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  British - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
British people tend to be much fatter than most Europeans, so they may require an extra-large cage, however slightly smaller than that of the american version, they also do not require the big john toilets nor an excessive amount of fast food.
The British language is spoken in Britain and British Columbia.
British speakers also have a really annoying accent, which makes you want to grab your American shotgun, but they are known to beat Americans to death (or at least try to) for no good reason other than they keep being late to save their ass in wars.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/British   (1147 words)

  
 British Academy - Amartya Sen: "Other People" (British Academy Lecture 2000)
Similarly, on the other side, criticism is sometimes made of people who take pride in traditional, and classically old, British or English culture, and it has even been suggested that such belief must be seen as proof of their non-acceptance of a multi-ethnic Britain.
People of Jewish origin, for example, can have immensely divergent attitudes to politics, society, religious practice, or conception of themselves, and the discovery by a person that she has Jewish ancestry will not settle any of these issues.
As people capable of abstraction and reasoning, we should be able to respond humanely to the predicaments of others who simply are different and seen to be different.
www.cis.ksu.edu /~ab/Miscellany/otherpeople.html   (5659 words)

  
 What is British Israelism and is it Biblical?
British Israelism, also known as Anglo-Israelism, is the belief that the "lost ten tribes" of Israel immigrated to Europe and then to England and became the primary ancestors of the British people, and thereby, the United States.
British Israelism was made popular by the Worldwide Church of God and Herbert Armstrong...but other groups have held the doctrine as well.
British Israelism (and other forms of Israelism) should be rejected because it does not have a solid basis Biblically, historically, or in reality.
www.gotquestions.org /British-Israelism.html   (652 words)

  
 british in hawaii
The British flag was hoisted on shore four days later and Lt. Puget took possession of all Hawai'i in the name of King George III of Great Britain.
Kamehameha flew the British flag over his compound and on his war canoes and ships until 1816, when the Hawaiian flag was hoisted with its Union Jack and eight red, white and blue stripes.
Rear Admiral Richard Thomas, commander of the British squadron in the Pacific, sent the frigate Carysfort to investigate, arriving on February 10, 1843.
www.islander-magazine.com /british.html   (2766 words)

  
 British and Muslim? by Abdal Hakim Murad
These people are usually seen to be torn between two worlds, but in reality, the British world has shaped their souls far more profoundly then they often recognise.
Such people are often condemned to wander from faction to faction, always joining something new, in an attempt to regain the initial excitement engendered by their conversion.
People do not hear the word of Islam, generally, by being shouted at by some demagogue at Speakers Corner, or by reading some angry little pamphlet pushed into their hand by a wandering distributor of tracts.
www.geocities.com /islamicissues/britishmuslim.html   (7005 words)

  
 WHY THE BRITISH MONARCHY IS NOT FALLING
As the British people underwent the equivalent of a family feud, under the scrutiny of the whole world, it was hard for outsiders to fully appreciate the nuances that the British people respond to.
The British Civil War was a genuine civil war between the classes for supremacy, and the people won the day, converting the British monarchy into a constitutional monarchy; yet the basis for the constitutional monarchy lay in the remote past, in 1215 at Runnymede.
The reality is that the British people actually love their royal family, which is a sentiment Americans cannot relate to, because there are no political figures in the United States who are unconditionally loved by the American people.
www.worldfreeinternet.net /archive/arc14.htm   (3343 words)

  
 British people in Switzerland Swiss residence visa live immigration domiciliation UK english   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
British people in Switzerland enjoy a great quality of life, stunning landscapes, a nice climate, excellent connections to the UK, an outstanding culinary culture, security, excellent medical services and very reasonable taxes.
That was in 1886, while many British tourists were already coming to admire the countryside and take advantage of its renowned tranquility for a little R&R in the alpine spas.
British mountaineers, travelers and tourists followed in the footsteps of the English writers.
www.switzerland.isyours.com /e/countries/uk/index.html   (815 words)

  
 CNN.com - Police, army linked to Irish bombs - Dec. 10, 2003
Members of the police and British army in Northern Ireland may have aided car-bombers who killed 33 people in 1974, but there was not evidence of wider collusion, a long-awaited report into Ireland's bloodiest terror attack concludes.
Suspicions have lingered that the attackers were aided by British soldiers or police intelligence officers seeking to strike back at the Irish Republican Army, which had begun bombing London and other English cities the year before.
His report said Cosgrave received intelligence from the British government at a September 11, 1974, summit in London that identified some of the UVF members involved, but he failed to pass this information on to his own police force.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/12/10/ireland.bombings.ap/index.html   (726 words)

  
 BRITISH ENMITY AGAINST ISLAM : SECTION TWO
The British apply a different administrative system in their colonies with white and originally European people than the one by which they colonize countries whose people are colored and aboriginal.
The British not only prevented the opening of new schools in India, but they also closed all the madrasas and the primary schools which were the foundations and the most salient symbols of the Islamic Shariat, and they martyred all the scholars and religious authorities who could have led the people.
The notorious British Lord Macauley as soon as he arrived in Calcutta in 1834, prohibited all sorts of Arabic and Persian publications and ordered that the ones that were already in the process of printing should be stopped, and this attitude of his earned him a great deal of acclamation from his British colleagues.
www.hizmetbooks.org /British_Spy_Hempher/spy_enmity.htm   (10552 words)

  
 Famous People of Britain
Welsh-born British politician who as minister of health (1945–1951) was the chief architect of the National Health Service.
Welsh-born British soldier, adventurer, and writer who led the Arab revolt against the Turks (1916–1918) and later wrote an account of his adventures, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926).
British explorer who reached the South Pole (January 1912) only to find that Roald Amundsen had discovered the spot one month before.
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/questions/famous_people.htm   (1220 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Interview: substantive for today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow
In the exclusive interview by People's Daily Online just a few days before the premier's visit, British ambassador to China William Ehrman illustrated with facts and figures how the two countries are doing on all of the three days and expected the relationship to "continue to grow".
British minister of culture, media and sports visited Beijing last week and had fruitful talks with both President of BOCOG Liu Qi and President of China Disabled Person's Federation Deng Pufang to discuss ways of cooperation.
British people are also excited by the Beijing Olympics.
english.people.com.cn /200609/13/eng20060913_302346.html   (1127 words)

  
 People
Mention many of these people throughout the world by surname only and the majority of educated people will be able to tell you something about them.
Not only have the British written, explored, invented or discovered many things - they are renowned for being inspired to be the 'first' to achieve something.
For information on famous British people or in some cases, people born in other countries but with strong British connections - Click on the name below or click the categories on the right.
www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Britain/people.htm   (173 words)

  
 American Experience | Patriots Day | People & Events | PBS
The British soldiers who encountered American militiamen at Lexington and Concord may have been surprised by the colonists' fierce opposition.
General Thomas Gage, British commander in chief for North America in the years leading up to the Revolution, had long experience of life in the American colonies.
Percy, the only British officer who earned praise that day, ironically may have had sympathy for the colonists' political position.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/patriotsday/peopleevents/p_redcoats.html   (853 words)

  
 BRITISH PEOPLE TURNING TO VEGETARIANISM!
Then, this article states that another 20 million British are so sickened by the sight of the slaughter of 400,000 animals and the sight of the sacrificial burnings of the carcasses, that they are considering giving up the eating of meat, thus becoming vegetarians.
Further, those people who are turning away from meat have no idea they have been gradually brainwashed over a period of decades so they would arrive at this point.
The sad fact is that the very people who have fallen into the trap of conbtrolled, patterned thinking, live under the illusion that their thoughts are still their own.
www.cuttingedge.org /news/n1484.cfm   (2193 words)

  
 Bomb Blasts in Turkey Wound 27 People, Including British Tourists
British tourists Alex Beckford, left, and his cousin Louis Beckford are seen in a hospital in Marmaris, Turkey, Monday, August 28, 2006
British officials said three of the tourists were seriously wounded, but Turkish hospital officials say their lives are not in danger.
The blast in Istanbul's Bagcilar district, on the city's European side, wounded six people, one of whom is in serious condition.
www.voanews.com /english/2006-08-28-voa14.cfm   (274 words)

  
 The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP) - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
We were set up in 1981 by disabled people to promote our full equality and participation in UK society, and we now represent some 70 groups run by disabled people in the UK at national level.
We are run entirely by disabled people of all impairments and therefore we accurately represent the interests of disabled people.
We offer all disabled people in the UK the chance to get involved directly in working together to change our society, as a member of BCODP and as a member of our member groups who are based across the UK.
www.bcodp.org.uk   (590 words)

  
 British Battalion
We the members of the British working class in the British Battalion of the International Brigade now fighting in Spain in defence of democracy, protest against statements appearing in certain British papers to the effect that there is little or no interference in the civil war in Spain by foreign Fascist Powers.
The people who have organised and built the Brigade are those who have clearly seen the need, and who strive to direct the progress of history to the advantage of the common people.
The British battalion was founded as a separate unit in the following February and underwent its baptism of fire in the valley of Jarama, when it took a prominent part in repelling the Fascist onslaught on the Madrid-Valencia road, thus preserving essential communications between Madrid and the rest of Republican Spain.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /SPbritish.htm   (7132 words)

  
 The British Labour Party isn't an option any more
Tomorrow the British people are going to elect a war criminal to be their prime minister for another five years.
Politicians are known to be pretty horrible people and, if this is not enough, ordinary people do tend to put their fate into the hands of nasty politicians.
The British people will elect Blair in spite of his crimes, in spite of the horror for which this man is responsible.
www.redress.btinternet.co.uk /gatzmon5.htm   (1054 words)

  
 British Expatriates People Society
British expatriates keep on course with offshore bankingEasier, UK - Nov 27, 2006...
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) estimates that the total figure for British expatriates now stands at 5.5 million.
Four British citizens, an American and one person from Lebanon were also among...
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Society/People/Expatriates/British   (859 words)

  
 Britian Today - Who are the British?
British people can also either be English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish.
The British are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech.
British people have a strong sense of humour which sometimes can be hard for foreigners to understand.
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/questions/index/people.htm   (284 words)

  
 British-Israelism Utterly Refute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The British had colonies under British rule and formed by the British, and its population was the British people.
It is not uncommon for people to give a name to a region and then the original people move on to other areas (or are killed off) and the original geographical name becomes associated with completely different people" (Prophetic Geography and the Time of the End, emphasis added).
It must be plain to all who regard these facts of scripture that the people of Judah were the lost sheep of the house of Israel, to whom the twelve and the seventy were sent.
www.british-israel.ca /britishisraelism_utterly_refute.htm   (11528 words)

  
 British food
Consequently the Britsh people tend to have a big breakfast before they go to work and the meal at midday is not spent with the members of the family but with workmates or schoolmates.
Many people like to have a fried breakfast which can consist of fried bacon and eggs with fried bread and possibly fried tomatoes or fl pudding.
British bread is very good and if you go to the baker there are many different types of bread to choose from.
www.lingolex.com /cc/foods.htm   (1151 words)

  
 British Rule in India - William Jennings Bryan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The affairs of the company were managed with an eye single to gain, and intervention in the quarrels of native princes resulted in the gradual extension of its influence.
Of course the ruling power recognizes that it owes a duty to the people, but while the obligation is binding upon the conscience of the sovereign it cannot be enforced by the subject.
He complained that British justice is one thing in England and quite another thing in India, and said: "There (in India) it is only the business of the people to pay taxes and to slave; and the business of the government to spend those taxes to their own benefit.
www.boondocksnet.com /ai/ailtexts/bryan990122.html   (2665 words)

  
 Briton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A resident and/or citizen of the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or one of the Channel Islands.
Whether someone refers to their nationality as English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish, it does not necessarily mean that they do not also consider themselves British, or cannot be classified as a Briton, as most people do not exclusively identify with a single nationality.
The term British is also used by naturalised immigrants and their descendants.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_people   (525 words)

  
 British-Israel Answers its Critics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Some people claimed that the ten tribe House of Israel was there because of the word "Israel" is mentioned more times than the word "Jew." So they attach this to mean that all of Israel all twelve tribes were there.
Orr’s article are consistent with those of Biblical “minimalĀ­ists” and “apologists,” people who have lost their faith in a literal interpretation of the Bible, and therefore “apologize” for it.
As loyal British citizens, as Christian patriots, and as faithful Protestants, British Israel believers have every right to join these bodies or any political party of their choice provided they meet the qualifications and abide by the rules.
www.british-israel.ca /answers.htm   (15326 words)

  
 British Have Changed Little Since Ice Age, Gene Study Says   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Miles, research fellow at the Institute of Archaeology in Oxford, England, says recent genetic and archaeological evidence puts a new perspective on the history of the British people.
The most visible British genetic marker is red hair, he added.
These modern-day deer stalkers hunting in Scotland are genetically very similar to the Ice Age hunters who first settled the British Isles, according to archaeologist David Miles.
news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2005/07/0719_050719_britishgene.html   (520 words)

  
 British Club Worldwide, British Expats, British, British Comedy, British Club Worldwide
To Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and to all the other countries of the British Commonwealth.
Through this portal pass the finest people in the world.
I just hope he's wearing his clean underpants on the electronic highway in case he gets hit by an electronic charabanc.
www.britishclubworldwide.com   (527 words)

  
 British People | Jobster
Make sure people can find you — Tag yourself british
Tags make it easy to explore people and companies on Jobster.
british • creative • fun • mentor • innovative
www.jobster.com /find/everything/about/british   (66 words)

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