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In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

  
  Ricky Gervais... Obviously.
Pilkington left school without collecting his exam results, live on air (XFM) Ricky Gervais revealed that he had attained a single "E" GCSE grade.
His father once crashed a train into Manchester Central Station, his mother shaved one of their cats after it kept being sick, and his brother was thrown out of the Army for driving to the shops in a tank to buy a packet of cigarettes.
Einstein's contribution to humanity is similarly unimpressive as Pilkington has never had to use the theory of relativity, whereas, in contrast, whoever invented the video recorder has received no recognition despite the fact that he watches one a week.
www.rickygervais.com /karlpilkington.php   (1027 words)

  
 Alchemy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the focus of alchemical development moved to the Middle East.
He assumed nothing in his experiments and compiled every piece of relevant data; in a typical experiment, Boyle would note the place in which the experiment was carried out, the wind characteristics, the position of the sun and moon, and the barometer reading, all just in case they proved to be relevant.
(Pilkington p.11) This approach eventually led to the founding of modern chemistry in the 18th and 19th centuries, based on revolutionary discoveries of Lavoisier and John Dalton — which finally provided a logical, quantitative and reliable framework for understanding matter transmutations, and revealed the futility of longstanding alchemical goals such as the philospher's stone.
alchemy.iqnaut.net   (5362 words)

  
 About/Background.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It was not until fours years later after registering the trade name that the first Carlton Ware mark was used.
Later after a brief attempt at running his own business with some partners he was given the job as Art Director for Woods and Sons.
Subjects were mainly floral in soft tonings achieved by fusing the colours into a thin glaze.
www.gales.co.nz /about.htm   (3061 words)

  
 Trivia Contest - World Cultures European
According to legend, this land was given to St. Patrick by Irish chief Daire, after St Patrick brought him and his horse back to life.
A failed actor, David Poe is said to have abandoned his family after the death of Poe's mother, Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins.
They will take them to build their nests, and then you will have headaches all the year after.
www.irishcultureandcustoms.com /TriviaDidyouknow.html   (6603 words)

  
 British Glass After the War, from the Glass Museum On Line
British Glass just after the second world war was produced in vast quantities and exported around the world, but very little has been written about the companies that made it.
Here are some more trademarks from British glass just after the war.
You should recognise the last one, from Sowerby's; and beside it, Knottingley Crystaltynt was a Bagley's trade name.
www.glass.co.nz /trademarks.htm   (2097 words)

  
 ISS: Recommended Books
A Study of Altering Consciousness After Death (London: George Allen and Unwin, 1980.)
Immortal Remains: The Evidence for Life After Death (Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield, 2003.)
DUCASSE, C. A Critical Examination of the Belief in a Life After Death (Springfield, IL.: Charles C. Thomas, 1961.)
www.survivalafterdeath.org /books.htm   (4584 words)

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