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	Annus horribilis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Annus horribilis is a Latin phrase meaning 'horrible year'.
		According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known written usage of the latin phrase "Annus Mirabilis" is as the title of a poem composed by English poet John Dryden about the events of 1666 C.E. The phrase "annus mirabilis" translates as "wonderful year" or "year of miracles".
		In a hugely unfortunate twist of irony, it was in fact during the remaining ten days of 2004 when the year truly did become an annus horribilis; the Indian Ocean tsunami struck on December 26, cancelling out over 100,000 lives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Annus_horribilis (508 words)

	Annus Mirabilis (poem) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Annus Mirabilis is a poem written by John Dryden and published in 1667.
		Inasmuch as the poem's primary interest for contemporary readers is its discussion of the Great Fire, when Queen Elizabeth II called the fire of Windsor Castle part of her annus horribilis, she was knowingly evoking Dryden's poem.
		The phrase "Annus Mirabilis" was also used by Philip Larkin in 1967 as the title for one of his best known poems – Between the end of the Chatterley ban / And the Beatles' first LP – celebrating the onset of more relaxed sexual mores in 1960s Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Annus_Mirabilis_(poem) (346 words)

	Annus horribilis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is a humorous reference to John Dryden's 1666 poem Annus Mirabilis (The Year of Wonders).
		The phrase was most famously used by Queen Elizabeth II when she described the year 1992 as her "annus horribilis" after several negative events and publicity damaged the reputation of the Royal Family.
		On the 24th of November, the Queen gave a speech at Guildhall, in which she said, "1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Annus_Horribilis (289 words)

	Annus horribilis
		John Dryden used the term 'annus mirabilis' in the title of his epic poem, 'Annus Mirabilis: the year of wonders 1666'.
		The earliest citation of 'annus horribilis' in print is from a report in the Guardian, March 1985:
		Whoever it was that prompted her to include that phrase may well have been harking back to the 1666 'annus mirabilis', rather than picking it up from the Guardian report or other uses of the phrase between 1985 and 1992.
	www.phrases.org.uk /meanings/33625.html (573 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Annus horribilis
		John Dryden John Dryden (August 9, 1631 â€“ May 12, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known as the Age of Dryden.
		Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat and the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations.
		Her most immediate reference was to a fire in Windsor Castle just four days before, but this occurred after the publicity of several negative events damaged the reputation of the Royal Family: In March of that year, it was announced that the Queen's second son, the Duke of York, would separate from his wife Sarah.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Annus-horribilis (1303 words)

	Annus horribilis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The phrase was most famously used by Elizabeth II when she described the year 1992 as her "annus horribilis" after several events and publicity damaged the reputation of Royal Family.
		On the 24th of November the Queen a speech at Guildhall in which she said "1992 is a year I shall look back on undiluted pleasure.
		Annus horribilis: Dal terremoto umbro alla frana di Sarno i segreti di una catastrofe annunciata (Nuovosecolo)
	www.freeglossary.com /Annus_Horribilis (315 words)

	Sport \| Annus horribilis
		Hungary's hammer throw gold medallist, Adrian Annus, is embroiled in a drugs dispute with the IOC demanding that he give a fresh urine sample or lose his gold medal.
		Annus gave a negative test after winning the hammer throw competition at the Games on Sunday but then returned home, in contravention of regulations, and announced his retirement.
		Annus for his part has denied any wrongdoing, and has said: "My only sin is that I won the Olympic gold".
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5003524-114060,00.html (624 words)

	Annus Horribilis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Annus horribilis - meaning and origin of this phrase.
		Her message was summed up by The Times of London as an 'Annus horribilis for humanity'...
		An Evangelical Looks at Centesimus Annus, the Nature of Man, and Human Economy E. Calvin Beisner uses the Bible to reject socialism.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Annus_Horribilis.html (648 words)

	Bush Faces an "Annus Horribilis" in 2003
		An event that could definitely turn 2003 into an "annus horribilis" for Bush Jr., would be another 911 terrorist type attack on the homeland.
		If US troops are fighting in a foreign war, and nuclear bombs are detonated in the homeland, it could have devastating affects in their morale knowing that their families back home could be already dead.
		In fact it looks like it will be an "annus horribilis" for the entire nation and perhaps the year chosen by future historians as the year when the great USA empire began its irreversible collapse.
	www.aztlan.net /horribilis.htm (1152 words)

	Annus horribilis: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Annus horribilis is a Latin[Click link for more facts about this topic] phrase meaning 'horrible year'.
		A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a deliberate confusion of similar-sounding words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious....
		Windsor castle is (along with buckingham palace in london and holyrood palace in edinburgh) one of the principal official residences of the british monarch,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/annus_horribilis.htm (1001 words)

	Annus Horribilis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		THE past six years have been tantamount to one "annus horribilis" after another as far as the property industry and taxation is concerned.
		Under the system imposed on our country in annus horribilis 1913 â“ the Federal Reserve System, the Income Tax, effective abolition of the Senate, which...
		shrilly reporting straight bananas and bent bureaucrats, and distorting the complexities of the failed constitution in the "annus horribilis" of 2005 while...
	annus-horribilis.wikiverse.org (401 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Queen Elizabeth of England bemoaned what she called her annus horribilis, a year of horrible living, what with the Windsor Castle fire...
		Metalrax annus horribilis Byline: John Revill Business Staff Edition: FIRST Section: Business The demise of MG Rover and hard times on the High Street are...
		In her 1992 message the Queen told of her own annus horribilis or awful year of family strife.
	www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?refid=LEXICOM&q=u.%20horribilis (568 words)

	Outer Life: Annus Horribilis
		My chronicler called the other day and, after beating around the bush a bit, came out and said he was leaning strongly towards recording my family's 2004 as an annus horribilis.
		He stopped me there, pointing out that the chronicling authorities have long recognized that a year filled with a succession of low- to medium-grade problem events qualifies as an annus horribilis, even absent any high-grade problem events.
		I once had a case of anus horribilis, but now they have this terrific ointment....
	www.outerlife.com /2004/10/annus_horribili.html (400 words)

	Annan Glad This 'Annus Horribilis' Is Ending - AP - 23/12/2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search) said Tuesday he was relieved that a horrible year was coming to an end but reiterated he has no intention of resigning over allegations of corruption in the U.N. Oil-for-Food program and plans to move ahead with sweeping changes at the United Nations.
		Addressing questions about calls for his resignation in the U.S. Congress, Annan said, "I have the confidence of member states" and will move ahead with preparations for a summit in September 2005 where world leaders will hopefully adopt major U.N. reforms to address global security threats in the 21st century.
		Annan disclosed that Volcker's first report in January would be accompanied by reports of U.N. internal audits of the Oil-for-Food program, which have sought by U.S. congressional investigators also probing the corruption allegations.
	www.politiqueglobale.org /article.php3?id_article=1882 (249 words)

	ARCHIVE -Annus horribilis in more ways than one (MAR '97) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But one feature that has not changed is Sidney Frankel, who was there again in the Carlton, first thing in the morning, to welcome the high-flying delegates filling the hall.
		In his brief but scene-setting address, he referred to 1996 as an annus horribilis, which is Latin fora pretty disagreeable twelve months, as all serious scholars of business and finance no doubt know.
		That was fair enough, given the reversal in net capital inflows early last year, accompanied by a continuous slide in the external value of the rand.
	www.cbn.co.za /archive/97-mar/pieter.htm (622 words)

	Annus Horribilis continues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The annus horribilus for the Republican Movement continues.
		Henry McDonald reported in The Observer yesterday, Grieving sisters square up to IRA, that "a staunchly republican district of Belfast may be about to turn in Provos who killed a...
		Annus Horribilis continues The story of how people in Republican areas are finally starting to stand up to the...
	www.sluggerotoole.com /archives/1407.xml (68 words)

	Atlas F1 Bulletin Board - Annus Horribilis
		Hence I don't consider 68, 94 or even 1982 (curiously absent from your list of choices Don) to be the annus horribilis of F1.
		An annus horribilis must, I feel, be a year in which motor racing changed substantially for the worse.
		As far as an "Annis Horribilis" for motor sport in general, perhaps 1955 would be the leading contender in that poll, for a variety of reasons.
	forums.atlasf1.com /showthread.php?postid=1609249#post1609249 (2332 words)

	ARCHIVE -South Africa - August '98 - Annus horribilis again for Portnet (AUGUST '98)
		HE year 1995 was very much an annus horribilis for Portnet.
		In that year ships waited for up to four days to berth because of a combination of bad planning, industrial action and inefficiency.
		When these standards may need to be aspired to, the port may find that it is one bridge too far.
	www.cbn.co.za /archive/98-aug/harbour.htm (1198 words)

	Press releases & speeches > Historic speeches > 'Annus horribilis' speech
		Speech given by The Queen at Guildhall to mark the 40th anniversary of her Accession, 24 November 1992.
		In this speech The Queen refers to recent events as part of an 'annus horribilis'
		And now I ask you to rise and drink the health of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page4104.asp (925 words)

	spiked-politics \| Column \| 2005: No 'Annus Horribilis' for humanity
		The Times of London as an 'Annus horribilis for humanity' (drawing on a phrase she famously used to describe her personal worst year in the 1990s).
		Far from an Annus Horribilis for humanity, this has been perhaps an Annus Miserabilis, in which everything is interpreted through a prism of doom and gloom.
		To judge by current discussions, the prospects for next year might seem worse than ever, caught as we apparently are between the threats of terrorism, global warming, avian flu pandemics, whatever.
	www.spiked-online.com /articles/0000000CAEF4.htm (1291 words)

	Roscommon Herald: GAA: Secretary reflects on ‘annus horribilis’
		AFTER A year which can best be described as an annus horribilis, it is with some trepidation that I present my annual report to the 2006 convention.
		There was much which was negative about 2005, but the year has ended on a positive note which should give Coisde Chondae Roscomáin, its clubs and its membership plenty of hope and optimism for the year ahead.
		Finally to my wife and daughter both called Angela, for their understanding and advice and without whose support and loyalty the year would have been more difficult.
	www.roscommonherald.ie /news/story.asp?j=2685 (3529 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| The tradition of the Queen's speech
		The Queen's message to the Commonwealth on December 25 has become as traditional a part of the British Christmas as roast turkey and Christmas pudding.
		In the past, most of the speeches have been regarded as uncontroversial, even a little dull.
		That year, as in many others, she began with references to Sandringham and her own family: "I first came here for Christmas as a grandchild.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1728438.stm (672 words)

	annus - Wiktionary
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		"annus horribilis", "horrible year" (Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain)
		This page was last modified 12:34, 3 May 2006.
	en.wiktionary.org /wiki/annus (38 words)

	Cricinfo - Mike Gatting's annus horribilis
		At the start of England's home series against Pakistan in 1987, life was good for Mike Gatting.
		But the 12 months that followed were truly an annus horribilis for him, culminating in his being sacked in a wholly unsatisfactory manner.
		Appointed England's captain after David Gower's dismissal following defeat in the first Test of 1986, Gatting became a hero when England retained the Ashes with a 2-1 series win in Australia in 1986-87.
	content.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/141453.html (898 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Harvard's Annus Horribilis
		It seems that money, the logical preoccupation of this magazine, has blinded it to some of the lessons we might learn from our annus horribilis.
		It should provide us with pause for some careful examination of the state of the world and of how we might do better.
		That The Economist suggests overlooking this "nasty year' and coasting past it on our own glory and money shows a severe lack of understanding for what a place of learning really is. Let this lesson not be lost on us.
	www.thecrimson.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ref=235806 (1106 words)

	Megachip - Democrazia nella comunicazione - Il 2004, "annus horribilis" per l'Auditel - di Giulio Gargia
		Megachip - Democrazia nella comunicazione - Il 2004, "annus horribilis" per l'Auditel - di Giulio Gargia
		Il 2004, "annus horribilis" per l'Auditel - di Giulio Gargia
		Se il direttore dell’Auditel fosse la regina Elisabetta, per definire il 2004 dovrebbe ripetere quella celebre frase: “ Annus Horribilis”.
	www.megachip.info /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=472 (4216 words)

	IMRA - Thursday, December 23, 2004 UN WATCH:Kofi Annan's "Annus Horribilis" and Proposals for UN Reform
		UN WATCH:Kofi Annan's "Annus Horribilis" and Proposals for UN Reform
		Kofi Annan's "Annus Horribilis" and Proposals for UN Reform
		At the root of Annan's self-described "annus horribilis" are allegations
	www.imra.org.il /story.php3?id=23348 (1267 words)

	Khaleej Times Online - BJP’s annus horribilis
		It exposes the depths to which this supposedly disciplined and principled organisation has sunken.
		Year 2005, the BJP’s annus horriblis, began with the collapse of its rag-tag coalition government in Goa.
		Then, party president Advani opened a can of worms by praising Mohammed Ali Jinnah, which invited the RSS’s wrath.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2005/December/opinion_December97.xml§ion=opinion&col= (962 words)

	Patrick Ruffini :: Fred Barnes on the Dems' "Annus Horribilis" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Patrick Ruffini :: Fred Barnes on the Dems' "Annus Horribilis"
		A friend commended Freddy the Beadle Barnes' "annus horribus" piece on the Dems, but at the time, it hadn't been posted on Opinion Journal.
		If you find my county-by-county analyses a tad heavy or just want a clip and save version of most of what I've been trying to communicate for the last month and a half, read the whole thing.
	www.patrickruffini.com /archives/2005/01/fred_barnes_on.php (254 words)

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