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| Terry Jones For other uses, seeTerry Jones (disambiguation).Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team. Terry_Jones | |
| Multiculturalism The term multiculturalism generally refers to a theory promoting retention of various cultural divisions for the sake of diversity that applies to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the scale of an organization such as a school, business, neighborhood, city or nation. Multiculturalism | |
| Jonathan Edwards (athlete) Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, (born 10 May 1966 in London) is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995.Following his retirement as an athlete, Edwards has worked as an athletics commentator and presenter for BBC television. Jonathan_Edwards_(athlete) | |
| Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940) is an English singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.With his backing group The Shadows, Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before and during The Beatles' first year in the charts. Cliff_Richard | |
| Harold Wilson James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1976. He emerged as Prime Minister after more general elections than any other 20th century premier. He contested five general elections and won four of them, winning in 1964, 1966, February 1974 and October 1974. He is the most recent British Prime Minister to serve non-consecutive terms. Harold_Wilson | |
| Terry Pratchett Talk:Terry_Pratchett | |
| Kate Winslet Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress and occasional singer. She is noted for having played diverse characters over her career, but probably best-known for her critically acclaimed performances as Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sarah Pierce in Little Children, April Wheeler in Revolutionary Road, and Hanna Schmitz in The Reader. Kate_Winslet | |
| Spread betting Spread betting is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event, where the pay-off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple "win or lose" outcome, which is known as fixed-odds or money-line betting. A spread is a range of outcomes, and the bet is whether the outcome will be above or below the spread. Spread_betting | |
| Nicole Kidman Talk:Nicole_Kidman | |
| Diaper "Nappy" redirects here. For other uses, see Nappy (disambiguation) and Diaper (disambiguation). For the geological term, see diapir. diaper (in North America) or nappy (in the United Kingdom, Australia, many Commonwealth countries and Ireland) is a sponge-like garment which people wear who are incapable of controlling their bladder or bowel movements, or are unable or unwilling to use a toilet. Diaper | |
| Ectopic pregnancy An ectopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is developed in any tissue other than the uterine wall. Most ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube (so-called tubal pregnancies), but implantation can also occur in the cervix, ovaries, and abdomen. Ectopic_pregnancy | |
| Cadbury plc Cadbury plc (, ) is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, and is the world's largest confectionery manufacturer. The firm was formerly known as "Cadbury Schweppes plc" before demerging in May 2008, separating its global confectionery business from its US beverage unit, which has been renamed Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Cadbury_plc | |
| Natufian culture Natufian culture () existed in the Mediterranean region of the Levant. It was a Mesolithic culture, but unusual in that it was sedentary, or semi-sedentary, before the introduction of agriculture. The Natufian communities are possibly the ancestors of the builders of the first Neolithic settlements of the region, which may have been the earliest in the world. Natufian_culture | |
| Cherry This article is about the Cherry berry also classified as fruit, for the ornamental tree, See Cherry Blossom.The word cherry refers to a fleshy fruit (drupe) that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, apricots and bird cherries. Cherry | |
| Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics characteristically wax and wane. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics. Tourette_syndrome | |
| Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is a Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning English singer, songwriter and occasional actor, best known for his work as lead vocalist of The Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones started in the early 1960s as a rhythm and blues cover band with Jagger as frontman. Mick_Jagger | |
| Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958) is an American musician. He performs under the mononym of Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an unpronounceable symbol (rendered in ASCII as O(+>), which he used as his name between 1993 and 2000, during which time he was usually referred to as the artist formerly known as Prince.Prince is a prolific songwriter and musician, having released several hundred songs both under his own name and with other artists. Prince_(musician) | |
| The Police The Police were an English rock trio, from London, England, formed originally in 1977. The trio consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, vocals, percussion). The band became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first New Wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, punk and reggae music. The_Police | |
| Tony Robinson Tony Robinson (born 15 August 1946 in Leytonstone, London) is an English actor, author, historian, broadcaster and political campaigner. He is best known for playing Baldrick in the BBC television series Blackadder, and for hosting Channel 4 programmes such as Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History. Robinson is a member of the Labour Party and has served on its National Executive Committee. He has also written sixteen children's books. Tony_Robinson | |
| Postage stamp Talk:Postage_stamp | |
| Alan Shearer Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970) is an English retired footballer.He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team. He is both Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer and having scored 422pundit for the BBC. Alan_Shearer | |
| Evil empire Talk:Evil_empire | |
| School shooting Talk:School_shooting | |
| Heysel Stadium Disaster Heysel Stadium Disaster (often simplified to Heysel or the Heysel Disaster) refers to the deaths of 39 (and injury of some 600 more) people, mostly fans of Juventus F.C., before the 1985 European Cup Final held in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels. The disaster is one of the most high profile and one of the worst cases of football hooliganism in European and world football. It was the first of two stadium related disasters of which Liverpool was a part; the other was the Hillsborough Disaster. Heysel_Stadium_Disaster | |
| Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American recording artist, musician and actress. She was raised in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York by her single mother, where Keys made a television appearance on The Cosby Show at the age of four. Alicia_Keys | |
| Common carp The Common carp or European carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a widespread freshwater fish most closely related to the common goldfish (Carassius auratus), with which it is capable of interbreeding. It gives its name to the carp family Cyprinidae. Common carp are native to Asia and Eastern Europe. It has been introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive species. Common_carp | |
| Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946), nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the 1970s to the 1990s, Stallone is an icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism. Sylvester_Stallone | |
| Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philippos of Greece and Denmark; born 10 June 1921) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II since 20 November 1947, and her consort since 6 February 1952. Philip was originally a royal prince of Greece and Denmark, and thus a member of the Danish-German House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, but renounced these titles shortly before his marriage and adopted the surname of his maternal grandparents, to become known as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh | |
| Shroud of Turin Talk:Shroud_of_Turin | |
| Stock market crash A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market. Crashes are driven by panic as much as by underlying economic factors. They often follow speculative stock market bubbles.Stock market crashes are in fact social phenomena where external economic events combine with crowd behavior and psychology in a positive feedback loop where selling by some market participants drives more market participants to sell. Stock_market_crash | |
| Vanessa Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an Academy Award winning English actress of stage, film and television. She is a member of the Redgrave family, the world-renowned theatrical dynasty. She is also a social activist for human rights and has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1995. Vanessa_Redgrave | |
| Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional main character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Homer_Simpson | |
| Economy of Iceland The economy of Iceland is small and subject to high volatility. In 2007, gross domestic product was US $ $12.144bn in total and $38,400 per capita, based on purchasing power parity (PPP) estimates. The financial crisis of 2007–2009 has produced a decline in GDP and employment, although the magnitude of this decline remains to be determined. Iceland has a mixed economy with high levels of free trade and government intervention. However, government consumption is less than in other Nordic countries. Economy_of_Iceland | |
| Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955), better known as Bruce Willis, is a German American actor and film producer. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since. One of his more popular roles was that of John McClane in the Die Hard series which were critical and financial successes. Bruce_Willis | |
| Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley Football Club is an English football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the north-west of England.The club was formed in 1968, with the town regaining a club with league status after 44 years when they were promoted as champions of the Nationwide Conference on 15 April 2006. Accrington_Stanley_F.C. | |
| Invisible ink Invisible ink is a substance used for writing, which is either invisible on application or soon thereafter, and which later on can be made visible by some means. Invisible ink is one form of steganography and it has been used in espionage. Other uses include anti-counterfeiting, property marking, hand stamping for readmission, children's games, and marking for the purpose of identification in manufacturing. Invisible_ink | |
| Ronaldo Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (; born September 18, 1976), more commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer currently playing for Campeonato Brasileiro club Corinthians. In 1993, Ronaldo began his professional football career playing for Cruzeiro which was already going on to become a successful club. Ronaldo | |
| Broccoli Broccoli (from the Italian piccoli bracci, meaning "little arms") is a plant of the cabbage family Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae).It is classified as a cultivar group of the species Brassica oleracea. Broccoli possesses abundant arboreal, luscious, fleshy, flower heads, usually green in color, arranged in a tree-like fashion on branches sprouting from a thick, edible, sturdy, meaty stalk. Broccoli | |
| Woody Allen Talk:Woody_Allen | |
| Solar furnace For the cooking apparatus see Solar cooker. For electricity generation see Solar updraft tower.A solar furnace is a structure used to harness the rays of the sun in order to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. This is achieved using a curved mirror (or an array of mirrors) that acts as a parabolic reflector, concentrating light (Insolation) onto a focal point. The temperature at the focal point may reach , and this heat can be used to generate electricity, melt steel, or make hydrogen fuel. Solar_furnace | |
| Tony Curtis Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz on June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. He is best known for light comic roles, especially as a musician on the run from gangsters in Some Like It Hot with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. He has also played serious dramatic roles, such as an escaped convict in The Defiant Ones, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Since 1949, he has appeared in more than 100 films and has made frequent television appearances. Tony_Curtis | |
| Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson CBE (born 18 February 1933), commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson, is a former international football player and former manager of several European clubs and the England national football team.His professional playing career as an inside-forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for just three clubs Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and briefly for the defunct Vancouver Royals. He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals. Bobby_Robson | |
| Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English journalist, author and television presenter. He has worked for the BBC since 1977. Best known for his abrasive and forthright style of interviewing on the BBC's Newsnight programme, he has been praised as tough and incisive and criticised as aggressive, condescending and irreverent. Jeremy_Paxman | |
| Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) Justin_Timberlake | |
| Drones Club The Drones Club is a recurring fictional location in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a gentlemen's club in London. Many of his Jeeves and Blandings Castle stories feature the club or its members.It is also the name of some real Drones Clubs organizations. Drones_Club | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne () (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the castle built in 1080, by Robert II, the eldest son of William the Conqueror. Newcastle_upon_Tyne | |
| Prince William of Wales Prince_William_of_Wales | |
| Prince William of Wales Talk:Prince_William_of_Wales | |
| KPMG KPMG is one of the largest professional services firms in the world. KPMG employs over 136,500 people in a global network of professional services firms spanning over 140 countries. Composite revenues of KPMG member firms in 2008 were $22.7 billion USD (14.5% growth from 2007). KPMG | |
| Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), most commonly known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer and musician, best known for being the main vocalist of the Irish rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2. Bono |
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