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Not another one to try and remember. We'll see. Librarian. Scholarly communications, historic MPs, Wikipedia, inter alia other things. Misplaced Scot.

Yesterday, over 18 painstaking hours, teams of French and British conservators and British Museum staff unfurled the 70-metre long artwork from the folding stand where it had been concertinaed, surrounded by protective mattress-type padding. I'm told there were tears.
Specifications for a small folding table, with dimensions of 81x9x88 mm and a corresponding weight of 8660 kg
A London tube map on which the lines are gradually turning yellow
A shelf of books including three volumes labelled RANDOM DATA
Martin Horne was indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury, at Ballycastle, in a certain case tried before Richard Davison, Esq., the Seneschal of Ballycastle Manor Court. Acquitted on account of some legal technicality. Court adjourned at six o’clock.
"I don't think so." She threw the words out, almost with a lilt. “You wondered why I gave you the empty gun. Why not? I had another one in my bag. Like this.” Her right hand came up from her coat pocket and she pointed it at me. I grinned. It may not have been the heartiest grin in the world, but it was a grin. “I've never liked this scene," I said. "Detective confronts murderer. Murderer produces gun, pints same at detective. Murderer tells detective the whole sad story, with the idea of shooting him at the end of it. Thus wasting a lot of valuable time, even if in the end murderer did shoot detective. Only murderer never does. Something always happens to prevent it. The gods don't like this scene either. They always manage to spoil it.” "But this time," she said softly and got up and moved towards me softly across the carpet, “suppose we make it a little different. Suppose I don't tell you anything and nothing happens and I do shoot you?" “I still wouldn't like the scene,” I said.
Evening News, 21 October 1943: “D” DAY US. TROOPS GET READY | FOR 1T Wassincron, Thursday. THE U.S. War Department announced to-day that complete training facilities, where American troops are polished in combat tnm-wg;: right up to “D" day (invasi ~day), have been in operation for months at overseas bases from which the US. is carrying the war 10 the enemy. . This_overseas training in England. North Africa, Australia and in other bases, ldw:emum the months on indivi ! and unit training which the troops receive in Continental US.
To interpret this trajectory, this article develops three analytical concepts. The first, the comprehensiveness trap, describes the tendency for consensus-based communities to attempt comprehensive regulation of new phenomena, only to discover that the complexity required to cover all cases prevents the broad agreement needed for adoption. The second, volunteer countermobilization, refers to the informal governance that emerges when communities recognize a problem but cannot formalize rules to address it—in this case, WikiProject AI Cleanup’s detection and enforcement work during the regulatory vacuum. The third, minimalist constitutionalism, describes the strategy of adopting the narrowest possible rule that can command consensus, with the explicit intention of expanding scope through subsequent instruments.
FAMOUS INNS are kept in memory by the motor bus services. Landmarks at the time when the first-stage-coaches ran, though they may now be among the number of undistinguished public, houses, they remain as stage points on the routes. SOME like the Angel at Islington or the Elephant and Castle or the Nag's Head at Holloway or the Welsh Harp Hendon way have got a permanent place on the map—a freehold interest. Others like the Crooked Billet at Walthamstow, the Baker's Arms at Leyton, the George Canning at Brixton, the Castle, Child's Hill, have a less enduring tenancy of fame. OTHERS again like the Mother Shipton or the Mother Redcap or the Adam and Eve live on sufferance only in the memory of the older few and are not known to this generation. Others again continue in use because of their showy and distinctive exterior. PASSENGERS, as they scan the fares lists in the 'buses may be surprised at their number and variety and when they reflect on their age and survival may attach to them a romantic interest.
Bob Stinger Tea and soup both good . Particularly enjoyed the staff member with the hammer and the freezer . Some cracking industrial language , a proper woman .
Crowd wearing Arsenal shirts and waving red flares, with tower blocks behind them and a man in the foreground taking a photo
What happens to the motorhome? David Henderson Scotland news correspondent
A puffin, a small black-and-white bird with a brightly coloured beak
Sands of Meal, a white-sand beach with a single person standing on it, dark sky above with clouds and sea to the left
One of the state opening traditions involves a government MP being sent to the Palace when the king attends parliament to serve as a hostage. It’s a tradition that dates from the time when relations between parliament and the monarchy were more hostile (indeed, at times murderous), and it is intended to give the king a guarantee that he will be allowed to return home safely. Nic Dakin, a whip, is on hostage duty today.
Must stay at the palace LONDON Friday night Although the Queen’s special correspondent Westminster Vice - Chamberlain of the Household Mr William Whitlock MP North Nottingham is the who cannot hear Her Majesty deliver the speech throne on Tuesday While the Queen House of Lords Mr Whitlock will at the Palace By tradition he cannot leave his post there until the Queen returns But whether this is because the Vice-Chamberlain was regarded a Parliamentary hostage for the LONDON LETTER return of the Sovereign whether his role to protect Queen from usurper seizing Palace is clear those who have studied custom Perhaps it just thought unnecessary for the man is go-between for Palace and Parliament at the House when the Queen is there herself to is on
They may bear her face, but the Queen doesn’t like to pay for stamps, says Michael Portillo. Discussing freebies on This Week, he said: “The Queen, twice a year, used to give ministers venison, a quarter of buck from the royal parks.” A “pompous” letter would declare: “On behalf of Her Majesty, I am commanded to tell you you have been given a quarter of buck. If you wish to accept this, please send a cheque for £7.37 to the Department of the Environment to cover postage.”
happening at Court. Soon after his appointment, said Mr. Hayes he received some peculiar requests. For example, one came from the Office of Works inviting him to express his desire as to the killing of a buck, (it evidently being customary and highly desirable that the Vice-Chamberlain should have an ample supply of venison), and asking where it should be sent. The speaker said he replied that he did not wish a buck to be killed in his behalf, but the Office of Works said it was customary and must happen, so he accepted the present and had a pleasant evening with some of his friends. Another was a warrant from the Keeper of the Guildhall saying he had been instructed to send him two rolls of the very best cloth for his use, so he came to the conclusion that in the old days his predecessors in office were just as hard up as he was himself. Mr. Hayes said he was much intrigued with all this sort of thing.
Guard Of Honour WHEN the King and Queen went to the State opening, a guard of honour from the Palace of Westminster Company, the Home Guard, was mounted. One member of the company found himself during the day in two capacities. Soon after breakfast he ceased being Private Edmondson, on duty with a picket, and, changing his uniform, became Major Sir James Edmondson, Vice-Chamberlain of the Royal Household, in which dignity, carrying his white wand of office, he marched in the procession between the lines of the guard of honour.
Mr WILLIAM WHITLOCK MP for North Nottingham lives in Leicester has a daily task while Parliament is sitting af writing a report of the day’s proceedings specially far the Queen This is one of the duties attaching to his post as Vice Chamberlain of the Royal Household and described during his talk to Leicester Forty Club (the Leicester Hosiery Executive Group) last night He explained that the Queen had to be kept informed of what went on in the Commons and that normally once a week the Prime Minister saw the Queen and had discussion “But every day about 630 pm 750 words go by special messenger to the Queen in my own hand Drinking Sherry “It is not merely a summary the procedure but a racy account what on in the Chamber and try to make as interesting as can for Queen” said Mr Whitlock Another of his special duties was go to Buckingham Palace during the State Opening of Parliament “1 sit drinking the Queen sherry while the opening Parliament goes on and act as a kind of hostage If anything happened to the Queen 1 should probably be put against the wall and shot” he joked Mr Whitlock who also a Government Whip said that during a particularly heavy period of duty in the last session of Parliament he did not leave the House for three days and two nights He merely snatched a couple of hours’ sleep on a bench in between late sessions and early committee duties ‘More Respectable’ He claimed that Parliament today was better served by MPS than ever and was more sober and respectable “MPs are more hard working and more Members to speak In the past fewer Members took part in the inner workings of Parliament and there were fewer but longer speeches delivered in a flamboyantly oratorical style which would not well received today “Parliament used to much more a talking shop and government was such a leisurely busi ness that Parliament was rightly once called the finest club in Europe
May 12, 2026 5:44 pm CET By Tim Ross LONDON — Buckingham Palace privately asked whether King Charles III should proceed as planned with the ceremonial state opening of parliament on Wednesday, as Keir Starmer faces a mounting leadership crisis that threatens to force him out of office.
Graph of birth registrations for "Ava" 1837-1979; a big jump in the 1950s
graph showing the number of babies registered as either "Scarlett" or "Rhett" in England and Wales from 1832 to 1979. There is a little trickle of baby Scarletts in the 1800s but then neither name appears until the 1930s/40s
The limits of our Paper wou ld not a ll ow us to give a list of all the Presentations at the Levee Wednesday ; but it gives us pleasure to see that our beloved SOVEREIGN is alive to confer honours where honours are due, and that teal merit will not go unrewarded. We observed that FRANCIS COLUMBINE DANIEL, M.D. of Mile-End, who invented the Life Preserver in case of Shipwreck, and who had been honoured with the gold medal from the society of Arts, and en elegant medal• lion from the Royal Humane Society; was presented by the Earl of Delawar, the then Lord in Waiting, and his Majesty was most graciously pleased to confer on the Learned Doctor the honour of Knighthood for the invention; on w bids occasion he bad the honour to kiss his Majesty's hand•
Carlton-House, May 4, 1821. THE following is a copy of an order from His Majesty to the Marquess of Winchester, Groom of the Stole, which, in obedience to His Majesty's commands, has been communicated by his Lordship to the Lords of His Majesty's Bedchamber : THE honour of Knighthood having, in two recent instances, been surreptitiously obtained at the Levee, His Majesty, for the purpose of effectually guarding against all such disgraceful practices in future, has been pleased to direct, that henceforth no person shall be presented to His Majesty at the Levee by the Lord in Waiting, to receive the honour of Knighthood, unless His Majesty's pleasure shall have been previously signified, in writing, to the Lord in Waiting, by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
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Backlit silhouette of a fox in black-and-white on a grey road, with the tail off to one side and the ears sharp against the background
A man checking his phone in a bar, seen through reflecting windows
A man checking his phone next to a locked-off underground gate
A light-well in an old building
A billboard reading NO FAKE NEWS HERE on an empty street
On Wednefday laft, a young lady, from London, difguifed in an officer's regimentals, was intercepted near Barnet, on her road to Scotland. where it was fuppofed fhe was going 10 be married with an officer in Burgoyn's regiment ; but the lady's friends having timely notice of the affair, prevented the fcheme from being put in execution
Black cat, staring, as if to remind you it knows what you did and it's just disappointed, not angry, but also it's a bit angry
After landing in Gibraltar on January 21, 1780 and receiving the "warmest encomiums" from the Governor and a "salute" from the garrison and shipping, the prince spent the next few days in a drunken haze of debauchery, and even endured a few hours in jail after brawling in the streets. Though such onshore (mis) behavior was common for a typical midshipman, William was not to be a typical midshipman. His father attested to as much in a June 13, 1779 letter reminding his son, "You are only a boy learning the Naval Profession; but the Prince so far accompanies You that what other Boys might do, You must not." Luckily, the midshipman's revels never made it into popular print. Apparently, "those who were
Julián struck her colours to his ship.[5] His experiences in the navy seem to have been little different from those of other midshipmen, though in contrast to other sailors he was accompanied on board ship by a tutor. He did his share of the cooking[7] and got arrested with his shipmates after a drunken brawl in Gibraltar; he was hastily released from custody after his identity became known.[8]
cross-stitch reading "BUT I AM VERY POORLY TODAY AND VERY STUPID AND HATE EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING"
WHAT WILL IT DO? Probably no other invention of modem times has done so much to Economize Time, Reduce Expenses and Facilitate the dispatch of office Business, and to Lighten the Labors of overworked Literary and Professional men, as the Remington Standard Type- writer. It will do all your writing in one-third of the time required to do it with the pen, and without the fatigue that attends pen writing. Is this saving of your time and strength of any value to you ?
Bill to remove Mandelson's peerage likely to be general one aimed to rogue peers, Jones tells MPs In the Commons Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, told MPs that the legislation planned by the government to remove Peter Mandelson’s peerage (see 4.40pm) would probably be a general bill, not one specifically targeting Mandelson. Jones said: The government’s preference is to bring forward legislation that could be applied to any peer who is subject to breaching the rules and bringing the other place into disrepute. He also said he was told a “bill of that nature has not been brought before Parliament since 1425”.
SANDIE SHAW certainly warrants a high Top Ten position with her latest in a long line of Chris Andrews compositions, Tomorrow. I am amzed that Sandie can manage to get so many completely different kinds of song from the same composer, WORTHING TOP TEN 1 (2) Michelle, Overlanders (Pye) 2 (5) Spanish Flea, Herb Alpert (Pye International) 3 () These Boots Are Made For Walking, Nancy Sinatra (Reprise) 1+ (7 Love's Just A Broken Heart, Cilla Black (Parlophone» 3 (D 1 Four «.ts Hang On Seasons (Philips) 6 (1) Keep ()rrlrml‘trilnning. Spencer Davis Group (Fontana) S 7 () Tili The End Of The Day, Kinks kP_ve) BRSO 8 (4) Tears, Ken Dodd (Colum- bia) 9 (9 A Must To Avoid, H man's Hermits (Cotu bia) You Were On My Mind, Crispian St. Peters
Gung ho (/ɡʌŋˈhoʊ/) is an English term with the current meaning of "enthusiastic or energetic", especially overly so. It originated among World War II-era American marines, who borrowed it from the Chinese 工合 (pinyin: gōnghé), understood by them as a slogan meaning "work together". The Chinese term in fact denotes a kind of labor organization, being an abbreviation of 工業合作社 (pinyin: gōngyè hézuòshè), literally "industrial cooperative".[1][2]
Joseph Heck, was summoned for 11s. 3d. for the same Rate. When asked why had not paid, said because it is a most hobnoxious tax. But finding the liability to pay a tax did not depend on its being palateable to the party, he then took an objection on account of excessive rating ; in fact, he said, was rated higher than any one in Coventry. On reference to the rate-book, it did not appear so to the Bench, and he was ordered to pay the amount, which he tendered ; but on being asked for 2s., the expence of the summons, it appeared more hobnoxious than the tax, and would not pay it on any account. After a little advice from one of the Magistrates, he very reluctantly paid the whole, but said would have a receipt for this hobnoxious matter; did not want Parson or Clerk to pray for him, and it was very hard to pay for it.
has gone to the abode of the dead. In the time of my revered father the Hindu Amirs and others in imitation of them performed the ceremony of rakhi in adorning him, making strings of rubies and royal pearls and flowers jewelled with gems of great value and binding them on his auspicious arms. This custom was carried on for some years. As they carried this extravagance to excess, and he disliked it, he forbade it. The brahmans by way of auguries used to tie these strings and (pieces of) silk according to their custom. I also in this year carried out this laudable religious practice, and ordered that the Hindu Amirs and the heads of the caste 1 should fasten rakhis on my arms. On the day of the rakhi, which was the 9th Amurdad, they performed the same rites, and other castes by way of imitation did not give up this bigotry ; this year I agreed to it, and ordered that the brahmans should bind strings (of cotton) and silk after the ancient manner. On this day by chance fell the anniversary of the death of the late king.2 The
As I had experienced the excellencies of Kabul, and had eaten most of its fruits, in consequence of important considerations and the distance from the capital, on Sunday, the 4th Jumada-1-awwal, I gave an order that they should send out the advance camp in the direction of Hindustan. After some days I left the city, and the royal standards proceeded to the meadow of Safld-sang. Although the grapes were not yet fully ripe, I had often before this eaten Kabul grapes. There are many good sorts of grapes, especially the Sahibi and Kishmishl. The cherry also is a fruit of pleasant flavour, and one can eat more of it than of other fruits ; I have in a day eaten up to 150 of them. The term shah-alu means gilds1 (cherry), which are obtainable in most places of the country, but since gilds is like gilds, which is one of the names of the chalpdsa (lizard), my revered father called it shah-alu. The zard-alu paywandi 2 is good, and is abundant. There is especially a tree in the Shahr-ara garden, that Mirza Muhammad Hakim, my uncle, planted, and is known as the Mlrza'l. The apricots of this tree are quite unlike the apricots of other trees. The peaches also are very delicious and plentiful. They had brought some peaches from Istalif. I had them weighed in my presence, and they came exactly in weight to 25 rupees, which is 68 current misqdl. Notwithstanding the sweetness of the Kabul fruits, not one of them has, to my taste, the flavour of the mango. The parganah of Mahaban was given as jagir to Mahabat Khan. 'Abdu-r-Rahim, paymaster of the Ahadis, was promoted to the rank of 700 personal
A crossroads in an Indian suburb at night, with a couple of small stalls
A bottle of Indri malt whisky, with a stylised black and red logo reminiscent of Japanese writing
A floodlit ruined stone arch
CHRISTMAS AMUtSMENTS. TUE GAME 0F TWENTY'. This game may be familiar to sosiie of our readers, asa it has giveprise to a great variety of recreations fuended on the same principle. ne of these, called II Commrst c Caissez vats" is, we believe, a very great favourite. The q game oftwenty is. however, greatly 'supeHor, from the o so~pe it gives tpr the display of the acquirements of the I sarty engaged in science, natural history, biography, &c. The prmniple of the gamne is, that a person having a thought of something unmer one of the three heads, ani- rnal. vegetable,-or museral is questioned by another with a the view of discovering his thought; but as he is only I allowed t'aenty questions, UpOn pain of forfeit, lie isI eobliged to husband them well, and to take care that no r superfluous or unnetearary ones ace asked: this, with the a acroupanying example, will render the game intelligible. I Q. 1st-To wbich of the tbreeltind'oms of nature does your thought belong-tfhe animal, thevegetable, or the mineral ? _hA-Tbe animal. Q. 2d-The rational or irrational ? A.-The rational.
A line of supermarket checkouts with rubbish scattered on the floor and trollies shoved up into a corner