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| The Mikado The Mikado or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on March 14, 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, which was the second longest run for any work of musical theatre and one of the longest runs of any theatre piece up to that time. The_Mikado | |
| Cunt Cunt () is a vulgarism referring generally to the female genitalia, specifically the cleft of venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the Oxford English Dictionary, c London street known as Gropecunt Lane. Germaine Greer has said that "it is one of the few remaining words in the English language with a genuine power to shock." Cunt | |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (known as QE Boys) is a boys' grammar school in Barnet, North London, which was founded in 1573 by Queen Elizabeth I. and has a specialist status in Music It is one of the most academically successful secondary schools in England and was chosen as The Sunday Times State School of the Year 2007.The school was the subject of some controversy in the 1990s, but an Ofsted report published in January 2008 stated Queen_Elizabeth's_Grammar_School_for_Boys | |
| Monarchy of the United Kingdom The Monarchy of the United Kingdom (commonly referred to as the British monarchy) is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties. Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom | |
| Torture Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, isIn addition to state-sponsored torture, individuals or groups may be motivated to inflict torture on others for similar reasons to those of a state; however, the motive for torture can also be for the sadistic gratification of the torturer, as was the case in the Moors Murders. Torture | |
| Hare Hares and jackrabbits are small leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. (There are four other species of leporid in the genera. Caprolagus and Pronolagus are also called "hares".) Very young hares, less than one year old, are called leverets.Hares are very fast-moving. The European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) can run at speeds of up to 72 km/h (45 mph). They live solitarily or in pairs, while a "drove" is the collective noun for a group of hares. Hare | |
| Amazon Rainforest The Amazon rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese:Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; ), also known as Amazonia, or the Amazon jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America. This basin encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), of which five and a half million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres) are covered by the rainforest. Amazon_Rainforest | |
| Television licence Television_licence | |
| Universal jurisdiction Universal jurisdiction or universality principle is a principle in international law whereby states claim criminal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of nationality, country of residence, or any other relation with the prosecuting country. Universal_jurisdiction | |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling and featuring Harry Potter, a young wizard. It describes how Harry discovers he is a wizard, makes close friends and a few enemies at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and with the help of his friends thwarts an attempted comeback by the evil wizard Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents and tried to kill Harry when he was one year old. Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone | |
| Supermodel The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term was elevated to prominence in the popular culture of the 1990s. Supermodel | |
| RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 RMS_Queen_Elizabeth_2 | |
| Richard Aldington Richard Aldington (8 July 1892 – 27 July 1962), born Edward Godfree Aldington, was an English writer and poet. Aldington was best known for his World War I poetry, the 1929 novel Death of a Hero, and the controversy arising from his 1955 Lawrence of Arabia:. His 1946 biography, Wellington, was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for that year. Richard_Aldington | |
| Brighton Brighton () is a town in the city of Brighton and Hove (formed from the towns of Brighton, Hove, Portslade and several other villages) in East Sussex on the south coast of England. However, Brighton and Hove is not part of the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex, but it is still part of the ceremonial county of East Sussex.The ancient settlement of Brighthelmston dates from before the Domesday Book (1086), but it emerged as a health resort during the 18th Century and became a destination for day-trippers after the arrival of the railway in 1841. Brighton | |
| Norman Granz Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 in Los Angeles, USA – November 22, 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland) was an American jazz music impresario and producer. Born in Los Angeles, son of Jewish immigrants from Tiraspol, Granz was a fundamental figure in American jazz, especially from about 1947 to 1960. He was the founder of five record labelsVerve and Pablo. Norman_Granz | |
| Rainforest Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000monsoon trough, alternately known as the intertropical convergence zone, plays a significant role in creating Earth's tropical rain forests. Rainforest | |
| Led Zeppelin IV The untitled fourth album by English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. It has no official title printed anywhere on the album, and is generally referred to as Led Zeppelin IV after the band's previous three numbered albums. Atlantic Records catalogs have used the names Four Symbols and The Fourth Album. Led_Zeppelin_IV | |
| The Economist The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in London. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843. While The Economist calls itself a "newspaper", each issue appears on glossy paper, like a newsmagazine. In 2007, it reported an average circulation of just over 1.3 million copies per issue, about half of which are sold in North America. The_Economist | |
| Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature () is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction" (original Swedishden som inom litteraturen har producerat det utmärktaste i idealisk riktning). Nobel_Prize_in_Literature | |
| Leicester Leicester (, ) is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England. It is the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest. In 2004, the population of the city proper was estimated at 285,100, with 441,213 living in the wider Leicester Urban Area, making Leicester the most populous city in the East Midlands, the 10th most populous settlement in the UK and the 8th largest in England alone. Leicester | |
| Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), or simply dioxins, are a group of polyhalogenated compounds which are significant because they act as environmental pollutants. They are commonly referred to as dioxins for simplicity in scientific publications because every PCDD molecule contains a dioxin skeletal structure. Polychlorinated_dibenzodioxins | |
| Robert Fisk Robert Fisk (born 12 July 1946 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English journalist and author. He is the Middle East correspondent of the UK newspaper The Independent, has spent more than 30 years living in and reporting from the region, and won awards for his work. He lives in Beirut, Lebanon . Robert_Fisk | |
| Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. At the 2009 BRIT Awards, The Pet Shop Boys received an award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Pet_Shop_Boys | |
| Fabien Barthez Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a former French football goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with 10. Professionally, he has kept goal for his clubs to a Champions League title and several Ligue 1 and Premier League titles. Fabien_Barthez | |
| Somerset Somerset ( or ) is a county in South West England. The county town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county. The ceremonial county of Somerset borders the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. Somerset | |
| 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 | |
| The Archers The Archers is a British radio soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. Originally billed as an "everyday story of country folk", it is the world's longest running radio soap with more than 15,000 episodes broadcast. The Archers is the most listened to Radio 4 non-news programme, and holds the BBC Radio programme record for the number of times listened to over the internet, with over one million listeners. The_Archers | |
| I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy panel game which has run since 11 April 1972. Since then, the programme has been produced at the rate of one or two series each year, being broadcast on BBC Radio 4, with occasional repeats on BBC Radio 7 and the BBC's World Service. I'm_Sorry_I_Haven't_a_Clue | |
| University College London University_College_London | |
| 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) | |
| Megacity A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people. Some definitions also set a minimum level for population density (at least 2,000 persons/square km). Megacities can be distinguished from global cities by their rapid growth, new forms of spatial density of population, formal and informal economics, as well as poverty, crime, and high levels of social fragmentation. Megacity | |
| 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 | |
| Sabra and Shatila massacre This page is related to the 1982 events only. For the 1985war of the camps.The Sabra and Shatila massacre (or Sabra and Chatila massacre; 'Palestinian and Lebanese civilians carried out between September 16 and 18, 1982 by the Lebanese Forces Christian militia group. Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre | |
| Edward Heath Edward_Heath | |
| Titanic (1997 film) Titanic is a 1997 American romantic film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. It features Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, two members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ill-fated voyage of the ship. Titanic_(1997_film) | |
| Aldo Moro Aldo Moro (September 23, 1916 May 9, 1978) was an Italian politician and two-time Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years.One of the most important leaders of Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy, DC), Moro was considered an intellectual and a patient mediator, especially in the internal life of his party. Aldo_Moro | |
| Altria Group Altria Group, Inc. () (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc.), based in Henrico County, Virginia, is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and Ste Michelle Wine Estates, and is one of the world's largest tobacco corporations. Altria_Group | |
| Morris dance morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implements such as sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. In a small number of dances for one or two men, steps are performed near and across a pair of clay tobacco pipes laid across each other on the floor. Morris_dance | |
| Morris dance Talk:Morris_dance | |
| 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 | |
| Androgen insensitivity syndrome Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS), also referred to as androgen resistance syndrome, is a set of disorders of sex development caused by mutations of the gene encoding the androgen receptor. The nature of the resulting problem varies according to the structure and sensitivity of the abnormal receptor. Androgen_insensitivity_syndrome | |
| Narwhal The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a medium-sized toothed whale that lives year-round in the Arctic. One of two species of whale in the Monodontidae family, along with the Beluga whale, the narwhal males are distinguished by a characteristic long, straight, helical tusk extending from their upper left jaw. Narwhal | |
| Tracey Ullman Tracey Ullman (born on December 30, 1959) is a British American actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author.Her early appearances were on British TV sketch comedy shows A Kick Up the Eighties (with Rik Mayall) and Three of a Kind (with Lenny Henry and David Copperfield). She also appeared as Candice Valentine in Girls On Top with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Tracey_Ullman | |
| Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922) is an English actor and singer. He initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Other notable roles include Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973), Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars series, as well as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Christopher_Lee | |
| Spock Spock | |
| Hope Diamond French Blue redirects here. For the colour, see Blue. Hope_Diamond | |
| Stiff Records Stiff_Records | |
| Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman, (May 30, 1909 American jazz musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman".In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America. His January 16, 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City is described by critic Bruce Elder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history Benny_Goodman | |
| Len Deighton Leonard Cyril Deighton (born 18 February 1929, Marylebone, London) is a British military historian, cookery writer, and novelist. He is perhaps most famous for his spy novel The IPCRESS File, which was made into a film starring Michael Caine. Len_Deighton | |
| Methane clathrate Methane clathrate, also called methane hydrate or methane ice, is a solid clathrate compound (more specifically, a clathrate hydrate) in which a large amount of methane is trapped within the crystal structure of water ice. Originally thought to occur only in the outer regions of the Solar System where temperatures are low and water ice is common, significant deposits of methane clathrate have been found under sediments on the ocean floors of Earth. Methane_clathrate |
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