I'll have some of some of that :)
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: RT @jonsnowC4: re Brien Cowen:Anglo Irish banker link hasn't floored him or any of the clique of property spivs/pols/bankers/builders: n ...
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: When are wikileaks gonna release the secret Jenny Agutter sex tapes?
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: @deekdeekster I'll give it a listen. Bit tricky having v limited broadband. Most of my music listening is now coming via islington libraries
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: You may need a library when you have children or when you are an OAP. To #savelibraries you must join and use them now. Use it or lose it!
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: RT @damnedshrubs: This week. No matter where you live in the uk, borrow some library books, dvds, cds..#savelibraries
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: Library membership has suffered so to #savelibraries please join up and borrow some books. This will support those who rely on this service.
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: RT @bikerbid: #savelibraries Feb 5th = a day of read-ins so if yourlocal library is under threat go and read, surf, enquire, search, re ...
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: Okay now I'll be all positive and smiley I had a great day today. Did loads of tai chi. Then cycled to Primrose Hill to help someone with PC
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: I mean do I really have to give up brain time for Gang of Four? They sounded so dull. Was that really them on Radio4 Today show? Why? #moan
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: @deekdeekster I swear it really could have been. It gave me the shivers.
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: RT @waynecoyne: Wicked mega-psychedelic sunset hovering over OKC right now ..!! http://yfrog.com/h59qipdj http://yfrog.com/h0a8pbtj - GarlicT: RT @waynecoyne: Wicked mega-psychedelic sunset hovering over OKC right now ..!! http://yfrog.com/h59qipdj http://yfrog.com/h0a8pbtj
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: I reckon old bands got really bad pension advice coz they keep reforming and getting their media mates to tell us how important they are zzz
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: RT @TruthSandwich: Kenny Loggins is Scottish and can never get into his Facebook account.
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: RT @jeremycorbyn: Very sad at the death of Susannah york. Brilliant actress and wonderful human being. Was with her in a delegation... h ...
Jan 16, 2011
GarlicT: Fuck, I just saw ghost mouse in my peripheral vision walking around the dining table. An illusion caused maybe by streetlamp through hedge.
Jan 15, 2011
GarlicT: I've favourited a YouTube video -- STEVE WALSH - I FOUND LOVING (1987) http://youtu.be/CSdPDlkm_g8?a - GarlicT: I've favourited a YouTube video -- STEVE WALSH - I FOUND LOVING (1987) http://youtu.be/CSdPDlkm_g8?a
Jan 15, 2011
GarlicT: I liked a YouTube video -- STEVE WALSH - I FOUND LOVING (1987) http://youtu.be/CSdPDlkm_g8?a - GarlicT: I liked a YouTube video -- STEVE WALSH - I FOUND LOVING (1987) http://youtu.be/CSdPDlkm_g8?a
Jan 15, 2011
GarlicT: beneath menai bridge http://www.flickr.com/photos/dweller/5355696236/lightbox/ - GarlicT: beneath menai bridge http://www.flickr.com/photos/dweller/5355696236/lightbox/
Jan 14, 2011
GarlicT: Need a job? http://opportunitypeoples.com - GarlicT: Need a job? http://opportunitypeoples.com
Jan 14, 2011
GarlicT: RT @birgittaj: The smears against WikiLeaks continue: http://is.gd/1DC1FL - GarlicT: RT @birgittaj: The smears against WikiLeaks continue: http://is.gd/1DC1FL
Jan 13, 2011
GarlicT: RT @faisalislam: Brilliant RT @edmundo Only 15pc of Americans realise David Cameron is UK PM. 18pc thought its BP CEO Tony Hayward (Pew) ...
Jan 13, 2011
GarlicT: RT @carrozo: Despite today presenting me with many challenges, I still managed to call a broadsheet journalist a "cum-guzzling fascist" ...
Jan 13, 2011
GarlicT: Read The Garlic Toothpaste Daily ▸ today's top stories are contributed by @deviantart @deepthroatfiles and @ajit8uk ▸ http://t.co/rnKBakE - GarlicT: Read The Garlic Toothpaste Daily ▸ today's top stories are contributed by @deviantart @deepthroatfiles and @ajit8uk ▸ http://t.co/rnKBakE
Jan 13, 2011
GarlicT: exploring dartmoor http://flic.kr/p/99JUEM - GarlicT: exploring dartmoor http://flic.kr/p/99JUEM
Jan 13, 2011
GarlicT: return of the elves http://flic.kr/p/99JmPn - GarlicT: return of the elves http://flic.kr/p/99JmPn
Jan 12, 2011
GarlicT: Handfuls of the gutfistings fell out as he violently double-plunged the vetinary style pink latex gloves (finish story for BBC R4 Front Row)
Jan 12, 2011
GarlicT: RT @gordon_mack: Dear Gideon Osborne, do you remember saying "We will not allow money to flow unimpeded out of those banks into huge bon ...
Jan 12, 2011
GarlicT: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Flibbertigibbet (2), Art Garfunkel (1) & Leo Kottke (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - GarlicT: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Flibbertigibbet (2), Art Garfunkel (1) & Leo Kottke (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Jan 10, 2011
GarlicT: @brokenglasseye yes, yes and yes. That was just me doing a lame joke re Danny Boyle's new film. P.s. Good luck in beating the cancer.
Jan 10, 2011
GarlicT: Don't bother going to see Frankie Boyles "127 Cancer Jokes". It's total shit.
Jan 10, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Londonist: Oyster penalty fare rises to £6.50. But what if you can't touch out? http://bit.ly/eoQE2M - GarlicT: RT @Londonist: Oyster penalty fare rises to £6.50. But what if you can't touch out? http://bit.ly/eoQE2M
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: I meant brilliant mind not hideous, getting mozza interference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JeEXP717T0 - GarlicT: I meant brilliant mind not hideous, getting mozza interference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JeEXP717T0
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: @carrozo I just tried to do the haircut thing, but everywhere was closed. Where are the Sunday haircutters?
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: RT @WH1SKS: This is nice, all of us sitting around, watching the football, shouting at the telly, twitter, sun out, got the horn, wearin ...
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw sounds nice. Better than watching disaster football in the shade.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: It's a song about Thatcher.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: "You must be out of your hideous mind" just planting an earworm for all you 1980s pop music aficionados.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: RT @wikileaks: WARNING all 637,000 @wikileaks followers are a target of US gov subpoena against Twitter, under section 2. B http://is.gd ... - GarlicT: RT @wikileaks: WARNING all 637,000 @wikileaks followers are a target of US gov subpoena against Twitter, under section 2. B http://is.gd ...
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: If you stay up this late this is the kind of shit you get from me. This is cabin fever talking.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: Just one blue pill and then I'll be horny, and you're crying you're crying now. Da Duh Duuh de de DAAHHHH Da Duh Duuh Did Dee DAAAAAouaaaoua
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: Making my way down to Baker Street. Its another shitty day I'm gonna get me laid and forget about evrything. Very soon I'm gonna be horny...
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: I love me yokie onie. She's my virtual lady along with Pam Ayres and who's the other one? It'll come to me. Annie Lennox. Although AL's a jk
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: I hope some day @yokoono will join us, and the egg will be in the bun.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: You may say I'm a sex god, Shhh I'm the only one.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: Imagine all the Tweeple, Eating cold cat fooo-oo-oo-oo-oood.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: No hell below us, Above us only Simon Groom.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: RT @orgKrishnamurti: The intellect is satisfied with theories and explanations, but intelligence is not
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: RT @robdelaney: I get that Germans are all about efficiency, but combining sex and pooping is a bit much.
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: RT @TunObs: Tunisian regime has gone mad " Local sources : not less than 11 persons killed tonight in Kassrin" (Ar) http://bit.ly/eYU24D ... - GarlicT: RT @TunObs: Tunisian regime has gone mad " Local sources : not less than 11 persons killed tonight in Kassrin" (Ar) http://bit.ly/eYU24D ...
Jan 9, 2011
GarlicT: RT @grungepunk: RT @srudat: The #Tunisia uprising has a hashtag - #Sidibouzid. Great summary of events: http://bit.ly/icfU7b via @monael ... - GarlicT: RT @grungepunk: RT @srudat: The #Tunisia uprising has a hashtag - #Sidibouzid. Great summary of events: http://bit.ly/icfU7b via @monael ...
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @SarahPalinUSA: Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!" Pls see my Facebook page.
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Kevin_Maguire: Sarah Palin's gun sight on shot US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was sick of the Tea Party extremist http://huff.t ... - GarlicT: RT @Kevin_Maguire: Sarah Palin's gun sight on shot US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was sick of the Tea Party extremist http://huff.t ...
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: I'm watching Take Me Out. Oh dear.
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: I dreamt about reading a book by Mary Megdev called Journey of the three black sailors.
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @bitchylibrarian: Love when people come & get me the FIRST time their card # doesn't work on the computer. Because they couldn't have ...
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Glinner: RT @Raafatology: Thousands Of Egyptian Muslims Show Up As ‘Human Shields’ To Defend Coptic Christians From Terrorism http:/ ...
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @WWarped: What a wonderful family portrait http://i.imgur.com/KIFYr.jpg - GarlicT: RT @WWarped: What a wonderful family portrait http://i.imgur.com/KIFYr.jpg
Jan 8, 2011
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Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @wikileaks: If the Iranian govt asked for DMs of Iranian activists, State Dept would be all over this violation of "Internet freedom" ...
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: Why don't @twitter just go and send the private messages of Iranian demonstrators to the Iran government while they're at it? #wikileaks
Jan 8, 2011
GarlicT: RT @PeckoPivo: Fcukers RT @wikileaks: US demands Twitter handover private user data on WikiLeaks | Guardian http://is.gd/kkXL6 - GarlicT: RT @PeckoPivo: Fcukers RT @wikileaks: US demands Twitter handover private user data on WikiLeaks | Guardian http://is.gd/kkXL6
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw everywhere's covered in shit
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: I've favourited a YouTube video -- Wonders of The Solar System - spoof http://youtu.be/fhn8j7S4uKU?a - GarlicT: I've favourited a YouTube video -- Wonders of The Solar System - spoof http://youtu.be/fhn8j7S4uKU?a
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw that Cox spoof was hilarious!!
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: geeks with glasses, computer coding geeks, comics geeks, games geeks, foodie geeks and fashion geeks, I'm sick of fucking geeks - not chic
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: dad pouring the christmas drinks #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/98eL3B - GarlicT: dad pouring the christmas drinks #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/98eL3B
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: Girl: Ugh I think I'm gonna be sick. Seagal: Do it while you're running. - Classy -
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: Seagull is in prime sweary Buddha mode.
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: Screw X Files and Secretary. Steven Seagal is on.
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: Ooh beardy Mulder and straight hair Scully.
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: RT @robinbogg: Did someone say poofter on #newsnight? Disgraceful. BBC guidelines advise "shirtlifter" or "chutney ferret"
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: @JanBR It's ok. I didn't get all the way to work. I was in a window of euphoria between shaking off fever and total exhaustion.
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw phew. I thought I read a tweet of yours the other day praising the fella.
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: Prof Cox may be better than Heather from the Orb LP but will never never ever ever be anything as good as Patrick Moore as TV astronomer.
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: Those bearded German U Boat officers were handsome.
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: Pont Britannia, Ynys Môn #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/97SVJd - GarlicT: Pont Britannia, Ynys Môn #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/97SVJd
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: a retelling of an old corny Christmas joke http://post.ly/1RFHK - GarlicT: a retelling of an old corny Christmas joke http://post.ly/1RFHK
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: Birds Fall From Sky - The Google Timeline http://bit.ly/g6ni2k - GarlicT: Birds Fall From Sky - The Google Timeline http://bit.ly/g6ni2k
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: RIP Old lady at 92
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: @brokenglasseye worst thing is I get home and hand over my hard earned to him as rent so he can sleep for another month. redrumredrumredrum
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: This book is about me. "1001 Viruses to have before you die"
Jan 7, 2011
GarlicT: If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air. Strange little penises here and there. #wrongendofpoole
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: My housemate has only started to stir at 1.45pm. He's like this most days while I work. What does he do all morning? It is so depressing.
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Justin_Isaacs: I've just signed a petition to end to the #WikiLeaks crackdown. Sign up @Avaaz http://avaaz.org/wkl and please RT! - GarlicT: RT @Justin_Isaacs: I've just signed a petition to end to the #WikiLeaks crackdown. Sign up @Avaaz http://avaaz.org/wkl and please RT!
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: I woke with this in head "Onward Cameron's soldiers, marching as to war, as their shields and batons hit kids to the floor" #chant #demo2010
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Right_To_Work: Camden United Against the Cuts: No to Cuts, Defend the Welfare State http://bit.ly/dQ07IP - GarlicT: RT @Right_To_Work: Camden United Against the Cuts: No to Cuts, Defend the Welfare State http://bit.ly/dQ07IP
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw Cheers, you're right. I went straight home after downing that coffee. Sometimes it's hard to think straight against "must go to work"
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: RT @thedailymash: David Cronenberg steps down from Eastenders http://bit.ly/fIAObf - GarlicT: RT @thedailymash: David Cronenberg steps down from Eastenders http://bit.ly/fIAObf
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: I felt reborn from the fever, but now realise I have a bit of mending still to do. Go tell it on the mountain Over the hill and far away.
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: All buildings looked beautiful in the morning sun. I stared with strange eyes at several women walking to work. Angles were distorted as art
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: Failed to go back to work today. Walked as far as somewhere nice called The Literary Cafe had a coffee and realised I was not able to work.
Jan 5, 2011
GarlicT: RT @MirrorJames: Grim day back at work after Xmas break? Then you're probably not an MP. Commons on holiday until next week.
Jan 4, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Londonist: 60% of Boris Bike users earn over 50K, and other boripede stats http://bit.ly/hu3h08 - GarlicT: RT @Londonist: 60% of Boris Bike users earn over 50K, and other boripede stats http://bit.ly/hu3h08
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: @JanBR thanks for that. I am a bit of a drama queen when it comes to illnesses but I will seek help if it doesn't start to ease tmrw
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @simonmayo: Very sad to hear of the death of Pete Postlethwaite. Interviewed him for his brilliant Lear in 2009. Wonderful wonderful ...
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: Christ on a bike fever is back. Not interesting for you I'm sure but it is me that has to wrap himself in wet things. Paras no worky.
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: @dfrw thanks. It is getting kind of ER round here. Blasted temp keeps creeping up if I don't use the bath water. Its gonna be a fun night!
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: Thank god for an internet phone to keep me sane. Bit scary as a temp that high and getting higher can be dangerous. #paranoia #fever #flu
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: Ugh my fever reached 103.3. I am having to pour cold water on head and step in a tepid bath to lover it. Nastiest fever I've had I reckon.
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @thesulk: Constant wordplay is its own pun-ishment.
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: Nearly delirious with fever. This flu thing won't let me sleep. High temp and chesty cough. Boo!
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: RT @brokenglasseye: #FF @MyNecropolis @JaredofMo @Pinkhayley77 @novice_ninja @DaftLimmy @GarlicT @sadiebonbons @CreativeMartyrs /See you!
Jan 3, 2011
GarlicT: Friend: Wanking in a state of delerium is a good way to pass time. Me: I find that it is hard to raise the Titanic when the ocean is boiling
Jan 2, 2011
GarlicT: Ugh suddenly got a high fever. Feel like really fuckin' bad dude.
Jan 1, 2011
GarlicT: RT @Jinjirrie: Evil #Israel unlikely to prosecute RT @uruknet: Settlers set fire to home as seven Palestinians sleep insidehttp://bit.ly ... - GarlicT: RT @Jinjirrie: Evil #Israel unlikely to prosecute RT @uruknet: Settlers set fire to home as seven Palestinians sleep insidehttp://bit.ly ...
Jan 1, 2011
GarlicT: I'm presenting these painkillers with quite a challenge.
Jan 1, 2011
GarlicT: Happy New Hangover. Where are the fucking paracetamols?
Jan 1, 2011
GarlicT: Well done to Annie Lennox on receiving her OBE. What a fine example of a Scotswoman she is. Shame Pam Ayres only received the MBE.
Dec 31, 2010
GarlicT: Worst thing about 2011 so far. "Hi my name is Chris Evans and I'm back on 4"
Dec 30, 2010
GarlicT: I've favourited a YouTube video -- I'M NOT GETTING WHAT I WANT FROM YOU http://youtu.be/wxapi4N6psY?a - GarlicT: I've favourited a YouTube video -- I'M NOT GETTING WHAT I WANT FROM YOU http://youtu.be/wxapi4N6psY?a
Dec 30, 2010
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Dec 30, 2010
GarlicT: Blessed are the shat upon spat upon sat upon. Oh Lord why won't you flatten me.
Dec 30, 2010
GarlicT: This is what I call a non booty call. Afraid I just had a bagel call preceded by a many beers, wine and huge Chinese meal call.
Dec 30, 2010
GarlicT: @lbryvxn Getting off is good.
Dec 30, 2010
GarlicT: @VenusDemoted oops sorry. Didn't think I was going to plant seeds. Wash it away with How Deep is Your Love by The Bee Gees.
Dec 30, 2010
GarlicT: Pissed again. Still no floozie on my arm. Just a pocket full of bagels.
Dec 30, 2010
GarlicT: I keep on finding myself whistling the theme tune to Terry and June.
Dec 29, 2010
GarlicT: RT @lfbenjamin: Wired magazine's reputation in tatters #wired #wikileaks http://bit.ly/grpYcG - GarlicT: RT @lfbenjamin: Wired magazine's reputation in tatters #wired #wikileaks http://bit.ly/grpYcG
Dec 29, 2010
GarlicT: 'We are approaching "Peak Fiction" and its all about to get very local... trade and barter people... trade and barter.'
Dec 29, 2010
GarlicT: at the river #london #thames #cityhall #londoneye #lx3 #westminsterbridge #flickr http://flic.kr/p/95nyxh - GarlicT: at the river #london #thames #cityhall #londoneye #lx3 #westminsterbridge #flickr http://flic.kr/p/95nyxh
Dec 29, 2010
GarlicT: Habitual clergy membership led to an increase in velvet cloak staining and a subsequent surge in the profits of local dry cleaners.
Dec 29, 2010
GarlicT: I've just been described by some tosser on the guardian website as one of the most useless of state employees. Opinions are like...
Dec 29, 2010
GarlicT: It would be "good for the economy" if we all lived in tiny windowless cells and ate little pills that contain whole meals.
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: We take a Norwegian cruise but we don't go to Norway. Tribute to fantasy artist Boris Vallejo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_GUq-xqjzg - GarlicT: We take a Norwegian cruise but we don't go to Norway. Tribute to fantasy artist Boris Vallejo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_GUq-xqjzg
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: Never drink the milk from the witch's tit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jbJ2uCH44U - GarlicT: Never drink the milk from the witch's tit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jbJ2uCH44U
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: @dfrw thnks but I'm not entirely confident in my ability beyond these stream of conciousness spoutings on twitter. But perhaps I will try :)
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: @dfrw what vocation would that be? I want a vocation. Perhaps I already serve the pale faced fairy queen who summons me deep in the night.
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: @dfrw Hey thanks. I love Julian apart from his current flirtation with fascist symbols. As for Gregory I have karaoke sung his Night Nurse
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: I can crunch my teeth on an apple or a carrot or a celery. Make that Bugs Bunny sound and then say "What's up Doc?" But only for you dreamy
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: These last tweets show my style of being a Mister Loverman. For those interested in this kind of sweet loving just DM @garlict Love you girl
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: I come from another planet baby. You told me this twice and I believed you. I sent you in a rocket ship home for Christmas my dear lover.
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: Your personality is so good looking. Your home cooking skills are uncanny. ie canned food not included, ha ha. You laugh at my poor jokes!
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: You can sing in tune real good. and your smile is wonky like a stock market graph. Your tights are not sheen but warm and opaque. Oh girl Oh
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: You are my cutie pie. With big dopey eyes. and tender warm bingo wings. I love it when you nuzzle me with that long ski slope nose. Oh Bliss
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: can't even spell. all this is a big joke. I just going to bed and rest head on warm dead pillows and let doctor sleep do his workings.
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: Oh don't worry I'm going to turn over a new leaf in 2011. A new leaf in my book named self loathing and misanthropy: a guide for the amatuer
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: I was on the motorway all day today and I still didn't die. Bastards.
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: Twitter told me to follow @kristenschaaled who has big eyes. I decided okay. What the hell. I like to see big eyes like that.
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: Christmas is going and the carcass is getting dumped. Let the old man rot by the side of the road the useless beggar. #edgy #crap #so #what?
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: RT @simonbreak: MERRY WINTERVAL! See new video for "I'm Not Getting What I Want From You" + special seasonal message HERE http://bit.ly/ ... - GarlicT: RT @simonbreak: MERRY WINTERVAL! See new video for "I'm Not Getting What I Want From You" + special seasonal message HERE http://bit.ly/ ...
Dec 28, 2010
GarlicT: #screenwipe2010 was top hat and tails
Dec 24, 2010
GarlicT: RT @chris_carter_: A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I’m An Atheist http://on.wsj.com/f25fWZ - GarlicT: RT @chris_carter_: A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I’m An Atheist http://on.wsj.com/f25fWZ
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: Dished out the random selection of books,cds and incense sticks into 8 "your having those" piles. Now do I rip the cds before giving?
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: @deekdeekster going to be with dad his wife. Sis & half sis. auntie, cousin and cousin's Swedish bf. I've bought us all Argos santa hats!
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: Tory donor money men enter the Civil Service: . http://tinyurl.com/25fxpjl Frightening and appalling. Lib Dems are smokescreen for XtrmRght - GarlicT: Tory donor money men enter the Civil Service: . http://tinyurl.com/25fxpjl Frightening and appalling. Lib Dems are smokescreen for XtrmRght
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @ajit8uk: Money men enter the Civil Service: Solomon Hughes on how Tory donors and other moneybags are being welcomed. http://tinyur ... - GarlicT: RT @ajit8uk: Money men enter the Civil Service: Solomon Hughes on how Tory donors and other moneybags are being welcomed. http://tinyur ...
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @robdelaney: I wish Sue Grafton would use her alphabet books to teach kids about something other than murder.
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @jonronson: RT @Ed_Miliband: Huge public interest in the government's decision to axe funding to #bookstart http://bit.ly/dUGRev - GarlicT: RT @jonronson: RT @Ed_Miliband: Huge public interest in the government's decision to axe funding to #bookstart http://bit.ly/dUGRev
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: @deekdeekster ok. Just put the world and uk bang to rights over a couple of beers in Camden. Now back for pressie wrapping and bag packing.
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @glynmoody: MegaUpload Issues Response to RIAA Over Mastercard Cutoff - http://bit.ly/ejptUm important issue - GarlicT: RT @glynmoody: MegaUpload Issues Response to RIAA Over Mastercard Cutoff - http://bit.ly/ejptUm important issue
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: Might have to use the old "my presence is your present" gambit this year.
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @ajit8uk: BBC news is 'tills, Oxford St, oil, FTSE' ...firmly in the hands of Wall Street. #war #inequality #capitalism
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @justjerusalem: It's not an "illegal" village - but an unrecognized one! Bedouin village demolished for 9th time - Israel News, Ynetn ...
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @Jinjirrie: If the 3 wise men were camping in the Negev on their way to Bethlehem these days, their tents would be demolished by #Isr ...
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: Morning party people. This is the beginning of the end of the start of forever. Now we sink low stand up scream and sleep. Drink Irn Bru!
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: I'm gonna squeeze my Susan til she vomits custard.
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: Large cities provide art and culture for the rich which just happens to make others happy too. This is why I don't relate to a lot of art.
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @brainpicker: Why Art and the Creative Class Will Never Save Cities – provocative talk by Thomas Sevcik http://is.gd/jfhjb (via @Desi ... - GarlicT: RT @brainpicker: Why Art and the Creative Class Will Never Save Cities – provocative talk by Thomas Sevcik http://is.gd/jfhjb (via @Desi ...
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: YouTube 動画をお気に入りに登録しました -- Frost over the World - Julian ... http://youtu.be/U6mcSXge4Qo?a - GarlicT: YouTube 動画をお気に入りに登録しました -- Frost over the World - Julian ... http://youtu.be/U6mcSXge4Qo?a
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: Watch "Frost over the World - Julian Assange" on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6mcSXge4Qo&feature=youtube_gdata_player - GarlicT: Watch "Frost over the World - Julian Assange" on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6mcSXge4Qo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: A Guy Called Gerald - Cops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrfSqapHdc #demo2010 #dayx3 - GarlicT: A Guy Called Gerald - Cops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrfSqapHdc #demo2010 #dayx3
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @nachricht3: Student facing trial over writing on pavement in chalk! http://tinyurl.com/3665y7b #demo2010 #unibrennt #dayx3 #dayx Jod ... - GarlicT: RT @nachricht3: Student facing trial over writing on pavement in chalk! http://tinyurl.com/3665y7b #demo2010 #unibrennt #dayx3 #dayx Jod ...
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @ajit8uk: Cameron's eyes are like black dinner plates. That's a sign of neurosis or chemical stimulants.... /well spotted total saucereye
Dec 23, 2010
GarlicT: Ugly Betty is moving to London. But don't take that flat in East Dulwich darlin'. Come up the Nag's Head!
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: Baksheesh. Black sheep. Blaspheme. Bospherous. BogStandard. BarSteward. BeElZeBub. Bombastic. Bummer. Bogdan. Beefy. Baloney. Bifta. Boing.
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: Getting close to 4000 tweets. 4000 shards of brilliance that raced across the night sky while everyone was occupied with their bellybuttons.
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: And I can't sleep at night, the ice has grown on the inside, keeping smelly socks as hard as toenails.
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: The girlfriend swept up all my clothes and left me with this bloody nose weeping 'bout St George and broken jewellery.
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: RT @HIGNFY: Vince Cable looks like a 2 faced c**t - that's because he is one........
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: And she can't lift a spade, as long as she flows down river in North Wales. Her ashes in paradise. Woo woo woooooh de de de da da ba ba ba b
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: Mummy's so busy. Waiting in queues for Mumford's autograph. Billy ate muesli and took his tagged ankle down to old Holloway. La la la.
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: La la la. Silly Willy in winter time. Horseshoe Sunblest Bread Ahhhhh. Dirty old ironing sitting in basket waiting for mum to come. La la la
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: The ending of Lethal Weapon is great. All that mud wrestling on Hampstead Heath. Hang on a sec...
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: I was in this bar the other night and from about 1am onwards they played non-stop Kinks tracks. Great at first but soon became sound torture
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: Actually I'm Ray Davies official Twitter curator. He sends me th odd text and I slide it in amongst my tweets. You'd never guess but tis so.
Dec 22, 2010
GarlicT: Lethal Weapon followed by Ray Davies. More mind bending than Gremlins followed by Sliding Doors. In my freezing room I sit and watch things.
Dec 21, 2010
GarlicT: RT @dirkdk: Apple pulls WikiLeaks app from the App Store http://t.co/N2274VZ via @TUAW - GarlicT: RT @dirkdk: Apple pulls WikiLeaks app from the App Store http://t.co/N2274VZ via @TUAW
Dec 21, 2010
GarlicT: The question on everyone's lips. Will Shania Twain be serving Lemon Meringue Pie at her wedding, "browned" in her own special way?
Dec 21, 2010
GarlicT: RT @mkcrss_biz: Shania Twain Is Engaged to the Ex of the Woman Who Stole Her Husband [Romance]: ... http ...
Dec 21, 2010
GarlicT: Rejoice! Badly Drawn Boy says he'll never play live again. http://bit.ly/goa0PV - GarlicT: Rejoice! Badly Drawn Boy says he'll never play live again. http://bit.ly/goa0PV
Dec 21, 2010
GarlicT: RT @DrFifiRx: Getting ready for the amazing Lunar Eclipse on Winter Solstice!, will be sitting by the water and sacred Indian grounds. L ...
Dec 21, 2010
GarlicT: Hope I'm not getting swine flu. The lungs are a bit fucked after last weeks cold and my glands are still up :( Fingers crossed.
Dec 21, 2010
GarlicT: #slidingdoors Gwynnie character is a real bore. Despite hating awful husband I wish she'd met someone who wasn't Mr Witty Smooth Asshole.
Dec 21, 2010
GarlicT: @Ellinatorr Totally agree with you about the terrible soundtrack to sliding doors
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: RT @JoshFeldberg: Amazon erases certain books on Kindle due to content http://ow.ly/3qcGg - GarlicT: RT @JoshFeldberg: Amazon erases certain books on Kindle due to content http://ow.ly/3qcGg
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: Julian Aschlong? #wikileaks
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: RT @jonsnowC4: Postpone VAT from Jan 4th to June 4th: reduce foul weather impact: makes sense? 34,412 followers retweet if you agree!!!
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: RT @WWarped: Have the Daily Mail declared the snow the work of terrorists yet, or asylum seekers? Bet they report snow will bring down h ...
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: RT @rognbrow: Sunrise in London today is at 07:24, sunset at 15:53 making it the second shortest day
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: You can tell I'm looking forward to work tomorrow. The kids have broken up from school and they've nowhere else to go but lalalibraryland.
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: They gathered in their thousands to cheer the new Bonsai tree variety. Hooray for the mini zebra striped birch.
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: Head ;:;:÷€£ soldiers &&&÷÷][]needles""^^^()()()Toes
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: Not tonight Mister Mannering I have to pop out for an aids test. You blasted fool, uh you just can't get the staff these days.
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: Worst Les Dawson impression ever from that monkey sock moron farce of a comedian/actor. That casting was a total insult to Les.
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: Fresh from the druid's well, she unwrapped her parcel of butter mould and dandelion lips. I'll tickle his cutie I fancy, she cackled.
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: Ur the ancient city hums with the energy of restless ghosts awaiting the birth of the anti-christ who shall free their souls. Son of mother.
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: New android seesmic seems to show less results in search and is very quick with annoying "you have reached twitter limit" when getting more.
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: RT @DrLeary: Re: Wikileaks: Have privately-owned businesses ever before displayed this level of voluntary capitulation with t... http:// ...
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: Hot toddy time, then bed. The hot water and heating have broken down today. Luckily I have a small fan heater & hot water bottle.
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: When this song came on over my headphones in 1968 I got chills. It was as if all the cold around me fractured and I realized how beautiful
Dec 20, 2010
GarlicT: Noticed that a few of you people had added santa hats to your avatars so I thought I'd counteract the glee with a picture from Holy Mountain
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @AboodiShabi: RT @ukuncut: Observer: Big business goes on the defensive as tax protesters win the propaganda war http://bit.ly/dPhnu9 ... - GarlicT: RT @AboodiShabi: RT @ukuncut: Observer: Big business goes on the defensive as tax protesters win the propaganda war http://bit.ly/dPhnu9 ...
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @superfurryandy: Someone earning £7500 pays more tax than those earning millions. All in this together? http://tinyurl.com/3ydkw42 #p ... - GarlicT: RT @superfurryandy: Someone earning £7500 pays more tax than those earning millions. All in this together? http://tinyurl.com/3ydkw42 #p ...
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @JosieS_: RT @johannhari101: Doctor kettled on Westminster Bridge says tactics will produce a "Hillsborough": http://bit.ly/i4O6V0 #d ... - GarlicT: RT @JosieS_: RT @johannhari101: Doctor kettled on Westminster Bridge says tactics will produce a "Hillsborough": http://bit.ly/i4O6V0 #d ...
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @johnbrissenden: Harold Pinter described the world according to Wikileaks in 2005 http://flpbd.it/k6Wr - GarlicT: RT @johnbrissenden: Harold Pinter described the world according to Wikileaks in 2005 http://flpbd.it/k6Wr
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @chris_coltrane: Photo of the London BHS #UKuncut #payday shutdown! It's HUGE! http://twitpic.com/3h3dvo - GarlicT: RT @chris_coltrane: Photo of the London BHS #UKuncut #payday shutdown! It's HUGE! http://twitpic.com/3h3dvo
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: Just stuck on Douglas Adam's copy of Trout Mask Replica
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @GdnCables: #cablegate 10 days in Sweden: the full allegations against Julian Assange http://bit.ly/g558x9 #wikileaks - GarlicT: RT @GdnCables: #cablegate 10 days in Sweden: the full allegations against Julian Assange http://bit.ly/g558x9 #wikileaks
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: I liked a YouTube video -- Captain SKA - Liar Liar http://youtu.be/BQFwxw57NBI?a - GarlicT: I liked a YouTube video -- Captain SKA - Liar Liar http://youtu.be/BQFwxw57NBI?a
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @luna17activist: If not now, when? Last day to get this! Captain SKA's 'Liar Liar' for XMAS number one ... http://t.co/iCSBTdb - GarlicT: RT @luna17activist: If not now, when? Last day to get this! Captain SKA's 'Liar Liar' for XMAS number one ... http://t.co/iCSBTdb
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @MooseAllain: It's weird I keep hearing what sounds like small children crying somewhere in the house. Then I remember I'm meant to b ...
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @yourpop: Captain Beefheart dies and they only play one Beefheart song on 6Music. And to think people fought to save it...
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: Tossers on #bbcradio6 not playing any Beefheart. What did we save them for?
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @helenic: RT: Read this absolutely stonking article on @UKUncut by @AnthonyBarnett. Well said that man! I wholeheartedly agree. http: ...
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @deekdeekster: Drunk Serb "Shark El Sheikh" accidentally kills Egyptian terror shark http://bit.ly/gtoGKf - GarlicT: RT @deekdeekster: Drunk Serb "Shark El Sheikh" accidentally kills Egyptian terror shark http://bit.ly/gtoGKf
Dec 19, 2010
GarlicT: RT @gwenhwyfaer: RT @boycottbgbizsoc: Check out this ridiculous TPA article about #ukuncut #payday - and then read the comments http://b ... - GarlicT: RT @gwenhwyfaer: RT @boycottbgbizsoc: Check out this ridiculous TPA article about #ukuncut #payday - and then read the comments http://b ...
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: Belle and Sebastien are so damn urbane. All the art and coffee and Shrigleys - unwanted moss & lichen on the stone tomb of the shipbuilders.
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: @NaxosMinator Prospering in a more balanced way is preferable. Becoming the heart of cutthroat unregulated global finance wasn't inevitable.
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: @hungbunny I wasn't gonna watch this. Now I know Beefheart is dead I can't listen to this tripe. Barely watched a film all year so fuck it.
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: @maxsparber I'm not scared of Waits. Just don't like his music. Love Beefheart!
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: RIP Captain Beefheart. You are a total genius! Kick Frank's ass.
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: #bbcreviewshow Nooooooo Not Captain Beefheart!!!!! Okay Morley is ok. Quantick can't really like Lady Ga Ga. Glee? Get me out of here.
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: @bbcreviewshow okay I stayed for quantick. Very funny!
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: @NaxosMinator They have proven that overall they are not wealth creators. LDN was better when it was less popular and more affordble.
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: @bbcreviewshow sorry Kirsty. Not into annual roundups and Morley makes me squirm. See you next time.
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: @NaxosMinator Why? Do want him coming round to yours for rhubarb crumble?
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: Can that chisel jawed cunt banker please leave London now and fuck off to Asia with all his mates. Thanks. #newsnight
Dec 18, 2010
GarlicT: I bunked into Glastonbury in 1995 and didn't go and see Pulp or Oasis. In fact we renamed the Pyramid Stage "Enfield". WAR played all night.
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Video: Fire bombs, Stones Fly in Greek Riots; All Flights to/from Athens Cancelled #news http://bit.ly/g1s0C9 - GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Video: Fire bombs, Stones Fly in Greek Riots; All Flights to/from Athens Cancelled #news http://bit.ly/g1s0C9
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: RT @jeremycorbyn: We are joining the CWU campaign to defend the Post Office against privatisation. Nags Head Holloway Road 11.00 Saturday.
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: @dfrw Not so bad my Deacus Worthingham. Just getting over a King of Colds. Getting Christmas cards done. I hope your light is coloured gold.
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: "If Manning is convicted, it will be bcuz his individual dedication to human ethics far surpasses that of the US govt" http://bit.ly/gYjL70 - GarlicT: "If Manning is convicted, it will be bcuz his individual dedication to human ethics far surpasses that of the US govt" http://bit.ly/gYjL70
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: RT @MindGames: Wikileaks: The Game (via Helga Waage ) http://fb.me/Gh7cXf11 - GarlicT: RT @MindGames: Wikileaks: The Game (via Helga Waage ) http://fb.me/Gh7cXf11
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: Dirk Gently was great on bbc4. Now everyone will be tweeting how there is no way the iphone would have kept its charge for 16 years.
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: I keep looking outside and there's still no fucking snow. You're either all lying or staying at your second homes in the country.
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: Just had a Total Online Stalking Success moment! Bad me. Bad me.
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: RT @bbcreviewshow: we are loving this from @stephen_collins http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZFICcYW_Jrw/TDWPh1OdZZI/AAAAAAAABWY/HJ_SS_9h7Es/s1 ... - GarlicT: RT @bbcreviewshow: we are loving this from @stephen_collins http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZFICcYW_Jrw/TDWPh1OdZZI/AAAAAAAABWY/HJ_SS_9h7Es/s1 ...
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: Ben Brown just said Australia all out for 368. Then failed to correct his error. Muppet. #bbcnews24 #ashes
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: RT @UncleDynamite: A UK judge has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange may be released, but will be required to wear a genital mo ...
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: @ediTLJ not yet I'll give it a try. Thanks
Dec 17, 2010
GarlicT: General was about to say too much on Radio4 and was cut off by Pentagon.
Dec 16, 2010
GarlicT: buy viagra there http://presciptionpharmacyprofessionpharmacy.net/ ;) - GarlicT: buy viagra there http://presciptionpharmacyprofessionpharmacy.net/ ;)
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: Latest android seesmic is gulping down my battery even with updates set to 6 hours. I've switched off updates now. Will test and report back
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: RT @jonsnowC4: FT says Regulator FSA is asking RBS permission to publish 'part' of the probe into gangsterism that smashed the bank.Why? ...
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: Right time to smoke out my Man Flu before riding my morning Tebbit to work again...
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: Ironic that Amazon just bought advertising space in Pilger's pro wikileaks tv documentary.
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: May meer cats shit all over your kindles this christmas.
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: John Pilger now interviewing Assange ITV1
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: Why aren't you watching ITV1 and John Piger's new documentary?
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: RT @tamsinchan: 500+ complaints re Littlejohn &" considerable number" to BBC re treatment of protester @jodymcintyre http://bit.ly/dHWHm ... - GarlicT: RT @tamsinchan: 500+ complaints re Littlejohn &" considerable number" to BBC re treatment of protester @jodymcintyre http://bit.ly/dHWHm ...
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: @deekdeekster aye I disagreed with that bit too and I didn't get or like the bit where the blogger said "I hate disabled people".
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: Article criticising the biased and inept BBCnews24 coverage of last weeks student demo http://bit.ly/i0GXDt #demo2010 - GarlicT: Article criticising the biased and inept BBCnews24 coverage of last weeks student demo http://bit.ly/i0GXDt #demo2010
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: Pam Ayres is glaring at you from a hole in the ceiling. Hah, that got you worried. Now she's laughing. Oy had you going there young man!
Dec 15, 2010
GarlicT: RT @andymooseman: I'd love Wikileaks to get hold of the current diplomatic cables between the USA & Sweden. I bet they'd make interesti ...
Dec 14, 2010
GarlicT: I was Father Christmas with Man Flu at the library today. They loved me. You are all my children now. Ha ha ha ha!
Dec 13, 2010
GarlicT: RT @gdnpoliticswire: Bob Crow: 'I couldn't care less if we had a million strikes' http://gu.com/p/2ymjv/tf - GarlicT: RT @gdnpoliticswire: Bob Crow: 'I couldn't care less if we had a million strikes' http://gu.com/p/2ymjv/tf
Dec 13, 2010
GarlicT: RT @crikey_news: Visa, Mastercard and PayPal have ceased enabling donations to WikiLeaks, but not to illegal Israeli settlements http:// ...
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: RT @gnasheruk: Journalists are not the police: http://t.co/FmBwzZd #Ukuncut #demo2010 #edl #uaf #swp - GarlicT: RT @gnasheruk: Journalists are not the police: http://t.co/FmBwzZd #Ukuncut #demo2010 #edl #uaf #swp
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: I feel ghastly and I blame it all on Nick. May Nick's name be recorded here. For it is he that is to blame for my feeling ghastly.
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: RT @glynmoody: Avaaz petition against Wikileaks crackdown now over 500K signatures - http://bit.ly/hbfP56 please sign if you can #epetit ... - GarlicT: RT @glynmoody: Avaaz petition against Wikileaks crackdown now over 500K signatures - http://bit.ly/hbfP56 please sign if you can #epetit ...
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: Peac:-) hy keen
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: Touching this machine is like grabbing a live wire. I just can't let go. Life is an electric shock. Naomi Klein perhaps I'm in permashock?
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: Bring back Top of The Pops and let's just sloooooow dooooown maaaaan. Now then now then. OK pop pickers?
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: Lifetime achievement awards. Quick before they die. I'm here need kids. Squeeze em out quick. I'm about to die. Royal Weddings Turner Prize!
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: Science and Art no longer have time for still reflection. Instead we rush and jab and the orgasms are forgotten before we even remembered.
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: But the voices and sound waves and minds and noises make time a thick mess an avalanche a volcano flow and all is movement and spectacle.
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: I feel about in the dark searching for a bathroom light switch. A dangling chord to pull. Something to illuminate this world. I'm tugging it
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: I could talk to you about high art and culture but this world is not a place for comfort and complacency. So instead a search for the ....
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: I can block a chod bin at 33 paces. Bring it to your lips and chew this here bounty bar. Like an island cutie in a hammock on the beach.
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: I've got a bunch of daffy-dildos sticking out my leather chaps. And nigh on twenty sucker-headed arrows spit-glued to my shiny forehead.
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: One day someone will realise that my twitter feed was the most essential reading during our entry into the Omega Point Axis Polar Shift time
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: That isn't My Song by the way. Just channeling shit kids. Just channeling. Like the guy who told me about 9/11 the Sat night before it happd
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: Cause I don't believe the peace process no more. Singing shove it Cameron if you want old England to be master w' servants bending overagain
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: We're digging for Semtex on old Hampstead Heath. Just like in the old days of NF and Maggie. Oh take me back soldiers to the old Irish war.
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: Empty KLANG Dry Ice KLANG Subway Alley KLANG Fluorescent Tramp Bed KLANG I Hate You KLANG Not In My World KLANG Up In Waitrose KLANG Frost
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: Reach out and touch a sentimentalists hand, and make a cosy comfortable middle class Hampstead life a bit better if you can...
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: RT @PaulyPeligroso: I want to get fucked up this weekend. I'm talking like "Seal's face" fucked up.
Dec 12, 2010
GarlicT: RT @Glinner: Kettling, a time-saving, all-in-one deterrent/punishment/control system, may be fucked now. This young man explains http:// ...
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: @hungbunny No she doesn't. But I can cope with that and I'm sure Kirsty can manage without my attention for one night.
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: During my primary school stage role as Tumnus the fawn the little horns that sat upon my head gradually slid down my sweaty forehead.
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: @bbcreviewshow Please do. I'm smitten. Ha!
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: That used to annoy me. My favourite graduate of that school now lives in New Mexico desert with her Texan husband doing river rafting tours.
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: Many of the South Hampstead School for Girls pupils I knew left that school and became precursors to Amy Winehouse. Fake cockney junky squat
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: The father of one of the kids at school was a stockbroker. He came and spoke to our 6th form about the joys of banking. Seething rage I felt
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: We once lobbed milk bottles at the walls of South Hampstead School for Girls in angry envy. They had just had a new swimming pool built.
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: Suzy Klein's wonky smile is hot. I said it. Now I need to get a life. Too many adaptations and remakes of old favourites. @bbcreviewshow
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: RT @FA110: “@NewStatesman: Read @pennyred's account of the yesterday's Parliament Square kettle http://bit.ly/flIPPl #Newsnight” #ukuncu ... - GarlicT: RT @FA110: “@NewStatesman: Read @pennyred's account of the yesterday's Parliament Square kettle http://bit.ly/flIPPl #Newsnight” #ukuncu ...
Dec 11, 2010
GarlicT: Newsnight and Review Show presenters both looking pretty hot in their Blade Runner fetish outfits tonight. #bbc2
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @HissyHausfrau: Wikileaks drops major bombshell! http://www.ding.net/wikileaks/234867.txt - GarlicT: RT @HissyHausfrau: Wikileaks drops major bombshell! http://www.ding.net/wikileaks/234867.txt
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: Radio4Today is abysmal this morning. The Royal couple having their car kicked is not of concern. 40+ students hospitalised is. #demo2010
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: Don't smile for me Brangelina, the truth is I'm glad I'm not you. You smell like tofu, mixed with ribena. Give up the UN and the Nick Drake.
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: And on that beat, goodnight xxx
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: Bada bom bom boo, Bada bom bom bom boo. That is a coded message which will start the next flash fire smoke protest. #tkmaxxx #treblemc #vfne
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @TW_Adorno: In the midst of all the Murdoch-esque BBC coverage @paulmasonnews continues to be worth reading http://bbc.in/cKoyXD - GarlicT: RT @TW_Adorno: In the midst of all the Murdoch-esque BBC coverage @paulmasonnews continues to be worth reading http://bbc.in/cKoyXD
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @johnbrissenden: What the House of Commons voted for today is the "privatisation of British Higher #education" (cont) http://tl.gd/7dftcp - GarlicT: RT @johnbrissenden: What the House of Commons voted for today is the "privatisation of British Higher #education" (cont) http://tl.gd/7dftcp
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @kcorrick: Two documents stand out: http://bit.ly/e5beCz (official Met news page) and this post http://bit.ly/fCuUii by Jhn Brssndn. ... - GarlicT: RT @kcorrick: Two documents stand out: http://bit.ly/e5beCz (official Met news page) and this post http://bit.ly/fCuUii by Jhn Brssndn. ...
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @alipractice: It's funny how on #dayx3 the police drive charles and camilla through the heart of the demonstrations in a car with unt ...
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @cjlambert: So the peasants are rioting in the streets and Charlie goes to the theatre still? #dayx3
Dec 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @justinpickard: Bloody hell. RT @Gelada: RT @losttourist: This will surely become an iconic photograph: http://goo.gl/tHE0V #dayx3 #d ... - GarlicT: RT @justinpickard: Bloody hell. RT @Gelada: RT @losttourist: This will surely become an iconic photograph: http://goo.gl/tHE0V #dayx3 #d ...
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: RT @CarolineLucas: 2nd vote - same government majority of 21. Shame on them. But remember the poll tax - that passed too, but popular ...
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: RT @urban75: It's as violent as fuck in parliament square - I've seen posters and cops stretchered out :(
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: Where's the action? I'm stuck here with about 200 demonstrators and Peter Hain and some Union speakers. I wanted to see pigs on horses!
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: Benedict Gummer. Not grown pubes yet.
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: @simonbreak wait a sec... oh shit. Bon Voyage! x
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: RT @Londonist: French will be the official language of the 2012 Olympics: http://bit.ly/i2u7tO - GarlicT: RT @Londonist: French will be the official language of the 2012 Olympics: http://bit.ly/i2u7tO
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: RT @VizTopTips: SCARLETT JOHANSSON. Make my Christmas extra special this year by popping round to my house and having sex with me. /via ...
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: RT @ALISONcourses: @ALISONcourses ALISON Awarded UNESCO Prize: Irish Education Innovator excels in World’s Most ... http://bit.ly/hiDZNx ... - GarlicT: RT @ALISONcourses: @ALISONcourses ALISON Awarded UNESCO Prize: Irish Education Innovator excels in World’s Most ... http://bit.ly/hiDZNx ...
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: RT @anonops: We are fighting for Internet Freedom! "But we are not the only one"! Join us! #payitforward #anonops #payback #Wikileaks #f ...
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: RT @jamesrbuk: Fantastic statement in support of #wikileaks from Datacell CEO: http://bit.ly/eQ94TP . Great to see a company standing by ... - GarlicT: RT @jamesrbuk: Fantastic statement in support of #wikileaks from Datacell CEO: http://bit.ly/eQ94TP . Great to see a company standing by ...
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: @VenusDemoted I think Billy Ray Cyrus would have something to say about that! ;)
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: I liked a YouTube video -- Irish Wanking Bankers.flv http://youtu.be/Pu3IT1kGavE?a - GarlicT: I liked a YouTube video -- Irish Wanking Bankers.flv http://youtu.be/Pu3IT1kGavE?a
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: I've favourited a YouTube video -- Irish Wanking Bankers.flv http://youtu.be/Pu3IT1kGavE?a - GarlicT: I've favourited a YouTube video -- Irish Wanking Bankers.flv http://youtu.be/Pu3IT1kGavE?a
Dec 9, 2010
GarlicT: This video made my night and you have to watch it to the end. Irish Wanking Bankers http://bit.ly/fjOfgg - GarlicT: This video made my night and you have to watch it to the end. Irish Wanking Bankers http://bit.ly/fjOfgg
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: garden flowers in the New Forest unadulterated #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/8ZuQ79 - GarlicT: garden flowers in the New Forest unadulterated #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/8ZuQ79
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @classicRadical: #wikileaks Assange ‘rape’ accuser linked to notorious CIA operative http://bit.ly/g2nBx9 - GarlicT: RT @classicRadical: #wikileaks Assange ‘rape’ accuser linked to notorious CIA operative http://bit.ly/g2nBx9
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: Julian Assange wrote this new article published in The Australian 7th Dec 2010 http://bit.ly/i112JL #wikileaks - GarlicT: Julian Assange wrote this new article published in The Australian 7th Dec 2010 http://bit.ly/i112JL #wikileaks
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @ptdrumm: worth reading: "WikiLeaks: The Three Faces of Uncle Sam" http://huff.to/goZoxn via @huffingtonpost - GarlicT: RT @ptdrumm: worth reading: "WikiLeaks: The Three Faces of Uncle Sam" http://huff.to/goZoxn via @huffingtonpost
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @SBeezy69: The number game: DM me a # from 1-1000 & I'll tell you how I feel about you in a status without anyone knowing. Remember ...
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @JemKhan: Apparently C4 have dropped Rory Bremner. The US has Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert. We need more political satire, here, no ...
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @JemKhan: Assange's accuser wrote- "7 Steps to Legal Revenge" which explains how women can use the courts to get their own back on un ...
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @JemKhan: By the way the judge referred to wikileaks as "wikipedia" in court today.
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: U.S. to Host World Press Freedom Day in 2011 http://bit.ly/gXNZpR #irony #wikileaks - GarlicT: U.S. to Host World Press Freedom Day in 2011 http://bit.ly/gXNZpR #irony #wikileaks
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @guardiannews: Lockerbie bomber freed after Gaddafi's 'thuggish' threats http://t.co/orVAXdb #Wikileaks #cablegate - GarlicT: RT @guardiannews: Lockerbie bomber freed after Gaddafi's 'thuggish' threats http://t.co/orVAXdb #Wikileaks #cablegate
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: I fell into a rigid body sized box. The lid snapped shut and in the darkness I saw an image floating in front of me. Three ducks in flight.
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: We need to throw that Jewneocommunist Assmange in the fuckin' slammer! Oh, they already did?
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: Yesterday's cycle to work song was How Deep is Your Love by the Bee Gees. Today's was some nasty glam rock Christmas hit. Not a vintage week
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: Christmas Decorations? Only my Rusty Sheriff's Badge, and that is not getting pinned on the top of any tree.
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: Once more in the name of crying out loud. Get back in the velvet bag Bono.
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: So I am not art in the noble form of.
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: Skid Marks, ka ching!!!
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: Hairy Bison beats Ninety Sexter any day. But Driving for Piles wins top marks.
Dec 8, 2010
GarlicT: @FuckItLibrarian I became a follower of yours yesterday. I love your blog. Similar experiences to mine but with extra gangs and perverts.
Dec 7, 2010
GarlicT: Zef Side! Fighting against the cold. Keeping it real. Stay warm bruddez end schwestars. http://twitpic.com/3dlsiu - GarlicT: Zef Side! Fighting against the cold. Keeping it real. Stay warm bruddez end schwestars. http://twitpic.com/3dlsiu
Dec 7, 2010
GarlicT: My Top Weekly Artist #lastfm artist: Wingtunes.com (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - GarlicT: My Top Weekly Artist #lastfm artist: Wingtunes.com (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Dec 7, 2010
GarlicT: Fallen by Nurse Kato #flickr #monochrome #landscape http://flic.kr/p/8YEmAR - GarlicT: Fallen by Nurse Kato #flickr #monochrome #landscape http://flic.kr/p/8YEmAR
Dec 6, 2010
GarlicT: Naughtie apologises. "It really was the most unintentional thing imaginable" #cuntgate #radio4 Now he's talking about "future porn stars" ;)
Dec 6, 2010
GarlicT: Radio4 now. Jeremy CUNT. Laughing fits Naughie blames it on a coughing fit. Hilarious!! #bbc #radio4
Dec 6, 2010
GarlicT: RT @SonomaMadman: Oooh, just found and followed @bitchylibrarian and @FuckItLibrarian, added to @lbryvxn in my growing harem of #wordner ...
Dec 5, 2010
GarlicT: Blah blah blah I'm pissed. Spin me another ginger cup and let the diamond coloured trickle trip tickle splonge the messy faucet spangle trap
Dec 4, 2010
GarlicT: RT @TimWestwood: Made it rain in the club last nite for real - the water pipes in the ceiling burst. The dancefloor was a swimming pool.
Dec 4, 2010
GarlicT: RT @wikileaks: Great summary the attacks this week on WikiLeaks http://is.gd/ibpzu - GarlicT: RT @wikileaks: Great summary the attacks this week on WikiLeaks http://is.gd/ibpzu
Dec 3, 2010
GarlicT: @JanBR I do believe you.
Dec 3, 2010
GarlicT: RT @jabmakepeace: #QATAR #worldcupcorruption Interesting human trafficking report on QATAR - http://bit.ly/hp01l8 - GarlicT: RT @jabmakepeace: #QATAR #worldcupcorruption Interesting human trafficking report on QATAR - http://bit.ly/hp01l8
Dec 3, 2010
GarlicT: RT @fbermingham: Places that are bigger than #Qatar: The Falklands, Vanuatu, Bahamas, Djibouti, Belize, East Timor, Montenegro, Puerto R ...
Dec 3, 2010
GarlicT: RT @BriggySmalls: Apparently drinking is illegal in Qatar. Bet that'll go down well with official sponsors Budweiser...
Dec 2, 2010
GarlicT: We get a lot of aspergers in the library. I know where I am with them which is kind of worrying.
Dec 2, 2010
GarlicT: Fuck me it's late. That was an expression not a command. How drole of me.
Dec 2, 2010
GarlicT: self portrait #leicadigilux2 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/8XJmXf - GarlicT: self portrait #leicadigilux2 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/8XJmXf
Dec 1, 2010
GarlicT: What I've been saying for years about the UK! http://bit.ly/h1Wt9e - GarlicT: What I've been saying for years about the UK! http://bit.ly/h1Wt9e
Dec 1, 2010
GarlicT: I just got an email from this man http://bit.ly/i7AZtw He thanked me for my support. - GarlicT: I just got an email from this man http://bit.ly/i7AZtw He thanked me for my support.
Nov 30, 2010
GarlicT: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Luna (10), Conor Oberst (2) & Jimmy Cliff (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - GarlicT: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Luna (10), Conor Oberst (2) & Jimmy Cliff (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Nov 30, 2010
GarlicT: Hawthorn blossom - pretty flowers to help you forget the snow and ice #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/8XbUix - GarlicT: Hawthorn blossom - pretty flowers to help you forget the snow and ice #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/8XbUix
Nov 30, 2010
GarlicT: The heart of June - romantic sickly photoshop alert http://flic.kr/p/8XeH3Y - GarlicT: The heart of June - romantic sickly photoshop alert http://flic.kr/p/8XeH3Y
Nov 30, 2010
GarlicT: @WH1SKS thanks, for The Trip
Nov 30, 2010
GarlicT: RT @glynmoody: Raise A Glass to Wikileaks - http://bit.ly/eFtyOQ ex-UK ambassador Craig Murray puts #Wikileaks in context #cablegate - GarlicT: RT @glynmoody: Raise A Glass to Wikileaks - http://bit.ly/eFtyOQ ex-UK ambassador Craig Murray puts #Wikileaks in context #cablegate
Nov 30, 2010
GarlicT: RT @IanDunt: My comment piece on the media's absurd attack on Wikileaks for, well, doing its job properly http://bit.ly/hRkfXk #cablegate - GarlicT: RT @IanDunt: My comment piece on the media's absurd attack on Wikileaks for, well, doing its job properly http://bit.ly/hRkfXk #cablegate
Nov 29, 2010
GarlicT: RT @Gawker: Naked Gun Actor Leslie Nielsen Dies http://gawker.com/5700818/ - GarlicT: RT @Gawker: Naked Gun Actor Leslie Nielsen Dies http://gawker.com/5700818/
Nov 29, 2010
GarlicT: RT @theashes: Sorry guys, I don't know the cricket match score.
Nov 29, 2010
GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Wikileaks: The whole release is here #news http://bit.ly/fidesn - GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: Wikileaks: The whole release is here #news http://bit.ly/fidesn
Nov 29, 2010
GarlicT: An antique branch of Hampstead Heath #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/8WVPHE - GarlicT: An antique branch of Hampstead Heath #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/8WVPHE
Nov 28, 2010
GarlicT: walking to the South Bank #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/8WVS2h - GarlicT: walking to the South Bank #lx3 #flickr http://flic.kr/p/8WVS2h
Nov 28, 2010
GarlicT: Holloway Road Nags Head is blissfully unhip. They're having a special xmas street party with funfair rides and a band playing Lenny Kravitz.
Nov 26, 2010
GarlicT: RT @Glinner: Kettling, a form of state terrorism, now available for children. http://bit.ly/hVgCl4 (via @PennyRed) - GarlicT: RT @Glinner: Kettling, a form of state terrorism, now available for children. http://bit.ly/hVgCl4 (via @PennyRed)
Nov 26, 2010
GarlicT: RT @GrapeboxUK: Coming soon: buy Christmas cases online at http://www.grapebox.co.uk/ #wine - GarlicT: RT @GrapeboxUK: Coming soon: buy Christmas cases online at http://www.grapebox.co.uk/ #wine
Nov 25, 2010
GarlicT: Coldest winter for 300 years about to hit us. You heard it here tenth.
Nov 25, 2010
GarlicT: @richardpbacon you can do better than that.
Nov 25, 2010
GarlicT: RT @FEVERZINE: It's 10.05pm and the police in Westminster still have students and school kids penned in the freezing cold - fucking disg ...
Nov 25, 2010
GarlicT: RT @Londonist: Sad news, music venue @theluminaire to close year end http://londonist.com/2010/11/the-luminaire-to-close.php - GarlicT: RT @Londonist: Sad news, music venue @theluminaire to close year end http://londonist.com/2010/11/the-luminaire-to-close.php
Nov 24, 2010
GarlicT: Big Ears and The Porcelain Doll http://m.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/23/facebook_bishop_suspended_royal_wedding/ - GarlicT: Big Ears and The Porcelain Doll http://m.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/23/facebook_bishop_suspended_royal_wedding/
Nov 24, 2010
GarlicT: More Doggy Disco hah aha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRhTFmt01Ng&feature=related - GarlicT: More Doggy Disco hah aha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRhTFmt01Ng&feature=related
Nov 24, 2010
GarlicT: Doggy Disco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEbTfpbmLLg&feature=related - GarlicT: Doggy Disco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEbTfpbmLLg&feature=related
Nov 24, 2010
GarlicT: two Bran Van 3000 albums on Spotify. Glee http://bit.ly/6e8AGN and Discosis http://bit.ly/bmyhIg. For that late 90s feelgood vibe maaaan! - GarlicT: two Bran Van 3000 albums on Spotify. Glee http://bit.ly/6e8AGN and Discosis http://bit.ly/bmyhIg. For that late 90s feelgood vibe maaaan!
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: I'm still here. Sleepless in Holloway. A bird bath an elbow crook a hamster gimlet. A cheddar philosopher. An arctic shepherd. Blossom smoke
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: Now it may still be there or the flat may have been gutted. I dare not look through the window to see. I think it is still there. I hope so.
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: I'm just thinking about the work my dad put in on building the interior of our old family home. It was truly incredible. Designed & Built.
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: I'm having my full moon night tonight. Up all hours.
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: RT @GdnPolitics: Ireland bailout: Just Dublin's problem? You must be joking | Michael White http://bit.ly/aDuOMe - GarlicT: RT @GdnPolitics: Ireland bailout: Just Dublin's problem? You must be joking | Michael White http://bit.ly/aDuOMe
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Bran Van 3000 (11), The Rurals (4) & Chris Wood (3) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd - GarlicT: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Bran Van 3000 (11), The Rurals (4) & Chris Wood (3) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQd
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: Damb! Never mind what your Yak says, you gots to listen to some Ween mang! http://open.spotify.com/artist/3u1ulLq00Y3bfmq9FfjsPu - GarlicT: Damb! Never mind what your Yak says, you gots to listen to some Ween mang! http://open.spotify.com/artist/3u1ulLq00Y3bfmq9FfjsPu
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: "You've just drunk four pints of gone off McEwans" is the only fragment of it that survives in my memory banks at this moment.
Nov 23, 2010
GarlicT: I once wrote lyrics to the tune of Lucy in the sky with diamonds. It was called Jamie's nighttime dash to the bathroom. It was very good.
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: RT @UKuncut: Not sure what the Vodafone protests are all about? Great article in today's Observer: http://bit.ly/9ugSaP - GarlicT: RT @UKuncut: Not sure what the Vodafone protests are all about? Great article in today's Observer: http://bit.ly/9ugSaP
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: RT @PrivateEyeNews: Why did HMRC cave in and accept a fraction of what it was due from Vodafone? More tax dodging tales in the new Eye. ...
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: @dfrw but you haven't published it on the site yet. I just checked and ended up reading something about tripping on a hilltop on tizer ;-)
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: It's all about the Dap. http://bit.ly/cnqjgW - GarlicT: It's all about the Dap. http://bit.ly/cnqjgW
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: Hands up Baby Hands up, Give me your heart Gimme Gimme your heart Gimme Gimme All your love All your love All your love.
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: RT @deekdeekster: http://bit.ly/92cvCs today's limerick is a fishy tale... /bravo - GarlicT: RT @deekdeekster: http://bit.ly/92cvCs today's limerick is a fishy tale... /bravo
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: @carrozo Shows promise young Carrozo. Now don't go wasting those skills working in advertising. You'd only end up living in Muswell Hill.
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: I spend all day not knowing what to do with myself and shying away from calling anyone and then when I get to bed I feel all cosy. Waster.
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: In bed with ZZ Top http://twitpic.com/390e14 - GarlicT: In bed with ZZ Top http://twitpic.com/390e14
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: RT @jamesfarrar: minimum wage & social welfare in ireland to be cut to pay for bank #bailout incursion by IMF. poor pay for mistakes of ...
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: Trending Topics in UK McKeith Linford #rememberwhen #getmcflyonxfactor #twxfactor Human Heart FAINTED Konnie Dobby Ginola We'll wake up soon
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: Trending Topics in Ireland #bailout Lenihan #7pmannouncement #imf Brian Cowen Vincent Browne Fianna Fail Dail Taoiseach Fair City
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: RT @thesulk: Ideally, I'd like to have two kids. One favorite, and one for organs.
Nov 22, 2010
GarlicT: @JanBR true, I don't watch much tv and I can normally blank them out but the singing on that is like nails down a black board.
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: That "Your Song" John Lewis TV ad is so unspeakably nauseating I almost believe its producers are twisted sadists. Hideous voice ruins song
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: Scots chart star Annie Lennox to sing for US President Barack Obama http://ow.ly/1a4TI6 /Oh to be a fly on THAT wall!!! - GarlicT: Scots chart star Annie Lennox to sing for US President Barack Obama http://ow.ly/1a4TI6 /Oh to be a fly on THAT wall!!!
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: RT: @eurythmicsultim Annie Lennox’s A Christmas Cornucopia enters the UK Charts at No. 27 http://ow.ly/1a5EdE /wonderful, hope it's xmas no1 - GarlicT: RT: @eurythmicsultim Annie Lennox’s A Christmas Cornucopia enters the UK Charts at No. 27 http://ow.ly/1a5EdE /wonderful, hope it's xmas no1
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: RT @socialvation: Heavy snow Thursday/Friday in London!! Ooooh #weather #london
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: You know you're at the End of Days when the Darling Buds of May becomes a shining example of acting, script and film compared to new TV.
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: This Jason Devera is no Michael Jackson. He's far too normal. I'm all for freaks in pop. We should be afraid of our popstars.
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: I'm only watching because I thought the fit one from Hear'Say was presenting it. She isn't so it's going off. Better days are gonna come.
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: Nothing like a T4 teen awards show to make you feel old and smug. I have no idea who these popstars are. Jemma won for being a top tweeter.
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: RT @kolchak: Don't give Benedict XVI your number. He's always leaving these rambling voicemails about the morning after pill and gut rot ...
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: RT @UrbanGuerillaUK: The #Pope is a #wanker.... sorry but I just had to say that
Nov 21, 2010
GarlicT: Radio4 is very fruity right now!
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: I've just had a long Frets On Fire session. Beatles, ACDC, Bad Company, Boston and Pixies. So glad my gurning face and posturing not on film
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: So digitally excluded pensioners are to use post offices to fill in online govt forms. Strange no mention of libraries http://bit.ly/cjAdA8 - GarlicT: So digitally excluded pensioners are to use post offices to fill in online govt forms. Strange no mention of libraries http://bit.ly/cjAdA8
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: The man from the Vatican, he say "Yes" ! http://bit.ly/8ZH47t - GarlicT: The man from the Vatican, he say "Yes" ! http://bit.ly/8ZH47t
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: Annie Lennox has made a Christmas album. Rejoice!
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: @benedictwong I'm happy with Frida Kahlo style uni brows as long as the 'tache is taken care of ;-)
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: RT @AndroidGuys: Qualcomm’s New Dual-Core Chipset Promises 5X Performance, 75% Less Power Consumption http://dlvr.it/8qjmp /sweet - GarlicT: RT @AndroidGuys: Qualcomm’s New Dual-Core Chipset Promises 5X Performance, 75% Less Power Consumption http://dlvr.it/8qjmp /sweet
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: I know nothing stays the same, But if you're willing to play my pink oboe...
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: @simonbreak Word
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: 3 hours of my life just got sucked from my time stream by the monstrous black death internet. Back to my bedtime book. Ghosts stories Ooooh!
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: Never mind the kids, donate to wikipedia! http://bit.ly/d2H1pJ - GarlicT: Never mind the kids, donate to wikipedia! http://bit.ly/d2H1pJ
Nov 20, 2010
GarlicT: Prehistoric Dartmoor http://flic.kr/p/8UDyet - GarlicT: Prehistoric Dartmoor http://flic.kr/p/8UDyet
Nov 19, 2010
GarlicT: sorry, I just became @rejecter for that last one
Nov 19, 2010
GarlicT: You are either too low brow or too high brow for me.
Nov 19, 2010
GarlicT: #boringprequels Star Peace
Nov 19, 2010
GarlicT: time to tee off, yes that's it, grab your iron wood, release the artificial knee strapping, collect the spittle thimble and play your stroke
Nov 19, 2010
GarlicT: Quark, Strangeness and Charm #librarydisplay #hawkwind #popularscience http://twitpic.com/38983i - GarlicT: Quark, Strangeness and Charm #librarydisplay #hawkwind #popularscience http://twitpic.com/38983i
Nov 18, 2010
GarlicT: @dfrw was the hygienist like being in one of the SAW films? (Not that I've seen those films)
Nov 18, 2010
GarlicT: I gathered them all around me close. We huddled together making a cluster of bad breath and whispers. Remember this moment before we strike.
Nov 18, 2010
GarlicT: At Bannockburn did Kubla Khan a stately pint of heavy drink.
Nov 18, 2010
GarlicT: I have nothing to say about William and Kate apart from Do Ah Chilly Willy Dumped Then I Do
Nov 17, 2010
GarlicT: A quick Flickr Zombie Slideshow http://www.flickr.com/photos/deviate-from-the-norm/sets/72157625102381927/show/ - GarlicT: A quick Flickr Zombie Slideshow http://www.flickr.com/photos/deviate-from-the-norm/sets/72157625102381927/show/
Nov 17, 2010
GarlicT: Nick and the grass snake http://flic.kr/p/8U1BX7 - GarlicT: Nick and the grass snake http://flic.kr/p/8U1BX7
Nov 16, 2010
GarlicT: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Bran Van 3000 (13), Eydie Gorme y el Trio Los Panchos (3) & Fanta Dambadu Mali (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQ - GarlicT: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Bran Van 3000 (13), Eydie Gorme y el Trio Los Panchos (3) & Fanta Dambadu Mali (1) #mm http://bit.ly/cZfzQ
Nov 16, 2010
GarlicT: RT @serafinowicz: Hey, here's a disgusting word: Webinar.
Nov 15, 2010
GarlicT: RT @thedailymash: This is shit. I'm going home. Daily Mash Xmas cards. www.thedailymash.co.uk/shop - GarlicT: RT @thedailymash: This is shit. I'm going home. Daily Mash Xmas cards. www.thedailymash.co.uk/shop
Nov 15, 2010
GarlicT: Cultural History Wals in Camden includes a Jim Henson walk! http://www.lovecamden.org/business/taxonomy/term/16 - GarlicT: Cultural History Wals in Camden includes a Jim Henson walk! http://www.lovecamden.org/business/taxonomy/term/16
Nov 15, 2010
GarlicT: @dfrw a bit of Norway for you Utsikt fra Himmeltinden http://flic.kr/p/8TweTp - GarlicT: @dfrw a bit of Norway for you Utsikt fra Himmeltinden http://flic.kr/p/8TweTp
Nov 15, 2010
GarlicT: War Jive http://post.ly/1CKaV - GarlicT: War Jive http://post.ly/1CKaV
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: Raiiiiiiiin I don't mind. Shiiiiine the weather's fine. Coz I'm a millionaire scouser with access to some seriously good drugs.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: I'm so uncool. I'm very hot. But I'm not hot. Tepid at best. Like a blob of blancmange on some green jelly in a primary school bowl in 1978.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: @hungbunny Yes Zappa filled a gap as I couldn't remember the words from Bugsy Malone. No prizes. Apart from I'm about to stop this nonsense
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: I lost some of my mother's clothing today. Left by the plastic five a side goal posts in a gym in a North London secondary school. Bye Bye x
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: When I cup my balls in hand I say, its just you and me guys and one day the lights will get snuffed out but don't say I never cupped you.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: When the banshee cries roll over you must heel and toe and off she goes. With a clap clap clap.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: If I could cuddle a marmoset and tickle a garden gnome's whoopsie I'd be halfway to Plato's inner circle of Gold Blend auto hanger on ers.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: I'm never coming back to these diamond studded streets no more. I live on a beach and make bongos out of turtle shells and deer hide. Oh Yes
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: My name is Fallujah, I live til I die.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: Van Morrison song Call Me Up In Dreamland is about astral projection.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: So you wanna be a boxer in the boxing ring, you got to ram it ram it ram it ram it up your poop shoot. I don't like boxing oh no, I love her
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: Relight my pyre. Dead popstars don't come cheap or flammable.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: I'm gonna watch every Harry Potter film that has been made, then I'm gonna play jazz on a hollowed out kangaroo.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: They call me mister don't come near me you weirdo, Baby that's my name.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: @MyNecropolis Thanks for checking out my old stuff, you're just about the only one who ever has! I had a strange mind at 18, still do.
Nov 14, 2010
GarlicT: From an Oxfam shop in Dalston blog http://bit.ly/boCV84 listen to Eydie Gorme sing Noche de Ronda >>> http://bit.ly/bTxCs5 - GarlicT: From an Oxfam shop in Dalston blog http://bit.ly/boCV84 listen to Eydie Gorme sing Noche de Ronda >>> http://bit.ly/bTxCs5
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: The Matrix http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/10874821 - GarlicT: The Matrix http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/10874821
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: Audioboo: Chris paradox!!! Private warm up gig http://t.co/glC1TTQ via @jonathanhammond - GarlicT: Audioboo: Chris paradox!!! Private warm up gig http://t.co/glC1TTQ via @jonathanhammond
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: When the gas lamp shone through those net curtains, could you be sure that it was an angel and not a daddy long-legs fluttering? #YokoQandA
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: Lyrics to Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick. http://www.boudnik.org/~cos/music/JethroTull/Albums/ThickAsABrick-lyrics.html - GarlicT: Lyrics to Jethro Tull - Thick as a brick. http://www.boudnik.org/~cos/music/JethroTull/Albums/ThickAsABrick-lyrics.html
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: One limerick after midnight. http://t.co/v2k2NeA via @GarlicT a contribution to #InLiWriMo which may become #InLiWriYe - GarlicT: One limerick after midnight. http://t.co/v2k2NeA via @GarlicT a contribution to #InLiWriMo which may become #InLiWriYe
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: One limerick after midnight. http://post.ly/1Buz4 - GarlicT: One limerick after midnight. http://post.ly/1Buz4
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: I am off to bed too, but I have one little limerick I just conjured up to post @dfrw
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: @MyNecropolis Hey, great start on the wordpress. Look fwd to updates. Some of my old scrawls mostly made in Glasgow http://bit.ly/9ZrdPT - GarlicT: @MyNecropolis Hey, great start on the wordpress. Look fwd to updates. Some of my old scrawls mostly made in Glasgow http://bit.ly/9ZrdPT
Nov 13, 2010
GarlicT: A great London website that is regularly updated with pictures and stories of demos, festivals and events http://mylondondiary.co.uk/ - GarlicT: A great London website that is regularly updated with pictures and stories of demos, festivals and events http://mylondondiary.co.uk/
Nov 12, 2010
GarlicT: @simonbreak @wzowee I like The Field also they are very nice listening to sounds.
Nov 12, 2010
GarlicT: @dfrw those were the days =) I didn't imagine for one sec that seal wasn't your old mucker.
Nov 12, 2010
GarlicT: I like Larkin Grimm. She's a babe and she knows how to ride the lobster.
Nov 12, 2010
GarlicT: I lent her some earplugs, cause Jimi can't half snore.
Nov 12, 2010
GarlicT: @deekdeekster my old mucker Sade just dropped by, she's sleeping on the sofa. With Hendrix!
Nov 12, 2010
GarlicT: Late night music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLjXfzvztWE&sns=tw - GarlicT: Late night music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLjXfzvztWE&sns=tw
Nov 12, 2010
GarlicT: "Lal & Mike Waterson - Danny Rose" on YouTube http://bit.ly/bSgy02 /great song here, goes like an early smiths track near the end - GarlicT: "Lal & Mike Waterson - Danny Rose" on YouTube http://bit.ly/bSgy02 /great song here, goes like an early smiths track near the end
Nov 11, 2010
GarlicT: RT @Ahm76: Remember that heartbreaking moment in childhood when you realized your favorite funny adult was serious sometimes?
Nov 11, 2010
GarlicT: RT @alaindebotton: In work, as in love, your life can be ruined because the right person, though out there, wasn't located in time.
Nov 11, 2010
GarlicT: @deekdeekster all good intentions, I have my crackdroid in hand
Nov 11, 2010
GarlicT: Ween Forum remembers the first time. http://bit.ly/9YDSDc - GarlicT: Ween Forum remembers the first time. http://bit.ly/9YDSDc
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @EatMyHalo: “@_JohnnyMac_: RT @anfieldonline: A huge welcome to Twitter to an absolute LFC legend, @kennethdalglish. #KingKenny” Yay ...
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @LFBarfe: Protestors should have trusted democratic process? How many LibDem voters wanted increased tuition fees? Coalition has no m ...
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: The 99 are Islamic superheroes http://www.the99.org/ I guess they won't be as gloriously messed up as The Preacher. - GarlicT: The 99 are Islamic superheroes http://www.the99.org/ I guess they won't be as gloriously messed up as The Preacher.
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @scardus: Well done to the guys in #g2root - The T-Mobile #G2 has been perm rooted at last!... Now if I could only get one from T-mo ...
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @enomther: . @TMobile ... you should thank the guys over at #g2root they just saved you guys a ton of contracts :/
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @tmkng: Check out @TimWestwood's feed for some nice compassionate tweets.
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @lisaansell: Lego. You are evil. Truly truly evil. And I will never walk round barefoot again.
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: @abandonedlondon the whole of London is sick this week. There's no escape!
Nov 10, 2010
GarlicT: RT @lizzieroper: "Boots, after relocating to a post office box in Switzerland, has legally cut its tax bill from £100m to £14m a year." ...
Nov 8, 2010
GarlicT: Hackney kids burn David Cameron on bonfire night @youtube http://bit.ly/a8ZfSA - GarlicT: Hackney kids burn David Cameron on bonfire night @youtube http://bit.ly/a8ZfSA
Nov 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @amymaeelliott: 10 Amazing Android Photographs http://t.co/2EONIjP via @mashablemobile @mashable - GarlicT: RT @amymaeelliott: 10 Amazing Android Photographs http://t.co/2EONIjP via @mashablemobile @mashable
Nov 8, 2010
GarlicT: a G1 phone photo was chosen for inclusion on @mashable by @amymaeelliott - thank you fans http://on.mash.to/c63ZI2 - GarlicT: a G1 phone photo was chosen for inclusion on @mashable by @amymaeelliott - thank you fans http://on.mash.to/c63ZI2
Nov 8, 2010
GarlicT: grass snake #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/8RC4N5 - GarlicT: grass snake #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/8RC4N5
Nov 8, 2010
GarlicT: autumn map reading #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/8RCvRb - GarlicT: autumn map reading #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/8RCvRb
Nov 8, 2010
GarlicT: walking #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/8RzsKK - GarlicT: walking #lx3 http://flic.kr/p/8RzsKK
Nov 8, 2010
GarlicT: RT @quantick: Back To The Future has the classic really weird first half hour of all great movies whose first half hour you don't rememb ...
Nov 6, 2010
GarlicT: RT @boutiquedasilva: Great show by Ana Moura last night at the stunning Union Chapel in London. Take me to the fados- album out now http ...
Nov 6, 2010
GarlicT: "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Snoop Dogg Interview http://t.co/K7PfBVL via @youtube #funny - GarlicT: "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Snoop Dogg Interview http://t.co/K7PfBVL via @youtube #funny
Nov 6, 2010
GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: America, you're not the only ones at it. Interrogation techniques at 'Britain's Abu Ghraib' revealed. #news http://b ... - GarlicT: RT @newsworldtoday: America, you're not the only ones at it. Interrogation techniques at 'Britain's Abu Ghraib' revealed. #news http://b ...
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Who took over as presenter of Countdown from Des O`Connor in 2009? | Presenter - Countdown
Presenter
Richard Whiteley presented almost 4000 episodes.
A presenter is a professional TV personality that presents Countdown . There have been 5 major presenters in the history of Countdown, Carol Vorderman , Richard Whiteley , Des Lynam , Des O'Connor and Jeff Stelling . Nick Hewer became the sixth host in 2012
Carol presented every episode, except for a few early episodes when the role of number-checker was split between her and Linda Barrett , and a Christmas special where she was a contestant against Richard Whiteley. Her job was to put up and announce the letters after the contestants requests them. She also wrote down the solutions to the numbers games and often showed the correct solution if the contestants could not solve it. Until 1989, Carol handled the numbers game only, with other hostesses, mainly Cathy Hytner , running the letters game, but latterly she did both. Since the death of Richard, she also introduced the guests instead of Des doing it. She parted company with the show at the end of 2008.
Richard Whiteley, Des Lynam, Des O'Connor and Jeff Stelling have all played the role of Countdown host. Their job is to link between Dictionary Corner and the contestants, by first prompting which contestant is to choose the letters or the numbers, then starting the clock, then asking the contestants for their words or solutions before finally throwing to Dictionary Corner to see if the words are valid. They have five minutes at the beginning of the show, often to read out a poem or a joke, and they also read out the two Teatime Teasers around the breaks. Richard hosted the show between 1982 and 2005, presenting 3959 episodes before he passed away. Des Lynam took over in 2005 and only hosted 303 episodes. Des O'Connor then took over in 2007 and hosted 470 episodes. Jeff Stelling took over in 2009, presenting nearly 700 episodes. Nick Hewer took over from Stelling in 2012, and has presented over 900 episode so far.
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Countdown presenter Jeff Stelling is to leave after less than three years hosting the Channel 4 quiz show.
Stelling told a Tenerife radio station he had resigned from the show to concentrate on his presenting role at Sky Sports where he will front Champions League coverage next season.
A Channel 4 spokeswoman said Stelling would continue to present the long-running show until the end of the year.
She added discussions had already begun to find his replacement.
"You've really got to have your priorities and my priority is football, I love it, and Soccer Saturday, so I've committed myself very much to that next season," Stelling told Oasis FM.
The fourth person to front Countdown, Stelling joined the series in 2009 along with maths whizz Rachel Riley, replacing Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman.
The host said he would miss working with Riley, adding: "I just felt I had to really try to focus on the things that I love."
Channel 4 said: "Jeff's had a brilliant three years on the show and we're sad to see him go."
Countdown was the first programme to be broadcast when Channel 4 launched in November 1982.
It was originally fronted by Richard Whiteley, who died in 2005, and Vorderman, who spent 26 years on the show.
Des Lynam took over as host following Whiteley's death and was then replaced by O'Connor in 2006.
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15 & 18 September, 2001 (original)
21 April, 2003 (first broadcast)
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£1,000,000 (later stripped)
Charles Ingram, a former British Army major from Derbyshire, was a contestant on series 10 of the UK version of the show on the shows scheduled for broadcast on 15 & 18 September, 2001. After originally winning £1,000,000, the prize was cancelled after it was revealed that he had cheated his way through most of the questions. As a result, the episodes that he appeared in were not actually broadcast until 21 April, 2003.
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Put these words in the order they occur in the title of the Agatha Christie thriller.
• A: Nile
• C: Death
• D: The
From the 8 remaining contestants, 7 got it right, but Charles (with a time of 3.97 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-B-D-A, making it into the Hot Seat.
Charles's Run to the Million
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On the first night of his game, when he got into the hot seat, he got through the first four questions without using any lifelines. On the fifth question, he still didn't use a lifeline, but took a while to answer. On both questions 6 and 7, he used a lifeline on each of them. He used two of his lifelines early on. After 7 questions, he won £4,000 but then the show ran out of time, so he had to return the next day to continue.
£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
On which of these would you air laundry?
• A: Clothes dog
• D: Clothes pig
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What name is given to a person who is against increasing the powers of the European Union?
• A: Eurosceptic
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is butterscotch?
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is the nickname for a famous Scottish army regiment?
• A: Black Cat
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
The Normans, who invaded and conquered England in 1066, spoke which language?
• A: German
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In 'Coronation Street', who is Audrey's daughter?
• D: Sally
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% • B: 89% • C: 3% • D: 4%
Charles did not know, so he used his first lifeline, He asked the audience , which gave a resounding 4-89-3-4 vote. Charles went with the audience, and won £2,000.
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
The River Foyle is found in which part of the United Kingdom?
• C: Northern Ireland
• D: Wales
Charles did not know, so he decided to phone his friend Gerald, who was 99% sure it was Northern Ireland. He went with him and won £4,000. Then, the klaxon called time and Charles would return on £4,000 with 1 lifeline still available.
Having watched and recorded several episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? , the Millionaire team thought that if you used two of your lifelines by the end of the night, you've usually struggled up to that point and you're expected to last only a couple of questions and be gone. The host Chris Tarrant thought that Charles chances of winning £32,000 were the chances of going to the moon in a rocket. Since he only had one lifeline left Chris expected Charles to get to £16,000 and be on his way. He was in for a big surprise...
Meanwhile, Charles and his wife Diana Ingram , who accompanied Charles in the audience called one of the Fastest Finger Contestants. Tecwen Whittock , who would appear on the next show that night. It is here, it is alleged, where Tecwen joins the Ingram's scam to cheat to the million, and this is where the "Major Fraud" begins. Diana Ingram later claimed she alone had spoken with him and purely to wish him good luck.
Night 2
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On the next night, before starting the game, Chris asked Charles if he had a strategy. Charles said that he was a little defensive on the last show so he's going on the counter-attack. In fact, this reply, given the actual facts of what happened on the previous night, is incomprehensible. It appears that Ingram was simply setting the scene for what he was about to do. In saying that he was 'too defensive' on the previous night, Ingram also said that he had been too negative and had talked himself out of the answers which 'I knew'. However, this is simply false. In regard to the question concerning who is Audrey's daughter in Coronation Street, Ingram said outright "I have never watched it...I don't know the answer". He certainly didn't, as he claimed, talk himself out of that answer. He didn't know it, and he said so. The second question on which Ingram used a lifeline, had him saying exactly the same thing. The question was 'In which part of the UK is the River Foyle?' Ingram's response was 'I have never heard of it.' Again, it should be noted, he never talked himself out of the answer. He said conclusively that he didn't know the answer, and this is why he needed to use his 'phone a friend' lifeline. Ingram's claim that he was going to be more positive, it seems, was simply an attempt to forewarn that should his answers or behaviour be deemed erratic, it was because he was being more 'attacking'.
What everyone did not know was that his real strategy was to cheat. On nearly every question that night, he would try to say all four choices by giving a humourous comment on each of them. Then Tecwen, who's the FFC seat right behind Charles, would cough immediately after Charles said the correct answer. During the later questions, Charles chose to play it safe and check around all the answers multiple times leading to more constant coughing from Tecwen.
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was the second husband of Jacqueline Kennedy?
• A: Adnan Khashoggi
• C: Aristotle Onassis
• D: Rupert Murdoch
Charles immediately thought it was Aristotle Onassis, and Tecwen coughed immediately after Charles said his name. After two coughs, Charles was confident and went for it.
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Emmenthal is a cheese from which country?
• A: France
• C: Netherlands
• D: Switzerland
This is the only question of the night that Charles knew the answer to without getting help from Tecwen.
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Who had a hit UK album with 'Born To Do It', released in 2000?
• C: A1
• D: Craig David
Charles and Tecwen did not know the answer to the question, so the plan was out the window. Charles used the 50:50 and was left with A1 and Craig David. Charles needed help, but none was coming. Knowing that her every move was being recorded, Diana Ingram, who was in the audience, took a huge gamble and coughed twice, hinting that the second answer is correct. After believing for a long time that it was A1, Charles changed his mind and went with Craig David.
£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Gentlemen v Players was an annual match between amateurs and professionals of which sport?
• A: Lawn tennis
• C: Polo
• D: Cricket
As the cheats play for more money, the coughs become more constant. Charles checked all the answers and two coughs from Tecwen told Charles it was Cricket.
£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
'The Ambassadors', in the National Gallery, is a paiting by which artist?
• A: Van Eyck
• C: Michelangelo
• D: Rembrandt
It took two coughs from Tecwen for Charles to be certain that it was Holbein. At this point, the gaps between Tecwen's coughing and Charles being certain of an answer started becoming shorter. The team believed that if Charles chose to walk away at that moment, they wouldn't have caught him, because they wouldn't have lots of evidence that he was cheating. If Charles chose to go higher, which he did, chances are a lot more coughs would be caught on tape and therefore a lot more evidence for the Millionaire team. So far, Tecwen didn't cough lots of times, but he would start coughing a lot more constantly as greed took over and Charles kept going.
£250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What type of garment is an Anthony Eden?
• A: Overcoat
• C: Shoe
• D: Tie
This was another question where Tecwen did not know the answer, so he decided to ask one of the Fastest Finger Contestants next to him if he knew. The contestant Tecwen asked was Tom Lucy, who started becoming suspcious after Tecwen asked him. Tom thought that Tecwen turned towards him and asked him just for something to say but once Charles made it to the million, as Tom knew the answer to both the £250,000 and £1,000,000 questions, he knew exactly what was going on for sure.
Tom/Tecwen conversation caught on tape:
Tecwen: What's that?
Tecwen: That's what I thought.
Tom: Geez...I wish I was up there.
Tecwen: You ever worn one of them?
Tom: I haven't but Anthony Eden wore them - very popular in his days.
Armed with the answer, Tecwen was ready. On this question, it took three coughs this time instead of two for Charles to choose hat. At this point, the two men were starting to over do it.
£500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Baron Haussmann is best known for his planning of which city?
• A: Rome
• C: Berlin
• D: Athens
On this question, Charles nearly blew the scam. Right off the bat, he thought it was Berlin as he believed Baron Haussmann had a German name. This was wrong, leading Chris Tarrant to reply "Charles ten minutes ago, you thought it was A1." He forgot to slowly say all the answers, not giving Tecwen a chance to help. Tecwen then took a huge risk by coughing and loudly whispering 'No!'. He broke the code by creating a signal that meant that Charles was about to give an incorrect answer. But Charles continued to think it was Berlin, so Tecwen made a new signal, a nose-blow, trying to tell Charles that it was the all-stop signal. When Charles rules out Paris, Tecwen coughed hinting that it was correct, stopping Charles mid-sentence. Charles once again thought it was Berlin, and Tecwen once again did his all-stop signal.
All the noise Tecwen was making started drawing the attention of a contestant named Larry Whitehurst who started to wonder if he was sending Charles a signal. Larry did not know the answer but carefully listened as Charles was checking around all the answers; and when he said Paris, he heard Tecwen's cough which made him suspicious. After saying Paris two more times, and hearing two more coughs from Tecwen, Charles finally went with Paris. This made a total of four coughs and two nose-blows in a single question, nobody aware that Charles was cheating except for Tom, Larry and future contestant Robert Brydges .
£1,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name?
• A: Googol
• C: Gigabit
• D: Nanomole
Larry knew the answer before the four choices came up, so he was really able to eavesdrop on the private conversation between Charles and Tecwen. Tecwen once again turned to his left and asked Tom if he knew the answer.
Tom: It's a Googol.
Tecwen: That's what I thought.
Tecwen now had the million pound answer. Charles thought it was Nanomole. He said that he never heard of a Googol, but Tecwen had, so he coughed. Larry was waiting for Tecwen to cough after Charles said Googol; and as soon as he did, Tecwen coughed and Larry had them red-handed. At the same time, Larry did not want him to cough, but he did because he wanted to confirm his suspicion. Charles then visited all the answers again to check with Tecwen. Although he never heard of a Googol, he was actually thinking it was, even though he just thought it was a Nanomole. As he says Googol again, Tecwen coughs a second time. Chris Tarrant reminded him that he was going for the one he never heard of, just because he never heard of it.
Then, Charles checked all the answers a third time and on Googol, Tecwen delivered. After saying Googol one last time, Charles finally played Googol. Charles asked Chris not to go for a break, but he did. After coming back, Chris recapped exactly how Charles approached the million pound question. He tore up the cheque for £500,000... and announced that he just won a million pounds and said he was the most amazing contestant they've ever had... that is, until they discovered he cheated.
After the show
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After the show was over, the team started searching for evidence. They took all the tapes from the cameras and put them all up on a screen. Before long, they noticed that all the coughs were linked to the questions and finally figured out what was going on.
The following week, Charles received a call from Celador Productions . He was told that there were suspicions of the activities he took part in during the recording and the suspicions were referred to the police. Therefore they wouldn't be airing the show or rewarding him with his cheque. Charles obviously said he wasn't doing anything suspicious and said goodbye. During the phone call, Charles didn't feel upset at all. He just thanked them for telling him and hung up, not the upset reaction the Millionaire team was expecting.
Post-WWTBAM
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With that, the game was up, for Charles, Diana and Tecwen. They had no other choice but to resort to one idea: they didn't do it. Charles said he swore that he did not cheat and he didn't recall hearing any coughing. Diana claims she never met Tecwen, but throughout the night, she was looking in his direction. The jury was shown the tape of Charles's million pound run and heard all of Tecwen Whittock's coughs in isolation better than one could hear it in a broadcast. The jury found the trio guilty and the judge said to give up any hopes that they were entitled to the million.
Trial aftermath
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The Ingrams were both sentenced to 18 months in prison while Tecwen was sentenced to 12. The sentences were all suspended, something which surprised many people in view of the amount of money involved. The Ingrams had to pay total court fees of £115,000 rather than receive the million pounds. The trio appeared on one talk show after another and their story remained the same: they didn't do it. Their reputations were ruined. They risked everything to cheat to a million and lost it all. Charles now repairs computers for a living. Robert Brydges , one of the Fastest Finger Contestants who caught Charles red-handed, started writing a book called The Third Millionaire after he, two weeks later, indeed became the show's true third millionaire.
Months after the recording, Charles run was finally aired along with a couple of interviews from the team with Chris Tarrant as the host. A documentary was also aired called Who Wants to be a Millionaire Major Fraud , featuring Charles run to the million, interviews from the team and FFC's who suspected cheating and the coughs in isolation just like the jury heard them at the trial. The documentary was followed up by a special called The Final Answer , where it was announced that Celador Productions, the company that made Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, planned to make a movie based on the fraud called Millionaire: The Movie , but over a decade has passed since the Major Fraud and the movie has not yet been seen. Since 2004, James Plaskett has been arguing with author Bob Woffinden in favour of innocence for all 3 of them. His first essay being called 'Is The Coughing Major Innocent?'
Trivia
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To date, Charles Ingram is the last UK contestant to be stripped of his prize money, the previous three contestants were Neil Muir , Sheridan Booth and Andrew Lavelle - who were all stripped of their prize money for having criminal records.
Charles Ingram's Run was not repeated on Challenge, due to the 'Major Fraud.' was happening. He also cheated because of Tecwen and Diana's Help throughout the 15 questions. The only way to see his entire run without the 'Major Fraud.' episode, is to see the YouTube Source under the Trivia Article.
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Cheating to win �1m
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BBC News Online looks at the evidence which led to Major Charles Ingram, his wife Diana and lecturer Tecwen Whittock being found guilty of cheating to win �1m.
When the jurors were faced with the question they had to answer, they didn't have any lifelines and they were absolutely sure.
The Major, his wife and the Welsh college lecturer had cheated to win the biggest prize on British television, they decided.
The prizes on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? can "change people's lives".
And for Major Charles Ingram, the big money on offer on the ITV show became an obsession - and a temptation to cheat.
Eighteen months ago, Major Charles Ingram became only the third contestant in Britain to get all 15 questions right and win the �1m.
Programme-makers were familiar with Ingram's immediate family, two of whom, his wife and brother-in-law, had already appeared on the show, each winning �32,000.
Hot seat
Ingram increased his chances of getting into the "hot seat" and facing Chris Tarrant by spending more than �2,000 calling the premium rate phone line to get on the show.
He even practised with a home-made "fastest finger first" keypad, to get through the initial round in the studio - a strategy he devised after a previous failure to pass the elimination round.
But while he could make it easier to get onto the show, winning the big money would take something more.
For that he needed to cheat.
Tecwen Whittock had said he did not know Mr Ingram
The opportunity to dupe the show out of �1m presented itself when the Ingrams were contacted by self-confessed quiz show loser Tecwen Whittock.
The college lecturer, who had performed unimpressively in Sale of the Century, Brain of Britain, Fifteen-To-One and The People Versus wanted advice on the best tactics for getting onto the show.
He got his wish - but his starring role would be as prompt for Ingram in his audacious bid to steal the top prize.
The Ingrams are thought to have originally concocted a complex plan to use pagers secreted on the major, with Whittock in the studio using a mobile phone link to "researchers" who would call back with the answer.
Pattern of coughs
Whittock would then activate one of the pagers, each set to silently vibrate, to signal the correct answer.
Police believe they abandoned this as too risky, instead opting for the distinctly low-tech plan using Whittock's coughs to signal a correct answer.
On the night host Chris Tarrant had Charles Ingram opposite him in the "hot seat" and going for the top prize, Tecwen Whittock was sitting a few feet behind him, among contestants waiting for a chance to play.
Chris Tarrant told the court he had been so focused during the recording, he had not noticed what other staff and contestants had - that there was a distinct pattern of coughing by Mr Whittock.
Many who were in the studio that night were amazed at the way Ingram kept guessing correct answers, often after rejecting them.
Googol
The jury was told that 19 coughs were heard in the studio coinciding with Major Ingram saying the correct answer out loud; except once, when the cough was followed by the word "no".
There was a cough when Major Ingram was asked what one followed by a hundred noughts was called.
The answer was googol and that cough was worth a million pounds.
Diana Ingram, the prosecution said, was the go-between who had arranged the signals for her husband.
Fellow contestant Larry Whitehurst said he had realised by the �1m question that Whittock and Ingram were in cahoots.
The recording was analysed.
Prosecutions acoustics expert, Dr Peter French, narrowed the search to the area of the studio where Whittock was sitting.
For months, a defiant Ingram had denied the allegations and launched a civil suit to reclaim his prize money.
"There is an argument that mud sticks," he said.
But it is now more than just an allegation, it is a criminal conviction.
As Mr Whitehurst told the court: "He just nicked a million."
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On this day in 1996, Dolly the sheep–the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell–is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland.
Originally code-named “6LL3,” the cloned lamb was named after the buxom singer and actress Dolly Parton. The name was reportedly suggested by one of the stockmen who assisted with her birth, after he learned that the animal was cloned from a mammary cell. The cells had been taken from the udder of a six-year-old ewe and cultured in a lab using microscopic needles, in a method first used in human fertility treatments in the 1970s. After producing a number of normal eggs, scientists implanted them into surrogate ewes; 148 days later one of them gave birth to Dolly.
Dolly’s birth was announced publicly in February 1997 to a storm of controversy. On one hand, supporters argued that cloning technology can lead to crucial advances in medicine, citing the production of genetically modified animals to be organ donors for humans as well as “therapeutic” cloning, or the process of cloning embryos in order to collect stem cells for use in the development of treatments for degenerative nerve diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Some scientists also looked at animal cloning as a possible way to preserve endangered species. On the other hand, detractors saw the new cloning technology as potentially unsafe and unethical, especially when it was applied to what many saw as the logical next step: human cloning.
Over the course of her short life, Dolly was mated to a male sheep named David and eventually gave birth to four lambs. In January 2002 she was found to have arthritis in her hind legs, a diagnosis that raised questions about genetic abnormalities that may have been caused in the cloning process. After suffering from a progressive lung disease, Dolly was put down on February 14, 2003, at the age of six. Her early death raised more questions about the safety of cloning, both animal and human. Though Ian Wilmut, the lead scientist on the team that produced Dolly, has spoken out publicly against human cloning, its supporters are unlikely to be dissuaded. As for Dolly, the historic sheep was stuffed and is now on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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As the first cloned mammal ever to be created from an adult cell, her birth was of huge excitement both to the scientific world and to the public.
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Dolly is on display again in our new science and technology galleries .
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Dolly was named after the legendary country and western singer Dolly Parton.
Why clone a sheep?
The development of cloning technology was an extension of the Roslin Institute's interest in the application of transgenic technology to farm animals. Transgenesis is the process of introducing an external gene, called a transgene, into a living organism so that the organism will display a new trait, which it may then pass on to its offspring. Transgenesis has been practised on mice since the early 1980s, producing so-called 'super mice' through a very sophisticated genetic modification technology using embryonic stem cells.
Since embryonic stem cells had not been isolated from farm animals, this method of genetic modification was not available. Cloning was therefore a potential alternative way of achieving the same end.
Hello Dolly
As with all other cloned animals, Dolly started her life in a test tube. Once normal development was confirmed at six days, the embryo, which was eventually to become Dolly, was transferred into a surrogate mother. The pregnancy went without a problem and Dolly was born on 5 July 1996.
The birth of Dolly was kept under wraps until the publication of the Roslin Institute's research results could be prepared. Once these results were released, the full impact of the discovery became plain, as the world’s press descended on Roslin.
Dolly's family
In an attempt to allow Dolly to have as normal a life as possible, it was decided that she should be allowed to breed. A small Welsh mountain ram was selected as her mate and between them they successfully produced six lambs. Their first lamb, Bonny, was born in the spring of 1998. Twins followed the next year and triplets the year after that.
Dolly as a lamb with her surrogate mother. © Roslin Institute.
Dolly and her first lamb Bonnie. © Roslin Institute.
Dolly the sheep being scanned. © Roslin Institute.
Dolly's arthritis
In the autumn of 2001, Dolly was seen to be walking stiffly. X-rays confirmed that Dolly did indeed have arthritis. It fueled the suspicion that cloned animals were destined to age prematurely. The cause of the arthritis was never established but daily anti-inflammatory treatment resolved the clinical signs within a few months.
Dolly's final illness
Although the arthritis was a concern for the animal carers at Roslin, a much more serious problem was feared. In January 2000, another cloned sheep, Cedric, died. The post mortem revealed that Cedric had died of sheep pulmonary adenomatosis (SPA). This disease is caused by a virus that induces tumours to grow in the lungs of affected animals and is incurable.
Dolly remained healthy until Monday 10 February 2003, when an animal care worker reported that he had noted her coughing. Full veterinary examinations and blood tests were conducted but failed to establish a diagnosis. A CT scan was carried out on 14 February 2003. The scan confirmed the team's worst fears: tumours were growing in Dolly's chest.
Since a general anaesthetic had been necessary to perform the CT scan it was decided that it would be best if Dolly did not regain consciousness and she was put to sleep.
Why is Dolly important?
Dolly was important because she captured the public imagination. The idea that there might be an exact copy of oneself somewhere in the world is a theme that has been often pursued in science fiction and the prospect that it might be possible to clone a human being has excited a lot of speculation and interest.
Likewise, plans to clone extinct species such as mammoths have attracted a lot of publicity, but at present such ideas must remain, like Jurassic Park, firmly in the realm of fiction.
Dolly on film
This short animation about Dolly was made by young volunteers at National Museum of Scotland working with curators from our Science and Technology department and animator Cameron Duguid.
Dolly takes on the Atom Smasher
Dolly and the Atom Smasher was designed and made as part of a National Museums Scotland project, Game Jam, which brought together schools pupils, game developers and museum objects. Pupils from Craigie High School in Dundee worked with Dundee Games Collective (DGC) and staff from the museum’s Community Engagement team.
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Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter is now part of the corruption probe by US prosecutors, according to reports by the New York Times , ABC News and Reuters .
Blatter, in a shock announcement on Tuesday, said he would step down as Fifa president, though said he would stay in place for several months to allow a “proper election” of a successor.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter leaves after his statement at Fifa headquarters on Tuesday. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters
Qatar has responded to claims that more than a thousand migrant workers have died during the construction of its World Cup sites, insisting:
Not a single worker’s life has been lost. Not one.
The Qatar Football Association also replied snippily to claims by English FA chairman Greg Dyke that they would be having a sleepless night after the resignation of Blatter, saying:
We would urge Mr Dyke to let the legal process take its course and concentrate on delivering his promise to build an England team capable of winning the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
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Qatar: 'Not a single worker's life has been lost'
The state-run Qatar News Agency has published a denial by the Government Communication Office of claims surrounding the deaths of migrant workers working on World Cup sites. (Read the Guardian’s investigation into these deaths here and here .)
The Qatari rebuttal tackles a blog published by the Washington Post , which said 1,200 migrant workers are estimated to have died during the construction of World Cup sites, and a further 4,000 could die by 2022:
This is completely untrue. In fact, after almost five million work-hours on World Cup construction sites, not a single worker’s life has been lost. Not one …
Qatar has more than a million migrant workers. The Global Burden of Disease study, published in the Lancet in 2012, states that more than 400 deaths might be expected annually from cardiovascular disease alone among Qatar’s migrant population, even had they remained in their home countries.
It is unfortunate that any worker should die overseas, but it is wrong to distort statistics to suggest, as the Post’s article did, that all deaths in such a large population are the result of workplace conditions.
The Post’s article was accompanied by a dramatic graphic, which purports to compare the imagined fatalities in Qatar with the number of lives lost in the construction of other international sports venues, including the London Olympics, where just one worker was reported to have died.
A more accurate comparison according to the Post’s analysis would have also suggested that every migrant worker in the United Kingdom who died between 2005 and 2012 – whatever the job and whatever the cause of death – was killed in the construction of the 2012 London Olympics.
Qatar’s Government Communication Office says it is demanding an immediate retraction of the article.
23:09
There’s another contender to succeed Blatter: Diego Maradona.
Admittedly, he’s not put himself forward, but the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has said he’s just the fellow for the job, Reuters reports:
“The president of the international football federation should be Diego Armando Maradona or someone like him,” said Maduro during his weekly televised address. “Diego Armando Maradona has been denouncing Fifa for decades; they’ve threatened him and they’ve laughed at him.”
Maradona, who led Argentina to a 1986 World Cup victory, has said he has been “enjoying” the scandal.
He has been openly critical of Blatter and in the last elections voiced support for Blatter’s rival, Jordanian Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein.
A lifelong supporter of leftist causes, Maradona was a close friend of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez and has maintained warm relations with Maduro, who was elected after Chavez’s 2013 death from cancer.
One of the Fifa officials arrested during last week’s police operation in Switzerland was Rafael Esquivel, who is also head of the Venezuelan Football Federation.
“The state prosecutor’s office has ordered a full investigation of the Venezuelan Football Federation,” Maduro said. “I, as head of state, support it entirely.”
Maduro criticised US authorities for operating beyond their jurisdictions, and suggested the investigation was part of a US plot to scrap World Cup tournaments in ideological allies Russia and Qatar.
“They are getting Blatter out of the way so that they can govern Fifa,” he said. “The manoeuvre is meant to see how they can take the World Cup away from Russia and Qatar or to sabotage them so that they cannot shine.”
Here’s Maduro hosting his weekly broadcast, looking pretty Match of the Day himself:
Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro speaks during his weekly broadcast “en contacto con Maduro”. Photograph: Handout/Reuters
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Blatter 'being investigated by US' – reports
Blatter’s resignation came amid reports in US media that he is being investigated by US authorities as part of their corruption inquiries.
The New York Times said US law enforcement officials had confirmed that Blatter himself was now the focus of a federal corruption investigation, after seven current and former Fifa officials were arrested last week, and a further seven indicted alongside them.
Blatter had attacked the move by the US justice department, saying after his re-election last Friday:
No one is going to tell me that it was a simple coincidence, this American attack two days before the elections of Fifa . It doesn’t smell good.
Why would I step down? That would mean I recognise that I did wrong. I fought for the last three or four years against all the corruption.
But the New York Times now reports :
Mr Blatter had for days tried to distance himself from the controversy, but several United States officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that in their efforts to build a case against Mr Blatter they were hoping to win the cooperation of some of the Fifa officials now under indictment and work their way up the organization.
The FBI has not commented publicly on the claim.
When will Blatter go?
Not immediately. Not even soon.
In announcing his decision to step down as Fifa president, Blatter also signalled his intention to hang on for at least a further six months.
An extraordinary congress would be held to stage another election – possibly between December 2015 and March next year.
Blatter said he would continue in his role until a successor was in place:
I have decided to lay down my mandate at an extraordinary elective Congress.
I will continue to exercise my functions as Fifa president until that election.
So it’s not impossible that Blatter could still be heading Fifa well into 2016 …
Brazilian former footballer Zico has just thrown his hat into the ring as Blatter’s potential successor.
In a Facebook post from Berlin, where he is attending Saturday’s champions league final, he wrote:
Why not? My life has always been in football.
It’s a passion I served with seriousness and respect in Brazil and other countries.
I was sports minister, I have experience with my club and in helping Kashima in Japan. I put football above politics.
Former football star Zico attends a press conference during the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil local organising committee board meeting in March 2014 in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Buda Mendes/FIFA via Getty Images
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The runners and riders for Fifa president
Unlike last week’s election , which saw only one candidate – Jordan’s Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein – stand against the incumbent, several would-be presidents are likely to come forward now that Blatter’s rule is finally coming to an end.
There’s a handy guide to the candidates here , but these are the names to watch:
Michel Platini
“He will be good president,” said Blatter of the current head of Uefa three years ago. But the pair, one time close allies, have become estranged. Platini declined to stand against his one-time mentor but instead backed Prince Ali.
“It was a difficult decision, a brave decision, and the right decision,” Platini said of Blatter’s decision to stand down. But Platini’s credentials have been called into question over his enthusiastic backing for Qatar’s World Cup bid.
Prince Ali bin al-Hussein
The President of the Jordan Football Association and a Fifa vice-president could decide to have another shot at the top job. Last week he received 73 votes from the 209 members in the first round, enough to force a second round, but conceded defeat to Blatter.
Ali was among those who called for the publication of the Garcia report into allegations of corruption surrounding Russia’s and Qatar’s bids for the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups. He hinted he would run again, saying: “I’m always there to serve football. We have to do so much work to fix this organisation. I am at the disposal of our national associations.”
Luís Figo
The former Portuguese international was in the running to challenge Blatter for the presidency but pulled out eight days before the elections to unify support for Prince Ali. He unveiled his manifesto at Wembley in February but was never more than an outsider.
When he pulled out of the race to succeed Blatter, he pulled no punches, saying: “This process is a plebiscite for the delivery of absolute power to one man – something I refuse to go along with” and likened Blatter’s tenure to a “dictatorship”.
Luis Figo at the launch of his manifesto in February 2015. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Michael van Praag
The Dutchman, like Figo, withdrew his candidacy for the presidency in the run-up to the elections in an effort to get Prince Ali elected. The 66-year-old Uefa ExCo member said when he launched his campaign back in January that he was “very worried about the deteriorating situation at Fifa, the public opinion, the trustworthiness is very bad and with me a lot of people in the world believe so”. It is not yet known whether he will be prepared to stand again.
Issa Hayatou
The president of the African Football Confederation since 1988, he has been a staunch ally of Blatter . In 2011 he was reprimanded by the International Olympic Committee over his part in an alleged bribery scandal. Hayatou was named on a list of recipients of $100m in kickbacks made by the now defunct sports marketing company ISL between 1989 and 1999. He denies any wrong-doing.
In 2002 he ran – and lost – against Blatter in the presidential elections. The 68-year-old Cameroonian would have the support of a huge number of Africa’s member associations and could carry the support of Blatter loyalists.
Jérôme Champagne
Another Frenchman who withdrew his candidacy for the Fifa presidency last time round. The former Fifa deputy general had secured nominations from three federations but claimed he had to back away from taking on Blatter because others felt unable for “numerous” reasons to support his bid.
With Blatter out of the picture, the 56-year-old former diplomat may feel emboldened enough to put himself forward again.
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah
The Kuwaiti suddenly finds himself in a position of influence at Fifa. Levered into place by Blatter to shore up his support in Asia in the face of the challenge from Prince Ali, he has been tipped as a possible Fifa president by those who will want things to remain much as they are. “He’s done a great job for football,” Sheikh Ahmad said of Blatter on the eve of the election. “Nobody can be perfect, 100%. I think he is brave.”
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, pictured in Bangkok in November 2014. Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP
And one who now probably won’t be in the running:
Jérôme Valcke
The current Fifa general secretary would have been among the favourites to replace him before the events of the last week. The Frenchman, who started working for Fifa in 2003, was released by the organisation from his role as marketing director in 2006 after being found guilty of lying to MasterCard and Visa but returned 10 months later, this time as general secretary.
On Tuesday, before Blatter resigned, he was under pressure to explain a letter , proving that he was aware of a $10m payment from South African officials to Jack Warner, described by US investigators as a bribe.
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17:11
It’s a complex story: allegations, investigations, indictments – and now the announcement that Blatter, 78, would be stepping down as Fifa president. Our chief sports correspondent Owen Gibson gives some more background about why, after 17 years, as virtual head of state, addicted to the power from ruling football’s top body, he accepted the inevitable and resigned.
Owen’s piece – ‘Blatter finally lets go of Fifa as FBI noose tightens’ is here – and gives some more on “the magnitude of the case being built up by the FBI and the US Justice Department”.
US investigators have been co-operating with Swiss prosecutors for months and Blatter is sure to have been in their sights. He must have felt the noose tightening.
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I spoke too soon! Before I leave you, it’s time for a recap of the day’s events for those just joining the party …
Sepp Blatter has announced he will resign as Fifa president
Blatter will remain in charge until the new president is elected
The Swiss attorney general (says Blatter is not under investigation by Swiss authorities
“I am now free from the constraints of an election,” says Blatter. “I will be in a position to focus on profound reforms. For many years we have called for reforms. But these are not sufficient.”
The election is likely to be held between December and March
Prince Ali has hinted he will stand, David Ginola has said he will while Michel Platini is also among the favourites
And over to we go to Tim …
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14:58
Disbelief seems to be a common theme among the reactions around the world to Blatter’s resignation, and Uruguayan FA president Wilmar Valdez – also the Conmebol vice-president – is no different.
“It’s an incomprehensible decision. He was very certain he could continue. It is clear that someone important got to him in the last few hours for him to make a decision of this kind.”
Let’s not forget though, it’s the same Valdez that reacted to Luis Suarez’s World Cup ban for biting by saying …
It is an excessive decision and there was not enough evidence and I have seen more aggressive incidents recently. It is a severe punishment. I don’t know exactly which arguments they used but it is a tough punishment for Suarez. It’s feels like Uruguay has been thrown out of the World Cup.
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